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