Little Darlings Inspiration - It's a Celebration

Hi Everyone!  This is Angela and it's my turn to post at the Little Darlings Inspiration Blog.  Our theme this month is CELEBRATIONS.

So today I made a fun party card using Party Hardy from the new Saturated Canary Winter 2012 rubber stamp release.

I've used mainly purples on my card but for some reason they photographed very dark and the color looks almost brown unfortunately.  Otherwise, I'm happy with how this card turned out.  My flowers are by WOC and the papers I used today are by Lilybee Designs - Picket Fence paper pack.  My image was colored with copics: E11, E00, E000, R20, B06, B02, B000, B0000, E19, E18, E17, E13, R85, R83, R81, RV10, W3, W1, W00, BV13, BV11, BV00, BV000, E35, E33, E31.

Here is a closeup:

Well, that's it from me today.  I hope you enjoyed my card today and can let me know what you think. Thanks and have a great day! xo

Saturated Canary New Release Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to the new  Saturated Canary rubber stamp release today!  This release will just blow you away!  Each image is sooo cute and I can't wait to color each and every one.  Wait till you see them all and I'm sure you'll agree.

So today I have a few things to show you.  First up,  I've used Cocoa Girl and created a little teacher's gift.  I made my mug using an octagonal spellbinder die.  I filled it with cocoa and marshmallows.  A cute and inexpensive teacher's gift (of course you can insert a gift card to your favorite coffee shop too).  I also used Cocoa Girl for my card.  Isn't she darling?

Next up is the lovely Rebecca. And is she ever gorgeous!  I've tried something different than my usual and colored her all in gray.  My first attempt, what do you think?  I also took a french twist to my card.  I like the pink and gray color combination.

You can get these images along with the entire collection at  Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

and many of your favorite craft stores around the globe.  Pre-orders are starting today!

The LDRS DT and SC DT have joined creative forces to give you an outstanding display of their artistic abilities.  Below is the blog hop order:

Alyce Keegan

Debbie Jennett

LoopyLou

Rebekah Lane

Vicky Pass

Alberto Gava

Angela Wood

Sheri Willshire

Bev Rochester

Caroline Sears

Claudia Rosa

Sharon Caudle

Jane Kyle

Janiel Corley (Janny)

June Nelson

Krista Smith

Maria Therese Hatløy

Mindy Baxter

Poppet

Ruby Montes

Sandie Dunne

Sara Winter

Angie Hunt

Make sure to visit everyone and leave a comment.  You will then be in the running to win a couple of these stamp beauties.  Trust me, you're going to want to win these!

Well, thanks for visiting me today!

Happy Hopping Everyone!

Cutie Pie / Little Darlings Winter Scene

Hi Everyone! This is Angela today hosting at the Little Darlings Design Team Inspiration blog.  Our theme this month is to create a scene.  Well the weather forecast is calling for a  nor'eastern to hit  my area this evening.  So I was inspired to create a little winter scene with some of my favorite Cutie Pie and Little Darlings images.

This is Mistletoe Cutie from the Cutie Pie collection and Frosty's Giggling from the Little Darling Winter Wonderland collection.  Too cute!  I used Christmas Eve Chowder paper pack from Jillibean Soup for this card.

Well that's it from me today.  ** Don't forget about entering our current contest at Little Darlings.  You could win 4 Saturated Canary stamps!  Contest ends on November 14.  See the details here.

Have a great day!

Little Darlings - Saturated Canary Windy Day

Hi Everyone! This is Angela and we have a new monthly inspiration for you today.  This month our theme is Die/Dye It. So I chose to use Dies on my project today. I made a wall hanging for my daughter to hang in her bedroom using my favorite Saturated Canary image from Little Darlings.  This is Windy Day:

I used a spellbinder grand oval die for this project and also 2 papertrey ink cloud dies.  My background image is from Make It Crafty - Rainbow background digi image that I thought worked perfectly with this image.


Here is a bit of a  closer look:

I added lace and beads around my scene.  I think it will look pretty hanging in my daughter's room which is outdoor themed.  I hope she likes it!

I will enter this at the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge - no patterned paper
Ink it Pink - anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge blog - diecuts and/or punches
Stampotique Designers Challenge - weather

Well thanks for visiting me today. Have a great day!

As the Leaves Turn - Little Darlings

Hi Everyone! It's Angela again and we have a new challenge for the month of September.  The theme is "As the Leaves Turn." 

Here is a card I made with this new gorgeous Saturated Canary image, she is called Autumn and is currently available at Little Darlings Rubberstamps.

She is gorgeous and you've got to love her Ugh boots. Just bought similar ones for my daughter for Christmas. :)

I am loving this Saturated Canary rubberstamp release for Little Darlings. You definitely have to check them out at the Little Darlings Rubberstamp Store.

Well that's it from me today. Don't forget to stop back on Friday for our special guest designer post. Have a great day!

Little Darlings - Shaped Cards Theme

Good morning everyone and Happy Sunday! This is Angela and it's my turn again to 

post at the Little Darlings Inspiration blog. Our theme for this month is to make a shaped card 

(not rectangle or square).  Well, I don't have a card to show you but an 

oval picture that I had made to show at CHA.

I used an oval wooden plaque that I got from Walmart and painted it brown and sanded 

the edges a bit to rough it up. I glued my stamped scene to the top and added some

 chipboard letters to spell out Fall and voile all done. I used several of the 

CHA newly released images for this scene. They are: At the Pumpkin Patch, 

Child's Wagon,  Chloe Sitting (dog), Hay Bale, and Sophie Sitting (cat). 

Please visit the Little Darlings Rubberstamp Store soon for these fun new images.

Well that's it from me today.  Hope you enjoyed my project today.  

Have a great day! xo

Saturated Canary - Wendy

Hi Everyone! I'm back today to show you one of the cards that I made for the Little Darlings booth at CHA.

This is Wendy. Isn't she just the cutest thing? Little Darlings is now manufacturing the Saturated Canary Rubberstamps line. Isn't that great? LD has also come out with their own paper line designed by our very own Mindy Baxter. That girl has waaay too much talent! And I'm loving these papers, this one is called Chocolate Covered Cherry and is available for preorder at Little Darlings Rubberstamps.


Well, that's it from me today. Thanks for stopping by, I really appreciate your visiting me and leaving me such sweet comments. Thanks everyone!! xoAngela

Little Darling Challenges - Boy Card

Time for another challenge at Little Darlings Rubberstamps. Our challenge this week is to make a boy card.  Here is my card (I love this sweet boy!):

I used Me & My Teddybear from the Cutie Pie Collection at Little Darlings Rubberstamps. And he's currently on sale, hurry on over and pick him up before he sells out.  I also paired him up with this awesome Warm Fuzzies Birthday sentiment stamp also from Little Darlings Rubberstamps. Hope you'll check them out at the store and while your there, check out the clearance section where there are lots of embellies and paper pads on sale at greatly reduced prices.

Well that's all for now. Stay tuned for our next challenge where Little Darlings will be releasing a new Cutie Pie collection, and boy are they cuuuuute!  See you next time! xo

Little Darlings Challenge and New Release Blog Hop

It's time for another challenge at Little Darlings! We are also having a New Release blog hop. Angie has released some gorgeous backgrounds and sentiments to go along with all her sweet characters. You want to start at the Little Darlings Challenge blog. And after me you will go to the fabulous Ruby's blog.

Our theme for this week is flowers.

This background image is called Rolling Hills and along with this new background and new birthday sentiment stamp just released by Little Darling Stamps, I also used my sweet Cutie Pie - Flowers for You image.  Copics used today are: B95, B91, B000, YG17, YG15, YG11, G00, E55, E53, E51, E50, C1, C00, E35, E31, YR23, Y23, Y21, Y000, E11, E00, E000, R24, R22, R20.

Thanks for visiting me today.  Have a great day and have fun hopping!

Little Darlings Challenge 21 - Pastels

Welcome to a new challenge over at Little Darlings Challenges. Today our challenge is to use pastels. So I used my beloved Cutie Pie images, this one is called What A Sweetheart. She is indeed! Here is my card:

I used a Basic Grey paper pad called Plumeria. Super pretty papers.  I love this ribbon I got from Angie in my DT packet along with these yummy papers and fun buttons (I lovey buttons). The flowers are from WOC.

