Big Gift

Here is another digital image from Whimsie Doodles, my only Black Friday purchase this year!!! Who doesn't love a sale on stamps :). This image is so sweet and perfect for a cute holiday card. I made this card for the monthly designer challenge at Whimsie Doodles and for the Sweet Stop challenge this week. It's been a while since I made one of these and the sketch is great this week.

 

 

 

I colored the image with copics and cut her out since she was a little too tall for the center panel of the sketch design. I like the music paper behind her anyway! I added two more coordinating holiday papers behind her, keeping everything very red and green. A ribbon and some buttons were all she needed. Cute!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Oh My Stars!!

 

Today's Clean and Simple challenge over at Splitcoast is to be inspired by the following quote:

 

"I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night- Galileo"

 

As a physicist myself, I of course admire Galileo and the contributions he made towards astronomy and physics of motion. Little did I know he was a philosopher as well. He definitely did have a fondness for the stars.

 

I immediately knew I wanted to do a nighttime card with a focus on the star but started off in a totally different direction. This snowman and his coordinating sentiment from There She Goes was just too perfect for the quote by Galileo, only through the eyes of a snowman!!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

 

Supplies used:

Stamps - There She Goes Snowbuddies and Snowman Sentiments

Ink - Memento black

Paper - Bazzill cardstock

Accessories - Copics, TSG banner die, Cuttlebug EF, MFT Die-namics Stars, Stickles

Stockings were hung by the chimney with care.....

We are starting to decorate for Christmas around here so I thought this card would be perfect for a post. I love this image from Whimsie Doodles - purchased it yesterday during their Black Friday sale. This little girl reminds me of each of my girls on Christmas morning, going through their gifts in their PJ's, with messy hair!!

Isn't she adorable!! She took a bit of time to color, but after hosting Thanksgiving dinner, a little "me" time in my stamp room was well deserved. I made this card for the monthly designer challenge going on at Whimsie Doodles. Wish me luck!! Now back to decorating!

Thanks for stopping by today!!
Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - Whimsie Doodles digital
Paper - XPress It white, Bazzill cardstock, Crate Paper dsp
Accessories - Copics, border punch, MFT Die-namics, grosgrain ribbon

There She Goes Snowman Sentiments and Snow Buddies RELEASE DAY!!!

I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy a day filled with family, friends, football and a table full of good food! 

 

 

Snowbuddies, the new set from Melyssa, has SO many possible ways to be used; we can’t even begin to tell you how excited we are about it! With a whopping 57 stamps, you can build your own snowman, use one provided, or a little of both. It’s the easiest way to build a snowman, and you don’t even have to get cold to do it. ;)

Snow buddies is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 57 stamps and will sell for $24.00.
 

What’s a snowman, without a SUPER cute and TOTALLY clever sentiment to go with it…well, we don’t want to know! The Snowman Sentiments set has 9 fabulous sentiments to coordinate with your Snowbuddies set, or any holiday set you want!

Snowman Sentiment is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

I love snowmen, so this set is right up my alley!! I used the little snowbuddies to make my card today. Be sure to stop back tomorrow when I will bring you another card I made with this set, this time making a whole snowfamily!!

 

 

Would you like to win the new Snowbuddies or Snowman Sentiments 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 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

There She Goes Snow Globe RELEASE DAY!!!

 

 

I told you yesterday that you had to wait until today to see WHY the new Holiday Cheer set was so versatile…well, wait no more! Not only is it a set that stands alone, the SUPER cute images were designed to fit into today’s set, Snow Globe! Along with a matching die, Torico has really out done herself!!
 

Snow Globe and Die is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 4 stamps and will sell for $29

This set is great! You can use the die to make a snow globe out of so many images. Here I used the too-cute girl from yesterday's release. This was my first ever shaker card, and while I must admit glitter falls out if you hold the card upright, the end result looks so much like a snow globe!

 

Would you like to win the new Snow Globe and Die 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, November 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

There She Goes Holiday Cheer RELEASE DAY!!!

 

 

 

Torico is at it again, bringing us another SUPER cute Holiday set to love and adore, and this one has a twist…but you will have to wait until tomorrow to see WHAT the twist is!! Just take it from me, this set is so versatile, you will be turning to it again and again for all your holiday needs! With four ADORABLE scenes, and four fabulous sentiments, you are sure to fall in love.

