HAPPY RETIREMENT BAR!!!

Howdy folks!  Today we're celebrating Barbara Ander's retirement!  Tammy Hershberger has put together a blog hop in honor of Bar's retirement and I was more than happy to join in along with some talented bloggers and cardmakers to wish Bar well.  Bar is a fellow design team mate and friend on the Color Throwdown team and is extremely talented, her work is absolutely beautiful.  Honestly I don't know how she does it all with family, work and design team requirements but she manages to do it.  My wish for Bar, now that today is her last day of working outside the home is that she's able to slow down and have more time for the things she enjoys doing.

HAPPY RETIREMENT DAY BAR!!!

Supplies: Happy Day + die, Flower Fusion #9 +die, Mega Mixed Messages, Doily dies - PTI, Scallop border die - TE, MME designer paper, Lace trim, Buttons, Staples, Twine.

Be sure to stop by the women listed below who are helping to celebrate Bar's Retirement Day Blog Hop:

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Joan Ervin - Stamping with a Passion

Jody Morrow - Confessions of a Ribbon Addict

Cindy Haffner - Cindy Haffners Corner

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Christine Okken - Christine Creations

Thank you for your visit and have a great day!

TSG Day 2 - Little Moments Blog Hop

Hi there, welcome to day 2 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge!  Today the Trendsetters on the TSG design team have created cards or projects using the new stamp set Little Moments.

For my card I used the image of the three little girls from the Little Moments stamp set and colored them using Copic markers.  After coloring I die cut the image out using square Nesties and added a scallop mat and a row of scallop border along with a banner for my sentiment, some ribbon and buttons with twine.  The designer paper is by October Afternoon and my cardstock colors are cherry cobbler and crumb cake.

Warm fuzzy moments and life’s little memories are genuinely captured by Torcio in this new Little Moments set. Gazing through the window watching the snow fall, special moments with brothers and sisters or wonderful thoughts of that one special grandmother that make your heart warm are all here. There’s no better way to send a loving card or create a scrapbook page to capture these glorious moments than to use this fabulous new stamp set.

Little Moments is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 12 stamps $24.

Would you like to win the new Little Moments 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 December 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Day 1 - Lovebots Blog Hop Challenge

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of the There She Goes Sneak Peek Blog Hop Challenge!  Today the Trendsetters on the TSG design team will be sharing their project using the adorable new stamp set Lovebots.
For my card I used the large robot image from the Lovebots stamp set, colored him with Copic markers, die cut him out using a rectangle Nesties and added some Spica glitter pen to all of the hearts.  I used a heart embossing folder on my red cardstock panel and some doodlebug designer paper with an edge of scallop border.  I added my sentiment as a banner and a heart button with some red twine.

If you loved Friendbots, you’re going to love Lovebots. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, Torico has created an adorable set that will have your heart bursting with joy. This adorable mini set will have your creating cards and gift tags that carry your message of love and friendship to all your special Valentines.

Lovebots is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps $10.

Would you like to win the new Lovebots 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 December 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for stopping by today, be sure to visit tomorrow to see our next TSG sneak peek!

TSG135 Christmas Tags

Hello there and Merry Christmas Eve!  I've been missing in action here on my blog lately because I've been busy getting ready for Christmas and because I couldn't seem to kick the cough and cold I had.  I finally broke down and went to the doctors yesterday to get some antibiotics which I'm sure will do the trick.

Today I have some fun There She Goes Christmas tags that I created for a few of the gifts I'm giving and for the TSG#135 Challenge to create some last minute gift tags.  I used the Holly Jolly Die as the base for my tags and the Warmest Wishes stamp set with coordinating dies for the images which were paper pieced using some My Mind's Eye designer paper.  These were easy and fun to put together and I'm hoping give my gifts an added homemade touch.

I'm wishing you all a very Merry Christmas filled with love, joy and precious family memories!