My image is colored with copics: BV13, BV11, BV00, BV000, BV0000, E13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R83, R81, RV10 YR23, Y11, C3, C1, C00, E44, E42, E41, E40.

*****    News    ******

Little Darlings has a new sentiments stamp set releasing today.  Perfect for Spring and Birthday cards.  Also, Little Darlings has a  Facebook Group FINALLY! Woohoo!  Here’s the link:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/203892166380806/.  I hope you'll join us there to show us your Little Darlings Cards.  Angie is  giving away one of each set of sentiments to a random lucky member of the LD Facebook Group.  The winner will be announced on Friday the 13th at 8pm EST on the LD Facebook Group.

Well that's it for now. I hope you'll play along with our fun and simple challenge this week.  As always there is an awesome prize offered!  Have a great day!

Little Darlings Challenge 20 - Outside

It's time for another challenge at the Little Darlings Challenge Blog.  Our theme is "outside."  So here is a card I made using 2 cuties from the newest release.

I used Buddies and Pinwheel Fun. I used Whimsy's Spring Letter Seals on this card and also used a Magnolia background image called Butterfly Background. My images are colored with copics and the papers I used today are by Jillibean Soup - Blossom Soup paper pack.

I love this scene I made today, I hope you do too! Thanks for visiting and for any comments you may leave. Have a great day!

Little Darlings Challenge #19 - Colors of Spring New Release Blog Hop

Hi Everyone! Welcome to the Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Blog hop for March.  Angie has released some really sweet Spring images this month and today I have 2 cards to show you using 2 of these new images. This collection is called "Spring is in the Air." This blog hop also coincides with today's Little Darlings challenge which is to use the colors of spring on our card.

Here is my first card using "Just Hangin Out:"

The papers I used on this card are by Lily Bee Designs and called Happily Lost.  You can find this paper pad currently on sale at Little Darlings Rubber Stamps  ** reminder all paper pads are currently on sale for $3.00.

My next card is using this sweetie called "Isn't She Lovely:"

She is lovely indeed! I imagine she's on her way to Easter Mass wearing her pretty dress and bonnet. I used papers by Colorbok for this card that I picked up at Michaels Arts & Crafts. Also used the Magnolia Doohickey Fence die that I got from Magnolia-licious.

These stamps can be found today at Little Darlings Rubber Stamps. Below please see the blog hop order links.  Make sure to visit and comment on each blog for your chance to win some yummy candy from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps. Candy ends on March 20th.

Little Darlings Challenge Blog

Jane - GDT

Angela <------- you are here

Alberto

Beate

Vicky - GDT

Janiel 

Mindy 

       Sheri - GDT

Sara 

Ruby 

Angie 

I hope you will take the "hop" and also join us for our current challenge.  Thanks for visiting me today. Your next stop on the hop is Alberto's beautiful blog. I'm sure he has something gorgeous to show you! Have a great day!

Little Darlings Challenges - Pearls... and..... some blog CANDY!

We have another challenge at Little Darlings Challenges this week.  We must include pearls on our card. Nice and simple right?  I LOVE this new Cutie Pie release SO much so I chose another image to color and showcase today which I haven't used yet.  This stamp is called Ballerinas.

This adorable image reminds me of when my daughters used to do ballet. I have so many of those sweet outfits from when they performed at their end of year show. In fact I just boxed up all of those outfits that I plan to save for them when they get older and want to share them with their daughters.

Anyways, for this card,  I tried for a shabby chic look. What do you think, is it shabby?  I used Magnolia papers and Doohickey dies on this card. Also used a Whimsy country heart die - I love the shape of this heart. I embellished with a couple flowers, wooden heart buttons, pink ribbon, and pink pearls. I used the stars that were punched out of the dies to embellish further.

I also finished off the inside of my card with Spellbinder dies and the ballet slippers I found when I googled "free coloring pages" and then colored and cut out. All my edges were distressed with Ranger Walnut Stain.

Now for some blog candy.  Angie has generously allowed me to offer up one of these cutie pies as blog candy for any followers of my blog and the Little Darlings Challenge blog.  Just leave a comment on this post to be entered in the draw.  I will announce the winner 2 weeks from today.  Here's what you can win:

Thanks for stopping by today.  Enjoy your week! My kids have this week off from school and have already planned out this week's activities.  So I am scrambling to carve out some coloring time for myself this week. :)

Happy Birthday Angie!!

Good morning everyone!  Today is the lovely Angie Hunt's birthday and a bunch of her Magnolia and Little Darling friends have all made a post or birthday card to wish her a Happy Birthday.  Here is the card I made using one of Little Darlings' new Cutie Pie stamps:

I've used papers by Annalee by Prima, Magnolia flower/heart swirl and fence doohickey die, MFT sun die, birthday sentiment is from Whimsy, and I used an MFT flower die cut to create my felt flowers.

Here is a closeup of this cutie pie:

Thanks for stopping by today! Please stop by Angie's blog to wish her a Happy Birthday as well. I'm sure she'd love to receive birthday greetings from everyone!

Happy Birthday, Angie. I hope you have a special day! Big Hugs!!

Little Darlings Challenges Blog Hop - New Cutie Pie Stamps

Today at Little Darlings Challenges, we are showcasing some new Little Darlings stamps called "Cutie Pies." And boy are they adorable new images! Also, this week we have a new challenge in coordination with a blog hop.  Here is the blog hop order (we have some awesome guests joining us today):

Little Darlings Challenge Blog

Angela

Beate

Sara

Dena

Mindy

Eulanda

Ruby

Zoe

Alberto

Janiel

Sandie

Angie

So our challenge theme is to use our "favorite embellishments" on our cards. Here is the project I'd like to show you today:

Close up:

I picked up my English Cottage house awhile ago and thought it would work well with these Cutie Pies. I sooo want to live here.

Some side view pics:

My favorite embellishments are my ribbons, pearls, and diecuts/punches (love my buttons too).

Details:

Images: Little Darlings' Cutie Pies - Flowers for You, Fresh Picked Flowers, Me and My Teddy Bear, What a Sweetheart, I Brake For Stamps - Rose and Thistle Tea Room, Magnolia - Sun, Tree
Ink: Copics and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Tools: Magnolia - Doohickey fence die and grass die, flower punches, Martha Stewart around the page punch, Cricut Expression for letters
Embellishments: ribbon, pearls, heart button

I will enter this card at the following challenges:

Stampalot February Challenge - in the garden (spring/summer)
Craft Your Passion - anything goes but no pattern paper
Quirky Crafts - make a scene
The Crafty Pad - spring colors
Papertake Weekly - anything goes

Aren't these sweet images? They will be available for purchase today,  February 8. So hurry on over to the Little Darlings Rubberstamps Store.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and I hope you take time to visit everyone on the hop to see their beautiful works- there's an awesome prize to be won! Have fun hopping!

Little Darlings Challenge - Polka Dots

We have a new challenge for you over at Little Darlings Challenges. Our challenge is to use polka dots in our creation. I used my grand nestability squares dies to create a sort of picture frame card and used white cardstock and Stampin Up blue and white Polka Dot paper.  I wanted to have a little dimension in my scene and used pop dots between the trees, clouds, and image.  The Little Darling image I used  is one of my favorites from the first release called Up Up and Away. Here is a side view to show the dimension in my scene:

Here is a close up photo:

I know the images aren't quite to scale but it's meant to be a whimsical card. I hope you like it? Other stamps I used are all by Magnolia: Little Birds, Edwin's town, and  Row of Trees. I also used the Lovely Fence Doohickey die by Magnolia and the cloud die is by Paper Trey Ink.

I really enjoyed making this picture frame type card. I have so many ideas floating around in my head of more things I can do with this card style. Please let me know here what you think of my card. :)

Well that's it for today.  Please stop by on February 8 where the DT will have a new challenge and blog hop showcasing Little Darlings newest images (you don't want to miss it - they are some of the cutest images ever)! Have a great day!