I'm a Trendie!!

I have been waiting a long time to make this announcement. As many of you know There She Goes is one of my favorite stamp companies - EVER!! I found TSG a little over two years ago. I have stalked poor Jessica ever since. I just love her stamps. Back in May and June I was asked to be a Guest Trendie and I loved every minute of it. Then about a month ago I got an e-mail from Jessica asking me to be a Trendsetter. It took me about 30 seconds to tell her YES.

This is a dream come true. I have wanted to be on her team for a long time. I am the happiest crafter in blogland. I get to show off the stamps that I love and work with some amazing ladies.

For my first card I agonized over which set to use. I selected Blossom by Blossom. I just adore this little girl. I used the set Sentimental for the sentiment. I just had to shout out to Jessica that she is the best. I am totally excited to be a part of this team.

Be sure to head over to the TSG blog to see all the new talent.

Recipe:
Stamps: There She Goes (Blossom by Blossom & Sentimental)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Close to My Heart (Sophia); Bazzill Basics (lilly white)
Accessories: ribbon (stash); Crystal Stickers (rhinestones); Cricut (Art Philosophy) 

Tuesday Morning Sketches #109

Good Morning Crafters -

We have a fabulous sketch this week. I love this sketch and my card. I have been waiting for what seems like forever to share this card with you. We also have a new sponsor - Digi Doodle Shop. I love this digi shop. Do they ever have some amazing images. Be sure to check them out!!

I had such a hard time selecting an image to color that I ended up selecting 3 images and I can't wait to color the other three. I think you'll find something amazing at the Digi Doodle Shop.

I absolutely loved coloring this image. Isn't that little girl's face just to life like and so sweet? I just love all the daisies around her.


I hope that you'll join us at TMS this week. I can't wait to see what you do with this sketch. Thanks for stopping by. Have an awesome day!!

Sentiments

This week at Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge #132, Cindy has challenged us to showcase one of Flourishes sentiments. When I saw the Zinnias set I was really loved the sentiment that I have selected for this card. Being a teacher sometimes it feels as if what you do doesn't matter. I learned differently this past week.

I began teaching 10 years ago. My first class was a 4th grade class with 18 amazing children. These students graduated this past June and hopefully entering their first year of college. I think about this kids often, but I got a phone call from one of them! Little Allie (now she goes by Alex) called me to tell me that I was one of her favorite teachers and that she was headed off to college. It made me realize that everything I do really does matter. It's why I continue to teach.

I also am entering my card into Card Patterns #130 Sketch Challenge.

I hope you like my card. Thanks for stopping by. I really enjoy hearing from all of you.

Flourishes 4th Birthday Celebration

Flourishes is lighting the candles and getting ready to sing to honor their fourth birthday! And, as a way to celebrate, I’m happy to say I was hand-picked to help them have a bit of a party as a designer for their customer appreciation hop! The only challenge here was to create a card or project using my favorite Flourishes stamp set. Read on – I’ll tell you how you can win some Flourishes goodies too!

Making the decision on which stamp set to select for my card today - I struggled. I love all my Flourishes stamp sets - especially the flowers!! Well, it came down to a stamp set that is near and dear to my heart. Flourishes is celebrating their 4th birthday, I too will be celebrating my "4th birthday." Nearly 4 years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer and come October it will be officially 4 years - of being cancer free. Therefore, I selected Think Pink - Fight Like a Girl. I love this set! Isn't this dress fabulous? Happy Birthday Flourishes! Thank you for asking me be a part of this celebration.

 I used the sketch from Card Patterns #129. I thought it was perfect for this gorgeous dress.

What can you win? Take a peek at this fun and festive blog candy!

If you’d like to learn more about how you can win all of these stamp sets, just click HERE to read up on today’s hop and challenge! 

If you arrived here by way of Yogi Grunwald, then you are on the right path! If I was your first stop, you’ll want to go back to the Flourishes Blog to and start this hop from the very beginning! You have until September 1st at 5PM CST to enter!

Next up on the hop is Brenda O'Rear.

Thanks for stopping by. Good Luck!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourishes (Think Pink-Fight Like a Girl and Kids At Play - sentiment)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Papers: Me & My Big Ideas (baby girl); Close to My Heart (black)
Accessories: ribbon (stash); Nestabilities; Cricut (Art Philosophy)

Tuesday Morning Sketches #108

It's another fabulous Tuesday at Tuesday Morning Sketches. This week we have a fabulous sketch from our very own Jessica. I love this sketch it really challenged me, but I love how my card came out. This week our sposor is Tiffany Doodles.

I don't often make baby cards. I struggled at what color to color this beautiful carriage, so I decided to paper piece the digital image. I just love how it came out. The card is for a friend. The baby is due in the fall and I thought how perfect to make a fall baby card for a couple that wants to wait to learn whether it's a boy or a girl the day the baby is born.

I hope that you'll play with us this week. The sketch is not as difficult as it looks. Be sure to drop by and check out the rest of the design team and their fabulous creations. I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have an awesome day! 

JELLO!

Evening Crafters - just a quick post. I started putting this card together last night and I became frustrated with the flourishes and just decided to go to bed. Well I think I finally found the flourishes that I wanted and I think it came out pretty cute!!

Although I don't like to combine challenges I am going to do that today. I want to enter the Less Is More challenge. I really do love their challenges, I just don't get to play as often as I would like. The second is CAS-u-Fridays and the last is The Technique Lover's Challenge.

Less is More - Week 29 - Theme: On the Move. Their challenge is to create a card that is on the move. There is a lot of interpretation here, so I used my new stamp set "Pair-A-Phrase" from Close To My Heart...I just love the bike in this set. It reminds me of my own bike which I call Jello! It's pink and green with flowers all over.

CAS-u-Fridays  Challenge is to use embossing.

Then we have The Technique Lover's Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers - "In CASE you forgot". The challenge here is to go to your favorites folder (which I didn't know existed until recently) and select the oldest card you have in the folder and CASE it. I happened to have one card in the folder. I just love it. Here is the link to the card I CASED by Ctorina.

Please forgive me for combining challenges. I really do like to make cards for each challenge, but with school back in session I want to be able to play along. Thanks for the fabulous challenges.

I appreciate you're stopping by. I hope you enjoy my card.

Flourishes In Pink

Good Morning crafters, what a beautiful Sunday morning!! I decided to get up early today so that I could spend the day making cards. I went to the school yesterday and painted my old green chalkboared with magnetic paint!! What a messy process, but I am so excited that a useless board will now be worth having. It gave me the idea that the wall in front of the crafting table should be painted with magnetic paint so that I can post some items without using tape or nails!!

This week the Flourishes Timesless Tuesday Challenge #131 is a recipe challenge: pink, one button, and lace. Now how could I pass making a card in my favorite color - pink? All three elements are my favorite, especially pink. I selected Butterflies & Blossoms. The flowers are called clematis and I learned they are a SW Colorado wild flower. I think they are gorgeous. I really enjoyed coloring this image, especially that butterfly.

Thanks for coming by. I hope you enjoy my card. Have a fabulous day!!