Wednesday, February 25, 2009

TSG Sneak Peek: Slow and Steady


Ok...I must admit that I absolutely LOVE this little dragonfly from the new There She Goes set called "Slow and Steady"! Now, I must say that the entire set is really cute but for some reason this dragonfly just stole my heart! Haha! I don't know what it is about it, it's just so adorable and innocent looking! :) Anyway, when I saw today's sketch challenge on SCS I knew right away what I was going to do...I was going to use this little guy (or gal)! Now, I did struggle a bit with the color scheme that I wanted to pull off because of the fact that I wanted to keep the card really simple. I wanted the focus to be on these adorable little dragonflies and not on anything else so I went with these bright and earthy colors that were included in Tuesday's color challenge! I used this piece of dp from the BasicGrey Urban Prairie pack (yes I am obsessed with BG) as the main panel. I then layered it on Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie. The next thing I did was to use a piece of dp from the retired Hawaii Papaya set and layere it on some Pumpkin Pie for my horizontal strip. I stamped my dragonflies, colored them in using my SU! Markers (Pumkin Pie & Summer Sun) and Kiwi Kiss ink pad with my blender pen. I then added some crystal stickles over their wings so that this card would be eligable for the "Bling It Out" challenge that There She Goes has going on this week. Anyway, the images were then punched with my 1" square punch and layered on some more Pumpkin Pie pieces that were punched with my bigger square punch. I popped all three squares up on dimensionals, tied some ribbon, stamped the sentiment, and added the crystals for the final look! It was an easy card that shouldn't have took me very long but did because of my little case of OCD! Haha!

Well, I hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to stop by all the fabulous DT blogs and leave them some love! I know their creations will stun you! :) Take care and have a fabulous night (or morning, depending on where you live)!


Jessica (owner) http://jessica-thereshegoes.blogspot.com/
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Becky http://www.lakeshorestamper.com/
Bev http://bevithia.blogspot.com/
Christi http://cici510.blogspot.com/
Denise http://thepaperlandscaper.blogspot.com/
Faith http://stampinwithmarkiesmom.blogspot.com/
Holly http://toyzhaven.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Jessie http://canyousayaddictedtostamps.blogspot.com/
Joanne http://inkyoceangazer.blogspot.com/
Jodi http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/
Julie http://stampsandtaxes.blogspot.com/
Maki http://makinkstudio.blogspot.com/
Silke http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/
Wendy http://wickedlywonderfulcreations.blogspot.com/

54 comments:

Jessie/knightrone said...

This is totally cute Steph!! Love it!!

Jackie Pedro said...

This is so cute, Steph! Love those fun bright colors!!!

Joanne (jojot) said...

Fresh, delightful, a bit of sunshine.

Wendy Weixler said...

What a sunny happy card, Steph!! I am SOOO ready for spring!! Love how you featured those cute little dragonflies!! Terrific!!

There She Goes Clear Stamps said...

I so agree with you! I didn't realise how much I love these cute little bugs until I colored them for the first time :) Beautiful job on the card!

JessicaK said...

Bright colors - yay! We're steaming full speed ahead into spring now with these dragonflies and their citrusy background. tfs.

Cher said...

Hi...I sure do want this set after seeing all the blogs so far...all very very cute...nice colors today! ty for the chance.CHer

Char in So Cal said...

This stamp set is just adorable. XOXO what you have created!

Char in So Cal
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diana said...

it's s cute

Denise Marzec said...

I love the little dragonfly too, and especially with the glitter you added to the wings. Yesterday's sketch was PERFECT to show off this little cutie.

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

Love the sparkly little wings! Great card!

nancy said...

I love your take on this set. This is so pretty

Anonymous said...

super adorable

Lisa H. said...

love that you just used the dragonfly image. fun, bright colors. looks great.

Becky Carafa said...

I love this! Great job on the sketch, beautiful card!

Unknown said...

Lovely dragonflies!! Great way to use the sketch too! I love these happy colors :)

Anonymous said...

Cute card. I like the bright colors for the dragonflies.

Allison said...

This looks so great! Love the colours.

Silke Ledlow said...

BEAUTIFUL!!! You did a fab job with this Set and the Sketch Challenge!!! Hugs ~S~

Stephanie aka Nerdette said...

Oh wow! Your card is so different from everyone else's. This stamp is more versatile then I originally though.

Stampin Cats said...

Great use of inchies. I love using inchies on cards.

Christi Flores said...

This is so sweet!! I love this!!!

Jodi Collins said...

ADORABLE Steph! LOVE this!!

Jill Haddad said...

I almost didn't recognize your card as part of the sneak peek. Everyone else so far has used the cute little snail - but I have to say the dragonfly is just as cute!

Anonymous said...

This card is great--I love the dragonfly too!

Becky Sorensen said...

Very sweet, I love the dragonfly's!

Ida said...

Super Fun & Cheerful. Love that you just used the Dragonfly image as it shows you can create cards with the different elements in the set.

Elena said...

So cute! I just love these cute little dragonflies!!!

Nancy said...

Love the bright colors feels like spring!

Kelli Hull said...

Those lil dragon flies ARE cute huh? Love the colors you worked with!

zcdl said...

Beautiful card :)

C said...

Snails and dragonflies..who could ask for more!?

Kim P said...

I've been seeing the snail so much...but you are right...that dragonfly is CUTE! Great card!!

Angela said...

I was totally drawn to the dragonfly image too! Love your card.

P Myers said...

No snail, just the adorable dragonfly. So, many ways to use this set. Love your card.

Staci said...

That's great! Neat way to showcase a smaller image.

k prakken said...

Cute card. Love the dragonfly.

KanataNewf said...

Adorable!

Tracey said...

Love the yellow! So bright & pretty!

Unknown said...

You know I love everything you do Steph and this is no exception!!! TOO CUTE!!!

Anonymous said...

This is precious! I love the trio.

Shelley L. MacKenzie said...

Your card is great! I think the little dragonfly is super cute!

Angel said...

love these fresh colors and yes, i adore this dragonfly!

Jan Castle said...

Such cute dragonflys...love what you did with this card!
Jan

Betty Neville said...

Adorable card!

Julia Aston said...

Great colors on this! love those little dragonflies!

Jekka said...

OK, so I looked at all of the samples and I just kept coming back to yours. Like you, I ADORE that dragonfly. Great job!

Jackie said...

This is just too cute! Love the layout and how you used this weeks challenge! great job!

Me Myself and I-N-K said...

Another great card...love the color combo and the simplicity of the layout, yet so very elegant.

- Alma

Anonymous said...

sunny bright card. Thanks!

Stampin_melissa said...

Such a lovely card! You did a great job with this dragonfly!

Raspberries and Rose Petals said...

The bright and cheery colors would def make someone's day special! Adorable card!

Lori

Sherry said...

It's nice to see the versatility of the set.. very sweet card.. lovin the bright cheeriness of this card! Very cute!

Sue D said...

Although the snail is very cute I also like dragonflies a lot--thanks for showcasing the dragonfly.