February Key Ingredients Blog Hop-Take Note

****Scroll down one post for my Ba Donkey Donk Blog Hop Card....now, please, LOL****


Hey everyone, and welcome to this month's Key Ingredients Blog Hop!!

This month's theme is: Take Note!!

What is SUPER fun about is this month is that Taylor is going to be adding a inlinkz for you all to add be able to participate, and add your creations to, and the random winner will receive a stamp set of their choice!! Fun, right?!!


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When I think "Take Note", I think...note cards, so that is what I did!! I created this super simple, but SUPER fun set of note cards using only things that were included in this month's kit.



Each card was slightly different, based on color and sentiment, but I tried to use up a LOT of my goodies from this kit.



My sentiments all came from the new Vintage Dreamer set, released to co-ordinate with this month's kit. It is still on sale, and will be til the 10th of March to KI subscribers at 50%off, then will be available for the rest of the year!



These note cards measure 4x4, and were all made with Bazill Card Stock from the February Kit. The flowers, ribbon and pearls were all also from this month's kit.



Here are some details about the Key Ingredients kit, in case you aren't a subscriber!!

Store Discount. Subscribers will be given a special discount code to save 10% on any order placed between the 10th - 13th of the month to be combined with your subscription shipment. Subscribers in the US may combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment for no additional shipping fee. Subscribers outside the US will pay additional shipping costs to combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment.You'll receive a reminder e-mail on the 10th of each month which will also include a list of other products that will coordinate with the kit being shipped to you that month. This list is incredibly helpful for those who want to stretch the use of a KI with even more supplies!

º Design Team Inspiration. We'll debut the Key Ingredients kit on the 10th of each month followed by 5 days of inspiring projects posted by the Key Ingredients team right here on the Key Ingredients Blog. Of course, don't forget to check out the gallery where the design team is constantly adding new projects!

º Storage. Subscriber kits will come in a Storage Solutions Plastic Case. This $3.25 value is a special benefit that is FREE to Subscribers.

Now, be sure to head out, and check out what the other girls have been up to....I have a feeling that there may or may not be some ideas with suckers....ahem, lol!!

• Taylor Vanbruggen
  
• Debbie Carriere
• Jessica Diedrich
  
• Jessie Rone<--here now!!!
  
• Lea Lawson
• Monika Davis

Ba Donkey Donk Blog Hop Challenge

Hey Everyone!! This month we are SUPER excited to be releasing a SUPER SECRET stamp set!! It was so secret, that even WE(the design team) didn't know about it until Friday!! Jessica has had Melyssa design a SPECIAL stamp set inspired by the group of stampers that have gathered from all over the US and Canada, at her house this past weekend...and BOY is it PERFECT for us!!


To celebrate this new set, Jessica has had us all hard at work creating cards for a SPECIAL Blog Hop Challenge! Not only are some of the TSG girls participating, but we are being joined by the other AMAZING stampers that have gathered with us this weekend!




Are you ready for this???





Our new set is called Ba Donkey Donk, and for all you snarky, tongue in cheek stampers out there, THIS is the set for you!! With three different styles of donkey's, and 9 AMAZING sentiments to go with it...really, there ISN'T an occasion you can use these for!!

Ba Donkey Donk is a 4x6 stamp set of 12 stamps that will sell for $15!


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For my card tonight, I started by coloring my DON-key on X-Press It blending card, and then colored him with my Copics. I am in LOVE with this SUPER cute Donkey set...you have NO idea!! I paired it with Authentique paper from the Free Bird series(Nest, Endless, Fair Weather), and Black Licorice(MFT), Enchanted Evening(PTI), and Orange Zest(PTI). I used some Orange V Striped Twill from The Ribbon Carousel, silver brads from My Favorite Things, and a spiral clip from Creative Express. I also used the Open Scalloped Border Die-namics from MFT for my border.

Would you like to win the new Ba Donkey Donk stamp? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s, and Guest'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 26th, with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


Here is the list of participants in today's Blog Hop!!

Crazy 4 Dots and Stripes

Hello everyone! Ready for another challenge from Crazy 4 Challenges...AND an AMAZING sponsor??? This month's sponsor is non other than THE RIBBON CAROUSEL, and you KNOW I love them!!

Now, on to our challenge!! This week is easy....make a card or project using stripes AND polka dots.

If you decide 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 C4C124. Don't forget to come back here and link it on Mr Linky so that everyone else can see it too.


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For my card tonight, I used the There She Goes set, Slow and Steady. It is one of this week's There She Goes Again sets. I stamped it on X-Press It blending card, and then colored it with Copics. I masked the snail to add my grass. I layered my image with So Saffron, Red Hot, and Berrylicious. I used MME Quite Contrary paper, as well. My ribbons are all from the Ribbon Carousel: Satin Edged White Grosgrain Ribbon and Maraschino and Buttercream Twine. My brads are from Michael's, and my spiral clip is from Creative Express.

