ATS August Release Sneak Peeks - Day 2!!

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Welcome to Day Two of the All That Scraps August Release sneak peeks!

If you love Halloween as much as I do, then you're going to FLIP OUT when you see what Christine has whipped up for this holiday!

Introducing Devilish Lucy!!

It's ok...you can squeal now! :D She's adorable isn't she?! By the way, I am assuming that's a wig because our little Lucy is far from old and gray! I colored her with my SU reinkers (Pumpkin Pie and Regal Rose for her dress, Creamy Caramel for her face, Pretty In Pink for her cheeks and Going Gray for her hair - I just made a pun! lol) and I used Black Soot Distress Ink for her boots. Can you spot the new dies being released this month?? Yep, that half circle banner is AWESOME isn't it? And see those bats? YES!! We now have itty-bitty bats to play with!! :D Some fantastic additions to the growing ATS die collection, don't you think?!

I used the Cutter Circle Die to cut the logo from the new Halloween Logo's set out. Then I used some pinking shears to cut around the black cardstock matting. That ticket is also from the Halloween Logo's set and I used the large ticket die to cut it out. I made the panel behind Lucy by sponging a piece of white cardstock (cut with the Labels 2 nestie) with Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress Ink. Then I spritzed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Caramel Apple, so IRL it has a nice shimmer to it! Love that stuff! The papers are from MME's Mischievous collection (and have been sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink as well as distressed) and because I can almost never make a Halloween card without it, the inverted scalloped border is cut from a piece of black glitter paper from Michaels. Love that stuff too!


Introducing the new Meoples - Witches and Goblins!!

These cuties are so much fun to color because they're half the size of the Swiss Pixies and they fit so nicely on a standard card size! I decided to make a set with two of these kids in a 5"x5" card size. The papers are from an old MME Boo To You collection from a few years ago now and the sentiments are from the new Halloween sentiments set also being released this Thursday!

Both of these images were colored with SU reinkers and I used this week's Retro Sketches challenge #22 for my layouts. I rotated the sketch on the first Meoples card for a little variety. :)

Head on over to the All That Scraps blog to check out what the rest of the design team came up with and don't forget to add your name to the InLinkz list for a chance to win this set! Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you again tomorrow for another sneak peek! :D

Supplies

Card 1

Stamps: ATS Devilish Lucy, Halloween Logo's and Halloween Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Glitter Cardstock - Michaels, PP - MME Mischievous collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Going Gray, Distress Inks Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo, Versamark

Access: ATS Corner Banner Die, Bats Die Circle Cutter Die, Ticket Die, MFT Medium Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Labels 2 Nesties, Ribbon, Fiskars Pinking Shears, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Caramel Apple, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: Meoples 'Witches and Goblins', Hallowee Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME Boo To You Collection

Inks: StazOn' Jet Black', SU's Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Cool Caribbean, Going Gray

Access: Spellbinders Labels Eight Nesties, PTI Button - Black, Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

Card 3

Stamps: Meoples 'Witches and Goblins', Halloween Sentiments

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME Boo To You Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Almost Amethyst, Going Gray

Access: EK Success Corner Punch, Ribbon, PTI Button - Black, Jute Twine, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

ATS August Release Sneak Peek - Day 1!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Hi everyone! I'm back with another post today!

It's Day One of the All That Scraps August Release sneak peeks and do we have some CA-UUUTE stamps to share with you! Today, the ATS girls and I are showcasing CC Designs school-themed stamps and there some cuties in this bunch! Meet Bauregard Pencil!

I've gotten so used to coloring Beatrice, that I almost forgot that his was Bauregard and not Beatrice! Luckily I figured out who was who before I colored up the image! lol To make this card I colored Bauregard with my reinkers and aquapainter brush, then cut him out using my precision scissors. The base was made using some papers from Recollections (Michaels), scrap MME and Cosmo Cricket. I borrowed the layout from this beautiful card by Jessica Fick!

