So, so much...

Good morning, gooooood morning!

Oh what a difference a day makes. And despite the freshly fallen snow (yes, we got more of the white stuff), I'm thinkin' that today is going to be a good one. Maybe it's the whole leap year extra day thing... it's kind of a gift don'tcha think? :)

Well, I've got another simple card using up more of the border stickers that were also on my card from yesterday. Paper isn't the only thing that I'm trying to make a dent in my stash of currently. Speaking of which, I can check another un-inked stamp off of my list... yeah! I love this new TGF Miss Anya from the Garland set because of her hair and cute dress but I didn't really need her holding a garland so I did a bit of altering and wiped it and her arms away with a baby wipe before stamping. Then I redrew in the lines of her dress as well as new arms with a Copic multiliner 0.1 pen. I even added some capped sleeves to her dress too so that there would be a bit more color up there.
I also had fun playing around with a new hair color combo that I've fallen instantly in love with. It uses the new YR27 marker as the darkest tone in the combo and I think it turned out so golden and pretty. Don't be surprised if you see it used often around here. ;)

Alrighty friends, I hope you do something fun with this extra day!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pink Paislee (ledger)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Garland), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown and lime pastel
My Mind's Eye Tres Jolie border stickers
buttons
October Afternoon Robot Blue Sprinklers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, YR24, YR27
clothes- E74, E77, E79, BG11, BG13, BG18, G94, G99

In my heart

Hi guys!

As I mentioned, yesterday was a looong day and to be honest I'm feeling kind of exhausted this morning. I'm seriously wishing that I could curl back up in bed right about now. Alas, I must soldier on. :)

So quickly, before I nod off, my card today features another of my previously un-inked Gorjuss Girls. This one is called Bluebirds Proposal and even though I fussy cut her apart from the actual bluebird in the image, I still think she looks totally adorable. What can I say? I'm a fan of the short hair. ;)
The background is all a "use up scraps" kind of card with bits of this and that thrown together. Nothing mind blowing or new but sweet nonetheless.

Ok, I need to go find some caffeine or something to get me going.
Peace out!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Tres Jolie), We R Memorykeepers (plaid)
stamps- Santoro (Bluebirds Proposal), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
My Mind's Eye border stickers
Prima flowers
buttons
Kaiser Craft pearls
twine
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers-
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E44, E47, E49
clothes- YG95, YG97, YG99, BG72. BG75, BG78

Bubble over with fun

Hey there!

Well I'm happy to report that I was able to cross off at least half of the stuff on my to-do list yesterday. It helped that I didn't allow myself to turn the laptop back on 'til late afternoon, LOL! So I'm actually starting this week off in a pretty good place. It's going to be another long Monday but I'm looking forward to tonight, so it's all good. :)

Ya know how I've been trying to ink up neglected stamps lately? Well I'm proud to say that this little Pure Innocence Blowing Bubbles cutie had a pretty quick turn around because I just got her in the mail on Thursday, so she didn't have to sit and wait for ages. At first I was going to pair her with the soft Neapolitan papers, which I still think would look pretty, but I decided to give those papers a break and play with some brighter colors instead. I love the dark denim from the On the Bright Side paper pad even if it does give this card more of a summer feel rather than spring. Nothing wrong with a little bit of summer day dreaming (especially since it tried to snow again yesterday).
I paper pieced her outfit and just added some shading to give it some depth. Something about this little gal was calling out for freckles too, so I couldn't resist adding some across her cute face. Then I had fun splattering on those blue droplets in the background from a bottle of Sprinklers. Don't they kind of look like bubbles floating all around her?

Alrighty, time for me to scoot. Thanks for stopping by today!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (On The Bright Side)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Blowing Bubbles and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
CC Designs Fairwee Tiny Scallop border die
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
October Afternoon Night Sky Sprinklers
Kaiser Craft epoxy dots
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E15, R20
hair- E08, E09, E19, E18
clothes- BG000, BG11, BG18, C3, C7, E40, E41, 0, Y13, Y19, E44, E47, E49, YG01, YG03, YG17

You rock!

Good morning!

