THinkING STAMPS: September 2013

September 30, 2013

Congratulations Kate and John!

Hi peeps! Today the i {heart} papers design team and guests are hopping to say congratulations to Kate and her new husband John! We wish you a lifetime of happiness!

I know Kate and John love making every moment count in the outdoors, which inspired this card!

I combined two Reverse Confetti sets - Forever Fall and Count your Rainbows for this fall inspired, love themed card. The XOX border is Wplus9. The papers are Happy Camper by Echo Park.

I wanted some wood grain looking sequins so used white sequins and a brown copic marker - easy peasy! I've also used some natural Hemp Twine.

It's time for you to hop on now - here's the full list of designers with a card celebrating Kate and John!

Stamps: Count Your Rainbows, Forever Fall (Reverse Confetti) Paper: Happy Camper (Echo Park) Ink: Brown Memento Dies: Flags, Leaves (MFT) XO Border (Wplus9) Other: Sequins, Hemp, Copics, Cinnamon Stickles

Better Than Sprinkles

Hi friends! It's time for another fun challenge at There She Goes! This week the lovely Tangii has challenged us to decorate the inside of our cards. I had to play along, you know I love to do this!!

Get ready, I'm going to gush a little....one of the reasons I LOVE There She Goes so much is the sets have SO many images and sentiments, that creating a cohesive design inside and out is super easy. For this card I've used Freeze the Moment. I coloured with copics and added some glaze pen to the popsicle. The layout is Sweet Sunday Sketch #194!

Here's the inside of my card...

Thanks for stopping by - don't forget to play along for the chance to win some There She Goes moohlah (check out the new release, there is so much there to tempt you!)

Stamps: Freeze the Moment (There She Goes) Paper: The Pier (Crate Paper) Ink: Memento, Shadow Inks, Garden Assortment (Hero Arts) Dies: Dotted Scallop, Dainty Bow, Pierced Squares (MFT) Other: Copics, Rhinestones, Glaze Pen

September 28, 2013

On My Mind

It's time for another fun challenge at Crazy for Challenges!

This week the challenge is to use bows. I'm sharing a card using this week's Viva la Verve sketch.

You can find all the details about this challenge and how you can win $100 to spend on Verve goodies in the Viva la Verve forum.

Here's my card...

I've had Great Friend on my wishlist for so long, and finally ordered it this month. LOVE! That giant flower is just so gorgeous. I chose to use the outline images to paper piece from this fun gradient paper. The sentiment is from Heartfelt Phrases and I curved it a little before stamping.

I had so much dimension on the front of my card that I kept the inside to simple stamping to avoid any more bulk!

Now it's time to go see all the fab inspiration from the design team, happy hopping!

Stamps: Great Friend, Heartfelt Phrases (Verve Stamps) Paper: Hello Again (Carta Bella) Ink: Memento, Garden Shadow Inks (Hero Arts) Dies: Pierced Circles, Flags (MFT) Other: Ribbon (SU) Sewing Machine, Whimsy Embossing Folder (Lifestyle Crafts) Sparklets (Kaisercraft)

September 27, 2013

Henna Swirls Blog Hop Challenge

Our first set being released by our new designer Chaitali Narla is Henna Swirls.

It will be the most gorgeous addition to your CAS creations, scrapbook pages, and perfect for background building!! There are tons of ways to use these gorgeous borders!

Henna Swirls is a 2x6 set that includes a total of 2 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

I went for a really clean and simple, one layer card with this gorgeous border embossed in gold, then layered with bronze sequins and rhinestones on a kraft base. I finished with a sentiment from Amalia's Daisy and some piercing.

I'm playing along with the All That Glitters is Gold challenge at Moxie Fab!

Would you like to win the new Henna Swirls? 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, September 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Stamps: Henna Swirls, Amalia's Daisy (There She Goes) Paper: Kraft Ink: Brilliance Black, Versamark Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Rhinestones, Sequins

September 26, 2013

Halloween Tags Blog Hop Challenge

Welcome! Today we have another SUPER fun set from Melyssa, one that will get you ready for all your Halloween gift giving ideas!!

Not only is it a PERFECT tag set, the sentiments and image could be used for cards, scrapbooking, and anything else you desired!

Halloween Tags is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 19 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

I created a little duo with this fun set, a gift box and matching notecard. The labels were heat embossed and I added some copic colouring to those AMAZING sentiments! Love all the detail Melyssa has added here!

Of course I added sequins because I'm so addicted!

Would you like to win the new Halloween Tags 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, September 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Stamps: Halloween Tags (There She Goes) Paper: Peach Parfait (SU) Ink: Memento, Versamark Dies: Paper Bag Box, Peek a Boo, Flags (MFT) Other: Cricket Embossing Powder (AC) Hemp Twine, Sequins, Copics

September 25, 2013

No Tricks Only Treats Blog Hop Challenge

We're back for day two of There She Goes peeks! Today we have the ultimate Halloween set from Melyssa - there is something in this set for everyone!!

