Happy Birthday JESSICA KNUTSEN

Hello friends and happy Monday. Today is a special day for our sweet friend Jessica Knutsen, owner of THERE SHE GOES CLEAR STAMPS. Her birthday is this week and a lot of her friends and I have gotten together for a surprise birthday blog hop for her. I know she is going to be so excited!!!!

Jessica, you are such a special person and I hope that this week is filled with many happy things coming your way. You were such a joy to work for and I really miss your funny self. Happy Birthday precious lady.

For my card I used two sets. The images are from the set Bee Happy and the sentiment is from the adorable floral set Poppies. Here is my card for Jessica.

I hope you have a lot of fun on this Birthday Blog Hop. Thanks for joining us and make sure you head over to see Jessica and leave her some love.

Hugs,

“Airbrushing” Inside a Nestie WITHOUT a Copic Airbrush System

Hello friends and welcome to another Wednesday tutorial for There She Goes. Today I am going to show you something I do with my Nestie panels that makes them look like I have used a Copic Airbrush System. I do a lot of sponging inside my Nesties with a sponge dauber or a sponge and that will leave the edge of your panel darker than the inside. I love doing that. But I also color inside my Nestie frames a different way that I like more. I have had several people comment on some of  the cards that I do the way I am going to show you today and they say" “love how you used the Copic Airbrushed System”. Well … I wish I owned one but I don’t. What I use are Stipple Brushes and ink pads. Stipple Brushes give the panel more of an “airbrushed” look. Here is a card I did a couple of weeks ago. I will show you some pics and give you an explanation of how I achieved this effect.

The card ………

First you need to stamp and color your image.

Next, cut your image out with the desired Nestie.

Once you have your image cut out I flip it over and put scotch tape around the edges so that when I start with the stippling the image will not move out of the Nestie. I do this same thing when I use a sponge dauber.

Here is a pic with the stipple brush and an ink pad.

I put a piece of scrap paper underneath when I do this technique or you will get ink on whatever is under your Nestie frame. I dab my stipple brush straight in the ink pad and before I put some inside the Nestie frame I dab a little off on the scrap paper. You can always add more ink later but if you get too much you can’t take it back off. You just dab the brush up and down inside the frame just being careful around the image if there are any lightly colored areas. It may be best to practice on a blank piece of paper first or just stamp your image and try with the stippling before your color your image. It is a very easy technique but it does take a little getting used to.

Now, I have a second color I want to add to my image. You can add as many colors as you want to your panel. I chose two for my card. Note: Try to just get right up to the edge of the different color when you are stippling. Do not overlap colors because when you mix colors it turns brown most of the time. Yuck!! Yeah, ask me how I know. LOL

Here is the image, still in the Nestie, after I have finished with my stippling.

Next, I gently take the scotch tape off the back of the Nestie and then take my image out of the frame. Sometimes the back of the image paper pulls up with the tape but it will not show since it is on the back. Just don’t pull the tape quickly or you may pull more of your paper off then you want. Here is the finished image.

Here are a couple of close up pics of the image on my card so that you can see more of the “airbrushed” look.

I only have 2 Stipple Brushes. They are very easy to clean. I just take them to the sink, add a little soap to the brush, wash it, and then rinse the soap out. I take a towel and dry the bristles off. Then I take my blow dryer (that I use to dry my hair) and blow dry the bristles for about 1 minute. Now it’s dry and you are ready to go again. If I use more than two colors at a time it only takes 2 – 3 minutes to go wash, clean and dry your brush to be ready for another color. That is why I only have 2 brushes. They are very inexpensive and you can find them at most craft stores.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial today. Go give it a try and let me know what you think. I think you will really enjoy it, especially if you like the “airbrushed” look.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes - TSG67

** Please scroll down to see my PAPER PRETTIES sneak peek post for today. Thanks so much.

This week’s challenge from There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, me! LOL. I have supplied a sketch, and I can’t wait to see what you come up with using it! For my card I used the NEW set Bee Happy that was designed by Torica. This set is just adorable. Here is my card along with a pic of the sketch.

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that incorporates the SKETCH, then go to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (August 16th). 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 TSG67 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by today an I’ll see you back here shortly with one more post for today.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes TSG64

Hello and happy Monday. It’s time for our weekly challenge from There She Goes. This week’s challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Lisa! Two of the hottest trends right now are chipboard and polka dots…and Lisa LOVES both! Your chipboard choices are limitless…chipboard images, chipboard letters, chipboard embellishments, etc. You can incorporate polka dots by using dotted papers, ribbons, or creating your own polka dots! We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

For my card I used the set Sweet Pea. The circle piece is chipboard and I covered it with some dotted patterned paper. What do you think???

