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.

Thanks for stopping by!

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

Live Out Loud Chick

Happy 'Avengers Age of Ultron release day' Eve!  Wow, that's a mouthful. Lol. I can't wait to see the uber sexy Chris Evans aka Captain America, along with the rest of the avengers, kick some ultron ass. Swoon!

I used the Kraftin Kimmie WW April Sketch and the B/W Challenge

Today is my day over on the Quick Creations Blog. I'm showcasing a Kraftin Kimmie stamp along with some beautiful Bo Bunny paper. I created a mother's day card for my friend that is one of the least conventional mothers I know :). Her favorite band is Metallica, who she has braninwashed to like :) and loves creating and crafting in black and white. So inspired by her, I went for this look. It was the first time creating this look with markers. I'm not great with markers so I hardly use them but I need to practice to not be fear them. lol. All items have links to the Quick Creations Shop. While there, make sure you take a look around as QC is having a sale. You get an extra 20%off on top of her low prices. This is the time to stock up, so go on over and check it out. Thanks for stopping by!

PRODUCTS

Image: Kraftin Kimmie 'Rocker Chick' Stamp

Sentiment: Kraftin Kimmie 'Rock Star' Stamp

EZ Cling Mounting Cushion - It is cushion to mount rubber stamps such as Kraftin Kimmie so they can be used with acrylic blocks.

Paper: Bo Bunny 'Madeleine' 6x6 pad and Dear Lizzy '5th and Frolic' 6x6 pad

Medium: Prismacolor Markers

Lets Travel Together

Hi there! I just wanted to quickly pop in to share thus card. The theme is travel but more of traveling together, taking a journey (emotional, etc). 

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Farm Fresh Friday (TGF) - Pinky Pinky
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Texture
Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday Anything

Products:
Image - The Greeting Farm: OA Journey
Paper - My Minds Eye, Crate Paper (Various lines of each)
Doilies - Doodlebug
Medium - Prismacolor Pencils

Sweetie Bean

Happy Wednesday! I'm here to share one of my recent Valentine/Friendship creations. I was going for a soft look this time but its a look I'm working on. I originally wanted her to have white/light grey hair but somehow it ended up being a lot darker than what i had hoped. The image I used is Sweetheart Bean, who is super cute for Valentine cards but is also great for other themes as well. She can be found at the Quick Creations Shop along with all the other products I used.

Thanks for stopping by!

Image: The Greeting Farm - Sweetie Bean

Butterflies: PRIMA Flutterbits

Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle die 

Doodlebug Doilie - Lily White

Vellum. MME paper. Recollections Flowers. 

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - All Things Beautiful

Smile, its Valentine

Hi there! Today is my day on the Quick Creations Blog with Valentine theme projects.  I decide to go with a shabby chic look for this my valentine, as its not meant to be romantic and more of a friendship card. It features the latest Dollie from The Greeting Farm. She is a super cute Valentine girl with all her hearts but I think she would look great on Hello cards or Birthday cards or anything really. So make sure you add her to your collection and by any chance if you don't have any, gasp! she'd be a great way to start.
My second project is a tag that ill be adding to my gift bag. It features this adorable Kitty from Cottage Cutz. This kitty brings a bee outfit and a flower with him but I thought Id leave him naked and furry just as intended, lol. You can pick this up and all the products used on my projects 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.
Thanks for stopping by!

Card Specifics:
Image: The Greeting Farm - Dollie with Hearts
Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Dies
QuicKutz - Floral Doily die
Trimcraft Bella Rose 6x6 Paper
Mirabelle Lace Ribbon
The Greeting Farm - Word die set (retired)

Tag Specifics:
Cottage Cutz - Kitty Sweet Bee (retired)
Lawn Fawn - Tag, You're It Craft Die

I'm submitting my TGF card to:
The Greeting Farm Challenge - Dies
Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Heart/Valentine

Housework Cant Kill You...

Oh I"m sure that it can. Lol. Hi there. Today is my day over on the Quick Creations blog. I created a mini canvas to hang in the kitchen so I can have something cheerful to look at while I'm chipping away at all the housework. hehe. This beautiful Stamping Bella stamp can be found in the Quick Creations SHOP along with lots of other Bellas (and they all can be found at a discount).

Have a HAPPY Friday!

Material List
Image - Stamping Bella Uptown Girl "Lily Loves Laundry"
Santoro/Mirabelle Lace Ribbon Pack (I just have to say that this ribbon is gorgeous! It is soft and easy to work with and so much more prettier than other lace I have bought at other places. )
Prima flowers. Recollections Flowers and Pearls.
Mini Canvas - Size 6x6
Medium - Prismacolor Pencils

Baby Fairy Love

Happy Wednesday! We are half way through the week and almost done with the first month of the year. OMG!!! Lol. Today I have a Love theme card featuring one of the adorable baby fairies from Mo Manning. He is uber adorable and makes me want a baby the looks like him. One day, one day :)

I hope that I don't bore you with this paper as I'm using it all up. Lol. I just love the look of it. I love the subtle tones with the mixture of nature and handwriting. 

