We hope you've enjoyed the inspiration this week as our team has been playing with the Resin Crafts Blog featuring EnviroTex Jewelry Resin from ETI and their brand new Jewelry Clay! We've had fun bringing you these terrific projects.







Be sure to comment on all the blogs for the best chance to win these terrific products. Our prize package includes BOTH the clay and resin, plus a nice assortment of bezels from Nunn Designs, and, of course, some stamps and Essentials from Stampendous! One of the things we love best are the terrific videos that show you just what to expect from these products.You have until Sunday night to comment on the blogs below to be in the running for our prize packages! Here's who made some new inspiration for you today:

Resincrafts Blog

Asia King

Cyndi Bundy 

Janelle Stollfus

Krissy Fossmeyer 

 Stampendous

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Suzanne Czosek 

Tenia Nelson

Tobi Crawford

For more chances to win fun stuff, join us next week for another Blog Hop! (I don't know how we got three in a row either, but hey...more prizes!!) This time we're playing with Core'dinations, and May Arts Ribbon. You know paper and ribbon get us going every time, so don't miss a minute! (you really should just subscribe if you don't already... it's at the very top of the post) PLUS - remember this is the final week of May's Fabulous Floral's Challenge! Be sure to add your project to the linky tool in the right sidebar or on the May Challenge Page.

Sketch Guidelines:

We just love ETI’s Jewelry Resin, and we had a terrific Blog collaboration with them last year which became one of the all time favorites! This year they’ve added their two part epoxy Resin Clay to our mix, and we’re just so excited! We can’t wait to show you the amazing things we’ve created!

Resin Crafts Blog

Cyndi Bundy

Krissy Fossmeyer

Hooray! It's the 25th, which means our newest Greenhouse Society stamp set is ready to begin shipping to Greenhouse Society members.

 

To highlight today’s set I went with a really CAS design with a colour combo created by my scrap paper bin! They were all laying on top of one another and I was like, GREAT! A no-brainer for today!

 

Not a member of the Greenhouse Society yet? That's alright. We still have some Rose - Greenhouse Society - May 2013 stamp sets available.

They are on sale for a limited time through our Web site and some retailers. Check with your favorite store to see if it has it in stock or to ask the retailer to get it in.

If you like botanical stamps, you may want to consider joining our Greenhouse Society. Members get a new Greenhouse set shipped directly to them every month for the reduced rate of $9.99 (plus shipping and handling) and enjoy other benefits. Check out the Membership Agreement and FAQ page on our Web site for more details on joining the Greenhouse Society.

Visit the Technique Tuesday Blog to see some more beautiful creations!

It’s now the final week of a colorful blog collaboration with the folks at STAEDTLER, the place where fine German craftsmanship meets gorgeous artistry. You’re familiar already with tons of STAEDTLER products, their Mars Eraser is legendary, and Fimo Clay is classic. We have been huge fans of their products for years, and their Karat Aquarelle pencils are Fran’s absolute favorite colored pencil.

Krissy Fossmeyer

Kristine Reynolds

Lea Kimmel

Rhea Weigand

Lisa Somerville

April Derrick

I left the colours really pale because I wanted them to match the patterned papers but you can get quite intense with them as well. I love the look of watercolour mediums though. It’s a soft and pretty effect! (You may also notice a little glitter here and there – I used Crystal Sparkly Embossing Powder.)
 

 

All this week we’ve been looking at classic TSG sets and I can’t believe that Oh Snap! is old enough to be considered “vintage”! I forgot how much I love this set!

Here’s my card. I kinda lub it.

I just taught a class tonight using these papers (Crate Paper) and they are totally awesome. I love it when something as simple as a patterned paper can inspire you!

Anyway, I coloured up this vintage camera with Copics to match the tones in the paper. I also found some wood veneer elements to add a little pizzazz!!

Thanks for stopping by and head over to the TSG Blog, why dontcha!?

Sketch Guidelines:

Are you ready for Deconstructed Sketch 101? I hope you like it! Here’s the scoop on what you need to do:
1. Use the sketch up top to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like. Use the sketch to inspire your own creativity. Feel free to substitute shapes for what you have available and mount tags and circles to a card base if you’d prefer.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet (your blog, SCS, Flickr, etc). Use keyword DS101 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
4. Check back here next week to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

It was once said that everything's coming up roses.

In fact, you might think that when you take a look at our newest Greenhouse Society stamp set.

Say hello to the newest stamp set from the Greenhouse Society collection. This clear stamp set consists of five clear stamps on a 3" x 4" storage sheet. It starts shipping on May 25th to Greenhouse Society members.

Not a Greenhouse Society member yet? You are in luck! This set will go on sale for a limited time to non-members for $12.99 (plus shipping and handling). Watch for it to arrive today on the Technique Tuesday Web site.

If you like botanical-themed stamps, you may want to consider joining the Greenhouse Society. We release a new stamp set every month as part of this collection. Members get the Greenhouse sets for $9.99 each (plus shipping and handling) and enjoy other benefits. Check out the Membership Agreement and FAQ page on our Web site for more details on joining the Greenhouse Society.

This is a 4x6 canvas. I had a fun time creating the background (acrylic paints, gesso, and some doodling with a white Sharpie) and then I stamped on top with Archival Ink. I then coloured in the rose with various acrylic inks!

Head over to the Technique Tuesday blog for more peeks!

1. Step one – stamp teapot with VersaMark and cover with embossing powder. Heat until shiny. Once the embossing powder has cooled doodle a white frame around the teapot with a white Sharpie.

2. Using your finger, smudge some white ink around the image to give the black cardstock that “chalky” look.

3. Cut out the chalkboard you’ve created.

4. Find some fabulous coordinating papers and create a card!

• Ali
• Tobi (you are here)
• Daniela
• Nichol
• Laura
• Teri
• Sharyn

A $25 gift certificate to someone who comments during the hop. The winner will be announced on the 15^th on the Technique Tuesday blog.

We are givinng DS100 the royal treatment with another week’s worth of cards and inspiration! I hope you can join us!!

For today’s card I HAD to make a Mother’s Day card. I kinda…. FORGOT Mother’s Day was this weekend and the flower shop at which I supply my cards has NONE.. So I got to work!

 

I went funky and graphic with this Mom card, right? It’s for the cool Mom in your life! I will share the rest of my Mother’s Day cards in a couple days, but I definitely had help from my Silhouette this year. I cut out a bunch of heart shapes and “mom” sentiments and got creating. The heart in the box is a Silhouette shape and the papers are My Mind’s Eye. The final touch was the “mom” sentiment (from SRM’s Express Yourself Mother’s Day) mounted on black cardstock.

It's the Deconstructed Sketch's 2 year anniversary AND 100th sketch! To celebrate we have some special guests joining us as well as two amazing sponsors and we want YOU to join us too! Now here's what you want to know - how can I play too?!?

Commenting:

• There is a prize hidden somewhere out in the 100th sketch blog hop!! One very lucky randomly selected commenter will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks Stamps!
• So what do you need need to do? Visit all the blogs on the link list below and leave a comment on their Deconstructed Sketch 100th sketch post and cross your fingers!
• The commenting prize deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. We've got TWO things to celebrate so we are celebrating for two weeks!

Make a project:

• There is also a prize saved for one of our sketch participants! One very lucky randomly selected sketch participant will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Taylored Expressions!!
• So what do you need to do for this one? Use sketch 100 to create a project - your project can be a card, layout, Project Life creation - anything, just make sure the sketch is visible. Photograph your creation and upload it to an online gallery or blog and come back here and add a direct link to your project in InLinkz on the Deconstructed Sketch 100 post on Jen's Blog.
• The project deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. Enter as many times as you want with different projects!

Today the Technique Tuesday Stamp Techs are featuring Teri’s line of stamps called Happyville! They are cute sets that can mix and match because they feature the same happy font and trendy illustration style.

 

 

I made this card using stamps from Happyville – Home. The background paper (Amy Tangerine YES, PLEASE) made this scene come together really easily!! I stamped a few houses in a light grey ink, then the focal house in dark grey. Then I stamped the main house again on some white cardstock and cut it out.

Do you ever feel silly giving your 10+ layer cards that weigh a hundred pounds to a stranger that probably doesn’t even know cardmaking exists? This card is the perfect solution. No muss, no fuss.. Clean lines and a simple message!

Hop over to the Technique Tuesday blog to see some other “Happy” creations!

 

Commenting:

• There is a prize hidden somewhere out in the 100th sketch blog hop!! One very lucky randomly selected commenter will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks Stamps!
• So what do you need need to do? Visit all the blogs on the link list below and leave a comment on their Deconstructed Sketch 100th sketch post and cross your fingers!
• The commenting prize deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. We've got TWO things to celebrate so we are celebrating for two weeks!

Make a project:

• There is also a prize saved for one of our sketch participants! One very lucky randomly selected sketch participant will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Taylored Expressions!!
• So what do you need to do for this one? Use sketch 100 to create a project - your project can be a card, layout, Project Life creation - anything, just make sure the sketch is visible. Photograph your creation and upload it to an online gallery or blog and come back here and add a direct link to your project in InLinkz on the Deconstructed Sketch 100 post on Jen's Blog.
• The project deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. Enter as many times as you want with different projects!

Now it's time to hop!!

1.	Amber Hight	10.	Sandra MacLean
2.	Arielle Gordon	11.	Sheri Gilson
3.	Cresta Woodruff	12.	Tobi Crawford
4.	Dawn Easton	13.	Tracey Pickersgill
5.	Donna Wardle	14.	Jodi Amidei - Special Guest
6.	Jen Shults	15.	Jodi Collins - Special Guest
7.	Joni Wilson	16.	Katie Perry - Special Guest
8.	Kadie Ensley	17.	Laurie Willison - Special Guest
9.	Lori Boyd	18.	Judy Rozema