Last day of the There She Goes November release sneak peeks!

Please scroll down for my Lili of the Valley

new release blog hop post!

It's the last day of new November There She Goes release and today we are showcasing designs by the lovely and talented Torico.

 

Torico has created three new sets this month - Merry Christ-moose set that includes a total of 18 stamps, a matching called Nice Rack with a little bit naught set of sentiments and a totally gorgeous

set of Nordic Borders.

 

Here's a treat box I made with the Nordic Borders set...

 

Ack!!  I love love love this set!!!  And here is my next Trendsetter make using the Merry Christ-moose set...

 

This set is so much fun and the sentiments are perfect!

 

 

Okay, that is it for the new release sneak peeks!  The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, November 30th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

I'm off now but I'll be back later with my Bellarific Friday Babe post - ttfn!

 

 

Sad news - but let's have a good old send off!

Did you hear that one of my all time favourite illustrators, Torico, is closing down her Birdie Brown Etsy shop at the end of November?  Not good.  Luckily she is going to continue to create for There She Goes stamps - whew! 

To give her a jolly good send off, some of her fans have got together with a blog hop to celebrate her sweet, cute digis!  We are all using one of our all time favourite digis from her store and I chose the totally adorable Step On It...

Here is the blog hop list - as you can see, you're at the end of it already!

Lesley

Kim

Chaitali

Tangii

Danielle

Karin A

Sarah

Jenny P

Vera

Tracy Mac

Jessica

Mary (you're here!)

So if you had any Birdie Brown digis on your shopping list, you have up to the end of November to get them.  Here's a link to the shop.

I just wanted to thank the lovely, kind, sweet Torico for her creative genius in her Etsy shop and an even bigger thank you for deciding to continue to create for There She Goes!  Thank you Torico!

 

There She Goes Pugalicious Blog Hop Challenge!

It's day 3 of  the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenges with more of the October new release!  Today we have another super cute set by Torico and you're gonna love this set!  It's called Pugalicious - the perfect name for this fun set!

 

Here is my Trendsetter make...

Oh so cute!!!  I love this set!  I used Lili of the Valley Winter Wishes paper and my Sizzix heart embossing folder.  This is definitely going to a male work colleague who owns a pug!  The set also includes Christmas versions of this adorable dog!

Tomorrow is the last day of the There She Goes sneak peeks of the October release so see you then!

 

Early Christmas card making!

It's There She Goes (Again!) week we take a look at some of our classics in the store and we have been showcasing some of our Christmas themed sets:

Snowy Days

Just For You

Wrapped In Joy

 

Today the Trendsetters are showing some new makes with these sets and here is my one using Snowy Days...

He is so much fun and I love the sentiment that comes with the set too!  I used K and Company papers and mounted the spotty paper onto foam pads for depth.

Check out more Trendsetter inspiration over at the blog here and there's still time to join in with the current challenge of be prepared for Christmas here.   I'll see you later with my Bellarific Friday Babe card - ttfn!

 

There She Goes Bewitched By You Blog Hop Challenge

It's the start of  the There She Goes Blog Hop Challenges to show off all of the September new release!  Today we are showcasing two new sets - one from Torico called Bewitched By You and a sentiment set called Totally Witchin'.

These are super fun sets!  So much fun that I made two projects to show you today...

So my first project is this treat holder for those yummy lollies!  Isn't she cool - not really scarey - her eyes give away her sweetness inside!  And love the sentiment from the Totally Witchin' set - there are some funny phrases in there!

Here is my second, a card...

That Torico is so talented - so brilliant how she's got her sitting on that broomstick and peeking back over her shoulder!  And I love the bum detail too - cheeky!  That ribbon is a lot darker in real life but just couldn't get it right with Picasa (so annoying!).



I think you'll agree that these are great additions to the There She Goes stamp collection!  I'll be back tomorrow with our second day of the new release!

 

There She Goes Life Is A Circus Blog Hop Challenge!

It's time for this month's There She Goes Blog Hop Challenges.  We have four days of fab new stamp sets to share with you so let's get going and kick off with a new set from Torico called Life Is A Circus....a really fun set!  This set is 6" x 8" and has a whopping 35 stamps for only $24.00!  It will be available in the store from this Saturday 31 August at 11pm EST.  Not too long to wait!

So, here is my Trendsetter make using the very cute bear and matching sentiment from the set...

I love this cute bear and this card is going to a little boy who I think will love him too!  I matched him up with Meghan Mullens As Big As the Sky papers and some yellow hounds tooth paper.

Wanna win this set?  Just visit the Trendsetter blogs listed below and leave a comment - the more you comment on, the better your chances of winning! 


