That's Krafty Thursday #43 and more...

Another challenge I have always bookmarked but never played along with is The Spotted Chick's Krafty Thursday's. This week is a sketch challenge so I thought it would be the perfect time to join in the fun since I love sketches!

Here's the sketch~ If you look really closely at my card you can see the sketch...my image was a bit larger and well, I had to improvise. LOL!

Of course the hardest part for me is choosing an image. Eeeny meany miney mo led me to use a digi from Tiddly Inks, Katrina. My card base is Kraft so that this can fit into the That's Krafty Thursday. My designer paper is Basic Grey's Jovial. (Don't tell Trixie that I made a holiday card without her, I might not hear the end of it. I didn't plan on making a holiday card when I started out.)

The sentiment I used is from the Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Special Edition Ornament Collection. 

I'm also entering this in the SSC Copic Challenge Corner's challenge for the week, to use red and green. 
Ohh, I and just saw the challenge at Tiddly Inks is Christmas so I'm entering this card there too!


The little details~ digi-Katrina, copics, kraft cardstock from PTI, cardstock, Basic Grey Jovial, Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Special Edition Oranament Collection, Petaloo velvet poinsettias, American Crafts metallic gold pen, copic glitter pen,

Winter Walk

I thought the sketch this week at Friday Sketchers was perfect for the newly released Winter Walk from the Carmen Medlin for SCACD Reflections Set #1.

Here's the sketch~

Here's what I came up with~~ lots of fun new goodies on this card, New fabulous image, Winter Walk, fun new paper, pretty new poinsettias and then older but fun products, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Creative Inspiration Paint and stickles.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Winter Walk,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, Martha Stewart punch, Petaloo Velvet White Poinsettias, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Creative Inspiration Paint, stickles,

There's new fun goodies in the store too:

• New My Minds's Eye 6x6 paper pads: Tickled Pink and True Blue 
• Fun new sparkly fluff colors! 
• Cool new stencil, Vertical Ornaments 
• Awesome Petaloo Flowers--lots of fun holiday ones 

November Whimsy Digi Hop!

Can you believe it's November?? Crazy!! But the fun part is always seeing new stamps and new creations!!

You should have arrived here from Debbie's wonderful blog. If not, start at the beginning of the hop at the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Blog. 

Be sure to  leave a comment as you hop as there will be 2 random blogs chosen from the hop. The 2 chosen blogs will then pick a winner. The winner can then choose a Digi of their Choice,

The Grand Prize winner of the hop chosen from the very last stop, which is Melissa’s Blog  and they will receive 5 new digital stamps of their choice from Whimsy, and will also get a chance to use those new digital images as a guest designer for Whimsy for the entire month of November.

The blog hop will remain open from 12 noon EST Monday 1st November and will close on Sunday 7th November at 12 noon EST.

Today I am sharing you a card made with the new Teddy Pilgrims.  I think they are just too cute!!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: digi Teddy Pilgrims,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, Basic Grey Granola,
• ink: 
• others: copics,copic glitter pen, CM cutting system, buttons, edge distressing tool, scrappers floss,

Now you should hop on over to Melissa's fabulous blog. Happy hopping and happy shopping!!

I also wanted to add a special message as this is my last post as a design team member to say thank you to Denise at Whimsy Stamps for taking a chance on me and letting me join your team. I have had a wonderful time and appreciate the chance to design for you for a while.

Hope Awareness Fairy

I've had this stamp for quite a while now and sadly it's not been inky. I thought it would be a nice stamp for October, for Breast Cancer Awareness, but I can see how it could be used for other occassions/ribbons as well.

I used this tutorial for making the tent topper card. 

supplies:

• card size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Hope Awareness Fairy,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, SU designer paper,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, nestabilities, SU scallop border punch, Prima flowers, stickles, pearls from my stash,

Post it Note holder

I really should never say never! LOL! First I said I was never going to stamp, umm, yeah. Then I was never going to buy those "expensive" markers..umm, yeah, was never going to try any of those "fancy" techniques, umm yeah, and I most certainly was not ever going to like doing "projects". Sigh. Guess it was only a matter of time before I caught the project bug.

A main reason has been playing around with the Make The Cut software on the Cricut but even then, there are tons of neat things to make easily. So today I decided I wanted to try these cute little Post It Note holders I've seen so often.

This is also the first time I've tried the Out of the Box with Nestabilities technique too. That was fun and I can see myself doing that more!

This was so easy and I can see they would make great easy gifts for teachers and such. This first one is a bit off but not to shabby for a first try!

supplies:

• stamps: TAC Wonder and Joy,
• paper: scraps,PTI cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: scor-tape, copics, nestabilities, Martha Stewart punch, rhinestones from my stash,

Reflections Blog Hop

I am so excited for today!! This has been a very hard secret to keep!! Are you LOVING this release? LOVING this new artist? I am totally enamored with her work..so amazing!!

You should have arrived here from the very talented Mary Giemza's blog. If not, start at the beginning at Suzanne's awesome blog or check out the store blog, Follow Your Heart for all the fabulous designers and guest designers in today's hop and all the details! 

Be sure to be leaving comments as you hop for a chance to win one of 4 coupons being given away today!! Coupons will be a 1 time use on products only--not on shipping. So be sure to leave some love!!


Today I am introducing the sweetest image, Love's Unspoken Bond. Seriously, what bond is stronger than a mother and her baby? Hardly any!! I just adore this (and all) of the new images by Carmen Medlin for SCACD!!


I paper pieced the sweet mother's dress, and also popped the baby up on pop dots for some dimension. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: Love's Unspoken Bond,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, Memory Box Jubliee,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, Martha Stewart border punch, flowers, Zva Creative Pearls,

These awesome stamps are available now at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design as well as Quixotic Paperie for European International orders and the newest SCACD retailer for Canadian orders, Art Du Scrapbooking.

Now you should continue the hop by heading over to Rowena Barnard's fantastic blog! Happy Hopping and happy shopping!

Pumpkin Tiny Girl

If you're familiar with The Angel Company, then you know how totally adorable the Mabelle RO stamps are. I think I own almost all of them.

I was sooo excited to find out that she had opened an Etsy store to offer some digi stamps!! I'm telling you, these are just TOO CUTE!!

On the first day she launched her store, she gave away a free image to those who commented on her blog. Luckily I was one of those people so here's my first card using Pumpkin Tiny Girl.

I also had to use one of my new paper pads...oh my, I am so in love with this paper~~ Prima Fairy Flora. 

Oh no! I'm laughing at myself! I was having so much fun creating this card that I didn't pay attention when I put it together and it opens backwards! LOL! Guess it'll go to someone who is a very close friend! LOL! Speaking of which, I need new RAK addresses...if anyone would like to be on  my RAK list, please email me your address. Thanks! (I don't expect anything in return, I just love sending cards!)


I used today's The Sweet Stop Sketch #79.

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: Digi Pumpkin Tiny Girl, TAC Full of Sweetness,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Prima Fairy Flora,
• ink: SU Brocade Blue,
• others: copics, American Crafts white pen,CM cutting system, CTMH ribbon, bella baubles, stickles,

Hopping along with Spesch Designer Stamps

Pretty amazing creations on this Spesch Designer Stamps hop, huh? So glad you could hop along with us today!

You should have arrived here from Kimmi's blog, if not, start at the beginning of the hop at Kaylou's blog.

Today there are five new Christmas stamps designed by the very talented Christina being released. The new images are Xmas Elf, Dresssy, Big Puffy Jacket, Xmas Present and Reindeer.

Make sure you comment as you hop and be sure to leave some love on the Spesch Designer Stamps blog as we're giving away some stamps again. First prize is three stamps from the release, second will get two stamps from the release and the third will get one.

Today I'm showing you the fun Elf stamp~~isn't she fun!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Elf,
• paper: SU cardstock, PTI cardstock, some from my older than the hills stash,
• ink:
• others: copics, copic glitter pens, nestabilities, SU scallop border punch, scor-bug, Martha Stewart punch, SU marker, American Crafts white pen, Kaisercraft rhinestones,

Now you should hop on over to Miranda's blog! Happy hopping and shopping!

Lili's Pumpkin

I got a chance to get one of my new Inky Impressions stamps inky! Here is Lili's Pumpkin. Isn't she too cute?

I'm entering this card into a few challenges:

• Simply Scrapping Crafts Copic Challenge Group -Oct. 13 challenge of Orange and Black I didn't read all the challenge, it was suppose to be a Halloween card too, oops!
• Party Time Tuesdays #16- Fall themed birthday card with a pumpkin or leaf
• Stampin' B's Challenge #80- create a card using fall colors

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Lili's Pumpkin, Paper Pretties Everyday Lily for sentiment,
• paper: PTI cardstock, TAC Penelope, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, stardust pen, ribbon, teeny buttons, SU marker,

Time to do the Whimsy Digi Team hop!

It's time to hop along with the Whimsy Digi team! Are you enjoying all the fall creations so far?? You should have arrived from Anneke's wonderful blog, if not, start at the beginning at the Whimsy Inspiration Blog!

Be sure to leave comments as you hop along as there will be 2 blogs randomly chosen and from those blogs will be a random winner of a digi of their choice! On the last stop of the hop at Lisa's blog will be the grand prize winner chosen and they will receive 5 digis of their choice and the chance to be a guest designer for Whimsy Stamps!


Here's my creation for today~ I made a little shopping bag with my Cricut (Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge) then I colored and cut out the fun Thomas Turkey. I made a little mat for him with my Cricut-Make The Cut program, embellished a tad and tada--a fun little fall bag. 

I had thoughts of using this as a centerpiece or table decoration but couldn't think what to put in it...then I thought how fun it would be to have autumn leaves in it...well, being in the desert, that is not an option here so we're just pretend that there's a gorgeous autumn leave bouquet in the bag, okay?

supplies:

• bag size: approx. 4 x 3
• stamps: digi- Thomas Turkey,
• paper: SU cardstock, PTI cardstock, scrap cardstock,
• ink:
• others: copics, Cricut, SU marker, leaf punches, scor-tape, 

Next I used the new image,Cute Sitter Witch, to make a cute card~ I am already sort of burned out on the "typical" Halloween colors so I gave her some brighter colors. As the card progressed, I realized that it's a very pretty Halloween card, didn't know that was possible! LOL!

supplies:

• card size: 8 x 3 1/2
• stamps: digi- Cute Sitter Witch,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, DCWV Pocket Full of Posies stack,
• ink:
• others: copics, copic glitter pens, Martha Stewart punches, flowers, cat punch, bella baubles, stickles,

Now you should continue the hop on to Angela's fabulous blog! And don't forget to go shopping when you're done with the hop!!

Time for a PMS release review!

**this is my second post for the day, please scroll down for the first one!**

Have you gone shopping yet for all the great new releases at Paper Makeup Stamps? No? Well you best head on over there and shop!!

Be sure to visit the PMS Blog to see what the other makeup artists came up with for the review days! Might see something you missed and *need*!!

Today I'm showing the fun Leif Monster. He just cracks me up!

I am also entering this into some challenges:

• Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #94--even though I'm late I still used the sketch
• Stampin' B's Design Team Challenge #79- make a fall card
• Charisma Cardz Challenge #40- use autumn colors

Here's the sketch~

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Leif Monster with matching sentiment,
• paper: Recollections Autumn, SU cardstock, PTI cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, leaves from my stash,

Violet

Trying to fit in a challenge here and there that I keep wanting to play along with but rarely get to.

One of them is The Wild Flower Patch #35-anything goes as long as you use a Wild Flower Patch image.

I recently purchased some new digis from The Wild Flower Patch and had some printed out so I just used the first one I found, which was the sweet Violet. 

I also used the same Taylored Expressions kit that I used yesterday-Morning Meadow.

I also used this week's sketch from Unscripted Sketches #76. 

A quick Danni tip too~~ for those teeny tiny embellishments that are hard to place, use the Embellie Gellie.....what an awesome little gadget! Makes it so much easier to deal with lil' embellishments! 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: digi- Violet,
• paper: PTI cardstock, TE Morning Meadow kit,
• ink:
• others: copics, stardust pen, SU marker, Zva Creative pearls, Embellie Gellie, Petaloo butterflies,

A bit of Whimsy...

Have you visited Whimsy Stamps this week? No? well my goodness, you need to! Lots of fun new stuff released....new Christmas rubber stamps, new digis, new Meljen's Designs on pre-order in rubber...wow...be sure you check it all out!!

I thought I'd use a few of the new digi's for you today.


First off we have an image from this past Thursday's Meljen's Designs digi release, this image is called Country Star Pumpkin. So many fun autumn and Halloween images to choose from and I am *pretty sure* more are on the way!

supplies: 

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: Digi Country Star Pumpkin,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, Basic Grey Indian Summer,
• ink:
• others: copics, CM cutting system, flowers, SU markers, bella baubles,

Next I used the new digi from Crissy Armstrong, Anna's Halloween. This digi is special as it was named and drawn for blogging friend, Mary's granddaughter! Check out her amazing card using this sweet image, HERE!


Here's what I came up with~I also used the new digi Halloween Ticket Sentiments on this card. I had fun crinkling up the ticket and then adding touches of Old Paper Distress Ink to it.

I really didn't know what paper to use with the image but then Kristie and I challenged each other to use some of our Taylored Expressions Key Ingredient kits so I pulled out the first one I ever got, Morning Meadow and used the paper/ribbons from it. 


I wanted to do something around the edge of the image but didn't know what until I got my latest TAC (The Angel Company) order in the mail. I inked up my new Basic Blooms and went around the image with one of those stamps, love how it turned out!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Digi Anna's Halloween, Digi Halloween Ticket Sentiments, TAC Basic Blooms,
• paper: PTI cardstock, TE Morning Meadow Kit,
• ink: SU Blush Blossom,
• others: copics, flowers, Prima card jewelry, stardust pen, copic glitter pens, stickles, Fairy Dust Creative Inspirations Paint, Smooch Illuminate,

 

Time for another Inky Impressions Challenge

It's time for another Inky Impressions Challenge!! This one is an easy one~ anything goes!! Be sure to head on over to the Inky Impressions Challenge blog to see how you can play along and also to see what the other designers came up with!

I decided to ink up the sweet little Nickie's Birdie. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Nickie's Birdie,
  
• paper: PTI cardstock, Crate Paper Restoration,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, Martha Stewart punch, nestabilities,

I also wanted to share some photos of the kids that I took on Wednesday at the zoo, thought they turned out nice so had to share! Hehe!

Time for a new Spesch Designer Stamps release!

It's time for another release at Spesch Designer Stamps!! Be sure to visit the store blog,HERE, to see what the other design team members have created!

This release is all about Penny! Such fun images!!

Here's my creations to show you with two of these new images~

First we have Penny Shopping--do you think she has stamping supplies in those bags?

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Digi Penny Shopping,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Basic Grey Lime Rickey, SU cardstock,
• ink:
• others: copics Basic Grey buttons, scrappers floss,

Next we have Bubblebath Penny..I love the little duckie!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Digi Bubble Bath Penny,
• paper: PTI cardstock, older than dirt paper, SU cardstock,
• ink:
• others: copics, nestabilities, SU marker,stickles, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Smooch Illuminate,

Have fun shopping!!!

Time for a PMS sneak peek!

**This is my second post for the day, scroll down to see my Flutter By post!**

Can you believe it's October already? Crazy!! But that means it's almost time for a Paper Makeup Stamps release! Yay!


Be sure to visit the Paper Makeup Stamps blog to see the other sneak peeks! And don't forget to join us on the 7th for the release party in the PMS forum at 8:00 pm (CST)!

Today I'm showing off a new Moody Girl! I can "so relate" to this one..hehe, Moody for Chocolate and the sentiment is from a new set that is being released too, Weighing In. I love this set, so fun!!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Moody for Chocolate, Weighing In set,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Basic Grey Marrakech, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU brilliant blue,
• others: copics, American Crafts white pen,Martha Stewart punch, stickles,

FBW #125 Poppy Fairy

Time for another Flutter By Wednesday!! Be sure to check out the FBW Blog to see how you can play along!!

This week we are sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and were given some digi stamps to use. Be sure to visit the Flutter By Team to see what awesome creations they all came up with!! (links on my sidebar).

Here's my creation for this week's open challenge~I'm a bit biased, but I just {heart} how this came out.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 5 1/2
• stamps: digi- Poppy Fairy,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Basic Grey Indian Summer,
• ink: SU bashful blue,
• others: copics, nestabilities, Martha Stewart punch, pearls, flowers, pearls,stickles,

Autumn Harvest Ride

Oh my!! Have you seen the newest digis by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps? They are simply fabulous!!

I chose the new Autumn Harvest Ride for my card today. Really makes me long for the autumn days in the midwest when you could just feel the crisp air!

I used an older sketch, Sketch#121, from Friday Sketchers.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Digi- Autumn Harvest Ride,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, Basic Grey Pyrus,
• ink:
• others: copics, copic glitter pens,Prima flowers,