Blog candy with Copic specialty kit at The Latte Lounge!

We've started a new blog over at The Latte Lounge and would love to have our friends become members. Follow me over to The Latte Lounge blog to become a member. Leave a comment after joining to enter into the drawing. The drawing will end August 8, 2010. The prize includes:
Basic Grey "Max & Whiskers" page kit, 5 pages matching red cardstock, Making Memories puffy letter, Basic Grey "Woolies", Basic Grey "cozy pozies" (both Max & Whiskers)Piggy Tales barn door with hinges, and 8 Cioa,1 multliner specialty pastel kit.
A great prize for one lucky follower!!!!!
Tracey

"On the drawing board..."

I've had a couple of people ask about showing images in the process of being drawn and I've seen some other artists do this, so as long as you don't mind the mistakes, I don't mind showing them. This is image is one I started today. I'm not sure where I'm going with her yet. I think maybe holding a balloon in the other hand. Something summery whatever it is. I have to start school images next so I'm doing as many summer images as I can. If I get some comments that you all like seeing the "in process" stuff, I'll keep posting them. Remember to link up your projects to the monthly challenge so we can see your work too!!!!

New "Enchantment" image. "Busy Bees"

Hi everyone,
I finished a new image for the "Enchantment" line and thought I'd get it posted before I go out running errands. It's sooooooooo hot here in Indiana. I really need to do some outside work, but I'm such a baby in this weather. I just can't stand it. I'll leave it for tonight when it cools off. I have a feeling everyone is dealing with hot weather at the moment. I think I'll hit McD and have a sweet tea before my errands. mmmmm.... Have a super day!!!!!

Independence Day sale! 40%off!!!!

We're having a sale on all digi's in the store from now until 12pm sunday night. Use coupon code "July4" at checkout. (it's case sensitive)
Happy 4th of July, everyone!

Good afternoon!

Hello everyone,
I hope everyone is having a wonderful day!
I have a couple of images I finished and thought I'd post. I hope you like them. They make me hungry for ice cream.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Tracey

The Latte Lounge Design Team.

I'm so happy to announce
the very first Design Team at The Latte Lounge.


These 3 ladies are already very active in our group. I am so happy they have all agreed to be on the team. So let me introduce each of these fabulous ladies.

Our first new member is the gifted creator and tutorial writer Joanne Davies.


I'm Jo Davies from South Wales UK. I am approaching 30 this year, married to my wonderful husband Greg,with two step daughters aged 14 & 15 and too many animals! I'm crazy about crafting.... Been crafting as far back as I can remember, from knitting to glass painting, rug work, cross stitch, decoupage & card making! I'm a proud member of a few Design Teams, so sorry if you see too much of me in the near future!

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Our second member is the fabulously talented Rhonda Miller. You probably already know her since she’s been active since the rebirth of TLL a few months ago.



I'm Rhonda Miller from Grantsville, UT. I have been married for 11 years and we have 4 wonderful children ages 1 (for anohter month), 6, 7 and 9. I enjoy spending as much time as I can with my family. I love to craft and have been doing it since high school. I have mostly been into card making, but also do cross stitch, plastic canvas and have started doing altered items as well. I have even gotten my kids started and they love to play along in challenges, etc... with me.

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Our third member is the wonderfully talented Noreen Yun



I am Noreen Yun and am from Hong Kong. I am an international student studying in B.C., Canada (but am going home soon). I started my crafting journey a year ago and my favourite has always been card making. I scrapbook and create altered items too. Yes, I call myself an addict to card making and I don't want to join any 12 steps programs. LOL. This is my first ever DT and I feel so honor to be in the team. I hope to meet some new friends, learn from all of you and have an interesting journey together. I hope to see all of you along the ride. ***Big hugs***


As you can see our team is made of fantastic and incredibly talented ladies!! I am so grateful that each of these women accepted the position on the team!! I am looking forward to an awesome journey with all of you!!

Hope you'll stop by and join in the fun!!

Monthly Contest Winners are.....

