Toadally Cool!

 

 

Here is a card I made over the weekend but didn't get a chance to post here. I have been busy working on some C-U-T-Eness coming your way from There She Goes. There will be sneak peaks next week so be sure to stop back. This upcoming release is really adorable.

 

Back to my card. I used the toad from TSG Toadally Awesome and made a Clean and Simple thank you card. This was for the 200th CAS challenge at Splitcoast and I made this card to the word PARTY (plaid, argyle, ribbon, toad and yellow). There are a bunch of challenges up there to celebrate the 200th so join in!

 

Thanks for stopping by today. Stop back tomorrow for a look at a tag I made to go on a wine bottles for a quick and easy holiday gift.

 

Kelly

TSG184- Tag You're It!!

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Wendy! She has challenged us to make a tag, whether it be on a card or just the tag itself!

 

Here is a card I made using On the Move, with a tag as a design element. I just love this little lady and she was so much fun to color! I combined today's challenge with the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast, which is a sketch challenge (CAS199).

 

 

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a project that either is, or incorporates a tag, 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 (December 10th). 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 TSG184 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Need some inspiration to help you get started? Stop by the TSG blog and check out the great cards made by the Trendsetters!

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

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

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

Pumpkin Time!

The Clean and Simple challenge is a Harvest theme over at Splitcoast today. Harvest to me means pumpkin picking, hay rides, and corn mazes. My kids love carving the pumpkins and I love the toasted seeds. Actually I love almost everything pumpkin, including but not limited to pumpkin coffee, pumpkin ice cream and pumpkin pasta!!

 

The pumpkin is the star of my card today. It's a great image from MFT, and I thought it did not need to be colored. So pretty with the shading of orange. I tied in some papers and elements to carry the fall colors, while still keeping it CAS.

 

Hope you enjoy!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!! Kelly

Supplies used:
Stamps - MFT Autumn
Ink - SU Pumpkin Pie
Paper - TE cream, kraft, MME dsp, Bazzill cardstock
Accessories - Corner rounder, ribbon, Cuttlebug EF

Power of a Manicure!

 

 

I cannot believe it is October already!! It is my favorite time of year and not because of the amounts of candy that enter my house at the end of this month! I just love the fall season, decorations, warm foods and colors.

 

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple challenge today at Splitcoast Stampers (CAS190), which is a color challenge to use coral, turquoise and yellow. I wanted to use this great alm from My Favorite Things and was determined to make it work. My biggest issue, of course, is keeping it clean and simple! I think I accomplished that while still using a few designer papers to incorporate the colors of the challenge, as shown here:

 

This MFT image is great for accompanying a manicure gift for someone's birthday. I have a craft fair coming up later this month and wanted to make a few of these in my stash. I colored her with copics and paper pieced her skirt. She is cut out and popped up over yellow gigham (love!!). I hope you enjoy!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!
Kelly

Supplies Used:
Stamps - MFT alm Polished to Perfection
Ink - Memento black
Paper - Bazzill cardstock, MME dsp
Accessories - Copics, grosgrain ribbon

Smile!

 

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple challenge today at Splitcoast (CAS189)- this week a sketch challenge. I used Flowers of Happiness from There She Goes for my card and made the main flower by stamping it several times on designer paper and cutting each layer out. I have done this before and just love the dimension it gives. I used a die cut for the stem behind it and matted the banners with this same green cardstock. The sentiment is such a pretty one, from this same set.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kelly

Leaves

 

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple challenge today at Splitcoast, which is an inspiration photo shown here:

 

 

I must admit I was stuck on this one but knew I had to create something worthy of posting :), especially considering I am on the fall design team for this challenge! I went outside and grabbed a few different leaves to try my hand at leaf stamping. It worked out really well (I think!) with a fresh green leave that I picked off a shrub. I pressed it down onto an ink pad using a piece of cardstock to block my fingers from getting too inky. I tried several different colors with the same leaf, creating a picture of fall. I was really happy with how it turned out.

The sentiment is from There She Goes Pumpkins on the Vine.


Thanks for stopping by today!!
Kelly

Supplies Used:
Stamps - Leaf :), TSG Pumpins on the Vine
Ink - Stampin Up Really Rust, Old Olive, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel
Paper - Taylored Expressions cream, Bazzill cardstock

Falling Leaves

 

Happy Fall everyone! I know it's early but it is my favorite season and three things mark this season - back to school, pumpkin spice coffee and mallomars back in the stores! That's here in the northeast anyway. I actually love the colors and temperature of the autumn season more than anything and tried to capture a bit of that on my card today. This card is for the Clean and Simple challenge today at Splitcoast, which was to use a color blocking technique.

 

I found this sentiment from a My Favorite Things Autumn set and paired it with some leaves from There She Goes Bountiful Blessings. For color blocking, I used a solid stamp from a Stampin Up Priceless set, choosing shades of orange and yellow.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Kelly

Your Smile

 

Here is my card for the second round of the Clean and Simple DT search at Splitcoast. The challenge was to make a CAS card using three of my favorite things. Now that is a challenge! Only three! I chose copics, sewing and die cuts.

 

For today's card, I chose There She Goes Flowers of Happiness (another favorite of mine, but stamps didn't have to count :)) and cut out three blooms, colored in shades of purple. The die cut is a flourish from MFT Die-namics (another favorite!). I stamped the sentiment onto a green gigham and sewed that panel.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

 

Kelly

 

Supplies used:

Stamps - There She Goes Flowers of Happiness

Ink - Memento black, Stampin Up Wasabi Green

Paper - MME dsp

Accessories - Copics, MFT Die-namics Med Flourish, grosgrain ribbon, sewing machine

Beautiful Things

Here is a card I made for today's Clean and Simple challenge at SCS to use sponging in your design. I used Taylored Expressions's Discover Your Wings (again!) because I love the sentiment as the focal image. I stamped that in SU Tempting Turquoise, stamped some Pretty in Pink Butterflies and then sponged Momento Cantaloupe all over the panel. The background panel is a simple white embossed with Swiss Dots. I used pretty in pink and some light teal for a card base. I stamped another butterfly on the pink cardstock, cut that out and added that to the top corner. A striped grosgrain tied with white grosgrain finish the card.

TFL!