Ham It Up

Hello All! I'm on the Quick Creations blog with a birthday card featuring this crazy little hog that likes to party.  My card was inspired by the Christmas Wreath, I didnt think it fair that wreaths are predominately used for holidays so I thought it was time that a birthday wreath be created. This little hog needs a special place to ham it up on. hehe.

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Ps. As a reminder: Head on over to the Quick Creations challenge blog to play along with the monthly challenge that is currently happening. As always, there will be a prize for playing.  

SUPPLIES

Stamp: My Favorite Things - Birdie Brown “Hog Heaven” Clear Stamp Set

Paper: Echo Park – “Party Time” 6x6 Paper Pad, Recollections 110lb heavy card stock

Dies: Lawn Fawn – “Large Stitched Square” Die, Spellbinder Circle dies

Extras: Quick Creations Sequins - "Sunkissed Meadow", Recollections gems

Medium: Prismacolored Pencils

Birthday Bear Hugs

Hello All! I'm on the Quick Creations blog today with a beary special birthday card. This cute bear is getting ready to jump out of a gift box to yell surprise and dance around. But who could be scared by this fuzzy, cuddly creature, especially when he has this soft look. I hope your day is fuzzy and cuddly today and have found inspiration here.

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Submitting to:
MFT Card Challenges - Sketch 293

SUPPLIES

Image: My Favorite Things (Birdie Brown) - Beary Special Birthday clear stamp

Paper: Simple Stories - "Vintage Bliss" 6x6 pad

Ink: My Favorite Things - Hybrid Ink "Cotton Candy"

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

TGF Special Release: MINI SETS

Happy Sunday! The mini-remix Anya sets are officially on sale at The Greeting Farm shop, YAY!!! I know it must seem like forever when they were first sneak peeked and if you missed the pre-sale, now is your chance to get them. They are uber cute and are great for all sorts of projects. Make sure you head on over to the greeting farm blog to check out all awesome creations and for your chance to win your own set.

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SUPPLIES

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Mega-Mini Amazing stamp set

Sentiment: Avery Elle - Cake and Candles

Paper: Lawn Fawn- Perfectly Plaid

Birthday Parade

Happy Monday! I'm on the Quick Creations blog today with a birthday card featuring this cute little parade girl. She's ready to march up and down the street in celebration of her cute pet turtles birthday party. I hope you found some inspiration here and you go off and create a card for your pet turtle or pet duckie ;) Make sure you head over to the QC shop to purchase a parade stamp.

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SUPPLIES
Image: Saturated Canary Stamp - Parade
Paper: Doodlebug - "Under the Sea" 6x6
Enamels: Doodlebug - tiny flowers sprinkles
Sentiment: Avery Elle - "Cake and Candles" stamp set
Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Sweet Wishes

Scroll down to see my post for the "Eggstra Special" Greeting Farm Preview post 

Hello friends! I'm continuing my gorjuss girl series for Quick Creations and today I have this cute little girl that's a little reminiscent of a Florence nightingale or a school girl :) I  believe she was created to be used for winter theme cards but I changed it up and gave her some fun bright colors to make her look like's she's ready for a party.   

These stamp sets are great because they bring the image of the gorjuss girl along with lots of extras, such as hearts, labels, animals etc. Click here to see all the gorjuss girls that Noelle offers in her shop so you can pick some up for you. She also has a Sale/Clearance section as well as a New Items and Pre-Orders happening in the QC Shop.

There is also a monthly challenge happening on the QC Blog and the theme is Shaker Cards, which are fun to make and give as gifts. Who doesn't love a little sparkle and sound in their cards. If you play along, you'll have a chance to win a store gift certificate. Click here to go to the challenge blog.
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SUPPLIES
Image: Santoro/Gorjuss - Winter's Night

Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps - Sweet Sentiments

Enamel Dots: Simple Stories - Enchanted

Paper: Doodlebug - Sugar Shoppe 6x6 paper, Bristol, Recollections 110lb
Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
Dies: Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle and Tag, You're It

Sweet Wishes

The Greeting Farm Blog - Summertime Challenge

Hello and Happy Day to you! I hope your weekend was a great one. Mine was full of sun, sun, a sweet boys birthday party and more sun. The weather has been out of control lately and Im hoping this week brings on some cool days. I'm continuing The Greeting Farm Series that is happening over at Quick Creations. Noelle is promoting several stamp companies and I got The Greeting Farm, woohoo! My character is Ian, so for the next few QC posts, its going to be all about him with some Anya thrown in the mix.

My previous Ian post had Ian and Anya going to a royal summer ball. Now, Ian is going to a summer party. This card was made for a sweet little 4 year old that just celebrated over the weekend. He loves cupcakes (of course), marvel (because he knows whats good for him) and being cute all around ;) This birthday Ian, although intended for birthdays, can also be used for other type of projects. I just think a little altering can be done or just left as is. I hope this inspires you to get crafty. Thanks for stopping by. 

submitting to: August Farm Fresh Challenge - Summertime

My supplies have been linked to QC Shop and while there make sure to check out the Sale that is currently happening.

Image Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Birthday Ian

Sentiment Stamp: Whimsy Stamps - "Sweet Sentiments" clear stamp set

Paper: Echo Park - Birthday Wishes Boy 6x6 pad

Dies: Lawn Fawn - Small Stitched Square Stackables and Small Journaling Card

TGF Guest Designer: Week 2

Hi friends, I'm back with a new project featuring the cute new TGF critters that were released on Friday. Last week I created love themed cards and so I thought I would take it in a different direction. So today, I bring you a mini birthday set featuring the 'Hoppy Hello' set and the 'Wood Friends' set. This cute little bunny is ready to tear into that pile of gifts :) These critters are adorable! and are great for all sorts of projects and cards. You can click on over to the greeting farm blog to check out my post along with other tips and tutorials.

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Challenges: Sketch Saturday #360 (sketch is rotated)

Simon Says Stamp - Lets Get Sentimental

SUPPLIES

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Hoppy Hello (Card)

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Wood Friends (Tag)

Paper: American Crafts

Medium: Prismacolor Markers and Pencils

Sweet Cookie Wishes

Hello! How's your Saturday going? I hear "The Lego Movie" playing in the background so it looks like it might be one of those days plus it's extremely warm today (above 80 degrees) so I might be staying in for the most part  - evening is the best anyway :) 

Anyways, here's a card i created using the Lawn Fawn cookie set. It can be used as a friendship/hello card as well as a birthday card. Some of us likes cookies much more than cake ;). Thats all for now.

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Challenges submitted to:

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Kraftin Kimmie Wednesday - #25 Anything Goes

Sending Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hi there! Today is my day on the Quick Creations Blog with a Birthday Card featuring Little Miss Muffet, Whimsy Clear Stamps and Doodlebug paper. Doodlebug is just uber cute and their paper is amazing! The paper is in no way flimsy, its very sturdy and its double sided. The only problem you will have with the paper is to choose which side to use :) Make sure you add this paper line or any of their lines for that matter to your collection. You can pick this up and all the products used on my card in the Quick Creations Shop. While there, make sure to take a look around as you'll find lots of great items at amazing prices.
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Card Specifics:
Image: Little Miss Muffet - Leilani
Sentiment: Whimsy Clear Stamps - Sweet Sentiments
Paper: Doodlebug - Springtime 6x6 pad
Coloring Medium: Prismacolor Markers
Size: A2

 

Yellow, Blue and Grey Card

Happy Tuesday! Here's a male birthday card I created using only dp and this color combo. I had never worked with only these colors and I really liked the look of it, so much so that I made a few other things. Ok, this is it for now. Thanks for stopping by!  

I'll be playing with the The Play Date Cafe - Challenge 170

Some Birthday Love

Hey all!! It is turning out to be beautiful today, my app says that we will be hitting 70 degrees around noon. Yay!! I hope it doesnt lie to me like it has in the past. Grrr. Lol. 

Yesterday I gave a peek of a few cards Ive been working on. Today I have a couple of birthday cards. I'm all about using up all my paper to try to avoid having scraps. I managed to use 4 sheets of 6x6 for both cards, although it was a bit difficult afterwards but I had very little to toss. So yay! for that. My first card features Anya Lifts with the sentiment from Anya Celebrates.

I'm playing with
Greeting Farm FFF - Message Me
Deconstructed Sketch - No. 86 
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
Yumi and Fumi Handmade - Photo Inspiration
My Craft Spot - Anything Birthday

This second card features a Sassy Cheryl digi called I Love You This Much. This little gal is one of the $2 digis that can be found in her Shop. You can find lots of cuties there, including a little pirate taking a bath. He's on my to color list.

I'm playing with:
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog - Thinkin' Pink
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Sketch Free for All ( I chose Sketch #52)

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Supplies: Stamps - The Greeting Farm, Sassy Cheryl. American Crafts dp.Twinery twine. Misc cardstock, gems and button.

Happy... Giggle

Hello!!! I'm here just squeezing in this card at the Some Odd Girl sketch challenge right before the deadline. This little dude is Toby and is just too cute with his big prezzie. 

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Also playing with:
Card Making Mamas - CAS

Have a Rockin' Bday

Happy Friday!! It is time for a brand new Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at the Farm. The theme for this week is Paaaaarrrteeeyyyyy! My teamie Melissa was in charge this week and she was throwing herself a goodbye party as our term will be ending at the end of this year. Sniff, sniff. Time has gone by too quickly.

Any-hoo. I created a birthday card for my friends son. He will be celebrating in a few weeks and he was crazy about the card I made for him last year that I made this one a little extra special. Last year I kind of just slapped something together thinking he would toss it to the side after tearing it open. But I was wrong.

I hope you have a Rockin' weekend like CC James here.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing along with:

7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog - #61 Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

The Greeting Farm is spreading the Love

Happy Friday!! I'm here with a long-ish post :) ...

