Monday, March 30, 2009

Sneak Peek & Winners!

The day you guys have been waiting for is finally here! Now you can see all of the new sets in their entirety :) Thank you to everyone who participated in our Blog Hop Challenges!! You are all amazing and I hope that we were able to inspire you and give you lots of ideas on how to use these great sets.

Don't forget to join us tonight from 7-9 PM (Pacific time) on the There She Goes PCP group for even more fun and prizes! Hope to see you all there!
Size: 4"x6"

Cupcake Example Sheet

Cupcake Mix & Match Blog Hop Challenge Winner:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:33
Timestamp: 2009-03-31 04:18:37 UTC


#33 is ~Q~


Size:4"x8"
Tweeterpated Example Sheet
Tweeterpated Blog Hop Challenge Winner:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:16
Timestamp: 2009-03-31 04:22:21 UTC


Size:6"x8"

Tastes Like Chicken Blog Hop Challenge Winner:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:10
Timestamp: 2009-03-31 04:24:18 UTC

#10- Sarah

WIR Extravaganza Winner:

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:23
Timestamp: 2009-03-31 04:14:25 UTC

Comment #23 was Samantha:

Samantha said...
All of these cards are so wonderful!! Thanks for the chance to win :)
Monday, March 30, 2009

Going Away Party Winners:

Butterfly Happiness
For her beautiful case of Wendy's card. Anita did a wonderful job combining pretty designer papers and punches!

#46- Jami (sgtstamper)
Flowers Of Happiness
Jami did a great case of Denise's card. I just love the colors she used and her image is colored in beautifully!

Here For You
Such a pretty case of Stephanie's card. The colors she used are gorgeous and the embellishments are the perfect touch!

Branching Out
Terri did a wonderful case of Bev's card. I love how she paired the image with the sentiment and the colors are great!

Congratulations to all the winners! Please email me your info and your goodies will be sent out to you asap!

Tastes Like Chicken Blog Hop Challenge

Welcome to the last day of the sneak peeks! I am SO excited to finally be able to give you guys a peek of this set. It has actually been in the works since the beginning of TSG and I'm so happy to finally have it in my hands!!

And I have to say a special thank you to Holly for drawing up some images for me to get my juices flowing as well as all of the wonderful ladies (that affectionately go by the Ho's on SCS) that came up with some great sentiments and ideas. You gals have cracked me up with your witty ways and I appreciate you all for embracing the idea for this set wholeheartedly!!

Just wait until you see all the images and sentiments in this set, you are gonna be giggling at your computer like a crazy person ;).


Want a chance to win this set? Comment on all of the Trendsetter's Blogs on their Tastes Like Chicken sneak peek post, come back here and add your name to the Mister Linky. You do not have to have a blog to play along, you can also use the URL of your favorite online craft gallery! You have until tonight (Monday) 11:59 PM Eastern time to comment on all three of the blog hop challenges. You do not need to participate in all three to be eligible to win, but you do need to comment on all of the Trendsetter's Blogs in the ones that you do choose to participate in.

For my first card, I used the TSG02 sketch challenge that is posted on the There She Goes PCP group. Feel free to play along! You can find out all the details and also see what the perks are HERE ;)
I absolutely love this sentiment and can see myself sending this to quite a few of my friends. The goat and pepper plant are two separate images that can be used independently. On the inside of this card I have stamped the pepper plant with another sentiment that says "You spice up my life".

For this second card I cased this beautiful ATC made by Wendy. I absolutely love how she did this and it has been in my Favorites gallery on SCS for a very long time.
For the background of this card I used the xoxo from the mini set Sending My Love. The couch is colored with Copic markers, cut out and popped up on dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Chip ink and assembled the card. It was pretty simple to make but I just love how it turned out.


Ok, you ready to see more cards made with this great set? Hop on over to Angela's blog to see what she has going on.


And if you get lost along the way, here is a list of all the blogs in this challenge:


Jessica
Angela
Becky
Christi
Faith
Gabby
Holly
Jessie
Joanne
Jodi
Julie
Maki
Silke

Don't forget to enter this week's WIR Extravaganza as well as the Going Away Party! You have until Monday 11:59 PM Eastern time to participate in these.



Tastes Like Chicken Blog Hop Challenge Participants
1. Joy pick me pick me
2. Stephanie
3. Terri E.
4. Melyssa
5. Anita Hovey
6. Lisa Henke
7. Cammy
8. margaret
9. Carol Dee
10. Sarah
11. Vickilyn
12. Bonnie
13. Lori E.
14. Kay Demonbren
15. Ida P. Krause
16. Martha
17. Jennifer in IA
18. Julia Aston
19. Cathy Green
20. dawnmercedes
21. Gail
22. Carrie Hajnal
23. Cathy
24. Anita A.

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1. Joy pick me pick me
2. Stephanie
3. Terri E.
4. Melyssa
5. Anita Hovey
6. Lisa Henke
7. Cammy
8. margaret
9. Carol Dee
10. Sarah
11. Vickilyn
12. Bonnie
13. Lori E.
14. Kay Demonbren
15. Ida P. Krause
16. Martha
17. Jennifer in IA
18. Julia Aston
19. Cathy Green
20. dawnmercedes
21. Gail
22. Carrie Hajnal
23. Cathy
24. Anita A.
25. Lois Jones

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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Tweeterpated Blog Hop Challenge

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A BLOG TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLOG HOP CHALLENGE. YOU MAY ALSO ADD THE URL FROM YOUR SCS GALLERY (OR OTHER ONLINE STAMPING GALLERY) TO ADD TO THE MISTER LINKY!

Are you guys ready for the second sneak peek? Make sure you stop by and comment on all of the Trendsetter's Blogs to have a chance at winning the set being Sneak Peeked today! After you are done here, you can hop on over to Angela's blog to see what she's Tweetering about ;)
The set that we will be giving you a preview of today is another great set designed by Nina Brackett called Tweeterpated. This set also has a ton of possibilities for many types of occasions. I can't wait to show you guys all the fun stuff that Nina included in this set!

For my sneak peek today I decided to case this card by Denise. She has has such a gorgeous gallery and took me quite a while to choose one. I picked this card because I absolutely love how she used this simple layout, beautifully done! I changed the colors and supplies but used the same layout.
Scroll down to check out this week's WIR Extravaganza!

Here is the entire blog list in case you get lost along the way ;) Happy hoppin!
Jessica <-- You are here!


Tweeterpated Blog Hop Challenge Participants
1. cher
2. Bonnie
3. Lynne Field
4. Cammy
5. Sandy Heringer
6. Crystal
7. Melissa C
8. Carol Dee
9. Ruby 2 Shoes
10. Ruby 2 Shoes
11. Stephanie Eisele
12. Jackie
13. Amy Kolling
14. kelli
15. Kate
16. Lisa Henke
17. Lois Jones
18. joy
19. Chris R. from Iowa
20. Crafty Math Chick
21. Kay Demonbren
22. Cathy Green
23. Jennifer in IA
24. Debbie Stelton
25. Desiree
26. Ida P. Krause
27. Melyssa Connolly
28. ~Q~
29. Sarah
30. Michele L.
31. Cin
32. Mandy Sarver
33. Anita A.
34. k prakken
35. Terri E.
36. Gail
37. Michele
38. Anita Hovey
39. Vickilyn
40. Lori E.
41. Julia Aston

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Week In Review Extravaganza! (Mar. 23- 29)

What an exciting weekend! Not only are we giving you guys some sneak peeks of the great sets coming out on Wednesday but it's WIR time too! And this isn't just any WIR, this is a WIR Extravaganza to celebrate the last WIR with Bev, Denise, Wendy and Stephanie :)
Leave a comment on this post and you will have the chance to win EVERY card you see here!! I usually draw a winner on Mondays but since this is an extra special WIR, I will give you guys an extra day to enter. The winner will be announced on Tuesday along with preview of the new sets in their entirety.
Check out these gorgeous cards that could be filling your mailboxes (There will be more added, so keep a look out!):
Jessica
Silke

Angela

Jodi
Joanne
Jessie
Maki
Becky
Bev
Christi
Faith


Saturday, March 28, 2009

Sneak Peek: Cupcake Mix & Match Blog Hop Challenge

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A BLOG TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BLOG HOP CHALLENGE. YOU MAY ALSO ADD THE URL FROM YOUR SCS GALLERY (OR OTHER ONLINE STAMPING GALLERY) TO ADD TO THE MISTER LINKY!

Are you guys ready for the sneak peeks?! I am soooo excited about this month's releases! We've got a little bit of sweet, cute and HILARIOUS all wrapped up into one release. You are gonna love these sets :) Make sure you stop by and comment on all of the Trendsetter's Blogs to have a chance at winning the set being Sneak Peeked today! After you are done here, you can hop on over to Angela's blog to see what sweet treat she has in store for you.
The first Sneak Peek I have to show you is Cupcake Mix & Match which was designed by Nina Brackett. This 4x6 set comes with some great images for your sweet tooth and seriously has a million possibilities!!

The cards I made using this set were for the Going Away Party. (Make sure you check it out to see how you can get a chance to win one of 4 stamp sets being given away!)

For this first card, I cased this beautiful card done by Stephanie. I love the layout she used! I changed the colors and supplies and also used 2 instead of 3 brads. Isn't that cake awesome??
For this card I cased this cute card made by Bev. I love this simple layout and the way she used the DP for the background layer, and that ribbon ties everything in together so nicely! I changed the colors, DP, stamps and type of ribbon . I also used my scallop corner punch on the edges.

Make sure you comment on all of the Trendsetter's Blogs to get your chance at winning this adorable set!


Cupcake Mix & Match Blog Hop Challenge Participants
1. Nora Anne
2. Dannette R.
3. Heather P.
4. Lois
5. Jami Rudd
6. Cammy
7. Melissa C
8. Crystal
9. Sarah
10. Anita Hovey
11. Roxanne Stevens
12. Christy F
13. Bonnie Blackburn
14. urscrappymama
15. k prakken
16. Amy Kolling
17. Lisa Henke
18. Hope Jones
19. Ida P. Krause
20. Crafty Math Chick
21. Magaret
22. Jennifer in IA
23. Terri E.
24. Michele L.
25. Kay Demonbren
26. Joy
27. cher
28. sandyh50
29. kelli
30. Kate
31. Stephanie
32. Desiree
33. ~Q~
34. Tracey
35. Gail
36. Carolina Buchting
37. Vickilyn
38. Carol Dee
39. Julia Aston
40. Cathy Green
41. Mandy Sarver

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Cupcake Mix & Match Blog Hop Challenge Participants
1. Nora Anne
2. Dannette R.
3. Heather P.
4. Lois
5. Jami Rudd
6. Cammy
7. Melissa C
8. Crystal
9. Sarah
10. Anita Hovey
11. Roxanne Stevens
12. Christy F
13. Bonnie Blackburn
14. urscrappymama
15. k prakken
16. Amy Kolling
17. Lisa Henke
18. Hope Jones
19. Ida P. Krause
20. Crafty Math Chick
21. Magaret
22. Jennifer in IA
23. Terri E.
24. Michele L.
25. Kay Demonbren
26. Joy
27. cher
28. sandyh50
29. kelli
30. Kate
31. Stephanie
32. Desiree
33. ~Q~
34. Tracey
35. Gail
36. Carolina Buchting
37. Vickilyn
38. Carol Dee
39. Julia Aston
40. Cathy Green
41. Mandy Sarver

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Friday, March 27, 2009

Dollar Find Friday (Jessica-cup) & April Guest Trendsetters!

Before I show you today's project, I would like to introduce to you our two fabulous Guest Trendsetters for the month of April.

All I have to say is "Queen of bad" and you most likely already know who I'm talking about. Sherry Cheever has an amazing stamping style and she is always fun to take a walk on the bad side with ;) I am honored that she will be joining us this month and I can't wait to see what she has in store for us!

Gabby Arriaza caught my eye in the There She Goes gallery with her amazing creativity. Who would have thought that you could make chocolate covered strawberries with the heart images in Special Delivery?! I know that she is going to totally wow us with her great cards!

Welcome to the Trendsetters ladies, it's such a joy to have you on the team.

Interested in winning free stamps? Check out this post on my blog on how you can win one of four There She Goes sets that are up for grabs by participating in our Going Away Party for the Trendsetters that will be retiring at the end of the month. This will also be the TSG challenge for this month! Please use the keyword tsg05 when uploading to the SCS gallery and add your name and link to the Mister Linky on this post.

Sneak peeks will begin on Saturday, so make sure you come back to see the new goods!!

Now on to our project!

You know what I love more than a good dollar find? A freebie find! It's always nice to be able to give someone a handmade card but sometimes you need a little something to go with it. I came across a template to make a coffee/tea cup. As soon as I saw this template I knew that it would go great with the Tea For Two and TFT Special Blend stamp sets. The cup is super easy to make and you can decorate it to match any card!

I already had a card made (that has been in my hoarding stash *blush*) and I new that I wanted to make a matching cup. I printed out the template onto Very Vanilla cardstock, cut out and added punched circles to the bottom of the template. I then trimmed off the excess part of the circles and assembled the cup. I chose to go rather simple on the cup because the card has a lot going on ;) I made the tea bag holders (with the template from Tea For Two) added a little filler to the cup and that's it! Both the cup and tea bag holders were made using scraps from the card that I had filed away. Sometimes it pays to horde scraps :)

Here is the finished project together:
I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Stampbooking Wednesday and Candy for a cause!!

Don't forget to check out this post to see how you can win one of FOUR stamp sets that are being given away!!

Happy Wednesday everyone! Can you see it??? Friday- it's just over the bend :) I hope that you are all having a wonderful week so far and finding some time to stamp! I took a (much needed!) break from computer work yesterday and stamped three cards and created Stampbook page. It felt so great to just stamp, stamp and stamp some more.

The Stampbook page I have to share with you today is cased from a super cute card from my dear friend Holly. She has been such an inspiration to me for years and I am so happy that we have become friends, she is one amazing lady :)

I chose this card of hers because I love how these colors look together as well as because she used the set she designed called You're So Punny. The critters in this set are too darn cute!!




