Adore

Hi All!  Guess what?  It's time for a new Pinkette release over at Tickled Pink Stamps!  I just love these little cuties- they are so easy to work with and an absolute blast to color :)  We've got an awesome Easter release and one of the things I love most about Lil Easter Pinkette Daisy August is that she would be perfect for so many types of cards year round, not just springtime.  I did something a little different this time around- just got to switch things up every now and then right?- and took what was supposed to be a cardboard frame to use on a scrapbooking page with a picture and instead distressed it with a white ink pad and some white embossing powder, sanded the edges and then backed it with some design paper from Lilybee Designs.  Then I mounted that on an A7 white card base and cut the excess card off.  Its a much smaller workspace than I'm used to working on but that actually made it really easy to embellish because I filled it up quickly with some of my favorite things like bling, flowers, a charm and a metal ribbon slider that I've seriously had in my stash for an embarrassingly long time.  I can already tell the this little August is quickly going to become a favorite of mine so you'll probably see her in the near future :)  Please, please, please go and check out the Tickled Pink Stamps blog for more stunning projects from my fellow teamies- I'm always picking my jaw up off the floor when I see all the awesomeness that these ladies create- and leave a comment for a chance to win the adorable Daisy August!

Copics:
Skin- E000, E00, E11, R21, R30, BV31
Hair- E13, E15, E18, E19, R29, R59, 100
Clothes- BV31, BV01, BV02, V17, V99
Flowers- G40, G82, G28, R81, R85

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges-
Craft Us Crazy- Favorite Embellishments: bling, flowers, charm
DYSU- Distress
Diva's By Design- Bling It Up
Flutter By Wednesdays- Inspiration Photo: I colored her bouquet of daisy's to match the pink bouquet in the photo


Supplies: DP- Lilybee Designs; Flowers- Recollections & Prima; Bling- Zva Crafts; Charm- Michaels; Chipboard frame, Ribbon slide, Purple Suede Ribbon- my stash

The Little Moments

Hi All!  I've got a little Father's Day card to share today.  Please excuse the blurry pictures- I'm not really sure what happened but I have a sneaking suspicion that it probably has to do with the fact that I was running late for father's day brunch (of course!) and was trying to take these photo's super fast so I could get on the road as quickly as possible...note to self: don't wait to the last minute to take blog pictures :) 

I was lucky enough to win a TON of stamps from the always generous Kellie over at Tickled Pink Stamps and just knew Lil Pinkette Tom Boyz Baseball Pippa would be perfect for my Father's Day card for my dad.  I wanted to thank him for all the T-Ball games he sat through cheering me on when I was lazily doing cartwheels in the outfield.  And for all the softball games where I always seemed to get hit by the ball at one point or another (seriously-I'm like a magnet!).  He was always present for the big and little moments when I was growing up and was seriously my biggest fan....in fact he still is one of my biggest fans!  It was so much fun to make a card that celebrates that :)  Love you Dad!

Copics List:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E42, E44, E47, E59
Bat: E31, E35
Clothes: BG70, BG72, BG75, BG78, W1, W3
Ground/Halo: W0, W1, W3

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Craft Us Crazy- Father's Day
Do You Stack Up- Stars
Just Add Ink- Coloring In
Southern Girls Challenge- Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters- Celebrating Dad
Totally Papercrafts- Die Cuts & Punches (Star Border Punch & Spellbinders Rectangle Large)

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzil; DP- My Minds Eye Lime Twist Fly A Kite; Punch- Martha Sterwart Stars Border; Twine- Jillibean Soup Bean Stalks; Muse Token- Tim Holtz; Pearls- stash

Furry Easter Friends

Hi All!  I've gotta tell ya I've been busy because my sister and my grandma are going to be coming into town this week!  I'm so excited because my grandma's had some health issues and hasn't been able to travel to see us in almost 3 years and now she's not only going to be here but she'll be here for Easter!  So, of course, I had to make her a super special Easter card for the occasion.  And luckily I was looking at the April release of stamps over at Wee Stamps and came across this absolutely adorable digi image named Easter Bunny.  Now, I'm not normally one who does the super sweet images- I like a little bit of an edge most of the time- but sometimes you just need a little 'cute' you know?  Plus, I had these amazing new papers from Echo Park that I picked up in a 6x6 pad at my local scrapbooking store (Stampers and Scrappers Delight- hi my lovely ladies!) and the bright colors worked perfectly!  I'm so excited to give it to my grandma- I think she'll just love it and the best part for me is I get to give it to her in person! 

Here's a close up and my Copic list-
Bunny: C1, C3, C5, C7, R20, Colorless Blender
Chick: Y11, Y15, YR04
Bench: E44, E49
Egg: RV02, RV19, RV55
Brush: E55, E53, E57
Bow: BG72, BG78
Background/Ground: W0, W1, W3, W5

I'll be entering this in the following challenges:
A Spoonful of Sugar- Creatures Great & Small
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge- Furry Friends
Craft Your Days Away- Easter
Do You Stack Up- Scallops
Sketch Saturday- sketch
Totally Papercrafts- Springtime

Supplies: DP- Echo Park Summer Days; Cardstock- Bazzil; Jewels and Embroidery Floss- stash; Image- Wee Stamps Easter Bunny; Sentiment- Recollections stamp Celebrate Spring

Oh So Naughty

Hi All!  I'd say I've got a sweet little card for you but that would be a lie :)  The challenge over at Mo's Challenge blog is Show Me Some Attitude and it's such a fun one because Mo has the best digi stamps that just scream attitude!  I'd been browsing through Mo's shop and absolutely fell in love with Two Tasha (grab it here) with her tutu and scrunched up angry face- just makes me want to stamp my foot and say 'You're not the boss of me!' just cause it really can make a girl feel better :)  And what goes better with a little girl in a tutu having a temper tantrum than a lot of pink?  I imagine it would probably match her little cheeks as she really got ramped up.  If only we could get away with this type of emotion at any age!

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:
Mo's Challenge Blog- Show Me Some Attitude
Do You Stack Up- Shine On
Friday Sketchers- Sketch

I colored Tasha with my Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E23, E57, E59
Clothes: R83, R85, Colorless blender
Crown: Y15, Stardust Pen in gold
Ground: W0, W1, W3
Background: B000, B00

Supplies: DP- Echo Park Be Mine, Kaiser Craft; Cardstock- Bazzil; We R Memory Keepers- Flocked Flower Lace; Sentiment- Greeting Farm Naughty or Nice; Flowers and Jewels- stash

A Little Birdy Told Me...

Hi All!  It's been a busy weekend but I was soooooo happy to see some sun!  I've got another birthday card- lots of those happening over the next couple of months- and took the opportunity to use another digi stamp from Spesch Stamps called Birdy In Love by Sylvia (grab it here).  I just love coloring these images with my Copics.  I've used the sketch from Friday Sketchers to help me with the layout and found myself using the new My Minds Eye "Hazel" paper pad- love the paper pads because it takes all the guess work out of finding DP that matches!

I remembered to write down my Copics again!  Hopefully that will become habit for me :)

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, RV32

Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55

Pants/Shoes: W3, W5, W7, W9

Shirt/Headband/Hearts: RV25, RV32, RV34

Bird/Flowers: BG05, BG09

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

*Friday Sketchers

*Fab 'n' Funky- Make It Girly

*Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

*Do You Stack Up- Layers

*Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes

Supplies: DP- My Minds Eye 'Hazel'; Cardstock- Bazzil; 

Image- Birdy In Love Spesch Stamps; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Bubbles & Bling- Momenta 

Birthday Wishes

 

Hi All!  I've got a quick post of a card I made this weekend but didn't have time to post before.  I've always got people requesting birthday cards and they are really so much fun to do because they're so versatile.  This card will be going to an ultimate girly girl so I had fun going crazy with the bright colors and lots of jewels.  And I've been dying to use this new digi stamp named Wendy that I got from Spesch Designer Stamps (grab it here)- she was soooo much fun to color, which I did with my Copics.  I have a feeling she'll be making many more appearances here in blogland :)  I hope that this card inspires the same amount of joy and fun to the recipient as it did to me while making it!

 

 

 

 

 I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

*Friday Sketchers- Sketch

*Do You Stack Up- Anything Goes

*KB Cute Monday- Anything Goes using a Digi Stamp

*Sweet Stampin' Challenge- Oh So Girly

*Stamps R Us- For the Girls

Supplies: All DP- TPC Studio Boho Bloom; Pink Cardstock Chain- Half the Edge Bazzil; Paper Flowers- Bazzil; Flower Gem Center- Prima; Jewels- my stash; Image- Spesch digi stamp Wendy

 

Time To Celebrate!

Hi All!  I've got a 'funky' little card to show you!  The challenge over at Stamp Something is to do something Funky and that truly was the jumping off point for this card :)  First off I've used a Kenny K image named Bling Baby from the new Glam Gang set 2 (grab them here)- it just screamed Funky to me- and I have to admit I own a scary amount of Kenny K digi's but I just can't resist them...I love their urban feel!  To keep the urban feel I had some DP paper from Basic Grey in mind, the Wander line, with it's kind of cityscape design and used those more subdues colors throughout- including some of the new lines from My Minds Eye that matched perfectly.  For the Kenny K challenge they want there to be something that starts with the letter R on the card so I used my Rectangle Nestabilities to cut my image out and then threw in a couple of Rhinestones as well for good measure.  My style is usually a little more bright but I have to say I really do love this card!

Here's a close up of the image that I colored with my Copics- I was a little worried about the hair but it turned out just like I pictured in my head so I'm happy with it!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stamp Something- Funky

Kenny K- It's All About R's

Card Makin' Mama's- Happy Birthday

Totally PaperCrafts- Do It With Digi's

Do You Stack Up- Dots (the green and yellow DP paper)

Paper Sundaes- Use Masculine Colors

Supplies: Digital Stamp- Kenny K Downloads Bling Baby; Sentiment- My Favorite Things Ala' Mode Time to Celebrate; Color Medium- Copics, Sakura Glitter Pen, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo; Tools- Spellbinders Nestabilities Rectangle Large, Sizzex Big Shot, Imaginisce Distresser; Solid Cardstock- Bazzil Lakeshore; DP- Basic Grey Wander, My Minds Eye- Gertie 'You and Me', Hattie 'Buddies'; Paper Flowers- Bazzil; Rhinestones- Little Yellow Bicycle Autumn Bliss Sharon Ann