Tiddly Inks Card

Real quick post as I'm on my way out to the school carnival, but wanted to get this entered in a few challenges before the deadline.  I'll be back to update this later.  

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Oh Alice - "For a Child"
Sketch Saturday - sketch 
Stamp Scrap and Doodle - Easel Card
One Stitch at a Time - card for a child
Stamp With Us - Birthday
Stamptacular - "A Celebration for Moms" - use a female image
The Corrosive Challenge - Birthday
Crafty Angels - 1 Ribbon, 2 Papers, 3 Flowers (2 felt flowers and one die cut)
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Everybody Art Challenge - Pastel Colors
Tiddly Inks - Fabric Invasion - use fabric - felt flowers
Creative Belli Blog - "Birthday" - use something old/neglected - the DP and the ribbons
Fab N' Funky - "Show us Your Fancy Edge" - border punches
Little Red Wagon - Pink and Green
Simon Says Stamp - "Birthday's/Celebrations"
Whoopsi Daisy - "As You Like It"
Stamp Something - Birthday Somethings


Have wonderful day :)

Soft Pencil Birthday Blog Hop

I am so happy that Elizabeth has asked me back as a Guest Designer and especially glad that it happens to be in May since Soft Pencil is one year old this month and I get to take part in their Birthday Celebration Blog Hop!  Now you can't have a Birthday without presents......so each of us have the image that we used on our project up for grabs!  You should have arrived here from Lisa's blog, but if not, please head back to the Soft Pencil blog to start the Birthday hop at the beginning.  
 

For my card I used Lilly ~ I just love Elizabeth's darling girls, and Lilly is one of my favorites!  I colored her with copics, added some shimmerz to her flower and then cut her with a flower shaped nestie.  I drew a pink line to make a border and then added shimmerz to this outside border (as well as on the sentiment border) just to add some interest.  The shimmerz doesn't show up real well in this photo, but if you look at the peek at the beginning of the post you can see it on the flower.  I added some pearls to each of the scallops and then in the 4 corners as well as a pearl heart pin to the flower.

So, how would you like to win Lilly?  All you need to do is leave me a comment by Sunday, May 8th at 8:00PM EST.  All winners will be posted Monday on the Soft Pencil Blog.  

Your next stop is Betty but be sure to leave a comment before you go!  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Oh Alice - "For a Child"
One Stitch at a Time - card for a child
Stamp With Us - Birthday
Stamptacular - "A Celebration for Moms" - use a female image
The Corrosive Challenge - Birthday
Crafty Angels - 1 Ribbon, 2 Papers, 3 Flowers (the flowers are layered - 1 silk and 2 thin organza type)
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenege - Bling, bling, bling
A Crafty Little Place - sketch
Everybody Art Challenge - Pastel Colors
Creative Belli Blog - "Birthday" - use something old/neglected - the DP and the ribbons
Fab N' Funky - "Show us Your Fancy Edge" - border punches
Little Red Wagon - Pink and Green
Simon Says Stamp - "Birthday's/Celebrations"
Whoopsi Daisy - "As You Like It" 
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Wedding or Birthday
Delightful Sketches - "Pull out Your Punches" 
Paper Play Challenges - stamp/digi image and bling


Have wonderful day :)

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Lilly (digi image) - Soft Pencil; Sentiment - Amy R - All Women Sentiments (CC Designs) 
Ink/Coloring: Copics (E00, E01, E11, R000, R01, R20, R21, E35, E37, E39, Y0000, Y01, YG07)
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - My Mind's Eye (Penny Lane)
Embellishments:  Ribbon (Michaels); Pearls (Michael's); Pin (JoAnns); Flowers (Prima); Brad; Shimmerz (Angel Wings)
Tools: Border Punch; Label Punch; Nesties

A Special Mother's Day Bouquet for you

Our Daisy overnight trip was so much fun ~ the girls had an absolute blast swimming and having their nails done!  Hotel overnight trips I can handle, camping, not so much.  This was the first time I was away from any of my kids overnight, so it was a bit of an adjustment for both me and the three that had to stay home ~ thank goodness for cell phones!  Alicia wants me to plan an overnight like this for her troop, so there may be another one in the near future.....   

I am one of the Guest Designers for this weeks challenge over at Kaboodle Doodles, which is to create a card that says "Spring" to you.  We were generously given a few images from Sew Many Cards and after going back and forth with a few of them, I finally decided on Owen with Flowers. 

Isn't he so cute carrying a bouquet of freshly picked flowers for his mom ~ I love these bouquets the best :)  

For this card I am entering the following challenges:
Truly Scrumptious - Sketch
Whimsical Wednesdays - Spring
AI Factory - Buttons
Delightful Sketches - Pull out your Punches
Hand Full of Stamps - "Look What I Got" - new items - image, Designer papers
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Flowers - On the paper and in his hand
One Stitch at a Time - Children
Pile It On - "Boyish Colors"
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - "Mommy I Love You"
Whoopsi Daisy - "As you Like It"
Our Daily Bread - Mother's Day


Have a wonderful day!  :)

 
Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Owen with Flowers-digi image (Sew Many Cards)
Ink/Coloring:  Copics
Paper:  Kraft; Gina K Pure Luxury White;  DP - DCWV (Flower Shower) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon, Button; Brads (SU)
Tools:  Martha Stewart Border Punches (Fence and Grass); Word Window Punch; Nesties

KLSNS Challenge #28

Right now, I'm on an overnight trip with my Daisy Troop, so I sure hope Mr. Blogger plays nice and posts this on time for me.  This week the KLSNS challenge is to finish the inside of your card ~ I usually do this, but it ends up being done before I actually use the card rather than right away.  

For my card I used this fantastic Sugared paper from Basic Grey and thought the Dragon Go Round image from High Hopes would work well with these colors.   I carried the design through to the inside but added two flowers put together with a stardust spacer bead and brad instead of ribbon as on the front.  The dragons spots and the horses mane, tail and hooves were colored over with a clear spica pen, but the above picture didn't capture it so well, so here is a close up of that: 

Sorry for the quick post, but I'm off to a Spring Concert at school before I head off to the overnight outing.  

We would love to have you join in our challenge this week and see what you come up with using these colors!  Stop on over at the KL Stamping N Scrappin blog for all the challenge details and to see some wonderful eye candy from the rest of the Design Team.  

Enjoy your weekend :)


Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Dragon Go Round (High Hopes); Sentiment (SU)
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics; White Gel Pen; Spica Clear pen
Paper:  Green Galore; Gina K Pure Luxury Vanilla;  DP - Basic Grey (Sugared) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon (Martha Stewart); Spacer Bead (KLSNS); Brad (SU); Flowers (Prima)
Tools:  Nesties

ISS Blog Hop

Welcome to the InStyle Stamps blog hop.  You should have arrived from Ange'lique's blog, but if not, please head on over to the InStyle Stamps blog and start from the beginning.  When you have completed the hop, you should end up back at InStyle Stamps where we would like you to vote for your favorite project. The DT member that receives the most votes will win a prize AND just for voting you also have the chance to win a prize too! 

Since Mother's Day is fast approaching, our theme for the hop this month is MOTHER'S DAY! 

I used Jasmine for my card ~ what a cute image for those new moms!  Your next stop on the hop is Lana.    

Remember....to receive an automatic 5% discount on your purchases, please be sure to go through this link InStyle Stamps.   

