Yumi & Fumi Handmade Challenge~~CASE EVA!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today starts a brand NEW challenge for all of you at Yumi and Fumi Handmade!! Did you participate in the last challenge? If you did, then click HERE to see if you are a winner or top 3!!

The challenge for the next 2 weeks is to:

Case EVA's Card!!

Remember, you can play along with us if you use any image from Yumi and Fumi Handmade, La-La Land Crafts, The Greeting Farm or Sister Stamps. We also added a new company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. 

 

If you happen to use a Yumi and Fumi Handmade image on your project your name will be thrown in to the drawing one more time. Unsure what qualifies for our challenges? Visit the Challenge info page by clicking the tab at top of the Y&FH Page.

You have until Friday, APRIL 12th to link up your project. Be sure to use a direct link to your project and not your blog. Those entries could possibly be deleted.

Here is the picture of Eva's gorgeous card that we would like you to case!!

I used the super adorable  Yumi with Bookbag for my card today. She was so much fun to color!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Eyes: E43, E44

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Red: R24, R27, R29, R53

Grey: C3, C5, C7

 My card is pretty clean and simple. The crayons and sentiment were cut out from a piece of dp in the DCWV Edumacation Stack. The corners were cut with a Whimsy Die and the word Smile is a new die set from The Greeting Farm which will be in the store on Monday, April 1st....no joke!!

The doily came from Hobby Lobby and the pearls are from Recollections. I raised Yumi with Bookbag on pop-dots for added dimension. The twine came from my stash.

Here is the AWESOME prize package up for grabs!!

Feel free to share this picture with a link back to the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Blog to let everyone know your playing.

The top 3 will receive a personalized badge and a special 10% off coupon code that can be used in the Y&FH Store.

Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest by clicking on the links on the Y&FH side bar. 

Looking forward to seeing your projects. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

7 Kids College Fund Challenge~Something with Wings

Today starts a new Challenge over at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog! For the next 2 weeks the challenge is:

Something With Wings!

Now be sure to use an image that 7 Kids College Fund carries in the store in order to qualify for the $20 Gift Certificate drawing!! :)

Well, I've got lots of things on my card with wings. :) I started with this adorable image from Tina Wenke called A Fairy Resting On A Mushroom. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with my trusty Copics.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Flowers in Hair: R81, R85

Dress: R81, R83, R85, YG11, YG17, YG67

Wings: E43, E000

Mushroom: R22, R24, R27, E41, E42, E43

Bird: Y11, Y18, YR23, YR02

Flowers/Grass: R83, Y18, YG11, YG17, YG67

Additional Supplies from the 7 Kids College Fund Store:

Tina Wenke A Fairy Resting on a Mushroom Clear Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copic X-Press It Blending Card

Copic Markers

My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline DOLLED UP 6x6 paper pad

Tim Holtz BUTTERFLIGHT On The Edge Die

La-La Land Crafts Scallop Border Die

Kaisercraft Buttercream Paper Blooms

We hope you join us by making something and linking up HERE!! 

Hugs,

Rosie :)

The Greeting Farm New Release Preview of QUEEN BEAN!!

Happy Wednesday everyone!! Yesterday started with a big bang at The Greeting Farm, wouldn't you say?!! We started our week long previews yesterday showcasing Alice Bean along with a new die set called Delicate Words.....weren't the Design Team creations AH-MAZING!!

Man, oh man.....it's going to be an awesome week! If you joined us yesterday and hopped with our designers and left a comment, you were entered into our first drawing for a chance to win Alice Bean and the new DIES. Be sure to check The Greeting Farm Blog to see if you were the winner!

We are back with another new preview and the same rules apply. Hop through and leave comments on each designers blog. When you're through, head back to TGF and leave a comment there. Check back tomorrow to see if you are a winner! You have until 11:30pm CST to enter :)! 

Today we are showcasing:

QUEEN BEAN!!!

She's soooooo fabulous and CUTE!! Oh my word!! All of the stamps we are previewing will be available in the store on APRIL 1st!! We will also be doing a BLOG HOP that day so be sure to come back and join us every day this week and April 1st to be in the prize drawings!! 

Here are my samples using Queen Bean! The first one is kind of a traditional Queen Bean.

My second card is a Queen Bean of Country, YEE HAW! (giggle)

How would you like to WIN Queen Bean? Just remember to comment on the 4 blogs of each designer today and on TGF Blog. They will announce a winner TOMORROW!  You have until 11:30pm CST to enter :)

Have a WONDERland-Full day!  :)

Rosie

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps~~Photo Inspiration Challenge!

