24 March 2010

TSG Blog Hop Challenge

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Hi everyone, hope your week is going well so far.
As you’ll see from the graphic at the top of the post I’m very excited to share that I’m now illustrating and designing cards during release weeks for the lovely Jessica at There She Goes Clear Stamps. I have two stamp sets being released for March at the release party on Saturday night and today is a sneak peek at the first of them which is my sweet pea mini set. Today is also the sneek peak for Jessica’s Chem 101 set, there’ll more sneak peaks through the week and another from me tomorrow.
If you’ve arrived here from the TSG blog then you’re in the right place on the blog hop and if you want to start from the beginning then popover to TSG blog for more information. By participating and leaving a comment on all DT members blogs in the hop you could win these stamp sets and be treated to some amazing cards from all the lovely and very talented Trendsetters, I hope you can join in.
From the TSG Blog:
One of the mini sets that we will be showing off today features a beautiful Sweet Pea image that was drawn by our new TSG Illustrator, Chris Dark! These gorgeous flowers are perfect for coloring no matter what your favorite medium is. The simple and elegant design along with fonts that look like they were handwritten, will help you to create beautiful projects that your friends and family will cherish!
Sweet Pea is a 3”x4” mini set that includes a total of 8 stamps and will sell for only $7!
Soon after the release of the popular set Chemistry, I started receiving emails from people saying that they would love to have a mini set of sentiments that can be used along with the set so that they could create cards that weren’t geared towards ‘love’. Well, in true TSG fashion, I have compiled a total of 10 different science/chemistry related sayings that will make you and your other scientific friends giggle!
Chem. 101 is a 3”x4” mini set that includes a total of 10 sentiment stamps and will sell for $7
Would you like a chance to win both of these fun mini sets? Here’s what you need to do- go to each of the Trendsetter’s Blogs and leave a comment on their Sweet Pea/Chem. 101 Blog Hop Challenge post. After you have finished checking out the eye candy and have left some love, return to the TSG Blog and add your name to the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this Blog Hop Challenge post. A winner will be chosen randomly using a random number generator to receive both of the mini sets! The winner will be announced Saturday (Mar. 27) during the Release Party Chat.
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Your next stop on the blog hop is at the wonderfully talented Danielle’s blog, enjoy the hop and I’ll see you tomorrow with another card and another blog hop!
My card details: Sweet Pea image and Thank you sentiment (TSG Clear stamps, Sweet Pea mini set)
Paper: BasicGrey Kioshi
Watercoloured with distress inks
Nestabilities Labels die cuts
Paper piercing and edge distressing 
Stickles, pearls and pretty ribbon.
TFL,

55 comments:

angelwhispers said...

Oh these are lovely!!! Love the colours you have used perfect for these beautiful sweetpea's and the card looks fab xx

Fiona said...

Wow Chris, congratulations, I am so pleased for you. Your stamps are fabulous, as is your very pretty card. Gorgeous shades used and the colouring exceptional as ever.

Fiona x

Michele Lourenco said...

WOW...what a pretty card.
I love that background behind the flowers... looks so sweet!

Lisa H. said...

CHRIS!!!! wow, such a stunning piece of art. love it!

Kim Costello said...

Woo Hoo congrats sweetie your new set looks beautiful... Not long now seeing you in a few days... BiG HuGs Kim :)

Gael said...

Such a pretty card - I love your coloring, shading and glitter.

Melissa S said...

The images are so beautiful! I love the colors on the cards! Congrats!!

Kelly Booth said...

GORGEOUS Card and Ribbon...LOVE what you did with this set!!

Mary Giles said...

What a pretty card! Love the way you used the nesties and that lovely ribbon.

Alyssa S said...

Oh my! This is gorgeous!!! The colors are just so soft and sweet...TFS!

Carol Dee said...

BEAUTIFUL

Tiffany Heilman said...

I am loving that image and I love the coloring you did behind the image.

Nannieflash said...

