CTD#170 - Santa

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD170)!   I'm this week's hostess over at the CTD blog and I've chosen some semi-traditional Christmas colors for all of us to create with this week.  I hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tremendous Treats Holiday along with some My Mind's Eye designer paper.  I started out by stamping the fun Santa image from the TTH set, colored him using Copic markers, added some glitter to his cuffs, pom pom on his hat and the stars (see close up photo below)and then die cut him out using a circle Nestie die.  I kept the design of the card clean and bold using these colors, some large green rick-rack, scallop border and large yellow star with button and twine.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Thanks for stopping by!

SSSSC145 - Hohoho

It's Tuesday and yes I'm finally posting the card I have for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #145 (SSSC145).  Better late than never I suppose.  Saturday night when I was trying to work on my card I had a headache that would leave me alone so that's why I'm late.

For my card I used the There She Goes new stamp set Hohoho and chose the Santa image from the set.  After coloring the Santa using Copic markers I mixed white flock with glitter and added it to the trim of his suite and hat.  If you look close at the image (see photo below) you can see how adding the flock with glitter adds a fun touch to this cute image. 

Supplies: Hohoho - TSG, Tremendous Treats Holiday (sentiment) - PTI, MME dp, Ribbon, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, Button, Banner die - PTI, Copics, Nesties, Glitter, Flock.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation! 

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG132 Inspiration Challenge - Lighten Up

Hello everyone!  Today is my turn to host the There She Goes Challenge (TSG132) this week over at the TSG blog and I've chosen an inspiration photo to get our creative mojo going. 

I loved this photo with it's gorgeous bedroom, there were so many elements that drew my eye.  From the cool colors, different patterns and texture in the fabrics and walls to the mirrored nightstand and table.

photo credit

For my card I went with the teal and white colors and used the There She Goes stamp set Lighten Up!  I started with a taken with teal card base, then added a panel of white card stock that I scored lines into to repeat the pattern of the walls and curtains in the photo.  Then I stamped my sentiment onto a piece of cool caribbean cardstock and embossed it with a pattern that I thought was similar to the blue satin coverlet from the photo and added it to the bottom of my card.  I added a piece of Cosmo Cricket designer paper which has a modern circle pattern to it and stamped and colored my lamp image and die cut it out using a circle Nesties.  I added some Spica glitter pen to my lamp image to give it some shimmer, some white satin ribbon, a row of scallop border and three white roses with pearls to finish my card.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you'll find time to play along with this week's TSG Challenge!

PTI November Blog Hop

Hello friends I hope those of you that celebrated Thanksgiving had a wonderful day with family and friends.  Today I'm sharing a card that I created for the November Papertrey Ink Blog Hop.  The inspiration for this month's PTI blog hop is the pretty Christmas photo below.

For my card I used the PTI stamp sets Wreath for all Season and Bitty Bird and kept it clean and simple.  I used the Deconstructed Sketch Challenge #28 for my layout along with some gingham nameless designer paper I had in my stash.  I started out by stamping the wreath image, then stamped the little bird inside the wreath.  Next I die cut the birds body using the coordinating die to the Bitty Bird set and stamped and added him to my image.  For my background I ended up inking up the wreath image from the Wreath for all Season set and randomly stamped it on the red cardstock.  I added a border of white scallop and a red satin ribbon with bow to finish off my card.

Thank you for your visit!

TSG Day 3 - Warmest Wishes Blog Hop Challenge

Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to day three of the There She Goes sneak peek blog hop challenge!  Today the Trendsetters are highlighting the new stamp set Warmest Wishes.

Torico is in the mood to make winter all warm and cheery.  She has illustrated a fabulous set that will keep you in stitches or get you in the mood to make gingerbread houses and sugar cookies.  The set includes hearts, stars, and snowflakes to create a one of a kind snowman or holiday tree.  This set also includes six dies - so warm up your die cutting machine and let the baking begin.  What set wouldn't be complete without a few sentiments to add to your winter projects?

Warmest Wishes is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 23 stamps and six dies and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Warmest Wishes 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 blog (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 you chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Play along in the Warmest Wishes Blog Hop Challenge for your chance to win these new stamp sets! Stop by the TSG Blog for all of the details.

1.	Angela	7.	Jenny	13.	Melissa
2.	Corinna	8.	Jessica	14.	Melyssa
3.	Debby	9.	Jessie	15.	Theresa
4.	Holly	10.	Julie	16.	Tobi
5.	Iwona	11.	Karen	17.	Torico
6.	Jackie	12.	Lynn

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TSG Day 2 - Holly Jolly Blog Hop Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to day 2 of the There She Goes sneak peeks.  This is my second post for today so if you are looking for my Color Throwdown post for this week please see the post below this one. 

Today I'm sharing a card that I created using two of the new stamp sets that will be release this coming weekend, Holly Jolly and Wishing You.

No two snowflakes are alike...each with a beauty of their own and Melyssa Connolly has captured the beauty of snowflakes in this new Holly Jolly set that are sure to make you wish it were snowing.  This amazing set also includes a die!  It's a fabulous versatile set that will surely bring a holiday glisten to your projects - all you need to add is the glitter!

Holly Jolly is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 35 stamps and one die and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Holly Jolly 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 blog  (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 you chances are of winning new stamps!  The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Play along in the Holly Jolly Blog Hop Challenge for your chance to win these new stamp sets! Stop by the TSG Blog for all of the details.

