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When the TSG Facebook page hits 600 'Likes', I will share an awesome project I created that incorporates *11* TSG stamp sets as well as kick off a fun contest where you can win some TSG goodies!!! So head on over there now by clicking on the image above and don't forget to share the page with all of your Facebook friends so we can get to 600 as quickly as possible :)

Now on to the card!

I've been hit by the mojo truck the last couple of weeks and wouldn't you know it- it's at one of the busiest times of the year for me. Between end of the year school activities, Kylie's doctor appointments, taking care of the house and all of my regular work responsibilities it's a miracle that my stamp supplies aren't gathering dust at this point  ;)

 Luckily for me the stars aligned (meaning the girls actually went to bed on time lol) and I was able to get busy and stamp! I pulled out the adorable new set illustrated by Melyssa of Whimsie Doodles called Freeze The Moment. I don't know if you have noticed or not, but I kinda have a thing for dimensionals. As this card clearly shows lol!

Stamps: Freeze The Moment

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Kraft

Paper: Kraft, white card stock

Accessories: Dimensionals, Grey marker, Prismacolor pencils, OMS

Recipe:

* Create card base from Kraft card stock

* Stamp sentiment repeadedly onto card base using Kraft ink

* Stamp images onto white cardstock multiple times, color, cut out and layer using dimensionals

* Adhere image to card base using dimensionals

Like us on Facebook! / Freeze The Moment

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RCC6: Sketch

Are you guys ready for another fun Ribbon Carousel Challenge? This week we have a great sketch to play with :) Make sure you stop by the RCC Blog to see more examples from the DT! And don't forget to swing by the Ribbon Carousel website and pick up some gorgeous ribbon for a price that can't be beat!

For my card I used the newly released mini set Forever (which is fast becoming one of my favorites and for only $7, you can afford NOT to have this set in your collection!!). I off centered the main image panel just a bit because it didn't quite look right to me straight.

 

Stamps: Forever

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Momento Toffee, Early Espresso

Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Sponge, sewing machine, dimensionals, corner rounder, button, twine, ribbon, Prismacolor pencils, OMS

Recipe:

* Create card base from Early Espresso card stock

* Cut vanilla panel slightly smaller than card base and adhere DP. Stitch edges, adhere ribbon across center and adhere entire panel to card base.

* Stamp image onto vanilla card stock, color, blend, sponge edges in Toffee and stitch edges.

* Stamp sentiment onto small piece of Vanilla cardstock, round corner and adhere to back of image panel.

* Wrap twine around the bottom of image panel twice. Thread twine through button, tie bow and adhere to card base using dimentionals.

* Adhere image panel to card base

RCC6: Sketch

http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/2011/06/rcc6-sketch.html

Day or Night / Penguin Love

It's Monday already?! I can't believe that it has been so long since I've posted on my blog! For once it isn't due to lack of mojo, just lack of blogging time. Between working and family, I've managed to fit in some time to get crafty too :)

Here is one project that I did for this week's TSG challenge which is to make a card for one of life's milestones. When I first heard what the challenge was I started to panic but when I actually started thinking about different ideas- I had a hard time actually choosing which I wanted to do lol! I decided to go with a 'new home' theme which is definitely a milestone in anyone's life.

I knew that I wanted to create a scene with my stamps (surprised?) so I went through my collection looking for the perfect tree when I came across Penguin Love. How perfect do those trees look with the Day Or Night set?? I bet you would have never thought of combining these two stamp sets together ;)

Stamps: Day Or Night, Penguin Love

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade

Paper: White, black

Accessories: Dimentionals, Copic multiliner, Prismacolor pencils, OMS

Recipe:

* Cut image panel to desired size, stamp images

* Use Copic pen to draw in grass to complete the yard

* Color images including background

* Mat on black cardstock then again on white

* Stamp sentiment in lower left corner in black, stamp heart in Poppy

* Add dimension to the image by stamping images multiple times on separate piece of cardstock, color, cut out, and adhere together with dimensionals to get the desired look

Day or Night / Penguin Love

http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/2011/06/day-or-night-penguin-love.html

RCC5: Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday everyone! This long weekend has my days all confused and it truly feels like Monday lol!

For today's card I have combined two different challenges- the TSG color challenge and the Ribbon Carousel's Anything Goes challenge.

The color challenge this week for TSG is to use Red, Teal and Ivory (just pretend that the green stems on my flowers aren't there lol!) Make sure you stop by the TSG blog for the details about this challenge as well as to find out how you can win a TSG gift certificate simply by playing along :)

This week's challenge on the Ribbon Carousel blog is Anything Goes. That's right, as long as you have ribbon, twine, thread, etc card- it counts! Make sure you stop by the blog for all the details.

Stamps: Forever

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Kraft, white

Accessories: Corner rounder, twine, crop-o-dile, OMS, Prismacolor pencils, dimensionals, twine

Recipe:

* Create card base from kraft card stock, round corners.

* Stamp sentiment and image. Color stems of flowers

* Punch holes on top and bottom of left hand side of card, thread twine through holes a few times and knot in front

* Stamp flower tops on separate piece of card stock, color, cut out, and adhere to card base using dimensionals.

RCC5: Anything Goes

http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/2011/05/rcc5-anything-goes.html

Once Upon A Time

The newest stamp sets were just released last night on the TSG website! Today I have a little project to share with you that I've been working on over the last few days :)

It's no secret that I loooove to combine TSG stamp sets to create different scenes and I gotta tell you, Once Upon A Time is going to see lots of ink :) The main part of my project starts out at around 4x6 inches and I combined 3 different TSG sets that you may have never thought of putting together.

I started by stamping images from the following stamp sets onto white card stock-

Once Upon A Time: window, prince, mouse (on ground)

Aim For The Clouds: mountain, clouds

Blossom By Blossom: grass under tower

I then used a Copic multiliner to draw in the rest of the scene like the tower, field below mountain and bush. When I was happy with that I colored the background. On a separate piece of card stock I stamped the images multiple times, colored, cut out and layered them together before adhering to the background. Some of you may think that this is a bit time consuming but honestly, this is my favorite type of stamping! I love the creativity that goes into looking at old stamp sets in a whole new light and find new ways to combine them to create a piece of art :)

For more ideas on how to use this as well as the other new stamp sets, make sure you stop by the TSG Tips & Tricks blog where you can download  a ton of different tip sheets using your favorite stamp sets!!! I have created a couple of different tip sheets featuring the Once Upon A Time set that will show you how I went about masking to be able to combine different images from this set together.

Stamps: Once Upon A Time, Aim For The Clouds, Blossom By Blossom

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper: White card stock

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, OMS, Dimensionals

Once Upon A Time

http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/2011/05/once-upon-time.html

Join us tonight for the release party chat!

Join us right HERE in the TSG forum for the release party chat! The official chat doesn't begin until 6:00 PM (Pacific) but feel free to stop in at any time during the day to say hello :)

Join us tonight for the release party chat!

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You still have time to win stamp sets!!

You still have time to win the new stamp sets before they are available to buy Saturday evening! Play along in our Blog Hop Challenges for your chance to win the stamp set being featured in that hop :)

Once Upon A Time Blog Hop Challenge / Gallery / Tips & Tricks

 

Freeze The Moment Blog Hop Challenge / Gallery / Tips & Tricks

 

Forever Blog Hop Challenge / Gallery

You still have time to win stamp sets!!

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