TSG139 | Back to Nature

Good morning!  I have a super fun card using this week's There She Goes challenge - Back to Nature!

• To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project with a scene that involves a character and nature, 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 (January 23rd). 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 TSG139 so we can check out your beautiful work!

What a fun theme, don't you think?  I found my Blossom by Blossom set and thought it met the challenge nicely with those sweet little birds and the grass.  I'm ready for spring afternoons!

I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored her with a TON of Copics.  I get a little carried away with those things, seriously.  The papers are some Valentine's papers from last year and I cannot for the life of me remember the name of them.  I used a little red baker's twine for the button over the heart and sentiment and then I used SSS140 for the layout.

I hope you join the Trendsetters in this fun challenge!  Thanks for stopping by -
Karen

recipe -

stamps: blossom by blossom (tsg)

paper: pretty in pink (su!), choice snow white (taylored expressions), valentine paper (so sorry I can't remember the name)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, medium scallop border/hearts a plenty dies (te), baker's twine, neutral buttons (su!), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 150

Good morning - It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. The links will close in two weeks, next Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time). Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC150 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

WANT TO BE A GUEST Sweet Sunday Stamper?  I'll be picking my favorite card or project after each challenge and that winner will have a special guest spot as a designer on a future Sweet Sunday Challenge.  I'm SO excited about this!  You can enter as many different cards as you'd like before the following Friday deadline, so get stampy!

I have definitely been in a Valentine's Day card mood lately and so I made another card with this fun, new set from Taylored Expressions called Love Monsters. This little guy looks like a frog to me, so I grabbed this Love Struck paper from We R Memory Keepers and I went with the pink, green, and white color theme for my sweet little frog.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Choice Snow White cardstock and then colored him with Copic markers.   The fun heart doily is the new Layering Doily - Medium die and I also used the Fly Your Flag 2 die for the flag underneath the image.  Since the flag wasn't quite long enough to span the length of the bottom layer of paper, I cut it in half and glued it in 2 separate pieces underneath the image.  The 3 little hearts were made with the Hearts a Plenty dies.

The Sweet Sunday Stampers have amazing sketch samples to show you today, so stop on by to see:

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

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: love monsters (taylored expressions)

paper: parakeet (bazzill), pretty in pink (su!), choice snow white (te), love struck (we r memory keepers)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, fly your flag 2/layering doily medium/hearts a plenty dies (te), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch | Sparkle Creations Winner

Hello!  Oh my goodness, you guys!  You have completely blown me away with all of your fantastic cards using SSSC149 and there were over 100 submissions!  You all rock! 

I'm here to announce our random winner of TWO Sparkle Creations stamps.  Are you ready?  Random.org has chosen.....

#65 - Olivia!  Woot!  Congrats Olivia!  Here's a peek at her card she created using Celebrating Chloe from Sparkle Creations:

I love this adorable image and Oliva has made her card so cheery and festive.  Love the inky edges! 

Olivia, please email me with your contact information and Sparkle will get in touch with you about your winnings.

I'll be back on Monday morning to announce who the first ever Guest Sweet Sunday Stamper will be - oooh, I'm so excited!  A HUGE thank you to Sparkle and everyone who participated this week.  I've really enjoyed seeing all of the fantastic cards you have created.

Have a fantastic weekend and I'll see you back later tonight for the next Sweet Sunday Challenge.
Karen

TSG138 Paper Piecing

Good morning!  I have a super fun card using this week's There She Goes challenge - Paper Piecing!

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week- Jackie! She has challenged us to make a card or project using the Paper Piecing Technique.

• To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using the paper piecing, 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 (January 16th). 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 TSG138 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I paper pieced this adorable lamp from one of my all-time favorite TSG sets, Lighten Up, and thought I could use the set for a Valentine's Day card too!  I started with Clean & Simple's FTL172 and stamped the lamp base and lamp shade on some Choice buttercream cardstock and then again on some Love Me paper from My Mind's Eye.  I paper pieced the base and shade and then also paper pieced the rosette on the lamp shade after I colored it with Copic markers.  Loved working on this!

