My First Bellarific Friday!!

I have been subscribing to the Stamping Bella blog for a long time now, and every week I promise myself I am going to play along....and then I never get to it. I swear, my job gets in the way of my fun all the time!! LOL!! I was(am) up late, so I decided to play along...FUN!! I don't know if I emailed my entry too late, but hey, I tried!!

This week's challenge is a sketch challenge...bet you know why I played along now, huh?! For my card, I used one of my new, never used, stamps...Agnes Ketto. Isn't she FABULOUS??!! I paired her with some Pixie-licious DP from Cosmo Cricket. My cardstock colors are Sour Apple from MFT, Bermuda Bay and Elegant Eggplant. The sentiment I used is from Verve. All my ribbons are from SU, as well as my brads.

WSC- Stars!!

This week's Wednesday Stamp Club challenge for My Favorite Things is to use stars on your card or project. Kim is also offering a little sale, so be sure to check that out...here!!

For my card, I paired my Wyatt Says Wow set with some CUTE My Mind's Eye paper. My cardstock colors are Sour Apple, Orange Fizz and Berrylicious. I used the new Star Die-namics as my border, I just LOVE my Die-namics!!

My ribbon is from Michael's, as well as my brads, and my spiral clip is from Creative Express. I used my SU star punches, and word window punch to create my sentiment panel. My sketch is this week's Mojo Monday sketch!!
Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

TSG72- Kim's Sketch!!

Happy Monday people, it is time for another There She Goes challenge!! Kim, who is now a SENIOR Trendsetter, is this week's hostess, and she has an awesome sketch challenge for us this week.

Here's how it works:

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card using this sketch challenge, 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 (September 20th). 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 look out 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 TSG70 so we can check out your beautiful work!

TSG Challenges with a twist: This month the Trendsetters have picked out some great challenges for you! The catch? The card has to be a birthday theme! Each week, one random challenge participant will win their choice of any mini stamp set available on the TSG Website!


For my card, I forgot about the twist, and used my new Bit Of Stardust set. I just LOVE this set...it is so CUTE!! I paper pieced my onesie with some Delicate Dots DP, and the colors I paired it with are Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Certainly Celery. My White is from Gina K., and my image was done on and MFT Perfect Panel. All my ribbons are from SU, and my brads are from Michael's.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Hope you decide to play along and DON'T forget the TWIST!!

Back To School Blues

This week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club challenge was to make a Back To School Blues card. Basically, It had to have a school theme, and the color blue. Since I have been doing really good using my stamps that haven't seen ink, I decided to play along and use another one that had been woefully neglected. So sad!!

I started by stamping my Make the Grade image on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it with my Copics. I layered it with Ballet Blue and Gumdrop Green. My DP is from K&Co.(Hopscotch). All my ribbons are from SU, and my brads are from Michael's. My punches for my sentiment are from SU, as well. I used the Jumbo Scalloped Die-namics for my side panel.

For the inside, I used more of the same supplies, but used a sentiment from the new Super Boy Pure Innocence set. It went along PERFECT with my image!! For more details on this challenge, go here!!
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Crazy 4 Challenges-Red, Black, and Kraft

It is time for another Crazy 4 Challenges challenge, and this week's challenge is a color challenge!! Jocelyn challenged us to make a card using Red, Black, and Kraft. FUN!!

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C54. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.


For my card, I used the new Well Read set from My Favorite Things. I paper pieced the couch, and pillows using some Echo Park Halloween paper, and Lily Bee's Hello Sunshine paper. The rest of the image was colored with my Copics. My brads are from Michael's, and my ribbons are all from SU. I used the Notebook Edge Die-namic for my Kraft layer. My sketch is Mercy's from a few week's ago.

For the inside, I used all the same supplies as the outside, and added another sentiment from the Well Read set. I love this one!!
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by!! Be sure to visit my crazies and see what they have for this challenge!!

• Angela Wood
  
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone<--you are here!!
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
  
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
  
• Tammy Hershberger

MFT Greatest Hits- Jolinne!!

Hey everyone, and welcome to this month's Greatest Hits challenge from My Favorite Things. Our greatest hits challenge is where we focus on one particular line of stamps from My Favorite Things,this month it is the Jolinne line, but only using older releases. For my card this month, I chose to use my Jolinne Miss You stamp set. Sadly, it had never seen ink until today...for shame!! As always, Kim is offering a little sale....here are the details!!

Enter the code JOLINNE when you purchase any Jolinne set from MFT Stamps and receive $5 off! Today only!!

I did a ton of paper piecing on this card, and I am not sure that I like it...but I do love this set!! I used Cosmo Cricket's Be Loved paper, and paired it with Guava, Ruby Red, and Sage cardstock. My wide white ribbon came from MFT, and the rest is from SU.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out Kim's Blog for a list of which designers are participating in today's challenge!! The official list will be up by 11amEST.

Need a Drink?

