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I feel so lucky to be the Guest Designer for Taylored Expressions.  Not only do I get their adorable stamps to work with but I also get to use stamps and dies I wouldn't normally use.  Pushing my boundaries is a great way to kick start my mojo :)

 I added little gems (finger nail gems) to decorate the butterfly body. I die cut the image in white and coloured the butterfly yellow.  It looks like I missed some spots. :)

Dies-BeautyLies Within, Floral Eyelet border: Taylored Expressions

Paper-Project Life

Stickers-Project Life

Markers- YR21, Black 00

Notes

If you sticker isn't the right colour then colour over it with the colour you need.  Colour over the letters and allow to thoroughly dry,  then remove the excess paper.  To make applying the letters easier apply a strip of prepositional sticky tac over the word and apply in position

Taylored Expressions Day 3 Guest Designer

Well it's day 3 of Guest Designing for Taylored Expressions.  Today I made two cards that are the same but different.  Basically they have the same layout but are tweaked just enough to make them different.  If you want to see what I mean check out the post here.
Here's a little peek...

It's a daisy kind of day

I made some what I thought would be simple cards.  I die cut a bunch of white daisies then strips of green cardstock to make a bouquet of flowers.  I used purple buttons for the flower centers and Lilac twine that matched perfectly.

I folded the daisies in half and then die cut a green daisy to use the flower petals as leaves.  And of course I found The Twinery twine Marigold that matched the daisy center perfectly.

I guess you've noticed the "sentiment" bits.  Well I didn't have the right sentiment for the cards so I Photoshopped the word in until I find the perfect fit.

Materials

Daisy Die-A Jullian Vance Design

Twine- The Twinery

5 minute cards

Waltzing Mouse Stamps released flower stamps in August that were just my cup of tea.  They were elegant in true Waltzing Mouse style yet very simple.  But it wasn't until I saw the the DT had done with them that made me really want them.  The following cards are CASED from the WM DT that I am using to teach a class with.  I was so happy with how they turned out that I made a couple of the same style I just switched colours giving an almost completely different look.

Materials

Stamps-Waltzing Mouse:Simple Spring, Big Day Today

Ink-Memento: black,lilac poisies, pear tart, love letter, cranberry red, creme bruelle:CTMH

TSG Sneak Peek Day 3_Wilbur

Welcome to our third day of Blog Hop Challenges, where we are introducing the newest sockgoblin, Wilbur!! We love that you have been playing along everyday, so keep up the commenting!! We love our fans!!

Another addition to the sock goblin line, Wilbur. Isn’t he precious??

Wilbur is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 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 Wilbur  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.

TSG Day 1_Life is a Circus

Here we are again, and it's time for this month's Blog Hop Challenges to start!! We have four days of awesomeness to share with you, so be prepared for a ton of fun!! Today we are kicking things off with a new set from Torico called Life Is A Circus....so let's get going!

I don’t know about you, but sometimes my life is a circus….which makes this set just that much more FUN!! A ringmaster, stage, and dancing bears…what’s not to love??

Life’s a Circus is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 35 stamps and will sell for $24.00. This set will be for sale at 11pmEST on Saturday, August 31st.

Would you like to win the new Life’s a Circus 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.

There She Goes Sneak Peek - Day 3

We hope you are loving the new sock goblin line from Wendy Leach as much as we are…THEY ARE SO FUN!! This month’s set, Hadley has stolen our hearts, and we KNOW she/he will steal your’s as well!!

Hadley is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

Would you like to win the new Hadley 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, June 29th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

 

TSG day 3 peaks and blog hop

Welcome to day 3 of this month's TSG Blog Hop Challenges! We are showing you another cute sock goblin from Wendy Leach, Gloria!

Gloria is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 stamps and will sell for $9.00. This set will be available for purchase on Saturday, May 25th at 11pmEST.

I added the donut from Torico's set called Perk Up and the background is from Smarty Pants by Whimsie Doodles.

Would you like to win the new Gloria 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, May 25th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.
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Phew and far between sneak peek

Eeek it's sneak peek week for There She Goes stamps and I have a bunch of stamp sets releasing this month.  The first set is "stinking cute".

A 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 23 stamps and will sell for $24.

here's my card

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Stamps-Scent sational-Whimsie Doodles:There She Goes

Copic Markers-E34,31,30, YG95,93,91

Tear Drop Die-Spellbinders

Would you like to win the new Scent-sational  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, June 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Whimsie Doodles digi freebie

Whimsie Doodles released a new digi freebie to cheer up a dreary day!  Here are two cards I made using the new freebie with inspiring messages!  Now all I have to do is find a friend who's feeling stressed so I can give them a card! LOL Sorry for the odd way of looking at things :)

So my first card is keeping it simple with of course some stitching! The sentiment is from a stamp set also from Whimsie Doodles called Jungle out there.

for my second card I flipped the image and cut it out with a Sizzix circle die.

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Oh Crop it's sneak peek Day 4

Our fourth and final set for June's release is SURE to capture your hearts and tickle your funny bone!! Again, thanks for participating this month!! We couldn't do this without YOU!!!

Let's get to it!!

Oh Crop is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 21 stamps and will sell for $24.00

Oh Crop is our second set created by Melyssa this month, and it has STOLEN our hearts!! The flying pigs, the picturesque scene, that ADORABLE farmer…really, how could you NOT love this? You don’t have to be a country girl to know that THIS set is a Blue Ribbon WINNER!

Would you like to win the new Oh Crop 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, May 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

May Arts Ribbonista Design Team Call

May Arts are looking for Ribbonistas!!

 Eeek! Now is THAT not a dream job or what???  So I'm applying for a coveted position and really really hope they pick me!  

For round 1 I must post atleast 3 projects using ribbon, and it just so happens that I already have a couple spools of their ribbon, being the ribbon hoarder I am ;)

So here are my projects I hope will woo them.
This card uses Crochet and Jute ribbon by May Arts
Stamps from PSA Essentials

Jute string-May Arts, Butterfly punch-Martha Stewart

White Taffeta-May Arts, Fairy digi stamp-Whimsie Doodles, Scallop Circle die-Spellbinders, sentiment-Verve Stamps

White Silky Crush ribbon-May Arts, Stamps-Very Vintage Labels No.18-Waltzing Mouse, Die-Labels 18-Spellbinders, stamps-Unity

Want to know how I made the rosetta out of ribbon, well it just so happens I have a video tutorial on just that!  

You brighten my day

There's 4 new adorable little girls in the Whimsie Doodles store and I couldn't wait to make a card with this little cutie BEEatrice!  FYI I didn't have grey cardstock so I just coloured the edges of white with my W5 Copic.

BEEatric digi-Whimsie Doodles

Dress-YR21,24, W7,5

Grass border punch-Fiskars

Sentiment-Forever by Torico from There She Goes

TSG Bomb diggity day 3

Our second of THREE Sets being released from Torico this month is so awesome, it’s EXPLOSIVE! Approach these SUPER CUTE girls, with their frazzled hair, with caution….they just might EXPLODE! Bombdiggity is the PERFECT set for showing JUST how excited/happy/proud you are of that special someone in your life….and it’s just FUN!

CAUTION!!---may cause you to SQUEEE due to OVERWHELMING cute-ness(or sing You Dropped a Bomb On Me…Baby, for DAYS)!!

Bombdiggity is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 24 stamps and will sell for $18 .

Would you like to win the new Bombdiggity stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges 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, April 28th, with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Sneak Peek day 2

Hey everyone!! Today is day two of this month's Blog Hop Challenges, and we have a SUPER adorable set from Torico for you today!!

Torico has cooked up a set this month that I am sure you will be DEMANDING seconds of!! Her whimsical cakes, and adorable chefs, are sure to serve up the PERFECT birthday card for ANYONE on your birthday list! She even threw in some coffee, because that’s how we at TSG ROLL….right out of bed to the coffee pot!

 A Little Treat is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $15.

Would you like to win the new A Little Treat 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, April 28^th, with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

U R Brillant

Hey TSG Fans, and welcome to our FIRST night of Blog Hop Challenges from There She Goes!!! This month we have 4 new sets, so we will have FOUR Blog Hop Challenges!! Let's get this one started!!

 Whether making a card for a boy or girl, young or old, this set will be PERFECT for congratulating them on a job well done, or letting them know how you REALLY feel! Scientifically speaking, it’s the perfect SOLUTION.

Cutie Pi is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 14 stamps and will sell for $18.

Would you like to win the new Cutie Pi stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges 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, April 28^th, with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Every month One Crazy Stamper host a challenge and this month's challenge is to create a masculine card and this little guy is just brilliant for just such a challenge!!

PSA Essentials Asian influence stamps

PSA Essentials released two new Asian themed stamp sets and I was dying to get them.  Then today I get in the mail, I love happy mail especially when it's a surprise!!  Of course I couldn't just let them sit there without at least inking them up.  Then before I knew it I had made 4 cards!  So here they are...
The lantern just screamed make a banner card!!  So I did. LOL

 Asian Images-PSA Essentials

Paper-Picadilly-Basic Grey
Ink-Sweet Leaf (green), Creme Brule (yellow) Cranberry (red) Juniper (blue)-CTMH

For the next card I used the shadow stamping technique.

1. Ink the image in yellow then stamp on scrap paper

2. Run the edge of the image onto red ink then stamp

this will create a two tone effect.

 Asian Images and words-PSA Essentials

Paper-Sunshine-My Mind's Eye
Ink-Creme Brule (yellow) Cranberry (red)-CTMH

 Asian Images and words-PSA Essentials

Tear Drop circle die-Spellbinders

Paper-Sunshine-My Mind's Eye

Ink-Juniper-(blue) Creme Brulle (yellow)-CTMH, Cocoa-Memento

Asian Images-PSA Essentials

Tear Drop circle die-Spellbinders

Paper-Sunshine-My Mind's Eye

Ink-Juniper-(blue) Creme Brulle (yellow)-CTMH, Cocoa-Memento

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