Baggin' some rays...

Hello sunshine!

Welcome back to the fourth and final day of the July sneak peeks at the The Craft's Meow! Once again I am joining Lisa and her team as a Friend of TCM and I have had such a blast playing along this week. :)

As I've mentioned before, there are four fantastic new stamp sets that will be released on July 1st (which is tomorrow, yeah!) at The Craft's Meow and today we are showcasing Baggin' Some Rays. This is another set designed by Nina B Designs for TCM and all of the images are created for you to mix and match and build your own sunshiny image! There are also plenty of beautiful sentiments included that tie in perfectly with the sunshine theme but can also be used with loads of other images too.

"Holy sun rays Batman... she didn't use any Copics!"
LOL, how do you like my Robin impersonation? It's true though, not a marker was touched in the making of this card and it has been years since the last time that has happened! I can hardly believe it myself. It was so different to be searching through my colored ink pads rather than my markers when it came time to add some color, but different can be good. :)
There are no fancy stamping techniques or anything but I didn't need them because I let the mix and match capabilities of this set do all of the work for me. Then I just did some fussy cutting and relied on my monochromatic color scheme to pull this card together. I think this card is sure to bring a smile to someone's face, don't you?

Now what would new release festivities be without chances to win prizes? Yep, Lisa will draw THREE of you to win Baggin' Some Rays... one from each of three of the design team and friends blogs. For a complete list of who's got sneak peeks just check out the TCM blog. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments and Lisa will announce the winners in tomorrow's post... which also happens to be a fun blog hop celebrating the release so don't miss that!

TTFN!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Sassafras (floral), Doodlebug (stripe)
stamps- The Craft's Meow (Baggin' Some Rays set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox Yellow Citrus and Creamy Brown, Autumn Leaves Fire Opal
ribbon
Kaiser Craft gems
Martha Stewart 3-in-1 butterfly punch

It's a banner day!

Olo!
Welcome back to day three of the July sneak peeks at the The Craft's Meow! Once again I am joining the fun with Lisa and her team as a Friend of TCM. :)

There are four fantastic new stamp sets that will be released on July 1st at The Craft's Meow and today we are showcasing It's a Banner Day. This set not only creates those cool pennant backgrounds that are oh so popular right now... but it also allows you to create your own decorative and personalized sentiments which is awesome!

I played mix and match with the patterned banners and alpha banners to create the design on my card today. Then I colored them up with Copics in a rainbow of colors, cut them out and glued them all together to create each strand. And of course I simply couldn't resist adding some bling to finish the whole thing off! Clean and simple but the pops of color make me smile. :)

Now what would new release festivities be without chances to win prizes? Yep, Lisa will draw THREE of you to win It's a Banner Day... one from each of three of the design team and friends blogs. For a complete list of who's got sneak peeks just check out the TCM blog. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments and Lisa will announce the winners in tomorrow's post!

Smooches! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, Bazzill Swiss Dot and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Craft's Meow (It's a Banner Day set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
R05, R08, E19, Y38, YR04, YR18, Y13, Y15, Y17, YG03, YG25, YG17, B02, B04, B06, V05, V06, V09, BG000, 0

Life is a Carnival!

Howdy!

Welcome back to day two of the July sneak peeks at the The Craft's Meow! Once again I am joining the fun with Lisa and her team as a Friend of TCM. :)
There are four fantastic new stamp sets that will be released on July 1st at The Craft's Meow and today we are showcasing Life is a Carnival. This set is sure to take you for a ride with all of it's whimsical carnival inspired images and sentiments!

I have so enjoyed working with each of the new sets but I gotta tell ya... this one is my absolute fave of the bunch! As soon as I opened up my package from Lisa and saw this Carnival set the ideas just kept coming and I can't wait to get them all out of my head and onto some cards. :)
For my card today I chose to use the super cute cotton candy stand and I colored it up with Copic markers. Then I grabbed a cotton ball and tore off a few bits off fluff, spritzed them with my little hand squeeze air brush that I got from QVC yeeeears ago... one pink and one blue. Both classic cotton candy flavors if ya ask me... ;)
Once they were dry, I simply glued the colored fluff onto the cones of the stamped image to give it some fun dimension and texture. And I didn't stop there, I also took an extra strand of pink that I had left over and glued it to the top of the little heated pan that they spin the sugar in. Tsk, tsk Mr. Cotton Candy vendor... he really should clean his equipment better, LOL!

I also used my Distress Inks to create the cloudy sky background again and since I have been getting asked quite often how I create that look, I've now got a quick video on YouTube that you can check out and see just how easy it is to do. Hope you enjoy it!

Now what would new release festivities be without chances to win prizes? Yep, Lisa will draw THREE of you to win Life is a Carnival... one from each of three of the design team and friends blogs. For a complete list of who's got sneak peeks just check out the TCM blog. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments and Lisa will announce the winners in tomorrow's post!

Later gators. :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Jubilee)
stamps- The Craft's Meow (Life is a Carnival set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress
Kaiser Craft pearls
cotton ball
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
C00, C0, C1, RV11, RV32, RV34, Y11, Y15, Y17, E30, E31, B00, B01, RV00, RV10, E41, E42, E43

A lovely TCM preview...

Hiya friends!

Can I just tell ya that I'm tickled to have been asked by Lisa to be a Friend of The Craft's Meow for July?! Oh yea, I'm totally excited to join Lisa and her fab team this month and we are kicking off previews of the four fantastic new stamp sets that will be released July 1st at The Craft's Meow! Today we are showcasing Lovely Birds, a super "tweet" stamp set designed by Nina B Designs for The Craft's Meow.
This set of clear stamps has a lot of cute little birdie type images that you can easily mix and match to create different scenes as well as a couple coordinating sentiments to go along with them. For my first time inking them up I chose to use the branch and bird feeder along with a couple of the little birds. From the get-go I knew that I was going to color the bird feeder red just because it looked like the old plastic ones I remember hanging in my Grandma's trees. And while we don't have blue birds here (at least I've never seen one around), I thought they would be a nice contrast and fun to color. This turned out to be a pretty flat card for me... everything except the little bird on the feeder is stamped on a single piece of cardstock. So there wasn't much cutting and popping which was a nice little change of pace for me. :)

Now what would new release festivities be without chances to win prizes? Yep, Lisa will draw THREE of you to win Lovely Birds... one from each of three of the design team and friends blogs. For a complete list of who's got sneak peeks just check out the TCM blog. You'll have until 10:00 pm Pacific tonight to make the rounds and leave comments. We'll announce the winners in tomorrow's post.

Enjoy and good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Jillibean Soup kraft, PTI and Copic X-Press It
paper- Fancy Pants (yellow gingham), The Girls' Paperie floral and text), BoBunny (red dot)
stamps- The Craft's Meow (Lovely Birds set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress
Divine Twine
Copic markers:
birds- B21, B24, B26, R11, R21, Y38
everything else- E55 E57, E59, YG01, YG03, G21, G24, R05, R08 E19, Y23, Y26, BG000, 0

Little Firecracker

Mornin' friends!
I can't believe how fast this month is going by! I know that usually by now I am starting up Sweet November previews but I just wanted to let y'all know that Sweet November and CC Designs are taking a month off. No worries though, it's only because we are getting ready for a very special Summer CHA release that we will be debuting at the end of July and I am SO excited to share the new images that I've been working on! Soon enough it will be here... I promise. :)

So, like I said... time is flying and next weekend is the big 4th of July weekend here in the States. It is always a fun time to celebrate, there are picnics, swimming, fireworks displays and plenty of good times to be had! I just had to make a card in honor of the holiday and I went with this new Firecracker Pure Innocence girl for my main image. I really liked the idea of this stamp but I wasn't quite sold on the big dress she was wearing so I wiped away the skirt and drew in a pair of denim shorts for her to wear instead. I guess it's because all of my childhood 4th of July memories consist of shorts and a t-shirt on a hot evening, running around my grandparents yard with all my cousins, brothers and sisters waving around sparklers and lighting off our own firework display. Boy did Grandma's grass take a beating that night, LOL! But I promise that there were no dresses in sight... thus the alteration.Then I just relied on some good ol' Doodlebug paper and goodies to quickly pull this card together. :)


