CHRISSY LOVES AQUA!

Sunshine's Stamps is hosting a new challenge over on SNR Card Universe. Its the first challenge they have ever hosted that you MUST use a Sunshine's Stamp image for. The first challenge is super easy - just use the free image they are providing to enter the challenge. Doesn't get much easier than that, does it?! LOL!! The free image is this one - Wreath - Click on the image to enlarge and right click to Save As to play along - you can use this image over and over again in the challenges that are going to be coming up. The really neat thing about the new challenge is that the winner will be determined by a vote! Not a randomly generated number!! So this is your chance to actually win based on your talent!!

This image was originally created to be used as an Autumn Wreath - but it was soon discovered that it could be used for all seasons and in all colours. Here is a beautiful example of the wreath in aqua, posted by Sunshine's Stamps Dream Team member - Chrissy on her blog "Creations of a Chat Box Chick" -

Click on the image to enlarge it so you can see the details...it is truly a gorgeous card to behold! Be sure to hop on over to Chrissy's blog to check out her other creations. don't forget to become a follower - her creations are sure to inspire and motivate you to wonderful creations!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugz,

Sunshine :^D

JENNIFER CREATES A LOVELY TWEETS CARD

Sunshine's Stamps Dream Team gal created this wonderful card using Tweets, one of their newest images for Easter/Spring.

From Jennifer's Blog post:

"This week Sunshine Stamps is sponsoring the challenge over at Cupcake Craft, which is to make something for Spring/Easter with the color chocolate on it. This happens to be one of the newest released Sunshine Stamps, called Tweets. Look...he's singing a song to you! LOL "

I think she nailed the challenge - what do you think?? Be sure to head on over to her blog and check out Jennifer's other creations and while you're there be sure to become a follower! Jennifer's work is sure to inspire and motivate you to get all inky!!

Thanks for stopping by everyone!

HAPPY EASTER

TO ONE AND ALL!!

Hugz,

Sunshine :^D

Christina ROCKS a Huckleberry Card!!

Oh my goodness!!! When Robbie designed Huckleberry we thought he may be popular, but we KNEW he would be fun to play with!!! Check out the awesome card Christina, one of Sunshine's Stamps Dream Team Members has created featuring the adorable Huckleberry!!

When you have finished oggling this terrific card, hop on over to Christina's blog - "SNIPPETS OF TIME" and become a follower! She is sure to inspire great things for your creativity!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sunshine:^D

Sweet B{ee} is Sooooo Cute!

Jennifer, one of Sunshine's Stamps newest Dream Team members has rocked Sweet B{ee} in the most amazing card! Check it out!

Now, I have to admit I am pretty partial to Sweet B{ee} as I did design and draw him. When I drew this particular Sweet B{ee} this is exactly the type of layout I was thinking of! How cute is this card?! The entire card is so bright and cheery! Sunshine's Stamps is so very thrilled to have another designer, like Jennifer, on our Dream Team!

Click on Jennifer's name to hop to her blog and become a follower. Her work is amazing and she is sure to inspire you to great things!

Click on Sweet B{ee}'s name to hop to Sunshine's Stamps online store to pick up a Sweet B{ee} of your very own!

****Personal note*****

Thanks for stopping by. I am currently down and out with an absolutely horrible cold. I have no voice and no energy. I am sorry to say that I haven't had any mojo to create cards lately. I have my fingers crossed that I find some inspiration soon. Anyway, the long and short of this message is thanks for stopping by to see what I have posted lately.

Hugz to one and all!

Sunshine:^D

WOO! HOO!

SUNSHINE'S STAMPS IS HAVING THEIR

GRAND OPENING EVENT TODAY!!

We are very happy to point you toward our sister blog Sunshine's Stamps to take part in their Grand Opening Event activities! Here is a sneak peak of what you are going to see!

Thanks for stopping by! Now hop on over to Sunshine's Stamps blog and have a little fun! The event is open between October 17th (today) - October 20th!

Hugz to one and all!!

Sunshine:)

STRAGGLERS MAY BECOME BAIT!!!

WHAT?? YOU ALL KNEW FISH WENT TO SCHOOL!!!

Hello All:

Here are a large number of our ©Ocean Dwellers Series going to school. Our newest image ©Stuey is headmaster! ***SNORT***I just crack me up sometimes!! LOL!! Come on! Admit it...©Stuey kinda looks like your 7th grade teacher if he had been a fish....right!!! LOL!!

Here are a couple of angle shots to give different perspectives of the images. The chalkboard and sentiment are computer generated.

Hope you are all having a terrific day! I had one of those days that amounted to a hill of nothing....ever have one of those? Had a fight with my brother...you would think that at the ripe old age of 45 I would have realized this was a futile effort. ...yet there I was front and centre at the carnage....so today I had a headache because of the foolishness and I think I ate everything in my house that wasn't nailed down!!!! Arggghhhh!! Why do we do that??!!!

OK! Enough venting. Thanks for listening...reading...listening...hmmmmm...I should go to bed! Thanks for stopping by. Hope you like ©Stuey and the gang of ©Ocean Dwellers!

Sunshine:)

SUNSHINE'S FIRST DIGITAL STAMP IMAGE RELEASES

Yup! You read that right! I finally managed to squeeze some time in to sketch! To see all three of our newest images hop on over to Sunshine's Stamps to see the third image being released tonight...right now I am going to strain my rubber shoulder as I pat myself on the back!! LOL!!!

Several of our wonderful Sunshine Gals love FOOTBALL - and this week was a huge week for Winnipeg's football team. So...with all that football mojo flying around I decided to try my hand at a couple of football themed images...tell me what you think...really...I would love to hear your opinion...good, bad or ugly...it will help me to know if I am going down the right path here.

©REF RODNEY

©FUMBLE

These guys are the first in our new ©Sports Stuff Series! I am pretty tickled with them...how about you?! Be sure to check out your favourite blogs, galleries and challenges this week for cards and paper projects created by our amazing Sunshine Gals. Thanks for stopping by!

Sunshine:)

FLUSHIE - LESSON #1-STVCC29

LESSONS LEARNED

Here is my ©Flushie card for today...Today ©Flushie is going to that man in your life...you know the one...the one who is perfect in just about every way...but one...he leaves the seat up!!! AGRHHH!!!! ©Flushie is "gently" passing on the message...PUT THE DARN SEAT DOWN!!! LOL!! I used this weeks Stamp TV Colour Challenge and the sketch is from Crazy 4 Challenges C4C1...I am too late to submit it for their challenge but it was a great sketch to work with. If you haven't checked them out yet pop on over and do so! Their new sketch challenge is up.

The inside sentiment completes the reason for the card. I used the same dp and used the corner punch with the chocolate brown cs underneath to show through. The sentiment was computer generated using my word processing utility and WordArt. Hope this card made you smile! I will post another ©Flushie card on Wednesday...have you thought of any sentiments that would be appropriate for ©Flushie?

Here is today's card recipe:

©Flushie Digital Stamp - Sunshine's Stamps
TAC Chocolate Brown Card Stock
Michaels Yellow and Cream layering weight card stock
Fiscars - round circle punch
Tonic Corner Punch
K & Co Basics Designer Paper
Michael's Screw Brads
Diamond Glaze

Thanks for stopping by!

©Cledus - If You Can Read This....

Well the weekend is winding down...we had a busy one. I am planning to make pickles this week so we were out trying to get the best deals on cucumbers, cauliflower, peppers and onions.

This is the first time I have made pickles in the city of Winnipeg. There are a lot of farmers markets but let me tell you there are really no deals to be had on produce! I don't begrudge the farmers, I really don't but honestly...I know how much it costs in time and seed to grow a kazillion cucumbers and tomatoes...it sure as heck does not work out to $2 a pound or MORE!!!

I guess I will be planting my own next summer. This is ridiculous. By the time I calculate out my supplies my home made pickles will cost as much or MORE than the ones I could buy in the store! Jeesh! Mine will taste way better though!

If anyone has tried and true recipes for Mustard Pickles, Crunchy Dill Pickles, Hot Dog Relish, Zucchini Relish and Green Tomato Chow - please send them to me at: valleysunshine@hotmail.com

Here is one of the cards I squeaked out this weekend. This is ©Cledus...isn't he just the cutest? I coloured him with my Prisma Colour Markers and did the background with my Sky Blue Memento Ink Drop. As you can see ©Cledus has been around the block a time or two...he is sporting a few rust spots and as you can see there is a parking violation ticket sticking out from behind him...he has lots of those to pass out!! His sentiment is computer generated and is from a memory of a bumper sticker I saw on a Range Rover years ago!

Here's the recipe for this one:

©Cledus - Sunshine's Stamps Digital Stamp
Making Memories Scrapbook Pad "Sydney"
Coredinations Green CS
Dollar Store Ribbon
Michael's Screw Brads

Thanks for stopping by!

WOO! HOO! NEW IMAGES!!!

Top O' the Mornin' to Ya all!! Oh it's a bright and shiny day it is today! Yesterday was my birthday and I had a grand time celebrating last night with my family! Unfortunately, celebrating slowed me down a smidgen yesterday so my Tuesday Release was pushed to Wednesday!!

Without further delay here are this weeks newest batch of images! They are all up on the Etsy Store and there is a full post on them over on my other blog SUNSHINE'S STAMPS...what???!!! ***eyes opened wide in shock**** you haven't been to the new blog yet??!!! OMGosh!! Hop on over there right now!! {Click on the name Sunshine's Stamps to hop on over}

The shop is there (well the link to the Etsy Store) and all manner of other stuff!! Mind you...it's not as chatty as this blog...after all it is my "business" ***insert stern looking business face here*** blog. But none-the-less it's a grand place to see what's happening and if I have anything new coming by way of the shop {shhhh....don't tell anyone but I heard they {over at the shop that is} are planning a Grand Opening in September with all kinds of specials and even a Blog Hop...but ya didn't hear it from me!!}.

Here are those new images I have been telling you about...click on the images to hop to our shop or click here to hop to our Sunshine's Stamps blog!

©CLAMMY PETE


©HERKYBIRD

©TIPSY MCSTAGGER

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to check out your favourite blogs, galleries and challenges starting this coming Saturday for cards and projects by The Sunshine Gals featuring these terrific new images! Have a wonderful sun shiny day everyone! I am off to get the pool ready for some splashy fun this afternoon!

Sunshine:)

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SKETCH CHALLENGE 15 & A CHANCE TO WIN ©BIG BERTHA

***Contest now closed - winner to be announced shortly!!****
Good Sunday Morning Gals and possibly the occasional guy! It is sunny shiny bright in my corner of the world, but Hurricane Bill is sweeping into the East Coast and drowning our friends and family today...so to all of our nearest and dearest who are being inundated with rain and wind today....stay dry, fasten down the hatches and ride it out in pure East Coast Style! Hugz and smooches to you all...we miss you! Okay onto to the good stuff!

The Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge is being sponsored by us this week! Head on over to check them out! There is a terrific opportunity to do their fabulous Sketch, win their prizes and win 3 of our digital stamps as well as some awesome blog candy from us too!!! The challenge is open until midnight on August 25th {{Ahem...happens to be my birthday!} so don't miss out on all the fun!!

Your second opportunity to win is by leaving a comment here suggesting a sentiment that could be featured on a ©Big Bertha card! If your sentiment gets randomly chosen, then we will send you your very own digital stamp of ©Big Bertha to play with yourself AND I will personally make you a ©Big Bertha card featuring your sentiment! The card will be featured on both of my blogs (this one and Sunshine's Stamps). Again, you have until Midnight of August 25th to enter your sentiment suggestions. Take a look at this face and tell me that something just doesn't pop to mind immediately when you see her!!

