Inky Impressions Challenge

Happy Friday to you! We have another challenge for you over at Inky Impressions Challenges.  Our challenge is to add flowers to our card/project.  Here's what I came up with:

I made a pumpkin basket using my spellbinder oval dies. I thought it would serve as a cute little treat basket for someone. Isn't it darling?  Love this Inky image using sweet Lili with Pumpkin that I picked up from the Inky Impressions store.

I will enter this project at the following challenges:

The Crazy Challenge - Halloween
Stamp With Fun - Halloween
A Spoonful of Sugar - Boo


Well, this marks my last DT project for Inky.  I've been with them for about a year now and have really enjoyed working with these beautiful stamps. I've worked with so many talented and lovely ladies on this team and have learned so much and made some wonderful friends there. Thanks so much to Nicole and Crystal for giving me my first DT experience!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Inky Impressions Challenges - Anything Goes

I love "anything goes" challenges and over at Inky Impressions Challenges this week, that is exactly what our challenge is. So today I used Inky's new image called Nickie - the Sweet Witch.

Oh she is sweet isn't she!? Here is a closeup pic:

I used K & Co. papers, that fun bat charm is from Inky Impressions, and the ribbon/gems/and flying bats are from my stash.  I used a spellbinder scallop die and tried to color it with copics and distress inks to make it look like the moon.  I think it worked out, what do you think?

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges - sketch
Stampin for the Weekend - autumn inspiration
Pollycrafts Monday Challenges - anything goes


This challenge will run for two weeks,  players have until noon eastern time October 21st for a chance to be inked by the inkettes.  I hope you can join us over at Inky Impressions challenges. I'll be looking for you!! ;)

Crazy 4 Challenges #57

Happy Saturday! Silke Ledlow is our host this month at C4C and she has wonderful challenges for us this month. This week she has presented us with a color challenge and the colors are: Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Kraft, and  Black.

So here is the card I created with this sweet image from Inky Impressions.



This is Lili's Chalkboard from the new Inky Impressions fall release.  Don't you just love her?! My "thanks" sentiment is from Verve and they just happen to be our sponsor this week.  I love their sentiments and this one is from the  Circular Sayings set.

I used Debbie Mumm papers and those black pearls and awesome leaf charm are from Inky Impressions.  They have the best charms!!



I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch
Crafty Creations - owls

If you would like to play along with us at C4C, all you have to do is create a card/project, and upload it to your blog and/or to your SCS Gallery using the keyword C4C57 then link it at the C4C challenge blog.  Hope you can join us there! Well, have a great weekend and see you soon!

Inky Impressions Fall Release Blog Hop

Happy Friday to you! Today at Inky Impressions, we are having our Fall Release blog hop.   This release is just the best!  I will be heading to the store right after the hop to pick up a few more stamps.  This Fall release is available now at Inky Impressions.

So today I am using Lili in the Leaves.  This image is my favorite of the whole bunch. Here is my card:

Isn't she adorable! Look at that gorgeous face! For this card, I used papers by Debbie Mumm, brads and leaf stickers from my local Michaels store, and the tree is by Magnolia. I cut out the pumpkin, leaves, and acorns from an extra sheet of the Debbie Mumm dp.  My images were colored with Copics and they are: E11, E00, E50, R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, C5, C3, C1, C00, YG67, YG63, G21, G20, YR24, YR23, Y23, B97, B95, B91, B000, E39, E37, E35, E34, E33, E31

I hope you can join us on the hop today. Here is the hop order in case you get lost on the way:

Inky Impressions Blog (Nicole's Blog)
Kim 
Danni 
Cabio 
Angela  (you are here)
Pam
Kerri
Piali 
Cheryl 
Crystal 
Inky Challenge Blog

Don't forget to leave comments along the hop.  One lucky commenter who comments on every blog will win a special prize.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar  - anything goes
Creative Inspirations - use 2 or more images
Crafty Creations - falling leaves
Charisma Cardz - anything goes
AiFactory Challenge - anything goes

Here is one last closeup of my image:

Thanks for visiting me today!  Your next stop on the hop is my pal Pam.  Have a great day!

Inky Impressions' Fall Sneak Peek

Good morning! It's my turn to show you a sneak peek from Inky Impressions' new and AWESOME fall release. This release has so many wonderful images - so perfect for making cards for this time of year. Here is Lili's First Day of School:

Oh isn't she a doll!? I had the school stamp and thought it would work perfectly for this Lili image. Inky Impression images work beautifully with other stamps. I love to interchange them with other stamp lines and make fun scenes. I used K&Co and Papertrey Ink papers, the cute brads and school bus charm (CUTE) are from Inky Impressions, the ribbon and apple button are from Joanne Fabrics.  I used the following copics to color my images: E35, Y23, Y21, Y11, Y000, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, B39, B37, B34, B000, E33, E31, E11, E00, E000, YG67, YG63, G21, G20

Here is a closeup:

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge: sketch
365 Cards - country charm (old fashioned school house has country charm, right?)
Stamp With Fun - sketch
The Pink Elephant - back to school

Thanks for visiting me today! Please visit Cheryl for her sneak peek tomorrow! Enjoy your day!

Inky Impressions is Back !!!

I'm so excited to let you know that Inky Impressions is back from vacation! Woo hoo!!! And we are starting off with a GUEST DESIGNER CALL. If you participate in the challenge this week using an Inky Image you could be in the running to be our GUEST DESIGNER for one month and also participate in the NEW FALL RELEASE BLOG HOP. Come on over and check out all the info at the Inky Impressions Challenge blog. Our challenge is to make an easel card. So today I want to share with you this summer Inky image that I haven't had a chance to color before today. She is just too adorable!



This sweetheart is Lili's Ice Cream. Don't ya love her!?



For my image today I used the following copics: BG13, BG11, BG10, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, E19, E18, E17, E13, YG63, G21, G20, E11, E00, E000.

The sweet papers I used came in a package that my friend, Cabio, sent me a few weeks ago. I thought they would be perfect to help embellish my Ice Cream Shoppe. I used several Martha Stewart punches and my ribbon, buttons, and butterfly sticker came from Michael's.

Thanks for visiting me! I hope you'll visit us at Inky Impressions and join in on the Guest Designer Call. Have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday Inky Impressions!!!

Hi there Inky Impression fans! Guess what!? On Wednesday, June 9, it's Inky Impressions 1 year old birthday. So I made a birthday card to celebrate!

Here is a closeup:



We are so excited and truly Thankful that all of you have taken such a liking to Inky Impressions. As a small way of saying Thank You to all of our FABULOUS INKY FANS....... we would like to celebrate by having an INKTACULAR SALE-A-BRATION. Starting today June 8th, all INKY IMPRESSIONS Rubber Stamps will be $10.95. The INKTACULAR SALE-A-BRATION will end on Friday June 11th at Midnight Eastern standard time. Please choose email checkout and Nicole will manually adjust your order and send you a new invoice through Paypal.

PRODUCT UPDATE:

We just received our Basic Grey order and will be adding it to the website soon. We also now have our own line of Loose 4mm Pearls in over 35 colors & our own line of 8mm Rhinestone Brads. They will all be added to the website soon as well.

So please, visit the Inky Impressions store and place your order today! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week! hugs,

Spunky Scooter Lili

Whew! It is HOT today! Summer weather has come in full force here where I live. Wish I had that pool open. Hope you all are in your craft rooms and staying cooool :o)...

Anyways, here is a card I want to show you that I made for Inky Impressions. This is Spunky Scooter Lili. How adorable is she!? I saw this background made by Alota Rubberstamps that I picked up from the Magnolia store and knew this image would be a nice background for my Scooter Lili. I think the background image is actually supposed to be a winter type of scene so I added some flowersoft to the leafless trees. I think it turned out ok. What do you think?



