Birthday Fishes!!

I first off would just like to wish my oldest daughter Sweet "Birthday Fishes", I know she is reading this and I hope you have a great day!!

Well today we are off and running, it is our very first post as the new September torchbearers for AmberInk. For my card I decided to use a number of different images and ipapers from the AmberInk shop. In the "Best Fishes" set you get 20 different images and the ones I used are fish 1, fish 2, fishing pole, bubble patch and the sentiment. I also chose to use a couple different ipapers that go wonderfully with the scene, "Seaweed Paisley Goldfish" and "Seahorse Paisley Citrus". The "Seahorse Paisley Citrus" is a very pretty yellow color so I put an orange backdrop behind it to make it appear more orange to match the fish. I colored the images with my Prismacolor pencils and added some stickles for shine and dimension. So hop on over and take a look at what all the other torchbearers have created, you won't be disappointed and also take a look at the wonderful goodies in the shop. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

Amber Ink.- "Best Fishes" stamp set, Ipaper- "Seaweed Paisley Goldfish" and "Seahorse Paisley Citrus"

Neenah cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Stickles

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Glue dots

Photoshop

A torchbearer, really :)

I just have to tell you, I was so excited when I saw this email with a glow around it!! The sweet, sweet Adrian (which most of you know) from By Adrian 4 U has decided that I am worthy enough to pass this wonderful burning torch on to. I absolutely cannot thank her enough for thinking of me and am honored to take the hand off from her to be the September AmberInk torchbearer!! If you haven't yet, you will need to go take a gander at her work, she always does wonderful stuff and she is as sweet as can be, click HERE.

I will be off and running beside 4 other torchbearers:

Steph Herbert- Pink

Sanna Saarinen- Bronze

Jessica Davis- Blue

Teresa Jenkins- Orange

We all will be sharing the wonderful stamps and ipaper from AmberInk with you and tantalizing you with tons of eye candy. Hop on over and take a look at all the Bios and fun pictures of the September torchbearers, HERE. Watch out for tomorrow because that will be our very first post as the September torchbearers :)

CTO #28- Birthday (follow sketch)

It's time for another Celebrate the Occasion challenge and for this week we get to follow a sketch, Challenge #28- Birthday (follow sketch). I chose to use my new Penny Black stamp "Flowers for Mimi" to make a feminine birthday card. I also used some wonderful Colorbok "Neutrals" paper to go along with the pink Bazzill cardstock. I got lazy and faux stitched, which I think it probably would have looked better if it was really stitched, but it's still cute.

So everyone hop over and see what the wonderful DT has done, they are always really amazing and join in on the challenge to win that great gift certificate!! Can't wait to see what you come up with and I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday :)

Recipe:

Bazzill cardstock

Colorbok paper stack

Neenah cardstock

Penny Black rubber stamp

Memento ink

Stickles

Enamel Accents

$1 store ribbon

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Back to school in primary

I made this card for 2 different progressive challenges. The first is for the Hambo Hoedown- Primary colors and image. I use the "Pencil" digi from Hambo Stamps and created a primary colored ribbon with Copics and a primary frame around the image. The second challenge is for Designed 2 Delight and that is where I got the cute image "School Maisie Belle". Both have wonderful challenges going on and they both are progressive, which means "Free" cute, cute images, so mosie on over and check them out and join in. I hope everyone had a blessed Sunday and I will chat with you tomorrow :)

Recipe:

Hambo Stamps- "Pencil" image

Designed 2 Delight- "School Maisie Belle" image

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Crinkle ribbon

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Copics

Photoshop

Quick trip

Sorry my fellow blogging friends but we decided to take a spur of the moment trip on Tuesday before the hustle and bustle of school/soccer started. I will get back on track (hopefully) but in the meantime here are a few pictures from beautiful Crater Lake, Oregon!!

The blue in this picture is the water, it is so pure that the color comes through so vibrantly :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful night and I will talk to you tomorrow ;)

The Pen..

I made this bookmark for the Tiddly Inks Challenge- Back to School Bookmark. My thought was to use this cute "A-Plus Avenger" and the "School House" and make it like the Batman call but for school, thus the shadow in the sky. Well my daughter proceeded to ask me how that was possible if it was daytime and I told her that school was in the day so the magic shadow goes up in the morning for the A-Plus Avenger to see. Anyways she wasn't having it, I mean come on, I even used the saying from the movie. Oh well, the eyes of a child, I still think it turned out cute for her. I used my Prismacolors to color it up and added a little A+ border around in hopes that visually it will sink into her brain, lol. Hop on over and see what the wonderful DT has done and take part in the fun challenge, Tiddly Inks really has a lot of great images to work with. I hope you all have a great Thursday :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- A-Plus Avenger and School House

DCWV paperstack

Recollections cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Pencil button

Ribbon

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Glue dots

Every Flower

This card was made for the Designed 2 Delight Progressive challenge - "Every Flower". I used some Echo Park digital papers and added some light tones for the flowers. To make it stand out a little bit more, I added stickles to the leaves and flower centers. If you get a chance hop over and join in, you get free weekly images and they are always fun to work with. I hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday :)

P.S. CTO has their new challenge up this week with the wonderful DT #1, so don't forget to join in!!

Recipe:

Designed to Delight- image

Echo Park digital papers

Neenah cardstock

Stickles

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

corner punch

ATG gun

Relax & Enjoy

Happy Monday everyone, it is time for our weekly Critter Sketch Challenge # 79- Sketch. This month's sponsor is Jens Digi Stamps and that is where this cute image came from. This actually turned out to be a very simple card, I colored up the image with my Prismacolors and added some cute earth toned buttons. So hop on over and join in on the fun challenge and remember they are also having a DT call until Aug. 31st for those interested. I hope you all have a fabulous day :)

Recipe:

Jens Digi Stamps image

DCWV paperstack

Neenah cardstock

Favorite Findings Buttons

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

1st day of School

This card is for a couple of challenges. The first challenge is the Stampfairy Challenge- Back to School. I used the cute "Lenny Back to School 4" image and colored him up with, of course, Prismacolor pencils. I used the wonderful sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, which brings me to the second challenge I am entering it into, Sweet Sketch Wednesday challenge #115-64. I made the circle sentiment in Photoshop to say "Good luck on your first day of school". Hop on over and take a gander at the challenges they are running the DT on both have provided some wonderful inspiration! I hope all of you have a blessed Sunday :)

Recipe:

Stampfairy image- Lenny back to school

Dilsaver Designs- circle sentiment

DCWV paper stack

Recollections cardstock

Bazzill cardstock

Neenah cardstock

Martha Stewart punch

Michaels ribbon

Enamel Accents

Glossy Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

SAS 4 Kids new DT member & Challenge

I am just so excited to share with everyone that I am now part of a new DT for Send A Smile 4 Kids. Karen, who I was a fellow DT member with for another blog, came to me and asked me if I would be interested and I honestly had no idea about this wonderful blog. I was completely thrilled to join especially after I found out what it is for. The challenges run every 2 weeks and here is a little information about SAS 4 Kids from their blog: Send A Smile 4 Kids is a charitable blog created for the purpose of collecting donated handmade cards to be distributed to children while they are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals. Currently we are donating them to the Children’s Hospitals in Neenah and Milwaukee, WI. On any given day, there are 50-60 children inpatient in these hospitals so we would love to receive as many cards as you can send to cheer them and their families. The kids may also use your cards as Thank You Notes to the nurses and doctors and others. Any kid's cards are welcome including: birthday, holidays (not religious specific please) and happy any day cards.

Now onto today's card and next challenge:

The next 2 week challenge is #16- Punches and Diecuts for Kids. The challenge sponsor's are Sassy Cheryl's ($5.00 Gift Certificate), Crop Stop ($15.00 Gift Certificate) and The Stamp Shoppe ($15.00 Gift Certificate). I made two cards, for a girl and a boy. Both cards used images from Sassy Cheryl's called, "The Bubble Blower" and "Pumpkin Wagon Boy". I colored them up with Prismacolors and different die cuts and punches were used for both that I have listed in the Recipe below. I hope that all of you can hop over and take a look at this wonderful blog and if you still need more incentive they are actually going to post a picture of me, ugh, so at least you will now know what my crazy mug looks like ;) Have a fabulous Saturday everyone :)

