Come play along with us!

There's still time to enter our "Show me the Presents" challenge for a chance at FREE images.  Deanne over at A Little Bit o' Paper has created this adorable card using "Happy Birthday Car" and you can check out all the details on this challenge HERE!

Just a little over one day left to get those monochromatic projects entered over at Robyn's Fetish, where we happen to sponsoring this week!  Wendy over at Wendy P's Little Corner of the World  has created this beauty using "poppies"- pop on over HERE and enter challenge before it's too late!

2 Days left to enter the "case it" challenge this week at Crafting When We Can and currently there are only 2 entries, so chances of winning FREE images are really good. All you have to do is choose on of the DT samples posted and use it as your inspiration. This wonderful card featuring "PJL Pirate" was created by Caz of the Crafting When We Can team. What a you waiting for, if you love TSB images get your project entered asap!!!

OMGosh! I never thought I'd get this posted! Between diapers, bottles and crying spells it took me over 2 hours just to edit and post!! LOL!
We're having a "Banner" challenge coming up at TSB so I thought I'd give my teamies a new image to work with. OK, so now the baby is crying again! :P  Gotta go!!
Have a happy day!!
Tracey

Show Me the Presents: Challenge #46

Whew! I'm just plain exhausted!

My tummy is still aching a little from all the laughing at the party!

If you weren't there, you sure missed a good time!

We handed out almost 20 images, between all the games and challenges 

and Tracey's generosity!

While we were whooping it up, there were some of you creating projects 

for our most recent challenge:

As always, you have almost made it impossible t

o choose a winner or Top 3... they're ALL great intries!!

With a little help from my friends, the TSB Design Team, 

we narrowed it down to these:

Winner:

#13: Debbie 

We just love how you used the Swiss Dots embossing.
Your color choices for this image were spot-on!
Great layout, too!

Congratulations, Debbie!! You have won your choice of any three images from the TSB Shop!

Email me at hestiashelper@gmail.com with your list of choices and we'll send them right out!!

Our Team was not very helpful coming up with a Top Three... they all chose four, and each of their lists has someone different listed... choosing a favorite can be so hard, sometimes!!

Here are their Top 3 in no particular order:

Rysa: 

Pauline:

Laney

Congratulations!! We hope you'll grab our 'Top 3" badge and display it proudly!!

This week, we are still celebration the Third Birthday of The Stamping Boutique!

We know that lots of people who were at the b-day party won some pretty great TSB images!

Our challenge this week is to:

Show Me the Presents!!

As you'll see from the Design Team's work

you can interpret this any way you'd like!

We hope you'll pop over to their blogs and 

wish the new members of our team

a warm and fuzzy "Welcome"!

Audrey

Debbie

Elizabeth

Jamie

Judy

Kim

Lawren

Miranda

Miss Sue

Wendy

We are Celebrating our THIRD Birthday today!!

Click the picture to join us!!

Hooray!! It's finally here!!

All our hard work is coming together!!

We have been feverishly creating and planning the party 

to celebrate the Third Birthday at The Stamping Boutique!

Tonight, at 8pm EST at The Crafter's Cafe!!

I hope you'll all stop in to visit and play a game or two!

You'll get your first peep at the BRAND NEW FALL 2012
Stamping Boutique DESIGN TEAM!! Woo-hoo!!

Tracey will be there handing out prizes, too! (-:

WINNERS and Challenge #45: Balloons

In keeping with the PARTY spirit, our challenge this week is all about

BALLOONS!!

Over the past three years, Tracey has created such a vast variety of images,

and as you'll see by the DT samples, there are all kinds of ways 

to celebrate our birthday with balloons!

But before I share the eye candy, we have to tell you about the winner and top 3 of the Anything Goes Challenge!

Heavens to Betsey! We had over 150 entries to drool over! This was the hardest decision we've ever made!

In a very, very close vote from the TSB DT the WINNER is:

#114: Christy Beans with this gorgeous creation:

Congratulations, Christy!! email me at hestiashelper@gmail.com with your choice of ANY three images from The Stamping Boutique!

And feel free to grab your "I Won" badge:

We narrowed down a daunting list of favorites and came up with

The Top 3

#84 Monique

#126: Kaija

and #145: Camilla

Camilla is only EIGHT years old and she used  a TSB image for her creation!
She made all the signs in 3-D and she drew the bike herself!
Way to go, little one!! Keep on crafting!!!

Now!! You're thinking: "Balloons? That's going to be interesting!" Right?

Well, here are the creations by the oh-so-fabulous TSB Team!

Challenge #44~ ANYTHING GOES!!

If you are looking for our Design Team Call, please click here

WOW! There sure is a lot to tell you about this week!

We're gearing up for a SUPER-fun Birthday Party

to celebrate the THIRD birthday of The Stamping Boutique!

Mark your calendars!!

Saturday, August 11th at 8pm EST

we'll be whooping it up

over at The Crafter's Cafe!

We have lots of fun

games and challenges planned!

~and~

Tracey will be there giving away prizes

from her shop!

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We're still waiting on a few responses

from our Team

regarding their votes on the winners

for last weeks' Paper Piecing Challenge.

I'll post those results for you soon!

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So, our challenge this week is a fan favorite:

ANYTHING GOES!!

Our TSB Designers have created some perfect examples

of just how ANYTHING can look better when

you use an image from The Stamping Boutique!!

