Teen Ian

My mother in law needed a card for a teen boy, so I thought of Ian immediately. I haven't inked up this set from The Greeting Farm until now.  I think it came out pretty cute. I love this image and should use it more! Just need more hours in my day!

I used the sketch from Eat, Sleep, Stamp, Sketchy Thursday #123 for this layout. Tracy has the greatest sketches posted every Thursday! I'm also entering Cards for Men challenge #7, embossing (both Kraft panels are dry embossed). And My Partner in Crafting Crime, challenge #23, use at least three buttons.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Umber
Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, SU Certainly Celery, Bordering Blue, DCWV Latte Stack
Embellishments: copics, nesties PTI buttons, string, cuttlebug embossing folders, dimensionals

Sharing Cookies

We've got a nasty rainy day here.  Good day to stay in and stamp.  After a fair amount of laundry and cleaning.

This card was one of the ones I made for the HYCCT challenge on SCS.   I used this sketch from Club Anya (they post a new sketch every Saturday).

Hope you are having a fantastic week so far!


Card Recipe:
Stamps:  TGF OA Just for You
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper:  PTI ssw, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, MME Quite Contrary patterns
Embellishments:  copics, stickles, dimensionals, rhinestones, sewing machine, nesties, cuttlebug embossing folder, border punch

Buddies

Happy weekend everyone.  My hubby is traveling so it isn't too exciting here.  We are laying low and relaxing and waiting for Daddy to get home tomorrow!

I got Mercy's Tuesday sketch (MTSC96) done just in time.  I loved the cute sketch this week and was really wanting to ink up this set I've had for a bit now.  I decided to go with a boyish card.  It will go to the HYCCT23 challenge on SCS, Sew Thankful for Friendship, which is to include some sewing on your card.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  The Greeting Farm OA Buddies
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa
Paper:  PTI ssw, SU Choc. Chip, BG Archaic
Embellishments:  copics, stitching, American Crafts brown brads, SU label punch

Summer Fun for Anya!

I just got this new Fleur Anya from The Greeting Farm and had to ink her up right away. She is just so cute and summery. I used the Saturday sketch from Club Anya.

Do you like this image? Well, I have a Fluer Anya to give away along with some other special goodies for my blogaversary. I will be back later tonight or tomorrow with the official post and details, so check back, you won't want to miss out.

Thanks for dropping in today. We are enjoying some fabulous breezy spring weather this week. Turned off the AC and opened all the windows. Hope you are having a lovely week.

Challenges for this card:

Club Anya sketch

Anyone for Anya?- Hot, Hot, Hot

Paper Sundaes- Summer Fun

Pink Elephant- Red, scallops and a bow

Raise the Bar- Celebrate Summer

Cupcake Craft Challenges- Dazzle Us (stickles on the flowers)

The Corrosive Challenge- Die Cuts (oval and scalloped nesties)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Fleur Anya from The Greeting Farm

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI ssw, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, DCWV Citrus Stack

Embellishments: stickles, nesties, copics, SU border punch, ribbon and brads, dimensionals

Pretty Little Camille

Why does the weekend go so fast? Can't believe it is Sunday already. Oh well, I enjoyed it while it lasted! We had burgers from Five Guys for dinner, they are such good hamburgers. Enjoyed lots of family time, too/

I made the for the Saturday sketch at Club Anya. I love square cards and this was a fun sketch. Also it was the first time I inked up Camille, she is just so cute! Trying to make sure I've used all my TGF stamps before I order more, I have a few more left to ink up that I got recently, so you'll be seeing more of them.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Camille

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Always Artichoke, So Saffron, PTI ssw, Basic Gray patterned

Embellishments: copics, MS border punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, SU ribbon, SU mini brads, sewing machine, dimensionals

For Hugh With Love

I know the title is way too punny, but I couldn't resist, since this little guy is Hugh from The Greeting Farm. I made this one for yesterday's Farm Fresh Friday challenge. I thought it was a fun sketch. This is another of the cards I made to the The Greeting Farm Cares card drive for the Ronald McDonald house, such a great cause.

I think I'm ready to kick back and put my feet up, grab a glass of wine and read for a while. I've been tackling laundry all day, trying to switch out winter and summer clothes for all the kids, and I'm worn out, LOL! Time to relax.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hugh from TGF, sentiment from SU

Ink: Memento Tux. Black, Garden Green

Paper: Garden Green, Kraft, Basic Grey Origins, PTI ssw

Embellishments: Nesties, copics, dimensionals, PTI button and twine, sewing machine

Somebunny Loves You

Happy Friday everyone. I'm on a bit of a roll this week, actually getting a few cards made, I've been making the most of naptime. Hoping to have some time to craft over the weekend, too.

I used Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge #69 for this layout. It is another card that I'm sending in for the 1st TGF Cares card drive.

