Feeling sick...

I feel sick not being able to show you some fun things from Treehouse Stamps. I've been on vacation to my parents in Minnesota for over three weeks (yeah) but it also means I didn't get any cards made. My apologies for missing this week's Thursday Challenge. The challenge was POLKA DOTS which anyone who knows me knows I LOVE LOVE LOVE anything polka dot. But please stayed tuned as there is an AWESOME release coming up, along with fun Thursday challenges. Once again, I apologize but I'm back now!!! Be sure to play along and check out what the other wonderful Treehouse babes made!


TREEHOUSE THURSDAY CHALLENGE #60 POLKA DOTS

Welcome crafty followers. We are super excited today and want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all who played along with the challenge last week. Your creations were all marvelous.

We are also excited because it is Thursday and that means it is time for another Treehouse Thursday Challenge and now each week with the challenge Ashley is doing a drawing from all who play along with the challenge.

RULES:
1.You must use the challenge as described
2.You must provide a link to your creation on the challenge post inLinks
3.You creation must be a new one, remember the idea is to get your creative ideas flowing and get you creating.
4.You do not have to use TREEHOUSE STAMPS images to be eligible for the drawing but if you have them we would sure love to see you use them.
5.Your entry must be linked in the inLinks no later than next Wednesday to be eligible for the drawing.


This weeks challenge is POLKA DOTSand was provided by Yaneri:

We hope you join in on this fun challenge and make sure to include THT in your keywords when you upload to Splitcoast. Also provide a link below to your blog post so we can see what you made.

Now check out what the Design Team created for your viewing pleasure and hop on over to their blog to read the details about their samples by clicking on their names

Ashley Bowen

Neva McMullen

Kelly Hampton

Gloria Morizen

Maria Levine

Yaneri Rodriquez

Heather Prince

Virginia Lu

Stephanie Serrano

Treehouse Thursday Challenge 058

Welcome crafty followers. We are super excited today and want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all who played along with the challenge last week. Your creations were all marvelous.

We are also excited because it is Thursday and that means it is time for another Treehouse Thursday Challenge and now each week with the challenge Ashley is doing a random.org drawing from all who play along with the challenge.

RULES:
1.You must use the challenge as described
2.You must provide a link to your creation on the challenge post inLinks
3.You creation must be a new one, remember the idea is to get your creative ideas flowing and get you creating.
4.You do not have to use TREEHOUSE STAMPS images to be eligible for the drawing but if you have them we would sure love to see you use them.
5.Your entry must be linked in the inLinks no later than next Wednesday to be eligible for the drawing.


This weeks challenge is a pocket card and was provided by Maria. I've always liked this type of card - just a little something different. You can find step-by-step directions to make this card here.

We hope you join in on this fun challenge and make sure to include THT in your keywords when you upload to Splitcoast. Also provide a link below to your blog post so we can see what you made.

Now check out what the Design Team created for your viewing pleasure and hop on over to their blog to read the details about their samples by clicking on their names:

Ashley Bowen

Neva McMullen

Kelly Hampton

Gloria Morizen

Maria Levine

Yaneri Rodriquez

Heather Prince

Virginia Lu

Stephanie Serrano

Happy Release Day and Blog Hop Fun

It's release day for Treehouse Stamps - and Ashley has some awesome sets this month!

Thursday's Challenge this week is "monochromatic" - so I used the Polka Dot Tea Time and some fun pinks! Living with all these boys I have to take advantage of using pink when I can! I'll also admit that I used a sketch from somewhere but can't find it now. But here's my card for today's celebration and fun!

So be sure to check out the Treehouse Store and get yourself all these awesome new sets!

If you want to see some more great Treehouse cards with these new sets and join in the fun be sure to check out the following team members blogs for some fun blog hopping!
Ashley
Neva McMullen
Kelly Hampton
Maria Levine
Yaneri Rodriquez
Gloria Morizen
Heather Prince
Stephanie Serrano

C'mon and Play - July Contest

I got my start on the Treehouse Design Team by playing along with their monthly contest. Every month, Ashley gives out a free image for you to make a card with. The cards are voted on and a Guest Designer is named for the following month. Along with being a Guest Designer, you get that month's release for free (who doesn't want free stamps)...and a gift certificate to use for even more stamps! So move on over to the Treehouse Blog and see how you can play along!

This month's image is a good one - here it is!

Here's my sample for the July contest image...cupcakes are always so yummy! I didn't want to do anything that was "expected" so I used the Basic Grey Green At Heart paper and went "Orange." I added lots of glitter with the stickles, and dew drops for the sprinkles. I love how it turned out, although I'm pretty sure this one will be taking extra postage at the post office!

and a close-up of the cupcake


Now that you see what I've done, go ahead and try for yourself!

Treehouse Thursday Challenge

Welcome to Treehouse Stamps Thursday Challenge. This week, the challenge was a sketch (one of my favorite types of challenges!). Here's the sketch -

I used a soon-to-be released set (July 7th to be exact) - Art. This has some beautiful "artist" sayings, as well as perfect images for that artist in your life. When I saw the set, I wanted to do something simple but bold. I chose to stay with primary colors, and make it just that, simple but bold! I added crystal effects to the paint so in real life, it looks like wet paint. Once again, I really like the sentiments in this new set (great job Ashley!). Here's my card...

Be sure to check out the Treehouse Blog for more inspiration from the other awesome ladies on the Design Team!

Treehouse Stamps Sneak Peeks Begin...

As I prepare to travel 1000 miles in a car with a husband, five kids and two dogs - for a much needed and much excited for semi-annual trip to Minnesota, I also have some fun stuff to show off. I start my permanent position on the Treehouse Stamps design team tomorrow, and have gotten my first set of digital stamps to play with for the upcoming release on July 7th. And today is the beginning of the sneak peeks from the design team!

My first peek is using Back To School. With all my kids, I'm sure I'll be using this set a ton! I love the images, and the sentiments are wonderful! I used paper from Cosmo Cricket The Boyfriend - perfect, right?! And I wanted more of a rustic school feel. AND, because I didn't want to cover the front paper anymore, I used the sentiment on the inside. Love it!


Be sure to check out the Treehouse Blog for more sneak peeks! And don't forget to stop by the store so you can play along with our Thursday challenges!

Who gave you life

Sometimes it takes my kids to make me slow down and laugh a little. My daughter, who is only 7, was whining about me not letting her do something, and I asked "who gave you life, young lady" and very matter of factly she said "God." Who was I to argue with that?! Agghhh - be careful what you ask for...

Anyways, I've been busy with some new design team work, which I'll get to start showing off this week. I'm also trying to get ready for our semi-annual trip to Minnesota (this one for three weeks!!!!). But I thought I'd stop in and give a quick post with a cute Pure Innocence image from My Favorite Things. I used paper from Papertrey Ink - which I just love!

Here's a couple similar but different pictures...


Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come back later this week for some sneak peeks at what is coming from Treehouse Stamps.