Click on ©Big Bertha or her name anywhere in this post to hop to our original blog post with this contest! We can't wait to see what you come up with!! This is so much fun! ©Big Bertha seems to bring out the funny bone in everyone!

Thanks for stopping by everyone! Enjoy your Sunday and friends and family in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick...keep dry and remember...we are thinking about you and enjoying our sunny-bright day! Hey! consider it payback for all the guffaws when we were suffering the -40's last winter!! ***snicker*** Ya know we love you!!
Contest ends August 25th, midnight Central Time! Winner will be announced Friday August 28th 8AM Central Time! All sentiment suggestions will become the property of Sunshine's Stamps.
Sunshine;)

***NEW RELEASE TUESDAY****

INTRODUCING:

HAYSEED HANK (click on the image to hop to our shop)

STINKY STEVE (Click on the image to hop to our shop)

LESTER LOBSTER (Click on the image to hop to our shop)

Woo! Hoo!! It's that wonderful day again! New Release Tuesday!!! Here are the new images we have released to our store and The Sunshine Gals this week!! Watch your favourite blogs, galleries and challenges beginning this coming Saturday to see our Sunshine Gal's creations being uploaded!!

Don't forget to hop over to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge for a chance to win 3 of our images and some great blog candy!! The contest is open until next Tuesday! Take part, the sketch is awesome!! (Click on the image to hop to the MMSC page)

Thanks for stopping by!

BIG BERTHA SENTIMENT CONTEST

***Contest now closed - winner to be announced shortly!!****
Hi all!! Head on over to Sunshine's Stamps to find out how to win a Big Bertha digital stamp image FREE!! Click on Big Bertha to hop to my Sunshine's Stamp Blog!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sunshine:)

OUR SHOPPER HAS SHOPPED & IS HAPPY

Hi everyone! Well, we found our shopper who ran into those unfortunate issues at our Etsy Store the other night. She is a happy and satisfied customer now and even commented on how fast and easy purchasing digital stamps from us was!! Woo! Hoo! A 'Testimonial'!! Ya know I have a folder for those now!! LOL!!

Our amazing Sunshine Stampers have been busy beavers this weekend and have uploaded the bestest creations to their blogs and galleries. Here are some of their terrific creations!! Click on the name above the pic to head to their blogs!!

Rhapsody in Craft

THE JOURNEY OF LIFE

DANDERELLA

Aren't our Sunshine Stampers just amazing? We're just blown away each day by the terrific creations they produce and upload! Be sure to hop on over to our Etsy Store to purchase any of these images for a nominal fee! Don't forget to stop by our new blog dedicated solely to Sunshine's Stamps to see glimpses of what is coming up next! and don't forget to click on the blog links on the side bar to check out the blogs of the rest of our Sunshine Stampers!! Thanks for stopping by!!

WE ARE OPEN!!

SUNSHINE'S STAMPS IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!
{OMG I didn't think I was ever going to be able to say that!!}
Click on the banner picture below and it will take you directly to Sunshine's Stamps Etsy Store.

For a little more information on our store you can go to our newly formed SUNSHINE'S STAMPS blog! Yup!! A new blog!! This is where I have been biting my fingernails down to the quick for the last couple of weeks! YEARS AGO I was adept {you will note, I don't even go so far as to say proficient} in writing code. It seems I have forgotten more than I ever thought possible!!

SUNSHINE'S STAMPS will be featuring a Grand Opening Party at a yet to be determined date in the near future. Our Sunshine's Stampers will be posting new images each week on their galleries, blogs and challenges. You can always hop to their blogs by using the Design Team Blog List on my side bar or over on the new site as well. Sunshine's Stampers will be posting creative uses for digital images. Innovative uses for the images and there will even be tutorials on the use of digital images along with the use of popular card making accessories.