Check out the rest of the Design Team's beautiful work over at the ATS blog! See you all back here tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps Bauregard Pencil, School Logos

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Recollections (Michaels)

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Versamark, SU's Creamy Caramel, Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Morning Marigold

Access: ATS Circle Cutter, PTI Spiraled Note Die, MFT Medium Scalloped Edge Border, Fiskars Pinking Shears, Bakers Twine - Yellow, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

TSG167: Color Challenge

Happy Monday everyone!

We had a wet one here in New England, so I didn’t get to work in the garden like I had planned. Instead, I nursed a pulled calf muscle and stamped! My work had their annual BBQ on Friday and we usually play volleyball - I should add that I haven’t played volleyball (or any sport for that matter!) competitively for 4 years....and I didn’t warm up either! It left me in so much pain Friday night that I contemplated going to the emergency room….but I knew it wasn’t going to do any good. I was already using the R.I.C.E. method on it. I slept with my foot and calf elevated and it seemed to do the trick because at least I could get around by limping! lol On the bright side, I got a whole lot of stamping time in! :)

One of the cards I made was this one for this week's There She Goes challenge, which boss lady...I mean Jessie Rone has issue...lol! It's a color challenge and those colors are:

Not my usual go-to color combo, so I had to try a little harder on this one. But I guess that's why they call it a challenge! :)

I wanted to try something I've seen around blogland but haven't had the opportunity to try yet. It's a 3D do-hickey/whatsamacallsit/thingamajig/do-dad that you make with dies! Have you seen them around too? I have been facinated with them so when Jess showed us TSG's newest die set, Enjoy Life, I knew it was time to try one of them! I think this one turned out pretty good for my first try!

I used some scrap patterned paper for the ice cream part and some cork for the cone (after seeing Kim T. use it on her sneak peek last week). The sentiment is from the Freeze The Moment stamp set and I used TSG Trendsetter Alum, Iwona Palamountain's Sketchbook Saturday Challenge #70. It's fantastic sketch, it's it? I was going to share how I made this 3D thingybob, but I think I'm going to save it for when I host next week's Wednesday Trends. I hope you can wait until then...if you haven't figured it out already! :)

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using this sketch, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (August 6th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :) 

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG166 so we can check out your beautiful work! 

Thanks for popping in today!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Freeze The Moment'

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon's Thrift Store and Fly A Kite Collections

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black'

Access: TSG Enjoy Life Die, PTI Half and Half Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Dare To Get Dirty Challenge!

Saturday, July 28, 2012

It's time for you all to.....GET DIRTY!! 

It's the Dare To Get Dirty Challenge Week over at Splitcoastampers and we're celebrating our Fan Club Members all week long with tons of challenges, prizes and lots of good chatter! You can find all the details here.....won't you join us?! :)

 I created this card for Kim Teasdale's (Blondie090277) challenge!

I used Lori Boyd's Cowboy McCoy digital stamp and a sentiment from PTI's Enjoy The Ride set. Love that little guy! I stamped him on Canson Manga Cardstock, colored him with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush, then cut him out with precision scissors. The panels on the card were cut with Spellbinders Labels and Circle Nesties, sponged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, distressed and stitched onto Bazzil Basics Bitter Chocolate cardstock.

Really hope you can play along with us this week!!

Supplies

Stamps: Lori Boyd's Cowboy McCoy, PTI's Enjoy The Ride

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Cosmo Cricket's Wanted Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black'. SU's Creamy Caramel, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Morning Marigold, Ruby Red, Going Gray, Distress Inks 'Walnut Stain'

Access: Spellbinders Labels Nesties, Eyelets, Jute Twine, Sponges, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching

TSG August Release Sneak Peeks - Day Four!!

Friday, July 27, 2012

It's the fourth and final day of the There She Goes August release sneak peeks!!!!

Our final set this month is another FABULOUS creation from Torico. Made to coordinate perfectly with the previously released Make A Splash stamp set, this set if perfect for not only making cards, but scrapbooking your family vacations, and summer beach trips!

Beach Bum is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 19 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Torico has knocked this one out of the park!! I loooove the underwater creatures in this set! And being from New England, I love a good lobster image! :D

I used this month's Sketch For You To Try for my layout as well as some oldie, but goodie paper from K&Company. The lobster was colored with my reinkers - first layer was SU's Pumpkin Pie, then Regal Rose to add the red hue, then Ruby Red for the shadows. Then I let the patterned paper do most of the talking on this card. :)

Would you like to win the new Beach Bum stamp set? Here is what you need to do:
Visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, July 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

 Thanks so much for hopping with us this week!! Hope you enjoyed the sets as much as we do!

Supplies
Stamps: TSG's Beach Bum
Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - K&Company A to Z

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen'

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, MFT Medium Scalloped Border Die, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG August Release Sneak Peeks - Day Three!!

Thursday, July 26, 2012

It's Day 3 of the There She Goes August release sneak peeks! I hope you're ready for some more awesomeness!!

No sweeter treat, or better way to Enjoy Life in the summer time than an ice cream cone, am I right? Well, Torico has made a FABULOUS set of mix and match patterns of ice cream, and their cones, for you to custom make your own YUMMY treats! And even better, we have custom made our own die’s to go along with this FABULOUS set!!! There is also a set of three dies including two ice cream scoop sizes, measuring at approximately 1 1/4" and 1", and one cone measuring at 1 1/8".

Enjoy Life is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 11 stamps and will sell for $10.00.
The Enjoy Life dies will sell separately for $8.25.

It's been sooooo long in between die releases here at TSG's that we, the design team, literally jumped for joy when we heard Jess was releasing another die set!! Finally! And it's an ice cream die, no less! Perfect for all those summer or birthday cards we need every year! I used the dies and some patterned paper to create my cone, but you can see the stamps on some of the other Trendsetter's cards.


Would you like to win the new Enjoy Life stamp set and matching Dies? Here is what you need to do: Visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, July 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat. 

Thanks so much for stopping in today! Tomorrow is the last of the sneak peeks!

Supplies
Stamps: TSG's Enjoy LifePapers: Bazzil Basics - Vanilla, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME's Nostalgia Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks 'Antique Linen'

Access: TSG's Enjoy Life Dies, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Corner Punch, Machine Stitching, Sponging, Dimensionals

TSG August Release Sneak Peek - Day Two!!

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Welcome to Day 2 of the There She Goes August release sneak peeks!

Torico has created another super cute character for us to love, and this adorable little guy is hitting the road! Perfect for your kids leaving for college, the military, or just for moving on to another path, this set, and its coordinating sentiments, will send them off the right way.

Happy Trails is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $7.00.

Have you ever seen a cuter hobo?! I love how he doesn't look like a typical image from Torico. He's a great size to color and perfect for a regular sized card. The set comes with a couple of sentiments, this cutie and a wooden sign. I used this week's TSG166 challenge for my layout.

Would you like to win the new Happy Trails stamp set? Here is what you need to do:
Visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, July 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope to see you tomorrow!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Happy Trails'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Recollections

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Buckaroo Blue, Sahara Sand, Going Gray, Dusty Durango, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Soft Sky, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Peeled Paint

Access: Spellbinders Wonky Rectangles Nesties, EK Success Edge Punch, PTI Button, Jute Twine, Rosies Roadshow Cloud Template, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching, Sponges

TSG August Release Sneak Peek - Day One!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Hi everyone and welcome to the first of the There She Goes August release sneak peeks!!

Another FUN addition to her SUPER CUTE robot line, Torico is back with this month’s Maidbot. I know we all WISH we had one, and well, now you SORT OF do!!!! Imagine the fun cards and scrapbook pages you can make with this cutie, and her cleaning tools!

Maidbot is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 6 stamps and will sell for $7.00.

