Happy Friday and A DS90 Card!

Friday, February 22, 2013

We made it to the end of the week peeps! Work had me BUSY all week, which is usually a good thing, but I couldn't catch my breath! Add that to my two favorite people (The Man and My Little Ray of Sunshine) leaving for vacation in Florida last night (with me driving them to the airport, which is 1.5hr away!), and you could say that I'm all knackered out! Instead of vacationing with my family, I chose to stay home and take care of our animals. Our dog Stella is a very nervous dog and I didn't feel comfortable leaving her in a kennel for a week. I'm sure she'd feel completely abandoned and it would set all our hard work, getting her to trust us, back a good six months! Plus, if you think about it, I really am on vacation....a staycation actually. No husband; no kid; no feeding them....I can stamp, sew and do whatever I like for the next week! So don't feel sorry for me! I'll be just fine! lol

Anyway, I did promise you a card using this week's Deconstructed Sketch #90 and here is!

Such a simple looking card right?? I have no idea how it took me 2+ hours to make! Maybe it was because there was no coloring involved and I feel so out of my element when I do! Cards feel nekked without a colored image to me! lol

The sentiment is from a set called Flowers of Happiness by There She Goes. And I paired it with some papers from MME and some yummy seam binding ribbon. The button is from a package of white Papertrey Ink buttons.

I hope you all can play along this week! Can't wait to see what you do with it!

Have an awesome weekend!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Flowers Of Happiness'
{Papers} Bazzil Basics - Vanilla, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - MME
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap'
{Access} Spellbinders Nesties, PTI Buttons White and Cream, Hemp Twine, Seam Binding, Sewing, Sponging, Distressing, Dimensionals

TSG Release Sneak Peek: Giddy Up!!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

(If you're looking for my Deconstructed Sketch card...I'll be posting it tomorrow...stay tuned! lol)

Good morning again folks! It's Day Two of the There She Goes March release sneak peeks and we've got a humdinger of a set for you today!

Cowboys and western themes are all the rage right now, and we wanted IN on this super popular trend….and boy did Torico deliver!! Our new Giddy Up set is so fun, you’ll be roped in!

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

Being from Australia, I was not familiar with some of the slang in the USA, but I managed to pick up a lot of them as the years went by. Then, in the summer of 2003 or 2004, I discovered a new one....Cowboy Up! From the most unlikeliest of places too - major league baseball! My favorite player on the Red Sox that year was Kevin Millar and he started a rally cry among the fans...to cowboy up! (For those of you who don't know it's meaning, it means to 'pony up', or 'buck up' or just plain ol' 'suck it up'! lol  I LOVED the saying and it has stayed with me ever since! So you know I HAD to use it on my sneak peek! lol

I used my trusty reinkers to color in this little cowboy and his pony and the layout is based on this week's Retro Sketches Challenge #51.

Would you like to win the new Giddy Up 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, February 23rd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


I hope you've enjoyed this week's sneak peeks! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you all at the release party!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Giddy Up}
{Papers} Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Crate Paper's Wanted Collection
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Buckaroo Blue, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Really Rust, Crushed Curry, Going Gray and Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain'
{Access} Eyelets, Jute Twine, Spellbinders Nesties, Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, Sewing, Sponges, Dimensionals

TSG Release Sneak Peek: The Beary Best!!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Hi everyone! Are you excited about this release so far??

It's day one of the There She Goes March release sneak peeks and we've got such a sweet set to share with you all!

Torico is at it again with her SUPER cute animals that we all LOVE and adore! This set has some of the CUTEST bear images, and the sentiments will bring a tear to your eye. This set is the perfect mix of sentimental and super cute!

The Beary Best is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 19 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

 

My little baby girl is leaving for vacation tomorrow with her daddy and his family for a week in Florida, so I made this card with her in mind. :) Just like the sentiment says, I can't bear to be without them!

I colored the image with my reinkers and aquapainter brush and I CASed this card by Michelle Boyer (another idol of mine!) because the layout caught my eye on Pinterest.

Would you like to win the new The Beary Best 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, February 23rd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you'll want to check out and leave a comment on:

  Thanks for popping in today! See you all tomorrow!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'The Beary Best'
{Papers} Bazzil Basics - Cream, PTI Kraft Cardstock, PP - Echo Park's Sweet Day
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Close To Cocoa, Morning Marigold, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Cool Caribbean
{Access} PTI button - Stone, Lace - Joanns, Hemp Twine - Michaels, Sewing, Sponges, Dimensionals

Tuesday Morning Sketches #186: Thank You

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Hi everyone!

Did you all have a good weekend? I hope so. We took it pretty easy....actually, scratch that. I went to the YMCA gym on Saturday and Sunday and my thighs are really regretting it! lol I worked out on a recumbent bike, at different speeds, for an hour and holy cow - am I hurting today! It doesn't phase me though. I'm going to give the yoga, cycling and bodysculpting classes a go over the next week...wish me luck! lol

It's Tuesday and I have another Tuesday Morning Sketches card to share with you all! I hope you're enjoying them and are giving them a go. This week's sketch is awesome and you can find all the detail.....here!
 

I loved all the elements in this week's sketch! I used some digital alphabet flash cards (from My Day Dream Designs - which now seems to be off-line now) for my main image and antiqued them with Distress Inks and Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist (remember that stuff?). The sentiment is from the Believe In You set from There She Goes.

We'd love for you to play along with us this week. If you need more inspiration, you can visit the blogs of the TMS girls to get you in the mood! ;)

Angela
Bonnie
Cheryl
Dawn
Debbie
Jenee
Jessi
Laura
Theresa
Melissa
Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs,
Sandra


{Supplies}
{Stamps} My Day Dream Designs and There She Goes 'Believe In You'
{Papers} PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Crate Paper scrap
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Morning Marigold, Distress Inks 'Antique Line, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'
{Access} PTI Buttons, Jute Twine, Ribbon - Joanns, MFT Medium Scalloped Border, Sewing, Sponging, Dimensionals

There She Goes (Again!)

Friday, February 15, 2013

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day! The Man surprised my little girl and I with flowers, a card and a small present. He had already left for work when we came down stairs for breakfast, so they were lying on the table, waiting for us. You should have seen my little girl's face light up! It was precious! Then, when I heated up the pancakes I had made earlier in the week, I cut heart shapes into them...she just beamed ear to ear at that! lol 

It's the final day of our There She Goes (Again!) week and I have a brand new card to share with you all using one of the sets we've been featuring all week long. 

 

Bloom was one of the very first sets I owned from TSG. In fact, Jess sent me it as part of my guest designer stint with TSG wayyyyyy back in 2009! It was my favorite flower set back then, and it still is today! I just love it! 

I wanted to keep this card simple since the flower was so big and bold. I used some scrap MME and October Afternoon paper and my go-to neutral - kraft cardstock. The image was watercolored with SU's Rich Razzleberry, Cranberry Crisp, Soft Suede and Old Olive. The background was lightly watercolored with Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I sewed each panel to some of my favorite colored Bazzil Basics cardstock - Bitter Chocolate and layered everything with the help of dimensionals.

Here's a close up of my watercoloring.

You might have noticed that my photos are a little clearer now. I couldn't stand how blurry my images had become lately. It wasn't my camera, but Blogger that was doing it. So, after a bit of Googling, I found out that if I uploaded them to an external, online source (like Photobucket or Flickr), that would eliminate the blur. It worked! I'm so happy now! I hope you're enjoying it too!

Please check out what the rest of the Trendsetters have whipped up for you today over at the There She Goes blog! You won't be disappointed!

Thanks so much for stopping by this week! I'll see you all next week with some sneak peeks! :D Have a good one!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Bloom'
{Papers} PTI Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, Canson Manga Cardstock, PP - MME and October Afternoon scrap
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Cranberry Crisp, Soft Suede, Distress Inks 'Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'
{Access} Jute Twine, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, Sewing, Dimensionals

DS89: WWASD?!

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Hi everyone! I think I say this every week, but this week really flew by for me! I got a call from my Little Ray of Sunshine's school Monday afternoon. My little girl had a fever and a headache. So we stayed home that afternoon and all day Tuesday too. She was back at school yesterday and feeling a lot better. The fact that she has a Valentines Day party planned for today might have had something to do with that! lol 

Since it is Thursday, this means Jen has another fabulous Deconstructed Sketch for you all!

