Easter Egg Box

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday Pumpkin Spice inspiration! I made this fun little egg treat box with the new Echo Park This & That Collection. The scalloped border is even part of the collection I hand cut from the border page. It was the perfect size to fit around the egg. I can't get enough of this crinkle ribbon either! It's a new fave for sure. The egg is an SVG file from SVGcuts and was super fun to put together. I love how the paper totally changes the look. This paper is so yummy I can't stop making projects with it I am ready to order more. The entire collection is available here including chipboard and embellishments for $22.26!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job.

XOXO SugarGem

More BOY CRAZY!!!!

Hi Everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday inspiration! Today is my last project for the Boy Crazy Challenge inspiration! I definitely think this needs a sentiment, but I haven't decided who this card will be for! So for now it is naked!
I used the incredible My Minds Eye Lost and Found 2 Breeze Collection with Twinery Twine in Cappuccino! Check out the challenge here. Plus don't miss out on the March Card Kit! It is PACKED with goodies!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Sew Graceful

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem

with your Tuesday inspiration.

WOW have you seen the

THIS & THAT collection by Echo Park?

It is so beautiful. It has inspired me more than any other collection before!

Today I made a slider card with the

Graceful collection.

I made this slider into an SVG for quick and easy interactive cards.

Hope it inspires you as much as it has inspired me!

The button card is one of the journal cards included in the kit. I used a 1" circle punch to cut out the little circles from the 6x6 stack. Then turned them into cute little buttons. The crinkle ribbon is from this kit. The sentiment says "Thank you sew much for your kindness" from My Thoughts Exactly Many Thanks Set, I thought it was perfect with this button card.

The Slider SVG can be found on my blog.

Don't forget you still have time to enter this months challenge. You can find it right here.
Plus don't miss out on the March Card Kit! It is PACKED with goodies!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Boy Crazy Challenge

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem bringing you your Tuesday inspiration! I have another little card I made using the Boy Crazy Challenge Theme! I was so inspired by this challenge and I love how this card turned out!

I used the My Minds Eye Breeze Collection with the Breeze Stickers, Twinery Twine in Cappuccino and some Burlap ribbon I cut down (not sure if this is still available, but you could email SPS.

Check out the challenge here. Plus don't miss out on the March Card Kit! It is PACKED with goodies!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

March Blog Hop - SPS Design Team

WELCOME TO THE 

MARCH

 

ShopPumpkinSpice Design Team

BLOG HOP 

HIP HIP HOORAY!! 

The ShopPumpkinSpice Designers 

have created some stylish projects to inspire you.  

The theme for this hop is

"Boy Crazy"

Each designer is showing off a project that will make you "Boy Crazy" in her posting today. 

I think you will be inspired by each of their fun and boy crazy creations.

 
Be sure to visit each of their blogs and leave them some love via comments.
Then come back the PumpkinSpiceBlog to post a project of your own showing off your own project to earn a chance at winning the April Kit!

To win the April Kit post your Challenge project in the linky below AND leave a comment on each of the Designers Blog Hop Posts.

Here is the Challenge for your project:

make a card, layout, altered item that represents "boy crazy". It can be boyfriend, husband, son, etc. Have fun with it! 
**Use at least one circle, twine, and at least one button.**
 All of these items can be found in the March Kit 


 

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WINNER of the FEBRUARY CARD KIT

7. HEATHER of House Built of Cards

Congratulations!!

Please email me with your address

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For the month of March, we will be showcasing a 
Card Kit developed and designed around

"Boy Crazy"

I just love all these designs together.

"Boy Crazy"

Perfect for any Masculine projects or simply enjoy the wonderful color scheme in this kit.

This kit is available at ShopPumpkinSpice  for $15.95
Kit includes:

36 – Unique 6” x 6” Papers from the following lines:

Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 6 x 6 Paper Pad (12 different double-sided designs)

Bo Bunny “Ad Lib” 6 x 6 Paper Pad (12 different designs)

Authentique “Gathering” 6 x 6 Paper Pad (12 different double-sided designs)

8 - Sheets of Bazzill Cardstock in 4 coordinating colors (Irish Eye’s, Yam, Honey, Deep Blue)

3 yards of My Mind’s Eye Lush 2 trims (1 yard in each design)

9 yards of My Mind’s Eye “Lime Twist” Twine in 3 different colors: 3 yards of each color

Playful Remember Smile  

1 – Yard of Creative Impressions Twill in Oatmeal

3 – Mini clothes pins

9 – My Mind’s Eye Lush 2 Journal Cards in Orange

4 – My Mind’s Eye Stella & Rose Title Cards

1 – Set of My Mind’s Eye Stella & Rose “Happy” decorative brads (31 brads per set)

1 – 8 piece Button collection (Mixture of Stella & Rose and Lost & Found 2 Collections)

1 – Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam Paint 1.35oz

RETAIL $37.81
ShopPumpkinSpice $15.95
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The Amazing Ann of Raindrop Echo Designs will be showing off projects she made with this Kit. 

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If you get lost along the hop.. here is the complete list of lovely ladies!

Lezlye - lezlyes.blogspot.com

Lenae - sugargemscrafts.blogspot.com

Alyssa - mythoughtsexactly.co (yes .co - not .com)

June - simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Courtney - courtscrafts.blogspot.com

Saundra - luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com

 Carissa - happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com

Diana - dianamlarson.blogspot.com

Ann - raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com

SPS Blog - pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

Challenge open until March 31st.  Winner will be announced during April Blog Hop.

Butterfly Rebirth

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem bringing you your Tuesday inspiration! Hope you are doing well. I got a little bit of time the other day to play with my Echo Park Victoria Collection. I don't feel like I have given this collection enough love. So I had to play with it for my project today.

I decided to use this collection for a sympathy card. A friend of ours lost his father a week ago and I wanted to send him a little sympathy card. I usually don't know what colors to use and usually never use bright cheery colors. But I wanted to use butterflies because to me they symbolize rebirth. I used the My Pink Stamper Sympathy and Comfort set and masked off the sentiment to create a straight line sentiment rather than the double line sentiment.

You can see original double line sentiment here.

And don't forget you can pre-order the March Kit "Boy Crazy" now! Take a look! It's a $38 value for $15.95!!!!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Be Mine Express

Happy Valentine's Day EVERYONE!!!

Hi Everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday inspiration. Today I used Echo Park Yours Truly Collection and Twinery twine from Pumpkin Spice. I used Blossom and Stone Twine on this and they match perfectly with the Yours Truly Collection.

Thank you for stopping by today and don't forget to check out this

months beautiful February Card Kit and Scrapbook kit!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

XOXO

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday inspiration!  I was out of town for a while and just got back! I was lucky enough to spend an entire week craftin my heart out! I think I really needed this time to regroup! Lately I had not been feeling inspired by anything. But I think I got my mojo back!
Today I used the Echo Park Yours Truly collection and the beautiful Chalk White crinkle ribbon! Thanks for stopping by today!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Mix n Match Thank you

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Hi there it's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday inspiration! Are you all ready for 2012? It seems like today is really the first day of 2012 since everyone starts to get back into the groove of life! Here is a little thank you card I made for my Pumpkin Spice Store inspiration Tuesday!
I have been trying to mix n match different collections to challenge myself. The EP Style Essentials and MME Tickled Pink collection go perfectly together!

I used Fine and Dandly Tinkled Pink layered stickers
Echo Park Style Essentials
Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky Twine

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Pretty Pocket Card plus Tutorial

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Hi everyone it's Lenae here from SugarGem bringing you your Tuesday inspiration! Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas at least those that do celebrate Christmas! We had a really nice day! It was very busy, but very nice to see everyone.
Today I have a little Pocket Card I made for my good friend who just had a baby girl! I used the My Minds Eye Lost and Found Two Blush Collection. I also made a little Youtube tutorial video to share with you! Hope you enjoy!

Recipe-
Card Base 8"x71/2" Score along 8" side at 4"
Lost and Found Two of us 12"x12" 3 7/8"x 7 3/8"
6"x6" Lost and Found Blush stack pink gingham 3 3/4" x 6"
Rose Ribbon
Lost and Found collection embellishments Little Lady Tag and Memories Tag
Approx 48" of Twine (I used black embroidery thread)
Vellum -Cut 7"x 8"
-Score along 8" side at 1" on either end
-Score along 7" side at 3 1/4"
Glue-ATG gun
Scallop border punch

If I can inspire just on person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Meet Mr. Snowman

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Hi Crafters! It's Lenae here from SugarGem for you Tuesday inspiration!  I played with the Echo Park Holly Jolly Collection and the My Minds Eye Lush 2 collection again. I love the two collections together! It really turned out cheery and a bit retro!

My little Twine pom pom must be one of the tiniest pom poms ever! My mom was with me while I was making it and she kept saying "I don't think that is going to work, I don't think that is going to work" Well....... it worked! And I love that little pom pom.! I used Maraschino Twinery Twine!
Thank you for stopping by!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Need Mojo? How about some Lush 2!!!!

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Hi crafters! It's Lenae here from SugarGem! I had some extra time today while my mom was baking cookies at my house and I got to play with my new Lush 2 papers from Pumpkin Spice I showed on Youtube yesterday! I used the Lush 2 with the Echo Park Holly Jolly collection! Love this combo!
I decided to play along for the first time with the Mojo Monday Sketch challenge 219. Here is the sketch they gave us.

Here is my entry!

Have a great weekend!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Variety of Inspiration!

 

Hi crafty friends! It's Lenae here from SugarGem for your Tuesday inspiration! Today it's all about variety! From simple girly to boy styles using the same collections! I have a few cards to share today using My Minds Eye 12 Days of Christmas collection including the stamps, Echo Park Season's Greetings stamps, Echo Park Winter Park collection, Twinery Twine, the new Crinkle ribbon and Doodlebug Twine!

