1. Wrap twine into a circle and tie the ends off. 
2. Form a heart (or whatever shape... the twine is relatively stiff so it mostly kept it's shape
3. paint on a generous amount of matte medium. 
4. re-form the desired shape and allow to dry. (i used a couple of cups and a pincher tool to keep my twine from moving)
5. once dry, pick away any glue-boogers! 

Supplies: 
Stamps are from There She Goes (retired) 
Memento Inks
Bazzill Cardstock
Crate Paper patterned paper
General's Chalk Pastel Pencils

I wanted to play along with the current Case Study challenge, so I picked out some floral patterned papers (MME) and got to work... Here's the inspiration picture:

• I was having so much fun creating these cards with Valentine’s colours that I didn’t even notice it’s resemblance to graphics from my favourite show...
• I made these for today’s CAS challenge: Love Is In The Air, so naturally I pulled out my fluid acrylic inks and mists in pinks and reds because they are the colours of Valentine’s Day.
• I did the splatters first, dried the cardstock with my heat tool, then I stamped the sentiment in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.. Really simple and fun!

Supplies:

So I went overboard with the circles.. Whatev. In hindsight I should have used the cloud die-cuts I was thinking about using, but I really love how the circles turned out. I did a whole bunch of levels using different brands of pop-dots:

Image coloured with Copics and charcoal pencil and papers are some Pink Paislee from a few years ago. Man, I love this line…

Sketch Guidelines:

Are you ready for Deconstructed Sketch 86? I hope you like it! Here’s the scoop on what you need to do:
1. Use the sketch to the up top to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet (your blog, SCS, Flickr, etc). Use keyword DS86 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post on the Deconstructed Blog.
4. Check back to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.
 
Oh hey… Check out the newest Deconstructed Sketch design team members. :)
Cresta Woodruff
Sandra MacLean
Judy Rozema
Tobi Crawford
Joni Wilson
Dawn Easton

It’s no secret, we are DEFINITELY in love with everything Torico does here are There She Goes, and we know you are, too. This month she has honored us by creating a set that we have been begging for…meet The Doxie with Moxie!! SUPER cute dachshunds, along with several sentiments, outfits, and even a city scene for our more “elegant” pups, this set is just TOO much fun.

I especially love this set because I just got a weenie pup of my own (her nickname is weenie…) and I just can’t wait to use all of the funny sentiments and outfits to dress up my doxies like I do my own!!

Since I’m in Valentines-mode I picked this happy weiner couple and coloured them the colour of my pup. Aren’t they precious? I used the current Deconstructed Sketch for the layout – it’s a cute one! New BasicGrey papers make this card extra-delish and just a touch of twine!!

The Doxie with Moxie is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 32 stamps and will sell for $18.00. There’s also an accompanying set with some crazy sentiments: Size Matters is a 3x4 set that includes 7 stamps for $9.00.

Would you like to win the new The Doxie with Moxie and Size Matters stamp sets? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, January 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

SO... Torico (who designs for There She Goes) also designs the cutest digital stamps ever - so I bought some! Her Etsy shop is called Birdie Brown and if you've never used digital, they are both economical and easy to use.. No worries!

I got to work right away with my new stamps... Here's my card:

 

 

 

I hope it’s a good one!

I have made a tonne of Valentine’s Day cards in the past couple of days so I can stock up my rack at the flower shop and this is one of my fav’s. I don’t know what it is, but I think layering different-shaped nesties on top of each other is such a cool look. That little cupid is a Tim Holtz die cut (a movers and shapers die) and I cut it out of some Best Creations glitter paper. It’s not as sparkly as using loose glitter, but a heck of a lot quicker and cleaner!!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Welcome back to the iSpy Sketch challenge! This week we are featuring this completely adorable card by Beate Johns (Beate at SCS) called Sweet li'l Sheep that was posted last year on March 24th. Beate is a stamping superwoman and a wonderful person and we are completely thrilled that she has let us feature her :D

Here is my card:

 

 

I used  a few old supplies from my “Valentines” box… I mean, how many times do we save our products with good intentions to use them again but never do?? I have some great new Valentine’s Day stuff, but I have a lot of older stuff like these Basic Grey papers and Penny Black stamp..

 

Here is this week’s sketch:

 

Last week, the first week of our blog, was a hit and I can’t wait to see everyone’s creations again! If you are able, I’d love to see you play along!

Here's how to play:

• Create a paper crafting project (card, scrap book page or 3D item), based on the sketch provided.
• Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code ISSC02), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post - not the generic link to your blog.
• A new challenge will be posted every Friday at 12.01 AM EST, and you have until noon on Wednesday EST to submit your entry.
• You may enter as many times as you like, but please provide a newly designed project with a new link for each additional project.
• We will choose the top 2 creations to be featured in our "Top 2 Thursday" post where we will announce who we have picked :) The winners will receive their very own iSpy Sketches blog badge!
• Don't forget that you may combine our challenges with others and use supplies from any company that you wish :)
• Have fun and we look forward to "spying:" your creations!

Today is day two of this month's new release from There She Goes, and we have another ADORABLE set for you to LOVE!! Friendship and coffee are a good blend to send greetings near and far. Torico has created a darling set to perk up the one "mug" you’ve been missing. An absolute must for those sweets and treats without all the calories!


Would you like to win the new Perk Up! stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday January 28th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.
Here is the list of designers participating today!!