inky impressions challenge - snow

hello everyone it's time for another inky impressions challenge, this weeks theme is - winter or snow! i really had a blast with this theme, here it is

for this card i printed my digital stamp Marisa's Sleigh Ride onto watercolor paper, ironed it to set my printers ink, and used my tim holtz markers to paint Marisa.   for the large snowflake that i mounted Marisa on is just cut out of craft paper and painted with acrylic paints, then mounted onto a piece of basic grey white and cream lace patterned paper and cut out to make the snowflake stand out.  i added some i am roses flowers in to corner, silver swirls from hobby lobby, snowflake lace from the tin tiara on etsy, and a "warm wishes" sentiment to the corner.

 here's a close up of Marisa's Sleigh Ride and you can really see the details of the hand painted snowflake background i sponged where she would be riding so she would look out of place and flicked with sliver paint after i finished with all it's painting for just a little christmas sparkle! :)

i hope you like this project and check out inky impressions!

i would like to enter this project into the following challenges:

http://artisticinspirationscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/anything-goes.html - anything goes
http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes christmas
http://eurekastamps.blogspot.com/ - winter wonderland
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ - christmas
http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/ - happy holidays
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ - holiday cheer
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - winter wonderland
 http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ -anything christmas
http://www.vostamps.blogspot.com/ - blue and white

inky challenge and DT call

hello everyone! it's that time of the week again! time for a new inky impressions challenge. 
 
in addition to this weeks challenge there is also a DT call for the upcoming term.  Inky Impressions really knows how to treat the dt members and are kind, generous, and helpful.  i really recommend that  you check out the dt call for the opportunity to work not only with there great images and stamps but all with the whole crew! :) 
 
the theme this week is Make it girly.  here's my creation :)

this card turned out so great! for this challenge i wanted to make a card, but also an ornament so i combined the two and made a card that looked like an ornament that you could hand on your tree.  :) the paper i used were from authinque. 

here's a close up of the little MarLeigha's Ornament Dance   i paper pieced her dress and bow with some papers from the Michele's dollar section.  

here's a close up of the top of the ornament/card.

i hope you enjoy this project, thanks!

i would like to enter this into the following challenges:

artistic inspirations-  anything goes

bunny zoe's crafts - winter

cards by lady ann - anything goes

crafty blog network - christmas anything goes

Fashionista challenge - blue christmas

hooked on crafts - no red and green 

forever friends challenge blog - use ribbon or twine  

make it monday - anything goes

inky impressions animals challenge

hello everyone!  this weeks challenge at inky impressions is all about animals!  theyve got TONS of really great animal stamps,  but i picked one of their new releases, angelica fishing.

here's what i came up with

i made a half circle card, since it was water themed, it kinda reminded me of a boat.  and i added some little fishes and turtle stamps that i just stamped onto patterned paper, all around her.  i kinda thought it made it seem more water-y.

here's a close up of the image.  on the water, i used my stardust gel pen, and my glossy accents to make it look more like water.  close up it looks pretty real.


i hope you like this card.  check out inky impressions for some more wonderful stamps! :)

i am entering this card into the paper shelter - anything goes challenge

sympathy card

hey everyone! i had a great labor day, and three day weekend, and i know its been awhile since ive posted a new card. but life's just been busy :)  im finally starting my term with inky impressions, and the more i work with these stamps the more i love them!  the new challenge for the week is anything goes!  i love anything goes challenges :)  and this is what i created

it's a criss cross card with a cute little tag tag  to write your message on.  i made a little beaded heart frame, for little lili to sit in, and added coordinating iamroses flowers.  i tried to use plenty of colors to brighten up the sympathty card.  and a little banner with the sentiment in it.

 here's a close up of the colored image teary eyed lili, i used my copic to color her.

im entering this sympathy card into the following challenges

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ -bingo i picked glitter, yellow spots.
my craft spot - sympathy and encouragement
stamp andd create - anything goes
the pink elephant - use patterned paper


inky impressions is also being sponsored by kenny k cards  and we were given a few digi stamps to use,  jasmine reminded me of my daughter, ellie.  very fashionable, cute, and great hair :)

 this is a close up of the little cute jasmine, i colored her with my copics,  used a gold smoochie for her buttons, necklace, and sunglasses.  she was so cute, she didnt need much done to her.

hope you like it! this time around  thanks for stopping by :)

delightful dolphins bento

i love to make bentos, my daughter's school mascot is the delightful dolphins. so, usually when i asked for ideas to make it's more often than not a dolphin request.

 here's her bento for today.

i hope you like it, and it inspires you to make some fun food too!:)

totally tilda dt call

hello everyone! im a twin and i recently had a birthday.  so of course, i had to make a card for my twin brother.  here it is!  i hope you like it :)

i really love the way this one turned out!  my goal for the tilda and edwin stamp was to make it look like a photo in a picture frame.

