The Inking Spot of Crain Creations

You are fabulous! Something old & something new...made easy

Today some of the My Time Made Easy DT are showing off some older faves with some NEW goodies!  One of the Mom's that I just love chatting with at Will's Lacrosse game is having a really rough time right now, so I took this opportunity to make her a little something that I hope makes her smile.  I used the In Suspense template and filled it with some homemade chocolate truffles.  I just love the concept of this template, hanging it on the door anonymously... it is sooo me!  And it's the perfect size for so may little goodies and since I am always looking for an excuse to make some chocolates... it's a win-win :)  My tag was super easy, and I LOVED the fact that it was digital so I could layer just perfectly!  Using GIMP I started off with the label and "bloom" from the Spring in Bloom digi set.  I left the label un-colored and printed it in black, the bloom I "filled" with a pink that matches my paper and then added the sentiment from the Sensational Sentiments (from the digi set called "Sensational Digital Package").  I printed this on some white cardstock and colored the rest with my copics... I LOVE the look :)  Naturally I had to add some ribbon and it just needed a button on the bow and Voila!  Easy Peasy and inexpensive goodie that I hope will bring a smile to a friend :)

That's all for now, thanks for popping by hope to see you again soon.  Please visit these My Time friends to see what they're showing off today!

 

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Lori Hairston

Lori Kalus

Mara Campbell

Pattie Goldman

Lauren Meader

 

 

 

MFT Guest DT Challenge... Bunny Hop

Wowza, 2 posts in one day!  So I decided to play along with this month's MFT Guest DT Challenge and the theme is "Do the Bunny Hop".  Well I don't really have any Easter stamps (like NONE at all) so I was kind of stumped for a bit, but as I was thinking of my neighbor across the street (having a difficult time right now)... the idea hit me :)  "Hoppy Spring" and flowers!  I used last week's sketch challenge on SCS for my card and then grabbed the Bouncing Bunny cut files from My Time Made Easy to decorate the flower pot.  I had to alter the Bunny a little because of the shape of the pot, but I rather like the way it turned out.  BUT I am in LOVE with the card...

I found this pad of paper (Honey Cake, by MME), hiding in a pile of scraps that needed to be put away and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!!  I finally got to use my Mini Banner die-namics & the alphabet set that came with it...soo fun!  Of course the icing on the cake is the precious Because I Love You Pure Innocence.  I just love the soft look of this card... kinda bummed I'm giving it to my neighbor ;)  

Well, thanks for popping in.

Stamps: Because I Love You Pure Innocence & Mini Alphabet set (MFT Stamps)  Paper: Honey Cake (MME)  Accessories: Prima Flowes, Mini Banner die-namics (MFT Stamps), Bisque & Lemon Yellow liquid pearls, Black glaze pen (Sakura), White Souffle pen  Copics: B21, B26, B34, E000, E00, E21, E35, E37, E57, E70, E71, E74, E77, G24, R20, R22, RV32, RV34, YR12, YR14  Challenges: MFTGuestDT0412, SC378

 

I tried "ghosting" with some Mojo!

Today I decided to try the Ghosting technique over on SCS.  Last month's release from Mark's Finest Papers had some AWESOME images just perfect for silhouettes.  So I grabbed this image from the Lighthouses set and got busy!  I used the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from the Lighthouses set for the background and then the Happy Birthday sentment from the Wild Horses set was perfect for a tag!  I wish I had used a little darker blue for the panel, but other than that I rather like how this turned out.  Normally I think my "manly" type cards are rather boring, but I rather like this one :)  The sketch is last week's Mojo sketch and it was just PERFECT for this card!!  Well thanks for popping by, hope to see you again soon :)

Stamps: Lighthouses and Wild Horses (Mark's Finest Papers)  Ink: VersaFine, Sky (Memento), Onyx Black (VersaFine)  Accessories: Ribbons (Mark's Finest Papers), Lettuce Liquid Pearls  
Challenges: Mojo234