We'd like to welcome Deanne Clarke Saunders as a new member of our DT. My name is Deanne Clarke-Saunders. My hubby and I live is St. John’s Newfoundland Canada. I’m an elementary teacher but currently not working. I have always enjoyed playing with paper, scissors, glue, and ESPECIALLY crayons and pencil crayons, ever since I’ve been a small child. I just couldn’t stop playing, so I continued by scrapbooking and card-making! I love it!!! My hubby calls me a paper hoarder. He just MAY be right, but I’d never tell him that!!! A man doesn’t need to know he’s right!!! haha!
Deanne created the following project using The Stamping Boutique image - Lattes for Two
You can find more of her inspirational work over at her blog - A Little Bit of Paper. Thanks for stopping by!!
Today we are excited to introduce Jamie Moore as a member of our DT.
Hello all. I am a third grade teacher and love to craft to unwind from the crazy days I have. I enjoy making all kinds of crafts. I have been crafting in one way or another most of my life. I discovered crafting cards through my sister about five years ago and have been playing with paper since. I have expanded into all kinds of paper and vinyl crafts since. I love looking at blogs and getting inspiration from my fellow crafters. I discovered blogging, deign teams and blog hops and I was hooked! I have been in more hops and on more design teams then I can count. Here is one of her wonderful projects using The Stamping Boutique image - Audrey's Presents.
You can find more of Jamie's inspiring work on her blog - Crafty21girl.
Ummm...yes we did!!! We just wanted to let everyone know that we are going to be throwing another party! This time we will be holding the party right here at the blog. I will be setting up a separate page for us to chat on that day!! There will be challenges and games to round out the party's chatting. WHEN - NOVEMBER 16th 8-10PM EST WHERE - A chat page here at the blog THEME - Holidays - Thanksgiving and Christmas We hope that you will come not only for the fun but to be inspired for the upcoming Holiday season!!
Hi all! Are you ready to hear who is the winner from our last challenge? (Bling It)
Well, the lucky number is: #9-DebbieM! You have won 3 digi images from The Stamping Boutique...please email rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net with your 3 image choices from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE Store, and the email address you would like them sent to-Please put TSB WINNER in the subject line.
Now: on to our Top Three:
1. #25 Annie
2.#22 Rachael
3. #20 Mags
Ladies, please contact me at rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net for your badges girls!! GREAT JOB--we loved your cards and we hope you will play along again this week!
Are you ready for this weeks challenge? We would love to see you use your FALL COLORS...Brown, Yellow, Red, Orange, Gold...you can use just one color or incorporate them all into you card/project! Ready for some awesome inspiration from our DT?
We would love to have you visit our DT on their blogs!! Just click on their names...
OUR RULES:
The requirements are quite simple - 1. Your project must follow the theme. 2. You can enter a card, scrapbook layout, altered item, etc... 3. It must be a new creation. 4. Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located. 5. If your card/project is chosen as WINNER and you have used a TSB image....then you win 4 free digi images from TSB, if you have used another image...that is ok-you can still win 3 free digi images from TSB.
6. Top Three winners chosen will get an awesome badge to display proudly.
Today we are proud to introduce Camille as another of our additions to our team!! She is quite talented and we hope find as inspiring as we have.
I'm a happily married and crafty mother to four children, ranging in age from 9-23. We love to play video games together, eat good food, and travel to Disneyland when we can. I started scrapbooking ten years ago while pregnant with my third child. I still scrapbook but now my crafting includes card and tag making, sewing small projects from apparel to home decor, and stamping. My home is about 50 miles from a craft store, so hybrid projects have become my normal crafting staple because of the ease of access and afffordability. In the past, I've designed projects for Provo Craft (Cricut), JessicaSprague.com, ACDigitals, and Color Combos Galore Challenge Blog. Currently, I'm designing hybrid projects for Digital Project Life, Nancie Rowe Janitz Designs, and just recently, The Stamping Boutique. Here is her fantastic creation -
You can find more of her fabulous work on her blog c'est la vie
We also want to remind you of our party -
WHERE - TSB Blog (a chat page will be set up the day of the party)
WHEN - Saturday November 16th from 8-10 PM EST
WHAT - Chatting, games and challenges. Be sure to stop by because the challenges will be open until Monday 11/18th!!
We would like to welcome another new member to our team - Linda Bostedt!!! Hello fellow crafters, My name is Linnda Styrna-Bostedt and I am so honored to be part of this awesome and talented group. I am a Registered Nurse and I have a MBA in Healthcare Administration. I am currently employed at Northern Illinois University working as the Assistant Director for Health Services. I am so blessed to be able to work in a career that I love and I can give back to others.
My passion for all types of crafting began when I was a child, you name it, I tried it. I became involved in paper crafting about 10 years ago when a new Scrapbook Store opened in out neighborhood. I had no clue what the store was but my daughter and I ventured into it. Well needless to say I spent all my grocery money there and my addiction began. Digi's., Rubber Stamps, Copics, Pencils, papers, embellishments.... I love everything! Crafting is my down time. But the greatest gift is when you make a homemade card and you see the smile on the recipient's face.
We will introducing our new DT members over the next week or so. We are really excited that each lady agreed to be part of our team.
Our first member is Rhonda Miller who also agreed to be our DT Coordinator. You can find her beautiful creations on her blog Rhonda's Place to Share.
I have been married to my best friend for 14 years and am a SAHM of 4 terrific kids ages 5 to 12. I have been doing papercrafts for over 20 years and still love it. I love to try many types of paper crafts, and love to learn new techniques. I spend much of my crafty time with my kids teaching them how to make the things they like. My other hobbies include reading, spending time with my hubby and kids, origami, hiking and discovering nature.
I have been on design teams for Michelle Perkett, The Stamping Boutique, AiFactory, Get Hippity with Ippity, Amber Ink, Cupcake Inspiration (GDT), Forever Friends (GDT), The Crafter's Cafe, Inktegrity, Softpencil Studio, Pattie's Creations, JLJ Designs and Deedee's Digis.
We are gearing up for another party here at The Stamping Boutique. It is going to be filled with challenges, games and of course prizes.
We have changed the location to a chat page that will be set up here on the blog. We are hoping it is less confusing than the Facebook page was. I know I was lost most of the time!! :-)
First let me thank all of you who applied. This was my first ever DT call and boy was it hard to choose!! Each of you who sent an application has so much talent and creativity! I am grateful to each of you who took the time to apply!
We are super excited to share with all of our Stamping Boutique fans and customers that we are featured in the latest edition of Cardmaking Magazine.
It is a UK based magazine and is already available there. Some of our US team members have started looking for it and haven't found it yet. We do know that it is sold at Barnes and Nobles and Books A Million! I know I can't wait to get my hands on a copy to see all the beautiful creations our DT members made using Tracey's fabulous Christmas images!!
Hi all!! Just a quick note to remind you all that you still have time to enter our "Bling It" challenge! And of course with that comes a little inspiration too!
Hello! Welcome to another CHALLENGE brought to you by THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE!! First would you like to say Thank You to all of you who participated in our last challenge, which was HALLOWEEN! Now, would you like to know the WINNER and TOP THREE choices from the last Challenge? THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER isMIRE and MIRE has won 3 free images!! CONGRATS MIRE... please email rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net with your 3 image choices from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE Store, and the email address you would like them sent to-Please put TSB WINNER in the subject line. Now for our top Three...
1. NAJDA
2. ANNIE
3. MARIANNE
Please contact me at rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net for your badges girls!! GREAT JOB--we loved your cards and we hope you will play along again this week!
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For this weeks challenge we would love to see your card/project all BLINGED UP !!
We love BLING, so bring it on!! Here is some inspiration for you from our Wonderful DT!!
We would love to have you visit our DT on their blogs!! Just click on their names...
