Jingle all the way..

It really isn't that far away...Christmas that is..and if i want to get a head start on making cards, i need to get started, huh?  I just counted the weeks before i'd send out cards..and it's roughly 15 weeks..i guess i need to double up and do two a week!

So i decided for this card, i would go Christmas..and of course it didn't hurt that i already had the image colored from last year. 

Here is my card using a vintage/retired Elf from The Greeting Farm:

 

Yes, of course i used some dies for this card.  The largest die is from Memory Box and is the Frostyville Wreath #98418, inside of the wreath i added a Spellbinders die called Moroccan Accents S5064.  Then a fun new little die is the Jolly jingle bells #98651..it comes with 5 bells to fit on top of a Jingle bell border...but i used it as a single bell by it self.  The leaves are a Martha Stewart punch and the berries are a larger hand punch. 

Close up of the jingle bell die embellishment:

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!

I didn't save the Copic info for this coloring..i am guessing this is what i used:

skin- E50, 51, R20

hair- E97, 99, 02

outfit- R35, 39, YG03, 17

Sketch used is from Christmas Challenges (rotated):  (I am following this blog by email to keep me on track to get my Christmas cards done)

Challenges:

Christmas Challenges- sketch

The Greeting Farm- Tuesday Garden Variety- Layers

Cuttlebug Mania- Die Cuts 

Simon Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes

Oh, Snap..you can't be one year older!

This sweet image at Digital Delights is so adorable.  She is called, "Say Cheese, Polly".

This is the card i made for the Digital Delights Blog:

Embellishments used on this card are:

Tim Holtz film strip, Stampin up notebook punch.

Copics used:

skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- E02, 97, 99
bows- BG11, 13, 18
pants/jeans- B24, 26
shirt/belt/socks- R81, 85
camera- W1, 5, 7, BG10, Gelly Roll pen- Clearstar

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!

Challenges:
Sweet Stamps Blog- Birthday 
Dutch Dare Card Challenge- Birthday Wishes
ABC Challenge- No Flowers
 

To My Teacher

I think this image called Jessica from The Greeting Farm makes a wonderful teacher.  I love the glasses and the opportunity to use my eyeglass paper that i think is awesome.  LOL


My granddaughter starts preschool next week..it's her second year, my grandson started August 1 and has been in school for almost a month...and it's sooo hot here, thank goodness for air conditioning in schools!

Here is my card depicting the school "theme":

Can you believe it?  i didn't use one die on this card, but i did use my faithful circle punches. :0)

Copics used:
skin-YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- YR20, 21, 23, E97
shirt- BG72, 09
pants- E34, 37
shoes- R39
glasses- BG0000

Sketch used is from Papertake Weekly Challenge (I used #71)

Challenges;
Papertake Weekly- Sketch #71
The Greeting Farm- Farm Fresh Friday-Back to School theme
Going Grey Scrap Creations- Back to School

Reality has limits, imagination is boundless

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, we have a super sketch and a great sponsor, Bugaboo Stamps!


 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- Y15, 19, 23
jeans-BG09, 13, 72
shirt/shoes- W1, 3, 5, C7
ruler- R17, 35, 37


Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

The sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is Bugaboo Stamps:
 

For more inspiration don't forget to visit the rest of team's creations:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Laura

Melissa

Challenges:
Love to Create Challenges- Back to School
Melonheadz friends- Back to School
The Pink Elephant- Back 2 School

 

Everything is coming up Summer!

Seems like we loose a bit of summer each year.  As i write this it's super warm and muggy outside..and the grandkids are back to school..seems like we should all be hanging out at the lake for the month of August..i vote to keep summer vacation like it was when i was a kid..June, July and August off and go back after Labor Day.

Anyway, this card depicts what i feel like doing..just sitting and enjoying the flowers..and on nice summer day (this stamp is called "Sitting Wonderful":

I've used some of my favorite dies:
Oh Joy Rectangle Frame 6002/0147, Cheery Lynn lace border DL134 and Martha Stewart leaf punch.

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!

The flowers were hand made by Sigi's Creations and you can order beautiful flowers from her anytime and at the same time help a rescued wildlife animal. 

