Farm Fresh Friday - All that Sparkles

Hope St. Nick was good to everyone last night ;)   Well, since it's Friday, that means it's time for another Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm .  This week it was my turn to pick the challenge.  I love diamonds, well, actually pretty much any sparkly jewelry ;), glitter nail polish, glitter Christmas decorations, rhinestones, and well you get the idea.  So, I decided to incorporate my love of all things sparkly, into this weeks challenge.....All That Sparkles.  You can use rhinestones, glitter, glittered papers, metallic papers, metallic embellishments, etc.....basically anything that sparkles.  

For my first card I used the Holiday Blessings Clear Stamp Set along with some TGF exclusive Holiday papers, which have since sold out.   I colored the trees with copics and then added rhinestones to each one and colored stickles to the tree toppers.  The two background papers from the TGF set I also accented with stickles (note to self.....next time remember to add the stickles AFTER the paper is adhered to the card and NOT before cutting it or you will have to wait until it all dries to continue  ;)  The Deconstructed Sketch looked like fun this week, so I used that for the card layout.
  

For this card I used the newer Dollie - digi stamp.  She is colored in copics and I added some white polka dots with a gel pen to her dress.  I added stome stickles to the background paper on top and to her collar.  I used two different ribbons and a polka dot button and then added some rhinestones to the punched border.  

Be sure to visit The Greeting Farm blog to see some beautiful creations from the Design Team, and to see how to play along with this week's challenge.  

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!  :)

Farm Fresh Friday - Anything Goes

Happy Friday!  Today it's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week the challenge is "Anything Goes".

For my card I used Birthday Anya 3 and colored her with copics and added some stickles to the heart in her hair and the candies on top the cake.  In case you didn't know,, The Greeting Farm now carries some 6x6 paper pads and I used papers from Echo Park - So Happy Together.  To add a decorative edge to the mats I used the Tulip Border Die.  To finish it off I added some rhinestones, bakers twine, and a flower/button/bow combo.  The sentiment is from the retired Chef Ian set.     

Stop by the TGF blog to see some more creations from the Design team and to enter your own project. 

Thanks for stopping and have a great weekend!  :)  i

Farm Fresh Friday - Mix it Up

Happy Friday!  Today it's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  Today I got to pick the challenge and chose to "Mix it Up".  All you need to do is use parts from two different TGF images and combine them to make one.  This is a fun way to customize your images even more.

I decided to use the head from CC Monday along with the body from CC James and colored both with copics.  I couldn't find any true red and black paper in my stash so I took some paper that was black with cream flocking and colored the cream color with a red copic.  I added some riveted leather trim, a flower/button/bow combo and some silver "pearls".  The sentiment was stamped with metallic ink.     

Be sure to visit The Greeting Farm blog to see the rest of the Design Teams fantastic cards and to enter your own Mix it Up creation.

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend! :)

Summertime - Smile Everyday

Happy Friday!  I'm a little late today, but it's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  

Today's challenge is to use punches or die cuts:

For my card I used Wild Sprout Elena and colored her with copics and used a black glaze pen for the lens part of her sunglasses.  For the tree I colored some Creamy Caramel paper to look like bark and then used the cloud die from the Mini Clouds with Die set (currently only the stamp set is available) for the leaves.  The fence is the TGF Fence Die, and the sentiment and the "shrub" is from the Mini Fleurs with Die set.  I used a punch for the grass and butterflies (I also added some Shimmerz paint to these) and the sun is cut from a nesties die.   

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us this week!

Thanks for stopping and have a great weekend!

FFF with TGF

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  Today I got to host this weeks challenge and I chose "Easy as 1,2,3".  Use 1 focal image/sentiment stamp, 2 embellishments and 3 patterned papers.  See, it really is easy!

 

For my card I used a sentiment from the Anya Strolls set and stamped it on a journaling card that is from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh Collection.  My three different patterned papers are from the same collection.  My two embellishments are pearls (colored to match with a copic) and ribbon.  I also added a border with the Tulip Border Die and a little butterfly to the sentiment.

Now should I admit that my original card for this challenge didn't make it to the picture stage?  Instead of taking a picture of it right away I put it aside figuring I'd do it later.  In the meantime, I decided to clean up my craft room.  Well after doing that, my card, along with my BG00 copic marker, was nowhere to be found.  I have looked for the last two days and still can't find either....thinking they may have fallen into the garbage can by my desk, which of course was emptied on Wednesday :(     
     
Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us this week ~ I'd love to see what you do with this challenge!

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful day!

FFF with The Greeting Farm

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week Suzanne challenged us to make it Sparkle and Shine (using either glitter, rhinestones etc.).

For my card today I used Blush Beatrice and colored her with copics!  For my sparkle and shine I chose some glittered paper (unfortunately my camera is not picking it up) and then added some colored rhinestones to the buttons on her top and shoes as well as under the sentiment (which come with this stamp).  

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge!

Sorry to cut it short, but this virus that my kids so lovingly shared with me ;) is really getting the best of me....I can hardly see what I am typing.  

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

FFF with The Greeting Farm

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week Andrea challenged us to use the color green.

For my project today I used Creeper Crew Monday Morning and colored her with copics.  I noticed that some of the Design Team has colored her with leggings, others with socks....I guess it all depends on how you look at her ;)  Either way, she looks great !  A bit of ribbon and a button/frayed ribbon embellishment finish it off. 

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge!

