TSG103 Monochromatic Magic

This week’s challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Karen. She wants us to create a monochromatic card. In order to do that you would choose ,  one or more shades of one color along with ONE neutral color to use in your creation. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! As you can see... I kept to the challenge pretty much... as long as the base isn't considered my neutral... I must remember to look at the challenge a bit more closely before I go ahead and make my card. As soon as I saw this week's challenge, I remembered the Graphic45 DP that I bought on my trip to the US.  I hadn't used it yet, so of course it was ready to get used.  The colors remind me of vintage and with the look of the new Tulip set from TSG they were a match made in heaven if I do say so myself.  I've stamped the tulip in Versafine Vintage Sepia and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  To add a bit of dimension, I used a Pastel chalk pencil in brown and tried blending it a little bit. The layout for my card is from this week's Unscripted Sketch challenge which I have flipped onto it's side. This week at Sugar Creek Hollow,  their challenge is to create a card with a monochromatic scheme which this card is perfect for. Wahoo!! Love their challenges! 

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that utilizes monochromatic coloring, and then come back to the TSG Blog. 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. 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 TSG103 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for popping by today!!

Be my Honey bunny

Hey there Honey Bunnies!!  Over the weekend, Lori Boyd released some super cute Lollipop Easter images just in time for Easter and I fell absolutely in love with this cute Lollipop Bunny.  As soon as I saw this image, I knew I wanted to pair it with the Basic Grey Kioshi line (I really need to use up some of my older DP's).  The Kioshi line just seems to scream Spring with it's great pastel colours.  I've watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers and chose to keep the coloring very simple. I then sponged a little grass with some Old Olive ink.  The layout is from this week's Get Sketchy Challenge which I love!! I also paired this challenge with this week's Wee Memories challenge which is to create something "adorable" and I think this bunny is too adorable...My card also works perfectly for this week's challenge at Picture Perfect Creations which is create something Easter inspired.

I have a lot of exciting stuff happening over the next couple of weeks with the TSG release, and a new fun exciting adventure (more to come on this new adventure May 1st). I'll be still posting things over the next couple of weeks while I work behind the scenes on some fun stuff to share with you.  

Spread your wings

The sun is shining... wahoo!!! It's so nice out that I think I may spend some time out there.  It's still a little chilly though... if you can believe it - it was trying to snow just a few days ago.... I live on the West Coast -so that's just wrong!!! Oh wait...you're here for my card aren't you?  Oops...  A few days ago, I was checking out the colors for this week's Color Throwdown and I was inspired but didn't have time to make anything until I sat down last night to play.  I've used my new favorite TSG set called "Spread your Wings" (I've used it on a few cards lately) and my fave butterfly from the set. I've stamped the image in Versafine Onyx Black and then embossed with clear embossing powder. And guess what.... I pulled out my ever faithful Tombow Markers.  Surprised aren't ya??? LOL!  The layout for my card is this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge.  Love it!!! I know that I'll be using this sketch again. 

Stella's Triple Play

I'm not sure what's happened this week but my mojo has been flowing...  I guess I shouldn't complain should I?  I need to keep it for those times when I'm not in a card making mood (yes... I sometimes don't feel like making a thing).  I was toodling around in blog land the last few days and as soon as I saw this week's Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab World Blog (I've included a pic of the inspiration pic below) I knew I wanted to play.  I've stamped this cute "Peekaboo Stella" from Stamping Bella in Versafine Onyx Black and then watercolored each of them in Tombow Markers.  I then added Yellow Stickles to the crowns and Fruit Punch Stickles to Stella's gorgeous lips.  I think of all the Stamping Bella Lines that Stella is my fave (although those cute pixies will be coming home with me at some point in time).  My layout for this card is this week's sketch at Card Positioning Systems and I've used twine on my card to add a bit of extra dimension (it was looking a little bare on the left hand side of my card) which is also for this week's Wee Memories Challenge to use twine on your card (it could be Baker's Twine or Jute Twine).  I've been a long time fan of Jessie Rone and when I saw that she had started "Forgotten Stamp Friday" I knew I had to participate at some point as we all have so many stamps that never see the light of day.  I swear I could open up my own store with all the stamps, ribbon and Designer paper I have.... 

I love the sassy face Stella has....seems kinda like she's hiding something. 

Have a great day everyone!!!

Got Storage?

I'll admit it... I'm a ribbon whore... Yup! I said it.  I'm one of those people who loves ribbon.... I swear I'm drawn to it like a magnet.  I have so many rolls of it...  so when my good friend Corinna came out with her Ribbon Carousel, I knew it would be the perfect solution.  This 4 post carousel holds up to 96 rolls of ribbon and soon, she'll be coming out with an 8 post carousel for those smaller rolls of ribbon we all have.

 One of the things I absolutely LOVE about the Ribbon Carousel is the fact that it is 100% US made (not one piece of it is from overseas).  To me, that really says something about Corinna and her product. She really understands the importance of supporting her local economy (check out this page on her website about the story of the Ribbon Carousel). 

I know Corinna has some exciting things planned for the Ribbon Carousel... very soon!!  (And I'm incredibly excited about it). 

Make sure you check out the Ribbon Carousel Facebook page as well.  You never know what amazing things you might find there.

It's a Rainy day...

Hey there everyone!!! I know my title suggests rainy days... but it's finally not raining here. Wahoo!! Just an overcast day so far.  Thank goodness!!! I've had this cutie pie from Lori Boyd Designs for a little while now and this week's CAS challenge at SCS is an inspiration one and I chose to go with stripes.  I used to love jumping in puddles as a child so when I saw that this week's challenge at Paper Sundaes is "Childhood memories" I knew that this image was perfect.  I've watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers and then used Glossy Accents on the girl's boots, puddle, frog and the blue polka dots on the umbrella. I also used a bit of Yellow Stickles on parts of the umbrella.

Thanks for dropping by today!!! Enjoy the sunshine!!

Challenges I'm entering card into:

Paper Sundaes - Childhood Memories

If the Shoe Fits-  Spring

CAS114 - Inspiration at SCS

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge