Martini Time!!

WOW!!! I can't believe it's now 2011!!! So much happened in 2010 - both good and bad so it's nice to have it behind us.  I feel like my stamping has grown leaps and bounds in 2010 and I can't wait for new adventures and opportunities.  In 2010, I had the honor to serve on a few design teams - Skipping Stones Design as well as Clear Dollar Stamps in which my terms have ended for both. I was Mercy's Guest Muse in August and this was such an honor as well. In September, I became a Junior Trendsetter at There She Goes and then Mid November I was invited to be part of Lori Boyd's By Lori Designs DT.  I'm truly blessed to be part of such an amazing stamping community. I have made so many amazing friends over the last year and for that I am truly grateful!!!  You know who you are and I love you all!!!

My Favorite Things knew how to make my year end just right!!! Check out the post here.

In honour of a new year starting, I decided to make a card using Mercy's last sketch challenge. I'm so sad that I won't have Mercy's inspirations on Tuesdays anymore but I understand the time to move on. 

Now who wouldn't love a little Martini time to bring in the New Year right?  LOL.  I've used the MFT Flapper Doodle set called "Cheers to a New Year" as part of this week's MFT challenge at SCS which is to create a card with a party theme. I\ve watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers and kept the card relatively simple.  I also made this card for this week's challenge of "Celebrating" over at Crazy4Challenges. Who doesn't love the idea of celebrating the new year?  Celebrating friends with drinks?  Martinis anyone???  

Happy New Years everyone!!!!!!!

A little bit of sweetness

How about a little bit of sweetness to end the year?  I'm so happy to have a day off work... actually I have a 4 day weekend which I am so looking forward to.  I had a little bit of time to play today so I decided to color up the Rylee Puddle Jumper Digi by Lori Boyd.  So... it looked a whole lot better in my head than it translated onto paper.  I've watercolored the image with my Tombow Markers and then used some pearls for the polkadots on the pants (this is the part of my card I'm totally unsure of).  The sentiment comes from a new set from There She Goes called "Bucket of Love" which will be released tomorrow.  The sketch is from this Card Patterns.  I'm getting ready to head out so it's a short and sweet post for you today.

Happy New Years!!!

PS Don't forget about the Design Team Call that Lori Boyd is hosting. 

Exciting news at BLD

*** This is my second post today so please scroll down for the TSG Sneak Peeks****

As some of you may know, you will be able to find challenges at 

By LORi Designs very very soon!!

Our first challenge will be on Thursday, January 6th and the only hint I can give is that 

it's my favorite kind of challenge..... a Color Challenge!!

I have decided to add to the BLD Design Team ...YAY!!!

The Challenges will be Bi-weekly through out January and then once we have our 

Challenge Team, they will go weekly!!

I am so excited and hope you all love the challenges. DT Requirements: You must be willing and able to commit to a 4 month term. You must be able to meet deadlines. You must be willing to post a weekly card to your own blog. You must include a link back to By LORi Designs Shop in each post you post. DT Benefits: You will get digi images to use on your cards. You will receive a 50% Discount on any digis purchased from BLD.

If you would like to apply for a position on the 

By LORi Designs Team 

please link your name and blog to Mr. Linky  HERE

The Call Closes on Thursday January the 20th

There She Goes BHC - Love Birds and Clearly Sentimental

Welcome to our third and final day of sneak peeks for this months' release at There She Goes.  We've really gone all out this month and all the sets are fantastic. I had so much fun playing with each one and I can't wait to ink them all up again.  I know I'll be using them often.  (if only I had more free time right?).  Now if you came here from Alex's blog you're on the right track.  But if you just happened upon my blog today, you'll want to go back to the beginning at the TSG Blog. 

You’ll fall love with “Love Birds”. This set, illustrated by Torico, showcases a number of prim-and-proper birdies just dying to enhance your lovely creations. With accents like a scroll-like bird cage, beautiful branch, and whimsical sentiments this stamp set will make your heart got pitter-pat!  I'll have to admit I couldn't decide which bird I wanted to use, so I decided to not use one at all.  Call me a goof...  Although I have to tell you I love the look of the branch all on its' own. I've colored the image with my watercolor pencils and believe it or not, the DP is one of the Christmas lines from Echo Park.  I loved the colors together so I went with it and love how it turned out.


Love Birds is a 4x8 stamp set that includes a total of 18 stamps and will sell for $18 (Illustrated by Torico)

“Sentimental” is a must-have set for any card maker! A combination of type print and the scriptive handwriting of our very own Julie Lacey are showcased beautifully. These sentiments are not only versatile, but can be also used for everyday creations.  Isn't Julie's handwriting beautiful?  After having a few people ask me for all my Christmas cards, I decided I wanted to make a Valentine's card that I'm sure I'll give to my stepdad so he has a card to give to my mom on the big day of Love.  This card is so not my normal style - I've attempted to use the rhinestone swirls before and they always looked silly but this time it worked and I love them!!!  I'm sure you'll be seeing them again soon!!

Sentimental is a 2x6 mini set that includes a total of 6 stamps and will sell for $7


The next stop on the blog hop today is Christine's - our favorite Trendie!!!


Would you like a chance to win the Sentimental and Love Birds stamp sets? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Sentimental/Love Birds Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own “Sentimental”/”Love Birds” stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.

There She Goes BHC -Buckets of Love

Hey there girlies!!! Welcome back to Day two of the Sneak Peeks for the upcoming There She Goes release. If you just happened upon my blog today, you'll want to go back to the beginning at the TSG Blog, otherwise you should have arrived from Alex's blog.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you will definitely want to invest in a stamp set that is not only whimsical, but also versatile. Staying true to Torico’s clean and magical illustration style, this set features a bucket and a barrel that can be filled with all sorts of goodies (and the sentiments are to die for as well)! You’ll enjoy hours of creating and coloring with this fabulous set!

A bucket of love... who could ask for anything more?  Love it!!!  I kept this card a bit more simple and I'm loving it.  I was inspired by this card by Melody Rupple. For some reason, this layout just seemed perfect for this image.  So glad I had some Valentine's DP left over from last year!!!  Wahoo!!!  I knew I stocked up last year for some reason.  I'll tell you now, I'm happy to have my Valentine's cards already to go.... (especially considering I ended up sending out absolutely no Christmas cards).  Sad I know...

Buckets of Love is a 4x6 stamp set that includes a total of 18 stamps and will sell for $15.

The next stop on the blog hop is the amazing Christine!! Hurry over and check out her fantastic eye candy.

Would you like a chance to win the "Buckets of Love" stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their "Buckets of Love" Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own "Buckets of Love" stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.  
 

There She Goes BHC - Wonderful Winter Wishes

Today marks the beginning of our sneak peeks of this month’s new releases at There She Goes. This first set, illustrated by Torico, showcases some precious images of children enjoying their snowy environment. This set will bring back childhood memories of crisp, fun-filled winter days.  If you just happened upon my blog today, you'll want to go back to the beginning at the TSG Blog. If you came here from Alex's blog, then you're on the right track.

 Aren't these two little cutie pies just too cute for words??  I fell in love with this set as soon as I saw it.  Perfect for winter, yet perfect for Valentine's Day.  Just simply perfect.  I've stamped the image with both Tombow Markers snd watercolor pencils.  The entire color scheme was inspired by the DP from Fancy Pants Design and Bo Bunny.  The snowflakes were cut using the MFT "Let it Snowflake" Die and then I used some MS Glitter (after I run the flakes through my Xyron). Just too cute I tell ya.

Wonderful Winter Wishes is a 4x6 stamp set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $15

The next stop on the blog hop is our favorite Trendie, Christine!!! 

Would you like a chance to win the “Wonderful  Winter Wishes” stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their “Wonderful Winter Wishes” Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own “Wonderful Winter Wishes” stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Jan. 1st) during the Release Party Chat.