Tickled Pink

Today I wanted to share with you a mini album I created using Authentique Paper's Uncommon collection.


Even though in person I am not a "girly" girl...in paper crafting I love fun pinks (grounded with neutrals, of course) and beautiful florals.


The Uncommon collection is beautiful for scrapping anything - from weddings to heritage pages to ladies-only events - but it is also perfect for those sweet little ones that just leave you "Tickled Pink".
{The cover was created easily by using some of the Icons and Tabloids die cuts.}


I created this mini album to show off pictures of my "little" girl (now 8 years old) in the first year of her life.
{The interior pages were created from one 12x12 sheet of paper using a meander-type method. I adapted the meandering a bit to suit my needs.}


Each page has a slot for a tag where I can add another picture or just some journaling about that precious first year.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Uncommon);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper (Uncommon - Icons, Tabloids);
Trims: (Various ribbons, twill, and lace);
Pins: Maya Road;
Other: (Chipboard);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Block Party {Market Street Stamps}

The NEW February release stamp sets are now available for purchase from Market Street Stamps!
{And even more exciting...they are debuting at 15-25% off!}


The shipping is super speedy...but while you wait - be sure to join in on the Block Party!
{Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to get all the details about how you can join in on the Block Party...where you can win some fabulous free stamps and have a shot at being a Guest Designer for Market Street Stamps!}

You can create ANYTHING for this challenge...no color requirements, no specific project types...just have fun.


Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); Bazzill (Blackbird); Discount Cardstock (Orange);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Riding By, Believing Butterfly, Blast Off);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Tangelo, Rose Bud);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Houndstooth {Market Street Stamps}

It's time again for the new release sneak peeks from Market Street Stamps and today I am very excited to share with you the newest background stamp in the Market Street Stamps line...

Houndstooth!

Houndstooth is one of the first suggestions I had for a Market Street Stamps background and I am SO excited that it is finally here! I created some fun refrigerator magnets to show it off.
{I love that it is a nice, small size houndstooth - perfect for creating your own embellishments.}

The background was stamped onto plain white cardstock using Grape Jelly and Lulu Lavender Memento inks.


After I stamped the background I just did a little die-cutting and added a few pearls and now we have some great new magnets for the fridge.
{Tip: Add a little removable adhesive to the back of these and they can do double duty as a card embellishment which will then turn into a fun gift for the recipient.}

Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to see what the other designers have created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth);
Ink: Memento (Grape Jelly, Lulu Lavender);
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonderful Wings);
Embellishments: Prima (E Line Pearls - #300647); Queen & Co. (Pearls - Grass Green, Yellow Sunshine, Snowflake);
Other: (Business Card Magnets);

WINNERS!

Thanks to all who entered my recent giveaways...and a very special thanks to each of you who are followers of this blog.


I've got FOUR winners today...
Winner of the 500 Follower Prize Pack:
Tammy B who said: well congratulations to you tifany! i've been a follower for a while now and am happy to be part of your 500!

Winner of The Twinery's "I Dream In Twine" Sampler Pack:
Mary-Anne V who said: congrats on reaching 500+ followers..just became one too! Love your work. thanks for the chance to win.

Winner of the WCMD Winner Blog Hop Prize Pack:
Ronnie Bear who said: That's a very cool inking technique and a very nice coordinating gift idea...Thank you!
Congratulations on the win and you bet I'll be watching your blog when I get a chance. You know what they say about "following" successful people!! Keep up the great work !!

Winner of the March/April 2012 issue from Paper Crafts Magazine:
Ashley who said: This is beautiful and I love the bookmark :)

Congratulations to you all!

Winners: please send me an e-mail with your US mailing address so I can get your prize package out to you.
{You can find my e-mail address in my blog header or on my Blogger profile.}

{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}


And if you want to check the full line-up again to see if you've won elsewhere, here it is:
Paper Crafts
Alyssa Scritchfield
Amber Daigre
Becky Olsen
Carol Bloomberg
Julie Day
Kelley Eubanks
Kelly Rasmussen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Petrella
Patricia Folchert
Savannah O'Gwynn
Sharon Dunn
Stephanie Washburn
Terri Davenport
Tifany DeGough <-- That's me!
Trinh Arrieta
Vanessa Menhorn
Veronica Zalis
Wendy Frederick

WCMD Winner Blog Hop {& Giveaway!}

{Have you stopped by to check out my giveaway celebrating 500 followers? Click here.}



The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Terri Davenport's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Paper Crafts blog.

Here's the full blog line-up:
Paper Crafts
Alyssa Scritchfield
Amber Daigre
Becky Olsen
Carol Bloomberg
Julie Day
Kelley Eubanks
Kelly Rasmussen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Petrella
Patricia Folchert
Savannah O'Gwynn
Sharon Dunn
Stephanie Washburn
Terri Davenport
Tifany DeGough <-- That's me!
Trinh Arrieta
Vanessa Menhorn
Veronica Zalis
Wendy Frederick

I hope you're not just here for the giveaway (but I won't blame you if you are!)...