Debbie's adorable
Get Well Beary Soon 

Sandy chose to work with
Bird Cage

Miranda's beautiful version of
Hidden Fairy

Judy made a super
Picket Fence

Elizabeth is keeping us in the Christmas Spirit
with her Holly Berry

Julia presents an awesome
Poppies for you today

And, as an added bonus this week, 

I would like to share with you

some photos of projects 

made by the members of

The Crafter's Cafe!

Find more photos like this on The Crafter's Cafe

Isn't is simply AMAZING 

the variety of images available 

at The Stamping Boutique!!

We would love for you to join us at our Party

for YOUR chance to win some of these great images!!

And we can't wait to see all your

ANYTHING GOES projects!!

Design Team Call going on NOW!!!

CALLING ALL ENTHUSIASTIC AND TALENTED CRAFTERS!

We are having a Design Team Call just in time to celebrate our 3rd Birthday!! This past year has flown by and we have been fortunate to have worked with some very talented ladies on the design team! However as we bid farewell to several ladies, we would like to take this opportunity to start the search for some new TSB designers just in time to celebrate our 3rd birthday! 

 Yes that's right you have the opportunity to work with one of the most AMAZING digital stamp designers in the industry, Tracey Malnofski! Over the past 3 years our store has increased by leaps and bounds and we will be celebrating our 3rd birthday August 11th with a PARTY! What better way to celebrate with some new faces and talents to add to our existing team of ladies continuing their TSB journey! Do you think you have what it takes to be a TSB designer? Would you love working with the FABULOUS variety of images in the TSB store? 

What we require: 

 * Up to FOUR (4) projects a month- these can be ANY type of inspiration project: cards, scrap book layouts, paper creations, altered art... whatever makes YOU happy!

 * A blog- where you post and promote TSB and all it's happenings 

 * Participation in TSB events such as blog hops, digi days, etc. as well as commenting on entries into our monthly contest & bi-weekly challenges. 

What you will get: 

 * Exclusive access to our private DT group where we post free images, upcoming challenge themes, and all our super-secret plans! 

 * Up to FOUR (4) FREE images from The Stamping Boutique per month. * 40% discount on all digital images the entire time you are a TSB designer. 

 * Free blog traffic! We provide links to your blog from our TSB Challenge Blog, so you'll be plastered all over the internet! Hundreds of people will have the pleasure of seeing your newest creations! 

Now you may ask, what do I have to do to apply? All you have to do is add your link to InLinkz below to either a newly created "BIRTHDAY" project or a recently created "BIRTHDAY" project that shows us your style and creativity using digital images! 

We will be accepting applications starting NOW, Good Luck to you all!  The new team will be selected just in time to be revealed at the BIG BIRTHDAY BASH! 

Disclaimer: Please only apply if you are a serious designer and can commit 6 months to TSB. You do not necessarily need experience, but commitment and heart. We are very much a family at TSB and are very committed and dedicated to our designers. If you think you're ready to be a boutique designer, we want to hear from you! 

Posted by Christy Dillman, TSB Manager

Challenge #43: Paper Piecing

Hello and Good Morning to All!

OK, so you're not big fans of "Texting Terminology", huh?

We only had three ladies enter last weeks' challenge!

Since the winner usually gets THREE images from The Stamping Boutique,

I think we'll just make everyone happy today!

Deanne, Alice and Kim!

Congrats! You are all winners!!

Contact me (Stacie) at hestiashelper@gmail.com 

with your choice of ANY image

from The Stamping Boutique Store!

And feel free to post your "I Won" badge at your blogs!

Each month, over at our Crafting Community: The Crafter's Cafe, 

we host a Kid's Challenge

Now that school is out for summer, 

lots of crafty moms are looking for things to do with the kiddos!

Our Kid's Challenge is FUN and each month,

we post a tutorial to teach the Junior Crafters a new technique.

The tutorial is created by one of our own Kid's Design Team members!!

This month, their technique is

  PAPER PIECING!!

We challenged our TSB Design Team to create paper-pieced projects

to help support our Kid Crafters!

Since it's July, we added in a "Red White and Blue" color option 

for the challenge too!

We provided the "Star" image from The Stamping Boutique

to our team for this challenge.

If you would like "The Star", just email me (Stacie)

at hestiashelper@gmail.com to request it.

My only request is that if you ask for the image

you MUST use it to enter this challenge!

As always, our TSB Designers managed to create the most wonderful

PAPER PIECED projects to inspire you!

Debbie HAD to bling it up just a bit!
I love how she embossed the red stripes in her Star!

Judy (CraftyGirl) made THE most adorable bookmark!
What a perfect sentiment for this super-Star!
She claims this is the FIRST time she's ever tried
PAPER PIECING! Look out, it's addictive!

Julia can't seem to help herself!
She's the PAPER PIECING QUEEN with THREE different cards this week!
She used Be Inspiring, Alice in Wonderland Queen of Hearts and Swirl Tree

Miranda! Seriously??
She even paper pieced the tiny little dots around the coffee cup!!
If you've seen Lollipop Square in the TSB Shop,
you'd know that there are many, many tiny, tiny parts
and she pieced them ALL!!
And what a FANTASTIC red, white and blue background!

So, there you go!!

We KNOW you feel inspired to give it a try, right?

And if you've never tried PAPER PIECING,

the tutorial at The Crafter's Cafe

was made by our very own Abby Miller 

and she will show you the way!