 

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that incorporates polka dots and chipboard, and then go 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 the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (July 26th). 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 TSG64 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you back here shortly with a Little Paper Shop post.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes SALE

It’s day one of the fabulous “Changing Of The Seasons Summer Sale” at There She Goes! The following stamp sets are marked down 15%, so go ahead and shop ‘til you drop!

Tea For Two $20.40 (reg. $24)
TFT Special Blend $12.75 (reg. $15)
Butterfly Happiness $20.40 (reg. $24)
Hunny Bunnies $12.75 (reg. $15)
Spring Fever $20.40 (reg. $24)

See you tomorrow friends!!!

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes - TSG59

Hello friends and happy Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I know I did. It is so beautiful here in the Southern US but oh so HOT!! It was in the high 90’s this weekend and miserably humid. You pretty much only had two choices. One, stay inside or two, stay in the pool. I decided to do a little of both. Swam with Garrett on Saturday and stayed in and stamped on Sunday. Fun, fun, fun!!!

This week’s challenge from There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Sandra! She is asking us to rip it, tear it, sponge it, wrinkle it, distress it…anything to get your creation dirty! We can’t wait to see what you come up with for this spectacular and shabby challenge!

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that has been “roughed-up”, then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky that is located at the bottom of the challenge post.

Unfortunately, again today, I did not look at my calendar before I made my card for this challenge so I did  not follow the rules. I am so sorry my friends. You can check out the other DT members blogs as I’m sure they did. I used my ROFL Taglines set for the first time for this card. I just LOVE the sayings that Jessica made with this set. I also have a close-up pic of the two different sentiments on my card so you can see them. Let me know what you think please.

Are those sentiments hilarious? I can’t wait to send this to a friend.

This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (May 21st). 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 TSG59 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for checking me out today and I will be back shortly with another post for today.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes - TSG57

This week’s challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the Week, Jessie! She has challenged us to use this gorgeous and classy color combination in our creations, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with! Here is my card using the NEW set A Woman’s Place and the set Domestic Goddess. These sets work so well together.

 

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card using the provided color combination, then go to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (June 7th). 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 TSG57 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll be back shortly with another post.

Hugs,

Pam

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jessica BLOG HOP

** Thank you for scrolling down to see two more posts for today. One for CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS and one for the LITTLE PAPER SHOP.

Hello and happy Monday my friends. Today we have something special for our sweet leader Jessica from There She Goes. TODAY is Jessica’s birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA sweetie. The DT has gotten together and we are having a Blog Hop showing all the Birthday cards we have made for this sweet woman. You should be arriving here from my sweet friend Mercy’s blog. If not please start back at the beginning of the Hop at Chris Dark’s blog.

For my card today I have used the set Flowers of Happiness. Our TSG Challenge today is called ON THE EDGE. It’s brought to us by Jessica! She is challenging us to create a card that includes these TWO features: altered corners (rounded, ticket, scallop, etc) and a border punch on one of the layers. You can have as many border punched layers as you want on your card but there has to be at least one to qualify for this challenge. Please see the TSG blog for more details on how to play along and win this week.

Here are two pics of the front of my card and a pic of the inside. I hope you like it Jessica!!!!!

 

 

Your next stop on the Hop is our sweet Jessie’s blog.

Thanks for joining us today as we celebrate Jessica’s birthday. I’ll see you tomorrow for a couple more challenge posts.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes – Stampbook Saturday

Hello my friends and happy Saturday. I have a post for you today for There She Goes and Stampbook Saturday. I love doing these because they make me scrapbook more of my family photos that are just lying here so unloved. LOL

What is a Stampbook Page? A Stampbook Page is a scrapbook page created using stamps and inspired by a card. Each week we create a new Stampbook Page to give you ideas on how to use your stamps in a new way and hopefully inspire you to catch up on those family photos that you've been meaning to scrapbook ;)

I was inspired by this gorgeous card from Sandra. She used the Poppies stamp set and some Basic Grey Kioshi paper.

For my page I used a couple of photos of my parents taken at my son’s birthday party a couple of months ago. Can I just tell you how much I love and adore this page with my precious parents. I used the same paper and stamp set that Sandra used on her card.

That’s it for me today. Thanks for stopping by and joining me. I hope you are inspired to scrapbook more of your photos and use those stamps. So easy!!!!

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes Dollar Find Friday by Me

Happy Friday, everyone! I’m here with another installment of Dollar Find Friday!  Before we get started with that, I wanted to remind you to join us tonight right here on the TSG Forum for our TSG Friday Night Chat!  The chat officially begins at 7:00 PM Pacific Time (10 PM EST), but feel free to stop in at any time during the day to say hello :)

AND join us bright and early Saturday morning for the MOTHER OF ALL BLOG HOPS. You will not want to miss this my friends. You can go right here to read about all the deets and all the AWESOME prizes that you could win.

Now for my Dollar Find Friday project!

What is Dollar Find Friday? Every Friday the featured Trendsetter will share a project with you that was created using an item that costs $1 or less. Everyone loves a good bargain...now we will show you some ideas on how to actually use those great finds!

I found this picture frame at a local scrapbook store for almost nothing. I decided that I would decorate it with some patterned paper and some stamped images and give it to my mother for Mother’s Day. I really like how it turned out. It is a pic of my mom and my son. The sentiment is from the What’s Up Buttercup? set and the flowers are from the Dance set. Let me know what you think.

  

Thanks for joining me. I hope this will inspire you to make some projects for your family and friends also. I know I’ll make more.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes – Tutorial by Me

Hello and happy Wednesday. I am the featured Trendsetter over on the There She Goes blog this week and today I have done a tutorial for my “Out of the Box” technique. Please check it out here. I hope you enjoy it. Here is the card I made using the technique. It uses the stamp set Dance.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here tomorrow.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes - TSG53

This week’s challenge at There She Goes is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week, Pam (me)! I have challenged you to use these gorgeous and summery colors in your creations, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with, too!
To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card that using the featured color combo, then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky 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 10). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

Here is my card using the Flowers of Happiness set. This is one of my fav TSG sets.

You can see all the dimension of the flower in the following pic. I cut out and popped each layer.

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 TSG53 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you back here very shortly.

Hugs.

Pam

There She Goes – Just For Fun

Hello and happy Thursday. I made another card today just for fun. Woohoo for me!!! LOL. I used the set Side By Side from There She Goes and paired it with some new October Afternoon paper from Jacksonbelle Embellishments. One more thing, I do not have good Vanilla paper to color on with Copics so my coloring is not very good on the main image. I ordered some better vanilla paper today. Let me know what you think please.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here VERY SHORTLY with day 2 of our previews for Club Anya & Friends.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes Preview Day 3

Hello and welcome to day 3 of our previews for There She Goes. If you just arrived from my sweet friend Mercy’s blog then you are in the right place.

It’s a hard (and sometimes dirty!) job but someone has to do it. What job is that? Housework of course! If you are reading this then chances are YOU are that person. This stamp set was designed just for all of the domestic goddesses! This set features two different ladies. One that is chatting on the phone and one that has no arms. Yep, that’s right no arms! But don’t worry, I’ve included the arms in the set positioned with different items to customize your domestic goddess :) There are also many humorous sayings to go with your goddess. Here is my card using this set to make a Mother’s Day card. Love the humor on this card.

 

Domestic Goddess is a 6x8 stamp set that includes a total of 46 stamps and will sell for $24.

Would you like a chance to win the Domestic Goddess stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Domestic Goddess 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 the Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own Domestic Goddess stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (April 24) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop on the hop is the FABULOUS Sandra. Thanks for stopping by today and good luck winning these fabby sets.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes Preview Day 2

Hello and happy Wednesday. It’s time for our 2nd day of previews from There She Goes. If you arrived here from my sweet friend Mercy’s blog then you’re in the right place.

Nothing says “summer is around the corner” like a field of golden-yellow Buttercups! We are so excited to be giving you a sneak peek of the new set called What’s Up Buttercup? Not only does this amazing and life-like set showcase the beauty and unique splendor of these bright and cheery blooms, but it also includes 4 bumblebees of various sizes and sentiments that are wonderful for everyday cards.

What’s Up Buttercup? is a 4”X8” stamp set that includes a total of 17 of stamps and will sell for $18. Here is my card using this fabulously beautiful set.

 

Would you like a chance to win the What’s Up Buttercup? stamp set? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their What’s Up Buttercup? 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 the Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own What’s Up Buttercup? stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (April 24) during the Release Party Chat.

Your next stop on the hop is the AMAZING Sandra. That’s it for today. Check back tomorrow for our 3rd and last day of previews. You are going to LOVE the set we have to show you.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes Preview Day 1

Hello and happy Tuesday. It’s time for our first day of previews from There She Goes. You should have arrived here from Mercy’s blog. If not please go to the TSG blog to make sure you don’t miss anyone on the hop and to start from the beginning.

I don’t know about you all, but my life is filled with chores, errands, all sorts of other responsibilities.  Sometimes it’s nice to escape and enjoy some of life’s simple pleasures…like a good cup of coffee, your favorite sweet treat, or spending time with friends.  This first new set that the Trendsetters will be previewing is called Daily Grind, and it celebrates some of our favorite things we enjoy during life’s down-time.

Daily Grind is a 6”X8” stamp set that includes a total of 35 of stamps, and will sell for $24. Here is my card using this gorgeous set.

Would you like a chance to win the Daily Grind set? Here’s what you need to do: go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Daily Grind 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 Daily Grind stamp set. The winner will be announced Saturday (April 24) during the Release Party Chat.

Now, your next stop on the hop is Sandra. Have a great time hopping and I’ll see you soon.

Hugs,

Pam

There She Goes with a TAG

This week’s challenge from There She Goes, TSG51, is brought to us by our fearless leader, Jessica! Tags have been, and probably always will be, a big part of cardmaking and crafting. So this week, Jessica is challenging us to create a tag that incorporates either stitching or paper piercing…you can create a single tag or use your tag on a card. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Here is my project. I made a bookmark with the Fairy Good Day set. LOVE this set.

To be eligible for today’s giveaway, you are to create a project that features either a tag or tag element, along with some stitching or paper piercing, then go to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the Mr. Linky that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (April 26). The winner will receive 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. Jessica 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 TSG51 so we can check out your beautiful work!

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll see you back here tomorrow with more challenge posts.

Hugs,

Pam

Stampbook Saturday with There She Goes

Hello and happy Saturday my friends. I have a stampbook page to show you today of my family that I made with There She Goes stamps. Before we get to my page though I need to tell you what a Stampbook Page is.

What is a Stampbook Page? A Stampbook Page is a scrapbook page created using stamps and inspired by a card. Each week I create a new Stampbook Page to give you ideas on how to use your stamps in a new way and hopefully inspire you to catch up on those family photos that you've been meaning to scrapbook ;)

I used the NEW set Spring Fever to make a page with my hubby and my son with our two dogs. My son is holding our boy Beagle named Riley and my hubby is holding our baby girl Beagle named Lily. We LOVE our dogs. Just look at the smiles on my boy’s faces. I have a matching card also.

 

Thanks for coming by today and I hope that I have inspired you to get out those stamps and make a stampbook page. We need to treasure those memories. Stampbook pages make awesome gifts to family members too. Check back in tomorrow on the TSG blog for a look at this Week’s Cards in Review.

Hugs,
Pam

TSG Blog Hop with Poppies

Hello and welcome to our third day of previews for There She Goes. If you didn’t start at the TSG blog then please head over there for more info and to start the Hop. You should be arriving here from Mercy’s blog. Today we are showing you a preview of the set Poppies. You have a chance to win this set being previewed today simply by visiting all of the Trendsetters' (who are participating in the hop) blogs and leave a comment on their challenge post.

Here is my card using the Poppies set.

Isn’t is just to die for??? Loving this set. Your next stop on the hop is Sandra’s blog. Don’t forget about commenting on all the blogs along the hop to be entered in the drawing to win today’s preview sets.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll talk to you soon.

Hugs,
Pam

TSG Sweet Pea/Chem. 101 Blog Hop

** Edited to add that both of these cards were for sketch challenges that I forgot to add in to my post. See below.



Hello and welcome to day two of our previews for There She Goes. If you didn’t start at the TSG blog then please head over there for more info and to start the Hop. You should be arriving here from Mercy’s blog. Today we are showing you previews of two mini sets, Sweet Pea and Chem. 101. You have a chance to win the sets being previewed today simply by visiting all of the Trendsetters' (who are participating in the hop) blogs and leave a comment on their challenge post.

Here is my card using the Sweet Pea set first. I used the sketch Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 61.

And here is my card using Chem. 101. This is a sentiment set that matches the current Chemistry set. I used Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge TESC105 (flipped on it's side)
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Loving both of these sets. Your next stop on the hop is Sandra’s blog. Don’t forget about commenting on all the blogs along the hop to be entered in the drawing to win today’s preview sets.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll talk to you soon.

Hugs,
Pam