Are you ready for this treat....first you have to deal with the TRICK!!!!

So the trick this time around at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog  is that you must not use the Traditional Halloween Combo of Orange and Black. So I choose to take my inspiration from my paper. I used an older Halloween Stack by DCWV which fortunately  for me had some non traditional color combos.  So for this challenge I went with purple green and orange, and I wanted a simpler card something that would allow the focus to be on the Tiddly Ink Image.  I searched the Tiddly Ink Site and when I found this image in the Sugar and Spice Set  and knew exactly what to do. I modeled her after the Monster High Dolls that seem to have invaded my house.  

She is colored with Copic Markers and accented with Stickles glitter glue.  The papers are all from the Halloween DCWV stack, except for the white dotted cards stock (unknown make).  The accents are glitter covered dots and rainbow twine yarn. The saying is a cut up border phrase from one of the pages in the stack.  

Copics: C00, C02, C04, R20, R46, V01, V04, V06, V09, YG00, YG03, YG06, G07, YR04, YR07, YR68, C5

Stickles: Firefly, Orange Peel, Crystal, Purple

I  hope you have enjoyed this creation and that you hop on over to the Tiddly Ink Challenge Blog to play along yourself and see the other amazing Design Team Creations!

You are my sunshine....

Hi all welcome back! I know its only been a couple of days since the new release and baby hatching post , but hopefully you are not in post overload from me.  I want to address something quickly ... I know I promised a tutorial on that wonderful sparkly stuff last Tuesday. Well It was written up and set to post  went to check on the Friday to see your comments and discovered it has been the victim of GREMLINS!!!!!  So for those who were waiting I am so sorry ..now have to rewrite the post for you. SO hopefully next week after my little guy is better I can get it done for you. 

In the meantime I have a Fab Friday card for you. A couple weeks ago I was sitting inside because it was brutally cold out side ..everything was dark and miserable and all I could see that made me happy in that darkness was my Sunflowers!!! There were only a couple this year as it has been a cold dry summer, but they made me happy! I wanted to color and knew exactly who it would be .....

Tiddly Inks  Wryn- Sunny Day . Now sadly I don't have my color list for you.. but I will try and figure it out and add to this post later.  She is mounted on a card made of Graphic 45 French Country paper and Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Card stock.  I hope she brightens your days as much as she did mine!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and please make sure you check out my fellow Design Team members posts!  And make sure you share your work with us for a chance to win some wonderful prizes!!!

Only 78 Days till Christmas........Where did Summer go??????

Wow the summer went so fast and it seems like Fall is disappearing to ..I mean we already had snow a month ago but it just seems to be getting colder and colder!! That can mean only one thing ...Christmas is coming!!!!!   So to celebrate the changing season we have a wonderful new release over at Tiddly Inks Stamps!!! These three wonderful images I just wish I had time to create something with each of them this weekend, but I got busy with some birthday celebrations. So I decided to play with the adorable Christmas Cutie -Emma first.  

 

I went simpler for this card focusing on the coloring of the image the most. I wanted to do something different so I went with a green hair color added some freckles and even did a bit of a background on the image.  She is printed on Curious Mettalics Cryogen White paper and colored with Copics using Derwent Watercolor pencils for the background. Paper is Carta Bella "so this is Christmas". Adorned with some stickles covered brads and Prima lace medallion. Then accented with puff paints, Diamond Stickles, and Glossy Accents. 

Copics Used: E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, E15, E29, E37, E35, E42, E33,  C3, C5, C6, V12, V15, V17, Y35, Y32, YR04, YR07, Y38, R43, R46, R59, B01, B06, B04, G28, G40, G46

I hope you all stop by the Tiddly Inks Blog and check out the creations by my fellow designers featuring these three new stamps!

Time to hatch Brennan!!!!!!

Well the first post of today is dedicated to something very special! We are here today to celebrate the soon to come birth of Brennan, whose mom is our dear fellow Tiddly Inks team member Melissa. Melissa has been on the Tiddly Inks team since close to the beginning and although she has had to take some time off to deliver Brennan, we want her to know she is missed and that we are excited Brennan is going to be here REAL SOON (hear that Brennan). Please join us in celebrating this happy occasion by hopping along...or even better, by linking your own card to say hi to Melissa.

My card is shown below but if you want to see some more delightful cards, all the details for the blog hop can be found on Tiddlyinks Challenge blog and there is a LINKY tool for you to add your card there as well. We kept this blog hop simple....all the links will open in a new window from Christy's blog.

Come on over to the Tiddly Ink Challenge blog to celebrate this happy birth and please join in with your own card. There will be a random winner selected from those who link their own card."


Now as for card details I used Tiddly Inks Treasured Friend printed on Curious Metallics Cryogen White paper. Colored with: Copics for the main image and Derwent Watercolor pencils for the faint background shading.

Copics used: C3,C5, BG10 ,BG34 ,BG09, YR12, YR04, YR07, YG03, YG07, G07

The image and papers were highlighted using Stickles Glitter glue in Orange Peel, Firefly and Frosted Lace,

The papers used were My Minds Eye Twinkle Twinkle Little Boy and Bazzil Basic's "Candy Bar".  The Twinkle paper is special to me because I made the first layout for my youngest son out of it.


I hope Melissa and the rest of you enjoy my card!  And Melissa I hope you get to meet your little man very soon!!!!!  Wishing you a safe, QUICK  and soon delivery!!!!!!  TIME TO HATCH BRENNAN the world is waiting to meet you!

Twinkle Time!

Well its Tuesday so that means another Tiddly Inks Challenge!!!! This weeks challenge is Make it Sparkle!!!  So sit down relax with your cup of tea or coffee and enjoy, then make sure you play along with us and link up your own creation! I love seeing everyone's interpretation of the challenge and visiting your blogs! (PS if you posted a item for the last challenge I will be visiting soon its just a wee bit crazy in the Malaka household these last couple weeks!) Make sure you read the whole post because there are a few surprises in it for you!!!!!!


Ok first up ....my interpretation of "Make it Sparkly.  I had just received my new pad of Graphic 45 An Eerie Tale and new exactly which stamp I wanted to use with this ...Spell on Ya  She is a steal over at Tiddly Inks for only $1 and just in time for Halloween!!!!  Since I knew which papers I was using I just had to find some matching colors to color her with.

Here she is :

Ink:

Copic Sketch: E000,E00,E04,E11,E21, E31,E33,E35,E37,V01,V04,V06,V09,Y03,YG06,G07,YR23,YR27,C2,C4,C6,C8,C10,100

Paper: 

Graphic 45 Happy Hauntings, Tim Holtz Distress Card stock in Black Soot, Curious Metallics Cryogen White Card stock (image )

Embellishments: 

I am Roses flowers (custom dyed), vintage lace scrap, Jolee's Boutique Adhesive embellishments, Wild Orchid Spiral Stamen, Small Hot Fix Rhinestones

Mediums:

Liquidtex Iridescent Medium, Diamond Stickles

NOW for the 2nd PAWESOME part of my post ( and first surprise)....NEW IMAGE RELEASE TIME!!!!!!!! I have made a card featuring Annabelle Puppy Love but there are 3 more equally adorable new release images. To get them all just click  HERE

Here are the other new images this week...are they not adorable!!!

 Now for the Third part of my post and the second surprise..... SECRET TIME!!!!! Ok Im going to spill the beans on this wonderful new product I got to try ....now it may not be new to market but its new to me and my LSS  ( The Inked Stamper) This is like having a giant bottle of subtle glitter that goes on anything and mixes with just about everything!!!  I used is on my witch and on Annabelle in the 2 cards above.   Stay tuned tomorrow when I will go into further detail about this awesome product!!!!

Let's take a little journey....

In this weeks quick post for Fab Friday were taking a little Journey to the Far East with Chi ! She is a steal over at Tiddly Ink Stamps for only $1.50!  Make sure you check out all of the wonderful creations over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog!  

Chic is printed on my favorite Curious Mettalics Cryogen White cardstock...I love how this paper sparkles!!!  She is  colored with Copic Sketch Markers. 

Colors used:

Skin: E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Hair: C3, C5, BV29, 100

Dress/Hair Band: B45, B95, B99

Scarf:  R35, R37, R59

Sticks: YR31, YR23

The paper and "laterns" are all from Graphic 45's Birdsong Paper line. The trim and metal embellishments are by Prima Marketing.  Glitter of course is provided by Stickles Diamond glitter. I hope you enjoy and see you soon! I promise longer posts will be coming as soon as this family craziness settles! Happy Crafting!

Do you believe in Fairies?

So this week at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog we ask....Do you believe in fairies???  Who couldn't love them  right? Which Tiddly Ink Fairy is your favorite??  I know I had the hardest time choosing just one to work with this week...trust me you will see a few more in the future...but for now I chose to use one I had not worked with before. So introducing (if you have not met her before)  Sugar Plum Fairy!   She is colored with Copics on Curious Metallics Cryogen White card stock using a Kodak printer. The image is mounted on a simple layer card using BoBunny Enchanted Garden 6 inch Paper pad  and violet shade card stock. Its accented with some BoBunny Enchanted Garden buttons, lace scraps, and paper accents cut out of the paper pad.  The layers are all trimmed with Peacock Feather Distress ink and Diamond Stickles.  The small circles are accented with glossy accents. 

Copics:  Skin: E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20

Hair: E31 ,E33, E35, E37, W3

Dress/Wings: BV02, BV04, BV08, BV11, BV13, BV17

Crown: Y11, Y15, BV11, BV13, BV17

and then her dress and wings are accented with Diamond Stickles.

So do you believe in fairies? What do you think of my Sugar Plum Fairy? Make sure you leave a comment because I love hearing from you! And don't forget to check out her fairy friends created by my fellow design team members over at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog!  Happy crafting everyone!