My New Classic Christmas Collection Stamps from Inky Antics!!! :)

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Hi Everyone! :)

My brand spankin' new Classic Christmas Collection made it's debut at CHA in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago and now it's available in the Inky Antics shop. This is a preview of what the 6 different sets look like. Get a better look and get all of the details in THE INKY SHOP.

Many are available in wood mount as well. Download the Fall and Winter catalog HERE. My stamps are on pages 16-19. 

Thanks for dropping by!

"Enjoy the Journey" - Mixed Media ATC for MIX9 @ SplitCoast Stampers

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Hi Everyone!

It's Friday, and time for another Mix-ability challenge over at SplitCoast Stampers!

I am so happy to be one of the co-hostesses of this cool weekly challenge. I love joining in with the rest of the hostess's challenges  It is a great way to learn some fun mixed media techniques using supplies that most of us already have at home.

This week is Lydia Fiedler's turn to host and she has come up with MIX9 - "Construction Zone". All you have to do is use some kind of metal and paint or ink on your project, with sanding as an extra feature if you like.

Here is a peek at the ATC sample that I created for Lydia.

(Remember that you can click the image to enlarge for a closer look)

What is an ATC? It is a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" miniature piece of art that is created by an artist in his/her own style, to give/trade for other similar cards. 

I have done a few in the past but am really enjoying them a lot more as of late. ;)

For this one, I started by painting the card base with gesso and Ranger Ink's Studio acrylic paints. I then crinkled some tinfoil and adhered it to the card base. I painted the foil with gesso and acrylic paint. let it dry, then washed it with thinned black paint and blotted some of it off. After it all dried, I sanded the high spots to reveal some of the foil. I added some gold paint (with some bubble wrap) and some gold-leafing to finish off the base.

I stamped a sentiment from Stamper's Anonymous #CSM155 Simple Sayings by Tim Holtz on to a scrap piece of cardstock that I had already painted to match. I then added some gold paint and covered it with UTEE. I cut it to fit a Ranger Ink's - Idea-ology Ornate Plates by Tim Holtz, and attached it to the card with the provided brads.

To see the entire ATC, please CLICK HERE.

Here is a bonus ATC that I created last minute for both this challenge, and for my new friend Mary Knapp's birthday.

She said she loves butterflies, glitter, and her favorite colors are pink, teal, and silver. 

I used Basic Grey's - Knee Highs designer paper.

The butterfly is from my "Swirly Butterflies" stamp set that I illustrated for Inky Antics. I stamped Perfect Medium onto some clear acetate, sprinkled on some Ranger Ink silver embossing powder,  heat set it then cut it out. I then stamped the image again and "colored" it in with Art Glitter glitters, then attached the acetate butterfly over the top.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

And the Winner of the Prize from "Our Friends of True's Inky Blog Hop" is....

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Hi everyone!

We had so much fun creating projects to share with you this past weekend during our "Friends of True's Inky Blog Hop"!

So many of you left sweet messages. Each and every one of them are very appreciated! THANK YOU!

As we mentioned, we would pick a random blog from the hop, and a random commentor from that blog to win the prize.

The winner is from Bev Gerard's Savor The Journey Blog, and comment #37 was picked.

The winner is Else!

Else,
Please leave a comment below so I can reply with an email to obtain your mailing address.

If we have not heard from Else within 48 hours, we will draw another name from Bev's blog.

I would like to thank Inky Antics for sponsoring our hop.

I would also like to thank all of my amazing friends who took time out of their busy lives to create projects with my "Swirly Spring" collection. You all are my inspiration!

I wish everyone could have won, but sadly, it just doesn't work that way. :(

If you would still like to get your hands on some of my "Swirly Spring" collection, you can see the entire line of clear stamps and papers HERE.

Some of the images are also available in red rubber/wood mounted.

Visit the Inky Antics store and click on "Special Themes" under the Inky Logo at the top of the page, then click "GO" under the "Swirly Spring" butterfly.

(make sure and click next several times to scroll through them all)

Thanks so much!  

Friends of True's Inky Blog Hop. Win My Entire Swirly Spring Collection!

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Welcome to the... 

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited today!

I have made tons of wonderful crafty friends since I started making cards and illustrating stamps, so when I wanted to share my latest "Swirly Spring" Inky Antics release, they are the ones I turned to. :)

I sent stamp sets and coordinating papers to a couple dozen friends, and many of them decided to join me in a hop sharing projects created with them! They are all truly AMAZING artists and I can't wait to see what they have created! 
I hope you will hop along with us and check them all out. 

You could win an awesome prize donated by Inky Antics!

One lucky commentor will win all six sets of my Swirly Spring collection!

The winner will be picked (from comments made between now and midnight on Sunday the 10th) on a random blog. Make sure and comment on all of the projects along the hop to increase your chances of winning. Only one comment per blog please. 
The winner will be announced on Monday the 11th here on my blog, so remember to check back and see if you were the lucky one. :)

I chose to use my #1115MC - "Swirly Birds" clear set to create my card.

I also used my #IA-PAC003 "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer cardstock. 
The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, then topped with Ranger Stickles.

