San Diego Super Chargers!!

You've made it! 

All the way through the hop!!

Hopefully, you've come from 

Leigh Ann Baird

If you've made your way here 

from another road... 

Start at the beginning and 

hop along with us!

Sweet Stamp Shop Blog

Yep, I'm a San Diego girl through

 and through... and I love my football team. 

I'm a Seattle Seahawks girl too! 

I just love my football teams. 

(Even though sometimes they don't do as 

well as I would like them to!)

I'm a totally girly girl who knows how to get 

dirty, change tires, drink beer, and watch football!

But, you know what there isn't a lot of? 

Girly sports stuff. 

So, I knew that I would be making a sports

set that I would want to buy!

The first card I knew I *had* to make was 

a San Diego Chargers card! 

I can't wait for you to see the *whole* set! 

I've hoped you have enjoyed the hop so far... 

I hope that the peeks today have 'peaked' your 

interest and that you stop by again tomorrow! 

The whole release is coming on Wednesday... 

BUT, until then... 

Visit our 

Website

Blog

Facebook

Flickr 

SCS Gallery

Dont forget you can enter to win one 

of these sets!! 

Make sure to comment below and 

follow this blog! 

Full details on how to enter can be found 

on the SSS blog!

Happy Crafting! 

Hugs, 

N. 

Furry Friends Debut

You've made it! 

All the way through the hop!!

Hopefully, you've come from 

Leigh Ann Baird

If you've made your way here 

from another road... 

Start at the beginning and 

hop along with us!

Sweet Stamp Shop Blog

Are you lovin' these little furry creatures? 

Did I happen to mention that this is *the* debut 

of our smaller 3x4 set!?! 

Yep, we're expanding to offer a greater 

variety of stamp sets! 

Smaller, more economical 3x4 sets! But

all the same hand illustrations and whimsical designs

you've come to expect with SSS! 

Check out this fluffy mini wreath I made for 

fall using this new set!

Have you ever made yarn wrapped wreaths?!?

I am in love with making them! 

They're easy, fun, and economical!

AND... 

A great way to use your stamps! 

I hope that the peeks today have 'peaked' your 

interest and that you stop by again tomorrow! 

The whole release is coming on Wednesday... 

BUT, until then... 

Visit our 

Website

Blog

Facebook

Flickr 

SCS Gallery

Dont forget you can enter to win one 

of these sets!! 

Make sure to comment below and 

follow this blog! 

Full details on how to enter can be found 

on the SSS blog!

Happy Crafting... Happy Halloween... and 

We'll see you tomorrow!

Cheers, 

N. 

Operation Julie's Smile Hop

Hello All!

I am so glad that you joined us on this amazing blog hop for Operation Julie’s Smile. If you came here from my friend and creative genius... Geny's blog, then you are in the right spot. If not, you may want to start from the beginning at the Sweet Stamp Shop’s blog and take your time. You have ALL WEEKEND to hop with us and win prizes!


I"m going to dive right into my project...

In honor of Julie I made some pretty cute earrings... if
I do say so myself...

I used the Sweet Stamp Shop 

Sweet Tooth set

You can find it HERE at the SSS shop.


Want to make some earrings with your stamps?

It's soooo easy!

You'll need...

Shrinky Dinks **Clear** sheets

(you know... the stuff that shrinks when you bake it) 

You can find it at your local craft store. 

Stazon Ink Pad

Stamp Set of your choice

(Like the new Halloween set from SSS!) 

Scissors 

Hole Punch (regular school size)

Brown paper bag piece 

Earring jewelry findings

(you can find these at your local 

craft store too!) 

Here is the basic idea... 

1. Pre-heat your oven to 325

2. Stamp your image onto the shrinky sheet

3. Cut out your images and be sure to leave room for 

your hole punch!

4. Punch a hole where you want

5. Place a cut sheet of brown paper bag on a cookie sheet

6. Place the pieces ink side up and put them in the oven 

7. The shrinking takes about 2-3 minutes... but, I like to 

watch it... after it shrinks and lays flat... take them out. 

8. Grab the paper bag (with mits... it's hot!) and place it on 

a flat surface. (do this quickly!) 

9. Place a book on top of the pieces to keep them flat as they 

cool off... 

10. About 2 minutes later ... you're done! 

11. Use them for earrings or book marks or 

embellishments... or anything! 

See what else I made.. 

