There's still time to join the TSG challenge!!!

Reminder!
There's still time to join the TSG challenge!!! This week our TSG challenge  is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Mary!  She has challenged us to make a card or project using circles, whether they be die cuts, or on patterned paper, think round!! This  is my take:

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a NEW card or project using circles, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open 2 more days. The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the lookout to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

 

Have a wonderful Friday, hugs, Karin

My second video tutorial! How I color stamped images with markers.

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday Kelly shared a little tutorial I made on how I color her super sweet critters on the Lawn Fawn blog. Thought I'd upload it here on my blog too in case you didn't see it.

 

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Release Day Blog Waltz at Waltzing Mouse stamps!

Hi everyone!

 

 

Yippie!  It is finally Release Day Party time at Waltzing mouse stamps and the new stamp sets we've been showing you previews of over the last few days are finally available in the shop; Country Labels and USA 1776.

Cards I've been showing earlier this week:

 

 

 

To celebrate, we have a blog hop where the WMS dt's will show even more samples of what you can make with these wonderful stamps and if you comment along the way you can win a stamp set of choice + I know you'll be super inspired. So let's get started... You should have arrived on my blog from Jean Martin's  blog. (If not, you can  Always start the blog waltz hop over at Claire's blog. 

 Now continue to;  Kim Duran's blog.

 

Have a great day and a great hop, hugs, Karin

 

I'm entering the first card for the red, blue and White challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. and for the Anything goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp

Waltzing Mouse stamps Release Preview day 3 - Country Labels - USA 1776 combo

Welcome to the third day of Waltzing Mouse Stamps  May release previews and for today's post we were challenged to make cards where we've combined the two new sets - and it really wasn't a challenge at all -there were made for eachother (-: !

 

 

Now make sure you pop over to see what the other WMS ladies have created combining the two new sets:

                                                                       Anya Schrier

Becca Feeken

Clare Buswell

 Jean Martin

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

 

Tomorrow is release day Blog Waltz with the chance of winning this new release just by commenting so be sure to come back for that!

Have a great day, hugs, Karin


I'm entering the second card for the red, blue and White challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

Waltzing Mouse Stamps Preview day 2 ; USA 1776

It's the second day of Waltzing Mouse Stamps  May release previews and today we have made cards with a set I absolutely LOVE; USA 1776. I was an au pair year in Lexington, MA and had the time of my Life (-: Just can't Believe that it is more than 20 years ago now... Anyway USA and the Boston area are so dear to me so to get to craft with this set was absolutely wonderful - I could play with all the red, blue and white papers that I love +  it actually brought back a lot of fun memories as I was working!

 

 

 

 

Now make sure you pop over to see what the other WMS ladies have created with this set:

                                                                       Anya Schrier

Becca Feeken

Clare Buswell

 Jean Martin

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

 

Tomorrow I'll be back to show how well this set works with the country labels set that we introduced yesterday - so be sure to come back for that!!!

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Waltzing Mouse Stamps Preview day 1 ; Country Labels

 

 

It's the first day of Waltzing Mouse Stamps  May  release previews and first out is a wonderful sweet set called Country Labels - You will absolutely LOVE this set - I promise (-: !!!. So perfect for so many different occasions and Projects!

 

 

Now make sure you pop over to see what the other WMS ladies have created with this set:

Anya Schrier

Becca Feeken

Clare Buswell

 Jean Martin

Kim Duran

Laurie Schmidlin

Teresa Kline

Tosha Leyendekker

Hugs, Karin

Tomorrow I'll be back to introduce another fabulous set so be sure to stop by then  (-;

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

I'm entering the first card for the red, blue and White challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

Hang in there!

 

Hi!
Here's my take on the color challenge at Paper Smooches SPARKS and the Take a Picture challenge at Simon Says Stamp!

 

 

Have a great Saturday, hugs, Karin

TSG Bloghop Challenge; You are Loved

 

Hi again!

I'm back today with the last day of previews for TSG stamps and doday we are showing cards made from a wonderful set from super talented Torico. These flowerimages are Amazing!

 

 

It has been awhile since we released a flower set from Torico, so this month, we have a GORGEOUS one from her! I can only imagine the elegant cards you all will make with this gorgeous set.

You Are Loved is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $12.00.

Would you like to win the new You Are Loved 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.

 

 

 

 

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Surprise Birthday Bloghop for Jessica!

 

Today we TSG Girls, old and present, are having a surprise Birthday Bloghop to celebrate our wonderful friend and owner of TSG; Jessica!

Follow the inlinks below for some wonderfully inspiring cards from the rest of the team! And don't forget to pop by Jessica's blog (the last stop on the list) to wish her happy birthday!

 

Wishing all of you a purrfect day too!

Hugs!

 

 

 

TSG Bloghop Challenge; Gloria

 

 

Hi!
Welcome to the third day of previews of There She Goes stamps May release. I've absolutely loved every set but isn't Gloria just the sweetest???

Wendy Leach’s newest addition to her Sock Goblin line, Gloria…well, she is sure to find her way into your heart, and make you love her just like you love Phyllis and Larry!

Gloria is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 stamps and will sell for $9.00. This set will be available for purchase on Saturday, May 25^th at 11pmEST.

Would you like to win the new Gloria 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 25^th  with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

 

 

Have a wonderful day, hugs, Karin

 

 

 

TSG Bloghop Challenge; Amalia Ballerina and Poppy

 

 

 

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.

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

Amalia Ballerina is a 3x4 set that includes a total of 3 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.

Have a wonderful day, hugs, Karin

LF Fantazi

Hi everyone!

I'm back today with another LF card! This time I was inspired by

Inzpira's challenge FANTAZI  - use turquoise, pink and Brown for your card.

 

The stamps I used are from Lawn Fawn's Critters ever after and Critters in the burbs set.

I'm entering this card at;

Anything goes at a passion for promarkers and the color challenge at City Crafter ( I used champagne, sandstone,  carmel, soft aqua, cool aqua, duck egg, salmon, sunkissed, pastel and rose. Craft Room Challenge  - Stamp your own background paper I used two Hero Arts bg.

Stamping Sensations -  Embossing and Texture,

 

 

Wishing you all a wonderful day, hugs!



TSG Bloghop Challenge; Aquaholic

Write Up:

Melyssa is back from a short break with a new set for us, 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!

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Lawnscaping # 58 Clean and Simple

Hi Everyone!
I'm here to introduce a new challenge at Lawnscaping. This time we challenge you to make a CAS card!
We have wonderful guest designers with us this time too: Tenia Nelson from Jazzy Paper Designs and my dear bloggie friend Lenny Sacreas of Get Inspired and Be Creative.

For my card I used stamps from the wonderful Lawn Fawn set ; Critters ever after. 
Our fabulous sponsor this week is; Lawn Fawn!!! You can win a set of your choice YEAH!!!

Pop over to Lawnscaping for all the info you need and to join!

Hugs, Karin
NEW*Bastel-Traum -M, P15 - Birthday

There she goes again!

On the TSG blog this past week they have showcased a lot of amazing cards made with "older" TSG stamp sets and today it is our, the trendsetters' turn to show new cards made from these sets.
I chose a really fun set called "On the move". It has Torico's wonderfully cute images and a lot of great sentiments to go with them.

Have a great day! Hugs, Karin

Waltzing Mouse Blog Party Hop!

It's the 17th and that means party time at Waltzing Mouse!!! Take out your stamps and join us - the challenge this time is to create a gift for a teacher + incorporating an animal!
Edited; LOL - Think it was changed after I made my notes about this hop (-: - anyway it is still about teacher appreciation - but no animals needed.

Here's my take;

A decorated little post-it-note pad ! I Think it is a perfect gift for a teacher - I "gave" this to myself and I've  finished half of the pad already (-:
The sweet elephant is from a wonderful set called Half Pint Heroines!
I'm entering this for the gift challenge at Moxie Fab World.

Have a great day and a great hop, hugs, Karin

Want to join us??? Lawnscaping DT- call !!!

 

Hi everyone!!! I have a very special post today! We are looking to fill one, maybe two spots on the Lawnscaping Design Team! We thought it would be fun to host a challenge of sorts!!!

It's simple! Use some Lawn Fawn supplies and create a project that showcases your style! You can make anything. A card, layout, altered art, etc... When you have completed your project, upload it to the Inlinkz on the Lawnscaping blog. You will have until the end of the day (EST) on May 27th to enter!!! The design team will look thru all the submissions, vote and those with the majority will be offered the spot(s).

I can assure you it is the most WONDERFUL team to be on so don't hesitate to apply - for all the info you need go HERE!!!

 

Have a great day everyone, hugs, Karin

 

I'm entering my Kid's birthday card here:

PCC Gallery Idol

Great Impressions - Celebrations

Adorable Bird - Sweet Gift Packaging

I'm in love with this sweet bird from Purple Onion Design and have created a little gift packaging set for  the challenge at Moxie Fab World.

I'm also entering this for the Things with Wings challenge at Simon Says stamp blog , the Something blue challenge at Cute Card Thursday and the Clean and simple challenge at Sweet Stampi'n .

Have a wonderful day, hugs, Karin

Invitations card set

For a working mum like me invitation cards for Ted's birthday parties will have to be very CAS. Not that we have big parties for him yet (he turned 4 in February) - but planning for the future I'm trying out some designs that would work to mass produce (-: . For this set I used stamps from Anna-Belle stamps and Papers from Lawn Fawn's fun 6x6 pads. I'm entering this set for Moxie Fab World's Card Set challenge. and the CAS challenge at Sweet stampi'n.

I'm also showing it off at Allsorts ( sports- sailing) Papertake weekly and Annabelle stamps anything goes challenge.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Thank You card set

Today I have  a little card set created for  the challenge at Moxie Fab World. I kept it simple this time and used Hero Arts stamp and emboss combo. I colored the flowers and added stickle glitter to the center of each flower and then just added staped and colored butterflies to the center of each card. This so I could enter it for the glitter challenge at A blog named Hero and for the emboss and texture challenge at Stamping Sensations.
I'm also entering this for the Things with Wings challenge at Simon Says stamp blog and the anything goes challenge at Papertake weekly.

Have a wonderful day, hugs, Karin

Lawnscaping # 57 Bling it!

Hi Everyone!
I'm here to introduce a new challenge at Lawnscaping. This time it a " Bling it" challenge!!!
We have wonderful guest designers with us this time too : Tenia Nelson from Jazzy Paper Designs and my dear bloggie friend Lenny Sacreas of Get Inspired and Be Creative.

For my card I used stamps from these wonderful Lawn Fawn stamp sets; Love Life and Flutter By. Patterned papers are also from Lawn Fawn!

Hope you'll come and play with us! Our fabulous sponsor is; Simon Says stamp You can win a25 $ giftcertificate to the store YEAH!!!
Pop over to Lawnscaping for all the info you need and to join! I'm entering this for the Things with wings challenge at Simon Says Stamp

 
Hugs, Karin