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!

TSG December Release Blog Hop - Day 3!!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American family and friends! I hope you're all enjoying the festivities today - I know will are! It also happens to be Day 3 of the There She Goes October releases and we've got a set that will melt your heart!

Snowbuddies, the new set from Melyssa, has SO many possible ways to be used; we can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are about it! With a whopping 57 stamps, you can build your own snowman, use one provided, or a little of both. It’s the easiest way to build a snowman, and you don’t even have to get cold to do it. ;)

Snow buddies  is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 57 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Now we can build a snowman without leaving our craft tables!! Brilliant! I love this set! You can dress him up in gloves, a Santa hat or...he could just go nekked! lol The adorable small, button snowflakes are also from the set, while the large snowflake and Merry Christmas sentiment are from last years Holly Jolly set (and matching die). Just wanted to show you how AWESOMELY the There She Goes sets go together! :)

 

Would you like to win the new Snowbuddies or Snowman Sentiments stamp sets? 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, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks so much for hanging with us all week! I hope you enjoyed the sneak peeks!


 
Supplies
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Snow Buddies' and 'Snowman Sentiments' and 'Holly Jolly'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Transparency, PP - Basic Grey 'Jovial'
{Ink} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean, Buckaroo Blue, Vintage Photo Distress Ink
{Access} TSG Holly Jolly Die, PTI Button, Bakers Twine, Embossing Powder - White, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG December Release Blog Hop - Day 2!!

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

It's Day 2 of the There She Goes December releases and as promised, we've got another MUST HAVE set for anyone who loves the Christmas holidays!

We told you yesterday that you had to wait until today to see WHY the new Holiday Cheer set was so versatile…well, wait no more! Not only is it a set that stands alone, the SUPER cute images were designed to fit into today’s set, Snow Globe! Along with a matching die, Torico has really out done herself!!

Snow Globe and Die is a 3x4 set that includes a total of four stamps (and a die!) that will sell for $29.

 

Are ya squealing yet??? I was soooo excited to get this die and stamp set and I know you will be too! It's the perfect size for a standard sized card (5.5"x4.25") and the best part is there are lots of other TSG sets that would fit this die! 

Would you like to win the new Snow Globe and Die 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, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for popping in today! We have one more set to share with you all tomorrow, so I hope you can come back to check it out!


Supplies
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Snow Globe and Die' and 'Holiday Cheer'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, Bazzil Basic Cardstock, PP - Crate Paper
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Black Soot Distress Ink
{Access} TSG Snow Globe Die, MFT Medium Scalloped Border Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, PTI Button, Hemp Twine, Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG December Release Blog Hop - Day 1!!

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Good Morning everyone!!

It's the start of the There She Goes November release sneak peeks and today we've got a sweet set for you!

Torico is at it again, bringing us another SUPER cute Holiday set to love and adore, and this one has a twist…but you will have to wait until tomorrow to see WHAT the twist is!! Just take it from me, this set is so versatile, you will be turning to it again and again for all your holiday needs! With four ADORABLE scenes, and four fabulous sentiments, you are sure to fall in love.

 Holiday Cheer is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $15.

We did say it was ADORABLE right?? I loooove all of Torico's characters but this Santa and the others from this set have to be my ALL TIME favorite! I mean, who doesn't love a rollie-pollie Santa?!

Would you like to win the new Holiday Cheer 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, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


Thanks so much for popping in today! I hope you'll come back tomorrow to grab a peek at another awesome set!


Supplies
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Holiday Cheer'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Bling Cardstock, PP - Crate Paper 'Peppermint Collection'
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Morning Marigold, Creamy Caramel, Antique Linen Distress Ink
{Access} MFT Let It Snowflake Die and Open Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Large Circle Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, PTI Button, Hemp Twine, Sponges, Dimensionals

Happy Holidays!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!

I am really sorry for not blogging regularly this month. My husband's family has been dealing with some health issues that caught everyone off guard and we've been adjusting to it in our own ways. I haven't been feeling very crafty hence the lack of cards to share with you all. Although, I did make this itty bitty card for today's There She Goes (Again!) post and I enjoyed making it! Baby steps, right?! :)

So, if you haven't been over to the TSG blog this week, you have missed out! We've been showcasing a few of the older sets, like Just For You, Penguin Pals and the set I used on my card, Stick Together!

Cute no?! I love the little snowflakes in this set! Unfortunately, there is no die to match this set, so I had to cut them out with my precision scissors. It was a little time consuming, but no more than coloring up an image!

To make this card I used my large Spellbinders Postage Stamp die to cut a card base from some white glitter cardstock that I got from Michaels. Then I matted some scrap Chatter Box designer paper with some kraft cardstock and sewed them together. Then I added the scalloped trim, cut from scrap Crate Paper with my MFT medium scalloped border die. I wanted the trim to overhang the designer paper, so to add the raffia ribbon, I punched two holes and threaded the raffia through them to tie the bow! Where there's a will, there's a way, right?! :) Next I added the two snowflakes, which I stamped onto kraft cardstock with Versamark Ink, sprinkled them with white embossing powder and heat set them. After cutting them out, I added an adhesive pearl to the center of them and popped them on the base with a dimensional. Then I just stamped the sentiment, from TSG's No Peeking set, in the corner and that was it! A quick and easy card that you could easily turn into a gift tag!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, There She Goes is having a Thanksgiving Sale!

Now pop on back to the TSG blog to check out what eye candy the rest of the Trendsetters have whipped up for you today!


Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Happy Halloween!

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!!

I had to schedule this post just in case we lost power during Hurricane Sandy...which is highly probable since we are surrounded by woodlands and trees normally come down during any storm. As I write this post on Monday night, we've already heard the news that Wednesday evening's trick or treating for the kids has been postponed to Saturday evening. My Syd is a little peeved at that since we've been counting down for 15 days now. At least she will be safe doing it now though. The hurricane will have passed by then. :)

So in honor of Halloween night going on everywhere else in the world, I made this card using the new Toadally Awesome set from There She Goes!

I didn't color up this cutie during release week because I wanted to show you all the other image in the set (remember Mr Frogs??) She is SOOOO much fin to color!! And I am envious of her gorgeous locks!

As always, I colored her up with my SU reinkers and Distress Inks. The papers are left over scraps from MME's Boo To You Collection. I sponged each layer with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and machine stitched it to some black cardstock. Then I added the border created with MFT's Open Bracket border die and the hearts were cut from glitter paper with PTI's Heart Prints dies. The banners were done freehand and stitched to some scrap cardstock, then adhered to the base. Last, but not least, I added some jute twine and a black button from PTI.

I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween evening! And take care!

{Supplies}

{Stamps} There She Goes 'Toadally Awesome'

{Papers} PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Recollections Black Glitter Paper, PP - MME 'Boo To You' Collection

{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Lucky Limeade, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Morning Marigold, Sahara Sand, Cool Caribbean, Buckaroo Blue, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Black Soot and Frayed Burlap

{Access} PTI Heart Prints Die, MFT Open Bracket Border, PTI Button - True Black, Jute Twine, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG178: One Flake At A Time...a Sneak Peek!

Monday, October 22, 2012

Another Monday; another weekend gone! lol

The Pumpkin Festival was spectacular this year! We had the most gorgeous weather (70deg) and blue skies, but sadly we were 1500 pumpkins shy of smashing the world record. Bugger! Not sure what Highwood, Illinois got for a total, but if you want to check out what a real pumpkin festival looks like, then tune into HGTV at 8pm on Halloween night (October 31st)! Pumpkin Wars is a television special on the two towns, hosted by the Property Brothers, Drew and Jonathan Scott. I can't wait to their shots of Keene! 

It's release week at There She Goes again, but before we share those sneak peeks, I've got an itty bitty one for you today! Are you prepared for some SERIOUS CUTENESS!??

Adorable right?! Who doesn't love snowmen?? And for those that do, we've got an awesome set being released this week! I can't wait for you all to see it! You're going to MELT when you do! lol

I used this week's There She Goes challenge (#178), which is a sketch, for my layout and some old papers from Chatter Box (do they even exist anymore?!) and MME. See that sentiment?? It's from another set we're releasing this week too! Ooo! You guys are in for a treat this week, that's for sure! I hand drew the swoop along the bottom, cut it out with my scissors, then cut my patterned paper into 4 equal pieces. Then I lightly trimmed each corner off the pieces. Then I sponged each piece with Antique Linen Distress Ink and sewed each piece to the white cardstock base. Next, I cut a banner from some scrap MME paper, matted it to some white cardstock and adhered it to the base. Then I added some red baker's twine and a button to balance out the other side of the card.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week! Here are all the deets:

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project with a Fall/Halloween theme, 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 (October 22nd). 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 TSG178 so we can check out your beautiful work!

As always, thanks so much for popping in today! See you tomorrow!

Supplies

{Stamps} There She Goes 'Snow Buddies' and 'Snowman Sentiments'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PP - Chatter Box 'Light Snowflakes' and MME scrap
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black, SU's Cool Caribbean, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Morning Marigold, Really Rust, Soft Suede, Antique Linen Distress Ink
{Access} Bakers Twine, PTI Button, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

You're So Wise!

Friday, October 19, 2012

Happy Friday everyone!

Are you looking forward to the weekend as much as I am?? I am so done with this week! Keene has their annual Pumpkin Festival and this year, it's being filmed for HGTV's Pumpkin Wars show, to air on Halloween night! They're pitting Highwood, Illinois against Keene, NH to see who can have the most lit pumpkins in one place! It's going to be a pumpkin showdown!! Wooohooo! I can't wait!

So, all week long on the TSG's blog, we've been showcasing three older sets (Hauntingly Delightful, HSH-Halloween Additions and You're A Hoot!) and if you pop over there today, you'll see a ton of new card creations made by the Trendsetters using these sets! But before you do that, here's a peek at what I made!

I love a good owl stamp! And this one is CA-UUUUUUTE!

To make this card, I used Canson Manga cardstock to stamp the image on. Then I colored the owl in with SU reinkers in Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa and Chocolate Chip, a combination of Pretty In Pink, Blushing Bride and Regal Rose and Morning Marigold for his eyes. The background was sponged using Soft Sky and Rosies's Roadshow Cloud Template.I used papers from Basic Grey's Out Of Print collection and a little bit of Bo Bunny scrap. Each panel was stitched to Bazzil Basics Bitter Chocolate cardstock and sponged with Vintage Photo or Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Add the twine and buttons and it's all done!

Don't forget!: It's release week again for There She Goes so keep Tuesday morning free and get ready to check out some holiday cuteness!!

Have a fun-tastic weekend! And thanks for stopping by this week!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'You're A Hoot'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Basic Grey's Out Of Print Collection and Bo Bunny scrap
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink, Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Soft Sky, Distress Ink's Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo
{Access} Rosies Roadshow Cloud Template, Jute Twine, PTI Button, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Sponges, Sewing, Dimensionals

TSG 177: Full (or Halloween!) Fun

Monday, October 15, 2012

Good Morning Sweet Peeps!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I spent most of it catching up on my chores, but it felt good to get on top of them again. We did find some time to play though; Friday night we on a haunted hayride in Vermont! It was a lot of fun! Cold, but fun! :)

Last week's delayed There She Goes release was such a blast! I can't wait for you all to get your new stamps and dies....you're going to love them! Continuing on with the fun, it's There She Goes (Again!) week over at the TSG blog, where we showcase 3 sets released some time ago. So pop on over to the blog this week and check out the eye candy! We also have a great challenge (TSG177) for you all this week! Angela Thomas, one of our fabulous Trendsetters and awesome Dirty Girl has challenged us all to create a card or project with a Fall or Halloween theme! Awesome right??

 It would be an understatement if I said I loooooved Halloween! Yeah, I kind of have a teensy-weensy thing for it. :) Which is why I didn't have to think twice about which set to use for this challenge! I HAD to use Hauntingly Delightful! She's the cutest little witch I've seen! To make this card I used this week's Deconstructing Sketch #73, together with some papers from MME's Mischevious collection and Basic Grey's Erie collection. The web border was made using TSG's Spider Web Die. I added a little button detail to balance out the layout and some adhesive rhinestones for some...SPARKLE! Which works perfectly for this week's Basic Grey #79 challenge and Sugar Creek Hollow's #33 challenge!