I'm playing with: 

Mo Manning Challenge - Emboss It

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Love

Mayzy Art - Romance

Little Miss Muffet - Hearts and Flowers (the hearts are embossed on the bottom left)

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Now for a card without any coloring. I think this is my 2nd one that I've created like this. I must do it more often as the paper that we all love can be powerful on its own. Plus I think this look works especially well for male cards. I used the Art Type Stack from DCWV.

Im playing with: 

DCWV January Stack-a-holic Challenge

The Corrosive Challenge - Stick a Pin in it

And here's a peek of some birthday cards and Valentine cards that will be popping up in the next few days.

I'm playing with Show Me Thursday #109

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies Used: Mo Manning Image. Prismacolor Pencils. Recollections paper. DCWV paper. Misc flowers and brads.

Fancy Chocolate Holder

First off... Let me apologize for the quality of the photos.  I was too busy out enjoying our weather, 79 degrees thank you very much lol, that I didn't make it home on time to have nice sun-lit pictures. They'll be replaced tomorrow. EDITED to add newly taken pictures. 

(back) 

(Space for greeting)

(Where chocolate slides out)

So yes, Happy Sunday!!! I'm excited that tomorrow is a holiday as I'm still trying to fight off my cold. I'm hoping that some rest and a good dose of sun from tomorrow will finally be the end of this cold. Fingers crossed. 

I have another fancy chocolate holder for you. I made one last year for Halloween and my friend loved it sooo much I thought I would make her another one. Although after seeing how this one turned out I'm debating on wether to keep it or not. You know when you make something that you're really proud off and you want to make it one of your to keep pieces. I don't have many of those, I think I have about 2 that I cant seem to part with so if I do keep this one, well then that make #3. I guess that's not bad considering if we keep everything we make then it'll be never ending. Lol.

Ok so for this one, I changed it up slightly. I changed the layout of my attachment, changed out the chocolate (used a special one I got from San Francisco) added flowers, embellishments and I also added dp to the back. Plus I used some extremely awesome kraft paper that sadly I only have 2 sheets of. It's a no name brand I picked up a while back and I still can't find paper that is equally sturdy and nice looking. 

Side Note** If you ever plan on making one of these, make sure you use extremely sturdy card stock and reinforce it from all sides. Oh and you must use great sticky tape, be it red tape or score tape or something equally good.

OK Ladies enjoy the rest of your Sunday. As for me, I'm off to LAX but I'll be back tomorrow with a new Graphicat project and to play blog catch up.

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with

Kraftin Kimmie - Guest Contest: Use Metal. I Used a metal brad and metal/bronze roses.

Kraftin Kimmie - #162 A Trio of Embellishments. I used 3 beige flowers, 3 pins, 3 mini roses.

7 Kids College Fund - Something New and Old. Old: stamp/paper, New: mini roses/brad.

The Corrosive Challenge - Put a Pin In it

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes

Supplies Used: Kraftin Kimmie Stamp. Prismacolor Pencils. Recollections and Prima flowers. Basic Grey brad. Recollections DP. No Name mini roses, pins and cardstock.

FFF: Lace and/or Vintage

Happy Friday! Today we start a brand new Farm Fresh Challenge over at The Greeting Farm blog. The theme of the week is Lace and/or Vintage. Since I didn't have any lace on hand I went for the Vintage/Distressed look. My image is the new Latte Anya who is perfect for the Vintage look or for the bright and cheery look.

Do you want to know my secrets to "vintaging" and/or detressing your card? Yes, ok :) 

One, find muted dp. 

Two, keep your palette in the brown hues. 

Three, run your scissors through it. 

Four, add a little Timmy ink to it. 

Five, throw on some pearls and lace (if you have it) and voila you're finished. hehe.

Ok so now that you know my secrets hop on over to the TGF blog to link up. Plus, you'll be able to check some more old world samples created by my dt sisters:)

Happy Crafting and Thanks for stopping by!!  

I'm playing with:
Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distress It
7 Kids College Challenge - Easy as 1-2-3

A Princess Wall Hanging

Happy Thursday all! Today is my day to Showcase over at The Greeting Farm. I am showcasing a recycled project of mine. Ok so I must confess that originally my Princess Anya no.4 was slated for a card but it quickly developed a mind of its own and decided to be something else. I mean, with all the knick-knacks and bobbles I add how could it not? Hehe. So I decided to run with it and create a wall hanging. 

Here are some closeups

On the Wall

You can create your own wall hanging with a recycled chipboard, there's no need to buy wood  if you don't want to. For my base, I used the back of a Bristol pad. I always keep those to re-purpose because it is an extremely thick piece of chipboard. I took extra care in covering the complete board, making sure the corners didn't bulk up.  I used one of my favorite stacks, The Preppy Princess stack from DCWV. I just love the shabby chic feel to it. The colors are soft and it works perfect for little girls projects as well mature women. I also left some space towards the bottom so I can personalize if I need to at a later time. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

I'm playing with:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

My Creative Time - Designer Challenge - Recycle It

7 Kids College Fund - Easy as 1, 2, 3...

Pile It On - Patterned Paper

Divas by Design - For a Child

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 ** 

Not Too Shabby for Tickled Pink Stamps

Happy Sunday! This week Tickled Pink Stamps is proudly sponsoring The Corrosive Challenge where the theme is "Not too Shabby - Shabby Chic or Vintage Style" . We hope you head on over there and join in all the fun and you'll have a chance to win some Tickled Pink digis too. In the meantime here's my inspiration for the challenge.

I went for a Shabby Chic look. I'll always been a little lost as to what constitutes Shabby Chic or Vintage but I found a trick to it. Find a stack that you love that could pass off as that look, I chose DCWV Preppy Princess then add pearls and lace (I couldn't find my lace so I substituted) and voila, you have tricked yourself into a shabby chic look, lol.

For my image I used Party Pinkette Coraline, one of my favorite Pinkettes. She's great for all your birthday cards and once you cut off the balloon, for other projects as well. Make sure you hop on over to the Tickled Pink Stamp Shop to check out the Lolitas, Lads and Pinkettes. Also, make sure you hop on over to the Tickled Pink Blog to see some gorgeous Pink Lady creations.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing with:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Goes

The Stamp Spot - Pink, Flowers and Bling

The Little Things

Hi all! I hope your having a good Friday. My Friday is shaping up to be a warm, sunny day which means its going to be a good weekend. I'm sharing my first Lili of the Valley card. Those stamps are just the cutest ever!!!! This one is called The Little Things and its about the little things that matter the most. 

  

Supplies Used:

Prismacolor Pencils. 

DCWV: Preppy Princess Stack. 

Recollections Pearls and Roses.

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm playing with:

Lili's Little Fairies - Anyhting Goes

Paper Sundaes - Ribbon and Pearls

Bunny Zoes Crafts - Ribbon or Twine

No Coloring...

Happy Saturday! Ok so Im quickly here to share a Vintage card featuring a No Coloring technique. There are a few ways to approach this technique. I personally like the brown ink on kraft paper, it makes it a quicky.  But I felt that  Bonnie needed some color so I paper pieced her skirt. That in itself is another approach, paper piece completely or sporadically. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Im playing with:

Anyone for Anya - April Sketch

FFF Challenge - No Coloring

7Kids College Fund - #45 Die Cuts/Punches

Another Bookmark

Hello! I'm back with another bookmark featuring Blush Bonnie. I know it looks similar to my first one but I can't help myself, she's a vintage beauty. Plus, I'm loving my scraps and I want to use them up :)
Have a great Thursday!!

I'm playing with:
FFC Friday Spyday - #25 Inspired by Bonnie and embellishments.
FFC Monday Funday #26 - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant - Butterflies
Bunny Zoes Crafts - Vintage/Shabby Chic
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
RCC46 - Anything Goes

Pinkette Daisy August

Hello All!! I hope you are all preparing for Easter and aren't in La-La Land about it like I was. Lol. I was recently browsing the Easter aisles with my mother and she asked me if I was going to make one for my niece. I answered her yes but that I had atleast a month to go so what was the rush. Weeeeell it turns out that we dont have a month left. Lol! So it's time to crank out those Easter cards, projects and baskets.

If you are looking for a super cute versatille Easter image. Look no further, here I have Pinkette Daisy August from the Easter Pinkettes line (Tickled Pink Stamps). Isn't she the cutest?!? And she comes along with 3 other Easter friends. Click HERE to see all the Easter Pinkettes.  

You know the best thing about August is that she can be used for Mothers Day cards as well as birthdays or any other sweet cards.  Thanks for stopping by!

Im playing with: 
Quixotic Paperie Sketch - No.5
The Pink Elephant - 140 Get Krafty. 
Paper Sundaes - Spring Blossom. 
RCC45 - Baking with The Twinery. 
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Shabby Chic/Vintage. 
Simon Says Stamp - Lets Play Bingo (Flowers, Pearls, Charm). 
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes. 
Lily Pad Cards - Flower Challenge. 
Fantabulous Cricut - Celebrate Spring (Carts Used: Smiley Card - Base/Base Layers. Twinkle Toes - Flower Vine, Hearts. Accent Essentials - Hearts, Rectangle)

Bye :)