TSG Is Having A Sale!

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Jessica and her family are on vacation this week thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation, so while she's away, she's paying it forward by having a store-wide sale!

So, if there's a set you've been humming and ahhing about, now's the time to order! You'll be doing a good deed too! :)

Card Patterns 160....Guest Designer!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Happy Saturday Everyone!

By the time this post goes live I'll be back home from my work trip to Sacramento, CA. It's been a long, long week, but a successful one. We managed to draw up the warehouse with all it's storage rack and conveyor, but including travel time, I have clocked 75hrs! I am beyond exhausted! My Little Ray of Sunshine has a dance class this morning, so it's back to my regular routine for me! :)

A few weeks back, I made this card using Card Patterns #157 sketch that ended up winning that week's challenge! My prize for winning? A guest designer spot with Card Patterns #160 sketch challenge this week! :)

You can head over to the Card Patterns blog to check out the sketch and all the details, but before you go, check out what I created with it! ;)

Since it's Easter Sunday tomorrow, I had to make a card to give my little girl for the occasion! I used the Egg-stra Special mini set from There She Goes because it's one of my favorite Easter sets that I own!

I pretty much followed the sketch to a tee, but instead of flowers, I used buttons. And I just centered the sentiment a little to balance out the card. The vertical element was made using a strip of scrap paper and using my Labels Eight Nestie on the bottom of it. If you click on the card, you many be able to see the row of adhesive rhinestones I added to match the detail on the sketch.

I colored this sweetie with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush on Strathmore Bristol Vellum. I first colored the background in with Cool Caribbean, then her skin with a little of the Creamy Caramel ink. Then her dress was colored with Morning Marigold and a little bit of Really Rust in the areas of shadow. Her hair was colored by layering Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.

I hope you can play along with this week's sketch too! Have a fantastic Easter weekend!


Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Egg-Stra Special'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Morning Marigold, Sahara Sand, Cool Caribbean,
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, PP - October Afternoon 'Thrift Store' collection
Access: Spellbinders Oval Nesties,

ATS April Release Sneak Peeks - Day 3!!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Good Morning! Today is day 3 of the All That Scraps sneak peeks and we have a set that just perfect for all the mum's out there!

Up until now, I have had a huge hole in my stamp collection. I had no Mother's Day stamps! Shocking isn't it?! It's one of the biggest card-giving holidays and I had no stamps for it! But I do now! :)


This beautiful set by Amy R., called All About Mom, is chock full of sentiments in amazing fonts as well as this gorgeous quote! I had to use it! To make this card, I stamped out the wet embossed the sentiment by inking up the stamp with Versamark ink, then applying SU's Chocolate Chip over the top of it. Then I stamped it out on some white cardstock. Then I applied clear embossing powder to it and heat set it. Then I cut it out using Spellbinders Deckled Oval Nestie. Next, I sponged the edges of the panel with Antique Linen, then Tea Dye Distress Ink. I kept the base pretty simple because I wanted to make these paper flowers again. Aren't they beautiful?! I made them by punching out about 10 circles of paper from a vintage book (I pick them up at auctions all the time!), sponged the edges of each one with Tea Dye, then stacked them up, pierced the middle and added a brad to keep them together. Then I scrunched each layer towards the center of the flower until they were all crushed. Gently, I pulled on the edges of the flowers until I could see the brad again. It's a really pretty look and one that easy to do - just a little time consuming!

If you want to see what the other images are in the set, then head on over to the ATS blog! You'll see cards from the rest of the design team AND if you leave your name in the InLinz at the bottom of the post, then you have a chance to win yourself the set! Just by leaving your name! I'm sure you have a mother or mother-in-law who'd love a card made with this set!

Thank you SO much for stopping by all week! Don't forget that all these sets will be in the store tonight from 10pm CST tonight!!


Supplies
Stamps: All That Scraps Amy R's 'All About Mom'
Inks: Versamark Ink, SU's Chocolate Chip, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PP - MME
Access: Spellbinders Deckled Oval Nesties, EK Success Circle Punch, Basic Grey Brad, Sponges, PTI Rustic Button Twine, Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS April Release Sneak Peeks - Day 2!!

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Hi everyone!
I'm back again today with another sneak peek from All That Scraps April release!

Just in time for Spring, the design team girls and I are sharing a sneak peek of the Laugh Lines Garden stamp! Check out those awesome overalls!


This is one tall chickie! For a stamp, that is. :) So I decided to go with a 5.5"x5.5" card otherwise you wouldn't see any paper if I went with a standard card size!

Usually, I steer clear of yellow on my cards just because I can never seem to make them look good, but after about 2 hrs of searching and coordinating papers, I found the perfect combination! I used a little bit from Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey and MME (I think!). Each panel was sponged with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks, distressed with my Tim Holtz Edge Distresser, then machine stitched to coordinating cardstock. Out came my SU reinkers and I colored up the image with my aquapainter pen. Then I matted it to some white Georgia Pacific cardstock and Bazzil Basics cardstock. I kept the layout pretty simple since the paper was pretty vibrant. But I couldn't resist adding that little swirly border to the card! It was cut from natural colored cardstock with the soon to be released Curly Q border die! I'm going to LOVE playing with that one again!


