Happy Birthday Honey!!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Cupcake Craft Challenges where the theme is "Script and Gold". TPS have been having technical issues with the Shop but keep checking back and it will be fixed shortly.

I made this card for my darling Hubby's birthday. I dont make cards as much lately due to all the SMASH*ing fun I've been having and I was feeling a bit like I had lost my mojo. This Luca image is new for me and it looked so fun that I had to use it. I also love the idea of using playing cards and bottle tops. I was pretty happy with how it worked out. I find masculine cards harder to make, how about you?

Card Recipe:

Stamps : Lil Perfect Match Lad 20's Gangster Luca (Tickled Pink Stamps), Well Scripted sentiment (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Sunshine collection (Lost & Found)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : washi tape (Tim Holtz), car wood veneer (Studio Calico), bottle top (Freckles and Pigtails), playing cards (KaiserCraft), Fleur De Lise accents dies (Spellbinders), transparency(Hambley Screenprints), tag (Stash)

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Happy 11th Birthday Rachael!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps Blog  is having a bit of fun and showcasing a few creations using their gorgeous images. They have been having a few technical issues with the Shop but keep checking back and it will be fixed shortly.

My eldest daughter had her 11th birthday recently and this is the card I made for her. Blue is her favourite colour at the moment and I love how this card worked out with the blue and black. She has very long thick hair and loves to wear it in a pony tail just like School Pinkette Kira!

Card Recipe:

Stamps : School Pinkette Kira (Tickled Pink Stamps) digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Chapter One Collection (KaiserCraft)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : rhinestone brad (Stampin'Up!), alphas (October Afternoon), flat backed button (freckles and Pigtails), crocheted doilie (KaiserCraft), hearts die (Provocraft), doilie, ribbon, fabric yoyo (Stash)

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Laters Baby!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring ABC Challenges where the challenge is "V for Vanish" - hide something on your creation!

I love to have little "peek-a-boos" on my SMASH* pages or my scrapbook pages. Perfect for hiding personal info or just to make it more interactive!

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 25 envelopes (works perfectly with Vanish!).

This photo on this page is of my wonderful hubby and me so I thought Lil Lolita Kellita and Lil Lad Luca from Tickled Pink Stamps suited perfectly. I recently finished the "50 Shades" series of books so I had to use a phrase from them as well.

SMASH* Recipe

Stamps : Lil Lolita Kellita, Lil Lad Luca (Tickled Pink Stamps),

SMASH* folio: mini
Other : brad, twine (Stampin' Up!), bag/envelope (Freckles and Pigtails), crocheted doilie, bingo ticket (KaiserCraft), wood veneers (Studio Calico), washi (SMASH*), alphas (October Afternoon) ribbon, tags (stash)

Thanks so much for stopping by
Crafty hugs xx

Anything Goes at Creative Inspirations Challenges!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Creative Inspirations where the challenge is "Anything Goes".

This is a SMASH* page done in my mini for the 30 day SMASH* challenge on Facebook - it is day 29 Best Friends.  I've used the adorable Easter Pinkette Daisy August image from Tickled Pink Stamps - I thought she suited this theme perfectly!

I've used a heap of my favourite products here including Angie Delarie "strawberry sweetness" embellishments, Dear Lizzie patterned paper and stickers, a Amy Tangerine stamp, a Freckles and Pigtails chevron bag and library card, a Studio Calico wood veneer, a Kaisercraft bingo card, and ribbon and a doilie from my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

 

A Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Stamptacular Sunday Challenge where they have a fabulous Inspiration Picture to create to. I had so much fun making this card and as soon as it was finished my daughter swiped it to give to a friend for her birthday today. Pink and black is a fun combo for girls, I'll have to do some more of them!