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!! Be sure to check out what the other Crazies have created!!

• Andrea Murdock
  
• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Frances Byrne
• Jessie Rone<--you are here!!
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Kelli Hull
  
• Silke Kittman
• Silke Ledlow
  
• Vicki Garrett

ISSC03- Perk Up!!

Hey everyone, and welcome to the second sketch with the SUPER fun new sketch challenge blog, iSpy Sketches!! Basically, the idea behind iSpy, is we look all over blog land, and various crafting galleries, and find fun, interesting sketches using other people's cards as our muse. This week, Sean Fetterman (sfetterman at SCS) has fallen under the magnifying glass!!

By the time you are reading this, I will be in Washington with some of my FAVORITE crafty people: Jessica Knutsen, Corinna McGregor Barth, Angela Thomas, Kim Teasdale, Kim Munsey O'Connell, Sparkle Smith, Wendy Ramlakhan, Laurel Seabrook, Tobi Crawford, Danielle Lounds Kelli Hull, Savannah O'Gwynn, and Katie Skiff!!!! The world might explode with that much awesome in one place!!!




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For my card tonight, I used the new Perk Up set from There She Goes. I am in LOVE with these CUTE little cups and their ADORABLE faces. I stamped my image, eyes, and face on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. I then cut it out with the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics. For my pennants, I used the First Place Award Ribbon Die-namics from My Favorite Things, as well. They were cut out of MME Miss Caroline Dilly Dally paper. I paired it with Red Hot, Taken with Teal, and Fossil Card stock. I used wide red ribbon from SU, and some Jute Twine from the Ribbon Carousel. My brads are from Michael's.

Well, that is it for me for now!

Wanna play along?

Here's how to play:

• Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.

• Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC02), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.

• A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12.01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.

• You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.

• We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!

• Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)

• Have fun and we look forward to "spying:" your creations

Make sure you check out the iSpy Blog for a look at what the other designers created!! FUN!!

MFTWSC59- Sending Smiles

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! Since it is Wednesday, it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things!!



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This week's sketch was super fun, but I had to make it a square...it was kicking my butt otherwise!! I stamped my Pure Innocence Sunflower Girl on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. I then layered her with Almost Amethyst, Sage Shadow, and So Saffron. I paired her with the MME Miss Caroline Fiddle Sticks pad. My flowers were cut with the Upsy Daisy Die-namics, and my sentiment, from the PI Poppy set, was cut with the First Place Award Die-namics. I used White Twill Ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel, and some brads from Michael's.



For the inside, I used more of the same supplies.

Here are the Die-namics I used:




Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out MFT Blog for a full list of designers participating in today's sketch!!

February Creative Challenge- Baby

***scroll down, or follow this link, to see my Ribbon Carousel Challenge!!***

This month's Creative Challenge from My Favorite Things is something that EVERYBODY needs at some point in their life...whether for themselves, a family member, a son or daughter, co-worker....today, we are all about BABIES!!

We are being featured on the SCS home page, so be sure to head to our SCS Forum for a look at every one's creations !!

When it comes to baby cards, I always go with soft colors...pastels, mostly. Most of the time when you sit down to make a baby card, you usually know what sex the baby will be...but for my card tonight, I went with a pink and blue theme....and boy, did I have fun!!



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I started out by stamping my à la mode- Oh Baby on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. I cut her out, and popped her up on my card base. I used Sno Cone, Banana Split, and Bubble Gum. My paper is the MME Six By Six Dwell pad. I used the By The Letters Die-namics to cut the BABY out, and popped those up as well. I added some White Twill Ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel, and some Blossom Twine from there, as well. For my sentiment, I used the Dog Tag Die-namics, and my scallops were made with the Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics.




For the inside, I used more of the same supplies!!


Here are the Die-namics I used for my card:







Well, that is it for me for now, thanks for stopping by!!

Be sure to check the MFT Blog for a list of all the designers participating today!!

RCC40- Sketch Time!!

Hey everyone!! It is time for another Ribbon Carousel Challenge, and this week's challenge was an AWESOME sketch drawn by Danielle Lounds!!



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For my card tonight, I used the new à la mode- Girl Talk set. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. I layered her with a Oval Dainty Doily Die-namics cut out of Black Licorice. For my card base, I used Black Licorice, Gray, and Saffron card stock. My paper is from the Teresa Collins Carolina Breeze pad. I used the First Place Award Die-namics for my sentiment, and for the panel you can barely see under my image, lol. I paired this ALL with the Black Satin Scalloped Edge from the Ribbon Carousel, and some Stone Twine, also from the Ribbon Carousel. My brads came from Michael's, and my spiral clips are from Creative Express. I did use the Dainty Lace Border Die-namics, as well.



For the inside, I used more of the same supplies!!


Here are the Die-namics I used for my card:








Well, that is it for me for now, thanks for stopping by!! Be sure to stop by the Ribbon Carousel Blog to see what the other girls have created for you to see!!



