It's the Tickled Pink Party Blog Hop of the Year!!!!!!!

Hi there everyone, Emma here.......

Welcome to the Tickled Pink Stamps Birthday Blog Hop!!!!

What a month of previews, releases and giveaways Tickled Pink Stamps has had and now to top it all off a blog hop to go out with a BANG!!! To join the Pink Party of the year you can start HERE at Kellies Blog.... 

And WHY is this hop not to be missed?

There is a major prize at the wind down of the party, by hopping along you have a chance to win EVERY stamp released during the month of October, that is over 15 stamps, including all the images and sentiments from the first release!!! If they come in rubber and you want rubber over digi, then you can have rubber, if they only came out in digi then digi it is, it's all up to you and your liking.

AND want to know something else? There are hidden candies hiding in within the hop!!!

If you have come from Asa then your on the right party line......

I have had so much fun being a Tickled Pink Stamps party guest.......such a FAB honour to be involved with all the AMAZING and talented girls on the team.....Thankyou so much for having me girls!!!

For my card I have used a mix of papers from Hot Off The Press and Basic Grey.....they were the perfect colours for what I wanted,  I have distressed and glittered the edges and I machine stitched all around the edges....

.....I have been such a lucky girl to work with some AMAZING images from the new releases.....this one is 'Vampire Lilith' from the Lil Haunts collection.....I am sure you all agree that she is GORGEOUS!!!  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks....

....These brilliant ticket sentiments are by 'Raindrop Echo Designs'  ....I love ticket style sentiments!!!....

.....I made my own vintage style fabric roses and added lots of black sparkly gems....

Now your next party stop is Ingrid.....

Thank you for joining the Tickled Pink Stamps hop and have FUN!!!!

Challenges entering:

Tickled Pink - Sketch

Corrosive Challenge - Halloween

Alys Sunday Challenge - Distressed

Pear Tree Designs - Halloween

Ooh la la - Scary stuff

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Something spooky

Crafty Creations - Halloween / Autumn

Little Red Wagon - Halloween

Digi Doodles Shops Best - Anything goes

Dutch Dare Cards - Halloween

Pixie Dust Studio - Halloween

The Treehouse - Things that go bump in the night

Sarah Hurley - Halloween

Paperplay - Halloween

Daring Cardmakers - Halloween

Crafty Catz - Halloween

Stampin for the weekend - Halloween

By the Cute and Girly - Spooky

Thanks for looking and all the lovely comments you leave....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Thanks......

Hi there everyone, Emma here........

Today over at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog we have a new challenge and we would like for you to use the word 'Thanks' somewhere on your creation.  We have an amazing sponsor.....'Meljen's Designs', they have the cutest images!!!

I love making special tags, so I used a few of my paper scraps up!!!  My lovely lace and ribbon are from our local market...

...This cute little image is called 'Cat and Mouse' and I have coloured it using Promarkers and chalks....

......I have made my own fabric roses.....I LOVE making these!!!

Challenges entering:

Stamp Something-Digi Day

Sweet Stampin-anything but a card

Marks finest papers-dies or punches

Ally's Sunday challenge-distressed

Scrappy frogs-give thanks

A Spoonful of Sugar-dies or punches

Thankyou so much for looking......

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Thanks.....My best friend...

Hi Susan here....

Today is the start of a new challenge at Aud Sentiments, the theme this time is to use the word 'THANKS' somewhere on your card, easy peasy!!!!

This week we are so lucky to have Meljen's as our sponsor. They have the most adorable images. If you haven't had the chance to visit their site please go take a look.

 For full details of the challenge and some inspiration from the design team call across to Aud Sentiments, and join in the fun with us.

For my card I used backing papers a CD from Artylicious called Butterfly Bliss. I love the papers and colours on this CD always a pleasure to work with. The edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. The ribbon and gems are all from our local market.

I have been very lucky to use a cute and gorgeous image from Meljen's called 'Little Girl Bear Hugs'. I used Pro-Markers to colour her in and I have gently inked the background before distressing the edge of the topper and mat and layering onto a scalloped piece of purple card.

My flowers have been handmade using a five petal punch, I added glittered to the edges, I used the same card I matted the topper with for the buds!

My sentiment was made of the computer. The background has been gently inked and the edges distressed and glittered.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Stamp something - Digi day

Marks Finest Papers - Punch or Dies

Totally Gorjuss 53 - Sparkle

Alys Sunday Challenge - Distressed

Scrappy Frogs - Give thanks

A Spoonful of Sugar - Punches or Dies

Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and bright

Passion for Pro-Markers - Best friends

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Make a Wish....

Hi Susan here....

There is a new challenge over at The Crazy Challenge and the theme is 'TONS OF SHAPES', for full details of the challenge and some great inspiration from the design team please call across to The Crazy Challenge Blog and join in the fun with us.

For my card I used a selection of backing papers from my stash, I wanted to have a watery feel so kept the colours to greens, browns and blue with of the course the touch of pink, well I had to didn't I!!

All the edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. I hope you can seen all the different shapes I have used on this card, not just the shape of my topper and tags, there are the shells and the shapes in the backing paper and my flower. My ribbons and pearls are all from our local market.

My beautiful digi image is from Sassy Studios and she is called 'Little Honeys Little Mermaid', isn't she great, the 'All Natural Woman' haha!! The shells were from various holidays I love collecting shells and bringing them home. I have used Pro-Markers to colour my image and then I mat and layer her onto a large scalloped deep blue/green card. The edges have been distressed and glittered.

I made my own flower, it is supposed to be a replica of the one in the mermaids hair, I slightly decoupaged three of the petals, the edges have all been glittered. Pearl stamens have been used for the center.

My sentiment was made on the computer, the edges again have been distressed and glittered.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Stampavie and More 113 - Blue and Brown

Totally Gorjuss 53 - Sparkle

Paper Sundaes 41 - A natural woman (well a mermaid is natural and a woman!!)

Papertake Weekly - Sparkly and Bright

Digital Tuesday - Use a non crafting item (this is my shells)



Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Lil Lolita Ivy.........Ooh la la!!!!!!

Hi there everyone, Emma here........

Only 2 days until my Birthday....heehee!!  I have made another card using one of my all time faves from the Lil Lolita collection at Tickled pink Stamps........'Ivy'

I have used a sketch designed by Kellie from this weeks Lil Lolita Boutique challenge and flipped it, My paper is from a cd rom by Artylicious, I have distressed and glittered the edges and machine stitched all round the edges....

.....I just adore 'Ivy'.....she is so sassy, just look at those gorgeous eyes!!!  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks,  the Eiffel Tower image is from an old cd.....I loved the 'sketchy' look about it and thought it would work well with this card....

.....I am addicted to making my own flowers!  I made my own rolled fabric roses and attached some vintage looking brads to the centres, I then sprayed them with a little vintage gold glitter.  I have used a gorgeous big brown feather behind the flowers......

......All my gorgeous lace, pearly trim and ribbon are from our local market.... 

.....I made my own ticket style sentiments on the computer and glittered the edges.

Challenges entering:

Lil Lolita Boutique-sketch

Tuesday throwdown-anything goes

ABC-flowers

Stampavie and more-blue and brown

Stampin royalty-ribbons

Charisma cardz-vintage

Stamp something-Digi day

Totally Gorjuss-sparkle

Thankyou so much for looking and all the comments you all leave me.....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Christmastime Little Elf.....

Hi Susan here.....

I hope you all had a great weekend, and I truly hope that this week will be better than the last.......ours wasn't too good......but it can only get better!!!!!!!!

Today is the start of something very exciting at The Stamping Bazaar, we are starting regular weekly challenges to be held on Mondays, I do hope you can come along and join in the fun with us each week.

For our first challenge we are asking you to work from a fantastic sketch designed by our own Penni Vickers.

Its such a great inspirational sketch and you know me I like my sketches!!!! For full details of our challenge, the prize up for grabs and some great inspiration from our design team call across to The Stamping Bazaar.

For my card I used backing papers from Bearlymine, all edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. I mat and layered the circled corners onto a deep red card then doilies. The beautiful ribbon has come from our local market, it is gorgeous its like having three ribbons in one with a gold metalic thread running through it.

This has to be the cutest little elf ever, he is available from The Stamping Bazaar Store from today, he is called 'Little Elf with Present'. Go check out the store there are some fantastic cute little images to suit every occasion. I have coloured him in using Pro-Markers, I then cut him out, very easy to do as he has such clean lines, I then mat and layered him onto plain kraft card and again onto a deep red card that I have punched out the sides. All edges have been distressed and glittered.

My flower was hand drawn and cut out of the same red card as I have mat and layered the rest of the card, the edges were distressed with ink and then glittered before joining together, the stamens have been made using flock. The holly leaves have been hand drawn and cut out then inked and glittered.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Bearlymine - DT Call

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

Stampin Royalty 42 - Ribbons

Quixotic Paperie - Christmas

Delightful Sketches - Christmas

Charisma Cardz - Vintage

Bah Humbug Christmas Challenge - Elegance

Totally Gorjuss - Sparkle

Lothian Crafts - Christmas

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you  liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Little Elf with present.......

Hi there everyone, Emma here.....

How would you like to win this gorgeous little guy???  He is adorable don't you think!!!  Well.......if you hop over to The Stamping Bazaar this weekend and leave a comment....you could be in with a cracking good chance!!!  'Little Elf with present' designed by our VERY talented Marina Neira, will be available in digi on Monday, October 25th at 12:00am EST.

For my card I have used a mix of papers from my stash and some from Nitwits, all edges have been distressed and glittered, I have also used some gorgeous lace from our market. I have also done lots of machine stitching around the edges....

....What a cutie pie eh??!!!  I have coloured 'Little Elf with present' with Promarkers and chalks, I have attached some little jingle bells......

....I have glittered the fur and the pom-pom on his hat...

...This cute little sign post is from a Nitwits collection....I thought it was perfect for this card!!!...

....I used a Sizzix die to cut out my stars, I have wrapped them in some twine and added some buttons from my stash.

Good Luck everyone who tries to win this little guy!!!

Challenges entering:

City Crafter-Vintage

Tuesday Throwdown-anything goes

Crafty Creations-Red,brown and green

Quixotic Paperie-Christmas

Delightful Sketches-Christmas

Charisma cardz-Vintage

Thankyou for looking and all the lovely comments you leave.....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Josie says Merrry Christmas.....

Hi Susan here.....

Over at Cute Card Thursday it is the start of another exciting challenge, this time we are asking you to use a fabulous sketch designed by our very own Lynn.

This is such an inspiring sketch I loved using it......Our sponsor for this challenge is Kraftin Kimmie Stamps.....

The prize up for grabs this week is...TWO rubber stamps of your choice from the Kraftin' Kimmie range. For full details and inspiration from the design team, please call across to Cute Card Thursday and then join in the fun with us.

My backing paper is from an Artylicious CD called Seasons Greetings... love this CD the papers are amazing. The edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. For texture the boxes behind the image are pieces of corrugated card, the edges have been glittered. The beautiful ribbon and pearls are all from our local market....wish he had a web site I would give you all his address, its like an Alladin's Cave going into his stall.

 

The beautiful image was designed by Marina Neira and is available from The Stamping Bazaar Store she is called Jolly Josie. I coloured her in using Pro-Markers and the edges of the topper have been distressed and glittered.

My poinsettia I made myself, by drawing the flower onto some scraps of red and green card and cutting out the shapes, glittering the edges and layering them up, the stamens are made using flock.

My sentiment was made on the computer and again the edges have been distressed and glittered.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Fairy Fun Friday 37 - Tickets or tags

Sweet Stampin Challenge 48 - Ribbons

Simple Doodles 28 - Winter Warmers

Lothian Crafts 7 - Christmas

Pear Tree Design 22 - Free for all

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything goes

ABC Challenge - Flowers

Stampin Royalty - Ribbons

Quixotic Paperie Challenge - Christmas is coming

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Lil Lolita Lilith...............

Hi there everyone....Emma here....

OH MY GOLLY.........can you believe it is only 10 weeks to Christmas???!!!!  Where did September and the first part of October go!!!!!  I must say though I do love this month......it is nearly my Birthday...heehee!!!

I have made a card using another one of my very favourites from the Lil Lolita range at Tickled Pink Stamps.....I used another great sketch designed by Kellie for the Tickled Pink Monthly Challenge. My papers are a mix from K and Company-Wild Saffron and Hot off the Press, all edges have been distressed and glittered.....I have also machine stitched around the edges {I do love this look}...

......This GORGEOUS girl is called 'Lilith'....I just LOVE that 'little miss moody pants' look on her face....she is so FAB!!!  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks,  I have also used lots of vintage looking lace from our market.....

......I did the sentiment on the computer......the skulls I actually copied from '50's Lilith's' skirt and resized them....I have glittered them too {surprise surprise heehee!!!}......

......I made my own rolled fabric roses and sprayed them with a touch of glitter! {I am really pleased with the way they turned out!!!!}

Challenges entering:

Tickled Pink Monthly Challenge-sketch

Lil Lolita Boutique-skulls

ABC-flowers

Sisterhood of crafters-bling

Marks finest papers-stitching

Totally Gorjuss-pink

Thankyou for looking and all the comments you all leave me.....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Joy at Christmas....

Hi Susan here....

I have used a really great sketch from The Pixie Cottage for my card, my backing papers are a mix, the plain card in red and green is from The Paper Mill and the small sections of patterned is from an Artylicious CD called Seasons Greetings. All the edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. The ribbon and pearls are from my local market, I made the bow on my bowmaker.

My gorgeous image is without a doubt 'Tilda', I used Pro-Markers to colour her in and I have mat and layered onto a plain green card, the edges have been distressed and glittered.

The flowers are a mix, the small white ones are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the small red ones are from John Lewis and the larger poinsettia are handmade, I drew the shape onto red card and cut out, glittered the edges and layered two together with a green calyx, the yellow stamens are made using some yellow flock.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

The Pixie Cottage - Sketch

Totally Tilda - Traditional red/green Christmas

A Spoonful of Sugar - Winter wonderland

Anything Goes - Ribbons

ABC Challenge - Flowers

Sisterhood of Crafters - Bling

Simple Doodles - Winter warmers

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Ribbons

Lothian Crafts - Christmas

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Birthdays...............

Hi there everyone....Emma here.....

Over at Lexi's Creations today we have a new challenge starting and the theme is 'Birthdays'.....our sponsor is Fairy Dust Crafts.

My papers are all bits and bobs I had in my stash....all edges have been distressed and glittered....

......This gorgeous image is called 'Ellie blowing bubbles'...and is available at Fairy Dust Crafts,  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks....

.....The flowers are from Wild Orchid...I have added a lacy ruffle and some pearly trim...

....I did the sentiment on the computer...I have glittered all edges as always!!!

Challenges entering:

ABC-flowers

Sisterhood of crafters-bling

Sarah Hurley-colour in

Totally Gorjuss-Pink

Gingersnap colour-neutrals+1

Thankyou for looking and all the comments you all leave me....I really appreciate them all,

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Happy Birthday to a special friend....

Hi Susan here....

Over at Lexi's Creation's we are celebrating our first birthday. What an exciting year its been and Lexi has produced so many great images. For this challenge we will have THREE randomly selected winners.

Fairy Dust Crafts is sponsoring the challenge this week

•First Prize: 2 Fairy Dust Rubber Stamps to the winner (Lexi's Creation's images)….The stamps are called Fairy Dust stamps in the store
•2nd Prize: 3 Digi's
•3rd Prize: 2 Digi's From Fairy Dust Crafts

The theme this time has to be......well I'm sure you have guessed it.....Birthdays. If you are in need of inspiration or just want to know the full details of the challenge then call across to Lexi's Creations and join in the fun with us on this special challenge.

For my card I used a sketch that I really liked from Lil Lolita, my backing papers are all from my stash, all the edges of my papers have been distressed and glittered with stickles, I used a punch to make the upright border and used two types of paper and overlapped, then glittered the punched edge. The pearls and ribbon are from my local market. My sentiment was from a My Craft Studio programme.

This fabulous image is one of Lexi's and she is called 'Roxi', you can find her at the Fairy Dust Crafts Store. I love this image she is so cool.....I used Pro-Markers to colour her in and then cut her out so that I could layer her over the edge of my sentiment.

My flowers are handmade using punches, the larger one was cut out from old book pages and then inked with a deep red ink, the smaller roses were punched out from some of the backing paper and shaped by hand into the rose shape, the buds are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

ABC Challenge - Flowers

Sisterhood of Crafters - Bling

Sarah Hurley - Colouring in

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Ribbons

Stampin B's Design Team - Fall colours

Pixie Dust Studio - Fall into Fall

Crazy 4 Challenges - Fall/Autumn

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx