Storage Units, Ink & More BLOG HOP

You can win 5 fabulous brand new stamp sets by enjoying the SUINK blog hop. Come on over and hop with us!

That's right you can win the entire collection of stamps that are being released in June from Storage Units, Ink & More (SUINK)!

There are Five Fabulous new sets coming out and you can be the lucky winner of the whole sha-BANG! We will be showcasing the sets with a sneak peek blog hop starting bright and early on June 1st. All you have to do to be eligible to win the stamps is to hop along with us and leave a comment on each designer's blog along the way. You will hop through 9 designer's blogs that will be showcasing the new sets and then finish off at the SUINK blog to leave your final comment telling us which stamp set is your favorite. That's it and the whole sha-BANG can be yours.

The blog hop begins at 9:30 am EST on June 1st. The first blog you will visit will be MINE and you will be able to follow the links from here.

Denise will be picking a winner on June 2nd so you have until 12 midnight (EST) on June 1st to get you comments in. When the winner is picked we will verify that they have indeed left a message on each blog and if they did they will be crowned the winner! If not we will pick another name until we find one that left a comment on all the blogs. Believe me there will be some fabulous eye candy at each stop. And don't worry if you don't win, because throughout the month the team will be giving away sets on their blogs too! You got to be in it to win it!

GOOD LUCK!

Happy Harmony

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled Blog. This week, we are creating cards using a "KIT" that Molly sent all of us. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled Blog to see it in its entirety.

Michelle has another set of Verve Stamps up for grabs this week for those who play along. Check out THIS post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Storage Units, Ink & More BLOG HOP

You can win 5 fabulous brand new stamp sets by enjoying the SUINK blog hop. Come on over and hop with us!

That's right you can win the entire collection of stamps that are being released in June from Storage Units, Ink & More (SUINK)!

There are Five Fabulous new sets coming out and you can be the lucky winner of the whole sha-BANG! We will be showcasing the sets with a sneak peek blog hop starting bright and early on June 1st. All you have to do to be eligible to win the stamps is to hop along with us and leave a comment on each designer's blog along the way. You will hop through 9 designer's blogs that will be showcasing the new sets and then finish off at the SUINK blog to leave your final comment telling us which stamp set is your favorite. That's it and the whole sha-BANG can be yours.

The blog hop begins at 9:30 am EST on June 1st. The first blog you will visit will be MINE and you will be able to follow the links from here.

Denise will be picking a winner on June 2nd so you have until 12 midnight (EST) on June 1st to get you comments in. When the winner is picked we will verify that they have indeed left a message on each blog and if they did they will be crowned the winner! If not we will pick another name until we find one that left a comment on all the blogs. Believe me there will be some fabulous eye candy at each stop. And don't worry if you don't win, because throughout the month the team will be giving away sets on their blogs too! You got to be in it to win it!

GOOD LUCK!

SUINKWWC42 - Here Comes SUMMER!

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a good (short) week so far. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE at Storage Units, Ink & More. This week's challenge is to get out your summer themed stamps and summer colors and bring on the HEAT! So, do you want to play along? If so, check out THIS post for more information. If you upload your creation to SCS, remember to use keyword SUINKWWC42.

For my challenge card this week, I didn't do very well in the "summer colors" department...LOL! However, SUMMER = ZOO for my family and I. My hubby and I make it a point to take our girls to the zoo at least once a summer. So, I used the Storage Units, Ink & More set; WELCOME TO THE ZOO. I colored the images in with Prismacolor Markers and cut them out with my Mega Curved Rectangle dies. The patterned paper is called Safari Trek by Reminisce. The leaves are from another piece of Reminisce patterned paper, called The Mighty Jungle. I cut them out and adhered and popped them up with dimensionals. I used my ticket corner punch, added brown brads to the corners, and some brown grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.

You can check out more challenge cards from the other design team members on the SUINK Blog. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day!

Storage Units, Ink & More BLOG HOP

On Monday, June 1st, SUINK will be having a BLOG HOP to kick off their June release. Five new stamp sets are being released and you will have a chance to win ALL FIVE SETS. The SUINK Design Team will be showing off the new sets with peeks along the hop.

To qualify to win, you will need to post a comment on each design team member's blog as you hop around. The last stop on the BLOG HOP will be the Storage Units, Ink & More Blog. Once there, you will need to leave a comment telling us what stamp set you like the best from the new release. A winner will be chosen on June 2nd, so you will need to have your comments posted by Midnight EST on June 1st.

