Wednesday Trends-TSG

There are several things I get asked a LOT on my blog, and I don't always have a way to contact you back, so if you ever do have a question, feel free to email me or leave an email address where I can get back to you at!!

But for now, one of my MOST asked question is about my Paper Piercing...so if you want an inside look on how I do it, check me out on the There She Goes blog!!

Thanks and have a great day!

I'm a Hostess!!

As I told you yesterday, we are having our annual Dare To Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers, so if you are a fan member, be sure to check it out....and if you aren't be sure to sign up!! Lots of fun, chatting, challenges, and PRIZES up for grabs!! I've made some of my best friendships through Splitcoast Stampers, and I can't even begin to tell you what it means to me!! I am hostessing a challenge today, so be sure to check out the thread for the full details of WHAT the challenge is!!

For my card today, I used used the SUPER cute Pure Innocence Giraffe Girl set. I stamped her on X-Press It blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. I cut her out using the Circle Stax Die-namics, and she was layered with Gold Coin(Bazzill) cut out with the Open Scallop Doily Die-namics. I then used some MME So Sophie paper, paired with Eggplant Envy(SU), and Blu Raspberry(MFT) cardstock. For my sentiment, I used the Sentiment Strips Die-namics. To finish my card off, I added some brads from Michael's, a spiral clip with some Blu Raspberry grosgrain, and three buttons tied with Natural Jute Twine. The buttons are from the Sweet Tooth, Lemon Drop, and Blu Raspberry collections from MFT.

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

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out all the challenges for the next few days and have FUN!!

RCC64-Happy Holidays

It's time for another Ribbon Carousel challenge, and our one and only Lindsay Amrhein is challenging us to whip us some Christmas creations for this week challenge! I will be SO happy when July is over and people quit forcing me to make Christmas cards early, LOL!!

For my card I used the Pure Innocence Stocking Girl from My Favorite Things. I stamped her on some Authentique Festive paper and  X-Press It Blending card, and then colored it with Copics. I also paper pieced her pajamas and her stocking. The top of the stocking has Liquid Applique to make it look puffy. My cardstock colors are Gumdrop Green(MFT), Wild Cherry(MFT), Hot Fudge(MFT), and Sweet Tooth(MFT) card stock. My ribbon is Walnut Vintage Seam Binding from the Ribbon Carousel. My brads are from Michael's. I used the Sentiment Strips Die-namics for my sentiment, the Photo Corners Die-namics for my corner, and my scallops are from the Little Open Scalloped Border Die-namics.

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

Here are the Die-namics I have used:

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to check out the Ribbon Carousel blog to see what my teammates have created, and for your chance to play along!!

Thanks a Bunch-July Key Ingredients!

 Hey everyone, I'm back with my last card from this month's Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions! It is FULL of GORGEOUS paper, embellishments, and FUN! It features the Cosmo Cricket Tea For Two paper collection. This is actually my last post as a Key Ingredients team member. I have had an amazing time being on this team, and I want to thank Taylor for allowing me to be a part of her fabulous team and company!

For my card today, I used the Fruity Friends set. I stamped two of the apples, and cut them out separately after coloring them with my Copics.  I then covered them with Diamond Glaze to make them shiny. the rest of my supplies are all in the Key Ingredients kit! For your money, it REALLY is a great deal!!

Here is some info about the Key Ingredients Subscription:

*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!

*Design Team Inspiration. We'll debut the Key Ingredients kit on the 10th of each month! Of course, don't forget to check out the gallery where the design team has loaded all new projects for you to be inspired by!

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

Well, that is it for me for now! Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! For more samples using the Key Ingredients Kit, check out the Taylored Expressions Gallery!!

It's Dare To Get Dirty Time!!

We are having our annual Dare To Get Dirty challenges over at Splitcoast Stampers, so if you are a fan member, be sure to check it out....and if you aren't be sure to sign up!! Lots of fun, chatting, challenges, and PRIZES up for grabs!! I've made some of my best friendships through Splitcoast Stampers, and I can't even begin to tell you what it means to me!! My card is for Angela's challenge today, so be sure to check out the thread for the full details of WHAT the challenge is!!

For my card, I used the There She Goes set, Beach Bums. I stamped my crabs on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored them with my Copics. I then layered them with Banana Split(Bazzill), Orange Fizz(MFT), and Hot Fudge(MFT) card stock. My paper is from the MME Away We Go(6x6) collection. I used some Orange Fizz and Hot Fudge Grosgrain from MFT, Michael's brads, and a Creative Express spiral clip.

Well, that is it for me for now!! Be sure to check out all the challenges for the next few days and have FUN!!

TSG167-My Color Challenge

It is my week to be Trendsetter of the Week over at the There She Goes blog, and to start the week out, I have a challenge for you! It is a color challenge, and I have asked you to use Orange, Blue, and Green....easy peasy!! I'm not normally a lover of color challenges, but I wanted a boyish color combo so I could use this SUPER cute new guy!! I think it worked out well!!

My stamp is from the new Happy Trails set, and is now available at the There She Goes store! I stamped him twice on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored him completely on one, and just his hat on the other. I wanted his hat to look as if it was sitting on his head, so I wanted to layer it up just a bit. My cardstock colors are Orange Fizz, Blu Raspberry, Sour Apple and Sweet Tooth, all from My Favorite Things. I used grosgrain from MFT in all three colors, and the Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics, as well. For my embellishments, besides the grosgrain, I used a Sweet Tooth button, some Caribbean Twine, Michael's brads, and a Creative Express spiral clip.

I also used this week's Retro Sketch.

You will be seeing bits and pieces of this card on Wednesday for my Wednesday Trends post, as well...care to guess what it is?? 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!!

Crazy 4 Summer and KKS139

For the second week in a row, my Crazy 4 Challenges, and Kraftin' Kimmie challenge cards are exactly the same. The Crazy 4 Challenges challenge was to make a card depicting your favorite Summer activity, and to use bling, and at least one other embellishment. Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge is to make a card using a Summer theme with bright colors....I love when that happens!! LOL

For my card tonight, I used the Sea Jewels set, which is one of the Krafty Klubhouse sets. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. She was then layered with Sno Cone(MFT), Sour Apple(MFT), and Candy Hearts(Bazzill). I used the MFT Sunshine Die-namics along with some YoYo Yellow(SU), Sweet Tooth(MFT), and Echo Park Sweet Summertime paper. My embellishments are Sour Apple Grosgrain(MFT), a heart stick pin, and some Mark Richards blingy glitter dots. 

Well, that is it for me for now!!! Be sure to check out the Kraftin' Kimmie challenge(it will be posted at 7amEST) and the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge for your chance to play along. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Beach Bums Blog Hop Challenge

Here we are on our FINAL day of peeks, and we have another FABULOUS set from Torico! 

Our final set this month is another FABULOUS creation from Torico. Made to coordinate perfectly with the previously released Make A Splash stamp set, this set if perfect for not only making cards, but scrapbooking your family vacations, and summer beach trips!

Beach Bums is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 19 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

My card tonight is probably my FAVORITE of this month's release!! I used the I Spy Sketch from this week, which you can find on the I Spy blog. I paired it with the MME Quite Contrary paper pad. My cardstock colors are Banana Split(Bazzill), Easter Grass(Bazzill), and Red Hot(MFT). I paper pieced my girls swim suit with two different pieces of paper, and then colored the rest with Copics. My waves were made with the Catch a Wave Die-namics and my Sun with the Sun Die-namics from MFT. My embellishments are brads and Natural Jute Twine.

Would you like to win the new Beach Bums 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, July 28^th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Enjoy Life Blog Hop Challenge

Here we are at day three of this month's new release blog hop challenges, and we are LOVING your reaction to this month's sets! Today's set is just AMAZING, and we are SUPER excited to release another set of Dies!! 

No sweeter treat, or better way to Enjoy Life in the summer time than an ice cream cone, am I right? Well, Torico has made a FABULOUS set of mix and match patterns of ice cream, and their cones, for you to custom make your own YUMMY treats! And even better, we have custom made our own Die’s to go along with this FABULOUS set!!! They are a set of three dies including two ice cream tops, measuring at approximately 1 1/4" and 1", and one cone measuring at 1 1/8".

Enjoy Life is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 11 stamps and will sell for $10.00.
The matching Enjoy Life Dies will sell separately for $8.25. 

I stamped my ice cream and cone with Colorbox chalk ink on Sweet Tooth cardstock. My oval was cut out with the MFT Oval Stax Die-namics, and the Open Scalloped Doily Duo Die-namics. My borders are the Dot Border Die-namics, in Hot Fudge, and my other card stock colors are Baja Breeze and Orange Fizz. To finish, I used Walnut Seam Binding and Michael's brads.

Would you like to win the new Enjoy Life stamp set and matching Dies? 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, July 28^th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

MFT Meets Buttons Galore!!!

Hi all and thanks for stopping by today!  MFT has teamed up with Buttons Galore & More to do a Blog Hop showcasing products from both companies!  To see the entire list of participating designers, please head to the MFT Blog.  You'll want to leave a comment on EACH designer's blog because there is $100 in prizes up for grabs.  MFT will be giving away 2, $25 Gift Certificates, and Buttons Galore & More will be giving away 2, $25 button assortments.  The deadline to comment is July 29th and the winners of all prizes will be announced on July 30th on the MFT and BG&M blogs, so check back to see if you've won!  (I'm crossing my fingers for you).  

For my card tonight, I used the a la mode- You Anchor Me.  I paired it with the Buttons Galore Ocean Tide button assortment. My image was colored with Copics, and then layered with Going Gray card stock. The paper I used is the MME Be Amazing paper pad. To go along with my paper, I used Orange Fizz(MFT), Banana Split(Bazzill), and Berrylicious(MFT) cardstock. The Designer Labels 3 were used to create my background, and my border was made with the Bracket Edge Border Die-namics. To finish my card off, I used some Orange Fizz grosgrain, Michael's brads, and a creative express spiral clip. Stone Twine was used in my Buttons Galore buttons.

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 the MFT blog to see who all is participating today, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win!!

MFTWSC82-Happy Birthday

Hey everyone, and happy Wednesday!! That means it is time for another Wednesday Stamp Club challenge from My Favorite Things! It's MY favorite sketch challenge!!

For my card tonight, I used the SUPER adorable new Birthday Girl stamp set from the Pure Innocence line. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending card, and then paper pieced her skirt with some MME Dilly Dally paper. The rest of her was colored with copics, and then she was layered with Wild Cherry(MFT), Taken With Teal(SU), and Going Gray(SU). I used the Bracket Tab Die-namics for her sentiment, and some of the yummy new buttons from MFT. I used Sweet Tooth, Wild Cherry, and Berrylicious. My brads are from Michael's, and my ribbon is Wild Cherry Grosgrain and Stone Twine.

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

Here are the Die-namics I used:

We encourage you all to play along, and to enter your card in the weekly draw for a $15 gift voucher to the MFT Boutique. Simply follow the sketch and create a card or other paper creation. You may use any stamps and supplies that you wish. Each week, a keyword is assigned to the sketch. All you need to do to enter, is upload your card to the gallery at SCS, and enter the given keyword in the keyword box, during the upload process. After the deadline, we randomly choose a winner from that week's entries and the winner will receive a $15 gift voucher. If the winning card uses MFT stamps, the participant will earn a $5 bonus, for a total of a $20 gift voucher! That is up to $100 per month in prizes, JUST for playing along. We hope you'll join us in 2012.

Check out the FAQ - Wednesday Stamp Club thread if you need any further info on this challenge or help on how to upload your card to the gallery.  Upload your creation to SCS using keyword MFTWSC82 for a chance to win this week prize (see above). You have until noon Tuesday, July 31th  to play along.

Happy Trails Blog Hop Challenge

Thank you SO much for hopping along with us on day one of our Blog Hop Challenges, and we are SO excited to see all your comments about yesterday's set! Today's set is another ADORABLE character from Torico, so let's get to it!

Torico has created another super cute character for us to love, and this adorable little guy is hitting the road! Perfect for your kids leaving for college, the military, or just for moving on to another path, this set, and its coordinating sentiments, will send them off the right way.

Happy Trails is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $7.00.

For my card today, I used the Three Bugs in a Rug paper pad called Blast Off. I paired it with Baja Breeze(SU), Orange Fizz(MFT), and Soft Suede(SU). I used the MFT Pinking Edge Die-namics for my border, and the Oval Stax to cut out my image. My guy was colored with Copics, and his sack was cut out of Blast Off paper. To embellish, I used Michael's brads, and Natural Jute Twine.

Would you like to win the new Happy Trails 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, July 28^th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Kraftin' Kimmie/Ribbon Carousel Hop!

Hey everyone, and welcome to our Kraftin' Kimmie Blog Hop with the Ribbon Carousel!! I am lucky enough to be on BOTH teams, so this is DOUBLE fun for me!!

The Ribbon Carousel Crewmates are so excited to be teaming up with the designers from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps to bring you a blog hop that is sure to knock your socks off!  

For my card tonight, I used one of the images of Lulu from the new Birthday Lulu set! I paired it with some MME Indie Chic Saffron paper. My cardstock is Banana Split(Bazzill), Rose Red(SU), and Dark Chocolate(PTI). I stamped my girl on X-Press It Blending card, and then colored her with my Copics. My ribbon is Walnut Seam Binding from the Ribbon Carousel, and I used a Creative Express spiral clip, and Michael's brads. For my scallops, I used the Simply Scalloped Medium Die-namics.

Lets talk prizes!

Hop along and leave some blog love for our designers for a chance to win one of two great prizes!  The Ribbon Carousel will be giving away a $25.00 gift certificate to the store and Kraftin' Kimmie will be giving away a winner's choice of 1 stamp set or 3 individual stamps!  The winner of the carousel on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog and the winner of the Kraftin' Kimmie stamps will be announced right here on our blog!  

Have fun on the hop!!