Holiday Update & Blog Candy

Hi All!! Hope everyone is recovering from the Christmas holidays!! I, for one, am pooped. Sheesh, I love Christmas but not the stress and hustle it brings along. I have been busy working on some deadlines that are coming up this week so I don't have anything to show you just yet...but I will have some goodies on the 1st that you won't want to miss. I am having so much fun with some new stamps and I can't wait to share them with you. So for now I am going to signing off until next year. I want to wish everyone a safe and fun New Year celebration. Thanks for making Ink A Stamp such a success and a big hug to all my LOYAL readers. xoxox

PS. I just wanted to say that I was a VERY good girl this year since Santa brought me a new Canon Rebel camera and Copic makers. Eeeekkkk!!! Leave a comment and tell me what gift was the most exciting and or meaningful for a chance at some blog candy! Winner will be announced on January 1st. Good luck

Lizze Anne Friday

So today I have another non-Christmas related card to share. I got this new Lizze Anne Designs stamp in the mail the last week and it has been sitting patiently on my work table. I have been dying to use it but with so many other "must-do's" I have had to wait until today. I decided it would go perfectly with this week's SCS Sketch challenge. I colored in the cute little wedding images with my trusty prisma colors. I added some stickles to the bubbly, flower centers, and bows. I also used some of my new super YUMMY Crate Paper "Hey Sugar". I love this so much I can't seem to put it down. But I can't show you what I've used it for just yet. (I know I'm bad) Other card stock used is SU Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Pomegranate, Creamy Caramel, Bravo Burgundy, and Whisper White. The ribbon is May Arts and the circle punches are from SU. Well that is all for today. Have a great weekend and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Hugs, Ana

The Cat's Pajamas Thursday

Hi All! Today I want to change things up a bit by sharing a baby card instead of another Christmas card. I made this one for a dear friend who is having a baby shower in a few weeks. She just found out it's a boy so I knew that I wanted to use this adorable little boy's overalls from The Cat's Pajamas. I tried to go with the monochromatic feel by using the same colors throughout the card. I colored in the overalls with my prisma colors and stamped the sentiment which is also from TCP on the top of the panel. I ran a line of dots by using my SU paper piecing template and mat (one of my favorite tools) along the top edge so that it meets up with the sentiment. For the base of the card I used SU Blue Bayou and then framed the Basic Grey "Lily Kate" patterned paper with SU Certain Celery. The overall panel is matted with Bayou and Banana. The smaller inner panel is Sky Blue and Blue Bayou again. The ribbon is SU and the baby pin is from Paper Studio. Well that's all for today but I do have another card to share with you tomorrow. Hugs, Ana

PS Just a reminder that Stampin' Up has released their retired list online and you have until the 31st to place your orders before they are gone forever. If you have any questions please send me an email.

Papertrey Ink Tuesday

Today I have another PTI "Believe" card to share. This one features the Christmas tree image. I stamped it on SU Whisper White card stock and colored it in with my trusty prisma colors. I then matted it onto SU Chocolate Chip and added some SU hardware ribbon sliders on each side. I ran some SU ribbon and tied some bows at the ends. The sentiment is stamped and then punched out with SU oval punches. Other card stock used is SU River Rock, Old Olive, Kraft, Cranberry Crisp, and Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding". Stay tuned for some more cards tomorrow.
Hugs,
Ana

Hi All! Today is a quick post featuring the Papertrey Ink Believe set. I've had this set for a while but this was the first time I inked it up. I know bad me, but I will certainly use it more often now. I colored in the Santa with my prisma colors and framed it with black card stock. The edges were made with decorative scissors. Other card stock used is SU Going Grey, River Rock, Old Olive, and Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding". The silver brad is from Making Memories. Stay tuned for some more cards tomorrow.
Hugs,
Ana

Fun Friday

Hi All! I can't believe its Friday already! This week flew by...eeekk I better get to shopping since I still haven't even begun to get Christmas gifts. I did however finish this order for my mother's co-worker. She wanted me to make her some photo Christmas cards. Isn't her son adorable! So for the card I decided to use My Favorite Things Digi Papers and the "Winter Blast" set. I went with this layout because it allowed me to stamp a small image and still have room to display the picture. I stamped the penguins onto the dotted blue paper and colored them in with prisma colors. I added some liquid pearls to the panel to resemble snow. I also added some glitter to add some sparkle. Then I matted that panel with SU Blue Bayou. The picture is matted with SU Chocolate Chip. Other card stock is SU Olive, Real Red, and Sky Blue. Accessories are SU ribbon, circle punches, and silver eyelets. I had a great time making these and I think I will use the same layout for my son's Christmas picture. Have a great weekend! Hugs, Ana

