Today on the Inky Impressions Challenge blog we’re celebrating Nicole’s birthday with a color challenge,  pink and brown,  one of Nicole’s favorite color combinations.

I added some pink and brown to the inside too…don’t ask me why I colored the chocolate pink!!! I got a little carried away I guess…lol

Be sure to go by the challenge blog to see the other gal’s pink and brown creations. You’ll find the links to their blogs in my right sidebar under Inky Impressions Inkettes.

AND…Nicole has some birthday blog candy that you will want to check out here on her blog!

The BEST NEWS is the sneak peeks of the new images starting TODAY!  Hurrah!  I will have some peeks tomorrow…click the sneak peeks box below ….and for more info check out Naoual, Jacqui and Chris

Then on Saturday Sept. 12th plan on blog hopping with us to see the full cards from all the sneek peeks!

Oops…almost forgot! This cute little Angelica Heartsocks stamp I used on the card above is from Inky Impressions rubber stamps. I did have to alter her this time though…I cut her purse off and made a gift bag (hand cut) out of kraft cardstock. The other stamps used are from Hero Arts, Stampendous, Penny Black and Amuse. EK Success punches, medium retro flower, candle and scallop borders. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder, Swiss dots, on the pink strip. Pierced the holes in the top right corner. Teeny 1/16th in. brads from Bazzill. Small flower is a Michael’s dollar punch.
Hope she brings a smile and Happy Birthday to you, Nicole!!!

The challenge this week at Inky Impressions is to use the sketch that Tonya created.
I used Angelica Daydreams from Inky Impressions Rubber Stamps and colored with copic sketch markers.
I decided to show my close up picture first….she’s wishing for a Happy Birthday or something!

I thumbed through my 6×6 Basic Grey Urban Prairie pad and thought this piece looked challenging but fun!  This is what I ended up with.  I haven’t done sketches very often and I kept wanting to quit adding stuff,  my nature you know…hehe

The flower band is a Tonic border punch,  the sentiment is part of a sentiment stamp from Inky Impressions,  the flowers are from a mixed pack from Hero Arts,  the two different leaves are both from the Punch Bunch,  SU oval punch, EK Success paper shapers butterfly punch,  Making Memories brads,  nestabilities rectangle die and the fence stamp is from Magnolia.

Thanks Tonya for the challenge sketch!  Hoping you all can join myself and the other Inkettes in playing along this week…thank  you for visiting my blog!

I was looking at blogs awhile back and ran across the cutest little girl image on a UK gal’s blog. Immediately I went  googling and sure enough, found them right here in the good ‘ole USA!  HURRAH! Went to their site and blog, found the owner was doing a design call.  I read the particulars and thought, I’m gonna try this! So here I am, a few weeks later, one of the new Inky Impressions rubber stamps, Inspirational Inkettes! There are blinky’s in my sidebar for the shop, the owner’s blog, the Inky Inkettes’ blogs and the Inky Impressions Challenge blog. Lots to look at and have fun with!
Here’s my first Inky Inspiration……..Hope you love it!!!!

I used several stamps on this card…the main image is Angelica Daydreams from Inky Impressions,   pile of books and background stamps from Magnolia,  a Whipper Snapper castle and the border stamp is from a clear set by Sandylion.  I stamped Angelica and the castle in memento black ink and colored with copic sketch markers. The pattern papers are from Lasting Impressions for Paper.  The thought bubble, I printed on the computer with kindergarten font and punched with an EK Success paper shaper punch.  I love how the border makes you feel like you are looking in on the scene…remember the days of your youth????!!!  I married my prince,  over 33 years ago!  My… time flies!