So, Mark your calendars for Monday, June 1st (9am EST). I will also post another reminder before the 1st. Your first stop on the BLOG HOP will be here with ME!!!

Mom

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday! For those of you in the U.S.; I hope you had a nice holiday weekend. Today's card uses two Storage Units, Ink & More sets; THINKING OF MOTHER and WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINE. I also used SC227 for my layout.

The cardstock colors are Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, and Pink Passion and the patterned paper I used for the background is from the Basic Grey Sultry Collection. I paper pieced the "MOM" image with paper from the SU! Raspberry Tart Collection and the "XOXO" was stamped in Pink Passion and punched out with my word window punch. The Pink Passion layer is embossed with my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and the Kiwi Kiss ribbon is from SU!.

Remember, it doesn't have to be Mother's Day to send your Mom a card; especially with "Hugs & Kisses". Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

God Bless America

Good Morning & TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week we are making cards using RED, WHITE, & BLUE in honor of Memorial Day. Here is a little peek of my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.

Michelle has another set of Verve Stamps up for grabs this week for those who play along. Check out THIS post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Friend

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week's theme is FRIEND. Here is a little peek of my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.
Michelle has Verve Stamps up for grabs this week for t hose who participate. Check out THIS post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Finally!

YAY! Look what Mr. Brown delivered today. I've wanted one FOREVER, so my sweet hubby gave me one for Mother's Day (along with a "MOM" necklace and a Chicago Cubs jersey; GO CUBBIES!). Actually, he let me pick it out and make the purchase myself, since he wouldn't know where to start. I purchased mine from Ebay and got a SUPER deal on it; including FREE shipping.

I sure hope this makes a difference in my photos. It should, since I've been using two pieces of white cardstock and a $4 lamp from Wal-Mart...LOL!

I'll be back tomorrow with my Fun-Frilled creation for this week. I hope everyone has a great day!

SUINKWWC40 - Let's Get Scrappy

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE at Storage Units, Ink & More. This week's challenge is to create a scrapbook page in honor of National Scrapbooking Month. So, do you want to play along? If so, check out THIS post for more information. If you upload your creation to SCS, remember to use keyword SUINKWWC40.

I wanted to create a scrapbook page for this photo of my youngest Daughter. She is five now, but this was taken at her 1st birthday party (please excuse the quality of the photo, as it was taken before I owned a digital camera...LOL!).

This is an 8x8 page and I used Core'dinations cardstock for the base. All other cardstock and patterned paper, as well as the ribbon and brads are from the Birthday Girl Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. The It's My Party set by SUINK was just perfect for this page. I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them in with Prismacolor Markers. I paper pieced a couple of the balloons and added StarDust Stickles to a couple others. It's really hard to see in the photo, but the background is stamped with the balloon image using Gable Green ink. The "Happy Birthday" image was cut out with my Mega Curved Rectangle dies and the balloons are popped up with dimensionals.

Don't forget to check out the SUINK Blog for more scrapbook pages from the design team.

Also new this month at Storage Units, Ink, and More is their website. They have merged their two wonderful websites into one to bring you everything you need under one roof ~ http://www.suink.net/. Plus, they are now carrying My Little Shoebox patterned paper, ribbon, buttons, and flowers (YIPEE!). Go check it out!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day!

SUINK May Sneak Peeks

Good Morning & Happy Monday! It's my turn today to give you a SNEAK PEEK at some of the fun new goodies being released this month by Storage Units, Ink & More. This month is a bit different than most. No new stamp sets will be released; however there are lots of fun new products that SUINK is releasing, including patterned paper, ribbon, buttons, and flowers. These will all be available starting Wednesday, May 13th.

I have a few different things to show you today, so stick with me...LOL! First up is an altered picture frame. I picked up the unfinished picture frame from Wal-Mart for less than $3.00. I started by tracing the frame onto a sheet of My Little Shoebox Patterned Paper, then painted the frame with Light Leaf Green acrylic paint. After the paint was dry, I covered the front of the frame with Mod Podge and adhered the paper. Then, I sanded around the frame to smooth out all the edges. To finish the frame off, I added a few matching flowers and buttons and one of my favorite black and white photos of my girls.

Next, is an 8x8 scrapbook page. This is my VERY FIRST scrapbook page! So, I used THIS scrapbook layout for my inspiration. This is a perfect layout to showcase the new Core'dinations Whitewash Collection that SUINK will be releasing this month. The base of the scrapbook page is Core'dinations cardstock and layered onto that is more My Little Shoebox Patterned Paper. I adhered a picture of my girls to another piece of Core'dinations cardstock and distressed around the edges. I tore three different colors of the Whitewash cardstock and adhered some flowers and buttons.

Lastly, is a card using the SUINK set, Butterfly Garden. I used Taylor's Sketch #66 for my layout. This was a perfect sketch to showcase the new button being released this month. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it in with Prismacolor Markers. I added some StarDust Stickles to the image and blue rhinestones to the butterfly's antennas. I also used the Core'dinations Chocolate Box cardstock, which I distressed to show the beautiful turquoise color hidden beneath. Also new this month at SUINK is ribbon; I LOVE RIBBON!!! On this card, I used some green and brown polka dot ribbon.

Amber is also sharing her SNEAK PEEKS today, so head on over to her blog to see her adorable creations. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

More SUINK Sneak Peeks

Good Morning, Happy Sunday, and to all you Moms out there, Happy Mother's Day!

Today is the third day of SNEAK PEEKS for Storage Units, Ink & More. Today, Janna and Cathleen are showing peeks of the new products that will be available starting Wednesday, May 13th. So, head on over to their blogs to see what they have in store for you.

Also, Colleen and Danielle posted their peeks yesterday, so don't forgot to check those out too. I will be back tomorrow with my sneak peek. I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL day!

SUINK May Sneak Peeks

Today is the start of SNEAK PEEKS for Storage Units, Ink & More. This month is a bit different than most. No new stamp sets will be released this month; however there are LOTS of fun new products that will be available starting Wednesday, May 13th.

We also have a new member joining our design team starting this month. Please help me welcome Danielle Holsapple. If you have a minute, swing by her blog, Our Life: Embellished, to check out her wonderful creations and congratulate her.

The sneak peek schedule is as follows:

Today, May 8th
Kristen - Scrap-Creations
Mary Jo - Technostamper

May 9th
Colleen - Glitter Ink!
Danielle - Our Life: Embellished

May 10th
Janna - Stamps, Paper, and Glitter -- Oh My!
Cathleen - Crooked Card Creations

May 11th
ME!
Amber - So many colors, so little time

May 12th
Leigh - Sunflower Studio

Don't forget to check out the sneak peeks that Kristen and Mary Jo have in store for you today.

Happy Mother's Day

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week's theme is MOTHER'S DAY. Here is a little peek of my take on this week's theme, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.

Michelle has a PaperTrey Ink prize package up for grabs THIS WEEK ONLY for those of you who participate. You can check out THIS post for all the details and to see what you could win.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

A Message From SUINK

Spring has sprung, and here at Storage Units, Ink we want to help you with your "SPRING CLEANING". As you are cleaning out your closets, cabinets, and drawers, you keep taking a look at your inkpads and wish you had that perfect something to store them in...Well, look no further Storage Units, Ink is here to help.

Storage Units, Ink customizes in quality wood storage units for all your inkpad storage needs...And, for the entire month of MAY we are offering 10% off ALL storage units...So, put down your duster, go to your computer, and check it out http://www.suink.net/.

This discount does NOT apply to orders previously placed...No need to enter a discount code...the discount will come off automatically at checkout...Please note that during "special offering" times, we get further backed up...We are a Mom and Pop shop, and will try our best to get every order out as quickly as possible.

While it is "SPRING CLEANING" time, we here at Storage Units, Ink are doing some cleaning of our own...We are merging our two website together to better help you with your shopping...During this time, please excuse our dust...if you happen to get encounter a "dust bunny", please contact us directly so we can further assist you.

We are adding LOTS more goodies to the store...be sure to check us out during the month of MAY as new products will start being added next week... http://www.suinkandmore.typepad.com/ AND as always, shipping is ONLY $3.95 domestic...and $5.95 international...while there, be sure to check out the "BLOG" the Design Team has got some "GREAT" projects to show you.

A Rachael Ray Style Birthday Card

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled blog. This week, the Fun-Frilled design team is making Rachael Ray cards. What does that mean? It means we are making cards that only take 30 minutes. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled blog to see it in its entirety.

Remember, this is the last week to enter for your chance to win Michelle's BIG giveaway! Check out THIS post for all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!