Artful INKables

Think INK #33 Winner!

2010-11-23T12:00:00.000-07:00

Our sentiment focus and fancy corners challenge winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 13 Result: 11

is Tina B!

Tina, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge and 10% off code! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...

Think INK #34

2010-11-23T07:00:00.004-07:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by another fabulous Challenge Host, Katie! This week Katie is challenging us to all create a card that is all about punches and/or die cuts! Here is her stunning example to share with everyone for some inspiration.* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, December 6th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG, lus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC34.

Think INK #32 Winner

2010-11-14T20:44:00.001-07:00

Our colors Blue, Silver and White challenge winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 27 Result: 10

is Angella Crocket!!

Angella, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge and 10% off code! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...

Think INK #33

2010-11-09T07:00:00.003-07:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by another fabulous Challenge Host, Susan's Crafty Chaos! This week Susan is challenging us to all create a card that focuses on a sentiment and have fancy corners as well! Here is her stunning example to share with everyone for some inspiration.
* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, November 22nd, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG plus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order! In addition to all these fabulous prizes, our challenge host Susan is also offering the digital paper pack that she used on her card own card from her store!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC33.

Blog hop digi winner!

2010-11-08T20:45:00.003-07:00

Racinggrandma61- you are the winner of our blog hop and new digi stamp! please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to receive your code for your free image! Thanks for hopping with us!

November Digi Blog Hop Time

2010-11-01T02:00:00.000-06:00

We have a fun new Digi Stamp available starting today that is sure to get you in the mood for the coming holiday season! And our INKgirls have some beautiful samples to show you how much fun it is to create with. This month's set is called North Pole Snow Globe and sells for only $3.25.

Please enjoy following our Digi Release Blog Hop and be sure to comment allong the way...we have a free digi coupon for one lucky winner and you never know which blog we’ll be choosing a winner from! You will have until Thursday, November 4th at midnight Eastern Standard Time to comment on all the design team blogs for a chance to win our new digi image!

To purchase our new Digital Stamps, follow this link and click on Digital Stamps. There are no shipping or handling charges. After your purchase you will receive a confirmation receipt email and, once the payment is posted you will receive another email with your download instructions.

So to start things off hop on over to Marti's Blog to see her stunning project.

Thank you for joining us today for the Artful INKables November Digi Set Blog Hop, be sure to head on over to the store pick up this adorable new set North Pole Snow Globe!

Last sneek....

2010-10-31T00:00:00.000-06:00

Last sneek peek before the release tomorrow! Stay tuned for the hop!

Another sneek peek....

2010-10-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

What oh what can it be? Find out November 1st!

First Sneek Peek

2010-10-29T00:00:00.000-06:00

Are you ready for a release from AI? This month we released our first digi.....what will this month hold in store? Stay tuned to hop with us on November 1st!

Guesses on what's in store for this month?

Think INK #31 Winner

2010-10-26T14:24:00.002-06:00

Our embossing and flowers/optional lace challenge winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 40 Result: 36

is Katie Tate!

Katie, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge, 10% off code, and to obtain information on hosting an upcoming Think INK challenge! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...

Think INK #32!

2010-10-26T07:00:00.001-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by another fabulous Challenge Host, Mary!This is our second Customer Think INK Challenge, these are starting to be all sorts of fun! Mary is challenging us to the colors Blue, Silver and White to create your card for this week!

Here is the fabulous sample Mary created for her challenge to share with all of us:Here is a bit about our GD today, Mary:

Hi! My name is Mary. I am a stay at home mom to two amazing kids (Thomas is 12 and Rebecca is 6). I have been married to my best friend, Tracy, for 7 years. I am very blessed to have such a supportive man in my life. I started as a scrapbooker 12 years ago when my son was born. Just a couple years ago I discovered both card making and stamping and found myself addicted to both very fast. Last year I created my blog and have made so many talented and wonderful friends along the way. I also love photography, reading and spending time with my family and friends. I am very excited to be this week’s guest designer. I hope you enjoy the card I made.