Thank you to everyone that joined the June contest, we love seeing all your FANTASTIC work an hope you will continue upload your projects for July's contest. Are you ready for the winners of the monthly contest? I used random.org to select our Guest Designer and that person is:


True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max: 79 Result: 26 Powered by RANDOM.ORG-Congrats Collette, please email me at micahzane@yahoo.com so I can give you the scoop on being out guest designer for July and get you some images to work with!

Now the other random person selected to win 5 free images is:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max:79 Result:32 Powered by RANDOM.ORG- Congrats Lori, please email me at micahzane@yahoo.com with the names of your 5 free images so I can get them over to you asap!

Now our DT gals have been having a fierce competition with the awesome projects they have been posting, but the winner is Crystal D. with 8 entries for June! Congrats Crystal please email we your 5 image choices!

Try It Out Thursday Copic Tutorial

Coloring clear/white images with Copic markers by Ashley Scheffler

This is an easy way to color those white or clear images (think wedding dresses, snowmen, animals and more!). You will first want to pick out your color combos that you want to use. The most popular combos for white/clear images are:
- BG10
-The C's (C3, C1, C00)
-The W's (W3, W1, W00)
I typically use BG10 with any image that is suppose to be frozen, cold or an outside image. I use the C's and W's for items with more warmth, such as clothing or wings. I will show you an image with the C combos and W combos!

Lets get started!

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STEP 1-
Here are the two images I will be coloring today. Wedding Audrey will have a white dress and veil and Cynthia the tooth fairy will be holding a white tooth.


STEP 2-
Pick out your color combo for wedding Audrey. I will be using C3, C1, and C00.


STEP 3-
Using your darkest color, shade where the dress would be the darkest (no light hitting) and on folds in fabric. Use a light hand...we do not want her dress to look gray or dirty. I also colored the veil.


STEP 4-
Go over the darkest color with your two lightest colors. Mine were C3 and C00. Remember not to color in a lot of the dress..just stick to shading.


STEP 5-
Here is what the shaded image looks like when finished.


STEP 6-
Continue coloring the image. The colors I used:
Dress/Veil: C3, C1, C00
Skin: E00, E21, R20
Hair: E37, E57
Bouquet: G94, BV00, Y02
Ribbon: V15, V17
Crown: V15
Starbursts: BG10


STEP 7-
Complete your card or project with the image!
My supplies used on card:
Image: TSB Wedding Audrey
Cardstock: Stampin UP, Bazzil Bling
Pattern Paper: KI lace cardstock
Other: Copics,Glossy accents, Hero Arts gemstones, Stampendous clear glitter, Prima flowers


STEP 8-
Now lets continue coloring Tooth Fairy Cynthia with the W's. I will be using W3, W1, and W00.


STEP 9-
Start with the darkest color and shade where the light does not hit (W3)


STEP 10-
Repeat the last step with the lighter markers (W1, W00). Remember not to color entire image so that the tooth still remains white and healthy looking!


STEP 11-
Here is what the entire image looks like when I am finished coloring it. The colors I used were:
Tooth- C3, C1, C00
Skin- E00, E21, R20
Dress/tights- G14, YG06, YG23, RV34
Hair- Y15, Y17
Wings: BG15, RV34, G14


STEP 12-
Complete a card or project with the colored image. I created a card with tooth fairy Cynthia and added a special embellishment of my own..a quarter for a cute add-on!
My supplies used:
Image: TSB Tooth Fairy Cynthia
Cardstock: Stampin UP
Pattern Paper: Doodlebug, Green piece was a scrap
Other: Copics, Corner Rounder, Hero Arts Gemstone, Glossy Accents, Circle Punches, Quarter, pop dots and glue dots


We woould love to see what create using today's tutorial, link up your projects in comments below and there may be a FREE image for one random person or maybe everyone!

Hugs,
Christy, Tracey, and Ashley

Card Patterns, Craftalicious, and Fussy & Fancy Challenge Sponsor

Did you know that The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring several challenges? Check them out for your chance to win some TSB images. The TSB design team has been working hard also to create some fantastic samples to inspire you, see them in the slide show above and visit their blogs for more deets!

Card Patterns challenge- Check out the sketch!

Craftalicious Challenges- We are honored to be their 1st Sponsor,
theme is monochromatic!

Fussy and Fancy Challenges-Challenge is monochromatic and wings.

Blog candy worth $250.00 including 36 copics!!!

It's blog candy time again. This time we're giving away a set of "36" yes "36" Copic Cioa's. Same rules apply. Just leave a comment and post this to your blog with the good ole' link back to enter. Double your chances by becoming a follower (leave a second comment) triple your chances by having a friend become a new follower (leave a third comment) The winner will be chosen at random in one month on July 18, 2010.
Blog candy includes:
Basic Grey Capella line: 12 designer papers, 5 matching cardstock, 2 doilies, chenille flower, felt sticker, epoxy sticker, diecut shapes, and fabric flowers. Doodlebug chipboard butterfly, Scrapworks vinyl appliques, Jolee's boutique dimensional stickers, acrylic paint dabber, embossing powder.

DT Call

The Latte Lounge, a division of TSB, is currently looking for DT members. The team will be instrumental in creating a community that shares the love of crafting while supporting one another. Please realize that the expectations go beyond participation in challenges and creative projects. It is our goal to make an active community for sharing our thoughts, ideas, emotions and creative spirit.

DT Expectation

· Post several times daily in the forum and various groups at TLL. DT members will need to keep the conversations going as well as getting them started.



· Comment daily on the photos shared by members.



· Welcome new members with comments on their profile.



· Host at least one challenge per month.



· Participate in other team member challenges at least twice a month.



· Promote The Latte Lounge and our happenings on your blog 1 day/week.



· Take the responsibility for posting Question of the Day one day a week



· Post at least one new project, card, layout in the gallery at least once a week.



DT members will receive—



3 exclusive TLL images



4 free digital images from The Stamping Boutique store per month



40% off in The Stamping Boutique store


Please send a link to your blog along with a short paragraph explaining how you can benefit The Latte Lounge and The Stamping Boutique.

The term is for 3 months. July 1- Sept. 30, 2010.

Applications will be accepted until June 25, 2010.

Please apply to Tracey Malnofski at traceydawnn@msn.com

Thank you so much!!!!!

Try it out Tuesday with Ashley Scheffler!

Intro- Coloring Aj's jeans with Copic markers by Ashley Scheffler

You will want to first pick out the color combo you wish for jeans. For this image I wanted a darker blue color. My rule is typically to pick at least 3 colors that go together. For example, I will be using B93, B95, and B97. You can pick lighter blues for a faded look. For a fun twist you can always make jeans a different color other than blue as well!

Lets get started!

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STEP 1
Here is the image Aj on swing, he is adorable and has a pretty good size area of jeans to play with. Again, I am using the colors B93, B95 and B97 (you can also use the colorless blender to make the jeans appear faded)



STEP 2
Image before I color him. You need to pick where the light source is coming from. I want the sun to be on the left, which means everything on the left hand side of his body will be lighter because the sun hits there first.




STEP 3
Taking your darkest color (B97) fill in the areas that will be the darkest. This is where the sun will hit last or in deep folds in the fabric.



STEP 4
Using the medium color (B95) go over the dark area you just colored and add some more color. Leaving enough area to color where the sun will hit first for the lighest color. To blend the colors together go over in little circles to evenly blend the Copics together.


STEP 5
Using the lightest color, fill in the rest of the image. Also go over complete jean area to help blend all 3 colors together.



STEP 6
Repeat the steps if you want to go back and make the areas darker to stand out more. When you color over the darker area with any lighter marker, it will take away some of the color.


STEP 7
Repeat with color B95



STEP 8
Repeat with color B93. Just keep repeating these steps until you get the desired look for the jeans and the color you want. Just be careful not to over saturate your paper or the color will start to run out of the image lines.



STEP 9
Pick a color combo for the patches. I decided to use R29 and R46. I also used 0 to lighten the patches to look worn.



STEP 10
Completed jean area. You can see exactly where the sun/light source hits first (lightest) and where it hits last (darkest).



STEP 11
Continue coloring AJ. Just remember to keep the light source in mind! Here are the color combos I used:
Jeans- B93, B95, B97
Patch- R29, R46, 0
Shirt- G02, G05, G07
Skin- E00, E21, R20 (blush/cheek color)
Hair- C1, C3, C5, C7
Swing- E53, E33, E35, E37
Shoes- E57, E77
Sky- B0000



STEP 12
Complete the card or project using your image. For my card I used:
Stampin Up cardstock, Neenah Cardstock, and the pattern paper is Making Memories. Buttons were from personal collection collected over the years, corner rounder.

More Fabulous DT ladies......

Hi! My name is Lorie, and I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 27 years, and we are the very blessed parents of two grown boys. About 6 years ago, I was introduced to rubber stamping and very quickly, I fell in love with this craft. Water coloring with ink, and Copic coloring are my favorite techniques, but I can honestly say that when it comes to stamping, I LOVE IT ALL! When I'm not stamping, which is seldom, I love to garden, read, cook, and crochet. It is an honor to be a part of the Stamping Boutique Design Team, and I am thrilled for the opportunity! It is my hope that my creations will inspire, uplift, and pass my love for this craft on to you.



Check out more of Lorie's work on her blog The Thinkin' Spot.



Hey there my name is Crystal (aka Caitlynsmommy). I am a stay at home mom to one very sassy and active 2.5 year old girl. In my former life I was an Army officer and am an Iraqi War Vet. Jonathan (my husband) and I have been married six years this coming December, he is my biggest supporter and enabler. I have been dabbling in paper crafting of some sort my entire life. I have always loved to buy school supplies (now scrap supplies) and organize. I dived into scrap booking right before our Daughter was born in 2007 and have not stopped yet. I am not a big card maker although I do run the Cricut Card Fairies. We are a great group that send cards to anyone needing a lift, we are past 600 missions in just a little over two years. I have not used many digital images, but I promise I am up to the challenge. I can't wait to challenge myself with this amazing design team!




Check out more of Crystal's work on her blog Crafting for Caitlyn.



I am a very blessed mother of 3 wonderful children; Jeff 23; Jon 17 and Jenna 5. Jenna and Jon keep us both busy with dance and high school sports. I work full time outside the home at a local Middle School (grades 6-7-8) as the Student Services Secretary. I can truly say that "I love my job", I enjoy working with our students, they make me smile each and every day. I have a passion for many different crafts. I am a quilter and a knitter, my wonderful mother taught me both about 5 years ago and I have made over 15 quilts since then, yep I'm hooked. I have been scrapbooking for about 10 years and creating handmade cards for about 2 years. I can't wait to see where my creativity will take me everytime I sit down at my craft table.



Check out more of Tracey's work on her blog Totaly Tracey.



My name is Amanda and I'm one of the Canucks on the team! I live in Canada...so I'm enjoying the sun now while it's here!

I've been using digital images for at least a year now and my Copic marker collection keeps growing, much to my family's dismay! I'm honoured to be chosen to work with Tracey and Christy and this very talented team. I have some extensive Design Team experience with sites for ribbon kits, store kits, sketch teams, blog challenge teams and now TSB digital stamps PLUS I have my own DT for my online store www.inascrapcreationsstore.blogspot.com . I've also guest designed for several different sites and I know what I expect of my design team members so I always put my all into whatever team I'm on.

Besides crafting and my own business, I work for my mom, work for my grandfather and have two kiddos and a hubby that I have to keep up with!! I really wish I didn't have to sleep! It would make life a lot easier! Then I'd have at least another 5-6 hours in a day to get things done!!



Check out more of Amanda's work on her blog Colouring Our World.

New Princess Jennifer Latte for free...

The new PJL is free for new and current members of The Latte Lounge.Just head on over and sign up. She'll hop right in your inbox. :