A Special Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Jessica!!! It's Jessica Knutsen's birthday today so the TSG trendsetters have decided to send Jessica some birthday wishes!!! I've had the opportunity to get together with Jessica a few times for crafty weekends and I've always loved every moment of them.  Jessica is one of the sweetest people I know and I feel lucky to be able to call her one of my friends.  I'm super sad she's moving to Texas soon.... I can't hop in my car with Tobi and Kim anymore so that we can invade the Knutsen house.  I guess we'll have to hop on a plane instead, LOL!  For my card today, I've used the TSG set called "Ninja Skills" which has been colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol.  The layout for my card is the current Mojo Monday sketch challenge.  

Happy Birthday Jessica!!! I'll raise a  glass or two in your honour today!!! :-)

TSG Sneak Peek - Amalia Ballerina and Poppy :-)

Welcome to Day two of this month's TSG Sneak peeks!!This month we have two new sets from Megan Suarez: Amalia Ballerina and Poppy. I just LOVE Megan’s style, and we hope you do too! Amalia is the sweetest dancer, and Poppy is the newest of our Spice Girls.

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

Poppy is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $9.00.

Both sets will be available on Saturday, May 25^th at 11pmEST.

Would you like to win both the new sets from Megan Suarez? 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, May 25th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

TSG Sneak Peek - Aquaholic

Melyssa is back from a short break with a new set for us at There She Goes, and we were so excited about it, we had to show it off day one of our peeks!! She is getting us ready for summer with her signature style, and I’m just not sure if it can get ANY cuter than this!! With three adorable character images, and lots of accessories and sentiments, she will have you using this set for everything from party decorations to greeting cards!

For my card, I've used the current Retro Sketch challenge.  The image has been colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. 

Aquaholic is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 26 stamps and will sell for $24.00. This set will be available for purchase at 11pmEST on Saturday, May 25^th.

Would you like to win the new Aquaholic 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, May 25th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Bellarific Friday Lolly and her Brolly

Hey there everyone!!! It's that time of the week again - Bellarific Friday!! This week, we had a fantastic sketch to work with and I had so much fun!! Normally, I end up cutting off the legs of the Uptown Girls to get them to fit on a standard sized card but this week's sketch was perfect so no amputations a la Elaine were needed.  I have stamped Lolly and her Brolly in Archival Black Ink and then colored with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. 

Next week's challenge is an inspiration pic that already has my wheels turning :-)

Email your creations to Em by next Thursday  May 23rd  for a chance to win $20 Bella Bucks (either by submitting a project or simply commenting on next week's Bellarific Friday post)!

TSGA On the Move

Hi there!! Every month, the week before the TSG release, we highlight some of our older sets and this month we are highlighting On the Move.  It came out last year and is perfect for someone who is moving or has recently moved.  I stamped the image using Archival Black ink and then colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol.  The layout is this week's Retro Sketch Challenge.  Make sure you check out the TSG blog to see what the girls have created :-)

A martini every now and then....

Today was all about procrastinating... which meant rather than packing, I decided to play :-)  I must admit playing with my stamps was so much more fun!!! I've been inspired by so many challenges I've been seeing in blog land lately that I knew I wanted to play.  I came across a new challenge blog called the Fusion Card Challenge and they had a fantastic inspiration pic. So I decided to pair up the inspiration pic with the current Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. Shhhhh\!!! Don't tell anyone that I screwed up the sketch a bit, let's called it creative licence k? 

I loved the colors and decided to have some fun with this DP from Glitz Design.  The image is called Cosmobella from Stamping Bella. I didn't realize it was out of stock when I colored it up. OOPS!!! I love making journals and this one was no exception. I thought it would be great to fill with fabulous summer drinks.  

Thanks for popping by!!!