TSG December Release Sneak Peeks - Day 3!!

Thursday, December 20, 2012

All week long, we've been sharing sneak peeks of the January sets from There She Goes and today is the last peek at them before the release party! Are you ready to see some more??

When we saw these SUPER gorgeous characters from Torico, we were instantly in love! These gorgeous girls love their retail therapy, so no matter your gift giving reason-whether it be Christmas or Birthday, they've got you covered.

Sparkly and Bright is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $18.

Torico has done it again! She's created another beauty for us to color and fall in love with! She's sassy, cute and ready for the holidays, or a birthday, or a shopping date! I thought I'd show you how this set could be used any time of the year with some yummy fall papers and colors...oh how that seems like a long time ago now! lol

Would you like to win the new Sparkly and Bright 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, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you NEED to hit up today! I hope you've enjoyed all the sneak peeks the girl's and I have shared with you this week! See you at the release party!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Sparkly and Bright'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Really Rust, Old Olive, Close To Cocoa, More Mustard, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye

Papers: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP -Cosmo Cricket's Up Cycle Collection

 Access: Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Lace, Jute Twine, PTI Kraft Button, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG December Release Sneak Peeks - Day 2!!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

It's the second day of sneak peeks of the January release stamps from There She Goes!!

Melyssa is back today with a set that is Tooth Fairy Approved! Whether congratulating your child for losing a tooth, scrapbooking the loss of a tooth, or leaving a note for the tooth fairy, you have so many options for them all!

Tooth Fairy Approved is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 17 stamps and will sell for $24.

 This is another stamp set that scrapbookers are going to love!! It's got lots of little stamps in it to fill a page and if scrapbooking isn't your style, you could make a tooth box or even a letter from the Tooth Fairy herself (or himself, if you've seen the movie!). I can't wait to make a page using this set! If the sketch looks familiar, that's because I used this week's TSG186 sketch challenge for my layout! Hope you can find some time to play along this week too!

 Here's a close up of the image:

 Would you like to win the new Tooth Fairy Approved 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, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you NEED to hit up today!

Thanks so much for taking time out to hang with us! I hope to see you all tomorrow!


Supplies Stamps: There She Goes 'Tooth Fairy Approved'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Soft Suede, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Victorian Velvet
Papers: Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PP -Echo Park 'Sweet Day' Collection and MME's 'Lost and Found' Collections
Access: TSG Just For You Dies, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG December Release Sneak Peeks - Day 1!!

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Can you believe that Christmas is already just DAYS away?! I should have been shopping this weekend, but I didn't, because....I had some AWESOME stamps to play with this weekend! Yes, it's that time of the year again....time for the sneak peeks to begin for the JANUARY release from There She Goes!

Nerds are all the rage right now, and we at There She Goes are in love with this SUPER nerdy, super cute set from Melyssa, Smarty Pants.  With 23 stamps in this set, you will have SO many fun options for the nerd in your life!

Smarty Pants is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 23 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

 Hands up all those dirty minds who thought the card said something else?!?? Yeah...I thought as much! lol! You dirty lot! Hahaha I knew you all had minds in the gutter like I do! lol I couldn't help myself! As soon as I saw that sentiment, I immediately thought of doing a card like this! My husband cracked up at it, so you know it's a good one when guys pay attention! Actually, he asked what the meaning of the apple was....I told him to open the card up...

 He gets it now! lol This set has the best sentiments and images!!

Would you like to win the new Smarty Pants 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, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's a list of blogs you'll definitely want to visit for more sneak peeks! :)

Loved that you popped in today! Hope to see you back tomorrow for another peek at an AWESOME set!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Smarty Pants'

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

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock,  PP - MME Out Of Print Collection, Note paper scrap

Access: Baker's Twine - Pink, Stitching, Dimensionals

Ho Ho Ho!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!

This week seemed to just fly by didn't it?! Wow! It was so nice to be back to my regular weekday routine....dinner, homework and a little tv. I have been enjoying the warmth of the wood stove and a cuppa in the evenings. So much so, that I barely made it into my craft room all week! The two rooms are at opposite ends of the house, so I have to make  hard choice some nights! Ha! But I forced myself back into my craft room last night to whip something up to share with you today!

All week long on the There She Goes blog, we've been showcasing cards made with three older sets. Those sets were No Peeking, Hohoho and Holiday Tags and today, the girls and I have a brand new card/project to share with you all!

It should be no surprise that I went with the Hohoho set because it's a FABULOUS set! (And it looks like it's a favorite among the other Trendsetters too!) But for my card this time around, I decided to use the Christmas tree from it. It was the only stamp I hadn't inked up yet and one that I thought would be PERFECT to paper piece!

I need to make a few Christmas cards to go with the cookies the little Sunshine and I will be baking for friends and the mailman this weekend, so I kept my layout pretty simple. No coloring here! I sponged the edges of the green polka dot paper with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and adhered it to the kraft base. Then I stamped out some of the snowflakes from the Hohoho set with Versamark ink onto more kraft cardstock, added some white embossing powder and heat set them in place. Next, I matted the piece to some Bitter Chocolate Bazzil Basics cardstock, cut the hills from white glitter paper and sewed them all together. The tree was paper pieced with some scrap MME paper, cut out and I ran my Sharpie around the edges to hide the white edges. I stamped the sentiment onto some scrap patterned paper, matted it with white cardstock and popped it onto the base with dimensionals. I decided at the last minute that the card needed a little something more, so I added the red baker's twine. I think it gave the card that little bit extra don't you think?? I think so! :)

I REALLY appreciate you stopping by today! But now you need to RUN over to the TSG blog to check out what the rest of the design team did with these 'oldie but goodie' sets!!

Go on, scat!! ;)
Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
 

Jingle All The Way!

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I'm back!

Did ya miss me at all?? I'm sorry for being absent so long! Work sent me away to help a sister company of ours on a special project. No one really knew how long I was going to be needed, so we were just taking it one day at a time, but they ended up needing me for two weeks!! It was great experience but the only down side was that I had to travel to Boston every other day! From little 'ol Keene, that's 2hrs each way! The overtime was great but I was stupid exhausted and staying up until the wee hours in my craft room was the last thing I felt like doing! I just wanted to crawl into my bed and sleep each night! Thankfully that project is over and I can get back to what I love doing - coloring and crafting! :)

I spent last weekend building a tufted headboard, so because I was not in my craft room, I thought I'd share a card I made during my time as a Dirty Dozen girl earlier this year!

I made this one for May's theme of  a 'Box of Chocolates' (If  you're a Splitcoast member, you'll be able to see this gallery). Good thing I had this stamp on hand, because this little guy's hot cocoa was the only stamp I had that was even remotely close to the chocolate theme! And since it's almost Christmas, I thought it was the perfect card to share with you all! 

The stamp is called "Henry Mouse with Large Tea Cup" and it's by Whiff of Joy. I believe my sweet friend Mary gave this one to me! He's a cutie, isn't he?? Love those big, billowing ears of his! To make this card I used some old papers from MME's Jovial collection, Bazzil Basics cardstock in Bitter Chocolate (which is my go-to color.....dark brown is the new black in this craft room!), and some PTI kraft cardstock. The image was colored up with my SU reinkers (Creamy Caramel for the mug, Close To Cocoa for Henry, Ruby Red for the stool and Sahara Sand for the ground shadows. Then I sponged the edges of the image (cut with a Spellbinders Labels One nestie) with Antique Linen and Tea Dye. Each of the patterned paper panels were sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and machine stitched to Bitter Chocolate Bazzil Basics cardstock. Then I added some sparkle with some glitter ribbon and a button. The sentiment is from the There She Goes No Peeking and Holly Jolly sets.

Speaking of There She Goes, it's the week before the new releases, so that means it's the There She Goes (Again!) week over at the TSG's blog! We're showcasing three lovely sets all week long and on Friday, the girls and I will be sharing a new card we've all created using one of the sets! So pop on over there and check out the holiday cheer! (Totally meant that to rhyme! lol)

See you all Friday!

Hugs!