Our Princess layout featuring Princess stamp set from Inspired By Stamping

Hi friends. So today I'm super excited to finally share with you a layout I made with the Princess stamp set from Inspired by Stamping. It's one of the March releases.

and here's my layout...

Our Princess

I thought that the stamp was perfect for this layout of my daughter wearing one of her favorite princess costumes. I had a blast adding stamped images on my layout. I used the crown stamp to add some design to my white ribbon, I created a border with the a stamped image, I stamped the castle, scepter and crown images on light pink paper and then cut them out to create my own embellishments on the page and then I added some stamped words on pattern paper to create my own festive flags.  

Supply list: Cardstock, Pattern paper, envelope, toothpick, letter stickers, border punch, thread and sewing machine, ribbon, twine, button, stamps and ink pads. 

make sure you stop by the Inspired by Stamping website to check out the rest of the beautiful stamps they offer. 

Also don't forget that there is a contest going on at Joanna's blog. Here's the details...

March 6th – March 10th we will be giving away a $25 gift card to the IBS store everyday with my posts.  

Winners will be announced daily on a separate page at 10pm the following day.  

You must leave a comment to be eligible to win on my blog 

Only One comment per person 

Each winner will be randomly selected. 

Till next time,

Grace

ISBIC #49

Happy Hump Day friends. Today's the reveal for the latest IBSIC blog and here's the prompt...

and here's my take on the visual board inspiration...

A Gift For You card

I wanted to be a little bit of a rebel with this card so instead of using the pinks and greens predominantly in my project, which is the colors that were focused more in the photo, I decided to use the kraft color for my background. Kraft is such a neat neutral base that the pinks and greens popped out better in my card. I also added some whites in there to have a "buffer" between colors. 

I added the scallop velvet pink trim because it reminded me of the fancy edge of the pedestal shown in the photo. 

I used this stamp and this die cut set from Inspired by Stamping in my card.

To learn more about this challenge and see what the other design team members made, please click here. 

oh and to make things even better, here's the prize you can win for this week...

$15 gift certificate to Inspired By Stamping store. :)

Till next time,

Grace

Inspired by Stamping March Release sneek peek 4

Hi there folks. Here's the last of the sneek peeks of the stamps being released by Inspired by Stamping. Hope you have enjoyed our little share. Next blog post from me would be some project share featuring some of these amazing stamps. 

Till next time,

Grace

NEW Video tutorial + Giveaway + Exciting News

Hi friends and Happy Monday. I hope you've been enjoying the Inspired By Stamping March sneek peeks that I've been showing in the blog. There's more to come in the next few days plus some projects from me using these set so come back often ok. :)

Today's post is fully loaded. Lots of crafty goodness coming your way.

First off I'd like to share some great news that I received last week. Epiphany Crafts announced their 2013 team and guess who's in it?

Congrats go out to….

Jennifer Chapin

Grace Tolman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's me :)

Kate Vickers

Angi Barrs

Jennie Garcia

Malika Kelly

and to returning Designers…

Natt Smith

Christina Hereen

Tessa Buys

Fleur Smith 

I feel so blessed and so honored to be among such talent. I can't wait to get started! 

So lately I've been enjoying and learning through video tutorials. They are a lot of fun and if you go to Youtube.com and search for scrapbook tutorials, your brain will explode with how many there are in this category. It's free education people. :) 

Because I was so inspired by this new way of sharing our ideas with people, I decided to make my own. Now I want to warn you that this is my first ever tutorial so I know that there's room for improvement but if you found it interesting and inspiring, I'll make some more. :)

and here's a look at the finished layout...

Science Fair Project

and because I'm feeling super blessed lately, it's time to pay it forward...with a giveaway! A lucky commenter will get these items....

This pack includes: 6x6 papers (pattern and glittered) from Doodlebug Design Inc., Card set from Doodlebug Design Inc., Canvas tag and Bird Acrylic mini from Maya Road, Letter rubons from Doodlebug Inc., Twine from The Twinery and the CARDS Sept 2012 issue. 

All you have to do to get your name in the hat for this prize is to comment on this post and tell me what you would like me to make a video of. It can be a technique, more start to finish videos, supply sharing or anything that you would like to learn from me. 

The giveaway will be open starting today till Thursday, March 7th, Midnight (mountain time) and I will announce the winner on Friday. Hope to hear from you guys soon. :)

Till next time,

Grace

Inspired by Stamping March release sneek peek 3

Hi y'all. Are you enjoying these daily peeks at the newest stamps sets to available at Inspired by Stamping store very soon? Here's the latest peek for today...

thank you for stopping by.

Till next time,

Grace

Inspired By Stamping March Release Sneek Peek 2

Hello again. Here's today's sneek peeks from Inspired by Stamping's March releases...

Till next time,
Grace

Inspired by Stamping March release sneek peek 1

Hello there friends. This week is going to be full of fun eye candy in this blog courtesy of Inspired by Stamping. We are launching some fantastic stamps for March release and today is the start of the sneek peeks. Here's two for today...

Because the party won't be complete without a contest that you might want to take a note of...

March 6th – March 10th we will be giving away a $25 gift card to the IBS store everyday with Joanna's  posts.
Winners will be announced daily on a separate page at 10pm the following day.
You must leave a comment to be eligible to win on my blog
Only One comment per person
Each winner will be randomly selected.

Till next time,
Grace

Recap for February

Hi friends. Since today's the first day of March, I think it's the best time to take a last look at what my family's been up to in February...

In the beginning of the month we attended Marcus' school Science fair. He got a "participant" ribbon and later on I heard from his Science teacher that he was actively explaining his experiment to the judges of the fair. That's a big deal since this kiddo tends to keep to himself. I'm so proud of him and looking forward to his many more accomplishments in the future. 

If you know me or see me on a daily basis, you know that I'm not one to dress up or even put make up on. But once a week, I change up my attitude and I get myself all dolled up for church. I was so happy at how this whole outfit worked well together that I made hubby take a photo of me and my outfit. None of these are new. The dress is from The Limited and was bought four years ago, blue cardigan from Target from two years ago, boots were from Kohl's (another oldie but a goodie) and necklace is from Paparazzi. Can you tell I'm so looking forward to Spring? (Photo taken on the first Sunday of the month)

I finally got one of my home projects accomplished this month. I've been wanting to get a "photo wall" done. Mitch took a trip to Denver earlier this month and I had him stop by Ikea to purchase some photo ledges. I love how this system will allow me to switch up the photos/frames whenever I want without having to drill holes on the wall. 

This month, our boy scout troop had their annual Blue and Gold dinner. Marcus got his Bear patch and one Gold arrow point during this event as well. We are so proud of him and he was so thrilled when his den leader handed him a necklace with a bear claw. Now he's a full pledged Bear Scout!

and of course, we had snow this month as well. One was even a record breaking snow fall. The kids enjoyed their snow day building snow forts and tunnels. We tried to make a snow man but it was too powdery for us to make anything turn into a big ball of snow. 

and finally something to make you chuckle...the night of Valentine's day while doing dishes, Marcus calls me from behind and when I turned around he was sporting a weird looking line above his upper lip. At first I thought he had drew on himself and when I questioned him, he said that it was a "mustache" temporary tattoo that he got at school from one of his friends as a Valentine's gift. I started laughing because it looked horrible but he wore it so proudly. He said that when he was putting it on, the whole thing didn't transfer very well on his face. I had to take a picture. He has really grown this past year. In the past, he would never try to put anything on himself that would "change" his appearance. He is one that is hard to convince to "try new things". This is a fantastic sign that he is opening up to possibilities and is becoming more flexible. I'm liking the new and improved Marcus, even if that includes a weird looking temporary mustache on his face. *wink*

So that's our stories for this month. How about you? What memories did you preserve for the month of February?

Till next time,

Grace

ISBIC #48

It's that time of the week again...where I share with you the latest challenge prompt over at IBSIC and reveal my take on the challenge...

Best Wishes card

I wanted to add some texture to the light pink cardstock background so I ran it through my Cuttlebug die cut machine with the swirl embossing folder. I think adding some dry embossing technique can make any cardstock from ho-hum to amazing in just a few seconds. 

I used this and this stamps for the sentiment of the card. I also used this die cut to match with my stamped image. 

Thank you for looking. Don't forget that this month's challenge...

Inspired by Stamping is having a blog hop featuring more prizes!

We will select 2 random winners on the 26th of February. These lovely ladies will win a$25 gift card to the Inspired by Stamping Store.

So if you created a card this week using a bow don’t forget to add it to the IBS Bows Challenge!

CLICK HERE For Details!

1 randomly selected winner this week will receive 2 Packages of IBSIC Flowers. 

To learn more about this week's challenge and how to win the awesome prizes, please click here. 

Till next time,

Grace

A little note card *Inspired By Stamping*

Hello blog friends. Today Inspired By Stamping is the sponsor for the challenge blog Addicted to Stamps and More. The theme for this week is addicted to stamp. The design team members were asked to share a card featuring IBS stamps and the theme and here's my take on the challenge....

A little note card

I used this and this stamp from IBS. I wanted to feature the circles in my card since it's stamped and the shape stands out against the linear background of the card. 

I also added some IBS flowers. Aren't they just adorable?!

To play along with Addicted to stamps and more challenge blog, please click here. To view the rest of the beautiful stamps that IBS offers, please click here. 

thanks for stopping by.

Till next time,

Grace