ABC Friday - Tooth Fairy Tins

Kim O'Connell checkin' in to wish you a happy ABC Friday.  Yep.  It's "Anything But a Card" Friday so I have little somethin' somethin' to share with you.

Every kid should have a tooth fairy tin to put those teensy tiny teeth into to make life a little easier for the Tooth Fairy.  Fortunately, we have a "Tooth Fairy Approved" stamp set that is perfect for making tooth fairy tins!  

I decorated the tins inside and out.

You can package them up using a clear bag and creating a topper.

I get my 2 oz. screw top lids tins (6518200P) right HERE and the clear bags right HERE.  

If you would like to purchase the Tooth Fairy Approved stamp set, you can find it HERE!

Wednesday Trends - "Out of the Box" Technique Tutorial

Kim O'Connell here with a quick tutorial on one of my favorite techniques called the "out of the box" technique.   

First, stamp the image of your choice.  I am using an image from the

  "A Little Treat" stamp set.  Choose a die that is smaller than the image so that part of the image falls outside of the die.

Now, take that die and run it though your die cutting machine on a separate piece of card stock.  I am using black cardstock so it will be easy for you to see.  We are going to use the negative from the die cut.  Lay it over your image and lightly trace around the edge with a pencil.   

Now fussy cut the part of the image that is sticking out beyond the circle.  

Now put your die back over the image (cutting side facing down) by putting the part of the image that is extended beyond the circle through the die before laying it flat.  Make sure the part of the image that extends beyond the circle lays on TOP of you die so that you don't cut it off.  

Run it through your die cutting machine and now it will look like this:

Erase any pencil lines that may remain.  Color your image and assemble your card!  It's that easy!   Here's my finished card:

The out of the box technique is great for spotlighting a certain part of the image!  Give it a try!   

Trendsetter Tuesday- Kim O'Connell

This week's Trendsetter of the week is my favorite donkey and yours, Kim O'Connell. I LOVE her to pieces, and love that I get to work with her, and call her my friend...she's also HYSTERICAL in person, so she's ACTUALLY all that and a bag of stamps.

Recently, she was asked to join the Dirty Dozen on Splitcoaststampers.com, and we are SUPER proud of her! Thanks Kim for being you, and a part of our team...we love you!

HEEEHAW!!

For the first card of Kim's that I wanted to share with you, she used the new Aquaholic stamp set from this past release. I love how she made the card look like a fishbowl...how cute!

Here second card was one that she made to celebrate Jessica's birthday. She used the super cute Giddy Up set. Isn't it super adorable??!

For her third card, I chose one she made with the SCENT-sational stamp set. I love her coloring, layout, and the way she drew in the grass. too cute.

Be sure to check out Kim's blog and tell her I said hi!

Trendsetting Spotlight-Stephanie Serrano

Happy Thursday There She Goes fans, and welcome to this week's Trendsetting Spotlight post! This week we have Stephanie Serrano in the spotlight, and I have just a couple of her SUPER cute cards to share with you!

Her first card uses the SUPER cute Cattitude set, which I haven't used in forever...may need to fix that!

Her second card was made using the fun new Shiver Me Timbers set. Great papers, and layout!!

Well, that is it for me for now! Be sure to stop by Stephanie's blog and say hey!

TSG210 - CAS

This week’s challenge is brought to you by our trendsetter of the week, Kim O’Connell. She has challenged us to make a Clean and Simple card!!

(Awesome CAS card by Kim O'Connell!)

To be eligible for the giveaway, create a NEW card or project using this week’s challenge(CAS) 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 10th). 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 TSG210 so we can check out your beautiful work!
The winner of last week's challenge, TSG209 is:carol gill 
Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2013-06-03 19:08:20 UTC

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

~  Kim O.

~Tracey Valure
~Tracy M.
~WendyP
~ Torico
~ Mary J
~  Karin Åkesdotter
~Tobi 

Week In Review (May 26th-June 1st)

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: Mary-Anne V
Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2013-06-03 02:01:47 UTC

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

Kim O'Connell (Get Your Thing On)

Karin Åkesdotter (Beach Bums)

  Jenny (Aquaholic)

Stampbook Saturday: puppy love!

Happy Saturday everyone, it's Mary J here with my last day as this week's featured Trendsetter.  Okay, so here goes - my very first ever scrapbook page!  I must say that I like my little "canvases" on cards - I found the huge space on my scrapbook page really hard to fill up!  Of course, I had to do a layout with my two fur balls, Poppy and Lulu, and wanted to show them in their usual place, lying by my desk and snuggling each other!

I'm not sure if I like my first 8 x 8 page that much, but I do love the stamps I used!  I has to use one of my all time favourite stamps called Puppy Love by illustrator Torico.  I used Kristin Cronin-Barrow Pumpkins and Spice papers and My Favorite Things fishtail banners.

Well I need a lot more scrapbooking practice but not a bad start!  Thanks for joining me on my week as the featured There She Goes Trendsetter!

Mary J x