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

Purple Hair Beans

Hey All. Happy Wednesday!! Today will indeed be happy on my side of the country as we are scheduled for beautiful 70/80 degree weather. It's a shame I cant go frolicking off to the beach though. Oh well :) 

So I'm here today with my project for Double Take Tuesday Challenge over at the TGF Blog. This week it is a sketch challenge hosted by Shaela. I created a post-it note holder using the new Twinkle Bean. Her hair was a challenge for me (as I originally began with blonde hair and pink tips but somewhere along the lines I began to add more colors and then I just couldn't give up. Lol. So I ended up with another purple hair bean. But that's ok, she can pull it off, don't ya' think? By the way, I was the Farm Fresh Friday hostess and my theme was Anything But a Card so this notepad is another sample for that challenge.

And here is my first Bean with purple hair. This is Bright Bean and she was used for an older DTT Color challenge card from October. The color scheme was Purple, Green and Black (very Halloweenie) but I wanted something cleaner and versatile.

So there you have it :) A couple of challenges to play along with for the chance to win some Farm goodies.

Thanks for stopping by!!

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

A Few Birthdays with The Greeting Farm and Tickled Pink

Hey All!! I'm here with a very late Wednesday post. I apologize for that but I was under the weather for a while and I thought I was all better but it seems like that lasted for about a day. Eeesssh! Here's hoping for a better tomorrow :)

Today began a brand new Retro Fresh Challenge over at The Greeting Farm Blog. The theme is The Golden Hour. That means use the colors Orange, Yellow and Baby Blue. I created a birthday card using the adorable Flutter Anya. I just adore this Anya because she looks great in all sorts of colored hair and that is one thing I love to do.

Hopefully you can play along with us this month and remember that you must use a Greeting Farm image (rubber or digi) that is at least 6 months old. Make sure you hop on over to the TGF Blog to check out the awesome retro creations from my farm sisters.

I'm submitting this card to: 

Anyone for Anya - Flower Power

Designed To Color - Washi Tape

Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 6: Make Believe/Fantasy

Also, this week Tickled Pink Stamps is proudly sponsoring Creative Inspirations where the challenge is Anything Goes. I used Lil Pinkette Coraline for my very pink birthday card :) 

As always, some of the Pink Ladies and Pinkettes are playing along to help inspire you to join in the fun for a chance to win some Tickled Pink goodness. Make sure you hop on over to the TPS Blog to check it out.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing with:

Cupcake Craft Challenge- Bunting

The Corrosive Challenge - They Say It's Your Birthday

Stamp and Create - Stitch It Up

FFF: Dies/Punch

Happy Friday!! Wow, Friday already? This week just zoomed by!  Ok so onto our FFF Challenge for the week. The theme is Punches and Dies. Dig up those punchers and get punching, hehe. I used for the first time a MS puncher that I bought over a year ago. Talk about eessh!! I used the adorable new Ollie from the OA Lovey Dovey set. Isn't he the cutest little train conductor ever?!

Make sure to visit the TGF Blog to check out the rest of the samples created by my farm sisters. 

Thanks for stopping by!  

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 5: The Men in your Life **

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Also, I wanted to remind you that you still have time to play along in the SCS Sketch. Use the sketch as inspiration and use a Greeting Farm image and you're in the running. The deadline is today Friday, July 27 at 11:59pm CST.

I created two samples. 

A "fancier" version which has layers and butterflies and flowers, etc. 

I used the adorable new Do Si Do Anya. She's great for all sorts of cards.

My "simpler" version features the new Lovey Dovey couple.

Ok, that really is all for now :) I hope you have a great Friday. Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

FFF: Pink Lemonade

Happy Friday!! We are back with a brand new FFF Challenge. The theme is Pink Lemonade: Use the Colors Pink and Yellow. I may have used a little more Pink than Lemonade on my card but I couldn't help it. It's like the Pink took a hold of me. Lol.

I used one of the stamps from Miss Anya Garland. Isn't she a beauty? This stamp set was released for Valentine but I think it very versatile. The images are adorable and the ink can be easily wiped from the letters before stamping so no signs of "love" will be left behind.

Please visit the TGF Blog to check out the rest of the refreshing Pink Lemonade samples. Lol

Thanks for stopping by! 

I'm playing with:

Stamp and Create - Hands Full of Love

Retro-Fresh Challenge: Stars and Stripes

Hey All!!  Can you believe that we are already in July. Wow!!! Time is zooming by! Ok, so it is that time again: The Retro-Fresh Challenge over at the Farm. This month is all about Stars and Stripes ... but with a Twist (bom-bom-bom, lol). We don't want it to be traditional stars and stripes/red, white and blue. We want you to have fun with your colors

Inside of Card and Front of Envelope

I created a Cool Kind of Dude card that can be used for birthday or for a whatever occasion. I used WS Ryan with his gorgeous mane and who kind of reminds me of Riley from Eclipse. Cute!! :) 

Ok so now it's your turn to ink up your TGF stamps and show us your stars and stripes. You'll have almost a full month to play along. Just remember to use a stamp that is at least 6 months or older. To view a list of the qualifying stamps, click HERE.

Hop on over to The TGF Blog to check out what my DT Sisters created. Thanks for stopping by!

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 5: The Men in your Life ** 

Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Fab n Funky

Image: Lil Little Lad Frankie. He's an awesome Lil dude! 

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

I used The Sketchy Challenge 26: Heidy's Sketch

Happy 4th of July!!! I hope you are enjoying the holiday with lots of good food and family time.

Just a quickie post today to let you know that Tickled Pink Stamps is sponsoring Funky n Fab. The theme is Stars and Stripes (and as you can see it doesn't have to be traditional r/w/b stars and stripes). Make sure you hop on over on to the TPS blog to check out the rest of the creations and to play along for your chance at some freebies.

** edited to submit to Designed To Color - Theme Week, Day 5: The Men in your Life **

Thanks for stopping by!! Happy Holiday!

SOG FB Fun Day

(Image: Alice Mae)

I used the Designed To Color: June/July Sketch 

Hello Bloggers!! Some Odd Girl held a FB Fun Day today. There were challenges, prizes, tutorials and lots of discounts. They also had a scavenger hunt which was pretty cool with a fun image as the prize. 

(Inside of Card)

The first mini challenge of the day was to create our own embellishments. 

I used the butterfly technique for my project.

The main challenge of the event was to color up a SOGgy with a non-traditional color. I was going for a Magenta Pink hair do but I'm cringing as I see that her hair looks reddish in this light. I used one too many different tones and so I may have failed the assignment. Lol. 

(Image: Roller Mae)

Thanks for stopping by!

"Surprise" Birthday Set

Happy Saturday! I've been off the blogger grid as it's been pretty chaotic on my end but since things are beginning to settle down it was time to get a little crafty. I decided to stock up on my birthday cards. My goal is to have enough for a birthday calendar once Christmas rolls around.

I pulled out my OA Surprise set from The Greeting Farm. They are just too cute!

For this card, I'm playing with:

TGFSCS Sketch 16

The Stamp Spot - A spot of Yellow, Button, Grosgrain Ribbon

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Goes

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils, except Oliver's face

Paper for Both Cards: 

My Minds Eye - Fly a Kite

Recollections Kraft and Red

The Twinery Twine 

For this card I'm playing with:

Deconstructed Sketch No.55

TGF: FFF - Masculine Card

Anyone for Anya - Stiching

Enjoy the rest of your Saturday. Thanks for stopping by!