SC379 Spread your Wings

Hey there, did you miss me?? LOL!!! I had a bit of free time tonight and this week's Sketch challenge at SCS was posted super early so I had to play along.   I decided to use the TSG set called "Spread your Wings" for my image as well as sentiment.  I've watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers (no surprise there right?).  The DP is from Crate Paper's Paper Heart line (one of my fave lines they've released).   

Hope you like it!!! I'll be back Thursday night with another card :-) 



TSG150 Happy birthday little robot...

This week our challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by Candace, one of our new Trendsetters and one of my fave stampers!!!! She has challenged us to make a card or project using metal embellishments. From brads, to buckles, to pins, to spiral clips….show us your metal!

I'll admit.... I rarely use anything metal on my cards so this one meant a search for my metal embellishments that haven't seen sunlight in quite some time. LOL!!! I was inspired by fellow Trendsetter Karen's current Sweet Sunday sketch challenge and decided I had to use it.  It definitely fit nicely with this image from the TSG set called "Birthdaybot".  I stamped the image in Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear embossing powder and then watercolored it with my Tombow Markers. The DP is from the My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally line that I purchased from the Ribbon Carousel.

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using metal embellishments 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 (April 9th). 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 TSG150 so we can check out your beautiful work!

I can't wait to see what you create!!!

ISSC09 Thanks

It's been a whirlwind of a week with the TSG sneak peeks!! But I'm loving it all!! And now it's time for this week's iSpy Sketch.  Yeah!!!

 This week, our sketch features Emily Keaton (ekeaton @ SCS) and is based on this card.

For some reason I let this sketch scare me but I have to tell you something - it was easy peasy!!!

I went pretty simple with my card using DP's from Echo Park, Bella Boulevard and Bo Bunny.  The sentiment is from the TSG mini set called "Branches".  The pink satin pleated ribbon is from the Ribbon Carousel (I'll be buying more of that stuff I tell ya).

Now hop on over to the iSpy blog to see what the rest of the Special Agents have whipped up for you.



Here's how to play:

Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.

• Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC09). Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
• A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12.01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.
• You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
• We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
• Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
• Have fun and we look forward to "spying" your creations!

TSG Sneak Peek - It's a Jungle out there

It's our final day of sneak peeks for this month's TSG release and it's another fantastic one.

You LOVED her Zoo-pendous set, and well, everything else she has created, but I REALLY think Melyssa has KNOCKED this one out of the park!! Whether making a card for a boy or girl, man or woman, or scrapbooking your latest trip to the zoo, there is something in her new Jungle Out There set for you!! Full of the CUTEST animals, and most HILARIOUS sentiments, what’s NOT to love??

I decided to go clean and simple with this card using the current Fall to Layout.  I have colored the lion using Prismacolor pencils and the Gamsol technique.  I'm really loving the look of the pencils and will keep practicing. The sentiments that come with this set are fantastic!! Jeanie Whitmer (one of my stamping idols) has her "That's Krafty Thursday" challenge going on so I'm entering my card into her challenge.

 Jungle Out There is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 20 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Would you like to win the new Jungle Out There 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, March 31^st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Sneak Peek - When I grow up...

WOW!! Day 2 of this month's TSG sneak peeks and the DT has been rocking it if I do say so myself. 

I think we can all remember back to a time when we idolized our parents, most of us still do, and we wanted to grow up to be JUST like them. I mean, what girl HASN’T put on their mom’s shoes, and what boy hasn’t worn Dad’s tie? Just in time for Mother and Father’s Day, Torico has illustrated the CUTEST dress up set I have EVER seen!!

Isn't she just too stinkin' adorable?? OMGoodness!!! Love her!!! I used to love dressing up in my mom's heels so this image stole my heart.  I've colored it with my newly acquired Prismacolor pencils and the gamsol technique.  It's definitely different than using my Tombows.  I've used DP from My Mind's Eye (a pack released last year and I have scraps left - LOL).  I also added some Charcoal Black Twinery Twine that I purchased at Ribbon Carousel.

When I Grow Up is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 15 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

Would you like to win the new When I Grow 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, March 31^st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Sneak Peek - Ruh-roh....

Can you believe it's already time again for this month's TSG release? It's another great one I can tell you that!!!

We know you love them, and we love them too, but this month’s Ruh-Roh set, is slowly becoming one of my FAVORITES!  Torico has illustrated the most ADORABLE mini set, and for all you dog lovers out there, yep, there’s a puppy in this one, and he is up to no good!! With several stamps to create a scene, and 5 adorable sentiments, this set is a must have for anyone who has EVER had to say they or sorry…..and I doubt that excludes ANYONE!!!

For this month's release, I stepped away from my Tombow Markers if you can believe it and brought out my new Prismacolor pencils for a test drive. And I'm loving them!!! I'm still learning how to do the Gamsol technique but I love how different they are than my Tombow Markers.  I kept my layout really simple to make sure the image and this funny sentiment is the main focus.  When I taught down in NC, "My bad" is something I heard on a daily basis from my students.  So of course as soon as I saw the sentiment, I knew I HAD to use it.  LOL!!!

Ruh-roh is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $7.00.

Would you like to win the new Ruh-roh  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, March 31^st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.