Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge: For a Special Lady

The current challenge by the Lovely Ladybugs over at the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge is to create a project for a special lady.  Hop over to enter your project for a chance to win TWO cling stamps (or FOUR if you use a Ladybug Crafts image!). You can find out more about this challenge and the wonderfully talented Ladybugs here.

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Ladybug Crafts Ink carries a fabulous line of Nikki and Friends digital images featuring a lovely young lady that sometimes includes pets and/or her boyfriend.  I've found Nikki and Friends to be perfect for using on current day projects to share loving thoughts and wishes with some of my favorite young ladies.  I've used Chatty Nikki to create a tent card to send to someone who is very special to me.

This view shows my Copic-filled image . . .

Layers of Bazzill Piglet pink and Forest green cardstock with Authentique's "Lovely" 6x6 bundle Collection double-sided patterned paper form my card.  A bit of faux stitching creates a border around the very pretty rose bouquet pattern.  I considered adding store bought roses and bling but I didn't want to cover the pretty bouquets.

I've threaded a strip of Offray's 3/8" spring moss ribbon through the Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Quick Border Craft Punch "Ribbon Stitch" cassette base.  A bow is made of the same ribbon.  A Lifestyle Crafts Large Circles die set adds shape to my image.  A couple of my favorite older Motivet rubberstamps called I Just Wanted To Tell You and You Mean the World To Me seemed perfect to use with this image.

Here's a view of my completed card front showcasing Ladybug Crafts Ink Nikki and Friends Chatty Nikki . . .

The inside coordinates with the front and includes space to add a handwritten note . . .

Looking for fabulous inspiration using Ladybug Crafts Ink images? You'll find more designs by the Lovely Ladybugs at the Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge blog (here).

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp! "Mothers Day or Special Girl" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Girls, Girls, Girls" (here)
Allsorts "Pretty in Pink" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Mothers Day or Special Girl" (here)
One Stitch at a Time "Use a Digi" (here)
Ooh La La Creations "To A Special Lady" (here)
Crafty Ribbons "Ribbons and Bows" (here)
ABC "H is for Hair" (here)
Tuesday Throwdown "TicTacToe" (here) - CAS, Digi, DieCuts


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
ottoman, phone - Y13, Y15, Y19
shirt - R81, R83, R85, R89
leggings - BG93, BG96, BG99
dog - E31, E35, E37
book - E41, E42, 0
ground shadow - W5, W3, W1, W0
airbrushed background - BG90


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As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Elisabeth Bell's Going on a Walk Digi Bells' Blog Hop

It seems to me that an update was rolled out to my pc/laptop that included a tormenting code to keep me from adding any photos without unbelievable frustration and near-to-tears desperation.  I've read about other bloggers having trouble with loading their pics but have not experienced this trouble until now.  I nearly gave up . . . Why does this happen?  What's the solution to keep it from happening again?  That's enough crying from me about that for now . . .guess it was my turn.

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To celebrate the newest addition to the Elisabeth Bell Design's Digital Gallery (here), the Digi Bells Design Team is hosting a blog hop.

How can you win your own Going on a Walk digi image? You'll have to hop through and leave comments on EACH blog. [You can find the full list of blogs at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).] Lynda will pick 2 blogs at random and the winners will be picked from those comments. The hoppers will have until Friday, February 28, 2014 at 9 AM to leave comments. The winners will be posted at the Digi Bells' blog on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

Reminder: Buying then sharing digital images is theft. Sharing digital images takes income away from the artist.

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I've used this sweet little lady with her playful friend on a side-open card.  Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image .

I've machine-sewed a layer of rose patterned Authentique's 6x6 Bundle "Lovely" collection with Bazzill's Forest, Kisses red and Piglet pink cardstock.  A beautiful Whimsy Stamps Mini Lace Corner Doily 1 Die adds a delicate touch to the upper left corner of my image.  A row of Heidi Swapp clear bling borders adds some bling below my image.  An Offray green gingham 1/4" ribbon slides through a Whimsy pearl heart slider to show some love.  A My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody "Like" salmon colored twine lines the right side of my image and is tied through a My Minds Eye Lost and Found Madison Ave "Sisters" button lying over my bow.  A Whimsy Magical Mini Letter Seals round sentiment, cut with a Lifestyle Crafts 1 1/4" circle die, is popped up over a Whimsy Fancy Circle Die.

A strip of coordinating rose patterned paper lies below a Spellbinders Marvelous Squares-shaped writing area that includes white paper with softened rounded corners for a personalized handwritten message on the inside . . .

Remember to leave your comment below then move along to follow the blog hop route at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).


I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly "Lovely Layers" (here)
Crafty Sentiments "Anything Goes" (here)
Sweet Stamps "Anything Goes" (here)
Creative Inspirations "Buttons" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Buttons and Bows" (here)
Totally Paper Crafts "Spring" (here)
Totally Gorjuss "String's the Thing" (here)
One Stitch at a Time "Girly" (here)
Oldie but Goodie "Buttons" (here)
Crafty Ribbons "Anything Goes" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair, dog fur, shoes - E31, E35, E47
pants, accessories - RV23, RV14, RV19
shirt, spots - YG11, YG13, YG17
groung shadow - W5, W3, W1, W00
airbrushed sky - B12


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge and New Release: Floral Delight 3

The current challenge by the Lovely Ladybugs over at the Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge is Flowers Galore. Hop over to enter your project for a chance to win a special LCI prize (and an extra special prize if you use a Ladybug Crafts image!). You can find out more about this challenge and the wonderfully talented Ladybugs here.

Today is a very big Ladybug Crafts Ink event as we're sharing the new release of LCI's Floral Delight 3 images!  To celebrate the newest additions to the fabulous Ladybug Crafts Ink digital collection (here), the Lovely Ladybugs are teasing you with snippets of the images they've used.

How can you win 4 of your favorite Floral Delight 3 digital images?  You'll have to enter the Flowers Galore challenge and note the name of your favorite new release image at the Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge blog.

You've got to hop over to the challenge blog to begin your route to see how the Lovely Ladybugs have shown their use of several of the newly released images!

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I've had the pleasure of working with Wild Flowers to create a lightly embellished thank you card.  This view shows my Copic-filled image . . .

A Whimsy Stamps' Everyday Honeycomb Sentiment shaped with their Honeycomb Die Set is popped over the upper right of my image.  A single silver bumble bee charm hangs from a jump ring below the sentiment.

I've machine-sewed a layer of rose patterned Authentique's 6x6 Bundle "Lovely" collection with Bazzill's Forest, Kisses red and Piglet pink cardstock.  A beautiful Whimsy Stamps Mini Lace Corner Doily 1 Die adds a delicate touch to the upper left corner of my image with a multi-layered 2 mm Flower Soft Baby Pink Pure Silk Ribbon bow.  A row of Heidi Swapp clear bling borders adds some bling below my image.

Here's a view of the completed front of my thank you card showcasing Ladybug Crafts Ink Wild Flowers image . . .

A strip of coordinating rose patterned paper lies below a Spellbinders Marvelous Squares-shaped writing area that includes white paper with softened rounded corners for a personalized handwritten message on the inside . . .

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Southern Girls "Bling It, Bling Bling" (here)
Wags 'n Whiskers "BINGO" - pink, die cuts, glitter (here)
Stampin' for the Weekend "Flower Power" (here)
Delicious Doodles "Ribbon and Bling" (here)
Crafty Ribbons "Ribbons and Bows" (here)
ABC Challenge "F is for Flowers" (here)
Craft Your Passion "Girly Girl" (here)
Creative Card Crew "KISS=Keep It Simple and Sweet" (here)

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Copics used:
ladybugs - atyou Spica Lipstick glitter pen
leaves - YG11, YG13, YG17
flowers - Y13, Y15, Y19, RV23, RV14, RV19
pebbles - E77
airbrushed ground - E71, sky B41


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Sizzix Big Shot Pro Tea Pot Box with Sassy Studios' Pin Up Kitty

I came across a Sassy Studios' monthly Facebook progressive challenge through their fan page.  Jackie Randolph will provide a free image for use during that month's themed challenge.  As long as you submit a project showing your use of the image following the theme then you're eligible to win a prize as well as get another free image for the next month's challenge.  If for any reason you don't use the image during that month's challenge, then you must sit out the next month's challenge and try again the following month.  This type of progressive challenge intrigued me so I decided to try and participate.  You can find out more about this Sassy Studios Facebook progressive challenge here.

The free image that Jackie is providing for use during this month's "Hearts and a Sassy Sentiment"-themed progressive challenge is called Pin Up Kitty.  The photo of this month's Pin Up Kitty project must be uploaded here before midnight EDT on February 13th.

After I fussy cut my Copic-filled image, I used my brush-tipped Copic black multi-liner to create a silhouette look of the back in case any part of the back showed beyond my project's edge.  I covered the front of my Pin Up Kitty with a layer of Glossy Accents for amazing shine and additional dimension.

I used Bo Bunny's "Crazy Love" double-sided patterned paper to die cut my Sizzix Big Shot Pro Tea Pot Box.  The base of the tea pot and lid as well as the tip of the spout are trimmed with 1/2" cotton black lace.

My Pin Up Kitty is popped up along the handle side of the tea pot.  An Inky Antics stamped sentiment lies near the kitty image.  The sentiment alone doesn't seem too sassy but taken in context near the image I think it can be pretty sassy.  A My Minds Eye Miss Caroline Dilly Dally "Best" red heart pin slides behind the sentiment.

The lid of the box can be removed.  I've folded the base of a Lifestyle Crafts Tag It Kits tag then machine-sewed the edge.  The pocket holds a Crafty Secrets Tea with Alice large set sentiment as well as a few hearts stamped with Adirondack Red Pepper ink.  A heart with arrow eyelet holds the tag to the tip of the lid with a 20-gauge black thread.  A row of Heidi Swapp bling borders the tag pocket.

The tea pot stands at 6" tall, is 4 1/2" wide at the base and 3 1/8" wide at the top.  That makes a nice size box for holding sweet treats.


I'm entering this project into the following challenges:
Bunny Zoe's Crafts "Stitching" (here)
Simon Says Stamp and Show "Love Notes" (here)
Simon Says Stamp "Have a Heart" (here)
Divas by Design "Die Cuts" (here)
Crafty Catz "Anything Goes" (here)
Winter Wonderland "Digi Days" (here)
Stampin' For the Weekend "Anything but a Card" (here)
Delicious Doodles "Die Cuts/Punches" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Love/Valentines" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00, E95, W3 (over stockings)
hair, eyes, tail - E31, E35, E47
ears, collar, outfit, shoes - R27, R21 (Fade with Lightest Color Technique)


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Card Art with Copics: Crafty Sentiments Opening Presents

I've had this lovely Crafty Sentiments Opening Presents rubberstamp for quite some time and this is the first time I've inked her up.  I love how she's brought her teddy to the unwrapping of the gift as dear teddy is obviously very important to her.

Here's a closer view of my Copic-filled image.  I've used a negative mask for the Nasty Rag technique to add some natural-looking fuzz to my teddy bear.

There's alot going on throughout the layers of this particular card and for the most part it turned out as I imagined it would.

I laid the folded half of my white paper just along the inside cut line of the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Tag and Bookplates die so I could form my tag-shaped card.  I embossed the Spellbinders Heart Circles die to form a frame on the front of my card.  Once the embossing was done, I used the Spellbinders Large Standard Circle set to cut a circle for my window.

A piece of transparency adhered to the back becomes my window.  My handmade floral additions are made using Cheery Lynn Designs' Baby's Breath Flower Kit and Tiny Flower Kit, layered with some Punch Bunch small and mini birch leaves.  All flowers are lightly painted with a thin coat of Star Dust Stickles.

Three strips of 1/8" Wondertape are covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle's Aquamarine and Sunset glitter along with Stickles Dry Glitter in Lagoon to form my sparkling stripes at the base.

A Marvy small balloon punch acts as a tag topper with a gold eyelet and a bit of yellow ribbon tied through it.  A Close To My Heart Just a Number set sentiment is popped up above my window.

The left side of the interior shows TPC Studio Party Hearty Birthday Candles paper with a machine sewed zig zag stitch of metallic thread.  This is my first time using a sewing machine for the zig zag stitch and I have no idea how the corners are supposed to look.  I did try my best as I think the zig zag adds some pizzazz to a zesty party feeling.

My Crafty Sentiments "Opening Presents" image is stamped on the right side with a Morning Star sprinkled day sentiment just above my Copic-filled image.  A multi-striped ribbon is tied through that balloon punch tag topper.

I ran my die cut Memory Box Butterfly Chain upside down through my xyron "X" to make the front of the butterflies sticky.  I used the same glitter as I used for the stripes on the front of the card to color my sparkling butterfly border.

Because Copic inks are known to seep through the paper and will show on the back of your project, once my coloring was done, I adhered an extra clean piece of white tag to cover that bleed-through . . .

This view shows how the card front looks when the card is closed.  You get a glimpse of the lovely little lady through the window.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly "New Stash, New Year" (here) - Cheery Lynn's tiniest flowers EVER!
Crafty Sentiments "Anything Goes" (here) Add #6 after name
Tuesday Throwdown "Stripes" (here)
Simon Says Stamp! "Emboss It!" (here) - embossed heart circle around window
Divas by Design "Use Ribbons" (here)
Cute Card Thursday "Warm It Up!" (here)
Stampin' for the Weekend "Happy Birthday" (here)
Sweet Stampin' "Favorite Style" (here) - Shaped Cards
Bunny Zoe's Crafts "Stitching" (here)
Through the Purple Haze "Anything Goes" (here)


Copics used:
skin - E000, E01, E11, E93, BV00
hair - E31, E35, E47
bows, spots - YR12, YR15, YR18
shirt, shorts - BG11, BG15, BG18
gift bow - Y11, Y15, Y18, Y28
gift paper - BG72, BG75, BG78
teddy bear - R22, R59 (Nasty Rag Technique)
nose - W3, W0, W5
airbrushed background - W3, BG13, Y13, Y00


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose

Elisabeth Bell's Me Time Digi Bells' Blog Hop

To celebrate the newest addition to Elisabeth Bell's Digital Gallery (here), the Digi Bells Design Team is hosting a blog hop.

How can you win your own Me Time digi image? You'll have to hop through and leave comments on EACH blog. [You can find the full list of 10 other blogs at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).] Lynda will pick 2 blogs at random and the winners will be picked from those comments. The hoppers will have until Friday, January 24, 2014 at 9 AM to leave comments. The winners will be posted at the Digi Bells' blog on Saturday, January 25, 2014.

Reminder: Buying then sharing digital images is theft. Sharing digital images takes income away from the artist.

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I do not want my delay in posting my photos showing how I've used Elisabeth's newest Me Time digital image to interfere with your participation in the blog hop.  So please tell me how much you love this new image and hop along.

I'll be back soon to add the photos showing how I've used this wonderful image on my project.

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Remember to leave your comment below then move along to your final stop at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).  For reference, you can find the full list of the blogs to hop at the Digi Bells Design Team blog (here).


As always, I'm so glad that you stopped by to visit!

~ Rose