A Little Bit of Magic Sneak Peek!!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Happy Thursday everyone! Friday is right around the corner and I'm looking forward to the weekend. Not that we've got much planned! In fact, I don't think we have much planned at all, but I'm looking forward to the little things, like enjoying my morning coffee before everyone else is up and heading down to our favorite swimming hole before the rest of the world gets there! :) Just two working days left....*sigh*

Before I wish the rest of the week away, I have a surprise for you! All That Scraps is releasing a brand new set this week!! Yeah, it's not release week but Christine and Amy Y. couldn't keep these cuties a secret any longer! Without further ado....

Meet the Little Bit Of Magic Fairies!!

Don't you just love her?! And when we say 'little', we mean little! They're all under 2-inches in height! (So they're wicked easy to color!) There's 9 fairies in all, and the best part is, you don't have to decide which ones you can't live without - they come as a set! Yep! You get all nine to play with! But that's not all! Amy R. has come up with matching sentiments for them! I love it when a plan comes together! :)

Both sets are being released on Saturday, July 14th at 9am CST. I'll have another sneak peek to share with you tomorrow, but if you can't wait, you may spot some other fairies over at the ATS blog! ;)

I hope to see you tomorrow!

Supplies

Stamps: ATS 'Little Bit Of Magic Fairies' and Little Bit Of Magic Sentiments'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Ruby Red

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Specialty paper - Michaels, PP - Basic Grey's Kioshi Collection

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Edge Punch, Recollections Adhesive Rhinestones, Stampendous Crystal Snow Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals 

Have A Sweet Day!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Hi everyone!

Do Tuesday's drag on for you as much as they do for me?? I very much dislike Tuesday's for that reason! Unless, of course, I have something to look forward to on a Tuesday....like sharing a card with you all! :) 

One of the cards I worked on this weekend was this one using the recently released Ice Cream Lucy from All That Scraps!

Did you check out the size of that ice cream?! Wouldn't that be one heck of a treat!? lol We have a favorite ice cream place we like to go to and I never get anything but Caramel Cashew Chip - it's absolutely heavenly! It's a good thing the drive there is over a half hour! lol

If you can't tell, I had a little fun with this card! I've always admired the collage type cards, but I've never really attempted one, so I decided it give it a bit of a go this weekend. I think I threw in everything but the kitchen sink on this one! Ice Cream Lucy was colored with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. Her hair was colored using Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. To make the base, I used a bunch of scrap paper from Scenic Route, MME, Sassafras Lass, Crate Paper and October Afternoon. I made the tag from kraft cardstock, and stamped a sentiment from Amy. R.'s Sweet Sentiments on it. Then I used PTI's Heart Prints die and some decorative scissors to make the hearts. The sweets ticket was created with the ticket stamp in the Sweet Treats Logo's set and the small ticket die. The scalloped border was made with MFT's medium scalloped border die and I finished it off with some Twinery Baker's Twine in Maraschino and a button. Oh, and I couldn't help it...I tucked a doily in between Lucy and the tag!

I hope you enjoy looking over this card as much as I enjoyed making it!

I'll be back Thursday with a surprise! ;) See you then!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Ice Cream Lucy', 'Sweet Sentiments' and 'Sweet Treats Logo's'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Vanilla, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Scenic Route, Crate Paper, October Afternoon and Sassafras Lass

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Cool Caribbean, Rich Raspberry, Regal Rose, Pool Party, Distress Inks 'Antique Linen and Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'

Access: ATS Ticket Die, MFT Scalloped Border Die, PTI Heart Prints Die, PTI Button - Cream and White, Twinery Baker's Twine - Maraschino, Doily (Michaels), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG164: Sew! Sew! Sew!

Monday, July 9, 2012

Hi everyone!

I can't believe it's Monday already! Where did my weekend go? I did manage to cram a lot into it though. Got five or so cards done, worked in my garden, did the laundry, cleaned the house and even managed a trip to a local antique store. Didn't pick up anything this time. I'm on the hunt for a couple of things for our upstairs bathroom, but I'm not in any hurry. The best thing about antique stores is that there's always something new to check out every time you go. :)

One of the cards I did this weekend was this one for this week's There She Goes Challenge, TSG164. Wendy Ramlakhan is this week's featured Trendsetter, and she's challenging us to sew on our cards or projects.

