Challenge #3 at The Stamping Boutique!

It's challenge time again at The Stamping Boutique...and this is my layout for this challenge! We had to make our own flowers. So, seeing I already make these for my store, I decided to use my Button Blossoms for this layout. They are customizable to match your papers. You can match whatever you'd like!

I've been DYING to scrapbook this picture. So when I saw these papers, I knew which picture I would use! 

The stamp from TSB is the spool! I cut it a bit to wrap the floss around it...and the stems are handstitched too with Bazzill stitching templates. 

Here's a close-up of the flowers and the spool. 

Go on over to the TSB blog and see what the other DT have created!

Gift Bag Donation for Zeal for Teal Crop - April 30th!

This is one of my donations for our Zeal for Teal crop (we're still looking for donations BTW if you are a business and would like to sponsor us for door prizes/silent auction items - shameless plug there! Or if you are wanting to sign up as a cropper, please let us know soon...we're almost 90% full! That's almost 100 people!)

So this is what I'm donating for a silent auction item. I wanted to represent the 3 INCREDIBLE design teams I'm on! I LOVE designing for each of them! It's so exciting!

The first set is from Clear Dollar Stamps.

These are two more cupcakes from the newest release!

This one is from Sassy Studio Designs - 

Tinkerbell is from the March release. (March 12th)

This one is from The Stamping Boutique. 

These are two separate images. 

I just love that he's wearing a pink shirt 

and not complaining about it! (wink wink!)

And lastly, this is created using my Cricut.

The sentiment on it is cut from the Sweet Treats cartridge.

Of course, the button blossoms are from In A Scrap Creations (my store!)

Thanks for taking the time to look at my creations. I put my heart and soul in my work and I hope it pays off in the end.  I hope this brings in a good amount of money for Ovarian Cancer Canada.

I was featured in the TSB newsletter!

The Stamping Boutique newsletter came out today and I was featured! You should go sign up for it...you get a free image with EVERY newsletter! 

You can sign up for the newsletter on the TSB blog...and you can read my feature there! Thanks for the plug April!

Sketch Challenge at The Latte Lounge

I've been asked to create sketches for The Latte Lounge, one of the online communities started by The Stamping Boutique.

I've been playing around with my Photo Shop Elements and this is what I created...

This is a challenge going on right now at The Latte Lounge.


Paula created a card from it (see below!) I love what she did with it! When I created the sketch, I had envisioned a layout but she did a great job making it into a card! I think it's so pretty!

This is the newest addition! Lagene created this spectacular beauty with various shades of pink! She did a card too which I think is funny! :D I was totally thinking layout for this sketch but these cards are awesome!

Thanks Ladies!

Great job!

Digi Day at The Stamping Boutique (PCP)

Are you Feeling Lucky?
Come and join us at Paper Craft Planet for our March Digi Day happening on March 12th 2-4pm EST...visit The Stamping Boutique Digi Day forum to join in on the fun and games and challenges and PRIZES!

Come join us at the Stamping Boutique Blog Hop!

The design team has created some amazing creations! 

Join us at the TSB Challenge blog to start your "hopping"! (Watch out for the rabbits!)

FEBRUARY 19TH, 2011 is when the fun starts!

PCP The Stamping Boutique Digi Day Dec. 4th

PCP The Stamping Boutique Digi Day with a special guest: Fresh Brewed Designs

Theme: Holiday Sweets

You will be given a TSB FREEBIE of a recipe card. The challenge to you (and we will have some prizes for winners) is to decorate and add your favorite holiday sweets recipe to your card and bring it along to share with everyone. Sounds like fun right? I thought so too! I have my recipe picked out! Amaretto Fudge!

Where: The Stamping Boutique Forum on PCP

When: Dec. 4th 3-5pm

What to Bring: your recipe cards decorated and filled out with your favorite holiday sweets

What to expect: Freebies, new recipes for your holiday baking, fellow crafters to chat with, 4 challenges....yes 4 challenges this month because we have joined up with Fresh Brewed Designs for this digi day and so Heather is going to do 2 challenges (with 2 freebies of her own design during digi day) and then I will be doing 2 challenges (with 2 freebies from TSB during digi day). 

