Woof!

I'm here!  It's been awhile, I know. 

My computer died and I had some other house issues going on.  And the holidays.  Stress.

But I think my little hiatus was good for me.  It made me miss my beloved hobby.  I've got some Copic refills on the way (had to beat the price hike) and soon my markers will be juicy.  That's been somewhat of a problem as of late. 

I'm starting out the new year right though.  Coloring and posting. 

Today is a Tiddly Tuesday!  Talk about starting out the year right!  Thank goodness the challenge is "Anything Goes" because I still don't have a computer and access to my digital images.  This image comes from the Everyday Fun with Friends coloring book from Tiddly Inks.  I had printed it prior to my computer dying onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and did a bit of shading with Prismacolor pencils.  The "woof" die cut is from Recollections. 

Sure hope you join us at Tiddly Inks this month for our Anything Goes challenge.  If I can do it, you can too. 

Here's wishing you a crafty 2019!  I'm wishing one for myself too!

Nuts About You

It's another Tiddly Tuesday!  This month's challenge on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog is all about dimension.  Go check out all of the details here and please play along with us this month.

For my creation, I decided to create a center step card.  The digital images are from the digital stamp set Fun Animals from Tiddly Inks.  I printed the squirrel, acorns and greeting onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored them with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. I fussy cut all of the images and arranged them onto the card. The grass is cut from a MFT die and I colored the grass by sponging my favorite color in the whole world...Adironack Lettuce dye ink.  The patterned paper on the card is from Carta Bella.

Thanks for being one of the eleven people who come to this blog.  I appreciate you sticking with me.

Fishing Expert

It's time for another Tiddy Tuesday.  We have a color challenge for the month.  Go to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog for all of the details and join in on the fun.

My card features the adorable digital image Wryn Fishing Expert.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops and Nuvo Glitter Drops to the fish (I couldn't decide which to use so I used both, lol). The sentiment is from a set from Taylored Expressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  Can't have enough birthday cards, right?

Don't forget to head on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  You'll see there are a couple of very talented guest designers playing in all the fun.

Happy Birthday, Succa!

I squealed when Crissy Croll drew a cactus for Tiddly Inks because you know how much I love them.  In fact, she drew a bunch of cacti in this digital image set Cute Cactus.

It's a Tiddly Tuesday on this first day of May.  The challenge for this month is to create a Tiddly Inks project with Florals or Plants.  You can read all about the challenge and see some BEAUTIFUL creations on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.

For my card, I used one cactus from Cute Cactus.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. 

The sentiment cracks me up.  It is from A Jillian Vance Design and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

A strip of pattern paper from an unknown source is along the side of the card panel.

Don't be a succa!  Join us at Tiddly Inks this month for all of the fun!

Take A Chance

I'm here today with the fourth and final image from the March release at Sassy Cheryl's.  This release sure has been a lot of fun.  I just love all of the images.

This card features the digital image of "Take A Chance".  I printed it onto Hammerill Color Copy and colored the image with Copic markers.  A wee bit of shading was done with Prismacolor pencils.  I fussy cut the image and placed on a white cardstock panel.  The strip of patterned paper you see along the side is from Recollections.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onxy Black ink and is from an old MFT stamp set.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.  I sure hope you've enjoyed the images as much as I have.  Now, head on over to Sassy Cheryl's and snag this image for $1 off, today from 9:00 AM Eastern Time for the next 24 hours.  Here's the special code CHANCE

I'm Here For You

The new release reveal continues at Sassy Cheryl's. 

Today, I'm sharing a card that features the new digital image "I'm Here For You".  I just love it.  I printed it onto Hammermill Color Copy and colored with Copic markers and did some shading with Prismacolor pencils.  Fearlessly, I fussy cut the image, lol.

On some white cardstock, I sponged Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean).  I added a little SeaShells SeaShell pink dye ink as well.  A couple of spritzes of water.  I made the grass with a MFT die, and sponged with Distress Ink Peeled Paint.  I placed the white frame, cut from a MFT die, over the scene and placed the heartfelt Sassy Cheryl's image into the scene.  The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and is from MFT. 

If you want "I'm Here For You", you can get it at a discounted price today, over at Sassy Cheryl's.  Simply enter the code LOVEME

Please come back to my blog to see this in its entirety.  I'll have another discounted code as well. 

New Friendships

It's March 1st.  How is that possible?

