Let it Snow

Who doesn't love getting dressed up and going out to play in the snow?  I'm not wishing for it to snow so soon but I wanted to play in this week's MFT Wednesday Stamp Club challenge at SCS. I don't have a lot of MFT stamps yet (although I'm just a little slightly addicted to them right now) so when I saw the challenge to "dress up" I had to use the PI Image called "Flurry of Love" (it is out of stock right now so I can't link it).

I've watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers in shades of blue and purple.  I'm normally not a purple person (hehe... I keep thinking about purple people eaters... I know... I'm a goof!!!) but I absolutely love the Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP so I went with it.  The layout is from Karen Giron's SSSC87 challenge.

With this card, I keep thinking "Let it snow... no.. make it stop!!" 

TSG75 Bite Me

Wow!!! This week really flew by! I can't believe it's already Monday!! And you know what that means... It's time for a new There She Goes Challenge and this week's color challenge is by one of my new BSF's, Corinna!!! I'm so excited - I get to meet both Corinna and our Head Trendsetter, Jessica,  in less than two weeks!!! As soon as I saw the colors for this challenge, I knew I wanted to use some new images from September's release.  I've combined images from two sets,  Cattitude and Hauntingly Delightful.  These two sets really go hand in hand.  If you know me at all, I come across as relatively shy but I do have that devilish, sarcastic side, hence the sentiment "Bite Me". 

I've colored my image with Watercolor pencils (Shocker...I know... where are my Tombows??).  I wanted to give them a rest and explore another coloring medium. I thought about using the Gamsol technique and it just wasn't coming together. Last week on the TSG blog, Iwona aka Chupa did a watercoloring with pencils tutorial so I decided to dust off my pencils and put them to good use. I'll admit.. I need a bit more practice with them!! Each layer of DP has been dry embossed using Cuttlebug embossing folders to add a bit more texture a la Kim Teasdale.  I altered the sketch slightly from one of Karen Giron's older sketches.

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that uses the colors provided then go 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 (Oct. 11). 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 look out 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 TSG75 so we can check out your beautiful work!
 
Hope you have a wonderful day!!!
 

A Magical Day

Hey there everyone! How's it going today?  Is it magical?  I made this card for this week's SFYTT (Jen del Muro's Sketch on Saturdays) as well as this month's My Favorite Things Guest Designer Challenge. For the GD Challenge, you had to make a card using Lime Green, Aqua, Raspberry and Yellow was optional.  I just recently managed to get the Cosmo Cricket Delovely paper so I knew I just had to use it as it has such vibrant colors and patterns.  I've had a few PI's in my stash for a few weeks and very little time to use them so I pulled out "Fairy Girl".  I've colored the image with my Tombow Markers and then added some Stickles on the wings, hearts, and on her shoes. Ths card was so much fun to make.  Wish me luck ladies!!!

 

Stella's a little spooky

Stella's a little spooked about Halloween... I haven't had a chance to play with the Bella Babes in awhile for Bellarific Friday but I had a bit of extra time this week and I have had this stamp, Spooooky Stella for almost a year and it hasn't seen ink yet. I normally don't make Halloween cards but I'm having so much fun with them this year - now to find someone to give them too right?  I ordered this Matilda Cosmo Cricket DP from CDS and it arrived last week so I pulled it out and had a little fun with it.  I love the colors in this DP which is what inspired the coloring of my image.  I've colored the image with my Tombow Markers. (Surprise, surprise right?).  Hope you like it!!!

MTSC93 A lollipop for you

Wow... my blog has been busy this last week with sneak peeks for There She Goes and Clear Dollar Stamps.  Just before sneak peek time, I'm pretty busy and I had a couple of orders arrive - one of them being My Favorite Things.  I love this PI image called Lollipop Girl so when I saw Mercy's sketch challenge this week, I just had to play.  I also received some Delovely Cosmo Cricket DP from CDS so I had to use it.  With the yucky weather we've been having, I needed something cheery.  We've had so much rain here which kinda sucks considering what gorgeous weather we had this summer.  I was hoping for a little more sunshine. The image has been watercolored with my Tombow Markers and then I added a little bit of Glossy Accents to the lollipop (which I'm wishing I hadn't done because it dulled the intensity of the color). 

I have a few more Pure Innocence images that I bought and some of the a la Modes so you know I'll be breaking out the MFT stamps again soon. 

CDS Sneak Peek - Snow Flourishes

I'm a sucker when it comes to holiday stamps and even more so when it comes to Snow Flakes. I don't know what it is about snowflakes but I love them. Oh wait... I don't like them so much when they keep falling from the sky and you get stuck inside the house because there's too much snow to go out.  Well, Clear Dollar Stamps has a wonderful new set coming out on October 1st called Snow Flourishes which you will absolutely love. They make for quick, easy, clean and simple cards that pack a punch.  If you're like me and leave your Christmas cards to the last minute,  this set will enable you to get beautiful cards out quickly. 

For my first sample above, I used one of the snowflake Cuttlebug embossing folders on the top half of some Kraft Cardstock.  I then layered a dark brown matting and on my white Cardstock stamped a variety of snowflakes using Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Soft Sky, Pink Pirouette inks.  It makes for a very pretty card in some unconventional holiday colors.

For my second card, I decided to go with a "sparkly" look that hasn't translated in the photo. Each snowflake was stamped in Versamark and then embossed with some Glittery Embossing powder.  In real life, it packs a punch... in a pic not so much.  What I love about this stamp set is that it has so many snowflakes and so many sentiments that it is a must have for your Christmas stamp collection. 

To see the full set, look at Lori's blog and then check out what the DT has for you today.

Snow Flourishes: Laurie, Katie, Angela, Shell


Snow Tweet: Trudy, Katie, Lisa, Stacy

Filled with Cheer: Kim, Katie, Nancy, Cassie, Christi