Today starts a new challenge at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. You have until Sunday, 04/07/13 @ 9 PM PST to play along with our new challenge which is this awesome Photo Inspiration...sooooo beautiful!!

For my card, I used the super fabulous Birthday Cake Emily!! Isn't she adorable?!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Dress/Hairband: YR02, YR04, YR07, BG10, BG53, BG57

Shoes: YR02, YR04, YR07

Cake: E15, E25, E29, BG53, YR20

I used some cute dps from MME The Sweetest Thing~Tangerine. The cardstock is from Tim Holtz Distress Core'dinations. The orange pearls are from Recollections. The ribbon came from Walmart. The white rose is from Kaisercraft and the blue roses are from my friend!

This challenge is open to all players. Every 2 challenges a random winner will be chosen, and the winner will receive a SCRS rubber stamp! In order to qualify for a prize, you must use a Sparkle Creations image on your creation. Most importantly, have fun! We can't wait to see your creations! Be sure to link up HERE!!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday~~Easter/Spring!

If you are looking for my 7 Kids College Fund post, please scroll down. :)

I'm back again to share with you another project for La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday. The theme this week is:

Easter/Spring

For my project today I used two images: Easter Bunny Luka & Easter Marci.....so stinkin' CUTE I tell ya!! I also used the small mushrooms from the Whimsy Mushroom Set. :) They were also lots of fun to color up, but man was that a lot of colors to keep track of!!

COPICS:
Easter Bunny Luka:
Skin: E000, E00, E01 E11
Hair: E44, E47, E49
Bunny Suit: E40, E42, E43
Green: YG11, YG17
Egg: BG10, BG53, YG11, YG17, V12, V15, R81, R83
Chocolate Bunny/Shoes: E25, E29, E44

Easter Marci:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hat/Basket: E41, E42, E43
Dress: R81, R83, R85, BG10, BG53
Chick & Egg: Y15, YR23, YG11, YG17
Eggs in Basket: R81, R85, BG10, BG53, Y15, YR23

Mushrooms: 

R22, R24, R29, E41, E42, E43

Have you seen the gorgeous SHADOW BOXES and 3-D KITS at La-La Land Crafts yet? If not, here's one for you all decorated up!! This one is called LAMP POST SHADOW BOX. The pieces glued to the outside of the frame come with the shadow box. I covered the pieces with pink Liquid Pearls...so glimmery and shiny. I also used some LLLC dies on this project: Cloud, Sun & Island Set and Grass Border Die.

In the side view, you can see I added pop-dots behind Luka and the mushrooms and even one of the clouds. The front grass border also got pop-dots.

I hope you enjoyed my project!! Don't forget to head over to the LLLC Blog for more Easter/Spring Inspiration!!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

Stampendous Yule Penguins from 7 Kids College Fund!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! I'm here to share with you a card I made using some more AWESOME Stampendous products! Did you see our Stampendous Blog Hop going on right now at 7 Kids College Fund? If not, be sure to click HERE to complete the hop as soon as possible for a chance at winning $20 to the STORE!!

Also, you can save an additional 10% on all in-stock and preorder Stampendous products this week!

Code: HOP10

Good on all Stampendous products~~through 3/30/13

For my card today I used the super adorable YULE PENGUINS from Stampendous! Aren't they just the cutest things ever?!! I just love penguins and after the cold front that visited lots of people over the weekend I thought they were perfect to pull out and use. :) I stamped everything with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored them with my trusty Copics. 

Do you see the black fuzzy on the penguins? You can click on the picture for a larger view. I used Stampendous Black Fun Flock!! OMG.....totally LOVE it!! It's so fuzzy!! The Fun Flock comes in lots of different colors....I think it's going to be my new addiction! I'm going to be flocking everything, LOL!!

Copics:

Pink: R81, R83, R85

Blue: BG10, BG53, BG57

Yellow: Y15

Here's a full view of my card and list of additional supplies from 7 Kids College Fund.

 

Additional Supplies:

Tim Holtz Distress Cardstock from Core'dinations

My Mind's Eye Happy Day 6x6 pad

La-La Land Crafts Filigree Corner Die

 La-La Land Crafts Heart Banner Die

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Star Dust Stickles

In the side view you can see I added pop-dots behind the penguins and heart banner for extra dimension. The snowflake border die is from Tim Holtz. I don't see it in the store right now, but if you email Tabitha at 7 Kids I'm sure she can look into getting it for you. :)

Have a great week and see you back here soon!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

7 Kids College Fund Blog Hop~~Featuring Stampendous!!

Yup, Yup!! It's that time again for another 7 Kids College Fund Blog Hop!! This week we are featuring products from Stampendous!! They have lots of amazing stamps and great glitter and flock to spruce up those images!!

Here's the blog hop order in case you get lost along the way! Be sure to leave a comment on each DT members blog and the 7 Kids Blog for a chance at a $20 gift certificate!!

Rhea Wiegand
Colleen Holmes
Karen Gauthier
Kim O'Connell
Rosemary Bridges
Shannon White
Christine Riley
 7 Kids College Fund Blog

We also have a discount code for you to use when placing your Stampendous order. The coupon code is: HOP10 (this discount only applies to Stampendous products).

For the hop today I used this adorable Stampendous Stamp called PARTY HAT KIDDO. Stampendous has so many awesome stamps it was hard to choose which one to use. But I finally settled on this cutie because you can never have too many birthday images! :) I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics. 

 Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E44, E47, E49
Pink: R81, R83, R85
Green: YG11, YG17
  
On my card I used a cute birthday paper pack called My Mind's Eye HOOTENANNY....hee, hee....just makes me giggle to say Hootenanny, LOL!! The cardstock is from Tim Holtz Distress Collection from Core'dinations. I distressed all the edges of my dps and cardstock with Black Soot Distress Ink. The large fuschia flower is from Kaisercraft Fuschia Paper Blooms.
  

 Now, don't forget to head over to SHANNON's Blog for more inspiration!!

Have a great weekend!
Rosie :) 

TGF Farm Fresh Friday~Easel Card!

WOO HOO, it's FRIDAY!! Isn't it amazing how many people across the world are saying the same thing? We all look forward to the weekend so we can sleep in and spend time with our loved ones. It's that thing that helps make life grand, isn't it?!

Well, you know today also means another Farm Fresh Friday and another chance at some FREEBIES from The Greeting Farm, WOOT, WOOT!!

Today's theme is to make an EASEL CARD! And, to help us out the amazing Annie Rose made this awesome pictorial to help! You can also google it to find additional tutorials on how to make an easel card. :)

For my card I used Blush Beatrice! I think she's adorable and a lot of fun to color! 

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Orange: YR00, YR02, YR04, YR09

Blue: BG10, BG53

I recently bought some new My Mind's Eye paper pads and today I used a gorgeous one called "The Sweetest Thing-Tangerine." It most definitely is! I don't usually like orange, but I LOVE this pad! 

For the top of the card I used a Whimsy Stamp Corner Die and Recollection Pearls. The yellow flower is Kaisercraft Coconut Paper Blooms. The ribbon is from Walmart. The cute "happy" stick pin is from Little Yellow Bicycle. The paper doily is from Michaels. It was white, but I rubbed chalk all over it....easy way to add color to doilies! :)

Here's how to play: 

• You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
• Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz (below) no later than Thursday, March 28th at NOON CST.
• You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria. (If the InLinkz tool is missing, feel free to link your submission URL in the comment section!)
• The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win their choice of an in-stock SINGLE RUBBER STAMP or a 4x6 set!

Don't forget, there's still time to enter our Double Take Tuesday challenge (FLOWERS) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (BOYS)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

 

Have a great weekend folks!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday~~Altered 3-D Project!

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! Last week was spring break for my little guy. Although we didn't go out of state, we found quite a few things to do in Texas. We went to Alley Cats in Arlington (an arcade/laser tag place), Medieval Times in Dallas (a live jousting/medieval play), and Lego Land in Grapevine Mills (it's a huge mall with Lego Land and an Aquarium)...pretty cool!! I think we might have spent more money than when we've gone out of town, LOL! But to see the excitement on my little guy's face was well worth it!! :)

Today I'm back to share our next Challenge at La-La Land Crafts. This week the challenge is:

ALTERED 3-D PROJECT!

For my project today I used one of my fave stamps called Daisy Faerie Marci. I love faeries and mermaids so this stamp was right up my alley! I think she is beautiful and she was lots of fun to color. :)

Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E44, E47, E49
Daisies: G21, G24, G28, YR21, YR23
Dress: R01, R02, R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
Wings: BG10, BG53, BG57, R01, R02
Pearl Strand: BG10, BG53, BG57

 

 I decided to alter one of the boxes I get every month from Birchbox. Birchbox is an online makeup company...they sell all sorts of different brands of makeup. I joined their monthly club and I get a little surprise every month. What's even better is that all my goodies come wrapped in this awesome, sturdy cardboard box....perfect for altering!! I made an easel card to sit on top of the box.

I used two La-La Land Crafts Dies: Grass Border and Creepy Vines. The mushroom paper and ribbon came from Michaels. The other dps are from MME. The red roses and blue cherry blossoms came from my friend Cebelica...thank you girl!

Here's a side view so you can see that it's an easel card sitting on top of the box. :)

 

Now don't forget you can play along with us by uploading your creations to our Customer Gallery. 

 

We also have an awesome Facebook Page where you can share your cards and meet some great people!! It's also the place Irina announces special sales and give-aways! :) And, for those of you who are real social butterflies, we also have a Twitter feed!

Have a great week and please come back on Friday for more Inspiration!

 

Hugs,

Rosie

Yumi & Fumi Handmade Crafts Challenge~~SPRINGTIME!!

Happy Sunday everyone!! Today starts a brand NEW challenge for all of you at Yumi and Fumi Handmade Crafts!! If you didn't see the winner and Top 3 from the last challenge, check out this post HERE.

The challenge for the next 2 weeks is:

SPRINGTIME

(use spring colors, elements, etc.)

For those of you who don't own a Yumi and Fumi Handmade stamp, you can still play along. If you have any images from La-La Land Crafts, The Greeting Farm or Sister Stamps you can play.  We also added a new company, Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps.  However, if you happen to use a Yumi and Fumi Handmade image on your project your name will be thrown in to the drawing one more time. Unsure what qualifies for our challenges? Visit the Challenge info page by clicking the tab up top.

You have until Friday, March 29th to link up your project. Remember to use a direct link to your project and not your blog. Those entries could possibly be deleted.

For my "SPRINGTIME" card I used the super cute and versatile YUMI stamp. I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with my trusty Copics.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Eyes: E42, E43, E44

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Shirt: BG10, BG53, BG57, R20

Pants: E41, E42, E43

One of my favorite paper companies is My Mind's Eye and today I used MME Miss Caroline Howdy Doody. Okay, now this just reminded me of my son's favorite joke from the movie Wreck It Ralph. Have you see it yet? It's an awesome movie! So, why did the hero flush the toilet? Because.....it was his duty (doody), bwahahahahaha!!! Okay, I'm done now, LOL! The large ribbon is from Michaels and the thin pink ribbon is from Martha Stewart. The large pink rose is from Kaisercraft Fairy Floss Paper Blooms. The blue cherry blossoms are from a dear friend! The large pearls are from Recollections.

Now what do we have for the winner? Besides an awesome personalized badge there will also be a prize package, which you can see on the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Crafts Blog. :)

The top 3 will receive a personalized badge and a special 10% off coupon code that you can use in the Y&F Shop.

Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest by clicking on the links on the Y&F side bar.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I've had a lot of posts this past week so feel free to scroll down and check them out. Next week will be a little bit lighter, thank goodness!

Have a great week & sending you all lots of hugs,

Rosie :)

Sparkle Creations GOLFING OLIVER Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!! I'm back again today with another new release from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps. This new adorable stamp is called GOLFING OLIVER!! I know quite a few people who love to golf so this stamp is going to be perfect for some future cards. :) This new stamp, along with Basketball Josh (which I previewed yesterday) are now available to buy in the SCRS Store!

We are celebrating the March Release, of course, with a blog hop!! Be sure to visit all the SCRS designers for more peeks of GOLFING OLIVER. Sparkle will be giving away Golfing Oliver to one lucky person!! For a chance to win you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (listed below). Then head over to the SCRS Blog and comment on the Golfing Oliver post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced on Monday!!

Here's the list of bloggers in case you get lost:

Danielle

Holly

Joni

Kim

Rosie (ME)

Shaela

Simonne

Sparkle

SCRS Blog

Now on to my card! I stamped GOLFING OLIVER with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Copics. I used my Copics to make his dapper plaid pants. :)

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: E44, E49

Hat/Shirt/Shoes: B91, B93, B95

Sweater: R24, R27, R29, R89

Pants: B93, B99, Y15, Y23, W3, C7, G24, G28, R27, R89

 

My dps are from the Simple Stories SUMMER FRESH 6x6 pad. The red cardstock is from Core'dinations. The green scallop border is from a 12 inch border sticker set from Little Yellow Bicycle Canvas Borders. I cut the "Happy Day" strip from one of the dps in the Summer Fresh pad and glued it to the top of the Canvas Border then adhered it to the card with pop-dots. The cloud was cut out using The Greeting Farm Mini Clouds with Die set. The sentiment came with Golfing Oliver. I cut it out, outlined the paper edge with B91 and then used pop-dots behind it. I also outlined the cloud with B91 and again added more pop-dots. The grass was cut out using one of the dies in the La- La Land Crafts Cloud, Sun, Island Set.

Now be sure to head over to SHAELA's BLOG to continue with the hop!! Be sure to leave a comment on everyone's post and also on the SCRS Blog Post to have a chance at winning this awesome stamp!!

Have a great day!

Rosie