Many Thanks

This week at In the Pink our challenge is to use die cuts and punches and of course, your card or project must be pink. I figured most of you will go the usual route so I decided to take the other road and use the negative space from my die cut.

I knew I wanted to make a CAS (clean and simple) card, so I arranged my image accordingly. I printed it and colored with Copics and then used my dies so I would be able to have my coordinating cardstock peek through when I mounted my image.

I added a little bling and called it a day.

Now it's your turn to dig out your dies and punches and make a pink card and add it to the linky on the Challenge Blog so I can visit and leave you some love.

I'm also entering this card into the Tiddly Inks Gratitude and Joyfulness Challenge.

COPIC KEY:

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Bloom Beautifully - Emma
Paper - Raspberry Fizz
MFT Peek-a-Boo Chevrons die-namics, Copic markers, bitty sparkles

Make a Wish - In the Pink Bling it Up

It's time for a new In the Pink Challenge and this week we are going to Bling it Up! Of course your card needs to be pink, but this time you need to add a little glitter or bling, or both.

I used this adorable Tiddly Inks image called Fairy Fae Catches a Star. I colored her with my copics and then used my clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to add glitter to the stars and to parts of her wings. I also added some pink gems to her wings.

To get the glitter around the edges of my card, I cut a piece of white card stock a little smaller than my card base and ran some scor-tape along the edge and then burnished pink glitter on top. So simple, but it creates a great impact.



I love the way this turned out and I think it will make the perfect birthday card for someone special. Now it's time for you to create a pink project with some bling and link it up so I can leave you some love.

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As it turns out, my card this week is perfect for another challenge so I am entering it into the Tiddly Inks' Fairy Fun Challenge. What a happy coincidence.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Fairy Fae Catches a Star; PTI Make a Wish
Paper - SS White; Hibiscus Burst
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Copic Markers, Martha Stewart Cotton Candy glitter, scor-tape, Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, pink flat-backed gems

Wish

Well, I didn't make the Tiddly Inks DT but I was in the top 25 and I know Christy had a truly hard time choosing only 7 from the 100+ entries. The competition was daunting but I know I will try again the next time around because I love her images, as you can clearly see.

This time I was commissioned to make a card for a special little girl who loves the color blue and music. I picked this Wryn image called Eat More Cake. Isn't she adorable? I printed her and colored her with my copics and then trimmed her to fit onto the die cut.

I die cut a couple of music notes and added some glue and then dipped them in glitter. I stamped the sentiment onto a mini wavy pennant die and then tucked that under the focal image. I then added some flowers from my stash. The inside is also personalized with her age and a sentiment just for her.

Stay tuned because there is some colorful news on the horizon. I may not have made the Tiddly Inks DT but another door has opened because I entered, and I am looking forward to the adventure.

I will be entering this card in the Tiddly Inks Anything Goes Challenge this week. Be sure to check it out.

Copic Key

Products Used:
Stamps - Tiddly Inks Eat More Cake; PTI Tiny Tags
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - DCWV; Spring Rain
Copic markers, Spellbinders, Die-namics Musical Notes, Mini Wavy Pennants and Scalloped edge; jellies, assorted flowers, glitter, dewdrops

Sweet Dreams Bookmark - Tiddly Inks DT Call

Tiddly Inks, one of my favorite stamp companies, is having an open Design Team call. Of course, this all happens while I am on vacation with not a marker in sight and I didn't think I would be able to get an entry in, but a sick kid and a quick trip home and here I am, but that's a story for another day...

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I made a bookmark for my daughter using the adorable Sweet Dreams Wryn digital stamp which is actually a set of two images and also includes digital paper. I personalized the image by adding my daughter's name to the book in Photoshop before I sized and printed it. I then colored it with my Copic markers. I stamped the sentiment and then cut out the image with a Spellbinders die.

To make the bookmark, I folded my cardstock in half and ran it through the cuttlebug with my die, making sure the folded edge was just inside the cutting edge of the top of the die so that it wouldn't cut. This way, my daughter can slip it over the page she wants to bookmark. I didn't add any embellishments and kept everything rather flat. I used very thin dimensional foam to lift the image just a little.

Be sure to check out the Tiddly Inks Website for a wonderful selection of both digital and clear stamps. Also check out the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and Facebook Page for lots of inspiration and if you'd like to see some of my other cards using Tiddly Inks images, please click HERE.

Products Used:
Stamps - Tiddly Inks Sweet Dreams Wryn, PTI All Booked Up
Paper - White, K&Company Blue Awning
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Spellbinders, MFT Fishtails Flags, Copic markers

Celebrate Today

Skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, V95, R20; Hair - E31, E33, E35, E37, E39, E47;

 Dress - Y11, Y02, Y06, Y08, RV10, RV21, RV13; Shoes - T1, T3, T5, T7, T9; Shadow W0, W2, W3

I'm going back to my favorite clean and simple style. This is for the Tiddly Inks Birthday Challenge.

I printed the image onto cardstock and colored her with my copics. I used a Pearl Pen to add pearls to the centers of the flowers. When it was dry, I folded the cardstock in half and viola! simple card.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Celebrate Joyfully (digital stamp)
Paper - SS White
Copic Markers, Cream Pearl Pen

Hello for a Couple of Challenges

Skin - E000, E00, E11, E21, E04, R20; Hair - E1, E33, E35, E37, E39; Dress - YG03, YG93, YG95, YG97; 

Wings - YG11, YG91, 0; Flowers - R81, R83, R85

Today I have a card for you that fits two challenges. The first one is the Tiddly Inks Green Challenge. I used Fairy Fae and colored her with copics. I cut out my image with a Spellbinders die and added a couple of dew drops.

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The other challenge can be found on the Ning group that I recently joined called Kit and Klowder. This group is for anyone who likes to color and/or wants to learn more about coloring mediums, and is run by Alyce Keegan. You can also take online classes through this group and it's absolutely free to join.

The challenge there this month is to color an image with wings. For the wings on this image, I first colored and then went over certain portions with my clear Wink of Stella pen.

Thanks for stopping by.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Tiddly Inks Fairy Fae (digital), Birds & Blooms
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - SS White, Simply Chartreuse, DCWV Lemon Flower
Spellbinders Labels 8 die and Decorative Labels 8, Wink of Stella clear, Dew Drops

Vintage Love

Hair - E42, E44, E47, E49; Skin - E40, E41, E43, E44; Dress - E41, E42, E44, E47

We are expecting a Nor'easter here tomorrow which means another day off from school for my daughter. I have been doing a lot of errands and getting ready for it but I did find time to make this card. It's for the Tiddly Inks Facebook challenge which was to create a vintage card. The Facebook group is an open group for anyone with a Facebook account. You just need to request to be included. Click HERE if you're interested.

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Whenever I think of vintage, my mind always goes to some of my mother's old pictures which are a lovely sepia color now so I went with that palette. I printed the Druscilla digi and colored her in with copics. I added a little glitter to her wings with my Wink of Stella pen, but unfortunately, it isn't showing up in the pictured. I also used my copics to color the petals of the flower. I added some tiny pearls to her hair and one in the center of the flower.

I cut the image with a Spellbinders die and tucked a little lace under it and then mounted it to my card front with dimensional foam.

Since Valentine's Day is Friday, I kept with the theme of love for my sentiment.

I hope everyone stays safe in this rough weather. I don't know about you, but I am definitely ready for warmer weather with less precipitation.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Tiddly Inks' Druscilla (digi), Flower Soft The Window, PTI Tiny Tags
Paper - SS White, Fine Linen, Rustic Cream
Ink - Versafine Black Onyx, Tea Dye Duo
Spellbinders Labels 8 and Decorative Labels 8, Mocha Opaques, lace trim, Wink of Stella Clear, Copic markers

By My Side

His Hair - E31, E33, E35, E37; Her Hair - E51, E53, E35, E37; Skin - E00, E11, E13, BV01, R02; Suit - T3, T5, T7; 

Shoes - N5, N7, N9, 100; Dress - RV13, RV14, RV09, RV19; Shadows - C0, C2, C3

I don't know about where you are, but here in the Northeast we have been slammed with snow and ice, causing a lot of snow days for the kids. Although it is very pretty, it makes it hard to get a lot of creative time with kids under foot.

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Here's a valentine I managed to make with the You and Me digital stamp from Tiddly Inks. The image was colored with copics. I went pretty CAS with this one because I'm going to give it to my hubby and I didn't think he would appreciate a ton of glitter or bling.

I used an MFT die for the hearts down the side. The sentiment is from a retired CTMH set.

It's been awhile since I did a challenge, but this card fits this week's Tiddly Inks Love is in the Air Challenge. Are you making any Valentine's Day cards/projects?

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Tiddly Inks You and Me (digital); CTMH Classmate Alphabet (retired)
Paper - SS White and Hibiscus Burst
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Copic markers, Die-namics Fluttering Hearts

Winter Jingle

Hair - E21, E25, E27, E47, E49; Skin - E00, E11, E13, R02, BV00; Dress - E04, R56, R59; 

Trim/Shoes - E41, E42, E43, E44, T2, T4, T6; Shadow- W0, W1, W3

Happy New Year! I hope your celebrations were fun and you managed to stay up to see 2014 arrive.

I have a cute little Winter card to share with you today. I actually made this before Christmas but never got a chance to post it. I didn't use traditional Christmas colors on this one, instead I went with a garnet red and paired it with kraft. I really love this color combination.

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The image is a digi from Tiddly Inks which I printed out and colored with copics. The large flower is a Prima and the smaller ones are actually white resin flowers I colored with my R59 copic marker. I added a twine bow with some jingle bells attached as my embellishment.

By the way, this is my new favorite hair color combination. I think that is because it reminds me so much of my daughter's hair color although she tends to have little more gold instead of the red. I think I was able to achieve a nice depth and richness. What do you think?

Products Used:
Stamp - Lilli Claire - Warm Wishes
Ink - Tea Dye Duo
Paper - SS White, Kraft, Scarlet Jewel
Spellbinders A2 Filagree dies, twine, jingle bells, Prima flower, Recollections resin flowers, copic markers

Skater Christmas

Hair - E25, E27, E47, E49; Skin - E00, E11, E13, BV02; Shirt - YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, Y13, Y15, Y17; 

Pants - B93, B95, B97, B99; Backpack/skateboard - E42, E43, E44; Shoes - T2, T4, T6, T8; Shadow - T0, T1, T3

Talk about non-traditional Christmas colors? My daughter has a friend who is very into skateboarding and when I saw this Tiddly Inks image, I knew it would be perfect for him. I asked my daughter what colors to use and she told me his favorite color was orange (so not Christmas-y) but I went with it.

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I printed and colored the image with copics and then I went over the sunglasses with a clear glaze pen from Sakura. They look almost real! My daughter's instructions were to keep it clean and simple but it needed a little something, so I added some adhesive backed studs to the corners. By changing out the sentiment, this could be easily used as a masculine birthday or all occasion card.

She was really happy with how this turned out and is so excited to be exchanging gifts with him.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and got the things you wanted. I was sidelined with a sinus infection but thanks to my awesome mother-in-law, who made me some homemade chicken noodle soup, I am recovering.

Products Used:
Stamps - Tiddly Inks Sk8tr; PTI Wonderful Words: Holiday
Paper - Orange Zest and SS White
Sakura clear glaze pen, Spellbinders dies, Wonderful Words: Holiday die, CTMH Artisan studs, copic markers

Snowman Joy

Dress/hat - B93, B95, B97, B99; Hair E30, E34, E37; Skin - E00, E11, E13, R02, BV02; 

Snowman - C0, C1, C3, C5; Nose - YR16, YR18; Hat - T2, T4, T6; Scarf - R81, R83, R85; 

Background - BG21, B00, B0000

I recently purchased a couple of digis from Tiddly Inks and this is one of my favorites.  If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, this colored image may look familiar. I have gotten into the habit of posting "work-in-progress" photos as I create in the studio.

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I colored the image with copics and added some dots of Copic Opaque White with a small paintbrush onto my background to mimic snow. I then added some Ultra Fine White Flower Soft to the trim on Wryn's hat and dress for added texture.

I used an embossing folder on my card base and popped up the word "joy"and the snowflake with foam tape.

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Winter Wryn digi (Tiddly Inks)
Paper - Blueberry Sky and SS White
Darice Snowflake embossing folder, Spellbinders Marvelous Squares die, Ultra Fine White Flower Soft, Wplus9 Seasonal Sentiments die, Copic Markers

Flower Soft - Feeling Wicked

Hair - E13, E17, E18, E19, E59; Skin - E000, E00, E11, BV00; Dress - BV00, BV02, BV04, BV08; 

Bird/Hat trim- T0, T2, T4, T6, T8

This week, the Flower Soft DT is showing you what you can do to add a little something to your Halloween projects.

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I chose to use this digi from Tiddly Inks called Alison the Witch. Isn't she cute? I printed her out and colored her with my copics and then cut the image with a Spellbinders die. I placed two strips of scor-tape on opposite edges of my card base and sprinkled some Amethyst Flower Soft and pressed it into the adhesive. The Amethyst is from the Diamond Range so it has a little glitter.

Please be sure to check out the Flower Soft Facebook page this week for more Halloween inspiration.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Alison the Witch digi; CTMH Mischief (retired)
Paper - SS White and Smokey Shadow
Ink - Versafine Onyx Black
Spellbinders Superellipse; Flower Soft Amethyst; Copic Markers