you can tell a bit better here.  i used a sellbinders label to cut out the stamped image and then cut off where it embossed, and layered it on another dark brown spellbinders diecut of the same size to give the effect of it being matted in the picture frame.  at their house they have a bunch of those white swirly shabby chic kind of frames, so i used a some cereal box chip board and cut a larger die shape and embossed it and white washed it so the embossing would stick out and make it look like the frames they have. 

 here's a close up of the corner there's pearls swirls and flowers.

here's the inside of the card.  it's my brother and i on a river boat, proud as can be.  i used a websters pages to create the frame, and raised with puffy dots to go with the picture frame theme.

 im entering this card into the following challenges:

totally tilda DT call - i hope they like it and pick me! :)
tilda's town -  theme is shabby chic
just magnolia - theme is pearls and swirls
lovely hannglar or sweet magnolia - theme is flowers
midweek magnolia - use two dies or punches ( i used the swirl and spellbinders label)
simon says stamp - bingo card (i picked ribbon, free, and blooms)
sunday sensations - magnolia stamps

 

inky impressions design team

hey everyone!  i was asked to be apart of the inky impressions design team!  i'm so excited about this opportunity! :)  my term starts in september, and the new designers were given a digital stamp to make something with, and this is what i came up with! :)

ack! i just love this card! :)  it's so sweet!  for the card base i used a chipboard album base that i got from micheals, and the bottom is a scalloped circle card that i also got from micheals.   and i used a little slip of paper to make it into an easel card.

here's just the top.  for the background paper i used my minds eye, 6 x 6 dwell collection.  it's a very fun girly bubble-gummy kind of theme.

here is the bottom half.  the yellow base is from the same paper collection.  the sentiment "believe" came from a k & company die cut pack from hobby lobby, i used puffy dots on the back of the sentiment to hold up the card.  the flowers are from i am roses, and the brown diecut is from martha stewart.

i colored the digital image with my tim holtz distress markers.  i have a problem coloring digital images with my copics since i have a laser printer that uses toner.  the toner tends to flake off, but if i print it on watercolor paper and watercolor it i dont have that problem. yay! :)  if you like this image you can get it at inky impressions, i hope you check them out! :)

here's a close up of the corners, i used i am roses cherry bosssoms and tangerine roses, chartreuse crystal sprays from hobby lobby,  flat backed rhinestones for bling, and an acetate swirly sheet from k and company.




i hope you enjoy this project and check out inky impressions too.  im very exciteed to be apart of their design team and can't wait to show you what else they have to offer!


i am  entering this card into the following challenges:
dutch dare care challenge- color challenge
365 cards- theme comfort zone (flowers are totally my comfort zone! :)
chocolate, coffee, and cards challenge- theme rainbows and butterflies
die cuttin divas- anything goes
stamp-n-doodle - theme use your fav color (i love yellow and blue)

tilda origami box

hey everyone! i was looking on YouTube and i came across this super talented lady named sassy scrapper.  she had this really great tutorial for an origami box and i just had to make it :) this is the one i made using her tutorial

im going to be entering this into the following challenges

the magnolia-licious challenge
midweek magnolia
the shabby tea room
and simon says stamp- anything goes


i hope you try out the sassy scrapper's tutorial it was easy and fun! :)

whimsy stamps and crafty ribbons challenge

today ive finsihed a card that i really like! ( i say that about every card though :)

im entering this one into two challenges
the whimsy stamps challenge - punches and edgers  and
the crafty ribbons challenge - the beach! :)

here's what i came up with

it's so cute! i love the big bow it give it kind of a cuties vintage pin-up feel! :)

 i got a giant spool of this really wide vintage trim in three different colors same style, that's what i used for the bow.  i used one of my edger punches under the bow to create a cue lace ripple effect that i thought kinda looked like water.

 i really like this idea.  the stamp had tons of bubbles in it, and i wanted to reflect more of an underwater look in the sentiment. 

and here's just a nice close up of the little mermaid lady.  she's so cute!!!!!

thanks for stopping by i hope that you enjoyed this carrd!!

just magnolia mania

hello everyone!  ive made a card for the magnolia mania challenge the theme is Prince and Princess  so cute! :) and in the just magnolia challenge 166- Let’s make a birthday card!
and the tilda's town anything goes challenge

i really love the fairy tale tilda collection and i haven't really got to use them very much, so i was really excited about getting to color some of these princess stamps :).

here's what i came up with...

 i love the way this came out.  i used papers that i got from michelles in the "impulse" section they had a bunch of blue and white mini paper packs for 50 cents each, so i got all of them.  lol.  i also used a wooden frame from there that i painted blue and crackled.

 here's a close up of the bunting.  it's some lace that i made into triangles and added buttons, and silk ribbon in the eyelets.

i made this little crown out of some multi size pearls that i had, and added crystals to the points to make it more princess-y.

here's the other corner that i added i am roses to. and some pearl swirls.

here's a close up of tilda and i added some vellum behind the horse to soften the frame and make thee image stand out more from the frame. 


i hope you ladies like this card! thanks for stopping by! :)