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.

Paper Romance Blog Hop

** If you are here for my CRITTER SKETCH CHALLENGE post, please scroll down to the next post.**

Good morning, friends! We are having our first ever Paper Romance blog hop today. If you've come from Cindy's blog then you're in the right place. This month at Paper Romance, Suzanne Dean is joining us as the GDT member for April. Welcome Suzanne.

So let's.... Hop into Spring!

Amy's doing some Spring Cleaning over at Paper Romance and is passing on some sweet deals for you and we're having a blog hop to celebrate! Make sure you visit all the DT's Blogs and leave some comments, one random winner participating in the Hop ( the winner could be from any of the blogs!) will win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to Paper Romance.

Onto my card, today I am showing you a card I made using Popcorn Bear. Here is my card:



Isn't he a doll? He was so much fun to color. I colored him with copics, my papers are from Basic Grey (Origins pack), ribbon from Doodle Bug Designs, and my flower charm is from Inky Impressions. You can find other Popcorn Bear designs, High Hopes Stamps, Your Next Stamp, and Cute Companion Stamps at Paper Romance.

I thought I'd enter this cute guy at the following challenges:

Mercy's sketch - sketch
Everybody Art - spring
Papertake Weekly - open, anything goes

Your next stop on the hop is Lori. Thanks for stopping by today!

Critter Sketch Challenges - Challenge #8

It's time for another challenge over at Critter Sketch Challenges. This week we had to follow a sketch and add gingham (in any form) to our card or project. Here is the sketch we had to follow:



And here is the card I made for today:



I used one of the new Inky Impressions images and she is called Hula Lili. I think this image is just so charming and so perfect for the summer (come on summer - I am tired of being cold). :0) My sentiment is also from Inky Impressions.



I cut the palm tree out using my Cricut and the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge. I used copics to color in the palm tree and my image. You can find this cartridge and other awesome scrapbooking supplies at My Scrapbooking Supplies and they just happen to be our sponsor for this month at Critter Sketch Challenges. There will be a great giveaway away at the end of this month from this fabulous store so I hope you'll play along with us this month.

Well, that's it for now. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

A Magnolia Easter

Happy Easter! Just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter and show you an Easter card that I made.



Here is a close-up:



I used the Magnolia-licious Highlites April sketch for this card and used Bunny Tilda that I picked up from the Magnolia-licious store.

Just a quick post today as I have a busy day ahead with my family. Well thanks for visiting! Happy Easter and God Bless!


** Edited to add picture of my daughter with her chickie **

Paper Romance - Summer Sweetness

Good morning! I have just a quick post for you today. We have had some unbelievably wet weather around here this week (I'm ready to build an ark and gather my animals, there is so much flooding). Summer can't come quick enough for me, so I created this card to cheer myself up and remind me that it's just around the corner. This High Hopes image is called Summer Sweetness - just couldn't resist picking her up from Paper Romance.



Doesn't she just bring a smile to your face. Love her! I will be entering this card at the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - sketch
High Hopes Challenge - use gems or pearls
Papertake Weekly - open, anything goes

Thanks for stopping by. See you again on Monday when Paper Romance will have it's first ever blog hop. Hope you can join us!

Inky Impressions New Release Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday to you! Inky Impressions is having a new release blog hop. Woohoo! If you've come from Cheryl's blog then you're in the right place, otherwise, please go to the Inky Impressions Challenge blog to begin the hop. I'm so excited to be able to show you this new Inky Impressions stamp. She is called Water Lili and she couldn't be more gorgeous, in my opinion. Here is my card.



I made a side stair step card today. Instructions can be found here.
My papers are from DCWV, the sun charm is from Inky Impressions, I used a scenery stamp and pine tree that I colored to match my image, and the sand and seashells are from my stash. I used my Cricut to cut out the waves and the pine tree using the Everyday Paper Dolls Cart.

Here are a few more pics:





From now till Friday (12PM EST) Inky Impressions is offering a 15% discount. Just type BLOP HOP DISCOUNT in the comments section when checking out. What a deal! This hop will continue until Tuesday April 6th until 12PM EST. At that time one of you lucky commentors will receive an awesome prize. The prize will be listed on the final stop in the hop. Your next stop on the hop is Beth. If you get lost on the way, following is the blog hop order:

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog
Cheryl
Angela
Beth
Kim Y
Chris
Jackie
Kim Dellow
Domi
Crystal
Nicole - Inky's mama

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Inky Impressions Blog hop - Sneak peak

On Wednesday, March 31, Inky Impressions is having a new release blog hop. You don't want to miss it as these new images are just too adorable! Here is a sneak peak of the card I will be showing you on Wednesday's blog hop:







That's all I can show you right now but please come back on Wednesday, March 31. You first want to visit the Inky Impressions Challenge blog and start the hop from there. Don't forget to leave comments along the way for your chance at a super sweet prize! I can't wait to see what the other Inkettes have created! Hope to see you then!

Thinking of You - Shy Little Nickie

Good morning! TGIF!!! Today I wanted to show you an easel card that I made using this Inky Impression image called Shy Little Nickie . Here is my card:



Isn't this a beautiful image? Here is a close-up picture:


Can you see the vellum butterflies I added to the flowers in the flowerpot?

I followed the Midnight Madness sketch this week. I colored my image with copics and used K & Co paper, gingham ribbon from Michaels, pearls and lace from my stash, and spellbinder dies.

Here are the challenges that I will be entering this card in:

Crazy 4 Challenges - spring theme
One Stop Craft Challenge - let it shine
Secret Crafter - spring
Crafty Cardmakers - spring
Totally Stampalicious - polka dots and ribbon (polka dots in hair band)
Midnight Madness - sketch
Flutter by Wednesday - open theme (must have fairies or butterflies on card)

I hope you like her? Thanks for visiting me today. Have a wonderful weekend!