Do Whatever Makes You Happy

Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well. Life has been super busy for me lately. I have not felt well the last couple of days. I am feeling alittle better this afternoon , thank goodness. I have alot going  on at school tomorrow. We are having Club Rush and I have to work the SGA table. I also have my classes and I have to work in the SGA office to make up for hours I missed yesterday. It is going to be a long day, but it should be fun.

I wanted to share this card I made using the Sheena Douglass set called Silhouette Garden. This set has so many beautiful elements.

Supplies:
Paper: K& Company
Pearls: Inky Impressions
Paper flowers: Prima
Key: Tim Holtz
Ink: Distressed Ink Pad in Peeled Paint
Lace, ribbon, satin flowers from my stash

I am playing in the following challenges:
Joanna Sheen: sentiment as focal point
PaperPlay: sentiment as main focus
Craft-room - pins and/or charms
Everybody Art - anything goes
Whoopsidaisy: 2 pattern papers
Stamptacular Sunday: roses and ribbon


Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Back to School

Well today is my youngest daughter's first day back to school. It is hard to believe my "baby" is starting the 7th grade. Boy where did the time go!  I wanted to make her a card for her first day back and this MayzyArt image was perfect. She was alot of fun to color too.Wouldn't you know that the MayzyArt challenge this week is "fluffy". I don't think I can fit this into that challenge. Well her hair is fluffy, but I think that might be cheating. lol

 The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp set I won from Simon Says Stamp. :o) The pearls are from Recollection. The button and lace are from an old blouse, the ribbon was a gift from Nicole at Inky Impressions. I adore gingham.  The chipboard piece is from my stash.

 I used Copics to color which you can be purchased from Simon Says Stamp.

I am playing in the following challenges:
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes
The Corrosive Challenge: cute as a button
Cupcake Inspirations: back to the books
Divas by Design: anything goes
Stamping with the Dragon: back to school
Digi Stamps for Joy: back to school
Waste not Wednesday: image and chipboard piece
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: back to school
Simon Says Stamp: back to school
Fashionista: for a child

Well that is all for me today. I hope you have a beautiful week!

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

The Librarian

As soon as I seen this image from Krista at Saturated Canary I fell in love. She is so gorgeous! I am really happy with the way my card turned out. Now keep in mind it really has nothing to to do with me. lol The image is gorgeous, the papers from Crape Paper are gorgoeus. I just combined their beauty. ;o)

 

 

Supplies:

Image: Saturated Canary

Paper: Crape Paper

Ink: Copics

Flowers & Pearls: Inky Impressions



I am playing in the following challenges. I hope you will join in the fun!

Simon Says Stamp: back to school
One Stitch at a Time: back to school
Craft Your Passion: power of 3 (pearls & decorative paper)
Paper Playtime: polka dots and sentiment
Simon Says Stamp and Show: anything goes
Diva's By Design: anything goes
Charisma Cardz: lace
ATC's and Cards with Attitude: anything goes
Crafty Catz: ribbon and bows
Totally Papercrafts: zesty summer colors

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Candy Winners!!

Thank you to everyone who left me birthday wishes over the past month and entered my birthday giveaway. And, a big welcome to all of my new followers. :o) I appreciate all of my followers so much. Are you ready to find out who won my birthday candy? Let's get to it! :o)

Winner of my first candy (photo of goodies + the Kenny K, Anime Game Kid rubber stamp from Whimsy) is:

#9 which is Emily H.

 

The winner of the prize pack from Nicole at Inky Impressions is:

#15 which is Rebecca

Congratulations! If you ladies will send me your mailing address Nicole and I will get your prizes out to you. tohopkins AT yahoo DOT com.

Thanks again to everyone who played along. If you did not win this time don't be sad. I will have another giveaway in late September or early October. :o)

I will try to be back with a card for you later today.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Make a Wish

Thank you for stopping by today. I love visitors. :o) I am so blessed to have so many wonderful crafty friends. I appreciate you all so much!

Today I have a card I made for the new Digital Pencil Too challenge, distress. Is she not adorable! The other wonderful challenges I am playing along with are down below. I hope you will join in the fun! :o)

The brad is from Bo Bunny and the star & jean paper is from The Robin's Nest.

I used Copics to color.

The charm and discoball rhinestones are from Inky Impressions. I love these rhinestones. They are gorgeous!

I am playing in the following challenges:
Paper Playtime: polka dots and a sentiment
Craft Your Passion: power of 3 (rhinestones)
Charisma Cardz: lace
Southern Girls: chippie heaven
WhoopsieDaisy: add a sentiment
ATC's and Cards with Attitude: lace/anything goes
Send a Smile 4 Kids: anything goes for kids
Mema's Crafts: anything goes with red
Cute Card Thursday: bling

That's all for now. I better get busy on my homework. Have a beautiful day!

Thanks again for stopping by. Until next time...........

Inky Impressions - Back to School

Hey everyone! I hope you are enjoying a beautiful day. Classes have already started for some and will be starting soon for others so this week the Inky Impressions challenge is Back to School. I hope you will join us. You can use a back to school stamp, school themed paper, alter a notebook, make a bookmark; like I did.......anything that makes you think of school. :o)

I used Lili's Secret from Inky Impressions. She is so cute! I also used an Inky charm.

The paper is by Basic Grey from the Inky Impressions store. I added some brads, lace from an old shirt, twine from Inky Impressions and a metal plaque from Making Memories. The sentiment is computer generated.  I used Distress Ink in Walnut to grunge up the bookmark, Memento ink in Tuxedo Black to stamp my image and Copics to color. I think it turned out cute. I hope you do as well.

I am playing in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp: anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show: anything goes
Allsorts: heavy metal (sentiment plaque, charm, and brads)
Loves Rubber Stamps: back to school
One Stitch at a Time: back to school
Stamping with the Dragon: back to school

That is all for me. I am off to school. Have a super day! :o)


Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

I "Like" You

Good evening! I hope you had a wonderful day. Mine has been super busy, but I wanted to get this card posted for the Mo Manning challenge this week: friends. I am just under the wire. I can't believe I made it. lol Isn't this little princess adorable! I just love her. The other challenges I am playing in are down below. Be sure to check them out and come with us. :o)

Welcome to all of my new followers. It is wonderful having you with me. :o)  I have exceeded 75 followers so that means that I get to throw in an addition prize donated by the wonderful Nicole of Inky Impressions. :o)

The paper is from Recollections. The beautiful pearls and charm are from Inky Impressions. All the flowers are from Whimsy except the dark pink. I created it by pinching and rolling flat flower.

I colored with Copics and used a whtie pen to draw squiggles on the laptop.

The sentiment is computer generated.

I am playing in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show: anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner: anything goes
The Pink Elephant: create your own embellishments (dark pink flower)
Pholkart Blessings: color challenge (pink and teal)
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes

I still have so much work to do this evening, so I am cutting this post short. I hope you have a beautiful night! :o)

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Saturated Canary Challenge and more

Good morning! I hope you had a fabulous weekend. This week Saturated Canary has a photo inspiration challenge going on. I just had to play along when I seen the gorgeous photo. The colors are so "me" and there is just something about old looking bicycles.......hmmm maybe my age? lol Scroll down to see what other fun challenges I am playing in. :o)

Challenges I am playing in:
Simon Says Stamp: animal antics
Sassy Cheryl's: favorite color combo (pink, brown, teal)
The Corrosive Challenge: cute as a button
Digital Tuesday: childs play
Tuesday Alchemy: color challenge
Catch the Bug: bingo (flower, ribbon, sentiment)
Send a Smile 4 Kids: anything goes
Allsorts: heavy metal (charm, sentiment plaque)
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes

Supplies:
Image: Saturated Canary
Leaves and Branch punches: Martha Stewart available at Simon Says Stamp
Ink: Memento in Tuxedo Black and Copics available at Simon Says Stamp
Charm and pearls: Inky Impressions
Flowers: Whimsy
Paper: Recollections (sorry I am not sure about the multi-colored dot paper)
"Enjoy" plaque: Making Memories

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

3 of my favorite stores and more

Hey everyone. I hope you are having a fabulous weekend. I have lots to do today so I will get right to the point. I used a Kenny K digi stamp called "Freshman" for my card.

