~SEW MANY CHALLENGES...NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP..JAN 29-FEB 4~

Welcome to the Sew Many Cards New Release Blog Hop!!

You should have arrived here from Deanette W. If not, please start at Angela -OWNER so you don't miss anything! Your next stop in the hop will be Gloria M.

We’re so glad you could join us this week for a chance to see Angela’s new releases and a chance at winning some great prizes!! We’d like to say hello and welcome to all our new followers, welcome back to all our supporters and to thank all of you for a wonderful first month at our new challenge blog!

Our sponsors this month is Wags N’ Whiskers and Simon Says Stamp!

To win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Wags N’ Whiskers Store and a new release stamp from Wags N’ Whiskers you MUST comment on EACH design team members blog. We know we have a large team, but it’ll be well worth the hop to see all of our teams great projects and our sponsors awesome prizes!

Would you like to win a $10 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp and the entire line of Sew Many Cards new releases…then we have a special challenge this week for you during our blog hop…You’ll find all the details on the last stop of our hop!

We'll be drawing a winner from each blog to receive the showcased new released image! Please stop by each of the Sew Many Cards design team members blogs and leave a friendly comment, and be sure to leave us an email or link to your blog when you finish the hop at our challenge blog!!

On to my new release!!! It's Fisherwoman Tayla!!! Isn't she just the cutest!!! Angela done a great job on Tayla. My flash didn't want to pick up the details, so I tried to take a few pics to show it off. Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards -- Tayla Fishing

Stampin Up -- Whisper White Cardstock

Karen Foster -- Wilderness Paper Pack

Paper House Productions -- Claude Monet Water Lilies

Copic Markers

Prisma Pencils and Gamsol

Glossy Accents Essentials

The Card Connection -- Fishing

EK Success -- Fishing Trip

I'm entering this card in the following challenges....

Fab 'N' Funky Challenges -- use any digi stamp or sentiment

Dare You 2 Digi -- Hearts/Valentine

Daring Cardmakers -- What's the Point?

No Time to Stamp -- Red and a Heart -- his nose is a red heart :o)

Raise the Bar -- Use something that was RAK'd or given to you -- the image and papers were given to me by a special friend!

Dutch Dare -- Something that reminds you of Summer

The Color Dare -- Not Quite Certainly Blue Suede

Cooking It Up With Katie -- 1) something unhuman, 2) texture, 3) new stamp or image

Pile It On -- Warm Wishes

Crafty Cardmakers -- Hearts and Romance

If you lose your way the list for the order is here and at Sew Many Challenges.

Angela -OWNER

Jessica K

Ceal

Kim G

Mary D

Cheri

Suzanne K

Melissa

Gwen H

Maria L

Deanette W

Jeri – SMC DT Coordinator

Gloria M

Jeanette C

Audrey E

Kym W

Amber H

Kym B

Mary S

Sarabeth – SMC LO Coordinator

Tink

Sherry L

Dawnn S

Michele L

Sarah

Patricia St. M

Tammy M

Sew Many Challenges Blog

~BLOG CANDY!...SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE COUNTDOWN~

Here's my New Release reveal!!! Did ya get it right???? Hope you remembered to guess both images!!!!!!

It's Eris is a cup of cocoa and Bear in a stocking!!

I made an accordion folded card box organizer!!!

Hope ya like and we hope to see you at the next New Release party in Jan!!!

The SMC DT has done an amazing job
with their reveal creations! Here is the line up,
stop on by to see what everyone has been up to:
Angela (Store Owner)
Jeri
Cheri
Deanette
Donna
Georgia
Julie
Kim
Mary
Sarabeth

Sheila
Sherry
Trish
We also welcome you with open arms
to join us at our Ning Community HERE
where you will find fun games, RAK Clubs,
Swappin Scraps Group, events & new friends!
Angela has also created an awesome
Newsletter where you can get the latest
and greatest on currently challenges,
tips & tricks, a weekly freebie and more!
Sign up HERE!