I am entering the following challenges with this card:
Magical Crafts - "Something for the Girls"
Pile It On - "Make It Sweet"
Crafty Cardmakers - "Desert Island" - use items you would "NEED" to take on your island ~ copics, patterned papers, ribbon, cardstock, stamps/digi images, pearls ~ and I even got by with less items on this entry ~ gotta save some of it since I'm stuck on the island for 6 months ;)
Cupcake Craft Challenge - "Don't Be Square" - no square cards ~ so not much different, but it isn't square 
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Stamp Scrap and Doodle - "Girlie"
Our Daily Bread - "Mother's Day"






Have a wonderful day :)

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Jasmine InStyle Stamps (digi image); Sentiment - Amy R - All Women Sentiments (CC Designs) 
Ink/Coloring: Copics (E00, E01, R20, E21, E25, E27 BG10, GB11, R30, R32, Y21, Y23)
Paper:  Barely Banana, Regal Rose; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - K&Co (Wild Raspberry)
Embellishments:  Ribbon; Pearls (Michael's)
Tools: Dimensionals

Happy Birthday Girl

Yay ~ I finally was able to post a picture on blogger after trying so many times ~ I hope it is all fixed now!

I was lucky and won this adorable stamp from Squiggle Stamps. Since my mail is a bit slow, and I haven't received it yet, Tracy was a sweet heart and sent me the digi image so I could enter the current challenge over at Squiggle Stamps ~ thanks again for that!

This is the sketch for their current challenge:

And here is what I came up with:

I have had this stack of papers for quite awhile, and while I really do like them, I never remember I have them ~ I guess it pays to go digging in your cabinets every once in awhile.  Unfortunately I still haven't come across my items that went missing some time back (and I ended up buying a new BG05 marker)...and now I can also add a bone folder, a pinking shears and an embossing stylus to the list ~ I swear a craft fairy comes and visits me, but instead of a good one that leaves me things I have a mean one that takes them away from me.....seriously though, I have no clue where the stuff is going, especially since it stays in my craft room, at one of my two work areas.  The image was colored with copics and I added some pearls (colored with R85) to the cupcake for some sprinkles.  I am loving those mini prima roses ~ so fun to use!  


In addition to the Squiggle Stamps challenge, I am also entering the following:


Magical Crafts - "Something for the Girls"
One Stitch at a Time - Flowers
Paperworks - must have a cupcake somewhere
Pile It On - "Make It Sweet"
Stamp with Us - Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers - "Desert Island" - use items you would "NEED" to take on your island ~ copics, patterned papers, flowers, ribbon, cardstock, stamps, pearls, border punch, nesties ~ at least there wasn't a limit ;)
Crafty Angels - Summer - the colors remind me of summer
Sophisticat - Card for a Child 
The Pink Elephant - Aqua
Hand Full of Stamps - "Use up that stock" of patterned papers - at least 2 different (I used 4)
Clearly Inspired - Ribbon
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - Flowers
Fussy and Fancy - Birthday Card with a sweet treat on it
Stamp Scrap and Doodle - "Girlie"
Our Creative Corner - Blooming Blossoms
ABC Design - 1 Punch (border), 2 Stamps, 3 embellishments (ribbon, flowers and pearls)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!



Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Cupcake Girl (Squiggle Stamps); Sentiment (Studio G)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E00, E01, E11, R20, E25. E27, E30, E31, BG10, BG11, BG13, RV00, RV10, RV11, R21, R24, R27, R29, R81, R83, R85)
Paper: Cool Caribbean; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - We R Memory Keepers (Tiffany's)
Embellishments: Ribbon (American Crafts); Flowers (Prima); Pearls - colored with R85 (Michaels)
Tools: Martha Stewart Border Punch; Nesties

Maid for You

Here is a card I made with Darla from InStyle Stamps.  I kept this one pretty simple as I printed the image on the large side.  I decided to color her in "traditional" maid colors of black and white, but I just had to add a touch of pink in there.

Be sure to check back on Friday as we will be having the InStyle Stamps blog hop! 

Remember....to receive an automatic 5% discount on your purchases, please be sure to go through this link InStyle Stamps. 

Have a wonderful day :)

Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:  Darla InStyle Stamps (digi image); Sentiment - Maid For You (MFT) 
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics
Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Basic Black; Gina K Pure Luxury White
Embellishments:  Ribbon (Offray)
Tools: Circle Punches; Scallop Circle Punch; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss Dots)