Melvin and Vernie Halloween Earrings!

So Cute! 

I hope you enjoyed your stop here on the hop! 

 The next stop is my good friend and amazing crafter... Savannah's blog. 

 Make sure you leave a comment here before you go so that you can have a chance at the amazing prizes up for grabs and if you can, please make a donation so we can help bring back a new smile for our friend.

Also... as a *BONUS* I have a couple earrings and cards I'd 

LOVE to send to some commenters.... leave a comment with 

your name and how to contact you... and you just might 

win one of these babies... 

Happy Hopping!

Thanks for donating! 

Hugs! 

Nicole Rixon 

(owner of Sweet Stamp Shop)

Last Peek and Full Reveal

Thursday is here! 

I knew it would come fast... that's how the busy weeks 

always work! 

Hopefully you made your way here via 

Aga
Lindsay
Julie Ranae
Geny
Leigh Ann
Savannah

I'm sure Julie's creations was just amazing! She's good like that! 

Well, here I am to show you a little something I made using the *new* 

'Tree Traditions' set... 

Isn't that car so cool! *and* it's really fun to color!

Hmmmm, I'm thinking that now would be a great time 

to reveal some of the sets that we've peeked throughout this week...

Whatta think? 

Ok, so Monday you got to peek at 

Halloween Owl-fits

Then Tuesday you got a small taste of 

Watchin' T.V. 

Yesterday you were introduced to 

Thanksgiving Owl-fits

And then today.... 

'Tree Traditions' 

Keep hoping on to see more cards using 'Tree Traditions' 

*and* here are the details for the deals... 

Buy any 3 of the new sets and you'll get any one set for free.

(Code: 3FREE )

OR

Buy 1 or 2 sets and get 15% off (code: OCT15)

Because of Operation Julie's Smile we're extending our

sale through the week... So, these prices will be good through

Thursday Oct. 13th. But, get the new one's while you can...

we're bound to run out!

Also don't forget that you have through the weekend

to hop through each release and leave comments for

your chance to win one of 4 new sets!

Here are the details...

DON'T FORGET!

To stop by each blog and say hi

for a chance to win the new set.

Bonus Entry: If you share each different release with your friends and

let us know that you did on our facebook wall... you'll be entered

twice! How awesome is that!!

Now you're headed to 

Geny

Happy Holiday Hopping and Yippee 

for *new releases* 

Hugs, 

N. 

Release Day 3, Already!?!

Wow, time is sure flying by around here. Yikes!

Do you ever get the feeling that if only we didn't *have* to sleep 

we'd be finally caught up?!?

I'm feeling that way... I'm needing about 6 more hours in the day!

Here is the order for the hop:

Savannah
Julie Ranae
Aga
Geny
                        Nicole   -- You're Here
Leigh Ann
Lindsay

Anyway! I'm so excited to show you my peek for today. 

I think you saw a piece of it on the SSS blog... 

This is just a little something I whipped up to 

show off just one *little* part of this set. 

Oh, did I mention that this set is called 

'Thanksgiving Owl-fits'

Yep... here's my card

And the inside... where the pie is... 

Whenever I sit down to draw out stamps for new sets... 

I always think like a stamper... cause, that's what I am!

When I think like a stamper... I consider.... 

How versatile is this set? Can parts and pieces be used 

for different seasons and cards? 

This set is a great example of a holiday set 

that you'll reach for over and over. Here at SSS, we're 

happy to give you inspiration and show 

you all the different ways you can use the stamps... 

to get the biggest bang for your buck!

So stay tuned this month (and beyond) to be 

inspired to look at your sets with 'new' eyes 

considering... *how* you can use it beyond it's 

original intention. 

Now your off to the amazingly talented (truly) 

Leigh Ann

It's hard to be before Leigh Ann... she's so creative! 

Be ready to have your socks blown off! 

DON'T FORGET!

To stop by each blog and say hi

for a chance to win the new set.

Bonus Entry: If you share each different release with your friends and 

let us know that you did on our facebook wall... you'll be entered 

twice! How awesome is that!!

Thanks for stopping in!

Cheers, 

N. 

Watchin TV Sneak Peek

Hey All! 

Nicole here!

I've got something really fun and cute to share with you 

today! And I think it's a really great way to peek the release... 

You should have found your way here from 

Sweet Stamp Shop Blog
Lindsay
Julie RanaeSavannah

Aga

 -- you came from here  Geny -- you came from here
Nicole
Leigh Ann

Last Mother's day I made my Mom a bag 

for work... 

My disclaimer here is:

 I am not a sewer. 

I like to play with fabric and my sewing machine... 

But. I am NO sewer!

So, if you're a sewer please forgive my 

messy and probably totally wrong sewing techniques! 

I decided to make some re-usable sandwich bags to go 

with her work bag for her birthday (tomorrow)

What are re-usable sandwich bags, you ask? 

Well, they look something like this: 

Basically, they are re-usable zip-lock bags!

Wanna learn how to make them? 

Here we go! 

You'll need: 

Sewing machine (or thread and needle)

Velcro 

Fabric (from your 'extra' pile) 

Vinyl (the thinnest you can buy! -- or any water resistant type fabric) 

 Here's how... 

First you'll wanna cut your fabric any size you like 

*on the seam* meaning... you know where you fabric 

folds over when you buy it? Keep it folded and cut a piece 

with the fold... like so... 

***Cut your piece of vinyl or plastic to match***

Now is the time you'll wanna cut and add all the 

'extras' on the front. Like stamping an image!

Ugh, I had to darken the lines with my sharpie

b/c my brown stazon is drying up. (and of course, it's 

the *one* refill I don't have!) 

Isn't that little TV the cutest?!?

Ok, set aside that piece...we'll be right back to it!

Now you'll wanna take the two edges from the 

long piece (without the plastic) and hem

Like so... 

Quickly grab your TV piece and run it through 

(no one will see this so no worries about being messy!) 

See here: 

Now is the ONLY tricky part in this whole thing... 

and it's not *that* tricky!

Take your plastic and a cut piece of velcro (cut a *little* smaller 

than the width of your piece) and your base fabric... and 

on the *wrong* side sew them together at the hem line... 

like this: 

Do the same thing to the other side with the 

different piece of velcro. 

Then bring the two right sides together and sew 

down each side. (making the hem as big or as small as you 

feel comfortable.) 

Looks messy! Don't worry... we'll fix !

Clear up the edges and cut off all the loose ends!

Then turn it inside out add some buttons or flowers... or 

just leave it as is.... and you'll have 

One Cute Re-uable Sandwich Bag!

That brown one would be perfect for 

pretzel sticks! 

Anyway!! Hope you *loved* our release so far! 

Now you're off to Leigh Ann and all her creative genius 

HERE

Also, don't forget to comment along the way for 

a chance to win this set. *and* you can still enter to 

win from yesterdays hop too! Winners will be announced 

sometime after the release. (to give everyone plenty of time to enter!) 

You can also get a bonus entry by sharing our release with 

your friends and letting us know that you did on our 

facebook wall. HERE

Thanks for stopping by! 

Big Hugs, 

N. 

SSS ~New Release Sneak Peek: Day One~

Welcome to the last stop in 

this sneak peek release hop! 

IF somehow you stumbled onto this 

and you'd like to start from the beginning... 

Go HERE (the SSS blog) for the 

official hop line up and links to all the fab ladies! 

Are you ready to see my peeks at the *new* 

Melvin and Vernie set?? 

They are just the cutest... I promise! 

There is little Vernie with her Masquerade mask

and feathers...You know what I *love* about this one... 

It doesn't *have* to be halloween! She would make 

for a really cute birthday card or invitation... 

let you imagination run!

Here is Melvin... and he's for sure *halloween*

But, it's cute!!

Make sure to comment on each hop along the way 

for a chance to win this *new* halloween set!

Bonus Entry: Share our sneak peek release hop 

with your friends, via facebook (or any other means),

head on over to facebook and let us know you did. 

AND you're name will go into the 'hat' twice! 

Winners will be announced Thursday 

durning the official release. 

Come back tomorrow for another peek 

using another *new* set! (and comment 

along for *another* chance to win!) 

Cheers, 

N. 

October's Get-Togethers!

Operation Julie's Smile!

Hello All!

Happy Weekend! 

If you're here for the hop (and to enter for the prizes!) 

scroll down to the next post!

I'm here with some bitter sweet news... our sweet friend and amazing

coordinator extraordinaire, Julie Ranae, has been under the weather of sorts. 

Poor Julie has been having horrible teeth issues... here is a little bit about

what's been happening... 