She's awesome isn't she?! I love her little accessories too! When I clean, I feel like I carry around a spray bottle and a wad of paper towels everywhere I clean, so I pretty much look like this when I clean! lol

The Maidbot sentiment is from new set, but the little one I used above (the one about All work...) is from the must-have Domestic Goddess set. A lot of the sentiments from that set work perfectly with this new set! I used Trendsetter Alum, Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch #163 layout for my card.

Would you like to win the new Maidbot stamp set? Here is what you need to do:
Visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in the blog hop challenge below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, July 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


Thanks so much for popping in today!

Supplies:

Stamps: There She Goes 'Maidbot' and 'Domestic Goddess'

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon 'Modern Homemaker' and 'Thrift Store'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen'

Access: Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Ribbon - JoAnns, PTI Button - Black, Jute Twine, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

My Turn for ATS's Make It Monday!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Happy Monday everyone! 

We had an awesome weekend camping! The weather was great and we met some really nice people too. I think more camping trips are in our future! :)

Today is my turn to host a little segment on the All That Scraps blog called Make It Monday. And I have a little tutorial on how to sew on your cards. Everyone probably knows by now that I sew on just about every card I make, so I thought I'd share a little photo tutorial on it with everyone. 

You can check out all the details on the ATS blog, but here's a peek at the card I made for it.

I used one of the kids from the I Want Candy Meoples, as well as the large ticket die and a ticket stamp from the recently released Sweet Treats Logo's set.

I was inspired by the layout from this week's Retro Sketch RS#21 challenge. It was perfect for my tutorial and that little Meople! :) If you ever have any questions about sewing on your cards, I'm happy to answer any of your questions!

Toodles!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS Meoples and Sweet Treats Logo's

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Coconut, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon Modern Homemaker Collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand, Morning Marigold, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Victorian Velvet 

Access: ATS Ticket Die, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Nesties, PTI Fillable Frames #10, V-Striped Twill - Pink, Jute Twine - Ivory, PTI Button - Cream and White, Paper Piercer, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Enabler Alert: All That Scraps Sale!!

Friday, July 20, 2012

Just found out about this a few minutes ago -

All That Scraps is having a moving sale!!

Everything excluding C.C. Designs products are 35% off

until 11 59pm est. Monday July 23rd. Discount is already taken off the product.

Any orders placed after Monday July 23rd will not ship until August 3rd.

(I'm now thinking I should have placed my order before telling you guys about it! lol)

Enjoy!

There She Goes (Again!) Penguin Pals

Happy Friday sweet peeps!

Well, this week certainly flew by! Holy moley! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was folding the laundry and getting ready for the new week ahead. We're going camping with a few of my coworkers this weekend and believe it or not, I'm actually really excited! We're not traveling very far, which is perfect for our first time since we'll probably forget something! I'm looking forward to making another fun family memory for Syd. :)

If you're a There She Goes fan, then you know that the week before the new release sneak peeks, we like to spend a little time showing some love towards some of the older sets. We like to call this little revisit - There She Goes (Again)! This week we've had a Christmas In July theme going on, with the sets Penguin Pals, Snowy Days and Season's Greetings. Trendsetter Tobi Crawford has shared some of the design team's older cards with us on the TSG blog, and today you get to see a whole stack of new cards using these sets!

Here's what I did with the cute Penguin Pals set!

I colored the sweet Santa penguin in with my reinkers and aquapainter brush. I used SU's Morning Marigold and Really Rust for his beak, feet and buckle; Regal Rose and Ruby Red for his scarf, hat and bows on the presents; Creamy Caramel for his bag of pressies and Cool Caribbean for the sky/snow around him. The layout is loosely based on this week's Mojo sketch challenge (MOJO250).

I couldn't even tell you which company these Christmas papers came from because I've had them in my stash for so long! A wild guess would be Crate Paper. Have you seen the new Christmas paper sneak peeks from CHA this week?? Oh my! *swoon* I'm so in love with Basic Grey's Aspen Frost collection! I think I might even buy two pads of it, I'm THAT in love with it! lol Anyway....shall we go back to discussing the card?! lol

I sponged each layer with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and sewed them to my favorite 'black' cardstock - Bazzil Basics's - Bitter Chocolate. It might look a tad black in the photo, but it's really a rich brown color. It's my go-to matting cardstock now.

