~There She Goes July Blog Hop Day 3 ~
July 28th, 2010 by Holly McMillen
Hello, friends!
Did you miss me yesterday? I had to sit on the sidelines and watch the fun as there was a slight problem with our glorious mail system. But I am here today!! Yay!
Today is day #3 of the There She Goes sneak peeks. If you have arrived here from Heather’s blog, then you are spot on! If not, you really should start back on the There She Goes team blog so you can get the details on how to win a set of these amazing stamps!
Theresa, this one’s for you!! *Wink* Our newest illustrator, Torico, has knocked it out of the park with this adorable Puppy Love set! I know you all are going to love what you see!
I created my own doggie dp by typing the words ruff ruff and bow wow in different fonts in a word doc. I found a wingding font that had a little heart in it, too, so I stuck that here and there. Then I printed the sheet off in grayscale. I used a copic marker to color the hearts, then I sponged the piece I needed with distressing ink. The “fence” is a piece of real red card stock with the edge punched with an older Martha Stewart border punch. Then I drew lines and did some shading and sponging.
Here are my deets:
Stamps: There She Goes’ Puppy Love
Colors: GP White, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Real Red
Ink: Copics, Tim Holtz distressing ink
Accessories: Printer, 1″ wired black sheer offray ribbon, chestnut 1/2 pearls, nesties, MS border punch, dimensionals
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Ok, on to the next new set…. BEE Happy! This is another set illustrated by Torico. The little honey comb flowers are too cute!!
For my bee trail, I just pierced some evenly spaced holes in my bashful blue cardstock and then I stitched them with black thread. The fence is 2 1/2″ x 1/4″ strips of cardstock. I rounded the top edges with a 1/2″ circle punch. Behind the fence is a little green rolling hill. The sky is sponged with white ink to simulate clouds.
Here are my deets:
Stamps: There She Goes’ BEE Happy
Colors: GP White, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Green Galore
Ink: Versafine brilliant white, copics
Accessories: 1/2″ blue grosgrain with small white flowers, candy dots, thread, needle, piercing tool, circle punches, word window punch, sticky tape, dimensionals
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Now it’s time to send you off to Jessica’s blog! Our fearless leader has not only been stamping this week, she is moving, too! Send her some special love!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Mark your calendars for Saturday night at 7pm PST and join us for the release party in the There She Goes forums!! See you there!
Hugs!
Both cards are super fabulous, Holly!! Beautiful details and designs!
Both cards are amazing!!! WOW!!! Love how bright and cheery the bee card is!!
Awesome cards! Love the stitching behind the bee!
Wow!! These are amaging!! The fence you’ve made is great idea!
LOVE THEM!! The bee’s flight patter stitched is amazing and I just love the picket fence. Great first card! That dog is too cute 😀 The fence is great as is your own DP. Brilliant set of cards!
Stunning cards! That lil bee is too cute! Love the stitching and scene you created! I NEED to get that set 🙂
hugs, margie
These are so totally ADORABLE! 🙂
Gorgeous card, love the flowers and their colors. This card is so cute. Love the layout. Thank you for sharing all your awesome talent with us.
I LOOVE your first card! I love the colors on it and that sentiment is adorable!!
Oh my total cuteness! The little pup and fence and your own PP are fab and love the little honeycomb shaped flowers in the bee set…how sweet are they!
oh, wow! two great cards! love your fences on both-different and cute. great stitching detail, too. Great work, my firend!
Beautiful cards! Love all the little details 🙂
i love both sets, especially the doggie set! great cards holly! hugs, miss chatting with you! hope all is well!
I love this card. Colors are perfect, stitching very professional and convincing clouds. Fence is a work of art–round with circle cutter? Thanks for that tip!
OMG!! Both cards are fab fab. I loved the 2nd one..so much details in it. Really neat. I might have to case that.
Wow fantastic cards!!
Hugs,
Patricia
OMG!!!!! Both cards are stunning! I love how you created the DP for the puppy cards and your colors are striking. Your bee card is fabulous! I love the scene you created! The stitching and fence are fantastic and so creative. Great, great job!
We did miss you! I love the fences!!! WOW!!
wow! i love the colors and details of your cards!
What fantastic cards. Both are so creative and colorful. Love what I’ve seen of the set so far…
Did Theresa want a puppy set too? LOL! I LOVE IT! And you did a great job with it Holly. Love the octagon centers with all the silver studs around it and your stitching and fence on that bee card are FAB!!
~Meredith
These cards are so cute! Love the fence idea along with the stitching! How creative!
WOW Holly! These are AMAZING! I ADORE them both but the fence on the bee card is OUT of this world!
the bee card is just precious!!!
So much attention to the details – simply stunning results!
Fabulous cards! Especially loved, loved the bee card. Amazing details.
Totally fabulous! Love your doggy background and the stitching on the bee line is such a great touch!
Your cards are so cute. I love how you did the stitching and the fence.
These cards are great and I love that you made your own DP. Just fantastic!
WOW!!!!!!! These are the most beautiful detailed cards I have seen in a while!!! AMAZING!!!!
How stinkin’ cute are these cards!!! I’m in love with those fat bees and unbelievable how you made that fence. Great, great job!
Holly, what fabulous projects! I almost forgot about the blog hop today. A little delirious today…the bee card is just darling – I love it!!
Your dog card is fabby – I love love love that fence!! You are one talented amazing lady.
See you Saturday night!!
Wowsa! What amazing detail! I love the little scenes that you created… so very perfect! 🙂
CA-UTE! awesome details- love your fence & stitching!!
I LOVE these card. The Bee card really pops and I simply love how great that stitching is! Great job!
Stunning!
Stunning cards!
Oh My Gosh…both cards so adorable….just LOVE these stamp sets!
Sooo CUTE!
Oh that bee is super sweet I love that fence and that doggie is just so cute love these cards.
I am in awe of your work here. I love how you created your own DP perfect for the card! I love the card design showcasing Bee Happy. Incredibly creative cards.
Wow! Beautiful cards with these adorable new TSG images!! Love them!!!
LOVE how you stitched the bee’s flight pattern! Cut cards!!
How beautiful Holly!! Love it!!
Oh WOW! Your coloring is fabulous! Super cute cards!!
Awe both of these cards are just sooo darn cute!!! I really love the puppy stamp set!!! ~Heidi Brawley
These are both adorable cards, but I really love the scene you created on the Bee card and the stitching is a great addition!
OMG Holly I just about fell off my chair when I saw these two cards. Absolutely amazing. You are so talented girlfriend.