New Sets Available Tomorrow!

Hello again!  I have four more cards to share today.  All with lovely new sets available tomorrow at Clear Dollar Stamps.  The first card is made with the "Roses to Die For" set.  I cut my roses and leaves out by hand, and it made me wish I had the Blooming Bouquet die set to make the job so much easier!!

CDS Set: Roses to Die For

Ink: Memento Black, Aged Linen Distress Ink

CS: Kraft, Orange, White, DP from Stash

Copics: YR02, Y17, Y21, YG03, YG11

Accessories and Tools: Pearls, Button, Lace Doily Punch, Spellbinder Labels Eight Die, Sewing Machine

Next up we have the Hydrangea set.  When I looked them up online, I found that they can be a number of different colors.  I chose white, cuz it was easy to color.  LOL!!

CDS Set: Hydrangea
Ink: Memento Black, Dessert Sand
Cardstock: White, Misc DP scraps, Neenah Cream (CDS)
Copics: E41, YG03, YG11, BG10, Y21
Accessories: Scissors, Pearls, Ribbon, Caramel Marker, Sewing Machine, CB Dotted Folder, Oval Punch

Then, we have LadyBug Hugs.  Don't you just love the cute liitle heart antennae??? :-)

CDS Stamps Used: Ladybug Hugs

Ink: Memento Black, Rhubarb, Dessert Sand

Cardstock: White, DCWV Mat Stack, CDS Mud Pie, Kraft

Copics: E37, E41, E47, R24, Promarkers

Accessories & Tools: Fancy Labels Die, Circle Punch, Scalloped Circle Die, Sponge, Brads

And, finally, this month's Stamp of the Month - "Yearly Occasions".   This is a *must have* set for special occasions...  Veteran's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day, Easter...  They are all covered!  Oh!  The cute little corner flourishes are from the Cross Messages Additions set that you may have seen yesterday.

CDS Set: Yearly Occasions
Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink
CS: Kraft, Neenah Ivory, DP from Stash
Accessories & Tools: Pearl, Scalloped Square Punch, Sewing Machine

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to visit Lori's blog for the full reveals and my other DT sisters for more inspiration.

As a side note...  I'll be stepping away from doing previews for a few months to spend some extra time concentrating on GraceWorks, so be sure to mark Lori's blog so you don't miss next month's release!!  I'll still be stamping,  I'll just be free to show the cards as I make them, rather than hoarding them for the end of the month.  LOL!!  ☺  I hope you'll stay around!

Blessings!

Tricia

March Sneak Peeks Start Today!

Clear Dollar Stamps is coming out with some lovely sets this month!  My first card uses a beautiful set called Cross Messages, that has a coordinating set of dies and an "Additions" set as well.  

CDS Set: Cross Messages
Ink: Palette Black, SU White, CDS Tropical Mist
CS: Kraft, White, Muted Blue
Accessories & Tools: Pearls, CB Folder, Sewing Machine

I used one of my favorite sets this month - "Scriptures of Peace" - to make this card.  I found the Basic Grey paper at my LSS' "Going out of Business" sale and the colors just radiated the calm, happy peace that we can have when our mind is focused on trusting in Christ.  I pray that you have that confidence in Him!

CDS Set Used: Scriptures of Peace

Ink: Memento Black, Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal

CS: Light Orange, White, Pink CS; Basic Grey & KI DP

Accessories & Tools: Buttons, DMC Floss, Spellbinder Circle Die, Sewing Machine

Be sure to visit Lori's blog for the full reveals and then hop through the other DT gals blogs in my sidebar.  There's lots of inspiration to share today and tomorrow!

Blessings!

Tricia

More Sneak Peeks!

I always look forward to the Clear Dollar Stamp of the Month and this month is no exception!  

"A Friend in Need" is perfect for those cards of encouragement that we should all be writing!!

Don't forget to check out Lori's blog for the full stamp set reveals and my design team sisters for more  samples, and I'll see you on Saturday, the 1st, for the Tag, You're It blog hop!!!

Blessings!

