The Scalloped Edge

MTSC50...Dear Santa

 

Hi everyone!  Today is Tuesday and it's time for Mercy's Sketch!  This is a sad day for me because this is my last post as part of Mercy's Muse's for a little while.  As many of you who read my blog know, my husband broke his foot about a week and a half ago and my stamping time has seriously suffered!  So I'm stepping away for awhile to concentrate on some family stuff and the holidays but I'll be back before you know it!  And although I won't have samples posted with the rest of the girls, I will be participating!!  Anywho....onto the card!

This week the Muse's are using a darling and dare I say "racey" stamp set from StampInsanity called Morgan's Star!  Mercy will be giving one of these sets away for FREE on Tuesday December 8th!  You can check out all the deets on her blog!

Since this is a new month, that means we have a new Guest Designer and I couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Jessie Rone as this month's Guest Muse!!  LOVE YOU JESSIE!!!

Don't forget to check out all the samples from the girls:

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Jessie Rone (December's Guest Muse)

and the Head Muse herself....Mercy Kerin

I hope you have a great day!  Thank you for stopping by!

 

Relax SFYTT

Hi everyone and Happy Sunday!  I have a fun card to show you today.  I used Jen's Sketch For You To Try from yesterday but made it a regular A2 size.  I used the new set from Taylored Expressions called Sweet Indulgence.  Did you know that Taylored Expressions is having a huge weekend sale?  I'll give you all the deets at the end of this post!

I stamped this adorable cuppie in Memento Tuxedo Black on Choice Buttercream and colored it in with Copic Markers.  It was framed with Circle Nestabilities.  It's kind of hard to tell from the picture, but I added sparkle to the bubbles with a Clear Spica Glitter Pen.  All of the cardstock, ribbon and DP are from the Spa Key Ingredients kit.  I love how everything is coordinated, so you don't have to think too much!  A little piercing and this card came together super fast, for me anyway!

 

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the two biggest shopping days of the year!), Taylored Expressions is offering 15% off everything in the store! (Nov 27th - Nov 30th) Just use the promotional code TEBlackFriday upon checkout to receive the discount. You don't want to miss up to 50% off all JustRite products, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Tiny Twinkles, and the new TE Shirts & Aprons!

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Verve Thankful Hearts Blog Hop!

It’s new release time at Verve and we’re topping off our Thankful Hearts Blog Party with a blog hop featuring three new sets that just released, all focused on thankfulness. If you’ve been hopping and arrived from Tosh's blog, then you’re right where you should be. If you’ve just happened by, then you’ll want to hop on over to Poetic Artistry to start from the beginning! And to make this hop even sweeter, we’ve got a special treat hidden along the way for one lucky commenter. So if you see something that makes you smile, be sure to give a little shout-out in the comments for a chance to win our entire release!

 

For the hop I used the new and fantastic Thankful Accents set!  I ADORE this set and I know you will too!  My pal, Jodi, has an awesome tutorial for these card purses on Splitcoast and I couldn't wait to try it out!  My card purse holds four cards and four envelopes...

 

Here is a close up of the purse!  These purses are a BREEZE to make and so fun!  All of the cardstock and dp used on this project are from Papertrey.  I have listed all of the colors in the recipe at the bottom of this post.  

 

 You can see here that I made four cards, all the same but with different sentiments from Thankful Accents and different colors!  I rarely make something that I LOVE, but I {heart} this so much! 

 

 And finally here is one of the cards close up.  I used a Sizzix Texture Plate (Stampin' Up!) for the white panel.  I just love the way the swirls from the texture plate mimic the swirls on the wreath.  I also love the bit of sparkle from the adhesive gems around the wreath.  I hope I've inspired you!!

Your next stop on this hop is the awesome and oh, so hiliarious,  Susan!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  It is so appreciated!

Stamps:  Thankful Accents (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Melon Berry, White, In Bloom DP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado, Melon Berry  (Papertrey Ink)
Accessories & Tools:  Circle Nestabilities, Assorted Circle Punches, Adhesive Gems (KaiserCraft), Melon Berry Satin Ribbon (PTI),Sizzix Texture Plate, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

Some Important Info!!

If you're here for the TSG blog hop, just scroll down to the next post!

