Photo inspiration over at Inky Impressions!

(Please scroll down for my exciting news in the below post!)

There's a new challenge over at Inky Impressions and this week it's a gorgeous photo to take inspiration from!  Here is my guest designer make for it...

I used Hazel Baking Cookies along with a cute little Stand Mixer charm.  And here is the photo - as you can see I took inspiration from the blue, white and touch of green...

I hope you can play along with us this week!  You can check out more gorgeous DT inspiration over at the blog here!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers
• Wags 'n Whiskers - red, white and blue
• Sweet Stampin' - use the colours in your national flag (red, white, blue)
• Papertake Weekly - all things girlie

Exciting news!

I've been dying to let this out of the bag for aaaaages and now I can tell you!  A few months ago I found Lil' Inker Designs and straight away fell in love with their cute stamps and dies - well they had a design team call as they have lots of plans in the pipeline for their 2 Cute Ink Line and was lucky enough to get on their Lil' Inker Designs Color Team!  So this week we are revealing the five new team members each day - and today is my day!

You can check out my reveal on the shop blog here!  But thought I'd show you my very first card using 2 Cute Ink Hamster Cupid...

Adorable image, huh?  I know he's a hamster but he could easily be a bear too, right?  I love him!  This is my wedding anniversary card to Steve but I couldn't show it to you on Monday until today!  As my regular visitors know, Steve doesn't appreciate my cardmaking, but he did love this!  Not too soppy, he said!  But still very sweet!  This cutie would be fab for any lovey dovey card, like Valentines, anniversary, engagement, wedding... And did I mention that the sentiment comes with it?  There are five matching sentiments in the set so there's something to match any lovey dovey occasion, lol!

And don't you love those stitched hearts?  These are from the Of The Heart dies set (which also comes with a matching die and sentiment stamp set here).  The papers are from the My Minds Eye Lime Twist Fly A Kite paper pad and I coloured him in with my Copic markers...

Hamster fur: E31, E33, E35, E37
Ears and cheeks: R20, E22
Hearts: R22, R27

You can check out the rest of the new Lil' Inker Designs Color Team here!  You will want to check out each new DT blog during the week as there's a prize along the hop this week. That's right! One of the 5 new team member's blogs is the secret prize blog...so leave a comment for each of the ladies this week to be sure you're in the running for the secret prize.... more on the actual prize as our week progresses!!

Thanks for visiting and I will be around to visit you all later today!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers
• The Kraft Outlet - weddings/anniversaries with kraft

 

Is that cake big enough for you?

Don't you just LOVE the new sweet theme of the All That Scraps July release?  I do!  Today we are reviewing the new Sugarplums and here is my make using C.C. Designs Sugarplums Cupcake Trevor Rubber Stamp...

So, the sentiments are from the new AmyR Stamps Sweet Sentiments set and inside I used the C.C. Designs Cutter Sweet Treats Die.  Just delicious!  I matched him up with My Minds Eye Lime Twist Happy go Lucky papers - which boy doesn't mind a little pink anyway?!!





You can check out more gorgeous Sugarplum DT inspiration over at the ATS blog here!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers
• St Luke's - for teenagers

Gnome place like gnome!

Hi everyone and a very happy Monday to you!  I'm in a romantic mood today as it is our 5th year wedding anniversary and 15 years in total together - whew!   Today is also my guest designer day over at Pixie Dust Studios and here is what I made...

I just adore this sweet image!  This is Gnome Playtime from the Gnome World collection and he's just perfect for a thinking of you or missing you theme.  I didn't need to add much to it so I simply heat embossed a wood grain stamp and added those sweet hearts (Of The Hearts by Lil' Inker Designs here).

I hope you have enjoyed my little bit of Pixie Dust Studios inspirations today - I will be back in two week's time with something else!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Crafts and me - stitching (stitched die hearts)
• Simon Says Stamp - fruity (peaches in the tree)
• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers
• Digi Makeover - digi dimension (I popped the whole image onto foam pads)

Inky Impressions DT blog hop!

Each month on the 15th Inky Impressions has an Inky filled Blog Hop featuring our fabulous Inkettes!  And me as a guest Inkette!  This month our Blog Hop theme is 'Summer Fun'!  And don't forget to comment along the way as you never know where a prize may be hiding!  You have up to 20 July to join in for a chance to win!

Okay, so here is my summer themed card...

Isn't she beautiful?  This is Gardening Lili along with the sweet Friendly Smile Sentiment.  I used Shabby Princess Promise digi papers with KaiserCraft lace.


You should arrived here from the lovely Lesa and you now need to hop off to the sweet Tonya!  If you need to need to start from the beginning, then start at the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog.

One lucky commenter on a hidden blog will win Winner's Choice of "Character" or "Animal" Stamp and a sampling of Inky Charms!

I am entering this into the following challenges:

• Penny Black and More at Allsorts monthly challenge - blooms
• Scrapbook Sisters - one stamp
• CRAFT - summer
• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers

  

I love you more than cupcakes

Well, I'm not sure that's true actually as I have a very sweet tooth!  Anyhoo, a very happy Saturday to you - I hope you have some fab things planned for the weekend.  As I'm one of the July/August guest designers for Inky Impressions, I'm here today to show my first guest designer make using Hazel Baking Cookies...

Isn't she beautiful?  The frilly apron and sweet bows are toooooo adorable!  I matched Hazel up with DCWV papers and my Martha Stewart doily border punch.  The sentiment is by My Favorite Things.


You can check out more gorgeous Inky Impressions inspiration over at the blog here.  I gotta go now - I have a busy busy weekend lined up!  Thanks for visiting and will be popping by to see you later!

 I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• Scrapbook Sisters - one stamp

  

SCRS 2nd Anniversary Hop!

It is Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 2nd Anniversary and (having been on the DT before) I've been invited to be a guest designer to help celebrate with a hop!  Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month - Birthday Cake Emily, Festive Rin, Party Time Oliver, and Your Highness Lucy.  They are ALL available in the store NOW!

There is an all-star lineup consisting of the current SCRS Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. If you happened here by chance, you are in the right place...the hop starts HERE -- please see the complete list below.

So, here is my make using Party Time Oliver...

The perfect image for a guy's birthday card!  And the two sentiments also comes with the image so no searching around for the perfect match!  And I used my Lil' Inker Designs bow die to match his bow - I was very pleased with that!

Now you will want to join the hop as we've hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release!  All you need to do is leave some love at every stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday to leave comments for a chance to win!  Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

 

 I am entering my card into the following challenges:

• St Luke's - for teenagers
• Cards For Men - birthday
• Totally Papercrafts - lots of layers