With a new month comes a new release from Sassy Cheryl's.  Today I bring to you the new digital image called "New Friendships".  I printed it onto Hammermill Color Copy paper and colored it with Copic markers.  I did some shading and some detailing with Prismacolor pencils.  If you are wondering about how I did the raindrop effect...I simply took my Copic blender pen and randomly put big blobs all over my picture.  I'm kinda liking the effect.

This heartfelt image is available at a special discount over at Sassy Cheryl's from 9:00 AM Eastern until 9:00 AM tomorrow. Simply enter in the code  FRIENDS

I'll be back again with another new image tomorrow with a new code.  See you then!

Bosom Buddies

Even though it may still be quite cold outside, it is time for us to start thinking about spring and Easter.  Sassy Cheryl's has some adorable Easter images being released this week and this is one of them.  It is called Bosom Buddies.

I printed Bosom Buddies onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers, along with some Prismacolor pencils shading.  I placed the image panel onto a scrap of patterned paper I've been hoarding for years (I have no clue who made it).  The sentiment is from A Jillian Vance Design and was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black.

Not sure how you can resist this image.  Here's a special code you can use today unti midnight EST for $1 off the digital image of Bosom Buddies:  BUD

Now, take a peek at tomorrow's release:

I'll reveal the full image tomorrow and will provide another discount code.  See you then!

To Clean or Not to Clean?

To Clean or Not to Clean?  I think I know the answer to that, LOL.  Hope you chose fun over cleaning this past weekend. 

I chose fun by coloring this Sassy Cheryl's digital stamp called "To Clean or Not to Clean." I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  A few Prismacolor pencil strokes were added into the broom, basket and hair.  I paired this adorable image with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  A few white highlights with a white gel pen. A few little sequins were added for interest.  The image was placed on a card base from Recollections.

Now, I should probably clean house this week.  What a bummer.

Animal Fun - Tiddly Inks Blog Hop

There's a fun and exciting Tiddly Inks Blog Hop happening right now, featuring lots of designers and the new fun animals release.  You'll definitely want to go check out the Tiddly Inks Blog for all of the fun and inspiration.   

You probably arrived here from the talented Jen.  Here creations are always so wonderful.   I'm so happy that you are here to take a look at my card.

My card features the merging of two images from the brand new Fun Animals.  I printed the merged sentiment and mouse onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  A bit of Prismacolor pencil shading happened as well on this card.  

Now...get to the Tiddly Inks Blog... NOW! You'll find the hop order and all of the details about today's hop. Do some chatting on the Tiddly Inks Facebook Group page too. You just might win some prizes if you do.

Or, if you already know how this hop is operating, you can hop right over to see the special card Lisa has to share.  I took a peek...it's awesome!

On Top of the World

It's a Tiddly Tuesday on this Independence Day!  The challenge is to make a creation with a Tiddly Inks image that celebrates independence, empowerment and positive feelings.  You can read all about the challenge and see some awesome Design Team cards over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  We do hope you join us!

Rather than going patriotic with my card, I decided that this Tiddly Inks image called "On Top of the World" suggested empowerment.  This would make a great graduation card, don't you think.  And here I thought I would steer clear from graduation cards for a bit.  Already one in the stash for next year.

Anyway, I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  I did some shading with Prismacolor pencils.  The map background is actually a background stamp from Impression Obsession.  I simply stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black and sponged some color with Distress Inks Shabby Shutters and Tumbled Glass.  The sentiment seemed perfect.  It is from Simon Says Stamps and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black also.  A few little sequins are on the card as a finishing touch.

Nothing amazing planned for today's festivities.  That's okay.  I prefer it that way, really.  This holiday is keeping my Sloopy feeling safe from the booms.

Inspired by Art

I have been walking around with this card in my head for several months.  I attending a conference near the tail end of January and snapped this picture that adorned the walls:

Don't you love it when you get some inspiration like this?

My card features the A Jillian Vance Design stamp set of "I'll Be Darned" by Becky Schultea.  I did some masking and stamped the image of the spool of thread many times.  The scene is colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  I put some sparkle onto the thread with my Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (I'm becoming quite addicted to it). 

You can read all about this card today on the AJVD blog.

Today represents my last regular post on the A Jillian Vance Design Team.  I have been a member since February 2014 and just feel it is time to move on to do some new things with my limited free time. You see, I have a room full of stamps that haven't seen ink yet, and I just want to create with these some more.  I've also been trying to learn how to crochet.  And I want to spend some of my free time writing, which is something I started doing for me last summer.  Bunny and Jillian and Sam have been wonderful to me.  I wish them nothing but the best.  I will always be a fan of AJVD.  The crafting industry seems so cliquey to me, and the Vance family is as real and as genuine as they come. 

Trick or Treat

It's Tiddly Tuesday on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  This time we're getting our spook on with a Spookalicious challenge. This adorable digital image from Tiddly Inks called "Trick or Treat Wryns" seems to fit the bill nicely.

I kept the card very CAS since there is so much going on in the main image.  Just printed "Trick or Treat Wryns" onto X-Press It paper and colored with Copic markers.  A little shading happened with some Prismacolor pencils.  Some crystal Stickles helped to make the princess's crown sparkle.  I cut around the image panel with a Simon Says Stamp die.

Head on over to the challenge blog to get spooked by some AMAZING creations.  Sure hope you can join us!

Spell on Ya

It's another Fab Friday over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog.  For my contribution, I decided to have some fun coloring the adorable digital image of "Spell on Ya". 

You know the drill...X-Press It cardstock, Copic markers, some shading with Prismacolor pencils. 

The sentiment is from a little miniature dollar stamp from Michael's, from many, many seasons ago.  The strip of patterned paper along the side of the card is from K&Company.

Make sure you visit the challenge blog.  The design team knocks it out of the park with each and every creation.

Colorful Posies

More energy to color this week for A Jillian Vance Design.  I told you last week I was envisioning a card with lots of posies of bright colors.  This week, I can deliver this vision.

This card was made with the "Pretty Posies Stamp and Die Combo" from A Jillian Vance Design.  There's some Copic action on this, along with some Prismacolor shading.

I truly think this card is the result of watching numerous Alisha Burke videos.  Who is AMAZING, by the way. 

Have a fantastic week ahead.  Here's to good health.

No Line Yellow Rose

So, I'm really stuck on this layout, haven't you noticed?  Sorry about that.  I'll try to switch things up soon.

I tried my hand at some no line coloring with the new stamp set "Beautiful Rose" from A Jillian Vance Design.  Challenging because I think yellows Copics are hard to work with, so that's why I had to break out the Prismacolor pencils as well.

This card is featured today on the AJVD blog.  Go check it out.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  Have a wonderful week!

Fab Friday Inking of You

Make sure you visit the Tiddly Inks challenge blog today for Fab Friday!  Filled with amazing Tiddly Inks inspiration from the design team.  Check it out.

Here's my Fab Friday contribution.  I decided to play once again the the awesome image "Inking of You".   To make this card, I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock.  I then printed a mask on masking film, fussy cut the mask, and placed over my printed image on the X-Press It cardstock.  I sponged some Mama Elephant Hazel pigment ink to create the background.  I stamped the scrip stamp from A Stamp in Hand with Distress Ink Walnut Stain.

Carefully, I removed the mask and colored "Inking of You" with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. I framed the image panel with black cardstock and placed on a white card panel.

Have a fabulous weekend!  Thanks so much for stopping by the Stamping Deets!

Inking of You

Love this image by Tiddly Inks!  I have had it for quite sometime and finally worked up the courage to color it and do it justice.

The image is "Inking of You" and I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils, for a little multimedia coloring effect.  The "ink" puddle in the image has some glossy accents to make it shine a bit.  The sentiment is computer generated, and I had a little fun with some sequins from Doodlebug.

This card is for Challenge 176 on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog.  The challenge is to create a "Thinking of You Card".  Sure hope you take a look at the design team's AMAZING creations, and join us in the fun.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and seeing how I got inky.

Owl You Need Is Love

I am in the middle of the busiest two weeks of the year for me, so I'm delighted with how fast this card came together.  Yay for CAS!

This card is featured on the A Jillian Vance Design blog today.  The multimedia coloring on the owls feature Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.

After Thursday afternoon, I plan on coming up for air, LOL.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

I Got Your Nose

This card is truly a result of me just playing around.  I printed the digital image of "I Got Your Nose", available from Sassy Cheryl's and Squigglefly, onto kraft cardstock.  I colored the image with a combination of Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  I have always loved the pop of white on kraft.  The sentiment is from A Jillian Vance Design and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  The finishing touches on this card are a sheer white ribbon, a button, and some twine.

I made this card to play along over on the Squigglefly Challenge Blog.  It's an easy one...make a holiday card.  Make sure you join in on the fun on Squigglefly's last challenge of the year.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.  I truly appreciate it, as I know what a busy time of year it is for us all.  Another post in a few hours, so come back soon!