Happy New Year!

Hello there Blog Friends! I've been on a lengthy blog break spending the holidays with my family...I hope you have all enjoyed some time off as well, and that 2017 is a year filled with happiness and good health! 

I'm entering a few challenges, so this is a photo heavy post with no explanations. Please check the inlinkz below, or if you have any questions, feel free to ask ~

My first card is for the current MFT Color Challenge

 *****************************************

My next card is for this week's CASology Challenge for the Cue Card: Cold 

*****************************************

My 3rd card is for the January CAS Challenge and the Anything Goes with HLS Stamps at Happy Little Stampers...

*****************************************

Lastly, I am playing along in the January CAS Watercolor Challenge for the theme: Snowflake

If you're still with me, thank you so much for hanging in there :) I also want to take the time to thank you for all of your support and for your lovely comments! If I haven't stopped by to visit your blog recently, I promise to be there asap ~ Once again, Happy New Year everyone!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ Have a great week,

InLinkz.com

Twelve Days of Christmas Cards Challenge

Hello there, blog friends ~ To get everyone into the spirit of the holidays, Kylie Purtell is hosting the 'Twelve Days of Christmas Cards Challenge'! Kylie has invited several designers for inspiration, and she would love to have you play along with us!

One of my favorite stamps and dies to play with this year is the MFT 'Jingle All the Way' set...so many cute images to color, and today I'm playing with Santa and the Pup ~

I started by inking the stencil with SSS Smoke ink, then stamped and colored the images with Copic markers. I embossed the sentiment with white EP on black and added a few silver gems for sparkle. I also added a silver jingle bell to the dog collar for fun :)

So...please hop on over to Kylie's Blog for more information on the challenge! Happy Little Stampers, STAMPlorations and Create a Smile are among the Sponsors so there are some great prizes!

Thanks so much for stopping by ~

InLinkz.com

CASology Challenge - Candle; SSS Flickr Challenge - Make it a Happy Holiday Challenge

Hello again, blog friends ~ 

I can't resist inking up some of my new stamps, so I'm playing along with a few challenges...First up is CASology, and this week's Cue Card is 'Candle'.

I colored this magical dragon with Copic markers and added a touch of WOS to his wings. I used vellum for the candle flame (colored from behind with Copics), then gently inked a few clouds in the background. The Wonky Stitched Rectangles and Soft Stone card base seemed perfect for this design...and that was it!

********************

My next card is for the current challenge at the SSS Flickr Group, and the theme is Make it a Happy Holiday. Of course, I'm way behind on my Christmas cards, so I created this card:

I used an old SSS stamp set for the snowflakes, and inked them up with Versamark for a tone-on-tone effect, then embossed the sentiment with Liquid Platinum EP. To color the inside of the letters, I used a dark blue Inktense pencil and added some WOS for sparkle. I like the CAS feel of this card, so I think I'll be using this design for mass production ~

Have a great weekend...Thanks so much for stopping by,

InLinkz.com

InLinkz.com