Sites of the week

YAY, it’s Friday! That means tomorrow is the BIG N. TX swap. I think I am ready; I just need to pack my bag. It also means that brand spankin’ new swanky stamps are released!! YAY!…the new release from The Cat’s Pajamas can be found HERE {they can also be purchased in a money saving bundle HERE}. There’s 2 new sets, plus new ribbon and buttons {the good stuff, ya know!}.

So, since it’s ABC Friday, I have “Anything But a Card” to show you…specifically, a scrap page. No, I do not scrap on a regular basis, but I made this sample for TCP and I knew when I saw the stamps that they would do great on cards and pages. I do have to tell you one thing…I have no idea who those kids in the pic are. We don’t camp, and I wanted a super campy page, so I lifted it (I can’t find the credit right now, but will try to find it soon and post the photographer). Susan also did a scrap page with this set; you can see it HERE.

Detail shots…

In the pic above, the car/camper and the “I’m a Happy Camper” sentiment are clear embossed.

Yep, that’s the swanky new alpha, along with new buttons, too.

Hope everyone has a great Friday! See you tomorrow for another Sketch For You To Try.

TGI almost F! It’s been a busy week, so far. I actually haven’t got a whole lot of stamping done. but not because I haven’t had the time. I just haven’t been in the mood. EEEK! This Saturday is the North TX swap and I think that knowing that I will be stamping for about 10 hours straight is holding me back now…LOL! I do have some stuff that I have to get done today so hopefully I will be more in the mood.

Today, I have another Father’s day card to show you. I think that this year has been the best year for Father’s Day releases!…which makes me more excited for the years ahead. I think that we will actually be able to acquire masculine stamps that we really like…YAY!! In the past, it’s been so hard for me to make masculine cards because of the limited amount of cool stamps on the market. That has changed!! YAY!! The stamps that I am using today are from Taylored Expression’s “Boys Will Be Boys” set. This is the same set that has the golfing images that I love so much.

I am not a decorate the inside of the card kind of gal {maybe one day, but not now}, but I did a **little** something inside because I like the way the sentiments matched up together…

See ya tomorrow for another ABC FRIDAY! You will never believe that I can and did SCRAP!!

It’s a beautiful morning here in North Texas, but the middle of the night was a whole different story. I woke up to rain and hail and the wind whipping around the house with great fury. Fortunately, it was just a wicked storm and nothing greater came from it {like those fun things called tornadoes that threaten us each spring}.

Today, I have a few more Verve project to show you using the stamps that were just released last Friday. The first is using the Up, Up and Away set that features a bunch of hot air balloons, something that I think will be really “hot” or really “take off” as a trend. I paper pieced this balloon. All of the balloons in the set are able to be colored or paper pieced. Did you know that there is a Verve gallery just for this set {and each of their sets}? You can see it HERE.

The second project I have to show you uses one of Jody’s die cuts…the scalloped purse. This purse die cut is the perfect little gifty!! The flap can be pieced with a a circle cut from the 2 3/8″ circle Nestabilities. Can you see that I stamped a pattern on the purse? It’s the pattern that goes with the Up, Up and Away set. It’s hard to see in the pic, but I used VersaMark Dazzle to stamp the image; it gives it a little extra sparkle. I then embellished it with the tag using the sentiment from the Dare To Be You set, Primas, ribbon and rhinestones. To order die cuts, you can click HERE. These scallop purses are 6 for $3.00 {that’s what I call a DEAL!}

Finally, I have one more card for you. This one uses the sets Dad’s Day and Protector. Even though I do not have any military in my family, I thought that the camo paper would pair well with these sets. Hopefully it will get picked up for publication

Ok, that’s all folks. See ya tomorrow

Welcome to TCP Tuesday! Today, Ana is your Hipster Hostess with the Mostess with all the deets on this week’s challenge. I didn’t get a card done for the challenge quite yet, but I do have some great NEW TCP stuff to show ya! On Friday there will be 2 new sets released, Happy Camper and Nightie. Happy Camper is a cute set featuring a variety of animals, camping images and sentiments. Nightie is a alpha set that has that true swanky TCP style. Not only are the 2 new sets being released, but there are TCP brand buttons and ribbon coming, too!! Here are a couple of cards using the all the fun new products…

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My second card…

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