TSG Love Birds/Sentimental Blog Hop!!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Welcome to the third and final blog and hop for the January There She Goes release!

If you've stopped here from the lovely Piali's blog, then you're on the right track, but if you haven't and would like to join us on this hop, then head on over to the TSG blog to start your journey there.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you will definitely want to invest in a stamp set that is not only whimsical, but also versatile. Staying true to Torico’s clean and magical illustration style, this set features a bucket and a barrel that can be filled with all sorts of goodies (and the sentiments are to die for as well)! You’ll enjoy hours of creating and coloring with this fabulous set!

Buckets of Love is a 4x6 stamp set that includes a total of 18 stamps and will sell for $15.

You're going to love this set! I love bird stamps and TSG has some of the best ones around! I used one of the bird images from the set and stamped the cage over the top of it. Then I colored it up with my reinkers and cut it out. The base of the card was made using that gorgeous Curio paper from Basic Grey. Each panel was sponged with Distress Ink and machine stitched to black cardstock. One of my favorite things about TSG stamps are the sentiments and this one has some great ones. You might have noticed though, that this sentiment has a grammatical error in it and yes, Jess knows about it. Replacements are being shipped from the printers, so when you buy your set, yours will be correct. :)

Would you like a chance to win the "Buckets of Love" stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their "Buckets of Love" Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own "Buckets of Love" stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop is....TORICO!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Love Birds'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, Distress Inks 'Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PP - Basic Grey's Curio Collection
Access: Ribbon, Heart Button, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Edge Punch, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG Buckets of Love Blog Hop!!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Hello and welcome to the second blog hop for the January There She Goes release!

If you've stopped here from Piali's fabulous blog, then you're a-ok! If you've just popped on over here from somewhere other than Piali's blog and this sounds like a hop you'd like to play along on, then head on over to the There She Goes blog to start your ride!

Today's sneak peek is all about that romantic day in February!

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you will definitely want to invest in a stamp set that is not only whimsical, but also versatile. Staying true to Torico’s clean and magical illustration style, this set features a bucket and a barrel that can be filled with all sorts of goodies (and the sentiments are to die for as well)! You’ll enjoy hours of creating and coloring with this fabulous set!

Buckets of Love is a 4x6 stamp set that includes a total of 18 stamps and will sell for $15.

This set is awesome! It's the perfect set for those of us who like to give Valentines Day cards that aren't over-the-top lovey dovey. It's the right amount of sweet and playful. I used the wooden bucket and hearts stamps from the set as well as one of the sentiments that at first glance, wouldn't seem like a match, but it still works. I colored the image with my reinkers and aquapainter brush, added a bunch of glitter to the hearts and popped it off the nestie with the help of dimensionals.

Would you like a chance to win the "Buckets of Love" stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their "Buckets of Love" Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own "Buckets of Love" stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop is.....TORICO!!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Buckets Of Love'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet black', Creamy Caramel, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Antiqu Linen and Tea Dye'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - October Afternoon 'Modern Homemaker'
Access: Grograin Ribbon - Black/White Stitch, May Arts Heart Trinket Pins, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Spellbinders Labels Four Nestibilities, EK Success Corner Punch, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG Wonderful Winter Wishes Blog Hop!!

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Welcome to the first blog hop for the January release of new stamps for There She Goes! This month Jess has four awesome sets for you and today's one is nothing short of beautiful!

If you've stopped here from Piala's wonderful blog then you're on the right track, but if you haven't and would like to hop along with us today, then head back to the TSG blog to start your ride there.

This first set, illustrated by Torico, showcases some precious images of children enjoying their snowy environment. This set will bring back childhood memories of crisp, fun-filled winter days.

Wonderful Winter Wishes is a 4x6 stamp set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $15.

Torico has created another amazing set that I've fallen in love with! The little kids she draws are sooo cute! And with all of the TSG's sets, the sentiments are perfectly suited to the images. I created this quick card using one of Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketches from a couple of weeks ago and my thread of choice this holiday season - baker's twine!

