NEW TSB CHALLENGE #67---Bling it!

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 is MIRE 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!!

CRAFTY GIRL

Crafty Girl has used: SWEET ANGEL

STEF

Stef has used:  BIRTHDAY SET

SARA

Sara has used: THE FAIRIES FROLIC

NICOLE

Nicole has used: CAROUSEL

                                                                          PAM

Pam used AUTUMN FROG

RHONDA
I have used: RIBBON AND ROSE

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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.

IT"S A SALE!!!!!

What's better than a good sale? 

Nothing!! :-)

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!!

Some more INSPIRATION....for our HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE

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/project HERE (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:

LIZ

Liz used: Smoochie Halloween Kit

Next we have MELISSA

Melissa has used: Princess Jennifer Latte

Nicole

Nicole has used: Halloween Journal 

and finally we have JEANIE

Jeanie has used: The Owls Silly Costume

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week!

Rhonda

Welcome to the World Card Making Day Celebration

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.

Crafty Girl

Jeanie Dickson 

A little note - this card was created completely digitally!

Jen Scull

Liz Walker

Rhonda Zmikly

Sara Mareno

Melissa Czapor

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you enjoy all the wonderful cards being shared today on the hop!! 

DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!

Design Team Call

 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

We look forward to your entries!!

THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE CHALLENGE #66...Halloween

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!

STEF
Stef has used  HAUNTED BIRD HOUSE

PAM
Pam used a Princess Jennifer Latte image.

LIZ
Liz has used one of Smoochie Halloween kit Digital Stamps 

SARA
Sara has used the WITCHES LAUNDRY LINE

JUDY
Judy has used the WITCHES LAUNDRY LINE

JEN
Jen has used Zombie girl with Tea

RHONDA
This image will be in the store soon.

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.

STILL TIME TO ENTER THE PARTY CHALLENGES!!!

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!!!

Have a great day!!

REMEMBER TONIGHT'S PARTY NIGHT!!!

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!!!

PARTY LOCATION CHANGED!!!!

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!!!!!

NEW CHALLENGE #65...color challenge

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!

Aren't these colors just gorgeous together?!!

Now for some inspiration from our DT!

Tracey Malnofski 

This image coming to THE STAMPING BOUTIQUE store soon!

Kary

Kary has used Christmas Mouse

Stef 

Stef used BUTTERFLY

Liz

Liz has used AUDREY THE CHEF

CraftyGirl

CraftyGirl used WALKING ON SUNSHINE

Nicole

Nicole has used FAIRY PRINCESS LAUNDRY LINE

Pam

Pam has used COTTON CANDY CAMPER

Sara

Sara has used The Fairy's Nap

Rhonda

I have used FLOWER CART

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.

We would also like to invite you to:

Join us our reopening party on the new

TSB Social Network

WHERE - TSB Social Network

WHEN - Saturday Sept 21st 8-10 pm EST

WHAT - Challenges, games, chatting and of course PRIZES!!!

The prizes include TSB digi images and Unity stamps designed by Tracey!!!

Hope you'll join us in the celebration!

LAST DAY FOR CHALLENGE #64 CHRISTMAS

Just a little reminder that today is the last day of our challenge. It ends at 11:59pm EST tonight.  So get those projects wrapped up and linked in Mr. Linky!! ;-)

Also don't forget the PARTY next Saturday at the new The Stamping Boutique social network!!! Here are the details

WHERE - The TSB Social Network

WHEN - Saturday 9/21/13 from 8-10PM EST

WHAT - games, challenges, chatting and PRIZES - win TSB digi images and there are even some Unity Stamps designed by Tracey to be won!!

WHY - we are celebrating the reopening of The Stamping Boutique!!!

Hope you'll be able to make the party.

Also be sure to stop back on Sunday to find out who the winner of Challenge #64 is and what Challenge #65 will be!!

Have a great day!!

Still time to enter our Challenge 64 - Christmas

You have until tomorrow (Friday Sept 13th at 11:59 pm EST) to get your entry in for our Christmas challenge. Our winner and top 3 will be chosen and announced on Sunday the 15th with our new challenge.

Just in case you need a little more inspiration here are the final DT creations made for this challenge

Sara Mareno

Kary Lim

Jen Scull

Don't let the deadline slip by without entering!! Think of it as a 2 for 1 - you get to enter the challenge and have a Christmas card done!! 

Looking forward to seeing all your beautiful creations!!!!!

ARE YOU READY TO PARTY????

Well here at TSB we are definitely ready!! We are going to through a TSB is back in business party!!



WHERE - The TSB Social Network
WHEN - Saturday September 21st. 8-10 pm EST
WHAT - lots of chatting, challenges, games 
                and of course PRIZES!!!!!
WHY - because we like to celebrate!!!!!

All you have to do to attend it become a member of the The Stamping Boutique Social Network and show up!!

Just in case you're wondering the PRIZES include- TSB digi images AND Unity Stamps designed by Tracey!!!!

Does it get much better than that???

Hope you'll mark it on the calendar and plan on joining us!!

More Inspiration for Challenge #64

Remember there are still a few days to enter the challenge and it is easy peasy!!!

The challenge will run from Sept 1st through Sept 13th 11:59 pm EST.

Our winner will be chosen by our DT and receive 3 TSB images of their choosing and a button for your blog. The DT will also be choosing the top 3 entries.

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.

Here are some more of the fabulous creations done by our DT!! Love that so many of the gals opted to show ways to use the images besides on a card!! I'm telling you this is one talented group!!

Pam Nezrick Loris

Nicole Bretherick

Rhonda Zmilky

We hope you'll join the fun and get a jump start on your Christmas cards!!

Thanks for stopping by today. There's lots coming up so be sure to keep stopping by. We will have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT tomorrow and a few more inspirational samples on Thursday. So be sure to come back and check them out!!

More Exciting News here at TSB

We just opened a TSB Social Network through ning. You will find us here.  We are still under construction but have plans and ideas galore!!  There are groups for mixed media, card making, scrap booking (both digital and traditional). We've also started a group where we can come together and support one another.  It is going to be so much fun!! We hope you'll come over and join us. 

Also don't forget we have the Christmas challenge happening here on the blog. There will be some more wonderful DT inspiration posted on Friday. The team is looking forward to seeing your wonderful creations!!!

Welcome to our reboot....Challenge #64

First we hope everyone knows that The Stamping Boutique Store is open for business. VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT-- there is currently a 40% off sale at TSB.  You want to head on over there because it won't last forever. There are some fabulous new images you want to check it out!!

As for our challenges, we are picking up where we left off and starting with Challenge #64. The theme is Christmas!! I know it is really hard to believe that Christmas is only a few short months away. I am hoping this will motivate me to get some cards done.

The challenge will run from Sept 1st through Sept 13th 11:59 pm EST.

Our winner will be chosen by our DT and receive 3 TSB images of their choosing and a button for your blog. The DT will also be choosing the top 3 entries.

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.

We've decided to spread sharing the fabulous DT projects out. Today, we have few of the DT projects and then there will be more of these projects posted throughout the next two weeks to keep you inspired!

Stef Hughes

Liz Walker

Crafty Girl

To check out the rest of the DT projects you can visit their blogs. We will also be sharing them here throughout the next two weeks to keep the inspiration coming.

Here's the rest of the team blogs -

Jeanie Dickson

Jen Scull

Kary Lim

Nicole Bretherick

Pam Nezrick

Rhonda Zmilky

Sara Mareno

Suzi Mckenzie

We look forward to seeing your creations! Remember the winner will receive 3 TSB images of her/his choice!!!

Also, be sure to come join the TSB Facebook page for chatting and project sharing. We would love to see your creations made using TSB images!!

New Christmas releases!!!!

Hi guys,
I have a special release for Christmas this year. I almost have them all posted in the store. I'll get them all in there today.
We are having so much fun with the new DT. We have a great, talented group of ladies. Stop by their blogs and leave some love.
Have a happy weekend!!
xoxo Tracey
http://thestampingboutique.com/