Friday, March 29, 2013

Egg-stra Special

Good morning. Today is my day to post over on the Markerpop blog. At the end of the month we get a "Freebie" Day and can post about ourselves or a crafty project. Whatever we want. I normally bore everybody with some photos from one of my travels but decided to not do that this week! So Instead I am sharing a card I made using my one of mhy fav Stamping Bella Uptown Girl images.

It's no secret, I totally have a thing for the Uptown Girls. I would have every one of them if my pocket book would allow!! Each release I get all excited....they are so cute!

I used copics to color, the paper is from Simple Stories (fabulous).  The tab die is MFT as is the ribbon and twine. The cardstock is Bazzill cardshoppe.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a wonderful Easter!

Hugs,
Tracy

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

{TSG} Phyllis - New Release

Good morning! Here again with the last release for this month for There She Goes....us girls are super excited over this one. Seriously, it's so cute!



Our second new artist, Wendy Leach, stole all of our hearts the minute wesaw her first sock goblin drawing…so. darn. fun. This month’s set, Phyllis, is just TOO cute!!

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

 
Isn't Phyllis fun?  I colored her with Copics and did some shading with prisma colored pencils.  The paper is from MME. The sentiment is included with the set.
 
Would you like to win the new Phyllis  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 EasternTime Saturday, March 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.



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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

{TSG} Penelope and Nutmeg New Release

**Second post today - If you are here for the YNS Blog Hop - Please scroll down or click HERE.
  
Good Morning! Did you get a chance to hop around yesterday and see the newest release by TSG -
Lucky Duck? If not....you should!
 
Today we have another set by a new artist to release!! 
 

 
This month we are introducing a BRAND new artist to There She Goes, Megan Suarez!! She has started us out with three FABULOUS stamp sets, which we think you are going to love. Her style is a touch on the side of gothic, but so much fun. We can’t wait to see what’s next with this AMAZING designer!!

 
Penelope & Birdcage is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 4 stamps and will sell for $9.00.
Nutmeg is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $9.00.
Journal lines is a 3x4 set that includes 1 stamp, and will sell for $9.00.
 
 
 
Today I used Nutmeg. I love the goth look of her. I decided to go girly and fun with her hair. Love the vibrant pink! I added some deep shading with a black pastel pencil.
 
My next card is Penelope. These images were simple and so much fun to color. I used copics for my coloring.The sentiment is included in the set. I cut it out using a tag die.
 

Would you like to win all three new stamp sets from Megan Suarez(Penelope&Birdcage/Nutmeg/Journal Lines)? 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, March 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.



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{YNS} Summer- New Release

 
 
We here at Your Next Stamp are so very excited about our newest collection, that we decided to give them their very own Release and Blog Hop to introduce you to these new DARLING DIVA'S!!



Our talented illustrator, Macy Wong has outdone herself with this new collection and we think you will find Roxy, Summer, Amber and Payton to be the perfect combination of chic and cute!
 
Today you are in store for tons of inspiration from our incredibly talented designers as well as some serious eye candy with creations from a few coloring RockStars that have agreed to Guest Design for us during this very special release.
 
Here are our special Guests...
 
March Guest - Tangii
Simonne Clay
Jen Shults
Tracy Valure  (ME)
Kim O'Connell
Shannon White
 
Would you like to win one these new Darling Divas? We have FOUR hidden within the hop? Here is what you need to do for your chance to win- visit all of the YNS Designers and Guest Designers blogs that are participating in today's hop and comment on their creations as you go along.
 
The Blog Hop starts today and runs though midnight (EST), March 30th. Hidden Prize winners will be announced on the YNS Blog
on Sunday, March 31st.

Today I used SUMMER on my card. I recently attended a Tea Party and she reminds me a girl going to Tea Party. I thought she would be perfect for a Mother's Day card. A couple of years ago a friend of mine put together a big Mothers Day Tea at the local botanical gardens. It was so lovely!   The rest of the card was put together with various things I have in my stash. The gorgeous crocheted heart was handmade by a crafty friend, Danielle, that I recently met at a weekend girls get away. Danielle is super talented and super sweet!!!!

Now, we don't normally give 2 order discounts opportunities within the same month, but this release calls for an extra special discount....receive 20% off your entire order over $20. Head on over to the YNS store after hopping around.
 
Now come on and check out the rest of the DT's fabby creations using this beautiful release!
 


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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

{SOG} -Thinking of You

*** If you are here for the There She Goes New Release HOP - Please click HERE.

Good morning! It's time for me to post for Some Odd Girl. Sadly, this will be my last post as part of the DT. ;-( Definitely won't be my last SOG image I use as I love them!  It's been fun, but it's time to move on. Works out well though, I love to lighten my load during the summer months. Too much going on!!

Today I am using Shy Kaylee from Some Odd Girl.  Of course I had to make the hair funky!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tracy


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{TSG} New Release - Lucky Duck





If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck…well, it’s probably a Lucky Duck!! Ok, that was corny, but this SUPER cute set by Torico will make you squee with delight…could it get any cuter? Lots of ducks, and stamps to build the perfect scene, it’s so versatile.
 
Lucky Duck is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 24 stamps and will sell for $18.00.
While brainstorming the sentiments for Lucky Duck, as always, we took a turn for the dark side…..what else can I say besides this set is ducking awesome.
Hooked on Quack is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps and will sell for $9.00.



I am all about those sassy sentiments so of course I had to incorporate one of them into my card. I thought the sentiment went perfectly with these 2 ducks faces! That adorable sitting duck looks so annoyed by the others singing! It reminds me of my husband and I. He swears that I sing/speak all the time! LOL  He is right though, I do tend to do that OCCASIONALLY!  Ha!

Would you like to win the new Lucky Duck /Hooked on Quack 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 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, March 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.




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Monday, March 25, 2013

Butterfly Wishes - {ATS/MP} HOP

Hello everyone and welcome to the MarkerPOP! + All That Scraps Blog Hop!!!

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MarkerPOP! is the home of premium markers plus lots more! 
All That Scraps is the home of C.C. Designs stamps which we all know and love! 

Today we are teaming up to share some amazing projects using the new C.C. Designs release along with some of our favorite coloring tools from MarkerPOP.com. If you are just joining us on the hop, you are going to want to start back at the beginning of the hop list which can be found at the end of this post!


I love these new little Butterfly images from CC Designs.  I used the Swiss Pixie, Beautiful Lucy today.The sentiment is also from CC Designs.  They have some of the best sentiments. I stamped the sentiment and cut the tag out by hand. Added a little distressing to it and the paper layers. I colored my image with Copic markers and did some shading with prisma color pencils. The paper is from Bo Bunny and is called Prairie Chic.

Now, onto the giveaways!  We have a couple awesome prizes up for grabs! 

PRIZE #1 - SPONSORED BY ALL THAT SCRAPS: The adorable new C.C. Designs - Swiss Pixie Beautiful Lucy Rubber Stamp AND the C.C. Designs Butterfly Labels Stamp Set  

PRIZE #2 - SPONSORED BY MARKERPOP!: The new C.C. Designs - Swiss Pixie Fairy Abigail   Rubber Stamp

HOW TO WIN: Visit the blogs on the hop list below and leave a comment on their Blog Hop post.  TWO winners will be randomly selected from all comments left.  The more you comment on, the better your chances of winning!

Hop will run through Sunday, March 31st at 11:59pm EST.  Blog Hop winners will be announced Monday, April 1st!

Happy Hopping!

Tracy   

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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Fav Image KKS


Well, welcome back for another awesome challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps!!! 

 This week our hostess is SHERI!! And her challenge is to use your FAVE KK image!! So create a card, scrapbook page or altered item with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp that is either your favourite...or maybe one you haven't even used yet that you've been dying to play with!! Have some krafty fun and join us this week because we'd LOVE to see your KKS designs. We hope you can play along!!! 


I used the ADORABLE - Some Bunny Loves You Set. This is my new favorite "easter bunny" set. But you can use it more than for just easter. It's just so stinkin' cute.  

 ave you heard about the Kraftin' Kimmie Frugal Friday Specials that are on this weekend! SIX of our favourite stamps and stamp sets on special 25-50% OFF but just until Sunday night!

PLUS we've got lots of brand NEW 6x6 PAPER PADS in stock!!! {Canadian shipping will remain the same right now, but US/International customers, please check with us first as there may be extra shipping charges because of the weight.} We've got new Doodlebug, Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, Graphic 45 and Echo Park! And there will be MORE arriving this week!!!

Check out the wonderful creations by our Krafty Girls and Guests featuring this week's challenge!! If you join us and play along, you could WIN a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp!!!

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Friday, March 22, 2013

TSGA - Photographic Memory

Good morning. Today is "There she goes AGAIN" day. This is where the TSG Dt features some of our older but still adorable stamps!   I have been wanting to play a little with a polaroid picture and thought this was a perfect opportunity. I don't have a die or anything, I just cut it out.

 
My card is using the ROFL Taglines Set. The paper is from Basic Grey. I colored white pearls with my copic markers. I used a little distress ink on the image.
 
Head on over to the TSG Blog and check out the other DT's cards. We are featuring 3 different sets this week.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

RC - Happy Spring

Good morning!  The Ribbon Carousels "spring is in the air" challenge is still going on. Enter and play along with us for a chance to win a gorgeous - Ribbon Carousel!
 
 
I love this little chick from Stampavie!  I tend to stear clear of animals because I am so fur challenge (in this case feathers) but I actually like how this little chick came out.  I think I once again used my favorite MME papers from the Tangerine pack. The ribbon is from MFT.  I am loving doing these little clouds using copics. So easy, so cute.
 
Thanks for stopping by!
 
Tracy




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Sunday, March 17, 2013

{KKS} Happy Day to Ewe

It's release day!! Yay!! Are you excited? Have you been following along with this weeks peeks??

 
 
Is the Lulu with the lamb not the cutest??? Love it!  I used some of those fun trinkets and layered them together for my second card.
 
Make sure to stop by Kraftin' Kimmie Blog and check out all the other DT's cards!  They are FABULOUS!
 


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Saturday, March 16, 2013

{KKS} Sassy Sprites

 
Good Morning! 
 
Welcome back to Day FOUR of the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps March previews!!! Now how CUTE were those sets by Cheryl Alger yesterday??? The Krafty Girls cards were SO awesome!! Wanna know the random commenter who is getting a set of those cuties?? Well, ALL the winners of this week will be announced at the LIVE online RELEASE PARTY TONIGHT!!! Go HERE to get all the details!!!
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So are you here for a new challenge or are you here to check out some more brand new stamps for MARCH 2013???? Well, not to worry! We've got BOTH!! Not only do we have a new weekly challenge but we also have SIX new AWESOME stamps AND a new coordinating SET!!!

Today we have a FABULOUS collection called...... SASSY SRITES!!! If you love fairies and pixies and sprites....this release is just for YOU!! Also we have an incredible coordinating set of FABULOUS FRAMES that can be used on their own or with ANY of your stamps! There are so many ways to use them AND the set comes with TEN phrases and sentiments!! Awesome!! Just wait 'til you see how the Krafty Girls and Guests have featured them!!
 
 
 
Pay no mind to my sad excuse for stitching! LOL  It's that Sew Mini that everybody raves about, it's gives me fits. I keep saying it but I haven't done it yet....I need to get my regular machine fixed!! It was so much easier and I was steady handed with it.   Anways, I used various papers that I had laying around. The button is a wood button from Prima. I also used some vintage seam binding and black hemp cord.  The pearls were white pearls that I colored with my copics!!  Love that!
 
Below you will find all the Krafty Girls and Guests who have goodies to show you today and while you're visiting their blogs, be sure to leave some love at each stop because TWO lucky stampers are each going to WIN a package of today's stamps!! Woohoo!!!

ALL of our MARCH stamps will be available TONIGHT at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! We'll be celebrating tonight at our ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!! It's over at our KKS Facebook fan page! Join us for all the fun!! You can find more details here!!

OH and here's something exciting!!! The FIRST 30 orders of $30 or more after the new stamps are released tonight AT 7:30pm EST will each receive a package of 20 YARDS of assorted coloured TWINE for FREE with their order!!! Just 'cause we loves ya!!

See you tonight! Happy hoppin'!!
 




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Friday, March 15, 2013

Happy Birthday....

Good morning. Lots going on today. This is my second post today. If you are here to see the latest from the Kraftin' Kimmie release, scroll down! 


The stamp that was used is Ava Loves to Celebrate from the Stamping Bella Uptown Girls Collection. I love the whimsical cuteness that the Uptown Girls have!! I used an MFT scallopped border die and tab die for the sentiment. The paper is once again my favorite Tangerine collection from My Minds Eye. I colored it all up with my Copic Markers.

Thanks for stopping by
Tracy
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My Favorite Peep

Good morning!! It's Day 3 of the March Kraftin' Kimmie  peeks of the New release. Saturday night will be the release party, hope that you can join us!!! You can get all the deets on where it will be on HERE. Today we are excited to share TWO supah cute new sets by artist Cheryl Alger!!! You'll recognize these characters from previous sets.....Lulu, Lexi and Lucas! And they are just as cute as can be, perfect for springtime!!! These new sets are.......DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS!!

Would you like to know who won the new stamp sets that we previewed yesterday???!! Well, you'll just have to wait until Saturday night at this month's ONLINE RELEASE PARTY!!! Hope you can join us for all the fun and excitement and prizes!!! You can read all the details about how you can join us RIGHT HERE!


This past weekend I had the pleasure of hooking up with some amazingly talented stampers.  I had anxiety when It came to creating anything....seriously. I don't know if it had to do with being around all that talent or just not being in my little crafty room with all of my things. lol  I did manage to get a couple of things completed an this was one of them. I love how it came out.

This is from the Down on the Farm set. I LOVE this set, and you will to! The sentiments are so sweet too.

I used some paper from 2 differen't paper pads. I had to improvise because I wasn't at home and didn't drag everything with me.  The paper is from MME and Farmhouse. The scallopped border is an MFT die, the lacey oval is also MFT.

This was my first attempt at making clouds using my copics. Normally I just sponge on some color using a cloud template. I do like how they came out.

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All the Krafty Girls and Krafty Guests listed below have lots of super sweet designs to show you, so be sure to hop over to each of them! And while you're there, be sure to leave a comment because we are giving away one of EACH of the new sets!!! You could WIN one of the new DOWN ON THE FARM and FAIRY FRIENDS stamp sets!!!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

Then come on back tomorrow to check out MORE new stamps we have to show you , this time by artist Annie Rodrigue, along with a new CHALLENGE!!! And ALL the new stamps will be available on Saturday night at the KKStamps Shop!!

Happy hoppin'!



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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Sweet Pixie - Kraftin' Kimmie release

Welcome back!! We hope you enjoyed all the sweet designs we shared yesterday featuring the new SPRING TRINKETS stamp set! And before we go any further, would you like to know who won that set??? Well, ALL the winners of this week will be announced at the LIVE online RELEASE PARTY on SATURDAY!!! Go HERE to find out all the details and come party with us!

Today at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps we are sharing a new set by the totally talented Emilie Goulet!!! We've got a perfect set for spring!! Let us introduce..... PRETTY LITTLE PIXIES!! Emilie has created a fun set of outdoor adventure images for your cards and scrapbook pages! You're going to... get a real kick out of these girls!! PLUS we are sharing a SECOND set of TRINKETS to go with the Pixie (and maybe some other stamps you have yet to see).....it's FAIRY TRINKETS!!!
 


I did some mega deep shading (for me at least) with some pastel pencils. My fellow Krafter, Jenny, got me hooked over the weekend. I then used some prisma color pencils and gamsol around the image for the highlight behind my pixie. The Paper is from Bo bunny. I hand cut the tag. Used a MFT border die, oval spellbinder and some black twine.

Below you will find a list of all the Krafty Girls who are sharing PEEKS with you today!! And as you're hoppin' around, be sure to leave a comment at each stop because TWO stampers will win some of these stamps!!! {All of this week's winners will be announced at the online party on Saturday night!}

All our new MARCH 2013 stamps will be available on Saturday at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Shop!!! And don't miss the online PAR-TAY to celebrate! Come on back tomorrow because we'll be revealing two new stamp sets by Cheryl Alger!!!



Happy hoppin'!!

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Monday, March 11, 2013

50 Shades of Green...

Good morning!  It's time for a There She Goes challenge. This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Carole!! She has challenged us to make a card or project using the color swatch provided- shades of green. .

 
I used Jungle Out There set.  Colored with Copic markers. The paper is from Bo Bunny.


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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Life is an Adventure...

Hey there Krafty friends! Better late then never I say. We are having a CAS Challenge over at Kraftin' Kimmie!!  CAS is always a challenge for me. I stressed over how to do this!  Some people rock CAS....I do not. Not exactly, I actually LOVE how this came out.


I used Helena from Greece. She is colored with copic markers. I used Fair Skies from Farm House paper company. The border is the negative from a border die by MFT. 

Thank for stopping by today

Tracy Valure



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Friday, March 8, 2013

SOG and Timeless Twine Hop....

Happy Friday to you, crafty friends!
 
The Twine-istas and the Odd Girls are happy to welcome you to their first collaborative BLOG HOP!

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Some Odd Girl and Timeless Twine decided to get together for a little playdate, and we are SO pleased you’ve joined us! We hope you’ll find plenty of inspiration as you make your way around to all of the designers’ personal blogs, and be sure to leave a little love at each stop along the way, because there are THREE gorgeous spools of Timeless Twine and one $25 gift certificate to Some Odd Girl up for grabs!

Our hop, now being lovingly referred to as “The Timelessly Odd Hop”, runs now through Sunday, March 17th at midnight EST, so you have plenty of time to make your way around the circuit. It’s a big hop, ‘cuz we have TONS of amazing designers who were absolutely excited to combine their love for all things cute, quirky, clever, and crafty, so take your time and ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY!


 
If you’ve just dropped by randomly and haven’t been hopping from the beginning, here’s how it’s all going down:

 
So there’s your hop list! You don’t have to visit everyone in order, but you do have to visit EVERYONE if you want to win the goodies! And that’s your cue, friends! Our winners will be announced on Monday, March 18th. Happy hopping, and GOOD LUCK!

Hugs,
Tracy Valure


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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

SOG - Watering Can

 
Good morning!! It's humpday for most  but today is my Friday!! So excited!  I am taking off for a couple of days and lucky me I get to spend it with some AMAZING ladies. Some of which, you probably stalk their blogs like I do!!
 
Today we are sharing another of the latest digi releases from Some Odd Girl. This one is Watering Can Tia.
 

Tia is colored with Copic markers.  The paper is from my favorite Tangerine by MME paper pad. The day I was making up a bunch of cards I think I grabbed it most of the time!  I didn't add a sentiment as I'm not sure just yet what I will use this for.


Be sure to come by the SOG Blog to see the rest of the release and all the DT's fabulous creations!!!

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Happy SOG

Well, hello! I hope you weekend was great! Mine went by way to fast. More birthday parties and then I volunteered at a concession stand for a METS Springtraining game. The proceeds were going to the Honor Flight.  What a cool program. If you have never heard of it and you know somebody that is a WWII Vet, you should look into it!  You can find information on their website - http://www.honorflight.org/ They fly them and a chaparone up to Washington, DC for the day and it's a red carpet event for those guys. They have doctors and nurses that go along as well just in case anything happens. I helped with sending them off last year and the entire thing was pretty exciting.

They loaded up on the bus that takes them to the airport around 4 a.m. and they had people in cars and bikers follow them the entire way.  There were people all along the roadways waving flags. It was a touching event and I was more than happy to volunteer some time to raise money for them this weekend.

On to my card.  We are sharing the latest digi release from Some Odd Girl this week.  Today's card is featuring Happy Gwen.

I used my favorite Tangerine papers by My Minds Eye. I actually pulled out some OLD prima flowers, which I rarely use anymore. I love this card though, the colors make me happy and excited about spring and summer coming up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tracy

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My Favorite Person to Hang With....

 
 
Good morning. So in case you hadn't see it on my Facebook page, I am the newest Trendsetter for There She Goes Stamps! I was super excited when they asked me to join their team. They have the most adorable sets and hands down some of the funniest sentiments!
 
This weeks challenge is to make a card using Black Cardstock for your layers.
 
 
I used this adorable Monkey from the Jungle Out There set. Colored with Copics. The paper is from Bo Bunny. 
 
Challenge details are as follows:

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project using this week’s challenge(matting with black cardstock) 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 the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (February 11th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

Thanks for coming by!

Tracy

 

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Friday, March 1, 2013

Thinking of You.....

Good morning!! It's Friday!! Are you doing the happy dance? I am!! I love my weekends, although it's another busy one. I have Bday party tonight for my brother.  Tomorrow I will be volunteering at at a Mets Spring Training Game all day. Hopefully I will find a little bit of time for some crafting as I have a couple deadlines coming up!! 

It's the first of the month and that means there is a new challenge on the Some Odd Girl blog!  We have a sketch for you too...




I used Sweet Thinkin' Mae.  Funny thing, I colored her all up, put my card together then went online to do my blog post. I go into the SOG store to grab her link and noticed a VERY similiar color pattern!!  It was NOT intentionally! LOL  Just a total coincidence!  I have a stamper friend and that happens to us ALL the time. It's kinda funny. I will post something and she will text me with a card she did but hadn't posted yet that is almost identical. Or vice versa. Crazy!

By the way, don't forget there is still 2 days to get in your application to join the SOG DT!

Hugs,
Tracy



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