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- Y11, 15, 19
bow/outfit- R20, 22, YG03. 67

Challenges:
Joanna Sheen Challenge- Pretty in Pink
Created with Love challenge- Anything Goes
The Greeting Farm- Color combination

Preschool Journal Cover for my Granddaughter

I was really inspired this weekend viewing some lovely things on line and decided to create this journal cover for my Granddaughter.  She is starting to create things and i thought this would be perfect for her pages.

What i did was cover a journal using many dies and two images from Tiddly Inks.  The one image is the schoolhouse (for only $1 at the shop) and a sweet image called Donna's Adventures.  This image was the reason i found Tiddly Inks years ago.  I've colored her up to look like my grand daughter.

Here are a list of dies i used for this journal:
from Joy Crafts- Butterfly border- 6002/0251, Lacey Square frame- 6002/0147, Lace edge- 6002/0149.  From Marianne Designs Craftables-clock- CR1234; Doohickey die -Butterfly Dreams Magnolia collection/Scallop Tag.

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!

Copics used:
schoolhouse-R35, 37, 39, E31, 34
flag- BG11, 13
Donna-skin- R20, 22, YR000, 00
hair- E53, 55, 57
coat/boots- Y15, 19, YR23
wagon/stripes- R35, 37, 39
skirt- BG11, 13
umbrella/frogs- YG03, 67
dog- E31, 34
box- E55, 59
wheels- C5

How to make this Preschool Journal cover via YouTube

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks- Back to School
Cut it Up- Back to School/Altered journal
Wags n' Whiskers- Back to School
Sugar Creek Hollow- #68 Back to School

Something Lacy with Mad Hatter Bean

How what fun to use this image again..i love the hats!
This week at Anyone for Anya, we are to use LACE, so fun..i used it for my background paper, and a piece of cotton trim lace that i colored with copics to match the hat!

Here is my card this week for the DT:

I added a bit of glitter blue tulle to the hat.  I made a slit using an artist knife and gathered a bit of tulle and slid it under the brim.  I colored the cotton trim/lace the same color as the hat using my copic markers.

I've also used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches..that expires today, but you still have time to use this sketch!

 Copics used:
 skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
 hair- E71, 74, 77
 skirt- B31, 34, 45, 39
 top/hat- YR20, 21, 23
 flowers- RV63, 66, leaves, YG03
 cotton trim- RV63, YR21, Y21











Challenges:
It's all about the Vintage- Summer Flowers
A Gem of a Challenge- Anything with a "B" (blue dress/ribbon)
Addicted to Stamps- Shabby/Vintage

Watermelon Time, Swinging by to say, "Hi"

This little cutie at Digital Delights is swinging by to say, "Hi"!  This image is called, Water Time.

Here is the card i made for the Digital Delights Blog:

Dies/punches used on this card are:

Memory Box Rivera Corner #98372 (cut into sections); Martha Stewart leaf punch. 

Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above dies in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts!

The crocheted flowers were a gift from a really good friend (thank you Jennifer), the flower buds are from Magnolia.

Copics used:

Dog- E50, 53, 55, 57, R20, 22
branch- E25, 29
leaves- YG03, 67
swing seat- W3, 5
rope- E41, 43
watermelon- G20, 24, R35, 37, 39

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!

Challenges:
Lia Stampz Challenge- Summer 
Dutch Dare Card Challenges- Animal Antics
Papercraft Star- Photo

 

A New Dress

Sometimes, when things get you down, a distraction away from the world can make you feel good.  It's not long lasting, unless you put your hope in the Lord.    This new dress stands for that type of hope..something new, something you've been waiting for to change you.    I don't share my faith often in my blog...this time it seemed right based on all that is going on in the world and in my dear friends lives.

Here is my card symbolizing "hope":

This is the second time i am entering a card in the Marianne Design Challenge blog, the first time i didn't understand that the image MUST be one of their stamps.  This time i hope i got it right?   I love their dies and was fortunate to be directed to a free image at their site.

For this card i am using 2 Marianne dies.  One is called Oval Passe Part out #CR1241 and the other one is a floral flourish LR0249.  I made this card into a window card:

and here is the side view to get the 3-d look:

Copics used:
skin-YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- Y11, 15, 19, YR23
dress- B41, 45, BG11, 13
shading- C1, CB






Challenges:
Marianne Design Challenge- Blues
Sunshine Mail Challenge- Anything Goes
Just for Fun- Anything Goes

Happy Birthday to you with a 3-d daisy!

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, we have a super sketch and a great sponsor DRS Stamps!


 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

The medium daisy stamp was stamped on three different pattern paper and hand cut (paper pieced)..i cut off some of the petals so the first layer would show through and then the petals from the second layer to achieve a layered look.  I did cut a piece of the stamped Birthday sheet music stamped image to use.  The original stamp is quite large and perfect for background stamping!


Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

The sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is DRS Stamps:

For more inspiration don't forget to visit the rest of team's creations:

Angela

Bonnie

Debbie

Jenee

Laura

Melissa

Challenges:
Emma's Cards- Floral
Ladybug Crafts-Something Floral
One Crazy Stamper- Birthday

Have a Magical Time!

I've had this pad of paper and matching stickers for quite some time.  You know the stuff you think is so pretty that you don't use. :o)  The clock paper was a scrap..which helped with the title.

Well, the time has come to use these butterfly/flower stickers and the paper to match!

Here is my card using Fairy Chloe on this card, i did cut her wings off and added a butterfly sticker behind her.

I used a really fun sketch from Flutter By Wednesday:

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- E53, 25, 29
dress- R81, 83, 85







I have also used an awesome die from Joy Crafts called Lacey Rectangle #6002/0146.

I find that Dutch Paper Crafts offer great prices and shipping on dies.

Challenges:
The Greeting Farm- Garden Variety Tuesday- Stickers
Flutter By Wednesday- sketch/butterfly/fairy
Come and Get It Challenge- Things with Wings
Vintage Stamping Challenges- Wings and Things

Curious horsefly baby card

Are you curious?  Well, i've been a fan of A Day for Daisies for some time and this year her sister, Sami started her own challenge blog called Sami Stamps.  Her images are so unique and sweet.  I love to create and her images are what get my mind thinking creatively.  I mean who would have thought of a sweet horsefly?

I decided to do a baby card using the Curious Horsefly digi, that's the name of image and you can find her images on Etsy or request them from her on her blog here.   She, like her sister, always has freebies for you to use too!

Here's my card:

I turned this card into a window card and i used Marianne Designs using Passe Partout Circle CR1239, i made a frame, then i used the outside circle from this die set and made the matted frame.  On the side i used a Memory Box die called Honey Blossom Sprig #98333 (i cut sections to fit and i cut it out of white and two other blues).  For the circle sentiment i used the smallest circle from Spellbinders Classic circles, but for the scalloped layer i used a buckle from Spellbinders Shapabilities  Ribbon Buckles S4-362 which looked like a daisy.  Both stamps are from the dollar bin at Michaels.   The star charms are from Jo-anns.

Here is the inside of the card so you can see the whole image..i also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder called

Copics used:
R20, 22, B000, 00, 02, 04, E71, 77, 29, YG01, 13
Ribbon from my favorite place on Etsy called The Pink Petal

As always the best place to get your dies are from Dutch Paper Crafts.







Challenges:
Sami Stamps- Anything goes DT call
Card Crafter's Circle- Winged Things
Brown Sugar challenge- Green, Blue and White
Cut it Up- What's Bugging you
QKR Stampede- Don't bug me

Take it Easy

This week at Anyone for Anya we have a sketch...and i used a TGF stamp from the set Sitting Wonderful.

Very ironic, as i write this i am in the hospital in my dad's room after he had a serious surgery.  They bypassed a section of his aorta.  He was in ICU until today.  So by the time this goes live, my dad should be home and should be "Taking it Easy"...but seriously, knowing my dad he will push that to it's limit...and won't be taking it easy.

This is my card i created using the Anyone for Anya sketch:

For this card, i used the basic Spellbinder dies, oval and scalloped oval.
I didn't use any copics on this, it was totally paper pieced..and this was super easy to make!

