Sweet November spotlight on Kris!

Good morning!

You didn't think we would miss Sweet November previews for June now did you? The peeks start tomorrow and in the meantime I'm so excited to be shining the Sweet November Guest Gal spotlight on a fantastic card maker and bloggin' friend... Krista Palakiko!
I 'met' Kris early on in my blogging adventure and she is just one of the sweetest most crafty, creative gals that I've been lucky enough to get to know and be inspired by. Kris' work has a very playful quality to it that I just adore. She loves using pattern papers as much as I do and she isn't afraid to mix and layer patterns into beautiful designs that work hand in hand with whichever stamped images she is using. I am completely tickled to have Kris bringing her whimsy and joy to the Sweet November June previews!

Ok, now it is time for Kris to answer the Sweet November questionnaire... which is always so much fun to read! :)

1) What color do you feel represents your personality and why?
Blue. There are many variations of blue. I believe that is why I'm so drawn to it. Calm, trustworthy, committed to name a few that represents this particular color. I'm easy going, committed and can be calm at times. However, the variations on the different shades of blue have different meanings as well and i feel my personality reflects those changes. Although I'm calm and laid back, my emotions and moods at times will reflect a deeper, mysterious blue. Which says wisdom or self mystery. I did some research on the color an it's symbolism and wow, I do reflect my personality on this colors... hehe!

2) Is your style of dress/ home decor similar to your style of card making?
Trick question, LOL. Yes and No. On a comparison, my style of dress is simple and conservative. Sometimes that reflection is presented in my card making. When I do over the top creations, it is not nearly close to how I dress. Everyday dress for me is jeans/shorts and a tank top. Maybe, for special occasions I'll do the 'dress up', but that rarely happens, LOL. You won't really catch me in bright colors like I use on my cards. hehe! i stay pretty neutral with browns and blacks. Home decor? Pretty simple and nothing extreme. With 3 kiddies terrorizing the place, there's no sense in having fancy things. Home decor pretty much consists of the children's artwork. Yes, even directly on the wall.

3) What is one thing that always puts you in a good mood?
On a personal level, my children. No matter how bad a day went, the smiles from my children ALWAYS melts my heart... Makes the bad go away... Now, as a crafting question, my craft room! That's my happy place... hehe! Craft supplies, music or a good movie and blog land...

4) If you could visit any time in history when would it be?
Hmmm. I would travel back into the Middle Ages in Europe. There is so much history in these centuries. I'm more fascinated with the building of castles and churches, the way they dressed in beautiful gowns with gorgeous jewelry, the kings and queens and those beneath them. Wonderful constructed artwork in all form and sizes, cultures and way of life. These are the things that interest me more than the war and who was over thrown, whom fell to whom, etc. Seriously, my goal in this lifetime is to travel to Europe and take in all the beauty and history. Movies can only resemble parts of this era, but to actually be there to see and touch and experience has so much more meaning.

5) If you were a mythical creature ie. fairy, elf, mermaid, troll, wizard, witch etc., what kind would you be and why?
Could I be a fairy mermaid? LOL. Ok, if I had to choose one it would be a fairy. I love fairies in all of their mysterious wonders. They can be tiny or huge, live in a tree bark or under a rock. Very mysterious sometimes devious, but kind hearted, loving and magical. And with some fairy dust, maybe I could keep my craft room clean!

I think I need to get me some of that room cleaning fairy dust too, LOL! ;)


Now take a look at this amazing card featuring Virgo Zodiac Girl that Kris created. Talk about layers and layers of crafty goodness! I basically lifted her entire design because I really loved how that circle accent haloed the image and brought the focus right to the main image. For my card I chose to use Scorpio Zodiac Girl and I decided to alter her into a human girl by wiping away her tail before stamping. Then I pulled out some wide ribbon and embellished it with stick pins just like Kris and I was even lucky enough to have one of the fancy stick pins left that Kris made herself (I told ya this gal was crafty!) and gifted me with a while back... thanks Kris! ;)

Alrighty then, Kris will be joining Nancy, Rachel and myself in the June Sweet November sneak peeks starting tomorrow! Where we will be heading back down to the sea shore to meet some very special new friends. :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Basic Grey (Sweet Threads)
stamps- Sweet November (Scorpio Zodiac Girl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
May Arts ribbon
Prima flowers
Doodlebug gems
fancy stick pin (from Kris)
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E31, E35, E37, E57, E79
eyes- BG09, BG18, G29, C9
lips- RV10, RV14, RV25
background- Y0000, Y000, Y00

Perfect Match blog hop!

Hello, hello my friendly neighborhood stampers!

Are you ready to get your hop on with Tickled Pink's Perfect Match blog hop? I thought you might be, LOL! We are kicking off the fun right here on my blog so you are doing great already! And I promise that you are not going to want to miss a single stop through all of the Pink Ladies because not only are their creations going to knock your socks off but there are so many ways to win today that it is a bit crazy! :)

There will be two grand prize winners out of those who complete the entire hop, one will win all six Perfect Match stamps in rubber and the other will win all six of the Perfect Match stamps in digi. But the fun doesn't end there... there are also some Perfect Match couples hiding amongst the blogs today. That means you could win 20s Evie and Luca together... or 60s Willow and Stefan just by leaving comments on all of the stops along the way. I don't know about you but I'm a bit OCD in liking to have 'complete' sets so this is the perfect chance to win a cutie couple in one shot!

Oh, and don't forget that all of the new stamps are now available in the Tickled Pink store. Right now you can only get them in rubber but the next TP digi week is coming up on July 15th for all you die-hard digi lovers out there. :)

Ok, so speaking of digis... I actually used the digi version of Lil Lolita Christina for my card today. I blew her up to 'big head' size and had a blast coloring up that great head of hair of hers! I really do love the funky chic look of this modern cutie... she's just so great for all different types of cards. Her perfect match is Eric (whom I adore too) but I think he may still be caught up playing his video games or something because he was a no-show on my card yet again... sheesh, boys! LOL ;)

Now let me send you on your way as Angela is the next blog that you'll want to be sure and visit today. If you ever get lost just reference back to the complete hop list at the Tickled Pink blog and don't forget to leave a comment there as well telling us which of these new stamps is your fave of the release and why... we would love to know!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Supply list: cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Urban Prairie)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Christina)
stamp- Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Cosmo Cricket Butterflies and Doilies accents
Kaiser Craft gems
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E33, E35
eyes- BG13, BG15, BG18 clothes- R20, R22, R35, Y11, Y32, Y35, T5, T7, T9, E40, 0

You & Me

Happy Sunday! We are smack in the middle of a long weekend here in the States so it is kinda feeling like Saturday all over again, LOL! ;)

Well we've made it to the sixth and final day of Tickled Pink's surprise release! We have 6 NEW images to help celebrate the anniversary of the Lolita and Lad stamps and each one has been created by Kellie and Christina to be a 'perfect match' to an older Lolita or Lad image. How cool is that?! :)
Mark your calendars because tomorrow is the big release day blog hop... with hidden prizes galore! And it's also when all of these fun new stamps will be available for purchase in the Tickled Pink store!

Today we are closing the week out with 20's Luca. Sure he can be a tough Gangster but I picture him more as a suave card sharp, making his 'living' gambling on river boats and living the high life with his innocent looking light-o-love Evie. Little Flapper Evie from the Lil Fashionette release is Luca's perfect match in every way. She looks far too sweet to sway the odds in their favor but be careful with your cards or she may just tip Luca off to that pair of aces your holding, LOL!
I did use the digi version of Evie on my card today because I wanted to flip her so that she could face her 'partner in crime'... they definitely look like they are conspiring to find an easy mark to fleece at the poker tables now! ;)

As always it wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps preview without Kellie offering up a great prize now would it? If you want a chance to win this handsome guy, all you have to do is leave a comment on today's Tickled Pink post... it's as easy as that! And don't miss the rest of the Luca coolness while you are there Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/die cuts- Crate (Restoration)
stamps- Tickled Pink (20s Evie and 20s Luca), Fiskars (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
crinkled ribbon (from Kiara)
EK Success silver pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
evie hair- E33, E35, E37, E39, E59
evie eyes- G24, G28, G29
evie clothes- YG23, YG03, YG95, R32, R35, R37, E81, 0, G0000, G000, G00
luca hair- E44, E47, E49
luca eyes- B34, B37, B39
luca clothes- BV23, BV25, BV29, V99, C5, C7, C9, 100, C0, C1, 0, Y15, YG95, YG97

Good times...

Happy Memorial Day weekend to all those observing. This kicks off the busy summer season here so I'll be working all through the holiday. I'm just hoping that town doesn't get too crazy this year... finger's crossed!

Alrighty, time to get to day five of Tickled Pink's surprise release! We have 6 NEW images to help celebrate the anniversary of the Lolita and Lad stamps and each one has been created by Kellie and Christina to be a 'perfect match' to an older Lolita or Lad image. How cool is that?! :)
There are 6 days of previews total and then a release blog hop on the 31st of May (30th for us in the States) when you will be able to get your very own perfect matches from the Tickled Pink store!

Today we've got 50s Lestat to share with you and this little greaser looks like he would give Danny Zuko and the rest of the T-Birds a run at their pink slips, LOL! His confident swagger hasn't been lost on Lilith here either... yep, I would definitely say these two are a perfect match. Lilith is from the Lil Fashionette release and she's just been waiting for some handsome, rebel without a cause to sweep her off her feet. I think Lestat will be taking her to the drive-in double feature tonight but he better behave himself and not try to put any moves on Lilith or she'll have to set him straight... this gal still runs the show! ;)

As always it wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps preview without Kellie offering up a great prize now would it? If you want a chance to win this slick new guy, all you have to do is leave a comment on today's Tickled Pink post... it's as easy as that! And don't miss the rest of the Greaser Lestat coolness while you are there! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sentiment sticker- SEI (BeBop)
stamps- Tickled Pink (50s Lilith and 50s Lestat), Kraftin Kimmie (jukebox)
ink- Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz broken china distress
brads
EK Success silver pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
lestat hair- C5, C7, C9, B16, B18
lestat eyes- E74, E77, E79
lestat clothes- B91, B93, B95, B97, B99, E40, E41, 0, N5, N7, N9
lilith hair- E50, E51, E53, 0
lilith eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29
lilith clothes- E40, E41, 0, R14, R17, E07, E19, W5, W7, W9, BG01, BG02, BG05

Far out!

TGIF fellow stampers!

Before I get to today's preview I just wanted to take a minute and apologize for not getting around and commenting as much this past week. Blogger has been giving me fits off and on where it keeps telling me I need to sign in again and again when I try to comment. Hopefully this new kink will get worked out by the Blogger people soon... oy!

Well here we are at day four of Tickled Pink's surprise release! We have 6 NEW images to help celebrate the anniversary of the Lolita and Lad stamps and each one has been created by Kellie and Christina to be a 'perfect match' to an older Lolita or Lad image. How cool is that?! :)
There are 6 days of previews total and then a release blog hop on the 31st of May (30th for us in the States) when you will be able to get your very own perfect matches from the Tickled Pink store!

Today Stefan has donned a groovy headband, bell bottom jeans and some love beads and I think he makes for one very far out 60's hippie dude! Stefan's perfect match is Hippie Willow from the Lil Fashionette release. Now my card may not feature Willow, but that's just because Stefan is gassing up his VW bus before picking her up for their cross country trip. This pair of flower children have big plans of traveling all the way to Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco... hopefully that van can get them there, LOL! ;)

As always it wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps preview without Kellie offering up a great prize now would it? If you want a chance to win this new guy, all you have to do is leave a comment on today's Tickled Pink post... it's as easy as that! And don't miss the rest of the Hippie Stefan fun while you are there!

Peace and love my friends! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Reminisce (clouds), My Little Shoebox (cut outs)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Hippie Stefan), Studio G (alphas)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Signo uniball white gel pen
Copic black multiliner pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- E74, E77, E79
hair- YR31, YR23, Y26, E35
clothes- B95, B97, B99, E30, E31, E34, E35, E79, R24, YR04, Y17, YG17, B32, B34

Ahoy there!

Well, I'm back with yet another fabulous new stamp from Tickled Pink's surprise release! We have 6 NEW images to help celebrate the one year anniversary of the Lolita and Lad stamps and each one has been created by Kellie and Christina to be a 'perfect match' to an older Lolita or Lad image. There are 6 days of previews total and then a release blog hop on the 31st of May (30th for us in the States) when you will be able to get your very own perfect matches from the Tickled Pink store!

Today Lylah is back as a swashbuckling pirate lass. She pairs up with her friend Pirate Frankie from the Lil All Sorts release. But this Mistress of the Seven Seas can certainly hold her own without the help of any scurvy sea dog, don'tcha think?!
I did my best to find some suitable pirate like papers to set the scene for Lylah and once I had that done it only took a second to realize that she wouldn't want anything but gemstones to embellish the card... seriously, what would a pirate be without her treasure? ;)

As always it wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps preview without a prize, so head on over to the Tickled Pink blog and leave a comment on today's post for a chance at winning your very own Pirate Lylah rubber stamp! While you are there be sure to check out all of the fab Pirate Lylah cards that my fellow Pink Ladies have created!

And if that wasn't enough excitement for one day, there is also a brand new challenge now up over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and we want to see you use at least 3 patterned papers on your card or project. I loves me some pretty papers so this is one I could do with my eyes closed, LOL! All I had to do was raid my scrap stash and go to town... easy peasy! So if you would like a chance at winning this week's prize then why not play along?
Don't forget that your card must feature a Tickled Pink stamp in order to qualify for the prize... these include: Lil Lolitas and Lads, Pinkettes, Pink Pets and Cherries. All of which can be found in the Tickled Pink store.

Have fun and good luck! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- misc. scraps
stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Pirate Lylah)
Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
American Crafts alpha rub ons
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
Kaiser Craft and misc gems
EK Success gold pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R24
eyes- YG95, YG97, YG99
hair- Y38, YR04, YR18, E18
clothes- N5, N7, N9, E40, E41, 0, E44, E47, E49, Y15, Y35, Y38, R27, R29, E18, Y13, Y23, Y26, Y28, C0, C1, BG10, B05, B18, E81, YG03, G09

You're my cup of tea...

Hello, hello!

Welcome back for day two of Tickled Pink's surprise release! We have 6 NEW images to help celebrate the anniversary of the Lolita and Lad stamps and each one has been created by Kellie and Christina to be a 'perfect match' to an older Lolita or Lad image. How cool is that?! :)
There are 6 days of previews total and then a release blog hop on the 31st of May (30th for us in the States) when you will be able to get your very own perfect matches from the Tickled Pink store!

Today Damon is dressing up like the Mad Hatter from 'Alice in Wonderland' and he pairs up nicely with Ivy from the very first Lil Lolita release. Together they can have a wonderful tea party for two, though today I decided to pair Damon up with a different guest... the white rabbit! I used the bunny from the SNS Spring Elves set because I thought that Damon needed a friend but one that was much quicker to color up than Miss Ivy... sorry Ivy, I promise you will be invited next time! LOL
And doesn't that Stella & Rose paper make for such a quirky looking flower garden... it was the most Wonderland-ish paper that I could find in my stash at the moment and matching the yummy colors to Damon's outfit was a lot of fun. :)

As always it wouldn't be a Tickled Pink Stamps preview without Kellie offering up a great prize now would it? If you want a chance to win this new guy, all you have to do is leave a comment on today's Tickled Pink post... it's as easy as that! And while you are there you can enjoy the fabulously inspiring Mad Hatter creations from my fellow Pink Ladies!

HUGS! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Stella & Rose)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Mad Hatter Damon), Sweet November (Spring Elves bunny), Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
EK Success gold pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- W00, W1, W3, 0
eyes- E44, E47, E49
clothes/rabbit- N5, N7, N9, YR21, Y26, Y28, BG72, BG75, BG78, B95, B97, B99, E40, E41, 0, BG000, BG10, YR23, E47

Celebrating a year of Pink!

Hello there!

So we've got a special treat starting today over at the Tickled Pink blog... the month of May marks one year since the Lil Lolitas first hit the scene and we are celebrating with a special surprise release! Woot, woot! :)

Kellie and Christina have taken some of this past year's favorite images and created a 'perfect match' for each one. We are kicking things off with a new Lil Lolita that you may have gotten a peek of in the TP blog and store headers... meet Christina! Yep, she is based off of the fabulous Lil Lolita creator herself and she is a perfect match to Lil Lad Eric. Though personally I think she looks a bit too hip to be called a nerd, LOL!
She has a modern artsy, cool vibe that I had to pair up with these fun Sassafras papers and die cut flowers. This is the first time that I've used one of these new Foldies die cuts and I love how with just a couple bends of the paper you've got an impressive, dimensional looking embellishment for your card. And you know I'm a fan of anything that makes a card look like I put more time and creativity into it than I really had to. ;)

Now you know that there is going to be plenty more Christina eye candy over at the Tickled Pink blog with a chance to win this new sweetie all for yourself so hop on over and check it out!

And I'll see ya back here tomorrow with another new 'perfect match'. :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/foldies die cut- Sassafras
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Christina), Hero Arts (sentiment)
CC Designs butterfly cutters
Kaiser Craft gems
crinkled ribbon (from Kiara)
EK Success silver pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R35
hair- E15, E17, E19, E18
eyes- B23, B26, B28
clothes- R11, R30, R32, R43, R35, R37, Y15, Y17, Y38, B95, B97, B99, E44, E47, E49, W5, W7, W9, YR04, YR18, BG000

Summer lovin'...

Hi-dee ho neighboreenos!

I'm running behind this morning... seems like this happens quite a bit towards the end of each month as deadlines start nearing, but there just isn't much I can do about that. So I'll be keeping today's post short and sweet. :)

When I saw the Farm Fresh Friday challenge was summer lovin' over at TGF it finally gave me the chance to ink up this new cutie, Surfer Anya. And at first I was just going to use her as-is but then I spotted Surfer Ian and I suddenly saw them riding the waves together. So I did a bit of altering, wiping away part of the board she was carrying and drew in a new arm for her. Then I also stamped up an extra Ian board that I wiped his feet off of, and finished off the missing lines with my trusty Copic multiliner pens. I cut them all out and glued Anya onto her new board... voila! Now she's actually out there on the water right along side her honey... awwwww! ;)
Considering I had two stamped images for one card I kept the embellishing to a minimum, but with this great beachy paper from Fancy Pants I really didn't need much else. Those fish in the print totally crack me up!

Alrighty, time for me to scoot... check ya later! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Fancy Pants (Beach Babe)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Surfer Anya and Surfer Ian), Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox Creamy Brown
The Twinery twine
Copic markers:
skin- E01, E11, E13, R00, R20
hair (anya)- E50, E51, E53, Y23, YR21, Y26, E35
hair (ian)- E35, E57, E59
swimsuit/board (anya)- RV21, RV23, RV25, RV10, RV11, RV13, Y13, Y15, Y17, B02, B04, B05, BG0000, BG000, 0
simsuit/board (ian)- YG03, YG25, YG17, Y13, Y15, Y17, BG0000, BG000, 0, R05, R08, E19, Y15, Y26, Y28

Reach for the sky

Hello my friends!
The rain has made a return and I never did get around to making the trip to see Pirates but all in all I still had a very nice couple of days off. That being said, I've got a lot to do at work today so I'll be kept quite busy. :)

My card today is for the Some Odd Girl challenge... when I saw that it was to create a scene, I knew I wanted to jump right in and play. Creating scenes, or telling little stories with my stamped images is one of my favorite things to do. This time I was flipping through some more of the Lime Twist papers and I came across this large hot air balloon print. I knew immediately which little SOG girlie would be right at home on it and that was Roller Mae. I went with a tall, skinny design to really showcase the balloons and I can just imagine Mae out skating in the park on a sunny afternoon when all of a sudden she spots the giant hot air balloons rising into the sky and sailing off into the distance. Then she starts to imagine herself riding away in one as the wind dances through her hair. And with that dream she skates on just a bit faster... :)
See what I mean about creating stories? I just can't help myself! LOL

Well, I suppose it is time for me to wrap this up and get moving... have a good one everybody!
Smooches! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Lime Twist)
digi stamp- Some Odd Girl (Roller Mae)
stamp- Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- B95, B97, B99, G0000, G000, G00, W00, W1, 0, R05, R08, E19, Y38, YR04, YR18, Y13, Y17, Y35, YG25, YG17, YG67, B14, B16, B18, C5, C7, C9

A Gorjuss thank you...

Good morning friends!
Today is shaping up to be a beautiful one and I can't wait to make the most of it... I hope it's the same for you in your own little corner of the world. :)

So it has been ages since I had a new Gorjuss Girl to play with but when I saw that Sugar Nellie was going to have new GG images I had to jump on that pre-order. That was way back in February and because this time the stamps weren't being made by Sugar Nellie themselves there ended up being some setbacks and postponements on the manufacturers end. But finally at long last my order arrived last week and these new girls were well worth the wait!
There are six new rubber stamps and some clear acrylic sets... I ended up inking one of the new clear GGs up first. She is called The Owl and I think she is SO cute, I mean how can you resist that crazy little owl friend of hers? LOL
I paired her up with these great Twig papers from LYB because I thought the natural, woodsy look of them suited this pair of friends quite nicely. I even used some of it to paper piece her dress for a perfect match. I just love how this card turned out... there is something about the Gorjuss Girls, a kind of quiet shyness that is very different from most of my usual go-to stamps. I think that's why I love them so. :)

Alrighty, one more day off ahead of me and the possibilities seem almost endless... what to do, what to do... ;)

Later gators!


Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/fancy button- Little Yellow Bicycle (Twig)
stamps- Santoro (Gorjuss Girl The Owl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Making Memories flowers
buttons
twill ribbon
Fiskars border punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E74, E77, E79, E49
clothes- E40, E41, 0, B00, B12, B14, B02, G20, G21, G24, B34, B37, B39, E42, E43, E44, Y26, Y19

Celebrate your day

TGIF everybody!
I'm enjoying a couple of days off and I'm debating on whether or not I should go see the new Pirates movie. It looks so good but I am not a fan of opening weekend crowds so we shall see.

Well I've finally got a card done for the first Emerald Faerie challenge and I'm so glad that it's a month long one because otherwise I wouldn't have made it in. For this first time out they have started with an easy anything goes theme and you don't even have to use one of the Emerald Faeries. But I don't know why you wouldn't want to because they are just too darn cute! :)

I've been dieing to color up the Larakins- Ashton & Boo for ages, so I printed them out nice and big so that they would create kind of a border along the side of my card. Then I grabbed one of my new Lime Twist paper pads because the bright and playful patterns really seemed to match the energy of these two scamps quite well. It wasn't long before I knew that this was going to be a birthday card so I didn't hold back with the colors on them either... have I mentioned how much I like coloring multicolor stripes? It's a look I could never pull off in my own wardrobe so whenever I can do it with a stamped image I just go to town, LOL! ;)

Okey dokey, time for me to see what needs to be done around here before I go play... TTFN! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/star die cut- My Mind's Eye (Lime Twist)
stamp- Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
digi stamp- Deb's Creations (Emerald Faeries The Larakins- Ashton & Boo)
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
KI Memories star gems
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
clothes- Y38, YR04, YR18, BG02, BG45, BG49, YG25, YG17, YG67, YG01, YG03, E44, E47, BG11, BG13, E43, R08, E09, E40, 0
wings- G0000, G00

So glad

Good morning... boy, does this week feel like it is speeding along or what?!

I can hardly believe we are already at Thursday and it's time for a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog! This week is a bit distressing... nothing to fret over of course, we literally want to see you to distress the elements of your card. LOL, sorry... I just couldn't help myself! ;)

This technique can be achieved through inking, tearing, crumpling, roughing up edges... you name it. There are some serious masters of distressing amongst the Pink Ladies and Pink Challenge Girls... I, however, am not one of them. Oh sure, I'll tear something now and then or do some subtle inking on the edges of my papers but my style tends to lean towards a more clean and linear look. So for my distressing today I decided to use a Heidi Swapp edge distressor and rough up my paper a bit. I think it adds to the soft, homespun look of the card.

If you have been following along over at the Tickled Pink blog this past week you will have seen that Kellie has been taking her favorite cards from all of the past releases and featuring them once again. This inspired me to go back and show one of my older Lolitas some love. I don't think that I have used Hippie Willow since her release month so it was high time that she saw some ink again. Plus she gave me the perfect excuse to use some more of this great Girls' Paperie paper... I think the patchwork look of it really suits her crunchy, granola, peace & love vibe. And what would a lovely flower child be without a field of flowers to stroll through? So of course I had to add some bright and happy blooms to complete the whole thing. I think Willow looks pretty happy now and that makes me happy!
Be sure to check out the fabulously distressed cards from my fellow teamies over on the challenge blog... talk about inspiring!

Now it is your turn to ink up a Tickled Pink stamp and play along. Kellie always has a great prize up for grabs that some lucky stamper is going to win... why not you?! Just don't forget that your card must feature a Tickled Pink stamp in order to qualify for the prize... these include: Lil Lolitas and Lads, Pinkettes, Pink Pets and Cherries. All of which can be found in the Tickled Pink store.

Peace out! :)Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Jubilee), My Mind's Eye (green)
stamps- Tickled Pink Stamps (Lil Lolita Hippie Willow), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Tim Holtz antique linen distress
Prima flowers
buttons
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
K&Co rub on stitches
Heidi Swapp edge distressor
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, Y21, Y26, E35
eyes- E55, E57, E59
clothes- B93, B95, B97, E40, E41, 0, YR16, YR18, Y32, Y35, RV10, RV13, BG10, BG11, E30, E31, E34, YG03, YG25, Y00

Love letters

Hello, hello!

So did anyone else get a bit misty during last night's Glee? I'm not ashamed to admit that I had to grab a Kleenex or two there towards the end. It was such a good show and I am on pins and needles about next week's finale... how cool that there will be more original songs too! :)

Ok, ok enough Gleeking out... today I've got one final card left over from the Some Odd Girl clear stamp release that I want to share. This darling little gal is Love Letter Kaylee and she is absolutely adorable. So much so that when Kristy asked us all to choose our favorite stamp for the first sneak peeks I went with Kaylee here. I think a big part of her appeal is the joy she has at either receiving or sending that special letter, something that I think most of us card makers can relate to. :)
For my second card using Kaylee, instead of creating a scene, I found this great Sassafras paper that looked like stitched notebook paper. The look was soft and pretty and I liked the idea that it could be like the paper she wrote her love note on in that envelope. Then I just went girly with the rest of the embellishing, continuing the soft and sweet look both in the texture of the ribbon and ribbon roses and in the color palette. Pretty, pretty, pretty!

All six of the new SOG clear stamps are fantastic and you can check them all out at Some Odd Girl... what are you waiting for?! ;)

Well it's time for me to jet... have a good one my stampin' peeps! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Sassafras (Sweetly Smitten)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Love Letter Kaylee and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts ribbon roses
Maya Road mini ribbon roses and heart stick pin
Kaiser Craft pearls
Crinkled Ribbon (from Kiara)
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E37, E59, E79
clothes- RV21, RV23, RV34, BG11, BG32, BG34, E40, E41, 0, YR23, YR24, YR18, Y23, Y26

Blackberry's garden party

Happy Tuesday my friends!
Sure the rain is still falling here but the day is a bit brighter just knowing that I have Glee to look forward to tonight... woot, woot! :)

So the Review Preview of the Sweet November Flitter Friends is up today over at the ATS blog and I'm joining in the fun! Little Miss Blackberry has been quite insistent about getting on another card lately so this was the perfect excuse to grant her wish. ;)

I really wanted to use this fun banner paper from The Girls' Paperie Kitch line (LOVE these papers but SO wish that TGP would start shrinking the patterns down to 6x6 pads for us card makers) and because of the red in the print I decided to color up the berries more like raspberries. Once I had done that, the scene looked as though Blackberry had managed to crash one of Raspberry's fabulous garden parties... they are the event of the season ya know! It sure doesn't look like that little ladybug minds her company though so party crasher or not I'm sure she will enjoy an afternoon visiting her pals in the raspberry patch. LOL
At least Blackberry wore her prettiest pair of bloomers for the occasion... I ended up paper piecing them from one of the small banners on a scrap piece of the paper. The prints inside the banners are a perfect small size already... still, I will keep my fingers and toes crossed that The Girls' Paperie people join the 6x6 bandwagon sooner rather than later. ;)

Alrighty, don't forget that all of the new Flitter Friends are now available in the ATS store along with all their other Sweet November pals!

XOXO

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- The Girls Paperie (Kitch)
stamps- Sweet November (Flitter Friend Blackberry), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Jolee's ladybug sticker
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- RV10, RV11, RV13, RV25
eyes- B41, B45
wings- G0000, G000, 0
berries/clothes- R24, R27, R29, E18, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG25, Y00, Y13, Y15, Y35, 0
ground- E41, E42, E43, 0

How are moooo?

Ahh, Monday, Monday... it is just one of those days today. It's still grey and rainy and I'm finding it hard to get going this morning, I'd much rather snuggle back under the blankets and snooze a bit longer. But there is work to get ready for so that isn't an option. Hopefully this blah mood doesn't last all day long... here's hoping for sunnier weather wherever you are! :)

At least my card for today manages to make me smile... this crazy little cow is Mooey and she is part of the new clear stamp release that is available over at Some Odd Girl. Now if you visit here regularly you know that I tend to use way more people character stamps than animal stamps but that doesn't mean that it isn't fun to step outside my norm from time to time and play with one of our four-legged friends. ;)
I think Mooey is a hoot and even though I've done the black pearls as fly trick before, it just never gets old for me, LOL! And since I am of the opinion that one can never go wrong with some October Afternoon paper, they became a natural choice for this card. Now it looks like Mooey is out for a stroll in her pasture just hanging out with all her farm animal friends... awww... cuteness!

Well, I had best get moooooooving... (LOLOLOL oh how I crack myself up!) :)
Later chickies! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill kraft and PTI
paper- October Afternoon (Farm Fresh)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Mooey and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Paper Trey Ink twine
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic black multiliner pen
Copic markers:
mooey-E40, E41, 0, E55, E57, E59, R0000, R000, R00, R01, R12, W5, W7, W9, E44, E47, E49, BG0000, E81

Stop and smell the flowers

Hello fellow stampers!

I Hope this Sunday is treating you well... it's grey and rainy here but the upside is that everything is sure greening up out there so it should be beautiful once the rain passes. :)

I've got another card to share from the Some Odd Girl clear stamp previews and this one features the sweet Smell the Flowers Tia. She comes in this whole scene with the flowers, ladybug and grass which makes it super easy to create a nice little home for her on your card. Which really makes for some pretty quick and easy crafting... a bit of trim, a flower and a couple ladybug stickers and that was all I needed to finish this one up. Gotta love it when a cute card can be done in under 45 minutes! Oh and don't forget that each stamp also comes with an accompanying sentiment which helps to take the guess work out of what kind of card to make... love it! :)

Alrighty, well I really hate to post and run but I'm a working girl today so I should go get ready for that.
Toodles! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- October Afternoon (Five and Dime)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Smell the Flowers Tia and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress
eyelet lace
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearl
Sticko epoxy ladybug stickers
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, Y21, Y26
clothes- B34, B37, B39, R24, R27, E19, C5, C7, C9, E50, 0
scenery- Y0000, Y000, Y00, Y13, Y35, YG03, YG17, YG95