Over on SUNSHINE'S STAMPS you can click on the SHOP page and see the images that are currently available at our Etsy Store. Simply click on the thumbnail and it will bounce you right over to the Etsy Store and give you a great description of the image.

We want to thank you in advance for your wonderful support of Sunshine's Stamps. Strap yourself in....we are going to have a rockin' good time!! Thanks for stopping by all!!

Sunshine:)

Coming Soon to a 'Puter Near You!!

SPACIE

MR SMOOTHIE

NURSE CHRISSY
You will soon be seeing new images on your favourite galleries, blogs and challenges from Sunshine's Stamps. The images will be from our newly released lines of stamps that will be available for sale on our blog August 5th! There will be more images coming out in the near future to tease and excite you!! LOL!!

Keep an eye on your favourite galleries, blogs and challenges to see Sunshine's Stamps images used by our super fantastic Sunshine's Stampers!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunshine

SUPER BIRD RACE CAR NOW AVAILABLE!

VALLEYSUNSHINE@HOTMAIL.COM

We are breaking with our tradition of releasing our images at 7PM Central Time on Saturday this week...our final freebie week. Super Bird Race Car is now available upon request. Why are we releasing the image early?? Because it's supposed to be a beautiful summer day tomorrow and we plan to spend the day in our backyard having a bit of a "Staycation" in our pool...getting wet and enjoying some much needed R & R! Pop us an e-mail and we will begin answering the requests this evening.

We will attempt to keep your wait-time for the your new image very short! We honestly cannot wait to see what wonderful cards and projects you create! Thanks for stopping by and your wonderful support of Sunshine's Stamps!

Sunshine:)

Got Milk?? Meet Malcolm's Alter Ego Milly

How to turn a male image female?? Not all that difficult; as it turns out. I added lush lips and some long eye lashes and TA! DAH!! Milly makes and appearance!!

GOT MILK

I had the greatest time with my glue pen and Martha Stewart fine glitter with this card!! Check out those lips! Check out that blue eye shadow Milly has goin' on!!

Here is a close up on Milly showing how she is raised on dimensionals and has diamond glaze on her headlights and windows.

Thought I would include a close-up shot of the Prima Flowers I used on this card that have been finished using diamond glaze and small beads. I just love the effect! Hope you do too.

Well, I hope this card made you smile and if you are interested in having a Malcolm/Milly Milk Truck of your very own to play with just send me a quick e-mail!!

VALLEYSUNSHINE@HOTMAIL.COM

Thanks for stopping by...I am heading to bed! Nite all!!

Sunshine:)

HAD TIME TO GET INKY TODAY!!

I had time to make a couple of cards today...I was in a particularly quirky mood today so these cards kind of reflect that!! Since it's already 2AM I am going to keep the chitter chatter down to a minimum tonight and just post the cards. I really hope they inspire you a bit and give you a chuckle.

VEGAS CARD

Now at first blush this card might not hit you with the laughing stick...but think about it a smidge...here is a big, bad Dairy Truck coming back from Vegas blinged out wearing an earring....hmmmm...what happened in Vegas??

Oh Goodie! A convention!! They always give away the best "stuff"....hmmm...looks like Malcolm spent a bit more than he planned....

Looks like Malcolm tied one on, in a huge fashion! Check out that new earring! What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas baby!!! Hope you got a little chuckle from this card...I had a riot making it. Honestly, sitting in a room by myself, chuckling...oh yeah...rubber rooms and straight jackets have been considered. Thanks for stopping by! I am going to post another card...made with the same quirky sense of humour!!! LOL!! You know you WANTIT!!! LOL!!

Sunshine:)

MALCOLM MILK TRUCK AVAILABLE NOW!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH MALCOLM IN YOUR CRAFT ROOM - JUST E-MAIL ME AT :

VALLEYSUNSHINE@HOTMAIL.COM