Here is the sketch for Anyone for Anya this week:

Challenges:
The Greeting Farm- Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas- Black, white and one other color
Jo's Scrap Shack- Anything Goes

It's a "Shell-a Bration"!

This little cutie at Digital Delights is from last month's "Jubbly" release.  This image is called, Jubbly Turtle!

Here is the card i made for the Digital Delights Blog:

Dies/punches used on this card are:

Fiskars banner punch, charm from Spoilt Rotten Beads

Copics used:

body-R20, 22, YG25, 23, 95, 99
stripe/shell- YR20, 21, 23
flower- R35, 37, 39, YG99
stripe- R35, 37, 39

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!

 Challenges:
Creative Card Crew- Banners/pennants
2 Creative Chicks- For kids
Natalie and Amy-A celebration


 

Autumn Sweetness

This is a really fun challenge for me, 'cause i love to be creative.   The challenge i am talking about is at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog.  You are suppose to take two images and mix them up.  Now for me the challenge isn't any fun unless i can SEE the two images that are used before they get mixed up.  So at the end of my post i will put two watermarked images of the  stamps i used.

Some of you diehard Greeting Farm fans, should try to figure it out before you see the answer below... I'm just saying..

I changed out three things..the head is from Glisten Bean and the body and the head band is from Lovey Dovey Amelia.

I used some fun dies on this card as well.
Doo Hickey Doily flowers, Memory Box vine called Savannah Border and another Memory box die calle Woven circle.

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- E50, 53, 55, 57
dress/heart/shoes- R81, 83, 85, E97, 08, 25, 29
bloomers- YG23

TGF stamps i used and what they looked like originally (Lovey Dovey Amelia on the left, Glisten Bean on the right):













Challenges:
The Greeting Farm- Farm Fresh Friday/Mix it Up
Crafty Sentiments- Dies/Punches
Flourishes challenges- Timeless Tuesday Autumn Colors

Hootin Birthday

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, a great sketch and an awesome sponsor, Clearly Digital Stamps.

Don't forget we have a TWIST this week, you can use buttons or bows..i've used both.

 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

The cute digital image and sentiment i used is from Clearly Digital Stamps and is called Hoot Hoots   The two dies i used are from Memory Box.  The doily die is Marietta Buckle (98220) and the border is Charlotte Border (98242)


Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above die(s) in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts! 


Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

Copics used:
Owl eyes- E07, 19, R32, 35, YG01, Y00
beak/claws- YR12, 68
body-B21, 23, 26
feathers-E81, 31, 33
CB





The sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is Clearly Digital Stamps:










Challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ- Anything goes w/a bow
Bearly Mine- Anything Goes
Craft-room Challenge- Bingo- Blue (owl)/ Flower (in pattern paper)/Lace (paper lace)

Snap, i forgot your birthday

I know i've used this sentiment before on another card...and the image was a Greeting Farm stamp, however this time i am using a different image and sketch.   LOL

This week at Anyone for Anya we have a FUN challenge!  The challenge is "Picture this! camera theme.

This is my take on the challenge this week using Surprise Amelia from The Greeting Farm:

Can i just say, i love this paper from Crate Paper..the background behind the stamp is perfect for so many things..i love that blurry paper!   To make my "polariod" snapshot frame, i used an actual 4 x 6 photo paper, you know that bundle that comes with your printer's ink?  This one was an off size, i just used a Spellbinders square for inside and trimmed around it.  I've also used Tim Holtz's plastic film strip that comes in that cute container!

Copics used:
skin- Y000, 00, R20, 22
hair- C3, 5, 7
bow/dress- R81, 83, 85
presents- E81, 31, Y15, 19, YR23, BG45, 72
heart- Y15, 19

Challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations- Photo inspiration/colors
Challenges 4 Everybody- Anything goes
Brown Sugar Challenges- Anything goes

Have an Amazing Birthday!

I wanted to do a test, it's a personal test.. i wanted to see if this Tiddly Inks Image is popular?  Don't you think she is just so cute...I am talking about Minnie...that's her name, she's got these adorable glasses and such a happy face!  I've paired her with Melissa Birthday Bear also from Tiddly Inks!

You can find Minnie here.
You can find Melissa Birthday bear here.

I've made a twisted Easel card, super easy..just score the top of a card in a diagonal.  (Fold at the top, diagonal from top right down to left bottom)

If you take a look at the original images you will see that Minnie is holding a flower, i just cut the flower off, so it looks like she is putting her arm around Birthday bear.  What i did to birthday bear is flip him horizontally...super easy with digis.. Then i enlarged the image to make bigger balloons, cropped them and printed them off and put them behind Birthday bears balloons.  This makes such a sweet combination.   To make the balloons look transparent, i just pretended that i could see the background balloons in each grouping and colored them in like the line was there..using the lightest color.  There are videos on you tube talking about coloring balloons.

Now for the die info...this super circle die has gotten a bad rap...it doesn't seem to be so popular, but it's fantastic.  It is a Marianne Creatables LR0152 Circlets Circle die (an older one).  I would suggest that you check out Dutch Paper Crafts for this die because they really do have the best prices/shipping. (you will have to email "sales" to find out if it is in stock)

Close up

 Copics used:
Minnie
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- E50, 53, 55, 57
dress- BG10, 11, 13, B22, 24
glasses- rims/B24, lens/BG10
shoes- B22, 24

Closed- view of diagonal score line

Birthday Bear
YR20, 21, 23
dress- R81, 83, 85

Balloons
R81, 85, Y11, 15, BG10, 13



Challenges:
Tiddly Inks- Birthday Bash
Stuck on U Sketches- Die Cuts/Furry Friend
Your Next Stamp- Photo Inspiration

State Fair Time, "You're the Best"

When i saw this image and the scalloped circle image from Digital Delights,  i instantly thought of the State Fair going on and the blue ribbon and thought this is a perfect combination!!

Here is my card using Farm Girl Polly and the scalloped circle from the Birthday Sentiments with the idea you can add any sentiment to the center.

Copics used:
skin- YR000. 00. R20, 22
hair- E53, 55, 57
jumper- YR20, 21, 23'
shirt- B000. CB
stool- R35, 37, 39

Please, please check out the other cards/projects my team mates made at the Digital Delights blog or you can check out the Digital Delights challenge blog and win some great prizes!

Challenges:
Hanna and Friends- Anything Goes 
Southern Girl Challenge- Things that begin with an "F". (image name Farm Girl Polly, Flags, Freckles) 

Happy Summer

For this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches, we have a great sketch and a super sponsor, Imagine That.


 Here is my card, please come and join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches for this challenge:

For this card i used a flip flop stamp similar to one that "Imagine That" offers, the one i used is from Michelle Perkett. The die i used is from Memory box called Quinn Flourish (98267)


Don't forget to ask to see if we still have the above die(s) in stock at Dutch Paper Crafts! 

I also made this card this week for Tuesday Morning Sketches using the sentiment from Butterfly Teeka and enlarging/reducing the butterfly in the center of the sentiment and then coloring them and cutting them out. I also used foam tape to make the butterflies pop.

 

Tuesday Morning Sketches sketch this week:

Paper pieced the flip flops and added Copics to the flower- Y11, 19
Added Glaze Pen  #817/rust red dots around twine and painted Extreme Glitter Glue to the Kraft paper. 









The sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is, "Imagine That" .

Rainbow colors and a Picture

This week at Anyone for Anya..we have a Photo inspirational theme..  You look at the photo and from it's inspiration you make a card.

Want to see what i made for the Anyone for Anya DT?

Here is the Photo Inspiration for Anyone for Anya..please join us:

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R20, 22
hair- Y11, 15, 19
hat/bow- B000, 00, 04 , V01, 04, 06, RV02, 06
suit- YR15, 68
inner tube- V01, 04, UG23, G14

Your Next Stamp DT call

I was just introduced to "Your Next Stamp" this last month and i am in love with their product and have decided to apply for their DT.   The info on how to apply is here.

Here is the image that started it all for me...the image is called Phoebe and the original post is here















Some of my other favorite cards are:
original post here



















another favorite is and the original post found here:


















I also like to do altered things like this original post found here: