Welcome to my second Simply Betty Stamps preview featuring Tilly from the Sweet Gothic Kids Easter lines. She is my favorite of them all and I am thrilled to be able to bring you this sneak peek! Of course I’m using my latest paper pack which has dominated all of my project this week. These Sweet Gothic Kids will be available in rubber and digi tomorrow!

Challenge: Craft Your Passion Challenge #50 (appreciation)

DT Preview: Simply Betty Stamps
Main Stamp: Sweet Gothic Kids Tilly (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose Mabel (MME)
Chipboard: Swirly Corners (MiC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Beaded Oval
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, E13, R14, G20, G21, G24, G28
-hair: E42, E43, E44, E47, E49
-clothes: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, C1, C3
-other: G20, G21, G24, G28, BG11, BG72, BG75, BG78

Did you know? The Jetsons was a prime-time animated sitcom that was produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was Hanna-Barbera’s Space Age counterpart to The Flintstones, a half-hour family sitcom projecting contemporary American culture and lifestyle into another time period. While the Flintstones live in a world with machines powered by birds and dinosaurs, the Jetsons live in a futuristic utopia in the year 2062 of elaborate robotic contraptions, aliens, holograms, and whimsical inventions.
[The Jetsons, Wikipedia.org]

I’m excited to help preview the new Simply Betty Stamps‘ Sweet Gothic Kids for Easter and today we’re showing Scott. All six stamps from the Easter line will be released on March 25 in both rubber and digi! I also used this opportunity to use my new paper from My Minds Eye and thought the blue and mustard theme was great for this boy card.

DT Preview: Simply Betty Stamp
Main Stamp: Sweet Gothic Kids Scott Easter (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose Hattie (MME)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, E13, E04, B91, B93, B95, B97
-hair: E50, E51, E53, E55
-clothes: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, W3, W4, W5, W6, Y21, YR21, YR24
-other: C1, C3, R12, R14, BG11, BG72, BG75, G24, Y35, YR16, RV17, V15, V17, G20, G24, G28

Did you know? Jimmy McAleer (1864–1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who helped establish the American League. He spent most of his 13-season playing career with the Cleveland Spiders, and went on to manage the Cleveland Blues, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Senators. Shortly before his retirement, he became a major shareholder in the Boston Red Sox.
[Jimmy McAleer, Wikipedia.org]

I got to clean my off my table today and work on some fresh new projects. Some of those include the essentials that I always seam to be out of… like boy cards and mailable cards. This card was inspired by the Simply Betty Stamps Challenges where the theme is to us Christian – just what I needed!

Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps Challenge (all about Christian)
Challenge: Card Making Mamas Challenge #16 (green)
Challenge: Mojo Monday Challenge #181 (sketch)
Challenge: DYSU Challenge #9 (green)
Challenge: Dare to Be Sassy Thursday Challenge #62 (green)
Main Stamp: My Kids Emo World Christian (SBS)
Patterned Paper: School Spirit (Crate Paper)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Inverted Scalloped Circles and Circles and My Favorite Things Die-namics Notebook Edge
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, E13, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99
-hair: YR12, YR14, YR18, YR21, E13, E15, E17
-clothes: YG63, YG67, G20, G21, W1, E3, W5, W7, W8, B91, B93, B95, B97, B99
-dragon: W1, E3, W5, W7, W8, YR12, YR14, YR18, YR21, B91, B95, B97

Did you know? The United States Postal Service has no official creed or motto. However, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is an inscription on the James Farley Post Office in New York City, derived from a quote from Herodotus’ Histories, referring to the courier service of the ancient Persian Empire. An updated variation also appeared in the USPS 2001 Comprehensive Statement on Postal Operations : “We are mothers and fathers. And sons and daughters. Who every day go about our lives with duty, honor and pride. And neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, nor the winds of change, nor a nation challenged, will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds. Ever.”
[United States Postal Service Creed, Wikipedia.org]

Update: I was the winner at Simply Betty Stamps for this challenge!

Update: I was a winner at Card Makin’ Mama’s for this challenge!

Phew, can you believe six posts today?! And I can’t believe I found so many Valentines articles in Wikipedia… and I didn’t even get to Valentine being a variety of Sunflower! It’s been fun and a full day of Simply Betty Stamps featuring one of my favorite lines. ;D Unfortunately, here’s the last card made from the Emo Valentines Kit and this cute chick should look familiar from yesterday’s card.

Challenge: Bee Crafty – Challenge #47 (hearts)
Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenges – Challenge #43 (Valentines)
Challenge: Creative Cowgirls – Challenge #6 (Valentines)
Main Stamp: Emo Valentines Rio (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair: E34, E57, E59, E49
-creams: E40, E41, E42
-reds: R32, R35, R39, R20, R21, R22
-purples: V12, V15

Did you know? The Valentines were one of the most highly regarded American Doo Wop groups from the mid 1950s. Their records are highly sought by collectors.Although they never had a record on the national hit parades, they were extremely popular in New York and the East Coast in general and had many regional big sellers. The stage performances of the group were sellouts and their harmonizing and choreography in sequence were amongst the most accomplished of their time.[Valentines (Doo-wop Band), Wikipedia.org]

These Valentine cards remind me so much of the smaller one I gave away in elementary school. Now as I look at my kids’ own Valentines, I chuckle at the silly romantics of the messages, old and new, like MARRY ME, ONLY YOU, URA TIGER, SWEET TALK, and KISS ME for example. When did Conversational Hearts get txt messages on them? Apparently they add 10 new ones every year… but we’ll save that trivia for tomorrow’s post. ;D

Challenge: Allsort – Challenge #89 (It must be love)
Challenge: Easy Craft Projects – Challenge #31 (love)
Challenge: Gingerloft – Challenge #11 (red)
Main Stamp: Emo Valentines Miller (SBS)
Pattern Paper, Dies & Embossing: Emo Valentines Kit (SBS)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R12, G20, G24, G28
-hair: E34, E57, E59, E49
-browns: E40, E41, E42, E34, E57, E59, E49
-reds: R32, R35, R33
-blacks: W2, W4, W6, W8

Did you know? Valentine is a chain of over 100 privately-owned restaurant franchises operating in the province of Quebec, Canada.The first restaurant opened in 1979 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. A few years later, its founder, Jean-Pierre Robin, opened a second restaurant in Saint-Hyacinthe in order to meet the demand for its “famous hot-dogs”. Soon after, Robin’s brother, Daniel, joined him, convinced of the potential of the company. The menu mainly includes French fries, hot dogs, hamburgers, poutine, club sandwich, hamburger steak, hot chicken sandwich, smoked meats, chicken burger, chicken strips and breakfast items.
[Valentine (Restaurant), Wikipedia.org]