2 Cute Ink - Butterfly Doodle Digi

Welcome back to another super fun image release from 2 Cute Ink - Butterfly Doodle; isn't she adorable?

My color inspiration came from an older Just Us Girls (JUGS) Challenge (JUGS281) - picture below; I would have never dreamed to put these colors together and quicky discovered I do not own ANY navy card stock.

But alas, some PTI Blueberry Sky to the rescue - closest thing I had. The image was printed onto Neenah white card stock and colored with Copics and a silver metallic pen; some fun layers, a silver flag and clouds finish it off - pretty simple but oh so cute!

Thanks for fluttering by; hope you have a GREAT week!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Butterfly Doodle Digi

Papers: PTI Blueberry Sky, Berry Sorbet, Neenah white, SU Silver

Ink: NONE
Accessories: YNS cloud dies, MFT Blueprints, Copics, clear Wink of Stella, silver metallic pen

Challenges:

  JUGS281

2 Cute Ink - Pitbull Pug color challenge

Hi friends - hope you had a good weekend; ours was busy...and interesting. :D

We are back this week at 2 Cute Ink to share a fun new image - Pitbull Pug - and a color challenge so you can join the fun! We are using brown, blue and green - you can use the color chart below but your colors don't need to be exact.

I needed one more mini Valentine card (like THESE TWO and THIS one), so I decided this little doggy would be perfect to say "I ruff you!" The main panel is actually a Project Life card with the sewing already there - goodness sakes, I'm certain I could not sew that heart or those straight arrows - HA! They were green too; how perfect is that! I printed the pup on Kraft paper and colored with pencils and OMS; cut him out and layered it on the main panel with some hearts. I shaded the vellum heart with a Copic marker for a faint blue color. The background was stamped with MFT's Linen Background; then I used a stencil for the arrows down the side; poured on some embossing powder, intentionally rubbing it off in a few places and voila, a cute, simple little Valentine card.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a GREAT week!!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Pitbull Pug digital image, MFT Linen Background

Papers: PTI Hawaiian Shores, PL card with sewing

Ink: Distress Inks (old paper, antique linen, vintage photo)
Accessories: Hero Arts arrow stencil, cork heart, vellum heart, MME sticker heart, colored pencils, odorless mineral spirits, clear embossing powder

Challenges:

Crafts 4 Eternity - Two's

Hi friends - how was your week? Ready for Valentine's Day? Any big plans?

Our oldest will be home from college and we will celebrate her birthday; she celebrated her birthday on 2/10 - the first one (of many) away from us. *sniff, sniff* Can't wait to see her!

So this week at Crafts 4 Eternity, we're celebrating by using "two's"; two designer papers, two buttons, two die cuts, etc. One lucky person will win 4 images from Sassy Studio Designs so take some time to join the fun!

I'm using the super cute Bunny Balloon image from 2 Cute Ink which just happens to have 2 balloons - that's a good start right? I also added 2 flags, 2 cute little rub-on clouds, and 2 die cuts (the pink polka dot layer and the angled main panel, the grey behind it was hand cut, it's not a die). Fun, fun. I adore this image; quickly added a computer generated sentiment broken into what? 2 lines of course!!

The image was colored with Copics, background was sponged with Tumbled Glass distress ink, a fun button finishes it off.

Thanks for popping by; hope you will join the fun!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Bunny Balloon digital image

Papers: Neenah white, DP by MME, MFT Grout Gray

Ink: Tumbled Glass distress ink
Accessories: MFT Blueprints (main panel, polka dot panel, flags), misc. button, Copics, clear Wink of Stella, cloud rub-ons

Challenges:

2 Cute Ink Shamrock Bear

Hi friends!

Are you signed up for the 2 Cute Ink newsletter? You can also follow them on Facebook; Heidi posts lots of fun stuff there too! By subscribing to the newsletter, you will receive a free image every single month and February's is this adorable Shamrock Bear!

I saw where one of the 2 Cute Ink customers took the Shamrock Bear and used him for a Valentine and I LOVED the idea...so I borrowed it, with permission of course! I made each of our kiddo's a very small little Valentine card and this is our son's - obviously I didn't think he would be thrilled with lots of glitter, sparkles, glossiness and ephemera so I went with a bit more subdued card. :D He'll appreciate that I'm sure - he's a young teenage boy - LOL! Now the girls? Yeah, there's has all the above on it - HA!

I colored the little bear with Copics and pieced it all together using scraps here and there to decorate the card. I love that you can resize digital images - works like a charm!!

Thanks for stopping by - hope you are having a GREAT week; I'll see you again soon with the Valentine's cards I made for the girls. Take care!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Shamrock Bear digital image

Papers: MFT Cherry Crisp, DP by MME

Ink: Distress Inks (old paper, antique linen, vintage photo)
Accessories: MFT heart border die scraps, American Crafts cork hearts, Fancy Pants Be Loved Ephemera pack, white gel pen, PTI circle border die, Studio Calico journaling card

Challenges:

2 Cute Ink - Valentine's

Hi friends - we're back with another fabulous image from Heidi of 2 Cute Ink; this one is called Sweet and Salty. I have this mini popcorn treat from Graze, love their snacks; you can check them out here, so I created a little valentine tag and treat bag.

By the way, if you'd like to try Graze for free, you can use this friend code (43YVKG5PP) and receive your 1st AND 5th box FREE - we love free!!

 The image was colored with Copics, popcorn is bright yellow - think extra butter (HA!) - the tag is from MFT's Tags Blueprints, some fun paper, super cute heart ribbon I've had f-o-r-e-v-e-r; the ribbon ends are tucked in behind the image and designer paper. I also colored an extra bow and popped it up with dimensionals.

I've also had these striped sacks forever, I popped in the popcorn bag, added some hearts in a variety of sizes and prints and then a little postage like LOVE sticker in the upper right hand corner. To keep it closed, I added a fun, striped mini clothespin.

The back of the tag is designer paper which allows you to write a sweet little message for your recipient!

Thanks for popping (HA, no pun intended, I always say that, but worked out well here) in, we can't wait to see your Valentine themed projects over at 2 Cute Ink!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Sweet and Salty digital image

Papers: Copic XPress It, DP by MME

Ink: NONE
Accessories: striped brown paper sack, dimensionals, Copics, MFT Tags Blueprints, clear Wink of Stella, misc. mini clothespin, heart ribbon, sticker by MME

Challenges:
  Melonheadz Friends - Hearts/Love
  Creative Moments - Anything Goes/Love
 Crafty Boots - Hearts/Valentines

Bee Happy...or just Bee Mine!

I want to share with you the January freebie from 2 Cute Ink. Sign up for their newsletter - that's it - you get a free image every month; now that's a great deal! This month we're using Bee Happy  which I added the words "Bee Mine" to the wing and made it into a little Valentine's Day card.

Image was printed onto Copic Xpress It paper and colored with Copics. I added a layer of clear Wink of Stella to the entire image, then coated the wings with glossy accents. Finished it off with some silver thread, enamel dots and some distressing.

Thanks for stopping by; here's wishing YOU and YOURS a fantastic 2015!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Bee Happy digital image, IndigoBlue Honeycomb Background

Papers: PTI Summer Sunshine, Copic XPress It, DP by MME

Ink: Distress Inks (Old Paper, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy), VersaMark
Accessories: PTI Pure Poppy ribbon, clear embossing powder, Copics, clear Wink of Stella, MFT Square Pierced Die, misc. enamel dots, silver thread, black Wink of Stella, glossy accents

Challenges:

Cupcake Birdie

Hi friends - I'm back with another birthday card - this time using 2 Cute Ink Cupcake Birdie - serious, cutest little birdie ever right? :D I added a fun little sentiment using Word, "Happy Bird-Day"!

The layout is MFT's Wednesday Sketch Challenge 109 which you can find HERE. I had lots of fun coloring this one up with Copics, added some clear Wink of Stella (of course,  ) and a fun little pom pom on the hat. CUTE!!

Some embossing, white polkda dots and sponging of Old Paper Distress Ink finish it off. Thanks for stopping by; hope you are having a GREAT weekend!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Cupcake Birdie digital image

Papers: MFT Grout Gray, PTI Pure Poppy, DP by MME

Ink: Old Paper Distress Ink
Accessories: Netsties, copics, clear Wink of Stella, white gel pen, misc. pom pom, birthday embossing folder, red polka dot washi tape

Challenges:

2 Cute Ink - December Freebie

Have you joined 2 Cute Ink's newsletter? If not, it's soooo worth it as you get a FREE image each month and we all love a freebie, right? This image is Playtime Winter Penguin and it's adorable!!

I made a super simple card with some fun, cheery holiday paper; I added a strip of liquid platinum embossed paper to the far right and also made a snowflake from the same embossed paper - I am in love with the Hero Arts liquid platinum embossing powder - serious love!! On top of the embossed snowflake, I added a flat white snowflake. The image was colored with Copics and some clear rock Distress Glitter was added to the snowflake; a 3D cap and pom pom finish it off.

Inside

Thanks for stopping by - hope you are having a GREAT week! Take care!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Playtime Winter Penguin digital image

Papers: Neenah 110 lb. white, PTI Pure Poppy, DP by MME

Ink: NONE
Accessories: Clear Rock Distress Glitter, Hero Arts Liquid Platinum embossing powder, PTI Double Cuts Dies, misc. white snowflake

Challenges:

It's a Twofer - 2 Cute Ink - Fall in Love Kitties and Crafts 4 Eternity - Furry Friends

Hi there!

Welcome back - IT'S MONDAY! Are you ready to get this week started?

This week at 2 Cute Ink we're showing off an adorable design by Heidi that received tons of attention - FALL IN LOVE KITTIES and it just so happens to fit perfectly with our Crafts 4 Eternity Furry Friends recipe!

Just for joining the fun at Crafts 4 Eternity, you have the chance to win 4 free images from Sassy Studio Designs!

I printed the cats on Kraft card stock and colored with colored pencils without using gamsol...let me just say there is a HUGE difference in the 'types' of colored pencils on the market, some are much creamier than others and therefore cover the image much better. Meh...live and learn; I've had my pencils FOREVER but I now truly know the difference in how they work! LOL

I popped the heads of each cat up for some fun dimension, added glossy accents to the hearts and lots of doodling. The heat is cut twice, once from designer paper, once from Vellum and only glued down underneath the main focal point.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a great week!

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Fall in Love Kitties

Papers: PTI Rustic White, Raspberry Fizz, DP by Echo Park, vellum

Ink: NONE
Accessories: pink spica glitter pen, glossy accents, MFT pierced circle dies, Mama Elephant Femme Frames, colored pencils, white gel pen, Verve Visual Jotted Heart Die

Challenges:

2 Cute Ink - Color Challenge

Happy, happy Monday friends! Did you have a good weekend? Ours was very busy and very long, I have to return to work to get some rest. :D

Hope you'll take some time to join the fun at 2 Cute Ink, we have a fabulous fall challenge - we want to see your creations with orange, brown and yellow! AND be sure to follow Heidi's Facebook page and sign up for her newsletter - she's giving away free digital images and free is ALWAYS good!

For this challenge I'm using the adorable Happy Sunflower, just perfect for the color challenge. I colored the image with Copics and added some white dots as well as Copic dots to the center of the flower. The rest is totally CAS using Lil Inkers Stitches and Stripes cover up, some vellum, some glossy accents as embellies and MFT's Blueprints for the perfect scallop.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you can join the fun, we love seeing your creations!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Happy Sunflower

Papers: Misc. picture paper (super thin), PTI Dark Chocolate, Summer Sunrise, and Orange Zest, vellum

Ink: NONE
Accessories: glossy accents, MFT Blueprints,Lil Inkers cover up die, white gel pen, Copics

Challenges:
  Cupcake Inspirations 286

2 Cute Ink - Apple Time

Hi friends - I hope you've had a great weekend! Our was...interesting. Let's just leave it at that. LOL

Welcome back to another super fun post and image from 2 Cute Ink! Heidi has the most adorable apple image - not just for Halloween - it can be used for anything; cover it in sprinkles, color it to match an apple pie, etc. - you name it. But I wanted to try this amazing recipe I found HERE; Heidi's apple spurred me on to do just that using a Halloween theme - as if the apples were dipped in caramel. Yeah, caramel and apples - you had me at YUM!!

I printed the images and cut them out with MFT's Blueprint Tags, then colored with Copics. I cut a black piece for the back side of the tag - to hide all that coloring; and of course, another spot to decorate! :D I added glossy accents to the top of the apple and a few sprinkles on each tag.

green apple and dipping 'sauce'

5 little tags

back of tags

I kept the tags pretty simple, adding googly eyes for fun. :D I sadly could not find any 1/2 pint jars, but these little containers worked just fine; wrapped it all up in some pretty packaging and ta-da, a tasty little treat for my coworkers. LOVE the heath bits on top of the layers of cream cheese and caramel - tasty!!

Thanks for popping in; be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Dipped Apple

Papers: Neenah 80 lb. white, DP by MME

Ink: NONE
Accessories: twine, MFT Bueprint Tags 1, Sharpie for doodling, googly eyes, cellophone bags from Wal-Mart

Challenges:
  Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog - Something Scary or Something Sweet
  Dream Valley - Halloween
  Creative Knockouts - Halloween
  Cure Card Thursday - Trick or Treat
  Creative Corner Challenges - Halloween
  Delicious Doodles - Halloween
  Craft for the Craic - suitable for a child
  Wags 'n Whiskers - Stripes (bag AND back of tags)
  Kitty Bee Designs - Aloha Friday Challenge, Halloweeen
  Pumpkin Spice - Harvest or Halloween

2 Cute Ink - Hello Princess

Hi friends! Welcome back to a new digi reveal for 2 Cute Ink; this adorable little princess! You can see all the creations with this adorable image at 2 Cute Ink's Challenge Blog.

Did anyone else take the Online Copic Class over the last couple of weeks? I did and decided to 'try' channeling Kathy Racoosin by tracing the image after I finished coloring AND adding some extra accents (lace along the bottom, extra line at the base of the dress AND some black dots extending up at the loops of the dress...go ahead and check out all the other design team samples, then you'll notice the extra touches. I did have an issue with my black Copic multi-liner smearing when I added clear Wink of Stella so to fix that? Yeah, I added white polka dots to her dress!  :D

Our daughter plays volleyball and each game, a girl brings new ribbons for them to wear in their hair - this pink ribbon is left over from when she provided ribbon to the girls - it was a perfect, sparkly match for the card. Layout is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #239 (turned vertically).

Thanks for stopping by; hope you have a GREAT week!

 Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: 2 Cute Ink Princess

Papers: MFT Whip Cream, DP by Echo Park

Ink: None!
Accessories: white gel pen, clear Wink of Stella, MFT Blueprints, misc. ribbon, misc. button, black/white twine, glossy accents

Challenges:
 SSSC239