Anybody in need of a drink today? I know I am!! I have been hit with some sort of bug, and I am slowly getting sicker and sicker...fun stuff!! Not. Just in time for my two days off, too...oh ya.
I decided to make a card for you today, and I couldn't help but put some yummy drinks on it....yuuuum!!

I used the Drink a Day set, which was the brain child of Jessica and Wendy. They rock!! I used Taylor's sketch from last week, too. My glasses were stamped, colored with Copics, cut out, and then I added Crystal Effects to them. Makes them shiny!! My cardstock is Melon mambo, Crushed Curry, and Dusty Durango. I used Razzleberry Lemonade DP, as well. My ribbons are all from SU, and my brads came from Michael's.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Don't forget about the TSG birthday celebration!! Lotsa free goodies!!

TSG71- Julie's Color Challenge

Hey Everyone, hope you had a great weekend!! Today's There She Goes challenge is a color challenge: Black, Kraft and Teal. Here are the details!!

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card using this color challenge 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 (September 6th). 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 look out 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 TSG70 so we can check out your beautiful work!

But, there is more!! We are having our birthday celebration this month...here are the details!!


"It may be TSG's birthday but I want to give all of the presents to you! All MONTH (that's right I said MONTH!!) long we will be celebrating with one of the best birthday parties around!! There will be lots of give aways, games, challenges, etc. and I hope that you will join us in all of the fun. "

TSG Challenges with a twist: This month the Trendsetters have picked out some great challenges for you! The catch? The card has to be a birthday theme! Each week, one random challenge participant will win their choice of any mini stamp set available on the TSG Website!

Party Games: A party just wouldn't be complete without some fun games thrown into the mix. Every Friday during the Friday Night Chat, a new game will be announced. Players will have one week to complete each game where the goal is to collect different info about everything TSG. At the end of the week one lucky player will win any $15 stamp set available on the TSG Website! FYI- all of the game info will also be posted on the TSG Blog Saturday mornings along with our weekly Stampbook Saturday post.

But wait- there's more!! How would you like a $50 gift certificate to spend in the TSG Store? All you need to do is play along each week in the challenges in games. TWO winners will be announced during the Release Party Chat at the end of the month- one for the challenges and one for the party games. The winners will be drawn at random from a list of people who participated in ALL of the challenges/games. And don't forget, you will have an entire WEEK to play along in both!

You'll want to make sure and check the TSG blog everyday. You never know if one of the Trendsetters happens to be giving something away as well ;)

And now, my card!! I used Julie's Color Challenge, and the new Dream A New Dream set. I stamped my image, and then colored it with Copics. My Sketch is this week's Sweet Sunday sketch, although I made my main panel a little huge!! My ribbons are from SU(on the spiral clips) and MFT. Isn't this color combo SO Julie!!
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Believe In Magic

Happy Saturday people!! Hope you are having a good weekend so far!! I have to work all weekend, so I'm not doing anything special....but hey, it could be worse, right?
My card tonight started out being for last Sunday's Sweet Sunday Sketch. I ended up moving the lower panel from one side to the other, but the main idea is still there!!

My main image is the new Pure Innocence Princess set. Isn't she a cutie??!! I love her fairy tale look, and I am super excited about the next card I am going to make with her...hope it ends up as cute on paper as it is in my head!!

For my flowers, I used the Flower Trio and Leaf Trio Die-namics. My ribbon is from the MFT Plaid collection, and my card stock is Berrylicious and Pink Lemonade. The DP I used is from the Imaginisce - Twitterpated Line.

For the inside, I used more of the same supplies, but added my border using the Open Scallop Die-namics.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Crazy 4 Challenges- Books!!

This week at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog, with school firing back up, Joycelyn, this month's challenge hostess, thought we'd celebrate BOOKS!! Your challenge is to create anything 'Book Related'! So that can be a bookmark, a stamp image with books, or even a card inspired by a favorite book! Have fun with this challenge and get lost in the world of books!

If you would like to play along with us, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C53. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.

Before I get to my card, which I am IN LOVE WITH, I wanted to let you know that Vicki, one of the founders of the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog, has decided to step down from the team. We are sad to see her go, but wish her the best!! Taking her place, is Tammy Hershberger. Please help us give Tammy a big welcome!


For my card today, I used the new Believe In You set from There She Goes. Isn't it CUTE!! If you are a teacher, know a teacher, or are a parent of school age kids, aunt, grandma....whatever, it is the PERFECT set!! So cute and fun!! I started by stamping my three images on an MFT Perfect Panel, then I colored them each with my Copics. I layered them with Pacific Point, Red Hot, and Banana Split. My DP is Lily Bee's Hello Sunshine...so bright and fun!! The ribbon I used is from MFT, the brads are from Michael's, and the spiral clips are from Creative Express.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by!! Be sure to visit my crazies and see what they have for this challenge!!

• Angela Wood
  
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone<--you are here!!
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
  
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
  
• Tammy Hershberger