Many may know that a few weeks ago, Julie Ranae had to have emergency oral surgery resulting in the removal of her two front teeth. The dentist at that time believed the best course of action would be to remove the rest of her teeth and replace them with permanents. (as to avoid *years* of dental work) Relieved at finding a solution to this major dental problem .. she visited the office for dental surgery the week. Unfortunately, it wasn't the visit she was expecting. After the consultation and scheduling the surgery, the surgeon's office informed her that she would need to bring $4000 back to the appointment with her and they would proceed. This amount would not include the 'dentures' to follow.


Here Julie is today, sitting without front teeth that were pulled with the belief that they would be replaced immediately.
It is an overwhelming experience for our dear friend and one that I hope our creative community can help with.




Here at sweet stamp shop we couldn't image one of our own 
dealing with such a great burden alone... we *knew* we had to help!


So, along with LOTS of other companies we're putting together 
a good ol fashioned donation hop! 


Let's help Julie get her smile back!!

There will be a benefit blog hop called

 'Operation Julie's Smile' that will take place Oct 7-9. 

 There are a variety of

companies and design teams 

who will be participating in this hop

 to help raise funds for this benefit.

So far, nearly $2,100.00 in prizes have been made 

available and will be awarded for both 

participants and those who donate.

Operation Julie's Smile is now accepting 

designers/teams who would like to be a part of the benefit hop. 

 If you are interested

in getting involved in this creative fundraising event, 

please contact Nicole Rixon (*me) at nicolehrixon@gmail.com 

 The deadline to be a part of the hop is Wednesday, Sept 28th. 

 Participants will be notified of the blog hop order between Oct 3rd-5th.

This blog hop is an opportunity to have fun, feature your design work and raise money for a friend in need. A donation button

will be made available to all who participate.

We already have the donation button in the top right corner of our 

blog for easy donation access... AND it doesn't matter if you donate today... tomorrow... or durning the hop... *everyone* who donates will be entered to win one of *several* BIG goodie bags (or boxes :) 

While I would *love* to swoop in and write Julie a HUGE check... it's just not possible ... BUT, *together* we CAN! 

Big Hugs to all!!

I look forward to hearing from you all! 

Nicole 

Sweet Stamp Shop Birthday Hop

Yippee!! 

I know I'm your *last* stop in this 'SWEET' hop!

*** Did you comment on each post in the hop?? 
If you did, you're entered
to WIN a special set!! 
There will be TWO winners!! 
So be sure to comment!**

You should be arriving here from 

Julie's Blog 

If you're stumbling on this and 

you'd like to start at the beginning... 

The Start!

Today I am wishing my Dad a very happy birthday... 

He's just about the best Dad around! 

Really! 

He's supportive of my shop and checks 

out my blog daily... he makes me laugh and he 'gets' me. 

He's generous and giving... he's everything I want to be. 

He's the reason I married such an amazing man. 

I owe my Dad, everything... 

So 'the core of it' is... 

I love him and I'm so thankful I get to call him Dad! 

Check out the birthday card I made with him in mind... 

I used 'Core of it' stamp set

You can find it in the shop: HERE

*remember*

We're having a sale this weekend 

(today through sunday) 

FREE SHIPPING

(on all us & canada orders) 

AND

20% off your total order! 

Coupon Code

DAD20

Visit the shop!

Sweet Stamp Shop

Happy Birthday Dad! 

Lot of love and hugs! 

Nicole

Playing Along with The Play Date Cafe`

Whew, it's been a little while since I blogged on something other than the Sweet Stamp Shop blog... it feels so nice! I love to make a point to do something crafty for *me* every once in a while! 

I was looking around The Play Date Cafe and this week they had the most amazing color board story! 

Check it out!

Right when I saw those colors in that combination... it just hit me! I knew I had *the* perfect photograph to go with the combo!

The only slight problem is... for some reason the colors in the photo don't come out as true to the colors that they should be.... eh, chalk it up to my poor photography skills! 

Jake and I had some pictures taken back (about a year ago) when we lived in the Bay Area (California). I really like that we did... it marks such a great time in our lives and a great time in our married life. It was the first time we lived 'on our own' away from our parents and other supportive units (in San Diego). We actually made it work and were pretty happy along the way! 

Well, I hope that you might have gotten a touch of inspiration from The Play Date Cafe color board and want to play along yourself!

Happy Crafting!

Nicole