The 12 Day of Christmas by Collette Landwer!

TSB designer, Collette Landwer, designed this amazing mini album that I wanted to share with everyone. She used the 12 Days of Christmas snowmen from the store. She is so talented and I'm so proud of her! Thank you for your beautiful work, Collette!

New Relax... kit at The Stamping Boutique.

Good morning everyone,
I finished this up this morning and wanted to get it posted. It's sold as 6 separate stamps that can be resized and arranged however you like. They are digi's and are in the "What's New?" section of the store.
I hope everyone is staying warm today. It's FREEZING in Indiana. Brrrrr...... A hot bath sounds pretty good actually. Keep warm friends!
Tracey

We made the 10 ten digi stamp co. list!!!!!

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TSB is on the top 10 digi stamp co. list. Go check us out!!!!

Would you like to make cards and help sick kids at the same time?

There is a wonderful challenge blog trying to get off the ground called, "Card Cupids" They have challenges to send cards to sick children to lift their spirits. It is a way to use your card making talents and help children at the same time. We at TSB sponsor CardCupids and would love to help them by getting the word out about their challenge blog. Now all of you uber talented card creating ladies head over there and make a sick little boy or girl's day! :D
Card Cupids
Tracey

Here it is!

The December KOTM! I still can't believe I have stamps in here. I'm so excited about this! I can NOT wait to get my kit this month! LOL! Well, have a wonderful day everyone! :D
Tracey

Yay! My 2nd Unity image is posted!

My second stamp for Unity was posted as a sneak peak. This is my last one for this month's kit. I hope everyone like's it. Lisa Hetrick wrote the sentiment. I'm not so great at sentiments. :( 
Have a super, terrific day everyone!!!!
Tracey

My first UnityStampCo. stamp!

Good afternoon all,
I'm so excited! This is a sneak peak of my first stamp I've drawn for UnityStampCo. It'll be in the December kit of the month. I actually have 2 stamps in the Dec.KOTM, but I can't show the other one until it's released. (grrrr...) If there's a sneak peak of it, I'll post it!
Have a super Wednesday!!!!! :D
Tracey

Check out this cutie patootie!

What an adorable card I have to share with you for inspiration, courtesy of our talented designer Lorie Ames.  She has this super sweet image called Natalie, which she has colored beautifully in shades of blue.  There are so many wonderful elements on this card from the embossing to icicle effect matting the image to the fluff on her hat/cuffs as well the pearls.

You can check out more of her amazing work on her blog Live-Love-Laugh-Create as well as get all the details on her card.

Butterfly friend...

A new "Enchantment" image.

Inspiration....

Scrap it With A Song Challenge Sponsor

 Once again we are honored to be sponsoring the challenge this week at Scrap It With A Song.  I know that with Thanksgiving just around the corner, everyone is gearing up for the Holiday Season and starting to decorate for Christmas.  Well this is the perfect challenge to get you all in the mood, the theme song this week is "Winter Wonderland."

Aletha has created this wonderful card using one of my favorite images, Snowman Sign.  I love how the image just pops off the card and as usual Aletha's coloring is fantastic!

 Debbie has created this gorgeous card using Snowfriends image.  I love all the matting with the white and blue, along with the different embossing she used.  The ribbon, snowflakes, and bling are the perfect finishing touches as well!

Marie has also created a fantastic card using the Snowfriends image as well.  The image is colored wonderfully and matches the fun pattened paper and I love all the little snowflakes on the card base.


 Pop on over to join the challenge for you chance to win free images from The Stamping Boutique.

A sale at TSB and a winner for the hop!

We're having a 35% off sale this week to celebrate Thanksgiving.
We also have a winner for the blog hop and that is Cheryl Gorka! Please contact me about the prize.
Congratulations! Have a great day everyone!
Tracey

Blog Hop today!!!!

We're hopping today! :D Please join us in our Thanksgiving hop! You won't wanna miss out on what the design team has created.

Here's the list:

Start here:
Collette
Genevieve 
Stacie 
Jan 
Jen 
Melissa 
 Aletha
Debbie 
Amanda 

Also, Tracey has been gracious enough to "whip" up an adorable little freebie!  Grab it while it's here!

Blog candy winner!!!

Congratulations to Daisy DoDesigns. She is number 177 of Random.orgs drawing for our winner of the blog candy. Please contact so we make arrangements.
Congratulations!!!!!
Tracey

Our princess is back!

Princess Jennifer latte is back and decorating for Christmas. She's so absorbed in herself that she may fall over the tree, but otherwise doing well. LOL!
I hope everyone participates in the blog hop tomorrow the design team has been working so hard on. I'll post more details soon.
Have a wonderful evening everyone~
Tracey

A couple of new images...

