Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Pinkette Preview: Lil Easter Chocie Coraline

Over at Tickled Pink Stamps we are in the middle of previews for the newest Lil Pinkette release, and I'm not sure it gets any cuter! So far we've seen Lil Easter Pinkette Daisy August and Lil Easter Pinkette Bunny Pippa. I believe I have finally bested the darned head cold I've been fighting for a week so today I'm here to share Lil Easter Pinkette Chocie Coraline with you! She is looking super sweet on my card, I think, colored with Copics and paired up with some papers from DCWV's Sweet stack, a doily, and my usual floral and pearl embellies. Her lil bunny friend may have trouble hearing all the "Oohs" and "Aws" though as she's already had a nibble at his ear!

You'll want to hop right over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog to see what the talented {PINKETTE} ladies have to share with you as well. We have some new design team members joining us so please say "hello" to them and leave them some love! Also, don't forget to leave a comment on the TPS blog for your chance to win digi Coraline for your very own!

There are four images total so we'll be back tomorrow with the last preview and then the images will be available for purchase as digis only on February 29th.

Markers use: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E04, E23, E25, E27, E31, E33, E34, R20, RV34, R81, R85).

I'd also like to enter this creation into the following challenges:
- One Stitch At A Time: #102 - 'Use A Digi' Spring/Easter
- Totally Gorjuss: #120 - Yummy!
- Crop Stop: #59 - Is It Blooming Outside? (use at least 3 flowers)
- Delightful Challenges: Use Patterned Paper

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous start to your week!

{hugs}
Regan

A Special Award

I have been triply blessed with a special award from three very lovely, talented, and sweet fellow crafters. The award is called the Liebster Blog, and I would like to thank Christine/Sweet Pea Cards, Rebecca/Sydney's Sentiments, and Kim/It's All About Crafting for this wonderful honor. Though I jokingly referred to it as the blogger's "chain letter", I figured since no one was asking me to send money (right, ladies?! lol) that it was best just to share the love!

Liebster is German for "dearest" or "beloved", but it can also mean "favorite". This award is bestowed on blogs with under 200 followers to show appreciation and spread readership and happiness.

To accept the award you must do the following:
1) Link back to the person's blog who gave it to you, and thank them
2) Post the award on your blog
3) Give the award to five other bloggers who you appreciate and enjoy
4) Leave a comment on those five blogs to let them know they've been chosen

Since I was hit 3 times I guess that means I get to choose 15 blogs? I'm not sure I have that kind of time today so I'm going to stick with the five (well, eight, I suppose, as I absolutely need to include the ladies above who started this all, of course!) Here are my five blogs, in no particular order:

Rachelle/I'm Black Martha
Jasmine/Wasted Scraps
Linda/Linda's Stamping Blog
Andrea/Annie Rose Makes Things
Sandra(Lotta)/My Little Scrap Corner

Each of these ladies I've selected is talented and fabulous with her own unique style and charm! Please visit them and see for yourself!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges #57 - Lolita

I am feeling a little grim and grumpy and a tad gloomy too. It's raining today and this image just suited my mood. The Tim Holtz Muse Token reads "Courageous" and I think anyone who has had their heart broken has shown a courage and a strength beyond what should be expected of mere mortals. I dedicate this last Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge to all those who bear the scars of love lost and in particular to a good friend of mine.

It is a sad day anyway since we have to say good-bye to the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge, but fear not! TPS stamps will continue to delight us with their Lads and Lolitas and Pinkettes in digital form, hopefully for a long time to come! Challenge #57 is to use a Lolita. Any Lolita. So of course, it MUST be a Tickled Pink Stamps image in order for you to play along.

My card features Lil Valentine Lolita Lilith. She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers. The sketch is from Seems A Little Sketchy (#7). Flowers, lace, and pearls are from my stash. Papers are a new 6x6 pad I bought last week called Lost and Found - Market Street. I also got to use my new Picot Edge Circle Nesties, and I LOVE the look!

Please visit the TPS blog to see what the beautifully talented {PINK} ladies have designed for you for this last challenge! ANd we hope you'll join us so that the challenge can go out with a bang.

I hope you have a good day. And as for me, I'll allow myself one melancholy day. That is until my small man wakes up and makes my heart smile! There's nothing like that love to chase away the gloomy grays. :)

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R81, R85, RV34, W4, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 151, 198).

{hugs}
Regan

Dare To Be Sassy Thursday #113 - Traditional Christmas Colors

Today I'm here with a dual post for you! It's part Sassy Studio Designs' Dare To Be Sassy Thursday and part Sassy Studio Designs sponsorship of the Dutch Dare Card Challenge. I am fighting a head cold and suffering from lack of adequate sleep, among other things, so I am going to try to keep my post brief and informative.

Our DTBST challenge this week is the monthly Christmas one, and we want to see you use "Traditional Christmas Colors". So think lots of red and green! SSD is also sponsoring the Dutch Dare Card Challenge for the week (#153) and the challenge is the above sketch. I incorporated both challenges into one card using the Sassy image "Reindeer Games" blown up to 'big head' size and die cut with one of my Nestie labels. She is colored with Copics and Primsacolor Art Markers. The paper is from a Cloud 9 Design stack I bought at Joann's on clearance last year. Stampin' Up white organdy ribbon, a holiday Tim Holtz Muse Token, a few jingle bells, and a couple of flowers complete my creation.

Please visit the Sassy Studio Designs blog to see what amazing projects my fellow design team members have to share with you! And hope you'll play along with one or both!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E23, E25, E27, R20, YG95, YG97) and Prismacolor Art Markers (149, 150, 151, 152).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

{hugs}
Regan

The Corrosive Challenge #143 - Another Dimension

Welcome to Another Dimension! Traveling through time and space not on your agenda this weekend? Well, no worries - there's no worm hole needed for the new Corrosive Challenge - just some foam squares or dots! We want to see projects that have lift and have been taken to new heights! As long as something somewhere on your creation "pops" you're in!

As anyone who has followed my blog for any time knows, I love to fussy cut and pop my images up so this really wasn't too much of a challenge for me. Therefore I decided to deviate slightly from the usual.... I double popped! I printed two of these gorgeous Lycaonia images from Delicious Doodles, cutting one whole image out and then just the wolves from the second. I layered the wolves on top of the main image with foam squares and then popped the whole thing up again with more foam squares when I mounted it to the card. Here is a close up of the dimensional effect:


And here is a close-up of the colored image:


I used my Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers on the image. The sketch is the current one from The Sweet Stop (SSS146). I had to alter it a bit and placed a pearl flourish where the text is supposed to be, but hopefully it's still acceptable. I even participated in the "spin" part of the challenge which was to use die cuts or punches. There are several different Nesties used as well as a Martha Stewart border punch. Papers are Winterland from Fancy Pants Designs. All embellishments are from my stash, including more of those amazing Wild Orchid Crafts flowers! This is a special card as it was for my mom for her birthday! She loves wolves so I thought it was perfect.

Inspired and want to play along? Head over to The Corrosive Challenge blog to see what the rest of the fabulous design team has created to inspire you and then link up your take on the challenge! You have two weeks to join in, and there is a wonderful prize from sponsor Tiddly Inks up for grabs (as well as a chance to be guest designer for April)!

I hope everyone is having a terrific weekend! Mine has been a busy one! Dinner with my best friend on Friday night (sushi/Chinese). Dinner with my family Saturday in honor of my mom's birthday (Italian). And tomorrow I have a Stampin' Up demo to go to! My bank account already took a hit when I placed my own catalog show order last week... And I know I am about to do more damage! lol I can't help it - I love their card stock and coordinating embellishments! Whatever you are up to today, I hope it is enjoyable! I will be sneaking in a little crafting time when I can as I have a very busy week with design team projects so make sure you check back to see what shenanigans I've been up to now...

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E23, E25, E27, W4, W6, W8, Y38, R20, R32) and Prismacolor Art Markers (141).

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Delicious Doodles Challenge: #13-PINK to make the boys wink
- Card Crafter's Circle: #10-To Die For (die cuts and punches)
- Card Makin' Mamas: #39-Happy Birthday
- Aud Sentiments Challenge: Happy! (include a sentiment with "happy" in it)
- Sarah Hurley Challenges: #60-Die Cuts
- My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges: #44-Swirls and Pearls
- Truly Scrumptious: #74-All Creature Great & Small
- Digital Tuesday Challenge: #147-Use Your Stash

Thanks again for stopping by and all your lovely comments are greatly appreciated!

{hugs}
Regan

Sassy Studio Designs Fabulous Freebie Friday

T.G.I. F.!!! We all know that means the start of the weekend, but it also mean another fabulous free image from Sassy Studio Designs over on our Paper Craft Planet group! Every week we offer one of Lindsay's fun, sexy, Sassy images for the taking! Today's image is called "Cosmopolitan" and I simply love her! What better way to kick off the weekend than with a drink? Plus she is so fun to color and add gloss and sparkle and shine to!

We also have a bi-weekly challenge in the PCP group. You must use a Sassy Studio Designs image to play along, and if you use one of the freebies provided during the challenge period then you receive an extra entry in the random drawing for the Sassy prize! This fortnight the theme is "Tie One On". Yup, that's a clever little play on words there.... Though I know many of us may sip an adult beverage when we craft, that is not what we mean this time! lol We want to see something you "tie" on your creations - ribbon, twine, hemp, cording... Whether it's a knot or a bow, either way we want you all tied up! Head over to the SSD PCP group to snag the free image (which will only be available for 24 hours) and to see what some of the other Sassy design team gals have done for the challenge.

My card features a layout of my own design (I know! *gasp* No sketch? I started with one, but found it wasn't working so I scrapped it and ended up with what you see above) and new Kissing Booth papers "I Do" and Better Half" from Basic Grey. The image is colored with Copics, and accented with Sakura Glaze and Stardust pens. Baker's twine and bling are from my stash and those lovely flowers are my very first from Wild Orchid Crafts! My order arrived this week, and I am in love! lol Border punch is from that crafty maven Martha Stewart.

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, E23, E25, E27, E34, RV34, R81, R85)

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
- Scrap-Creations Challenge: 3 Layers
- Tuesday Throwdown: #85-Entwined (use twine)
- Make It Monday: #76-Anything Goes
- Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Use Flowers
- Stamps R Us Challenges: Anything Goes

Thanks for popping in! I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead of you (and perhaps even a long holiday one if you are in the US and are lucky enough to have Monday off for President's Day)!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Sponsors Do You Stack Up

Today I'm here to tell you about another fabulous Tickled Pink Stamps sponsorship! We're proud to sponsor Do You Stack Up for challenge #59-Layers. This was an easy one for me as I tend to do this on my cards anyway. For my project I've used a sketch from Sketchy Colors (#104) and paired it with papers from the DCWV All About Boys stack. My image is one from the out of this world new Futuristic collection just released by TPS. She is called Lil Futuristic Lolita Christina. The sentiment is also from Tickled Pink Stamps. Flowers and bling are from my stash.

Please head over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog to see what my hugely talented design team mates have created for this fun challenge! And if you're so inspired, we hope you'll play along!

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R02, W4, W6, W8, W10) and Prismacolor Art Markers (15, 17, 192, 25, 27).

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

{hugs}
Regan