Would you like a chance to win the "Wonderful Winter Wishes" stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their "Wonderful Winter Wishes" Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own "Wonderful Winter Wishes" stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop is....TORICO!!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Warm Winter Wishes'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Bahama Breeze, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Really Rust, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Dusty Concord, Frayed Burlap'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics, PP - Crate Paper 'Snow Day' Collection
Access: PTI Bakers Twine, PTI Button, EK Success Corner Punch, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Happy Holidays!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Happy Christmas Eve everyone!!

Are you excited yet?? I know my little one is! We're all home today, so we have a day of cooking, eating and lots and lots of singing ahead of us. The cheesecake is setting in the fridge as we speak (or write!) and I'm preparing the soup this morning ahead of time. Then we'll bake a couple dozen cookies and watch a Christmas movie or two. Loooove Christmas Eve!

I couldn't let this season go by without coloring up this little guy from Stamping Bella!

I say 'little' in the visual sense of the word because the stamp is anything but little! As far as stamps for cards are concerned, it's huge! He's the King of the Candy Canes and he's from the Tiddly Ins line of rubber stamps at Stamping Bella.

I needed to make a quick and easy card with a equally easy layout, so I CASED this card by the fabulous Jeanie Witmer. You should do yourself a favor and check out her blog....it's gorgeous! The rules for CASING a card require you to change at least 3 things from the original, so I changed the image (obviously), the paper (it's from The Girls Paperie) and last, but not least, the size of the card. I made mine into a 5.5" x 5.5".

Before I sign off for the holidays, I wanted to share with you all some (really bad) photos of my living room dressed up for Christmas. I don't have a great camera for these night shots especially when I refuse to use the flash - it takes all the warmth out of the photos!

Our living room (That chair was $25 on Craigslist!)

Garland on the banister - SO PRETTY!

Our tree (That's my little milk glass collection up there on the bookcase!)

The sideboard next to the front door (LOVE those sidelights!).

Other side of the living room, the wood stove and the hallway (Can you spot our Elf on the picture?)

So until next week, from my family to yours, I wish you all a wonderful Christmas Day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Supplies
Stamps: Stamping Bella 'King Of The Candy Canes', There She Goes 'Penguin Pals'
Inks: StazOn ;Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Soft Suede, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cranberry Crisp, More Mustard, Old Olive, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Cool Caribbean
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Georgia Pacific, Bazzil Basics, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - The Girls Paperie 'Tinsel and Twigs'
Access: Ribbon, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Sakura Glaze Pen, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Claudia & Co

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Good Morning!

Are you all set for Christmas Day? I've been preparing for Christmas Eve dinner at my house and the other night we had a minor setback. Our gas oven decided not to work! How does one cook a rib roast in an oven that doesn't work?! One doesn't! So The Man worked his magic and got the stove to work again! Yay! Now Christmas Eve dinner is back on and I'm psyched! I'm making a potato and leek soup for starters, then a rib roast, glazed carrots, squash and Yorkshire pudding for mains, and cherry cheesecake to finish the meal off. I haven't had Yorkshire pudding since I moved to the US over 10 years ago, so it's going to be a real treat for me! What are your favorite Christmas dishes? I'd love to hear them!

Today's card is one I had some fun with! Fun papers and a funky layout really put me to the test with this one!

I have so enjoyed coloring up these Puddle Jumpers, as has my little Ray of Sunshine! We like nothing better than to color in our art room together. While making this card, Syd insisted I color her hair black, so I obliged. :)

I colored up Party Time Piper with my reinkers and aquapainter brush and cut her out using some small precision scissors. I also did the same thing with the present thats included in the stamp set. The layout is this week's Friday Sketchers #133 layout. For the panel beneath Piper, I cut a piece of kraft cardstock with the Labels One nestie and matted it with some black and more kraft cardstock. Then I sponged the edges with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink and machine stitchedd them together. I can't resist adding more sparkle to a card, so I spritzed the panel with Pearl Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels. Each panel was sponged with Black Soot Distress Ink and machine stitched to black cardstock. The horizontal strip across the bottom of the card was made with Papertrey Ink's eyelet lace trim using more of that gorgeous Curio paper from Basic Grey.

Have you heard the exciting news?! DieCutsRUS is changing it's name! On January 1st, they will officially be known as Claudia and Company! It's a name you know and love so the change won't be a hard one to wrap your head around! :) You can sign up for the new Claudia And Company newsletter to receive regular updates and heads up on all the sales. Head over to the webstore now and sign yourself up!


Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: Claudia & Company 'Party Time Piper', There She Goes'Snow Days'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Really Rust, Regal Rose, Certain Celery, Cool Caribbean, More Mustard, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Black Soot'

Papers: Georgia Pacific, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey 'Curio' Collection

Access: PTI Eyelet Lace Trim, Spellbinders Labels One Nestibilities, Adhesive Rhinestones, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Changing Of The Seasons Sale!

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Good Morning!

There's a sale going on this week and it's not because of Christmas! It's a Changing of the Seasons sale at There She Goes! This sale will run from today, December 21st until the 28th. All 5 stamp sets are 15% off of their regular price.

Dadisms $20.40 (reg. $24)
By The Sea $20.40 (reg. $24)
Art Is the Window $15.30 (reg. $18)
Bit of Stardust $15.30 (reg. $18)
Autumn Mosaic $15.30 (reg. $18)

So if you've had your eye on one of these sets, but haven't made the leap yet, now is the time to buy it! And don't worry about your hubby seeing the purchase - you can always say it was a gift for a friend! ;)

Last month a friend asked me to make her two baby cards for her nieces, who were expecting babies this month, so I whipped up this pretty, feminine card for the baby girl using the Bit of Stardust set.

I stamped the pram (or stroller as my American friends call it) with Tattered Rose Distress Ink on Strathmore Bristol Vellum, then I stamped the sentiment with Jet Black StazOn. Then I cut the image out and sponged around the edges with Antique Linen and Tea Dye. Then I matted the panel with red, white and pink cardstock and machine stitched them together. I used some of that fabulous Alphabet Soup paper from MME and some wrinkled cream ribbon for that feminine touch. The border was made using 4 panels cut with the Labels Four die from Spellbinders. The photo doesn't do it justice because I spritzed some Pearl Glimmer Mist over the main panel to add to the feminine feel of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have an awesome day!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Bit Of Stardust'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks 'Tattered Rose, Antique Linen and Tea Dye'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - My Minds Eye 'Alphabet Soup' collection
Access: May Arts Wrinkled Solid Ribbon - Cream, Spellbinders Labels Four Nestibilities, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Pearl, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

Etsy Friday Finds - Gifts Under $15!

Friday, December 17, 2010

Howdy folks!

No card from me today. I was too pooped after spending the evening at a local auction house and didn't feel like heading to my craft room when we got back. However, I did find some fabulous deals on Etsy this week! More gift ideas for under $15 (or there abouts!)! A little something for everyone!

Black Dove Botanicals
What's that? What are they selling? It's an under eye serum that reduces puffy eyes and supposedly gives you a well rested look. Where do I sign up?!?







Substrata
Awesome wooden gift tags! These would look fabulous hung around a nice bottle of red. :)








Bubble Time
How stinkin' adorable is this little guy?!? I could picture a couple of these sitting on a shelf in my house!







MTheory Clothing
For my brother in law who's in a band. I think he'd love this t-shirt!






Uncommon
I think I'm in love! It's a wooden trivet! Can you say G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S?!?









Monster Promos
Nuff said. :D

Have yourself a FABULOUS weekend my sweet friends!