Wednesday, March 28, 2012

When I Grow Up

Hey there, There She Goes fans, and welcome to day two of this month's Blog Hop Challenges. We sure hope that you enjoyed yesterday's hop, and there is still PLENTY of time to comment, so no worries!! Today we have another set by Torico, so let's get started!!

I think we can all remember back to a time when we idolized our parents (most of us still do) and we wanted to grow up to be JUST like them.  I mean, what girl HASN’T put on their mom’s shoes, and what boy hasn’t worn Dad’s tie? Just in time for Mother and Father’s Day, Torico has illustrated the CUTEST dress up set I have EVER seen!!





When I Grow Up is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 15 stamps and will sell for $15.00.



I fell in love immediately with this sweet little boy dressed in his dad's shirt, tie and shoes.  Nathan like most little boys idolizes his daddy and puts on his shoes and struts around the house in them all the time.  

When I was creating this card I wanted o keep it simple and just have a banner down the side along with the sentiment.  But, when I had finished it just didn't "look" right to me.  Pressed for time, I couldn't scrap it and start over so I put it aside.  A few hours later I was making the kids lunch when I had my "lightbulb moment"!!  Duh!! It should be a necktie and not a banner!!  LOL   So I re-cut the banner and made it into a tie.  Sorry, no template to share with you as it was all done free-hand.  The sentiment and the knot in the tie are both popped up with foam tape for dimension.  The mustache papers are from Echo Park's Times & Season's paper pad.  Isn't it AWESOME?!?!  I love it!!  xoxo

Here's a few photo's I recently took of Nathan & Brooke playing "dress up".















Would you like to win the new When I Grow Up stamp set? Here is what you need to do- visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.



You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 31st with the winner being announced during the release party chat.



43 comments:

  1. How cute is your card, and those photos!

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  2. Very cute card, very creative with the tie. You have very cute children and great photos. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. such a cute card! love the design on the tie

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  4. How cute! This stamp set is perfect for you with your darling children!

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  5. ADORABLE children! Your card is so sweet. ;)

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  6. Wonderful card! And the kids are so cute!

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  7. Gorgeous card Wendy. As always, your coloring is amazing :)

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  8. Perfect! Love the mustache paper and the tie, great job!

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  9. Great card, love that tie, and your kids are adorable!

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  10. Wendy your card is amazing! I love your colouring, just perfect! I also love your tie "banner" (been there done that too LOL)

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  11. Awesome card. Your coloring is amazing and I just love the extra large tie.

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  12. What a good idea! Mustaches are all the rage, so why not on a tie?

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  13. This is way too cute. I love the kids :)

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  14. What a great idea to create a tie banner...love how it turned out.

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  15. Amazing card!! I love the giant tie with the moustaches!! What a fun way to use that dp!

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  16. Totally adorable, love the tie it really makes the card. TFS Ann Lind

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  17. Great card--love the giant tie.

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  18. HA HA HA! Best in show. LOVE it!

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  19. SOOOO veru cute and sweet ..love the pics too!

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  20. Oh Wendy, what fab kids!!! And your card is amazing, so clever!

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  21. Oh Wendy, what fab kids!!! And your card is amazing, so clever!

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  22. Wendy, that is so cute. I really like how you used your pens.

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  23. Oh, I love the tie!! Great card! Cute kiddos, too!!

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  24. Your Moostache moment was indeed inspired! Fabulous colouring, and thanks for including your own two sweeties in the posting...

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  25. Gorgeous card as well as little kids.

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  26. It cant get any cuter than this :).. love the coloring.

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  27. Cute card, love the shading behind the stamp!

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  28. Wow! This card is gorgeous!
    Love the pictures you shared too! :)

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  29. Amazing coloring and the tie is a perfect touch.

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  30. This set it cute. I like your card.

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  31. A super card with that big moustache tie on the side -- such inspiration!
    Love the pictures of your children dressing up -- cute!

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  32. Reminds me so much of my grandson! Your two are so precious! So many memories in these images!

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  33. What a fun card!! Love that big tie. Amazing coloring WOW!! I enjoyed looking at the photos of the kids - what a hoot!!

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  34. Love all that gorgeous shading on that adorable image!

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  35. What a perfect father's card! Love your rich coloring and that neck tie! and your kids are so adorable!

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  36. Super cute! I love the photos of your kids as well :) Too cute!

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  37. Wow how gorgeous are your children? I have to have that stamp!! I've seen many girlie stamps like this but not boy ones so I think this is a must have for the stash lol ... Again your colouring is simply stunning and your card amazing! Julie:D

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