TGF is spreading the love this Thanksgiving holiday. Jessica and Marie are very thankful and feel blessed for what they have and they wanted to show gratitude with a special Thanksgiving challenge. 

The Challenge: Create a card or project with the theme of Thankfulness. You must use a TGF image to play along. Once you enter your card, please send Jessica a private email and nominate a person you might know that is a little down on their luck, struggling financially, etc. Please note that TGF will not share the name of the recipient you nominate - it will be private. Please click here to read the post in full. 

My challenge card features Navajo Anya.

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Now for our new Farm Fresh Friday challenge of the week..the theme is Twilight/Fairytale. I created a mini box using the new CC Sadie and I colored her up with Bella as a newly hatched vampire in mind (hence the red eyes). 

On the inside, I added a Cullen necklace that I bought at Nordstrom along with an ATC featuring Flirty Edward from The Roll Call Kit. I think its a cute little gift for a Twi-Hard don't you think? :)

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Now for a quickie card. I had this little gal colored up (who originally was slated for Halloween but seeing as that day has come and gone, lol) I decided to use her up for a "spooky birthday" theme card. Lol, I know I'm stretching it on this one but my stash of Kraftin Kimmie Stamps is extremely small and I wanted to play along with their Food/Drink Challenge. All I need to do is type up a Happy Birthday sentiment and I'm done. I'm in need of a good birthday stamp set. Any recommendations?

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you have a great Friday and weekend!

FFF: Boy Birthday

Happy Friday. Today begins a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at TGF Blog and the theme is Boy Birthday with a Color Twist. You must use the colors: Aqua, Orange and Silver somewhere on your card. I used Birthday Boy Ian. He comes in digi form so if you do not have any boy stamps you can pop on over to shop to buy this cutie.

I hope you can play along with us this week and make sure you hop on over to the TGF blog to check out the rest of the birthday boy creations.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Cupcake Thief

Hey there. Just a quickie post to show you my card featuring the cutest little thief ever. I was smitten when I first saw this image. How could I not be when I saw that she was getting away with those enormous cupcakes. Reminded me of myself. Lol! Image is Cupcake Thief by Mo Manning.

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I'm playing with:
Mo Manning - #151 Anything Goes
Catered Crop - Pink
Sketch Saturday #224
Divas by Design - For A Child
My Mum's Craft Shop - Buttons

Pile It On - Patterned Paper

It's a Bean kind of day

Hey all. I here it's going to be a hot hot week so make sure to keep cool. And speaking of Sunshine, there's a new Bean being featured over at the TGF Blog today. Did you know that previews began yesterday for the September release. Yup! they sure did :) So if you want a chance at winning head on over there. 

In the meanwhile, I thought I'd give you a recap of the latest two Beans. Just in case you haven't picked them up yet, you can go ahead and add them your cart when you buy up the newest Bean on September 1st,  

 Image: Shiny Bean

I created a couple of Birthday cards. I was inspired by my fellow farmer team mate Kelli from her Golden Reto Post. I just love the clean look with the circles and white background.  So I just added my twist with the butterflies and sparkle to make it my own. 

Image: Glisten Bean 

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How I Store my Images

Hey All. Today was my Showcase Day over at The Greeting Farm. I decided to show you all how I store my stamped images and digis. Grab a cuppa because there's loads of images.

When I started stamping, my crafting space was very tiny so everything needed to be put away or else my area would look like a tornado hit it.  Due to that, when I would get my new stamps I would stamp a couple of images at the same time. I would do the same for my digis, I would print out a whole sheet at a time whether I needed them or not. Well that kind of got out of control and it took me a while to finally find a system that I was happy with. 

And here is my system :) I bought a small binder (9.25x7.75) from Staples along with the accompanying dividers and clear sleeves. On the insides of the binder (front and back) it has pockets for you to add little floaters. Be warned that this bulks up but it has helped me keep everything organized.

 

At the beginning of my binder is my Greeting Farm section. I divided them all up in groups (Anya, Miss Anya, OA, Creepers, ets) To make my envelopes look pretty and to make a dent into the images that I have already stamped and/or colored, I added the image from the group to the accompanying envelope. So as you can see my first envelope holds all my Anyas and Ians and I added one of my faves, Stamping Anya as the cover to the envelope. Before adding some cover images, I had labeled all the envelopes with post-it notes (seen there)  **Note that I'm not finished decorating it all**

My Greeting Farm section

These are shots of some of my other envelopes with images from other companies such as Tickled Pink Stamps and Saturated Canary. Also I added the clear sleeves at the back of the binder. In the sleeves I added bigger images that I had printed out as well as some strays.

Now, I'm finally organized with a bit more space and so I no longer need to print or stamp out excessive images. I now have my image binder on my desk and ready for me to scrap away. And boy do I need to scrap away, I def need to make a dent into that thing because it's starting to bulge out too much. lol

Here is my card created from my madness using the uber new adorable Anya Do Si Do. 

I'll be playing with:

Anyone for Anya- Layered Cake/Photo Inspiration

The Corrosive Challenge - They Say it's your Birthday

Sketch Saturday #220

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