MDUC #76

Good morning everyone. Wow what a silly season it is indeed. I just can't get over how many people are at the shops on the weekend. It is so crazy. If they were smart like me they would have got their Christmas shopping done ages ago - but alas they aren't and are leaving to the last minute. I can't even go to the shops and buy something that is not for Xmas. Crazy I tell ya.

Anyway enough of my ramble. I have finally made a card for Magnolia Down Under Challenge. It has been nearly a year since I left and haven't entered a challenge :( My Magnolia's just weren't appealing to me for a while there but last night I decided I needed to use one of my new Christmas stamps for the new colour Challenge at MDUC. The colour challenge is to use: Red, Brown and Cream on your card. So here is my take on the challenge.

Enjoy your day.

Products: Magnolia stamp from Tickled Pink Stamps; Spellbinders Frame die; Kaisercraft DP; SU card; Memento Rich Cocoa ink; SU ribbon; I am Roses flowers; Antique Linen distress ink; Copic markers used- Skin; E000, E00, E21, E02; Dress/hair: E50, E51, E53, E55, Blender; Socks/Wings: R11, R12, R14, R17; Wand: YR12, YR14, E08, E59, E49; Dress trim: E57, E59, E55.

Halloween Something

Can you say OMG....???? I forgot to schedule my Stamp Something post. So sorry. This week we have a wonderful sponsor - Zoe Bunny Crafts. I used Evie from Tickled Pink Stamps to make my 'Halloween Something' for our current challenge. The sentiment is a digital stamp from TPS in a set called Going Batty. Hope you get some inspiration. Drop by the SS blog to see the rest of the DT's inspiration.

Love Bites with Lil Haunt

Morning everyone. Hope we are having a fabulous week. It has been a slow but exciting one here. My big boy had a transition day yesterday for his Primary School. He was fine with it all and don't think he wanted to come home. That is what we all want - for them to enjoy their schooling.

Today is Thursday so that means it is Mad for Markers day for me. We have had some fabulous entries to the Digital stamp challenges over there. Remember to enter as you can win yourself some Spesch Stamps. Today however I have made a card with a Lil Haunt Vampire Lilith from Tickled Pink Stamps and their current monthly sketch challenge.

I had to use the DP and stickers from Creative Imaginations. I just love it.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, 00, 21

hair/cape etc: C10, C7, C5, C3, C1

Reds: R39, 37, 35

Black & Clear Spica pens.

Friday Sketchers with TPS

Good morning. Wow it is Sunday. Can you believe it.....??? I am going to have super duper day today. I am meeting up with some old friends that I have known for 15years and one of them a little longer as I went to high school with her - lets say 20yrs. Hahaha. Gosh I feel old and will probably feel older after this Wednesday on my 35th birthday. Eeeeeekkkk....!!!! Man the time is going way too quickly.

Anyway hahahaha....!!!!! The card. I made this card on Friday night along with my card that I post yesterday with the new range of Lil Lolita's by Tickled Pink Stamps. I just am so in love with them. Kellie has a winner here I think. I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers I made this card. I did use the same DP that I used yesterday too. I just love these colours - they are also the same as the ones on my favourite Bella DP too.

I thought I would experiment with Prismacolor pencils and some white spirits. So I got myself some and have been trying to achieve what others seem to make look so so easy - same as using distress inks and watercolouring. Now I can do this. It actually works for me but I am unsure whether I like the effect it gives. The Copic markers - on the left - look more vibrant. The only pencils I coloured on the image to the left was the hair and the hat. The good thing about the pencils with the markers is the spirits don't effect the markers (they do have to be coloured with the markers first or you will get wax on your markers tips and ruin them). So there you go - you can see the difference of colouring with Copic markers and using the Primacolor pencils.

Products: Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Lolita Lylah; Kaisercraft DP; SU & AC card; Prismacolor pencils, Odorless solvent, blending stumps; Copic markers for skin; Green Tara and Kaisercraft flowers; pearl brads; Nesties; Kaiser pearls; Grace Taylor sentiments stamp.

Tickled Pink Stamps monthly Challenge #1

Good morning everyone. Well I am pleased to say that I am back to normal. I am feeling good and have even got some Mojo. Seeing I received my order of Lil Lolitas from Tickled Pink Stamps I thought I would join in their first monthly challenge with this fabulous sketch designed by the very one and only Kellie Winnell owner of TPS. I must say that I just love these Lolitas and hoping that I will have heaps of time to make some cards with these cuties. Enjoy your Saturday everyone.

Products: Tickled Pink Stamps Lil Lolita stamp; Kaisercraft DP; SU & AC card; Martha Stewart border punch; Nellie Snellen flower punches; Liquid Pearls; SU Best yet stamp; White Gel Pen; SU ribbon; SU oval punches; distress ink.

Sending you a note

This morning I thought I would show you a card I made just for the hell of it. LOL. It is sometimes hard to remember that we all do this for the fun of it so when I got this and another Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp from Tickled Pink Stamps I thought I would make a card. This is Marie Antoinette. I just love that big skirt. As I used ribbons and a bow on this card it actually fits in the Stampin' for the Weekend challenge this fortnight.

This card measure 5"x5.5". I made this card to fit in to a little box I found at my local Haberdashery/craft shop and wanted to give it a go of decorating it. I am hoping I can get that done and post on here very soon. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Copics used: Skin- E000, E00, E21; Dress- BG18, BG15, BG13, BG23, BG11, BG10 & RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21; Hair- E39, E35, E33, E31; Other- C1, C0, Y38

Products: Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps; Bella DP; Roses from I am Roses; SU & American Crafts card; Bella ribbons; Helmar Scrap Dots.

Tickled Pink Stamps candy

Hey another good morning to you all. I have some wonderful news for the lovely and talented Kellie Winnell. She has changed her store name from Magnolia Down Under to Tickled Pink Stamps. Why you ask...??? It is because Kellie is not only selling the gorgeous Magnolia stamps she is also selling Sweet November Stamps by ATS, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps and others. How wonderful is that.....!!!!!

Well in true blogland style Kellie has three Tickled Pink Stamps candies to give away.

Here are the details:

There are 3 ways in which to win and if you do all 3 well then your chances are even higher.

• 1st - The 1st prize will go to one lucky person that becomes a follower.
• 2nd - The 2nd will go to one lucky person that makes a blog post on their blog advertising this candy with a link back to the post HERE and popping their blog post link in Mr.Linky.
• 3rd - The third will go to one lucky person that leaves a comment on the blog post.
  

For all these she will be using random.org to find the lucky winners of each prize.

What are the prizes....?

• 1st - Is 6 stamps of the winners choice from any stamps in stock in store.
• 2nd - Is 3 stamps of the winners choice from any stamps in stock in store.
• 3rd - Is 1 stamp of the winners choice from any stamps in stock in store.

So why don't you pop on over to the blog post for your chance to win some candy.