Colors are a bit odd on this one. I went with some of my neglected PTI patterned paper and drew colors from that.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Hope and Grace Snuggle, Stamping Bella sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI ssw, Spring Moss, Summer Sun, Plum Pudding, PTI patterned paper

Embellishments: nesties, copics, stickles, dimensionals, PTI twill ribbon, Bellas Baubles

Super Anya

This is another card I made for the 1st TGF Cares Card Drive over at The Greeting Farm Blog. All cards go to the Ronald McDonald house. It goes on all month, so you've got time if you would like to join in, it's such a great cause.

I made my card using Saturday sketch #14 from Pam at Club Anya last Saturday. I used bright colors, hopefully it will bring some cheer (yeah, I know a corny pun) to a little girl.

Thanks for stopping by today. Looking forward to AI tonight, two are going home. Have no idea who it will be. Don't really have a fave this season. No one has moved me to pick up the phone and vote yet.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Cheer Anya and sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red

Paper: Bashful Blue, Real Red, PTI ssw, DCWV striped

Embellishments: copics, stickles, nesties, K and Co rhinestones, SU corner rounder and ribbon, dimensionals

Pretty Little Dahlia

Well, it's Thursday, and by the time you read this I should be in Florida. Holy moly, did I really just leave my inlaws with four kiddos for 48 hours?! Hope things are going smoothly for them.

This is my take on Pam's Saturday sketch at Club Anya.

I'm also planning to mail this card in to the Greeting Farm's !st TGF cares charity card drive for the Ronald McDonald house. This cause is near and dear to me. I was a pediatric nurse before I "retired" to raise my little ones. I know the benefit and importance of Ronald McDonald houses. Check out the card drive at the Greeting Farm, it runs until April 30th, so you've got time if you would like to participate.

Also entering this one in KLSNS24. Kelly has a recipe challenge this week. It is a 1-2-3 challenge. One image and/or sentiment (I used both), two patterned papers, and 3 embellies (ribbon, Bella dots, and primas). This was a fun one. I usually use one patterned paper at most. lots of times I just use cardstock. Fun challenge for me.

Thanks for dropping by today.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Dahlia, sentiment Hanna Stamps

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

Paper: PTI ssw, Barely Banana, Green Galore, MME patterns

Embellishments: copics, nesties, Bella dots, primas, SU ribbon, dimensionals, copic spica pen

Laundry Time

This card is very appropriate for today, because I should have been doing laundry, while the babies napped, but used my time to stamp instead! Let's hope everyone has clean undies for tomorrow, just kidding!

This is my take on Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge #66. I love the crooked panel, so much fun to work with. Buttons and sewing seemed like the perfect embellies for a laundry card.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I know what I'll be doing, laundry, LOL!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Hope and Grace Laundry, PTI sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, PTI ssw, patterned unknown

Embellishments: Copics, stickles, fun flock, nesties, dimensionals, PTI buttons, SU brads and ribbon, glaze pen

Last card for the relay

Day three's image for the TGF CHA relay was this cute Toby Cub image. I'm not usually a bear fan, but this one is pretty cute! I made mine into a thank you card, because I'm still catching up on thank yous for some gifts given to Lilah. Unfortunately the relay had to end early. I think the gallery kept crashing from the overwhelming response! It was fun to try and keep up for those three days! I would definitely try something like this again.

We had a light snow this morning, the kids were hoping for an accumulation, but they didn't get it! Oh well, at least no shoveling!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF digi, Verve sentiment

Ink: printer and palette umber

Paper: PTI ssw, SU Close to Cocoa, Pink Piroutte, Basic Grey patterned paper

Embellishments: nesties, cuttlebug embossing folder, copics, Bellas Baubles, dimensionals, ribbon scrap

Relay Day #2, Sassy Charlotte

Here is my second relay card for the TGF CHA relay challenge. I adore this image, I think she looks like she has a lot to say! I definitely will use her again, I hope they eventually will make her in rubber, I have an easier time with rubber than with digis! This was fun for me, too, because I've been trying to experiment with different skin tones, still a work in progress for me. Hard to tell in the photo, but she is super glitzy with stickles.

Thanks for stopping by today. Can't wait for Biggest Loser tonight, thinking their might be a lot of drama after last week! Have a good one.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Charlotte digi from TGF

Ink: Printer ink

Paper: PTI Spring Moss, SU Bashful Blue, gp110, MME patterned paper

Embellishments: copics, nesties, stickles, MS ribbon, Primas, Michaels rhinestone

Ready, Set, Go!

The TGF CHA Relay begins today. Go on over to their blog and get the info. This Mer Ian is a free digi, if you play and upload a card with him to their gallery by 6pm CST you get the next digi free, and so on all week. Pretty good deal, right? Go download him and give it a try. Even if you don't get done in time, you still have a super cute new digi!


This one is pretty simple, I wanted him to look like he was swimming, so the background is embossed with tiny bubbles from Cuttlebug. For some reason when I saw him I knew right away that he was a red head! LOL, I love red hair, so beautiful.


If anyone has any digi tips for not smearing the ink, please let me know. I let it dry well and even tried to heat set it. It doesn't seem wet enough when it comes out of my printer to emboss it. I probably should be a bit less heavy handed with my markers, I keep going back to blend over and over. But like I said if you have any secrets, please share!


Hope you have a wonderful Monday!


