I just adore the way Marcy use the chevron from the Background Basic set to make grass.. Don't you just love how she colored her little fox.. and the polka-dot sky is so fun..
Barb has created a card using the Roadway stamp from Background Basics to make this plaid patterned "fabric of love"! Navy, white and gold inks make up the pattern and a computer-generated sentiment reads like a care tag. Sweet! Head over to Barb's blog for more details.
I love patterned paper.. and this cars screams it.. Annette used Talk to Me and Crazy Critters to paper piece this beautiful card together.. I love that she put the owl on the stump.. and has a bow on the talking bubble.. how fun is this..
Laurel paper pieced the Priceless Joy car. Using the Background Basics to create the little funky cross road, then added the little clouds from the Crazy Critters set. of course she had to add a cute little banner letting everyone know that this car was "just married." how fun right :)
it's so much fun to see how these talking bubbles from Talk to Me set are being used.. Marcy created this fun mini album page celebrating a marathon rum.. the fun bright colors just bring it to life.. using some sentiments from our Crazy Critters set too
Laurel has used two sentiment sets (Talk to Me and Jibber Jabber) to create this quick and easy card for another little boy in her class. If you love monsters.. then wait until you see what's coming your way in March! Don't you just love the fun, bright colors..
Barb has created a CAS card set for us today. She used Background Basics and Jibber Jabber. Here is one of the cards which shows the basic design...all she changed out from one card to the next was the sentiment. She used the kissing technique to apply a woodgrain pattern to the solid chevron background stamp. The whole design was highlighted with a light spray of white mist. Quick, simple and suitable for anyone at all. Visit her blog to see the rest of the set and for details about how the cards were constructed.
Lisa made a UNIQUE card using February's Crazy Critters and Talk To Me sets. Just look how that white mushroom pops on that Kraft! Lovin' those masked shrooms and white sentiment.This would be so fun to to do in a rainbow of colors too.. what a great idea..
Laurel used the Background Basics to create a notebook paper which when punched with a notebook punch works really well for this school themed card. The little owl is from Crazy Critters and of course the talking bubble is from Talk to Me. I just love how she created a scene.. that red really brings this card some pop!
don't forget our BE inspired Challenge.. top right of the blog.. also link ANY project using TAWS stamps.. as long as they have not been posted there before to our Facebook page and our Creation Blvd to be spotlighted, and win a free stamp set.. :) hope you come and play!
It is a happy day.. today we have some adorable creations to show you.. don't you just love that Marcy created a little blue and brown squirrel.. :) hehe.. and the ribbon and button is perfect..
Here is a fun Video with Ali..making the card above.. if you would like to see more detailed photos go to her blog..
I just love the colors of Laurel's creation.. it's simply stunning.. I love how she used the Background Basics for the heart and banner, and paired them with some words from the Priceless Joy set.
don't you just love the soft clouds Lisa created to make sure her bee was bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzing by. this fun bee from Priceless Joy. With the help of the new Talk To Me set this little bee is making sure everyone hears what it has to say!
oh my goodness.. I am in love with this simple, yet stunning card that Barbcreated I just love how the little bird is looking up, and it's the moon that is "speaking".. The fun background really gives such a neat effect to the overall design.. you can read more on the details on her blog.. :)
We are so excited to announce our winners for the Behind the Alley Sneak Peek.. but before we do that. .. We are elated to tell you that TAWS challenges are now open!!! :) I hope you will be among the first to play along!
Here are the fun details for our Be Inspired Challenge
This challenge will run from today Feb 2nd- Feb 18th. (closing at Midnight Mtn. time)
You must use a The Alley Way Stamps image/sentiment in your project. (if you don't have any the Alley Way Stamps yet.. don't fret.. you can find freebies for you to use in our freebie section HERE)
We are open to all ideas-cards, layouts, altered projects, etc.. BE INSPIRED!
You must include the TAWS inspirational photo or the BE Inspired photo plus a link back to us IN your actual blog post. So others that want to BE Inspired can play along!
Please link DIRECTLY to your project.
Link up below using the blue MR. Linky..
Must be a NEW CHALLENGE...
***for an extra chance to win a freebie this month... post your creation on our facebook page too
Okay.. now the fun part.. here it is.. I want you to look at the photo and BE Inspired.. it can be by the colors, or maybe you are inspired by just ONE of the colors.. maybe all 6. Maybe you like that there is fabric on the bed and you want to make a fabric flower.. maybe you will go with a rustic card, because of the bed, or how about a fun banner? Whatever inspires you when you look at this photo.. Go with it.. use it, and BE Inspired!! :) I can't wait to see what you come up with.. (let us know how you were inspired)
here is our BE Inspired logo for you to use, we would love it if you added it to your blog :)
Prizes.. we have to have prizes for all the effort put into it right? So here are the details in the prizes.. 1st place will be hand picked by me.. will receive 2 free stamp sets of their choice, and a badge to proudly display on their blog.
Random winner.. we will have one random winner, who will receive 1 free stamp set of their choice, and a winners badge to proudly display on their blog..
-Feel free to upload your projects to our Creation BLVD. Flicker group for your chance to be spotlighted on the TAWS blog
Yay!! it's here.. we are so excited to show you TAWS FEB stamps.. (We now accept CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS TOO) woohoo... We also have our freebie for you to play with.. since it is the first WED of the month..
before I get to the amazing sets for this month.. I wanted to tell you something fun we are going to be doing each month.. Each month on our Facebook page all month long, you can post pictures of your creations using your TAWS stamps or the freebies we provide.. at the end of the month one random person will be a lucky winner who will receive a stamp set of their choice. There is NO max, you can upload as many as you want!! So get creating and upload those creations!!
Our fun stamps for this month are..
-Background Basics: yep.. it's just that.. the best basic background stamps that any stamper/crafter needs to have.. these stamps are so versatile and add such a fun flair to every project.. they really are a must have.
Crazy Critters: I just love critters.. I can't tell you how much fun I had designing and creating this set.. It's a perfect set to create scenes or a quick CAS card with the perfect sentiments to go along with every image..
Talk to me: okay this is such a fun set.. who doesn't love talking bubbles?? BUT.. here is the great part.. they are all mix and match.. every sentiment inside the bubble is separate.. so you have 7 talking bubbles and 10 separate sentiments.. :) it's such a versatile, fun, and great way to add a sentiment to any layout, card, or creation..
I hope you are just as excited as we are about these new sets..Come back tomorrow to see who our winners are from the Behind The Alley Sneak Peek Blog hop!!! FEB- freebie is UP!!! and it's so cute! Here is a fun project I made using it.. go grab it for yourself.. and come create this card with me.. AND come back tomorrow with it for a fun CHALLENGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!:)
this is the last day for sneak peeks.. Tomorrow these new stamps will be available for you to purchase.. I can't wait to see the crafty things you all come up with..
Marcy created this amazing card using the new Talk to Me set.. it features perfect word bubbles and words to go along with it.. She also used the dots Background Basics stamp.. Love the pink and yellow together..
Lisa brings us a creation with a vintage feel. She also used Background Basics. Love the look of it heat embossed on kraft. Her paper piecing gives a pop of color with these cute rolling pins from the Kitchen Gadgets set. I adore the way she put the sentiment on one of the rolling pins, and added some twine to bring your eye to it!! how fun!
see you tomorrow!!! YAY!!
Check out this fun review of our January Stamps done by our very own BARB.. :)
oh it's getting so close to release day (FEB 1st)!! I am getting so excited!
Annette has stump-thing to share with you...it is a birthday celebration! She used all of our new release stamps.. our background basics, talk to me, and crazy critters stamps.. don't you just love the bright, fun, festive feel of this card.. :)
Barb used Background Basics, Talk To Me and a little heart from Snow Much Fun to make this non-traditional Valentine. The sentiment is actually just one stamp. Don't you just love how she stitched those hearts.. :) Stop by her blog for more information.
come back tomorrow for the last sneak peek...:) !!!!
beep.. beep.. Alison has used the NEW Background Basics stamp for a road.. and placed a paper pieced car on it. I really like the polka dot grass..and the beep, beep in the clouds.. so fun..
Laurel has used the Kitchen Gadgets set along with a sneak peek of the Talk to Me set. Don't you just love the retro colors.. loving that red...
don't forget to leave a comment HERE for another chance to win one of these sets :) see you on MONDAY for another Behind the Alley Peek and a chance to win.. hugs
It's Behind the Alley for the next 4 days.. and we are ready to share with you samples and give you a little sneak peek of what February's release holds.. There are THREE NEW sets from The Alley Way Stamps that you can buy on February 1st in our shop. You want to come back each day this week to see more creations from Behind the Alley.. you won't want to miss this..
To get you jazzed up about our new release we have some free stamps to offer! WHOOHOO right! :)
these are the ways you can enter to win.. please leave a separate comment for each one you do...
( you can pick and choose which ones you want to do.. but the more you comment the better chance you have to win) THREE people will picked to receive one of the new sets! You have until Jan 31st to leave comments.
I am super excited to share my project with you today.. :) I used the set... Crazy Critters.. and let me just tell you.. it's CRAZY fun to work with.. the pieces on this set mix and match so well.. I paper pieced my little fox, and added some glossy accents to the mushrooms and the hat to let them shine.. :) hop onto the next blog Alison's to see what in store for you there... HUGS
Come back tomorrow to view out "Behind the Alley" Sneak peeks and blog hop!! You don't want to miss this..
I just adore little boy cards.. maybe it's because I don't think there are enough out there, and I can't ever get enough of them.. Laurel created this beautiful muted boy card using the priceless joy set.. don't you think it's priceless??
stack up the hugs! Marcy created this adorable bright card with her little birds stacked on top of eachother. I love the texture she added with the ribbon edge.. how fun!
This is so fun howLisaused five sentiments fromJibber Jabber to make this background. Her little car fromPriceless Joy just shines with brads and dimensional glaze. Love that slanted road and handstitched road lines. This car is perfect for a teenager that just got their license. Lisa even made this card by lantern light during a power outage due to snow. Thanks Lisa for being such a trooper :)
TOMORROW!!! Come back for chances to win some new stamps from the FEB release.. :) you don't want to miss the sneak peeks... they are wonderful!!
I am getting excited to tell you come Thursday in just 2 days...we are having a Behind the Alley Sneak Peek blog hop with prizes and peeks at FEB stamps.. you won't want to miss it.. make sure to come back each day and check it out...
Retro anyone? I love the retro feel this card has with the teal and red (one of my favorite color combos) Annette is Poppin' by to share a little creation Kitchen Gadgets and Jibber Jabber stamp sets. With a little added twine and some cute polka dots. Don't you love how she has her words poppin' out of that toaster :) YOU ROCK Annette..!
Barb's created a CAS, graphic card to showcase the cool car image from Priceless Joy. To show movement of the image, she's just stamped off the ink! The sentiment, from Kitchen Gadgets, was stamped on a black cardstock banner then heat embossed in white. By adding some matte black rhinestones and rounding a couple of corners we can say this cute, CAS is done! :) LOVE IT!!!
Marcy has used the adorable car stamp too.. I love the speed way feel of the race track.. don't you just think this would be such a fun little boy card.. loving the primary colors..
come back tomorrow to see some more designs.. :) we are getting so close to our hop on THURSDAY!!!
I am getting excited to tell you come Thursday we are having a Behind the Alley Sneak Peek blog hop with prizes and peeks at FEB stamps.. you won't want to miss it.. make sure to come back each day and check it out...
hehehe.. I love how Annette is not shy letting us know how a few of her friends are flakey Snow Much Fun stamp set. Don't you just love how she used so many patterned papers to create such a fun card..
Laurel has combined all of our sets on one cute little card. The Elephant is from Priceless Joy, the little Birdie is from Snow Much Fun, the Sentiment is from Jibber Jabber and finally the face on the balloon is from Kitchen Gadgets. I love how she stacked the bird on the elephant.. and how fun is that balloon? Another wonderful card for one of her Grade One students.
Happy "BEE" Day. Lisa combined sets Priceless Joy and Jibber Jabber to make a punny Birthday Card. She heat embossed her images on Vellum and sewed the strip onto her card front for a frosted look. I love that adorable, fun, funky paper.. it's a perfect fit.. and the embossing brings texture to her amazing creation..
okay SERIOUSLY excited.. if you know me I love finding different ways to use stamps.. little bits and pieces here and there..I am so excited to share with you today's creations.. do you remember seeing a banner in the sky behind a plane? I do.. I don't know if that dates me as to being old.. :) well Barb has created the most adorable card with the colors gradually changing. I love how she mixed and matched the sentiments..
Lisa's creation using the Kitchen Gadgets set. She discovered that the label on the jam jar makes the perfect slice of bread or here toast, all you have to do is flip it upside down.. How cool is that... Just love these smiling toasts on this "hi" card.
Marcy also used the plane and star images from Priceless Joy and the sentiment from Kitchen Gadgets. I am loving the way she placed the sentiment inside a big cloud.. and LOVE the glittery stars..
this has been such an inspiring day.. :)
don't forget to check out our Facebook page (right sidebar click link) to see how you can win a stamp set from TAWS!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
we have some exciting news.. The Alley Way Stamps is now on FACEBOOK!!! Yes! You heard right..and to celebrate we are going to have a stamp giveaway.. We already did one giveaway for the first 50 likes.. but we got that in just half of a day.. so we decided to do another one for all those who would like to join in.. so we will give away another stamp set, as soon as we reach 125 likes.. all you have to do is go to ourfacebook page and like us..yep that's it.. as soon as we reach 125 likes.. we will give a stamp set to one random winner.. :) what are you waiting for? go LIKE us!!
don't you just love how playful this card is. One of my favorite things is that all TAWS can be used together to create your one of a kind scenes like Laurel did here.. don't you just love those clouds in the background too..
Barb created a scene using the adorable snowman from Snow Much Fun. The scene was built using cardstock stickers from a popular paper pack you may already have at home. The snowflake and swirl images also from the Snow Much Fun set were stamped on the sentiment banner to make it part of the scene. A puffy, baby blue gingham bow, adorned with a handmade button and jingle bell sit on a bed of felt snowflakes to finish off the card! This is the perfect card to ring in the new year.
Marcy used the "thanks" sentiment from Jibber Jabber. Using gray ink so that the overall
effect would be soft, she then added loads of bling and a big, sumptuous flower for that really girly look. I love the soft yet stunning way she made this card.
we have some exciting news.. The Alley Way Stamps is now on FACEBOOK!!! Yes! You heard right..and to celebrate we are going to have a stamp giveaway.. all you have to do is go to our facebook page and like us..yep that's it.. as soon as we reach 50 likes.. we will give a stamp set to one random winner.. :) what are you waiting for? go LIKE us!!