The die cut shapes are from Spellbinders and the larger flower and leaves were also made with their Bitty Blooms die set. The small roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The pretty ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, the cardstocks from Discount Card Stock and the pearls from Want2Scrap. (see card recipe below, for links)

Here are a few other projects that I have recently created with my Swirly Spring collection.

Click on the images to be taken to the original posts for details.

   

 Your next stop on the hop is my sweet friend

Allie Gower's blog.

Bookmark my page, just in case you get lost along the way, because here is a complete list of links for you to use. :)

Trudy Sjolander (you are here)

Allie Gower

Sean Fetterman

Lydia Fiedler

Leah Lucescu

Linda Lucas

Bev Gerard

Dina Kowal

Colleen Schaan

Carisa Zglobicki

Lisa Lara

Bonnie Garby

Suzanne Dean

Joe Rotella

Judy Rozema

Lori Craig

Trudy Sjolander (Come back and let me know what you thought about my friends wonderful projects. :)

I would love it if you would "Follow"my blog.
"Friend" me on my Facebook page.
"Like" my Facebook fan page.
"Follow" me on Pinterest.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us!

Card Recipe:
Inky Antics - #115MC - "Swirly Birds" clear stamp set and #IA-PAC003- "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer paper by: Trudy Sjolander Designs
Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Spellbinders - #S4-112 Classic Ovals Sm and #S4-113 Scalloped Classic Ovals, #S2-128 Classic Squares Sm. and #S4-129 Scalloped Classic Squares Nestabilities, and S5-086 Bitty Blossoms Dies
Want2Scrap - 72 count White Self-adhesive Pearls
Discount Card Stock - Brilliant White, Bazzill Swiss Dots - Irish Eyes, and  Vista Metallic Blue
Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol
Ranger Stickles -Waterfall
Tskiniko- Staz-On Jet Black
Wild Orchid Crafts - small paper roses
Scotch - ATG tape runner
Beacon - Fabri-tac glue
sewing machine, thread, paper trimmer, scoring board

Join Us in a Brand New Mixed Media Challenge Feature on SplitCoastStampers!

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Hi Everyone!

I was honored to be asked to help hostess the brand new Mixed Media challenge on Fridays over at SplitCoastStampers!
It's not my turn to host, but I plan on participating every week. It's all about showing how fun and easy mixed media can be. Today is the first challenge and the hostess is Ms. Lydia Feidler. She created a beautiful project and a fun video showing the Yin Yang technique she is sharing.  It's a simple one. Just use a gloss and a matte medium together on a project.

 Hope you will come join in in the challenge, or at least take a peek at the amazing projects that are already in the MIX1 Yin Yang challenge gallery.

Here is what I created...

It's an ATC (Artist's Trading Card).

I used my newly released Inky Antics -"Swirly Butterflies" clear stamp set and a Want2Scrap canvas ATC.
For all of the details and a supply list, please visit this project in my SplitCoastStampers gallery.

Thanks for taking a peek! :)

Check Out My Latest Want2Scrap Projects!

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Hi everyone!

I have a couple of new projects over on the

Want2Scrap blog.

One is a refrigerator magnet with my beautiful grandson on it, and the other is a card that I created with with one of my brand new Inky Antics stamp sets and designer papers.

So....I would Love Love Love it if you popped over there and checked it out! :)

Here are a couple of peeks...

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

MY Latest Inky Stamps and Papers Are Available Starting Today!!!!!

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Hi Everyone!

I am super super excited this morning!

My new Swirly Spring stamps and paper line is now available at Inky Antics!

It is a dream come true to be able to do what I love, and to do it through a company as awesome as Inky Antics!

Did you know that Inky is a sister company to Stampers Anonymous, Darcie's, and Art Gone Wild? 

I get a kick out of knowing that I work for the same company as the likes of Tim Holtz (my crafty hero) and many other well known artists in the industry. It's very humbling.  :)

I would like to invite you to come check out the awesome new Inky Antics Spring 2013 Supplemental flyer. Make sure not to miss the stamps and papers on pages 18-21! Those are mine! :)

If you find something you like in the flyer, simply head over to the Inky Antics shop and type the item number into the "search" box in the upper right-hand corner and click "GO" to have a closer look, or to buy. :)

Here is a peek at the display that Inky showed this past weekend of my stamps at CHA in Anaheim, California. 

Have you signed up for my Blogaversary blog candy yet?

You could win 3 of my new clear stamp sets as well as a couple of hundreds of dollars worth of other prizes from my generous sponsors!

CLICK HERE to see how!

Thanks for dropping by!

I would love to know which of my stamp sets or papers are you favorite. Leave a comment if you have one! :)

Really Reasonable Ribbon's January Blog Hop and My New Inky Antics Stamp and Paper Release!

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to another...

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place! If you just happened onto my blog, head back there to start from the beginning.  You don't want to miss a thing!

Besides the hop, I have something else fun going on. I have 6 brand new Inky Antics stamp sets and a new paper line debuting this weekend in Anaheim, CA at CHA! 