Card Recipe:
Stamps: Mer Ian digi, sentiment from CHF
Ink: Printer ink and Palette Noir
Paper: Bashful Blue, Only Orange, DCWV summer stack, GP110
Embellishments: copics, stickles, Water dew drops, Cuttlebug tiny bubbles embossing folder, offray ribbon, nesties, dimensionals

Shiny Happy Farm Fresh Friday

This weeks Farm Fresh Friday was to use a sunny theme. Check out the Shiny Happy Challenge. I also used Aly's Sunday Sketch Challenge (ASSC9) for the layout. Love the way Aly does her sketches, she is so creative, that diagonal panes was really fun to work with.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It's very cold here, but may be warming up slightly this week, that would be great!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Miss Anya Rain Snow Shine from TGF, sentiment from Verve

Ink: Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore, PTI ssw, DCWV patterned paper

Embellishments: SU ribbon, EK success border punch, stickles, copics, MM mini yellow rhinestones

MOJO Does Yoga

Here is my take on this weeks MOJO Monday sketch challenge, MOJO122. I used a circle rather than an oval, it was actually a mistake, I didn't print off the sketch, and remembered a circle. Oh well, close enough for me. I should play more Sudoku to improve my memory, LOL!

I just bought this little cutie from The Greeting Farm, she is called Yoga Anya. I love yoga stamps and have quite a few, not sure why as I don't know how to do yoga.

TGIF! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Yoga Anya from TGF, sentiment from MFT
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bravo Burgundy
Paper: PTI ssw, Bravo Burgundy, Pretty in Pink, Eskimo Kisses patterned paper
Embellishments: Nesties, copics, SU ribbon , corner rounder and mini brads, EK success border punch, Cuttlebug Cherry Blossom embossing folder

Stella has a Valentine

Just got this stamp in the mail from The Greeting Farm. Her name is Stella, I won her in one of their New Year's card challenges. I think she is just adorable, and I love the name Stella. It was actually one of the names on our list while I was pregnant with Lilah.

I used Mercy's Tuesday sketch (MTSC57) for the layout of this card. It was a fun and easy sketch to put together.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you had a good one.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stella from TGF

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, PTI ssw, DCWV Valentine stack

Embellishments: MS border punch, nesties, copics, stickles, SU corner punch, mini black brads, cuttlebug embossing folder

The seventh sketch from The Greeting Farm

Here's my take on the seventh sketch from the 12 days of sketches over at The Greeting Farm blog. I still have a few left to post. They really got me stamping last week.


So glad I got something done last week, because this week has not been very productive. I guess that's the way it goes!


Thanks for dropping in today. I'm off to watch Jersey Shore, my guilty pleasure! Have a good one.


Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Pretty in Pink, PTI ssw and Aqua Mist, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly
Embellishments: nesties, sponges, MS punch, SU border punch and ribbon, dew drops, copics, crystal effects, stickles, dimensionals

Puddles of Love

I created this card for Mercy's Tuesday sketch challenge (MTSC54) and for Club Anya and Friends New Years Day challenge. The New Years Day challenge was to use two colors you normally don't use (Not the Norm). I picked Not Quite Navy and So Saffron. While I really like So Saffron, Not Quite Navy is not a favorite of mine. I think the name says it all! I really like navy blue and to me Not Quite Navy just looks not quite right, LOL. Any way, I think they worked out fine, and I used up a sheet of neglected cardstock.

Thanks for dropping by today. Stay warm!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: TGF and Hanna Stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Not Quite Navy, So Saffron, Patterned paper from a slab Christmas stack
Embellishments: copics, nesties, SU ribbon, EK success punch, dew drops, crystal effects, dimensionals

MoJo just in time

I'm trying to combine challenges this year. I love to do them and see that many people can incorporate many into one card, so I'm going to give that a try. This card was made for the MoJo Monday #119 challenge, the Crazy 4 Challenges polka dot challenge, (C4C18) and The Greeting Farm Club Anya and Friends Black Tie Challenge.

This Geisha Anya is so sweet, I love the book Memoirs of a Geisha and wanted her as soon as I saw her. She was sold out every time I tried to order, and then I received her as a gift from a stamping friend. So excited to use her!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI ssw, Basic Black, MME black polka dot, PTI red polka dot
Embellishments: copics, stickles, dimensionals, offray ribbon, Doodlebug brads, MM black rhinestone

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone! Can it really be 2010? Where did 2009 go. I remember time used to pass so slowly, it seemed. Now a year passed me by in the blink of an eye. I must be getting old, LOL.

I made this little cutie for the day four of The Greeting Farm's 12 days of sketches challenge. I actually got all twelve done, not really sure how I did that. This one is headed out to my brother who had a birthday on the 30th of December. Yeah, I know it's late, but if you know me, it's not really late if it comes within the month. Maybe that should be one of my resolutions.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: TGF Ian, PTI sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Basic Black, Going Gray, Basic Gray PTI ssw, patterned paper scrap

Embellishments: Mini brads, copics, sakura silver gel pen, dimensionals, quickutz embossing folder