2 Cute Ink Challenge #105 - Mother's Day

Happy Monday!

There is a new release and challenge at 2 Cute Ink today!  The challenge theme is Mother's Day and the release is a mother's day related too.  This is Primrose Kitty and Mother's Day sentiments.

Did you know flowers have meanings?  A primrose means 'I can't live without you' - perfect for Mother's day don't you think?

Here is a close up.  I added a double wavy stitch the image and patterned paper and an enamel embellishment to the center of the flower.  I created the slot opening in the image for the ribbon with my Crop-a-dile, setting it at 3/8" depth and nibbling out the slot with about 6-8 punches close together.

Supplies --

Digital image and sentiment: 2 Cute Ink Primrose Kitty and Mother's Day sentiments

Patterned Paper: Lilybee Designs Handmade
Cardstock: PTI Sweet Blush and Pure Poppy

Copic Colors: E02, E04, E30, E31, E33, E35, R20, R22, R24, Y35, G12, G14, G16, BG000.

Doodlebug Sprinkles yellow enamel dot

Sewing machine with cream thread

Red ribbon from my stash

You can see all the DT inspiration, the newly released image and enter the challenge HERE!

You can visit the 2 Cute Ink etsy shop HERE! 

Challenges:
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Little Fairies - Furry Friends
Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Sketch Saturday Challenge #307

We have a new sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday!  Our sponsor this week is Milk Coffee with a prize of 5 digital images of the lucky winners choice!

 

The sketch this week was designed by Vannessa.

Here is my interpretation:

 I used A Little Girl with Umbrella.

Here is a close up...

Supplies --
Digital Image: Milk Coffee A Little Girl with Umbrella
Patterned Papers: Heidi Grace Designs Sunshowers
Cardstock: Bazzill Rain
Copic Colors: RV21, RV23, RV25, G40, G43, BG10, BG53, BG57, Y15, E00, E11, E13, E21, E33, E35, E37, E47, W0, W1, W2, W4.
Hot pink bakers twine

You can see all the DT inspiration and enter the challenge HERE.

Challenges:
CCEE Stampers - April Showers
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Milk Coffee Challenge - Use Bright Colors
Southern Girls Challenge - Stripes
Crafting By Design - April Showers

Thanks for stopping...
Blessings.
Deb

Sketch Saturday Challenge #306

Happy Saturday!

We have a new sketch challenge starting today #306 at Sketch Saturday.  Our sponsor this week is A Day For Daisies with a generous $12 gift certificate as the prize this week.  

This week's sketch is one I designed, hope you like it.  

 

I ended up creating 2 cards this week.  I have so many A Day For Daisies images and I took this opportunity to use a couple.  Both were past freebies.  This is Bird Swing.

 

My second card uses A Little Bird Told Me 

Supplies --

Digital Images: A Day for Daisies Bird Swing and A Little Bird Told Me

Stamp: sentiment Raisin Boat 

Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye Hattie

Cardstock: PTI Smokey Shadow

Copic Colors: W0, W1, W2, BG10, BG53, BG57, YR21, YR23, E70, E74, G40, G43

Pink enamel dots

Amber gems

You can see all the DT inspiration and enter our challenge HERE.

Challenges: 
4 Crafty Girls - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Furry or feathery friends
Addicted to stamps and more - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics

Thanks for stopping by...
Blessings,
Deb

2 Cute Ink Challenge #104 - Celebration

Happy Monday,

There is a new challenge at 2 Cute Ink starting today.  Heidi is offering this image as a freebie for reaching 5000 likes on Facebook.  The design team is featuring this super cute digi for this challenge.  The challenge theme is Celebration.

Supplies --

Digital Image: 2 Cute Ink Celebration

Patterned Paper: MME Hootenanny

Cardstock: PTI Blueberry Sky, Limeade Ice

Copic Colors: B91, R02, R20, R29, YR16, YR30, YR31,  Y35, Y38, YG21, T3, T5, T7, T9, 0

You can see all the DT inspiration and enter the challenge HERE.

Challenges:

Crafty Catz - Animals
Sister Act Cards - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb

Sketch Saturday Challenge #305

There is a new sketch challenge today at Sketch Saturday!  Our sponsor is the fabulous Simon Says Stamp!  The prize this week is $25 gift certificate.

Here is this week's sketch, designed by Jen...

I used an image I won last year from Great Impressions.  They have a lot of great images.  Their stamps are red rubber, cling mount, cut and indexed on the foam :)  This is Spring Boots E642.