 

Holiday Cheer is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for $15.00.

 

 

Would you like to win the new Holiday Cheer 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.

 

This set was so cute, I had to use all of the images! I made a set of four cards with a matching layout. I honestly couldn't pick a favorite!!

 

 

 

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 24th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Dream

 

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast tomorrow. It was a color challenge using grey, tan and plums, inspired by this photo below:

 

 

 

 

I love lavendar, both the look of the flower and its beautiful fragrance. I wanted to keep with the distressed look of the photo and especially of dried lavendar. I used a grey woodgrain paper for my background and stamped some plum flowers on that. To bring in some tan, I stamped a large sentiment on kraft and ripped the edges. To the bottom I added some twine and a die cut flower.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

TSG181 - Let It Snow!

 

 

Here is another Christmas card for you. The weekly challenge at There She Goes today is to make a card with snow - Let It Snow (TSG181). This image from There Shes Goes Penguin Pals is just so perfect for the challenge and so stinkin cute!! After I colored him up, I added a bit of glitter dust to the hat and pom pom and to the ground and snowflakes to really emphasize the snow. So fun! I haven't been stamping for a while due to Hurricane Sandy, so I really enjoyed spending time on this card.

 

Here's a closeup of the snowy hat:

 

 

I also made this card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch challenge, shown here:

 

 

 

.Be sure to stop by the TSG blog to play along with this "Let It Snow" TSG181 challenge!

 

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using this week’s challenge(winter) 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 (November 19th). 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 TSG181 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Seasons Greetings

 

 

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast this week - a sketch challenge (my favorite!). The sketch called for these lovely large banners. What a great fun way to add different designer papers into a card, while adding dimension and interest. I went totally Christmas on this one, with a rich jewel toned look. We had our first snow here this past week following the terrible hurricane. The snow put me in a bit of a Christmas mood (though I will admit it doesn't take much - I love Christmas!). The snow is gone now and we are expecting temperatures in the 60's tomorrow!

 

The stamps I used for this card are There She Goes Seasons Greetings. I pulled the sentiment and a simple tree to embellishment my card a bit. Stop back later today for another Christmas card using an adorable TSG set Penguin Pals.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Swiss Autumn

 

 

 

 

Its good to be back stamping again after a bit of a hiatus as a result of Hurricane Sandy. We were fortunate in that we are safe with no damage to the house, unlike so many on Long Island. We were without power for 11 days, but power was finally restored yesterday and things are getting back to normal here.

 

My card today is for last weeks Clean and Simple challenge, an inspiration challenge based off a Pinterest photo of Swiss Autumn, shown below. I tried to capture the reds and yellows of the photo and also loved the mix of blue and brown in the photo as well.

 

 

 

I created the pile of leaves by using the masking technique, using two sizes of leaves from There She Goes Bountiful Blessings. I colored them by sunlight through my basement window, sitting at my daughter's Play-doh table to capture the best light!! The lengths we go through to stamp! Once the lights returned I was able to put the card together.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Stampbook Saturday

 

 

 

Happy Saturday! It's my turn to host the Stampbook Saturday page over at There She Goes. I am trying to keep up with my fourth daughter's scrapbook. I just finished her first Christmas and now today I have her first birthday! I purchased the When I Grow Up set from There She Goes just so I could do this page. The set is so cute for both boys and girls but it really captures cute memories for me with the girls trying on the big shoes. All four of my girls did that!

Stampbooking is a great way to add depth and a cohesive theme to scrapbooking. Try it out for yourself!

 

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop by the TSG blog too!

Kelly

Honeycomb Ornament

 

 

Happy Friday everyone! It's my turn to host Anything But a Card over at There She Goes today and I have a honeycomb ornament using the There She Goes Just For You die that was just released last month.

 

 

I have seen this done before on other blogs and thought any die that was symmetrical should work, and I was right!! This was super simple to make, though it used a ton of glue dots. Stop by the There She Goes blog to see all of the directions I posted on how to make this great ornmanet.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly