Hopping with Tombow!

Who's with me? Oh, well obviously you are  if you are here :)  

I have a layout for you today that I created using loads of Tombow and Core and some scraps of my Simple Stories patterned paper.  I was playing with my Silhouette and didn't have my blade right when I cut this sentiment. Me, being the hoarder that I am, was like, "how can I save this?"  

The sentiment on the Kraft Core didn't really stand outs so you couldn't even read it. I grabbed some of my ink and sponge and just started dabbing it into the grooves. And, voila! You can read it. 

Here it is light...I kept adding more ink...then of course adding some Tombow Stamp runner to adhere it makes it even easier!

One of the reasons (one of the many many many many many reasons) I love Core is because everything core'dinates! See the pic on the right?  That is the Chocolate Box that I used to scor and create the hatch marks in the bottom right hand corner of the layout. The pic on the left is the back of it...see how it matches my layout base perfectly? All of the lines match easily...no fuss!

I used the 6x6 Chocolate Box and then some Core Essentials.

And last but not least the TOMBOW!  I love the raised power tabs...make sticking things that need a bit more adhesive (like wood embellies) perfect!

 Okay so ready for the hop???

Thursday: 
Marie: http://mariebrowning.wordpress.com/
Ellen Sosnoski http://closeyourears.blogspot.com  (me!)
Kim Moreno www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com
Ava Gavloski http://cottagerca.blogspot.com/



To be eligible to win, please comment on each of the designers projects and don't forget to "Like" the Core’dinations Facebook Page and "Like" the Tombow Facebook Page. If you don’t have a Facebook, still comment on the projects and Tombow will select someone to win a prize just for playing!

And the Tombow prize from hitting their blogs:

May Arts, Stampendous, AND Core'dinations...PaRtY!!!!

Howdy! We are hopping ALL WEEK long with May Arts and Stampendous. 

How much fun is that?????

All of these companies are giving away goodies on their blogs AND Core has a secret DT member blog they have picked out to choose a random winner, too!  There are some Core Tags, May Arts ribbon AND Stampendous stamps up for grags ALL WEEK LOOOOOOOOOOOONG! 

It feels so so so good to be crafting again!

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Here is the order for today:

Core'dinations:

Ava Gavloski:  http://cottagerca.blogspot.ca

Ellen Sosnoski:    http://closeyourears.blogspot.com  (that is me)

Suzanna Lee :  http://www.lifestrivialities.typepad.com

May Arts:
Charlene Driggs http://www.paperandinkplayground.com/
Christina Colón http://www.thetwistedmuse.com/
DeeDee Catron http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/

Stampendous
Kristine Reynolds:  http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/

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I created a Bridal Shower card for today for my cousin. For the base I uses a David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking system card base in smooth kraft. I looooove making square cards!  Thanks to Andrea who got me hooked on this ;)

I stamped right on the Tim Holtz Kraft-Core Shattered cardstock with the large rose bloom cling stamp from Stampendous and then heat embossed with some Stamendous glitter embossing powder. After cutting it out, I adhered it with some Tombow 3D power tabs and then finished off with a David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking system pearl tag, sticker and string. 

I layered the cut out rose over some wired burlap string. I know it is hard to see but this string has white and pink stitching  on it...gorgeous! Remember you can click on the images to make them larger.

Here is an image of this stamp I just LOVE and use 24/7:

And the string:

Tombow and Sweet Stamp Shop

If you have a pooch...you gotta get this stamp set. It is tooooo sweeeeeet! :)

Chase and Max are our loves in this house. The boys love them and it is so cute b/c Chase sleeps with Owen and Max sleeps at the foot of Henry's bed. 

I grew up with dogs and will always have a dog. There is something about that relationship..especially with children.

So here is a fun layout I created using some Sweet Stamp Shop stamps and Tombow Markers. They are so great! I am not shy about how much I love my Tombow Mono adhesive. I use it for EVERYTHING! I ran the brown marker along the edge of the stamp and then used the yellow (all from the retro collection) for the collar. So I actually used the markers as my ink.

I cut a little slit in his mouth to fit the bone. I mean, he looked so cute and hungry :)  AND I used my CAMEO for that little tag. I finished it off with the Sweet Stamp Shop alphas.

MAKE SURE YOU HEAD OVER TO THE SSS BLOG FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!

Here are the sets I used: