Quick Creations Holiday Hop

Happy Saturday! Over at Quick Creations., we are celebrating the holiday season with a blog hop featuring The Greeting Farm. Wow, thats going to be a lot of cuteness! You'll also have a chance at winning a prize, there are a just a few things to do to be eligible:

1. Leave a commnet on all stops (very important)

2. "Like" the quick creations facebook page here

3. Join the quick creation facebook group here

4. Follow the quick creations blog here
The deadline is 12/5

Ok, so my inspiration for you today is this cute polar bear having his morning coffee. He's getting caffeined up so he has enough energy to go terrorize the cute village behind him. Lol. 

Happy Hopping and Good Luck! 

SUPPLIES

Image - The Greeting Farm: "Let It Snow" set

Paper - Doodlebug Designs: "Polar Pals" 6x6. Strathmore Bristol. Recollections 110lb heavy stock.

Dies - Lawn Fawn: Small cross-stiched rectangles, Large stitched rectangles, Stitched hillside border

Medium - Prismacolor Pencils

Blog Hop Line Up

Quick Creations

Leah 

Rachel

Kelli

Jessie

Melanie 

Nikki

Indah

Rosemary

Jess (You are here)

Olivia 

Jeanette

Lameka

Waiting for Easter

Hello friends! I'm back with another project for Quick Creations and this time it features Starry Anya, the new clear Anya from The Greeting Farm. Today she is paired up with the cute bunny and his accessories from the Eggstra Special set.  They are both excited and waiting for Easter to arrive. She will get a basket of bunnies and chocolate eggs and he will have lots of yummy carrots to enjoy :) What are you hoping to get in your Easter basket?

Click here to see the The Greeting Farm stamp products that Noelle offers in her shop so you can pick some up for you. There is also a monthly challenge happening on the QC Blog and the theme is HEARTS which is super easy. Who doesn't love a little or a lot of hearts. If you play along, you'll have a chance to win a store gift certificate. Click here to go to the challenge blog.

See you back here tomorrow for another Greeting Farm post. Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES
The Greeting Farm - Starry Anya
The Greeting Farm - Eggstra Special Stamp and Die set
Paper: Echo Park - "Spring" 6x6, Strathmore Bristol
Dies: Lawn Fawn - "Hillside Stitched Borders" AND "Flower Border"
Medium: Prismacolor Markers

Have an Eggstra Special Day

Hello Farm Friends! Today is my first post as a full-fledged farmer on The Greeting Farm blog. Today, I have a project featuring the new set Eggstra Special that was released on the 15th. For previews day, I created paper clips with the adorable bunnies and chick and so I thought I would take it in a different direction by creating a mini watercolor creation/card. As you know, I'm a Prismacolor girl and so pencil is my choice of medium but I felt as if these bunnies and chicks needed to be water colored, make them look as if they were having fun. I wanted to showcase the complete stamp set in a fun and colorful way and thus this came about.

 

Also, I just realized that Easter is going to be in March and therefore it's time to start creating those adorable Easter cards. But even though this stamp set was created with Easter in mind, I think it can go beyond that because the bunnies, chick and flowers can be used for spring, mother's day and all sorts of projects (all you need to do is omit the sentiments and eggs).  Oh and don't forget, this months greeting farm challenge is "anything goes" and so its super easy to play along with.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Image(s): The Greeting Farm - Eggstra Special

Dies: Lawn Fawn - Stitched Rectangles

Enamel Dots: Simple Stories - Enchanted

Medium: Watercolor set from Michaels. Archival Ink.  Strathmore 140lb watercolor paper.

Quick Creations Holiday Hop

Happy Monday!! The days are winding down and we have 10 days to go to find out if landed on the naughty or nice list. Hmmmm..... :) Today we have a fun Holiday hop with blog posts and youtube videos hosted by Noelle, owner of Quick Creations. You'll have a chance to win one of the 3 prizes and get lots of ideas to finish up those holiday cards. 

First a few rules to be eligible for a prize:

*Please join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quickcreations/
*Please Like the Quick Creations Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuickCreationz
*Follow Us on Pintrest: http://www.pinterest.com/quickcreations/
*Visit each person's blog along the hop including this one AND Leave a Comment for them on their project!

Ok, so lets get started. My first card features A Random Fan. The cutie I used for my card is called Winter Kisses. She is just super adorable.  When I saw this I knew I needed it because my niece is really into cutesy reindeer. She has had her pet reindeer for 8 years now and he's not to be touched. So every year at this time, she shops around hoping to find her pet a companion.  I decided to create this one a shaker card to give it a slight snow globe effect. I didn't want it to be obvious but just a hint at it. 

Reindeer Kisses Card:
Image: A Random Fan - Winter Kisses
Lawn Fawn: Stitched Hillside Borders Die
Lawn Fawn: Forest Border Die
Sentiment: The Greeting Farm - Sparkling Season 
Sentiment: Crafty Sprouts Discontinued. Pebbles paper. Prismacolor Markers and Pencils.

My second card features a Greeting Farm Dollie character. She is the latest of the Dollie line and is intended for Christmas/Holiday cards but I decided to rebel (lol) and use her for a Birthday card. I just wanted to show you that you don't necessarily have to use your stamps the way they are originally intended for. She works great both ways and I'm certain I can use her for other type of cards as well (just a little altering would be needed).

Sweet 16 Card:
Image: The Greeting farm - Dollie with Gifts
Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Dies
Lawn Fawn: Small Journal Die
Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps - Sweet Sentiments
Amy Tangerine Plus One Paper - Prismacolor Markers. Sparkly FoamThickers.




Ok so now onto Jeanette. If by any chance you come across a little computer glitch just go back to the beginning, the Quick Creations Blog. I hope you find lots of inspiration here and it gets you in the mood for some holiday shopping. Noelle has some of the best prices around, amazing customer service and quick shipping. Here's a link to the Quick Creations Shop

Quick Creations Blog- www.quickcreations.blogspot.com

Leah - www.odetopaper.blogspot.ca

Cindy - www.daydreamingtocreate.blogspot.com 

Jess - http://myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com/

Jeanette - www.pinkaliciousscrapper.blogspot.com

Alexandra   https://www.youtube.com/user/alexandralegaspi

Kimberly- www.Kimberlyann207.blogspot.com

Shan - www.Shanninscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Olivia- http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com

Michelle- http://lovingmylocs-lovingmylocs.blogspot.com/

Kerri- http://amoozedpaperhoarder.blogspot.co.nz/

Damaris - http://atstudiod.blogspot.com

Big Bear Hug

Happy Friday! I'm here quickly sharing a CAS Valentine/Thinking of You card. It's funny how one says CAS which normally means a quick card yet the time you take coloring the image is double or triple the amount of time you take to put it together. Hmmmm, may have to reconsider this whole quick and easy thing. Lol. 

I hope you have a beautiful Friday. I'm happy over here as the sun finally broke through. We're heading into the late 60s to mid 70's. I'll def take that as we've been stuck in the 50s and Ive been battling a cold. I think it's time to say goodbye to it :)

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing with

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - Thinking of You

Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Valentine 4 Kids

Stamp and Create - Love

Card Makin Mamas - CAS

Supplies Used: Sassy Cheryl Digi: Big Bear Hug. Prismacolor Pencils. Inkadinkadoo Stamps. Recollections Card Base. 

Friendship Bookmark

Hey All. It is almost Friday, Yay!!! We had a bit of rain this morning but now the sun is out and shining and I can get on and pretend to workout out there today. lol. Today I plan to walk to Sprinkles, a delicious bakery that is 3 miles away, which will make me feel better about wolfing down the peanut butter cupcake that I'll be chasing with a starbucks latte. I possibly may follow that with a red velvet cupcake. lol. Now you know why I should walk those 6 miles. Lol!!   

I'm here sharing a bookmark I created for The Greeting Farm using all the big Anyas. I'm hoping it finds a place in the CHA booth so we shall see :) The new item on here is Anya Celebrates, I didn't get it until late November (I think) and I barely had a chance to ink her up. They all look great together don't you think? Plus it makes the perfect friendship gift, which is perfect for Valentines day.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Thursday!!

I'm playing with:

TGF Farm Fresh Friday - Something New

Stamp and Create - Love

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Celebration (Celebrating Friendship)

I'm quickly sharing a kiddie Valentine card. Perfect for any little boy. Im playing with:

Smile 4 Kids Challenge: Kid Valentine 

FFF: Christmas Card

Happy Friday!! We are back with another FFF challenge over at The Greeting Farm blog. Since Christmas is less than 3 weeks away, OMG!!! it's time to start cranking out those Christmas cards. So the theme this week is Christmas or Holiday Theme Card.

I created a criss cross card using the nee Holiday Anya 2. I was going for a fancy look, so that to me means lots of flowers and ribbon. Lol. On the inside, I used one of the sentiments that comes in the Holiday Blessings set. These cards are a lot of easier to make once you make a few of them. At first I had to keep going back to check out the tutorial but then afterwards I was like whatever, I dont need this tute'. Lol. Now I just need to decorate them but maybe Ill tone it down and not use as much as i did with this one.

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

I'm playing with:

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Holiday Inspired

Stamp and Create - Sparkly Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Snowflakes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Winter

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!

Double Take Tuesday: A Christmas Sketch

Happy Tuesday! It has been nice and warm for the past few days so it's hard to really believe that summer is over but alas I must accept it and move forward with the Holiday madness :) Speaking of Holiday Madness, I used the new Holiday Blessings set for my sample. These trees are just the cutest and they look adorable in non-traditional colors.

This week, our hostess is Aeryn and she created a fairly simple sketch. Well I took it upon myself to muck it up. Lol. I shifted the center and switched the elements but I promise it's there. hehe. As I was saying about Holiday Madness, the new Holidays sets are perfect for creating assembly line cards cards. After all, that is what we aim for once December 24 rolls around and there isn't a card in sight. Lol. So if you don't want a lot of fuss or if you do, these sets are for you!

Now make sure you head on over to the TGF Blog to check out the proper and amazing samples.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'll be playing with:
Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland
Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches
3 Girl Jam - Anything Goes

Halloween Is Approaching

Happy Saturday and Happy Fall!! So there is no denying it, summer is over. Boo! So since I never been big on creating Fall like projects, you know the ones with reds, oranges, browns and leaves. It gets me a little sad, lol, so I thought I'd dive right into Halloween. 

The first card I created is for the TGF Sketch Challenge that is exclusive to the Splitcoaststampers forum.  We are already on sketch 31 and this week our hostess is Eva. Great sketch right! It gives you lots of opportunity to use up that dp. That is what I did. I was just ripping out pages from my mat stack tothrow it all on there. I began to reorganize my stuff and I was appalled to see how much I've accumulated in the past 2 years. So now I am just ready to use it all.

 

I used Hallo Pumpkin Ian who is such a cutie! There are 4 other Halloween images that go perfect with him and look great together or alone.

Since I already had my Halloween paper out and this Hallo Bride Creeper already colored up I thought why not make a second card :) I was going for a little spookier look on this one. Although its hard to get spooky with The Greeting Farm, lol, they're too cute!

I used the Anyone for Anya sketch for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you're enjoying your weekend.

I'm submitting both of these cards to:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Designed to Color - Halloween Week

Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Stamptacular Sunday

Happy Sunday!! This week Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge. The challenge is to create a project inspired by the eerily fabulous image below. Doesn't it just scream the "Headless Horseman". Oooooh spooky, Lol. So as you can see, time is zooming by and Halloween is just around the corner.

    

Here is my take on the challenge. I created my first Halloween card of the year using Lil Haunts Frankie Frankenstein. I am also using my brand new matstack from DCWV named Betwitched. Yes ladies, new Halloween and Fall stacks are already available for purchase. This beauty can be found at Joanns. 

All paper used is DCWV, including the card base.

I used the August Card Sketch for the DCWV Stack-a-holics Challenge.

 Sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts, Totally Witchin' set.

Make sure you hop on over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog to check out what the rest of the Pink Ladies and Pinkettes created. Hopefully you can play along, there are some Tickled Pink digis to be won :)

Thanks for stopping by!

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Halloween Week: Last Day**

Inspiration Picture

Christmas in July, Part 3

Hi Hi! So the Christmas in July challenge really kicked my butt into gear and got me going. I have a goal to have at least 20 Christmas cards by November. I'm thinking if I create at least one a week, I should be ready by then.

I used Beanie Anya from The Greeting Farm. My dp is the Homemade Christmas stack from DCWV which is completely opposite of traditional Red and Green Christmas. But fear not as I have 2 stacks that are traditional and I need to make a dent in those ;)

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Sketch Saturday - Sketch 218. Loooove this sketch, I see myself using this one a lot more.

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

Christmas in July

Happy Saturday! I'm here today featuring Amelia from the new Lovey Dovey couple in a whole new light. I thought Id give her the Christmas twist and she looks just as cute :) 

Since today is Saturday, it also means a new TGF Sketch exclusively made for the Splitcoaststampers forum. It is Sketch 28. I may have omitted a button here or there from the sketch but the overall feel is there. :D

Inside of card(s)

I created  a partner card featuring Oliver and can be found here. I hope your day is sunny! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

Christmas in July, Part2

Happy Saturday! 

I'm here today featuring Oliver from the new Lovey Dovey couple in a whole new light. 

I thought Id give him the Christmas twist and he looks just as cute :) 

I created a partner card with Amelia and you can find her here. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Im playing with: 

Anyone for Anya - Christmas in July

Stamping Challenge Blog - Paper Piecing

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 7: Simplicity ** 

New School Pinkettes: Kira

Happy Monday!! Im so excited and I just cant hide it (lol) because it is Spring Break over here on my end. WooHoo!!! :) Ahem, ok back to my regularly scheduled program. Hehehe.

Today we are bringing you another New School Pinkette named after Kellie's eldest, Kira! Real Kira is a red head just like Kellie, so I deicided to give my cartoon Kira some fiery red hair as well. This little gal is ready and comes prepared with her needed accessories, which is why I thought she would be perfect for the cover of a mini comp book.

Hop on over to the Tickled Pink Stamps Blog to check out what the rest of the Pinkettes created for you. While you're there, leave some bloggy love for a chance to win your very own Kira Digi.  [Materials: Prismacolor Pencils. DCWV Paper. Recollections Paper. The Twinery Twine. Mod Podge. Mini Comp Book.]

I'll be playing with:

Sketch Saturday - #201.

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes.

RCC46 - Anything Goes. 

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I also wanted to show off the Easter Pinkettes from the Easter line that was released late Feb. There are four in total and these are real cuties that will look great on those Easter cards. This is also a Digi line so you'll be able to print them out and color them up in a matter of minutes.

First up is Bunny Pippa! Isn't she super cute with those bunny ears and that crunchy carrot. She's promoting healthy snacks so you must get her :D  (I'll be playing with: Paper Sundaes - Easter. The Pink Elephant - 142 Clean and Simple)

Thanks!

Have a Cool Yule Recap

** Warning: Picture Heavy **

Entering the entire project: Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Image: Christmas Morning Oscar

Simply B Stamps: Jude Christmas Line

I used the April Sketch: Graphicat Designs (Rotated) 

Hello Scrappy Friends. A few days left and the year is over. Wow!! Time sure did pass by quickly. Ok so onto my post: Over the next few days, the Crafty Sprouts gals are reviewing all the sets that have been released so far. I was up first with Have A Cool Yule.  I know that Christmas has just passed but because it just passed, we now need a place to record all the wonderful memories. I created a paper bag mini (one of the few that Ill be making).

Picture2: Side View of complete Mini 

Image: Big Gift Lily

Mini Page 1and2

I like this format because it can be kept simple or you can add on to it. This mini took several hours to make (but because I sometimes sit there and stare into space thinking if I should add an embellishment. lol) But if you have a paper line that you really like and you just want that to shine (no images or embellishments) then you can create the mini in about 30 minutes (give or take 10-15 min). 

Image: Carrots for Rudolph Ariel

Mini Pages 3and4

This album has 3 inserts for Tags, loose pictures, papers, etc. In this picture you see the back of the first 2 picture tags I created for this purpose. On the front, you attach your image and on the back (with the stamped sentiment) you journal about your event. 

Image: MistleHolly Brittany

Middle Section of Mini

I originally was going to keep it simple and straight forward but then I saw the opportunity to add pockets and tags which is what is also seen here.

This is a second shot of the middle section but here you see the tags.

Image: Cookies for Santa Jude

Mini Pages 7and8

Mini Pages 9and10

The end of the book with the last opening for tags. In total, you are given 8 picture spaces. 2 Pockets with 3 Picture and Journal Tags. 3 openings that holds 6 large Picture/Journal Tags. Not bad rental space if you ask me. Shoot, sometimes I only take 1-2 pictures per event so really I have diddly squat to fill this with. lol.  

Of course I needed to use Crafty Sprouts signature barcode stamp for the back of my book. It gives it that finishing touch.

Large Picture/Journal Tags for the openings.

Images: Oscar, Ariel and Ali

Please note that I am not finished coloring my images. I just got a bit tired and decided to finish it off in a few days. You know when you have sat there and stared at a project for a few days, you just want to finish up and add the few minor details later. Well here it is for me :) Or maybe I might decide to leave them as is and say it was a Creative decision. lol. 

Here are some of the tags that come with the mini. All images are from Simply B Stamps. I used the complete Jude and the Rockers Christmas line. Aren't they all SUPER ADORABLE in their footie pajamas. Squeal!!!! I just want to pinch their cheeks. This Christmas line is by far my fave from Jude and the Rockers. I highly recommend you hop on over to pick up all 6. The quality is awesome and you'll get a lot of use out of them.

Mini Blog Candy: I'm preparing an assortment of Christmas papers for you to play with. Ill load a picture in a few days (if I can do it before I go on my mini break ill do so). Ill leave this open until the end of the Recap Event (the 11th). Ill announce my winner on January 13.

Thanks for stopping by!