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...CHEF BEAR~

Check out the awesome free image that Sew Many Cards is offering this week!!!! Don't miss your chance at getting it! Be sure to sign up for the newsletter so you don't miss any freebies and events!!! Don't forget our New Release Sneak Peeks and Blog Hop going on.

Read the post below for more details and Blog Candy!!!!

Sign up for the newsletter in my left sidebar!!

~SEW MANY CARDS FREEBIE FRIDAY...Christmas Cactus~

Phew!! It's been a long weekend! I think I'm slowly catching back up with my crafty stuff!! For some reason, the family thought they were supposed to have a huge dinner cooked for them, so I had to move some things to the back burner..so to say! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed their time with their friends and family!!!

So has everyone signed up for the Sew Many Cards Newsletter?!?!?!! WHAT!?!?! There's someone who hasn't?? Well then you need to direct them straight to this blog and tell them to sign up!! You can find the sign up link to the left in my side bar! Or you can direct them to the Sew Many Cards site!! Once you sign up, you'll begin receiving all sorts of important information with challenges, special events and most importantly...YOUR FREEBIE and a SPECIAL DISCOUNT CODE to use in the Sew Many Cards Shop!!

Be sure to check back here during the week starting on Dec. 1 for a new challenge AND Sew Many Cards will be starting their blog hop for their upcoming New Releases!!! We'll have a sneak peek game, scavenger hunts, RAKs and prizes...so be sure to keep an eye on the

SEW MANY CARDS PARTY RELEASE SPOT on our NING Community site for all the upcoming details!!!! Hope to see everyone joining in and having fun with us!!!

Here's the freebie for this week....the Christmas Cactus!!

Since I live in Arizona, this is perfect for some Christmas cards this season!!! Not everyone is lucky enough to have those snowflakes falling outside :o(

So if you have friends and family that live around the desert, you definitely want to sign up for the newsletter, so you can get your freebie!!!

I made a stair step card for this one. Thought my Arizona friends, Gecko and Rattlesnake, fit right at home with the Christmas Cactus!

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!

~SUPPLIES USED~

Sew Many Cards Image -- Christmas Cactus

Stamp Mill Stamps -- Christmas Gecko and Rattlesnake

Inque Boutique Holiday Spotlight Collection -- Christmas Cheer

DCWV -- The Christmas Stack

Stampin Up -- Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Pencils & Gamsol

Stampin Up -- Classic Ink -- Ruby Red, Garden Green

Nestabilities -- Scallops

Ice Stickles -- Crystal Ice

Stickles -- various colors

Snowy Writer

Googly Eyes

I've also entered my card in the following challenges! Be sure to take a look!

PaperTake Weekly

Flourishes

Charisma Cardz

Everybody Art

Whimsy Stamps

Pollycraft

Sparkle Creations

~ROBYN'S FETISH NOVEMBER NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP~

Everything in the Robyn's Fetish store for this weekend is 22% off!! wooo hooo! click HERE

Robyn’s Fetish November New Release Blog Hop
Hi Everyone
So it’s finally here!! Today we launch our new digi stamps into the range at Robyn's Fetish.
To celebrate we are having a blog hop, each member of the design team has a different new release image to reveal to you. If you are currently hopping along then you should have arrived here from Meredith's blog, if not then please begin the hop at the Robyn's Fetish Challenge Blog
As a part of the blog hop we are also launching a challenge for you to take part in and one lucky person will win the new releases!!!

The challenge is: Colour Challenge!!!
We would like for you to make a card/paper crafts project that uses a Robyn’s Fetish image and only the following colours only for your image, papers, card stock and embellishments – the colours are: Red, White and Blue (you can also use black!)
This challenge will remain open until 11.30pm EST Sunday 15th November, to enter you can either leave a link to your creation in the comments section of the blog hop post on the Challenge blog or email your entry to Donna at theartofpapercrafts@hotmail.co.uk
So for the hop here is my new release image:

PATRICK PILGRIM

Next on the hop is Amanda's blog, thank you so much for taking part and please enter the challenge!!

