A Strawberry In A Bowl Of Peas

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Good Morning!

June is almost here and that means another release of utterly adorable stamps from All That Scraps! The June sneak peeks start next week, but before we share those new cuties with you, here's one last look at one of this month's sweet stamps! :) 

It's Berry Beatrice in her strawberry costume! As a kid, I would have gladly handed over my Strawberry Shortcake figurine for a costume like this one! It's too cute!

Beatrice was colored up with my SU reinkers and aquapainter brush and I used a few papers from Basic Grey and October Afternoon. I don't know what it is, but I just love black ink on kraft cardstock! Which is why I stamped the sentiment, from the Berry Logo's set, on some scrap kraft cardstock and punched it out with the tickets die. The border was hand drawn by me with a Micron pen. Love the simplicity of this card! Sometimes it's just nice to enjoy all the fun colors on a card without covering most of them up! Know what I mean?

If you need a bit more inspiration, then head on over to the ATS blog to see what eye candy the design team has created for you this week!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend! If it's the wet weekend they're predicting, I'm planning on cleaning my house since I've neglected it most weekends because the weather has been so nice to stay indoors! :)

Hope you have yourself a lovely one!
Toodles!

Supplies

Stamps: All That Scraps 'Berry Beatrice' and 'Berry Logos'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Cranberry Crisp, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand and Certain Celery

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Avalanche White and Bitter Chocolate, October Afternoon's Farm Fresh, Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry

Access: ATS Ticket Die, Doodlebug Twine - Ladybug, PTI Button - Brown, Spellbinders Circle Nesties, EK Success Edge Punch, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

So Great To Sea You!

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Good Morning!

What a week it's been so far! Monday was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and my peonies were about to bloom. Then yesterday, we had a terrible storm roll through town with torrential rains, high winds, tornado warnings, hail and flooding! It washed away a huge chunk of our driveway and my beautiful peony bush got pumbled! Such bizarre weather!

Luckily we didn't lose power last night because I wouldn't have had any light to make this card! Phew!

I have been waiting to use this set ever since I got it in the mail...it's the Make A Splash set from There She Goes. She's adorable isn't she? The main reason I wanted this set is because I was dying to color her fins in and add a ton of glitter to it! :D I have to get my fix whenever I can get it!

I used my SU reinkers to color her in. Her fin was a combination of Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive; her hair was a little bit of Really Rust and Ruby Red, and the 'water' around her was a tiny bit of Pool Party with Antique Linen Distress Ink around the edges of the oval panel.

The papers are from an old stack of MME 'Home' glitter paper and that gorgeous wrinkled ribbon is from Ribbon Carousel. The colors I chose were inspired by the Pinterest Inspiration challenge RCC55 this week over at Ribbon Carousel. (Must remember to pin that image!) The layout is from last week's Mojo Monday #242. I also used a teeny tiny bit of cork on my card too as a bit of a reminder about TSG's cork challenge this week! Man, that's a lot of inspiration on one tiny card! lol

Well, I hope your week is going well so far! Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by today!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Make A Splash'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Ruby Red, Regal Rose, Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Really Rust, Distress Inks Frayed Burlap and Antique Linen

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics, PP - MME Glitter 

Access: Wrinkled Ribbon - Ribbon Carousel, Basic Grey Brad - Jovial Collection, Cork, Spellbinders Oval and Scalloped Oval Nesties, Stampendous Snow Crystal Glitter, Machine Stitching, Sponges, Dimesionals

TSG158: Cork It!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Good Morning! 

How we all doing today?? Good, I hope! It's Memorial Day in the US today so I'm on a three day weekend...and loving it! Why can't all weekends be three days long?! I'd get so much done if they were! It also happens to be my birthday today. Love having a public holiday on my birthday! It means never having to ask for the day off from work! Yeehaa!

So in honor of my birthday I thought I should make today's card a birthday one! It's also Monday, which means it's time for another There She Goes challenge. Today's challenge, TSG158, is being dished out by this week's featured Trendsetter - Karen Giron. (It's actually Karen's last week with us, so if you want to show her how much you love her, pop on over to her blog and tell her how much you're going to miss her!) :) Her challenge for us is to use cork on your card or project!

I recently bought some cork so I was ready for this challenge! If you don't have any, I hear Trendsetter Holly McMillen has a tutorial on how to make your own! I was a little scared to use this stuff since I haven't used it before, but I decided to jump in the deep end and use a WHOLE LOT OF IT on my card! lol

I spied TSG's Alum, Iwona Palamountain's Sketchbook Saturday #61 layout and knew I could whip something up with it! The flowers were cut using PTI's Beautiful Blooms #1 dies, with brown buttons for the centers. The leaves are from TSG's Dance mini set and stamped onto some patterned paper - which happens to be the reverse of that gorgeous teal paper! It's an old piece from Kaisercrafts and it's one of my favorites! The sentiment is from TSG's Happy Mail mini set....which also happens to be one of the sets designed by Iwona! I've got to get bonus points for that! :D

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using cork 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 (June 4th). 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 TSG158 so we can check out your beautiful work! 

Thanks so much for popping in today!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Happy Mail' and 'Dance'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black'

Papers: Kraft Cardstock,  Bazzil Basics, PP - Kaiser Scrapbook 'Esther's Guestlist'

Access: PTI Beautiful Blooms #1 dies, PTI Buttons - Brown, PTI Rustic Button Twine - Cream, EK Success Edge Punch, Kiskars Decorative Scissors, Dimensionals, Machine Stitching 

TSG Oh Crop! Sneak Peek!!

Friday, May 25, 2012

It's the fourth and final day of the There She Goes new release blog hops!!

Oh Crop is our second set from Melyssa this month, and it has STOLEN our hearts!! The flying pigs, the picturesque scene, that ADORABLE farmer…really, how could you NOT love this? You don’t have to be a country girl to know that THIS set is a Blue Ribbon WINNER!

Oh Crop is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 21 stamps and will sell for $24.

Melyssa had A LOT of fun creating this set! There are pigs and cows and a whole farm scene for you to fall in love with! I used this week's ISSC16 for my layout and the papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Farm Fresh Collection (yes, I still have a bunch of paper from this set lying around!) Don't you think that the scalloped edge of that panel makes it look like a piece of toast? That's all I can see now....toast! lol

Would you like to win the new Oh Crop!  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, May 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you NEED to check out!

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 'Oh Crop!'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Certain Celery, Old Olive, Curry Crush, Soft Suede, Cool Caribbean, Going Gray, Regal Rose, Ruby Red, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

Papers: Kraft Cardstock, Bazzil Basics - Bitter Chocolate, PP - Cosmo Cricket's Farm Fresh Collection

Access: Spellbinders Oval and Label One Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG Cute As A Button Sneak Peek!!

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Good Morning Sweet Peeps!
Are you ready for more cuteness?? This set is just gorgeous and one that's been missing from my collection!

What can we say about this new set from Torico, other than…it’s Cute As a Button?! The perfect sewing set for ANY crafter, full from top to bottom, end to end, with as MANY stamps as you could POSSIBLY need to make the perfect card or scrapbook page, this whimsically cute set is sure to have EVERYTHING you need to celebrate the crafter in your life!

Cute As a Button is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 33stamps and will sell for $24.

Just to show you how versatile this set is, I had planned on making a soft and sweet card with it, but in the end, I created this little-bit-edgy card instead! It works with any style! I borrowed this week's Sketchbook Saturday sketch for my layout and the papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl Collection.

Would you like to win the newCute As a Button  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,May 26thwith the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you NEED to hit up!

Thanks for stopping by today! We have one more sneak peek for you tomorrow, so I hope to see you then!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Cute As A Button'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

Papers: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP - Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl Collection

Access: Lace - Local Scrapbook Store, PTI Button - Black, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG Flava Sava Sneak Peek!!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

I'm back again today with another HILARIOUS There She Goes sneak peek for you!

Mustache’s, and puns about mustaches (lol), are all the rage right now and we couldn’t help but add a little TSG flare to this FABULOUS trend! The possibilities, and uses, for this set are endless…and just ENTIRELY too funny!

Flava Sava is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 14 stamps and will sell for $10.00.

I have seen other mustache sets all over blogland and Pinterest and was contemplating getting one for myself, so when Jess showed us this month's stamps, I literally let out a squeal! I love funny stamp sets, so this one is a MUST HAVE for my collection!

I MUSTACHE you a question now…. is this NOT the CUTEST set?! Hahahahaha

Would you like to win the new Flava Sava 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, May 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here's the list of blogs you NEED to hit up!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope to see you tomorrow for yet another AWESOME set!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Flava Sava'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', Distress Inks - Vintage Photo

Papers: Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP - Basic Grey's Ambrosia Collection

Access: Spellbinders Oval Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals

TSG ConGRADulations Sneak Peek!!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Are you ready to see some ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS sets this week?? If you thought the There She Goes sets couldn't get any cuter, then you'd be wrong!! We have some UTTERLY adorable sets that will make you SQUEAL!

Today's sneak peek is of the new ConGRADulations set!

Melyssa's at it again, and just in time for all your graduation needs! This stamp set is PERFECT for ANY grad, young or old!! There is NO better way than to honor your favorite grad with a card, or scrapbook page, honoring their achievements!

ConGRADulations is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 17 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

I have been hanging onto this paper from Foof-A-La fooorevvver now! I can't remember where I got it from, it's been THAT long! lol Just waiting for the perfect project to use it on... and now I have the perfect stamp set to go with it! This set has every congratulatory sentiment you can think of and a few new ones!  

Would you like to win the new ConGRADulations 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, May 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat

Here's a list of blogs that you should check out!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope to see you tomorrow for another sneak peek!

Supplies

Stamps: There She Goes 'Congratulations'

Inks: StazOn 'Jet Black', SU's Creamy Caramel, Pretty In Pink, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Going Gray, Ruby Red, Distress Inks - Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

Papers: Canson Manga Cardstock, Kraft Cardstock, Black Cardstock, PP - Foof-A-La 'Hall Pass' Collection

Access: Ribbon - Michaels, Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestie, Fiskars Decorative Scissors, Sponges, Machine Stitching, Dimensionals