Hi there everyone!  I hope you're all recovering from your Thanksgiving festivities! We had a wonderful day and I think I was in a food coma last night!  I LOVE Thanksgiving!  What a great day with wonderful family!

I just wanted to pop in with a some important information!

Taylored Expressions is having a HUGE Black Friday Sale:

In honor of Black Friday and Cyber Monday (the two biggest shopping days of the year!), Taylored Expressions is offering 15% off everything in the store! (Nov 27th - Nov 30th) Just use the promotional code TEBlackFriday upon checkout to receive the discount. You don't want to miss up to 50% off all JustRite products, Buy 2 Get 1 Free on Tiny Twinkles, and the new TE Shirts & Aprons! 

The Verve Thankful Hearts Blog Party is today!!

Starting at Noon Eastern, we'll be posting something (challenges, set reveals, sneak peeks, giveaways, etc.) every hour on the Verve Blog until the kick-off of our Blog Hop and release at 9 PM Eastern tonight! Feel free to stop in any time - the challenges and drawings are open until Monday night, so you can stamp the weekend away!

Have a great Friday!!!

Craftier Taglines Blog Hop Challenge!

 
Hi there!  This is the last day of the There She Goes sneak peeks!  If you arrived from Holly's Blog, then you're in the right place, but if you've just happened along then head on over to the TSG Blog for all the details!

Today the Trendsetters are sneaking peeks of the new set, Craftier Taglines!  

 

 Did you read the sentiment?  OMGoodness....so funny and so true!  If it's hard to read, this is what it says, "God would not have made me this creative if he wanted me to cook and clean!"  I showed to my hubby and he just laughed!!  

The sink full of dishes was stamped in Memento Black ink, colored in with Copic Markers and cut out with Curved Rectangle Nestabilities.  The sentiment was cut out with Ribbon Slider Trio from Spellbinders.  The ribbon is Pure Poppy Twill from PTI and the DP is My Minds Eye!

Want a chance to win this set?  Just stop by all of the Trendsetters blogs and leave a comment.  When you're done just head on over to the There She Goes Blog and add your name to Mr. Linky.  The winner will be announced at the Release Party Chat on Saturday!

Your next stop on this hop is Jessica's Blog!

Thank you for stopping by!

 

 

Birdie Wishes Blog Hop Challenge

 
Hi everyone, Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in the US, and welcome to Day Two of the There She Goes Blog Hop!  If you arrived from Holly's Blog, then you're in the right place, but if you've just happened along then head on over to the TSG Blog for all the details!

Today the Trendsetters are sneaking peeks of the CA-YUTEST new set called Birdie Wishes! 

 

 I started with Nutmeg DP by Cosmo Cricket and then stamped my birdie scene by pulling colors from the DP.  The image was cut out using Labels Four Nestabilities and while it was still in the die I sponged on some Aqua Mist pigment ink.  The ribbon is Aqua Mist Saddle Stitch ribbon from PTI!   The sentiment was stamped in Dark Chocolate and was cut out using Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities.  I finished it off with some stitching and a trio of adhesive gems!

Want a chance to win this set?  Just stop by all of the Trendsetters blogs and leave a comment.  When you're done just head on over to the There She Goes Blog and add your name to Mr. Linky.  The winner will be announced at the Release Party Chat on Saturday!

Your next stop on this hop is Jessica's Blog!

Thank you for stopping by!

 
Stamps:  Birdie Wishes (There She Goes)
Paper:  Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Nutmeg DP by Cosmo Cricket
Ink:  Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Orange Zest (All Papertrey Ink)
Accessories & Tools:  Labels Four and Circle Nestabilities, Aqua Mist Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Adhesive Gems, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

There She Goes Blog Hop Day One!

Hi everyone and welcome to the first day of sneak peeks from There She Goes!  If you arrived from Holly's Blog, then you're in the right place!  The Trendsetter's are showing you samples from the new set Holiday Tags!  This is such an adorable and versatile tag set!  

