Its back to school with a Tiddly Inks Fab Friday

Hi crafters I hope you are having an amazing week. Ours started off with a nasty bang.....SNOW!!!!  First week of September and snow already...this is crazy even for us. Schools down south had to call snow days in only the second week of school.  I personally had to rush out in the snow and pick all of my veggies.... BOOO.  Needless to say I will be making some green tomato relish. 

But its Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks and to celebrate back to school I made the card featuring the adorable SchoolBoy and Extras  . 

I fussy cut out SchoolBoy  and is  mounted on a multi layer card using a vintage Simple Stories line. Embellishments are vintage brads and buttons.  The sentiment is a Project Life card cut down.

SchoolBoy is colored with Copics on Curious Mettalics Cryogen White Paper.

Skin: E00,E00,E04,E21,E11,R20

Hair: E31, E33, E35, E29, W3

Pants: YG11, YG03, YG06, G07

Shirt: YR00, YR04, YR07, YR12, YR68

Backpack: BG01, BG15, BG49

Smile: Y11, Y02, Y06, Y35

Books: W3, C3, E50, YG91, E13, E15, E18, YG63, YG67, G28, R35, R37, R59

Sorry for the quick post. Hope you will check out the rest of the Tiddly Inks design team creations! And happy crafting!

Are you ready for a magical new release!!!

Are you EXCITED !!!! I sure have been for the past week I have been playing with these gorgeous Tiddly Ink images and itching to tell you even just a bit about them. They are here now for your viewing and playing pleasure!!!!!  Here they are....

Dark Queen

White Queen

Baby Dragon Queen

Drago

And here are two of my creations featuring Dark Queen and White Queen! Details coming soon as it is starting to SNOW here and I need to go rescue my poor garden!

Hope you enjoy and make sure you go grab yourself a few to play with...not to mention see what the rest of this super talented DT has done with the amazing images from Christy!

New Beginnings!

Well its a new school year here and a new adventure for me as well this year. This is my first official post as a member of The Tiddly Inks Design Team!! Yipeeeee! First off thank you to everyone who has supported me up to this point and the Christy for selecting me for the team, and welcome to all the new visitors to my blog! I hope you all follow along on this fun adventure with me . Remember you can also find me on Facebook  by clicking on the Facebook symbol to your right or HERE . If you are a Facebook fan I am always around on the Tiddly Inks Group page checking out your amazing work.  Make sure you share your creations you inspire us as much as we are here to inspire you!.  And keep checking here and on the Facebook page for  Giveaways .. tutorials.. Contests whatever my mood desires. 

 This time the challenge that was given was a color scheme! Its stunning and warm and reminds me of summer (which is slipping away far to quickly here) but its not a color palette I am used to using. But we all have to try new things right???..or is that just  what I say to get my kids   to get them to try something... hmm. Well it worked! It gave me a chance to search through my hoard of  supplies and try something new.  

So here she is darling little Emma from the Celebrate Joyfully set which is available in both Digtial and Clear versions.  She is printed off in 3.5 by 5 inch format on Cryogen White Iridescent Metallic Card stock using my Kodak printer.  She is colored with Copic Sketch Markers , and I tried something new...freckles...Love them but they scare me putting that dark of a color on the face you don't want to screw up right.  :) 

Face/ Skin: E000,E00,E04,E11,E21, R20 E37 (Freckles)

Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37, E79, W3

Boots: E13, E15, E18

Pink Dress/ Flower Centers: R02, R32, R43

Orange underskirt: YR00, YR02, YR15, Y38

Leaves: YG03

The card is 5 by 7 format with the base and solid color layer made with Tim Holtz Distress Card stock. The patterned papers are all from the Echo Park Mini Kit Bundle of Joy (Girl). The background layer was run through my Silhouette Cameo with design  " Circle pattern overlay" which I cut at 6.75 by 4.75 inches to fit the card.  The embellishment are random buttons from my button box, I am Roses flowers (which I hand dyed using various ink sprays) , lace medallions from Prima Marketing, and jewels and brads from my random stuff box. The sentiment came from one of my project life card I just cut out the sentiment I wanted.  

Here are come close up veiws of the card. As always I love to hear from you so if you have questions or comments please share them!!!!  Come back tomorrow for detail on the inside of the card!!!

Thanks for stopping by I will see you soon! And I hope you will all play along on....

Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog 

I Have Exciting News!!!!

