Some Odd Girl May Release Day 3-Hey Mermaid

Hello friends!! Today is the third day of the Some Odd Girl May release! Yay! I always love new release time!! Be sure to visit the Some Odd Girl blog each day to leave comments for a chance to win some giveaways and to see the other design team members creations!!

Today we are showcasing Hey Mermaid! I picture her being a super friendly mermaid just swimming along and saying "hey" to everyone or every creature she meets! I thought she needed some bright pink hair to go with her outgoing personality!

All the new digis are in the shop so head on over and get yours today!! Here's some fun info from the blog too!

1. We have a new Chinese Zodiac Freebie for you. Join us in celebrating the Snake! I think he’s a cutie 🙂 He’s free with the purchase of any $3 digi with code MAYFREEBIE. Remember, he’ll only be a freebie for this month, don’t miss out!
2. If you buy all 4 new Mermaids now thru May 10th you’ll get 20% off your order. Just put all 4 in your cart for it to automatically apply. Just a bit of love from Kristy to you!

Have an awesome day and I'll see you back here tomorrow for more mermaid fun!

Stamps~ Some Odd Girl~digi~Hey Mermaid,
Ink~ SU Bashful Blue, 
Cardstock~ SU Pacific Point, 
Designer Paper~
Other Goodies~ copics, prismacolor pencils, SU High Seas 3D embossing folder, MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX set 1, an old QuicKutz alphabet die set,

Have a sweet summer!

My friend Alicia made a watermelon card recently that was adorable so it inspired me to make one too!

I used some neglected dies for this card. I always forget to sponge ink onto my die cuts but I remembered today and did a comparison between inked and uninked...wow! It really does add so much!!

This was a fun card to create! A little different for me to not be using many stamps but that's good, it helps to shake things up often!

(it was a hard card to photograph but hopefully you get the idea!)

Have a wonderful day!!

Stamps~ Unity~ June 2012 Kit of the month, 
Ink~ SU Flirty Flamingo, SU Certainly Celery, 
Cardstock~ SU Certainly Celery, SU Flirty Flamingo, SU Basic Black,
Designer Paper~
Other Goodies~ Sizzix watermelon die, Quickutz ant die, La La Land Crafts Stitched Nested Circles, 

Stamp Stash Saturday- Bloom Kit

I'm joining Stamp Stash Saturday again! This week I pulled out the adorable Bloom Kit from The Greeting Farm. I can't believe I haven't inked up any of these cuties since I got the kit!! I even used a die I haven't used for awhile!

I decided to ink up Hadley first. I just wanna pick her up and hug her!! So darn cute!!

Have a happy day! and hope you get crafty!

Stamps~ The Greeting Farm~ Bloom Kit~ Hadley, 
Ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Wisteria Wonder
Cardstock~ Copic xpress-it, SU Crumb Cake, 
Designer Paper~ SU Subtles Designer Stack, 
Other Goodies~ copics, MFT Stitched Scallop Basic Edges, SU Stitched Shapes, QuickCutz Flourish die, Pretty Pink Posh Sweet Pea sequins, Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen,

With Love Lucy

I decided to take a break from redoing my stamp catalog to color and create today! I must say I am so pleased with how things are going with my stamp catalog. I can't wait for it to be done as I think it will be more useful to me now! Plus I'm going to organize my clear stamps so that will be helpful too!

I found that the Art by Miran Facebook group has a progressive challenge going on so I got the cute image, With Love Lucy, and decided to play along. 

I can never get the sparkle to show so I tried a few angles to see if it would work and look at that, it did! 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous day!

Don't forget that I'm looking for a new Flutter By Team!! See all the details~ HERE!!

Stamps~ Art by MiRan~digi~ With Love Lucy, SU Express Yourself
Ink~ SU Poppy Parade,
Cardstock~ Copic Xpress-it, SU Lost Lagoon,
Designer Paper~ Basic Grey~ Lucille, 
Other Goodies~ copics, Clear Wink of Stella pen, MFT Stitched Oval STAX, Quikutz flourish die, flowers, 

Sweater Sock Fairy

Finally! Got a card done! I've been working on this since last Saturday~~ I think that's the longest it's ever taken me to finish a card. But between celebrating Matthew's 12th birthday, getting in the routine of school/Sam's work and also starting back at Curves...I've been tired and busy!! 

We have nothing planned this weekend so hopefully I can create, create and create the weekend away!!

This image is one of the new fairies from Saturated Canary. They have an edge to them that I think is fun! (remember you can always click on the photo to see it larger)

This is for the following challenges~

• My Flutter By Wednesday Challenge where we are embossing this week
• Saturated Canary #50~Winged Things
• Papertake Weekly~ Flower Power
• Through the Craftroom Door~ Anything Goes
• Creative Belli~ Glitter--some glitter I've had forever and never used or used rarely!
• Whimsical Designs~ Glitter
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge~ dies/punches

Have a super fabulous night/day!!

If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly!

stamps~ Saturated Canary~digi~ Sweater Socks Fairy
ink~ SU Crisp Cantaloupe,
cardstock~ Crafter's Companion white, SU Perfect Plum,
designer paper~ Prima~ Fairy Flora
other goodies~ copics, glitter, QK Adornments die, flowers, Sizzlit corner die, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Martha Stewart punch

copics used~ skin-R20, R30, E000, E00, E11, R56, R59  hair- E23, E27, E29, E39, E59,  eyes-E23, E27  dress/socks- V20, V22, V25, V28  wings- YR00, YR01, YR02  shadows- W3, BG10

Time for an Inky Impressions hop!!

We're hopping along today for the Inky Impressions new release!! There are 3 new images and several new sentiments being released today! Be sure you're commenting on each stop on the blog hop as there will be some of the new images given away!

You should've hopped here from Audrey's Blog--if not, start at the beginning of the hop at the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog!

Today I'm sharing the new Picnicking Piggies! Fun!! and of course, no picnic is complete without some ants.

Next you should hop along to Elisabete's blog!! Happy hopping and shopping!


If all else fails-add pink, sparkle and a butterfly! 

stamps~ Inky Impressions-digi-Picnicking Piggies
ink~
cardstock~ SU Night of Navy, misc white, SU Basic Black
designer paper~ A Muse Gingham,
other goodies~ copics, SU Cloudy Day embossing folder, Quickutz ants die, rick rac, 

copics used~ pigs- R20, R21, R22, R27, R30 clothes- V20, V22, V25, V28, B93, B95, B97, G05, G07, G09 eyes- E23, E25 apples-R35, R37, R39, E25 bananas- YR21, YR23, YR24 corn- YG63, YG67, YG93, YG95 basket- E70, E71, E74 blanket- Y13, Y15, Y17

Clementine the Teapot Girl

One last Stamping Bella card for the weekend and then I need to get things ready for this week on the old blog! 

I just wanted to give a great big Thank You to all of my followers! I was so excited to see that I reached 600 followers today!! I truly appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog...so again, thank you!!

I used the current sketch at the Critter Sketch Challenge for my layout.

Keep smiling!

stamps~ Clementine the Teapot Girl,

ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black,
cardstock~ misc white, Early Espresso, 
designer paper~ Bo Bunny Little Miss Collection, 
other goodies~ copics, Stampin' Trimmer, stickles, QuicKutz flourish die, Big Shot, pearls

Remember you can purchase all your stamping and crafting needs at my Stampin' Up website anytime~ Click HERE to go shopping!!
All items in bold type are Stampin' Up products or products sold by Stampin' Up!

Baby Gift Thank You’s

As part of my gift to my co-worker, I told her I’d make some simple thank you’s for her. Here’s what I came up with using an old Quikutz die, a cuttlebug embossing folder and some paper I’ve had forever. Hope she likes them!

 

Basic Grey Curio

When trying to decide which Basic Grey paper to use today I found the Curio pad and realized I’ve only used it maybe once, so out it came!
Next I needed to chose an image so I went to my printed digi folder to see if something there caught my eye and something did..hehe! I thought Precious from Tiddly Inks would work wonderfully with these papers.

The little details~ digi-Precious, copics, Basic Grey Curio, flower, Sizzlit photo corner die, QK flourish die, Smooch Illuminate, stickles, Martha Stewart punch,

ATC Swap

I did it again. LOL! Joined a swap in one of the yahoo groups I’m in. This time we needed to make ATC’s with a spring theme and also diecuts.

Of course I procrastinated on these, when will I learn?, so these are pretty simple but here’s what I came up with.

 

The little details~ SU Bashful Blue ink, cloud stencil from ages ago, QK grass dies, scraps, SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit die, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, stickles,

Crystal Rose

I love getting new stamps inky--don’t you? Have you ordered your Sylvia Zet for SCACD and Victoria Case for SCACD new stamps yet?? If not, you know you *need* them so why not head on over and go shopping!!
I absolutely fell in love with Lori’s Crystal Rose card--isn’t it just fabulous? I love everyone’s new release creations but this one just stuck in my mind. So I decided to ink up Crystal Rose today.
As I was masking her and trying to decide what I wanted to do, I wished I had the new Flames Crafter’s Workshop Template--wouldn’t that just look so cool? Me thinks that will have to be ordered soon! Or even the Aspen Trees Crafter’s Workshop Template! I finally decided on a pretty Dreamweaver stencil I haven’t used, Cherry Blossoms.
I used some shimmer chalks that I’ve had forever but I think the new Creamy Chalks that Susana got in would work wonderfully. I used the chalk as I wanted it to be a very subtle effect. Next time I need to remember to sponge some VersaMark on then dust the chalk on as most of it wore off(and hardly shows in the photo) but still a nice subtle effect.

The little details~ Crystal Rose, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, copic glitter pens, Memory Box Gossamer, Prima Butterfly, Quickutz Flourish die, Cherry Blossom stencil, shimmer chalks, Smooch Snickerdoodle, Smooch Illuminate,

Apple Pickin’ Time with The Craft’s Meow

Time for another sneak peek from The Craft’s Meow! Remember to visit the blog to see all the other designers creations!
Today we’re showing off the set, Apple Pickin’ Time! What a fun set and even though I didn’t use it on my card, I adore the sentiment that comes with it~ If friends were apples, I’d pick you! How cool is that??

 

See you tomorrow for another peek!!

Poppy

I just had to ink up another stamp from the latest release from Sylvia Zet for SCACD! This is Poppy! What a cutie pie and I just adore her little ladybug friend!

The little details~ Poppy, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, copic glitter pens, Bo Bunny Garden Girl, Quickutz flourish die, gems from my stash, stickles,

SCACD Fall Flora Fairies Release

Oh how I’ve been waiting for this day!!! I am over the moon in love with this release from SCACD!!

Introducing the SCACD Fall Flora Fairies!! You know you’ll want them all! Be sure to visit the store blog to visit the other designers showcasing these fairy-licious images today and also to check out the next Sylvia Zet for SCACD sneak peek and blog candy!!!

Today I’m sharing with you the beautiful Tulipa! Isn’t she just so pretty and magical? I pretty much am smitten with her and her fall fairy friends!! I paper pieced her little flutterby friend. For the inside of the card I used her matching flower that comes with her and the sentiment that comes free with the set!

    

Be sure to head on over to SCACD and go shopping and remember for our international friends, you can find these at Quixotic Paperie too!!

The little details~ Tulipa, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, My Mind’s Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky, SU Certainly Celery ink, nestabilities, copic glitter pens, flowers, Quickutz flourish die, SU Pretty In Pink ink, Fruit Punch Stickles, Stardust Stickles,

Coffee Girl

I am so behind on posts for my design teams…luckily I have the bestest “bosses” in the world who are understanding, hehe!!

This cute little coffee girl is from Whimsy and Stars Studio-Mabelle RO. I think we all have mornings when we wish our cup was that big, huh?

A little side note here too…most of you know that Mabelle RO designs for TAC too! Her sets in the new catalog are fabulous!! I can’t wait to show you those too!!

The little details~ digi- Coffee Girl, copics, CTMH paper scraps, Quikutz die, brad, marker, Smooch Illuminate,

Baby Thank You's

A friend of mine is expecting a sweet baby boy any day now and as a gift to her, I created her baby thank you cards. Simple, easy design but I just {heart} my little Quickutz Onesie die..it's just too cute!

The little details~ Quickutz die, Taylored Expressions Much Appreciated stamp set for the Thanks sentiment, asst. papers and inks

Crazy 4 Challenges is going in circles!

This week's Crazy 4 Challenges theme is circles! How fun and easy is that?

I really wanted to ink up the Carmin Medlin for SCACD stamp, First Signs of Fall, so I thought this would be the perfect time. Even though it's called the First Signs of Fall, I decided to make it more of a wintery/holiday card. 

I used the very pretty Memory Box Spiceberry papers and since one of them had little polka dots I paper pieced the coat with that. To help the details stand out more on the paper pieced coat, I went over them with my Copic multi-liner. For her dress I used my fav Creative Inspirations Paint in Autumn Wheat so it would have some shimmer.


I added some of my fun new flowers from Petaloo~ Mixed Rose Leaves and Velvet Poinsettias. My doodles around the image are done with a gold copic glitter pen. To finish the card I just added some gold pearls from my stash.

The little details~ First Signs of Fall, cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Memory Box Spiceberry, copic multi-liner, Creative Inspirations Paint, CM cutting system, Petaloo flowers, Quickutz flourish die, copic glitter pens, gold pearls from my stash

Tilda with Puppy

When I saw this Tilda I just had to have her. I think she is just the cutest holding that sweet puppy!

(and I'm happy to report that once again, no blood was shed in cutting her out! LOL! I'm getting better at that!) (also so pleased with the way this turned out, one of my first attempts at a "scene")

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Tilda with puppy, A Muse tiny butterfly,

paper: Georgia Pacific

ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, Palette Seascape, Palette Reflection Blue, Palette Chartreuse, Palette Landscape, VersaMagic Pink Petunia

others: prismacolors, OMS, sizzix wagon die, old stencil, QK ant die