Inky Impressions - Challenge 11

This week's challenge on the Inky Impressions challenge blog is

Paper Piecing

Here is my card

I have used of course a cute Inky Impression stamp called Angelica's Bunny Hugs available from the Inky Impressions shop. She has been coloured with promarkers and layered onto the same papers and a peach bazill cs. The papers are My Mind's Eye and they have also been layered onto the peach bazill cs. The blooms, ribbon and charm are from my stash.

If you would like to join in with the challenge but don't have any II stamps then Nicole has put a digi stamp up on the site for you to use, you can find it here.

The DT girls have made some gorgeous cards for the challenge. If you pop on over to the Inky Impressions challenge blog you can get all the details and take a look at the DT's cards too.

New stamps from Alota

Hello

Today I'd love to show a card I made with some of the new Alota stamps. Helene has so many new stamps up on the Alota website now and most are my favourite ones , the bugs!!

Here is my Halloween card, I know you're thinking yeah but Halloween is ages away yet but just think how much the kid's summer holiday has flown by!!!! Before you know it , it will be Xmas!

So enough waffle here is my card.

I have used Pumpkin Treat House as my main image and Masked Bug for the little embellie at the top left. They have both been coloured with promarkers and a little bit of clear star pen for added sparkle. The bug has been adhered with a 3D pad. The papers are from SU and are called Pumpkin something, sorry I forgot. They have been layered onto purple bazill bling cs. All the embellies are from my stash.

Watch out for another card soon using another new Alota image , this time a Christmas one.

Time Out

Hello

I am just doing this post to tell you that I will be taking some time out . Last week wasn't part of the plan but I had a flare up because of my Rhuematoid Arthritis.
I have decided to take time out from the challenge blog DTs that I am on. I will still be scheduling posts for the company DTs that I am. Ie: Inky Impressions and Alota. Nikki, Debbie and Caz have kindly said I can come back in late September , early October. Thanks guys x
The reason being is that I am going to be so busy. We have just been informed of our moving date (at last!)which is in two weeks time! We actually get the keys and move into the new house on the 2nd September , the kid's first day back at their new school, nightmare! My mum is then coming over to visit on the 8th September and then we have to get our eldest daughter to the UK to settle her into her new University. As well as sorting out travelling arrangements for our eldest son to get to his school and board during the week.
So I decided the best thing to do was take a time out.

Hope you all have a good rest of the summer holidays and everything goes well with your children going back to school. I will see you again late September , early October. But don't forget to look out for my DT cards which will be scheduled.
xxxx

Cute Card Thursday

This week's challenge on the Cute Card Thursday blog is a colour challenge and it is

Tealy Good

Use teal and red

Here is my card

I have used one of the fab Maurie J Manning (Mo) images you can find her blog here called Mo's Digital Pencil too. This image is called Bella and Bronte and is available from Etsy here. I've coloured the image with promarkers. All the papers and embellies are from this months Sarah's cardmaking kit.

We have a great prize this week too. Kathe is offering up a stamp set from the Angel Company. A pic is on the CCT blog.

The DT girls have made some fab tealy good projects, why not go on over and take a peek? You can find all the details here.

Inky Impressions Quality Stamps

I just wanted to do a post to let you know about the good quality of Inky Impression stamps. I have posted about them on my blog and shown you cards but of course being online you don't get to see what kind of quality a stamp is. Well Inky Impressions are of a brilliant quality,EZ mounted, really deeply etched and made of red rubber.

I've taken a few pics for you so you can see.

This is how they come to you.

The stamp is on EZ mount, which gives you a clear impression every time.

The stamp is on a laminated card so it sticks to it and gives you an easy way to store it.

On the reverse side of the card you will find a full coloured image of your chosen stamp. Great idea when you get stuck for colouring choices.

All this then comes to you in a little zip plastic bag with a hole in the top for hanging.

You can find the Inky Impression stamps here.

Yay!!!

Fantastic news for me today I made it on the 2nd Inky Impressions DT.Congratulations to all the other girls who were chosen. I am so glad I made it as these stamps are just too cute. Nicole is such a great "boss" and all the DT are so friendly and fun to work with. You can see the results here.

Okay so today is Wednesday and that means Inky Impressions Challenge day. This week it was a colour challenge.


Certainly celery, baja breeze, chocolate chip and pixie pink....... but you can use colours closest to these if you don't have them.

So here is my card


The image is of course the adorable Inky Impressions LiLi and is called LiLi's birthday cake. She has been coloured with promarkers. I have used all SU papers and ribbons and flowers from my stash.

The Inspirational Inkettes have made some gorgeous challenge cards and you can see them here on the Inky Impressions challenge blog.
Why not join in with us, we'd all love to see your cards?

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

This week's challenge on the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge blog is

Floral Fantasy

Here is my card

I have used an Inky Impression stamp for this one called LiLi's secret. I have used a combination of paper piecing and colouring with promarkers for her. The papers are all from a Basic Grey pad called Scarlett's letters.The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions. Everything else is from my stash.

The DT girls have done a fab job this week, lots of lovely floral cards. As has Fran our GD.

Our sponsor this week is Belles 'n Whistles.Summer has offered up a gorgeous stamp called Lil' Miss Poppy.

To see the prize and the DT's work just go over to the blog you can find it here.

Inky Impressions 2nd Design Team Call

I have enjoyed being on the 1st Inky Impressions Design Team so much that I have decided to have a go at the 2nd DT too. Nicole (the owner) and the DT are all such a great bunch of girls that I'd love to work with them again. So here are my two projects to apply for the team.

