Happy Cinco de Mayo

I used this set from Artful INKables along with Basic Grey June Bug paper pack. I put a little Crystal Effects on the sunglasses and some Dazzling Diamonds on the margarita glass.
Buenas dias!

Fairy Baby

Our mission today was to use a sweet child image for our Ways To Use It challenge on SCS. I came across this sweet baby fairy from Artful INKables first and thought it would be perfect. Paper is Raspberry Tart by SU with Olive and Pomegranate cardstocks, Dreams du Jour sentiment.

Hot Stuff!

This was for the Etsy Inspired Challenge #51 with the featured shop of Red Crow Arts. I chose the red peppers for my inspiration.

I used the new Artful INKables set South Of The Border and made a sun out of the peppers in red, yellow, and orange. I stamped most of them, alternating the coloring in red and yellow. The orange ones were all cut out individually and layered over the first ones. Scallop circle die cut from the Big Shot.

Clue card

There is a fun challenge going on at SCS by Mothermark based on the old board game Clue. I still have my original Clue game so I used that to display my multiple challenge card featuring Miss Scarlet (Artful INKables Think Big set) with today's color combination of Kraft, Real Red, and Chocolate and our DDC challenge this week hosted by Joan Ervin to use a pretty or glamorous girl on our card. My final accusation is Miss Scarlet in the Library with a rope :)

Artful INKables Blog Hop!

Please help to welcome the incoming Artful INKables design team by checking out their new release samples at their Blog Hop today. Prizes are available!!
I used Kristin's new set called South Of The Border. Isn't that chihuahua the cutest? I colored it in markers, added some Dazzling Diamonds to edge of martini glass and some glaze pen (Sakura) to nose and sunglasses. The paper is June Bug by Basic Grey.

Artful INKables Blog Tutorial

Good morning! This card is made with Artful INKables set Three Wishes. Kristin has the step by step tutorial posted on her blog so please stop by to check it out. You will definitely want to make one of these, they are quick and easy and a little bit of extra fun for the recipient!
Please be sure to welcome the new Artful INKables Design Team, what a talented group we have coming in! I have so enjoyed working with Kristin and the fabulous line of Artful INKables stamps for the past six months. It went by so fast and sure was a blast! Thanks Kristin and fellow INK Girls, you all rock!
Tutorial

Artful INKables Blog Hop!

Welcome to Artful INKables blog hop this morning.If you have arrived here from Toni's Blog, please visit Dawn next, we have lots of fun samples to show you today :)

This set is called Fairy Whimsey, an adorable set of 7 stamps. I colored this pretty fairy with Copic markers, added some Dazzling Diamonds to her wings and popped her out on dimensionals. The paper is Basic Grey Euphoria and I stamped the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry on the bottom.

The second card uses two stamps also from this set, the baby fairy and the flower. I colored the image in Copic markers, added Dazzling Diamonds to the wings with Dusty Durango and Soft Sueded cardstocks, Razzleberry Lemonade paper, Buttons Latte.

Twilight Tuesday

I hope you can all join us for Twilight Tuesday. Today's challenge is to convey in your card or project what comes to mind when you think of the Twilight series. For my card I used Artful INKables new Into The Moonlight set along with the Music a la Carte set.

New Artful INKables Into The Moonlight

Inspired by the Twilight book series, this wonderful set is sure to please everyone. There is also a coordinating set of sentiments also available at Artful INKables. Please join us on our blog hop with lots more samples also featuring a beautiful lighthouse set release. Please visit Toni's blog next! Enjoy!

Music a La Carte

I love this new music set from Artful INKables I used the guitar and sentiment and Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter paper. I was going for 12 "guitar strings" as my embellishment but I didn't want to completely cover up that pretty paper.
Kristin from Artful INKables has started a new Featured Stamper Program so check out her blog for details. She also has a wonderful Bare Rubber sale going on that you may want to check out.

Boys Will Be Boys

This fun set is called Boys Will Be Boys and is available from Artful INKables. I used Stampin' Up's retired Jersey Shore designer paper with Brilliant Blue base. The sketch is from today's SCS challenge. The frog buttons are made from small circle punches with the acrylic bubble from the Build a Brad set. Image colored with Copic markers.

Music a la Carte

New this week from Artful INKables this set is called Music a la Carte. I thought the guitar would be perfect on a CD for today's circle challenge. Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter paper with Making Memories flower and SU taffeta ribbon. Riding Hood Red card base. Guitar was stamped onto CD using black StazOn and then I embossed another one with black embossing powder on Real Red and cut out.

