A sweet preview and WCW sketch

Are you ready for another stamp preview from The Greeting Farm? Besides the awesome Creepers, there's an Oliver and Amelia set called Journey and it's a sweet one!

I chose Amelia for my card and she looks so sweet and vintage-y so I colored her in sepia tones for a different look. I added a bit of lace and used some seam binding ribbon and added the sentiment that comes with the set.

It was a lot of fun coloring Amelia this way. And the best part was, I only used 4 Copics (E31, E50, E51, E53) to color the whole image! Looks like I'll be doing this again...

Today is also Wild Card Wednesday and here's the fun sketch by Jessica. Visit the other team members of Club Anya & Friends to see more Oliver and Amelia previews.

Remember that tomorrow, July 1st is release day at the Greeting Farm, and we're having a blog hop to celebrate the occasion. 

Hope you'll stop by to hop, then shop! See you then!

my happy news!

Guess who's the Guest Designer for Club Anya & Friends for the month of July? ME!I was so excited (and shocked!) when Jessica approached me. How could I refuse? I ♥ The Greeting Farm stamps and consider this such an honor! Thank you, Jessica!

Today I'm introducing Creeper Monday, one of the newest members of the Creepy Crew, coming to you on July 1st. This month, creepy cuteness will be not only in RUBBER, but also in digital form! Make sure you visit The Greeting Farm and Club Anya & Friends to meet Creeper Jack and see more rubber goodness!

After I colored Monday, she screamed goth so I added some pink to make her "gothic cute". I also added some buttons and the "Pretty cool" sentiment from the Roll Call kit.

And I inserted a piece of white paper inside so a message can still be written on the inside of a black card!


Please visit the other design team members' blogs to see their preview cards:

• Jessica Deidrich
• Amy Young
• Kelly Booth
• Kim Costello
• Pam Varnell
• Traci Porter

That's all from me for today, but come back tomorrow for another preview that's on the "sweet" side.....can't wait to show you!

kristina's digis

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a great weekend! I want to share some cards that I put together with some digis by Kristina Proffitt, aka one happy mama.

To thank her followers who participated/will participate in the Cards for Kids card drive, she created these adorable digis, together with Crystal Wilkerson, and offered them as freebies here.

They're already colored in so it's just a matter of resizing them to whatever size you like and printing them out. They're perfect for the Cards for Kids card drive or used to brighten up anyone's day.

I made six of these cards in under an hour with little or no stamping. I love this bird image and the yellow bird is a brad which fit perfectly on the card.

Stamps: Hero Arts Clouds background

Stamps: Hero Arts Woodgrain background

I used the Sakura Aqua Lip pen to add some gloss to the owl and caterpillar. Super quick and easy cards! Thanks, Kristina, for a great set of freebies and for all that you do for Cards for Kids.

Wild Card Wednesday & Cards for Kids

Wow--Friday sure crept up fast! It felt so good to veg out the week, visiting blogs and doing some online shopping. Did anyone else go bonkers at Papertrey Ink? My mail carrier brought me two boxes from PTI on two separate days--yikes!

I managed to make a card for Club Anya & Friends' Wild Card Wednesday with this sketch by Kim Costello.

Here's my take on the sketch. I used Anya--in a bikini!--from the new Sunshine kit by The Greeting Farm.

I stamped the cloud background by Hero Arts behind her, and also used the new check background stamp. I love how the colors look against kraft.

Stamps: The Greeting Farm, Hero Arts
Ink: Hero Arts , Distress inks, Papertrey Ink
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Hero Arts notecard, kraft
Patterned paper: Me and My Big Ideas
Other: Copics, Papertrey Ink flower die, Stampin Up scallop border die, buttons

The third round of the Cards for Kids card drive has just begun. There are now 13 kids and their families all of whom can use a bit of cheer. You can read all about them here and learn how you can be a part of this very rewarding card drive. And there are lots of great prizes from great companies, too.

Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by!

summer is here!

Today's weather forecast:

Sunny--High of 86, low of 72. Breezy, with east winds at 14mph; gusts up to 25mph. 

Happy official first day of summer! I love the longer days of summer--don't you?  More hours to stamp and color and take good sunny photos!

Here are two cards made with some fun images from Tiddly Inks. Christy created the little girl digi first and this month she added the little boy in her store.  They're too cute with their swim rings and arm bands.






It doesn't show up in the photos, but I added some gloss from the Aqua Lip pen on the goggles, arm bands and swim ring. And I used the big dot Cuttlebug folder for the first time. Love those dots!

Whatever you do this summer, have fun, be safe, and don't forget the sunscreen!

Stamps: Tiddly Inks
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Stampin Up
Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Aqua Lip pen, Hero Arts paper flower, ribbon, buttons, pop dots

happy father's day!

A quick post to share a card made with a new digi from Tiddly Inks called "Daddy's Girl".

Isn't she perfect for Father's Day? The great thing about digis is you can buy them and download them right away. Print, color, and you have a quick card.

Wishing all dads, granddads, and anyone who's like a dad a very Happy Father's Day!

Stamps: Tiddly Inks digital stamp
Ink: Colorbox
Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug houndstooth folder, pop dots, button, ribbon

31 years!

Here's my One Layer Wednesday entry for last week's challenge which was "repetition". I finally got to use my Ali Edwards' sentiment stamp and the repetition was the little heart. I gave this card to my hubby yesterday--our 31st wedding anniversary!

He appreciated the simplicity.

And here's a share of the awesome flowers that he brought home.

Ahhhh, love! ♥ 

TESC #117

I thought the sketch for Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #117 looked so interesting, especially with the sentiment set off to the side. So I decided to play along.

Here's my take on the sketch.

I used some yummy Webster's Pages paper for the background and stamped the hydrangea and sentiment on some ledger  paper.

I went a little overboard with the ink and paper distressing and used a bit of pretty lace that a dear friend shared with me.

I think this card was a "test run" and I'll work on another and decide between the two. I like distressing since it's very forgiving--even when you have inky fingers!

Stamps: Hero Arts hydrangea, Impress sentiment

Patterned paper: Webster's Pages, Making Memories, Basic Grey

Ink: Ranger distress inks, Memento Dark Brown

Other: EK Success paper edger, Nestabilities, lace trim, button, twine

One Layer Wednesday #8

Susan's One Layer Wednesday challenge #8 is "masking". Create a one layer card with a masked background. Sounds simple, right?  Well, it took me almost a week to come up with this, and two other ideas got a thumbs down from my hubby.

I chose a Nestabilities circle and die cut a piece of cardstock to use as my mask. Then I grabbed my favorite spongy Nerf ball and sponged the sun.

I love the bird and branch by Savvy Stamps. Originally, I stamped the branch coming in from the right side of the card, and it didn't look right with the bird facing inwards. Then I had an Aha! moment and turned the branch, not the bird. Duh!

Ever wonder where to put a sentiment on a card? Susan shared the "sweet spots" on a card face and what is most pleasing to the eye. On the drawing, the two sun symbols are the spots.

This is just a guideline, not a cardmaking law. Sometimes a sentiment looks great centered. Sometimes I like to leave it off altogether. But on my card, I think the sweet spot worked.


Thanks, always, for visiting. Hope you're all off to a great week!

Stamps: Savvy Stamps, Hero Arts
Cardstock: Gina K
Ink: Memento Cantaloupe, Versafine Onyx Black
Nestabilities circle die

a skinny peacock

Just a quick post to share a new digital image from Tiffany Doodles called "skinny peacock". Coloring the peacock was fast and I knew exactly which colors I wanted to use.

I also stamped around the edge with a paisley design from Hero Arts' Exotic Decor stamp set with some Pool shadow ink. I really like how this card turned out!

Here are the Copic colors that I used to color the peacock.

Remember there's still time to enter Tiffany Doodles' sketch challenge. Grab a few freebies and join the fun! The deadline is June 30th.

Stamps: Tiffany Doodles, Gina K, Hero Arts

cardstock: Papertey Ink, Stampin Up

Ink: Versafine, Hero Arts shadow ink

Other: Nestabilities, Copics, ribbon, gems, pearls, pop dots