So you do NOT want to miss this digi day!!!

Go here: http://www.papercraftplanet.com/events/the-stamping-boutique-and to RSVP!!!!

Hope you can join them...I won't be able to (again!)...we have a family Christmas that day but you'll have tons of fun!!  

The Stamping Boutique BLOG HOP

It's Hopping Time Again!

We're doing a Thanksgiving blog hop this week at The Stamping Boutique and Tracey created these adorable images for you to nab at the TSB store just in time for the USA Thanksgiving holiday!

The design team has been extremely busy so you should check out their creations too! Plus there's a little something for you to collect at each blog...you'll have to email me when you have your answer! (See below for my email.)

The blog list if you're just getting started!

Start here --> Collette

Genevieve

Stacie

Jan

Jenn

Melissa

Aletha

Debbie

You are here --> Amanda

Also head over to The Stamping Boutique blog where you can grab this cute little freebie Tracey "whipped" up for us! Can't wait to see what you create with this! Please share what you create (Post it in the comments section on the TSB blog!)

You will have to post a comment on everyone's blogs to be eligible for the prize so don't forget that part! Tracey is graciously giving 2 images to our randomly chosen winner! I'm leaving the commenting open till 6pm Sunday night and I'll try to announce the winner shortly after that. Also, make sure you email me the secret word you find through the DT's blogs. You can email me here: tandjstudios (at) gmail (dot) com!

THANKS FOR HOPPING!

Digi Day at The Stamping Boutique

Last month was our first time doing a digi image day on Paper Craft Planet and it went soooo well that we are doing it again!  We will officially be holding digi day each month on PCP. We had a great turn out and had such a blast.

This month's theme for The Stamping Boutique's Digi-Day is going to be Digi's in Pink! Yep...that's right, we are going to support Breast Cancer Awareness month for our digi day this go round. I promise you will have fun, meet some new people, chat with the ones you already know, play some games, maybe get a freebie, and get to play in some great challenges for chances to win images from The Stamping Boutique.
Important Details:
~Where~The Stamping Boutique PCP forum
~When~Saturday Oct. 16th
~Time~2-4pm EST
~What to bring~fast typing fingers and your crafting mojo

I won't be around (again) for digi day but I will post my Breast Cancer creation this week sometime! Watch for it!

Hello to all the teachers out there!

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring "Paper Playtime" this week!

The challenge is SCHOOL DAYS!  You should check it out!

I posted this layout for the DT project but wanted to create a cute card with the Blackboard stamp. (which is on sale right now for $1.50)

This is my card though...I added the coffee cup oh, and I added the paper airplane...it's a run-on from Basic Grey. I thought it was PERFECT for a classroom!

So, I'm going to give this card away...all you have to do is become a follower (or post that you already are a follower)...and take a guess on how I did the "Hello"...

I'll leave this up till August 25th...(that gives just over 2 weeks!) Just take a wild guess if you don't know! If there's more than one right answer, I'll do a random draw for the winner! This could be a great way to say hello to your kids' new teachers!!

Thanks for visiting today!

Back to School Blog Hop

We're doing a blog hop at The Stamping Boutique to introduce the Back to School images that a few of you have already purchased! I can't believe some of my American friends are already talking about back to school shopping! I did buy my DS his backpack, lunchpail and a shirt for his big day!! We start JK this year so it's a big year!! I can't believe my "baby" is starting school!!

I created this layout for a photo of my son's first visit to kindergarten - without Mommy! I need to do the journalling and add the photo (I left it off for security reasons...it's got his school's name on it, etc...so I decided to leave it off!)

I used the backpack, pencil and desk stamps from The Stamping Boutique.

So now, here's your blog list:
Aletha
Amanda
April
Ashley

Collette
Crystal B
Crystal D
Donna
Jan
Jennifer
Kym
Lorie
Maria
Michele
Melissa
Robyn
Sherri

Have fun hopping!! Don't forget to check out the Design Team's creations on the TSB blog!

Bella Blog Hop

Christy Dillman, our illustrious DT leader at The Stamping Boutique organized the DT members to create a special card for a very special little girl, Bella!

You can read more here http://www.bellatucker.org/. You can also donate to the family through that website to help cover their medical costs and other accumulating costs.

Your challenge is simply to create a card for Miss Bella to brighten her day!! Pop it into the mail and you will help lift this little girl's spirits!! Send some love through the post office! Below is the mailing address for where you can send your cards.

The Bella Tucker Fund
P.O. Box 199
Londonderry NH
03053 USA

Here is my card for Miss Bella! I hope she likes it! :D

The next task is to follow through the blog hop...you will be entered into a chance for the grand prize. The prize includes goodies from Chrissy Armstrong, Whiff of Joy, Firecracker Designs by Pamela, and Whimsy Stamps, Simon Says, Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Paper Jewels, Soft Pencil, Quixotic Paperie, Digital Delights, Sunshine and giggles, Lala Land, The Stamping Boutique and Digi images by Edith. The grand prize to be drawn on July 20. Follow this link to see the grand prize.

Here is the list for the hop:
Denise Lynn
Marianne
Elizabeth Pujalka
Julie Glasgow
Tanya Rudd
Adrina Smulder
Chris Olsen
Christy Dillam
Sarah Ketchum
Katharina Frei
Rachel Vaughn
Pat Sergeant
Erin Bailey

Thanks for contributing to make today a very special day for this special little girl!

Under the Sea

This was one of the images I got when I joined the design team at Sassy Studio Designs!

Here's what I did with it! Of course, whenever I see a mermaid image, I automatically think Ariel from "Little Mermaid"! Hence the colour scheme!!

I just love her!! She's appropriately named "Mermaid Mandy"! (Maybe that's why I like her so much!) You can purchase her on the SSD Store site.

I inked all around the white cardstock and around her to create a water look. The seaweed look is just a die-cut I had lying around!

Here's the close up view of the tail...

I put the green Stickles on first, let it dry and then I hit it with the Glossy Accents and let that dry! It came out like I pictured it and I like it when that happens!!! (Sometimes it doesn't always work that way!!!)

Thanks for taking a look! "Happy Monday" everyone!! Don't forget to check back tomorrow for a blog hop you won't wanna miss out on! It's for a VERY special little girl. The Stamping Boutique is very much involved in this and we're a part of the hop starting tomorrow at 12noon! Thanks for stopping by!

Thanks VBS Teachers!

I made this one in about 20 minutes or so for "T's" Vacation Bible School teacher today! Thank goodness I got it done in time for the Stickles to dry!! I added the flowers and printd the pocket on the denim paper and stitched it to give it a sewn look. The pocket is from The Stamping Boutique and this is one of my design team projects for this month! Hope you like it!

Thanks Miss Kim for being a great VBS teacher!!

TSB Sewing hop

Hello everyone-today is another fun hop for The Stamping Boutique!! Today's theme is sewing, and we have three awesome images to share with you --all available at The Stamping Boutique.

I have made my card with Cynthia's Thread.

The first stop on today's hop is KYM

Kym

Ashley

Christy

April

Tink

Heather

Crystal D

Jan

Maria

Melissa

Rhonda

Jana

Lorie

Jennifer

Lisa

Michele

Robyn

Donna

Fink

Amanda <--- YOU ARE HERE

Thanks for stopping by today......I'm your last stop if you started with Kym! Hope you had fun hopping! :D

Wow Holy Blog Candy Batman!!

Okay, so I wanna win THIS! It's got my two favorite things! Basic Grey and Copics! WOW!!! Here's what you could win!

Blog candy includes:
Basic Grey Capella line: 12 designer papers, 5 matching cardstock, 2 doilies, chenille flower, felt sticker, epoxy sticker, diecut shapes, and fabric flowers.
Doodlebug chipboard butterfly
Scrapworks vinyl appliques
Jolee's boutique dimensional stickers
acrylic paint dabber
embossing powder
36 Copic Ciao markers

WHAT? Are You SERIOUS?! This is AWESOME!
Okay, so if I say I promise to share, can I win?! :D Pretty please?! :D
This is SAH-WEEEETT!! This is worth $250.00!

