TSG Sneak Peek -- Penguin Love

Happy Friday and one more day 'til Halloween!! Woohoo!
Today is the final day of TSG Sneak Peek & Blog Hop Challenge. Thank you so much for leaving all sweet words for my work. I never get tired of those treats :):):)
If you already started this blog hop and came from Julie's blog, you are on a right track. If you'd like to start this hop, you need to start from TSG blog for the detail. Don't miss the great challenge giveaway!!


Today's Sneak Peek is absolutely cute and sweet set, Penguin Love!! Those penguins are just as sweet as cotton candies!! The set is priced $23 with 55 images in 6 x 8 sheet. I'm not kidding!! The possibilities are endless :):)


For my card, I stamped the images on the circle mat using Memento tuxedo black. They were colored with Copics. Then I masked the images and sponged the mat with pink pirouette. The Stickles were added on the hat, snow & icicle. The greeting stamp has one more line but I masked them off when stamped. The snowflakes & swirl images was stamped on the blue designer paper randomly using baja breeze ink. To finish the card, I just added the ribbon & pearls ;)

- So, do you want to win Penguin sets??
All you have to do is to go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Penguin Love Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished commenting, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Blog hop challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own sets of two new Penguin Love set. The winner will be announced Saturday during the Release Party Chat.


Next, head on to the next hop, Sandra!!


Stamps: Penguin Love (TSG)
Paper: pink pirouette (SU), aqua mist, Everyday Blessings dp (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, lady bug (Tsukineko), pink pirouette, baja breeze (SU), Copic markers
Accessories: pearls, ribbon, Stickles
Tools: Nestabilities, border punch


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TSG Sneak Peek -- Holiday Mini Sets

Hello everyone, I hope you liked yesterday's TSG Sneak Peek :) We have more to show you!!
If you hopped over here from Julie's blog, you are on a right track. If not, you may want to start from TSG Blog for playing this Blog Hop challenge.

There She Goes are releasing two mini sets - Stick Together and HSH Hanukkah Additions. Both sets are great additions for your hand made Holiday cards. They can be used by itself to make beautiful creations or mixed & matched with the other TSG sets you already own!! The more wonderful thing is they are only $7 each!! Woohoo!!



I made four cards using Stick Together for today's Sneak Peek and There She Goes challenge 26 (TSG26) - 10 min. Holiday cards :) Since it took only less than 10 minutes to make one card, I changed the color combo for each one and made four :):) The set like Stick Together is just perfect to make non holiday related winter cards and send them out to friends and family who live in places where they celebrate Holidays other than Christmas -- like my friends and family in Japan :)



So, which color combo is your favorite??

- OK, do you want to win Holiday Mini sets??
All you have to do is to go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their mini sets Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished commenting, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Blog hop challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own sets of two new mini sets. The winner will be announced Saturday during the Release Party Chat.

Next, head on to the next hop, Sandra!!


Stamps: Stick Together (TSG)
Paper: pink passion, real red, not quite navy (SU), plum pudding (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: pink passion, green galore, real red, cool caribbean, not quite navy, pink pirouette (SU) Memento sweet plum, dandelion (Tsukineko), fresh snow (PTI)
Accessories: ribbons, rhinestones, Stickles



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TSG Sneak Peek -- HSH Holiday Additions

Hello everyone~
It's another fun TSG Sneak Peek day for you!! If you came from Julie's blog, you are on a right track. If not, I will recommend to go over TSG Blog to start this fun challenge.

Today's Sneak Peek set is called HSH (home sweet home) Holiday Additions. It's a huge set (42 stamps for only $23!) and you can mix & match with Home Sweet Home set that was released last month. It has everything you need to create your own warm and inviting holiday scene. Not only are there a ton of new images for your fireplaces but there are also larger images you can use independently on your projects for even more versatility!!


As you see, I didn't use the fireplace image...I thought this set worked with another wonderful set, Welcome Home. I was so glad I was right, lol.
I stamped the entrance scene and colored with Copics. Then I stamped the garland silhouette image with Memento cottage ivy and then stamped the garland line image with white pigment ink. The little red dots were drawn with Copic & red gel pen. The wreath image was made with the same way as the garland images and adhered on the door with dimensional adhesives. The bows were also colored with Copic, trimmed and adhered on the places as the photo shown. The sentiment from HSH HA set was stamped on the door mat with Memento cottage ivy.

- OK, do you want to win HSH Holiday Addtions??
All you have to do is to go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on thier HSH Holiday Additions Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished commenting, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Blog hop challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own set of HSH Holiday Additions. The winner will be announced Saturday during the Release Party Chat.


Now head on to the next hop, Sandra!! I know she has something fabulous to show you ;)


Stamps: HSH Holiday Addtions, Welcome Home (TSG)
Paper: garden green, so saffron, rose red (SU), classic ivory (Flourishes), designer paper (Basic Gray)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, cottage ivy VersaMagic sahara sand (Tsukineko), fresh snow (PTI), Copic markers, red gel pen
Accessories: pearls, flowers
Tools: branch punch, texture plate


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FTTC39 --Border Punches

To see There She Goes Sneak Peek & Blog Hop Challenge - Card Bins, please scroll down to the previous post. Thank you.

Hello everyone~
It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC39)! It is the last Tuesday of the month so we have a guest challenge host this week. Our challenge host is Kathy Jones (aka wattle) all the way from Australia. Thanks so much, Kathy for hosting a challenge with us. Kathy is challenging us to use border punches or borderbilities. You decide if you want to use just one border, different patterns, or layer several for a fanciful look. Whatever you decide, we would love to see what you create! Have fun with this one! The skies the limit!



On the Classic White cardstock, I stamped the wreath image using Seasonal Wreaths set and colored with Copics - Tea Rose Collection. Then I painted it with 2 way glue pen and sprinkled glitters over the image.
For the background, I used Basic Gray Eskimo Kiss and coordinated the colors from the designer paper. I made the 3 scalloped borders using the border punch and layered them. To show the scalloped details, I sponged the edges with white pigment ink. I also sponged the embossed mat with the same white ink.
The satin ribbon and pearls are added to complete the card.


Stamps: Seasonal Wreaths (Flourishes)
Paper: pink pirouette, cranberry crisp (SU), classic white (Flourishes), Eskimo Kiss dp (Basic Gray)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black (Tsukineko), fresh snow (PTI), Copic - Tea Rose colllection
Accessories: satin ribbon (Flourishes), pearls, glitter
Tools: border punch, Nestabilities, corner punch

Don't forget to check the rest of FOF's "border punch" creations!!

Kathy Jones

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Dee Jackson

Kim Crawford

Silke Ledlow

Thank you for stopping by.

TSG Sneak Peek -- Card Bins

Hello everyone and welcome to There She Goes Sneak Peek and Blog Hop challenge!! If you came from Julie's blog, you're on a right track. If not, you may want to start from TSG blog for the fun event! Today's sneak peek is about the CARD BINS that are back by popular demands! These simple bins are so wonderful to alter and store cards - about 40 cards if the cards have lots of layers! At only $2 a piece, I'm sure you will have a lot of fun of altering and stamping with your own taste :)




I decided to make my own card organizer following with Jessica's wonderful tutorial.
After taping the edge with masking tape and painted with white acrylic paints over the entire bin, I adhered the retired SU papers that the images were stamped using Act of Kindness set. The papers & the inside of the bin were also distressed with chalk ink. Then The flowers with the decorative brad, the satin ribbon and the pearls were added on the front.

The index pieces were made with the same dp and the brown cardstock. The labels were made using various greeting stamps and the oval & scalloped oval punches.



So, do you want to win this fabulous card bin?
Just go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Card Bin Blog Hop Challenge post. After you finish commenting, return to the TSG Blog to add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of the Blog hop challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive their very own card bin. The winner will be announced Saturday during the Release Party Chat.

The next hop is a fun & fabulous Trendsetter, Wendy!



Stamps: Act of Kindness (TSG). various stamps for labels
Paper: card bin (TSG) retired designer papers (SU), brown cardstock (Bazzils), classic ivory (Flourishes)
Ink: VersaCraft chocolate, VersaMagic sahara sand, Memento rich cocoa (Tsukineko), acrylic paint
Accessories: ribbon, flowers, brad, pearls
Tools: masking tape, oval punch, scalloped oval punch


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KS Monday -- OCT 26th, 2009

Happy Monday and welcome to Kitchen Sink Monday, everyone~
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was packed with events...I was worn out now, lol. Anyway, the football season is over for us and the next cheer competition will be on Nov 22nd :) My kids has worked so hard and I'm so proud of them!

Today's card was used Multi Step Harvest (again!). What can I say...I love the set so much!! I also made my own custom DP using one of leave images from Multi Step Big Leaves.
As you can see, I layered the flowers on the main mat and machine stitched around the edge of the background.



These are the steps I did for each image:
(flowers) 1st - Memento dandelion (1 x stamp off), repeat, 2nd - Memento bamboo leaves (1 x stamp off), repeat, 3rd - Memento bamboo leaves, 4th - Memento cantaloupe, 5th - Memento tangelo
(bushel) 3rd - Memento potter's clay, 2nd - potter's clay (1 x stamp off), repeat, 1st - potter's clay (1 x stamp off), 4th - Memento rich cocoa
(leaves) 1st - Memento pear tart, 2nd - pear tart, 3rd bamboo leaves


-Remember, you can always use the discount promotion code "MAKIKO10KSS" to get 10% off while you shop at KSS store!


Stamps: Multi Step Harvest, Muti Step Big Leaves (KSS)
Paper: barely banana (SU), dark chocolate, kraft, Everyday Blessings Dp (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, dandelion, cantaloupe, tangelo, pear tart, bamboo leaves, potter's clay (Tsukineko)
Accessories: ribbon, button, sewing thread, gold code
Tools: border punch, Nestabilities, sewing machine

Don't forget to check out the rest of KS Crew's projects!

Angela * Connie * Dee * Julie * Lisa * Lori * Lynn * Maria

Thank you for stopping by.

I'm still here

Hello and Happy Friday, everyone !!
I have been busy with my kids - the schedules are filled every day this week and weekend!
I've also been making projects for TSG Featured Trendsetter week, the Sneak Peeks & other samples for next week. My mind has wanted to post a card or two for the last couple days but my body just couldn't keep it up with, lol.
If you'd like to check my Featured Trendsetter projects over TSG blog, please click the links below.

Wednesday Trends - Custom DP

Dollar Find Friday - Star Ornament


I will be back on Monday for KS Monday. Thank you for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

TSG meets Tuesday Morning Sketches

Hello everyone~
This week, There She Goes is sponsoring the Tuesday Morning Sketches!!
By participating in this sketch, not only will you get to try out a fun, new layout but you will also have the opportunity to win a There She Goes stamp set!
Both the TSG Blog and the Tuesday Morning Sketches Blog will pick one lucky winner to win a There She Goes stamp set of their choosing!! (Valued at $15). So make sure you stop by both blogs and add your entry to double your chance to win!

Here is my take on the sketch!!

I hope you are still up for Halloween card, hee hee. I used HSH Halloween Additions for the entire card. I even stamped the background to make my own custom dp :) The main images were colored with Copics and the mat was sponged with Memento sweet plum. Both of back layers and the background layers were machine stitched. The ribbon & buttons were embellished to complete the card.



Stamps: HSH Halloween Additions (TSG)
Paper: sage shadow, Autumn Leaves dp (SU), summer sunrise, plum pudding, Bitty Dot Basics (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, sweet plum, tangelo, bamboo leaves (Tsukineko), Copic markers
Accessories: ribbon, buttons, sewing thread
Tools: Nestabilities, sewing machine



Thank you for stopping by.

FTTC38 -- Watercoloring

Hello everyone and Happy Birthday to my sweet friend Silke (aka sparklegirl)!! I hope you are having a wonderful b-day, girlfriend!

It's also time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - FTTC38! Dee Jackson is our challenge host this week. Dee is challenging us to watercoloring. We can use any medium for watercolor we choose and any theme we want. Pretty simple and straight forward. Looking forward to seeing what you create with the watercolor challenge!

My favorite water coloring technique is using reinker & an aqua painter. I prefer to use the aqua painter because I can control the amount of water better than regular brushes.
I stamped this beautiful image from Cottage Home stamp set on the watercolor paper. Then I stared coloring with various reinkers and distress inks. Twinkling H2Os chestnut brown was used for some shading, too. After the image was completely dried, I teared the colored image panel and edged with the brown ink. Then it was mounted on the designer paper. To finish the card, the ribbon & the pearls are added.

Don't forget to check the rest of FOF's watercolor creations!!

Betty Wright

Cindy Haffner

Dee Jackson

Kim Crawford

Silke Ledlow

Stamps: Cottage Home (Flourishes)
Paper: bravo burgundy, old olive (SU) watercolor paper (Carson), designer paper (Basic Gray)
Ink: India black (Superior), reinker - old olive, so saffron, bravo burgundy, bordering blue (SU) distress ink - broken china, pine needles, scattered straw, fired brick, spiced marmalade, fade jeans, weathered wood, brushed corduroy, vintage photo, black soot (Ranger), Twinkling H2Os - chestnut brown
Accessories: ribbon, pearls - available at Flourishes
Tools: border punch, scalloped oval punch


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KS Monday -- OCT 19th, 2009

Hello and Happy Kitchen Sink Monday, everyone~
Last week, Kitchen Sink released 3 new stamp sets! For today's my card, I used 2 of the newest sets - Multi Step Trees and Multi Step Harvest (the greeting) and the newer set -Multi Step Pumpkins. All of the recent releases work each other so wonderfully!!

The tree image were stamped each step with the inks, shown below and then stamped step 1 with VersaMark again. After it was heat embossed with clear EP, I sponged the ground and sky with using masking technique.
The each pumpkin was stamped, trimmed and simply placed with dimensional adhesives.


These are the steps I did for each image:
(tree) 1st - Memento tangelo (1 x stamp off), repeat, 2nd - tangelo, 3rd - Memento rich cocoa, 4th - rich cocoa (stamp off), 5th - rich cocoa
(pumpkin) 3rd - Memento cantaloupe, 2nd - cantaloupe, 1st - cantaloupe (1 x stamp off), repeat, 4th - Memento tangelo, 5th -tangelo
(stem) 1st - Memento rich cocoa (1 x stamp off), 2nd - Memento rich cocoa

-Remember, you can always use the discount promotion code "MAKIKO10KSS" to get 10% off while you shop at KSS store!

-The deadline of KS Crew challenge #18 (KSCC#18) - Easy as 1, 2, 3 is on Friday, Oct 23rd. You have a chance to win a gift certificate to spend at KSS store!!



Stamps: Multi Step Trees, Multi Step Pumpkins, Multi Step Harvest (KSS)
Paper: pumpkin pie (SU), summer sunrise, dark chocolate, kraft (PTI), classic white (Flourishes)
Ink: Memento rich cocoa, cantelope, tangelo, pear tart, VearsaMark (Tsukineko) , bashful blue (SU), fresh snow (PTI),
Accessories: dew drops, sewing thread
Tools: top note die, Nestabilities, CB embossing folder, sewing machine

Don't forget to check out the rest of KS Crew's projects!

Angela * Connie * Dee * Julie * Lisa * Lori * Lynn * Maria

Thank you for stopping by.