Supplies --

Stamp: Great Impressions Spring Boots E642

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Farmhouse

Cardstock: PTI Pure Poppy

Copic Colors: E31, E33, E35, E37, BG10, BG53, BG57, YG91, YG93, YG95, R02, R24, R46

Ribbon
Scallop and Circle punch
Corner round

You can see all the DT inspiration and enter the sketch challenge HERE!

Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons Challenge - Flower Power
Creative Knockouts - Spring is in the Air
Ladybug Crafts - Here comes Spring
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes, no digi
Reasonable Ribbon - Flowers and bow

Thanks for stopping by...
Blessings,
Deb

Liebster Award

Happy Friday!

Yesterday, I received a comment from Vannessa, a fellow Sketch Saturday girl, that she nominated me for a Liebster Award.  How fun. :D  The Liebster Award is a "chain mail " like format created to bring awareness to blogs that have less than 300 followers. 

Rules for participating in the Liebster Award:

• Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog and answer the questions they presented; 
• Link back to the blogger who awarded you; 
• Copy & paste the pink Liebster Award logo to your blog; 
• Nominate 5 blogs to receive the award who have less than 300 followers. Create a new list of 11 questions for them; and 
• Inform them of their nomination. 

These are Vannessa's questions...

1. What is your favourite type of card to make?  One with a colored image.

2. Have you ever done or do you do any other types of crafting?  I use to paint and cross stitch, those were my first craft hobbies.  I've done some jewelry making too.  Nothing has stuck like card making though. 

3. What is your to-go-to colour combo? (A very popular question I know but I love seeing what other people like to use!) Red, Green and Blue seem to be my go-to colors.

4. What do you do when/if you lose your mojo for crafting to get it back? I usually go to Pinterest and look around for layouts or color combos or techniques.

5. If you could design a stamp for any company, which company would it be and what your stamp be like?  There would probably be flowers, cute kids or cute animals.

6. What crafting supplies (not including tools like glue, Big Shot etc) can you not live without?  My Tonic paper cutter, Scor-Buddy, Copic markers

7. Do you have your own craft room?  I store my supplies in a spare bedroom but do my card making at the kitchen table.

8. What do you do whilst crafting? (e.g listen to music, watch tv etc?)
The TV is usually on, if I'm home alone I usually have music on instead.

9. What has been your biggest crafting achievement so far? What would you like to achieve in the future?  I loved being a catalog designer for The Angel Company.  That was the best gig ever.

10. What do you enjoy doing when you are not crafting?  I like to cook and try new recipes. 

11. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?  I like where I live.  I've never been out of the US, which is kind of sad.  There are lots of places I would like to visit though. 

My Nominations:
Tricia at Simply Stamping
Chelsea at Chelsea's Creative Corner
Suzanne at Sparkling Scrapper
Laura at The Crafty Sister
Dee at Dee's Designs

My questions:
1. What is your favorite type of card to make?
2. Have you ever done or do you do any other types of crafting?
3. What is your favorite color combination?
4. What do you do when/if you need some craft inspiration?
5. If you could be on a design team for any company/blog, which would it be?
6. What is you favorite craft product/tool?
7. Do you have your own craft room?
8. What do you do while crafting? (e.g listen to music, watch tv etc?)
9. What has been your biggest crafting achievement so far?
10. What do you enjoy doing when you are not crafting?
11. If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Thanks for stopping by...
Deb

Sketch Saturday Challenge #304

Happy Saturday!

It is Lesley's DT week over at Sketch Saturday this week.  She organized a great sponsor - Mo's Digital Pencil.  The prize this week is $5 voucher going to 3 winners!  Multiple winners this week :).

Lesley also designed this great sketch...

I didn't have any of Mo's images so I had to go get a couple.  My niece is expecting a baby in July, so I thought this was a perfect image.  They are a pasta loving couple, so I think the baby will be too.  This is Buskettie. 

I have been really drawn to boyish baby papers.  When I made this card I didn't know if they were having a boy - but turns out a boy is on the way.  Whew!  Actually if they were having a girl she still would have gotten this card, because my niece's favorite color is blue.

Supplies --

Digital Image: Mo's Digital Pencil Buskettie

Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally
Cardstock: Bazzill Rain

Copic Colors: E00, E11, E13, E21, YR21, YR23, YR24, BG10, BG53, BG57, W0, W1, W2, R02, R24, YR21 

You can see all the DT inspiration using the sketch and enter the challenge HERE!

Challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink - Layers

The Crafting Cafe - One for the boys
DP2 Challenge - K is for Kid

Thanks for stopping by...

Blessings,

Deb