Chris thats so lovely, I do like that image and youve coloured it so beautifully. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxxxxxxxx

Lorianna said...

LOVE it!!!!!
Your work is so beautiful!!!!
Such soft colors!!!!

rhonda said...

wow! what a beautiful card! i love the colors you used for your image! very elegant

Katie Skiff said...

Very pretty!! WOW!! So glad you are now part of the TSG team!! YAY!!

milkshake007 said...

Congrats!
I just love the stamp set you created and your card is amazing!
Wonderfully done!!

Juls said...

so gorgeous!! Love the dimension of the flowers and all that gorgeous sparkle!! Hugs Juls

Donna said...

Woohoo congratulations Chris, brilliant news and a stunning card to kick things off...beautiful colours on this card and the pearls are the perfect embellie :) Donna x

Heather P. said...

Oh WOW, so totally gorgeous!!

Pam said...

Beautiful card.

There She Goes Clear Stamps said...

Gorgeous card Chris, I love the glitter!

Sunny Penn said...

Wow... what a gorgeous card! Thank you for sharing.

jan farnworth said...

love your card nicely done.

Diane said...

Beautiful card, Chris! I love purple so it's especially attractive to me! Love the sparkles on the flowers. Nice touch!

Theresa said...

Beautiful sweet peas!

Crafty Math Chick said...

I love the glittery touches.

~Meredith

Jackie said...

Wow, that is an amazing card! This set looks so pretty, I can't wait to order this weekend!

A Little Licht on the Subject... said...

What a soft, elegant look. Thanks for a great spring card!

Arielle H Gordon said...

This is GORGEOUS! Love the ribbon and paper, but most of all the coloring and stickles!

Unknown said...

Chris...WOW this card is just drop dead GORGEOUS!!!! I LOVE your colouring and I see we have the same taste in DP..LOL!!! This really is a beautiful card! Xx

Kristie H said...

Loved your sweet pea card...the colors are amazing and really like the added zip of the glitter.

silvia said...

Beautiful card!!

Amy said...

Beautiful! I love the glittery flowers and your bg.

Pink Room Therapy Designs said...

This is just gorgeous! The colors you chose are so soft and pretty -- I love the row of pearls. Gorgeous!

Shirley N said...

Your card is beautiful, love what you did with this stamp. Beautiful layout too!

Becky Carafa said...

Wow, this is gorgeous!

Crafting Crumbs said...

Your colors are absolutely gorgeous. I love the stamp - wow!

pinkthunder said...

How pretty love the colors..

Teresa Kline said...

I just luv this set, your card is gorgeous!

enjoy*~*

Anonymous said...

Love the colours you used on this!

Allison Cope said...

Gorgeous Chris! I love the water colour background... so soft and beautiful!

Rebecca said...

Gorgeous Card! I love soft color!

Banu said...

Beautiful Card.

Beth M said...

Love this set and your card is BEAUTIFUL! The sparkle and ribbon are esp eye catching!

ellepaulette said...

Such a beautiful card!! Love it!!

Lisa T said...

Stunning! The watercolored background is just gorgeous.

Rosemary said...

Absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to see the full stamp set!

Beautiful Greetings said...

This is such a beautiful set! I love the softness of the background. What a wonderful spring set!

Sheila D said...

OMG how beautful! Love, love your choice of colors. You did a beautiful job watercoloring. The touch of glitter finishes it off perfectly. Looks like a wonderful stamp set.

Larissa said...

Congrats Chris! Such great news for you! I have always loved this image from you. I think it is my favorite one! I love how you coloured it with the pretty background you created!

Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Larissa

Lee said...

Wow, your colouring, and the dimension of the blossoms are exceptional! Just beautiful! Can't wait to see the complete sets!

Lee x

Michelle VP said...

What a beautiful card! Love the pastels and sparkle. :)

SueB said...

beautiful stamp and card - thanx for the inspiration and blog candy opp!

Jenny Gropp said...

WOW -- beautiful coloring on your flowers!! Love the designs and your style!