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using this week’s challenge 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 (October 15th). 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 TSG177 so we can check out your beautiful work!

 I hope you find some time to play! Thanks for stopping by!

{Supplies}

{Stamps} There She Goes 'Hauntingly Delightful'

{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP - MME Mischievous and Basic Grey's Erie collection

{Ink} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Old Olive, Concord Grape, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Soft Suede, Antique Linen Distress Ink

{Access} TSG's Spider Web Die, Spellbinders Large Circle Die, PTI Button - Black, Jute Twine, Adhesive Rhinestones, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG's October Release Blog Hop Challenge - Day Three!!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Welcome back to Day Three of the There She Goes October Release Sneak Peeks!! I can't WAIT for you to see this set!!

We have been begging for it, and finally, Torico gave us what we wanted…our very own NINJA set!! Woot! Woot!! From colds to birthdays, this set is sure to kick whatever you need a card for’s butt!!
Just stand back; he’s got this!

Ninja Skillz is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 26 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Is this not an awesome set?!! This set is perfect for all those boy cards we never make but need from time to time! And every ninja needs a sidekick, so Torico whipped one up! But not just any sidekick - it's puppy power to the rescue! lol This isn't too far removed from what goes on in my family at the moment. My little girl really wants to take karate lessons and her 'shadow' around the house...is Stella, the family dog!

To make this card I used this week's Retro Sketches #32 and some paper from MME's Indie Chic 'Ginger' Collection. The images were colored with my SU and Distress Ink reinkers and an aquapainter brush.

Would you like to win the new Ninja Skillz 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, October 13th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Now here's the list of blogs you HAVE to check out....unless you want a Ninja on your back! ;)


Thanks so much for hanging out with us this week! See you at the release!!


Supplies
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Ninja Skillz'
{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP-MME's Indie Chic 'Ginger' Collection
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Going Gray, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie, Distress Inks 'Black Soot and Frayed Burlap'
{Access} Ric Rac Ribbon, PTI Button - Black, EK Success Corner Punch, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG's October Release Blog Hop Challenge - Day Two!!

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

It's the second day of the There She Goes October release sneak peeks!!

Created by Torico to go along with the original Just For You set, this Halloween Additions set is perfect for all your Halloween gift giving needs. Not only has she created some of the CUTEST images and sayings, there are now DIES to go along with it!! 

*The circles can be punched out with a 1 3/8 in. punch

*There will be a total of four dies to go with this set. One for each of the big shapes and then a set of nesting banner dies.

Just For You-Halloween Additions is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 28 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Just For You Dies are a 4 piece set and will sell for $31.50.

I spied these Halloween gift bags on Pinterest last week and knew they'd be a perfect pairing with these tags! They're made from brown lunch bags and tied to a twig with raffia. But aren't these tags adorable?! I love how easy they were to make - perfect for Halloween school treats!

Would you like to win the new JFY-Halloween Addition 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, October 13th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you should check out to increase your chances of winning!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!


Supplies

{Stamps} There She Goes 'Just For You - Halloween Addition'

{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, PP - Recollections Spook Alley

{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Going Gray
{Access} TSG's 'JFY-Halloween Additions Dies, Jute Twine, Dimesionals

TSG October Release Blog Hop Challenge - Day One!!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

G'day everyone and welcome to the There She Goes October release sneak peeks!! It's day one and we have a fabulous set to start the sneak peeks off with!

The name pretty much says it all…but this new set from Melyssa really IS Toadally Awesome! From Halloween to Birthdays, with a princess AND a frog, along with several punny sayings, this set is so versatile and CUTE!! Use it for birthday’s, Halloween, and whatever else you see fit!!

Toadally Awesome is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $12.00.

TOADALLY AWESOME right?! And if you've popped in from one of the other Trendsetter's blogs, then you know the other image from this set is equally as fabulous! (I resisted as hard as I could to color her up!) This one might have a subtle Halloween theme, but just like all the TSG's sets, it's perfectly suitable for other occasions too! I made a Thank You card and used this week's MOJO Sketch #262 for my layout. Mr Toad was colored up with my reinkers and aquapainter brush and I used papers from Crate Papers Pretty Party Collection as well as MME's Mischievous Collection. The banners were easily done with the banner die in the TSG's Worlds Best die set. Add some sewing, a PTI button and some twine, and I was done!

Would you like to win the new Toadally Awesome 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, October 13th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

 Here's the list of blogs you'll definitely want to check out!

Be sure to scoot on back tomorrow for day two of the sneak peeks!!

Supplies

{Stamps} There She Goes 'Toadally Awesome'

{Papers} Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP- Crate Paper 'Pretty Party' and MME's 'Mischievous' Collections

{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Old Olive, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

{Access} TSG's World's Best Die set, PTI Button - Soft Stone, Jute Twine, Spellbinders Large Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals 

Easiest Pajama Pants Tutorial!

Friday, October 5, 2012

TGIF! Ain't that the truth?!

As promised, I'm back to share the super easy tutorial I found to make pajama pants!

While lurking on Pinterest one day, a few weeks ago, I started to think about the upcoming holidays and how Christmas is only two months away (yikes!). After my mini freak out, I decided I wanted to make my little girl a pair of flannel pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. So I searched for a few tutorials and by far, this one by Nancy, of My Cotton Creations, was the easiest to follow! Since my little one has movie night at her school once a month, I thought she could use a cute pair of PJ's for them too! And as luck would have it, Joann's was having a sale on their flannel fabric - a serious sale - like, $2.99 per yard kind of sale! They must have known I was coming! lol So I bought enough to make two pairs of PJ's!

Here's how they turned out! Cute aren't they?! For my 7yr old, I bought 1.5 yards of fabric, half a yard of some coordinating fabric for the waistband, tie and cuffs.

Instead of using elastic, I went with ties and I added some buttons on the front...just for looks!

I sewed on the coordinating cuffs and waistband after cutting the front and back panels and before sewing those two pieces together. I also double stitched the seams to give them a cleaner look. The best part about this project is that it isn't a hard thing to make and in fact, even with the double stitching and coordinating fabric, I still made these in just over 3 hours!!

I didn't have time to take a good picture of the other pair I made before my little one insisted on wearing them to bed this week...so here's a photo of her wearing them!

She LOVES them so much that she has begged me to take her shopping for flannel this weekend so she can have a few more of these in her closet! lol

To save you from scrolling to the top again, here's the tutorial I recommend using...

Christmas Eve Pajama Pants Tutorial

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!!

Happy Birthday!

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Hi Peeps!

I know I've been quiet lately (I sound like a broken record lately, don't I?!), but it's not because I haven't been creating. I've just been creating with different materials! I've had the urge to use my sewing machine on something other than cards, so this week I bought some flannel and made my little girl some pajama pants! I used a tutorial I found on Pinterest and the best part - they only took me 3hrs to whip up! That's less time than I usually take to make a card! lol I'll get a better photo of them and post the tutorial tomorrow.

But today, I have a card I made a couple of weeks ago.

Look Ma! I didn't color anything! lol

It was a little strange not coloring anything up for a card, but refreshing at the same time! :) The background paper was a little busy, and I know I've made the mistake of stamping a sentiment on busy paper before and not being able to read it. But this time, I heat embossed the image to make it stand out on the paper. You can click on the image to get a better look. I love the strip of different paper across the middle of the card - it really draws your eye to the images! The dress form image is from the TSG's Cute As A Button set and so is the sentiment. The banners were made using the banner die from the World's Best die set.

It's a quick and easy card, but sometimes those are the best ones! :)

Just a reminder, the TSG's October releases start next week, so mark your calendars!


Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Cute As A Button'
Papers: Bazzil Basics, PP - Sassafras Lass, Cosmo Cricket
Inks: SU's Chocolate Chip, Versamark Ink
Access: TSG's World's Best Die, PTI Buttons, Jute Twine, Adhesive Pearls, Fiskars Decorative Scissors
Machine Stitching