OUR RULES:
The requirements are quite simple - 1. Your project must follow the theme. 2. You can enter a card, scrapbook layout, altered item, etc... 3. It must be a new creation. 4. Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located. 5. You may use any image to win but you must use a TSB image to be a Top 3 choice.
There is a lot going on here at The Stamping Boutique so we thought we would share a few reminders and updates!!! First our winner from the World Card Day comments is Valerie! Please contact Melissa Czapor at melissac1966@gmail.com with your choice of free image!! Second - WE HAVE A SALE ON ALL HALLOWEEN IMAGES in the store!!! Be sure to head over there and check it out!!!! Third - We are having a DESIGN TEAM call!!! You will find the information here. Remember no experience necessary!!! Fourth - Our Halloween challenge is still happening and you can check it out here. FINALLY - We are planning another PARTY for November 2nd from 8-10PM EST. We will have challenges, games and lots of fun. In light of the difficulties we had on our Facebook group, we will be having it on our blog. There will be a chat window which should make it much easier!! :-) Think that's it for now. We are inviting and hoping you will join us on all the fun events we have going on here at The Stamping Boutique.
Wanted to let everyone know that we just started a sale over at the store!!! You can get a good deal on lots of Halloween images. They will be great to use for our current challenge or even for making cards and gifts for your favorite ghouls and goblins. Be sure to head over there and pick up some of your favorite Halloween images!!
A FEW REMINDERS -
Our current challenge is using the Halloween Theme. Check out the details here!!!!
We have a Design Team Call going on right now. We would love to see your creations. The details are here!!
Hi all!
Happy Sunday to you!
We wanted to share some "middle of the challenge" inspiration with you today. Our Challenge #66 is Halloween, and you can enter your card/projectHERE(you have until the 13th). Someone will have the chance to win 3 or 4 digi images from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE!
And we would like to remind you also, that we have a DT call going HERE.
Now for the inspiration, first up we have:
You will be able to find the entire list of participating blogs here!
We are excited to be participating in this years World Card Making Day event!!! There are so many beautiful cards to provide inspiration on the participating blogs.
As a way to say thanks for stopping by our blog, we will be choosing one random winner from the comments left below to receive a free image of your choice from The Stamping Boutique. To be entered in the drawing, your comment must be completed by Monday October 7th at 11:59 PM EST.
Now on to the fabulous creations provided by our TSB Design Team members.
We are looking for fun and enthusiastic team members who enjoy working with others. We are creating two teams one for our TSB Challenge Blog and another to enter various Challenge Blogs .
Basic Requirements for both teams
Have an active blog
No experience required
Ability to work with digi stamps
Ability to meet deadlines
Participate in occasional blog hops and on line parties
TSB Challenge Blog Team Expectations
3 projects per month
One project for each challenge (which are held on the 1st and 15th of each month)
One project for social media outlets – Facebook, Pinterest, etc…
Commenting on entries to the TSB Challenge Blog
Helping choose the Challenge Winners and Top 3 on the TSB Challenge Blog
Other Challenge Blogs Team Expectations
3 projects per month
One for 2 different challenges of your choosing • one for social media outlets – Facebook, Pinterest, etc….
Commenting on TSB Challenge Blog entries
Helping choose the Challenge Winners and Top 3 on the TSB Challenge Blog
As a member of the team, you will receive
4 free TSB digi images of your choice per month
Further build your presence in blog land
Badge for your blog
Working with a supportive and fun team
TO APPLY:
Please send an email to Melissa Czapor – melissac1966@gmail.com with DT Call in the Subject
If you would prefer one team over the other please be sure to state which team you would like to be on.
Include
pictures of your favorite 2 projects
a link to your blog
a little bit about yourself
a short explanation of why you'd like to join the team
The call will be open until Friday October 18, 2013
Hello! Welcome to another CHALLENGE brought to you by THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE!! First would you like to say Thank You to all of you who participated in our last challenge, which was a color challenge! Now, would you like to know the WINNER and TOP THREE choices from the last Challenge? THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER is SUE, and SUE used a TSB image, so she wins 4 free images!! CONGRATS SUE!! SUE, please email rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net with your 4 image choices from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE Store, and the email you would like them sent to-Please put TSB WINNER in the subject line. Now for our top Three...
1.VICKIE
2.JACKIE
3.AJ
Please contact me at rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net for your badges girls!! GREAT JOB--we loved your cards and we hope you will play along again this week!
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Now on to this weeks challenge: HALLOWEEN...we would love to see your Halloween cards for this challenge-#66.
THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE gals have done up some really awesome cards to share with you for some inspiration!
The requirements are quite simple - 1. Your project must follow the theme. 2. You can enter a card, scrapbook layout, altered item, etc... 3. It must be a new creation. 4. Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located. 5. You may use any image to win but you must use a TSB image to be a Top 3 choice.
Thanks to all who attended Saturday Night's Party!! It was fun chatting and even learning a few things about TSB that I didn't know. I hope more of you will be able to attend our next Party!! I just wanted to reminded everyone there is still time to head over the the Facebook page and enter the challenges. There are 4 plus a grand prize!!
CHALLENGE OVERVIEW -
Remember you have until tonight Mon 9/21 11:59 EST to enter. Winners will be chosen by Random.org
I have set up a folder for each challenge in the photos section above. Please put your entry in the challenge folder.
I have put the free digi and the sketches in the photo folders on the page for you to get them.
Challenge 1 - Use the free digi image in the project. You can find the image on the Facebook Page.
Challenge 2 - Use THE SKETCHES! - you can use either one.
Challenge 3 -ABCDEF CHALLENGE - Your project must have a Border, a Circle, a Digi image, Embellishments and remember to have fun!!!
Challenge 4 -use TSB colors: Pumpkin, teal and Pink optional to use a banner
GRAND PRIZE - wonderful stamp set of images from Unity created by Tracey. The grand prize will go to the person who completes the most challenges. If there is a tie we will do a random.org draw to choose the winner!
Hope you'll be able to join the fun.
Also don't forget to check out the current Color Challenge!! You still have plenty of time to join!!!
So excited to get this reopening party going. Here's the information -- WHERE - TSB Facebook Page WHEN - tonight 8-10 PM EST WHAT - challenges, chats, games, prizes and LOTS OF FUN!!!! Hope you can be there!!!
Just wanted to let everybody know we have moved the party from Ning to our Facebook page!! All the rest is staying the same!! WHEN: Saturday, September 21st. 8-10 PM EST WHERE:FACEBOOK PAGE WHY: Celebrate reopening of The Stamping Boutique WHAT: Games, challenges, prizes, and a free digi image!!!!!!! HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US IN OUR CELEBRATION!!!!!
Hello! First would you like to say Thank You to all of you who participated in our challenge-there were such great entries!!
Now, would you like to know the WINNER and TOP THREE choices from the Last Challenge, which was CHRISTMAS???..... THE GRAND WINNER who wins three images of her choice is ... #14 VICKI
The TOP THREE ARE: (since our grand prize winner used a TSB image we chose one project that used a non TSB image to round out our top 3.
#8
#10
#6
Great job ladies, please contact me (info below) with your email addresses so I can get your badges to you!
Congrats Vicki!! Please email rhondazmikly@sbcglobal.net with your 3 image choices from THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE Store, and the email you would like them sent to-Please put TSB WINNER in the subject line.
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Now we have some AWESOME news for you...from now on, if you use A TSB IMAGE for your challenge project when you play along in our challenge...you will be eligible to be the winner of an extra image if you are chosen as the WINNER....so YES, that makes FOUR images you could win!! WOW!!
(If you do not use a TSB image, you will still be eligible to be the lucky winner of 3 images if you are the chosen winner).
So now on to this weeks challenge...we have a ColorSeed Challenge for you!
The requirements are quite simple - 1. Your project must follow the theme. 2. You can enter a card, scrapbook layout, altered item, etc... 3. It must be a new creation. 4. Please connect to the actual blog post where your project is located. 5. You may use any image to win but you must use a TSB image to be a Top 3 choice.
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