TSG (Again!) Jungle Out There

Hi there TSG fans! It's Tobi here and it is day two of "There She Goes (Again!)." We are featuring 3 "classic" sets from our fabulous selection of stamps. At the end of the week on Friday the Trendsetters have been hard at work coming up with fresh inspiration with our TSG (Again!) sets. 

                       Today I am featuring: Jungle Out There

Here are some of my favourite cards from the Pinterest Gallery: 

Where do I start?? Jessica has the perfect mix of layers and patterns and colouring all adding up to a stand-out card! And look at the paper-tole work she did!

Look at what Melyssa did to this sweet elephant!! There are so many ways to "dress up" those cute animals. 

Mary demonstrated the use of negative die cuts to create the cutest background for the little monkey. Isn't it precious?? 

Tomorrow we'll feature all of the TSG (Again!) sets here on the blog. Stay tuned! 

There She Goes Again: Flava Sava and Every Child

Hi there TSG fans! It's Tobi here and it is day one of "There She Goes (Again!)." We are featuring 3 "classic" sets from our fabulous selection of stamps. At the end of the week on Friday the Trendsetters have been hard at work coming up with fresh inspiration with our TSG (Again!) sets. Today I am featuring two sets:

Flava Sava

and

Every Child

Here's a look at Flava Sava: 

Mustaches are so in right now... Stick 'em on a Project Life page or make a card for a dude - there are lots of ways to slap a 'stache on a project and here are a couple of ideas: 

I love how Sandra has all of the different patterns lined up down the middle. It's a fantastic design... 

Melyssa incorporated her 'stache into the sentiment... How clever!!

and Every Child: 

This set is perfect for all of those creative little girls/women in your life. Torico's adorable illustrations are a dream to colour and there are so many fun elements to play with! 

Jessica shows us how to create a scene with the images while pairing them with the perfect patterned papers. I love the paint oozing out of the tube! 

Torico coloured this little girl wonderfully and I can't get over how every detail on this card is perfect.. Nice job, Torico! 

Check out our PINTEREST board for inspiration with all of our sets! 

TSG212-Anything Goes

This week our challenge is brought to us by Our Trendsetters! We are challenging you to make whatever you want…anything goes! 

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a NEW card or project, 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 (June 24th). 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 TSG212 so we can check out your beautiful work!

The winner of last week's TSG211 Inspiration challenge is:Yvonne Morentin 
Here are your random numbers:

5
Timestamp: 2013-06-17 06:10:25 UTC
Be sure to email me at Jessi96@yahoo.com to claim your prize!!

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

~Torico

~ Jenny

~ Kim O.
~ Vera Yates
~Tracy M.

Week in Review (June 9th- June15th)

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:Pam

Here are your random numbers:

6

Timestamp: 2013-06-16 05:24:50 UTC

Wendy P (Amalia Ballerina)

Tracy V

Sandra (Bit Of Stardust)

Mary J (Dream In Color)

Stampbook Saturday: Splash of Color

Hello everyone!  It’s Danielle, and I’m back with a bit of scrapbooking today.  It has been so long since I’ve done any scrapping so I thought I would try something simpler and make a page using one of the Project Life pages.  Well, I got the pictures printed and the first two 4” x 6” panels finished.  This is going to take me a while… ;)

While visiting the family a couple weekends ago for my niece’s high school graduation I took part in a 5K Splash of Color run/walk (yeah… we walked, but it is still 5K).  It was overcast and messy but tons of fun and we have the t-shirts to prove it. Ha ha.

For my little pages I used some Fancy Pants designer paper and two There She Goes stamp sets: In Stitches and Oh Snap!.

I normally use a ton of foam dimensional tape but I didn’t on these pages so that they wouldn’t be so bulky.  I did add some stitching, washi tape and pearls. My faves. :)

Hope you are inspired to get out your pictures and do a bit of stamping and scrapbooking.  Maybe when I finish the other 2/3rds of the page I will share it… heh heh heh.

ABC Friday–Poultry in Motion Tags

Hi all – it is Danielle again and I have a fun non-card project to share today. I’m a fan of making tags so you know I just had to make a set.  I dug through my stamps and pulled out the Poultry in Motion set as well as the In Stitches set for a bit of background stamping.

These are big tags but they are still perfect for the little rooster and itty bitty chick.  The tags only differ by the sentiment.

Images were stamped in Memento Espresso Truffle and colored with Copic markers. The rooster was stamped on white cardstock, cut out and popped over the main image panel with foam dimensional tape.

I used some fun textures on this card: paper cording, washi tape, red twill ribbon, corrugated cardboard and some pearls.

Hope you enjoyed the tags. Have a great Friday! :)

-- Danielle

Wednesday Trends–A Little Stenciling

Hi all – It is Danielle here and I’m popping in to share how I used stenciling to create a custom background on this card (caution – lots and lots of bright pink on this one):

I started by picking out a stencil (Lattice 6”x6” by Prima), ink and cardstock. For this card I wanted a neutral look so I chose white pigment ink and Kraft cardstock.

To prepare I cut the cardstock to size and then tacked it in place on a craft mat using a bit of adhesive tape applied to the back of the cardstock (the craft mat is non-stick so it will peel off when I’m done). I then used some Re-positional Scotch Tape to hold the stencil in place.

Once the cardstock and stencil were secured I used a Sponge Dauber to apply the ink using a circular motion. Easy peasy.

Once finished, I just pealed the stencil off.  Because I used a pigment ink that takes longer to dry and I lack patience I heat set the ink using a Heat Tool.

And for a more mixed media look I spritzed the stenciled background with Funky Fuschia Dylusions Ink Spray (from Ranger). I blotted the excess ink with a paper towel and let dry.

I then used the stenciled cardstock to create a fun (very pink) card using the Chalkboard Memories stamp set. :)

Hope you enjoyed my quick tutorial.  Have a great day!

- Danielle