There She Goes Sneak Peeks | Day TWO

Good Morning!!  It's day two of sneak peeks for the February release of There She Goes Clear Stamps!!  The Trendsetters have sweet cards and projects for you this week, so be sure to hop around and check them out.

Friendship and coffee are a good blend to send greetings near and far. Torico has created a darling set to perk up the one 'mug' you’ve been missing. An absolute must for those sweets and treats without all the calories!

Perk Up! is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 36 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

 

You might want to grab a cuppa while you hop around this morning - oh my!  I'm loving this sweet little set!  I started by stamping the mug and steam on Choice Buttercream cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the mug again on Lagoon cardstock. 

I added a horizon line behind the mug and then paper pieced the mug and the heart.   A little bling and we're good to go!  The sketch is MOJO224 and the papers are Lost & Found Breeze 6x6 from My Mind's Eye.

Would you like to win the new Perk Up! 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 January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: perk up! (tsg)

paper: lagoon (bazzill), java (bazzill), choice buttercream (taylored expressions), lost & found breeze 6x6 (my mind's eye)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: black pen, clear rhinestones (kaisercraft), circle/scallop spellbinders dies, sewing machine, thread, foam tape

MFT | Scor-Pal Blog Hop

This is my second post today - please click here or scroll down to see my TSG sneak peek.

Hello, hello!  My Favorite Things has teamed up with Scor-Pal for a fantastic blog hop and boy, do we have some fun projects to show you today!  I found this One Sheet Box Tutorial and gave it a go.  This box was super easy to create using the Scor-Pal - I love that I can score the fold lines at one time without having to move my paper.  Such a huge time saver!  I also have the Scor-Mat, which is a self healing cutting mat and work surface that sits perfectly inside the Scor-Pal. 

I grabbed Bunch of Hearts Flopsey to place on the front of my box and stamped him in Memento Rich Cocoa on Choice Buttercream cardstock and colored him with Copic markers.  After fussy cutting him out, I popped him over the Layered Heart die cuts, one in Hot Fudge cardstock and the other in Strawberry Ice Cream Felt.  The sentiment is stamped on the First Place Award Ribbon die-namics.  I filled the box with Hershey Kisses and then stapled it closed and added some Hot Fudge cardstock over the top to hide the staples and a Little Open Scallop Strip along the edge of the flap.

This is such a fun Valentine's Day project for friends, coworkers, teachers, kids, and grandparents.

Please stop on by Kim's blog for a list of all the designers from MFT and Scor-Pal participating in today's hop.  I can't wait to see what everyone has whipped up!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: bunch of hearts flopsey (mft)

paper: hot fudge, choice buttercream (taylored expressions), fossil cardstock, love me (my mind's eye)

ink: memento rich cocoa

accessories: copic markers, layered heart/first place award ribbon/little open scallop strip die-namics (mft), strawberry ice cream felt (mft), vanilla grosgrain ribbon (su!), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

There She Goes Sneak Peeks | Day ONE

Good Morning!!  It's the first day of sneak peeks for the February release of There She Goes Clear Stamps!!  The Trendsetters have sweet cards and projects for you this week.

No bots‛ set would be complete without Nursebot! Torico has done it again. She warmed your heart last month with Lovebots and this month she’s going to make you feel all better with Nursebot. What a great way to send well wishes then a visit from the Nursebot.

Nursebot is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 11 stamps and will sell for $10.00.

This set makes me laugh - I adore Jessica's humor and this set really does crack me up!  I went the the Chill Pill theme for this card.  I used the pill bottle image along with the chill pill and stamped them both in Memento Tuxedo Black on both Choice Buttercream cardstock and Lost & Found Blush paper from My Mind's Eye.  I paper pieced the bottle and pill and then layered them over some patterned papers.

I finished the card with a little ribbon and a sentiment tag tucked up underneath the bow.  And of course all the sewing on the borders of the layers - this time I used brown thread.  Something fun and different.  The layout is Jen del Muro's January SFYTT.

Would you like to win the new Nursebot 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 January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.


Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

recipe -

stamps: nursebot (there she goes)

paper: java (bazzill), kraft, choice buttercream (taylored expressions), lost & found blush (my mind's eye)

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, vanilla grosgrain ribbon (su!), circle/scallop spellbinders dies, sewing machine, thread

Happy Birthday

Good morning!  I hope you had a fantastic weekend and are easing into your Monday.  I've been working on a ton of goodies for you this past week and I'm so happy to show you a new By LORi Designs Puddle Jumper image - meet Party Time Gabbi!  My card is 5" square and I'm using Jen Shults' DS34 for the layout.  I've had this sketch bookmarked for weeks!  I colored her with Copic markers and then paper pieced her dress - the papers are Hopscotch from Basic Grey.

A reader asked a question about digi images this past week.  Digi images are a great way to paper craft.  You purchase the image and save it to your computer; then you can use it whenever you would like to, all you need to do is print it out.  The advantage to digi images is you can print them in whatever size you'd like - bigger for scrapbook pages and smaller for cards or even smaller for tags.  There is not a limit on the amount of times you can print the images once you save them to your computer, however many sites have a limit on the number of times you can download them after purchase.  So a good rule of thumb is to have a file set aside for all of your digi images - that way you won't have to keep downloading them from digi sites if you can't find where you've saved them, or where your computer downloaded them.  

I hope you all have a wonderful week and I hope to see you back here soon for more goodies! 

Thanks so much for stopping by -

Karen

recipe -

stamps: party time gabbi digi image, little talks 2 digi (by lori designs)

paper: blossom (bazzill), java (bazzill), choice buttercream (taylored expressions), hopscotch (basic grey)

ink: n/a

accessories: copic markers, medium scallops die-namics (mft), sewing machine, thread, foam tape

TSG140 | Love is in the Air

It's time for another fabulous challenge from There She Goes!

This week our challenge is brought to us by the Senior Trendsetters! We are challenging you to make a card or project with love and hearts. Valentine’s is just around the corner, it’s time to get started on all those wonderful Valentines.

• To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project for Valentine’s with love and hearts, 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 30th). 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 TSG140 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I used Blossom by Blossom again this week and since the theme was love and hearts, I picked this lovely sentiment about hearts and love.  That's what I love about TSG stamps - each set is so versatile for all sorts of occasions!  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored it with Copic markers.  I attempted to color some free-hand grass.  The patterned papers are Love Me by My Mind's Eye and the card base is kraft.  Of course, I had to sew all over it too!  The layout is Sweet Stop's SSS141, but I added a little button and sentiment tag in the corner.

I really hope you'll join in on the fun this week!  Thanks so much for stopping by -
Karen

recipe -

stamps: blossom by blossom (tsg)

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

ink: memento tuxedo black

accessories: copic markers, subtles buttons (su!), rectangle spellbinders die, little open scallop strip di-namics (mft), embroidery thread, sewing machine, thread, foam tape