Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge- Vintage

Welcome to another week at the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge. 

Boy did this week get away from me!?!> YIKES. 

So many thing on my mind, plus with this being my big work week. I loose track of days VERY quickly~

As I type this post, all 3 of my kids are wiping their noses as well. First snowfall of the season here, brings about some new found bugs!! 

Anywho, enuf rambling. This week we want to see 

VINTAGE~!

I know some of you can do it great. Me and vintage, we don't get along very well. But I tried my best! 

I've used Vintage Christmas Christina from the Tickled Pink Stamps Store. She screams vintage to me.
I made her the center of attention, amidst my doily, cheesecloth & seam binding double bow with button center. I stamped some of my "ENJOY" SU stamp set circles and flowers beside her as well as inside the card.
Remember to enter the TPSC you must use a stamp from the Tickled Pink Stamp Ranges either digi or rubber and soon enough (in 4 days time) it will be DIGI DAYS again at the store, so you can load up with digis at that time!  

We'd love to see you come out & play with us! 

{{Tickled Pink on Facebook}}

Challenges for my card: to follow
Deep Ocean Challenge- vintage
Really Reasonable ribbons-Christmas Theme
By the Cute & Girly- Christmas girls
Pals Paper Arts- photo inspire (see below)

Kindness at Thanksgiving

 Kristy has whipped up some CUTIES for Thanksgiving festivities & you simply must check them out at the Some Odd Girl Store. 

This is Indian Tia. I saw her & fell in love! 

She can be used for many different reasons/seasons & celebrations including Halloween or theme parties. 

The backing paper is from Basic Grey ORIGINS collection. I punched some MS leaves out of  some misc. yellow paper and the ribbons are from Really Reasonable Ribbons (even the jute-my fave). The sentiment is from SU. 

The shape for the card I got from Susie Sugar's Die Cut Dreams Store. 

OH HEY- while your here, you may as well pop over to the NEW Nouveau Girls Blog to check out the new NOUVEAU Some Odd Girl Clear stamps. 

AND

Our Some Odd Girl Challenge is going on right now with a photo inspiration!! 

ONE LAST THING! 

Want to be a guest ODDIE for 2 whole entire months! 

Wanna play with the other cool oddies in town!?! 

CLICK HERE for more details! 

{{Get Chibi'd !}}

This card will be placed in my following galleries: 

{{Splitcoaststampers Gallery}}

{{Scrapbook.com Gallery}}

{{Two Peas in a Bucket Gallery}}

SOME ODD GIRL FLICKR GROUP- 12 weeks of Christmas

SOME ODD GIRL PINTEREST GROUP

Challenges for my card: 
Kaboodle Doodles- Colors of Fall
365 days- fringe, fussy cutting & feathers
iCopic Challenge- Thankful
Sisterhood of Crafters- give thanks
Digital Tuesdays- anything goes

I'm in the SPOTLIGHT & a GDT creation!

OMG.

OMG

 OMG!! 

Did u see that!?!> 

YUP...I'm in the spotlight at the Simply Sassy Blog this week. 

Please hop over there to get a load of my answers to their questions.

How did this happen, you may ask! Well there I was merrily working my night shift at work, when I was checking my e-mail and there was a msg from the talented Maria Therese, asking if I would like to spotlit at the Sassy Blog!!!! I nearly fainted, right after I jumped up and down for about 10 minutes. Lack of oxygen I think! LOL 

I immediately answered her, before the jumping part, saying YES!!!!!! EEEK!!!! 

So today is the day people! 

Today is also the day that I am a GDT for the Use it Tuesday Challenge blog. 

Isn't the excitement just killing you right about now?!!?! 

So at the UIT challenge- the theme is :

COOKING

 I've used a Sassy Girl, called Sundae Service & made a cupcake to match. I KNOW I KNOW, she is not holding a cupcake, but I was aching to make one of these and what better reason than for a spotlight creation AND GDT spot! 

Oh it was so much fun to make this, after the base & I got over our initial fight, I think we got along fairly well thereafter! I got the tut for the cupcake HERE on YouTube! 

Sundae Service was colored with copics for the skin & hair then watercolor pencils, blending stumps & baby oil for the rest! These are my Echo Park papers that I've had FOREVER....or at least it feels like forever as well as the chipboard  cherries! Foreva!!!! Now let's talk about all them ribbons on my cupcake......""Hello, my name is Corry & I am a ribbon holic""......so many ribbons waiting to get used, this is a terrific way to use them! And what about that cheesecloth.......well, I use it all the time, who doesn't know that! 

Below are a few finer details. 

{{This cupcake would not have been possible without the my newly purchased hot glue gun from Wal Mart!}} 

In the picture above, the cherry is actually a red puffball (I think that's the official word for it- lol) that I coated with crystal effects & glitter then added a wire stem. 

In the picture below, I added liquid applique & glitter to the sundae whipping cream. 

OH & you thought I just stopped at ONE creation for my SPOTLIGHT......

NNOooooooooooooooo sirrreeee!!! 

I made a lovely doorhanger for my niece. She just moved to the big city with the rest of the family & I thought this would be a nice room warming gift. She's 14 years old. 

This little Sassy is called Tiffany. Once I colored her I realized how much I love her! 

Doorhanger is from Susie Sugars Die Cut Dreams Store. 

Flowers are from WOC.

Pink ribbon leaves are from Really Reasonable ribbons.

Stamens with the leaves are from Bizzy Becs

All ribbons are misc from my stash. 

Chipboard heart from Dollarama. I sponged with pink CTMH ink & painted over with tattered rose distress ink then covered with glitter. 

A bit of liquid pearls around the image inspired by my girl LOU! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope I've inspired you to become just as addicted to Simply Sassy Stamps as I am! They have a NEW Line of Sassy's coming soon....I must control myself! 

If I have, they can be purchase here at FunkyKits!! 

Challenges for my card & cupcake:

2 Sisters- ribbon

Totally Papercrafts- stitching

Cupcake Inspirations- picture (see below)

Pink INK sketch- see below

Challenges for my doorhanger: 

Saturated Canary- recipe (1 image, 2 DP & 3 embellies)

AllSorts- anything but square

Secret Crafter- flowers, ribbon & lace

GROW- A Nouveau Girl

Before I show you my card, I had to show you my kids at Halloween. 

Merik- 20 months- Yogi Bear

Reade- 4 years- Policeman

Hannah- 10 years- Avatar

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Have you seen the new line of clear stamps from Some Odd Girl?

They are called the "Nouveau Girls" & they have their own Nouveau Girls Blog. We will try to post some inspirational pieces with the Nouveau Girls to keep you inspired & wanting more! You must check out what myself & the other Oddies have been up to with these Girls....it is amazing! 

This is GROW. She is simply beautiful in her own right! 

Very Adam & Eve 'ish! With the apple & all. I placed Grow atop many layers here for my card, including some of my Basic Grey Papers & Really Reasonable Ribbons. 

Of course I had to add all my extras including the feathers, jute, flowers, leaves, a cloth doily and some stitching! 

The sentiment comes in the set.

I stamped the sentiment on a white piece of paper alongside some of the other complimentary stamps then placed this sticker frame overtop of it!

If you are interested in these Girls then jump on over to the Some Odd Girl Store   & get your order in today! 

Also, don't forget about the awesome Some Odd Girl Challenge going on right now! It is an amazing Nourveau Art Piece to get inspired by!! YAY!! 

{{Get Chibi'd !}}

This card will be posted to my online galleries:

{{Splitcoaststampers Gallery}}

{{Scrapbook.com Gallery}}

{{Two Peas in a Bucket Gallery}}

SOME ODD GIRL FLICKR GROUP- 12 weeks of Christmas -We are on WEEK 7- Simple Holiday!!! 

SOME ODD GIRL PINTEREST GROUP

Challenges for my card: 

Come & Get it Challenges- autumn

The Squirrel & the Fox- Hats or Flowers

Gingerloft- BINGO (I chose flowers, baker's twine & sewing)
Quirky Crafts- Attitude

Sweet Stampin- photo inspire

KODA update

Scroll down or CLICK HERE for my JUSTWORDZ blog hop

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Hopefully the video above shows up for you. 

It is of Koda. 

She has come so far. 

To recap: my 6 yr old, 8lbs (soaking wet) female shih-tzu went from an active healthy pup to a paralyzed helpless pup in just 24 hrs. She became incontinent of pee all over the place & I had to help her move her bowels. She developed a bladder infection from decreased appetite & motivation to drink anything. She drug lifeless hind legs around with her front legs as much as her strength would allow! She never gave up!! 

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Thanks to the support of friends & family & thru the Amazing Social Network Facebook- a friend/co-worker told me of a true miracle worker (Dr. Hamilton) who has been able to aid our puppy to walk again, after just 3 treatments of acupuncture, dry needling, herbal injections & canine rehab!! 

She's walking like her bum is 'drunk again' ....but she can only get better from here; however she will always have back problems. 

She is no longer peeing all over the place & she is able to move her bowels by herself. She makes her way to the door when she needs to go outside......just like before. Her personality is back 100%....wanting to play, eating like crazy & trying to play with her sister (our other shih-tzu) Roxy.......although Roxy,  is kinda afraid of Koda, since she hasn't really been physically active for about 3 weeks.....now that Koda wants to play, Roxy is freaked right out!! 

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We are taking it day by day. We do rehab with Koda at home, daily as per the vet's instructions. We have a 4th treatment for Koda in 1.5 weeks. 

Let me tell you, I am definitely NOT THRU with the original vet (Selkirk Animal Hospital) who told us our puppy would need further tests & surgery in another province starting at a minimum cost of $3000.00!!! Have I got some words for them..............& not very nice words either. 

Some people may say "ah, leave well enough alone", but what those people don't understand is that Dr. Hamilton (where we are taking Koda for the alternative medicine treatments) worked at the Selkirk Animal Hospital for 18 yrs!!!! 

18 years! 

She started doing acupuncture while working at the Animal Hospital. 

They know what she does!!! 

Why was she not recommended to me!!!! 

Uh.....the nerve!!! 

Anywho.............Thanks for staying tuned with the "Dog Life & Times of Koda Smyrski"!! 

Let's Ink It Up- November Challenge

Scroll down or CLICK HERE for the JUSTWORDZ blog hop post

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October is DONE. 

Do u believe it?!> 

Christmas is JUST around the corner!! 

EEK! 

But for now we are into November, which brings us to a new challenge at the  Let's Ink It Up Monthly Challenge Blog. Our challenge this month  is to : 

USE YOUR FAVORITE TECHNIQUE ON A CREATION

REMEMBER: You must use rubber stamps here at Let's Ink It Up! 

Our sponsors for November are The Technique Junkie

offering up:

 3D and Fun Folds Paper Crafts CD (being released November 4^th)

 &

 one year of online-only access to the Technique Junkie Newsletter.


AND




With a $20.00 store voucher


****THAT MEANS 2 WINNERS****



WOW! Right!?>!

I chose my beloved Tilda. This one I bought ( a little while ago Shelby! lol) specifically to make a card for Darrah (see this post). I googled the image of a boxing ring & printed it off. 

Oh WOOPS.....My fave technique is distressing and stitching. Yup. Two! 

My Tim Holtz die cut heart was painted with black crackle paint, then brushed over with tattered rose and blue crackle paints. Then glittered up. The "hang in there" sentiment is misc from the Micheals bin. 

Below are a few of the finer details. 

My "boxer eyes" were totally inspired by Calypso in this post HERE. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

And I hope to see you at the Let's Ink It Up challenge this month with your RUBBER STAMP creations! 

Challenges for my card: 

Creatalicious Challenge- distress your edges

Crafty Emma Store Challenge- song or film (ROCKY)

Addicted To Stamps- shabby, shabby chic, vintage

Just Magnolia- anything goes

Magnolialicious Highlites blog- photo inspire (see below) I used the colors- but it's not Christmas?!?!

Fairy Fun Friday- no what?!

This is post #2 for today. Scroll down for my JUSTWORDZ Blog Hop post

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TGIF right!!

 That means it's time for Fairy Fun Fridays again!
Thanks to everyone who played in our wet/heat embossing challenge for the last two weeks, there were some really amazing entries. We hope to see more of the same this time round. The theme at FFF this week is set by Kelly who chose a theme of :

NO LINES

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If your not sure how to do the NO LINES thing, you can head over the FFF Challenge blog & find out how to do it with digis. OR if you choose to do it with a rubber stamp: What you want to do is ink up your stamp & stamp it off about 3-4 times (do not re-ink between stamp offs) & use the 3rd or 4th stamped outline as your main image to color up!! 

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I was totally inspired by this McDonalds french fry container that came in the kids meal I ordered for my boys. Seriously I go to McDonalds WAY too often, so to see that they switched from the white paper covers for the fries to this......was truly inspiring! LOL Weird I know! 

I have chosen Chef Lewis from Prairie Fairy Designs.....like this wasn't the obvious image to pair with the fry container right. I used a whole whakka chipboard on this card. From push pins, to cutlery, to button embellie & little cylindrical design down the left side....but I had fun! 

Now I probly should have drew in his mouth, nose & freckles with a black pen/fine tip marker, but I always make things crocked when it's freehand......so I left it! 

We hope to see your NO LINES creations at the FFF challenge this fortnight! 

Challenges for my card: 

Moving along with the Times-food & drink

Cute Card Thursday- baby your a firework

Crafty Catz- anything goes

Inky Impressions- photo inspire (see below) I used the colors

JUSTWORDZ- BLOG HOP TIME

Just when you thought I was done with sweet Kim & her JUSTWORDZ (<-- Etsy Store link) line, here I am participating in her New Release Blog Hop!
 This is the JUSTWORDZ second EVA blog hop with a twist!!!!
A TWIST you say!?
YUP....read on for more deets!

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I was so chuffed when Kim asked me to partake in this event, how could I refuse! And since this was so last minute, unfortunately I don't have her new clear stamps to play with but I did get sent over an awesome digi from the lady she is pairing herself up with-that would be her neice SHERYL BROWN! You can check out HER store on ETSY at THIS LINK! What a truly amazing artist!

And speaking of amazing.
 Kim has an awesome new team lined up for you for the next 4 months.....thus the excitement of this hop!! New Team & new sets .
Christmas Season Sentiments

Party Time Sentiments

If you want to get in on all the action, make sure you start at Kim's blog and hop all the way along, leaving comments along the way in order to win..........
AND HERE'S THE TWIST
This blog hop ends in a challenge: 
YUP,  challenge with the theme of: (play only if you want to, it is not mandatory)

CHRISTMAS WITH A SNOWFLAKE

(until Nov 20)

Before we go any further, let me give you the blog hop list in case you get lost along the way: 

Kim at her JUSTWORDZ blog
GTD Alina
Tara
Samantha
Leah Ann
Kristin
Heather
Corry...past DT- YOU ARE HERE
Cecelia

 My card features Shopping Diva colored with copics & watercolor pencils, baby oil & blending stumps. The blingy pink flower in the upper corner is recycled from my daughter's ponytail holder. Green leafy ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbons, as is the pink lace. The ribbon on the opposite side of the lace is from The Ribbon Carousel. My "Sweet Thing" sentiment in the corner is from Kim's JUSTWORDZ Everyday sentiment set (also available in her Etsy Store) & the sentiment beside the diva is from a SU set called Totally Cool.

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Now......if you want all the details on what you can win in this hop, you MUST check out Kim's post !! There are prizes JUST for hopping.
There are ways to earn extra chances to win. 
There are prizes for the challenge.
There is a coupon code for the clear stamps you see here. 
oh yoi yoi........
it goes on & on!
How does the saying go "You gotta be in it to win it"!!!!! 


Don't forget there's the challenge too!!!!

Winners will be announced on December 1, 2011 .

Good luck everyone!

Challenges for my card: 
The Ribbon Carousel- anything goes
Anything Goes- stitching
Paper Crafting Journey- use  a digi
Southern Girls- inspired by a song (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun)
Midnight Madness- sketch (see below)