1.	Angela	7.	Jessica	13.	Melyssa
2.	Corinna	8.	Jessie	14.	Theresa
3.	Debby	9.	Julie	15.	Tobi
4.	Holly	10.	Karen	16.	Torico
5.	Iwona	11.	Lynn	17.	Jenny
6.	Jackie	12.	Melissa

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CTD#169 - Red Bitty Birds Hello Friend

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD169)!  Lori is our hostess this week and she's chosen some fantastic colors for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Bitty Bird along with the coordinating die.  Does it sound crazy that after seeing the colors for this week I actually dreamt of creating this card?  lol I hope not.  I started out a 2 1/4"x 4 1/4" piece of white cardstock and stamped the branch from the Bitty Bird set several times along each side, flipping the branch a different way with each stamping.  Then I stamped the little birds so I would have their legs on the branches and sponged the sky background.  After that I colored in the leaves on the branches with a aqua pen and taken with teal marker and added my red die cut birds which I popped up.  Then added the cut out words and rhinestones after matting my image.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

Have a wonderful day!

TSG Day 1 - Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You Blog Hop Challenge

Hello and welcome to day 1 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge!  Today the TSG Trendsetters will be sharing projects made with the upcoming stamp sets Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You.  For my card I've combined all three stamp sets to create a Christmas card. 

What images come to mind when you hear sleigh bells ringing?  Santa and his eight tiny reindeer of course!  Torico has illustrated the perfect mini set to create your winter wonderland scene.  This is the perfect set to create holiday tags, cards, and gift boxes.  A complete must have.

Hohoho is a 3x4 mini set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $7.

Just when you thought the World's Best & Die stamp set couldn't get any better...here comes another fabulous set illustrated by Melyssa Connolly to add snowmen, reindeer, and angels on the tails of your ribbon or flowers of the World's Best stamp set.  What a great set this will be to dress up a holiday bottle of cheer!

Holiday Ribbons is a 2x3 mini set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $4.

Holidays are not complete without all the wishes of the seasons, Jessica has illustrated a bearutiful set of timeless sentiments so that you 'll never be at a loss for words.  This mini set would complement the collection of the holiday stamp sets released this month!

Wishing You is a 3x4 mini set that includes a total of 6 stamps and will sell for $7.

Would you like to win the new Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You 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 blog (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 you chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Play along in the Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons and Wishing You Blog Hop Challenge for your chance to win these new stamp sets! Stop by the TSG Blog for all of the details.

1.	Jessie	7.	Iwona	13.	Melissa
2.	Theresa	8.	Jackie	14.	Melyssa
3.	Angela	9.	Jessica	15.	Tobi
4.	Corinna	10.	Julie	16.	Torico
5.	Debby	11.	Karen
6.	Holly	12.	Lynn

(Cannot add links: Registration/trial expired)

SSSC144 - Merry Christmas

Good morning!  It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC144).  Karen has another fantastic sketch for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along!

For my card I ended up turning the sketch on it's side and making it a square 4 1/4"x 4 1/4" card.  I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Tremendous Treats Holiday and chose the little penguin out of the set.  After stamping this cute image and coloring it using Copic markers I paper pieced his scarf, out lined him with a Spica glitter pen and added some chunky glitter along his scarf (see close up photo below). 

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation! 

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

TSG - No Peeking!

Hello friends!  Today I have a card that I created using the There She Goes stamp set No Peeking!  This adorable stamp set has so many cute images to create with that it's almost difficult to decide which one's to use.  I ended up going with a few of the wintry themed images and colored them using my Copic markers.  I added a touch of Spica glitter pen and iridescent glitter to each image and a blue rhinestone to the snowflake for some added sparkle.

I'll be back tomorrow with a card to share for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!

Enjoy your weekend!

CTD#168/MOJO215 - With Sympathy

Hello there! It's time for this week's Color Throwdown (CTD168)!  Keva has some striking colors for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

Don't you just love these colors?  It's such a great combination.  For my card I not only used the Color Throwdown colors for this week but I also used the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #215 for my layout.  I started out with a basic grey card base, then added an embossed panel of riding hood red.  I added a strip of basic grey card stock, a strip of MME designer paper and a Papertrey Ink sentiment from the Think Big Favorites #3 stamp set which I matted.  Once those steps were done I die cut grey felt leaves using the Taylored Expressions Leafy Branch die (fantastic die) and a flower using the PTI flower die.  I crushed the flower to add texture, added a button to the center and arranged the leaves and flower onto my card.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown challenge!

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Danielle Kennedy - Wild Dragonfly Designs

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Keva Brown - How Now Brown Kow

Kristin Eberline - Mindless Creativity

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations
Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Lydia Fiedler - Understand Blue - Our Guest Designer for November/December

SSSC143 - Holiday Snowman

It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #143 (SSSC143).  Karen has another fabulous sketch for all of us to create with this week and we hope you'll find time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Snowman Accessories with the Shape Up Snowman die and the Wonderful Words Holiday with the coordinating Holiday word die.  The designer paper is My Mind's Eye 12 days of Christmas and for my snowman I added some green buttons instead of stamped ones, some red ribbon for a scarf and stamped and pieced his hat using glitter for the pom pom.

To play along create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen’s blog The Sweetest Thing and link your card so we can all see your creation! 

Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this week’s sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Jen Tapler: Jen Tapler Designs

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards
Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Have a wonderful day!