Back to Skool!

Digi-day today at SNR-The Stamping Boutique from 7-9 Central.
"Back to Skool!" As always, Helen has been working hard to plan lots of fun for us. Games, challenges, prizes, and fun. Stop by and win some free images from the new line! We'd love to see you there!

DT results.

The new designers for this term...
1. Debbie Kozlowski
2. Lorie Ames
3. Genevieve Samson
4. Jennifer McGee
5. Stacie Gorse
6. Marie Bridgeman
Thank you so much everyone for applying.
If the new desigers would please contact myself (traceydawnn@msn.com) or Christy (micahzane@yahoo.com)we can get you some information to get you started.
Thanks again everyone! :)

Copic Tutorial Part 3- Finishing Sunny Baby Image

Hello Everyone. Ready for part 3 of coloring Baby at the beach? This time the tutorial will be about coloring in the rest of the areas and you can see the card I created with it! Perfect way to end summer since school is starting up!

Lets get started!

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STEP 1
Here is the image and how I left off from the last tutorial (coloring sans). This time I am focusing on coloring in all the white areas on the image. I will be using quite a few markers.

STEP 2
I will start with her beach towel and coloring it green. I will be using G07, G05 and G02. Starting with G07 I will shade in the areas that will be the darkest (where the sun will hit last).

STEP 3
Now I will take the medium color (G05) and add to the color, spreading it out a little more.

STEP 4
Taking the lighest green (G02) I will finish coloring in the white spaces and all over the green areas to evenly blend.

STEP 5
Now I will be coloring the top area of the image (sky, sun, bird). For the sun I used Y02 and Y06. For the bird I used B60 and for the sky I used one of the newest Sketch markers B0000.

STEP 6
Now I will be coloring the little girl image. For her skin I used E00. For her hair I used Y17 for a darker blonde. For her swim suit and hat I used RV21, RV23 and Y17 for the little flowers.

STEP 7
Now it's time to finish coloring the shells (I used E95) and the sand toys. (I used YR04 and YR16)

STEP 8
Here is a close-up of the finished colored image!

STEP 9
Use the image to create a project! I used a card with some bright paper scraps that just screamed BEACH to me. I also put glossy accents on the sun and the sea shells in the sand. For my added embellishment I used a Prima flower and actual shells I got from our Florida trip in May.

I hope you enjoyed this part series for the Copic tutorial. Be sure to stay tuned for my next tutorial....it's a fun technique!!

A mini release..

I've had some new images over the past week that I don't believe I've released yet. I thought I'd make them official. I know I really need to get an official release date for my images. It's just that that takes so much organization and if it's one thing I'm not, it's organized. LOL! I'll try to do better. I hope everyone gets some time in this week for their art, craft, hobby. Whatever you do that makes you shine.
Have a happy Monday friends.
Tracey

Birthday sale! All images are 25% off!

To celebrate our first birthday and tomorrow's digi-day, we're having a sale. All images in the store (including new images) are 25% off. The sale will last until Sunday August 15th at midnight!

2 More days until Digi-Day!

Only 2 more days until the big day at The Latte Lounge. Melissa and I have decided to make things more fun and offer the new "Happy Birthday to ME!" Princess Jennifer Latte image free to all party goers!
Saturday from 7-9 Central.

Sledding snowman!

HE's back and ready to go!
Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone!

The Stamping Boutique's first birthday party!

The Stamping Boutique is celebrating it's first birthday and to celebrate we are having a Digi Day celebration over at The Latte Lounge! There will be fun challenges, chatting & prizes this Saturday, August 14th at The Latte Lounge from 7-9 Central.

Be sure to come play along as all participants will be entered into a drawing for the blog candy pictured below:

4 free Matroyshka dolls!

We're having a new challenge at PaperCraftPlanet. Participate each week and receive that week's doll. So easy! Collect all 4!

Digi-day for TSB 1st B-Day!

We are celebrating The Stamping Boutiques's first birthday in style at TLL!! We hope you'll join us in what promises to be an evening filled with fun,challenges,chatting and of course prizes!!!
Saturday the 14th atThe Latte Lounge
from 7-9 Central.
All participants will be entered into a drawing for the blog candy pictured!!!!

School Days Challenge with Paper Playtime!

The Stamping Boutique is sponsoring the challenge at Paper Playtime this week! The challenge is School Days and what a perfect opportunity to make those last minute back to school gifts for teachers/students. As always TSB has FREE images up for grabs for only lucky winner, but you have to enter! Don't forget to upload those projects using TSB images to our monthly contest also.

Now check out what the talented TSB designers have come up with for their projects and then head on over to check out what the Paper Playtime team has come up with as well!

A new Halloween Cynthia!

Are you ready for tea with Cynthia? This is my latest Cynthia the fairy image. I can't believe it's time to do Halloween/Holiday images, but here we are. My kids actually start school next week!!!! amazing!
Well, have a beautiful afternoon and enjoy this sunshine!
Tracey

When I Grow Up...

Good evening, everyone,
I wanted to post this little girl before I go make dinner. I worked my fingers off all day on her. My back even hurts. LOL! Poor me. I just thought she turned out kind of cute and wanted to share. Have a wonderful night!
Tracey

If the Shoe Fits...

Hi everyone,
This was a customer request for an image to go with the theme,"If the Shoe Fits..."
Well, this is what I came up with. I have a new Halloween Cynthia Digi and rubber stamp to be released soon, as well as a birthday Princess Jennifer Latte. Busy, busy, busy. I hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Bye for now!
Tracey

The Stamping Boutique is looking for 5 talented designers.

The Boutique is accepting applications for new designers from now until August 20.
Please e-mail your application to:
Tracey Malnofski at traceydawnn@msn.com and
Christy Dillman at micahzane@yahoo.com.

We will need your contact info. as well as a short bio. about yourself. Please let us know about your experience with digital images and any other DT's you are on.

The new designers will be announced on August 25. The term is from September1-November 30, 2010.


What is expected of Boutique designers:

1. Complete at least 1 project weekly, whether it be for challenges we are sponsoring or your own projects. (minimum requirement is 4 projects per month)

2. Post comments and photos on SNR/PCP/SCS and other social networking sites to promote TSB.

3. You will also be required to leave comments on blogs for TSB followers/fans that participate in our challenges and leave love on fellow DT gals/guys blogs.

4. Participate in TSB events (blogs, digi days, etc) where sufficient notice is given.

What you'll receive:

1. The exclusive TSB designers badge for your blog.

2. 4 digital images at no cost per month to use in your projects.

3. A 40% discount on all digital images the entire time you are a TSB designer.

We look forward to adding our new designers and are very excited about the months ahead!
The best of luck to everyone!

Tracey and Christy
Tracey Malnofski

The 12 Snowmen of Christmas are back!

Well, 5 of them anyway. The other 7 need a little editing before being put back on the shelf. These 5 guys were itching to get out of the store room and back in the show room. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

Copic Tutorial: Coloring Sand by Ashley Scheffler

Hello Everyone. Ready for part 2 of coloring Sunny Baby? This time the tutorial will be over coloring the sand. Next time we will finish the image and create a card!

Lets get started!

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STEP 1
Here is the image and how I left off from the last tutorial (coloring water). This time I am focusing on the sand part of the image. Gather up the colors you want for the sand. I decided to make the sand more brown and could pull in alot of different color familes to achieve the sandy look. I will be using colors : E51, E31, E33, E37, E57, E77. I also use a product called Mudd Puddles at the end as well for more detail.

STEP 2
Using the lightest color (E53..I know this seems odd since its a higher number, but it is the lightest one I am using out of the color choices) color the entire sand area.

STEP 3
Using E31 I wanted to start adding some shadows to the shells and sand toys in the sand.

STEP 4
Using E33, I just went over the entire sand area and did little dots of color. Just hold your marker upright and lightly press down. If you use too much pressure, the dots will expand as the ink soaks into the paper and become larger.

