TSG Day 2_Amalia and Laylah

Welcome to day two of our new release peeks!! Today we have the newest addition to our super cute line from Megan Suarez, Amalia and Laylah.

Amalia and Laylah is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 2 stamps and will sell for $9.00. This set will be for sale at 11pmEST on Saturday, August 31st.

Would you like to win the new Amalia and Laylah  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, August 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

I miss your MUG

Perk Up Blog Hop Challenge!

Today is day two of this month's new release Blog Hop Challenges, and we have another ADORABLE set for you to LOVE!!

Perk Up! is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 36 stamps and will sell for $18.00. 

Friendship and coffee are a good blend to send greetings near and far. Torico has created a darling set to perk up the one "mug" you’ve been missing. An absolute must for those sweets and treats without all the calories!




Would you like to win the new Perk 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 January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Here is the list of designers participating today!!

I Soda Like you and free download

Well It's monday morning and it's the start of another month with ShortCuts. Today's card is also introducing NoteCuts by ShortCuts. For the month of march you will see projects using this NoteCut and my fellow DT members will be posting their NoteCuts cards as well.
ShortCuts frosted sheet was used to create this card, I stamped the background using white StazOn. I printed the NoteCut, cut it out and stamped the image. I also paperpierced the NoteCut.

During the month of March, you can download NoteCut1 (shown above) for FREE!!
You can print this onto your favorite patterned paper and cut it out by hand, print it onto cardstock and create a template (to trace onto patterned paper), cut it with many popular electronic cutters, or use it in your digital scrapbooking!!

Included for FREE are the following file types: .ai, .eps, .jpg, .png, .svg, .csh

Click here to get the NoteCut1 file

Supplies
NoteCut1-ShortCuts
Frosted Card-ShortCuts
I soda like you stamp-Lizzie Anne Designs
Paper-CTMH
Bkgd stamp-CTMH
ribbon-Michaels
buttons-Autumn Leaves
Pantone Markers

Seize the Cupcake_ShortCuts 3D Friday

Wow! Today is my last 3D Friday post for ShortCuts. Another month is over already. Today’s post is a Gift Card Holder. Instead of a gift card I filled it with little pull-tabs with funny saying to cheer a friend. These gift cardholders are so fun to use, and for the next couple of months I’ll be showing you what other ways you can use them to! They even come in 4 different colours, White, Vanilla, Kraft and Black.

Here’s a file of the sayings I used (got them from a daily desk calendar). Just print, cut out and add your favourite stamp image.
The tabs read:
Your family thinks you’re a good egg even if you’re a little cracked.
You can’t have to may friends or pairs of shoes.
When the going gets tough, the tough eat cake
Never eat more than you can lift

Supplies
Gift Card Holder-ShortCuts
Stamps-Stampendous

Pantone Markers

Sprinkled with fun_ ShortCuts 3D Friday

Good morning! It’s 3D Friday already and here’s another ShortCuts post…a 3D Cupcake!! Yep it’s a little container in the shape of a cupcake that you can make yourself. As you can see I used ShortCuts Clear sheets for the body of the cupcake so you can see all the wonderful candy!! And I played with my new Spellbinders dies (hehehe).

Supplies
Clear Sheet-ShortCuts
Paper-K&Company
Stamps-Stampendous
Ribbon-MichaelsSpellbinders-Oval, Scalloped Circle and Doodle Parts.

Friends are Flowers

Well I played with some of my new Spellbinders Flowers 3 dies today. Can you tell? I thought I'd take a ShortCuts frosted card and just make something plain with some cute flowers and bow.

Supplies
Frosted card-ShortCuts
Flowers 3 dies-Spellbinders
Labels 2-Spellbinders
Paper-K&Company
Ribbon-Michaels
Verse-Inkadinkado

Don't forget to get your coupon code when ordering the Clear and Frosted cards from ShortCuts.

Friends with Chocolate_ShortCuts 3D Friday

Well it’s Friday already and it’s time to post a new 3D project for ShortCuts. This one is my favourite. The window in this project is made with ShortCuts Frosted sheet. It’s perfect for this kind of application because it’s sturdy and semi-transparent. It gives you a little peek and still keeps the secret! Do you remember the Life Saver candy boxes that appear around Christmas? My husband remembers getting a box of these every Christmas from his grandmother. Well I just love the box and decided to make one that would hold any kind of candy I wanted to fill it with. I put my favourite candy inside orange flavoured vanilla kisses.

incase you want to make a box for your friend I’ve made a template for you. Enjoy

Supplies
Frosted Sheets-ShortCuts
Paper Pack-CTMH
Stamps-Verse-Inkadinkado and CTMH
Border Punch and ribbon-Martha Stewart
Candy-Hershey Kisses

ShortCuts-Hello card

It's monday morning already!! So how about starting the week off with a "just because" card. I think it's great to give someone a "hello" card, just to let them know your thinking of them or just want to touch base or just for whatever. Again I used ShortCuts clear card blanks as the base and decorated it. The large scallop on the bottom is actually 1" circles. Don't you just love these clear cards?? They make such unique cards, I love'em!


Supplies
ShortCuts-clear card
Stamps-Stampendous
Pantone Markers
1"circle punch

U R Loads of fun-ShortCuts3D Friday

Good Friday Morning, I hope your week went by fast! I can’t believe the first week of Feb is over already. Here’s the first of four 3D projects I have to share with you this month... a gift box I made for my friend Laura. I love making my own little packages for gifts. I think it gives them that extra special touch. I used ShortCuts frosted sheet to make the box to hold a little stamp set. I love the frosted sheets for this kind of gift because it gives you a little peek without giving away what’s really inside.
Every Friday this month I will post a new 3D project. Hope you stop by to see what’s new.


Supplies
Frosted Sheet-ShortCuts
Stamps-Loads of Sushi-Stampendous
Paper Pack-CTMH
Ribbon-Martha Stewart
Treading Water Border Punch-Fiskars
Lace-Fabric StorePantone Markers

ShortCuts Friendship Card

Well it's Monday morning already and a new month has already started. With that starts a new theme for ShortCuts....this month is Friendship. So over the next couple of weeks I get to share some cards and 3D projects with you. I think your gonna love the 3D stuff ( they come with templates directions). When are you going to see these?? First thing every Friday morning you will find a new project here.

Supplies
Frosted Card-ShortCuts
Stamps-SU-retired
Labels 2-Spellbinders
Pantone Markers

TECC52JC My Friend

Here's my version of the sketch challenge for Taylored Expressions.

The sketch requires a circle behind the image, I thought it would be neat to have a fan instead. Especially since it is something you might find a Geisha holding.

Cut a circle

Decorate with scroll stamp and Liquid pearls.

When dry fold circle in half. Repeat folding.

Cut 1 folded side of circle to center

Re-fold in acordian style folds

Attach lace. I use Diamond Glaze to glue the lace, it dries super fast and holds really good.

Supplies

Geisha Digital Stamp-The Greeting Farm

Ink-Antique Lace-Tim Holtz

Scroll stamp-Inkadinado

Lace-Fabric Store

Liquid Pearls-Ranger

Background paper-K&Company and Anna Griffin

Pantone Markers

Seize the Cupcake

Bisous has a paper line that are pre-designed quick pages called PDQ pages (Pretty Darn Quick….I think that is what they are called), all you have to do is add photos and journaling. I took one of these pages and cut it up to make cards. There are so many beautiful patterns on one page I couldn’t just make a page with it, I had to spread it out and make a couple of cards. Here is a card I just finished.

I wanted to add another matt around the Piggies because the white just wasn’t standing out enough but I didn’t want the “weight” of another colour. My solution? I inked the edges of a clear sheet from Short Cuts. Now I have an “invisible” layer with a touch of colour. You probably can’t see it but I also hand stitched little pearls on the lace.

Supplies

Stamps

Nursey Bash-CTMH

Cupcakes-Inadinkado

Paper-Bisous

Pantone Markers

Ink-CTMH

Glitter-Martha Stewart