There is still time to enter the challenge and I hope you'll join in on all the fun!

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: lighten up (tsg)

paper: kraft, java (bazzill), choice buttercream (taylored expressions), love me (my mind's eye)

ink: memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa

accessories: copic markers, circle/scallop & rectangle/scallop spellbinders dies, sewing machine, thread, linen thread, foam tape

MFT Wednesday Stamp Club

Good morning!  It's time for another fabulous MFT sketch to help you get over the post-holiday slump - or maybe that's just me that needs to get over that slump?  LOL!  I needed to get creative, and this fun sketch really helped me out!  Here is a look at this week's sketch:

And here is the card I made using the à la modes Dip Me in Chocolate.

Mmmm, mmmm, scrumptious!  I didn't have a chance to ink her up during Teaser week, so I gave her some love for the sketch today.  I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored her with Copic markers.  The candy bar wrapper is paper pieced using Love Me papers from My Mind's Eye.  I also cut out a pink felt heart with the Hearts a Plenty Die-namics and tucked it under a chocolate bow.  A little zigzag stitching and we're done!  Mojo is back on track!  Woot!


Hop on over to Kim's blog for all the challenge details and a list of all the designers participating in this week's sketch challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: à la modes dip me in chocolate (mft), bunch of hearts flopsey sentiment (mft)

paper: java (bazzill), choice buttercream (te), love me (my mind's eye)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, first place award ribbon/hearts a plenty/mini pennants die-namics (mft), chocolate ribbon (su!), latte pearls (kaisercraft), sewing machine, thread

Sweet Heart

Good morning!  I hope you have had a fantastic week - we've been enjoying our last week of winter break and I'm very ready to get into our normal routine next week. 

I have a sweet-as-can-be Sugar Stick Sallie image from By LORi Designs and she's all ready for Valentine's Day.  I printed her out twice, once on cardstock and once on Love Me paper from My Mind's Eye, and paper pieced her dress and bows.  The sentiment is from Little Talks 2 and I just created a little flag with a pearl for it.  I had meant to add a few cardstock hearts to her and I completely forgot and just now noticed, but she is still simple and sweet.

Have a fantastic weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: sugar stick sallie digi, little talks 2 digi (by lori designs)

paper: blossom (bazzill), choice buttercream (te), love me (my mind's eye)

ink: n/a

accessories: copic markers, circle/scallop spellbinders dies, little open scallop strip die-namics (mft), rose pearls (kaisercraft), vanilla ribbon (su!), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

Taylored Expressions Release Party

It's TE release day!  All of the new sets and dies are now available at the TE store and you can get started on all of those fabulous Valentine's projects! 

The Baker's Dozen is giving you a little glimpse of all the sets and dies for January and I've got a fun little card using Love Shack.

I made a single layer card for today and let this adorable little house be the star.  I stamped the house, fence, and tree directly to the kraft cardstock and then stamped the house again on Choice Snow White cardstock, colored it with Copics and then paper pieced it to the kraft.  The clouds are the Cloud Duo Die and the overlapping heart is from the new die set, Hearts a Plenty.

TE Release Day!

• All of the new products are now available for purchase! Check out the Fresh out of the Oven Department to see everything in one place!
• More projects from the Baker's Dozen to inspire you, just follow the link list below.
• Did you win one of the Baker's Dozen Blog Giveaways?  Find the list of winners on Taylor's Blog.
• Buy one Animals in Love A La Carte and get one free/Select calendar products 50% off/Layered Doily Dies special - get all the details on our January Release Specials by clicking here.

Charmaine Ikach
Danielle Lounds
Jami Sibley
Jen Shults
Jodi Collins
Melissa Sauls
Melody Rupple
Regina Mangum
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen
Tori Wild
Wanda Guess

 Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: love shack (taylored expressions)
paper: kraft, choice snow white (te)
ink: memento tuxedo black, colorbox dark brown
accessories: copic markers, cloud duo die (te), hearts a plenty die (te)