She's got cooties....

My friend and her family have a case of the cooties. They've all been sick and they're getting tired of it. The least I could do is send them a card, right? I was intrigued by the sketch challenge over at MFT and decided to give it a go. I used a cute set called "Bunny Slippers" and some cheery colorful patterns by BasicGrey. I paper pieced the robe to match my background paper and then colored in the belt.
It was finished off with some yummy orange jewels, a rub-on sentiment and a polka dot rub-on strip.

That polka dot strip has been sitting on my desk for months. I blew off the dust, picked off the cat hairs and was thrilled to finally put it to use! Can I get a cyber high-five from my fellow hoarders?!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic weekend! Be sure to check out the details regarding my design team search! I'd love for you to throw your hat in the ring!

Pink Cat Digital Release Day!

If you're looking for info about my design team call, click here.

Melissa always has the most unique images in that head of hers and this week is no exception. Check out these dino Valentine images... Holy cute.
I have to admit that I'm completely smitten with dino cupid...

Valentine's Day calls for lots of glitter, so I went a little crazy on this one. Pink glitter spines, white glitter wings, brown glitter bow and pink glitter cardstock. Oh yeah....and pink jewels too.I found this sentiment in my rub-on stash.
Perfect, no?Here's another fun one with lots of bright colors...eyelashes = cute.I colored the hearts little dino is holding to match the patterned paper and then popped em' up with dimensionals.Finished it off with another rub-on sentiment.This little guy is getting into trouble... but he's oh so cute!
You can get all of these new cuties plus a FREEBIE today on the PCS site. Thanks for visiting my little corner of the world today!

Pink Cat Studio Rubber Release Day!

If you're looking for info about my design team call, click here!

Check out these former digis that are being released TODAY as rubber images ! Here are some quick pics of the projects I made when these cuties were released as digitals.

You can find more info about the sets and a list of retailers at the PCS website. Thanks for stopping by!

Meet Asia

Happy Monday peeps!
This is my first official post as an InStyle Chickie and today I'd like to introduce you to "Asia". Isn't she adorable?
You can find her right here.

Whenever I post an InStyle project, I'll be sharing step-by-step instructions with you.

Here's how I put together my card for today:
I started with a 5.5 x 4.25" base of Bermuda Bay and attached a 3.75 x 5" piece of white cardstock with rounded corners. Then I cut 1 x 3.75" strips of three colors and punched a scallop border. When I punched the borders, there is a small strip of cardstock left over. I saved the green one (see photo above).

Attach the scalloped strips to the bottom of the card, leaving some white showing.
(hang on to that extra green strip)

Next, I printed out "Asia" onto white cardstock AND yellow patterned paper. I cut the white printed image to 3.75 x 3" and I cut just the bathtub from the yellow patterned paper.

I colored the image with Copics and then attached the yellow patterned paper bathtub with dimensionals. Then I attached it to the card, just above the scallop layers. To make the top look more finished, I added that little strip of green paper that I had leftover from my punch.

Voila! Finished card!
Now comes my favorite part.....embellishing!!

I added some "waterfall" blue Stickles and liquid applique to make bubbles.

And what card of mine would be finished without jewels?!

It was all finished off with a rub-on sentiment that I thought went perfectly with the image.

Here's another peek at the finished card...

And here are the Copics used...Here's a quick tip regarding paper piecing...

Before I attach my patterned paper with dimensionals, I always take a Copic marker of a similar color and fill in the edges of my image.

That way, when you see the image from the side, it's nice and matchy-matchy.

Okay kids, that's it for me today! Thanks for popping by!

Pink Cat Digital Release Day!

Have you all been sitting on the edge of your seat, patiently waiting for a new release from Pink Cat Studio? Eeeek! Me too!

Here is the first release of the new year and a FREEBIE! Be still my heart.....that squirrel is the cutest! Lovin' the tooth! Check out the cute branch he's hanging out on....ohh...and look at the cute sentiment on the acorn! Guess what? They're both FREEBIES!

How about a little monkey love?

And look who's back for Valentine's Day...

Blobby!

And what PCS release would be complete without sweet Lily?

I did some faux stitching and a rub on sentiment to finish this one off.

That's it for me today. Thanks bunches for stopping by!
Be sure to check out my post below if you're interested in being on my new design team!

Design Team Call!

If you're a regular reader of my blog, then you know that I've been part of the CSAYL design team for the last two years. My talented friend Maria, was running the show over there, but she's decided to give paper crafting a break and concentrate on other hobbies.

I was offered the opportunity to take over CSAYL and decided to give it a go!

I've got some great sponsors lined up, ideas for challenges, and other things in the works. The only thing I'm missing?
A DESIGN TEAM!
That's where you come in!

I'm looking for team members that can commit to:

1. Creating a card or project once a week from March - November.
2. Posting the challenge details and a sample on your blog every Friday from March - November.
3. Using specific images, provided to you, on weeks that CSAYL is sponsored

What's in it for you?

1. Free digital images to play with on weeks that CSAYL is sponsored.
2. Getting your holiday packaging and cards finished by November!!

If you're interested, please send an e-mail with the following info to
brucklerATcomcastDOTnet

1. "DT Call" in subject line
2. Direct links to (3) of your favorite cards / projects that you've created recently
3. A link to your blog
4. A bit about yourself.

This design team call will run for the entire month of January.
If you're chosen to be on the team, you will be notified the first week of February.
Challenges will begin the first week of March and continue through the end of November.

Can't wait to see your creations!

I'm a chickie!

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday, I know I did! Being spoiled rotten just never gets old, ya know? hee hee :-)

I just thought I'd pop in quickly today to share some happy news. I've been invited to join the InStyle Stamps design team and my term started, umm....well.....now!

I was first introduced to ISS when they began sponsoring us over at Christmas Stampin All Year Long. You can check out their website and blog right here. The anime images are my absolute fave!
Isn't this gal just the cutest?!

Thanks for stopping by today! Now that the holidays are over and things are slowly winding down, I'm hoping to get back to my regular posting schedule of Monday - Friday very soon. I have another announcement to share with you tomorrow and you'll definitely want to check back for that, because it involves YOU!

See you then!