Friday, November 29, 2013

GIANT SALE!!!!

I am doing a MAJOR purge and parting with many beloved stamp sets.  
Stamping Bella, Kraftin' Kimmie, C.C. Designs,The Greeting Farm , Your Next Stamp, Verve, and many many more stamp sets for sale!  

Head to the sale page of my blog to start shopping!

TSG "Merry Christ-Moose, Nice Rack, and Nordic Borders" Blog Hop Challenge

Welcome to the 4th and final day of the There She Goes blog hop challenges! 
We at TSG love our holiday sets, and we love our animals, too…so whenever they can combine, we are THRILLED. The new Merry Christ-moose set from Torico is no exception!


Merry Christ-moose is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 18 stamps and will sell for $18.
 It will be released on Saturday, November 30th at 11 PM EST.

Made to go along with the Merry Christ-moose stamp set, Nice Rack has all those sentiments that may be a little bit naughty, but are definitely nice.
Nice Rack is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps and will sell for $9. 
It will be released on Saturday, November 30th at 11 PM EST.

Torico has also created this GORGEOUS Nordic Borders set as well, which will add a finished, homey feel to any of your creations. 
Nordic Borders is a 2x6 set that includes a total of 3 stamps and will see for $3.
 It will be released on Saturday, November 30th at 11 PM EST.

I started with a kraft CS panel and sent it through the Big Shot in a Darice Snowflake Background embossing folder.  I stamped the red panel with some polka dots and added a border using one of the stamps from the new Nordic Borders stamp set.   That hilarious sentiment is from the "Nice Nice" rack stamp set.  You gotta love the cheeky TSG sentiments!


I stamped the cute moose from the Merry Christ-Moose stamp set in Momento tuxedo black ink and colored it with copics.  I used a white gel pen to add the polka dot to the scarf.   I added some white opal Liquid Pearls sprinkled with glitter to the snow.   




Would you like to win the new Merry Christ-moose/Nice Rack/ Nordic Borders sets? 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, November 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.




Thursday, November 28, 2013

TSG "Be Merry" Blog Hop Challenge

Welcome to Day 3 of the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenges!
Our second set from new illustrator Danielle Lounds finds us celebrating the holidays with her unique style of combining handwritten sentiments with super cute images. I love that the words can be colored and the tag image will be perfect for cards and gift giving. 

Be Merry is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $18.00. 
It will be released on Saturday, November 30th at 11 PM EST.

I stamped my image in Momento tuxedo black ink and paper pieced the tree.  I used a white gel pen to color the lettering over the tree,   I colored the rest of the image with copics.  I paired some PP from the "12 Days of Christmas" 6x6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye with some MFT black licorice CS.  I die cut the snowflake using the MFT Die-Namics Let it Snowflake and added a black button with hemp cord.


Would you like to win the new Be Merry stamp sets? 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, November 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

MFTWSC152 - You're the Coolest

I had yet to ink up this adorable MFT Doodle Garden You're the Coolest stamp set......which is weird because she was at the top of my wish list from the last release.   My Thanksgiving preparations have been completed so I gave myself the green light to return to my crafty nook (AKA "the dining room table") to play along with this week's MFTWSC152.


I started with a berrylicious panel.  I used a stippling brush and some sweet tooth ink to create the snow fall.  I tore a piece of smooth white CS and added some white opal Liquid Pearls sprinkled with glitter to the edges.  I stamped  the woodgrain background stamp in kraft ink onto kraft panel.  I used a die from the Die-Namics Blueprints 1 to create the scalloped border.  


I colored my image with copics and used a white gel pen to give her some freckles and some polka dots on her scrarf and mittens.  I fussy cut her and popped her up with some foam dots.  I added some white opal Liquid Pearls sprinkled with glitter to her snowball and the snow under her feet.


Here is the sketch:

MFTWSC152