And look who had to come and make himself comfy on my lightbox while I was trying to take pics of my card. Good ol' Oreo posing for the camera... such a crazy kitty he has turned out to be but I loves him. :)
Ok, I'm a working girl again today so I'll see ya later with something fun and kinda different for me!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/stickers- Doodlebug
stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence My Little Firecracker and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox warm red
The Twinery twine
brads
Kaiser Craft rub on stitches
Ranger Stickles
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- YR30, YR20, Y21, Y26, E35
clothes- B32, B34, B37, B39, R24, R29, E19, C5, C7, C9, E40, 0, BG000

You're in my thoughts

Hello and good morning!
It looks to be a lovely Saturday, though I'll be spending most of it working. I hope that you all are getting a chance to have some fun though! :)

I made a quick, but still super cute card for today and I'm entering it into the Emerald Faerie Garden challenge #3 to use flowers. I was SO excited to see that All That Scraps is now carrying these fab Aussie stamps, giving those of us here in the States a convenient place to buy them from. Needless to say, I now own a few of these cuties in rubbah... woot, woot! This time I chose to ink up Boo minus his snail friend Snookie, and instead had him sit atop my sentiment bubble. And sure this might be a little light on the flowers considering what the challenge is but I think that the pattern paper back there makes up for only having one little flower embellishment. ;)

Ok, I guess I should get a move on and tackle hair and make-up... fun, fun, fun...
Hasta la vista, baby! :)


Supply list:
cardstock- Jillibean Soup Kraft, Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon
stamps- Emerald Faeries (Boo & Snookie), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
glitter ribbon
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- E44, E47, E49
clothes- E30, E31, E55, BG02, BG05, B05, YG03, YG67, B000, B00, E81, 0

Aloha

TGIF my friends!
I'm enjoying a nice day off so you won't hear any complaints from me. :)

Yesterday I set myself a little personal challenge to get my yet-to-be inked up TGF stamps out and put to use. As I was flipping through my binders I was a bit shocked that there were like 5 or 6 that I hadn't even used yet! And with a new release coming up next week I didn't want to fall even more behind because even though I may be a 'collector' I want to play with them too. ;)

I skipped (with my high speed I can skip, hop and jump now... LOL) on over to the Farm Fresh challenge blog for some inspiration and found a sketch by Rachel that was right up my alley. At first I was having a hard time choosing a stamp but when I spotted the Sunshine Broadcast paper pad on my desk it was a no-brainer that Cheeky Beach was the perfect fit for this card. Talk about a match made in heaven... the papers have a cool desaturated color palette that kinda reminds me of an old post card from Hawaii and that is totally the world I saw this little wahine living in. So I colored her up in similar tones and followed the sketch pretty faithfully from there. Sure I made one of the horizontal strips much thinner than the other and added a few flowers here and there but following that layout made this one nice and quick!
One down... only five or so more to go... LOL!

Stay cool!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Sassafras (Sunshine Broadcast)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Beach), Studio Calico (storytime alphas)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Making Memories flowers
button
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9, B29
everything else- Y11, Y13, Y21, BG70, BG72, BG75, R12, R14, R17, YR30, YR20, 0

Ribbons and lace

Zip! Zoom! Whoa... did you see that?
It was me flying around at light speed on my new fiber optic connection... sayonara dial-up, I won't miss you! LOL! Seriously, I am in internet heaven right now. ;)

It's Thursday and that means there is a brand new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog. This week we want you to use ribbons and/or lace on your creations. I think that is a pretty easy one considering most card makers I know have at least a bit of ribbon in their crafty stash. :)
I decided to be really adventurous and mix three different kinds of ribbon on my card... crochet lace, crinkled ribbon and some satin. I went with the digi version of Victorian Steampunk Evie so that I could blow her up to 'big head' size... shhhh, don't tell the other girls but I think Evie may just be my fave Lolita out of the bunch. There is something about her sweet face that wins me over every time. I paired her up with some Girls' Paperie Vintage Whimsy scraps that I had hanging around my desk and even cut out one of the roses from the paper to add to her hair. I love how she looks like she could be posing for a cameo brooch... so pretty! :)

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- The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Victorian Steampunk Evie)
stamp- Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz antique linen
American Crafts crochet lace
ribbon
crinkled ribbon (from Kiara)
Maya Road stick pin
Jenni Bowlin stick pin
feather
Sharpie white marker
Sakura clear glaze pen
EK Success gold pen
Copic markers:
skin:E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, RV34
hair- E30, E31, E33, E35
eyes- E35, E57, E59, BG000, 0
everything else- BG10, BG11, BG72, E40, E41, 0, YG01, YG91, YG93, E50, E30, E31, RV13, RV32, RV34

Happy, happy, happy...

Good mornin' fellow stampers!

It's Wednesday and you know what that means... time for a new challenge over at ATS! This week we want to see you incorporate pinwheels into your card design. If you've got a stamp or pattern paper with pinwheels on it go right ahead and use those, there's no rule that you have to make an actual pinwheel. BUT I was able to make a couple for my card so that is proof that they are super easy to create, LOL! Here's a quick template that you can reference if you want to give them a go too. I ended up cutting 1"x1" squares and just snipped in at each of the corners, then I popped a glue dot in the center and folded every other corner down. Add a button to the center and a strip of cardstock for the stick and voila! little Flitter Friend Raspberry had some fun new whirligigs! With her arms widespread like that I couldn't resist using Raspberry for this card. She just has that look like she is about to go whizzing around the garden as fast as she can fly just to make the pinwheels spin and spin. :)

Ok, so I know you want to play along right? Of course you do, because every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win just be sure that your project includes a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is any of our wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10pm est and only one entry per person please!

Well, I hope your morning is off to a great start with plenty of sunshine to brighten your day!
Later! Supply list:
cardstock- Jillibean Soup kraft, Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Jubilee)
stamps- Sweet November (Flitter Friend Raspberry), Basic Grey (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
K&Co rub on stitches
CC Designs butterfly cutter
Fiskars border punch
Kaiser Craft gems
buttons
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20, R32
hair- Y11, Y13, Y21, Y26
everything else- Y38, YR04, YR18, YG00, YG01, YR00, BG000, 0

Hello sweet thing...

Hey, hey, hey!

We've got a Review Preview of the CC Designs June release over on the ATS blog today and I chose to showcase the cute new Hawaiian Birgitta on my card. But instead of going to the islands with her I decided to just make Birgitta a sweet summertime girl, enjoying a picnic in the park. And it was as simple as putting a new flower in her hair! ;)
That and pairing her with some fun watermelon paper from Jillibean Soup also did the trick. It seems like I'm on a bit of a fruit kick with my last few cards, LOL! Anywho... while I was looking through my stamps for a sentiment, I stumbled across this crazy little ant stamp on one of the old Basic Grey limited edition series stamp sets. As soon as I saw it I knew that I had to add a few buggy picnic crashers to finish off the card. Hopefully Birgitta can keep them from making off with all her yummy watermelon! :)

You can check out more sweet CC Designs cards on the ATS blog today and all of the new June stamps are now available here!

Well, it's off to work I go... thanks for stopping by!


Supply list:
cardstock- Jillibean Soup kraft and Copic X-Press It
paper- Jillibean Soup (Watermelon Gazpacho), K&Co (yellow)
stamps- CC Designs (Hawaiian Birgitta), Basic Grey (ants), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Fiskars border punch
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
buttons
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearl
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- E31, E35, E59
clothes- B95, B97, B99, R46, E19, E18, Y11, Y13, Y32, Y35, E40, E41, 0

Treat Yourself

Monday, Monday... at least it looks to be a beautiful day full of sunshine which is a definite plus! In fact our forecast is looking like this will be our first week of possibly getting into the 90s. Once that happens I can't help but feel like summer has arrived... guess that means I should go dig out my swimsuit and make some time to hit the lake for a cool down. :)

I've got another simple card to share today and I made it completely out of things cluttering up my desk. This always means that it is high time for me to clean it off but that will just have to wait a bit longer. In the meantime, this becomes a fun personal challenge to use more stuff up and have less to put away later. I've noticed that I tend to rely on stickers quite a bit when whipping up a quickie, and there are plenty on this card too so it must be true. ;)
Looking at it now on the computer screen, the green photo corner stickers don't look like they coordinate at all but in real life I swear they look much better, LOL!
Anywho... I had gotten this new Little Heart Gorjuss Girl clear stamp from Sugar Nellie, because I have wanted a short haired GG forevah. But to be honest I wasn't crazy about the placement of her eyes... they looked too high up on her head for my taste. So I altered her a bit by wiping away the original eyes and tracing on new, lower ones with the light box. I was going to leave it at that but when I started coloring up her dress the color combo I was experimenting with was a total disaster and I ended up wiping the hearts off the skirt and stamping again... though I did a head swap so that I wouldn't have to color the entire image all up again. I was running out of time at this point and it saved time doing that and just coloring a simple white skirt.From no on I'll be sure to save the trying out of new color combos for when I have more time! LOL! :)

Well, that's all I've got for today... love ya later!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (polka dot), Basic Grey (green)
stamps- Santoro (Little Heart Gorjuss Girl), Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chalk ink
Jolees strawberry epoxy stickers
Doodlebug paper trim and stickers
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0
clothes- E40, E41, 0, R24, R27, R29, E18, RV21, RV23, RV25, YG21, YG23, YG03

Hiya!

Good morning friends!
I hope you're all enjoying this last bit of the weekend. I'll be heading off to work soon but it's been a good few days so I have no complaints. :)

I did get a bit more time to play in the crafty room yesterday and when I saw that the Farm Fresh Wednesday challenge was a photo inspiration I simply couldn't resist playing along. With all those shades of pink... especially the hot pink, I just had to pull out Creeper Abbey and got her nice and inky for this card. It was fun to not only give her some pink clothes but some great pink streaks in her hair as well... those Creepers can totally pull off this look if ya ask me! ;)
The flowers and gems were a no brainer based off the pics but I also added the bit of tulle as a nod to the tutus which I think is kinda clever. I think this is a nice mix of super girlie but with some spunky attitude thrown in.

Okay then, thanks for stopping by and I'll see ya in 24!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls Paperie (text), Arctic Frog (solid pink)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Creeper Abbey)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox charcoal
Scrapworks ribbon
American Crafts tulle
Maya Road stick pins
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
Love Elsie alpha stickers
EK Success silver pen
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, W1, W3, W5
hair- C5, C7, C9, RV23, RV25, RV29
clothes- B91, B93, B95, R000, R21, R32, N5, N7, N9, RV23, RV25, RV29, RV10, RV11, RV13

Happily fluttering by...

Hello, hello!

I'm happy to report that I was able to find a new love seat yesterday and I'm sitting pretty once again, LOL! I also managed to do a bit more retail therapy while I was in town so I got back home later than I had intended. So you know what that means... quick card time again. ;)

I needed a jumping off point to get me started so I headed over to the Flutter By challenge for some inspiration. It's a color challenge this week to use orange, pink and green... as soon as I saw that I knew just the paper that I wanted to use. This summer stripe pattern may just be my most favorite KI Memories paper evah. So I whipped together a quick background with it and then went to my Stamping Bella binder for a small image to color up in a flash. The Pixie set by Christy Croll caught my eye but the pixie that I really wanted to use had a solid head of hair that once stamped would be the color of my ink and I wanted to be able to color it in. So I stamped her once on regular computer paper, wiped her clean then inked up everything but her hair and stamped her on my Copic X-Press It. Then I used my light box to trace only the outline of the original hair back onto the pixie and voila! instant color-able hair. Ok, maybe not so instant... due to my altering I didn't quite make this one in half an hour but I did get it done in just under an hour. Not too shabby if ya ask me! :)

Alrighty, best for me to get going with my day... have a great one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories (stripe), My Mind's Eye (pink)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Pixie set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
EK Success leaf stickers
CC Designs butterfly cutters
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
The Twinery twine
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic black multiliner 0.1 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- YG01, YG03, YG17, YG67
clothes- RV10, RV13, RV14, RV17, Y38, YR04, YR18, BG000, 0

Hello

Hidee ho!

Boy did I get a ton of stuff done yesterday. I did a big clean sweep of the living room and now I'm getting ready to make a trip down to the 'big city' to buy a new love seat. Hopefully I can find something that I really love. :)

Because I spent most of the day otherwise occupied I decided that it would be a good time to make a 30 minute card. And when I checked the new challenge over at Some Odd Girl, saw that it was kraft or white with two other colors, I knew that would work within my limited crafting time. I already had Garden Mae printed out, just waiting to be colored so I dug around in my bag of summer themed stickers and found this sheet of old BoBunny stickers that had everything I needed... borders, alphas and images. Once I saw the cherries I knew I had a winner... instead of working out in the garden, Mae would be spending her time picking cherries out in the orchard. This also gave me my two color scheme of red and green to add to the kraft card base. Then it was about five minutes to create the card base and twenty five minutes to color and cut out Mae... and I couldn't resist adding a little cherry sticker to her hand, I think it's a cute touch. ;)

Well, I should scoot... wish me luck on the sofa hunt! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- Kraft and PTI
BoBunny paper
digi stamp- Some Odd Girl (Garden Mae)
BoBunny stickers
White Signo Uniball pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- YG95, YG67, YG97
hair- E23, E27, E29
clothes- B95, B97, B99, E44, E47, E49, E30, E31, E35, YG03, YG17, YG67, YG95, YG97, R27, R46, YG0000, G20, G40

Be Happy

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day... I've got a beautiful feeling everythings going my way...
I think it's safe to say that I woke up on the right side of the bed this morning because I'm definitely feeling a bit of pep in my step. Which may have something to do with the fact that I am finally going to be able to get high speed internet out to my neck of the woods next week... no more dial-up connection for this boondocks dweller! Woot, woot! ;)

Well, it's Thursday and that means there is a brand new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog. This week we've got a great sketch by Emma to follow. I took a few liberties with some of the more wonky elements but other than that I think I stayed pretty true to the original layout. I also used Tomboy Pinkette Audrey once again but this time I did a bit of simple altering to her by cutting off the pail of worms and her arm holding the fishing pole. Then all I had to do was add a few flowers into her hand and Audrey was now ready to ditch the fishing hole and head off to the big parade. That's what those banners in the pattern paper make me think of anyway. :)

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- The Girls' Paperie (Kitch)
corrugated cardboard
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Fishing Audrey Pinkette)
Hero Arts sentiment stamp
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Martha Stewart bicycle sticker
Doodlebug flowers
twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E34, E35, E37
clothes- B32, B34, B37, B39, R81, R83, R85, R29, R46

Hello Princess!

Good morning!
We're half way through the work week... are y'all hanging in there or are you already anxious for the weekend to arrive? Me, I'm ready to cut loose a bit, thankfully I've got a couple days off to enjoy! ;)

So last week we had a color challenge at ATS and I said those were one of my fave kinds of challenges, which is true, but this week we've got a challenge that I love even more... a photo inspiration challenge! Lesa has a fab home decor photo for us to play off of and interpret any way we like on our cards or projects. I tend to use the photo's color scheme as my jumping off point and pull papers that have a similar vibe, which is exactly what I did on my card for today. Luckily I still had this Vintage Whimsy paper on my desk from a previous card and all I needed to add to that was a shot of light green to get a look close to the inspiration's. Because the colors and patterns were so super girlie I went straight to the Sweet November Princesses and thought that Arabella would be the perfect fit. My second bit of inspiration came from the vase of mixed flowers in the photo... I decided to follow suit and add a variety of different flower styles and sizes to embellish Arabella's pretty spring-like home. And just like that I had a finished card!

Ok, so I know you want to play along right? Of course you do, because every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win just be sure that your project includes a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is any of our wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10pm est and only one entry per person please!

Ta ta for now! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy), DCWV (green)
stamps- Sweet November (Princess Arabella), Amy R (magical wishes sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Kaiser Crafts pearls
Little Yellow Bicycle doily
CC designs roses
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, 0
clothes- Y13, YR21, Y26, Y28, R000, R11, R81, YG01, YG03, R83, R85, BG000, 0

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Olo!

Can I just say that I LOVE these longer days of summer when it stays light out 'til almost 9pm. Not getting off of work until 6pm it is always a drag to drive home in the dark during the winter. Now I get home and it feels like I still have plenty of day ahead of me to get things done, which is awesome. Maybe tonight I'll have to plan on eating dinner outside... possibly even bar-b-que... mmmmm, now that sounds good! LOL! :)

So we've got a Review Preview of the Sweet November June release over on the ATS blog today and any excuse to ink up these new merbabies is A-Ok in my book.

When I was drawing these characters I couldn't help but be inspired by my childhood memories of a cartoon/live action movie called "The Water Babies". They weren't merbabies with tails but they did live under the sea and this boy falls into the water and turns into a cartoon who then meets the Water Babies. I saw this when I was very young, probably about four or five, and for years after I would still hum the 'I coca lorem' song from it and I always hoped that when swimming in the lake I would see a Water Baby or two. I built it up in my mind as being one of the best shows ever so a few years ago I found a VHS copy of it on ebay and I had to get it. OMG I should have left it to my memories because man was that show awful! LOL! The animation was just dreadful and the storyline was painful to sit through. I really couldn't understand why I had loved it so much as a kid. But as bad as I now know it to be I do have to give it credit for sparking my imagination at such a young age.

Ok, that was quite the left turn down memory lane... back to my card, LOL! I decided to pair up Shelly and Pebble for a sweet little friendship card. I found this ooooold but still great KI Memories paper in my stash and I really liked the movement those wavy lines gave to the background so I decided to keep things simple and not clutter it up too much. And it looks like some irresponsible fisherman left a net behind but at least it is all tied up in pretty twine. ;)
The rest is finished off with some shell and starfish shaped brads and some old gelly gems that I found floating around in my gem drawer. I really managed to shop my stash with this card and that, my friends, is a good thing.

You can check out more fab Sweet November cards on the ATS blog today and all of the new stamps are now available here!

Later gators! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories
stamps- Sweet November (Pebble and Shelly), Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts tulle
Divine Twine twines
decorative brads
Gelly Gems
Sakura clear glaze and stardust glitter pens
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9, 100
everything else- YG95, YG97, YG99, B21, B23, B26, B29, B12, YG03, YG25, YG17, B000, B02, B04, B06, Y00, G20

So sweet of you

Morning friends!

I've got a quick post today as I'm busy, busy, busy with all sorts of different things... some work, some fun... you know how it goes. ;)

So the Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at TGF is "Body Snatchers", sounds ominous doesn't it? LOL! Actually it is a fun altering challenge to swap heads between different TGF stamps, giving them a whole new look. How in the world could I pass this one up? I LOVE playing around with the TGF stamps and giving them new personalities. They really do have the versatility of paper dolls that way, which is so much fun. :)
For my card I took Dressy Miss Anya's body and replaced her head with Love Miss Anya's beautiful bright eyed face. It was such a simple swap but I love that this is an easy way to give my new Miss Anya open eyes without having to wipe away ink and trace in new eyes using the light box. And doesn't she look right at home perched on that sentiment strip... such a cutie!

Alrighty, time for me to jet. I hope your week is off to a great start! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Love and Miss Anya Dressy), Paper Trey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts ribbon rose
Slice die cut flourish
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, 0
clothes- BG10, BG11, BG53, YG03, YG17, YG67, E40, E41, 0, RV10, RV11, RV32, RV34

It's a Tom Boy Pinkette hop!

Edited to add: It looks like there was a last minute decision to postpone the hop to tomorrow, so you can play along on everyone else's blogs then...

Hello stamping peeps!

Are you ready to get your hop on with Tickled Pink's Lil Tom Boyz Pinkette blog hop? These rough and tumble girlies are sure to delight with each stop along the way. And I promise that you are not going to want to miss a single stop through all of the participating Pink Ladies and Pinkette Teamies because as always we've got some great prizes up for grabs to celebrate this release! :)

Then once you have finished hopping don't forget that all of the new stamps are now available in the Tickled Pink store. And not only can you get them in rubber but Kellie has also made the entire month of June a digi month so you can get them that way for a little instant gratification!

I used Bug Catchin' Coraline for my card today and this is one girlie that brought back some memories from my own childhood. It's not like I ever had a particular love for insects or anything but I can remember summer afternoons spent chasing grasshoppers with my cousins and my teen aged uncle. We would do some pretty awful things to those grasshoppers, like remove their back legs and leave them in the dirt driveway for the birds to swoop down and gobble up, or dig pit prisons that we would lay twigs over top of to trap the grasshoppers in and then flood them with a garden hose... silly stuff like that. It's crazy but those grasshopper afternoons will always stick with me as good times from my younger days. Anywho... I imagine Coraline will be much gentler with whatever creepy crawlers that she manages to net! ;)

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!

Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Around the Block
stamp- Tickled Pink (Bug Catchin' Coraline)
Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punches
Little Yellow Bicycle doily
Making Memories butterfly twill
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- E74, E77, E79, E49
clothes- B34, B37, B39, RV02, RV04, Rv25, Y38, YR04, YR18, YG01, YG03, YG67, BG10, C5, C7, C9, 100, W00, W1, 0, E44