Winner, winner!

Hello, friends! I'm still sending out thank you cards and today I'd like to share a quick one that I made using my neglected Nestabilities and Hero Arts stamps.

I used Big Scalloped Circles and stamped Raindrop Background with Crushed Olive distress ink. The sentiment is from the Friends Are Treasures cling set that I was lucky to spot in the clearance bin at a local stamp store. You can never have too many sentiment stamps,

I attached three felt roses and some felt leaves that I had in my scrap bag, and finished it off with some faux stitching. How's that for a quick card?

Speaking of winners, I used random.org to help me choose the winner of the Tiffany Doodles digital stamp set--Love Letters--that I shared on my card last week. The winner is Paula--the very first person to comment on that post! Congrats, Paula! I hope you have fun with the digis and create some Valentine cards for your loved ones.

Please visit Tiffany Doodles to see the complete list of winners....you might see your name!



I'd like to also share that I was so excited when I saw that Savannah O'Gwynn was one of the three winners of some new 2012 Hero Arts stamps and her name was chosen from a comment left on my blog! So happy for Sav, because there were over 7000+ comments from 24 blogs and she certainly beat the odds. Enjoy your awesome prizes, Sav!

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Tiffany Doodles' 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop!

*Note: If you're looking for Day One of Hero Arts' 2012 Catalog blog hop, please click here. 

I'm thrilled to be a part of Tiffany Doodles' first blog hop of 2012 to celebrate their 2nd Anniversary and One Year Anniversary of the digital store! You're sure to find lots of inspiration along the way and leaving comments will help you win some of Tiffany's wonderful digis.

There are 19 blogs in the hop, and you have three days to comment. Hopefully, you arrived here from Karen's blog. If not, I'll direct you back to Jessica's blog so you won't miss a thing!

I decided to use Love Letters, a set of four words and acronyms, perfect for your Valentine cards and projects. If you like this stamp set, simply leave a comment on this post, and I'll choose a random commenter to win it!

As a grand prize, Tiffany is giving away the entire January digital release if you create a card or project using a Tiffany Doodles image, blog about it, then add your name to the InLinkz tool on the Tiffany Doodles blog. On January 18th, the DT will pick one person to win the entire release!

Here's my card.

I wanted to use non traditional Valentine colors and changed the color of the digital image to match Brushed Corduroy distress ink. The background was stamped with Hero Arts' Leaf and Floral background. I hand dyed the seam binding with Rusty Hinge distress ink, and the crocheted flower was handmade by Alice.

Thanks so much for hopping with us today. Now let's hop over to Sally's blog for more inspiration. You have three days to leave your comments or create a card to win Tiffany's awesome digis! All winners will be announced at Tiffany Doodles on January 18th. Good luck and happy hoppin'!

Supplies used:

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Tiffany Doodles Blog Hop -- Day 3

Welcome to the last day of Tiffany Doodles' Three Day Blog Hop! Tiffany graciously invited me to be a part of this blog hop and I was more than happy to join the fun.
The theme for today's hop is Wings. We're all featuring cards made with Bird images from Tiffany Doodles. 

Here's today's blog hop order:

1. Tiffany Doodles 
2. Donna Mikasa - you are here!
3. Deirdre Horgan
4. Anette Hjerpaasen
5. Collette Landwer
6. Sally Sherfield
7. Jessica Griffin 
8. Tiffany Richards

And here's my card using the Warbler digital stamp. Isn't he a cutie? I loved this digi from the moment I saw it. I'm not too comfortable coloring realistic images, but I wanted to give this little guy a try. 

I colored the digi with Copics and cut it out using circle Nestabilities. I stamped Hero Arts' Designer Woodgrain background, and the sentiment is from one of my favorite sets. The seam binding was hand dyed with Vintage Photo distress ink. 

Your next stop on the hop is Deirdre's wonderful blog. I just know she has something amazing and inspiring to share!

Thank you so much for joining Day 3's hop! Remember to comment on all blogs for your chance to win shopping sprees in the Tiffany Doodles store, and awesome digi stamp packs, too.

The hop order for Day 1 starts here, and the hop order for Day 2 starts here. Winners will be announced tomorrow at Tiffany Doodles. Happy hopping!

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles, Hero Arts
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ranger distress ink, Versafine
Other: Copics, Nestabilities, dimensional adhesive, rayon seam binding

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I hope today you will take some time to reflect upon
 and remember the innocent and the brave 
who lost their lives ten years ago.

Peace.

Hello summer, goodbye Tiffany Doodles!

Since today is the 7th, it's time for another challenge at Tiffany Doodles. This month's theme is "Steppin' into Summer" and Tiffany's been creating a lot of fun, summery digis in her store.

I decided to use the flip flops and do some paper piecing again. I printed out the digi on some patterned paper and colored the straps and soles with a Copic marker. The background is Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain stamp and I layered the flip flops on a scrap of notebook card. The sentiment was handstamped and some colorful pennants finished the card. 

Sadly, this is my last card as a design team member for Tiffany Doodles. It's been a fun ride and I can't believe how quickly a year went by! Thank you, Tiffany, for allowing me to be a part of your team and letting me create with your awesome digis! ♥

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And I'm so excited to share that there are three new members to the Tiffany Doodles team! Anette, Judy, and Sally have all climbed on board and are knocking out some amazing cards! Please visit their blogs to see what they've done with Tiffany's Doodles.

The challenge runs until June 21st and you can win a $10 voucher to be used in the store! We hope you'll join us....good luck!

Trivia note: In Hawaii, "flip flops" are called rubber slippers. Every household has several pairs per person in assorted colors. It may be summertime footwear, but here in the isles, it's every day footwear. My daughter and her bridal party even wore some dressy ones for her wedding!

A succulent.......not!

Here's a new digital stamp from Tiffany Doodles on sale now in Tiffany's store. It's actually a succulent, which is a member of the cactus family, that I colored to resemble a marigold. I was inspired by this card, by former Tiffany Doodles team member Virginia, and decided to turn a cactus into a flower.

I enlarged the digi to about 4" across, printed it and sponged on colors with distress inks--Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, and Spiced Marmalade. I cut out and attached a back piece and added some gemstones on the front.

I didn't add a sentiment--there was no room for one--so this card can be used as an all occasion notecard and can fit into an A2 size envelope. You can find this digi in the Tiffany Doodles store and for one week, Tiffany is offering a 10% discount on this digital stamp if you use the promo code "succulent" during checkout.

Thanks so much for visiting today! Wishing you all a fabulous weekend...

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles digital stamp
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ranger distress inks
Other: Gemstones

Have a flip floppy summer!

If you love freebies, you should check out Tiffany Doodles' Freebie Thursdays. Each Thursday, Tiffany has a free digital stamp up for grabs for a short while and then it goes into her store.

This digi was a freebie a few weeks ago and I grabbed it right away. I flipped one of the images to get a reverse image before printing it on patterned paper.

I colored the straps and the bottoms with a Copic marker. I attached the image to a piece of corrugated paper that I swiped with some white pigment ink. The sentiment was handstamped with some alpha stamps. I added some sheer ribbon and buttons and the card was done.




This image is no longer a freebie but can be found here in the Tiffany Doodles store.

Thanks for visiting today. Hope you're having a great week!

TD12 -- Flowers in May challenge

This month's challenge at Tiffany Doodles is to use flowers on your card. Tiffany has TONS of flower digis on sale in her store, from magnolias to cherry blossoms to bluebells, all drawn realistically by Tiffany herself.

For my card, I chose to use a whimsical design and one of the "older" digital stamps--a topiary.  I printed the digi three times and played with the size so the middle topiary would have more height than the other two.

I colored two sets of images with Copics and used pop dots to raise some of the tulips and the flowers for a bit of dimension. The background is Hero Arts Graph Background and the sentiment is computer generated.

I added a drop of Liquid Pearls in the center of each flower and the lovely seam binding was given to me by my dear friend Kiara. She created the sweetest shade of pink that was perfect for my card. Thank you, Kiara!

The challenge runs for two weeks and you don't have to use a Tiffany Doodles digital stamp--you can try and win some! Please visit the rest of the design team (see the list on my sidebar) for more inspiration.

Tiffany also has some great specials this month. First is a Mother's Day special from now through May 9th. Use the coupon code "mom" at the checkout.

And for the entire month of May, spend $30 in the Tiffany Doodles store and receive $10 off! Be sure to use the coupon code "morning" upon checkout.



We hope you'll join our flower challenge this month and win some of Tiffany's awesome digis, too!

Magnolias for Japan

Hi there! Just popping in to share a sneak peek of a new digital image set by Tiffany Doodles which will go on sale tomorrow, March 23rd, in the Tiffany Doodles store.

Tiffany came up with a new series of images called "Granny's Yard" because they were inspired by photographs that she took at her grandmother's. Her very first set are some gorgeous Japanese magnolias and she's offering two versions--one in black & white and a set that's fully colored.

Tiffany wants all proceeds from the sale of the pre colored set donated to Japan's Red Cross to aid the earthquake/tsunami victims. Here's my card using the colored set.

I chose the flowers that I wanted and lined them up and flipped them so they faced different directions. After printing them out, I stamped the sentiment and mounted it on a kraft card base. The card background was stamped with Hero Arts' Envelope Pattern. Some purple seam binding and a pearl finishes off the card. Easy peasy at its best!

This is the first time I've used pre colored images and it made for a quick and simple card. Now that I have the images saved, I can print them out whenever I need a card and simply change the sentiment for a thank you, sympathy, or friendship theme.

If you've never tried using a pre colored digital stamp before, here's your chance to do so. And you'll be helping a great cause at the same time.

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Thanks so much for stopping by and for your earlier good wishes for our daughter's wedding. It's counting down to 10 days--yikes!--and since it's an outdoor wedding, we're just hoping for sunny skies on that day.


I'll be back on the 28th for an exciting blog hop, and don't forget you have until March 30th to enter my giveaway here. Bye for now!

TD10 -- Photo Inspiration and a Digi winner!

Hello, and Happy Monday to you!

Since today's the 7th, that means it's time for a Tiffany Doodles challenge! This month, the challenge is a photo inspiration.

Here's the lovely photo that Tiffany found from a Pottery Barn ad.

Here's my take on the photo--an almost exact interpretation! I used the Forsythia and Pussywillow digital stamp and flipped one of the images for a different look. All the images were colored with Copics.

I probably created a new type of flower by adding some punched out hydrangea flowers for a bit of dimension. The background and sentiment are by Hero Arts, and I finished off the card by adding a bit of self dyed rayon seam binding.

Visit the rest of the design team to see their takes on the photo:

Tiffany Doodles
Tiffany Richards
Cammy Wall
Collette Landwer
Jill Foster
Jodi Ann Lee
Joy Taylor
Karen Baker
Kim Schofield
Lindsay Amrhein
Pattie Goldman
Shannon Neparko
Simone Naoum
Sue McRae
Willemien Katerberg

You have two weeks to enter the challenge and win up to 7 digis of your choice. Remember you don't have to use a Tiffany Doodles digital stamp, so we hope you'll join us!

And according to random.org, the winner of the Cheery Birds digi from the 3 day blog hop, is mitch1066. Congratulations! I will email you and send the digi off to you.

Thanks again to all of you who hopped along with us. Have a great week!

Yellowthroat revealed!

Tomorrow, February 18th,  marks the release of the newest bird digital stamps in the Tiffany Doodles store.

Here's my card featuring the Yellowthroat. We have quite a few indigenous birds in Hawaii but the Yellowthroat isn't one of them. So I had to Google "Yellowthroat" to get an idea of what one looked like. He's a pretty cute little guy!

After coloring him with Copics, I cut out the image with a notebook die that my sweet friend Kiara gifted me with.



I cut out more stamped papers to make it appear like stacked pages on the card. The sentiment is an oldie from Hero Arts.

You'll find the Yellowthroat and other feathered friends tomorrow in the Tiffany Doodles store. And remember you receive 10% off your total of 5 or more items through the month of February, and this includes the new birds!

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great rest of the week!

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles digital stamp, Hero Arts
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Paper Accents kraft
Papers: My Mind's Eye
Ink: Hero Arts shadow ink, Ranger distress ink
Other: Papertrey Ink notebook die, MFT border die, rayon seam binding, pearls, pop dots

Kissing 101

The challenge this month on the Hero Arts blog features the "kissing" technique. You need to use stamps with a solid surface so the design that you "kiss" will show through.

For this card, I inked up Dancing With Flowers with a shadow ink and then inked up the Raindrop Background with Frayed Burlap distress ink and kissed the two stamps together. The sentiment was made from two phrases that I cut apart to create a new one.

I was pleased with the kissing result and hope to try this again with different background stamps.

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And here's a sneak peek of some bird digis that Tiffany Doodles will have in the store starting on February 18th.

All the bird digis will be part of the "Buy 5, receive 10% off" sale going on through the end of February.

I'll be featuring a card made with one of the new birds tomorrow. Hope to see you then! Thanks for stopping by today...

Stamps: All Hero Arts
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Paper Accents
Ink: Hero Arts shadow, Ranger distress
Other: Martha Stewart border punch, rayon seam binding, pearls, pop dots

L O V E

Hello! Hope your week is going along well. Just sharing another card that I made using Tiffany Doodles' Love Letters digital stamp set.

I changed the colors again--this time to red--and used the same Classic Fabric Design stamp for the background.  After inking up the stamp with Fired Brick and Barn Door distress inks, I stamped off once, then lightly spritzed some water before stamping again, giving it a watercolored look. I kind of like that!

I ink distressed around all the edges with Antique Linen distress ink and the rayon seam binding was dyed with Fired Brick distress ink. I embellished with a single pearl and the card was done.  Easy peasiest Valentine!

You can find this digital stamp set in Tiffany Doodles new store. For the month of February, you'll receive 10% off your order of any 5 items purchased in the store. This includes Tiffany's great digis and papers, too.

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And look at what Tiffany is offering on Valentine's Day! One day only, you'll receive a 50% off discount if you purchase all 15 Valentine digital stamps and stamp sets! 50 stamps for under $20....What a love-ly deal!

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you have an awesome weekend!

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles digital stamp, Hero Arts background
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Paper Accents kraft
Ink: Ranger Distress inks
Other: Nestabilities, rayon seam binding, pop dots

TD 09 -- Valentine Challenge

Tiffany Doodles' February challenge is all about Valentines! And Tiffany has added a ton of new Valentine images to her store, from banners to sentiments, and of course, hearts!

For my card, I chose the set of Love Letters. I love the vintage look of the letters and the words and sentiments that they form.

Since these are digital stamps, I played with the color on my computer to get as close as I could to the ink that I planned to use.

The background is stamped with Hero Arts Classic Fabric Design and the seam binding was dyed with Black Soot distress ink.

Tiffany has decided to shorten the challenge to two weeks and there's a change in the prizes, too.

For more information, visit Tiffany Doodles, see the rest of the design team's cards and be inspired to join us!

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles digital stamps, Hero Arts
Ink: Ranger distress inks, Hero Arts shadow ink
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Other: Nestabilities, rayon seam binding, pearls