So in case you had not heard I have been named to the Tiddly Inks Design Team!!! I am am so excited..my kids will vouch for the fact I was squealing with joy when I read the email from Christy. I had not wanted to get my hopes up ..there were over a hundred amazing entries and she was only selecting 6 of us....eeek.
I want to congratulate the fellow ladies going the team ( I will be adding a link to the blog so you can check out all of there blogs). As well as the Top 25 entries that Christy chose, everyone's work was fantastic and I hope you all try out again in December for her next DT call!!!

 Many of you know my love for Tiddly Ink Stamps... they were the first digital stamps I ever purchased (thanks to some gentle pushing from Alyce) . I love all the characters but have a soft spot in my heart for Wryn she reminds me so much of my little girl...though she isn't so little anymore as she kindly reminds me  she is 8 going on 18....lol!


Anyway here is the card that one me the spot if you hadn't already seen my previous post. It features the stamp Wryn- Howdy Cowgirl please check out my post here for further details.

Now on to some new stuff... Yesterday was my nephews 2nd birthday party ...It was a Dinosaur theme event so who better to use for my card than Tiddly Inks King of the Wild Ones Stamp the is stamp is available in both digital as well as clear stamp set . I printed him on Curious Mettalics Cryogen White Cardstock and he is colored with Copic Markers.  Now I must apologize the photos were taken quickly with my cell phone in a dark room so I had to brighten them using PicMonkey in order for them to look like they should...but they still look like I was blazing the spotlight on them. 

Anyway here he is ... I used Copic Sketch Markers:  E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E25, E29, E33, E35, E42, E47, W3, W5, C5, R20,Y02, Y06, Y11, Y38, YR04, YR07, YR12, YR15, YG03, YG06, YG11, G07, BG01, BG05, BG07

Its a CAS (Clean and Simple) Card ..not my usual style but I wanted the little man take center stage of the card. Its mounted on Canadian Scapbooker Super Stock and accented with DCWV "Nana's Kids" paper and My little Shoebox Mini Alphabet Stickers and Heidi Swapp Color Magic Banners colored with Copics.

I hope you enjoyed  the post and stay tuned for all the wonderful Tiddly Ink Creations that will be coming your way shortly!

I'm back and ...... Tiddly Inks Design Team Call!!!!!

 Anyone who has small children will understand how busy those last few weeks of school and first weeks of summer can be. I have 4 little ones (ages 1 to 8)  so you can imagine the scheduling that is required to keep everyone and everything on track.  After the controlled chaos of last year I decided something had to give...or at least go on Hiatus for a few weeks. Unfortunately for me ..it was my art. So  I set the goal that until we got back from camping ..other than the odd card for a birthday or special customer request I would focus on my kids and house.  Now I ALWAYS put my family or any work/ Design Team  related commitments first. But I have been known to let the chores or renovations wait in order to allow my creativity flow....or be known to stay up way way to late and put my health at risk in order to get everything done.  But we are back from our short but sweet camping trip and I have played around with a few things  while dealing with sick kids and hubby and I am ready get back to my LOVE for crafting.   But what better way to start blogging again than with a card I made for the Awesome Tiddly Inks Design Team Call!   Tiddly Inks were the first ever digital images I ever purchased ...and I have been hooked ever since!  I love all the images but have to say have a special place in my heart for Wryn... she reminds me so much of my little girl!

So for my card I chose to use Wryn - Howdy Cowgirl  she is printed on Curious Mettalics Cryogen White Cardstock and I used the 3.5 by 5 photo size on my Kodak printer. I find the images printed at this size perfect for a card from standard A4 to a 6 inch square.  It allows the image to be the focal point (as it should be ) but also give you the room to accessorize the card to enhance the image.  The image is colored with Copic Sketch Markers using techniques learnt from Alyce's free color videos at Kit and Clowder.  I just signed up for her classes and can't wait to learn more!!!!

Colors used : E000, E00, E04, E11, E13, E15, E18, E21, E25, E29, E31, E33, E35, E37, E42, E47, E74, E79, R20, C3, C5, W3, 100, YG03, YG06, YG11, G07, BG01, BG05, BG07, BG09, BV25, BV29

The pattern paper used is from October Afternoon's Sasperilla line, the sentiment is from a Project Life card cut down.  These are all mounted on BoBunny's Vintage Dot cardstock in Chocolate color.  Everything has been distressed with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

The trellis cut out is down with my Silhouette Cameo  ( I am in LOVE with this machine!!). The image file is Flourish Heart Lattice and I trimmed it down after cutting it out on white card stock and coating it with Lindys Stamp Gang Steampunk Sepia  Color Shot then distressing with the Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink.
 The lace ribbon and burlap are from my scraps drawer, and the resin flower and button from my bling odds and ends.  The button is tied with Primas new wire   I used the Stark White color and dyed it with my Distress Ink. This stuff is great for adding a controlled string look to any project.


Anyway I hope you enjoy my project , I loved making it!  I think tonight I am going to try my hand a a mix media card using the lovely Wryn- Hanging Around ! Head on over to Tiddly Inks and see all that there is to offer, and while you there check out all the wonderful submissions for the Design Team. So much  to inspire you with!!!


Hope to see you soon!!!!


Opps... 15 mins later and I'm already back adding stuff I forgot! The card is based on a sketch  I had copied onto a piece of paper on my desk...now usually I am good about writing down where it cam from so I can give credit where it is due ..But part of the paper is missing so I am guessing that I wrote it down there and was stolen by hubby or kids.  If this is you sketch or you know whose sketch it is please let me know so I can give credit where it is due!! Sometimes I work from a sketch or a layout of others sometimes I free hand it but if I use something for inspiration from someone they deserve to be recognized.... the same way as if you use something of mine all I ask is to be recognized for the inspiration.    Thanks everyone!!!

Kraftin' Kimmie Guest Spot Challenge time again!!!!!

So I have been very busy over the last 2 months with family things that I have barley had time to do anything crafty besides the odd birthday card... and a couple of pages I will share these later.

BUT Kim Reid the owner of Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps announced another guest design team member competition so I had to join in...... I loved hanging out with these girls so much last time. So fingers crossed it will happen again!!!!


Here is a card I created for a magic obsessed birthday girl. It features the wonderful Tabitha stamp and phrase set. The color palette is her favorite colors..dark pink, purple, green and brown.  The papers are all Basic Grey from my scraps bin. The rhinestones and bling are from Prima but they are older.   I of course colored her with Copics.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

 I hope my watermark wont bother anyone...the amazing Nikki made it for me and it goes on everything now.. Far to much image theft going on these days.

Sorry I have been away!!!! But I am back with good news!!!!!!

So the last couple weeks have been CRAZY!!!! Aside from the usual chaos of having 4 small kids and a husband who seems to be constantly at work...we had some shall we say bonus challenges this past few weeks.   To put it in a nutshell... brand new broken glasses , broken teeth, almost broken foot ( who knew you have to special order in crutches for little ones)  a may be deaf in one ear diagnosis...a definitely you infant will need to have glasses and patch like there brother and sister diagnosis...... added to an influx of mommy migraines...and the truck broke down........needless to say it all happened at once. Nothing we cant handle but would have preferred some breathing room in between....but who wouldn't.  And yes even though it is one nightmare after another and I grumble about it ...I still feel very blessed that it isn't worse.... There are so many that have so much worse to deal with in their lives.  Appreciate the little things in life ..no matter how insignificant they may seem to others. If they mean something to you that is all that matters!


And speaking of which....... to most around me (outside of the crafty world) it means nothing but to me its enough to brighten my day and find purpose and strength for the next day to come. I don't nearly enough time to spend doing this as I would love. But my kids come first....I will however say screw it to cleaning for a couple hours in order to take some needed "me time" I mean it is going to be a mess in a couple hours again anyway right... Recognition like this doesn't necessarily come with a "prize" other than my fabulous blinky.... BUT It means I am not crackpot crazy and that my work may actually be good ..... anyway  I MADE TOP 3 for the month of April over at Kit and Clowder.   It was for my Some Odd Girl Card " Puddle Hopping Tia"... this is actually the first Some Odd Girl Image I ever colored. In case you forgot here is my card....( the award blinky is to your right....) . And you may notice on this card  I have a new watermark.....YIPPPPEEEEEE the super talented Nikki designed one for me. You  can get your own by clicking on the watermark link on the right hand column  and contacting Nikki yourself.  In case its hard to see on the image I have posted a picture of it as well...Don't you just love my button tree!!!!! Also here is a link to my original post about my Some Odd Girl Card in case you missed out on the details on how I made it !   Happy Crafting ...I will be back with a Layout later...and stay tuned for some Crafty Candy giveaways coming soon.......

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