So far this weekend seems to be flying by much like the past week did. I'm having a great time but not getting much done that I need to. That means today I have to buckle down and get busy. Wish me luck with that... I really hope I don't get distracted. LOL

Because I didn't make it into my crafty room, again... I'm sharing the second card that was published in the premier issue of Designed to Color magazine. This one features Creeper Madden from The Greeting Farm and she was actually one of the four Maddens that I colored up for the Copic grey comparison chart that I did for CMC. I thought that her kinda punk look would pair up nicely with these cool American Crafts papers that I've had in my stash for ages. That and I also couldn't wait to use this cool cassette tape stamp that my pal Lisa sent to me... thanks Lisa! All in all, I think this card pulls off a fun 80's retro vibe that makes me smile. :)

Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- American Crafts
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Creeper Madden), We R Memory keepers (Vintage T You Rock... from Lisa, thanks girl!)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Martha Stewart black
Heidi Swapp bling borders
EK Success silver pen
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, YG01, G00, RV29
hair- N5, N7, N9, N10
clothes- Y08, Y35, Y38, RV17, RV29, R11, R21, R32, G00, BG32, BG18, C5, C7, C9, C4, C1
tapes- C0, C2, YG01, YG03, Y08, RV17, RV29
word bubble- BG0000, BG000

My heart feels happy

Olo!

Yesterday turned out to be a long day... but a good day. Still, it didn't leave me any time to get into the crafty room and create. Luckily for me, I had a couple of cards published in the very first edition of Designed to Color and after 30 days I'm allowed to share them here. So that is exactly what I've got for ya today. :)

This card features the adorable Wild Sprout Ruby (who will always be a fave of mine) and I paired her up with some KI Memories Hot Date papers. Yea, this was kinda-sorta a Valentine card but I don't think that makes it too late to blog it now. The color palette is pretty non-traditional for Valentines anyway. ;)
So of course all the colors on Ruby were pulled from the colors in the papers which allowed for quite a mix. And the sentiment and the little envelope in her hand were also cut from different parts of the papers. After that, there really didn't seem to be a whole lot that needed to be added in order to finish off the card... just a metal rim tag to highlight the sentiment and a little staple to hold it in place. It's a pretty quick and easy layout design and I think that Ruby looks right at home here... and pretty darn thrilled to have received that love letter from her secret admirer! LOL

Alrighty, I'm off to go play a bit. Have a great one!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories (Hot Date), Echo Park (Little Girl)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprout Ruby)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
American Crafts knock out border punch
Making Memories metal rim tag
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Sticko epoxy heart sticker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E33, E35, E57, E59
clothes- Y13, Y15, Y17, RV63, RV55, YG01, YG03, B01, B04, RV10, RV11, Y35, Y38, T0, T1, V20

Something Splendid

TGIF everybody!

To be honest, I'm feeling more like, "Whoa! Where did this past week go?" Seriously, I can't believe it's already Friday. No complaints though, considering I'll be enjoying the weekend off. :)

Hopefully y'all aren't getting tired of seeing more Dear Lizzy papers. I'm still working with the Neapolitan scraps that were created from the first couple cards I made using them. I just can't stop using this line! But look at the cuteness of that jar... can you blame me?
My plan was to make a super quick card and I even pulled out one of Christy Croll's darling Pixies from a Stamping Bella set to do just that. With a little bit of altering to make her look like she is peeking around the lid I figured I would be done even quicker. But as I started to put it together, I kept getting hit with different ideas to add. Like the jar... I loved the idea of adding that 'something splendid' label to it but wouldn't it be cool if it looked like it was actually on glass? So I traced the jar outline onto a transparency and cut it out with the addition of some tabs to tuck behind the jar and hold it in place. That added some time but the added dimension looks really cute in person. Then to help the sentiment on the label make a bit more sense, I decided to add an additional tag wrapped around the jar which required more slicing and threading. In the end it was all worth it because this one makes me really happy! :)

Ok, time for me to sign off... catch ya on the flip side!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/stickers- American Crafts Dear Lizzy (Neapolitan)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Pixies set A), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft gems
transparency
Papertrey Ink twine
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- Y11, Y13, Y19
wings/clothes- R02, R32, G000, BG11

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

Good thoughts

Hello, hello!

I've got a lot going on today so I'm gonna jump right into the card that I have to share.
Once again I'm back on my "ink up the neglected stamps" campaign and this go-round it was time to flip through my Ketto collection. I'm actually proud to say that there are very few of these cuties who haven't made it on a card or two yet. But I did find Ivy Ketto looking all fresh and clean so out she came and jumped right onto a clear block. In my defense, Ivy was one of the last Kettos that I got, so she hasn't been waiting for too long. ;)

This card also turned out to be one of the rare occasions when I used stamps to set the scene rather than relying on pattern paper. And Ivy is actually stamped twice, once on the background cardstock and then again on some Copic X-Press It, because I knew that there was no way I would be able to cut out all of the skinny vines, arms and pigtails. This way, all I had to fussy cut was the basic outline of her dress, head and legs.

Okey dokey... chat at'cha again in 24! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic -Press It
paper/border sticker- My Mind's Eye (Tres Jolie)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Ivy Ketto), Hero Arts (sentiment, leaf, butterfly)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox dark brown and green
Prima flowers
button
Kaiser Craft pearls
twine
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E74, E77, E79
clothes- BG11, BG23, BG57, G20, G24, G82, BG96, BG99
branch- YG00, YG13, G43

See the flowers smiling

Hi-dee ho stamping peeps!

It's another review preview day over on the ATS blog and this time it's all about the Sweet November seasonal sprites that were released at the beginning of the month. And my current spring dreaming obsession had me reaching for little Bloom again. :)

That, and I also got some of the new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan goodies and just had to cut into them right away. Swoon... no joke, these may be my most fave new papers from Winter CHA, they are even more lovely in person than on the computer screen. The colors make me happy just looking at them and I think that Bloom looks right at home amongst them too. Doesn't she look all sorts of bright and sunny? Love it!

Ok, so there is even more review preview fun and inspiration from the rest of the ATS and Sweet November gals to check out at ATS so be sure to hop on over there too! And all of the new February stamps can be found in the ATS store here!
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker- American Crafts Dear Lizzy (Neapolitan)
stamps- Sweet November (Bloom), Studio Calico (bee)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
vellum
Kaiser Craft pearls
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- R11, R21, R24
eyes- E35, E59, E49
clothes- Y38, YR04, YR27, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG67, Y11, Y13, Y19

Me want cookie...

Welcome to another Monday and a fresh new week (hopefully without snow, LOL)

Today, I'm taking a little break from my mission to ink up stamps that have been hanging around for awhile because I have a brand new sweetie to share. This is Cookie Monster Ryan and he is a digital stamp from EyeCandie Creations. This kawaii style cutie captured my imagination as soon as I saw him because I knew that I had the perfect sentiment stamp just waiting to be paired up with him! It's a pretty great match up don'tcha think? :)
I lucked out on the papers too. Doodlebug always seems to be a natural fit with these happy-go-lucky kawaii style stamps and when I was flipping through my stash, this sheet with different kitchen paraphernalia caught my eye. Hey, I've been there... sometimes desperate cookie cravings call for desperate actions in the kitchen! LOL
In the end, this one came together just as I had envisioned it and I always love when that happens.

Alrighty, I've got a long day ahead of me but it should be a pretty good one so I'm not complaining.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/die cut- Doodlebug (Bon Appetit)
digital stamp- EyeCandie Creations (Cookie Monster Ryan)
stamp- Inkadinkado (kid's quote sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Pebbles icandy dots
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E39, E59
clothes- BG11, BG45, BG49, BG18, BG000
cookie- E21, E33, E35, YR24, YR21, Y32, E57, E47

Little One

Olo!

Luckily we didn't get any new snow yesterday but the weather man says that we should expect more either today or tomorrow... groan. I am so over this winter and if traveling to warmer climbs was in the cards for me, I would totally be heading anywhere that is nice and sunny right about now. Alas, I cannot, so I will just continue to ride out the cold and dream. :)

Speaking of dreaming... look as this cutie-patootie. Yep, I'm still working my way through inking up stamps that have had to sit and wait and this time it was Emerald Faerie Ashee who made it onto a card. I've loved this little guy for quite some time but had to wait 'til I could buy the stamp stateside and once I did, I was in the middle of Christmas card making season. After that I was busy with other things so he had to wait even longer. But Ashee was ever so patient with me and it was so much fun to finally color him up for a sweet and simple baby card.

Well my friends, enjoy the remainder of the weekend and try to keep warm!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks and yellow), Adorn It (grey swirl), Reminisce (birch wood grain)
stamp- Emerald Faeries (Ashee), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox Creamy Brown
EK Success border punch
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
My Mind's Eye Fun Day twine
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E50, E00, E01, V22, R02
mushroom/clothes- E81, W00, 0, W3, W4, W5, W7, BG93, G000, Y11, Y13, Y18, G85, G46
sky- BG0000, BG000, Y000

What happened?

to my dreams of spring?

Seriously, it was not supposed to snow again people! So imagine my surprise (and dismay) when the white stuff started to fall yesterday afternoon and continued on through the night. Bleh, I guess I should have paid more attention to what the groundhog had to say about our spring forecast.

If you hadn't guessed, this card was actually made before my snowy doom and gloom. It was a happier time... a more optimistic time... a time of bare ground and the promise of warmer days to come. LOL, how's that for being just a tad melodramatic? ;)
Ok, enough of my whining. A while back I spotted this lovely fairy on Pinterest and after following the links back I found myself at Mo's Digital Pencil. Needless to say, I was smitten and had to get Fairy Mia right then and there. But since it was during the holidays she ended up just sitting and waiting patiently in my hard drive. That is, until the other day when I was high on a spring fever kick and a mission to show those neglected stamps (and digi stamps) some love. So I printed Mia out and started coloring her up to match this pretty floral piece of paper that is actually the packaging for some Prima flowers that I could never throw away. I tried to keep the colors very light and bright as I was going for a kind of sun-bleached look with her. Over all I'm pretty happy with how she came out and I LOVE how the yellow dress looks (the secret is adding some of my beloved E81 as the darkest shadow in the Y combo).

And now I am entering her into this week's Flutter By challenge which is that you can include anything with wings. Normally you have to stick with just butterflies, fairies or angels but this week... if it flies, it qualifies... LOL! :)

Alrighty, I guess I should go get ready for driving to work in the snow... again... whine, moan, grumble... I hope it is sunnier in your neck of the woods!
Toodles!




Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Prima (flower packaging), Basic Grey (Nook & Pantry pink)
digital stamp- Mo's Digital Pencil (Teen Fairy Mia)
stamp- Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
ribbon
stick pins
Tim Holtz sizzix tiny tags & tabs dies
Kaiser Craft gems
Martha Stewart crochet butterfly
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E50, E01, BV00, R02, RV42
eyes- B04, BG57
hair- YG00, YG01, YG25
clothes- Y0000, Y000, Y11, E81, R00, R02, R14, YG95, YG97, YG01, BG0000, BG10, R000, Y04

Thank you for being my friend...

Does anyone else have the opening song from Golden Girls running through their head after reading that line? LOL

TGIF my friends!
Yesterday was a pretty good day and I am happy to report that a Dove chocolate or two did the trick and I'm feeling right as rain. I was feeling so good in fact that I decided to take the time to film another 'start to finish' card making series. I got a lot of wonderful comments on the one I did last month so I'm thinking of trying to make it a monthly thing. The videos can be found here, here and here or over on Color Me Copic if you want to take a look-see.

Not only did I ink up yet another neglected stamp from my stash (two, if you count Simply Anya's legs, LOL) but I also put a new paper pad to work. Sure, those little 6x6 pads look real pretty all lined up on their shelf but the satisfaction of actually ripping into those papers is even better then seeing them neat and organized. All four of the new Miss Caroline paper pads can be found at the ATS store and even though I only used the Fiddlesticks line, all four of them are super cute in their own way. :)

Well as much as I would like to stay and chat, it's time for me to go get myself ready for the day.
Smooches!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Boho Anya and Simply Anya), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
crochet lace
buttons
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E23, E27, E29, W8
clothes- V22, V25, V28, YR30, Y11, Y21, G0000, G000, BG90, BG93

Sitting pretty

Hi friends!

So how is this week treating you so far? Things are pretty good here but my energy is feeling a bit sapped at the moment. It's nothing that a little rest and possibly some chocolate can't cure though. Luckily, I've got today to test out that theory. ;)

My card is another quickie... though I did continue on my mini goal of inking up stamps that I haven't gotten around to using yet. This time around I wanted to play with one of my newer Gorjuss Girl stamps and this darling girl with her massive head of hair was calling to me. Sitting images are always so much fun because I love how they can interact with the lines or layers of the papers you choose to use with them. Which in this case, is just a single sheet of paper as the background. But how cute is she resting atop that natural 'ledge' it created? Add to that a pretty flower, a little butterfly and some pearls and this card was complete!
Even though I didn't have a lot of time to spend on it, that doesn't mean that I didn't have fun creating it. And the pretty pastels of it have me longing for spring. :)

Alrighty then, time for me to sign off. Thanks for stopping by!
Later gators!


Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories (Noteworthy)
stamps- Santoro (The Collector Gorjuss Girl), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E35
clothes- YG91, YG93, YG21, RV42, R32, V12, V17, BG13, BG18, E50, 0

A happy hello

Olo!

I'm rushin' around like a crazy person this morning as I wound up sleeping in too long... yipes!
So quickly, quickly let me share my card for the day.
Yesterday was busy and I didn't have a whole lot of time to spend in the crafty room. When I finally got in there to relax a bit the Pure Innocence stamps where calling me. So I flipped through their binder until this little cutie caught my eye and since she hadn't been inked up yet, this seemed the perfect opportunity to get her on a card.
I started coloring her up without any firm direction in mind for the card but when I grabbed a scrap of paper and found this fun map print on the backside of it, I suddenly saw her enjoying a day hike adventure. The scene was set and the whole thing came together super fast after that. Is it any surprise that I love pattern papers almost as much as stamping? :)

Ok, I've really got to scoot my boot now!
TTYL!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (campfire)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence Feeling Froggy), Hero Arts (sentiment), October Afternoon (Campfire signpost)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
The Twinery twine
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
American Crafts knock out border punch
Ek Success silver pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E23, R27, E29
clothes- B93, B95, B97, YG00, YG03, E40, 0, BG32, BG45, BG57, BG000
sign- E30, E31, E34, E57

Mushroom of happiness

Hiya friends!

It's review preview day over on the ATS blog and today I wanted to color up the new Swiss Pixie Mushroom Girl. Can't you just hear her giggling? :)

At first my mind went to the traditional red mushroom with white spots for her color inspiration but considering I had already done a lot of that earlier in the month with Shroom, I made a conscious decision to go a whole different direction. That is when this great MME paper caught my eye with it's earthy blue, brown and green color combo. Those colors combined with the weedy, organic print and it seemed a match made in heaven... Mushroom Girl had her home. :)
And see that little silver mushroom down there? It's actually from an old hair clip that I wore in high school. One got lost and this one broke off the clip and yet I could never bring myself to throw it away. Now, all these years later, Mushroom Girl has a magical mushroom treasure to keep care off... yeah for hoarding, LOL!

There is even more review preview fun and inspiration to be seen at ATS from my fellow teammies so take a moment to check it all out and all of the new February stamps can be found in the ATS store here!

Have a happy Valentine's Day!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (So Sophie)
stamps- CC Designs (Mushroom Girl), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Prima flowers
Queen&Co pearls
seam binding ribbon
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
mushroom charm
Copic markers:
skin- E50, E00, E01, V20, V22, R02
hair- BG72, BG75, BG78, B99
clothes- E81, E84, E87, E89, W0, 0, YG00, YG03, YG95

Let's hang...

Hello my fellow stampers.
Hope you are ready to tackle a brand new week!

I'm heading off to work this morning but before I do, I have this card to share. About a month ago I colored up a Copic grey comparison chart for the Color Me Copic blog and I used Creeper Madden from The Greeting Farm. Her awesome head of hair just made her the perfect candidate. ;)
Well, they have been sitting on my desk for awhile so I thought it was time to get another Madden on a card. You see, this isn't the first of the four Madden's that I've colored all up... the first one was actually published in the very first issue of the new Designed to Color magazine!

If you haven't checked out DTC yet, I highly recommend that you do. Carisa has been working hard to fill a void in our US paper crafting publications. And I really hope to watch Designed to Color flourish and grow because in my opinion any sort of focus on coloring, character type stamps, and the cards and projects featuring them has been sorely lacking here in Stateside publications. Even in special 'stamping' editions of current magazines I've only ever seen stamping which requires little to no coloring... nothing even close to the kinds of cards that so many of us love to create. More often than not it seems that the published cards are only there to showcase the papers and coordinating embellishments that are currently available in stores. Which, yes, I understand that it is those paper companies paying the advertising dollars, but it is still disappointing when your area of crafting seems to be constantly neglected.

Whoa... who let me climb up onto my soapbox, LOL! But seriously, there are a lot of us out here who are passionate about coloring and creating and Designed to Color is giving us a magazine that will finally be geared to inspiring like minded stampers. How can you not love that? And if you have ever thought about trying to get some of your work published, calls are still open for the second issue of the magazine coming out in April. Don't use Copics? Not a problem! DTC is all inclusive when it comes to representing different coloring mediums. So think about submitting some of your best, new work and who knows... we may just get to see it in print! :)

Stay classy San Diego!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Love, Elsie
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Creeper Madden and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft gems
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Littlest Pet Shop sticker
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BG10, BG11, YG00
hair- T5, T7, T9, T10
clothes- RV23, RV25, RV29, Y11, Y21, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG17, RV32, RV34, C5, C7, C9, BG18

The cutest little goldfish...

Good morning!

It's been a beautiful weekend here and I'm happy to report that the snow is melting away. :)

Perhaps this little beauty helped to bring the sunshine my way... I like to think so anyway. I actually colored up this sweet Annabel the Mermaid stamp last weekend for a series of coloring videos that I did and I finally got around to putting her on a card. If you are interested in seeing how I colored her up, you can find the videos here, here, and here. Or over on the Color Me Copic blog as well.
Something about Annabel just made me think goldfish, I betting it's all of her ruffley fins... and I'm really happy with how she looks all decked in orange.

On a completely separate note, I've been enjoying cruising around Pinterest and would love to find some new pinboards to follow and new inspiration. So if any of you fellow pinners want to leave me a link to your boards I will totally have a blast checking them out!

Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (green), Fancy Pants (blue), Heidi Grace (fish)
stamp- Crafty Sentiments Designs (Annabel the Mermaid), Inkadinkado (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown
October Afternoon Seaside stickers
Papertrey Ink twine
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E50, E00, E01, BV00, R02, YG00, BG000
hair- BG11, BG13, BG18, YG00, YG01, YG03
tail/starfish- Y11, Y13, Y17, YR04, YR09, E09, YR02, YR04, YR09

Mean and green...

Ok, maybe not so mean... but she did take out that evil robot from the look of things! ;)

Good morning friends!
So today is the day that the new Futuristic Lolitas and Lad digital stamps are available in the Tickled Pink store.
Yesterday was the final preview over on the Tickled Pink blog, featuring Future Christina and I didn't want to forget to add her here too... even if I am a day behind. When it came time to color up this space age girlie I thought it would be fun to change things up a bit and make her into a super cool green hued alien chick! But no worries, she still stands on the side of all that is good and right in the universe protecting her fellow humanoids from the inevitable robot uprising. LOL, there I go again... these new images have definitely been bringing out my inner sci-fi geek this past week haven't they?

Anywho, I've got a busy day ahead of me that I should go get ready for.
Hope your weekend is a total blast... off... I'm done, I'm done... I swear! :)

Supply list:
carstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Rocket Age)
digital stamp- Tickled Pink (Lil Futuristic Christina)
stamps- Stampendous (Spots and Bots set)
ink- Staz On black
computer generated sentiment
brads
Sharpie white marker
Sakura stardust glitter pen and glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- G20, G21, G43, G46, G29
hair- G07, G09, G17, G29
eyes- C5, C9
clothes- BG0000, BG000, B37, B39, BV29, B34, B01, B04, B06, C0, C2, R46, R89

Follow the yellow brick road...

Hi everybody!

Today I'm jumping into the second day of previews at Sparkle Creations as a February Guest Designer with Karber Stamps! We are very excited to show you a brand new Karber Wizard of Oz set. This is a clear acrylic set with 4 images and 2 sentiments. And all of the new stamps will be available to purchase from the SCRS store tomorrow!

As soon as I laid eyes on these sweet stamps, I knew that I wanted to make a fun matching set of little Valentines with them. Each card base is cut to 3"x4" as I wanted these to have the look of the small Valentines I remember exchanging with friends in elementary school... plus the smaller size easily makes these little characters the star of the show. The Doodlebug paper with all of the rainbows was a must to pair with them and using it with the 'yellow brick road' colored cardstock really said Oz to me. Then all I had to do was come up with some clever Valentine/Oz sentiments to go with each character and that was it!

Now be sure to visit all of the fabulous designers for more peeks of Karber's Wizard of Oz set because Sparkle will be giving away a Karber Wizard of Oz stamp set to one lucky person! For a chance to WIN, you need to comment on all of the designers' Karber Wizard of Oz blog posts (links listed below) and then leave a comment under the post over at the SCRS blog. You have until midnight EST tonight to comment.

Good luck!

Alice Wertz
Amy Young (you are here!)
Kim Yu
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft


Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Feeling Groovy)
stamps- Karber (Wizard of Oz set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
computer generated sentiments
Tim Holtz tiny attatcher
Copic markers:
dorothy skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E57, E59, E49
clothes- B01, B02, B04, R24, R29, E40
tin man- C00, C0, C1, C3, C5, B000, R24, R29
lion- E30, E31, E33, YR24, E35, E57, E59, R02, R22
scarecrow- E50, E53, E55, R02, Y13, Y21, Y26, E57, E59, YG03, YG17, YG67, G29
background- Y13, Y15, Y17, YG17, BG0000, BG000