MME 12 Days of Christmas stamps

MME 12 days of Christmas collection

Lipstick Red Crinkle Ribbon

Twinery Twine

Doodlebug Twine

Stickles

Pumpkin Spice Now has Crinkle ribbon too! I am so in love with this red!

MME 12 days of Christmas die cuts

Doodlebug Twine

More of my favorite glitter twine!

Plus this next card is one of my faves. I have been dying to make my own washi tape. I have seen so many people doing this. All you need is tissue paper, double sided tape and stamps/stamp pads. This was so much fun.

EP Season's Greetings stamps

MME 12 Days of Christmas Stamps

Twinery Twine

I love glitter and non traditional colors. I used both stamp sets here. They mix and match perfectly!

EP Season's Greetings stamps

MME 12 Days of Christmas Stamps

Glitter

Rhinestones

Here are my boy cards! Plus isn't this embossing folder awesome? I think Denine might have more? You can contact her by email to find out. I cannot find it in the store.

EP Winter Park paper collection -The little snowman I hand cut from the paper collection

EP Season's Greetings stamps

Candy Cane embossing folder

MME 12 days of Christmas stamps

EP Winter Park paper collection -The little snowman I hand cut from the paper collection.

Stone Twinery Twine.

The Stone Twinery Twine is perfect with the Winter Park collection.

Well that's it for today! I hope you found some inspiration here!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

December SPS DT Blog Hop & Design Team Call

Hello Friends, 

Are you still full from Thanksgiving??  I sure am. :)

What a wonderful time of year fall brings us.  

First we have Harvest Festivals/Halloween celebrations for the kiddo's then we get to have Family Dinners with an excuse to eat until we fall asleep. 

I don't know how everyone else celebrates Thanksgiving, but we usually eat and eat and eat and play lots of obnoxious card board games.  So much laughing and giggling, out tummies hurt by the end of the evening.  Laughter is such great exercise!! hehe

So then we sprint into December.... oh my... Christmas is just a few of weeks away.


The Fabulous ShopPumpkinSpice Designers have created some jaw dropping projects to inspire you.  I just love these ladies.  They are such a pleasure to work with and SO talented!  

This month they have all focused on using the Echo Park paper lines.  I think you will be inspired by their beautiful creations.  Echo Park has adorable paper to begin with and then you add the talent of these ladies... WOWZA... BAMM... Gorgeous results.

Be sure to visit each of their blogs and leave them some love via comments.

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The Featured Designer for December is the lovely

Ann,

some of you may know her from
Raindrop Echo Designs

PumpkinSpice is so proud to have her as a Design Team member, to read more about Ann visit our Design Team Page.

For the month of December, we will be showcasing a Kit developed and designed

by sweet Ann!

"Times and Seasons" Kit

This kit is available at ShopPumpkinSpice

If you get lost along the hop.. here is the complete list of lovely ladies!

June http://simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Carissa http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/
Lenae http://sugargemscrafts.blogspot.com/
Court http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/
Ann http://raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com
Pumpkin Spice Store Blog- http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/

ShopPumpkinSpice is having a Design Team call (Posted Yesturday).

Click here for the Design Team Call Post

Click here for Design Team Details

Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Want to win a 6 x 6 paper pad of your choice?

Link up a Holiday project you made using Echo Park paper via the Mr. Linky below. 

Winner will be chosen December 17th

Holly Jolly Pickup Sticks!

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Happy Tuesday everyone! It's Lenae here from SugarGem with your Tuesday inspiration!
Todays project was inspired by something completely practical! I bought this huge box of 1000 toothpicks a few weeks ago. The box they came in was terrible. Every time I or my fiancee went to grab a toothpick out of the box the box would fall apart leaving a huge mess of toothpicks all over the counter. On Thanksgiving day I had my fill of the exploding toothpick box! I had 10 friends and family over for Thanksgiving dinner and I didn't have time to deal with playing 1000 toothpick pickup sticks! So I knew exactly what I was going to make come Saturday!

 I made a little toothpick holder with the Echo Park Holly Jolly collection,
Holly Jolly Chipboard and The Twinery Twine in Peapod!  Love this paper and twine together!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem

Holly Jolly!!!! Yippeeeee!!!

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

How is everyone today? It's Lenae from SugarGem here with your Tuesday Pumpkin Spice inspiration!!! I feel like I am finally getting back into my groove.... my craftin groove that is. The new Christmas collections at Pumpkin Spice are really helping me get back into that groove! The papers are AMAZING!! Today I made a pocket/tag card with Echo Park Holly Jolly collection and the new Christmas twine by Doodlebug! (a gift from my sweet craftin friend). I don't know if you can see it in the pictures, but the Doodlebug twine has GLITTER!!!! It's so adorable and is perfect with the Holly Jolly collection! .

 

Isn't this paper darling? I am in love with it! Thanks for stopping bye today!

 I think this would be cute with a little gift card taped to the back of the tag!

Also in case anyone missed the BIG announcement, Pumpkin Spice Design Team is GROWING! That's right!!!! Denine announced a design team call. You can find all the details right  here!

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!

XOXO SugarGem