Wishing You Wednesday

Hello everyone! Today I have a card featuring the My Favorite Things "Home for the Holidays" stamp set. I tried to create a cozy and warm Christmas scene. When I stamped the tree I did some masking so that the fireplace would appear to be slightly behind the tree. I tried to create depth that way. I colored in my images with my favorite prisma colors and gamsol. (BTW I just purchased Copics for Christmas and I can't wait to get my hands on them!!) Once I finished coloring the scene I added some stickles to the fireplace and Christmas tree lights. I then matted it with SU Chocolate Chip card stock. Other paper used is SU Old Olive, River Rock, and Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding" PP. After I adhered the papers to the card base I took my main image and added some hardware tags on each side. I ran some twill ribbon through them and tied bows on each end. I really like how it brought everything together. Well that is it for my cozy Christmas scene. I call this one Roasted Chestnuts. Stay tuned for some more Christmas cards tomorrow!

Hugs,
Ana

Too Cute Tuesday

Isn't this stamp from Stampendous too cute?!!? I think so :) He is the last of the two stamps from the Nativity collection I bought. But I am thinking I want to buy the rest of them. *grin* So for the card I colored in the main image with my trusty prisma colors and gamsol. I added a few details to the image by dabbing some stickles on the grass and hay. The lambs also have liquid pearls. (My new favorite toy) I matted him on SU Chocolate Chip and adhered him on some green "Figgy Pudding" card stocked with is also matted with Chocolate Chip. I added some eyelets to the corners of the green panel. The base of the card is SU Kraft and again I added Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding" pp to the lower half. The card is finished off with some wide twill ribbon. I frayed the edges for added dimension. Stay tuned for some more Christmas cards tomorrow.
Hugs, Ana

Sunday Afternoon

Hi Everyone!! It's Sunday afternoon and I am enjoying some much needed stamping time. I recently ordered some Stampendous nativity stamps and I have been dying to play with them. I absolutely LOVE them. Today I have a card featuring the Blessed Family stamp. I colored them in with my prisma colors and added some stickles to the star. The sentiment is from My Favorite Things "Sassy Sayings". I did some paper piercing around the main image for added detail. I then matted it with SU Sahara Sand and Chocolate Chip card stock. Other SU card stock is So Saffron. The patterned paper is Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding". Other accessories are SU eyelets and twill. Stay tuned for some more Stampendous cards tomorrow. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Hugs Ana Wohlfahrt

MFT Stamp Release Day

Wow! If you didn't check out the My Favorite Things cocktail party last night you missed out on some fun and laughter. We had such an awesome turn-out. It was so great that it was hard to keep up with all the posts. I can't wait until next months party! So today I have a few more cards that I made featuring the new sets that are now available at the MFT store. The first one is using the "Rain or Shine" set. I colored in the girl's rain coat with my prisma colors and gamsol. The card stock used is SU Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Whisper White, Kraft, Real Red, and Basic Grey PP. Accessories are SU ribbon, brads, and paper piercing mat and template. For the second card I used the "Icing on the Cake" set. I colored in the cakes with my prisma colors again. I adorned the cakes with K&Co rhinestones. The ribbon is a spool I found hidden in my ribbon box. I know its not SU so I am thinking I bought it at Mike's. The sentiment is matted with a nestabilites scalloped rectangular die cut. Card stock is from MFT's new pink Digi Paper and SU Pomegranate, Kraft, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. To complete the card I added some SU gold eyelets to the four corners of the main image. Well I hope you enjoyed my MFT sneak peaks. Now I can't wait to see what everyone else has made with theirs. Oh and I forgot to add that you have until 8 pm tonight to enter the MFT Guest designer contest. Go to the SCS MFT member forum for all the details. Plus Kim, the MFT lady, is offering 20% off your whole order which includes stamps, ink, and Memory Box paper!! Go to the forum for the coupon code.
Hugs,
Ana

MFT Sneaky Peaky #3

We are only hours away from the new My Favorite Things release!! I hope you are excited because we have some really cool games, prizes, and fun planned for you before the big reveal on the SCS MFT Member Forum cocktail party. I think what I am most excited about is the Guest designer contest challenge. I can't wait to see all the entries and see who Cammie and Jen pick as the winner. The MFT DT will also have some exclusive card samples that will be released during the cocktail party. But for right now I have a couple of cards to share with you featuring the new "Rain or Shine" and "Icing on the Cake" set. The first one was made using the cute little umbrella, rain clouds, and rubber boots images from "Rain or Shine." I stamped the images with my Versa Magic dew drops since I find that these are the best for solid acrylic stamps. I cut out one rain cloud and added some crystal effects for added dimension. Then I stuck some 3d glue dots to the cloud and the rubber boots to make them pop. The card stock is a mixture of SU, Basic Grey, and MFT Digi Paper. For SU I used Pretty in Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. Other accessories not mentioned are SU ribbon and prisma colors for the boots. The second sample is from the "Icing on the Cake" set. I also used the new Petaloo Magnetic tags that are now also available at the MFT store. So for the cupcakes I did some masking to create the tiered stand. I colored them in with prisma colors and added some stickles on the frosting. The card stock is once again MFT Digi paper (I LOVE this stuff) and SU So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. To embellish the gift tag holder I used some SU ribbon, circle punches, a Maya Road clear bloom, and a Paper Studio pink brad. I used my cropadile to punch the hole through the magnet. Inside the tag I made a little pocket so you can slide a gift card. I really love these tags and they really come in handy when you need a quick gift idea. Well that's all I have for you today but if you need to see some more sneaky peaks make sure you head on over to the cocktail party tonight from 9-11pm I will have some new samples to share with everyone. Hope to see you there. Hugs Ana

MFT Sneaky Peaky #2

Hi again! Today I have another sample featuring the new upcoming My Favorite Things mini of the month that will be released tomorrow night. I tried a few new techniques on this card. I still colored in the main image with my prisma colors but this time I added liquid pearls to resemble the snow. I really like how this effect came out. I also added crystal effects on the snowman to give him an icy look. I added a close up of the detail to the main image. I also did some stamping on twill with the accessories included in the set. I colored in the mittens with my SU markers. Since I felt that just the twill ribbon was not popping enough against the background patterned paper I went ahead and tied some of my "as seen in every card" chocolate chip wide ribbon. For card stock I picked SU River Rock, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White, and Figgy Pudding PP. To complete the card I added some red brads. I hope you are enjoying my sneaky peaks. Make sure to head on over to the SCS MFT Member Forum for the Cocktail party tomorrow from 9-11pm for some samples featuring the other sets that are to be released. Its going to be a blast. Here are the details....

My Favorite Things is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, December 5 from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time. Head over to the MFT forum on SCS to find out all the details and join us there on Wednesday night. There will be give aways, coupon codes, a challenge and sneak peeks. Find out on Wednesday how you can become a MFT Guest Designer. Join us!

MFT Sneak Peak #1

Hi All! I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. I, for one, got tons of stamping done. *Whoot Whoot* Most of the stamping is for the upcoming My Favorite Things release on December 3rd. Kim from MFT has some awesome stamp sets designed that you will all love. For today's sneak peak I have one of the three to share and it's called "Baby It's Cold Outside". It's this month's mini and I absolutely love it. I features the trademark headless girl building a cute little snowman. It comes with tons of winter says and snowman accessories. Oh, and I forgot to mention that MFT is also releasing their first ever digital paper collection. Both of the cards where made with the new line. The best part of the digital papers is that you have an endless supply at your fingertips plus they take up very little ink. I printed almost all the papers in the collection and I barely saw a dent on my colored ink supply. Pretty cool if you ask me :) So now for the details of the cards. Both images were colored in with my prisma colors and gamsol. On the pink card I stamped the image on SU WW and on the red one I used Kraft. They create different effects. On the first card I added crystal effects and dazzling diamonds glitter to the snowman and snowflake tag. Its supah sparkly IRL. Other card stock used is SU Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, and Real Red. Accessories are SU ribbon, circle punches, eyelets, and 3d glue dots. For the second card I tried to make it more striking and not so cutesy by adding SU Basic Black and Going Gray card stock. I also added a touch of silver with SU eyelets. The ribbon is black and white polka dot May Arts ribbon. Well that's all I have for you today but don't forget to check back tomorrow for MFT Sneak Peak #2.
Hugs,
Ana

PS My Favorite Things is having a New Release Cocktail Party on Wednesday, December 5 from 9-11 p.m. Eastern time. Head over to the MFT forum on www.splitcoaststampers.com to find out all the details and join us there on Wednesday night. There will be give aways, coupon codes, a challenge and sneak peeks. Find out on Wednesday how you can become a MFT Guest Designer. Join us!