Tags, Tags, Tags

Happy Saturday! Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. I hope you all survived Black Friday yesterday.  I stayed out of the stores and did some crafting instead.  I don't like crowds!

I have the privilege of guest designing again this month for Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station.  I used 4 different digis to make these Christmas tags:

These digis are available for Crafting Station Club members.  You can try the membership for the first 2 months for only 99 cents!

I used Copic markers on each of these tags.  I cut the tags out on my Cricut, using the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge. 

Four tags, ready to go for Christmas!  Enjoy!

Thanks to Beth and Thia for BMCCS for the opportunity to guest design today. 

Let's Talk Turkey!

Hello, crafty friends! Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. I am very pleased to have the opportunity to guest design today. Thanks to Anne and Thia for this chance to use these great digis!I was on the Get Inky! design team last year, and enjoyed working with Anne and Thia very much! 

It's not quite Halloween, but Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Today, I'm talking turkey....

Now, this is a colorful, spoiled turkey!  You gotta love that sentiment!  I used a digi set from BMMCS.  You can find this in the Digi Digi Doodle Etsy Shop HERE.

I colored the turkey with Copic markers, concentrating on the fantastic tail, because, after all, he IS a spoiled turkey, so he HAS to look GOOD! 

I used 2 sizes of the Spellbinders die #38 on this card, wrapping it in Tuxedo Black Timeless Twine. The designer papers are from Lawn Fawn Sweater Weather 6x6 pad (available through the Blue Moon Creation Crafting Station!)  The card base is Kraft card stock from Close To My Heart.

This cute little digi was very fun to work with -- simple to color, and loaded with possibilities!  Again, thanks to BMCCS for the chance to guest design today!

Julie's Inspiration for the Christmas Challenge

Hello, Get Inky friends! It's Julie on the blog today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. Christmas creeps closer and closer, so the current Christmas challenge on the Get Inky! Challenge blog 

seems like the perfect theme! Here's my inspiration for the challenge:

 

 

I used the Holiday 2013 Get Inky! stamp set found here.  This stamp set is packed with images AND sentiments.  It is so fun to create with!  the possibilities are endless!

Inside of this is a gift card holder.  I cut it out on my Silhouette.  For more details about this project, please visit my blog.  I've made several of these, and they are ready to go.  Now, if I could just get my gifts wrapped!

 



Julie's Onward & Upward Inspiration for Challenge #18

Is it still hump day when the work week is so short? Happy Wednesday, my friends.  Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. There's a new challenge underway over on the Get Inky! Challenge blog, and the theme is Onward & Upward.

I made a hot air balloon card using my Silhouette earlier this summer, and I thought the shape would be perfect for this challenge.  So, I looked through my computer folders until I found it, and made another balloon shaped card for this challenge. 

 

 

The stamp set I used on this card is the Get Inky! Stamps Love Bugs set.

 

Come join the Onward & Upward Challenge at the Get Inky Challenge blog.  I'd love to see what you create with this theme!

To learn more details about this card, and to see what else I've been working on, please visit my blog.

And Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends!

Snowmany Thanks!

Happy Friday, crafty friends! Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.  The current theme for the Get Inky! Stamps challenge blog is "Thanks & Thanksgiving". With that in mind, I created this gift card holder: 

 

 I cut the gift card holder out on my Silhouette, and used the Get Inky! Stamps Holiday 2013 stamp set to stamp the sentiment. You can find it in the Etsy shop. 

Here's the inside view:

 

 

I think this will be the perfect holiday gift for the teachers, staff members, Sunday school teachers, beauticians, and Postal workers in my life.  That's all for me, I've got more gift cards to make and stamp!

Create your own "Thanks and Thanksgiving" project and join the challenge! I'd love to see what you make!

For more details about this project, and to see what else I've been working on, please visit my blog.



Boo-tiful! 3D Inspiration

Happy day-before Halloween, crafty friends.  Julie here today from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers.  The current challenge on the Get Inky! Challenge blog is 3D Holiday. Being so close to Halloween, I just HAD to create a "spooky" 3D character for some inspiration! 

 

 

This treat bag is cut out on my Silhouette and stamped with the Get Inky! Stamps 2013 Halloween set.  Isn't it adorable?  Perfect for a little treat for the ghosts and goblins in your life!

Make your own 3D project and link it up at the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  I'd love to see what you've been up to!

For more details about this treat bag, and to see what else I've been working on, please visit my blog!



Inspiration for the "Cakes, Cakes, and Cupcakes" Challenge #12

Hi, Get Inky! friends.  Julie here from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers with some cupcake inspiration for you.

There's a cupcake challenge going on (Cakes, Cakes, and Cupcakes) at the Get Inky! Challenge blog, and Get Inky! Stamps sells some adorable cupcake stamps in their Etsy shop, so this should be a fun, easy one to participate in.

Last week, I left a little sneak of what I was making today on the "What'cha Workin' on Wednesday" post.  Laura Turcotte guessed it right!

 

I made a cupcake holder for the challenge, using my Silhouette and some Close to My Heart papers.  I stamped a cute cupcake image several times using Close To My Heart Saddle ink, fussy cut it, layered it up, used some Stickles on it to make it look like frosting, stamped and fussy cut a bow, and stamped a sentiment. All the stamped images are from the Get Inky! Sew Sweet Cupcake set. And, there's room inside the box for one delicious cupcake. 

Here's a close up of the stamped images.  Yummy!

 



 Let's see your cake and cupcake creations.  Get inky! friends and enter the challenge!

Let's Celebrate!

