Welcome to the Little Treasures Blog Hop!
Woot! Technique Tuesday’s Stamping Techs are blog hopping again!
This month, we are playing with Technique Tuesday’s Little Treasures stamp sets.
These affordable little stamp sets are a great way to try out Technique Tuesday’s stamps. They sell for just $2.99 each. From ones of flowers to ones with Ali Edwards’ handwriting, there are a lot to choose from. I chose to use my favourite snowflake set, Flurry!

My favourite thing about this set is all of the different sizes and types of snowflakes they managed to fit in the tiny little package…. AND there’s a wonderful shabby sentiment to boot! How can you not love that??!! I cut the tag out with a Tim Holtz Sizzix die from blue cardstock and stamped snowflakes in various blue inks… Then I inked the edges and sprayed the whole thing with a few different blue and white glimmer mists to enhance the snowy look/feel. A gorgeous Prima flourish and some pleated ribbon and this is ready to go on a gift bag… SOON!
Be sure to check out the blogs of everyone taking part in today’s blog hop.
Tanis
Ashley
Charlene
Daniela
Tobi <---- you’re here.
Laura
Sharyn
Kris
Jaclyn
Teri
We want to give some Little Treasures stamps to two of you out there today.
From the comments received on all the blogs, we will pick one lucky person to win the Love Makes the World Go Round stamp set.
We’ll also pick one person to win the A Million and One by Ali Edwards stamp set.
You don’t need to comment on all the blogs to be eligible to win. But the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!
Comments must be posted by midnight on Nov. 30th. The winner will be announced on Dec. 1^st sometime on the Technique Tuesday blog.
Thanks for stopping by!

Today marks the last day of sneak peeks for this month’s TSG new releases and Torico is in the mood to make winter all warm and cheery. She has illustrated a fabulous set that will keep you in stitches or get you in the mood to make gingerbread houses and sugar cookies. The set includes hearts, stars, and snowflakes to create a one of a kind snowman or holiday tree. This set also includes six dies – so warm up your die cutting machine and let the baking begin. What set wouldn’t be complete without a few sentiments to add to your winter projects?
When I’m using multiple images from one set I find it a real time saver to come up with one layout, one set of papers, and one colour scheme. This make the time fly and takes a lot of guess-work out of the decision process… (I don’t know about you, but deciding what papers, which stamp set, what size card takes the most time…) Here are my cards:

I used Copic Marker families: E30s, E70s, B40s and YR07

Patterned papers are My Mind’s Eye with a little distressing and sewing around the edges.

Warmest Wishes is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 23 stamps and six dies and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Warmest Wishes 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.

No two snowflakes are alike…each with a beauty of their own and Melyssa Connolly has captured the beauty of snowflakes in this new Holly Jolly set that are sure to make you wish it were snowing. This amazing set also includes a die! It’s a fabulous versatile set that will surely bring a holiday glisten to your projects – all you need to add is the glitter!

Holly Jolly is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 35 stamps and one die and will sell for $31.50.

Would you like to win the new Holly Jolly 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 November 26th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

1.	Angela	7.	Jessica	13.	Melyssa
2.	Corinna	8.	Jessie	14.	Theresa
3.	Debby	9.	Julie	15.	Tobi
4.	Holly	10.	Karen	16.	Torico
5.	Iwona	11.	Lynn	17.	Jenny
6.	Jackie	12.	Melissa

Holiday Ribbons is a 2x3 mini-set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $4.
Just when you thought the World’s Best & Die stamp set couldn’t get any better…here comes another fabulous set illustrated by Melyssa Connolly to add snowmen, reindeer, and angels on the tails of your ribbon or flowers of the World’s Best stamp set. What a great set this will be to dress up a holiday bottle of cheer!


Wishing You is a 3x4 mini-set that includes a total of 6 stamps and will sell for $7.
Holidays are not complete without all the wishes of the seasons. Jessica has illustrated a beautiful set of timeless sentiments so that you’ll never be at a loss for words. This mini set would complement the collection of holiday stamps sets released this month!
What images come to mind when you hear sleigh bells ringing? Santa and his eight tiny reindeer of course! Torico has illustrated the perfect mini set to create your winter wonderland scene. This is the perfect set to create holiday tags, cards, and gift boxes. A complete must have.

Hohoho is a 3x4 mini-set that includes a total of 9 stamps and will sell for $7.

Would you like to win the new Hohoho, Holiday Ribbons, and Wishing You 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.

1.	Angela	7.	Jenny	13.	Melissa
2.	Corinna	8.	Jessica	14.	Melyssa
3.	Debby	9.	Jessie	15.	Theresa
4.	Holly	10.	Julie	16.	Tobi
5.	Iwona	11.	Karen	17.	Torico
6.	Jackie	12.	Lynn

Here’s a quick card made really easy by picking some patterned papers that are a real focal point. Some design details to note:

• The violin music in the background (Echo Park Victoria Gardens) was slightly distressed with an edge scraper and a little Vintage Photo distress ink.
• The large flower was originally white and I sprayed it with a few glimmer mists and added some Rock Candy Distress Stickles for a little bling.
• The brown scalloped piece was first die-cut with a Spellbinders die then I added an SRM sticker sentiment and some white dashes with a gel pen to highlight the scallops a little more.. (Dark scalloped paper tends to get lost against a busier background)

Thanks for stopping by!

Continuing my love-affair with all things distressed, glimmer-misted and tagged I have some new goodies to show you today. As you saw a few weeks ago I designed a class of 5 tags that I will be teaching at Clipper Street in November and December and they were such a hit that I quickly designed 5 more and added a second class! I taught the first class the other night and I was blown away by all of the ladies’ creativity and I can’t wait to teach the rest of the classes… I am going to show you a few tags that are in the “Tim-spiration Tags 2” class… If you’re in the area I would love it if you joined me!

 

A little paper pleating on the bottom…

Using some unique materials to stamp with…

Doing my best to re-create a nice patina on the snowflake.

That’s all for now. I have a little tutorial brewing that I will share in the next few days. For now, happy stamping!

Hey there readers! It’s been busy as ever here at the Tobi residence and this is a mighty challenging week.. In addition to my regular teaching job I have to work every single night, and Saturday. These weeks are the ones that give me grey hair, I tell ya. Good thing I just coloured it, haha!! I have been busy doing behind-the-scenes crafty stuff, though and one of the main projects I’ve been working on is getting cards/tags ready to go to the flower shop! I stopped in there the other day and discovered that over half of my cards have sold over the past month and the card rack is in dire need of replenishing!! So that got added onto the “to do” list and in spare moments when I haven’t been in a zombie-like state in my bed I’ve been crafting… Here’s one of my favourite recent creations:

This is a tag made from red cardstock and misted with a few different red glimmer mists. After the glimmer mists were dry I stamped a few images onto the background with Glimmer Glaze (it’s like nail polish).. One of the things I love about Glimmer Glaze is it acts like a resist to ink.. Once the glaze was dry I inked the edges and the whole card with Vintage Photo distress ink and the glaze resisted the ink thus popping out from the background!!

 

Fun stuff and you really can’t make a wrong turn with any of these products.. You just keep layering and layering until you’re happy.. I finished off the tag with a little Melissa Frances die cut and a little black lace.

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In other news, I have to update you guys in case you haven’t heard about Katie Renz. You will remember the blog hop I participated in a few weeks ago that was raising money for Katie’s children because Katie was dying from stage 4 gastric cancer. She passed away this morning surrounded by family and friends peacefully in her sleep. (Read her husband’s last few posts here…) Even though I’ve never met her (or maybe I have and didn’t know it – we live about 30 minutes away from each other) her story has been on my mind constantly since I was introduced to her and her lovely blog. I kept going back to her post in December when she found out the source of her stomach aches was inoperable cancer and she was handed a death sentence. She handled herself with grace and courage and I could only hope to persevere as long as she did if I was ever faced with a similar challenge. My thoughts are with her husband and children as they face the next few horrible days without their mom and wife and I hope that they find peace knowing that Katie is finally at rest.

 

You can still help out Katie’s family by purchasing products created especially for this cause at i {heart} papers. Thank you to all who were able to contribute.

Take care

 

Have you seen this week’s There She Goes challenge: Au Natural? The challenge is simple: use twine, burlap, hemp etc somewhere on your card/project, upload it to a blog or gallery and link your creation on the TSG Blog! This is my second creation for the challenge and I used a couple different varieties of twine: natural hemp twine, and some yellow baker’s twine.

I created this tag from Bazzill double-thick paper (makes a great card-base as well as a firm tag) and some Basic Grey and My Mind’s Eye patterned papers. The focal image was stamped with a few stamps from the World’s Best stamp set and cut out with the coordinating die cut set. I love how whimsical and light this tag ended up being. I splattered a little Glimmer Mist amongst the butterflies and on the background so the white wasn’t so stark… This tag will be a hard one to give away.. LOL

 

Talk you soon!! And I hope to see you play along with the challenge if you can!

Hello!

Welcome to October’s Technique Tuesday Stamping Tech Blog Hop!

It’s the time of year to give thanks to the important people in our lives. So this month, the Stamping Techs want to share with you some fabulous thank you cards.

I pulled out the adorable set Fruit Stand (now 35% off!!!) and made a card featuring the happy little strawberries. I stamped the berries with red pigment ink and stamped the tops separately and cut them out. I added glitter to the tops and to the dots on the berries with a glue pen and loose glitter. I don’t know what it is about strawberries, but they always say gingham to me.. Is that weird?? Anyway, I paired the image with some floral October Afternoon paper as well as gingham paper and ribbon to finish it off!

Be sure to check out the blogs of everyone taking part in today’s blog hop:

Tanis

Ashley

Charlene

Daniela

Tobi <---- you’re here.

Laura

Sharyn

Kris

Jaclyn

Teri

 

We want to give thanks to one of you for taking part in the blog hop today.

From the comments received on all the blogs, we will pick one lucky person to win one the I Pick You stamp set. This is one of TT’s newest stamp sets! You don’t need to comment on all the blogs to be eligible to win. But the more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! Comments must be posted by midnight on Nov. 2nd. The winner will be announced on Nov. 3rd sometime on the Technique Tuesday blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

This week our challenge is brought to us by our Trendsetter of the week- Jenny! She has challenged us to make a card going Au Naturale!!! In other words, we want to see you use Jute, hemp, burlap, twine etc on your card. Since it’s Hallowe’en I thought I would incorporate the challenge into a spooky card that I made for Phoenix’s teacher…

To make this almost one layer card I sprayed the green patterned paper (it has a very subtle pattern…) with a few different green glimmer mists. One of the bottles was clogged so I ended up getting very mad at it and practically THREW the mist at the paper which worked out quite nicely in the end.. LOL! The big splatters are my favourite part. Once I was done misting I stamped the bats and sentiment from the Bugs and Hisses set and added the black twine and Spider Web die cut.

To be eligible for the giveaway, you are to create a card using natural items, and then come back to the TSG Blog to add your name and a link to your project in the InLinkz that is located at the bottom of the challenge post. This challenge is open until the winner has been announced on the following Monday (November 7th). The winner will get a $5 gift certificate to use in the TSG Web store!

Kids love to countdown the days until Christmas is finally here and with this new set illustrated by Torico, you are going to have just as much fun creating a countdown advent calendar! With 25 different adorable holiday images and two sets of numbers the possibilities are endless! To make this set even more useable, there are two decorative circles and two decorative squares that were designed to be used with a 1 3/8” punch!!

I decided to cut out some of the cute little images and make some ornaments/tags with them. These came together really quickly once the colouring was done. (I used watercolour crayons and a water pen)

Would you like to win the new No Peeking! 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 October 29th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

1.	Angela	7.	Jenny	13.	Melissa
2.	Corinna	8.	Jessica	14.	Melyssa
3.	Debby	9.	Jessie	15.	Sandra
4.	Holly	10.	Julie	16.	Tobi
5.	Iwona	11.	Karen	17.	Torico
6.	Jackie	12.	Lynn

It’s day two of sneak peeks with the There She Goes design team and we have another fabulous set from Torico – she’s showing off her range of creativity. Whip us some delicious greetings with the new Bon Appetit set. From the succulent turkey to steamin’ hot pie create some mouth-watering table settings and pass down secret family recipes for generations to come. Compliments of Chef Torico!



Don’t ask me why I’ve been on a tag kick lately, but I can tell you that they’re really fun. I cut some white cardstock to a standard #8 tag size (approx. 3 1/8 x 6 1/4) and layered some of my most coveted patterned papers (October Afternoon) on top. I die cut a couple of Spellbinders shapes and adhered them with foam dots. Now.. Who should I invite over for dinner???

Bon Appétit is a 4x8 set that includes a total of 31 stamps and will sell for $18.

Would you like to win the new Bon Appétit 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.


1. Angela  7. Julie  13. Theresa  2. Corinna  8. Karen  14. Tobi  3. Debby  9. Lynn  15. Torico  4. Holly  10. Melissa  16. Jessie  5. Iwona  11. Melyssa  17. Jenny  6. Jessica  12. Sandra  


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 October 29th with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Welcome to There She Goes’ October new release sneak peeks!! The seasons are changing and it’s time to add some rich colors and beautiful leaves to our paper crafting projects! Autumn mini set has a bunch of different leaves each with a fun pattern that you are going to love to use!

I stamped the images onto kraft cardstock. They were then adhered to the tag with foam dots. The tags was a mish-mash of techniques, but mostly I just inked it up using a bunch of different distress inks and shook a little distress embossing powder in the one corner. I love these yummy fall colours together!

I started the tag off by tearing some post-its for masks and sponged the hills. Then I took the reverse of the post-its and masked off the hills so I could sponge the sky! Then I stamped the images (from the NEW Bugs and Hisses set from There She Goes) in dark black ink to complete the scene. After all the ink was dry I covered the whole scene with Versamark and covered it in UTEE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel) four times. I did it four times so the coating could get nice and thick so I could do this:



- crack it and make it look awesome!!

Fun project, eh? Have a great Thursday, and thank you to everyone who supported the Swimming for Katie fundraiser. It was an honour to take part…

From October 10-12 some of the best stampers are joining together to support and encourage our friend and fellow stamper, Katie Renz, who is currently battling inoperable gastric cancer. If you're not familiar with her, Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here. The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here.



To help raise money for Katie, Creating for Causes has generously donated a FREE ticket (value: $249.95) to one of their upcoming 3-day Scrap & Stamp Retreats.
The winner of the free ticket will enjoy 3 days of non-stop fun and creativity with fellow scrappers, stampers and paper crafters, and can choose between the Charlotte, NC Scrap & Stamp Ritzy Retreat at The Ritz-Carlton on October 21-23 or the Orlando, FL Scrap & Stamp Retreat at the Marriott World Center on November 4-6. Both retreats promise to spoil you and provide 48-straight hours of creating, camaraderie and fun! To learn more about the events, please visit: http://www.creatingforcauses.org/our-events/scrapbook-events/.
Not only will you be raising money for Katie by making a donation, you get a chance to win a wonderful weekend getaway for yourself! And, because all of Creating for Causes' events are charity events that raise money for local charities, you'll be giving back twice.
Here's how it works: Simply make a $33 donation (or more) for Katie and indicate that you want to be entered in the Creating for Causes Retreat ticket drawing. Everyone who makes a qualifying donation will be entered into the drawing and one lucky person will be attending this 3-day retreat for FREE! That lucky person could just be you!  (If you have already donated and wish to be included, just email kate(at) iheartpapers (dot) com)
DEADLINE TO ENTER FOR THIS GIVEAWAY IS FRIDAY 9PM EST, although other donations will be accepted for weeks to come.
 Here is everyone participating in today's hop. Check out all of the amazing creations:
Amy Heller
Jackie Pedro
Julie Masse
Kecia Waters
Sandie Dunne
Susan Liles
Latisha Yoast
Laurie Schmidlin
Lisa Arana
Lisa Henke
Lisa Silver
Lydia Fiedler
Lyn Bernatovich
Lynette
Maria Gurnsey
Meg Craig
Melissa Bickford
Michelle Woerner
Mona Pendleton
Niki Estes
Robyn Weatherspoon
Sarah Jay
Sarah Martina Parker
Savannah O'Gwynn
Stephanie Washburn
Susanna Boyd
Tobi Crawford (you are here)
Julie Lacey
Kim Kesti
Shemaine Smith
Danielle Lounds
Debbie Carriere
DoBea A.
Fran Gumprecht
Geny Cassady
Gina K.
Holly McMillen
Jak Heath
Javablustamper/Jacquie
Kimberly Crawford
Jeanne Streiff
Trudy Sjolander