If you would like any of the new releases you can find them in the store now, to get to the store click HERE

the sequence for the hop is below, just in case you get lost along the way:
Challenge Blog - challenge
Meredith – Patty Pilgrim
Jeri – Patrick Pilgrim
Amanda – Kitty Pilgrim
Robyn – Flowerpot
Lisa – Sally Da Sheep
Deanne – Fireplace 1
Donna – Denise

~SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE SNEAK PEEK REVEAL~

Isn't Halen just a cutie laying in her thank you basket!!!

I had so much fun playing with her!

Supplies Used

Sew Many Cards New Release Image

DCWV Butterflies and Blossoms Paper Stack

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

Prismacolor Premeir Pencils & Gamsol

Stickles -- Cinnamon, Baby Blue

InkEssentials Glossy Accents

the Paper Studio - Spare Parts - Flowers

Spare Parts Bling Brad

Stop on by HERE to check out the
Sewn Together DT's creations for
the Sew Many Cards Release today!!!!!
All of the new images have been revealed
and the winners are being announced
for the SMC Countdown and the Scavenger Hunt too!

SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE PARTY COUNTDOWN

Can you take a guess at what the image is, which character is in the image, and/or what the theme of the image is??? If you can GUESS then let's get started!!!!!Every day for the next 6 days the SMC DTwill be showing you Sneak Peeks of the new releases for 11/03/09.

For the first stop in the countdown, please go to SMC and see if you can guess the image!!! Be sure to make a note of it!!

For the 2nd countdown sneak peek, Please go here to SMC and take a guess at the newly posted sneak peeks!!!

Also we have a SCAVENGER HUNT going on!! Be sure to look through the cards and then read the rules at the bottom!!! I've also got previous posts covering the requirements and rules!!!!

Hope to see you joining us in our release party!!!!!

SEW MANY CARDS NEW RELEASE BLOG HOP PARTY & SCAVENGER HUNT

Welcome to the Sew Many Cards
Release Party Countdown

Are you good at games?? Think you can figure out an image from a small sneak peek...then lets get started!!!

Every day for the next 6 days the SMC DT will be showing you Sneak Peeks of the new releases for 11/03/09.

So head over to Sarabeths BLOG and take a guess at her sneak peek!!

To be a part of the Sew Many Cards Party Release Hop:

-create a post with a link to the hop showing us your Sew Many Cards Creation; you can use Mr. Linky to link your creation

(you can get your freebies HERE)

-include your guess on what you think the image(s) is/are. Remember that every day another image or two will have a sneak peek posted.

-You have until 11/02/09, midnight, CST to submit your creations.***You can submit your entries HERE, HERE or leave a comment on Sarabeths blog

***How YOU can earn entries to win some prizes:

-take your guess what the image is (there are 9 total)- earn up to 9 entries

-for every creation you make using an SMC image

-for leaving a comment on the DT's personal blogs (you can find the DT line up at the Sew Many Cards Ning Community)

There is also a Scavenger Hunt!

Start your Hunt HERE

Find out the name of the Stamp used in the creations, guess who the designer is and message me your with your answers!

Stop in the SMC Shop HERE for some help!

Everyone who submits the correct answers will be entered into a random drawing to win free digi's from SMC!

There will be a surprise digi set up for grabs!

http://www.sewmanycards.ning.com

The final reveals of the new digi stamps, winners and new challenge will be postedon 11/03/09 so stay tuned!

****NEW IMAGES FROM ROBYN'S FETISH!!!!!*****

You've got to check out Robyn's Fetish new digi images!!!
I had the pleasure of working with this cutie pie new Raquel stamp!!!

Isn't she just a cutie!!!

I had so much fun playing with her! I wish I was this cute when I was pregnant..lol

Please go check out Robyn and Donna's Shoppe!!! There's lots of new stuff to see!!!

Don't forget to check out the new Site and Forum Robyns Fetish has opened!

~Supplies used~

DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl Paper Stack

Stampin' Up Whisper White Cardstock

Computer Generated sentiment

Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol

Stickles -- Yellow, Gold, Orange

Hope ya like and thanks for looking!!