For this page I used a few random pictures of my nutty girls. These crazy girls are a constant bundle of energy and CRAZY! They must get it from their dad ;).
Also, I wanted to share with you guys that my friend Jen Tapler is giving away some great candy for her one year Blogoversary! Here are the details-

Check this out - Jen Tapler is hosting a challenge on her blog with over $250 worth of blog candy (including a TSG gift certificate and mini set!) up for grabs. You can read all the details HERE on Jen's blog. Jen's father, like 5.3 million other Americans, has Alzheimer's disease. By participating in her challenge, you will be helping Jen benefit the Alzheimer's Association. All you have to do is create a card, post a photo of it with a link back to Jen's challenge, and then mail her the card. In May, to kick off her Annual Stamp Out Alzheimer's Event, Jen will be hosting a charity auction where she will be auctioning off all of our handcrafted cards in altered card organizer boxes / tins. The money from those auctions will go directly to the Alzheimer's Association to help fund research, education, and support for caregivers. I always love a good challenge and it's so nice to know that with this one, I will be contributing to such an important and worthwhile cause. I hope you will join me.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Happy Tuesday!

Today is the last day for the Changing Of The Seasons sale!! If there is a set that you have your eye on, better scoop it up before it returns to regular price.

I wanted to show you guys another project that I've been working on. You guys may recognise this card, it's similar to one that I made a few weeks back. I changed the colors of the flowers and added a few rhinestones for a little bling. These cards were made for a swap on SCS for the March release sets. If you have Nature Of Friendship, Blessings or Slow and Steady, there are still some spots open and we would love to have you join us! It is only a 5+1 and isn't due until May. Plus it gives you a reason to get those new sets inky and you will get some inspirational cards back! You can see all the details HERE.
All images on this card are from the set Nature Of Friendship. Have I mentioned how much I love this set? It is so versatile and I looooove the sentiments! I have seen some awesome cards made with this set in the There She Goes gallery as well.

For the base of the card, I stamped the image repeatedly tone on tone (chocolate chip). I then used my Label one nestie to cut out the main panel in very vanilla. I stamped the images, added some rhinestones and that's it! I added a layer of the very vanilla to the inside and stamped it to match the front of the card. I think that this little detail totally makes a card and ties everything together so nicely! It usually only takes me a couple more minutes to finish the inside, but it is soo worth it.




Monday, March 23, 2009

The perfect tool bag

Only two more days left of the Changing Of The Seasons sale!

Don't forget to check out this post to find out how you can have a chance at winning one of 4 stamp sets that are being given away for the Going Away Party!

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend! On Saturday I was able to go stamp with my SU group. It was so nice to have some quiet time with friends without kids :) As much as I like some quiet time to myself every once in awhile, I sure do miss Matt and the girls when I'm gone!

On Sunday it was Matt's birthday so while he was out riding quads with his best friend, the girls and I decorated the house for his birthday party. We had a very busy day baking daddy's favorite cookies, going shopping, decorating and of course a little crafting too ;)

I was on the hunt for a masculine type project to give to Matt when I stumbled across this awesome project by Mel. It was a little time consuming but it turned out absolutely amazing!! I used it to put the cards in it that the girls and I made. Chloe was a little concerned though, she thought daddy might rip it when he put his tools in it because he wouldn't know it was paper ;). Yes, that's how well it turned out.

The tools and tag that I used on this project are just some scrapbooking embellishments that I have been hording for over a year. Boy am I glad that I had them, it was the perfect touch for this project.



And here is this weeks Week In Review winner!
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:20
Timestamp: 2009-03-23 17:28:22 UTC
Comment #20 is: Pamela
Trinity's Designs and Photography said...
love the little eggies :)
Monday, March 23, 2009
Congratulations Pamela! Email me with your info and which card you would like and that will be sent out to you!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Week In Review (Mar. 16-22) & Card Give Away

Want the chance to win one of four TSG stamp sets up for grabs? Check out this post!

Are you guys ready for another fabulous Week In Review??? I don't know how these gals do it but I sure would loooove some of their mojo! Each and every week they bring us oodles of gorgeous cards to drool over. Way to go Trendsetters, you are definitely living up to your name :)

What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where I showcase cards made by me and the There She Goes Design Team made throughout the week. Not only do you get to see gorgeous samples made by the DT but you also have the chance to WIN one of the cards! Just leave a comment on this post and tomorrow (Monday) I will pick a winner using a random number generator. That person will then get to pick their favorite card and the DT member that made it will send it to the them!
Silke
Maki
Maki
Jodi
Joanne
Joanne
Joanne
Joanne
Jessica
Jessica
Faith
Christi
Christi
Becky
Angela
Angela