Tricia

Card Details:

Stamps/Images: A Friend in Need - Jan SOM
Cardstock/Papers: Prism Green, October Afternoon DP, White, K&Co DP, Powder Puff (CDS)
Inks/Markers: Spring Leaf (CDS), Memento Black, Tropical Mist (CDS), YG03, YG11, BG10, R20, R22, R24, Y17, E33, E31
Accents/Tools: Sewing Machine, Micro Brads, Sponge, Oval & Rectangle Dies, Mini ZigZag Scissors
Techniques: Tone on Tone Stamping


Stamps/Images: A Friend in Need - Jan SOM
Cardstock/Papers: Prism Greens, K&Co DP
Inks/Markers: Mud Pie, Pineapple Twist, Hot Cocoa, Tropical Mist Tombows
Accents/Tools: White Gel Pen, Brads, Corduroy Brads, Pearls, Circle Nestibilities
Techniques: Paper Piercing, Watercolor

January Sneak Peeks!

Can you believe that it is going to be 2011 in just a few days???  Wow!  And, of course, I have some new stamps to show you, that will be released on January 1st.  Yay!!

The Loving Critters set is perfect for Valentine's Day. (Yes!  It's coming sooner than you think!)  I made the first card for my DH, so it uses the browns and blues and I kept it very clean and simple.

This next project is a little matchbook notepad that I wanted to decorate and put in my purse.  I colored the penguin's iceberg as a stump so it would be good for more than one season.

Along with the sets, there are some single stamps being release as well.  I used the new John 14:1 stamp for this card and kept the colors soft and muted to make it suitable for a more somber occasion.  The little sprig stamped in the background is from the Heartfelt Sentiments set.

There are so many samples to see today!  I hope you'll stop by Lori's blog to see the full sheets and then visit  my design team sisters for more inspiration!

Oh!  And don't forget the blog hop coming up on Saturday, January 1st!  You *definitely* won't want to miss it!!

See you tomorrow for more previews!

Tricia

Card Details:


Luv U -
Stamps/Images: Critter Love
Cardstock/Papers: Hot Cocoa, Imaginesce DP, Olive
Inks/Markers: E31, E33, E37, E43, E41, YG95
Accents/Tools: Green Button, Twine, Scalloped Rectangle Die, Mud Pie Ribbon, Sponge, Glue, Sewing Machine
Techniques: Clouds, Paper Piecing


Notebook -
Stamps/Images: Critter Love
Cardstock/Papers: Bubble Gum, White
Inks/Markers: Olive, Tangelo, Hot Cocoa, Billowing Clouds, Wild Huckleberry, Pineapple Twist, Cotton Candy, Mud Pie Tombow Markers
Accents/Tools: Pearls, Oval & Scalloped Oval Nestibilities, Watercolor Brush, Notebook from $1 Store
Techniques: Watercolor

The Light of Winter

What fun I have had with this Capella paper kit!! Today I used another new set from Clear Dollar called The Light of Winter. I started with a sketch I'd used on a card a month or so ago... and ended up with something entirely different. LOL! :-) This particular card features the billowing clouds velvet ribbon and rhinestones. *So* vintage-y and pretty!! I watercolored with my Tombow markers again. They give such an illusion of depth and shadows.

Here's another card with the candle from The Light of Winter along with the single sentiment Let God's Light Shine. And, of course, more paper and embellishments from my Capella Paper kit. I used my Copics for this card, and made the "candlelight" with pastels. All the details for both cards are down below.

Be sure to visit the other designers' blogs today! There are more samples and sets to be seen!

Here's todays' list...

Lori, Laurie, Angela, Katie, Barb, Lisa, Nancy, Stacy, Cassie, Trudy, Gloria, Kim

Joy
CDS Stamps Used: The Light of Winter
Ink: Memento Black, Not Quite Navy
Cardstock: Capella Paper Kit, Tan CS
Heavyweight Watercolor Paper
Markers Used: Tombow Almond, Mud Pie, Hot Cocoa, Smoke Stack, Billowing Clouds, Pineapple Twist, Pretty Porcelain, Smoke Stack, Melon
Tools & Accessories: Watercolor brush, sponge, River Rock Ink, Oval & Scalloped Oval dies, twine, Rhinestones, ribbon, flower, button from Capella Paper Kit, sewing machine

God's Light
CDS Stamps Used: The Light of Winter
Ink: Memento Black, CDS Spring Green
Cardstock: Capella Paper Kit, Naturals Ivory CS
Markers Used: Copics: YG63, YG11, YR000, YR21, E37, E33, E31, E41,
Tools & Accessories: sponge, Cocoa Ink, Circle & Scalloped Oval dies, brads & flower from Capella Paper Kit, sewing machine, Martha Stewart leaf punch, pastels, CB embossing folder

Get Well Critters

I have the sweetest set to share with you today! It's called Get Well Critters and it will be released by Clear Dollar Stamps on November 1st. When I saw this set in this month's lineup, I just knew I had to have it! It not only has the typical cold/flu kind of "get wells" - but this adorable mousey with it's band-aid can be used for a surgery, a long-term illness, a child's illness, and even broken bones. And the "feel better" saying is just perfect with it.

I was excited to be able to use the Capella Paper Kit that came out a month or so ago for my preview cards this month. I really stuck with the papers and embellishments that came with the kit for this card, with the exception of the thin brown ribbon through my button. I use lots of punches with the card, though! I pulled out my Scalloped Circle Punch, my Circle Punch (the smallest layer is a Nestie, though), my spiral notebook punch, and my word window punch. And I used one of my fall-to sketches to make my card come together quickly.

Here's another card with the ingredients from the Capella kit and the Get Well Critters set. This time I chose the adorable turtle from the set and pulled my colors from the green designer paper. I watercolored with my Clearly Coordinating Tombow markers and used some of the embellishments in the kit. Like a crocheted flower. Wow. SO pretty. I used a copic marker (YG91, I think) to tone down the brad a little before I attached it.

I would *highly* recommend one of the paper kits. It's so easy to put cards together when all of the matching is done for you! By the way, did you see the Wintertime Kisses kit?? I have that on my list next. I love it!

Here's a list of today's designers...

Lori, Laurie, Angela, Katie, Barb, Christi, Shell, Lisa, Nancy, Stacy

Feel Better

CDS Stamps: Get Well Critters

Ink: Memento Black

Paper: Capella Paper Kit

Markers: Slate, Shale (Promarkers), YG63, BG10, E41, E55, T3, C1, E49

Tools & Accessories: Circle Nesties, Circle Super Jumbo Punch, Scalloped Circle Mega Punch, Sewing Machine, Button, Ribbon, Word Window punch, brads, Spiral Punch, Pop Dots, Adhesive Gun

Got Sniffles?
CDS Sets Used: Get Well Critters
Ink: Memento Black
Cardstock: Capella Paper Kit (CDS)
Tombow Markers Used: Toasted Almond, Hot Cocoa, Mud Pie, Spring Leaf, Ripe Olive, Pineapple Twist, Cream Soda, Grey
Tools & Accessories: Nesties Labels 5, Watercolor Brush, Capella Paper Kit Flower, Brad & Ribbon, Sewing Machine, Sponge & Cocoa Ink

What a Pane

Hello all! Today is a new digital release day over at Clear Dollar Stamps! I have a fun set to show you today. It's called "What a Pane" and has four cute images along with 4 sentiments. It's perfect for birthday cards, friendship cards and autumn cards. I'm sure you'll love it!

I colored my image with light copics and then shaded with prismacolor pencils and oms. I tried to darken the colors a little with my photo editing program, but then my rust button turned bright red, so I decided to leave it. :-)

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog to see all of the sets being released today!!

Blessings!

Tricia

CDS STAMPS USED: What A Pane Digi
CS/PAPERS: Olive, Toasted Almond (CDS), River Rock
MARKERS: YR02, Y21, E51, E41, E33, YG91 (I shaded with prismacolors)
ACCENTS/TOOLS: MS Doily Punch, Ribbon, Button, Scrapper's Floss, Scalloped Circle Punch, Word Window Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
COLORING: Copic markers

Day 1 of Sneak Peeks!

Good Monday Morning to you all!

Today is the first day of the Clear Dollar Sneak Peeks and I have a beautiful new set to share with you called Autumn Blessings. If you jump over to Lori's blog, you can see the full set with all the sentiments. I just love the font of the sentiments! I stamped my pumpkin in Memento Black ink on watercolor paper and heat set it before coloring it with some Clearly Coordinating Tombow Markers. The cardstock is from the Clearly Coordinating Collection as well! If you look *very* carefully, you can see that I used the sentiment stamp as the background on the Mud Pie layer.

Be sure to stop by the other designer's blog today for more sneak peeks! There are lots to look at! Bookmark Lori's blog, too... for sneak peeks all the way up until October 1st!

Here are today's designers...

Trudy Sjolander

Katie Renz

Laurie Wilson

Barb Gimtro Best

Michelle Sampson

Candy Fosta

Cassie Trask

Angela Thomas

Christi Bryant

Stamps/Images: Autumn Blessings
Cardstock/Papers: Cottonball White (CDS), Cosmo Cricket dp, Hot Cocoa, Melon Spice, Mustard Seed (CDS)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Potter's Clay Ink
Tombow Markers: 26, 837, 177, 912, 946, 947, 899, 20
Accents/Tools: Pearls, CB Embossing Folder (Argyle), Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle Nestibilities, Watercolor brush, Sponge, Sewing Machine
Techniques: sewing, watercolor with Tombow markers

Blessings!

Tricia

Special Sneak Peek Day!!!

Good Morning friends! It's a Special Sneak Peek day for Clear Dollar Stamps today!! I'd like to introduce you to one of those *must have* sets for your collection. It's called Year Round Bitties, and it's in answer to a request by a customer who is a teacher who was interested in little stamps to use on calendars. For my first card I simply used one of the little images and watercolored it with Tombow markers. This is a simple layout that lets you use tiny images as your focal point, which is always nice when you don't have a lot of time to color. ;-)

My next project is my favorite though. I never know what to get my 16 year old son for Christmas, so this year I made him a set of monthly coupons. I used a lot of the bright colors from the Clearly Coordinating Collection and cut the largest rectangle with my Scalloped Rectangle die. Then I printed out some coupons for things I know he would enjoy and cut them to size. I added one of the little monthly motifs to each coupon and colored them with copics, then punched a hole to add a ring to keep them together. Here's the completed set...

The cover is decorated with a snowman from the Snowman Wishes set and a smaller scalloped rectangle that I ran through my cuttlebug in the snowflake embossing folder. I also used a large eyelet to give the hole for the ring a little extra sturdiness.

Here are the coupons for January through December, plus three extra... including a new toothbrush, cuz he's getting so many sweets over the year! I think you should be able to click on the pictures to see the "gifts" more clearly. The font that I used was a free one from PeaFonts called Hannah Vanilla.

Be sure to head over to Lori's blog to get all the info on the new set and see more samples!!

Blessings!

Tricia

Jan-Apr:

CDS Stamp Set: Year Round Bitties

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Still Waters, Strawberry Jam, Bee Pollen, Turquoise Gem

Copics: V12, Blue Promarkers, RV13, Y17, YR08, E41, E33, E31, YG63, YG03

Tools: Scalloped Nestibilities

May-Aug:

CDS Stamp Set: Year Round Bitties

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Tangelo Smoothie, Sweet Pea, Grape Jelly, Strawberry Jam

Copics: E34, E33, YG63, YG67, R29, Y17, Blue Promarker, V15, V12, YR03

Tools: Scalloped Nestibilities

Sept - Dec:

CDS Stamp Set: Year Round Bitties

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Sweet Pea, Grape Jelly, Raging River, Tangelo Smoothie

Copics: YR03, W5, T3, C1, E33, YR07, Promarker Orange, YG03, YG11, Y17, R29 Tools: Scalloped Nestibilities

Extras:

CDS Stamp Set: Year Round Bitties

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cardstock: Bee Pollen, Turquoise Gem, Lime Juice

Copics: E31, E00, E37, E34, E55, YR08, Blue Promarker

Tools: Scalloped Nestibilities

Hey Chickie Card:

CDS Stamps Used: Year Round Bitties

Ink: Memento Black

Cardstock / Paper: Watercolor paper (SU), K&Co and Debbie Mumm DP, Naturals Ivory, Powder Puff (CDS)

Tools & Accessories: Word Window and Scalloped Square punches, Powder Puff ribbon, Gold Cord