There She Goes is having a sale right now, so if you've been eyeing any sets, now would be a great time to get them! Don't forgot to pop on over to the TSG blog and check out what the rest of the Trendsetters have whipped up with these sets.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Supplies 

Stamps: TSG Penguin Pals

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Crate Paper??

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Morning Marigold, Really Rust, Old Olive, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Vintage Photo'

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nestie, Vintage Seam Binding, PTI Button, Jute Twine, Stickles - Diamond, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG165: Christmas In July

Monday, July 16, 2012

Happy Monday morning everyone!

I hope you had a lovely weekend! Our was hot, humid but it cooled down Sunday evening when a big storm passed through. We've had such high temps lately that the rain was a welcomed relief! I was tired of being eaten alive by mosquitoes while watering my garden every day! My new Endless Summer Hydrangeas and lavender bushes are growing in nicely and we harvested our first vegetables from our garden yesterday! Two zucchinis! Yay! I can't believe they beat out the cherry tomatoes! I'm sure my little girl will be chowing down on those any day now. We think deer are helping themselves to our blueberries too...sneaky little buggers! I think we may have to cover them with netting next year.

I managed to make a card on Saturday during the stifling heat and it was a treat to make because, well....I think you can see why! 

Yes, I was wishing for snow while making this card! lol This week's There She Goes's Again challenge couldn't have come at a better time, because it's all about Christmas In July! Which I always found funny because in Australia, it always seemed like Christmas in July for us! :D

So it was a pleasure to pull out my Snowy Days and color this snowman image. I heat embossed the snowflakes from the set with white embossing powder, then sponged around them with SU's Cool Caribbean ink. Sometimes it hard to show the color white on image, so what I like to do is play up the background, like I did here with the sky. Since I used some blue for the sky, I used a tiny bit of SU's Going Gray for my 'white' shadows on the snowman and the snow below him. I've been hoarding this Christmas paper from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly By Golly collection for ages now. Hopefully I can get some of the fabulous new Christmas paper I've been seeing coming out of the CHA sneak peeks! Have you seen them? Soooo delicious!

Since this is a TSG challenge, here's our usual rules to follow:

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (July 16th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :) 

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG165 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I hope you can play along with us this week!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Snowy Days'

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific cardstock, PP - Cosmo Cricket's Jolly By Golly collection

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Versamark Ink, SU's Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Going Gray, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen and Black Soot'

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, MFT Medium Scalloped Border and Snowflake Dies, Bakers Twine - Maraschino, PTI Button - Cream and White, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Stampendous White Embossing Powder, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS Fairy Release Now Available!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

(Whoops! Me bad! It was so hot yesterday, I forgot to post this yesterday!)

Those cutie-patootie fairies are now available in the All That Scraps store!!

 Enjoy your Sunday!

Keep Believing!

Friday, July 13, 2012

TGIF!

Got any plans for the weekend? We have nothing planned yet, which is alright by me. I kinda like weekends like that every now and then, don't you?

Today, I have another peek at those fabulous fairies from the Little Bit Of Magic set being released tomorrow from All That Scraps! Oh, and before I forget! I mentioned yesterday that the matching sentiment set was designed by Amy R., when in actuality, it was designed by Amy Y. My apologies for the confusion! On to the card, shall we?

I channeled Amy Y.'s style when making this card. I love how she uses random pearls on her cards, so I did a bit of that and some random bubbles using the Bubble die. The sentiment is from the Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments set, also being released on Saturday. I couldn't resist adding a bit of ribbon and a button to finish things off!

I'll be popping in tomorrow to remind you tomorrow about the release, but for most of the weekend, I'll either be stamping in my craft room, doing a bit of gardening or just sitting on my porch having a cuppa! :)

Have a great weekend everyone!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS 'Little Bit Of Magic Fairies' and 'Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey 'Kioshi Collection'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Perfectly Plum, Soft Sky, Distress Inks 'Black Soot'

Access: ATS Bubble Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Seam Binding Ribbon - Grey Mist, PTI Button - Soft Stone, Jute Twine, Sponging, Adhesive Pearls - Michaels, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

A Little Bit of Magic Sneak Peek!!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Happy Thursday everyone! Friday is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to the weekend. Not that we've got much planned! In fact, I don't think we have much planned at all, but I'm looking forward to the little things, like enjoying my morning coffee before everyone else is up and heading down to our favorite swimming hole before the rest of the world gets there! :) Just two working days left....*sigh*

Before I wish the rest of the week away, I have a surprise for you! All That Scraps is releasing a brand new set this week!! Yeah, it's not release week but Christine and Amy Y. couldn't keep these cuties a secret any longer! Without further ado....

Meet the Little Bit Of Magic Fairies!!

Don't you just love her?! And when we say 'little', we mean little! They're all under 2-inches in height! (So they're wicked easy to color!) There's 9 fairies in all, and the best part is, you don't have to decide which ones you can't live without - they come as a set! Yep! You get all nine to play with! But that's not all! Amy R. has come up with matching sentiments for them! I love it when a plan comes together! :)

Both sets are being released on Saturday, July 14th at 9am CST. I'll have another sneak peek to share with you tomorrow, but if you can't wait, you may spot some other fairies over at the ATS blog! ;)

I hope to see you tomorrow!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS 'Little Bit Of Magic Fairies' and Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Ruby Red

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Specialty paper - Michaels, PP - Basic Grey's Kioshi Collection

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Edge Punch, Recollections Adhesive Rhinestones, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals 

Have A Sweet Day!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hi everyone!

Do Tuesday's drag on for you as much as they do for me?? I very much dislike Tuesday's for that reason! Unless, of course, I have something to look forward to on a Tuesday....like sharing a card with you all! :) 

One of the cards I worked on this weekend was this one using the recently released Ice Cream Lucy from All That Scraps!

Did you check out the size of that ice cream?! Wouldn't that be one heck of a treat!? lol We have a favorite ice cream place we like to go to and I never get anything but Caramel Cashew Chip - it's absolutely heavenly! It's a good thing the drive there is over a half hour! lol

If you can't tell, I had a little fun with this card! I've always admired the collage type cards, but I've never really attempted one, so I decided it give it a bit of a go this weekend. I think I threw in everything but the kitchen sink on this one! Ice Cream Lucy was colored with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. Her hair was colored using Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. To make the base, I used a bunch of scrap paper from Scenic Route, MME, Sassafras Lass, Crate Paper and October Afternoon. I made the tag from kraft cardstock, and stamped a sentiment from Amy. R.'s Sweet Sentiments on it. Then I used PTI's Heart Prints die and some decorative scissors to make the hearts. The sweets ticket was created with the ticket stamp in the Sweet Treats Logo's set and the small ticket die. The scalloped border was made with MFT's medium scalloped border die and I finished it off with some Twinery Baker's Twine in Maraschino and a button. Oh, and I couldn't help it...I tucked a doily in between Lucy and the tag!

I hope you enjoy looking over this card as much as I enjoyed making it!

I'll be back Thursday with a surprise! ;) See you then!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Ice Cream Lucy', 'Sweet Sentiments' and 'Sweet Treats Logo's'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Vanilla, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Scenic Route, Crate Paper, October Afternoon and Sassafras Lass

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Cool Caribbean, Rich Raspberry, Regal Rose, Pool Party, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'

Access: ATS Ticket Die, MFT Scalloped Border Die, PTI Heart Prints Die, PTI Button - Cream and White, Twinery Baker's Twine - Maraschino, Doily (Michaels), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG164: Sew! Sew! Sew!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Hi everyone!

I can't believe it's Monday already! Where did my weekend go? I did manage to cram a lot into it though. Got five or so cards done, worked in my garden, did the laundry, cleaned the house and even managed a trip to a local antique store. Didn't pick up anything this time. I'm on the hunt for a couple of things for our upstairs bathroom, but I'm not in any hurry. The best thing about antique stores is that there's always something new to check out every time you go. :)

One of the cards I did this weekend was this one for this week's There She Goes Challenge, TSG164. Wendy Ramlakhan is this week's featured Trendsetter, and she's challenging us to sew on our cards or projects.

Since I sew on all of my cards, I decided to do a little faux stitching instead. So I pulled out the In Stitches set and used the wet embossing technique to add a little ribbon detail across the base of the card. The stamp wasn't long enough to run the length I needed it to, so I stamped the cross stitches out twice, hiding any overlap under the main panel. Of course, I couldn't make a card without ANY real sewing on it, so I stitched the patterned paper to some Bazzil Bling cardstock and trimmed it with my decorative scissors and corner punch. The cute snowman is from the Warmest Wishes set, which comes with it's own dies to cut out the snowman! I left him white by just adding a bit of grey ink to the shadows case by his scarf and buttons. I just love how he turned out! The sentiment, also from the Warmest Wishes set, was wet embossed and heat set, just like the stitches. Lastly, I added the baker's twine and button to finish it off.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (July 16th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG164 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I hope you play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Warmest Wishes' and 'In Stitches'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Bling - White Avalanche, PP - Crate Paper

Inks: Versamark Ink, StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Soft Suede, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie

Access: TSG Warmest Wishes Die, Stampendous White Embossing Powder, EK Success Corner Punch, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, PTI Button - White, Bakers Twine - Cherry, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Three!!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's day three of the All That Scraps release sneak peeks!! But it you can't wait any longer - the whole release is NOW AVAILABLE in the store! But don't go just yet! Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and have a gander at what I whipped up for you today. :)

Christine has gone and done it again! She's created another set of characters that the whole design team has fallen in love with! And we know you will too!

Say hello to the I Want Candy Meoples!!

They're a set of four characters and I'm sharing two of them with you today! I love their big smiles and I especially love how quick they are to color! :D I colored each of them up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. For the card above, I borrowed last week's Deconstructing Sketch #58 and papers from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite collection. The sentiment is from the Sweet Logo's set.

To make this card I used some old paper from MME (Sorry! I don't know the name of it!), the Curly Q die  and the sentiment came from Amy R.'s new Sweet Sentiments set.

So, what do you think of the new kids on the block?? Do you like them? Or do you LOVE them?? Let me know.

Thanks so very much for stopping in all week! It's been a busy one, that's for sure. I could use a quiet weekend...how about you? Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!

Supplies

Card 1

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Going Green, Really Rust, Dusty Durango, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Close To Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Cool Caribbean

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate and Avalanche White, PP - October Afternoon's Fly A Kite Collection

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Divine Twine-Brown Sugar (Ribbon Carousel), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Corner Punch, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Sentiments'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Cool Caribbean

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - MME

Access: ATS Curly Q Die, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Vintage Seam Binding - Cream (Ribbon Carousel), PTI Button, Jute Button Twine (Ribbon Carousel), Rosies Roadshow Cloud Die, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Two!!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Hi Everyone!

It's day two of the All That Scraps July release sneak peeks!
Amy Y. is releasing a few new Sweet November Garden Girls this month and I have one of them to share with you today!

Meet Garden Girl Gertie! 

She's such a doll! I just love that sweet face! I also love that she's the perfect size to color or paper piece on!

I used a handful of dies on this card, and a new stamp (besides Gertie and the sentiment - can you spot it?), so here are some deets! First up, I colored Gertie with Antique Linen Distress Ink and a little Tea Dye for the shadows. Then I paper pieced her apron with some scrap paper from Basic Grey's Pyrus Collection. Next, I used the Fence Border die to cut out two sets of fences and sponged both with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. On one, I concentrated the ink on the pickets, and on the other I applied the ink to just the cross beams. Then, using the NEW Woodgrain stamp (squeal!!), I stamped it onto the pickets using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Next, I cut out the stamped pickets and adhered them to the other fence so it would pop out a little more. I also used a brown marker to highlight the 'nails' in the fence. Next, I used the grass border die to add two strips of grass to the card. The hills were made by cutting out curves from pieces of patterned paper (BG's Pyrus Collection), then matting them with Bazzil Basics cardstock that I trimmed with my small scalloped Fiskars decorative scissors. The tree was made from the NEW Olive Branch die being released this week! I applied everything to a base of patterned paper from BG's Pyrus Collection, which was machine stitched to some Bitter Chocolate Bazzil Basics cardstock. The sentiment is from Amy R.'s Many Thanks sentiment set.

I'm off to check out what the other girls from the design team have whipped up using Gertie and her two garden friends....wanna tag along?? They're over at the ATS blog now!

The stamps and dies go on sale in the store tonight, July 5th, at 8pm CST, but I hope to see you tomorrow for our last preview!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps New 'Sweet November Gertie', New 'Woodgrain' Stamp, 'Many Thanks'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Soft Suede, Distress Ink 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey's 'Pyrus' Collection

Access: New ATS Olive Branch Die, ATS Fence Border Die, ATS Grass Border Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

TSG163: Inspiration Challenge

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Good Morning!
I'm back today with a card I whipped up under an hour for this week's There She Goes challenge!

This week, our challenge, TSG163, is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Angela! She is challenging YOU to make a card or project using the provided photo for inspiration…isn’t it GORGEOUS!!! The thing we love the most about Inspiration challenges is that the possibilities are endless…so let your imagination run wild!!

Are you laughing?? The reason I got the Freeze The Moment set from TSG is solely because of this sentiment! I looove it's ambiguousness! I decided to use the banner as my inspiration and used them as panels as well as in my patterned paper. This week's I Spy Sketches ISCC22 challenge this week worked perfectly with the banners. I added some Diamond Glaze to the sundae jar, but unfortunately, I didn't realize I would use some of the colors I added to the glass to made it appear to be the real thing. :( You live and learn, I guess.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (July 9th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG163 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Freeze The Moment'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Going Gray, Cool Caribbean, Close To Cocoa, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Pretty In Pink

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day collection and scrap

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals 

ATS July Release - Day One!!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Good Morning!

It's release week at All That Scraps and the design team and I can't wait to show you what's being released in July! You're going to be SWEET on them!

First up is Lolli Beatrice!

Cute as a button don't you think?? And I guess Christine (ATS Owner and Illustrator) thought so too because she created some button dies to coordinate with this month's release! Wahoo! As with every release, there is a bunch of coordinating sentiments and logos. I used the circle stamp from the Sweet Treats logo set together with my circle die, some Versamark Ink and white embossing powder to create this embellishment. I can't get enough of her water spout hair!

And if that wasn't enough cuteness, Christine added a few more dies to this release! See that ice cream....yep! It's a new die!! Are you excited yet?? It's a beauty and cuts through thick paper like butter! That sentiment is from Amy R.'s new sentiment set, called Sweet Sentiments. Don't you just LOVE that die?!

If these have tempted you to see more, then head on over to the ATS blog for more eye candy! You might even see a Swiss Pixie or two! :)

Supplies
Card 1

Stamps: ATS Lolli Beatrice, Sweet Treat Logos

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose Ruby Red, Tempting Turquoise, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark Clear

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day collection and scrap paper

Access: ATS Button Die, PTI Open Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Edge Scissors, Ribbon, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: Amy R.'s Sweet Sentiments

Inks: Stazon 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel and Cool Caribbean

 Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME, Bo Bunny and October Afternoon

Access: ATS Sweet Treats Die, Spellbinders Labels 10 Nestie, Divine Twine - Cotton Candy, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals