TSG100 - Chalky 'Shroom

Hi everybody! This week was my week to chose the challenge over at the TSG blog. It's TSG100 and it's a no marker zone - hehehehe :P That means, no copics, no tombows, no blender pens....no nuttin'! Haul out those chalks, pastels, water colour pencils, re-inkers...anything that doesn't come in marker form :D I just knew that you all would love this challenge *wink*

Since I'm actually sick at home with the flu that may as well be the plague, I have kept the card simple. This was was coloured in using a black chalk pencil and then rest is pretty basic. I used the My Little Friend set for both the image and the sentiment.

You all are invited to play along with us! To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that utilizes no markers, 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 (Apr 3rd). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!
Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - My Little Friend
Paper: Gina K, Black, Grey
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Charm, Chalk Pencil, Ribbon, Twine

To Gnome Me...

 ...is to love me :) Welcome back to the final day of the There She Goes blog hop! If you have arrived here form Miss Karen's blog then you are exactly where you should be, if not then please start back at the TSG blog :)

Today I get to show you the set that I have been waiting for f-o-r-e-v-e-r! I absolutely adore gnomes and I was thrilled when Torico came up with this little fellow. It gets better. There is a whole set of these adorable little gnomes! The set is called My Little Friend is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 31 stamps and will sell for $24.

This rather colourful card was put together for Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC109). I water coloured the gnome with tombows and then sponged in the background. I added a final touch of some chalk pencil shading and then paired the image up with an assortment of fun and bright coloured patterned papers :D

Would you like a chance to win the My Little Friend stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their My Little Friend Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own My Little Friend stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Mar 26th) during the Release Party Chat.

Thanks for coming by today and now you are off to see what Miss Marisa has in store for you :D


Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - My Little Friend
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, Making Memories, Bella Blvd, K&Co DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Lime, Olive, Artichoke, Baja, Teal
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Button, Twine, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Dimensionals, Sponges, Chalk Pencil, MFT Grass Die-namic, Cloud Stencil

Blog Candy Winner!

 

So, you all remember the Stamper's Dream/JustRite blog hop that took place on Monday? You know...this one? Well, I'm pretty darn excited to announce that my blog is one of the Mystery Blog Candy location! Yay! That means that the winner from my blog is Lori!
 

Lori said...

Your coloring job is lovely and really makes the card.

Congratulations Lori! You have won the prize pack from Stamper's Dream (pictured above) and it's valued at $50. Please email Michelle (michelle@stampersdream.com) with your mailing info and she will get your goodies out to you right away :D

To see all of the results of the blog hop, please click over to the JustRite blog for all of the "official" info and have a great day!

PS: Thank you for all of the wonderful comments on my post! Sweet words make rainy days wonderful and I sure got a lot of them :D

The Texting Tulip

Ok, so the title of the post might be a little bit misleading but it caught your attention didn't it ;) Welcome back to day two of the There She Goes blog hop! If you have arrived here form Miss Karen's blog then you are exactly where you should be, if not then please start back at the TSG blog :)

Today I have two sets to showcase and the first one up for show is by Chris Dark and is called Tulip. It's a 3x4 stamp set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $7 and it's just perfect for Spring :D

This card was made with this month's SFYTT challenge over at the iheart2stamp.blog. The tulip was water coloured with tombows and then cut out an popped up on the sketch backdrop.

 

The second one that I have to show you is called Technology Bytes. It's a 4x8 stamp set that includes a total of 20 stamps and will sell for $18 and was illustrated by our fearless leader Jessica Knustsen. I might also add that this set is chalked full of witty sentiments ;)

This card was made for the TSG99 challenge and the challenge was to stand out from the background - or stamping Jessica Knutsen style :) I water coloured the cell phone and then coated it with a thick layer of glossy accents to make it shine. I then popped it up on my one layer sponged background and ta da..it was done. Easy Peasy!

Would you like a chance to win the Tulip/Technology Bytes stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Tulip/Technology Bytes Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Tulip/Technology Bytes stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Mar 26th) during the Release Party Chat.

Thanks for coming by these parts and don't forget to swing on back here tomorrow for the last day of the sneak peeks :) Now have fun and hop on over to Miss Marisa's blog :D

Tulip Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Tulip
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Espresso, My Mind's Eye, SU, Making Memories DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Tombow Markers, Chalk Pencil, Sponges, Dimensionals, Water Brush, Hodgepodge Hardware, Ribbon

Safe Text Card Recipe:

Stamps: There she Goes -Technology Bytes
Paper: Water Colour, Kraft
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Pink, Rose, Chocolate
Accessories: Sponges, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Chalk Pencil, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

Out of this world!

Welcome to day 1 of the There She Goes sneak peek blog hop. If you have arrived here form Miss Karen's blog then you are exactly where you should be, if not then please start back at the TSG blog :)

Today I get to show you one of the newest sets from one of our newer illustrators, the fabulous Melyssa Connelly. The set is called Out of This World and it's a 4x8 stamp set that includes a total of 19 stamps that will sell for $18.

This silly little guy has been water coloured with tombows, sponged and shaded with chalk. I added some fun little freckles and some stars in the sky with my stardust gelly roll pen but you can't really see it in the picture.

This card is a very special card for one of the sweetest little boys that I know. Today is my son's 7th birthday and it's certainly an occasion to take a trip down memory lane...

Awwww! *sigh* I miss those days! Happy 7th Birthday to my sweet little man Tait!!! And yes, I still want to pinch those cheeks :D

Would you like a chance to win the Out of This World stamp set? Here’s what you need to do...go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Out of This World Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Out of This World stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Mar 26th) during the Release Party Chat.

Thanks for coming by today and don't forget that I have another two days of TSG sneak peekin' to do so come on back here tomorrow :D Now you are to continue your celestial journey to Melyssa's blog.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Out of This World
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, Basic Grey DP, Mustard
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Mustard, Baja, Caramel, Chocolate, Pacific Pointe, Navy, Pumpkin
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Circle Dies, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Chalk Pencil, Sponges, Dimensionals, Ribbon, SU Star Punches, Button, Startdust Gelly Roll Pen, Twine, Brads

Blog Hopping JustRite Style with Stamper's Dream and the JustRite Team!

Hi everyone! Welcome to the start of a new week and a Stamper's Dream/ JustRite Stampers blog hop! You heard me right, both Stamper's Dream and JustRite Stampers have teamed up and brought you this phenomenal hop of inspiration! If you have arrived here from Eva's Blog then you are in the right place, if not then please start your journey back at the JustRite Inspiration blog.

For my card today, I scouted blog land for a sketch to use on the hop. I went with this week's Card Patterns sketch and stamped the sentiment from the Song in My Heart Oval JustRite set in the corner before I started to sponge on my colours. I then sponged on my various Stampin' Up! inks and then used my Martha Stewart leaf punch to make a reverse mask to create the sponged leaves. I finished off the main image with some of Martha's butterfly punches to create the butterflies out of vellum.

Since I'm the last person that you get to visit I will remind you to leave everyone some love to win a chance at some blog candy! There are 3 different sets of hidden goodies among the participants and just to get you salivating, this is just one of the prizes involved ;)

The commenting will remain open until 8pm CST - Tuesday March 22cnd. The 3 winners will be announced on both the Stamper's Dream blog and the JustRite blog on Wednesday March 23rd. Here is what you have a chance to win:

• 4 JustRite Stamp sets of your choice

• A $50 Prize package from Stamper's Dream (pictured above)

• A $50 Shopping spree to the JustRite store.

Good luck to you all and thank you so much for coming to visit me :D

Card Recipe:

Stamps: JustRite Song of My Heart from Stamper's Dream
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Bo Bunny, My Mind's Eye DP, Espresso, Vellum
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Banana, Olive, Eggplant, Artichoke, Rose
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Spellbinders Dies, Martha Stewart  Butterfly and Leaf Punches, Leaf Stick Pins, Pearl Brads, Ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponges, Dimensionals, Corner Chomper

Oh Hoppy Day!

Isn't this little guy from Penny Black just adorable? Michelle from Stamper's Dream sent me this Penny Black stamp at the beginning of the month and it's called Hoppy Day. This stamp is quite large so I spent the better portion of the afternoon on Sunday colouring him up with my tombows and the occasional SU re-inker thrown into the pile just for fun ;)

I wanted to keep a white embossed edge to my image but didn't have any dies large enough to accommodate my entire image, so I took some painters tape and masked off the edges. I water coloured and sponged around the tape before removing it and then noticed that my edges were crooked but shhhhh....don't tell anyone that I told you so ;0) I did try to square it up a bit but now my image is no longer a traditional rectangle shape so don't look too closely n'kay?

Thanks for coming by today and I will have oodles of fun cards to show you next week so stay tuned!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Penny Black Hoppy Day from Stamper's Dream
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Espresso, Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Teal, Baja Blue, Olive
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Chalk Pencil, Twine, EK Success Clock Hands Punch, Hodgepodge Hardware, Dimensionals, Painter's Tape, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder,

TSG98 - Relax

Hi everyone! Happy TSG Challenge day! This week’s challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Danielle! She has created a fabulous sketch for us to work with, and we are so excited to see what you will create with this layout as your starting point! Isn't this sketch fantastic?

You probably noticed that I flipped this sketch on it's side because both the image and the sentiment that I chose to work with fit the sketch this way the best. Instead of an additional shape of the star, I stamped the towel bar from the Rejuvenate set to coordinate with the larger image and placed it on the card so that it extended beyond the main panel. The main image was both water coloured and paper pieced with some scraps of patterned paper.

So would you like to play along with this fun sketch? And how about a chance to win $5 to the TSG store or be in the Trendsetting Spotlight?  If so, check out the TSG blog for more info. We'd love for you to participate in this week's challenge!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Rejuvenate
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, Basic Grey, K&Co DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Moss
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Clear Embossing Powder, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Dimensionals, Sponges, Stickles, Black Chalk Pencil, Crystal Effects

Love Tips the Scales

Hi everyone! It's Thursday today and that means that I have a Stamper's Dream card to show you with one of the fabulous new stamps from Impression Obsession :) This fun and large stamp is called Love Scale and you can see the size of it against my 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base. Yes folks, it's a biggun ;0)

I started out by stamping the Love Scale stamp with versafine onyx black ink on Canson 90lb cold press paper and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then water coloured the green background with some SU re-inkers. The rest was water coloured with my tombow markers and a water brush and then I added some sakura stardust gelly roll pen highlights to the scale itself because I figure that everyone needs a little sparkle in their day ;)

Thanks for coming by today and I hope to see you soon! This whole working deal and my father in law being sick has taken a lot of time away from my craft room and consequently depriving my lovely readers of some paper crafting eye candy! Ta, ta for now :D

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Impression Obsession Love Scale from Stamper's Dream
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Black, We Are Memory Keepers DP, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Celery, Moss
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Stardust Gelly Roll Pen, Button, Spellbinders Dies, Chalk Pencil, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder,

TSG97 - Two Days Too Slow

Hi everyone! Welcome to a new week and a new TSG challenge :) This week, fellow Trendsetter Jodi challenged us to get krafty and to some how incorporate some kraft cardstock on a card. I usually have a hard time utilizing kraft card stock even though I love it because I don't own a lot of designer paper that goes with it and it just isn't as punchy as I would like it to be ;)

For my card, I used the Good Times set and followed along with this tutorial from the deconstructingjen blog. In her video, Jen used prismacolour pencils and gamsol to do a faux charcoal look but I changed it up a bit and used a black and a white chalk pencil. It was easy and very quick...and I love how it turned out. Bonus!

So how would you like to play along with the Trendsetters? All you have to do is make a card using Kraft card stock and then upload it to the linky in this post. Have fun!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: There She Goes - Good Times
Paper: Black, Kraft, My Mind's Eye DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Corner Chomper, Chalk Pencils, Buttons, Linen Thread, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponges

Sweet Things

Hi everyone! I got some new stamps in the mail yesterday from Stamper's Dream and had a bit of time to get inky so I get to bring you this fun card using some Impression Obsession stamps :D I used the Palm Cupcake and Sweet Things stamp to participate in this week's Mojo Sketch Challenge Mojo180.

The Palm Cupcake was water coloured with tombow markers and a water brush and then cut out and popped up on my basic grey designer paper background. I added some pearls to look like the sprinkles on the stamp itself and because it's kind of an ocean themed stamps and you know...pearls come from the ocean and all ;)


Instead of ribbon in the sketch, I used some tropical-like twine and added a coordinating teal abalone shell button and the papers for the card were picked from the image itself after I coloured it in.

Thanks for coming by today and enjoy your evening of Grey's...I know that I will be :D

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Impression Obsession Palm Cupcake and Sweet Things from Stamper's Dream
Paper: Gina K, Water Colour, Espresso, Basic Grey DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress Vintage Photo, Teal, Rust, Olive
Accessories: Sewing Machine, Cuttlebug and Embossing Folders, Tombow Markers, Water Brush, Pearls, SU Scallop Edge Punch, Corner Chomper, Shell Button, SU Circle Punches, Chalk Pencil, Twine, Dimensionals, Sponges, Clear Embossing Powder