Here is a peek at Really Reasonable Ribbon's January ribbon club set.

Not a ribbon club member? CLICK HERE to see how to get a beautiful set of assorted ribbons delivered to your mailbox every month! :)

For my first card, I chose to use the solid pink satin ribbon from the set with images and sentiments from my #11155MC Swirly Bird Inky Antics Clear Stamp Set, and my #IA-PAC0003 "Everything's Coming Up Roses" designer paper.

I colored the images with Prismacolor Pencils and gamsol, then added the little white dots with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.

The cardstocks are all from Discount Card Stock ant the Sage Green Pearls are from Want2Scrap.

I popped up parts of the birds using a different technique than I usually use. Here are a few pictures to show how I did it.

                                        

For my second card, I used the iridescent white ribbon from the set.

I just love how it sparkles so I added lots of sparkle to my card to match.
The cardstock again is from Discount Card Stock and the Purple Rhinestones from Want2Scrap.
I created the swirly background paper by embossing some brilliant White cardstock, inking the raised areas with yellow ink, then adding some Art Glitter over that.

The stamp set I used for this one is my #11159MC Sunshine and Flowers clear set from Inky Antics.
These stamp sets will be available tomorrow at Inky Antics.
Here is a picture my friend Bunny sent of my Swirly Spring board on display in Anaheim, California at the Craft and Hobby Association convention this weekend. 

There are 2 blogaversaries going on now that you might be interested in. :)
One is my very own 4th blogaversary and I am giving away an awesome prize package sponsored by my favorite companies. CLICK HERE to see how you can enter.
The other is Really Reasonable Ribbon's 3 year blogaversary.
Bonnie is giving away $100.00 worth of gift certificates!
CLICK HERE to enter that one. :)
Your next stop on the hop is sweet Judy's joyful blog.

Thanks for dropping by! 

Really Reasonal Ribbon November Blog Hop

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Hi everyone, and welcome to our November...

 

 

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings blog, you are in the right place!
If you just happened onto my blog, make sure and go back there to start at the beginning. You won't want to miss a thing!
 

The girls have all created projects using Really Reasonable Ribbon's November Ribbon Club Set.

It is packed with beautiful textures, sizes, and shades of reds and blacks.

 

 

I decided to create a Christmas ornament with a couple of the red ribbons, some HoneyPop paper, and my #11123MC Christmas Ornaments HoneyPop Clear Set available at Inky Antics.

(While on the Inky site, type 11123MC into the "search" box at the top of the page and click "GO" to see the set)

 

Here is my ornament.

 (you can click on the photo for a closer look)

 

The florals are from Prima, the pearls are from Want2Scrap and I covered them with glitter from Art Glitter.

 

If you aren't a RRR ribbon club member, why not give yourself a Christmas present that lasts all year? Sign up and you will get a beautiful assortment of ribbons in your mail box every month. Many of them are exclusive to ribbon club members.

SEE DETAILS HERE.

 

I would like to mention too that Really Reasonable Ribbon is giving away an awesome set of "pre-holiday no calorie blog candy" valued at over $75.00!

 

 

 See how to enter HERE.

 

OK...now off to sweet Judy's joyful blog for your next stop on the hop.

BUT WAIT!!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment here, and on each of the blogs to increase your chances of winning the hop prize package! :)

 

Have a wonderful day! :)

Really Reasonable Ribbon's October Blog Hop! :)

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Hi everyone, and welcome to our October...

If you are here from the Really Reasonable Ribbons Ramblings blog, you are in the right place. If you just happened upon my blog, you will want to go back there and start from the beginning. :)

The girls have all prepared projects to share using the October Ribbon Club assortment. It is full of fun Christmas/Winter prints as well as some solids and lace.

Not a ribbon club member yet? CLICK HERE to get details on how you can get a pretty surprise assortment of ribbons in your mail box every month. :)

Once again, I had trouble deciding which to use so I made three cards. If you are like me, you have so many Christmas cards to make, that you just have to make them quick and easy. One way to add a little extra something is to use a printed ribbon. I didn't even put a bow on theses since they will be mailed and I was afraid it might be too bulky for standard postage. (Normally it doesn't bother me a bit to pay a little extra postage, but as many Christmas cards as we send out, extra postage would really add up quick.

I just used Brilliant White, Really Red, and Forest Green cardstock form Discount Card Stock, (no designer paper) to let the ribbon shine. The colors coordinate perfectly! The cardstock was embossed with Spellbinder's - Holly Ribbon embossing folder.

Isn't it amazing what a little 5" strip of ribbon can do to pretty up a card?

The pearls are from Want2Scrap.

What stamp did I use you ask? :)

Mine!  :) 

I illustrated six sets of "Punny Christmas Critters" for Inky Antics.

This one is #11125MC "Punny Christmas Cows".

(Just copy and past "Punny Christmas Critters" into the search box at the top of the Inky Antics page and click "GO" to see all of the sets.)

Make sure and leave comments along the way to increase your chances of winning this wonderful prize from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

 Your next step on the hop is sweet Linda's blog. Bet she has something AWESOME to share with you!

Happy hopping!