Week in Review (Sept. 30 to Oct. 6)

Hey everyone, and welcome to this week's Week In Review!!

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 :)

Last week's Winner is: Scrappy Canuck
Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2012-10-07 00:51:38 UTC

Be sure to email Jessi96@yahoo.com to claim your card!!

Jessie(Pumpkins on the Vine)

Jessie(Autumn)

Stephanie(What's Up Buttercup)

Debby (Autumn)

Sandra (Cute As A Button)

Kim O. (When I Grow Up)

Stampbook Saturday: First Christmas!

Hello everyone, it's Kelly here with my first official post as a Trendsetter for this fabulous team! I am here today with a scrapbook page of my daughter's first Christmas. Scrapbooking is where I got my start in this amazing craft and over the years I have made a baby book and scrapbook of the first five years for each of my four girls. That was my intention, anyway!! I got distracted by stamping cards instead and as a result, this is the first page I have made for my fourth daughter! (She's three now!!)
 

 

 

 

The good news is that I discovered how great scrapbook pages look when stamped images are added. Today's page combines HoHoHo with my kids' photos for a fun Christmas look.

 I love the whimsical touch the stamped images add to this page. In the past, I would use stickers and die-cuts to decorate the page. I added the Santa and one reindeer to the text panel, making that reindeer Rudolph, of course!

 

 

 

For the bottom image, I used the two reindeer images and used the masking technique to create a line of reindeer waiting to pull the sled! Here is a closeup of that:

 

 

 

I also stamped some snowflakes wherever there was plain green cardstock to tie the whole page together.

 

The bad news is that I now have to go back to my older girls books and re-do their books using stamped images!!  Stampbooking is really like making a card that will last so much longer as a treasured memory. Try it yourself!!

 

ABC Friday with Kim O'Connell

Kim here bringing you this week's edition of ABC Friday!

In the real world, Halloween is still several weeks away, but in the crafty world, many of us have already moved beyond Halloween and have the Holidays on our brains.  If you do craft fairs or if you just want to make something cute to give to the all the little people who believe in the magic of Christmas, you will love what I have to show you today!

I made these cute Magic Reindeer Food test tubes!

I stamped the adorable reindeer from the Ho Ho Ho stamp set and colored them with copics.  I punched them out with a 1.5" circle punch and then layered them over over the 1 .75" scalloped circles.  I added some Diamond Glaze to their noses so they would shine.  I printed the poem from my computer. 

You can find these test tubes HERE and the corks HERE.  My magic reindeer food is a mixture of oats and glitters.   I tied some some ribbon to the tops of the test tubes and attached the reindeer tags and poem with a piece of twine. 

Super cute and easy peasy!

Trendsetting Spotlight on Kim Lackenbach

Hello There She Goes fans!! It is time for another There She Goes Trendsetting Spotlight, and this week, the spotlight has fallen on Kim Lackenbach!!

Kim has participated in our Mother of All Blog Hops, but it was her challenge entry for last week's sketch that caught my eye!! I found some SUPER cute cards on her blog while checking her out, so be sure to go and do that, too!!

I saw THIS gorgeous card from Kim using the Aim for the Clouds set. It is SO pretty, and colorful, and I LOVE the paper she used. The stitching is FABULOUS, and adds JUST the right touch!!

Her card using one of our most POPULAR sets, Puppy Love..well, it's SO lovely!! The pretty papers, and layout are fabulous!! Great embellishing, too!

And the card that caught my eye uses the Buckets of Love set, along with the BOL Holiday Additions! It makes for SUCH a cute fall card, and I LOVE her bow..YUUUMMY!! 

Thanks so much for being a TSG fan, Kim, and enjoy your time in the spotlight!!

Wednesday Trends with Kim O'Connell

Kim here hosting this week's Wednesday's Trends! 

When I posted this card  on my blog using the Snowy Days stamp set, I got a few questions about how I got the patterned paper behind the image.

So, I thought I would show you how I do using the "When I Grow Up" stamp set.

I colored the image and chose an oval die to cut out the image.

Using that same die, cut out another oval from the patterned paper you want behind the image.  In this case, I wanted it to look like wall paper. 

Now I cut out my image from the foreground upwards.  

I know I want to add a base board so I used that same oval die to cut out another oval from white cardstock.

I laid the image over the white oval and marked where I wanted the baseboard to be.

Next I cut the white oval just below my pencil mark.  

I adhered that piece onto the oval I cut from the patterned paper.  

Then I adhered my image on top of that

I used the MFT Die-namics Circle STAX dies so I then die cut another slightly larger oval onto which I adhered the image panel.

And here's my card all assembled!

I hope you enjoyed my little tutorial!

~ Kim

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Trendsetter Tuesday-Kim O'Connell

I know it's no secret, but our Trendsetter of the week, Kim O'Connell is one TALENTED chica!! We absolutely adore her around these parts, and she has been a TRUE joy to work with...not to mention she keeps things VERY interesting, LOL!! With a wicked sense of humor, and never ending talent, Kim has really carved out her spot here at TSG, and we are SO thrilled to have her.

Since Kim has a HUGE love of Donkey's...here are MY favorite cards of hers using the Donkey sets!!

Seriously, have you ever seen so many donkey's in your life, LOL!!  Using both the Ba Donkey Donk, and Donkey University sets, Kim has made Donkey's a household pet. ;)

Well, that is it for Kim's time in the spotlight, be sure to check her out on her blog if you haven't been already, and have a great day!!

TSG175 No Patterned Paper

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Kim O!  She has challenged us to make a card or project without using any patterned paper…she sure knows how to hit us where it hurts, yes? LOL!!

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a card or project without using patterned paper, 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 (October 8th). 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 lookout 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 TSG175 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!
~Kim O.
∼ Debby
~ Torico
    ~Stephanie
~Jessie
~Tracy
~Kelly
~ Tobi
~ Wendy

Winner of last week's challenge is: Nancy Thomas
Here are your random numbers:

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