CTD210 Friendly Reminder

Hi all!  Tammy is our hostess this week for the Color Throwdown and she picked this fun color combo for us...

I thought I'd make a school-themed card, as I need to write a note to Kara's teacher this week. Here's what I came up with...

The stamps are Believe in You from There She Goes and papers are Sweetest Thing--Honey by My Mind's Eye.  The layout was Mojo Monday Sketch 258.

Here are links to the rest of the CTD team so you can check out more color inspiration...

Bar   ***   Broni   ***   Joan

Kerri   ***   Lori   ***   Lynn

Tammy   ***   Wanda

and our September Guest Designer, Sherry Cheever!

Have an awesome Wednesday!

For our bus driver

I gave this to Kara's bus driver this morning...bus drivers are pretty awesome, aren't they?  Ours is....she even gives Rusty a dog treat every morning...so of course he LOVES her, too...lol!



The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch #244, all the kraft flags are up on foam tape, all stamps are from There She Goes ("Believe In You"), papers are Summer Fresh by Simple Stories, and I added Stickles to different parts of the bus for some sparkle.  Copics: W1, W3, W5, R22, YR21, YR24.

Have a great Friday!

For a wonderful teacher

Kara's teacher has been absolutely wonderful this year. She's my favorite teacher that Kara has had so far and I think I'm really going to miss her next year.  I made this card for her to tell her how much we appreciate her...

I used my Believe in You set from There She Goes (reeeeeeally love this set....it has everything you could possibly want in a school-themed set).  The layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 243 and the card measures 4.25" square.  The circle and apple (both from Spellbinders) are up on foam tape, papers are Summer Fresh by Simple Stories that I got from i{heart}papers, the kraft panel was embossed with my Swiss Dots embossing folder, and the books were colored with Copics (E41, E43, G24, G40, Y11, Y15, YR23).  The twine is from The Twinery and I colored the row of clear rhinestones with my Y15 Copic marker).

Have a really great day!!.....I cannot even believe it's June 1st already!

Bus Driver Gift

Hi all! I hope all of you on the East coast made it through Irene okay. We made it through just fine. Only one tree fell in our back yard, but it didn't hit anything other than my wash line. That'll be easy enough to fix. We lost power at about 4 a.m. yesterday, had a generator to get us through the day, and by nighttime the power and internet were back on. Yay!!



I made this matchbook post-it note holder for Kara's bus driver. You can find the tutorial on Splitcoast under the Resources section. I followed the measurements for the 3"x3" post-its. Stamps are from There She Goes and I added some sparkly Stickles to different parts of the bus.



Today is Kara's first day of school....so on that note, I'd better go "crack the whip" (haha!) and get her out of bed, fed, dressed, pictures taken, and to the bus stop on time. Have a great day, all!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Believe in You (There She Goes Clearstamps)
Paper: Black and Cream (PTI), Thrift Shop DP (October Afternoon)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Accessories: Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Plaid Ribbon, Wavy Dot Punch (EK Success)

TSG Hop and Sweet Stop Sketch 107

Hi all! Today I'm hopping along in the TSG Mother of All Blog Hops. There are some REALLY cool prizes to win so be sure to check out all the details HERE on the TSG Blog.

To start at the beginning of the hop, head over to Jessica Knutsen's blog. If you've come here from Stephanie Muzzulin's blog, you're right on track with the hop. Next up after me is Jackie Rakoski!



The stamp set I used is Flowers of Happiness (one of my all-time favorite TSG sets!). The layout is today's Sweet Stop Sketch #107. The matted sentiment panel, dark purple oval, and flowers are all up on foam tape. Clear rhinestones were colored with a V15 Copic marker.

Okay, now head on over to Jackie Rakoski's blog. She's up next in the hop today.

Wishing you a WONDERFUL Mother's Day Weekend!!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Flowers of Happiness Paper: Penny Black "Purple Mountain" Tritone Pack, Neenah White Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: V000, V12, V15, V17 Accessories: Taylored Expressions Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape, Kaiser Craft Rhinestones (colored with V15 Copic), Sewing Machine, Rectangle and Oval Nestabilities

Homework Station

Good morning and happy Saturday! I'm off to help out at the Rubbernecker booth at the Heirloom Stamp Show in York, PA today and tomorrow.....my FIRST time demo'ing....ever! If you're going to the show, stop by and say hi, okay? I'll be there with Julie Smith (hobbywoman) and Dave Miller from Rubbernecker.

I saw Gina K made a homework station by covering a cereal box and thought it was a really cool idea so I made one for Kara by covering an economy sized Swiffer box. I used this awesome school set from There She Goes...so many stamps in this set that I KNOW I'll get lots of use out of it this year. The white apple and "homework assignment" tag are both up on foam tape.

Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Believe in You (There She Goes)
Paper: Certainly Celery, White, Apple Cider DP (Imaginisce)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: YG01, YG03, YG23, G14, YR15, YR21, YR24, E00, E02, E25, E27, E33
Accessories: Black Saddle Stitch Ribbon (PTI), Button, Apple and Deckled Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders), Foam Tape, Mini Library Clip (SU), Sewing Machine

There She Goes Reunion

Hey all! I have a TSG card to show you today. Jessica Knutsen invited all of us "retired" {giggle} DT members to play along in a reunion post today, and she sent me this adorable Treemendous set to play with. Thanks, Jessica!!

The tree and sentiment (which is actually three separate stamps) was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black. The adhesive-backed rhinestones are from Michael's, I layered some black gingham ribbon over some green satin ribbon, and the bow was tied with my Bow Easy. See those tiny little leaves stamped along the piercing? Those are from the Treemendous mini set as well.

I added some more of them to the inside of the card too....



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Treemendous Mini Set
Paper: PTI Select White, PTI True Black, SU Autumn Traditions DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Old Olive
Accessories: Black Gingham and Green Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Spellbinders Victorian Pierceabilities, Ornare Piercing Tool, Adhesive Rhinestones

TSG is releasing 7 new mini sets (including this Treemendous set that I used on my card) and 2 full-sized sets this evening! There will be a Release Party Chat tonight on the TSG Forum from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific Time along with all sorts of games, sneak peeks, and chances to win new stamps!

Wendy Weixler and Steph Hargis are also joining in on the Reunion today, so be sure to stop by the new TSG Blog to see their projects with a new mini sets as well as a little Q&A!

CASE'ing Wendy, Steph & Bev

Hey all! Have you been to Jessica's blog lately? Did you see that there's a way for you to try and win some free TSG stamp sets? That's right, just CASE one of the retiring TSG team members (that would be me, Bev, Steph and Wendy), link up to THIS POST on Jessica's blog by the end of this month and you'll be entered.



I thought it'd be fun for my last post as a TSG team member to CASE all THREE of my fellow TSG girls. I chose to CASE Bev's Happy Flowers card, Wendy's Sending You My Love card, and Steph's Upsy Daisy Window card. Beautiful cards!

For Bev's card I went with her layout and Flowers of Happiness stamps. I just changed a couple of the ink colors, switched out pearls for her bling, and popped up that punched Regal Rose flower on Dimensionals. More of the flowers were stamped on the inside too, down in the lower right-hand corner:



For Steph's card I kept her layout with the window panes, a punched butterfly, and I picked a polka dot DP pattern. I used my Butterfly Happiness stamps instead of a SU set and I paired it with Parisian Breeze DP. On the inside I stamped more of the stem silhouettes and added another punched butterfly that's also up on Dimensionals. I added some Angel Wings Shimmerz to the stems:



For Wendy's card I went with her same layout and butterfly theme with the black ribbon. I just changed out her Blush Blossom to Pink Pirouette, used a DP pattern instead of the embossing (only because I didn't have that gorgeous script embossing folder), and used stamps from Butterfly Happiness and Nature of Friendship. The butterfly was stamped twice, once on the pink panel and then a second was cut out and popped up on Dimensionals. I added some Angel Wings Shimmerz to the butterfly:



Jessica, thank you SO MUCH for having me on your design team, and keep those AWESOME stamps coming!! {{HUGE HUGS!!}}

SUPPLY LIST (Bev's Card):
Stamps: TSG Flowers of Happiness
Paper: PTI White, Regal Rose
Ink: Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Memento Cocoa
Accessories: Kaiser Craft Adhesive Pearls, PTI Chocolate Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU Boho Blossoms Punch

SUPPLY LIST (Steph's Card):
Stamps: TSG Butterfly Happiness
Paper: Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DP, PTI White, PTI Chocolate
Ink: Memento Cocoa
Accessories: PTI Chocolate Ribbon, Clear Adhesive Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Dimensionals, Angel Wings Shimmerz

SUPPLY LIST (Wendy's Card):
Stamps: TSG Butterfly Happiness, TSG Nature of Friendship
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Bella Rose DP, Basic Black
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Black Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Angel Wings Shimmerz
Card Size: 5" Square

TSG Altered Magnetic Frame

Hi everyone! Every Friday, the TSG team members take turns making a project with something that costs one dollar (or less) and the tutorial gets posted on Jessica's blog. Yesterday was my turn! Since I used a picture of my little cutie pie, I wanted to post it here too.

My project is a $1 magnetic frame that I got in the Target $1 bins and it's decorated with my TSG Flowers of Happiness stamps. Here's what the finished frame looks like:



I went with pink and orange colors to match what my daughter was wearing in the picture. I love this sweet picture of her. It was taken last June at a picnic with her mommy-and-me preschool class. I had her dressed in pink for the picnic, and then when we got there they had all the kids put on these orange t-shirts that they had made in class.

Here's what the magnetic frame looked like when I bought it along with the uncropped picture:



I just turned it over and traced it onto some DP (the back side of the DP):



Next, I cut it out and glued it onto the front of the frame with some sticky strip:

That's it, easy peasy and ready to be decorated!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Flowers of Happiness
Paper: SU Parisian Breeze DP, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Orange Brads, Hemp Twine, Spellbinders Double Ended Tags, Dimensionals, SU Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Sticky Strip

TSG Change of Season Sale

Hi everyone! Jessica is having a Change of Seasons Sale today through Tuesday, March 24th on four stamp sets: Crafty Taglines $12.75, LOL Taglines $18.70, Welcome Home $18.70, and Special Delivery $12.75. To celebrate the sale, we've made cards today using these sets.

Be sure to stop by everyone's blogs to see what they made for you: Angela, Becky, Bev, Christi, Faith, Holly, Jessica, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki, Silke, and Wendy



I was assigned the Special Delivery set. If you'd like the set, hurry over to the TSG Store and get it while it's on sale. I added some Angel Wings Shimmerz to the mailbox, flag, and grass. The polka dotted DP panel is up on extra thick (1/8") foam tape.

Here's the inside of the card:


SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Special Delivery
Paper: Prism Intense Kiwi, Prism Candle Glow Dark, My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow "Bloom" DP, TE Choice Snow White CS
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (R59, E35, G24, BG10, 0, W1, W3)
Accessories: Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Green Ric Rac Ribbon, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch (from Michael's), 1/8" Foam Tape

I'll be back at 8 a.m. with a card for the monthly Dirty Dozen/Dirty Dozen Alumni Challenge. 'Til then!

Celtic Cross

Yep, I've said it before and I'll say it again...I LOVE this Celtic cross. It's from one of the newest sets from There She Goes.



The cross and blessings sentiment is heat embossed with tinsel gold EP. The punched oval, white panel with the cross, river rock mat behind it, and the bottom white panel with the gold brads are all up on separate layers of Dimensionals. The layout is Jen del Muro's SFYTT from Saturday.

Here's a close-up of that tinsel gold EP...really sparkly!



Here's the inside with the sentiment stamped in River Rock. It shows up really well in real life, but I had a hard time getting a good picture of it. In case it's still too light in the photo for you to read the sentiment, it's "May your pockets be heavy and your heart be light, May good luck pursue you each morning and night." The white panel with the sentiment is also up on Dimensionals.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Blessings (There She Goes)
Paper: Choice White CS (Taylored Expressions), River Rock, River Rock Designer Prints DP
Ink: Versamark, River Rock
Accessories: Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, May Arts Gold Metallic String (Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts), Embroidered Ribbon, Ornare Piercing Template, Gold Brads, SU Lg. Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Ranger Tinsel Gold Embossing Powder

Thanks for stopping by!

Purple Roses

Remember when I posted the TSG blog candy giveaway recently, and to enter I asked you to list your favorite rose? Well, my favorite colored roses are purple ones (I think they're called Sterling roses) so here's a card for you purple lovers.



After the image was colored, I added some Lilac Shimmerz to the roses and Angel Wings Shimmerz to the edge of the vase. Both the white and purple Nestabilities panels are up on Dimensionals.

Here's the inside of the card:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: There She Goes Roses & Chocolate
Paper: PTI Plum Pudding, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (BV00, BV02, BV04, G21, G24, G28, W1, W3, W5, B60)
Accessories: PTI Plum Pudding Ribbon, Hero Arts Adhesive Pearls, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Dimensionals
Technique: Dry Embossing

Thanks for stopping by!

TSG Nature of Friendship

Are you enjoying all the sneak peeks this week from There She Goes? We have one more set to show you. This one is called Nature of Friendship. The sentiment, branch, bird, and stem silhouettes in the background are all part of the new set.



The curved rectangle Nestabilities panel and both circles are up on Dimensionals. For this month's "bling it out" challenge theme I added some Taylor's Tiny Twinkles under the bird and sentiment.

This awesome layout is Amy Rysavy's sketch from February 20th (AMYRS59). I love this one and I'm sure I'll be using it again!

On the inside of the card, I stamped more of the stem silhouettes as well as a butterfly that's also part of this new Nature of Friendship set. Lots of fun pieces in this one!



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Nature of Friendship
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, PTI White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark, Riding Hood Red, Always Aritchoke
Accessories: SU Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Spellbinders Curved Mega Rectangle, Spellbinders Labels One, Spellbinders Circles, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Dimensionals

To see more sneak peeks of the Nature of Friendship set, here are links to the DT members' blogs: Angela, Becky, Bev, Christi, Faith, Holly, Jessica, Jessie, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki
Silke, Stephanie, Wendy

Reminders...

~ Card Challenge: Make a card/project with some "bling" and upload it by Saturday at 12 a.m. for a chance to win a free TSG stamp set

~ Blog Hop Challenge: Hop around to all the DT members' blogs, leave a comment on each sneak peek post, then go to Jessica's blog and enter your name in the Mr. Linky box for a chance to win the TSG stamp set previewed that day. You have until 12 a.m. Saturday to enter.

~ The TSG Release Party will be held Saturday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Pacific time on Paper Craft Planet in the TSG forum. Winners of the Card Challenge and Blog Hop Challenge will be announced at that time.

TSG Slow & Steady

I'm back with another TSG sneak peek! Today we're showing you the new set called Slow & Steady.



Don't forget this month's TSG challenge is to make a card/project and "bling it out" by adding something shiny, glittery, shimmery, or sparkly. For my card today, I added some gold metallic string as well as Golden Wheat Shimmerz paint to the dragonfly and on the snail's shell. The double ended tag with the sentiment is up on Dimensionals. The piercing that I did on the front of the card goes all the way through to the inside layer.

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Slow & Steady
Paper: Fabriano Watercolor Paper, Barely Banana
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Gold Metallic String, Polka Dot Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Spellbinders Double Ended Tag, Dimensionals, Ornare Piercing Template and Piercing Tool, White Prima, Golden Wheat Shimmerz Paint
Technique: Watercoloring with Reinkers, Paper Piercing

Want to see more Slow & Steady sneak peeks??....Here are links to the individual DT members' blogs: Angela, Becky, Bev, Christi, Faith, Holly, Jessica, Jessie, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki, Silke, Stephanie, and Wendy!

TSG Blessings Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! Are you ready to see some sneak peeks from There She Goes? Jessica is releasing three new sets and one mini sentiment set this week! Today we're showing you the new set called Blessings....My VERY favorite! I just love, love, LOVE this Celtic cross and the Irish Blessings quote!!



I stamped the cross in the background in River Rock on Very Vanilla CS, and then stamped the quote over it in Memento Cocoa. That Vanilla circle as well as the Chocolate Chip scallop circle behind it are both up on Dimensionals.

I added some gold shimmery PTI ribbon to my card because this month's TSG challenge is to "Bling it out" by adding sparkle, rhinestones, shimmer, glitter, etc...anything shiny. If you make a "blingy" project and upload it by 12:00 a.m. this Saturday, you'll be entered to win a free TSG stamp set from Jessica. Winners will be announced on Saturday night at the Release Party, which will be held on the Paper Craft Planet forum from 7 to 9 p.m. Pacific time.

Here's the inside of my card:



SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Blessings
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Bella Rose DP
Ink: Memento Cocoa, River Rock
Accessories: Gold Metallic String, PTI Gold Ribbon, Dimensionals, Gold Brads, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Ornare Piercing Template and Piercing Tool
Card Size: 5.25" Square

Now be sure to check out all the gorgeous sneak peeks from the rest of the TSG team. Here are links to their individual blogs: Angela, Becky, Bev, Christi, Faith, Holly, Jessica, Jessie, Joanne, Jodi, Julie, Maki, Silke, Stephanie, and Wendy.

There's another challenge for you this month, called the Blog Hop Challenge. Over the next three days, you'll have a chance to win the stamp set featured each day. All you have to do is hop around to all the blogs of the DT, leave a comment on EACH sneak peek post, then go back to Jessica's blog and enter your name in the Mr. Linky box. You have until 12 a.m. Saturday to enter.

I'll be back tomorrow with another TSG sneak peek as well as a card for the monthly Stamper's Dream Challenge.

TSG Design Team

Hi everyone! Today Jessica is announcing her newest Design Team members. Check it out on her blog! Lots of serious talent coming on board!

Starting tomorrow and continuing through Friday, we'll be showing you sneak peeks of three new TSG sets plus one mini sentiment set. This will be my last release with There She Goes. Jessica is bringing on some fresh faces and my six months as a DT member will be done at the end of March. Even though I won't be on the DT, I'll still be using her stamps though! They really are great quality stamps!

Now....remember on Sunday you were asked to submit a question to the TSG design team? Well, here are the favorite questions. My answers are below and here are links to some more TSG team members so you can see their answers: Jessica, Jessie, Maki, Joanne, Becky, Christi, Bev, Wendy, Angela, Julie, Jodi, Holly and Stephanie.

1. What do you typically start a project with? What's picked first: stamps, embellishments, DP, colors? It totally depends on what I'm working on. If it's sneak peeks or a sketch challenge, then I pick my stamps first and pull the CS colors/DP to go with the image. If it's a color challenge, then I'll pull a stamp based on what would go with the colors.

2. Do you give away your cards, sell them, send them or hoard them? I mostly send mine to friends and family. Some I hoard for a while though. I haven't gotten into selling them...I'm always afraid that selling them will make it feel like a *job* and I don't want my card making to become a job.

3. If you could design your own stamp or stamp set, what would it be? Something with cute little animals/characters, maybe something beachy...definitely images that could be colored.

4. Where do you get your inspiration? I'm definitely inspired by my oldest daughter (the true artist) and fellow stampers. The SCS galleries are a GREAT source of inspiration! Challenges are a great place to start...especially sketch challenges (in my opinion). Nature is a great source of inspiration too.

5. How do you balance your stamping time with your personal time/work/kids/etc? Typically I stamp in the morning when my youngest is watching cartoons or when she's at preschool, afternoons are usually set aside for running errands (mom's taxi service, grocery store...I feel like I'm always at the grocery store, LOL!), evenings are when I work or *try* to go to the gym. Sometimes I set up my 4-year-old at the craft table with me...she stamps with her kid stamps and I stamp with mine.

6. What is your favorite embellishment? Shimmerz!

7. What is something that not a lot of people know about you? I don't like to talk on the phone, LOL!

8. On average how long does it take to create one of the cards we see each week? My cards take anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours.

9. What is your favorite coloring medium? I switch back and forth between Copics and watercoloring, but watercoloring is still my favorite.

10. What time of day do you prefer to do your creating? Morning


A few of you had questions specifically for me that aren't answered above so I'll include those here too...

Terri: I definitely prefer to pick the colors of my CS/DP for my card and then color the main image. What do you prefer?

Kimberly: Yep, sometimes I sit down to make something and it just does NOT come together. Definitely no fun. In those cases, I just have to walk away and come back later.

Debbie: I've been stamping for almost two years now...time flies! I don't think I have a signature style. If I do, I'd love to hear what it is, LOL!

TSG question...

Hey all! I just got an email from Holly and Jessica...they have an idea for this week's TSG release and we'd love for you to participate. Just leave me a comment on this post answering the following question:

"If you could ask the There She Goes design team ONE question, what would it be?"

Leave a comment sometime today or tomorrow. I'll pick my favorite question on Sunday night and forward it onto Jessica for something she has in store for us later in the week.

Blog Hop with TSG!

Hey all! We're having a BLOG HOP today with the team from There She Goes!.....my very first blog hop! To start at the beginning of the hop, click HERE to go to Jessica's blog. She's first in line and then you can follow the links to everyone's posts today.



We're all working with a different stamp set and all the cards are themed around Famous Quotes. I was assigned the Special Delivery set so I did some Google searching and found this quote by Josh Billings. I made the quote on the computer and printed it out on Taylored Expressions Buttercream CS...I know, after I finished the whole card I realized I should have put Josh Billings' name under the quote..oops. Sorry about that!

The mailbox and postage stamp are both up on Dimensionals. I added some red shimmerz paint to the red heart and flag on the mailbox. The yummy ribbon is from Jami Bova (thanks, Jami!!!).

Here's a picture of the inside of the card. The postage stamp here is also up on Dimensionals.

Soooooo, next in line is Holly McMillen! Head on over to her blog to continue the TSG Blog Hop. She'll then link you to the next TSG team member!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG Special Delivery
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Parisian Breeze DP, TE Buttercream CS
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (G21, G24, G28, E25, E33, E35, R17, YR21)
Accessories: Champagne Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU Mini Library Clip, Red Waxed Linen Thread (from StarLit Studio), Oval Nestabilities, Red Shimmerz

Announcements

I have a lot of stuff to share today, fun things going on with each of my DT's...

First, guess what's new at Stamper's Dream.....Our Craft Lounge!! Yay!! I'm so excited about this because I just love those cute stamps. I just got my newest sets from Joy and Cami in the mail yesterday (thanks so much, girls, you're the BEST!), so check back later today because I already inked up one of the sets and I'm working on a card right now. While you're over at the Stamper's Dream site, click on the New Arrivals button to see everything that Michelle has added recently...LOTS of stuff!...

Second, a reminder about the Taylored Expressions Top Chef contest! All you have to do is create a card or project using any of the TE January 2nd releases (A Year of Sweets 1, A Year of Sweets 2, A Year of Sweets 3, Love is Sweet) and e-mail a photo to Taylor at tayloredexpressions@gmail.com on or before February 20th (that's this Friday) to be entered into the contest. Please use TOP CHEF in your e-mail subject line. Taylor will pick the cutest, most creative entry to choose one FREE STAMP SET from the next Taylored Expressions release!!! Your creation will also be featured on the Stamp a Sweet Impression blog for all to see!...

...and finally...Tomorrow, February 19th, we're having a BLOG HOP with the team from There She Goes! This will be my very first blog hop too! Tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. EST, start at Jessica's blog and you'll be linked to each of the DT member's blogs where you'll see a different TSG stamp set used along the way.

Shanks a Lot

This new set from There She Goes, which is called You're So Punny, is a design concept by the fabulous Holly McMillen. I love this *Shanks A Lot* sentiment...cracks me up every time! We just recently had a little birthday party for our 4-year-old, so I made up a bunch of these to send out as Thank You Notes.



The white piggy panel, Berry Sorbet mat panel behind it, and the punched sentiment are all up on Dimensionals.

The layout is Amy Rysavy's Sketch from January 30th (AMYRS56).

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: TSG You're So Punny
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, White, Berry Sorbet, SU Sweet Always DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, RV21 and RV23 Copics
Accessories: Labels One Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Hemp Twine, PTI Berry Sorbet Ribbon, SU Small Oval Punch, Dimensionals
Technique: Dry Embossing

See you all tomorrow with a card for the Daytona 500!