DS89...you can check out all the sketch details on her blog -----> HERE!

And here's what I came up with!

If I was being completely honest with you, then I'd tell you that the sketch scared me a little! It's very rigid looking, and up until Tuesday night, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it. But then I had a *lightbulb* moment! I simply asked myself: "WWASD? What would Amy Sheffer do?" Seriously, I did! Out loud too! lol She always puts together the best cards using any sketch - even hard ones! So I thought about it and decided that she'd definitely distress her papers, which would soften up all those straight edges in the design. Then she'd change the center panel to another shape for the same reason. She's also all about layers, as am I. Can't have too many! I don't think she sews on her papers, but I have to...it's an OCD thing now! She'd probably use banners or something for the three middle elements, which I love, but I stuck with my go-to embellishment...buttons and twine!

That cute image is from the Back In 10 set from There She Goes. It's such a sweet image and together with these not-so-girly papers, I thought they would make for a perfect Valentines Day card for my husband. He loves my cards, but I don't know that he'd love to get a really girly one! lol

Check out what the other Deconstruced Sketch girls came up with!

Amber Hight
Arielle Gordon
Cresta Woodruff
Dawn Easton
Donna Wardle
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson
Judy Rozema
Kadie Ensley
Lori Boyd
Sandra MacLean
Sheri Gilson
Tobi Crawford
Tracey Pickersgill
I hope you are able to play along this week! And have a WONDERFUL Valentines Day!!
<3 br="">


{Supplies}
{Stamps} There She Goes 'Back In 10'
{Papers} PTI Kraft Cardstock, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, Canson Manga Cardstock, PP - MME 'Follow Your Heart-Be Amazing' Collection
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Cool Caribbean, Curry Crush, Going Gray, Soft Suede
{Access} PTI Buttons - Kraft, Hemp Twine, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, Lace Ribbon, EK Success Corner Punch, Sponges, Dimensionals, Sewing

TMS185: Love Ya Bugaboo!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Did you have a great weekend??

We had a great weekend, despite the Nor'easter looming over us. They called for a snow day from school on Friday, so I took a day off from work to hang with my little girl. I REALLY needed a snow day to take things a little easy. We watched a couple of movies together and got to relax a little. Saturday was spent shoveling ourselves out of the house! We only got a foot of snow but it was enough to keep us at home most of the day! Syd had a friend over for a sleepover, so we took them to the pool at the YMCA...it wore them out, just a little bit! ;) Keeping this new motivation trend going, we headed back to the Y on Sunday for a family Zumba class and I got on a treadmill for the first time in years! I did pretty good...until I turned around and saw the CEO of the company I work for standing right behind me! Good thing I wasn't jogging and jiggling everywhere! Bhahahaha!

Ok, lets put that mental image aside and get to why you're here! lol I have another Tuesday Morning Sketches card to share with you all!

This week's sketch is being sponsored by...wait for it....BUGABOO DIGI STAMPS!! But that's not all! There's a twist to this week's sketch! Your card or project has to have a 'lovey dovey' theme to it! I think you guys can rise to the challenge this week! ;) 

The sketch is a FABULOUS one for those bigger images we all have! I used the CUTE Dino Heart digi stamp from Bugaboo to fulfill the challenge twist. He's such a cutie and I'm a sucker for a dinosaur image! The sentiment is from a set of Everyday Sentiments from Kraftin Kimmi Stamps. I think I might pop this card in my litlte girl's lunch box on Valentines Day...she'll love it! :)

Check out what the Tuesday Morning Sketch girls did with the challenge!

Angela
Bonnie
Cheryl
Dawn
Debbie
Jenee
Jessi
Laura
Theresa
Melissa

Thanks for popping in today! Have a good one!


{Supplies}
{Stamps} Bugaboo Digi Stamps 'Dino Heart 1' and Kraftin Kimmi Stamps 'Everyday Sentiments'
{Papers} Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, Georgia Pacific Cardstock, PP - Crate Paper and MME scrap
{Inks} StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Pool Party, Bahama Breeze, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Blushing Bride, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cool Caribbean, Going Gray and Distress Inks 'Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo'
{Access} Spellbinders Labels 4 Nestie, Jute Twine, Sewing, Sponges, Dimensionals