Recipe:

Sassy Cheryl's images- The Bubble Blower and Pumpkin Wagon Boy (Thank you for the wonderful images to work with)

Bearly Mine Designs- digital paper (boy)

Create with TLC- sentiment (boy)

Sgt Stamper- sentiment (girl)

Bazzill cardstock

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

ek success punch (boy and girl)

Nestabilities (girl)

Michaels ribbon

Sizzix Embossing Folder (girl)

Cricut George and Basic shapes cartridge (girl)

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Hope

I made this card for a couple of different challenges. The first is for the Hambo Hoedown Challenge # 29- What's the Score? You need to use a Hambo image and score away with a score tool of some kind. I used the Hambo Stamp image "Geranium" and my Scor-pal and made vertical and horizontal lines on the card and behind the image. I got to use some of my fun crinkle ribbon that I made with my Tim Holtz re-inkers and some perfect pearl spray mist and made it into this fun shape by printing a Cutting cafe frame. Which brings me to my second challenge at Sentimental Sundays- Challenge #68- Shaped cards, plus a sentiment. I used their freebie "Framed Word Sentiments" on their site and lightened a little so it wasn't black. Both are having wonderful challenges, so if you can hop on over and take a look. I hope you all are having a wonderful Friday and we will chat soon :)

Recipe:

Hambo Stamps image

Raindrop Echo sentiment

The Cutting Cafe frame

Neenah cardstock

Scor-pal

Handmade crinkle ribbon

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Well wishes coming your way- Ryan's Card Drive

Meredith, a Tiddly Ink DT member, has asked for a call for cards for a friend of her brothers who was in a serious accident. Here is a little information on it:

My brother's dear friend and former roommate, Ryan, was involved in an accident on a Saturday afternoon in April 2011 in New Orleans, while riding his bike to meet up with friends. The facts of the accident remain unclear but Ryan did sustain a brain injury. As a side note - Ryan moved from CA to NOLA after Katrina to live there and help/work with the relief efforts to help the citizens of NOLA rebuild. Ya...he's an amazing young man.

So - what am I asking of you? I'm asking you to think of him, send blessings, prayers, white light, love and healing (however you manifest those thoughts and feelings) in the form of cards to send his way. Here is the post that his family put up: Click HERE to read more about it.

For my card I used two different Tiddly Ink images, "Light My Life" and "Shh-Hark". The background papers are Basic Grey digital papers and I used the same layout at as my "Your a Classic" card. I colored it up with my Prismacolors and added in some birds. I hope he enjoys this card, I had a lot of fun making it. If you can take time to send a card, you will be making somebody's day brighter, please go check out the blog information AND to top that off Meredith is giving away digital images from a bunch of different sponsor just for being so kind. It is definitely a win-win situation for everyone, just to know I may have made someone smile makes me happy. I hope all of you have a wonderful Thursday and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks - Light my Life and Shh-Hark

Basic Grey digital papers

Neenah cardstock

Tim Holtz distress ink and distressing tool

irock tool and gems

Glossy Accents

Photoshop for sentiment

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Glue dots

Pop dots

Happy Holidays

I made this card for the Ribbon Carousel Challenge #RCC16-Sketch Challenge. Their sponsor this week is Amber Ink so I used some of their images for this card. I used 6 of the images from the "Tis the Season to be Pretty" package, "Snowflake Lace-Blue-tiny" digital paper, "Starburst-Blue-tiny" digital paper and created the background scene behind her with the snowflake that comes in the "Tis the Season to be Pretty". I colored her up with my Prismacolors and added some Enamel accents in areas on her boots to get the dark shine. Glitter was added to the snow and stickles to the snowflakes behind the image. Hop on over and join in the challenge, it is a great sketch to work with. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Amber Ink images and digital paper

Ribbon Carousel sketch

Neenah cardstock

Enamel accents

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Tim Holtz Distress ink

irock gems

white inkpad

Celebrate it ribbon

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Glitter

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Staedtler pens

ATG gun

Pop dots

B & W Steampunk Card tutorial

Christy from Tiddly Inks had some people ask about the B&W Steampunk card that I did and how I did it, so she asked me if I did tutorials. I put together this tutorial hoping to help with how it was done. Reminder- I am in no way an expert, I am just showing how I did it (which I consider a cheater method) but with 4 kids you need to work quickly :) Please forgive my loud voice, it was right by my face when I was recording, lol. I hope this helps and if there are any questions please feel free to ask at anytime!! Have a great day :)

It's time to Celebrate- CTO #26

It is time to Celebrate the Occasion again with Challenge #26-Birthday, Easel card. I chose to use this cute image from A Day for Daisies called "Strawberry Cake Birthday Fairy". My papers are from DCWV and My Grafico digital papers, I colored the image to blend in with these and ran with the cherry theme on the cake. I distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink and added the cute bow. I am also entering this into A Day for Daisies Challenge #24- Feeling (and Folding) Fancy. I hope you can join in on this week's fun challenges and take a peek at what the wonderful DT created, they always do an AWEsome job! Have a wonderful Tuesday and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

A Day for Daisies- Strawberry Cake Birthday Fairy

My Grafico digital papers

Bazzill Cardstock

Neenah cardstock

ek success punch

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Celebrate It ribbon

Studio g stamp

Colorbox Ink

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Martha Stewart Scoreboard

Tiny Tiddly Ones- Tiddly Ink GD post

It is time for another challenge at Tiddly Inks, Challenge #62- Inch My Way Along. This is my last guest designer post and it has been such a pleasure being a part of the Tiddly Inkers!! What a fun challenge to end with, tiny tiddly ones are mini cards for the wee little one's in your life. I chose to do a pack of 2x2 inspirational mini's, 4 of each card, along with a gift box to carry them in and they fit so perfectly. I used 4 beautiful fairy images from Tiddly Inks, on the box I used "Party Time Pixies" and for the cards I used "Lilli Claire-Make a Wish" for the pink one, "Sugar Plum Fairy" is the purple one and last but not least the blue is "Fairy Fae Catches a Star". I made the cute flower box with the Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, Boxes and More" and added Liquid Pearls around the window for some sparkle. So hop over and check out what the SUPER talented Design Team has created, they always amaze me, and see what kind of mini's you can come up with!! I hope you all have a wonderful night or day :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Party Time Pixies, Lilli Claire-Make a Wish, Sugar Plum Fairy, Fairy Fae Catches a Star

Cricut Cartridge- Bags, Tags, Boxes and More

Neenah cardstock

K & Company cardstock

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Slicca pen

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Scotch Quick Dry adhesive

Red Tape

ATG gun

Thank you Teacher

This cute little bookmark is an addition to the cards I made earlier in the year. This is for the Tiddly Inks #61-Thank you Teacher. I would like to say for you to hop over and join, but I barely made it, not even sure how I did that is how close it was. So you will have to join in on the next one, that will be me last GD post for Tiddly Inks ;) For this card I used "blackboard" digital paper and the image and apple from "Teachers Change the World" stamp set. I colored it up with Prismacolors and added some glossy accents to different areas for some shine. I then distressed the edges for some texture. I hope you enjoy and make sure you keep a look out for the next challenge starting tomorrow :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- paper and images

Office Max tag

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Tim Holtz distressing tool and ink

White gel pen

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

You're a Classic

I made this card for the Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #15. For this progressive challenge I used the Doodle Pantry digital stamp "Vintage Car". I also used an old card layout from I love sketches along with some fun laPomme digital papers. I colored up the image with Prismacolors and added gold with my Pentel Slicci pen. I thought the image made for a wonderful masculine card, Doodle Pantry has a lot of wonderful images and sentiments to look at, so hop over and take part so you can receive some of their wonderful freebies!! I hope you all had a wonderful Saturday and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

Doodle Pantry- Vintage Car

LaPomme Design- Digital Papers

I love sketches card lo

Neenah cardstock

Recollections brads

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Slicci pen

ATG gun

Especially for you

This fun card was made for the Hambo Hoedown Challenge #28- It's a sketch. The cute image is called "Hedgehog" and can be found HERE. This is a progressive challenge and that means if you join in, every week you will receive a new digi to work with for FREE, yay! So hop over and take a look at what the DT has done, there are some wonderful cards. I used some fun Mygrafico digital papers and a poloraid frame from Fuzzimo to capture the hedgehog. I then colored him up with some Prismacolors and the flower with some copics. I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

Hambo Stamps- Hedgehog

Mygrafico- digital papers

Fuzzimo- polaroid frame

Neenah cardstock

Celebrate It ribbon

Glossy Accents

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Copics

ATG gun

Pop dots

Love, kisses ......

I made this card using the image and sentiment called "Cupcake Mouse" from the progressive challenge at Designed 2 Delight. You can join in at any time to receive her cute images every week for free!! I also used the wonderful sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday- Sketch #114 to create the layout. I colored her up with Prismacolors and used Liquid Pearls for the bling around the card and on the cupcake. The fun cupcake papers are from Echo Park's digital pack. So hop on over and take part in the fun challenges, either one will not disappoint! Have a fantastic Thursday and I will chat with you soon :)

Recipe:

Designed 2 Delight- Cupcake Mouse

Echo Park digital papers

Bazzill cardstock

Neenah cardstock

Liquid Pearls

ColorBok flowers

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Staedtler pens

ATG gun

Pop dots

Back 2 School

I made this card for the Stampfairy Challenge #35- It's a sketch. I decided to make a "Back 2 School" card because it is DT #1 turn at CTO and the challenge this week is "Back to School", so click HERE to go take a look at their work and join in. Back to the card, I used Stampfairy's cute "Lenny Back to School" image along with the freebie sentiment. I also used a Digisparkle background image "Fence" to place behind the bus, I believe they have gone out of business sadly. I then colored in the windows and continued the scene in a lighter color to make it look like glass. The "Lined paper" and "Back to School" background papers I created and just for fun on the "Back to School" I spelled a few scchool, just to show it is good to go back ;) So hop on over to the Stampfairy challenge and take part, I won last week (Yayyyyyy) so I get to pick THREE digi's, whohooo. That could be you, the hard part is picking which of those wonderful digi's to take home!! I hope everyone has a fabulous Wednesday and I will chat with you soon :)

P.S. Congratulations to Brenda, last week's CTO winner!!!!

Recipe:

Stampfairy- Lenny Back to School image and sentiment

DigiSparkle- Background, Fence

Dilsaver Designs- Digital papers

My Mind's Eye cardstock

Recollections Kraft paper

Neenah cardstock

Bazzill Cardstock

Glossy Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Life's a circus

It is time for the Critter Sketch Challenge #77- Carnival Theme. This month's sponsor is Jen's Digi's. Now onto the card, for this card I used the cute images from My Grafico and put them together, the sentiment from Amber Ink along with some bright and fun digital papers from Cocoa Mint. I colored them up with my Prismacolor pencils and added some copics in areas to brighten it up even more. Hop on over and join in on the fun challenge, I would love to see your Carnival themed projects!! I hope you all have a wonderful Monday :)

Recipe:

My Grafico- Circus digital stamps

Amber Ink- The little top sentiment

Meylah, Cocoa Mint- A day at the circus digital papers

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Stickles

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Copics

ATG gun

Sweet Wishes

This card is for the Stampfairy Color Challenge- Turquoise, Purple, Pink. I used the cute image "Lenny Icecream" along with some fun Mygrafico digital papers for the background. I added some beads for the sprinkles and glossy accents for the topping and cherry. I hope you can hop over and take a look at the fun challenge and join in. I wish you all a Happy Saturday :)

Recipe:

StampFairy- Lenny Icecream

Mygrafico digital papers

Recollections cardstock

Glossy Accents

Enamel Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Staedtler pens

ATG gun

Wishing you a beary happy birthday

I made this card for the Designed 2 Delight progressive challenge- Anything D2D goes. I chose to use the image "Bearing Gifts" for a sweet birthday card. You can hop over an join in on the progressive challenge at any time to get the wonderful freebies. I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday :)

Recipe:

Designed 2 Delight- Bearing Gifts

Echo Park digital papers

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

Photoshop for sentiment

Just Precious

I made this card for A Day for Daisies Challenge #23- Secret Ingredient. I used a couple of different images, "Lily Pad Ride" and "Sleepy Panda" from the June club kit. I outlined the black lines in white and then covered them with glossy accents to give the feel of water. I hope you can take a look at her wonderful images and the fun challenges!! Have a fun filled day :)

Recipe:

A Day for Daisies- Lily pad ride and Sleepy panda

Neenah cardstock

Glossy Accents

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Recollections stamp

Colorbox ink

Primsacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Pop dots

To a true rebel

This is for the Hambo Hoedown progressive Challenge # 26- Use rebel, sentiment and stitching. I layered the image in the back and grayscaled it to show off the front rebel. You can join in on the fun challenges anytime to receive freebies, so hope you can hop over and take a look! Happy Tuesday everyone :)

Recipe:

Hambo Stamps- Rebel image and sentiment

Neenah cardstock

Pentel Slicci pen

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

ATG gun

Have a Smurfy Day- CTO # 24

It is time to Celebrate the Occasion with Challenge # 24- Kid's Birthday. Well I tell you this was perfect timing. My daughter turns 6 today so we had her party on Sunday and she wanted none other than a Smurf party. Of course I could not find anything, which seems odd because there is a movie out now, so I had to create my own. I found some free images on the internet and created crayon covers, a coloring book and keychains to attach to the all blue goodie bags. The girls got "Smurfette" and the boys got "Papa Smurf". The mushroom card I made using the Cindy Loo cartridge, the grass from the Create-a-Critter cartridge and the door and window from George and Basic Shapes. I drew in the design on the window and the door and the door opens and says "Celebrate Today". She had a fabulous time and she got to be a Smurf for the day (well in her imagination anyway). I hope you all can hop over and join in on the fun challenge and don't forget to take a look at what the fabulous DT has created!! Have a wonderful Tuesday :)

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge- Cindy Loo, Create-a-Critter, George and Basic Shapes

Recollections cardstock

atd chipboard balloon

Colorbok rub on

Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber

Glossy Accents

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Prismacolor pencils

Photoshop

Candy and other goodies for bags

$1 store crayons

ATG gun

"Smurfette" and "Papa Smurf" freebie images online

Wishing you a Magical Day

Well I think you all know how much in love I am with Tiddly Inks and the images, so let me tell you how excited I was when I got an email asking me to be the Guest Designer for the month of August. So for my first GD project I made this fun card for Challenge # 60- Under the Sea- gel card, there is a tutorial on the Tiddly site on how to make a gel card.

I used the Tiddly image "Mermaid Miranda", some of the "sea shells" digi stamps from Make it Crafty and the Whimsie Doodles "beach border" for the bottom of the card. The seaweed actually came from the Spongebob Squarepants Cricut Cartridge, which made me laugh, and I inked them up with some Tim Holtz distress inks. I had to create the water background scene in Photoshop along with the bubble sentiment. If anyone has any questions please let me know and I will try and answer them. In the meantime you absolutely have to hop over and check out what the SUPER talented Design Team has created, they always amaze me with their creations, and take part in the fun challenge!! I hope you all have a wonderful night or day :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Mermaid Miranda

Make it Crafty- Sea Shells

Whimsie Doodles- Beach border

Cricut Cartridge- Spongebob Squarepants

Neenah cardstock

ek success border punch

Liquid Pearls

Stickles

Hair Gel

Baggie

Prismacolor Pencils

OMS

Red Tape

ATG gun

Pop Dots

Photoshop

Reach high

I made this card for my daughter with the removal bookmark and I am entering it into the Tiddly Inks Challenge # 59- Tag or Ticket Me. I used the Tiddly Inks "Poppy" along with the "Poppy Accents" frame and flowers. I just love the image with the quote that says "Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal" Pamela Vaull Starr. I hope every time she looks at it she can smile and remember "all things are possible". I hope you all have a very wonderful day :)

Recipe:

Tiddly Inks- Poppy and Poppy Accents

Neenah cardstock

Office Max blank manilla tag

Liquid Pearls

Prismacolor pencils

OMS

Ribbon

ATG gun

Pop dots