There She Goes Blog Hop - Garden of Friends!!

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! Welcome to the 2nd day of Blog Hops for the newest There She Goes release!! You should have made your way here from Jessie's Blog!

Today, the Trendsetters get to show you sneak peeks of an AMAZING new set called Garden of Friends! Jessica has done it again and has created a stunning floral set!!

The images and sentiments in this set are just beautiful. I have two cards to share with you today! On one, I colored the image with Copic Markers, and on the other, I stamped the image in colored ink! I wanted to show you how versatile this set is!

For my first card, I began by stamping this GORGEOUS vase of flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored it with Copic Markers. I cut it out with Labels 9 Nestabilities and while the cardstock was in the nestie, I sponged the edges with Memento Canteloupe (I have been doing this ALL the time lately...I think it's my newest "thing").

This image was so fun to color, and I knew I wanted purple to feature heavily on my card, so I went with a Buttercream/Wizard Medium combo. I love this color by Prism...it's more of a plum than a purple! Yummy!! The Buttercream panel was run through the Cuttlebug with the D'Vine Swirl Embossing Folder and I also sponged the raised design with Memento Canteloupe.

On my center panel, I stamped some of the flowers in Perfect Plum onto the Wizard Medium Cardstock. I added some of Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to the top corner as well as both sides of the sentiment, "In a garden of friends...Happiness grows", which was punched out with my Word Window Punch. I finished this off with some White Gel Pen highlights on the flowers and the vase, as well as a double ribbon of Very Vanilla Taffeta, one of which I colored purple with a Copic Marker!


For my second card, I went with a graphic look! I decided I wanted a fun color combo, so I went with Intense Orange, Rose Dark and Choice White Cardstock. I started by stamping three different images from Garden of Friends in Memento Tangelo, Memento Rose Bud & Memento Pear Tart.

I added some fun Polka Dot Ribbon to make the colors pop, and the sentiment, "Thinking Of You" was stamped and punched from a 1 Inch Circle Punch and placed under the ribbon.

The center of EACH of the flowers in each cluster have a dot of Diamond Stickles. You can't really tell in the photograph, but it's super sparkly in real life!!

The next stop on the Garden of Friends Hop is over at Julie's Blog!

How would YOU like a chance at winning your very own set of Garden of Friends? It's easy to get that chance! Hop along the blog hop and comment on each of the Trendsetter's Garden of Friends post! When you are done, head on over to the TSG Blog and leave your name in Mr. Linky for the Garden of Friends Challenge! One lucky winner will be randomly chosen to win their own set of Garden of Friends!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Make sure to head back tomorrow at a peek at a SUPER fun set!

Happiness Grows Card Recipe:
Stamp: Garden of Friends by There She Goes
Paper: Choice Buttercream & Wizard Medium
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Memento Canteloupe
Accessories: Copic Markers, Labels 9 Nestabilites, Sponge, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Very Vanilla Taffetta Ribbon, Cuttlebug, D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder, Word Window Punch and Foam Tape

Thinking Of You Card Recipe:
Stamps: Garden of Friends by There She Goes
Paper: Intense Orange, Rose Dark & Choice Snow White Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Tangelo, Memento Rose Bud & Memento Pear Tart
Accessories: Diamond Stickles, 1 Inch Circle Punch, Polka Dot Ribbon and Foam Tape

Jodi

It's a TSG Sale Hop!

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the first day of Blog Hops for the newest There She Goes release!! You should have made your way here from Jessie's Blog!

Today, some of the Trendsetters are hopping to celebrate the TSG Changing of the Seasons Winter Sale!!! There are FIVE sets on sale at There She Goes:
Act of Kindness, Branching Out, Fairy Good Day, Here For You and Spread Your Wings!


I decided to play with Fairy Good Day for today's hop! This is one of my all time favorite TSG sets!!

Instead of making a "fairy" card per se, I decided to make this little sweetie into a Candy Cane Fairy for Christmas!!

I started by stamping her in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored her with Copic Markers. I sponged around the cardstock while it was in the Circle Nestie to give it a bit of dimension.

The patterned paper on the card and paper pieced in her wings is from Good Cheer by October Afternoon!! The sentiment is a mix of two different sentiments from Fairy Good Day and I cut and layered it on the card for some interest.

A bit of piercing and a double ribbon finish this one off! This fairy always makes me smile!!

The next stop on this Changing of the Seasons' Sale Hop is at Maki's Blog!!

How would you like a chance to win one of the sets that are on sale at There She Goes right now? Well, it's easy to get that chance! Comment on all the Trendsetter's cards today and when you are done, head on over to the TSG Blog and leave your name in Mr. Linky for this challenge! One lucky winner will be randomly chosen and will have their choice of one of the 5 sets that are on sale! Good luck!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fairy Good Day
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Choice Buttercream & Good Cheer by October Afternoon
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Memento Canteloupe
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Red Satin Ribbon, Vanilla Ribbon, Sponge, Paper Piercing Tool and Template, Copic Markers and Foam Tape

Jodi

Pursue Happiness!

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday!!

Here is my card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS, FS150, She's Benzi-riffic, which honors Brenda!!

Brenda has a great gallery, and I finally chose to case her StampinB, Background Silhouette Card.

I love the silhouette stamp she used and how she stamped it on Kraft, which is something I always love the look of but never do myself!!

For my card, I also used a silhouette stamp, this beautiful floral image from Discover Your Wings by Taylored Expressions. I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Kraft Cardstock. I matted it with Black Cardstock and used a Martha Stewart Border on the bottom.

I added some color to mine instead of patterned paper like Brenda did, and I went with Melon Mambo. I really love the pop of it against the Kraft and Black. I went with a ribbon knot of a fun Black Polka Dot from Taylored Expressions. I added some Kaiser Rhinestones to either end of my "Pursue Happiness" sentiment, which is also from Discover Your Wings, and I also added some of the same rhinestones to the center of the flowers. I wanted them to have a more matchy look, so I colored them with a Black Copic Marker. You can do this to any color you have and make it match your project! Fun!!!

Instead of a monogram, I decided to use a butterfly, also from Discover Your Wings, and I stamped it in Melon Mambo onto Melon Mambo Cardstock and then cut it out and popped it up on Foam Tape. More colored rhinestones finish off the butterfly as well!!


Don't forget, Discover Your Wings is the most recent stamp set in the Taylored Expressions Giving Tree Charity, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this set will benefit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.

Thanks SO much for stopping by!! OH! And one more thing!! There is a Design Team Call going on right now to be part of The Sugar Babies, the sketch team for The Sweet Stop!! You can get all the info right here!

Recipe:
Stamps: Discover Your Wings by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Basic Black, Kraft & Melon Mambo
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Melon Mambo
Accessories: Black Copic Marker, Kaiser Rhinestones, MS Punch, Polka Dot Ribbon and Foam Tape

Jodi

Happy Birthday from The King

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday!

Here is my card for today's Inspiration Challenge on SCS, IC211, FabulousStationary! What a great site!! I was inspired by all the graphic, abstract designs in THIS catagory!

My mom asked me to make a card for her friend's Birthday. She is an avid Elvis fan, so I pulled out this Stamp Camp image I have had FOREVER, called Double Trouble.

I stamped Elvis four times in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White Cardstock and colored each one with Copic Markers, reversing the colors on the backgrounds and his jacket.

I wanted to keep in line with the abstract look, so I went with all primary colors, which is totally out of my comfort zone!


The polka dot paper is from Early Bird by Cosmo Cricket. I LOVE how the polka dots look with all the Elvis blocks!!'

I added Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to each of the four corners, and they are the only embellishments on my card.

I did finish the inside of my card...I needed to put "Happy Birthday" somewhere right?? A strip of the same paper inside makes it cohesive with the front, and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from the new Holiday Tags set from There She Goes.

Thank you...thank you very much (lol!) for stopping by!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Double Trouble by Stamp Camp & Holiday Tags by There She Goes
Paper: Classic Red, Basic Black, Choice Snow White & Early Bird by Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles and Foam Tape

Jodi

Season's Sweetings!!

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday!!

Here is my card for today's Sketch Challenge at The Sweet Stop, SSS35!! Today's sketch is a Sketch with A Spin, and you have to make a pocket card! Fun!!

For my card, I started with a Riding Hood Red Base and used some YUMMY Good Cheer paper from October Afternoon!!!

I stamped this SUPER adorable Cuppie (she is one of my favorites!!) from Seasons Sweetings from Taylored Expressions in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream Cardstock and colored her with Copic Markers. I paper pieced her *cuppie liner* with the same Good Cheer paper I used on the card.

The sentiment, "Season's Sweetings" is from the same set and is layered on Large & Scallop Oval Punches. I finished off my card with some Kaiser Rhinestones and Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon!! There is an open pocket on the top of my green polka dot panel, a fun little spot to add a gift card!!

You can see what the Sugar Babies have created with this sketch right here!!

Korin Sutherland
Nicole Anderson
Bev Gerard
Holly Brown
Barb Guinan
Ann Clack

We would love for you to play along! Head on over to The Sweet Stop for the deets and the sketch!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Season's Sweetings by Taylored Expressions
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Choice Buttercream & Good Cheer by October Afternoon
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Kaiser Rhinestones, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Large & Scallop Oval Punches, Paper Piercing Tool and Template and Foam Tape

Jodi

Bellarific Friday!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday again!!

Please scroll down one post, or click **HERE** for my Twi-Day card...Paging Dr. Cullen!!

Here is my card for this week's Bellarific Friday, which was to use sewing, real or faux, on your card!!

For my card, I used the UBER cute new Jinglebella from Stamping Bella and I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream cardstock.

All the patterned paper on my card is from Good Cheer by October Afternoon. I am going to miss this paper so I am sure I will be using it ALOT in the next week!!!

The sentiment is from Holiday Wonder by Taylored Expressions and I love how perfect it is with this sassy gal!!

Jinglebella is colored with Copic Markers and I gave all her trim some glitz with a two way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds.

All the layers were sewn on my sewing machine (I {heart} my sewing machine) and I finished it off with a double ribbon and some brads!!

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Jinglebella from Stamping Bella & Holiday Wonder from Taylored Expressions
Paper: Old Olive, Choice Buttercream & Good Cheer by October Afternoon
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: SU! Ribbon and Brads, Sewing Machine, Copic Markers, Two Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds and Foam Tape

Jodi

Paging Dr. Cullen...

Hi everyone! Happy Twi-Day!!!

This is the 2nd week of my Twi-Day Challenge (to myself...and you too if you want to join in!) and I realized that with all the Twilight inspired cards I have made, I have not featured our favorite vampire Dad, Carlisle!!!

My absolute FAVORITE Carlisle quote comes from New Moon when he is stitching Bella's arm and they are discussing Edwards soul:

"I look at my… son. His strength, his goodness, the brightness that shines out of him—and it only fuels that hope, that faith, more than ever. How could there not be more for one such as Edward?"

- Carlisle Cullen

That always gives me the chills!! For my card today, I used the new limited edition digi from The Greeting Farm, Dressy Daniel (aka Carlisle!) and I printed him onto Choice Snow White Cardstock and colored him with Copic Markers. I cut him out with Rectangle Nestabilities and keeping the nestie on the paper, sponged the edges with Memento Canteloupe.

The sentiment, "Doctor's Orders: Rest, Relax, Recover" is from Doctor's Orders from Taylored Expressions! I know I would LOVE to receive a Carlisle card if I were feeling under the weather!!!

I used Basic Grey, Baja Breeze and Choice Snow White on my card, and the patterned paper is Walk In The Park from SU!. I finished off my card with some Vintage Brads and a double ribbon of Baja Breeze Striped and Basic Grey Taffetta. I ran the Baja Breeze cardstock through the Cuttlebug with the Herringbone Embossing Folder (Thanks Connie!!!)

This was a SUPER fun card to make! If you make a Twi-Day creation, please link it if you comment on my post! I would LOVE to check it out!!! Maybe I can make this an "Official Challenge" (grin!)

Recipe:
Stamps: Dressy Daniel Digi from The Greeting Farm & Doctor's Orders from Taylored Expressions
Paper: Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Choice Snow White & Walk In The Park DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Memento Canteloupe
Accessories: Vintage Brads, Rectangle & Circle Nestabilities, Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon, Copic Markers, Sponge and Foam Tape

Jodi