Sneaky

So my December sneaks of the brand new Freehand Scraps kit are a wee bit late...since the kit will be for sale tomorrow. By the way, if you are searching for a gift for a scrappy crafty gal, consider sending a Freehand Scraps Kit! Heidi will include a gift card and ship your kit right to your dear friend's home!

I can't wait to share my projects with you, this was was another kit that I just couldn't put down, I love every little bit of it and the embellishments, well they are my fave!

There is a new post up over at Pebbles Inc. I made some snowflake ornaments that would be easy for you to make at home. Go check it out HERE!

A Merry Pink Persimmon Countdown to Christmas Tree

I loved making this tree. We don't have an advent calendar, so this will be a fun addition to our Christmas decorations. Christmas is very exciting this year, Emma is just a couple of weeks away from turning 4 and this year I think she gets it...well at least more than last year. Of course that also means that every single commercial that comes on is something she wants for Christmas. And my little monkey Lily mimics her big sister so she also points and ooohs and aaahs at all the Barbie, vanity, Arial, Fur real, Fisher Price Castle commercials.

I know that you know that my favorite part of this tree are the Small Banners from Pink Persimmon.

The tree is from the Kaiser Craft Off the Page series. There are a few pointers on how I made this tree over on the Pink Persimmon blog. I need to add that I mocked up a set of numbers before I committed them with glue-I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss any number combinations. You get 6 date tags with the tree and you use both sides of each tag. I used all My Mind's Eye paper. The super cute alpha stamps are Large Soda Pop from Pink Persimmon.

I added the glassine envelope to the back to store the numbers not in use, otherwise they would surely get lost in my home! Let me know if you have any questions!

For a chance to win a set of Pink Paislee stamps, please check out this post.

I Couldn't Pick Just One....and one more Giveaway!

Keep reading to find out how to win these Pink Paislee stamps.

Nope, one winner was not enough for all the kind comments , so I picked 3!



The winner of the vintage goody bag is
Tanya of The Crooked Cutter!

and the runners up are Beth Perry and justyolie
who will also be recieving a special goody bag.
Please send an email to samandsib @ hotmail (dot) com with your address.
Thank you for becoming readers!

Now I have a favor to ask of you all.
Purple Cows is having 2 amazing contests.

Amongst the design team we are trying to get as many fans on facebook as we can or new followers of the Purple Cows blog.

Please help me! Pretty please.
Click here to become a fan on Facebook, be sure to leave a message like, "Samantha sent me."
or {you don't have to do both}

click here to become a follower on the Purple Cows blog. Leave a comment after any post with "Samantha sent me."

If you don't write Samantha sent me or similar, it will not count towards me!

Once you have done that please come back here and leave a comment-one person will win .

If you already did this, like the first time I posted about this, leave a comment so I can include you in the giveaway.


a set of new Pink Paislee Mistletoe clear stamps! ~Just a little thank you for helping a girl out.

Now I would love for you to join in the customer contest, click here for all the details. If you submit a project, please let me know, I would love to see it. Deadline for the contest is 11:59 PM Pacific, December 31, 2009. The prize, well it is gi-normous, go check it out!

You Should Definitely Give this a Try....

Pink Persimmon is having a fun sketch challenge that begins today. The randomly chosen winner will get all 3 Christmas stamp sets and your choice between large and small banner set. Read more about the fun HERE. All Entries are due on November 30, so you have plenty of time!
Here is my take on the sketch. You can see the creative team's awesome examples on the Pink Persimmon blog today.

Here's the sketch created by creative team member Julie.

I loved participating in the Adornit blog hop, everyone is so creative and the talent out there is incredible. Thank you for all the kind comments, sweet words and thanks for signing up as a new reader! I will pick a winner of the vintage findings RAK tomorrow.

~Make it Merry, Adornit Blog Party~

Thanks for hopping over to my blog! My name is Samantha Sibbet and just like you, I love pretty paper. This is my very first Adornit blog party and I can't wait to check out all the "merry" crafts on everyone's blogs. I have a couple of projects to share with you, first up is an ornament that I made with chipboard and the ellison die cutter at my lss and some fun My Mind's Eye. The snowflake is from Bazzill-super easy and makes a nice tag for a gift or a little something for a friendly neighbor.

I also want to share this little album that I made with Maya Road kraft envelopes and my favorite Bo Bunny papers. Each of the pages is also an envelope to hold my family's "Christmas Wishes."
I bound the album together with my handy Bind it All. I used rub ons for the title and the snowflakes are Maya Road topped with my fave glitter, Martha Stewart "White Silver".

Emma sat down and sketched her wishes on little cards that I cut down to fit inside her envelope. I think she will enjoy seeing this 15 years from now. Can you tell that the one in the middle is a rocking horse? I thought that was cute.

Thank you for visiting me today! I would love to share some extra goodies with you...all you need to do is become a follower of this blog and leave me a comment letting me know that you joined...I will choose a winner from the list of blog readers/followers on Tuesday. The RAK will include...Maya Road kraft envelopes, sweet little jingle bells, Maya Road sheers, holiday ribbon, mica flakes, glass glitter, Maya Road Pins, crepe and a few more vintage treasures.

Are you ready for some more holiday fun? Your next stop in the blog party is Lauri, click HERE to visit Lauri!!

If you would like to start at the beginning of the Adornit Blog Party, click HERE!

Cut n' Paste

While I was putting together my post from yesterday, I came upon this mini album that I made with the K and Co Cut n' Paste. I noticed that I never posted the entire album here, so I thought that I would share it with you today. I originally created it for a design team submission for a monthly kit club....that I did not get asked to join....which I am very happy about...instead I was meant to be a part of the Freehand Scraps team, where I have made real friendships that I treasure. There is a ton of Maya Road in here, you know how much I love it.

Still Using My Stash!

Have you ever started a lo and just couldn't figure out what the heck to do with it? Something or a lot of things just weren't working the way you thought they would. That's the case with this lo of the girls and I . I started this lo in the spring, around the time that I purchased this K and Co paper, which by the way is my most favorite paper pad ever. Of the few pads that I buy, I usually use a few sheets of paper and then tire of it and give it away or sell it at a lss sale. "Cut n' Paste" stole my heart and I still love it. Anyway, I started this lo with a large photo from Lily's birthday and it just never looked right to me, so I stuck it in a page protector and filed it away. Every once in awhile I would come upon it as I shuffled papers around my desk from one pile to the next. Well, I decided now was the time to either scrap with it or turn it into a card or something. I didn't want to just throw it out because I do love the paper and I spent a long time sewing on it. So, this is what I came up with and i am happy.....that it is over and done with! A rare photo of me with my girls and they aren't even looking at the camera...of course.

The collage card in the last post used die cuts from the line and this lo includes the paper. I also have some old posts of this line here, here
and here.

Most of the embellishments on this page are from GCD Studios, they are a part of the Melody Ross line called Artsy Urban, I was the lucky winner of the embellishments, but I haven't had a chance to get the paper yet, it will be sold at Michael's, but it hasn't arrived at mine yet. I also made a mini album with this collection and I never did post the whole album here, so I think I will do so tomorrow.

Here is another collage card...

I like that style, can you tell? I used Upsy Daisy patterned paper and die cuts from K and Co and Sassafras. The little pinwheel stamp is Studio Calico and you can see my favorite wood grain stamp layered over the bingo card

Something Simple and a New Project

So, I haven't been very scrappy lately, ever since I was sick, I have just slowed down...
and miss my paper and glue! I made these cards today at nap time, used up some wonderful Pebbles Inc. scraps. The vintage die cuts are from K and Co.

Here's a peek at what I am working on...

I recently read about Ali Edwards December Daily album and I love the concept. Journaling about each day in December is something that I think my girls will enjoy reading some day. They are still young and probably won't remember what we are up to this December. We already have a lot planned, Emma will be turning 4 and we are going to Disneyland!

For the album, I am using up a bunch of Christmas paper that I have acquired. Yippee, using up the stash! I did buy a few different packs of the beautiful K and Co Evergreen embellishments. Love the vintage look to them.

My mom just returned from Taiwan, she brought back 4 pairs of shoes for the girls... 2 pairs are Hello Kitty boots, can't wait to see those!

Freehand Scraps and Post Halloween

Okay, I have to admit that Halloween has never been a big deal to me. I was never one to put a lot of thought into a costume, I don't like anything scary or macabre, I am just not that into it. Last year Emma's costume (pirate) was based around the cutest black and white Hanna Andersson tights and patent Gymboree boots. Priorities. Well, guess what that has changed my friends. I had such a delightful time last night, I love Halloween! The girls really had a great time, they were just amazed that people were putting the prettiest little candies in their buckets.

Look at those baby legs stuffed into the leopard tights! Love It! She resisted this costume all month and I really wasn't sure if I would be able to get her to wear it, but when the time came to get dressed, she whined a little but I was persistant and I think she ended up liking it.

The November kit at Freehand Scraps is for sale! This kit is stuffed with papers perfect for your Fall photographs. I still have enough left over from my kit for a couple more lay outs. I made this 8.5x11 two pager of our trip to the apple orchard last month. Cute animals? In the kit. Fabric and chipboard clouds ? In the kit.

Here's one of Lily and her collection of rotten apples. I wanted to bring attention to the apples so I stitched a circle around her basket of yuck.

Love the colors in this collection of papers.

Messed around with Maya Mist (Bubblegum) here. I am definitely an amateur when it comes to misting, but it is heaps of fun to try. I used the blue scalloped paper to make a mask and the then misted the top and bottom of the paper. Emma was born with the bluest eyes. Her daddy and every single person on his side of the family has blue eyes. Her eyes stayed blue until she was 2.5 . Now they still have some blue in them, but there is green and just around the iris they are are golden. Is that a version of hazel?

I think this lay out of Emma is my favorite of the bunch. I love the sweet photos of her, I love the memory of this day we spent together as a family and I think the papers really layered well together.

I already used the birthday card below! I hope you will check out the Freehand Scraps gallery this month, it's fun to see what everyone comes up with using the same kit.