 All of my embellishments came from three of my favorite online stores. I used flowers from Inky Impressions and Whimsy Stamps. The twine, charm, and rhinestones are from Inky Impressions. I used the following Martha Stewart punches that you can purchase from Simon Says Stamp....Rose Leaf, Scallop Square, and Branch. All three of these stores are fabulous!

I used Memento ink in Tuxedo Black and Copics to color which can be purchased at Simon Says Stamp. The Paper is from Recollections and Basic Grey.

Papelitos Stamps challenge and Paper Crafting Journey are collaborating for a special challenge; birthdays or celebrations. I had never heard of Paperlitos Stamps until I read about them on the Paper Crafting Journey challenge. They have some really cool images. I will definitely being adding them to my list of great stamps. They are offering a really cute fella free for a limited time so be sure to go check it out.

That is all for now. Have a beautiful week.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Inky Inspirational Post

Hey everyone. It is my turn to share an inspiration post on the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog. This week I made a holiday card with Hazel Baking Cookies. In this case she is making holiday cookies. :o) I do not usually use the same image twice in a row, but this one was already colored and time got away from me this week and here is why.......

School officially started this week. Here are my books for my classes. Boy, this is going to be a BUSY semester. On top of classes and DT work I also work as the secretary for the Student Government Association (SGA), and publish the Medical Office Administration departments newsletter for each semester. Although I will be super busy, I love each of my "jobs". It is an honor to be on my DT's, to be elected as secretary of SGA, and to have people have enough faith in me to publish the newsletter. I also love going to school. It brings me joy when I learn I something new. Ok, well that topic got away from me. lol I will stop rambling and show you my card now. :o)

I used paper from The Robin's Nest and from Recollections. The brads are from Bo Bunny. I adore this ribbon that I used, but unfortunately I am not sure who makes it. This was the last of it and I hate to see it go.

I used Memento ink in Tuxedo Black to stamp my image and Copics to color. I used a sparkle gel pen to go over the hairbows and apron trim to give them sparkle.

Quick tip: when you cut an image out go around the edges with a black marker so it covers any white edges that you may have left.

Don't forget to participate in the Inky Impressions blog hop and new challenge to have a chance at four Inky prizes this week. Also I have blog candy to give away on my blog, so be sure to get your name entered.

I am playing in the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown: sweet treats

Crafty Ann's: Christmas in August

Crafty Catz: animals

Totally Papercrafts: inspired by a song (Christmas Cookies by George Strait)

That's it for me today. I hope you have a beautiful weekend! :o)

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Inky Blog Hop and Challenge

Good morning! I hope you are having a beautiful week so far. This month the Inky Impressions blog hop fell on a Wednesday so that means you have a chacne at four Inky prizes this week. Yep, four! So be sure to play along in the challenge and leave a comment at each stop on the hop. You have to be in it to win it! :O) Our theme this week is pearls and bling.

If you arrived here from Mary's blog you are on the right track. If not head on over to the Inky Inspirational blog to start the hop.You do not want to miss out on an Inky prize!

Meet Hazel. Isn't she adorable in her little apron, mixing up some sweet, scrumptious cookies! I just love her.

Here is a close-up up the Inky pearls I used. They are so beautiful and such great quality. I also used Inky rhinestones on Hazel's hairbows.

I colored with Copics. I used Twinery, twine from the Inky Impressions store, and flowers from Inky Impressions.

 In case you get off track here is the blog hop order.

Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog

Carrie
Dawn (GD)
Domi

Jackie

Joni

Kelli

Kerry

Mary J (GD)

You are here--------->Tonya<-----------You are here

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog

You have until August 21, to play along in the challenge and leave your comments on the Design Team's posts. Good luck! :o)

Your next and final stop on the hop is the Inky Impressions challenge blog.

I am playing in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz: flowers and animals
DYSU: four-legged friends



Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Monday Inspiration and a Giveaway

Good morning! I am thrilled that I get to share this week's Crafter's Companion Monday inspiration with you. The theme this month is friendship so I decided to use a super cute stamp called Wine of Friendship from S.W.A.L.K.

I used the CleverCut 3-in-1 Mini Paper Trimmer to cut my card stock. I stamped my image with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black. This is the best ink I have found for alcohol markers. It does not smear or run when coloring.

After coloring my image I wanted to give it some extra details so I used 3-D Crystal Lacquer on the wine glasses to give them the appearance of real glass. I love the look that the 3-D Crystal Lacquer gives. I then used a silver gel pen to color the necklace. Just a few extra details can really bring your project to life.

I hope I have inspired you to add a few extra details to your project or to make a card for your dear friend, just because. 

This week we are giving away Sheena's A Little Bit Festive - Fairy Power so be sure to head over to  the Crafter's Companion Challenge blog for all the details.

I am playing in the following challneges:

Kaboodle Doodles: friendshhip

Oldie but Goodie: Friends (old = pearls)

Papertake Weekly: anything goes

Diva's by Design: For a Female

Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes

That is all for me today. I hope you have a beautiful week!

Until next time..............

Tonya

Where has the summer gone?

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a beautiful day. Before long this summer will be nothing but a memory. I go back to school at the end of next week. Only two semesters left. :o) Part of me is excited because I really do love going to school, but part of me is sad that I will not have time to create as much as I would like. I promise to come around and comment on your beautiful creations as much as I can, but the next four months are going to be crammed full of duties for DT work, school work, and secretary duties for the Student Government. Not to mention wife and mom duties. Wish me luck ya'll. :o) Yep, I said ya'll.....I am from the south that's just what we do. lol Ok enough babbling. Let's get to my card.

I used an image from the always fabulous Saturated Canary. Isn't she beautiful! I love this image. I am also entering her in the Saturated Canary challenge; the great outdoors. The sentiment is from PTI and the flowers are from Whimsy Stamps.

I am playing in the following challenges.
Craft Your Passion: anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner: bling
Tuesday Alchemy: bingo (dies, free, pearls) (ribbon, flowers, pearls)
Send A Smile For Kids: for the girls
Cutie Pie: spots and stripes
Fashionable Stamping: anything goes

Well that is all for me today. I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.  :o)

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Song of Friendship

I am a very lucky girl to have some amazing friends in my life. I do not have many that I am super close to, but the ones I do have are such a blessing. They are always there when I need to talk or laugh or just need to feel special. Some are near and some are far, but they are all gifts that will forever be treasured in my heart. I hope each of you are lucky enough to have a friend/s like that. Today my card is about friendship. :o)

I used images and a sentiment from Skipping Stones Design. I am also entering into their challenge.

No pattern paper today. I used black and white cardstock only. I used distressed ink pads for the background in peeled paint and broken china. I colored the butterfly with the following Copics: R27, YR07, Y38, Y35, Y08, Y21. I added ribbon and a button from my stash.

I am playing in the following challenges.
Sentimental Sundays: fall (with color bonus)
Cupcake Inspiration: cupcake photo (I pulled inspiration from the colors)
Simply Create Too: anything  goes
House of Gilli: fall colors

I hope you have a beautiful night! :o)

Thank you so much for stopping by. Until next time...........

Ribbon

Good morning to all of you wonderful people! It is time for another challenge at Inky Impressions. Our sponsor this week is Crafty Ribbons. Whoop whoop! The challenge is super easy this week. We want to see ribbon. Most of us use ribbon on almost all of our projects anyway so get those entries in and see if you can win a ribbon bundle from Crafty Ribbons or a digi stamp from Inky Impressions. Who knows maybe you will even be crowned one of our top 3! :o)

I used Hula Lili for my card. Isn't she a cutie!

I used paper from Recollection and a sentiment from Verve. I colored with Copics.

I am playing in the following challenges. I hope you will join in the fun.
Fashionable Stamping: anything goes
Totally Stampalicious: enjoy summer
Emergency Crafters: photo inspiration
Send a Smile 4 Kids: for the girls
The Cutie Pie Challenge: spots and stripes
Tuesday Alchemy: bingo (ribbon, flowers, pearls)

You can enter my blog candy here. You never know what else I might add. Plus if I reach 75 followers there will be a second drawing for some Inky Impressions goodies from Nicole. :o)

I want to thank everyone who stops by to see me and leave me such wonderful comments. It means so much to me. I would also like to welcome all of my new followers. :o) I hope you all have a beautiful day!

Until next time...........