Since I sew on all of my cards, I decided to do a little faux stitching instead. So I pulled out the In Stitches set and used the wet embossing technique to add a little ribbon detail across the base of the card. The stamp wasn't long enough to run the length I needed it to, so I stamped the cross stitches out twice, hiding any overlap under the main panel. Of course, I couldn't make a card without ANY real sewing on it, so I stitched the patterned paper to some Bazzil Bling cardstock and trimmed it with my decorative scissors and corner punch. The cute snowman is from the Warmest Wishes set, which comes with it's own dies to cut out the snowman! I left him white by just adding a bit of grey ink to the shadows case by his scarf and buttons. I just love how he turned out! The sentiment, also from the Warmest Wishes set, was wet embossed and heat set, just like the stitches. Lastly, I added the baker's twine and button to finish it off.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo 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 (July 16th). 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 TSG164 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I hope you play along with us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Warmest Wishes' and 'In Stitches'

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Bling - White Avalanche, PP - Crate Paper

Inks: Versamark Ink, StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Going Gray, Soft Suede, Regal Rose, Pumpkin Pie

Access: TSG Warmest Wishes Die, Stampendous White Embossing Powder, EK Success Corner Punch, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, PTI Button - White, Bakers Twine - Cherry, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Three!!

Friday, July 6, 2012

Happy Friday Everyone!

It's day three of the All That Scraps release sneak peeks!! But it you can't wait any longer - the whole release is NOW AVAILABLE in the store! But don't go just yet! Pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and have a gander at what I whipped up for you today. :)

Christine has gone and done it again! She's created another set of characters that the whole design team has fallen in love with! And we know you will too!

Say hello to the I Want Candy Meoples!!

They're a set of four characters and I'm sharing two of them with you today! I love their big smiles and I especially love how quick they are to color! :D I colored each of them up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush. For the card above, I borrowed last week's Deconstructing Sketch #58 and papers from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite collection. The sentiment is from the Sweet Logo's set.

To make this card I used some old paper from MME (Sorry! I don't know the name of it!), the Curly Q die  and the sentiment came from Amy R.'s new Sweet Sentiments set.

So, what do you think of the new kids on the block?? Do you like them? Or do you LOVE them?? Let me know.

Thanks so very much for stopping in all week! It's been a busy one, that's for sure. I could use a quiet weekend...how about you? Have a great weekend and I'll see you Monday!

Supplies

Card 1

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Going Green, Really Rust, Dusty Durango, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Close To Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Cool Caribbean

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate and Avalanche White, PP - October Afternoon's Fly A Kite Collection

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Divine Twine-Brown Sugar (Ribbon Carousel), Fiskars Decorative Scissors, EK Success Corner Punch, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: All That Scraps 'I Want Candy Meoples', 'Sweet Sentiments'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Cool Caribbean

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - MME

Access: ATS Curly Q Die, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Vintage Seam Binding - Cream (Ribbon Carousel), PTI Button, Jute Button Twine (Ribbon Carousel), Rosies Roadshow Cloud Die, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

ATS July Release Sneak Peeks - Day Two!!

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Hi Everyone!

It's day two of the All That Scraps July release sneak peeks!
Amy Y. is releasing a few new Sweet November Garden Girls this month and I have one of them to share with you today!

Meet Garden Girl Gertie! 

She's such a doll! I just love that sweet face! I also love that she's the perfect size to color or paper piece on!

I used a handful of dies on this card, and a new stamp (besides Gertie and the sentiment - can you spot it?), so here are some deets! First up, I colored Gertie with Antique Linen Distress Ink and a little Tea Dye for the shadows. Then I paper pieced her apron with some scrap paper from Basic Grey's Pyrus Collection. Next, I used the Fence Border die to cut out two sets of fences and sponged both with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. On one, I concentrated the ink on the pickets, and on the other I applied the ink to just the cross beams. Then, using the NEW Woodgrain stamp (squeal!!), I stamped it onto the pickets using Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Next, I cut out the stamped pickets and adhered them to the other fence so it would pop out a little more. I also used a brown marker to highlight the 'nails' in the fence. Next, I used the grass border die to add two strips of grass to the card. The hills were made by cutting out curves from pieces of patterned paper (BG's Pyrus Collection), then matting them with Bazzil Basics cardstock that I trimmed with my small scalloped Fiskars decorative scissors. The tree was made from the NEW Olive Branch die being released this week! I applied everything to a base of patterned paper from BG's Pyrus Collection, which was machine stitched to some Bitter Chocolate Bazzil Basics cardstock. The sentiment is from Amy R.'s Many Thanks sentiment set.

I'm off to check out what the other girls from the design team have whipped up using Gertie and her two garden friends....wanna tag along?? They're over at the ATS blog now!

The stamps and dies go on sale in the store tonight, July 5th, at 8pm CST, but I hope to see you tomorrow for our last preview!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps New 'Sweet November Gertie', New 'Woodgrain' Stamp, 'Many Thanks'

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

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey's 'Pyrus' Collection

Access: New ATS Olive Branch Die, ATS Fence Border Die, ATS Grass Border Die, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals

TSG163: Inspiration Challenge

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Good Morning!
I'm back today with a card I whipped up under an hour for this week's There She Goes challenge!

This week, our challenge, TSG163, is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Angela! She is challenging YOU to make a card or project using the provided photo for inspiration…isn’t it GORGEOUS!!! The thing we love the most about Inspiration challenges is that the possibilities are endless…so let your imagination run wild!!

Are you laughing?? The reason I got the Freeze The Moment set from TSG is solely because of this sentiment! I looove it's ambiguousness! I decided to use the banner as my inspiration and used them as panels as well as in my patterned paper. This week's I Spy Sketches ISCC22 challenge this week worked perfectly with the banners. I added some Diamond Glaze to the sundae jar, but unfortunately, I didn't realize I would use some of the colors I added to the glass to made it appear to be the real thing. :( You live and learn, I guess.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the inspiration photo 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 (July 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 TSG163 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies
Stamps: There She Goes 'Freeze The Moment'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Going Gray, Cool Caribbean, Close To Cocoa, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Pretty In Pink

Papers: PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day collection and scrap

Access: Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals 

ATS July Release - Day One!!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Good Morning!

It's release week at All That Scraps and the design team and I can't wait to show you what's being released in July! You're going to be SWEET on them!

First up is Lolli Beatrice!

Cute as a button don't you think?? And I guess Christine (ATS Owner and Illustrator) thought so too because she created some button dies to coordinate with this month's release! Wahoo! As with every release, there is a bunch of coordinating sentiments and logos. I used the circle stamp from the Sweet Treats logo set together with my circle die, some Versamark Ink and white embossing powder to create this embellishment. I can't get enough of her water spout hair!

And if that wasn't enough cuteness, Christine added a few more dies to this release! See that ice cream....yep! It's a new die!! Are you excited yet?? It's a beauty and cuts through thick paper like butter! That sentiment is from Amy R.'s new sentiment set, called Sweet Sentiments. Don't you just LOVE that die?!

If these have tempted you to see more, then head on over to the ATS blog for more eye candy! You might even see a Swiss Pixie or two! :)

Supplies
Card 1

Stamps: ATS Lolli Beatrice, Sweet Treat Logos

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose Ruby Red, Tempting Turquoise, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark Clear

Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day collection and scrap paper

Access: ATS Button Die, PTI Open Scalloped Border Die, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Fiskars Decorative Edge Scissors, Ribbon, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Dimensionals

Card 2

Stamps: Amy R.'s Sweet Sentiments

Inks: Stazon 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel and Cool Caribbean

 Papers: Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME, Bo Bunny and October Afternoon

Access: ATS Sweet Treats Die, Spellbinders Labels 10 Nestie, Divine Twine - Cotton Candy, Recollections Adhesive Pearls, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimensionals