Tickled Pink Stamps sponsors The Corrosive Challenge and Crafting When We Can

This week at Tickled Pink Stamps we are sponsoring TWO challenges - The Corrosive Challenge where the theme is "The man, the myth, the legend - Tim Holtz" (use at least one TH product on your creation) and Crafting When We Can where they have a fabulous sketch for us to play along with. I .. erm.... forgot the sketch but if you squint, turn your head sideways, close your left eye and stare for about 15mins you would almost think I had used it.... :P

When I think of Tim Holtz it's always a tag that springs to mind. I've used my 'Tims Tags', distress ink and a Tim Holtz sentiment. 

My fabulous image is Lil Victorian Steampunk Lad Luca and he's been coloured up with copic markers. 

Challenges

One Stop Craft - Recipe 1 Image, 2 Papers, 3 Embellishments 

Polka Doodles -  Shabby Chic / Vintage 

Stamp Man -   Shabby Chic / Distressed 

Wags 'n Whiskers - Distressing 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything goes 

Copic Marker Europe -  Monochromatic

Crafting for all Seasons - Anything but a card

Inky Impressions - Anything goes

Sandie

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GDT Just Magnolia & La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday

Good morning! Wow, the weeks are just flying by! It's hard to believe that this is my 3rd week as guest designer on Just Magnolia and hAnglar&stAnglar Challenges. 

This week our challenge is Pink, Purple and Pearls. 

I have used some more Basic Grey scraps for this one... I have sooooo many 6x6 pads with just a few sheets left so my mission is to use them up {and then restock, lol}. I have machine stitched my papers onto pink cardstock from The Paper Mill and added some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, purple distressed seam binding and some white 5mm pearls.

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, 01, 11. R20. Hair - E50, 53. Shirt - RV 21, 23, 25. Pants - BV13, 15, 17. Shoes/Newspaper - C1, 3, 5, 8

Challenges:

AiFactory  -  stripes and dots

Do You Stack Up?  - faux or real stitching

Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

Magnolia Lovers - Flowers

Moving Along With The Times - Favourtie things (Magnolia, flowers & pearls)

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La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday

Every Monday and Friday La-La Land Crafts Design Team will be bringing you a new inspirational  theme. This week our inspiration comes from a great sketch by Michele. 

You are more than welcome to play along as we would love to see your creations with La-La Land Craft stamps. Please link your projects to our Customer Gallery.

On my card I've used  Star Boy Luka

and coloured him with copics markers -  Skin - E00, 01, 11. R20.  Hair - E42, 43, 44. Oranges - YR 21, 23, 24.  Teal - BG70, 72, 75.  Greys - C1, 3, 5, 8

My papers are from Whiff of Joy. To embellish I've added some brown scrappers floss and a metal star charm. The adage tag is by Tim Holtz.

Challenges:

Rainbow Lady's - real, faux stiching or pinked edges

Crafty Creations -  Boyz to Men

Freshly Brewed -  3 of anything (patterned papers)

iCopic Challenge - Birthdays

Thanks for dropping by. Please don't forget to visit my teamies and leave them a  little love. 

Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!! 

Sandie

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La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday & GDT Just Magnolia

Good morning.. TGIF!!! 

I have 2 cards to share today. My first is for La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday. This week the team are showing Monochromatic +1 cards. 

For my card I used Sugar 'n' Spice Marci and chose to use blues with a splash of pink.

My papers are by Tim Holtz and they've been machine stitched onto blue card from The Paper Mill. Both my ribbon and lace were from my RAK from the very sweet Ali. The flowers are Wild Orchid and the sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. 

Copics Used - 

Skin: E00. 01, 11, R20

Hair: E71, 74, 77

Dress/Shoes: B91, 93, 95, 97

Cupcake: E50, 53. R00, 21, 22

Next up is my 2nd guest DT card for Just Magnolia and hAnglar & stAnglar Challenges. The challenge for this week is a lovely sketch my Jane.

My papers are Basic Grey Sweet Threads matted with deep brown cardstock. The flower and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafs and the Pearls are Kaisercraft. 

I had some challenges in mind when making my cards but will have to add them later as I'm late for a coffee date.. yes, such a hard life I live, lol. 

Well that is it from me for today. Have a wonderful Friday.

Sandie

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TOMIC - Pink, White & Brown

Back again.... lol! I got some mojo today {Thanks Adele!!} and made a card for the TOMIC Challenge, which is Pink, White & Brown.

I bought this Sweet Tilda a couple of weeks back and finally got to ink her up. 

Paper are Tim Holtz, dark brown cardstock and a layer of vellum - all machine stitched.  

Copics used - E00, 11, 21. R20. RV21, 23, 25. E31, 33, 35. C1

Flowers & Seam Binding - Wild Orchid Crafts
Pearls - Stash

Challenges - 

Emerald Faerie Garden -  Petals

Paper Creations Ink - Ribbon or lace

Thanks for visiting!!
Sandie
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Just Magnolia Challenge - Friends

, Hi everyone! Well the copic saga continues, lol. I am still awaiting my skin tones so no colouring for me :( . On the upside I am getting to use images I had previously coloured, like this beautiful Tilda from Magnolia. 

I am entering it into Just Magnolia's challenge which is themed Friends along with some other challenges, listed below.

I made this card for my DT submission on Basic Grey Challenges - with the theme of Shabby Chic - only I forgot one key ingredient.. yes.. I used no Basic Grey on it, duh!!! It has certainly been one of those weeks, lol. 

The paper I did use is from Tim Holtz and it's about the only scrap of that paper I had left. I teamed it with some blue and some white card and machine stitched them. The border work was done using my new favourite MS punch. The flowers, seam binding and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the white stamens (?) were in my from my RAK from Ali. As always, I've added some pearls - LOVE pearls!!! 

Copics used - 

Skin - E11, 01, 50. Hair - E70, 74, 77. Dress/Shoes - B91, 93, 95. Heart - R22, 24, 29. Socks - C1

Tools used - 

Cuttlebug, Nestabilities Circle & Scalloped Circle, MS Antique Lace punch, Sewing Machine.

Challenges -
Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Sketch by Kylie

Card Makin' Mamas - Use your scraps

Delicious Doodles - Lovely lace

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything goes

Sew Many Cards - Circles

The Outlawz Copic Challenge - Anything goes

Wags 'n Whiskers  - Stitching

Delightful Challenges -Tags.
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes

Hanna & Friends - Lace & pearls

Paper Crafting Journey  Anything goes and/or use your favourite whatever (colours, technique, etc).

Sassy Studio Designs - Pearls, lace & Elegance

Stamp Insanity - Red, white & blue


*SALE*

Before I head off to feed my babies I would just like to tell you all that there is a Memorial Day Weekend sale over on La-la Land Crafts.

From now until Monday, May 30th when you enter a discount code MEMORIALDAY upon the checkout, you can receive a 10% discount on all of the orders over $50.00!!  Digis INCLUDED!!

Click HERE to go shopping!!

Have a wonderful weekend

Sandie

xxx

Little Darlings Sneak Peek - Shellphone

Good morning!! 

For those of you who don't know yet there will be a brand new and exciting store opening on May 16th. Each day until then there is a whole host of wonderfully talentened crafters showcasing of some of the fabulous stamps that will be available. 

I am delighted to be one of the lucky ladies showcasing for Love to Stamp. This little cutie is called Shellphone and I had such fun working with it. 

There have been a number of sneak peeks already so head on over to the Love to Stamp blog to see what else will be in store!

 

Image: Love to Stamp 'Shellphone'

Papers: My Mind's Eye

 Adage Tickets - Tim Holtz Idea-ology

Jute -  Cardz n Scrapz

'Sand' - Distress Stickles {antique linen}

Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls, Pins and metal stud from my stash.

 

Copics -
E00 01, 11, 23, 25, 27. YR14, 16, 18. BG70, 72, 75. R00, 01, 20, 22

{sky - BG000, B91, C01, O}

Have a wonderful weekend

Sandie

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Tickled Pink Challenges - Off the Scrap Desk

Hey everyone! Well it's only one more sleep until I head off to the NEC and I can't wait! Before I go I want to share a couple of bookmarks I made recently (as in TODAY!!, LOL) for the Tickled Pink blog challenge, which is to use something not intended for crafting and Tickled Pink Facebook challenge, which is to make a corner bookmark. I combined the 2 challenges but in the interest of fairness I made 2 - a His 'n' Hers, lol.  :)

The first one is girly and pink! 

I used Fairy Kira digi, which I printed out really small. It was a great idea at the time, but in hindsight, it wasn't my brightest of moments!! lol. I was cross-eyed trying to colour her in, ha! Once I did manage to get it done I added star dust stickles to her wings.

My papers are Prima's Annalee and I've inked them with Victorian Velvet distress ink.  To embellish I've used a Tim Holtz adage tag, Doodlebug's Bubblegum alphas, Crafting Expressions bead, some organza ribbon, a 2 tone rose and a charm I bought at the NEC last November. The border has been done using a MS punch

Challenges - 

Paper Take Weekly - It's a Mom thing, or Just Be Girly

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything But A Card

Make it Monday - Anything goes

Crafty Pad  - Use a Digi

Gingerloft  - Die Cuts or Punches

Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day or Girlie 

For this next bookmark I went more grungy and I  used Valentine Luca - printed out at less than 3" tall...

My papers are a mix of Basic Grey and Graphic 45. The print paper is from my kids school newsletter - I've scrunched it up, inked it and stapled it onto the background paper.

To finish off I used some Tim Holtz metal, pearls and packaging twine.

Challenges-
Simon Says Stamp & Show - A word

One Stitch At A Time - Something for the Boys

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything But Square

Secret Crafter - Anything But a Card
Shannon's Sentiments  - Unusual fold
Sugar Creek Hollow   - Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters  - Masculine
Stampavie and More - Masculine

Thanks for dropping in today. I will be back on Friday - with sneak peeks ;)
Have a great day
Sandie
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Whiff of Joy DT and another mini album...

Hi everyone!! I've pulled myself out from under the mound of housework and laundry I'm dealing with to share a couple of things I made over the weekend. Yesterday was my birthday and hubster banished me to my craft area {notice I did NOT say craft room -  sad!} with strict instructions to relax and enjoy an afternoon of uninterupted crafting while he kept the kids amused :D :D :D So I finished off an album I started on Saturday and made a card using one of the wonderful new release stamps from Whiff of Joy. 

This is Nora with Spring Birds. Such a sweetie, don't you agree?? 

I've coloured my image with Copic sketch markers, to match the papers which are also from Whiff of Joy. The butterfly and sentiment is cut from one of the 'tags' papers. The sentiment has been raised up on 3D foam dots. The floss and button are from my stash.

Challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - Love and lots of hearts

Allsorts - Love Love Love

Catch The Bug  - Anything Goes

 Fairy Fun Fridays – for a sweetheart

Raise The Bar - Hearts

Sew Many Cards - anything goes

Stampin With The Dragon– anything goes

Delightful Challenges- something that flies or has wings

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Buttons

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers - Hearts 

Incy Wincy Designs - Love

Ooh La La Creations - For someone special

Paper Playtime - Use Cupid or hearts

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And this is my Tag Album..... 

Oh man, did this take a long time. I used buttons, ribbon, lace, metal, pearls, flowers, pins, twine, trim, tags, tickets, grungeboard, chipboard, and on and on.. not to mention the distressing, sanding, stamping, painting, curling..... but it was all worth it in the end!!

A few little close ups... 

Another one completed for my Esty shop... I really need to make things that don't take so long to complete, lol.

Thanks for popping by today. I appreciate the visit 

Sandie

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PaperPlay Challenge - Bon Voyage

Well I'm really hoping y'all are reading this because if not then blogger didn't publish my scheduled posts, lol. 

This week on PaperPlay Challenges our theme is Bon Voyage - as August is the month a lot of people take vacations. However Bon Voyage could also mean leaving your job, moving home or moving to a new country.. the choice is yours!!

We are being sponsored  by Simon Says Stamp and Heidi has very generously offered our winner a $15 voucher to spend in the Simon Says Stamp store. 

I used one of the new Tildas from Magnolia's Summer Kit and coloured her with copics. Have to say, this poor Tilda looks a little tubby around the middle, lol. Maybe she's coming home from a great vacation and forgot the diet ;) !! The shells are also from the kit. Of course my flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I've added loads of my favorite embellies.. PEARLS!! lol.

Well that's it from me for today. I am probably washed out of it in the UK but hopefully not washed out to sea!! 

Thanks for visiting!!

Sandie

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PaperPlay Challenges - A Recipe

This week's challenge on PaperPlay is a wonderful recipe challenge 

Two DP's - 3 Flowers - 1 Ribbon - 1 Charm

We are being sponsored by our regular monthly sponsor

and the prize is 4 wonderful images which some of the DT are showcasing today, so be sure to hop over to the blog to see the wonderful creations.

We are also joined by a very talented guest designer for August -  Jeannie

My images is called 16 Candles and can be found HERE. 

I coloured using copic markers and distressed all my papers with brushed cordory, the sentiment is a freebie from Create with TLC 

The metal charm and swivel clasp is from Tim Holtz's idea-ology range. My flower are Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is from my stash.

I'm entering this card into Cute Card Thursday's challenge - Whateva (open theme)

Thanks so much for visiting today. 

Sandie

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ABC Challenges - A is for August

Hi again.. a very quick post from me today. It's been one of those weeks where anything that could have gone wrong, has gone wrong, lol.

Anyway, the challenge for this fortnight on ABC Challenges is to make a card/layout/etc using your interpretation of August. For some people it could be vacation time, school time or even the beginning of Autumn depending on where you live in the world. 

We are being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and the prize is a voucher to spend in their online store.

I went with a Summer Vacation theme and am also entering into Simon Says Stamp challenge of song inspiration - We're all Going on a Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard is my song inspiration :) 

I used a cutie pie of a Magnolia image from last year's summer kit and masked her to sit on the rubber tube. I've coloured her using copic markers. I made the 'clouds' using a hand cut template and Tumbled Glass distress ink.

The lace and flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts - so this card will also be entered into their challenge of Lovely Lace. The doily, Tim Holtz adage ticket and pearls are from my stash.

Be sure to pop over to the ABC Challenge blog to see my wonderful teamies' creations!! 

Sandie

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PaperPlay Challenges - One for a Child/Teenager

Hi everyone. I'm a bit late today.. been so busy with the kids being off school and we're building a new garage so plenty to occupy my time..

On PaperPlay Challenges this week we would love to see projects for a child/teenager. We are being sponsored by Stitchy Bear Stamps

and the prize is 4 delightful images - 3 of which I've used as I couldn't decide, lol.

 

For my first card I used Sparkles.

The papers are Miss Elizabeth's 'Tom Boy Princess' and the black lace is from Rusty Pickle Princess Pirate collection. I coloured the black flower using copics.. it was white. My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the black gems are Kaisercraft. This card is also my entry for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Check it Out (use checks, plaid, gingham, etc. on your creation)

for this card I used J.T and the sketch from Sunday Sketch & Stamp
The papers are from Tim Holtz as is the grungeboard music note. I inked all of the edges and shaded the image background using Brushed Cordoroy. My image is coloured with Copics. The sentiment is one from a page of sentiments that I got from Caz's blog. 

For this card I used Angie Angel and the sketch from Sketch Saturday
The papers are by Anna Griffin and have been inked with distress ink. I used my scalloped and circle nesties to cut the circles and then cut them in half. The flowers are, again, from Wild Orchid. The little heart shaped pearls were in a package I recieved from my secret Santa last Christmas and I still don't know who sent them, lol.

Well I hope you enjoyed your visit. Please take a minute to visit the new DT girls on PaperPlay, to say hello. 

Thanks for popping by

Sandie

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ABC Challenges - Q for Quotation

Hi everyone and Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! We are off into town soon to watch the parade and have some lunch out. My 6yr old is participating in the parade with his school so there is a lot of excitement, lol.

Today I am sharing my first DT card for ABC Challenges :) 

The theme is Q is for Quotation and we are being sponsored by Daisy May Designs.

My quotation is from Tim Holtz's 'Good Thoughts'. I stamped it using Rich Cocoa Momento ink and cut it out using the curved rectangle nestabilities. I distressed the background with Brushed Cordoroy, edged with Vintage Photo and added stickles to the outline.

I also added stickles to the heart and when they had dried I applied a layer of crackle accents. Love the effect it created.

The butterfly is punched using my x-cut 3D punch. More stickles on the butterfly and flowers. The lace is another ebay find :)

Close-up of the quotation...

and another view just for good measure, lol.

Papers: Cosmo Cricket "Earth Love"
Sentiment: Tim Holtz
Tools: MS Doily punch, X-cut 3D Butterfly punch, McGill Pine Leaf Punch
TH Distress Inks, Stickles, Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug
Lace: Ebay

Thanks so much for visiting me today, please do hop over to my teamies blogs to see their wonderful work. 
Have a wondeful St. Patrick's Day and HAPPY CRAFTING :)