.... A Change.

Sadly, I made the decision to step down from the Tiddly Inks design team this week. Although I love Christy's gorgeous images I find myself struggling with time to fit work, family, and the 100% commitment that Christy and her designs deserve.

I have also been toying with the idea {for a long while now} of taking my blog in a new direction. I will still be designing for Annabelle Stamps and be on the Deconstructing Sketch DT but I want this blog to be more than a craft blog I want this little blog to be... well... more....  I know that maybe I will loose some followers because of this direction and I'm ok with that because life is all about change and people move on all the time but hopefully you might give me a chance and stay. See how you feel about it!  

I want to thank Christy, Melissa and the whole Tiddly Inks design team for all their support and for sharing with me their amazing talents.... And you too.

Donna

Deconstructing 100 Sketch Celebrations - Part 2!!

We are still celebrating our 2nd anniversary and 100th sketch this week... I was over at Jen's Deconstructing Blog earlier today and was blown away by some of the amazing entries that are there... You have one more week to enter a card/project so please come along and play with us!!!

Remember we have TWO AMAZING sponsors to help us with our celebration Taylored Expressions and the one that's close to my heart... Tiddly Inks!!

Jen's sketch...

Last week I made a card using a Taylored Expression's stamp set so this week I decided to use a gorgeous Tiddly Inks digital stamp... I went with "Wryn - Whatcha Doin'"

I started off by printing off the image and then colouring Wryn in with my Prismacolor pencils. I pretty much knew what I wanted to do with this card using the above sketch and it all fell into place. You have to love it when that happens... :0)

The flower punches are from Fiskars and the leaf punch from Martha Stewart. 

  Now here's what you want to know - how can I play too?!?

Commenting:

• There is a prize hidden somewhere out in the 100th sketch blog hop!! One very lucky randomly selected commenter will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Tiddly Inks Stamps!
• So what do you need need to do? Visit all the blogs on the link list below and leave a comment on their Deconstructed Sketch 100th sketch post and cross your fingers!
• The commenting prize deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. We've got TWO things to celebrate so we are celebrating for two weeks!

 Make a project:

• There is also a prize saved for one of our sketch participants! One very lucky randomly selected sketch participant will win a $25.00 gift certificate to Taylored Expressions!!
• So what do you need to do for this one? Use sketch 100 to create a project - your project can be a card, layout, Project Life creation - anything, just make sure the sketch is visible. Photograph your creation and upload it to an online gallery or blog and come back here and add a direct link to your project in InLinkz on the Deconstructed Sketch 100 post on Jen's Blog.
• The project deadline is May 15, 2013 at 8 pm CST. Enter as many times as you want with different projects!

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

You can find the InLinkz linking tool for DS100 here!

Donna

InLinkz.com

Deconstructing Sketch #99 - Spread Sunshine...

Wow!! 99 Deconstructing Sketches... It's hard to believe that I have been with this amazing DT for nearly 2 years!!! Next week we will be celebrating our 100 Sketch, obviously, and it's going to be huge people..HUGE!! So please make sure that you visit next week so you don't miss out on all the fun! First though let's get on with this week's awesome sketch...

For this challenge I decided to colour up one of my favourite, but never had the opportunity, images from Tiddly Inks "Emma - Celebrate Joyfully".

I started of by printing her out on white card stock and then coloured her in with my Prismacolor pencils. And then following Jen's sketch...

... Cut her out to fit. Then using my MME On The Bright Side - One, 6x6 paper pad and a little sewing here and there I proceeded to put the card together. I'm really not sure about this card. I think something is missing or maybe I have over done it, but it's not working for me. Problem is I have run out of time and so what you see is what you get...LOL! 

 

If you love the image of "Emma - Celebrate Joyfully" as much as I do you can find her HERE at the Tiddly Inks Store

Here's what you have to do to if you want to play along with us...

1. Use the sketch above to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS99 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made...

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Donna

InLinkz.com

Deconstructing Sketch #98 - Peace Out!

It's Thursday which means it's Deconstructing Sketch time!!

Today Christy is releasing some new images over at the Tiddly Inks Blog and I thought I would showcase one of the images using this week's sketch for you today...

Meet "Hippie"...

Although I love Jen's design of this week's sketch, to fit the image to where I wanted it to go I had to flip the sketch on it's side.

I started off the card by printing out Hippie onto white card stock and then I coloured her in with my Prismacolor pencils. Then cut her out and using some stickers, sewing and the gorgeous papers from Simple Stories "Fabulous" 6x6 paper pad put the card together...

Take a look at Jen's awesome sketch...

To finish the card off I decided that it needed a few pearls here and there.... And what's a hippie card without a peace sign!!

 If you love the image of "Hippie" as much as I do you can find her at the Tiddly Inks Store.

Here's what you have to do to if you want to play along with us...

1. Use the sketch above to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS98 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made...

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Donna

InLinkz.com

Deconstructing Sketch #97 - I'm On Cloud 9...

It's time for another Deconstructing Sketch!!
And here is my card...

For this week's sketch I used the gorgeous little Tiddly Inks Image of Wryn - On Cloud 9. I printed off the image onto white card stock and then coloured her in with my Prismacolor pencils.

I then had a look at Jen's awesome sketch...

.... and following it, came up with the card above. The papers I used are from MME's Collectable "Notable" 6x6 paper pad. The sentiment from Hero Arts.

 If you love the image of "Wryn on Cloud 9" you can find her HERE at the Tiddly Inks Store

Here's what you have to do to if you want to play along with us...

1. Use the sketch above to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS97 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made...

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Deconstructing Sketch #94 - Love You!

Time for another Deconstructing Sketch and as a bonus... Christy is releasing Two new adorable images over at the Tiddly Inks Blog...

 Loving Pixie

 And ... Wishful Pixie

And this is my Deconstructing Sketch card featuring Loving Pixie...
 

The papers are from MME's "Love Me" 6x6 paper pad. I coloured Loving Pixie in with my Prismacolor pencils and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. 

Jen's awesome sketch for this week....

Here's what you have to do to enter:

1. Use the sketch above to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS94 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Deconstructing Sketch #88 - Happy Birthday BJ!!

I am back with a brand new Deconstructing Sketch! And this card just happens to be for BJ's 15th birthday which is on Saturday... Now you may think it strange {being that he's turning 15 and all} that he would pick the very cute Tiddly Inks image "Monstrous Party" but he loves monsters and if that's what he wanted... who am I to say no...Plus, it makes for a cute card...LOL!

I started off by printing out the image on white card stock and then colouring it in with my Prismacolor pencils. Now, if you look at Jen's little sketch here....

You may have noticed that it's a Circle Card and NOT square.... I do have a good excuse though... I was a little behind in making the card for the challenge and I have to admit... Circle card = In the too hard basket when you are in a rush to get finished on time... Anywho, I still think it turned out ok.

The papers are from MME's "Boy Crazy" 6x6 paper pad and the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie's Everyday Sentiment Set. The buttons are just out of my jar....

Looking at my colouring here you can really tell that I rushed it.... oops!

If like BJ you think that Monstrous Party makes for a really cool birthday card, you can find it HERE at the Tiddly Inks Store..

 

Here's what you have to do to enter:

1. Use the sketch above to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS88 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made!

• Amber Hight
• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Dawn Easton
• Jen Shults
• Joni Wilson
• Judy Rozema - Judy is sitting out this week.
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sandra MacLean
• Sheri Gilson
• Tobi Crawford
• Tracey Pickersgill

Deconstructing Sketch #80 - Season's Greetings!

It's time for this week's Deconstructing Sketch. These last few week's of this year seem to be flying by and Jen still has some great sketches on the blog and in the sketch book if you are in need for some inspiration for your Christmas cards...

 I have to admit I rushed this one... It seemed to me all this week I have been running around after kids for their after school end of the year stuff (Which I am very proud of them both) and then having an absent husband on top of that, who has been in Sydney for meetings most of this week... And I will tell ya... This card nearly didn't get done!!

I started off the card by printing out the very cute Faythe Gives from Tiddly Inks on white card stock and then coloured her in with my Prisma pencils. I then cut her out and using the gorgeous Fancy Pants "Saint Nick" 6x6 Christmas paper pad put together the card using Jen's fantastic sketch...

Now, I have to admit the whole circle bit wasn't working for me so I altered the design a little... The sentiment is from Hero Arts and the snow flake punch is a Martha Stewart one...

 

If you really like this gorgeous little image of Faythe Gives head on over to the Tiddly Inks Shop and you can find it HERE!

Now here's what you have to do to participate in this week's challenge:

1. Use the sketch to the left to make a project, any kind you like using any image you like.
2. Post it somewhere on the internet. Use keyword DS80 if you post to an online gallery like Splitcoaststampers.
3. Link back here to Inlinkz at the bottom of the post so we can stop by and see it.
4. Check back here next Wednesday to see if you are one of this week’s favorites and grab a badge for your blog.

Want your sketches a little early? Follow the Deconstructed Sketch on Facebook!! And if you are looking for some older sketches to dig through you can find them in the Deconstructed Sketchbook. 

And be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch Design Team has made!

• Amy Sheffer 
• Arielle Gordon
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill

Tiddly Inks Challenge #99 - Make It like Marlena...

I am at the moment staying at my sisters in Penola {which is 3 and 1/2 hours away from Strathalbyn} because my dad has just had hip replacement surgery on Monday... So I am going to keep this post short and not waffle on too much...

Today, we have another fun challenge showcasing design team member the amazingly talented Marlena.  

Marlena's creations are always so vibrant and beautiful and this creation is no exception.  So what we want you to do is create a project using Marlena's creation below. 

Remember you can use the sketch, the colors or the image for inspiration!!  That leaves this creation wide open. If you decide to join us make sure you are using a Tiddly Inks image and you could win a gift certificate to the Tiddly Inks store or possibly be a feature on our Fabulous Friday post! 

This is my take on Marlena's fabulous card....

For this challenge/card I decided to go with the sketch to make it similar to Marlena's card. I started off by printing out the very gorgeous Faythe out on white card stock and then colored her in with my Prismacolor pencils. I then cut her out so I had more options when it came to putting the card together. I can't tell you what paper pad I used cause it's at home but it's definitely a MME one. The flower punches are from Fiskars and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

*Remember: You must use a Tiddly Inks image to qualify for any of the features or prizes.

If you would like to join us for this two week challenge you can get the full details at the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and if you like any of the amazing images you see on the Challenge Blog you can find all the gorgeous images HERE at the Tiddly Inks Store.

And please be sure to hop around and check out what the rest of the Tiddly Inks Design Team has made we have some bad-ass, madly talented members that will blow you away with their amazing creations!!!