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, November 8th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, November 9th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do. Plus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC32.

Birthday Best....

2010-10-23T19:21:00.003-06:00

Look what DT member Alicia has been making with the AI set BIRTHDAY BES T.....

This card fits the current THINK INK challenge of embossing and flowers!

AI card swap....

2010-10-20T11:51:00.002-06:00

Check out some of the fab cards you can get in the Artful INKables swap!

Customer Cards:

I absolutely love how everything on Rae Anne Springer's fab fab card comes together using the set Steampunk Sarah!

Sandye Curry used one of my all time favorite AI sets, South of the Borde r , and I love her colors, paper and everything about this cute card!

DT cards:

Joy Stagg using Spot on Summer

Patti Nelson using Plant and Petal Prints

Think INK inspiration

2010-10-17T07:45:00.005-06:00

Don't forget to enter our current Think INK challenge, Any type of embossing with flowers and lace is optional!! Link your creations in this POST. Here's some inspiration from our DT:

Marti using Spot On Summer:

Joy using Seasonal Scenes:

Patti using Plant and Petal Prints:

Think INK #30 Winner....

2010-10-12T14:05:00.002-06:00

Our ATC Winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 6 Result: 1

is Susan!

Susan, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge, 10% off code, and to obtain information on hosting an upcoming Think INK challenge! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...

Think INK Challenge #31

2010-10-12T07:00:00.002-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by Libeeti! This is our first Customer Think INK Challenge! So Libeeti is challenging us to create a card with embossing (any type) and flowers, with adding optional lace!

Here is the fabulous sample Libeeti that created for her challenge:

Here are a few words about Libeeti:

Hi, I'm Libeeti from Israel. I began making cards only about a year ago, but I'm sure got hooked... :) For the past 9 months or so, I started making lo, and now I'm more of a scrapbooker than a cradmaker. Still I like to make cards from time to time. I'm a single mom of two charming boys, a 8.5 y and a 5.5 y. They're the joy of my life and naturally the main subject of my scrapbooking. I'm a full time working women, but my fantasy is to scrap all day long...LOL It's such a shame life get in the middle. I love vintage style, and almost every work I tend to distress a little. I love to learn new techniques and to go out of my cmfort zone, and that what challenges make me do.

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, October 25th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do. Plus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC31.

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Think INK Inspiration!

2010-10-08T07:00:00.001-06:00

There is still plenty of time to enter into the current Think INK Challenge! I thought that I would post some of the great creations that the Design Team has created for this challenge to help you all get started! Patti used these cute dogs from Top Dog!

Dawn used the stamp set Sunburst Dandies for this cheery ATC!
Jackie used the stamp set Warm Drinks for Cold Days for a warming creation!

Be sure to enter in the current challenge, we would love to see what you create for us! Plus, you can get the chance to host one of our upcoming challenges, how neat is that?!

Blog Hop Winner!

2010-10-05T12:00:00.000-06:00

We have a winner! That's right, the winner from our Digi Blog Hop is...

Kelly!

Kelly, please e-mail me at babitoons@gmail.com to redeem your prize! You get the new Digi set Harvest Crow! Hope you all enjoyed the hop, I know we all had a blast putting it together for you!

Digital Stamp Blog Hop

2010-10-01T02:00:00.001-06:00

So are you ready for our Big News?

Artful INKables is going DIGITAL!! We are opening a new section in our store for Digital Stamps and we will be adding one new digital stamp set to it each month. This month, we start out with an adorable Fall image called Harvest Crow. It includes 3 digital stamps for only $4.

To purchase our new Digital Stamps, just go to http://www.artfulinkables.com/, click on our Store and Digital Stamps. There are no shipping or handling charges. You will then receive a confirmation receipt email and, once the payment is posted you will receive another email with your download instructions.

Now to celebrate our news, we are having a Blog Hop to show off some inspiring ideas for our new images. Be sure to follow the hop all the way to the end and make sure to leave a comment on everyone’s blog, you never know which blog we’ll be choosing a winner from! You will have until Monday, October 4th at midnight Eastern Standard Time to comment on all the design team blogs for a chance to win our new digi set!

So to start things off hop on over to Marti's Blog to see her stunning project.

Thank you for joining us today for the Artful INKables October Digi Set Blog Hop, be sure to head on over to the store pick up this adorable new set Harvest Crow!

Another teaser....

2010-09-30T00:00:00.001-06:00

Here's another teaser for you! Make sure you come back tomorrow to find out what's happening at AI!

Are you ready?

2010-09-29T00:00:00.000-06:00

So are you ready for that exciting news we've been wanting to share??? Well you'll find out on October 1st, join us for a hop to find out the news....

here's a teaser for you....what do you think the news is?

Think INK #29 Winner

2010-09-28T15:50:00.002-06:00

Our Color Combo Winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 16 Result: 7

is Mary D!

Mary, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge and to obtain information on hosting an upcoming Think INK challenge! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...I love ATCs- so easy to convert them into cards!

Think INK #30

2010-09-28T07:00:00.005-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by Alicia! The challenge this time is to create an ATC, or Artist Trading Card! If you haven't made one yet, you can check out how to make one on SCS right here: ATC How To.

For Inspiration, Alicia made the following ATC:* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, October 11th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do. Plus a 10% off code for your next Artful INKables Order!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC30.

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Updates!

2010-09-20T18:00:00.002-06:00

Hey Artful INKable fans! We are working on some very new and exciting things here at AI! We want you to know that instead of monthly releases, we will have quarterly stamp releases, so new stamp releases are scheduled for the following: Nov 1., Feb 1., May 1., and Aug 1.

But in the interim, you never know what will be happening around here! So stay tuned for some new and exciting things! We appreciate you following the blog and the company!

In the mean time, check out the Think INK challenges- the current one is a color combo challenge!

And check out the AI swap on SCS, you have the opportunity to get some DT cards!

Don't forget, we'll be scanning the AI gallery on SCS for your use of AI stamps, you could be the next Featured Stamper!

Tutorial- Gift Card Holder

2010-09-18T00:00:00.003-06:00

DT member, Dawn Knight, is showing us how to make gift card holders- perfect for the upcoming holidays!

Materials needed:
Cardstock = 4" x 11"
Scor-pal or other scoring tool
Adhesive
Word Window Punch
Small Circle Punch
Embellishments and stamps as desired
Stamp Set used here is Holiday Treats and Tails

Think Ink #28 Winner

2010-09-14T17:57:00.002-06:00

Our Distressed Out Winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 64 Result: 64

is LIBETTI!

Libetti, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge and to obtain information on hosting an upcoming Think INK challenge! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...let's see how you do with a color challenge!

Think INK #29

2010-09-14T07:00:00.007-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by Me! That's right, Jackie here and my challenge this week is to use one of the following color combinations: red and green, yellow and purple, or blue and orange.

For Inspiration, I used the set Spot on Summer for this card:* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, September 27th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do.

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC29

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Distressed Out!!!

2010-09-06T18:17:00.003-06:00

The current Think INK challenge is to use distressing somehow in your creation...

DT member, Joy Stagg used Rodeo Rodent and came up with this card using distressing...

You still have time to enter, link your creation here

Think INK #27 winner....

2010-08-31T17:27:00.003-06:00

Our Bling it on Winner chosen by random.org:

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 42 Result: 4

is PEGGY SUE!

Peggy Sue, please email me at daiseyfreak@hotmail.com to claim your badge and to obtain information on hosting an upcoming Think INK challenge! Please use THINK INK WINNER as the subject line. Thanks for playing!

Congrats! Our current challenge is listed in the next post...It's not meant to "Distress" you out! lol, sorry, couldn't help myself!

Think INK #28

2010-08-31T07:00:00.001-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by Alison Heikkila, one of our recent Featured Friday Stamps! This time she is challenging you to create something "Distressed Out"!

For Inspiration, she used the stamp set Into the Moonlight for this card:* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, September 13th, 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do.

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC28

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Artful INKables swap...

2010-08-30T20:16:00.002-06:00

There are 3 spots left in the Artful INKables swap on SCS! Don't miss out on your chance to swap with some of the best stampers out there, and to get a Design Team members card! Our DT member and host, Tanya, has even offered up something a little extra for the swapper who takes the last spot!

The amazing card above is by Kim Nath! She's one of our swappers!

Think INK inspiration....

2010-08-29T17:17:00.003-06:00

The current Think INK challenge is to BLING IT ON...here is some inspiration from our DT members:

Kim Nath used Anybirdy home

Joy Stagg used Orange you Sweet

You still have some time to play before the next challenge is posted on Tuesday! Link your creations and find out the deets for the challenge HERE

Featured Stamper Friday!

2010-08-20T07:00:00.002-06:00

It's time for another Featured Stamper Friday! I do hope you are enjoying this part of our blog, I love that we get the chance to feature not only our fabulous Design Team but also some of our amazing Customers! Today we are getting to know on of our customers Alison Heikkila, if you haven't come across her before, she is a huge Twilight fan, as you can tell by some of her cards!
Alison has a very distinct style that always makes me look at the stamp sets in a different way as I am sure you can tell! I do hope you have as much fun getting to know Alison as I did! So now, lets get on to the questions!
Q ~ Married? Kids? Pets?
I am married to a man named Gene that fully supports (and enjoys!) all of my creative endeavors. I have 2 kids…my son Phoenix who is 3 ½ and my daughter Rhiannon who is 20 months. I’ve got 2 black cats named Tomato and Zucchini and a dog

Q ~ Do you have a job outside of stamping?

My job outside of stamping is being a Mom and a Wife! I used to own a scrapbooking and stamping store, but unfortunately had to close it down last year. I do wish stamping- or paper crafting in general- was more of a job then a hobby though. There’s no better way to make money than by doing something you love!

Q ~ What got you into stamping?

My Mom! I blame her for my arts and crafts addiction completely on her! She is extremely creative and talented and I like to think that she passed that along to me. I can’t remember a time that I wasn’t stamping!

Q ~ What is your favorite embellishment and why?

My favorite embellishment? That’s tough! I’m going to go out on a limb though and say ink! I love my rhinestones, eyelets and stickers but there’s just something about adding a few swishes of an ink pad that seems to always finish my work. I often find that after I ink up a project, I don’t always need another type of embellishment.

Q ~ What drew you towards Artful Inkables?

I was lucky enough to be on the Twilight Tuesday Design Team and we were given some Artful INKables stamps to use on our projects. I can honestly say that I am totally hooked on those stamps! AI has many sets that I would eventually love to get my inky fingers on!

Q ~ Do you have a favorite stamp set from Artful Inkables?

I would say that my favorite set from Artful INKables is Into the Moonlight. I just love that fabulous harlequin stamp as well as the chess piece. I use them both a lot on projects that have nothing to do with Twilight. They’re just so cool!!!

Q ~ How would you describe your stamping style?

My stamping style is…inky, distressed and a little unexpected. I of course put ink on everything. And I love to age things and tear papers up. Plus I love to work with unusual color pallets and weird pattern combinations. And of course, I love anything creepy and spooky! Halloween is my favorite day of the year, and I can never really “put away” that part of me! Yeah, you’ll see me doing cute things here and there…but my roots are definitely in the realm of the freaky! I really enjoy going for looks that you may not expected or things that you may not have originally thought would work together. I like to keep ‘em guessing!

Q ~ What’s your favorite part of stamping?

The entire creative process is my favorite part! I can’t single out just one thing. I love stamping and coloring my images, picking out funky papers, layering things…it’s the process in it’s entirety that I love.

Q ~ What is your favorite non-card type project?

I am an avid scrapbooker. I love to scrapbook. I am forever taking photos and it thrills me to take those pictures and breathe even more life into them. I even love to do custom albums for people. It’s the enjoyment of taking a special memory and bringing it to the next level. Each memory becomes a piece of art. It makes them memories even more special.

Q ~ Have you been published?

Unfortunately I have not been published…yet. It’s one of my goals for the year though, so wish me luck!

Q ~ What is your favorite coloring medium? Why?

My favorite coloring medium would be my Design Spectracolor colored pencils. I love all of the things that I can do with them. The blending of colors, the shading…making images come to life. I really am so happy when I have my colored pencils in my hand. Another medium I enjoy are my EK Success watercolor markers. Those are also fantastic to work with, but my pencils take top notch.

Q ~ Tell us about your blog… (i.e. is it all stamping, or a mix of other things?)

My blog was originally intended to be a place, not just for my crafts, bit for me to open up. Tell some stories, write some fun lists, discuss some of my feelings. My crafts have kind of taken over a bit though! I named it 21^st Century Pillow Book. A Pillow Book is a diary of sorts. It doesn't just talk about the day's events, but contains lists, observations, conversations, musings, anything the writer feels like writing about really. 21st Century is because this is a modern pillow book, since it's done on a computer. I would like to try and get some of those other elements reincorporated into my blog, but I am certainly happy that I have so many projects to share with everyone!

Q- Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

How much more do you want to read? I could go on for a while! ;} I have to say, that a little over a year ago, I didn’t even want a blog! Now, such a short time later I have made awesome friends, learned some great new techniques, brushed up on some of my old skills, and became aware of some fabulous companies, like Artful INKables. I can’t begin to explain how awesome this past year has been because of blogging. And I am so looking forward to whatever is around the next corner! Thank you so much, Artful INKables for this awesome opportunity to share a little bit of myself with all of you!

Wasn't that a lot of fun! Thank you so much Alison for taking the time to introduce yourself to everyone here! It was a pleasure getting to know you a bit more and taking a chance to admire some of your creations!

I hope you had a great time too! Thank you again for agreeing to spend some time with us today!

We Have a Winner!

2010-08-19T07:00:00.001-06:00

It's that time again, a new Think INK Challenge has been posted and now all that is left to do is announce the winner of our 26th Challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along, all of the sewing creations were fabulous! So, Random.org picked #1...

Janis! Congrats Janis, please send me an e-mail at babitoons@gmail.com to claim your prize!

If you didn't win this week, no worries, there are plenty more opportunities to come! Be sure to play along with our new challenge, I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a fabulous day all!

Think INK #27

2010-08-17T00:00:00.001-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by DT member CHERYL and she wants you to: BLING IT ON BABY!

For Inspiration, she came up using the set SEW YOU for this bookmark:

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, August 30 , 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, August 31, 2010 to win a BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG AND TO HOST ONE OF THE UPCOMING AI CHALLENGES! You will not need AI stamps to host, we will send you instructions on what to do.

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC27

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

Featured Stamper Friday!

2010-08-13T07:00:00.003-06:00

Well here we are again, it's another Friday and today we are bringing you our third Customer Featured Stamper, Michele L.! We simply loved all of Michele's entries to the Twilight Challenges and invited her to be one of our Customer Featured Stampers and she agreed! Doesn't this card just pop! Such a fun and bright card, thanks for sharing this with us! Well let's get started, it's time to get to know more about Michele!

Q ~ Married? Kids? Pets?
Yes I am married and have one child.

Q ~ Do you have a job outside of stamping?
If so, what do you do? I am a high school teacher

Q ~ What got you into stamping?Stampin' Up! got me into stamping. I went to a party with my husband believe it or not. We had no idea what it was and he just came along.

Q ~ What is your favorite embellishment and why?
ribbon! There are just so many varieties and different ways to use it!

Q ~ What drew you towards Artful Inkables?
My friend Joy!

Q ~ Do you have a favorite stamp set from Artful Inkables?
I have to say Steampunk Sarah is my favorite. I like her image and the background stamp too.

Q ~ How would you describe your stamping style?
Very versatile. I like to follow different stamping trends, and it also varies with my mood. But overall I just like making quick cards. I don't have the time or patience to spend 1 hour on a card.

Q ~ What’s your favorite part of stamping?
My favorite part is how my creativity just flows and I feel like I am removed from the world.

Q ~ What is your favorite non-card type project?
hmm I really don't have one. I like making cards the best.

Q ~ Have you been published?NO. I guess I should submit my work to be published right?

Q ~ What is your favorite coloring medium? Why?
Although I barely do it I love watercoloring. I just feel it's so liberating and easy to blend colors.

Q ~ Tell us about your blog… (i.e. is it all stamping, or a mix of other things?)
My blog is www.enchantedstamper.blogspot.com. It is mostly stamping, however in the past month I have also started to sew. So you will see at least 2 projects that I made with with my sewing machine (it's not just for paper!)
Here is another great card fro Michele, when i saw this card I simply loved everything about it, the rustic feel, the ribbon flower, and the added stitching, it came together so nicely!Thank you for taking the time to share a little bit about yourself with us and our readers Michele! I look forward to seeing what you make with our stamps in the future! Have a great day everyone, and don't worry, maybe one day you will get to see yourself here too!

Card Swap and Inspiration....

2010-08-10T00:00:00.001-06:00

Don't forget to join the AI card swap on SCS HERE! You can swap with the DT members and receive some FABULOUS CARDS! Your card can even be featured on the blog! JOIN TODAY! In the meantime, here's some Think INK inspiration from the DT making non-standard cards and using purple:

By Kim:

By Patti:

By Sammi:

You still have time to enter! Be sure to post your link to Mr. Linky HERE

Think INK inspiration...

2010-08-04T00:00:00.000-06:00

Our latest Think INK challenge is to make a non-standard card and you MUST use the color purple, here's some more inspiration from our DT:

Kim using Spot on Summer

Joy using Sew You

Patti using Sew You

Make sure to link your creations to the THINK INK CHALLENGE in Mr. Linky!

We Have a Winner!

2010-08-03T21:44:00.002-06:00

It's that time again, a new Think INK Challenge has been posted and now all that is left to do is announce the winner of our 25th Challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along, all of the sewing creations were fabulous! So, Random.org picked #31...

Yvonne! Congrats Yvonne, please send me an e-mail at babitoons@gmail.com to claim your prize!

If you didn't win this week, no worries, there are plenty more opportunities to come! Be sure to play along with our new challenge, I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a fabulous day all!

Think INK #26

2010-08-03T00:00:00.002-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by Tanya and she wants you to:

Make a Non-standard card (ie. stair-step, gate fold, etc.) And you MUST USE COLOR PURPLE

For Inspiration, she used the set, Berry Picking to come up with this:

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, August 16 , 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, August 17, 2010 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC26

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

New AI swap posted!

2010-08-02T21:26:00.001-06:00

Ready for another round of swapping cards with other Artful INKables fans? You have a chance to get some DT cards as well! Be sure to join this fantastic swap, hosted by our DT member, Tanya on SCS ON THIS THREAD.

What's your favorite AI stamp? Show it off in the swap! I know I'm going to have a hard time choosing which set to use!

Sew You....

2010-07-30T22:44:00.003-06:00

Our DT member, Cheryl, has made a tutorial on how to make this crinkled background on her blog HERE. She made this gorgeous card for our current Think INK challenge of making your own background, you still have until Monday night to enter! She used Sew You, one of AI's new releases!

Fantastic AI creations....

2010-07-27T00:00:00.002-06:00

Here's some great inspiration from our DT using some of our new sets, and our Featured Stamper of the month, Erica using some of our other fantastic sets:

Alicia using Sew You

Tanya using Sew You

Jackie using Sew You

Cheryl using Spot On Summer

Kim using Spot on Summer

Erica- our Featured Stamper this month, using Fictionally Inspired and Into the Moonlight

More Think INK Inspiration.....

2010-07-24T00:00:00.000-06:00

The current Think INK challenge is to make your own background, here's some inspiration from the DT. Make sure to link up your creations on the blog post here.

Dawn used Sew You- how sweet is this dress and background?

Michelle used Sew You

Joy used Spot On Summer

Think INK Challenge #25

2010-07-20T00:00:00.006-06:00

This week your challenge is brought to you by DT Member, Marti Wills, and she wants you to: Make your own background paper or use a special background technique

She came up with this inspiration piece for you using the new set, Sew You:

* You are not required to use AI stamps, but if you have them, we'd love to see you use them! **IF YOU USE AI STAMPS, YOU GET 2 ENTRIES FOR YOUR CREATION! JUST ENTER YOUR NAME/LINK TWICE ON MR. LINKY!!!

* You have until Monday, August 2 , 2010, midnight Pacific Standard Time to link your creation to this post. A winner will be chosen Tuesday, August 3, 2010 to win a GRAB BAG of AI STAMPS!

* When posting your link, please post the link directly to your creation- so if it's on your blog, please link it directly to the specific post with your creation.

*Please make sure that you link your creation back to the AI Blog

* If uploading to SCS or PCP, please add the keyword AIC25

Can't wait to see what you come up with! Tell your friends!

We Have a Winner!

2010-07-20T00:00:00.005-06:00

It's that time again, a new Think INK Challenge has been posted and now all that is left to do is announce the winner of our 24th Challenge. Thank you to everyone who played along, all of the sewing creations were fabulous! So, Random.org picked #32...

Susan! Congrats Susan, please send me an e-mail at babitoons@gmail.com to claim your prize!

If you didn't win this week, no worries, there are plenty more opportunities to come! Be sure to play along with our new challenge, I can’t wait to see what you create! Have a fabulous day all!

Inspiration for you...

2010-07-20T00:00:00.003-06:00

Wow, look at these cards, these also fit the current Think INK challenge to make your own background!

DT Member, Kim Nath using Sew You:

DT Member Patti Nelson using Spot on Summer:

Our Featured Stamper this month, Erica Johnson- Wanzer using Fictionally Inspired and Into the Moonlight:

Clearance!

2010-07-18T00:00:00.000-06:00

Check out the CLEARANCE section at AI! CHECK IT OUT! Here are some more of the sets you can get:

Orange you Sweet

Rodeo Rodent

Top Dog

Warm Drinks Cold Days

Zany Zoo

Think INK Inspiration!

2010-07-17T07:00:00.000-06:00

I thought you might need some more fabulous inspiration for our current Think INK Challenge! Kim made this amazing sewing kit using the new stamp set Sew You, I think that this would be a great gift for anyone!

Blog Hop Winner!

2010-07-13T07:00:00.002-06:00

I don't know where this weekend went! Well I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend, it is now time time to pick the winner from our July Release Blog Hop! Here is the lucky lady, Random.org picked #2, which meant our winner commented on Patti's blog....and comment #11 is our winner...

Craftymom205!

Huge congrats! You just won both of our new stamp sets Spot on Summer AND Sew You, plus our new set of Aquatic Charms! Please e-mail me at babitoons@gmail.com to claim your prize! Keep sticking around the AI Blog, you never know what you might see next!

Think INK inspiration...

2010-07-10T00:00:00.001-06:00

The current Think INK challenge is to use sewing- real or faux on your card/project. Here's what the DT came up with for inspiration using some of the new sets:

Alicia using Sew You

Cheryl using Spot on Summer

Patti using Sew You

Joy using Spot on Summer

Erica Johnson- Wanzer- Our July Featured Stamper - using Fictionally Inspired

Be sure to participate for your chance to win a grab bag of AI stamps and be sure to get these fantastic and versatile sets!!!

Featured Stamper.... Erica Johnson-Wanzer

2010-07-09T00:00:00.003-06:00

Erica Johnson-Wanzer is our featured stamper for the ENTIRE month of July! She won our Twilight Challenge Month contest..... let's get to know her a little bit!

Q- Married, Kids, Pets?
No, No, kinda. I am not married but I have been with my wonderful boyfriend Wade for almost a year. No kids of my own, but I am the honorary aunt to some of my friends' children. Wade and I just moved in together, so while we have no pets living with us, my parents have 2 dogs that I call mine. Chocolate is a black lab/blue healer mix (13 years old) and Oreo is a border collie (9 years old).

Q- Do you have a job outside of stamping? If so, What do you do?
I only wish that stamping was my full time job! I am a full-time student and will be student teaching 4th grade in the fall. I am done in December with my elementary education license (this is my second "degree"). I also work part-time at Old Navy.

Q- What got you into stamping?
I started scrapbooking in 1999 but got really into in in 2003 when I was scrapbooking my study abroad semester. After I caught up scrapbooking I had all these supplies and nothing to do with them. A co-worker's wife sold for The Angel Company, and she told me how great stamping and cardmaking was. I bought my first set from her and the rest is history.

Q- What is your favorite embellishment and why?
This is difficult. I love embossing powder because I am still thrilled watching it turn from powder to solid. Also it just adds a boldness to the work. I also love bling in any form and clear Dew Drops are a personal favorite because they just add so much and are so simple.

Q- What drew you towards Artful Inkables?
I am a huge Twilight fan and Artful Inkables teamed up with Twilight Tuesday to showcase the new Twilight inspired stamps. As soon as I saw them, I had to have them and I bought them the first second I could. (Literally, I bought them at work!) Once I got them I love them and the packaging is really handy too!

Q Do you have a favorite stamp set from Artful Inkables?
Fictionally Inspired is my favorite. I really love showcasing just the quotes on a card. Plus I was on the Twilight Tuesday design team and I probably used the sentiments weekly on cards and there was always a new way to use them. The possibilities are endless!

Q How would you describe your stamping style?
Simple and frugal. I am a full-time student, so money and time is limited. I also really like the look of a clean card.

Q What is your favorite part of stamping?
There are no rules. You can mix whatever colors or patterns you want. I also love the fact that you can make it as personal as you want when making it for a friend or loved one. You don't get that personal touch from a store. I also love the friendships that I have made through stamping/blogging. I have been really blessed to have these people in my life and without stamping, that wouldn't have been possible.

Q- What is your favorite non- card type project?
I have scrapbooked before and have some photos ready for albums. I also like making coaster albums and door hangs. I used to make scarves and baby booties using my Knifty Knitter, but it has been a while.

Q- Have you been published?
Not yet, but I hope to be.

Q- What is your favorite coloring medium? Why?
It depends on my mood and the effect I want. I just got some Prisma colored pencils and some gamsol and been trying that. For a little quicker and bolder effect, I use my markers (Bic, Prisma, and Tombow).

Q- Tell us about your blog?
I started Inked Up and Ready to Play in November of 2008. I was taking a class about integrating technology into the classroom and one thing we had to do was an educational blog. I loved it so much, I made a stamping blog. I use the blog to showcase my creations, but also show off some personal photos and stories. Earlier this year, Wade, being the computer nerd he is, bought me my own domain name and now he hosts the site.

Q- Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
Besides stamping I am an avid reader. Children's books are my favorite because I always love seeing how I could use them to teach. I also love trivia games and try to watch Cash Cab and Jeopardy on a daily basis. I also play in a live trivia game once a week with a group of friend. I am thrilled to be the featured stamper for Artful Inkables. It is a huge honor.

Thanks for sharing with us Erica! Stay tuned to see more of Erica this month! Check out her blog and leave her some love!