The kids have off school today, so we are taking advantage of that by having my Middle School DI team come over for a 6 hour practice.  I am hoping they get a lot accomplished because the Regionals Tournament is just 2 weeks away tomorrow (and those two weeks will fly by!)  As a Team Manager this is major panic time.....after all the work the kids put into this the last few months, you just hope it all comes together as planned.  Add in a pretty major last minute change on one of their props (which may be a bit more time consuming, but if it works, a great change) to the mix and that makes for some sleepless nights (for me at least).  I was still up at 4:30 yesterday morning making a mental list of everything that needed to be done for each of my teams and trying to figure out how to fit it all in.  I know it will get done, but still can't help but stress about it.     
   
Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful day!  :)

FFF with The Greeting Farm - You're Beautiful

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week Jo challenged us to use flowers on our projects.  

For my project I used Wild Sprout Gracie since she has a flower on her hat.  For my papers I chose an older Basic Grey pad because I loved the little floral print on this paper.  To keep with the floral theme, I added a few flowers in the corner.  Gracie was colored with copics on SU's Naturals Ivory paper, and yes, it does have little specks in the paper, those aren't smudges ;)  Coloring on this paper was a bit different from the Copic X-press it paper I normally use, but I think it worked out ok.   I added a little butterfly above the sentiment and a few pearls.  

For this picture I had to use my daughter's camera since the battery on mine ran out.  While there are some things I love about her camera, I'm not used to taking pictures with it ~ I can't seem to get the sentiments to photograph sharply.....I have a macro setting on my camera and I can't find one on hers so I'm not sure how to fix that.    

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge!

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful day!  :)

You're Positively Wonderful

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week Anita challenged us to ribbon and/or lace on our projects.  

For my card today I chose to use Awareness Anya.  I colored her with copics and paper pieced her dress.  The sentiment is from the Sitting Wonderful stamp set and punched out with the Key Tag SU punch.  That particular punch doesn't have a matching layering punch so I adhered it onto cardstock and just cut out around it.  I added some matching grosgrain ribbon and a button with the same ribbon threaded through the holes.

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge!


Recipe : 
Stamps:   TGF - Awareness Anya, Sitting Wonderful
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics   
Paper:  X-Press It paper; More Mustard (SU);  DP - Stella and Rose Hattie (My Minds Eye)  
Embellishments:   Grosgrain Ribbon; Button    
Tools/Misc: Key Tag Punch (Martha Stewart)  

Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

FFF with The Greeting Farm

Happy Friday!  It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm.  This week Joni challenged us to use script/text on our projects.  

For my project I used Wild Sprout Gracie.  I think every time I use this image I fall more in love with her....she is just so fun to color and paper piece!  I originally started with a completely different outfit, but decided to switch gears and am glad I did because I love how these look with the background papers (and who knows, I just may use the other one later on....well, if I can find all the pieces I had cut out on my now very messy craft desk).  I added a heart shaped doily behind Gracie and some thick ric-rac trim.  The sentiment at the top was cut from the patterned paper and then I added some self adhesive pearls to the top and bottom to make it stand out a bit more.  A few flowers and it was done.

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge!

I followed the sketch over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp:

....and it's been awhile since I tried to pack a lot of challenges into one card so I gave it a shot and would also like to enter the following challenges:
All That Scraps - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's - Anything Goes
By the Cute and Girly - Cute and Girly
Charisma Cardz - Hearts and Flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Valentine's Day/Love
Creative Card Crew - Girly
Inky Chicks - Bingo (Ribbon, Sentiment, Flowers) OR (Ribbon, Image, Pearls)

Moxie Fab - #7 Use 10 or more embellishments
Oozak - Anything Goes with Pink and Bling
Paper Crafting Journey - For a Girl
Pile It On - Have a Heart
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Valentine's Day/Love and Ribbon
7 Kids College Fund - Something New and Old from your stash (New - Stamp, Pearls   Old -Paper, Doily, ribbon, punch)
Simon Says - Paper Piecing
Stamp and Create - Love
The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration 

The Ribbon Girl - Color Challenge - Pink/Cream

Whimsical Designs - Love

The kids have the day off school today, so I'm sure they'll keep me busy :)


Recipe : 
Stamps:   TGF - Wild Sprout Gracie
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics   
Paper:  X-Press It paper; Naturals White (SU);  DP - Valentine Sweetheart (K & Co)  
Embellishments:   Ric Rac Ribbon; Flowers (Prima); Self Adhesive Pearls (Recollections); Heart Shaped Doily    
Tools/Misc: Heart Border Punch (Martha Stewart)  


Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

FFF with the Greeting Farm

Happy New Year!

Now I can let you all in on a little secret I've been keeping....I am now a Showcase Designer for The Greeting Farm....I am so excited to be working with Jess, Marie and the rest of the team and am really looking forward to the next 6 months!     

Anyways, each Friday TGF has a Farm Fresh Friday (FFF) and this week Peggy challenged us to use something new.

This week I chose the set Sitting Wonderful.   Anya is just adorable and I love that chair.   I colored Anya with copics and paper pieced her outfit, boots and bow along with the chair.  To make a background I used two different designer papers to create a wall and floor.  Since the circle I used is fairly large, I kept the rest of the layout on the simpler side just adding a strip of paper with a bordered edge and some fun pom-pom trim which is my other new item).

Head on over to the TGF blog to see the rest of the Design Team's fabulous projects and be sure to join us with this weeks challenge...we'd love to see what new goodies you got for Christmas!

Thanks for stopping and have a great day!