Stampin' In Alaska

**Scroll down for the Create With TLC Blog Hop post** A quick post with my take on this week's There She Goes sketch challenge . Here's the sketch provided: Here's my take on this week's sketch: The image is from "Poultry in Motion" by TSG was paper pieced and colored with Copic markers.  The designer papers are from MME Reunion and the sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy.  Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Good morning!  The time we've all been waiting for has finally arrived!  It's time for another Create With TLC Blog Hop ! This month's theme is "Celebrating Children" in honor of Children's Day.  Paulette and the TLC Creations Design Team have lots of inspiration and goodies to share with you today!  If you arrived here from Create with TLC blog , you are in the right place.  If not, you'll want to start at the beginning at the Create with TLC blog and hop from there so you don't miss a single thing! Paulette has generously provided all the digi images we have used on our creations as freebies that you can pick up at every stop.  To download the images, simply click on the image then right click and save it to your computer. Here's my creation using this sweet vintage image: The image was colored with bleach to achieve the tone-on-tone effect.  You can find a great tutorial on the "Bleached out image" technique HERE on S...

Mark your calendars to join in on another fun blog hop with Create With TLC . Date:  September 30 Theme:  Celebrating Children, in honor of Children's Day in October As always, Paulette will have lots of freebies for the design team to give away.  So, be sure to hop along for the inspiration and free digital image! And there's more -- Everyone who promotes the HOP on their blog with a post the badge above will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Gift Certificate to the store.  So, create your post and send an email to tlc4lo @ ca.rr.com.  Two of these will be drawn  Good Luck!

It's time for another Sweet 'n Sassy digi challenge!  This week our challenge is to make a square card or cubic project. Here's my square card using " Save the Turkeys " digital stamp: Here is an open view of my square easel card: Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... ~Please use digital images ONLY for the challenge. ~You don't have to use SNSS digi images to play along but we sure do love when you do! ~When uploading to online galleries, please use keyword SNSDC73 . Every card you enter throughout September , you will get one entry to be eligible for winning 3 digis of your choice from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store. Be sure to play along every week. Every week, we spotlight one participant who uses SNSS digi images for their card or project. Thanks for stopping by to take a closer look!  Don't forget to check out all of the design team inspiration.  

I couldn't resist playing along with the Sweet Stop sketch this week.  I just loved the sketch and immediately had an idea for a Thanksgiving card to add to my stash. Here's the sketch: Here's what I came up with using the sketch: The pumpkins have been bleached and the leaves were colored with Copic Markers.  I have been playing with the "Bleached out images" technique all week and having so much fun!  I really like the effect and it's so easy.  The designer papers are from MME "Reunion" and the base is Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake.  The image and sentiment are from Sweet 'n Sassy "Autumn Bounty". Thanks for taking a closer look!

Click HERE or scroll down for the Sweet 'n Sassy blog hop. It's time for a new challenge on the Can You Digi It? blog .  This week we are asking you to help celebrate the end of summer by creating a card which showcases the colors of "Indian Summer". Below is our inspiration piece: Here is my card using the colors of "Indian Summer": I have used " Script Flowers " by LilyPink Designs for my card.  The flowers were colored with Tim Holtz distress reinkers and a watercolor brush.  The flower centers were filled with Stickles for added dimension and the script background was sponged with Memento ink.  The entire digital image panel has been layered on cheesecloth, Stampin' Up!  Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke card stock.  The sentiment was layered and machine stitched.  The finished card size is 4 x 4.5. Thanks for taking a closer look!  Hope you get a chance to pull out some digital images and play along this week.

***If you are looking for the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog Hop and September digi Release you can scroll down or click HERE It's time for another " Show Me " with Sassy Cheryl and all of the ladies.  It's a fun way to see what's going on and possibly win a free Sassy Cheryl image! Well, I guess the first day of Fall was actually yesterday.  I didn't have my camera along yesterday, but got a few shots of the Fall colors on our walk today.  These were taken at one of the Anchorage area dog parks.  Of course, our labs love this park because of the huge lake!  They would swim all day if we let them. The University Lake dog park Bud (11 years old) and Gingersnap (2 years old) Unfortunately, the beautiful Fall colors don't usually last long in Alaska.  We generally get lots of heavy rain and winds which blow the leaves away very early.  Then the s-n-o-w (four letter word) will follow! Have a great week where ever you may be on this first officia...

IT IS TIME FOR ANOTHER SWEET `N SASSY DIGI CHALLENGE, BUT TODAY WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ADD SOMETHING MORE! The Sweet `n Sassy Digi Challenge ladies are bringing you a Fun Blog Hop for our September Digi Release!! While you're hopping, be sure to leave some love on each of the blog hop posts…One of the ladies below is a mystery blogger and she will be picking a random winner from the comments on her blog post!! The winning prize will be the whole  September Digi Release !!  (The winner will be announced here on  Friday, September 28th. )  Before we get to the challenge for this week how about we share those new digis.... 4 Petaled Flowers $4.00 Pumpkin Kitty $3.00   Happy Flowers $3.00 Autumn Collage $4.00   And now for today's challenge: Add  "Scoring" for your creation! Close up showing the scored background I got to play with the new Pumpkin Kitty image.  ...