TSG57- Color Challenge

This week’s challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Jessie! She has challenged us to use this gorgeous and classy color combination in our creations, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with!

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card using the provided color combination, then go to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (June 7th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG57 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Need some inspiration to help you get started? Check out these great cards made by the following Trendsetters!
~Jodi
~Mercy
~Pam
~Jessie


Winner from last week's challenge: Denise Clark
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Week In Review (May 24-30)

Now available on the TSG Website:

A Woman's Place, By The Sea, Dadisms

What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where we showcase cards made by the Trendsetters and myself throughout the week. Not only to you get to see gorgeous projects made using TSG stamps, but you also have a chance to WIN one of these cards! Leave a comment on this post and tomorrow (Monday) I will choose a winner using a random number generator. That person will then get to pick out their favorite card and the Trendsetter that created it will send it to them :)

Winner from last week's WIR May 17-23: Jan Farnworth
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Congratulations Jan! Email me with your info and which card you would like from last week' WIR!

Pam

Pam

Pam

Danielle

Danielle

Danielle

Jessie


Jessie


Jessie


Jodi

Holly

Holly

Holly

Sandra

Sandra

Sandra
Kim

Kim

Jessica

Donna


Donna

Donna

Mercy

Mercy

Mercy

Lisa

Lisa

Lisa

Scroll down to see who won the Blog Hop Challenges!

And the winners are....

Random Release Party Chat Winner: Barbie 50
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A Woman's Place Blog Hop Challenge: Christyne
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Timestamp: 2010-05-30 00:28:21 UTC

By The Sea Blog Hop Challenge: Sheila D.
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Timestamp: 2010-05-30 00:32:35 UTC

Dadisms Blog Hop Challenge: Lesley
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Congratulations to all of the winners! Please email me

with your info to recieve your new stamp sets :)

Today is the day!

Tonight is the night for the Release Party! The chat will be held right HERE on the TSG forum and will start at 6 PM Pacific time
(9 PM Eastern). But please feel free to drop in at any time throughout the day to say hello :)

 Having a hard time waiting? (No worries, it happens to the best of us ;) You still have time to play along in our release week challenges! You have until 5:00 PM Pacific Time to participate in the Blog Hop Challenges for your chance to win the set being previewed that day!

*On The Edge Challenge*

*A Woman's Place Blog Hop Challenge*

*By The Sea Blog Hop Challenge*

*Dadisms Blog Hop Challenge*

Hope to 'see' you all at the Release Party Chat tonight! If you would like a reminder email sent out when the party starts, please email me at: jessica-at-thereshegoesclearstamps-dot-com

Don't forget- one lucky chat participant will win the entire release just for being there!!

Dadisms Blog Hop Challenge

You know that I couldn’t have a Domestic Goddess set without having a fun dad set to accompany it! This humorous set is perfect for making Father’s Day Cards that will make your dad smile. Dads have their own way of teaching their kids lessons on life and I’m sure that many of you have some fond memories of the quirky things your dad would say in certain situations. This stamp set not only includes images to create your own dad and living room scene, but there is also a background stamp that includes all of those great Dadisms that we grew up with! The images in this set were also designed to coordinate with your Domestic Goddess set for even more versatility!!

Dadisms is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 31 stamps and will sell for $24.

Would you like a chance to win the Dadisms stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Dadisms Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Dadisms stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (May 29th) during the Release Party Chat
 
The first stop on our hop is the fabulous Danielle! I have also included links to the rest of the Trendsetters that will be participating in this hop just in case you get lost along the way.

Danielle

Donna

Heather

Holly

Jessica

Jessie

Jodi

Kim

Lisa

Mercy

Pam

Sandra

Happy hopping everyone!

Dadisms Blog Hop Challenge Participants

1. Anita A 2. Christy 3. Rebekka 4. Linda L. 5. Monike Reeck 6. Darci Powers 7. Wilfreda 8. Sammibug 9. Calypso 10. Kimberly S 11. rhonda

12. Crafty Math Chick 13. daisy eeltink 14. jan farnworth 15. sweetpea 16. michele L. 17. Susan 18. Tiffany Heilmn 19. Emily Keaton 20. Lisa M/Lisabee 21. Katie Skiff 22. Cammy

23. Cathy 24. TanjaH - 25. Robin (scrappintlc) 26. Pat Schwartz 27. lena 28. irit 29. Corinna 30. Lesley 31. Lorie 32. Billie A

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By The Sea Blog Hop Challenge

This beautiful ocean/beach themed set was illustrated by talented Chris Dark. The ocean is one of my very favorite places to be. There is just something so amazingly calming about it that instantly puts me at peace. I’ve had the idea for a beach set for awhile and when I met Chris, I knew that her illustration style would be perfect for it! I sketched up a rough draft of my ideas and emailed them to her. When I received her illustrations a short time later I was absolutely blown away! The way she brought this set to life is just amazing. The detail in her images make you feel as if you are right there at the beach enjoying the calming waves and the salty sea air :)

By The Sea is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 37 stamps and will sell for $24.