...we'll get to that in a second.
For now, let's take a peek at today's card.

The Project:
If you've looked at the March/April issue of Paper Crafts, you may have already seen my winning card on page 82.

For today's card I decided to take the basic idea from my winning card and create a new one with a few small changes. This one goes a bit more toward the trendy navy color, but still uses fabulous papers from Authentique Paper (these are from the Free Bird Series) and that wonderful Itty Bitty from Unity Stamp company.


I did one of my favorite inking techniques to get a fun gradient on the stamped image. I love this look! It is a fabulous way to give your stamped image a little bit of spunk!

I was having fun stamping while I created this card, so I decided to create a coordinating bookmark:


Bookmarks are a great way to use up those scraps you've trimmed from your papers to create your card. It makes for a quick coordinating gift set.

Okay...now here's what you probably came by for...

The Prizes:
I've decided to share a little bit of what came in my WCMD prize package with one lucky winner.
Here's what you can win:

Giveaway includes:
PSA Essentials: Stamper, Alignment Tool, Black Ink, Vintage Snowman Peel & Stick Stamps, and Haunted Shack Peel & Stick Stamps
Clear & Simple Stamps: Circus Fun Stamp Set
American Crafts: Party Animal Stamp Set

But that's not all!
Paper Crafts has offered to send a copy of the March/April 2012 issue to another lucky winner!


{You can see my winning card on page 82.}

The Details:

To enter:
Leave a comment (only one, please!) on this blog post. That's it!

One comment will enter you for both giveaways.

{I would love it if you became a follower of this blog, but it is not necessary to win.}

Blog comments close (for the giveaways) Monday, February 20th @ 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, February 22nd here on my blog.
Please remember to check back to see if you've won.
{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}

{Due to shipping costs, giveaways are available to US mailing addresses only.}

Thanks for stopping by today...and while you are here...please take a little peek at some of my crafty items (stamps, punches, and even a KNK Zing) I have for sale.
Unfortunately I don't have enough space to keep it all...but my loss is your gain!

And please check out my current giveaway celebrating 500 followers. You could win even MORE crafty goodness!


Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:
Trinh Arrieta's blog


Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (White);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Free Bird Series);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Born An Original - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Tsukineko (Midnight Black, Night Sky, Ocean Depth, Aegean Blue, Oasis Green, Tea Leaves);
Ribbon: American Crafts (Ruffle Ribbon - Green);
Other: (Pearl);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

500 Followers = GIVEAWAY!

You are special to me.
You...yes, YOU.

I truly appreciate each and every person that reads my blog (or just stops by to look at the pictures).


I am so excited that this blog has recently hit the 500 followers mark...and I think that calls for a little celebration.


Although I won't be sending all 500 followers a card, I did want to do something to celebrate - so I've gathered a few of my favorite products together for a giveaway:

Giveaway includes:
Market Street Stamps: Birds of a Feather Stamp Set
Fiskars: 8" Designer Scissors
Authentique Paper: Gathering Collection 6x6 Bundle
Unity Stamp Company: Share Your Smile {Authentique Itty Bitty}

The Twinery is helping me celebrate this fun milestone as well - they have offered to send an "I Dream In Twine" sampler pack to another lucky winner!

To enter:
Be sure that you are a follower of this blog
AND
Leave a comment (only one, please!) on this blog post

One comment will enter you for both giveaways.

Blog comments close (for the giveaways) Monday, February 20th @ 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, February 22nd here on my blog.
Please remember to check back to see if you've won.
{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}

{Due to shipping costs, giveaways are available to US mailing addresses only.}

While you are here...please take a little peek at some of my crafty items (stamps, punches, and even a KNK Zing) I have for sale.
Unfortunately I don't have enough space to keep it all...but my loss is your gain!

Have a great day!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (French Vanilla);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Uncommon - 6x6 Bundle);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper (Uncommon - Icons);
Twine: The Twinery (Blossom);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Blog Hop {The Twinery & Momenta}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Christa Uttley's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

Here's the full hop order for today:
The Twinery
Momenta
Julie Ranae
Jamie Cripps
Cristal Hobbs
Monika Wright
Mara Campbell
Jen Carter
Christa Uttley
Tifany DeGough <--- You are here!
Erin Morehouse
Angelica Suarez
Christine Meyer
Sarabeth Burke

The Prizes:
The Twinery is giving away an Ultimate Color Sampler Pack ($25 retail value)


The Details:
Leave a comment on each blog along the hop.

Blog comments close on Friday, February 17th at 11:59pm (EST) and the winners will be announced Monday, February 20th on The Twinery's blog and the Momenta blog.

The Project:


I received a beautiful collection of papers in a black/grey/white scheme and I loved the little details - flocking, foil, shimmer, etc.
The papers were begging me to add a pop of color - so I added some color with The Twinery's twine and a few basic bright cardstocks.


