The Scalloped Edge

Sweet Sunday Sketch #54

Hi there and Happy Sunday!  I hope you're all having a great weekend!  We are having fabulous weather right now....sunny and in the mid 60's!  Hubby, the girls and I went to the Farmer's Market this morning and the girls wore short sleeved shirts!  Love it....especially with all the rain and crazy weather we've had lately!

I got back from CHA early last week and I think that CHA really sucked the mojo from me!  I was exhausted all week and finally feel like I'm getting back to my old stamping self!  I had SO MUCH FUN and met so many INCREDIBLE people!  I roomed in a house with the girls from the Taylored Expressions design team and will hopefully get my pics uploaded so I can show you!  It was a whirlwind (long) weekend, but I bonded with some FANTASTIC ladies and was so sad to leave!

 
I was itching to stamp something today so I turned to my friend, Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch!  Karen was one of my roomie's at CHA and she is HYSTERICAL!  She has such a dry sense of humor and we clicked immediately!  If you're reading this, Karen, I miss you, lady!!  Ssssssssssso Much!!  LOL!

I broke out the new Love Everywhere set from Taylored Expressions and got to work.  I stamped the balloon in Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip ink onto Choice Buttercream and cut it out with Classic Circle Nestabilities.  I added some Martha Stewart Glitter to the balloon with a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen.  The DP is My Mind's Eye Be Loved and is from the Valentine Key Ingredients Kit.  The scallop hearts on the left were done with a Martha Stewart Punch that I picked up at Mike's last year.  The ribbon is Pure Poppy Twill from Papertrey.  It's hard to tell from the picture, but I scored the Choice Buttercream base in a diamond pattern using a Scor-Pal.

There will be a lot going on here at my blog this week as I will be rejoining Mercy's Tuesday Sketch after a bit of a break (hubby broke his foot, hard to stamp but now he's back at work, break! LOL!) and the Taylored Expressions Sneak Peeks start on Wednesday and go until Friday!  You won't want to miss this release!  Such cute stuff!  If you were at CHA and stopped by the Taylored Expressions Booth, then you got a sneak peek of the new stuff!!  Hope to see you this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

TSG Chemistry Blog Hop Challenge

 

Hi there!  Welcome to Day 3 of sneak peeks from There She Goes!  If you've arrived here from Holly's Blog then you're in the right place.  If you've just happened along then head on over to the TSG Blog for all the details! 

Tonight the Tredsetters are sneaking a peek of another fabulous set called Chemistry!  Let me tell you....it's just the cutest Chemistry set!! 

I decided to make a round card tonight and I'm really happy with how it turned out!  I used my fave image from the set.  I colored in the hearts with Copics and added some Ranger Crystal Accents to the entire image to make it look like glass.  The colors I used are Kraft, Pure Poppy, White and Simple Valentine DP.  The ribbon is Hibiscus Burst Twill and the button is a Pure Poppy button (all from Papertrey Ink).

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!

 

ROFL Taglines Blog Hop Challenge!

 
Hi there!  Welcome to Day 2 of sneak peeks from There She Goes!  If you've arrived here from Holly's Blog then you're in the right place.  If you've just happened along then head on over to the TSG Blog for all the details! 

Tonight the Trendsetters are showing you a sneak peek of a H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S new set called ROFL Taglines.  You will bust a serious gut when you see this set!!

I used the adorable cow and this hilarious sentiment!
The cow was colored with Copics and was cut out with Classic Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities.  The DP is from October Afternoon and the ribbon is from Papertrey.  I added some chocolate stitching and the layers are popped up with dimensionals.

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!

Happy Birthday, Bond!!!!

 

Hi there and welcome to Wendy Bond's Birthday Blog Hop!!

I have been lucky to get to know Bond (that's what I call her) over the last year or so and she is HILARIOUS!  We share a love of dirty jokes, Edward (and everything Twilight)......and of course, STAMPING!   I know Wendy loves these Pure Innocence girls as much as I do so I found myself reaching for this image when making her card!  Hope you love it, girl and I hope you have a FANTASTIC birthday!!  MWAH!

There are many other friends of Wendy who are participating in this blog hop, so be sure to check them out!!

Dee Woodland   http://deespapertree.blogspot.com/

Regan D'Agostino   http://stampymcstamperson.blogspot.com/
 
Maria Fiscella   http://mycraftroom.typepad.com
 
Jewels Wells   http://cardfelt.blogspot.com/
 
Charlene Austin   http://willowandpaisley.typepad.com
 
Stephanie Day   http://mycraftydays.blogspot.com/
 
Dana White   http://danashouseofcards.blogspot.com/

Karen Motz   http://paperplayhouse.blogspot.com/

Pam Imholz   http://paperandribbonsandstampsohmy.blogspot.com/

Charmaine Ikach   http://www.oodabugalley.blogspot.com/ 

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Don't forget to head on over to Wendy's Blog to give her some birthday love!!!

 

 

Hello Sunshine....

 

Hi there!  This is the last card I have to show you from the Verve Release last Friday.  I saved it for last, because I'm dying to see the sun!  We have been pounded with storms since Sunday and it's been a crazy week weather wise.  We actually had tornado warnings today.  HUH?  This is EARTHQUAKE country, not TORNADO country! 

I should also be making the drive down to Los Angeles today, but sadly we are waiting until tomorrow (Friday).  SNIFF SNIFF....the weather in Southern California is terrible right now and we don't want to leave until the storms have tapered off a bit.  It's a rather long drive on a normal sunny day (about 6 hours) and who knows how long it will be with the rain, flooding, tornado warnings, mud slides, etc....Sorry, just feeling a bit sorry for myself!  But I digress.....

I used the new set (and gorgeous, I might add) Accent Notes for the sentiment and the beautiful flourishy type circle behind it!  I paired it with Basic Grey's Origins dp.  At the Verve Release party Julee Tilman said this card made her want a glass of Minute Maid Lemonade!  So true....the colors are so citrusy ( word? ) they make your mouth pucker!  LOL!  

Well, thank you for taking the time to stop by!!

 

Love Monkey...

 

Hellooooo...................It's been pretty quiet around here, hasn't it?  Well, I have a lot going on this week, see I am going to CHA!  I am so excited, but also quite nervous!  I'm nervous because I'm driving and we've been having some terrible storms around here and another terrible storm is supposed to roll in tomorrow and last through Thursday when I leave!   But I am so excited to go and meet all of the people I stalk on a daily basis!  LOL!  I am actually working the Taylored Expressions booth with a few of the girls from the Baker's Dozen DT and we will also be rooming together!!  YIPPEE!! Anywho....let's get onto why you've stopped by.....

I made this card for the new Verve release using an adorable little set called Love Monkey!  I love this little monkey.  I paired him with some more of that My Mind's Eye dp, Love Me Do.  The sketch is from Taylor Van Bruggen, TESC98.  The monkey was paper pieced and I used the paper tole technique to give him some dimension.  The rest of the card is pretty self explanatory, so I won't go into great detail!

I will have one more post for you tomorrow, but then after that it will be quiet in these here parts!  BUT....when I get back I'll have lots of pictures to show you, plus it will be There She Goes new stamp release time!! 

Thank you for stopping by!!

Center Of Attention ~ Favors

Hi there!  Welcome to the Taylored Expressions Center of Attention Product Spotlight!   With Valentine's Day right around the corner, the Baker's Dozen is here to show you different ways to use the vast array of favors that are available for purchase at the TE Store!

 

I am featuring the Heart Handle Bags!  These adorable bags are cut from high quality Prism cardstock and come completely die cut and ready to assemble.  I used Scor-Tape to assemble mine and it took just a minute or two to get it all together!  I decorated both of them very simply using patterned papers, cardstock, chipboard and ribbon from the Valentine Key Ingredients Kit.   I colored the chipboard with Copic Markers and gave each piece a healthy coating of Ranger Crackle Accents.  The bag is filled with Chocolate Kisses.  The kisses were placed in a cute little cellophane sack and tied with some Rustic Twine.  The sentiment on the tag is from the newly released Love Everywhere.  It was punched out with the Modern Label Punch and attached with a glue dot.  Such a cute presentation!

Starting today and running through Sunday night (tomorrow), all Favors will be on sale for 15% off!

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the girls did with this challenge!

Alex Maldonado
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
Taylor Van Bruggen

Thanks for stopping by!!

Verve Sneak Peek ~ Love's Flower

Hi everyone!!  Today marks the final day of sneak peeks for Verve!  All of the sets shown this week will be available for purchase after the Release Party over at Splitcoaststampers tonight!  I hope you can join us!

Okay, so I have two cards to show you today that use my most favorite set from this release, Love's Flower.  This set is gorgeous and it contains one of Julee's extraordinary flowers!  So sit back, relax and read on....

 

Have you ever made a card and LOVED it?  Well, that's how I feel about this card!  LOL!  It came together so easily!  See the quote?  That quote was contributed to this set my Little Ol' Me!  I was a huge fan of the Peanuts comics when I was younger and wrote a letter to Charles Schulz and he wrote back to me!  Well, it was a generic letter that was signed by him, but a letter nonetheless!  LOL! 

I stamped the quote in Dark Chocolate Ink on Vintage Cream cs and cut it out with Circle Nesties.  Before removing it from the die, I sponged some Spring Moss ink around the edges working my way in.  The DP is Turning a New Leaf dp from Papertrey Ink.  The flower was paper pieced with the same patterned paper.  A little stitching, some adhesive pears and ribbon and the card was complete!

 

This second card uses the other quote from this set along with the flower.  I LOVE that flower!  The sketch is this week's Mojo Monday Sketch, Mojo121.  I stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray (SU!) on a piece of Basic Grey Sugar Rush DP and colored the LOVE in with a red Copic markder.  The flower was cut out a few times after coloring with Copics and popped up for dimension.  A little ribbon and adhesive gems and I called it quits!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope to see you tonight at the Verve Party!  Have a great day....

 
1st card:
Stamps:  Love's Flower (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss, Vintage Cream, Turning a New Leaf DP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Spring Moss (PTI)
Accessories & Tools: Circle & Labels Three Nestabilities, Dark Chocolate Satin Ribbon (PTI), Adhesive Pearls, Scallop Edge Punch, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

2nd Card:
Stamps: Love's Flower (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Vintage Cream (BOTH PTI), Sugar Rush dp by Basic Grey
Ink; Basic Gray (SU!), Vintage Cream Ribbon (PTI), Adhesive gems, dimensionals

Verve Sneak Peek!

 

Hi there!  Sorry I've been MIA the last couple days!  I've been stamping away and I've also been having some camera issues!  My camera issues have been solved and I'm here today to show you a sneak peek of a brand new set from Verve called Hearts Desire!  You are going to squeal when you see the new sets from Verve!  They are fantastic....now onto my card.....

I have seen these easel cards around the web and decided to do one after I saw this great tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.  They are so easy!  I don't know why I'm intimidated to try something new, because it's usually alot easier than it looks! 

I stamped the "heart flourishy circle" on PTI White with Pure Poppy Ink and cut it out with Classic Circle Nestabilities.  The sentiment was masked so I could stamp the "be" above the "mine".  It was punched out with a 7/8" circle punch.  The adorable patterned paper is from Papertrey and is called Simple Valentine.  I love the small patterns that are included in this pack!  The ribbony button bow is Pure Poppy Twill, Fresh Snow button and Rustic Cream Twine, all from Papertrey Ink.

The sneak peeks for the new Verve releases started on Tuesday over on the Verve Blog.  All of the new sets will be available after the Verve release party tomorrow night (Friday the 15th) in the Verve Forum on Splitcoaststampers.  I hope you can join us!  The party starts at 9pm EST!

Don't forget to check back here tomorrow for one more sneak peek!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Stamps:  Hearts Desire (Verve Stamps)
Paper:  Pure Poppy, Kraft, White, Simple Valentine DP (All Papertrey Ink)
Ink:  Pure Poppy
Accessories & Tools:  Circle Nestabilities, Circle Punches, Twill Ribbon, Button, Twine, Sewing Machine, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals

Laundry List

 

Hi everyone and Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a nice weekend!  We had a weekend full of organizing...my girls' closet, underneath their beds, drawers, cabinets.....Yeah, you get the picture!  Wish I could say I was the organized one, but that would be a lie.  Hubby is very organized and kicked our butts into gear.  As much as I hated doing it, the house looks fabulous!

Anywho, I made a little project that has been on my mind since Jessica released the new There She Goes set, Loads of Fun.  My Mom used to always say when I was younger "I have such a long laundry list of things to do".  When I saw the set and the "Laundry List" sentiment I was inspired!!

Not long ago I purchased these long note pads from Papertrey.  I knew they would work perfectly as a "to do" list of sorts!  I made a cover for the notepad and used some of my new favorite dp, Love Me Do by My Mind's Eye to decorate the cover.  I stamped the larger laundry basket from the set, colored it with Copic markers and cut it out with Circle Nestabilities. 

I also combined this project with this week's TSG challenge brought to us by the Uber talented Jessie Rone.  The challenge is to use three different embellishments on a card or project.  You can only use three, but can use as much of those three as you want.  My three are ribbon, adhesive gems and sewing.

To find out more about this week's challenge, you can check it out here.  The winner of the challenge will win a $5.00 gift certificate to the TSG store!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you'll check back tomorrow as the Verve sneak peeks will begin!!  Toodles!