A million and one thanks

Hello!

So is anyone else anxiously checking out the CHA sneak peeks going up this week from all of the different paper crafting companies? My crafty little heart is already a flutter at some of the previews I have seen and I'm saving my pennies so that I can get my hands on them once they show up in stores. So far my top five paper goodies are (in no particular order):

1. October Afternoon (Farmhouse)
2. Cosmo Cricket (Clementine)
3. My Mind's Eye (Everything... though I'm super excited about the Six by Six release)
4. Simple Stories (Happy Day)
5. Basic Grey (Picadilly)

Whew... that was tough, though it is definitely subject to change considering I haven't even seen what all of my usual faves are putting out yet... hello, Sassafras... where are your peeks?! LOL
If you are following along like I am and have spotted something fab, let me know! I can't get enough sneak peeks! :)

Alrighty then, I should get to my card for the day. It's challenge time over at Tickled Pink Challenges and this week we want to see you create something cute and that includes butterflies. Fairy Kira was quite insistent that I ink her up for this but since she is usually more sassy than cute I told her that she would have to put a smile on that pretty face of hers if she wanted to come out and play. She agreed, so I wiped the ink from the corner of her mouth as well as her eyebrows and then drew in an upturned smile and raised brows. Now I think she can pull off cute with the best of them. ;)
I found this old woodblock jar stamp recently and thought it would be fun if the butterflies for the challenge were escaping from it. And I went with a 'thank you' sentiment because I think it kinda looks like Kira was the one behind their release. You just know she is more than happy to help out her fellow winged friends. :)

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- Basic Grey (Out of Print)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Fairy Kira), Inkadinkado (jar),Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress and Colorbox creamy brown
CC Designs butterfly cutter
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
gold embroidery floss
Signo Uniball white gel pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E95, E11, YR14, E07
eyes- YG23, YG67
everything else- R32, R43, R35, YG21, YG23, YG17, Y11, Y15, BG0000, BG000, 0