The dot patterned paper has a beautiful pearly sheen on the background and is topped with black flocked dots. I added The Twinery's Pink Sorbet twine to a black button for a simple embellishment.


For the next card I decided to let the cardstock be the main color pop and just accent with greys and white. This is the back side of one of the papers (yes, the foiled/flocked papers are double sided!) and The Twinery's Stone twine.
I added a puffy flourish sticker that gives the card just a touch of shimmer.


For the final card I wanted to pair The Twinery's Mandarin twine with the white/grey color scheme. I also decided to add a little something extra...


This card has a pocket on the front that holds a tag. The tag can be the base for attaching a gift card or picture...or it can simply be used for a message.


Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:
Erin Morehouse's blog


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Momenta;
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet, Stone, Mandarin);
Cardstock: Discount Cardstock (Orange, Green, Teal);
Ribbon: Ribbon Carousel;
Other: (Buttons);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Vintage Valentine {May Arts}

I created this container for the recent Vintage Valentine Challenge from May Arts. I used all four ribbons on my container - three were tied in bows which were then layered to create one big bow on the front and the remaining pink ribbon was then rolled to create the three little roses.


The paper is from Authentique Paper's new (not yet released) Delightful collection and I added in a few of the new cardstock stickers as well - the scallop border strip and the "Lovely" ticket.

I added in a few vintage mini playing cards to complete the look.

Thanks for stopping by - and please go vote (for me...if you'd like!) on the challenge entries.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Delightful Collection);
Stickers: Authentique Paper (Delightful Collection);
Ribbon: May Arts;
Other: Vintage Mini Playing Cards;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Beautiful Displays at CHA {Anaheim - 2012}

Since this post is all about the "eye candy" at CHA - I am just going to let the pictures do the talking...
{click on any collage to get a better look}

{Graphic 45}

{DCWV}

{GCD}

{Various places around the show}

{Various places around the show}

Beautiful...isn't it?

Blog Hop {Market Street Stamps and Ribbon Carousel}

If you are hopping along with Market Street Stamps and Ribbon Carousel today - you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can find out more on either the Market Street Stamps blog or the Ribbon Carousel blog.

Be sure to join in on the fun as Market Street Stamps is giving away TWO $25 gift certificates and Ribbon Carousel is giving away a newly released ribbon carousel.


For my card I started by stamping the peacock image (drawn by me!) from the Birds of a Feather set from Market Street Stamps in Tuxedo Black ink. I added a bit of color with my Copic markers and then cut it to a simple tag shape. I then tied off the top of the tag with a little bow of The Twinery's Pink Sorbet twine.

For the base of my card, I combined my patterned papers with some Pink Salmon Vintage Seam Binding and added a button threaded with The Twinery's Buttercream twine.


If you are the "sketchy" type, here is the sketch I created and used for my card:


Be sure to head back to the Market Street Stamps blog or the Ribbon Carousel blog to find the list of all the other stops on the hop!

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Splendid 6x6); Crate Paper (Emma's Shoppe 6x6);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Birds of a Feather);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black);
Ribbon: Ribbon Carousel (Vintage Seam Binding - Pink Salmon);
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet, Buttercream);
Markers: Copic (Y08, RV04);
Other: (Button - Yellow);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, 1/8" Circle Hand Punch); We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper - Deco); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Hello Lovey {Market Street Stamps}

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}



Although my first love (as far as paper crafting goes) is making cards, I do love to break out and try something new every once in awhile.

With Valentine's Day coming up fast (and Easter not far behind) I thought it would be good to test out the new Birds of a Feather set from Market Street Stamps and see what I could come up with for a quick gift container.


These gift containers were actually from the office supply aisle in WalMart (originally containing clips, push pins, etc.). I thought they were a great size for a small treat. (Wouldn't conversation hearts look great in these?)

{Tip: If you are going to put any sort of food in your container you will want to make sure it is a food safe container or line it with a small food safe lining or bag.}


Everything on the box started as a plain white piece of cardstock.

•For the band around the container, I randomly stamped a few of the sentiments/images from the Birds of a Feather set (Open heart, filled heart, "Hello Lovey", and "Love")- either in Tuxedo Black or Pear Tart ink. I cut the cardstock into strips and added some dots with a Copic marker.

•For the layer behind the stamped chick, I simply swiped my pad of Pear Tart ink across a plain white sheet of cardstock until it was saturated enough for the look I was going for, and then cut it to size. (This is a very quick way to make sure you have a cardstock that matches the ink you are stamping with.)

•Each little chick was stamped in Tuxedo Black ink and was given a pop pf color by coloring the little hearts with a Copic marker.


I adhered the band and the layered image to the container, topped it off with some of The Twinery's twine...and now I have two containers ready to fill with a sweet treat.
{Bonus: These will look perfect for both Valentine's Day AND Easter.}

Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Birds of a Feather);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Pear Tart);
Twine: The Twinery (Caribbean, Honeydew, Cantaloupe);
Markers: Copic (YR12, BG15);
Other: Clear Container;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);