Inky Impressions Challenge #101

I need to be working on my huge project that I'm doing for a friend but thought I'd sneak in one card for a challenge first. 


This is for the current Inky Impressions Challenge #101 which is to use the color Blue for Colon Cancer Awareness.

For my sketch I used an older sketch that was designed for my Flutter By Wednesday Challenge by Carly (who no longer does sketches).

Thought I'd also share the view from my craft table the other night~ I was ambushed!! LOL!

Have a fabulous Friday! I'm looking forward to the weekend! I need to work on my huge project for my friend--in case I haven't mentioned it here, I'm making 9 gift bags full of goodies for her to give away at a women's Christian retreat!

stamps~ Fairy Lili, sentiment from Inky Impressions 

ink~ Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Early Espresso, 
cardstock~ copic xpress it, Su Early Espresso, 
designer paper~ Memory Box Minuet,
other goodies~ copics, ribbon, Bow Easy,  Frosted Lace stickles, Stardust stickles, Viva Decor Iridescent Glitter liner, 

copics~ skin- E000, E00, E21, R20, R30, hair- E35. E37, E39, dress- B12, B14, B16, B18 eyes- E33, E37 shadow-W1, flowers in hair- Y11, Y15, 

Strips...they need to be used!

Continuing with my challenge to myself to use up a 6x6 pad of paper (see the original post HERE) today. I noticed I had tons of strips of paper to use up so I decided to work on those today. 

Keeping details short and sweet today but feel free to email me if you have any questions!

First card using Some Odd Girl's digi-Shy Kaylee.

The next card uses Whimsie Doodles digi- Shy Leah. Guess I was in a "shy" mood!

Next we have Teddy Emma from C.C. Designs.

Which one is your favorite? I can't choose!! 

These make the total cards so far from the 6x6 paper pad---5! I must admit that I am having so much fun with this!! 

Have an awesome day!

The Pink Elephant #166

It’s time for another challenge at The Pink Elephant! Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and also to see all the other DT member’s fabulous creations!
This week our challenge is Monochromatic. I’m not going to lie…I usually avoid these challenges at all cost. For some reason they freak me out! LOL! But I thought I would try this week, after all, that is what makes it a challenge, right?

I kept my card very simple (easier for me to get the monochromatic part that way) by using Wispy Dreams from Susana Loves Stamps. I always feel like I’m cheating when I don’t color an image..hehe! To finish I added some sparkle with Viva Decor Glitter Liner around the oval and some rhinestones. Whew…I did it!! LOL!

Hope you’ll join us this week at the Pink Elephant Challenge!

Ice Cream and Pickles

I am helping my boss throw a baby shower for my co-worker so of course I needed a card for her too! She loves turtles and I was originally going to do a turtle card of some sort but then decided that this Ice Cream and Pickles digi from Saturated Canary was too fun so I settled on it.

I colored the image with my copics and then paired her with My Mind’s Eye-Lime Twist-Happy Go Lucky. I added some flowers, Kaisercraft pearls, Viva Decor glitter liner and stickles to finish the card.

Kissing Booth

A bit late with my last Basic Grey post but still wanted to get one more card in for my Basic Grey week! It was fun to base my cards off the paper this week!
Today I’m using Basic Grey Kissing Booth. So pretty with all it’s pinks!! Next came the fun part of what stamp to use with it! When I was looking for what stamp to use the super cute Loli’s Dance from Sylvia Zet for SCACD yelled out that she hadn’t been inked up and she’d love to be- so who was I to argue!
I inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored her with copics and ShinHan Art Touch Twin markers. She just makes me feel like doing a fan dance--if I knew how! LOL!
To help finish off the card I used a Petaloo flower and a few punches from my cute Fiskars Scroll punch.  I added some sparkle with stickles and an edge of Viva Decor Glitter Liner because you can never have too much sparkle! ohh and I added a few Kaisercraft rhinestones too!

Hope you’re having a great weekend! We have no plans so I’m hoping to get lots of crafting in! Thanks for coming by and thanks for the sweet comments! This week I got sidetracked and didn’t leave many comments but next week I should be back on track!
~Did you know that SCACD carries lots of Maya Road Chipboard? Some super fun designs with lots of possibilities--HERE!!

Yadda Yadda Whatever

Is anyone else having problems with blogger not posting their scheduled posts? I've never had problems and this week it hasn't posted two of my pre-scheduled posts!! So annoying!!

It’s time for another fun challenge at the Pixie Dust Studio Challenge Blog! Be sure to head on over and see how you can play along with the Pixies!!

This week our challenge is Texting--however you interpret it! Super fun!!

Here’s what I came up with using the fun Miss Britney! I masked the image and then stamped the sentiment/text over the image for a fun text background.

 
The little details~ digi-Miss Britney, copics, ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers, TAC old GWP sentiment stamp, Birthstone Kaleidacolor ink pad, Cuttlebug Script embossing folder, flowers, SU Lovely Lilac ink, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Fruit punch stickles,

I love my embossing folders!

(scroll down for my April calendar page)
Did you see the wonderful tutorial that my DT Sister, Alex did? No? Well head on over to the SCACD store blog and check it out HERE!
I was so happy to see her do this tutorial as I must admit, I’ve been very boring in my use of my embossing folders….never tried anything outside of…well, embossing. LOL! But this has started the ideas rolling and I can’t wait to play!
SCACD has an awesome selection of embossing folders- HERE!
Figured I’d show my stack of folders…umm, yeah, you could say I like ‘em!

The first thing I tried was taking my Luminarte Watermelon Mist silk glaze and painted it onto my Craft Concepts Brocade embossing folder then put some dark purple cardstock in it and ran it through my Big Shot and voila’ here’s the results~

Gorgeous although hard to capture it in a photograph!! I LOVE how this turned out and it just shows that you shouldn’t be afraid to play and get messy.
On that whole messy note, this cleaned up so easy with water and then for the stubborn spots I used ScraPerfect The Best Cleaner Ever.
And here’s my finished card using Sea Cliff Eyes from the latest Susana Loves Stamps release.

I know I’ll be playing with these embossing folders a lot more now and trying new things--you should too!!
Also entering this into the following challenges:

• CCEE Stampers- Use an Embossing Folder
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge- Emboss It

The little details~ Craft Concepts Brocade embossing folder,Luminarte Watermelon Mist silk glaze, ScraPerfect The Best Cleaner Ever, Sea Cliff Eyes, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Petaloo Flowers, Viva Decor Glitter liner, stickles, Smooch Illuminate,

Happy Birthday Kris!!

It's Krista Palakiko's birthday today and a few of us are throwing her a surprise birthday blog hop.  If you've come here from Berenice's blog then you are on the right path, but if you just popped in you might want to hop on over to the beginning at the Lollipop Crafts blog.  Why?  Well one lucky hopper will win a SURPRISE PRIZE!  All you need to do is hop along to each friend’s blog, leave some love, then head back to the Lollipop Crafts blog and let them know you completed the hop.  Who knows maybe along the way some of Kris' friends might be giving away RAKS of their own, so make sure you stop and give some love to everyone.  The winner will be announced on Sunday, March 18th. 
**If you get lost along the way the MASTER LIST is on the Lollipop Crafts Blog.
Happy Birthday sweet Kris!! I hope your day is filled with lots of love and happiness! Here’s my card to you (that I didn’t get mailed yet so be surprised when you open it, okay?)

  you can see the sparkle in this photo

Now you should hop onto Jessica’s blog!
The little details~ Swiss Pixie Birthday Gretel, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, scraps of TAC paper, copic multi-liner .03, Cuttlebug Once Upon A Princess embossing folder, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Martha Stewart punch, Kaisercraft rhinestones, stardust stickles, fruit punch stickles, Smooch Glitz Frost,

More Me Time Anya

Another card using Me Time Anya for my friend--more about it on THIS post.

 
I used this week’s Sweet Sunday Sketch #153.

The little details~ Me Time Anya, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Two Scoops, copic multi-liner .03, nestabilities, SU border punch, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Frosted Lace Stickles,

Elania

I was in a mermaid sort of mood so thought I’d get Elania inky. She’s from the latest Sylvia Zet for SCACD release, The New Adventures of Loli and Poppy.

For my layout I used the Pretty Patterns Sketch #47~

edited to add--sorry I keep forgetting to list my copic colors!! I do know the hair on this one was E07, E08, E09 and E13. I will try to do better..sigh...

The little details~ Elania, Memento Tuxedo Black, copics, Basic Grey Two Scoops, nestabilities, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Diamond Glaze, Smooch Illuminate, Stardust stickles,

Christmas Card Challenge #4

Woo-hoo! I finally caught up to the current challenge on the Christmas Card Challenge Blog!

Here’s my card using a Memory Box stamp I’ve had for at least a year or longer and haven’t used, called Ornament Penguin--although I’m wondering if I cataloged it wrong as it looks like a mistletoe penguin to me, LOL!

ACK! as I was making this I discovered I’m almost out of red cardstock! With Valentine’s Day coming, that seems like a crafty emergency to me!
The little details~ Ornament Penguin, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, nestabilities, copic multi-liner, paper from my older than the hills stash, SU Snow Burst embossing folder, Viva Decor Iridescent Glitter Liner,

Sneak peek time at SCACD!!

(please scroll down for my Shopping Our Stash post)
It’s time again for another wonderful stamp release at SCACD!! You know that means FUN!! Be sure to visit the store blog, Follow Your Heart, each day this week to see some outstanding sneak peeks and also to enter some FUN Blog Candy!!!!
Be sure to mark your calendars for Friday, November 18th for a wonderful, inspirational blog hop and release!! There will be two stamps not shown during all the sneak peeks so you will want to hop along so you don’t miss a thing!!
Today our newest DT sister, Donalda and Alex are also sharing some sneak peeks so be sure to visit them!! And I personally want to welcome Donalda to the team! I’m very excited to be working with you!
I instantly fell in love with these stamps when I saw them! Seriously, I think this might be my favorite Carmen Medlin for SCACD release yet…I know, I know, I say that every time..hehe!!
Today I’m sharing Lotus Blossom from the soon to be released Reflections Fantasy. I think she is so pretty! and has just the right touch of mystery to her!

The little details~ Lotus Blossom, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, DCWV Cafe Mediterranean Stack, Prima Marri Madeline flower--discounted right now!, Autumn Wheat Creative Inspirations paint, Viva Decor Glitter liner, Diamond stickles,

PMS Digi Makeover Challenge #9

It’s time for another PMS Digi Makeover Challenge! Be sure to visit the blog to see how you can play along and also to see the other design team members creations!

This week we have a sketch challenge. For my image I used Sasha Fairy. Is she flexible or what!! LOL!

Have a happy and safe Halloween! My munchins were so cute on Saturday at a Harvest Fair at their school. We had such a fun weekend spending time as a family! Even played with dry ice so it was a bit foggy..hehe! My purple witch and Anakin Skywalker~

The little details~ digi-Sasha Fairy, copics, nestabilities, Memory Box Tinsel paper, copic glitter pens, Martha Stewart punch, seam binding, Viva Decor glitter liner, SU dazzling details, stickles, Kaisercraft pearls,

Alison the Witch

When I saw this cute digi from Tiddly Inks, Alison the Witch, I *had* to get it! Why you ask? Well see….I wanted to pay tribute of sorts to a fabulous friend..hehe!
Every year in October Alex does the 31 days of Halloween and the last few have been hosted by Edgar Allan Crow. I just love visiting her blog during October!  (well, I love her blog anytime but it’s really fun during October) Although some of her art is creepy, disturbing and a bit too dark for me, it’s so fun to read how the art came about and Edgar’s descriptions of it all!
So this is my “Ode to Alex and Edgar”…can’t wait to see the rest of this year’s days of Halloween!! And sorry Edgar, I just had to add a touch of sparkle..hehe!

The little details~ digi-Alison the Witch, copics, PMS kit, copic glitter pens, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, silver dew drops,

Fruity For You Sneak Peek!

Time for another fun sneak peek from The Craft’s Meow! Isn’t this so fun to see so many fun sets all week long so you can go shopping on October 1st!!
Be sure to visit the blog to see the other fabulous designers creations and check back tomorrow for one more sneak peek before the big release on October 1st!
Today we are showing the fun new set, Fruity For You! I will admit it, it took me a bit to come up with a card for this set because there was no coloring involved..ack!! But I really like how this turned out!
I was a bit tired of autumn colors so I went a little bit *loud* with some bright colors! hehe! I also was going into sparkle withdrawls so I had to add some sparkle too.

FBW #172

(don’t forget about my blog candy-HERE)
Time to flutter by!! It’s time for another Flutter By Wednesday Challenge! Be sure to visit the blog to find out how you can play along!! Still celebrating my birthday with a fabulous giveaway this week so be sure to check it out! Also be sure to visit my Flutter By Team’s blogs for lots of inspiration~~links are on my sidebar!
This week our give-away is from one of my all time favorite stores, Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design (SCACD). I can’t even put into words how much Susana means to me. In December it will make 3 years since she asked me if I wanted to be a guest designer on her team. The rest is history as they say. She has encouraged me, believed in me and become one of my most special friends. She makes my {heart} happy!!
When I first found Susana’s store the stamps that lured me there were the Faerie Song Art Stamps. Even though I don’t play with them much anymore, they still are some of my favorites so I had to create a card with one them! This is the beautiful Bryony. The little dots of stickles in the background of the image were an idea I CASE’d from the talented Jen, and a few other crafters!

As time has gone on, SCACD has expanded and grown to include SCACD exclusive stamps! I feel so fortunate and blessed to get to play with all these fabulous stamps! Of course it’s no secret that the Victoria Case for SCACD stamps are some of my favorites so I had to create a card using one of those stamps too! I used the fun, Thinking of You as she sadly hadn’t seen ink yet!

And since the give-away this week is the Fall Flora Fairies, I had to make one more card using one of them too! I used the beautiful Stargazer for my card today.

The little details~ Bryony, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, copics, nestabilities, Couture Creations embossing folder, flowers, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, sticker gems, stickles, Thinking of you, SU So Saffron ink, copic glitter pens, shimmer chalks (for eyeshadow but ended up sparkling up the whole image, LOL), Cosmo Cricket Wanted, SU Embosslits Beautiful Wings, pearls from my stash, Stargazer, Crate Paper Snow Day, SU markers, punches, Doodlebug Sticker Jewels,