Week In Review: November 10th-November 16th

What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where we showcase cards made by the Trendsetters and myself throughout the our release peeks 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:Karen (karey2005)

Here are your random numbers:

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Vera using Lucky Duck

Kim O. using Ho Ho Ho and Warmest Wishes

Chaitali using Give Thanks

Wendy using PANDAmonium, Oh Snap, School Doodles and Give Thanks

Stampbook Saturday---A Vintage Layout

Today is Stampbook Saturday at There She Goes and my last posting as this weeks Trendsetter.  First off let me say hats off to those of you who know how to photograph 12 x 12 layouts well.  LOL  Lighting and getting the page to lay flat is no easy feat and I failed miserably, but I think you'll be able to pick out the good stuff despite the bad photos.

For my project I've created a layout using the one and only photo I have of my great grandfather.  The little guy is my grandpa.  I believe this photo must have been taken shortly after my grandpa, his mother, and brother arrived in the US in 1912 from what is now Serbia.  They arrived in New York and traveled to meet great grandpa in St. Louis.

For my layout I started with a 12 x 12 piece of brown patterned paper.  I then proceeded to add distress ink and Glimmer mist until I felt I had created a vintage look.  I used a brick template and modeling paste to create the brick accents on the sides of the page.  My DP mats were inked and attached with machine stitching in brown.

The vellum strip was stamped with the TSG "Henna Swirls" stamp set and embossed with gold embossing powder.  Tucked underneath it is a panel of lunchbag kraft paper stamped with the "Journal Lines" set.  I used the "Mixed Media Background Builders" to add some aging effects to the lightest DP panel.  The gears are from the "Get in Gear" set.  I blew them up to the size I needed and then traced and cut them out of grunge board.  They're embossed with distress embossing powder.

Here's a better close up look so you can see all the details.

Hope you've enjoyed the projects I've shared this week.  You still have time to play along with my "Thanks/Thanksgiving" challenge.

Have a wonderful weekend!

ABC Friday--Altered Dominoes

My duties today as Trendsetter of the week at TSG are to share a project that is Anything But a Card.  I have been itching to try out the altered domino technique so this was the perfect excuse.
This is a really fun craft.  I don't play with my alcohol inks often but they are so beautiful on these dominoes.
For this one I used the beautiful rose image in the "You Are Loved" set.  I inked the domino with the alcohol inks first and then stamped the image in Stazon on some tissue paper.  I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and then used some Claudine Helmuth Multi medium to attach it to the domino.  I heat embossed all the sides and slightly on the edges of the front with gold embossing powder.  The whole image was covered in Glossy Accents and then sprinkled with a few gold microbeads.

This domino was also alcohol inked.  I used Timber Brown Stazon to stamp one of the branch images from the "Give Thanks" set.  I added some Vintage Photo Distress Stickles on the leaves and popped on a couple of pearl flowers from Making Memories.  I attached Scoretape around all the edges of the domino and then covered them in silver microbeads.  I added Silver Stickles around the edge and covered the whole image with Crackle Accents.

The third domino was inked and stamped with the cat tails image from the "Lucky Duck" set.  Once stamped I used my Copic colorless blender pen to remove the ink from parts of the image.  The sides of this domino were also embossed in gold

This trio will make some mice magnets for my refrigerator and I imagine they will be getting some more company since this was so much fun.
Back tomorrow with my final Trendsetter of the week project, Stampbook Saturday.

A Little Catchup...Trendsetter Tuesday on Thursday!!

I have been sick for the past week and a half, and it's not getting any better...instead of feeling sorry for myself, and flaking on my duties, I am going to have a day of apologies and sorries, and making it right. 

I missed last week's Trendsetter Tuesday post on Sarah, and this week's post on Tracy, so instead of two Tuesday posts of awesome, you are getting one ROCKING Thursday post of OMGOSHSOMUCHEYECANDYITHINKIMIGHTDIE!!

First with a few of Sarah's cards...she was our featured Trendsetter last week, and I totally dropped the ball. Blame it on the cold meds,..maybe?

You're a Hoot....and serioulsy, LOOK at the mix of patterns and colors!!

Happy Fall....and again, GREAT use of patterns, and her coloring is devine!!

Give Thanks.....another gorgeous creationg from the patterns and colors, to the embossing.

And now, some cards from this week's featured Trendsetter of the Week, Tracy MacDonald.

Wrapped In Joy never looked so sweet!! Great coloring, and I love the layout and patterns.

A gorgeous fall creation using Happy Fall.

Pugalicious....it's sooooo cute!!

Well, this concludes OMGOSHSOMUCHEYECANDYITHINKIMIGHTDIE Thursday!! Thanks for bareing with me, and have a great day!! Be sure to swing past Sarah and Tracy's blogs for more inspiration.

Wednesday Trends--Starburst/Sunburst Design

I don't know about you but I have tons of paper pad scraps in my collection.  Today I'm sharing the hot trend of Starburst or sunburst patterns on cards and scrapbooking pages.  I've used it for this cute pup from the "Puppy Love" set for my card.

The technique may look complicated but is pretty simple and there are several ways you can use in on a card.  Just Google under either starburst or sunburst card and you'll see what I mean.
For my card I started with four 1.5" x 6" strips cut from my leftovers.  Each one of those strip was cut at a diagonal from corner to corner.  You will also need a base for assembling.  Just grab a simple piece of copy paper.  I cut mine a little smaller than A2 size because I knew I was going to  mat it, but if you want it to cover the whole front of your card cut it to that size.

Next you're going to start assembling the pattern.  I knew I was going to be adding a circle to the bottom left corner for my image so I traced the outside of my die so I could make sure everything else was completely covered with the strips.  I used a Two-way Glue pen to add a spot of glue just to help keep my pieces in place until I had them like I wanted them.

You can use whatever kind of adhesive you like.  I'm a liquid glue girl because of the humidity here in the south.  I used my brayer to get a nice smooth attachment.

Once all the pieces were glued down I trimmed the piece to get rid of the excess hangover.

Pop it on your card base and embellish as you want.  I added stitching to all my panels just cause I love to stitch on my cards, but it looks great either way.

Hope you have a great Wednesday.  I'll be back Friday with an Anything But a Card project to share.

TSG233-Thanks or Thanksgiving

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Tracy M.! She is challenging YOU to make a card or project using a Thanks/Thanksgiving theme. Whether it is a holiday inspired card, or just one to say thank you.

Tracy M.

Sarah

Karin

Mary J

Chaitali

Wendy

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a NEW card or project using this week’s challenge theme, Thanks or Thanksgiving, 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 (November 18th). 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 TSG233 so we can check out your beautiful work!

The winner of TSG232 Pattern Power is: TRISHA S. 
Here are your random numbers:

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Email me at jessi96@yahoo.com to claim your prize.

Week In Review: November 3rd- November 9th

What is Week In Review (WIR)?- WIR is where we showcase cards made by the Trendsetters and myself throughout the our release peeks 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:Charlotte Ann

Here are your random numbers:

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Sarah (Wilbur)

Wendy (This is My Life)