The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, August 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Thanks for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with day 2 of the TSG new release and my Pollycrafts DT post!

 

There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing School Doodles!

(Please scroll down for my Lili of the Valley DT

new Christmas release post!)

It's day 1 of 4 of the There She Goes July release and today we have a really sweet by Torico called School Dooles.  There are 49 stamps in this set and will sell for $24.oo.  You can win this set by joining in with the blog hop challenge by visiting each of the Trendsetters' blogs in the inlinkz below and comment along the way!  You can check out all the deets on the blog.

So here is my Trendsetter make using this set...

 

 

 

Ack!  He is so cute!  and I love the sentiments that come with the sweet images too.  I used Echo Park Bundle of Joy Boy papers and some paper clips that I found in my stash.

 

Okay, so don't forget to join the hop using the inklinz below and I'll be back tomorrow with my CC Designs review post and day 2 of the There She Goes July release post.  ttfn!

 

 

 

Best friendbots forever

Happy Friday everyone!  It's There She Goes Again this week where we showcase some of our "classic" stamp sets in the There She Goes store.  Today we are showing some new creations by the Trendsetters so here is mine using Friendbots...

These are the cutest robots ever!  This week's challenge is "metal" so this card fits the bill for this too!  I hope you manage to join in - just link up to this post here.

Okay, I gotta go but I'll see you later with my Bellarific Friday DT post!

 

There She Goes blog hop challenge - introducing This Is My Life

(Please scroll down for my CC Designs DT post)

It's new release week for There She Goes and we have four days of sneak peeks before they are in the shop!  Today we are showing you a very fun set that can be used on cards or layouts - This Is My Life by illustrator Torico!  I think it's perfect for those late teenagers to early 20 year olds out there.

 

Here is my Trendsetter make...

I think my 20 year old nephew will love this!  I matched this stamp up with Digital Design Essentials Happy Place papers, plain Little Miss Muffet party bunting and finished off with a little black button.

You can check out more gorgeous Trendsetter inspiration from the inlinkz below and check out all the deets here.  And don't forget to join in with the blog hop and leave comments along the way for a chance to win prizes!


Okay, thanks for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with another sneak peek!

Day 1 of the There She Goes April release!

It's the first day of the There She Goes April peeks, and we have a fab line up for you!  We have four days of hops, ending with our release party on Facebook (Saturday, April 27th at 9pm Est), AND the release of the new stamps at 11pm EST after the party.  Be sure to hop along all week to get entered to win the giveaways from each day!

Today we are showcasing two new stamp sets by the talented Torico with a pirate theme!

 

 

 
Here is my Trendsetter make...
 

 
 You can't see it well from the photo, but I made a shaker card.  I knew I had to have a porthole somewhere on my card so I thought I'd use up some of those zillions of beads in the shaker that I have in my stash!  I used Shawna Clingerman Little Bubby papers and some metallic cardstock and silver brads for the porthole. 

 

Would you like to win the new Shiver Me Timbers/Ship Happens stamp set?  The more you hop and comment by visiting the Trendsetter's blogs below, the better your chances!  Check out all the deets here!  The Blog Hop Challenge will be open until 5pm EST on Saturday 17 April and the winner will be announced during the release party chat.

 

Thanks for visiting me today and I will see you later on my blog rounds!

 

 

Birdie Brown makes me smile - again!

Manage to find some time to join in with this month's Birdie Brown challenge.  This month Torico is giving away two free images for us play with and I chose Just For You for my card...

This fella reminds me of the many accountants that work in my firm - perhaps not so large though!  I used Echo Park Winter Wishes paper and my MFT Die-Namics Snow Drifts die with Stickles glue along the edges.  The sentiment is from the Lil' Inker Designs Instant Camer: Christmas set.

Okay, that's it from me today, see you later!

Birdie Brown makes me smile!

Have you joined in with this month's Birdie Brown challenge yet?  As soon as I saw the freebie that you need to use for it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it - and here it is...

I just love Gnome Boy in the Wood - he is so darn cute!  I matched him up with K and Company papers to create that little scene.

Only a few more days to go and we will be on a plane to sunny Florida - I can't wait!  See you tomorrow with my Stamping Bella DT post!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Joanna Sheen - down in the garden
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes
• Penny's Paper-crafty - diecuts
• Crafts and Me - use a sentiment
• DYSU - warm colours 
• Card Makin' Mamas - Fall theme
• ABC Challenges - Y is for Y chromosome
• Allsorts - autumn leaves
• Catch The Bug - anything goes
• Stamptacular Sunday - photo inspiration
• Cupcake Crafts - autumn
• Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
• Craft Your Passion - hip to be square