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It's an Inky Antics Action Wobbles Blog Hop.. wiggle, wiggle, wiggle :)

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Welcome to Inky’s “Action Wobbles” Blog Hop!  I hope you’ve come from Debbie's blog . If you didn't perhaps you should hop on over to the Inky Blog to be sure you don't miss a stop along the way!  Today we are all featuring the Inky Antics Action Wobbles They are kind of like a plastic spring with a bit of adhesive on either end that allows you to pop up your main image and when it is touched it wiggles back and forth! TOTALLY FUN!!! I had hoped to figure out how to shoot a video with my camera and upload it but I didn't get a chance to figure all that out! My card today is based on this week's Card Positioning System's Sketch....check it out if you need a fun challenge to get in gear!

 

Here you can see how I used an Action Wobbles spring along with Aviator Benton  Clear Set drawn by artist Darby, which you can find on this page: http://www.inkyantics.com/may2012hop.htm.

I also decided I wanted to finish the inside of this one... :) The sentiment was too adorable NOT to use!

The blog hop starts today and ends on Sunday, May 27^th at midnight Central time. Please visit each DT members’ blog to view their projects and leave a comment for each designer. The more you comment, the better your chances are to win. (Limit one comment per blog, please). THREE people’s names will be drawn at random to receive a pack of Action Wobbles and an Inky clear stamp set. The winners’ names will be announced on the Inky Antics blog next Monday, so remember to stop back and see if you’ve won.

 

Your next stop will be Tex’s blog .

 

 

 

Crystal Irwin
Debbie Fisher
Keri Lee Sereika (right here!!!)
Tex Gerard
Michelle Pearson
Jovi Kloess
Trudy Sjolander

 

 

Winners?? Anyone out there?... and a pretty little card too!

I posted the names of the winners of the free copy of my newest book Exquisite Embellishments for Paper Crafts on THIS LINK. STEPHENIE SMITH please send me an email with your address. (kerilee 79 at gmail dot com)...if this goes unclaimed by Monday I will be doing another draw.

Okay business out of the way, I have a delightful card to share with you today. It's my card for this week's CPS Card Sketch. I thought this would be the perfect card to share today as it's heavily embellished yet delicately balanced and I thought I would make a few pointers on it.

First, it has not one but FIVE buttons...can you find them all? The use of buttons in layers and as centers to bows is a great way to "kick it up a notch" without going overboard and loosing the focus of your card, which in this case is the Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays sentiment by My Favorite Things. This card also has two sizes and two colors of bling by Want2Scrap....I am their guest designer this month so I felt it necessary to add TWO types of bling...JUST KIDDING, I am in fact their guest designer but when I went to add my bling I did two things, I looked at lines and scale and I looked at color and "open space". Adding a strip coming out from behind the sentiment panel really helps the sentiment to shine...you may not have noticed if I had left this strip off but WOW what a difference it made it stepping up this card....I then said hmmm I need just a little POP! in that bottom right corner to balance the top left...and BAM two quick dots of beautiful deep blue bling and my card was complete! So don't be afraid of embellishing, just THINK IT THROUGH FIRST and make sure you are EMBELLISHING the focal, vs CROWDING it out. Enjoy!!

Supplies:
Stamps: My Favorite Things - Clearly Sentimental About Birthdays
Ink: Tsukineko - Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Bazzill Prismatics
Patterned Paper: Unknown
Bling: Want2Scrap
Buttons: Buttons Galore & More - Gold Bulk Pack
Ribbon: Unknown

Exquisite Embellishments Blog Hop

I am so thrilled to welcome you to the Exquisite Embellishments Blog Hop! This is the release of my second book and I couldn't be happier to share this special day with you all, my blog readers! Thanks for always keeping me on my toes and helping me to believe in myself...it has truly been a major part in making these books happen!

I have to also thank my AMAZING TEAM OF DESIGNERS!!! These pages are once again FILLED with the talent and creativity of some of the top designers in the paper crafting industry! And so without further ado I present to you "Exquisite Embellishments for Paper Crafts"!!!

 

Isn't it GORGEOUS????? The cover boasts art work from three different designers who have been featured in the book, Sherry Wright, Kandis Smith & Sharon Reinhart. And let me tell you that is just a taste of the delights that grace each and every page!
I had the honor of also being able to add a few of my own projects to my book and I thought I would share one with you today. Here's one that I loved how it came out. While it's simple, I felt the EMBELLISHMENTS really hit a home run! Drawing inspiration from nature and the "sandy color theme" I felt the use of raffia paper ribbon, mother of pearl button, self adhesive pearls and just  hint of fine lace really made this card "complete". I hope you enjoy!

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Designs –  A Year of Borders, Gifts of the Sea
Cardstock: Kraft, Tea Stain, Cream
Dies: Spellbinders - Labels Eighteen
Ink: Tsukineko VersaFine – Onyx Black; VersaMagic - Wheat
Copic Air Brush System & Copic Marker: E55
Raffia Paper Ribbon
Pearls: Want2Scrap
Lace Ribbon, Button
Twine: The Twinery – Cappuccino

 

Would you like to see a few more projects? Well we have a list of the designers who were able to participate in the book and take part in the blog hop today too! Be sure to leave a comment for each and every designer as we will be drawing not one, not two but THREE winners at random. Each winner will recieve their very own copy of the book absolutely free! The more comments you leave the more chances you have to win! :) Have fun hopping!

Keri Lee - http://www.pinklemonade.typepad.com
Linda - http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au/
Sherry - www.sherrywright.typepad.com

Lori - http://www.loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com

Heidi - http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/

Kandis - www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com

Nina - http://ninabdesigns.blogspot.com/

Sharon - smrdesigns.blogspot.com

Melissa - lilybeanpaperie.typepad.com

Jessica - http://iembellish.blogspot.com/

Tami - http://tamimayberry.blogspot.com/

Teresa - http://paperieblooms.blogspot.com/ 

Jing Jing - http://thislittleartofmine.blogspot.com/

**** Be sure to check out my post on how to make a fun and flirty pair of Spring earrings using Connie Crystal just CLICK HERE!****

A card...on time with the regular schedule for once! :)

I have to admit life has been hectic this past week and a half. One week ago Sunday we got home from our cruise. One week ago Tuesday Adam left for a three month deployment to Washington DC. One week ago today Elliott fell out of bed at 2:30am and broke his arm. It will be one week tomorrow since Elliott had to have surgery to set his arm. And then right following that we drove to NC to go to the twins one year old birthday party, then drove home again Sunday morning....so yeah...it's been a very hectic week here....today we go back to the Ortho to have a re exam and Xray and get a new cast put on EJ's arm....please pray all's well there...because he broke his growth plate we have to be very careful and keep an eye on the healing process...we are hoping to avoid any complications!!!


Well today is the day of the week that I post over at Card Positioning Systems and I usually forget to post my card here on my blog...well not this week! That is right! Here is my card of the week IN THE RIGHT WEEK! LOL Enjoy!

 

 Hey have been over to Want2Scrap this week? Well they are having an awesome sale!!! Now through tomorrow night they are having a 30% off sale!!!  Then May 5th 99 cent bling all day!!!!

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Skipping Stones Designs - Pumpkin Seed Sentiments

Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink - Rouge & Tsukineko Memento Dye Ink - Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Bazzil Basics
Buttons: Buttons Galore & More
Jacquard Lumiere 3-D for button centers - Pearl
Pearls: Want2ScrAP
Ribbon: My Favorite Things - Pink Lemonade
Dies: Spellbinders - Butterflies 2 & Ribbon Tags Trio

Back home and getting into the swing of things...

Well I just spent a lovely week with my honey on a cruise of the Western Carribean...it was wonderful to just have a few days of time with "just us". :) We got home on Sunday afternoon and he has now deployed to Washington DC for 2-3 MONTHS...UGH the not so fun part of Military life...

Anyway, I was looking through some files and realized that I never shared my CPS258 card with you all! I really liked how this one came out because I felt the buttons were so perfect for the sketch and the stamps! All of the buttons came from Buttons Galore & More Gold Bulk Button Pack. I just clipped off the shanks and glued them onto the card front and the knot in the center of my bow. I hope you enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:
Stamps: The{Stamps} of Life - moremusm2love, swirls4words
Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink - Chestnut Roan
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: October Afternoon
Buttons: Buttons Galore & More - Gold Button Bulk
Ribbon & Trim : Unknown

Just a note...

Today is quick and simple...I just did a fun little note card for my Card Positioning Systems card this week. It's an easy sketch to whip together so I hope you have time to play with us! :)

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye
Stamps: The Stamps of Life - Mum2Stamp, Type4Backgrounds
Ink: Clearsnap Fluid Chalk Ink - Rouge, Black Bird, Gray Whale
Buttons & ribbon: Buttons Galore & More - Retro Pink Pack

Fast Friday - A Triple Dip! (make that a QUADRUPLE DIP!)

I have been blogging ahead this month so that I could stay on top of things and today was the first day I had not loaded in advance... I am glad I didn't though because there were a few SUPER FUN challenges that I decided to do! :)

The first is for Clean & Simple Stamping 157. I loved this sketch when I say Amy's card here and made a mental note to play along..now I have nearly missed my chance! LOL

Well earlier this week I had shared a card using Kraft cardstock  & my CPS Sketch.  Beth had commented and invited me to play along at The Kraft Journal Challenge (Use Kraft CS & a Sketch) - So this card falls into their challenge again!

Then finally this card also falls into the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge to make a "small card" (4"x4" or smaller).
**Edited to add I found that this fit's Lisa Sommerville's Blogger's Challenge this week - using Buttons! ***


I used some really fun things on this card and thought now that you have a fun list of challenges to play along with this weekend you might want to know what I did for my card! :)

My stamps used are from Impression Obsession. They are the Cover A Card - Music & a sweet baby set that I can't seem to find online so it very well may be discontinued - so sorry! I inked the CAC with Tsukineko's Cotton White VersaMagic, then crumpled up a piece of scrap paper and pounced it accross the surface of the stamp so that I could create that "not perfect" stamped image. The sentiment is stamped using Midnight Black VersaMagic. A great ink for stamping onto lightly textured cardstock like this one here.

I then diecut my felt using Spellbinders Nested Duck die to do the little ducky and then I embellished him using some buttons from the button jar, some Cappuccino  Twine from The Twinery & a mini pearl from Want2Scrap. Enjoy!

 

 

 

Time: It gets away from me!

Today I was sitting here getting some more troops cards counted and ready to send downrange and I realized I made this fun little card on Saturday and NEVER POSTED IT! Grrrr...I just got busy and didn't get it on here...oh well, the best intentions - right?

 

This card was created for the Gina K Designs Blog Hop. And while it's late I still love how it came out so I thought I would just go ahead and post it anyway! I used the Just Be-Claws set. I have had this set FOREVER and I have always loved this fun little image! LOL It makes me happy just to look at it. I also used the layout from Clean & Simple Stamping Challenge Blog #129. I paired the images and sketch with papers from Pink Paislee...I really enjoyed the combination of straight lines and oval curves of this layout. I hope you enjoy!

 

City Crafter Challenge 45 - Nothing To It

This week I had the pleasure of being asked to guest design for the City Crafter Challenge Blog! :) This week's theme is - "Nothing to it".  The challenge was to make a single layer card, no layers, no embellishments, no nothing! So I got creative and this is what I came up with. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4.25x11 inches, folded it in half and die cut the front. I then left the die in place as I airbrushed around the outer edge. I then stamped on both sides of die cut area. Then I closed the card and stamped through the window onto the inside of the card. Finally I added the sentiment and my card was complete...no layers, no bellies...nothing to it! :)

 

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill Prismatics
Stamps: Layers of Color
Ink: Tsukineko
Die: Spellbinders
Copic Airbrush System & B00

CAS125 - Rock Star

Today I found a new (to me) blog called Clean & Simple Stamping...and it is just that - CLEAN AND SIMPLE. Well this weeks challenge was a very fun and simple sketch. If you want to challenge yourself to NOT ADD TOO MUCH this challenge blog is for you!

I used a few of Gina K Designs sets for this card... Stars by Tami Mayberry, Vintage Backgrounds by Nina Brackett and Kindred Greetings for Him. Throw in a bit of Clearsnap Frost Pigment Ink, Chesnut Roan Fluid Chalk ink and BAM! Done! Rock Star card complete :) Enjoy!