FTTC135 In Shapes!

It's Tuesday - my favorite day of the week!! This week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge ~ FTTC135 hostess is Beate Johns. Her challenge is to make anything but a regular shaped card. It can be a circle, oval, or even a square card.

When I read the challenge I think I cried!! I tried making a shaped card a couple of weeks ago and I went through about ten sheets of card stock and never could do it. I decided to take a deep breath and go for it again. I decided to play it a bit safe and go with a circle card. Even that was a challenge for me. So now I know what I need to work on!!

This week I chose a set I have wanted to color for so long...Apple of My Eye. I just love these apples, I also love all the other images with this set they are just fabulous. I had a great time coloring these apples and trying different shading colors.

Now it's time to check out the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team ~ Cindy, Heather, Maki, Tammy, Silke, Beate and Betty.


Recipe:
Image: Flourishes (Apple of My Eye and Berry Sweet - sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Papers: Close To My Heart (Wings)
Accessories: ribbon (stash)

TSGBDAY4 Paper Doll Challenge

This month we're celebrating TSG's 3rd birthday with fun challenges on the TSG blog Monday-Friday and prizes are being given for each of those challenge days! So far we have taken our new TSG Paper Doll friends Out On The Town and then did some exploring in the Great Outdoors. Today is all about In The Spotlight! This is open to interpretation and the more creative your idea the better!

For my project I used the darling girl from Freeze the Moment. Isn't she just the cutest?? Well we did go shopping, but unknown to me - I did not have the memory card in the camera and therefore there are no photos of our shopping trip. I don't do the outdoors - so that wasn't going to happen!!

My sweet little paper doll picked out 3 dresses and she is walking the runway showing off her gorgeous dresses. I used a piece of velcro to attach her dresses to the white plain dress (the first photo) and the dresses can be changed easily.

Today's Paper Doll challenge is open until Sunday, September 11 at 5pm EST. Winners for all challenges during the Paper Doll week will be posted on Monday, September 12. The winner for each day's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

I hope you like today's project. I hope you'll join us with the fun and creative challenge.

Need some inspiration to help you get started? Check out these great Paper Dolls made by the following Trendsetters!

~ Jessica
~ Sandra

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Guest Designer

About a month ago I got a fabulous e-mail from Tammy Hershberger asking if I would like to guest design for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge. I was shocked! What an absolute honor to be asked to design amongst some amazing and talented women.

This week's Flourishes Timess Tuesday ~ FTTC134 Maki is our hostess and her theme this weeks is "Keep Calm and Play with Water!" You can use images and/or elements that include water or use any techniques that include water as its supplies (for example: water coloring, misted background with water, or water color wash).

For my card this week I used the beautiful set Kids Play. I have wanted this set for quite some time. I was so excited when it arrived in the mail and I got to ink it up. I used water colors to color the pond and the sky. I was so afraid to do watercolor such a large area, but I think it came out awesome. I want to shout out a big thanks for Angela and Carisa for giving me such great encouragement while I colored. It's a bit intimidating among these amazing artists!

Now it's time to check out all the gorgeous creations the rest of the team has waiting for you ~ Cindy, Heather, Silke, Maki, Tammy, Beate and Betty.

Thanks for stopping by. Again, I want to thank all of you that have taken the time to come to my blog and leave me the most fabulous comments a girl could ask for. Have a fabulous day!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes (Kids Play)
Ink: Versa Fine (black)
Paper: Me & My Big Ideas (Forever Watercolor); SU (cardstock - color names unknown)
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities; My Mind's Eye (twine)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #110

It's a busy day for me today!! Two posts in one day - it'll be this way for the entire month of September (on Tuesdays anyway).

This week we at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a wonderful sketch from out own DT, Jessica. In addition, we welcome a new Guest Designer - Marie at Ink'd Wings and is she ever talented!! We also have a favorite sponsor - Bugaboo Digi Stamps.

For the sketch - you can flip it or turn it, add bling, but be sure that the elements of the sketch is there. I can't wait to see what you create!

For my card I selected this absolutly darling Flower Girl - Pansy. I just love this line. I also have another digi from this line to show off - I'll do that toward the end of the week. I really wanted to try a new color line this week. Everything I have done has been my favorite - pink and green. So I thought I'd give it a go with purple. I think she's darling!!

Thanks for stopping by. I sure hope that you'll stop by the rest of the DT and give them some love. Have an awesome day!

Recipe:
Digital Image: Bugaboo (Flower Girl - Pansy)
Ink: PrismaColor Colored Pencils
Papers: Recollections (Modern Boquet); Bazzill Basics (African Daisy)
Accessories: ribbon (May Arts)

TSGBDAY1 Paper Doll Challenge

This month we're celebrating TSG's 3rd birthday with fun challenges on the TSG blog Monday-Friday. Prizes being given for each of those challenge days! Today begins the first challenge, so let's get to it!!

Today we're challenging you to make a Paper Doll using one of your TSG images. Christine Okken did an amazing tutorial HERE on how to make a paper doll with a stand.

For my project I chose these two darling little girls from Blossom by Blossom. I have plans to make an entire village of all my TSG little darlings. So be sure to come back this week to see the rest of my paper dolls.

Need some inspiration to help you get started? Check out these great Paper Dolls made by the following Trendsetters!

~ Jessica
~ Corinna
~ Jessie
~ Angela
~ Torico

Coneflowers

This week at the challenge at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #133, Silke has set up a bingo card. I have to tell you that this stumped me because I stink at bingo. It was my grandmother's favorite game and I remember going once and it was the last game of the night - you know the one that always pays the most. Well, I yelled bingo and everyone started leaving and then they realized I didn't have bingo. Oh was I ever embarrassed. I never played again!!

How can I pass up on Silke's challenge? I first tried to do the shaped card - I went through about ten sheets of paper trying to create something. So I scraped that idea. Then I thought hmmm...I always like the blackout game, but that would mean doing a shaped card - not again. I settled on the middle row, pink, embossing, and pearls.

I am also entering this card into the Jugs 100th sketch challenge. It's so hard to play all the challenges that are out there, but I am trying to do more. I really liked their sketch this week and I thought it fit this beautfiul Flourishes With Gratitude set.

Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome weekend!

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes (With Gratitude)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Close to My Heart (old olive); Me & My Big Ideas (forever watercolor)
Accessories: ribbon (stash); Recollections (silver pearls)

Pretty in Pink and Green

This month over at the Cupcake Craftroom, Mandy has come up with some fabulous papers for the color challenge of Pink and Green. As you all know I love pink and green - these colors are totally me. These digital papers have so many possibilities - be sure to check out the rest of the amazing design teams cards and projects.

For me - I really wanted to showcase the green - it's just so bright and happy!! I love the polka dots. There's also a lovely snowflake pattern for those upcoming holiday projects. I used a lovely stamp set called Kindred Spirits from There She Goes.

I will also enter my card into the The Sweet Stop Sketch #123 since I used their sketch for my inspiration. I hope to play along a lot more with their great sketches.

I tell you I have to be the happiest woman in all of blogland. Today, I began my "offical" design team work at the Cupcake Craftroom. Plus I am now offically a Junior Trendsetter at There She Goes and next week I get to be guest designer for another of my favorite stamp companies - you'll have to wait till next week to hear this news. Whew!! Can it get any better than this??

I hope you like today's card. I appreciate that you've stopped by today. Have an awesome day!!

Recipe:
Stamps: There She Goes (Kindred Spirits)
Paper: Cupcake Craftroom (Pretty Papers)
Ink: Close to My Heart (hollyhock and blush)
Accessories: Ribbon (stash); Art Philosophy (Cricut)