Card Recipe:

Stamps : School Pinkette Chloe  (Tickled Pink Stamps), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Confetti white, basic black (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Love Notes collection (KaiserCraft)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Grey)

Other : fabric, button (Stampin' Up!), hearts die (Provocraft), flat backed button (Freckles and Pigtails), button (October Afternoon), doilie, ribbon, fabric yo-yo (Stash)

Challenges:
The Corrosive Challenges - they say its your birthday

Coraline Parties with Cakewalk!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Aud Sentiments where the theme is to "Tag It" - pop your sentiment on a tag.

I had fun making this card, tags feature on most of my cards anyway. I decided to make a cutesy girlie birthday cards using my favourite papers at the moment - Cakewalk by October Afternoon!
I coloured the gorgeous Party Pinkette Coraline in greys again (I love this look) and guess what ... 3 of my copics ran out. Can you believe it. I was initially surprised as I've only had them for 11 months and I dont do that much colouring, but I do a lot of grey colouring and it was the 3 lightest shades that do get the most use. Now they are refilled thanks to my LSS and only cost $2 each which I thought was very reasonable. Anyways, here's my card! What do you think?

Card Recipe:

Stamps : Party Pinkette Coraline (Tickled Pink Stamps) tag and sentiment (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Confetti white, garden green (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: CakeWalk collection (October Afternoon)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : ribbon (October Afternoon), doilie, cupcake sticker (Stash)

Walking in a Winter Wonderland with Christina!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Winter Wonderland Challenges where the theme is Christmas - but with the twist to use your a sentiment as your focal point.

Wow, Christmas. Hmm, I'm not ready to think about that yet. Last year I started to make my Christmas cards at the start of the year. But this year it hasnt interested me in the slightest. Part of the reasoning is I'm waiting for the yummy new Christmas products to be released! So, to tell the truth this challenge really stumped me. And also to have the sentiment as the focal point - how is that possible with an image? I know I've seen cards in the past that have the image as a watermark so I tried to do something like that here. I love vintage Christmas cards so I went back to my roots with the vintage look and printed the image on kraft paper then just cut it out and didnt colour it. Perhaps not my favourite card but I think it works. And, do you recognise the ribbon and bell? Its from a Lindt Easter Bunny - pretty dont you think!

Card Recipe:

Stamps : Lil Victorian Christmas Lolita Christina, sentiment and die (Tickled Pink Stamps)

Cardstock: Confetti white, early espresso, kraft (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Christmas Past (Graphic 45)

Other : Fleur De Lise accents dies (Spellbinders), doilie, wooden bird, bell and ribbon (Stash)

Willow, You Are So Fab'n'Funky!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Fab'n'Funky Challenges where the Challenge is "Stars and Stripes".

I'm so in love with the new Cakewalk collection by October Afternoon. I've loved most of the October Afternoon collections for a while now and this is definitely my new favourite. I've kept this card simple in line with "Fab'n'Funky" and you just have to love these gorgeous stripe and star papers! I've cut strips of the matching washi tape for the sentiment. Suits Lil Futuristic Lolita Willow perfectly.

Card Recipe:

Stamps :  Lil Futuristic Lolita Willow (Tickled Pink Stamps)

Cardstock: Naturals ivory, Lucky Limeade, poppy parade, so saffron (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Cakewalk collection (October Afternoon)

Coloured with: Copics (cool Greys)

Other : naturals ivory  (Stampin' Up!), Cakewalk button, brad, tickets, washi (October Afternoon), twine, flat backed button (Stash)

Create A Hullaballoo At The Library!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Cupcake Craft Challenges where the Challenge is "eyelets". Hmmm, that was initially a hard one for me as I dont use eyelets much at all. So, I had to get really creative and this is what I came up with!!

I've done a SMASH* page (in my blue book) for this challenge. I love that these pages are already partially decorated. I dont always like the decoration (I have actually covered the RH page here) but I love this LH page. I often use this decoration as the inspiration for my layout.

We love to go to our local library regularly and this gorgeous School Pinkette Kira looks a bit like my cutie daughter. I've used a fun library card, fabric yo-yo and flat-backed button from  Freckles and Pigtails as well as my new SMASH* label maker! I was trying to do something like a shoe and shoe-laces with the eyelets - not sure if thats how it looks but it seemed to get too hard in the end!

Happy Crafting!!

Hugs xx

Birthday Fun For Kids!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Send a Smile 4 kids Challenge Blog where the Challenge is "Birthday Fun for Kids". How fun is that!! and what better image to use on one of these cards than one of the gorgeous Pinkettes from Tickled Pink Stamps - I've chosen Party Pinkette Faith.

I've seen many people put pinwheels on their creations lately and wanted to try it myself - soo easy and very effective!!

Card Recipe

Stamps : Party Pinkette Faith (Tickled Pink Stamps)

Cardstock: Confetti White, melon Mambo, Peach Parfait  (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Candy Lane collection (KaiserCraft)

Inks: Pear pizzaz (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with: Copics

Other : twine (Stampin' Up!), circle and Lacey circles nesties, (Spellbinders) FarmHouse buttons (October Afternoon), wooden flags (Studio Calico)

Challenges:

Lylah does Vintage!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring The Corrosive Challenge where the theme is "Not too Shabby - shabby chic or vintage style".
I've mainly been SMASH*ing lately but this challenge screamed "Card Time!" for me. This challenge style is also perfect for me! I love the vintage colours with the lace and b/w colouring!! Lil Fashionette 30's Lylah is also perfect! Unfortunately there is a bit of photo glare on the cute button I've used (has a sewing machine on it) - adorable dont you think!!

Card Recipe

Stamps : Lil Fashionette 30's Lylah (Tickled Pink Stamps)

Cardstock: Kraft (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: Vintage Timeless paper pads (KaiserKraft)

Inks: soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with: Distress Ink reinkers (black soot)

Other : victoria lace, fabric, pearls (Stampin' Up!), oval and scallop oval nesties, (Spellbinders) flower, wooden button (Prima), flat back button (Freckles and Pigtails), crystal pin (stash)

Challenges:
Bizzy Becs: Vintage

She's Tickled Pink and Sparkly!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Divas by Design Challenges where the challenge is "Tickled Pink".
I've made another fun SMASH* layout of my youngest daughter titled "She's Tickled Pink and Sparkly" because she loves all things Pink and Sparkly!! When I first saw these pages in my blue SMASH* book I wasnt sure I liked them. I have covered over the words on the LHS and was going to also cover the RHS. But in the end I left the RHS blank - you just have to laugh at it really!!

Card Recipe
Stamps :Lil Fashionette 80's Sookie (Tickled Pink Stamps),

Coloured with: Distress Ink reinkers - black soot

Other : yo-yo flower (Freckles and Pigtails), top 10 SMASH pad, tiny flag clips (SMASH*), die cut tag, papers (Amy Tangerine), Date stamp (Dear Lizzie), love stamp (Smiggle), alpha stickers, heart stickers, alphas, rhinestones, doillie (Stash)

Challenges:
All That Scraps: Anything goes
The Stamp Spot: bling, pink and flowers!

Flowers, Bling and Doilies! and Happy Mothers Day!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring The Corrosive Challenge where the theme is "Flowers, Bling and Doilies" (use at least 2 of these).
A goal for me this year is more SMASH*ing and Scrapbooking so I joined this challenge using my blue SMASH* book. I like working from front to back with my SMASH* books and luck had this layout just waiting for this photo of my daughter indulging in gelati! - just perfect.

Happy Mothers day and Happy Crafting!!

Card Recipe

Stamps : Lil Fashionette 60's Willow (Tickled Pink Stamps),

Coloured with: Distress Ink reinkers - black soot

Other : yo-yo flower, flat backed button, tag (Freckles and Pigtails), twine (Stampin' Up!),  wooden flower (Prima), die cuts, envelope, fabric sticker (Amy Tangerine), wooden flags (Studio Calico), chipboard diecuts, date stamp (Dear Lizzie), alpha stickers (simple Stories), doillie (Stash)

Challenges:

Tickled Pink Stamps is Sponsoring The Squirrel and The Fox

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring The Squirrel and the Fox Challenges which has a theme of "One For The Girls"! I love this challenge - anything girly and I'm there!

Lil Lolita Ivy was the first Lil Lolita released by Tickled Pink Stamps. I was immediately hooked and have been a die-hard fan ever since. I love how these colours work so well together and still love using these gorgeous October Afternoon papers.

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend - enjoying time with family and friends, and crafting of course!!

Card Recipe

Stamps : Lil Lolita Ivy (Tickled Pink Stamps), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Kraft (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: FarmHouse collection (October Afternoon)

Inks: soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with: Distress Ink reinkers

Other : beautiful wings embosslits, victoria lace, fabric, pearls (Stampin' Up!), circle and scallop circle nesties, fanncy Tags dies, (Spellbinders), FarmHouse  buttons (October Afternoon) flower (Prima)

Challenges:
The stamp spot : pink, bling and flowers
CRAFT challenge: use buttons
Southern girls challenge: get your girly on
The crafty pad: we're girly girls

Tickled Pink Stamps is Sponsoring The Corrosive Challenge AND Crafting When We Can!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring 2 challenges. Firstly 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 the second challenge is Crafting when we can Challenges which is a sketch.

I used some of the TH tissue tape to make my banner - banners seem to be popular lately!!
I love colouring in b/w and with my Copics but lately I have been trying watercolouring with my TH Distress reinkers. So I decided to dust off some older Tickled Pink Rubber and get painting (using colour too!!). These images are some of my absolute favourite so hopefully this will inspire you to check out some of the older Tickled Pink images.

Card Recipe

Stamps : Lil Fashionette 60's Ivy (Tickled Pink Stamps), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Kraft (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: FarmHouse collection (October Afternoon)

Inks: soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with: Tim Holtz Distress Ink reinkers
Other : seam binding ribbon, lace trim, bakers twine (Stampin' Up!), tissue tape (Tim Holtz), wooden flower buttons, flowers (Prima), Farmhouse buttons (October Afternoon), pearl stems, doilie (stash)

Challenges:
The kraft journal challenge: use any sketch
Card makin mamas: spring photo challenge

Tickled Pink Stamps is Sponsoring Paper Sundaes!!

This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Paper Sundaes where the Sundae Bar Challenge is to use at least 2 of the following "toppings" - kraft, die cut, lace, charms!! Well all of these are my favourites to I had to use them all. I was having so much fun with these gorgeous October Afternoon papers that I had to make 2 cards! I decided to leave a sentiment off the second card so I could be flexible with its use. I really love these Pinkettes. I have always been a die-hard Lil Lolita fan (and will always be) but these gorgeous gals have won my heart!

Card Recipe

Stamps : Party Pinkette August and Easter Pinkette Daisy August (Tickled Pink Stamps), short and sweet sentiments (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock:  Kraft (Stampin' Up!)
Papers: FarmHouse collection (October Afternoon)

Inks: soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with: Copics (cool grey's)
Other :  beautiful wings embosslits, victoria lace, modern label punch (Stampin' Up!), Labels One nesties, Fleur De Lise accents dies,  (Spellbinders), wooden flower buttons, flowers (Prima), pearls, lace doilies (KaiserCraft), charms, crystal pin (stash)

Challenges
CRAFT Challenge - Easter/Spring
Crafts and me challenges - butterflies and bows
flutterby wednesdays - open challenge
Simon says stamps challenge - use your favourite tool (Sizzix)
The crafty pad - just die-licious (use a die-cut)
The Kraft journal - April showers bring May flowers
The pretty little ribbon shop - to die for (use a die cut)