More Artful INKables

I really love this new set from Artful INKables called Boys Will Be Boys. I colored the image with Copic markers and used today's colors of Only Orange, Purely Pomegranate, and Brilliant Blue. Copic markers were: YR09 Chinese Orange, R39 Garnet,R11 Pale Cherry Pink, E21 Baby Skin Pink, B29 Ultramarine, BG10 Cool Shadow, YR24 Pale Sepia, E37 Sepia. Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Copper and mini butterfly punches for embellishing. I ran the orange cardstock through an inked Sizzix texture embossing folder. Simply brayer on the matching ink the same as the cardstock you are using before running it through the Big Shot. It gives it a bit more definition.

Blog Hop Today at Artful INKables!

There are four fabulous new sets available today at Artful INKables
My first card uses the beautiful and elegant set of 11 stamps called Music a la Carte. This includes 5 music images and 6 sentiments. I love it!! I used my SU Simply Scrappin' Kit Sweet Nothings with some Chocolate Chip cardstock.
My second card uses the Boys Will Be Boys set and I can't wait to also use it for some of my scrapbook pages. I made an accordion tag gift card holder and colored all of the images in with Copic markers. The center is a pocket where you can slide in cash or a gift card. Having a boy myself, this is a set I have been waiting for!
Please continue on the fun blog hop and see what our next design team member has for you at Dawn Lusk's wonderful blog.

Thoughts & Prayers

If you get a chance this weekend, head on over to Splitcoast for the Virtual Stamping Night. The theme is Las Vegas and the challenges are a lot of fun. My card shown here is to use as much gold as possible. I embossed the Bella Toile background in gold on metallic gold and Whisper White cardstocks. Gold embossed sentiment and image from Thoughts & Prayers set in gold and added mini pearls.













My sweet husband took me to Las Vegas for our 10 year anniversary and we were lucky enough to see this Cirque du Soleil production of Love. It was the most amazing, incredible thing I have ever seen.
My card is based on the cd cover and the song All You Need Is Love. When I think of Vegas I think of weddings so I used the silhouette stamp from Artful INKables. Other stamps used were Stitched Exotics, Polka Dots & Petals, Groovy by Close To My Heart.
If you can't get to Vegas to see this, at least get the cd, it is mixed so beautifully you will absolutely love it!!

My Palace Or Yours?

This is from the new Artful INKables set called Three Wishes which is a really fun set of 14 stamps. I'm really having a good time with this set and I think this stamp would be really great for a New Home congratulations.
I colored the palace with Copic markers and added some rhinestone tear drops. For the background I inked up one of the new SU Texture folders with Versamark, ran through the Big Shot and immediately embossed it with Irirdescent Ice powder. It looks really elegant in real life. I also used Sage Shadow and Elegant Eggplant cardstocks along with white organza ribbon.

I Dream Of Jeannie

This is the new release from Artful INKables called Three Wishes, a set of 14 stamps. I had to make this genie like I Dream Of Jeannie, I wanted to be her when I grew up or Sam from Bewitched :)
I colored my one image with markers, embossed the sentiment in gold, embossed the Always wheel on the Die Cuts With A View (Once Upon A Time) paper, and added the magic lamp charm (also from AI). I highlighted the earrings and the waistband jewels with the Sakura Stardust gel pen.

Artful INKables New Release Blog Hop!!!

Today is the day! Please come and join us on the blog hop for Artful INKables
The new sets are really fabulous and oh so versatile! Hop on over to Velta's blog next! When you are through please don't forget to stop by to visit Kristin, the talented artist who created all of these lovely stamp designs.


This set is SO much fun, I love it! There are 14 images in this set called Three Wishes. I'll be posting more cards with this set later today so please stop by again. I colored this with Copic markers and highlighted with the Sakura gel pen Star Dust. Card base is Cool Caribbean and I used the border stamp from this set embossed in silver for the side edges. I embossed the lamp in silver on Brushed Silver cardstock, cut it out and added some wisps of cotton coming from the lamp.


This set is called Greek Garden, a set of 7 that includes 3 sentiments and 4 Greek statuary and floral images.
I colored this image in with Copic Markers and used K and Co. paper along with some aged brass hardware and pale green organdy ribbon.

Friendship Flowers

This is Friendship Flowers from Artful INKables. I used watercolor paper for images and re-inkers with an aquapainter water brush to color. Mojo #80 sketch for layout, Apricot Appeal and More Mustard along with one of the 6X6 pattern pack papers from SU.

Artful INKables Friendship Flowers

This is a beautiful set for spring or anytime from Artful INKables. It comes with a calla lily, bluebells (or lily of the valley), daffodils, the stamp shown and a friendship sentiment. I used SU's Sweet Nothings paper, white taffeta ribbon, and new Latte Buttons. This is a double challenge card, the first for today's colors of Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, and Chocolate Chip. The second is our weekly Doubledog Dare challenge this week hosted by Anne (itsapassion) who challenged us to use a layout sbsc31 on SCS along eith a fashion accessory (I used buttons).