Pop over to The Stamping Boutique blog to get your entry in! :D If you become a follower, you get an extra ballot...oh yeah, and if you do pop over there from my blog, tell 'em I sent ya! :D (I get extra ballots for that too! THANKS!) If I win, I promise to share with everyone that comments on this post!!!!!!

I can finally tell! Cardabilities Reveal

Here's my sketch for this month's reveal at Cardabilities! This is my second last one! My term is up at the end of June!! Karan's having a design team call for the next term and today is the last day to get your applications in!

I used two stamps from TSB (The Stamping Boutique)...and put them together. This will probably be a Father's Day card for my dad or Grandpa from the kids!

Thanks for checking out my blog today! OH, and I have some other news but I need to wait for the okay to say what it is!!! ;0) I'm very excited about it though!

The Latte Lounge DT Call

The Latte Lounge, a division of The Stamping Boutique, is currently looking for DT members.

The team will be instrumental in creating a community that shares the love of crafting while supporting one another. Please realize that the expectations go beyond participation in challenges and creative projects. It is our goal to make an active community for sharing our thoughts, ideas, emotions and creative spirit.

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DT Expectations

1. Post several times daily in the forum and various groups at The Latte Lounge
2. DT members will need to keep the conversations going as well as getting them started
3. Comment daily on the photos shared by members
4. Welcome new members with comments on their profile
5. Host at least one challenge per month
6. Participate in other team member challenges at least twice a month
7. Promote The Latte Lounge and our happenings on your blog 1 day/week
8. Take the responsibility for posting Question of the Day one day a week
9. Post at least one new project, card, layout in the gallery at least once a week

What You Get in Return

1. 3 exclusive TLL images
2. 4 free digital images from The Stamping Boutique store per month
3. 40% off in The Stamping Boutique store

Please send a link to your blog along with a short paragraph explaining how you can benefit The Latte Lounge and The Stamping Boutique.The term is for 3 months. July 1- Sept. 30, 2010. Applications will be accepted until June 25, 2010.

Please apply to Tracey Malnofski at traceydawnn@msn.com

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Give it a try!! Tracey and Melissa are great to work with!! And "The Latte Lounge" is a great place to hang out!! :D Come join the fun!

Happy Graduation!

It's grad season again! And Mom has some graduation ceremonies to go to this year for three of her students! So of course I offered to create some cards for her! Here is card #1! I made this for Rhonda's challenge at The Latte Lounge..the community for TSB! :D

The image I used is from InStyle Stamps! I think it's SO cute!!

Image Flipping Tutorial

I created a card for The Stamping Boutique with a flipped image and I've had a few people ask about how I did it. Here is the tutorial...for anyone that's interested! I'm using the Circus Carousel from The Stamping Boutique for the explanation. This is using Microsoft WORD for printing and flipping digital stamps.

Step One:

Pull up your Microsoft Word program. Insert your chosen image. Once you've got your image inserted, click on it to make sure it's selected and right click on it...you want to chose the Text Wrapping option and click on TIGHT. {This allows you to place the image wherever you'd like}.

Step Two:

Click on the image and copy it. Then you'll want to paste it so you have two images {It may paste it on top of the other one}.

STEP THREE:

Click on the top image and "grab" the square {the one that is circled in the picture below}. Pull this straight across until the image is flipped or mirrored. {Make sure they match cuz it might look a little funny if they don't match!}

Last Step:

Again, don't forget to text wrap the image to TIGHT and then you can move it around...you don't have to use them together...but if it suits for your card to be the other way around, then I would flip the image...

Hope this helps everyone!

This is the card I created using this technique with the Cynthia in the "shrooms" image!

Please don't hesitate to post a comment if you need more explanation and I'll do my best to explain it! Thanks for letting me share!!