No Tricks Only Treats is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 30 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

LOVE! As you can see, this set goes beyond just Halloween. I thought this zombie and sentiment would be perfect for a masculine birthday. I added some skyline diecuts in the background, when I think zombies I think urban settings.

The layout is this week's TSG Sketch challenge - play along for your chance to win some shopping moolah!

Would you like to win the new No Tricks Only Treats 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, September 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Stamps: No Tricks Only Treats (There She Goes) Paper: Oxford (Basic Grey) Ink: Memento Dies: Skyline Border, Double Dot Border (MFT) Other: Circle Punch, Corner Punch, Jumbo Brads, Copics

September 24, 2013

Totally Witchin'

Yahooooo! It's time for There She Goes sneak peeks to begin! Buckle up, you won't believe the goodness coming your way this month!

Today we have a new Halloween set from Torico, full of witches, black cats, bats, and fun! Perfect for all your Halloween needs.

Bewitched By You is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 17 stamps and will sell for $18.00.

Our second set today was created while allowing the Trendsetters to help with sentiments for Torico’s Bewitched By You set. You know we like to live on the edge, with our tongue in our cheeks here at There She Goes, and this is proof positive of that!!

Totally Witchin’ is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 7 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

How can this witch be spooky and cute at the same time?! Torico is a genius! Lots of stitching, sponging, and distressing on this one with some stickles and glaze pen added over the copic colouring.

The layout is Deconstructed Sketch #119.

Here's the inside of my card featuring a sentiment from Totally Witchin'...

Would you like to win the new Bewitched By You/Totally Witchin’ 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, September 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Stamps: Bewitched by You, Totally Witchin' (There She Goes) Paper: Assorted scraps Ink: Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: Sweet Stack Labels, Halloween Charms, Flags (MFT) Other: Sequins, Copics, Glaze Pen, Stickles, Twine

September 23, 2013

Speedy Recovery

Hi peeps! This past week my Father in law underwent his second knee replacement in under a year - ouch! I wanted to make a card, and the On The Mend set from Lawn Fawn was perfect! I'm playing along with the fun Monocromatic Lawnscaping challenge. I went with shades of blueish green.

This week the Clean and Simple Challenge over at Splitcoaststampers is this fun sketch. I've paper pieced the ice packs with scraps from my stash. I'm also playing along with the ready made embellishments challenge at Moxie Fab using my fave embellie right now, enamel dots.

Here's a closer look at those adorable little guys...

I shopped at i {heart} papers for my supplies today! The stamps are On The Mend from Lawn Fawn. I've also used Copics for the colouring and my fave Memento Black ink. You'll find many more goodies in store, head on over, take a peek at what's new and say hi from me!

Stamps: On The Mend (Lawn Fawn) Paper: Various Scraps Ink: Memento Black Dies: Flags (MFT) Other: Copics, Enamel Dots, Pop Dots

September 21, 2013

Birthday Girl

It's time for another fun challenge at Crazy for Challenges!

This week it's time for our monthly sketch challenge. Here's my card...

I used Verve's Birthday Bash stamp set. I went with a chalkboard look, combining a bunch of sentiments and the star images. The balloons are paper pieced. I used the Starry Die and the small stars fit really well in the embossed outlines - love that!

Now it's time to go see all the fab inspiration from the design team, happy hopping!

Stamps: Birthday Bash (Verve Stamps) Paper: Walnut Grove (Pebbles) Ink: Brilliance Black, Versamark Dies: A Cut Above Dies: Starry Die (Verve Stamps) Flags (MFT) Other: Charles Embossing Folder (Provocraft) White Embossing Powder, Hemp Twine, Sewing Machine, Sequins

September 20, 2013

Hoo Loves Ya Baby?

We're capping off There She Goes Again with new cards featuring the three gorgeous sets in the spotlight this week - You're a Hoot, Pumpkins on the Vine and HSH Halloween Additions.

I love You're a Hoot and got all inky and distressed (in a good way!) for my card today. I'm playing along with the Branching Out theme for the SCS fan club this month.

The owl was stamped with brown memento and coloured with copics. I sponged the focal layer and stamped some of the little accessory images in a range of distress inks. I roughed up lots of edges and added some crazy stitching. The owls eyes are accented with a dab of glossy accents.

The layout is Seize the Sketch #4.

Here's the inside of my card...

I love the mix of solid and outline images in this set!

Make sure you stop by the TSG Blog to see all the amazing cards by the Trendsetters!

Stamps: You're a Hoot (There She Goes) Paper: For the Record (Echo Park) Ink: Brick Red, Hot Fudge (MFT) Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger) Dies: Rustic Hearts, Well Worn Greetings, Blueprints 6 (MFT) Other: Twine, Sequins, Copics, Glossy Accents