And the winners are...

Confidential / Garden Of Life Blog Hop Challenge: Anita A.
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Here are your random numbers:18
Timestamp: 2011-04-30 23:45:24 UTC


Lighten Up Blog Hop Challenge:  Heather Sparey
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Here are your random numbers:1
Timestamp: 2011-04-30 23:46:58 UTC


Blossom By Blossom Blog Hop Challenge: Tanya Phillips
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Here are your random numbers:8
Timestamp: 2011-04-30 23:48:26 UTC

May Release Party Chat Winner: tweetybugshouse
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Here are your random numbers:113
Timestamp: 2011-05-01 02:49:33 UTC

Release party chat tonight!!

Join us tonight right here in the TSG Forum

for the May Release Party Chat!!

Have you signed up for the Mother Of All Blog Hops yet?! You still have a few days to join in on this amazing blog hop where there are over $400 worth of prizes available!!!

Check out this page for all of the info!

You still have time to win new stamp sets!!

 Blog Hop Challenge * Gallery



Blog Hop Challenge (same hop as Confidential)* Gallery

 Blog Hop Challenge * Gallery * Tips & Tricks

Blog Hop Challenge * Gallery * Tips & Tricks



Blossom By Blossom Blog Hop Challenge

Today is our last day of sneak peeks and boy, do we have a fabulous set to show you!!

Are you ready for another Torico-illustrated character set? I hope so, because we are in love with her latest release that showcases sweet little ladies enjoying the pleasures of spring along with some of their favorite spring creatures and blooms.

Blossom By Blossom is a 4X8 stamp set that includes a total of 22 stamps and will sell for $18.

Would you like a chance to win the Blossom By Blossom stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Blossom By Blossom 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 Blossom By Blossom stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Apr. 30th) during the Release Party Chat.

The first stop on this hop is the lovely Angela but I have added links to all of the Trendsetters participating in this challenge just in case you get lost along the way :)

 
Angela
Ann
Christine
Corinna
Danielle
Holly
Iwona
Jessica
Jessie
Julie
Karen
Kim
Melyssa
Tammy
Tobi
Torico

Happy Hopping!

Lighten Up Blog Hop Challenge

Know someone who takes everything too seriously? Or maybe you know someone who needs a little pick-me-up? This set illustrated by our fabulous Torico will “brighten” anyone’s day! There are not only a variety of lamp bases and shades, but there are also some heartfelt and humorous sentiments to coordinate perfectly with the images.

Lighten Up is a 4X6 stamp set that includes a total of 20 stamps and will sell for $15.

Would you like a chance to win the Lighten Up stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Lighten Up 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 Lighten Up stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (Apr. 30th) during the Release Party Chat.

The first stop on this hop is Angela but I have included a list of all of the Trendsetters participating in these sneak peeks just in case you get lost along the way!

Angela
Ann
Christine
Corinna
Danielle
Holly
Iwona
Jessica
Jessie
Jodi
Julie
Karen
Kim
Melyssa
Tammy
Tobi
Torico

Happy Hopping!

Confidential / Garden Of Life Blog Hop Challenge

Welcome to the first day of sneak peeks! Today the Trendsetters will be showing you samples made with two new stamp sets (to be released Saturday evening after the release party chat) Confidential and Garden Of Life. Not only are you going to get to enjoy lots of eye candy by participating in the blog hop today, but you will also have the opportunity to win both of the sets being shown off!

Have a bad day at the office? Or maybe you have a bad office every day? ;) If either of these pertains to your situation, you will definitely enjoy this tongue-and-cheek set illustrated by Jessica…and anyone would be happy to receive a creation using this hilarious set!

Confidential is a 4X6 stamp set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $15.

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Once again Chris Dark has amazed us with a whimsical and spring-inspired stamp set. Who wouldn’t want to be outside enjoying the scenes of spring as everything comes to life? This set is a celebration of exactly that!

Garden of Life is a 3X4 stamp set that includes a total of 7 stamps and will sell for $7.

Would you like a chance to win the Confidential and Garden of Life stamp sets? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Confidential / Garden of Life 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 Confidential / Garden of Life stamp sets. The winner will be announced Saturday (Apr. 30th) during the Release Party Chat.

The first stop on this hop is Angela but below you find links to all of the participating Trendsetters just in case you get lost along the way :)

Angela
Ann
Christine
Corinna
Danielle
Holly
Iwona
Jessica
Jessie
Julie
Karen
Kim
Melyssa
Tammy
Tobi

Happy Hopping!

TSG104: Sketch Challenge

This week’s sketch challenge is brought to us by our fearless leader, Jessica.

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that uses the sketch provided and then come back 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 2nd). 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 TSG104 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!
~ Jessie
~ Iwona
~ Julie
~Corinna

~Tammy
~ Christine
~ Kim


Winner from last week's TSG103 Monochromatic Mania: ehubert
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Here are your random numbers:24
Timestamp: 2011-04-25 00:38:08 UTC

Congrats ehubert! Email me to find out how to claim your prize!

Week In Review (April 18- 24) & 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 next WIR 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 April 11 - 17 WIR: Erin
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Here are your random numbers:3
Timestamp: 2011-04-23 19:28:35 UTC

Congrats Erin! Email me with your info and which card you would like and that will be sent right out to you :)

Jessica

Jessica

Ann

Christine

Iwona

Iwona

Jessie

Jessie

Tammy

Danielle



 Angela



Stampbook Saturday - Danielle

Hi Everyone! It is Danielle. I'm popping in with a simple 6 x 6 scrapbook page that I made using the Hauntingly Delightful stamp set.

Years ago, while in college, I created a giant spider for Halloween and hung it from the second story of my mother's house. While digging through some older pictures I found a picture of him and thought he would be the perfect inspiration for a little scrapbook page!

I also staged the spider attaking a car, a tree and the shed in the back yard... muhahaha! What can I say... he was a big spider with a big appetite!

Hope you have a great Saturday!

- Danielle

Dollar Find Friday - Karen

Join us tonight right here in the TSG Forum

for our weekly Friday Night Chat!

Hi everybody!  You know when you have an idea and it just magically comes together just as you planned?  I was thrilled when that happened for me today since it rarely happens to this girl!  haha!  I'm here to give you a little something for our Dollar Find Friday.

I found this little goodie in the Dollar Spot at Target.
 
Now I'm so not a green thumb and I always have to throw away little plants and flowers the kids bring home from school.  So I'm hoping to get a little help from my best Gnomies...

Now, if I had planned this little project further in advance, I would have started growing the basil so that I had some fun leafy greens to show you too, but maybe this will me my "work in progress" and I'll post photos along the way.  Yeah, that was the plan the entire time!  hehe!  He's gonna look even cuter when all that leafy basil comes in!

I stamped the gnome from My Little Friend in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him in with Copic markers.  After cutting him out, I used a couple mini glue dots to glue a toothpick to the back of his little foot.  Then I just stuck him in the dirt, just a tad above so he doesn't get soggy, and I'm hoping and wishing this little guy will remind me to water my basil seeds.  LOL! 

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!
Karen

Trendsetting Spotlight on Jessica Yoder!

Hey everyone!  It's time for the Trendsetting Spotlight! Each Thursday we feature a card made by someone who has participated in a previous week's TSG Challenge. Would you like to be in the Trendsetting Spotlight?? Join in the fun by participating in this week's challenge, TSG103 Monochromatic Magic brought to us by one of our newest Trendsetters, Karen.

 This week's spotlight is shining on....Jessica Yoder!

I love to scrapbook and make cards and I wanted a place to showcase them. I'm an ex-farmer and I miss the country very much so I love to make cards with a farm theme or cows on them! I have a wonderful three-legged dog named Buttons and she is SO wonderful and I love her to pieces. I work as a nursing assistant at a nursing home but really miss farming. 

 

Jessica made a fabulous card using the oh so appropriate for this time of year stamp set Under the Weather.   Aren't those little clouds the cutest?!  Be sure to stop on over to Jessica's blog, Country Scraps for more creations!

Wednesday Trends - Karen

Hey everybody!  It's Wednesday and that means it's time for a little tutorial on the latest trends out there in papercraft world.  We're seeing pinwheels everywhere right now with images and paper projects, so I've decided to give a little tutorial on how to make some super fun and easy pinwheels!  These are great because you can make them in any size to adjust to any papercraft project. 

Here are the supplies you'll need to get started:

• Square pieces of double sided patterned paper {mine are 3"x3" for this tutorial}
• Brads
• Buttons
• Thread
• Ruler or Straight Edge
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Glue Dots
• Paper Piercer or Needle
• Piercing Mat
• Circle {I'm using the smallest circle in the Large Circle Nestabilities dies}

Step 1

Draw 2 lines from corner to opposite corner to mark the center of the paper and then using the circle guide, mark the paper where the lines intersect the outside of your guide. 

Step 2

Using the lines you drew as a guide, cut in towards the center of the paper, stopping at the mark you drew in step 1.  Use your paper piercing tool to poke a hole in the center as well as the top left corner of each edge. 

Step 3
Place a brad through the center and flip the paper over.  Take each corner with the hole and gently pull it toward the center and connect it to the brad.  Be sure not to crease the paper so that the outside edges stay rounded.  Once all the corners are secure on the brad, fold the pins of the brad down to hold the pinwheel together.

Step 4

Place a button over the brad using a glue dot, or you could also use foam tape. 

You can add this to a card or scrapbook page, or create a little something for your home. 

I put my pinwheels in a little vase I picked up at Michael's and then added a satin bow and the sentiment from Tulip - One today is worth two tomorrows.  Love that! 

Have fun with this one.  Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Trendsetter Tuesday-Karen!

Hey everyone!  Today I get the awesome pleasure of introducing y'all to one of the newest trendsetters...

Karen Giron

Karen has a wonderful clean style.  Her fabulous sketches and trendsetting skills have made her a fan favorite.    Here are a few of Karen's trendy creations...

I LOVE this week's TSG challenge by Karen, to use Monochromatic colors.  Her sample card using Technology Bytes is gorgeous!  I love how she used the sentiments and stamped the mobile phone on DP. 

This fabulous card using the newly released, My Little Friend stamp set, is bright and cheery.  I really love the masking and beautiful color scheme. 

The spring-y colors and spirited dragon-fly, from the Bug Me Anytime stamp set, make for a perfect card this time of year.  

You can see more of Karen's fabulously trendy cards over on her blog....The Sweetest Thing.  Be sure to leave her some love, and don't forget to join us in this week's TSG Monochromatic challenge. :D

TSG103: Monochromatic Magic

This week’s challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Karen. She wants us to create a monochromatic card. In order to do that you would choose one or more shades of one color along with ONE neutral color to use in your creation. 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 monochromatic coloring, and then come back 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 (Apr. 25th). 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 TSG103 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!

~ Karen
~ Danielle
~ Iwona
~ Christine
~Tobi
~Angela
~ Jessie

~Tammy

Winner From last week's Vivacious Vellum challenge: Brenda
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Here are your random numbers:4
Timestamp: 2011-04-18 04:28:21 UTC

Congrats Brenda! Email me to find out how to claim your prize :)

Week In Review (April 11-17) & 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 next WIR 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 April 4-10 WIR: Gail
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Here are your random numbers:6

Timestamp: 2011-04-17 03:42:53 UTC

Congrats Gail! Email me with your info and card choice and that will be sent right out to you!

Jessica

Christine

Jessie

Jessie

Corinna

Iwona


Torico

Torico

Torico

Angela

Ann

Jodi

Danielle

Danielle