Tiddlyinks Challenge #24- Artist Trading Card

I need to be honest here... I really didn't know what an Artist Trading Card (ATC) was- and I still don't! All I know is that its about 2 1/2" x 3 1/2".... so that's what I made. Hope its correct! Made this to enter the Tiddlyinks Challenge #24. Anyway, this is what I came up with... used the Tiddlyinks Annie's Card image that was a freebie awhile back. If you join their Papercraft Planet group, you can get freebies every month! Anyway, I thought Annie was cute and decided to use her for my ATC. Since these ATC's are so small, there's not a lot of room for much more than the image, so I kept it very simple. Supplies:

• Annie's card image- Tiddlyinks
• Cherry blossoms- Wild Orchid Crafts
• Swirl punch- EK Success
• Ticket punch- SU
• Cardstock- Bazzil
• DP- Best Creations
• Stickles

Tiddlyinks Challenge #23- Diamond Glaze/Crackle

This is my second post for today- please scroll down for my other post. When I first saw this image by Tiddlyinks called "Donna" (named after Donna Mikasa), I knew I had to get it. She's so cute! And I love her little frog friend with matching umbrella. Thanks Donna for requesting this image! Now we can all enjoy using it too. This week's Tiddlyinks Challenge is to use diamond glaze or Crackle on your project. Don't know if you can tell, but I used glaze on Donna's umbrella, raincoat and rubber boots. I guess glaze doesn't photograph well, so its hard to see on my photo. I also tried out this cool technique I found on Color Me Copic. It teaches you how to make a grassy background for your image. This was really fun and gave my card some life. I then added some distress ink for the sky using my blender and just dabbing the ink on. And for the inside of my card, I used this cute kids sentiment. I thought it matched the image perfectly! Supplies:

• Donna image- Tiddlyinks
• Diamond Glaze
• Lacey Circle die- Spellbinders
• Scallop border punch- Fiskars
• Daisy chain punch- EK success
• Sending Sunshine sentiment- Hero Arts
• Kids quotes- Inkadinkado
• Cherry blossoms- Wild Orchid Crafts
• Swirl punch- EK Success
• Crystals- Kaisercrafts
• DP- Bo Bunny
• Cardstock- Bazzil

Tiddly Inks Challenge #22- Sketch Challenge

Please scroll down to see my other posts for today... Guess I had a lot to share! I guess all the challenge blogs are on the same wavelength cause this is my 3rd sketch challenge this week! Check out the Tiddlyinks Challenge blog for more info on this week's challenge. I think my DH is right, these sketchs do make my cards more professional looking than my usual style. I went a bit out of my comfort zone again and decided to use only pink, ivory and beige on my card. I like how the leaves punched out of the beige came out- totally not my style but the effect came out great! I also attempted to design my own flourish out of pearls. Do you like it? Its totally free hand-no template whatsoever. I was nervous, but I think it came out nice. Decided to use the Tiny Dancer image as my focal point. Bought this digi because DD dances ballet and it reminds me of her. I never thought I would have a daughter that danced ballet, but when I saw a class of little ballerinas at the Y one day, I couldn't resist enrolling Akemi in ballet lessons. Sadly she is talking about quitting, but I'm hoping she will continue. Supplies:

• Tiny Dancer image- Tiddlyinks
• Flowers- Wild Orchid Crafts
• Pearls- Kaisercrafts
• Leaf punch- MS Crafts
• Cardstock- Bazzil
• DP- SU

Tiddlyinks Challenge #21: Our Pets

OK- I'll admit, my photos have been kinda junk yah? Its normally because I try to take them late at night, no good lighting in the house, so I rely on my junk flash.. My GF Debi told me to try taking day photos- which are difficult for me because I'm usually at work. But since its a weekend, I thought I'd take her advice and try it out. Of course, I waited till the sun was going down, so I had some difficulty with shadows and coloring- my image kept looking really blue. I resorted to correcting the color on the computer. I finally got it to look like what the true image looks like in person. Anyway, hopefully my photos will improve over time... Maybe I need some photography lessons from my GF Les... Or maybe I need to by a small photo studio! :) OK- back to the project... Decided to enter the Tiddlyinks challenge again this week. The challenge was to use one of their images with a pet in it. I had already bought this cute Mavis the cat stamp from Stampinbella and thought she'd be purrrfect for this challenge. To make sure it qualified, I checked with Christy and she said that since its her artwork, she'd allow it. I didn't check with her if I could make a 3-D item, but I'm hoping this still qualifies. I couldn't resist making this watering can (template and instructions can be found here) that I saw on Cami's blog earlier. She did such a cute job that I had to copy her. I decided to paper piece Mavis' dress using some scrap DP. I covered the watering can bottom with some punched grass and then added some roses. Hope you like it! Supplies:

• Mavis Cat- Stampinbella/Tiddlyinks
• Grass punch- MS Crafts
• Roses- Wild Orchid Crafts
• Watering can template- Splitcoast Stampers

Tiddlyinks Challenge #20: Birthday Card

I've been eyeing these cute images by Tiddlyinks for awhile now. Their images are so darn cute! This one in particular reminds me of Akemi... Since the theme for this challenge was to make a birthday card, I decided to use one of the freebies (cupcake) that I got just for being a member on Papercraft Planet. If you join the Tiddlyinks group, you can download free images that are posted on the Papercraft Planet site. Isn't that awesome?? The more people that sign up, the more freebies are offered! So no excuses not to play along. Back to the card... The girl originally came with a sentiment- "Whatcha Doin?", but I cropped it out and just used the girl Since she was already peeking out, I made her peeking out from behind the cupcake. Finished it off with some ribbon and the "Seize the Cupcake" sentiment from an old Hero Arts set and a cupcake brad to match the DP. Here's a close up of the girl... Oh yah- forgot to mention that they are also looking for some new DT members, so if you are interested check out the info here... You'll need to start participating in the challenges this month to be eligible. Supplies:

• Girl and cupcake digis- Tiddlyinks
• DP and cupcake brad- Doodlebug
• Seize the cupcake sentiment- Hero Arts
• Label punch- EK success
• Ribbon
• Cardstock- Bazzil