Good morning everyone,
I just wanted to share a couple of new images I've done over the past couple of days. I haven't done as many as I usually do because of the images I'm working on for Unity. I working on balancing the two companies. TSB and Unity. I think it's going to be store bought Christmas cards again though this year. :(
I just can't seem to find the time. Maybe next year?
Happy Thursday!!
Tracey

Stamps R Us Challenge Sponsor

We are excited to be sponsoring  Stamps R Us Challenges for the next 2 weeks, as usual there are images up for grabs for one lucky winner.  The challenge is a fun one "sparkles and scallops" and what crafter doesn't love those two things! So be sure to join in the fun and post your project over on their blog for your chance to win.

Jan who is not only on TSB Design team , but the Stamps R Us Design team has created this adorable card.  She worked with KK (winter) and did an outstanding job coloring her image.  I love the embossing, the vibrant colors, and that glittery ribbon and snowflake embellie are perfect touches!

 Jen chose to work with this adorable image called Natalie.  Don't you love the sparkly card base
she used as well as the subtle coloring, she also added some fluff to the cuffs of Natalie's shirt and boots.

Chubby little snowman...

Good morning,
I woke up this morning with a weird need to draw a snowman. LOL! He's a simple little guy, but he looks happy. Actually, I think I'm going to make some Christmas cards today. That's the plan anyway.
 Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!
Tracey

New at UnityStampCo. Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right! I'm now one of the few,elite UnityStamp artists and so proud I could burst. I'm going to be super busy with Unity and TSB, but I can do it. My brain is spinning with ideas. I can't wait to get started!
I hope everyone has a super, fantastic day!!!!!
Tracey

The Stamping Boutique's own Christy Dillman....

Several times in the past couple of days, I've read comments thanking me for posting certain things on this blog about so and so and this and that. I post my new images, but 90/% of this blog is NOT ME!  All of of the credit for the beautiful writing,challenges and sponsorships goes to the most fantastic, wonderful DT/Challenge Coordinator EVAH!!!!!  Christy Dillman! My name is written at the bottom as posted by Tracey Malnofski only because I created the blog. Christy deserves full credit. So when you see you card or blog featured on the store blog, don't thank me. Thank Christy. THANK YOU CHRISTY!!!!!
Christy's work can be found HERE

Scrap it With A Song Challenge Sponsor

We have once again been busy sponsoring challenges all over blogland and I am excited to announce that our very own Stacie's card was chosen in the TOP 5 at Scrap It With A Song this past week.  They pick a song each week for inspiration and the theme song was "My Guy."

Stacie used the image First Dance on her card and don't you just love how she used the lyrics from the song as her background paper.  You can check out more of her work on her blog here.

Monthly Contest-Show us your TSB projects!

Remember to show us all those adorable projects using The Stamping Boutique images by uploading them to our monthly contest, more info can be found here. Don't miss your chance at winning some FREE images!

Fresh Brewed Designs DTCall...

My good friend, Heather Dennis, is having a DT call for her brand new website. For details go HERE.

Paper Playtime Challenge Sponsor

Are you ready for Halloween?  This week we are once again sponsoring the fun challenge over at Paper Playtime where the theme is Halloween.  Check out the awesome creations from our DT as well as the Paper Playtime.


Check out Aletha's card using Halloween journal. I just love all the fun aspects she has included on her card and that spider web paper is too fun!

 Collette also used Halloween journal and has beautifully colored her image.  Don't you just love that big bow!

Jenn McGee used the fun Witches laundry line image, I love the added sparkle on the webs with the traditional Halloween colors.  Not to mentions the fun web border she used as well.

Robyn has used the Haunted bird house image and I am just drawn into her card with the way she colored that night sky, not to mention the great patterned papers she used!

Another chance to win some fabulous blog candy with Copics...

Just follow this link
The Latte Lounge

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 on November 20, 2010.
Blog candy includes:
Creative Imaginations "Card Making for Dummies" Greeting card kit,
Spellbinders nestabilities, Making Memories Advent Calendar kit,
My Little bicycle PP's, cardstock, 10 things pockets, specialty tags, canvas specialty tags chipboard slider and "Merci" shortcake stamp.

Good luck everyone!
Tracey

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BIG blog candy coming soon!

     Keep a look out for a BIG blog candy coming soon. I got a set of 36 Copic Cios's, nestibilites and the new line of My Yellow Bicycle Christmas pp's. It's worth around $250.00. I'm just waiting to receive the Copics in the mail and then I'll get it posted. Everyone can enter, even current followers of course.
     Now for today's image. I've been doing so many whimsical Christmas images, I thought I'd do something more traditional. I've had requests for Christian images, so I'm going to try to do more of them as well. I'd also like to do a few Jewish images. I've never done one before and my step-son is half Jewish. So I definitely want to do that. Work, work, work and I still haven't finished my Thanksgiving images. aughhhhh.......LOL!
Have a wonderful Monday!!!