My first is a card that I made with one of my new stamps. This stamp is called Angelica's Bunny Hugs.


I have coloured her with promarkers and a little bit of clear star pen. I then layered her onto some blue bazill cs. The papers are from DCWV pad and it is called Summer stack. I have stitched around the papers with pink thread in a zigzag stitch. The blooms, pearls, ribbon and charm are all from my stash.

My second project is one I made a while back but I was really pleased how it turned out as acetate is quite tricky to use sometimes.





It's a little treat box. You can see what is in the box as the middle is acetate. I used LiLi's chicks for this one. Again she has been coloured with promarkers and I have cut her out leaving a little border. All the papers and card are from Stampin Up.

So there are my two projects. Good luck to all who have entered. x

Cute Card Thursday

A nice Summery theme for the A Cute Card Thursday challenge this week and it is

Let's Get Fruity

Here is my card

I have used an image by our prize sponsor today,Digital Delights. The image is called "Birthday Ridley". I've coloured it in with promarkers and a little sakura glaze and clear star pens. The papers are all from a DCWV Summer pad. I cut out the fruit embellies from one of the papers and added a brad to the middles. The papers have been layered onto an orange bazill cs.

So one lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate to spend at the Digital Delights online shop.

All details are here on the CCT blog.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

This week the A Spoon Full Of Sugar challenge is a sketch by Caryn.


And here is my card using the sketch


I have used one of my new Inky Impression stamps and she is called LiLi's Secret.I have stamped her onto a nestie circle and coloured her with promarkers. I also used a red sakura pen to colour in her tiny nails and ear rings. I then sponge inked around the circle with a brown distress ink. I then layered the circle onto a scalloped circle made with blue bazill and my cricut. The papers are from a pad by Papermania. I have stitched around the papers with a pink thread and a zigzag stitch. The sentiment is also from Inky Impressions and you can find it here.The flower, charm, ribbon and brads are all from my stash.

Our sponsor this week is one of our fab DT and that is Nikki. She has a great online shop and has donated a cute Santa stamp and some gorgeous charms. Pic is on the ASOS blog.

Happy Birthday Tonya

Today is my Inky Impressions team mate Tonya's birthday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONYA!!

I hope you have a great day with lots of pressies.

I made Tonya a card using this week's sketch challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Hope you like it Tonya.

Here is the sketch

And here is my card

Of course the images are from Inky Impressions, they are called LiLi chicks and Angelica's heart socks. They have been coloured with promarkers. The papers are all from a digikit called Sweet Springtime. I have layered the papers onto a light green bazill. The ribbon, blooms and swirl are all from my stash.

Cute Card Thursday

First day of the summer holidays for me, wonder how much I'll get done now???
So onto this week's Cute Card Thursday challenge and the theme is

Eye Eye

We would like to see some eyelets on your project.

The image is from Whippersnapper, isn't it cute? I've coloured them with promarkers and a little bit of highlighting with a white pen. I cut them out leaving a bit of a border and then adhered them with 3D pads. The papers are from a digikit and are by Nitwit Collections. This kit is called "Tailwags". I have layered the papers onto brown Bazill bling cs. Blooms and brads are from my stash.

This week the prize is a £10 voucher donated by Elaine of Quixotic Paperie to spend in her online shop. You can see all the goodies here.

Inky Impressions DT 2

Just wanted to give you an update on the Inky Impressions DT call 2. All the details are on the Inky Impressions Challenge blog here.

But there has now been a change on how to enter. Due to time constrictions you now don't have to send in a card using the colour challenge.

Here is what Nicole says....

(Due to time restraints we are no longer requiring you to follow the color challenge previously given (Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate, Kiwi Kiss and Blue Bayou). For those of you who have already posted your entries using the color challenge, we truly appreciate your added effort.)

To enter the Inky Impressions DT call…..create a post on your blog with the title Inky Impressions 2nd Design Team Call and include one of your favorite cards and one of your favorite projects, using images that require coloring. Your coloring ability is very important.

As I said all the important stuff is on the challenge blog.

Good luck!!!

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge

This week's theme for the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge is

Life's a Beach

Here is my ATC

I stamped the Magnolia image onto a blank ATC and then coloured her with promarkers. I then sponged inked around her using a turquoise ink for the bottom to make the sea and a blue ink to make the sky. The sentiment is made with a tape writer and the little jelly stickers are from my stash.

The DT have made some great little beach ATCs and you can see them all on the blog here.

A Spoon Full Of Sugar

This week's theme is

Swirls

Here's my swirly card

I've used a new Alota stamp for this card and it is called Cindy Bug and you can find it here on the Alota website.I have coloured it with promarkers and a little clear star sakura pen. The papers and blooms are from this month's Sarah's cardmaking kit, which unfortunately is stopping this month. Such a shame!

We have a very generous prize this week.


Our sponsor this week is Tracy from Squiggle Stamps. Squiggle Stamps are new stamp company - launched June 2009. Their premiere collection of general occasion images are available now with the arrival of the very cute Oscar & Daisy due very soon! All stamps are untrimmed red rubber - giving you the option to attach to a mounting cushion or simply re-trim and attach to an acrylic block using adhesive.

As well as the two cute Daisy stamps Tracy is very generously giving the lucky winner a selection of 6x6 MM Abby papers, pebble stickers, assorted ribbon, trimming, flowers & gems. Thank you Tracy for this awesome prize!




And a gorgeous card from our new GD and that is Julie.

Hope you all have a good week.x