 

 I know I'm always trying to put together simple gifts at Christmas time for the teachers, aids, secretaries and such at school and this fit the bill perfectly!  I went simple with my project and made some glassine candy bags and attached the tags on the outside.  I stamped four of the images along with the tag outline in Memento Tuxedo Black on Kraft cardstock.  I colored each in with Copic Markers and cut them out with paper snips.  I added some Star Dust Stickles to each in different parts and set aside to dry.  I then took each glassine bag and cut the top with scallop edge scissors, filled each bag with six chocolate kisses, folded down the top and punched a hole with a hole punch and then attached the tag with a piece of ribbon!  So EASY and so QUICK!

 You can see in this picture that I added some stickles to the star and the ornaments. 
 

Here is a picture of the back of the bag.....Can you see the scallops?

And here they all are lined up in a cute tin I got at Michael's awhile back!

Want a chance to win this set?  Just stop by all of the Trendsetters blogs and leave a comment.  When you're done just head on over to the There She Goes Blog and add your name to Mr. Linky.  The winner will be announced at the Release Party Chat on Saturday!

Your next stop on this hop is Jessica's Blog!

Thank you for stopping by!

MTSC49 Merry Christmas LaLa

HI everyone!  I just realized it's been a few days since I posted!  A LOT has been going on around my house....for starters, my hubby broke his foot at work last Wednesday!  We've been to many a doctor appointment in the last few days so my stamping time has been very limited and what time I did have has been spent working on the new Verve release (coming this Friday....YIPPEE!) and the new There She Goes Release starting on Wednesday (Another YIPPEE!)  Enough of that....let's get on with Mercy's sketch!  

That's right....it's Tuesday and Mercy Sketch day!  I flipped this week's sketch to accomodate this DARLING image from LaLa Land Crafts!  May I introduce you to Santa LaLa!  I stamped LaLa in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored here with Copic Markers.  She was cut out with Labels Seven Nestabilities.  I added some Liquid Applique to her Santa hat and all of the trim her dress.  Can you see the Ghost Snowflakes?  I got a few packages of them last year and found them the other day!  Love 'em!  The sentiment is a Verve sentiment and was cut out with Tag Trio Dies from Spellbinders.  I sponged some Ocean Tides Ink around LaLa and the sentiment while they were both still in the die.  The ribbon is Ocean Tides Satin Ribbon and the button is a Pure Poppy button, both from Papertrey.  The DP is also from Papertrey Ink and is called Rustic Snowflakes!

Don't forget to check out more inspiration from the other Muse's! 

Pam Speidel

Cindy Haffner

Pam Varnell

Julie Lacey

Crystal Birr

Jessica Diedrich

Vivienne Holden

and the Head Muse herself....Mercy Kerin

I hope you have a great day!  Thank you for stopping by!

   

 

TESC92 Blessings

Hi everyone!   I hope you're all having a great week and I hope you're ready for another fabulous sketch from Taylor!  I was really feeling like my mojo had gone on a tropical vacation and couldn't come up with anything for this sketch, so do you know what I did?  I took inspiration from this card that I made the other day!  I loved the colors and the DP so it made this card so much easier!

I used the new set from Taylored Expressions called Celebrate Life.  I hadn't yet inked up this beautiful leaf and thought it would be perfect for this sketch.  As you can see from the sketch, I changed the circle to an oval.  The sentiment was cut out with a Spellbinders Tag Trio Die.  The ribbon is Papertrey Dark Chocolate Satin and the DP is Nook & Pantry by Basic Grey.

 For more inspiration, don't forget to check out the amazing samples from the sketch team:

Alice Wertz

Jami Sibley

Lisa Hjulberg

Lynn Mercurio

Melissa Sauls

Monika Davis

Rachel Sztonyk

Sherrie Siemens

And of course, Taylor 

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!  Have a great Friday!!!

 

Just Because Mojo113

Hi everyone!  I am the Featured Trendsetter this week on the There She Goes Blog and today I'm sharing with you my favorite trend!  So head on over there to check out what it is!!  Any guesses?

Thank you for stopping by!

Stamps:  Polka Dot Blooms & Bloom (There She Goes)
Paper:  Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, White, Bitty Dot Basics & In Bloom DP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Raspberry Fizz (PTI), Old Olive, Memento Black
Accessories & Tools:  Curved Rectangle & Circle Nestabilities, Rasp Fizz Satin Ribbon, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Adhesive Pearls, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals