Beach baby, beach baby...

Good morning!

It's shaping up to be a beautiful day here, too bad I have to spend most of it at work... sigh. Oh well, at least I can daydream about playing in the sunshine. Kind of like my card today... :)

This little bathing beauty is one of the new June digi stamps from Spesch (Beach Girl) and as soon as I saw her I knew the exact paper that I wanted to pair with her. I think it is that fun expression on her face that had me wanting to use this quote on the card... it cracks me up! Not that she looks to have anything to be self conscious about but I sure can relate. Seriously, is there anything worse than shopping for a new bathing suit? Luckily I think I can just make do with last summer's suit, LOL!

If you haven't popped by Spesch to check out the rest of the new summer images yet, what are you waiting for? In just a few short days we will be unveiling the mid-month release that is geared more toward the winter months, which our Aussie friends are currently experiencing. It's cute, cute stuff I tell ya! :)

Ok, I gotta scoot the boot... check ya later!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- KI Memories (summer)
digi stamp- Spesch Designer Stamps (Beach Girl)
Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Fancy Pants stick pins
ribbon
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0
eyes- E55, E57, E59
clothes- RV13, RV14, RV17, YG21, YG23, YG03, Y11, Y15, Y35

Betty goes Burtonesque

Hidee ho neighbor-ee-nos!

Once again, all I can say is thank goodness for Fridays, LOL!
I don't have any big plans other than to just enjoy my time off and see where the day takes me. :)

So before I get into my card for the day, I've still got one unclaimed Sweet November candy that is looking for a good home... Kate... I need to hear from you by Sunday otherwise I'm going to draw a new name for the Treasure Tempestwind candy and announce on Monday!

Ok, ok moving on... so this week the Burtonesque challenge is being hosted by Simply Betty Stamps and the theme is inspired by Sweeney Todd, final cut and shave (create a card/project using decorative scissors or paper distressing tools). At first I thought about going dark with lots of red/black/white but when I saw pretty little London staring up at me I decided to go a different direction and took my inspiration from the Johanna character in the movie. This allowed me to create a very girly card with just a bit of an 'edge' to it. Get it? Edge? Sweeney Todd? Bwahahahaa sometimes I just crack myself up! ;)
I even blew the dust off of an old pair of pinking shear edge scissors and put them to work on the pink text paper along with some torn edges as well... what can I say, I'm a tearer. Or is that terror? Hard to tell some days... Bwhahahaaha man I am on a roll today! :)

Sigh, alrighty that's all I got... have a lovely weekend!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- My Mind's Eye (pink), unknown (stripe)

stamp- Simply Betty Stamps (London and her cat), October Afternoon (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox blackbird chalk ink

Kaiser Craft gems

Maya Road heart stick pin

ribbon

Tim Holtz distressed flower die

Deco edge scissors

Sakura stardust glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- Y000, Y00, Y11, Y13, Y19

eyes- B00, B01, B04, BG000

clothes/cat- RV00, RV02, RV21, RV32, RV23, C00, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, 0, YG23, YG25

Lil Lolita Boutique Hop!

Hey, hey, hey!

The Lil Lolita Boutique challenge blog has its very first challenge up and running right now... this first week we are keeping things nice and easy with an "Anything Goes" theme. That's right, you can create anything you want to for the challenge just so long as you use a Lil Lolita stamp. Don't have one yet? Tickled Pink is the place to go to get a few of these sweeties all for yourself. :)

If that isn't enough fun stuff for ya, we are also celebrating the challenge kick-off with a Lil Lolita blog hop! Aaaaaand wait for it... wait for it... there are five Lil Lolita stamps hidden throughout the hop and all you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on each of the hoppin' blogs! The five lucky winners will be announced on the Lil Lolita Boutique blog with next week's post!
Want to join the fun?
Well my blog is the first stop in the hop so you are already in the right place. :)
Next you'll want to hop on over to Bron's and check out the beautiful card she is sharing today.

Here's a list of the entire hop just in case you get lost a long the way. ;)
Amy (you are here)
Bron
Carisa
Jackie
Karen
Kellie
Kylie Brown aka Kylie .C.
Kylie Blonde aka Kylie .K.
Patricia
Lil Lolita Boutique

For my card I used Lil Lolita Lilith and I just adore this little lady! She's a lot of fun to color up and her calm and quiet demeanor lends itself to so many different kinds of cards which makes her a versatile stamp to have in my family of rubber. ;)

Ok, I won't keep you any longer so that you can get to hopping, thanks so much for stopping by today!
Supply list:
cardstock- Jillybean Soup kraft and PTI
paper- Kaiser Kraft
stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Lilith), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
EK Success mini scallop border punch
Martha Stewart butterfly punch and butterfly border punch (I cut the small butterflies from this)
CC Design mini roses
Websters Pages green rose ribbon and lace
Ranger Stickles
Copic markers:
skin- E50, YR000, E51, R20
eyes- E55, E57, E59
hair- Y38, YR14, YR18, E09, E18
clothes- G20, G40, G82, G24, E44, E47, E49, BG11, BG15, BG18
roses- G28, G29, G24, Y0000, YG0000, G20

Wednesday challenge

Good morning!

So who else teared up just a bit last night during "To Sir With Love"?
I'm not ashamed to admit it! :)
That's all I'm going to say about it for now, because I don't want to spoil Glee for anyone who hasn't watched it yet.

I have a card for the new ATS challenge to use buttons and ribbon and I wanted to use them in a way other than my norm. So I thought about it for a bit and realized that if I twisted the ribbon and used glue dots to hold it down then it could pass as some pretty sweet seaweed. From there it wasn't too big of a leap to use the buttons as bubbles and luckily I had just the stamps to complete the scene, LOL! ;)
Fathom Calmsea is on the scene again and this time she and Lio are joined by Seamoor and Moki as well. Looks like a fun little gathering of friends beneath the waves, doesn't it? I even added glitter to all of the 'water' they are swimming in to make it look even more festive. :)
So now it's your turn to pull out those buttons and ribbon and see what you can create with them for the challenge.Remember, every week there is a new and exciting prize being offered and in order to be eligible to win, your card must include 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!

Alright, I've got to go get busy... so much to do so little time, as they say.
Have a stamp happy day my friends! :)

Supply list:
cardstock- DCWV and PTI
stamps- Sweet November (Fathom Calmsea and Lio, Moki, Seamoor), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
ribbon
buttons
Ranger Stickles and Liquid Pearls
Copic Spica gold glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
eyes- B12, B16, B18
hair- N3, N5, N7, N9, B00
tail- BG000, BG11, BG45, Y11, 0
starfish and top- Y13, Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, YR04, RV23, RV25, RV29
water- BG0000, BG000, B0000, B000, B00

Getting sketchy

Hello dahlings...

First let us take a moment and reflect on the wonder and glory that has been this past season of Glee. Though I am looking forward to tonight's show it is bittersweet knowing that I will have to wait months before the kids of New Directions will be singing their little hearts out every Tuesday night again. Sigh... what can ya do besides listen to the soundtracks incessantly all summer long? LOL ;)

Ok, enough of me Gleeking out. I do actually have a card to share today too. :)
The new monthly sketch challenge is now up over at the Tickled Pink challenge blog and there is a twist with this one... you also have to create a matching bookmark to go along with your card. Now unlike the Lil Lolita Boutique challenges even if you don't have any Lil Lolitas yet you can still play along in the monthly sketch just so long as you use a stamp that is sold in the Tickled Pink store. Kellie carries a great variety which include Magnolias, CC Designs, Sweet November, Kraftin' Kimmies and more! So take your pick and try your hand at Kellie's fab sketch, there is always a great prize for the lucky winner at the end of the month! :)

For my card I used Lil Lolita Lylah because not only is she super cute but I also loved that she was holding a present. Since I was also making a bookmark I thought it would be fun to have both of them work together to go with an actual book that can be given as a gift to a special friend. :)
And I'm happy to report that all of the papers I used on this card came from my scrap bags, which is always a good feeling! LOL

Alrighty, I'll chat at ya again tomorrow. :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill, PTI and Neenah Ivory

papers- Basic Grey (blue floral), Pebbles (brown), Making Memories (polka dot), Rusty Pickle (book page)

stamps- Tickled Pink (Lil Lolita Lylah), Hero Arts (sentiments)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

ribbon

Jenni Bowlin stick pin

Fiskars scallop border punch

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, R22

hair- E55, E57, E59, E49

eyes- BG02, BG05, BG09, BG78

clothes/present- BG10, BG11, BG13, 0, E40, E41, E44, E47, E49, E30, E21, BV0000, BV000, BV01, BG0000, W1

What? No card?

If you are looking for candy winners please scroll down to my previous post...

Hello friends!

Yep, I wasn't lyin'... I've got no card to share with you today. And that's because the Monday Mania challenge hosted by Kim Yu this week is all about recycling a 3D object. :)
Now I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am just not much of a 3D kind of gal... you take me away from my cards and my mojo doesn't know quite what to do. Luckily I had Kim there to help me out with ideas and as soon as she mentioned recycling an old Prima container the light bulb went off because I have plenty of those hanging around, LOL! I knew that I wanted to make a special little gift container using Cheeky Beauty and when I found this oooooold K&Co rose paper the two just came together and I suddenly saw her as a rosebud princess ruling over all the other flowers in the garden... LOVE it! Don't be surprised if you see a matching card very soon playing up that whole idea. :)

Well that's it from me today, hope your week is off to a lovely start and that you get a chance to join us at CA&Friends for some 3D fun!

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

paper- K&Co (roses), Karen Foster (white parchment)

stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Beauty)

ink- Memento tuxedo black

ribbon

American Crafts Dear, Lizzy ruffle ribbon

Maya Road stick pins

Prima leaves

Ranger Stickles

Copic Spica glitter pens

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0

clothes- R12, R14, R17, E08, R20, R0000, R00, R01, R11, 0, YG23, YG25, YG95, R29

We've got winners!

Hi gals! I know you've all been waiting patiently for it, so without further ado here are the lucky ladies chosen by Random Generator...

Pearl Tidepool goes to... bosenberries
Fathom Calmsea goes to... Alice Wertz
Coral Reefweaver goes to ... Rosa-kreattiva
Treasure Tempestwind goes to ... Kate
Darby and Skip goes to ... Tanya
Penelope and Shelly goes to .... Lisa Summerhays

Congrats to all the winners! Please email me at pete_danger@hotmail.com with your mailing addys so I can get them sent off.
Thanks again to everyone who played along, there will be plenty more candy to win in the future. :)

Okey dokey, I'm off to bed... zzzzz