I'm following Mercy's Sketch this week (love her sketches). Here is a closeup picture:



Recipe: Basic Grey, Magnolia, and DCWV papers, Inky Impression stamps, Alota Rubberstamps stamp, ribbon and wooden heart button from my stash, flower soft, and spellbinder die.

Copics: G17, G14, YG13, YG01, E42, E40, YG67, YG63, G21, YR23, Y23, Y21, R29, R27, R24, R22, R20, R85, R83, R81, C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, E35, E33, E31, E30, E02, E00, E000, B39, B37, B34, B32

I plan to enter this card at the following challenges:

Mercy's Sketch - sketch
Creative Card Crew - pink and green
Corrosive Challenge - clean and simple
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - lots of bright colors
Ooh La La Creations - bright and cheerful
Charisma Cardz - 3D (Lili and background are both popped up)

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great week! hugs,

Inky Impressions Challenge #35 - Fun in the Sun

Good morning! Today is Wednesday and that means it's time for another Inky Impressions Challenge. For this week's challenge the DT had to choose two things from the word FLOWERS to add to our creations...

F - Faux stitching or Flowers
L - Lace
O - Circles, brads, or pearls
W - Watercoloring
E - Embossing
R - Ripping, Distressing, or Tearing
S - Sparkle

Here is my card:



I used this new image from Inky Impressions called Beach Bound Lili. Doesn't she look adorable all ready for the beach? I also managed to squeeze Water Lili in there. So, the 2 letters I chose and used on my card are: O for circles (pearls) and R for ripping/tearing (tore my "sand" and sentiment paper). There's even a bit of S in there for sparkle (on the Lili's) and R for ribbon.

Some more views of my stair step card:





I cut the palm trees out with my Cricut, Life's a Beach cartridge, used sandpaper as my "sand," and used some small shells for embellishing.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar - cute & girly
One Stop Craft Challenge - summer breeze
For Fun Challenge - stair step card

Well, thanks for visiting me today. Hope you will play along with us at Inky Impressions. You have two weeks to play along with us so plenty of time for you to create something. Join us won't you? :o) hugs,

Inky Impressions - Fun in the Sun

Hi there! I am having a great (and productive) day today sitting at my craft table. Today I wanted to show you this super cute Inky Impressions image called Lili Roller Skating. LOL! She's not exactly practicing safe play (with no knee pads or helmut) but she's looking adorable! :o)

Here's a closeup:



Recipe: Papers from DCWV and Basic Grey, butterfly and flower stickers, punch from Paper Wishes, stickles, and pearls

Copics: E49, E47, E44, E42, E40, B34, B32, B000, C3, C1, C00, YG67, YG63, G40, R85, R81, YR23, Y13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R29, R27, R24, R22

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch - sketch
ABC Challenge - "U" for unused stash (my butterfly and flower stickers haven't been used)

Thanks for visiting! Hope you get a chance to sit at your craft table today!

hugs,

Inky Impressions Challenge - #34

Happy Wednesday everyone! Today it's time for another Inky Impressions challenge. For the next 2 weeks our theme is SUMMER. Boy am I ready for summer! We are going to Walt Disney World in June (anyone else going?) Can't wait! :o)

Anyways, here is my card:



Today is my mom's birthday so I made this card using my favorite new image from Inky Impressions called Nickie's Birdie. What a precious image this is and so much fun to color. What do you think?

Here is a closeup:



Recipe: DCWV papers, pearls, charm from Inky Impressions, brads from SU, ribbon from Michaels, punch from Paper Wishes, spellbinder die

Copics:
Hair - E49, E47, E44, E42, E40
Dress, shoes, bow - R29, R27, R24, R22, R20
Bird - B12, B000, B0000
Face - E11, E00, E0000, R20

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

The Sweet Stop - sketch
Creative Card Crew Challenges - april showers bring may flowers
Stamp With Fun - friends
Totally Stampalicious - flowers

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day! hugs,

Happy Birthday Lili

Good afternoon everyone! Today, I wanted to show you a birthday card I made using one of my very first Inky Impressions stamps. This image is called Lili's Birthday Cake and she can be found at Inky Impressions.



Don't you just love her pretty face and eyes? She is one of my favorite stamps and I think she is perfect for making birthday cards or invitations.

Recipe: Basic Grey papers, ribbon and pearls from Michael's, and Martha Stewart border punch.

Copics I used for this card are:

Face - E11, E00, E000, R20
Hair - E35, YR23, Y23, Y11
Shirt and Jacket - R29, R27, R24, R22, R20
Jeans - B97, B95, B91, B000
Shoes - C9, C7, C5, C3, C1
Cake - B95, B91, B000, RV34, RV32, RV10

I plan to enter this card at the following challenges:

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenges - sketch
A Spoonful of Sugar - 3D something on your card (my sentiment is popped up and I cut out all my images, ribbon is also 3D)
My Time to Craft - lot's of red on your card
Pile It On - make it sweet
Stamp With Us - Birthdays

Well, thank you for visiting me today. Be back soon! hugs,

Inky Impressions - Challenge #34

Hello stamping friends! Thanks for visiting me today! It's Wednesday and it's time for another Inky Impressions challenge. For the next 2 weeks, our challenge is a recipe and the recipe is as follows:

3 Layers
3 Embellishments
2 Designer Papers
1 Ribbon

Here is my take on this challenge:





For my card today, I used this sweet image called Water Lili from Inky Impressions' new release. Don't you just love her pretty dress and sunhat?

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge: girly
Stamp Something - layers
Creative Belli - die cuts (spellbinder die)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you'll play with us over at Inky Impressions! :o) hugs,

Shy Nickie treasure box

Hello stamping friends! Hope you are having a great week? I have been busy with my girls this week while they are home for spring break. Luckily we have had great weather here in CT and have been spending alot of time outdoors going to the park and the beach. Maybe we'll hit the zoo tomorrow. Anyways, I have been trying to squeeze in some time to stamp here and there in between outings with my girls and have managed to complete this treasure box using one of my favorite Inky Impression images - Shy Nickie. I altered a small tin that once held some Pirouette cookies (yummy!). See the pics below:

Picture of tin before altering:



Picture after altering:



Here is a pic of the copics I used:



Recipe: Spellbinder die, pearls, Wild Orchid flowers, various ribbon and trim, MS punches, copics, and crystal pics from Michaels.

I will be entering this little project at the following challenges:

Corrossive Challenge - texture
All Sorts - petals & pearls
Raise the Bar - let's spring for it
My Time to Crafts - pretty pearls
Crafty Angels - my favorite things
Papertake Weekly Challenge - cutie pie
ABC Challenge - sparkle (the crystal pics and the pearls sparkle).
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - use pink and brown + yellow or green
Flutter by Wednesday - open (just use a fairy, angel, or butterfly somewhere on card/project)
Lexi's Creations - altered projects

Well, thanks so much for visiting today! I'll be back soon with a Paper Romance card to show you. Take care,

Inky Impressions Challenge #33

Good morning! It's time for another Inky Impressions challenge. This week our challenge is to add a charm to our card. Here is the card I prepared for today:



This is Angelica's Bunny Hugs from Inky Impressions.



Recipe:
Copics, papers from DCWV and Paper Pizazz, embellished with pearls, bunny charm from Inky Impressions, and gingham ribbon from Michael's.
Tools: MS lattice punch, spellbinder die, and Bow Easy

They have an amazing selection of charms for your cards at Inky Impressions. Stop by here and take a look, there is quite a variety.

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - sketch
Stamptacular Sunday - just for girls card
Simple Doodles - layers
AI Factory - anything goes
Just Add Ink - Anything Goes


That's it for now! Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting.