Got eggs?

How about some cracked eggs? There's a sale on Stephanie Ackerman's whimsical Cracked Egg series at Purple Onion Designs. Check them out here.

Stamps used: Cracked Egg--Bouquet, Homegrown Sentiments

I made a quick card with Cracked Egg--Bouquet. I stamped the image on watercolor paper with Archival ink and colored it with Memento ink pads and a colorless blender.

Different colors were tapped on an acrylic block and picked up with the blender. I love this coloring technique! It makes me feel like I'm watercoloring, without the water or the watery mess.

I added some Rock Candy Distress Stickles to the flowers. When it dries, it looks like sprinkled sugar--such a neat effect!

The sentiment is from the Homegrown Sentiments set. I rounded off one corner of the card, and added some faux stitching with a brown Sharpie extra fine pen.



Check out the other Cracked Eggs which are perfect for Easter, and are now on sale at great savings when you purchase them in a set of three.

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Wryn--Spring Bling

Here's another new Wryn in the Tiddly Inks family: Wryn--Spring Bling. Isn't she sweet? The image totally reminds me of Spring. I colored her with Copics and added some grass for a bit of dimension.

I used both the Martha Stewart hydrangea border punch and the 3-in-1 hydrangea punch with papers from Making Memories. I usually don't decorate the inside of my cards, but this time, I used the perfect sentiment from Tiddly Inks, and added a sprinkling of flowers and pearls.

You can find all the new Wryn images on sale now in the Tiddly Inks store. And stop by the Tiddly Inks blog to see more sweet ideas from the design team.

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Howdy!

There's a new kid in town over at Tiddly Inks--Wryn Howdy Cowgirl. She's the cutest gal with her adorable hobby horse, and snazzy cowgirl boots!

I colored her with Copics and gave her a little pop of red on her vest. I used Reverse Wonky Rectangles to cut everything out, including the frame, which was stamped with Hero Arts' Raindrop Background.

I finished the card off with a sentiment from SRM Stickers.

Now mosey on over to Tiddly Inks to see another new Wryn, and be inspired by the amazing work by the Tiddly Inks gals. Wryn Howdy Cowgirl is now on sale in the Tiddly Inks store, and you'll want to lasso her right up and start colorin' her--she's that cute!

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love lives here

Playing with some Purple Onion Design stamps and sharing another Valentine card. I love Stephanie Ackerman's Home Sweet Home set. There are a lot stamps in the set with so many possible combinations.

I paper pieced the house, heart, and sun with papers from My Mind's Eye. The card base is Spellbinders Labels One. The sentiment and flowers are also from the set, and I added some faux stitching lines with a white pigment pen.

And here's a shot of the Valentine cards that I sent to Winter Sims for her recent card drive. I rummaged through my card stash and found some extra cards that fit the Valentine theme. I hope it cheers up a lot of children in hospitals this Valentine's Day.

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A Love-ly POD giveaway

Here's another quick giveaway from Michele of Purple Onion Designs. You have until today, Saturday, February 4th at 11:59PM PST to share your favorite recipe or a link to that recipe here in the comment section.

Michele will choose one random winner and a second name with her favorite shared recipe.

The prize? An assortment of love themed Purple Onion Design stamps, just in time for your Valentine's Day cardmaking.

You can also view some cards created by members of the design team. My card uses the Love Noteblock, and a banner of paper pieced hearts from the Home Sweet Home set.

This card, along with some others, was sent to Winter Sims for her St. Jude Valentine card drive. I hope she broke the 1000 card mark!

Now hurry over to Purple Onion Designs and share your favorite recipe!

TOUCHdown!

Hi friends! No, this is not a post about the upcoming Super Bowl game. It's about the new Touch markers by Shinhan Art. 

Living on Oahu, there's a Copics distributorship conflict, and I am unable to have them mailed to me by any online companies. Bummer! 7 Kids College Fund informed me that they'll soon be selling some alcohol based markers by Shinhan Art, and I was intrigued.

Enter Steven Berman, the president of Shinhan USA. He graciously sent me some markers to test and review, and I feel that they performed as superior as Copics do.

I colored this image by Sister Stamps with the Touch markers, and I was able to use my Copics with them--they blended beautifully together.

I also used the Copics colorless blender and dotted Yoshimi's kimono for some texture.

Give the Touch markers a try, especially if you've always wanted to try Copics. They're less expensive, refillable, and they come in 168 brilliant colors, including a colorless blender. The pens are comfortable to hold, and blend well with any Copics you may already own.

You can find the new Touch markers in the Carpe Diem online store, or check out the retail stores in your area. 

Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share my review of Shinhan Art's new and improved Touch markers. Have a wonderful weekend!

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