We are also having a Valentine's sale...so CHECK IT OUT!!

TSG143- Sent With Love...a Color Challenge!!

Hey everyone, and welcome to this week's There She Goes challenge!!

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Senior Trendsetters! They have challenged us to make a card or project using the colors Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry, and Old Olive.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the challenge colors 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 (February 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 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 TSG143 so we can check out your beautiful work!

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For this week's card, I decided to go with one of our There She Goes Again sets: Special Delivery!! I haven't used this set in FOREVER, so it was SUPER nice to get it out and play with it!! I LOVED Jen's Sketch For You To Try for this month, so I decided to use it, too! I stamped my image on X-Press IT Blending card, and then colored it with my Copics. I stamped my hearts separately on several different pieces of MME Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky paper. I paired it with the challenge colors, or the closest I had to them!! I used SU Rich Razzleberry, and then Jellybean Green and Cotton Candy. My image was layered with the Open Scallop Doily Die-namics. For my side panel, I used clear Heidi Swapp Hearts, the MFT Button Die-namics, and some Blossom Twine from the Ribbon Carousel. I also used the Ruffled Edge Sheer Ribbon from the Ribbon Carousel. To finish it off, I added some silver brads from Michael's and my sentiment which was punched out with SU oval punches.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head to the There She Goes blog for more details!!

Sweet Sunday Guest Designer- aka. ME!!!

A little over a week ago, Karen Giron emailed me and let me know that I had won the chance to be her guest designer for the next Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge...and I am STILL bouncing off the walls about it!! I work with Karen on the There She Goes AND My Favorite Things design teams, and have admired her work for SO long!! I've been playing in her sketch challenges for awhile now, so this was SUPER exciting for me!!



Then, I open the sketch and was even MORE excited!! I always get nervous because I have incredibly bad luck sometimes...I just NEW it was going to be all angles, and no layers...thank you Karen for NOT torturing me, LOL!!



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For my card tonight, I started with the SUPER cute new Pure Innocence- Blowing Bubbles set. I stamped her on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. I decided to leave her as part of the main panel, fun, right?! My base is Sno Cone, So Saffron, and Pink Pirouette. I paired it with the MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up paper pad. My border was made with the Faux Crochet Border Die-namics, and my sentiment was added with the First Place Award Die-namics. I used the Mini Rolled Rose Die-namics, as well, for my small square panels. Michael's large brads, and some Blossom Twine from The Ribbon Carousel were my embellishments.



For the inside, I used more of the paper, and another sentiment from this set.

Here are the Die-namics I used:






Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Team, and their AWESOME creations!!

• Dana White
• Jennifer Tapler
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Vicki Burdick
  

I {heart} U- February Key Ingredients!

Hey Everyone!! I really hope you enjoyed yesterday's blog hop, SO MUCH FUN!! I was THRILLED to get to post along with the Baker's Dozen, and I am still SUPER EXCITED about being here, now!! You didn't come here to hear me babble, though, so let's get to it!!

This month's kit is SO fabulous...and it includes a full 6x6 pad of the My Mind's Eye Lost& Found Rosy paper!! Also, as you probably saw on yesterday's hop, this is the FIRST time that a co-ordinating set has been designed to go along with the kit. You still have plenty of time to sign up, if you haven't already, and as a subscriber, you will have the new Vintage Dreamer set available to you all year long. For more info on subscribing, you will find all the details, here.



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For my card tonight, I used the new Love Monsters set....because...well...it's entirely TOO CUTE!! I stamped my monster on the cream card stock in the kit, and then paper pieced her with some of the MME Rosy paper. I colored her bow, and then cut her out with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. I then layered her with the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics with the Kraft card stock. I used Jen's Deconstructed Sketch challenge for my sketch, which included more of the paper, and the Watermelon and Lotus card stocks included in the kit. To finish it off, I added some ribbon from the kit, Michael's brads, and a spiral clip.





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


Here are some details about the Key Ingredients kit, in case you aren't a subscriber!!

Store Discount. Subscribers will be given a special discount code to save 10% on any order placed between the 10th - 13th of the month to be combined with your subscription shipment. Subscribers in the US may combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment for no additional shipping fee. Subscribers outside the US will pay additional shipping costs to combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment.You'll receive a reminder e-mail on the 10th of each month which will also include a list of other products that will coordinate with the kit being shipped to you that month. This list is incredibly helpful for those who want to stretch the use of a KI with even more supplies!

º Design Team Inspiration. We'll debut the Key Ingredients kit on the 10th of each month followed by 5 days of inspiring projects posted by the Key Ingredients team right here on the Key Ingredients Blog. Of course, don't forget to check out the gallery where the design team is constantly adding new projects!

º Storage. Subscriber kits will come in a Storage Solutions Plastic Case. This $3.25 value is a special benefit that is FREE to Subscribers.