The sweet logo is from the other new logos set being released, aptly named, Watering Can Logo's! On the inside of the card I used the sentiment from the same set. Who wouldn't want a card like this from a friend?! And there's another little surprise - a matching watering can die! Christine thinks of everything doesn't she?!


If you want to see what the other images are in the set, then head on over to the ATS blog! You'll see cards from the rest of the design team AND if you leave your name in the InLinz at the bottom of the post, then you have a chance to win yourself the set! Just by leaving your name! Gotta love that!

We have one more sneak peek for you tomorrow so remember to stop by!


Supplies
Stamps: All That Scraps CC Designs 'Laugh Lines Garden', 'Watering Can Logo's'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Blushing Bride, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Morning Marigold, Really Rust, Old Olive, Baha Breeze, Cool Caribbean, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PP -
Access: CC Design Cutters Curly Q Border, CC Designs Cutter Circle Die, Sponges,

ATS April Release Sneak Peeks - Day 1!!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Good Morning sweet peeps!

It's already April and it's time again for some All That Scraps sneak peeks!! Are you ready for some?! I hope so! Today, the ATS design team and I have a couple of SUPER SWEET stamp sets to share with you....AND some dies!! Let's get on with it, shall we??


This is the newest Swiss Pixie on the block - Umbrella Lula! I wish I looked as cute as this in my rain gear, but unfortunately, I look like a big, plastic monster! LOL

To make this card, I especially bought this 6x6 paper pad from AC Moore because of the umbrellas! And I couldn't resist the color combo either - it's one of my favorites! For the layout, I hounded Jen for this week's Deconstructing Sketch #45 (I was a wee bit impatient, but she was a good sport about it!) for my layout and lucky for me, it was perfect for this stamp! Phew! I paired the paper with some kraft and natural colored cardstock for matting. I finally found the perfect sketch to use a paper doily on! I softy sponged the edges with Tea Dye Distress Ink and layered it under the circle and vertical banner panels. Each panel had it's edges sponged with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, except the circle panel, which was sponged with Antique Linen again. Lula was colored with my SU reinkers and pads, then I paper pieced her umbrella with some polka dot paper from the Cosmo Cricket collection.

The circle logo is from another set being released this week, called Umbrella Logos. I {heart} those logos! I cut it out with the matching CC Designs circle die. That {hugs} sentiment is from Amy Rysavy's new stamp set So Wordy. I love the fonts she used on this set! If you look really closely, you might be able to see parts of a mini ticket stamp on either side of the circle panel. Do you see it? It's yet another stamp from the Umbrella Logo's set!


Here's a peek at the inside of the card. See those umbrellas? They're another stamp from the Umbrella Logo's set and the best part.....there's a coordinating umbrella die!! I kept my umbrella's really simple by stamping them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink onto some natural colored cardstock for this card. The sentiment is also from the Umbrella Logo's set! Man, that set has a lot of stamps! lol I think I used a total of 7 stamps on this card! Not bad at all!


If you want to see what the other images are in the set, then head on over to the ATS blog! You'll see cards from the rest of the design team AND if you leave your name in the InLinz at the bottom of the post, then you have a chance to win yourself the set! Just by leaving your name! How easy is that?!

I have another sneak peek for you tomorrow, so I'll see you then! Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies
Stamps: All That Scraps CC Designs 'Swiss Pixies Umbrella Lula', 'Umbrella Logos' and 'So Wordy'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Morning Marigold, Really Rust, Pretty In Pink, Distress Ink's 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics, Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PP - Cosmo Cricket 'Quite Contrary'
Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, CC Designs Circle Die, CC Design Umbrella Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Wilton Paper Doily, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

ATS Release Reminder!

Monday, April 2, 2012

Hi again!

Tomorrow is the start of the All That Scraps sneak peeks, so mark your calendars!


It all starts at 10am EST! I CAN'T WAIT for you all you all to see all the new stamps!!

TSG150: Use Metal

Happy Monday everyone!

I hope you had a lovely weekend! I was flat out busy all weekend getting ready for my trip this week. By the time this post goes live, I'll be on a plane bound for Sacramento, California! It's a work trip, so it won't be that much fun, but at least it'll force me to slow down since I'll have nothing to do distract me in the evenings! I'll be there until Friday morning, so I plan on making the most of this down time.....resting (and commenting)! ;)

Before I packed my bags on Sunday, I made this card for this week's There She Goes challenge which is being issued by this week's Trendsetter, Candace Pierce! She wants us to use metal somewhere, somehow on your projects! Seriously Candace?! You really know how to issue a challenge! lol

I raided my embellishment drawer and sifted through all the flowers, pearls, chains(?!) until I found the one metal thing I have A LOT of.....eyelets!! I have more than any card maker needs, but I rarely use them! So out they came and this is what I came up with! Love that donkey!

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 (April 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 TSG150 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I have a whole week of scheduled posts lined up so I hope to see you back tomorrow! Take care.


Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Ba Donkey Donk'
Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Distress Inks 'Frayed Burlap'
Papers: Strathmore Bristol Vellum, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Crate Paper Brook Collection
Access: Eyelets - Pewter, PTI Rustic Button Twine, EK Success Corner Punch, Spellbinders Rectangular Nesties, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

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