STEP 5
Repeat step 4 but with the colors E37 and E57.

STEP 6
Now it's time to blend and have the dots not stand out as much. I used E33 and colored over the area again. You could use a lighter brown for a lighter coverage.

STEP 7
I wanted to add back in those darker specks you see on a real beach, so I used E77 and did really small black dots randomly over the sand area to bring out the dots again.

STEP 8 (optional)
I really wanted the beack to appear as real life as I could so I used a product called Mudd Puddles. It comes in different colors and different textures. I used the type called Malibu and just put it on in different areas. It spread on so you can do a lot more coverage.

STEP 9
Here is a close-up of the Mudd Puddles!

There you go...
I hope you found this technique helpful. Next time I will be coloring in the rest of the image and making it into a card!! Please leave a comment if this helped you and what other techniques you would love to learn with Copics!

And the monthly contest winners are......

The winner of 5 free images from TSB as selected by www.random.org is: True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:31 Result:5-Lorie S.

Our August guest designer also chosen by www.random.org is: True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:31 Result:14-Amelia.

Last but not least we had 2 ladies that submitted the most projects this month with a total of 5 each so they will both be winning 5 images from TSB: Lori and Marilyn D!

Lorie S, Lori, and Marilyn D- please email at micahzane@yahoo.com with your 5 images choices! Amelia shoot me an email also so I can get your guest designer details!

Congrats to you all on winning and keep those projects coming, the new contest is up and running!

Back to School Blog Hop!!!!

The Stamping Boutique is have a "Back to School" blog hop and I'd love for you to see the beautiful projects my amazing team has worked so hard on. Start with Aletha. and hop along from there. This is my first look as well, so I'm super excited. So. let's get started!

Today's image...

I just finished these kiddos and wanted to get them posted before starting dinner. The baby sister has a look to her that reminds me of my niece, Madyson, when she was born. I can't explain it and I didn't do it on purpose. It just evolved. This is going to be one of my favorites, I think. I can't wait for my sister to see this. Have a wonderful evening, my friends. :D

A Delicious Challenge!

. How about a challenge? Make a card/project using the new "Bunny Birthday" image and post atPaperCraftPlanet and 2 more places (your blog, SCS etc...) then send me an e-mail so I know you've entered. traceydawnn@msn.com. I'll draw a name in one week on Thursday August 5 at at PCP. What should the prize be?? how about the winner's choice of 5 images from the store??? sound fun? ok, let's do it then!
-remember, you can get the image free by becoming a member at the Paper Craft Planet group. Have fun!

Don't forget about our Monthly Contest!

There's still plenty of time to get all those adorable projects using The Stamping Boutique images uploaded in our monthly contest, more info can be found here. Don't miss your chance at winning some FREE images!

More From Our Fabulous Guest Designer Collette.....

"Hi, my name is Collette and I'm married to a wonderfully supportive husband, and am mother to an even more wonderful 15 year old daughter (sorry, Scott, lol). I've been stamping and scrapbooking for about 10 years now and absolutely love the creative outlet. I've always been interested in art, and love the finished product I can come up with at the end of the day. I began with Stampin' Up (which I still thoroughly enjoy), and actually was a consultant for Creative Memories, but had to sign off because I just can't limit myself to one company. I still love many of their products, but couldn't NOT use all the other stuff out there.

I've just begun coloring with Copics these past few months and am now obsessed - well over 150 and still don't have ... well, a few, lol. I love the images that The Stamping Boutique has to offer - and can't wait for 'the next new one' to come out. They're absolutely perfect for coloring with Copics, prisma colored pencils and gamsol - and even watercolor techniques. I'm so glad that I won this guest designer spot for The Stamping Boutique. Thank you so much for the opportunity to share."

Check out my blog here!

Fun For Challenges Sponsor

This week we are sponsoring the Fun For Challenges site, it's a color challenge to use bright summer colors. Check out what fun cards the TSB gals have come up with this week and make sure to enter for your chance at FREE images from the Boutique!