Would you like a chance to win the By The Sea stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their By The Sea Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own By The Sea stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (May 29th) during the Release Party Chat.

The first stop on our Blog Hop Challenge is the illustrator of this gorgeous set, Chris! I have also included links to the rest of the Trendsetters that will be participating in this hop just in case you get lost along the way. Happy Hopping!

Chris
Danielle
Donna
Heather
Holly
Jessica
Jessie
Jodi
Kim
Lisa
Mercy
Pam
Sandra

Happy hopping everyone!


By The Sea Blog Hop Challenge Participants

1. Gloria Westerman 2. Linda L. 3. Christy 4. Penny Hanuszak 5. Jen Tapler 6. Nanea 7. Darci Powers 8. Susan 9. Michele L. 10. Wendy Bond 11. Lillian Child 12. Wilfreda 13. Kimberly S

14. Anita A 15. Lisa M/Lisabee 16. Crafty Math Chick 17. Pam Sparks 18. Marcelle 19. Cassie K 20. Taniaj 21. Sheila D 22. Angie Hunt 23. Julie Glasgow 24. Emily Keaton 25. TanjaH 26. Tiffany Heilman

27. Cammy 28. Cathy D 29. rhonda 30. jan farnworth 31. Robin (scrappintlc) 32. margaret 33. irit 34. Lesley 35. Corinna 36. Eve 37. BJ Owens-DiCandia 38. Billie A

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A Woman's Place Blog Hop Challenge

Many of you loved the Domestic Goddess stamp set that was released this month and today’s sneak peek set works great along with this set or by itself! Even if you love to cook, I’m sure that you all have those days where you would rather walk on hot coals than to step foot into the kitchen lol! The different elements in this kitchen themed stamp set are so much fun to use separately or combined to create your own custom kitchen scene! The humorous sentiments included in this set will leave you in stitches…

A Woman’s Place is a 4x8 stamp set that includes a total of 34 stamps and will sell for $18.

Would you like a chance to win A Woman's Place stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their A Woman’s Place Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own A Woman’s Place stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (May 29th) during the Release Party Chat.

The first stop on our Blog Hop Challenge is the awesome Danielle ! I have also included links to the rest of the Trendsetters that will be participating in this hop just in case you get lost along the way.

Danielle
Donna
Heather
Holly
Jessica
Jessie
Jodi
Lisa
Mercy
Pam
Sandra

Happy hopping everyone!!


A Woman's Place Blog Hop Challenge Participants

1. Christy 2. Tammy 3. Linda L. 4. Ola 5. Ellie 6. Peggy McCurry 7. Susan 8. Iva Youngs 9. Olivia Davis 10. Rhonda H 11. Emily Keaton 12. Lillian Child 13. Kimberly S 14. jane w. 15. Crafty Math Chick 16. Anita A

17. Jingle 18. daisy eeltink 19. Tiffany Heilman 20. Karen Gass 21. Cammy 22. Wilfreda 23. Maureen W. 24. LIsa M/Lisabee 25. Patricia 26. Linda L 27. Brenda R 28. Robin 29. Cathy D 30. Gloria Westerman 31. Desiree 32. Darci Powers

33. Michele L. 34. Kathy 35. Katie Skiff 36. Christyne 37. TanjaH 38. Sheila D 39. Calypso 40. rhonda 41. jan farnworth 42. Lesley 43. irit 44. Corinna 45. Nancy J. Baker 46. Billie A

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TSG56- On The Edge

~~~ Happy Birthday, Jessica!!!!! ~
Surprise!!!

You might want to check out Chris Dark's blog. :)

This week’s challenge is brought to us by Jessica! She is challenging us to create a card that includes these TWO features: altered corners (rounded, ticket, scallop, etc) and a border punch on one of the layers. You can have as many border punched layers as you want on your card but there has to be at least one to qualify for this challenge. We can’t wait to see what you come up with.


To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that utilizes altered corners and a border punch, then go to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Inlinkz that is located at the bottom of this challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (May 31st). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

By participating in this challenge, you may also find yourself in the Trendsetting Spotlight that shines on the TSG Blog every Thursday. We will be on the look out to find challenge cards that stand out and show Trendsetting qualities. TSG stamps are not required to participate in the challenges but are appreciated :)

You do not need to have a blog to be able to participate in the TSG Challenges! You can simply add the URL link from your project after it has been uploaded to your online craft gallery. If you upload your card to an online craft gallery, please use the keyword TSG56 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Need some inspiration to help you get started? Check out these great cards made by the following Trendsetters!
~Jessica
~Pam
~Mercy

Winner from  last week's TSG55 Make An Impression Challenge: Laurel S.
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Timestamp: 2010-05-24 06:20:44 UTC

Week In Review (May 17-23) & Card Give Away!

What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where we showcase cards made by the Trendsetters and myself throughout the week. Not only to you get to see gorgeous projects made using TSG stamps, but you also have a chance to WIN one of these cards! Leave a comment on this post and tomorrow (Monday) I will choose a winner using a random number generator. That person will then get to pick out their favorite card and the Trendsetter that created it will send it to them :)

Last week's WIR winner: Gail

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Timestamp: 2010-05-23 06:44:55 UTC

Jessie

Jessie

Holly

Holly

Holly

Pam

Pam

Sandra

Jessica

Jessica

Lisa

Mercy

Stampbook Saturday by Pam

Hello my friends. Pam here to bring you another Stampbook Saturday. I love doing these because they make me scrapbook more of my family photos that are just lying here so unloved. LOL

What is a Stampbook Page? A Stampbook Page is a scrapbook page created using stamps and inspired by a card. Each week we create a new Stampbook Page to give you ideas on how to use your stamps in a new way and hopefully inspire you to catch up on those family photos that you've been meaning to scrapbook ;)

I was inspired by this gorgeous card from Sandra. She used the Poppies stamp set and some Basic Grey Kioshi paper.

For my page I used a couple of photos of my parents taken at my son’s birthday party a couple of months ago. Can I just tell you how much I love and adore this page with my precious parents. I used the same paper and stamp set that Sandra used on her card.

That’s it for me today. Thanks for stopping by and joining me. I hope you are inspired to scrapbook more of your photos and use those stamps. So easy!!!!

Hugs,

Pam

~ Dollar Find Friday & Friday Night Chat ~

Join us tonight right here in the TSG forum for our Friday Night Chat!

Everyone is welcome and we love to meet new people :)

Winner from last week's fluffy glitter blog candy: Lisa Summerhays
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Timestamp: 2010-05-21 04:44:45 UTC

Congrats Lisa! Email me with your info and I will get your goodies out to you :)

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Hi friends! I'm going to be the first to say it.... Summer is coming!! It is suppose to be in the mid 80s here today, tomorrow and Sunday. Can you smell the grill firing up!? I can!

Since we live at a fairly high altitude (just under 5000 ft), summer means dry skin and chapped lips. We go through a load of chap stick here in these parts. So my project today is a little chap stick holder that is a great little giftie for just about anyone.





I found these chap sticks at Joann's in their dollar bin a while back. Truth be told, you can find them for about $.88 at Walmart! LOL I wanted this one as it matched a set of lotions, etc.


First you need two pieces of cardstock. The first piece being 1 1/2 x 5 1/4". This will be the inside piece that holds the chap stick in place. The second piece will be 1 3/4 x 8 3/4" and will become the outside.


Score the smaller piece at 3/8", 1 3/4", 3 1/2", and 4 7/8". Using the smallest circle nestability, cut holes in this piece as shown above. (You may be able to use a hole punch, but I didn't have one the appropriate size.)

On the larger piece, score at 1 3/4", 3 1/8", 5 7/8", and 7 1/4".

Next I decorated the pieces with the lips stamp from the Roses and Chocolate set. I stamped the image randomly in pink, rose and red. Then I did a tiny bit of shading with a light gray copic.



Add a small piece of adhesive on the small end tabs on the inside piece. Fold the piece so that it adheres to the outside piece like this:


Finish decorating as desired! I added a small handle and a tag to mine (the sentiment Pamper Yourself comes from the Rejuvenate set). I also added a small piece of velcro dot to hold it closed.


These are so quick to make. My aunt Marci is a chemo patient and we like to take a basket of goodies to her chemo nurses every now and again. I think I'll be making a bunch of these for her next visit!

That's it! Hope you like :)

Hugs,
Holly