I need a huge favor!!!!

Tweet

Hi Everyone!

Cosmo Cricket is going to be adding a design team member and they have to be nominated. The 10 people with the most nominations get to be in the finals.

I love there papers but don't get to play with them much because I live in a small town with no craft shops. No one around here has them. I would sooooo love to be able to play with their adorable papers on a regular basis!

Here is where I need your help....

Please go over to their Facebook page and "nominate me. I know that most of you know me as True :D so you might want to put my full name....Trudy Sjolander. If you can, link back to my blog.

Also if you comment on their FB about your favorite papers, you get entered for a chance to win some awesome CC goodies!

Thanks so much my crafty friends!

I am posting a picture of a past card I did with their "Material Girl" papers...just because!

Hugs,

True :D

Material Chick! Lots O' Challenges!

Tweet

Happy Thursday!

Things are a little slow at work , so I am home today to start my Spring cleaning. I thought I would do a quick post of a card. This cute little girly likes shopping. Nope...she is not a material girl....she's a material chick! LOL!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Corrosive -Textures

Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie

Roses on Paper - Layers

ABC - "S" is for Sparkle

Cute Card Thursday - Touchy Feely

Theme Thursday - Hats or Crowns

Lots to Do - Embossing

Stamp Something - Stitch Something

If you have not entered my latest blog candy, you have until the end of April to do it!

Go ahead....click this link to go there and help me celebrate getting published in CardMaker magazine!

Card Recipe:

STAMPS USED: Inky Antics #3504K "Bouquet Chicken"

CS/PAPERS: Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl "Inspiration", Bazzill Dots "Irish Eyes", Coordination's- Sequoia, The Paper Temptress's- Heavenly White

INK: Staz-On- Jet Black, Versa Magic- dew drop in Oasis Green

ACCENTS/TOOLS: Metallic turquoise ribbon from Hobby Lobby's Richard Stanley Collection, K&Company's - metallic brads #577190, Ranger Industries Stickles glitter glue in - Orange Peel and Turquoise, silk flowers from Hobby Lobby's floral dept., sewing machine with green thread, Stampin' Up's Crystal Effects

COLORING: KOH-I-NOOR Watercolor Wheel Stack

TECHNIQUES USED: Stamping, water coloring, sewing, 3D, tole'

"Fruit, Flowers and Friends.....Things I Like to Pick" card ~ Day 3 of CDS sneak peeks!

Tweet

Hi again!

Today I get to share one of the cutest images illustrated by my friend Shawne Arnold. It is called "Fabulous Fruit Stand" and it is so fun to color! It will be available at Clear Dollar Stamps on April 1st.

Remember, you can click on any image for a closer view.

Little Tip: After water coloring the jeans, I crosshatched with white and blue colored pencils for a 'denim" look.

I paper pieced the top and popped the girl once and her ponytail again.

I f you have not seen yesterdays post, you should check it out. You could win one of my latest stamps to be released!

You also will want to go check out what the other awesome DTs are peeking today by visiting Lori's Blog for the complete list of stamp releases and links to who is peeking them.

Thanks again for dropping by!

Hugs,

True :D

Card Recipe:

CDS STAMPS USED: Fabulous Fruit Stand

CS/PAPERS: Cosmo Cricket's "Material Girl" Bazzill Dots. Core'dinations . 104lb. cold pressed European watercolor paper

INK: Staz-On - Jet Black. Color Box- Lipstick red and tangerine

ACCENTS/TOOLS: Offray Kiwi ribbon. Diamond Glaze. sewing machine with orange thread. Wizard and rectangle Nestabilities foam tape, glue, flowers from Hobby Lobby's floral department. Ranger Stickles in turquoise.

COLORING: KOH-I-NOOR Watercolor Wheel Stack , Prismacolor pencils

TECHNIQUES: stamping, watercolor pencils, sewing, 3D, tole'

"Nutcracker Tag" CDS SP and "COMMENT CANDY"!

Tweet

Hello All!

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Today I am blogging about my versatile "Nutcracker Tag".

The DP is from Cosmo Cricket's "More Jolly by Golly" and the CS is my all time fave....Bazzill Swiss Dots. I popped the image for a 3D effect and added some gold embossing to it. I then stitched with gold and added a metallic gold ribbon. This tag really sparkles!

This is the flip side of the tag.

It could be used as a gift tag, a bookmark, or an ornament. It is done with this adorable "Holiday Nutcrackers" stamp set from Clear Dollar Stamps.

Just for a twist today...I will be giving this tag away as "Comment Candy"! Just let me know what you think and next weekend I will draw from all of the comments on this post and the winner gets the tag. Just a tiny little way to let you know how much I appreciate your comments. ;)

Hugs,

True :)