Hello, Get Inky! friends.  Julie here from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers, hoping you are having a terrific Friday! We're having a Christmas in July and birthday challenge on the Get Inky! Challenge blog.  I thought you might need a little inspiration. 

I love shaped cards.  I used my Silhouette to make this one:

 

I used the Get Inky! Stamps "Sew Sweet Cupcake" stamp set.  It is a very big stamp set -- 6x8!  With lots of sentiments and such. And, I love the fonts on this "birthday wishes" -- so elegant!

 

Please stop by my blog for more details on this card, and don't forget to link up to the Get Inky! Challenge blog with your Christmas or birthday creation for your chance at some great prizes.



Fun with a Sun- and Get Inky! Stamps, of course!

Happy Friday, Get Inky! Stamps lovers.  Julie here from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers with some Summer sun fun inspiration for you.  That's the current challenge going on right now over on the Get Inky! Challenge blog, so make sure you come up with your own inspiration, then link up for a chance at some great prizes! Create anything that reminds you of summer, or sun, or fun in the sun.  Easy, right?

 

Here's my summer sun project for you today:

 

 

I used the ever popular "Buzzing Bees" stamp set to make this card.  This stamp set is HUGE, and has many bees, trails, and sentiments for a great variety of techniques.  Please visit my blog for more details on how I made this card. Then, come join the Summer Sun Fun challenge!

It's Red, White, and it's Blue, too!

Hello, Julie here from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. I hope you are enjoying your weekend AND this last day of June!

The Red, White, and Blue challenge is underway at Get Inky! Challenges. You still have plenty of time to link up those Patriotic projects you've been working on.

I had so much fun making today's inspiration for you, using the Joyful Jar Drinks Get Inky! Stamp Set.

 

 

It's not what you might expect for a red, white, and blue card, but the colors are all there.  For a step-by-step how-to on this card, and other products that I used, I'd love it if you stopped by my blog.

And don't forget to link up to the current challenge!

Are YOU a Glitter Fan?

Hello, Get Inky! Stamps fans, it's Julie from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers with today's glittery inspiration.  And it's Wednesday -- I can see the weekend from here!  Woot!

I don't know about you, but I am not a huge glitter fan.  It's way too messy for me.  I once made a glittery project out on my deck on a cold day in October, and I STILL found glitter from one end of my house to the other.  There seems to be no way to avoid it.  Especially with 3 dogs (that make 12 paws) tracking it around with them. So, I tend to use glitter alternatives, like glitter glue.  So, even though the current theme is glitter.  I cheated just a little bit.  See what you think!

I used a Get Inky! digi stamp on the sailboat and paper pieced it.  That was a new digi technique for me, but was very easy to do.  Then, after I fussy cut each piece, I used a corresponding color of glitter glue, a spritz of water, and a paint brush, and painted on my glitter glue.  Here's a close up so you can hopefully see the sparkle a little better.

Can you see how each piece of the sailboat -- even the flag -- has it's own glittery wonderfulness to it?  It's a great technique if you don't like to get messy.

The "Birthday Wishes" sentiments is from the Get Inky! Stamps Sew Sweet Cupcakes stamp set. 

For more about this card, please visit my blog and tell me what you think of my glitter technique.  Did I cheat?  Don't forget to link up to the current glitter challenge.

And the Get Inky! Stamps design team is having their first (FIRST) 1st ever blog hop June1-3 for National REPEAT r-e-p-e-a-t repeat day!  Please join us for all the fun starting here!

Bee Happy Box

Happy Wednesday, Get Inky! Stamps fans! Julie Odil here from Muddy Paws & Inky Fingers. It's Hump Day -- we can see the weekend from here! Woohoo!  Have you entered the Get Inky! Stamps Challenge yet? We're having a "show us your diecuts" challenge, and I have some inspiration for you.

I used the Buzzing Bees set throughout this project -- bees, sentiment, even the flowers.  This stamp set is {HUGE} and has so many possibilities.

Here's another angle that really shows off the adorable bees:

 

 

and that's it for me.  Come back tomorrow for some more inspiration. And, don't forget to enter the challenge.  For all the details of this project, I'd love it if you'd visit my blog!

The Get Inky! Stamps design team is going to have their first ever blog hop June 1-3, celebrating National Repeat (repeat) {repeat} Day on June 3.  How fun is that?!? Join in on the fun, inspiration, and of COURSE  PRIZES! 

I'm sharing a card -- help me share my excitement!

Greetings, Get Inky fans!  My name is Julie Odil and I'm pleased to be a new designer for the Get Inky! stamps team.  Today is my first post and I'm super excited to be here!

Here's a picture of my girl, Molly and I.  Molly is a 12 year old Golden Retriever.  I have 3 Goldens in my house.  One of them, Sophie, goes to work with me everyday.  She and I both work full-time in the local nursing home.  I work as the activity director.  She works at spreading joy and collecting treats. If you follow my blog, Muddy Paws and Inky Fingers (and I hope you do!), you'll hear tales of my dogs.  I occasionally talk of my husband of 29 years, too!

I love, love, love to stamp, so being on this design team is sooooo much fun for me.  If I can find a way to stamp on a project, I do.  And the Get Inky! Stamps have so many possibilities.  This is going to be great! 

I made a card for you today using stamps from two sets -- "Sew Sweet Cupcakes" and "Buzzing Bees".  They are both available here in the store. For more details about the card, please visit my blog.

There's still time to link up to the current challenge and win your choic of 3 free digis, but you'll want to get going because the challenge ends at midnight tonight.  Hurry! It's worth! There's great digi stamps in the store to choose from!

I look forward to many more happy stamping moments with Get Inky! Stamps.