Sandywatch and Halloween

I am sitting home waiting for Hurricane Sandy to make landfall.  I am using all the electricity I can before the inevitable power outages come rolling in.  3 brown outs so far.  I figured a Twilight marathon would be fitting for Halloween.   Here is my Twilight inspired  Halloween card.  Hope everyone is safe and wishing you all a Happy Halloween!

  

Stamps: Tiddly Inks
Paper: Echo Park
Copics: V12 V15 V17 R81 BV01 Y13 E27 E0000 E000 E30 E31 E37

Blog Candy and Vampires...Oh My!

Happy Weekend everyone! So glad it is finally here.

First, I would like to say thank you to everyone for their lovely comments and welcome to all my new followers and visitors too! I have had over 800 visits to my blog this week and that means so much to me!


Without further ado...the winner of the blog candy is....

Tina who said...
Wow! Sorry to hear about all the mix up, but thank you so much for sharing with us ;) My fingers crossed

Congratulations Tina! Please email me at michellena317@comcast dot net with your address and I will send your candy out on Monday.

Has anyone else been bitten with this whole Vampire craze? I am currently reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels... (The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris). I can't seem to get enough vamps.. Twillight and the Vampire Diaries... now I am reading all the different books... Morganville Vampires, My Blood Approves, House of Night...etc. Anyone know of any other good ones I should be reading? In the meantime, now I can make cards with them too...


Have you seen the cool new Vampire themed digi stamps from Tiddly Inks? I just ordered some and can't wait to print them up and color them. You can see the whole release here on the Tiddly Inks blog.

Image belongs to Tiddly Inks.


Finally, I want to share an update on last weeks crafty goals.

1) Figure out how to thread a bobbin so I can use my Sew Mini again- DID IT!!!
2) Try airbrushing clouds with my Copics (Sort of DID IT! Did some sponging with masked clouds...came out really well. Will share tomorrow.)
3) Make ribbon flowers out of Glubers (DIDN'T EVEN DO IT!)

4) Read my Shadows & Shading book by Marianne Walker (DID HALF OF IT!)


So this weeks Craft Goals are:
1) Ribbon flowers from Glubers
2) Finish reading Shadows and Shading
3) Sewing on Cards

WOYWW 96

My desk is not too messy only a few stamps left out that need to be cleaned!

I decided to play along with Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday this week. I hope you like my card and what's on my desk....I actually made a card this week. Woo Hoo! I am on a roll.

It is a birthday card for my manager's birthday on Friday. I made this cardbase about a year ago when I first got my Janome Sew Mini Sewing Machine.... I was cleaning up a bit over the weekend and found this and a few other cardbases so I decided to use it. I thought the colors were dark enough that I could use it for a card for a man. I hope he likes it! While making my card, I learned a little something that I never noticed before. Distress ink does not play nicely with my clear stamps! I must have tried stamping the sentiment 4 times before I realized it was the ink and not me or the stamp. I finally tried again with Memento ink and got a perfectly clear image.

Stamps: Tiddly Inks digi, Inkadinkadoo Cardstock and Paper: Stampin' Up Crushed Curry, PTI Stampers Select White, Paper and random yellow cardstock from stash... Ink and Accessories: Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Memento Rich Cocoa dew drop, Janome Sew Mini, Making Memories Buttons, Martha Stewart Foam Dots, Ric Rac and rhinestone from stash, Copics: BG000, BG05, BG07, E40-E43, E50-E53, Y000, Y13, Y15

Muah!

It's wednesday and I forgot to take a picture of what is on my workdesk...ah nuts... maybe later. Even better, I actually have a finished card to show you. My card today is based on Mojo Monday sketch # 160. I have had this image colored up for a while but I wasn't very happy with how her dress looked. After seeing Elaine's tutorial over at Color Me Copic for challenge # 6 -coloring clothing with copics, I decided to go back in and work on the folds of her dress a bit more and I like this finished product topped off with the Smooch Illuminate pearlized accent much better. Once I got my card together it still wasn't complete. I ransacked my stamp collection searching and searching for just the right sentiment and then I came across this one..."Muah" just went perfect with this image!

Recipe: Kiss Me digi stamp by Tiddly Inks Sentiment from Summer Fun by Amy R Stamps, PTI Stampers Select White and Lavender Moon Cardstock, SU! Chocolate Chip Cardstock, Heidi Grace Designs patterned paper, Want to Scrap Pearls, PTI Lavender Moon Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Tim Holtz Alterations On the Edge Brackets die, Nestabilities Jumbo Scallop Petite Borderabilities die, Smooch Illuminate
Copics: Y21 Y23 YR21 YR23 E0000 E000 E00 E95 RV000 RV91 RV93 RV95 YG03 YG13 B60

Happy Birthday Marle!

Today is my BFF Marle's Birthday! I can't believe I have been around for almost 20 of her birthdays so far! Feels like we were 13 just yesterday!

Recipe: Stamps- Fairy Fae Digi by Tiddly Inks, Amy R Stamps Summer Fun Sentiments, Paper -Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice, PTI Vintage Cream Cardstock, Ink- Angel Pink Memento Ink, Making Memories Trim, Nesties Labels 8, Prima Flowers, Pearls, Diamond Stickles, Copics: BG0000, T0000, R81, R83, YG03, YG63, E50, E53, E97, E0000, E000, E00, R01

Butterfly Chi

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a good weekend. I had a very relaxing weekend...however I think I have pulled a few underused muscles last night. I decided to start working out and eating healthy...yes again..lol! I am trying not to restrict anything per se...just limit the junk and increase the healthy fruits, nuts, veggies, fish... water. So, I thought in addition to my new healthy meal plan, a great inexpensive cardiovascular excercise would be jumping rope. I figured, hey... I used to jump rope all the time as a kid and jumping up and down definitely counts as excercise. Well apparently it is not as easy as I remember. I have never felt so hot, sweaty, or out of breath in my life! And that was only after 5- 7 minutes. I can't even tell you how many times I got tangled in the rope too! Anyway... I will keep at it and hopefully with some practice I will improve.

Above is a quick card I made last night after the jump rope disaster.


Recipe: Chi digi by Tiddly Inks, sentiment by PTI, various pink cardstock Reflections, Martha Steward Daisy edge punch, Studio G die cut card base, (I am not sure what the patterned paper is...but it is a loose sheet from Michael's), Want2Scrap pearls, Jenni Bowlan stick pins, handmade rolled flowers from scrap paper, making memories animal crackers sticker, memento tuxedo black and rose bud markers, Copics: 100 C9 C7 C5 C3 C1- hair, E30 E31 E33 E95 - face, R81 R83 R85- dress

Going Swimming during an Eclipse

Well it is officially at heat wave...it was over 100 degrees today. Thank goodness I went to see Eclipse and was able to beat the heat by doing some card making...but I kinda wish I had gone swimming. Since I don't have a pool...this card was the next best thing. I decided to play along with the Sketch Saturday challenge this week...

Recipe: Going Swimming digi by Tiddly Inks, Sun digi by Tiffany's Doodles, Amy R Stamps Summer Sentiments, CC Designs Copic Quality Cardstock, Tangelo Memento Ink, DCWV Safari and Glitter Cardstock, Coredinations Cardstock, Damask Tim Holtz Texture Fade, Petaloo Dazzlers, Copics: Y32 Y35 Y38, R30 R32 R43, YR00 YR12 YR15, Y21 Y23 YR21 YR23, BG0000 BG34, E000 E00 E93

By the way if you are not a Twihard and are on the fence as to whether or not to see Eclipse...definitely go. My best friend went with me and she has not read the books or seen all the other movies...and she LOVED it!!! Her exact words were..."When do we get to see the next one!" LOL!

Get Well Soon

Here is a get well soon card I made for my Mommy's best friend's husband. He is not feeling well so I thought he could use some TLC from Doctor Annie!

So far day one of my 5 day Independence weekend is off to a great start. The weather here is gorgeous and I just enjoyed the best raspberries ever! Thank god for whoever invented fat free cool whip!

The clouds in the sky are so perfect don't they almost look fake? I looked like a total tourist outside of AC Moore snapping pictures of the sky... oh well I think it is pretty and I am NEVER outside ...so I was enjoying it. I was so shocked at all the great stuff at AC... they redid their scrapbooking section...they had all the new Tim Hotlz Sixxiz stuff, Nesties, really awesome glitter cardstock...which I talked myself out of buying. I actually somehow only spend $11 mostly on Prima Say It In Pearls and Me and My Big Ideas Ellen collection paper which should have been $15 but rang up as $5...I wasn't complaining. I also got try this new This to That adhesive runner to try. It took me about 2 hours of walking around the store and window shopping picking things up and putting them back, but in the end I was a good girl.

Enjoy your 4th of July weekend!!! Recipe: Doctor Annie digi by Tiddly Inks, digi sentiment by MelJen's designs, PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock, Making Memories patterned paper and silver hardware, Core'dinations cardstock, Nestabilities Labels 8, SU! grosgrain so saffron ribbon, Memento ink (sponged), Reflections pearls, Smooch Illuminate, Copics:0, E35, E33, E31, E34, E37, E57, E50, E95 E02 E53 Y21, Y06, Y00, C1, C3

Tiddly Birthday

Happy Friday on a Thursday! I am so looking forward to the 4th of July and a 5 day weekend. Lots of rest and relaxation planned for me. Here is a quick birthday card I threw together the other day. No recipient in mind...just thought this bugg by Christy Croll was too cute.
Recipe: Joy Bugg digi by Tiddly Inks, PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock, SU! Almost Amethyst Cardstock, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue paper and tag and rhinestones, Prima butterfly pearls, May Arts Ribbon, Bow Easy, Tim Holtz Texture Fades Regal Flourish, Core'dinations Cardstock, Smooch Illuminate, Corner Rounder, Copics- E33 E35 E37 E00 E000 V17 V15 V12 V01 R20 BG0000 BG000 YR23 YR31 YG03

Happy Birthday EBay

Happy Wednesday! Today is my friend Erin's birthday. Here is a quick card I made for her. I made a red velvet cake for her too ...with lots of candles for the cake ;0)

Recipe: Happy Bugg digi set by Tiddly Inks, PTI Pink Shimmer Cardstock, PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock, PTI patterned paper, SU! River Rock cardstock, May Arts Ribbon, Boweasy, SU! Wide Oval Punch, circle punch, Nesties Labels One, Diamond Stickles, Copics: B60 BV20, R00, E93, E11, E13, E15, E000, BV02 BV01, BV31, E44, E47, E49, BG0000, BG000, RV00, RV02, RV21,

Playing Dress Up

When I saw this little digi... I immediately thought of me as a kid playing in my parents' closet and dressing up in my dad's clothes. I was definitely a Daddy's Girl! I thought this would make a perfect father's day card.

The Post It Paper didn't take the Distress Ink as well as I would like... I think I need to try a quicker drying formula for this paper. But it was great to not have to apply any adhesive to those layers. Makes making a quick card...very simple.

I think this Copic combo E70 E71 E74 E77 is my new favorite brown...it reminds me of a cross between Close to Cocoa and Soft Suede...

Recipe: Daddy's Girl digi by Tiddly Inks, SU! Sentiments, Post It Craft Paper in Earthtones, Basic Grey Cappella patterned paper, PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock, Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap Distress Ink, Want To Scrap pearls, Copics: R32 R35 E13 E21 E35 E77 E74 E71 E70 BG49 BG45 B01 E41 E42

Happy Friday on a Thursday!

I know it is Thursday...but it feels like my Friday as I have the day off tomorrow so that I can go to Scrapbook Expo in Somerset NJ! YEA!!!! A whole expo center full of vendors that sell all sorts of great crafty things. I am going to go into shopaholic overdose. I plan to get there early and wear comfy shoes...lol! I am going to do every make and take they've got to make up for the last couple of years that I got there late and it was so crowded that there was little left to make or buy. So since today is my Friday...and I probably will not get to post tomorrow...here is a card for you. I made this for my best friend's niece Dorothy for her birthday coming up in two weeks... she will be 6. I thought this cutie looked just like her with the curls...so cute!

Recipe: Cheery Q digi by Tiddly Inks, American Crafts and Chatterbox patterned paper, PTI Stampers Select White and Dark Chocolate cardstock, Basic Grey opaline half back pearls, SU! Modern Label Punch, Copics: RV10 R81 R83 R85 B41 B45 B37 E35 E25 E29 E55 E35 E37 E000 E00 E21 R20

PS- Have you seen Pink Cat Studio's new butterfly digis? I just had to buy the entire release b/c I love me some butterflies....ugh I had just put myself on a digi diet too! Oh well they were too cute to resist. Their design team made the most beautiful samples with these digis... Check them out over on the PCS blog if you would like.

A Bo Kinda Birthday!

I made a card, I made a card! Yea! I was so lazy this weekend and hadn't made anything. I had started this card last week...but it looked unfinished to me. Finally I decided to do the little photocorner thingies and viola! A finished card. And I put a strip of patterned paper on the envelope to match, too!

This card is for my Dad...it is his 60th Bday on Thursday. I tried to make it as manly as possible.... and yes I used those free American Crafts Metropolitan papers again...I went by Michael's and snagged another bunch of them for free from the clearance section on Friday. This is the last card for a while with these colors, I promise I will make something totally different!!! I will, I swear!


Recipe: Bo digi stamp from Tiddly Inks, American Crafts Patterned and Glitter Paper, PTI Hawaiian Shores and Stampers Select White Cardstock, SU! Photocorners punch, Modge Podge Gloss Luster glue, Pea Sara's Script computer font, Copic Markers- G20 G82 G24 E40 E42 E21 E23 E25 BG11 BG13 BG23 BG15 BG49

Lighthouse Scenery

I had a blast this weekend for National Scrapbooking Day! While I didn't scrap anything... I did use the day as an excuse to take a walk around Michael's.... I did manage to pick up some scrapbooking supplies for the book I need to make for a briday shower. They were in the process of revamping all the shelves at the store so they had a ton of great stuff on clearance. I got the cutest Making Memories Spring Trims for .99 and they have this cute American Crafts Paper marked down to .27 cents a sheet....well when I got to the register it rang up at .01 cents so you know what that means.... it was FREE!!! That's right it was headed for the trash bin so they gave it to me for free. Needless to say I was tickled pink.

I made a bunch of cards out of those goodies and did some experimenting. I have finally found a blue copic combo that I like B41, B45, B37. Plus I made my first custom copic color- E23...E21+ E25. I will post a tutorial on how I did that sometime this week.

This card is one that my mother wanted to give to a friend that is missing someone they have not spoken to for years. She is a fan of my cards and wanted one so they could to write to this person. I really hope this card helps them reconnect.



Recipe: Light House digi by Tiddly Inks, PTI Filable Frames #3 stamp set and die, American Crafts Metropolitain Sushi Bar and High Rise designer paper, PTI Stampers Select White and Hawaiian Shores cardstock, Making Memories Spring trim, Reflections pearls, Copics: G20, G24, G82, B41, B45, B37, E31, E33, E34, E42, C00, C1, C3

Fun With New Toys!

So the other day I let you guys in on a little secret- I feel like I have lost my mojo. I have at this moment in time 10 cards that I need to make (either requests or Mother's Day I need to send). I still have not done one card that I need to do...but last night I opened up my box that arrived from PTI and I actually did a little playing. Inside my magic box of tricks was cardstock in my favorite colors- pinks and purples...and their new release designer paper- Dotty Biscotti...yes you guessed it ...it is polkadot paper... plus this fabulous leaf ribbon that I decided to order on a whim. I decided to color up this new digi set I got from Tiddly Inks called Bloom Q. I played with my new Smooch Illuminate paint, and I finally opened my new Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch. I used my new Tim Hotlz Alterations Baroque die too! The flowers I picked for this card didn't really match the papers so I colored over them with my Copic RV10 and V91 markers.

The only thing I am not crazy about on this card is that the Smooch made my digi lines run a bit...that is the gray you may see on the flower. Live and Learn....now I know not to color over printed lines with Smooch.

You have until 8pm ET tonight to enter to win the blog candy. I will post the winner tomorrow!



Recipe: BloomQ Digi by Tiddly Inks, PTI Plum Pudding Lavender Moon Sweet Blush Kraft Stampers Select White and Dotty Biscotti cardstocks and paper, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch, SU! Wide Oval and Scallop Oval Punches, PTI Leaf Ribbon, Prima French White Flowers, Tim Holtz Alterations Baroque die, Smooch Illuminate, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Copic Markers- Skin: E000 E00 E21 Clothes/Flower: R20 RV32 RV23 RV21 R21 RV21 RV10 Y23 Y32 Y35 Hair:Y21 Y23 E35

Happy Earth Day and 20 followers celebration!

Happy Earth Day everyone! I made a quick card in honor of Earth Day. I couldn't resist using this sentiment from Whimsie Doodles- Save Earth it's the only planet with Chocolate!

Yay! We have reached 20 followers and you know what that means....BLOG CANDY!!! I will post a picture of the candy tomorrow and you will be able to comment on that post to win. I will select a random winner from the comments but you must be a follower of this blog. I will do the drawing on April 25th! (So far the candy will include... A black memento dew drop ink pad, 3 copic markers, 5 prismacolor colored pencils, tortillions, a stamp set, a scrapbooking kit, misc...embellishments, some Tim Holtz Alterations die cuts, and cardstock)...

Recipe: Digi stamp by Tiddly Inks, Sentiment digi from Whimsie Doodles, Heidi Grace designer paper, SU! Certainly Celery cardstock, Memento Pear Tart Dew Drop Ink, Kaisercraft lush pearls, Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and paper stumps.