Thanks a bunch

Hiya friends!

So today's new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog is rather bittersweet, as it is the last challenge before the blog shuts down. That being said, we are making it super simple to play along one last time... all you have to do this week is use a Lil Lolita on your card. Yep, it's as easy as coloring up any of the Tickled Pink cuties. :)

I new right away that I wanted to make a 'thank you' card as a way to say thanks to everyone who has been participating in the challenges. And could you tell that I actually used a Christmas digi on this very spring colored card? Yep, it's Lil Shopping Ivy and I cropped off her arm holding the stocking before printing her out 'big head' style. Then I just colored her up to match more of those gorgeous Dear Lizzy papers and fussy cut her out so that she could look cute on that tag. All in all, pretty simple but a cool effect.

Ok, now it's time for you to get creative, check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is selected by random generator!
Don't forget that your card must feature a Tickled Pink stamp in order to qualify for the prize. All of which can be found in the Tickled Pink store.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/tag- American Crafts Dear Lizzy (Neapolitan)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Shopping Ivy)
stamp- American Crafts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearl
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E50, E00, E01, V22, R02
hair- E40, E41, E42, E43, E44
eyes- G43, G46, G28
clothes- G000, G00, G12, BG34, BG13, Y11, Y13, Y19

Bright and colorful

Hiya sweeties!

Do you want to hear something kind of cool? I was in my dashboard getting ready to start this post and noticed that there were 999 posts here at A thousand sheets of paper... making this post number 1000! And 1000 posts means at least 1000 cards made... how wild is that?! It sure wasn't something that I was keeping track of or watching for but I gotta say that I'm glad I noticed this milestone before it passed... it just puts a smile on my face. :)

So, my 1000th post is for a brand new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog! This week we want to see you create bright and colorful cards. So don't be shy when choosing your papers and embellishments... the bolder the better! Just be sure to use a Tickled Pink cutie somewhere on your card or creation.

Surprise, surprise that I was right in the zone with this one. Hey, it's no secret that I love color! And because I've been wanting to transform the new Artemis Lylah into a cupid it was another Valentine's card for me. Luckily I had these new Sweet Cakes Valentine papers to pair up with her because nobody does bright and colorful quite like Doodlebug does. This gave me liberty to go bright and bold with her coloring as well... which includes Carisa's fun red hair combo. :)

Ok, now it's time for you to get creative, check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator!
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.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/border sticker- Doodlebug (Sweet Cakes)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Greek Goddess Artemis Lylah), Studio G (sentiment and arrow)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers and gems
Doodlebug twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- YG25, G07, G29, C6
hair- YR04, YR07, YR09, R29
clothes- RV00, RV02, RV04, RV55, R24, R27, R29, E31, E34, E55, Y21, Y26, Y28, Y13, G20, 0

A perfect fit

Hiya sweeties!

I know that it has been awhile, what with the holiday break that we took, but we've finally got a brand new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog today! And we are easing back into the swing of things with a super easy and constant favorite... anything goes theme. Yep, create and play in any way that your heart desires just so long as you use a Tickled Pink cutie somewhere on your card or creation. :)

Considering that I'm still on a Valentine's Day kick, my anything goes card went in that direction. Though I did veer away from the traditional heart day colors and motifs to try for something a bit different looking. To be honest, ever since my In Stitches Tia card, I haven't been able to get away from the idea of my stamped characters acting like "The Littles" or "The Borrowers". So when I spotted these Button Boutique stamps in my stash I thought it would be cute to have a Tickled Pink couple interacting with it. I had to use Eric 'cause he is just my most fave of the Lads and Kellita was almost perfect for slipping behind the button card. Only one problem, her eyes weren't looking towards her 'perfect fit'. So I wiped away the insides of her eyes before stamping then redrew in some new irises. And I really like how by trimming out her arm, it looks like Kellita is trying to carry those buttons off. :)

Ok, now it's time for you to get creative, check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator!
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.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Jenni Bowlin (floral), Kaiser Craft (black), We R Memorykeepers (teal)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Eric and Kellita), Papertrey Ink (Button Boutique set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Fiskars border punch
buttons
stick pins
twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin (both)- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair eric/kellita- C5, C7, C9, 100/E50, E51, E53
eyes eric/kellita- BG13, BG15, BG18/E35, E57, E59, E49
clothes (both)- G00, BG11, G02, BG13, R46, R59, E19, B95, B97, B99, E81, W00, BG000, C2, T5, T7, T9

Challenge time at Tickled Pink!

Olo!

We've got a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog today and we want to see you create a shabby chic style card.

So shabby chic isn't really a go-to style for me and I may not have hit it 100% on the head. When I think of shabby chic on cards I picture layers of papers, lace, ribbon and textural embellishments. So I did my best within those parameters on another Christmas card. For my main image I chose to "big head" Winter Shopping Ivy, from the latest digi release. She is so cute and expressive and totally fun to color! :)

Now it is time for you to get your shabby chic on, check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator!
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.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Dear Santa)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Winter Shopping Ivy)
Colorbox creamy brown ink
Hero Arts crochet lace
Making Memories felt poinsettias
crinkled ribbon
Pebbles glitter candy dots
Doodlebug white flock
Sakura clear glaze pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- YG03, YG67, E57
hair- E31, E33, E35, E37
clothes- YG63, YG67, G29, R24, R27, R29, E19, E18, C5, C7, C9, YG03, Y13, Y26, Y28

Be your best elf

Hello, hello!
So did everybody have a great day yesterday? I sure did... though I'm still feeling just about as stuffed as that turkey on the table was! OMGosh, I seriously need to go get on the tread climber and spend about 5 hours on it, LOL! :)
So a new challenge went up over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog yesterday and this week we want to see you create a sentiment in your own handwriting.

No lie, I was a bit nervous about this one. I mean, my handwriting is hit or miss and I didn't want to get a card 99% finished only to ruin it with a mistake or something. So my first trick was to choose a young, child-like, looking stamp. In this case, the super cute Lil Winter Evie digi. This allowed me to do a simple kid style type of printing that would be hard to mess up. And for an extra "no-mess-up-guarantee" I wrote on a separate piece of cardstock, instead of directly on my card base, and drew a word bubble around it all to make it easy to cut out.

So don't let this one scare you! Just go check out all the amazing inspiration from the rest of the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator!
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.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Paper Fever (trees)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Little Winter Evie)
ink- Colorbox ice blue
ribbon
button
Maya Road star stick pins
EK Success border punch
Martha Stewart Crystal Fine glitter
Sharpie white marker
Copic black multiliner 0.1
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- YG95, YG97, YG99
hair- C5, C7, C9, 100
clothes- B00, B12, B14, RV63, RV55, R08, E19, YG03, YG17, E35, B000, YR04

A vintage challenge at TPS

Hello!

It's Thursday and that means we have a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog! This week we want to see you create a vintage inspired card or creation. :)

Being in a decidedly Christmas kind of mind frame with my cards right now, it was a no brainer to pull out one of this year's Lil Victorian Christmas Lolitas for my card. Right away Lylah seemed to lend a very vintage look to it and when it came time to pair her up with some papers, Graphic 45 was at the top of my list for this challenge. In all my paper stash, I don't think I have anything more vintage looking than these Christmas Emporium papers... it's just not a style that I'm big time into. But boy, was I glad to have it for this! ;)
I love how the little decorative panel makes it look like Lylah is part of a Christmas street scene, down town in front of the department store where all the season's toys and gifts are on display. With those bells she may just be collecting money for those less fortunate... awww, what a sweetie she is. :)

Alrighty, so go check out all the amazing inspiration from the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator! 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.

Good luck everybody!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Graphic 45 (Christmas Emporium)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Victorian Christmas Lylah), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan
Making Memories felt poinsettia
buttons
EK Success gold pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B24, B26, B28, B39
hair- E08, E19, E18
clothes- YG17, YG67, G29, R24, R29, E19, E35, E57, E59, E81, W1, 0, Y21, Y26, Y28, Y13, C5, C7, C9

This way comes...

Hello!

Boy oh boy has it gotten cold here quickly! Just a few nights ago we were hovering in the low 40's then all of a sudden we were below freezing by 10 pm. Yesterday was cold all day long and I'm worried this might be a sign of an early winter... yikes! I'll keep my fingers crossed that the dreaded white stuff holds off on making an appearance for a few more weeks, LOL!

Ok, enough of my moaning and groaning... we have a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and this week is a photo inspiration. I loves me some photo inspiration so this one was right up my alley. :)
It's a perfectly spooky Halloween looking room full of great shades of orange and black with plenty of spiderwebs and skullies. As soon as I saw it I knew that I would be using Witch Lylah for my card, she's just too fabulous not to ink up now that I've got her in rubbah. And considering I've made quite a few Halloween cards lately, all I had to do was pull scraps from off my desk and throw them together to get this one rollin'. Then I finished it all off with some super cool spider web looking ribbon that my bloggin' buddy Rinne recently RAK'd me (thanks Rinne!) and like magic it was done! ;)

Alrighty, so go check out all the amazing inspiration from the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator! 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. And don't forget that Tickled Pink has their digital stamps available during the entire month of October!

Good luck everybody!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Authentique (Glowing), The Girls' Paperie (Toil and Trouble), BoBunny (bright orange)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Haunt Witch Lylah), Studio G (sentiment and bats)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Martha Stewart black
Martha Stewart epoxy spider stickers
Kaiser Craft gems
cool lacey ribbon (RAK from Rinne... thanks!)
Copic Spica glitter pens
sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- YG0000, G20, G40, G21, G28, W3, W5
hair- C5, C7, C9, YG03
eyes- G24, G29
clothes- T5, T7, T9, BV23, BV25, BV29, Y38, YR04, YR18, E07, Y13, Y18, E81, 0, E44, E42, N5, N9

A white Christmas

TGIF my stampin' peeps! :)

Any big plans for this weekend? I've got the entire weekend off and I'm trying to come up with something fun to do. Nothing has really come to mind yet so I'll have to give it more of a think today.

Ok, so technically I'm a day behind in getting this card up here on the ol' bloggity blog but I didn't forget that we have a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog. This week is all about creating an entirely white card background for your colored image to live in.

This one was kinda hard for me because... surprise, surprise... I love using color! So I thought about it and considering the background was all going to be white, I thought that would work for a snowy looking Christmas card. Then it was time to choose a stamp. Sure, I could have used one of the gorgeous new Victorian Christmas images but when I spotted Lilith from last year's release, all dressed up like Santa, I knew right away that she was the gal for me. The pop of bright red and green against the white was just too much to resist. ;)
To add some interest to the background I actually stamped the sentiment along with some Christmas trees in Versamark clear ink and used white embossing powder on it. I also added an edge of embossing powder all along the front panel to frame everything in. Sadly, no matter what I did, I couldn't really capture the subtlety of how it looks in my photo... sigh. Hopefully you will take my word for it that it turned out kinda cool. :)
Oh and did you know that Tickled Pink has their digital stamps available during the entire month of October? And not only that but there is also a 15% off sale going on now through Sunday... making this a great time to pick up a new stamp or two!

Alrighty, so go check out all the amazing inspiration from the design team girls and play along with us this week. There is a free digi of your choice up for grabs and the winner is now selected by random generator! 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.

Good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Santa Lilith), Autumn Leaves (sentiment), Inkadinkado (Christmas tree)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark clear
American Crafts Zing white embossing powder
ribbon
Maya Road star stick pins
Kaiser Craft gems
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R46
eyes- E35, E57, E59
hair- BG0000, BG10, 0
clothes- R24, R27, R29, E18, E81, E40, 0, YG25, YG67, G29, C5, C7, C9, 100, E30, E31, E33

Winter Wonderland

Hey guys (please scroll down for my SOG preview... thanks!)

Well, it Thursday and that means we have a new challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog. This week we are feeling frosty and want to see some winter inspired cards.

I used the new Lil Victorian Christmas Ivy from the Victorian Christmas line of Lil Lolita stamps because with her fabulous coat, bonnet and fur muff she was ideal for the winter theme. Not only that but I also wanted to do a quick video on how I color up white clothes which you can see here or over on the Color Me Copic blog.

Alrighty, back to the challenge! If you would like a chance at winning your choice of 1 rubber or 2 digi stamps 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.

Good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- We R Memory Keepers (Merry January)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Victorian Christmas Ivy), Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft pearls
EK Success gold pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG93, BG96, BG99
hair- E31, E25, E59
clothes- YG93, YG95, YG97, Y13, BG11, BG75, BG18, YG99, E81, 0, W0, E40, E41

Choose your challenge at TPS

TGIF everybody!

Well, I'm a day late in getting this up here on my blog but there is still plenty of time to participate in this week's challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and it is your choice to create something with one or more of the following combos: buttons & twine, lace & pattern paper or chipboard & distressing.

Surprise, surprise... I chose to do the lace and pattern paper combo on my card. ;)
This is actually the first time that I've ever used papers by Graphic 45. While they are totally cool looking, most of the time they just don't jive with my usual style. But when I saw the Christmas Emporium line I knew that they would be perfect with this new Victorian Christmas line of Lil Lolita stamps and had to get it. So I inked up Victorian Christina again and this card came together super quick!

And did you know that Kellie is having a BIG sale in the Tickled Pink Store right now? All Pinkette stamps are 50% off and there are also savings of 25%-65% off Lolitas and Lads, Foxes, Kraftin' Kimmie, SOG and more... so check it out!

Alrighty, back to the challenge! If you would like a chance at winning your choice of 1 rubber or 2 digi stamps 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.

Good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Graphic 45 (Christmas Emporium)
stamp- Tickled Pink (Victorian Christmas Christina)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan
Prima crochet lace
ribbon
Sharpie white marker
EK Success gold pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, E07
eyes- B95, B97, B99
hair- E31, E25, E29, E79
clothes- YG63, YG67, G29, R05, E07, E19, Y11, Y21, Y26, Y28, E50, E40, 0

Oops!

Hi guys!

I knew going into it that this week was going to be a busy one... lots going on at work and all the fun stuff going on here at the blog. And I was so proud of myself for getting cards made ahead of time, feeling all prepared for each day. That is until I sat down to write up a post for today and realized that I had completely spaced creating anything for this week's new Tickled Pink challenge ... talk about an oops moment! Oy!

So instead I've got a card featuring the digi version of the original Kellita that I made a few months back which was actually featured in the Aussie Copic mini mag, Copicendium. Sammi is a total sweetie and I was really excited when she asked me to contribute a couple cards to the first edition of her magazine. :)

Today lets just pretend that I did some ripping and tearing on this card 'cause that is the challenge over at the TP challenge blog. And if you head on over there you are sure to find plenty of actual inspiration by the rest of the lovely challenge team!

Later gators! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie (Jubilee)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Kellita)
stamp- Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
crochet ribbon
Creative Imaginations pearl brads
Heidi Swapp journaling spot
CC Designs Butterfly cutter
Kaiser Craft gems
staples
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E31, E35, E37, E57, E79
eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29
clothes- RV32, RV34, RV29, Y11, Y13, Y15, YR14, YR16, YR18, B000, BG000, BG53, YG03, YG25, YG67

Bah, humbug!

Hello, hello... I'm back again with a second post, please scroll down to check out the new SOG challenge that starts today. Thanks!

Welcome back to another day of Tickled Pink previews for the September release. In case you missed it, we have the gorgeous new Vintage Christmas Lads and Lolitas spreading holiday cheer... or maybe not. ;)
As always they are illustrated by Christina Dee and this collection also comes with a Christmas sentiment release designed by the talented Ann.

Talk about Dickensian... Lil Lad Damon has transformed into the perfect Ebenezer Scrooge don'tcha think? I totally think so and he has quickly become my 'go-to' stamp for cheeky "Bah Humbug" type Christmas cards, which are always fun to make. ;)
And yet again, I've used the 25 Days of Christmas kit by Simple Stories... hope you all aren't getting tired of seeing it yet, LOL! Even though all of my cards from this set fall into the same color palette because of this, I still think that each card came out with it's own unique look in the end.

Now 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 Vintage Christmas Ebenezer, oops I mean Damon, rubber stamp! And while you are there be sure to check out all of the amazing cards that my fellow Pink Ladies have created too.

Oh and I've also made my card for this week's challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog which is to USE CHIPBOARD on your card or project. I actually had some pre-printed Christmas themed chipboard buttons by Jenni Bowlin that were not only a quick and easy way to play but they really do make for a great finishing touch to this card.
If you would like a chance at winning your choice of 1 rubber or 2 digi stamps then why not play along this week? 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.

Good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/alpha stickers- Simple Stories (25 Days of Christmas)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Vintage Christmas Damon)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
ribbon
Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons
EK Success gold pen
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- W3, W5, W7
eyes- E57, E79
clothes- C5, C7, C9, T1, T5, T7, T9, YG63, YG67, G29, R05, R08, E19, E81, 0, E74, E77, E79, G20, Y21, Y26, Y28, Y15, E40, E70, 0
candle light- Y02

The music of the night...

Hi guys!

Well, I'm a day late in getting this up here on my blog but there is still plenty of time to participate in this week's challenge over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and it is to USE A MUSIC SHEET on your card or project.

I knew that I had this great piece of music sheet looking paper from Hambly that was black with silver printing... very classy and elegant. Because of the black background I thought I could make it work for another Halloween card, so I pulled out Vampire Lestat and was going to pair him up with the Vampire Lilith digi from last year's release. But when I was going through my digis, Ghost Willow caught my eye and something about her long flowing hair made my mind go in a different direction. So I took a second look at Lestat and realized that with just a few swipes of the baby wipe across his face I could draw in a mask and easily turn him into a cool looking Phantom of the Opera. Talk about working even better with the challenge theme... I totally had to give it a try!
I love how he turned out and with just a bit of altering to Willow's hood, sleeve and dress hem I also had a very respectable looking Christine to go along with him.
If you would like to see how I colored up the Phantom's cape (and you have a half hour to spare... oy, LOL!) then you can check out my video here... or on Color Me Copic. :)

I also want to thank Kristy for her tip that I saw on Youtube about adding some warm greys (W5, W7) to a dark brown hair color combo (E74, E77, E79). I used it on The Phantom's hair and it really did darken it up quite nicely, adding just a bit of extra drama to him!
AND, I recently saw this technique that Carisa did of coloring an image without black lines. I ended up giving it a try with the rose image because I didn't have a single line art rose stamp in my entire collection. What I did have was a clear stamp from Basic Grey of a polka dot rose. So I stamped the bud with red ink and the stem with green ink and then I proceeded to color over it with Copic markers to give it shading and get rid of the polka dots. I think it turned out alright though I don't know if I'll be braving this technique with a larger more involved image any time soon, LOL!

Alrighty, back to the challenge! If you would like a chance at winning your choice of 1 rubber or 2 digi stamps 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.

Good luck!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Hambly (music sheet)
stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Haunt Vampire Lestat), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Haunt Ghost Willow)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz distress shabby shutters and barn door
Kaiser Craft pearls
ribbon
EK Success gold pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic Multiliner black pen 0.1
Copic markers:
(phantom)
skin- E000, E00, E11
eyes- E47, E49
hair- W5, W7, E74, E77, E79
clothes/mask- N0, N1, N5, N7, N9, 100 E40, E41, C5, C7, C9, R37, R46, R59, E18
(christine)
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E37, E59
eyes- G99, E57, YG95
clothes- R0000, R000, 0
rose- R35, R37, R46, YG67, YG95, G29

Witching hour...

Olo!

Well it may not be Friday yet but I'm doing a little happy dance because I've got a couple days off... woot, woot! So much to do... I wonder what I should tackle first?

Before I go do anything though I have a card for the new challenge now up over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and it is ANYTHING GOES! Easy peasy right? Just pull out a Tickled Pink image and go to town! :)
With this latest release I have been starting to get the itch to make some super fun Halloween cards so I actually went back to last year's digi Lil Haunts and printed Witch Lylah out "big head" size. Then I thought it would be cool to create a circle card with lots of circular elements for her to live in. I gotta say that I love how this one came out... it was one of those rare times when everything came together exactly how I envisioned it.
And even though we are still enjoying the end of our summer days I'm kinda getting anxious for fall to hurry up and get here now. That way if I can't control myself and start dressing up like a spooky witch or something it won't look quite as odd. Ok, ok... that would still be weird but if I could look as good as Lylah here in a pointy hat and black lipstick, I'd be sportin' that look all over town, LOL! ;)

But I digress... back to the challenge! 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.

Good luck!Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Authentique (Glowing), The Girls' Paperie (Toil & Trouble)
digi stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Haunt Witch Lylah)
Colorbox black pigment ink
Making Memories die cut moon, bats and pumpkin
Kaiser Craft gems
computer generated sentiment
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, W1, W5
eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29
hair- YR30, YR20, YR21, YR24, E97
clothes/jack o'lantern/spider- T5, T7, T9, YR04, YR09, E19, Y35, Y38, E55, E57, E18, C5, C9, R29, R46, V25, V99, Y21, Y26, Y28, Y11, Y13

Just a note

Good morning!
It's shaping up to be another lovely day here and I'm excited to have it off. Sure, my 'to-do' list has plenty on it but on days like this it is hard not to want to just go out and play... maybe even hit the lake for a nice swim and cool down this afternoon... now that sounds like a plan!

But before I skip off to have my fun, there is a brand new challenge now up over on the Tickled Pink challenge blog and we want to see you use feathers on your card or project. I don't use feathers a whole lot but every once in awhile they make for a cool touch so I was excited to have an excuse to put some to use. I already had Lil Little Willow all colored and cut out due to a fussy cutting video that I made last week for the TP blog and I wanted to get her onto a card. This isn't my usual process so I was a bit thrown, since I am usually pulling my papers first and then coloring up an image to match them. It was trickier for me to try and find papers to match the image. So in the end I kinda just grabbed some paper off my desk and went for it... heck, it had feathers on it too, how could I not? ;)

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- Sassafras (Ellie's Tale)
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Little Willow), October Afternoon (birds), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
Little Yellow Bicycle feathers
Prima gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG02, B95, B97
hair- YR00, E95, YR14, Y32, Y35, Y38
clothes- RV63, RV66, RV69, C5, C7, C9, E81, 0, BG01, BG45, BG49