Let's Stir Up Some Fun!

Good morning friends!  Today I'm sharing a card using one of the sweet digi images from By LORi Designs.

This sweetie is Lollipop Lil' Chef and I colored her with copics.  I used a La-La Land Crafts die for the scalloped banner and also added a few sequins for a little bit of sparkle.  The sentiment is from an Inky Antics stamp set that I've had for ages.  You can find this cutie and all the rest of Lori's images over in her digi shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you "stir up some fun" today!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Come And Get It Challenge  -  Colors Of Summer
Cutie Pie Challenge 73  -  Use A Cute Digi
Red Rubber Inspirationals Challenge 128  -  Anything Goes
Sisters Of Craft July Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Stamps:  By LORi Designs - Lollipop Lil' Chef; Inky Antics - sentiment
Paper:  Fancy Pants; Bazzill; Neenah
Other:  Copics, La-La Land Crafts Die - Scalloped Banner, sequins

You Are Pawsitively Terrific

Happy Friday!  I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to a fabulous weekend :)  I have a masculine card to share today.

This little cutie is Pets Corner and he's from Sugar Nellie's Home Grown Manga collection.  I colored him with copics and colored pencils.  I added some brads, twine, and a button.  And the sentiment is from Inky Antics - isn't it perfect?  You can find this cute image and all the others from the Manga collection over at Funky Kits.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Enjoy your weekend!   

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
Cards For Men Challenge 9  -  Animals
Creative Craft Challenge 9  -  All About Animals
Creative Moments Challenge 16  -  Brads
Eclectic Ellapu Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Penny's Papercrafty Challenge 125  -  Animals
Robyn's Fetish Challenge 157  -  Stripes or Dots
Simon Says Stamp Challenge  -  Happy Mail
Sweet Stampin Challenge  -  Anything But A Birthday

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie - Pets Corner; Inky Antics - sentiment
Paper:  Imaginisce; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Nestabilities, embossing folder, twine, button, brads

Season The Day

Good morning to all of you.  I hope you had a great weekend.  I have a new card to share today using a clear stamp set from Inky Antics.

This image is from the Prepping Chefs Clear Set 10961LC.  Some of you may recall that I was a Guest Designer for Inky Antics in September of last year and this stamp set was one I selected to work with.  You can see the entire stamp set and my card in this post.  Well, I stamped this little sweetie back then and she's been patiently waiting all this time for me to give her some color :-D  I used my copics and colored pencils to finish her and then added a few buttons.  The sentiments come with the clear set, which is one of the things I love about the Inky Antics clear sets!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Created With Love CWLC25  -  Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge 200  -  Buttons, Buttons

Stamp:  Inky Antics - Prepping Chefs Clear Set
Paper:  TPC Studio - So Delish; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, buttons, Lifestyles Nesting Circles, MFT Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Layers Stax  
 

Season's Tweetings

Hello friends.  I recently made some cards for Brenda over at  The Paper Cottage and wanted to share one of them with you today.

I used the adorable Snow Birdies Clear Set to make this Christmas card.  This little birdie is colored with copics and colored pencils.  The papers are from my Lilybeedesign Christmas Cheer pad - love these papers!  I added a few crystal gems and used one of the sentiments that's included in the stamp set.  This was a quick and easy card and so much fun to color.  And ... no extra postage required for mailing ... yay!

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  Inky Antics - 11058SC Snow Birdies Clear Set
Paper:  Lilybeedesign - Christmas Cheer; Bazzill; Neenah
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Star Dust Stickles, blue gems, Nestabilities

Treat Yourself

Hello sweet friends.  Have you been enjoying your weekend?  We're having beautiful weather and I'm trying to enjoy it while it lasts.  Today is my last post as a guest designer for Inky Antics.  I want to thank Jackie for putting up with me for the past month lol!  I actually have two cards to share today.

This sweet bear is from the 11083MC Pampered Benton Clear Set and you can find him over in the Inky Antics shop.  I colored Benton with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose.  I applied Star Dust Stickles on the bubbles and then added some buttons to sort of imitate the bubbles floating around.  I embossed the background with my Tiny Bubbles embossing folder and added a bow to finish off my card.

Here's what the entire clear set looks like.  I love that their clear sets include the perfect sentiments to use with these adorable stamps.  And guess what?  That sweet Jackie is going to give away this stamp set ... well, not THIS one because I've used it ... but she's going to give away a new, unused set lol!  All you have to do is stop by the Inky Antics Blog and leave a comment.

And here's the second card I'm sharing today.  This little cutie is from the 11081MC Aviator Benton Clear Set.  Once again, I colored Benton with copics and colored pencils and used Glossy Accents on his nose.  I love shiny animal noses, what can I say?  Again, the sentiment is included with the clear set and I thought this one was perfect for this image. 

Here's what this clear set looks like.  You may remember that I used this set earlier this month to make this card.  Now don't forget to stop by the Inky Antics Blog for a chance to win the Pampered Benton Clear Set.  

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  Inky Antics - 11083MC Pampered Benton Clear Set and 11081MC Aviator Benton Clear Set
Papers:  My Mind's Eye - Blink of an Eye; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart doily lace punch, buttons, Nestabilities, Star Dust Stickles, Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, ribbon 

A Honey Pop Snowman

Hello to all of you.  Hope you're having nice weather wherever you are.  We've had some cold & rainy weather come through.  Woke up this morning and it's verrry cold outside :-(  OK, enough complaining about the weather since there's nothing I can do about it anyway lol!

I have another Inky Antics card to share today.  I was asked to be their guest designer for September and the so-sweet Jackie let me select some fabulous stamps to work with.  Today I have used the Decorating Snowman Honeypop Clear Set  to make my card.  I colored this chubby snowgirl with copics and colored pencils and added lots of Glamour Dust for sparkle.  The snowflakes are from the My Favorite Things Die-namic Let It Snowflake die, and I also added Glamour Dust and a little pearl.  Once again, the sentiment is part of the set, which is just one of the many things I love about their clear sets - lots of cute sentiments are included!

And here's a picture of the inside of the card.  Again, I've used copics, pencils, and Glamour Dust on the snowman.  The honeypop ornament is really simple - just stamp the ornament image on the honeypop, cut it out, and apply it to your card.  If you look closely you will see that my ornament topper is crooked :-(  I made the mistake of stamping my topper after I had applied the honeypop so I had a hard time trying to line it up properly.  I should have stamped the topper before applying the honeypop paper (lesson learned).  If you want to know the proper way to use honeypop on your cards, be sure to stop by the Inky Antics Blog where Jackie shares a little tutorial.  This was the first time I've used the honeypop but it certainly won't be the last.  Inky Antics offers lots of honeypop clear sets and you can find them all here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  Inky Antics - Decorating Snowman Honeypop Clear Set
Paper:  Echo Park Paper; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Nestabilities, MFT Dienamic - Let it Snowflake, Glamour Dust, Glossy Accents, pearl, light blue honeycomb paper 

  

If Friends Were Flowers ...

Hello to all of you.  If you follow my blog then you may already know that I'm a guest designer over on the Inky Antics Blog this month.

Today I have a new Inky Antics card to share with you.  This sweet little girl is from the 11048MC Pretty Posey Clear Set.  She's colored with copics and colored pencils and I used some Star Dust Stickles on the flower in her hair.  The sentiment is also part of the clear set.  That's just one of the things I love about Inky Antics clear sets - they include the perfect sentiments to finish your card!  Be sure to stop by the Inky Antics Blog to get a full picture of this adorable stamp set.  And you can view all their adorable stamps over in the Inky Antics Shop.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in this challenge:
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 40  -  Gone Gingham
Challenges 4 Everybody #3  -  Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 178
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge 74  -  Buttons
Poodles Parlour Challenge  -  Here Come The Girls
Unique Crafter's September Challenge  -  Anything Goes

Stamp:  Inky Antics - 11048MC Pretty Posey Clear Set
Paper:  Pebbles - Sunny Side; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MFT dienamic - scallop border, twine, button, Star Dust Stickles

Let's Stir Up Some Fun!

Happy Sunday blogging friends.  I hope you're enjoying your weekend.  This month I'm a guest designer over on the Inky Antics Blog.  Their cute and whimsical designs are some of the first images I ever purchased and colored and I still adore their wonderful designs.

The card I made today uses some images from the 10961LC Prepping Chefs Clear Set.  I colored this cute chef with copics and colored pencils.  The little salt & pepper shakers and whisk accessories are part of this clear set.  I fussy cut them and popped them up on the banner.  Then I added a few buttons.  The sentiment is also from the clear set.  I have to say I love the way this card turned out and I wish I could say it was all totally my design ... but I actually got the idea from a card I saw over on Splitcoast Stampers awhile back.  I've gone looking for the inspiration card this morning but so far no luck :(  I'll keep looking for it and link it here once I find it. 

Here's a picture of the clear set I used today.  Lots of great card-making possibilities from one set, right?  You can find all the great Inky Antics stamps over at the Inky Antics shop.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Anita

Stamp:  Inky Antics - 10961LC Prepping Chefs Clear Set
Paper:  Doodlebug Design; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, MS doily lace border punch, buttons, twine, CC Cutter - corner banner   

I'm a Guest Designer for Inky Antics!

Happy Sunday friends!  I have some exciting news to share today.  In July I got an email from Jackie at Inky Antics asking me if I would like to be their guest designer for September.  Well of course I had to think about it ... for a split second lol!  Inky Antics stamps were some of the very first images I ever colored.  They're the images I learned to color with pencils & gamsol!  And I even got to meet Jackie last month at the stamping convention in Cincinnati.  She's such a sweetie!  I have tons of their cute & whimsical stamps and I always enjoy coloring them.  So anyway, I made some cards for Jackie and she will be sharing them throughout the month over on the Inky Antics Blog.  

So here is the first card featured on their blog.  This cute bear is from the 11081MC Aviator Benton clear set.  He's colored with copics and colored pencils.  I cut out and popped up the airplane propellers but it doesn't really show on the photo.  There's Glossy Accents on Benton's goggles, nose, and the airplane tires.  I cut out the clouds with the My Favorite Things cloud die and stamped the sentiment on the different clouds.  That's another great thing about Inky Antics clear sets - they always come with the most fabulous sentiments!  I thought he would look perfect on this BoBunny paper.  I added some twine and a bright orange button.  I'll be sending this little cutie to my grandson and I'm pretty sure he's going to love it!

So here's a picture of the Aviator Benton clear set - cute, huh?  If you would like a chance to win this adorable set, then head over to the Inky Antics Blog to find out how to enter.  

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Anita

I would like to enter my card in these challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge 54  -  A Boy Thing
By The Cute & Girly Challenge  -  Boys/Men
Card Crafter's Circle Challenge 38  -  For The Fellas
Catch The Bug September Challenge  -  Anything Goes
Here Come The Boys Challenge 35  -  Teddy Bears
Perfect Sentiments Challenge PSC47  -  Anything Goes
The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge 25  -  One For The Men

Stamp:  Inky Antics - Aviator Benton
Paper:  BoBunny - On The Go; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, MFT dienamic - clouds, twine, button

Have a tail-waggin' terrific day!

Happy Friday to all of you.  There's a new release on the StampFairy Blog.

This cute little puppy is Hugo ... kinda reminds me of my little Yorkie Terrier.  He's colored with copics and colored pencils and I applied some Glossy Accents to his nose.  This card is going to my grandson and he always looks to see if I've used the "shiny stuff" on the animal noses lol!  I used my Sizzix paw print embossing folder on the white cardstock but it doesn't really show very much since I layered the image on top of it.  I added some brads and buttons to finish my card.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Hugs, Anita

Stamps:  StampFairy - Hugo; Ink Antics - sentiment
Paper:  K & Co - Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Caran d'Ache and Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glossy Accents, brads, Sizzix embossing folder, buttons, Nestabilities

You're Tea-Rific

This super easy card was made using a clear set from Inky Antics called Teacup Mousies #1.  Such a cute set of stamps.  I colored my image with prismacolor pencils and gamsol and cut it out with my Nestabilities.  The image is pretty simple so it took no time to color.  I used an edge punch with ribbon and a button.  I've added stickles to the teapot decoration.  Two orange brads on the tag and this baby was finished!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp:  Inky Antics Teacup Mousies #1
Other:  Prismacolors, Gamsol, edge punch, ribbon, button, stickles, Nestabilities, brads