Tracey

I'm a little nervous about this one...

She's called, "Escape the Tower" and she's part of the Enchantment line. For some reason I just don't feel like she's up to the same standards as the rest of the line. Maybe it's the happy dolphins. They take away from her dramatic flair. I wanted it to seem like she's escaping the tower and the world is happy and waiting for her out there. LOL!  I hope you all like her. I enjoyed creating her. Have a wonderful evening.
Tracey

Copic Tutorial- Coloring Bricks by Ashley Scheffler

Hello Everyone. Ready for another Copic tutorial?  This time it will be about using your colorless blender (O) to create a "brick pattern"!  I will be using the fun TSB image that is available in the shop now!
Lets get started!

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STEP 1
Here is the image that we will be coloring today and creating a non card project with.

STEP 2
The first thing that you will want to do is grab a peice of scrap white cardstock (the same kind you printed your digi image off from).  You will want to practice the brick technique because it will push the
color slightly out and could ruin your image if you do not see how it feels at first.  This is of course hardest with dark colors such as the brown I will be using (E37).  Go ahead and color or scribble a nice area for you to practice in.

STEP 3
Once you have the color you will be using scribbled on a scrap piece of paper, grab your colorless blender (0) and for the next steps we will be using the BROAD tip.  I always love doing this technique because I feel like I never get to use the broad tips of my markers!

  


STEP 4
For this picture I had my husband take a picture of me doing the technique, so this is how you would see me doing it.  But in your hand you will hold the marker so the longer part of the broad tip will hit the paper first on the left hand side.


STEP 5
Then slowly "roll" the broad tip down so the rest of the tip is touching the paper flush. Hold for a few seconds.  You can practice holding at different seconds.  Of course the longer you hold it down the more color is erased and can be spread.






STEP 6
Try it out a few times and you can start to see the brick pattern!

STEP 7
When you are ready to try it on your digi image go ahead and color the entire building.  I stayed with E37 but if you didnt like the color you chose first then pick another one. 

STEP 8
Here is the building done.  Where you cannot fit the whole tip just sort of drag the tip (from the longest end) to get rid of the color and look like the technique.  BUT you can see where the color runs because the colorless blender pushed it out.  Go back over it with the brush end of the blender and using a sweeping motion, push it back to the line of the image.  It should get rid of alot of the messed up lines.  This is why it is very important to use great paper with Copics! 

STEP 9
Color in the rest of the image.  Here are the colors I used:
Bricks- E37, 0
Canapy/Curtains- RV04
Sidewalks/Plant boxes- C5
Flowers/Doormat/Sign- Y08
Street light/windows/store- W-5
Clounds/Shutters-BG10



STEP 10
I wanted to create a non card project so I created a gift bag.  This is perfect to give your stamping friend some extra goodies you will never use or have duplicates of and make their day or birthday!! I also added "For You" on the empty sign holder with a Copic Multi-liner. 

I hope you enjoyed this technique!! See you next time.  Be sure to check out my blog (scrappinash.blogspot.com)  for more Copic tips and tutorials

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

It's time to announce the winners of the September Monthly Contest!

Once again using Random.org the winner of the 5 images from TSB is # 49: DQ
True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max: 52 Result: 49 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

The winner of the next guest designer spot is #21: Lauretta
True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:52 Result: 21  Powered by RANDOM.ORG

The winner of most projects posted with a total of 10 is Stacie G, you were a machine lady!

Congrats to all the winners, please send me an email with your 5 images choices so I can get them over to you! Lauretta- I will also get you details on being our guest designer when you email me.

Don't forget to upload your projects to October's contest here for your chance to win FREE images!

A Farewell and A Welcome

We would like to thank Amelia for the amazing projects she created during her time as our September guest designer.  Once again she has created this lovely card using the Audrey with a cupcake, I love the soft color choices and the embellies she has used.

For you last card, she has used Rainy Cynthia with a  beautiful patterned paper.  I love the scalloped oval and the flowers and pearls are just the perfect touch!

You can follow more of Amelia's wonderful work on her blog Stamped for the Occassion.

Now we are excited to introduce our October guest designer, Kerstin Klitzsch. Be sure to check back this month as she will be sharing her amazing talents with us.

For her first card, she has created this fantastic card using the Rainy Cynthia image.  I love the summery colors she has used as here in MO fall has quickly arrived and those warm summer days are gone.  I love the sentiment she chose "Cherish Each Moment" as this is so true! With my kiddos going back to school and oldest being a Freshman and youngest a Kindergartener I think "where did the time go, my babies are all grown up!"

 Check out more of her work on her blog Kerstin's Kartenblog.