A Creative Romance~CAS (Clean & Simple)

Hiya peeps! It's Friday, WOOT, WOOT and I'm back with another challenge for you from A Creative Romance Blog!! 

For the next month we challenge you to make a:

CAS card (clean & simple).

To inspire you all and get your creative juices flowing, our Design Team, the Chic Crafters, are sharing some magnificent creations. Be sure to check out all the amazing cards from my fellow DT members HERE!

Our Sponsor this time is Little Darlings Rubber Stamps with a selection of stamps to the lucky winner, picked at random.

For my card today I used this awesome stamp from Stamping Bella called Yours Truly by Diane Duda.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Heart: R20

Lips: R20, R24

Pink: R81, R83, R85

The embossing folder is from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. The only thing I added was the strip of paper from Carta Bella DEVOTED 6x6 paper pad.

One lucky winner will be randomly selected for the prize and 3 entries will be selected to win our Paper Goddess badge. Isn't is so pretty?!

 

 

So what are you waiting for?!! Head over to A CREATIVE ROMANCE and link up your "CAS" card!

 

Hugs,

Rosie :)

TGF Farm Fresh Friday~ANYA-licious!

TGI Friday baby!! I'm so glad the weekend is here and we survived our first week of school! My little guy started 2nd grade this year....man it happened so fast! He was excited the first few days, but the early morning are starting to catch up with him (evident is yesterday evening's grumpiness). He just has to survive today and then it's a 3-day weekend, WOOT, WOOT!!

 

Today starts a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at The Greeting Farm. The challenge for the next week is:

ANYA-licious!!

(use any Anya image)

To see some amazing creations from my fellow DT sistas, be sure to head over to The Greeting Farm Blog!!

 

For my card today I used one of my favorite Anya image of all time....MERMAID ANYA. She's so much fun to color!! I stamped her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: BG13, BG15, BG18

Shell top: R81, R83, R85, Stickles

Bottom: R81, R83, R85, V01, V04, V06, V09

Did you know that The Greeting Farm is also stocking 6x6 paper pads?? I bought several pads from the store when I found out!! On my card today I used dps from Carta Bella DEVOTED 6x6 paper pad. The satin ribbon is from Walmart. The crystal sprays are from an online store called LizyJose. The pearls are from Recollections and the cherry blossoms are from my friend Cebelica.

 

 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 no later than Thursday, September 5th 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!

I can't wait to see what you create using your favorite Anya!!

 

Have a great weekend!

 Rosie :)

7 Kids College Fund Challenge: ANYTHING GOES + MARKERS!

Happy Wednesday everyone! This week has been a busy one already! My son started 2nd grade on Monday and came home with homework the very first day....no slowly breaking in the kids these days! It's definitely a challenge balancing everything that's for sure!

Today starts a new challenge over at 7 Kids College Fund. All are challenges throughout the rest of the year will be ANYTHING GOES! But we are alternating our TWIST between Markers and Vintage. For the next two weeks our challenge is:

ANYTHING GOES with a twist of MARKERS!

You will see on the challenge blog that all the DT used SWEET PEA stamps. This is my first time using one and I loved coloring this awesome stamped called SPARKLE ANGEL. I stamped her on X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her with Copics. I also added Stardust Stickles and Stampendous Frantage Aged Teal and Chunky White embossing enamel.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11, E13

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Green: G07, G21, G28

Purple: V12, V15, V17

Teal: BG10, BG13, BG15

Blue Background: B21, B23, B24, B28

Top Fish: B00, B24, R27, YR23, YR04

Bottom Fish: YR04, YR21, YR23, YR24

Here's my card using various items carried in the 7 Kids College Fund STORE. The background dp is from a mixed media paper pad. The middle black/white panel and blue/white dotted dp are from Echo Park. I added Stardust Stickles along the paper edges.

Sweet Pea SPARKLE ANGEL by Ching Chou Kuik

X-Press It Blending Card

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copics

Echo Park FOR THE RECORD 2-DOCUMENTED 6x6 paper pad

Spellbinders Floral Ovals Nestabilities

La-La Land Crafts Decorative Corners Die

Ranger Stardust Stickles

Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Ink

Stampendous Frantage Aged Teal Embossing Enamel

Stampendous Frantage Chunky White Embossing Enamel

Scor-Tape

 

This challenge ends on September 10th so I hope to see you all entering your cards at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog!

 

Have a great rest of the week!

Rosie :)

The Greeting Farm September Preview of FROU FROU FABULOUS!

It's the end of the month and that means lots of previews this week at The Greeting Farm!! If you haven't joined us before then you'll definitely want to head over to TGF Blog and hop along today for a chance at winning the awesome new stamp being previewed today!

Her name is FROU FROU FABULOUS!!

I made a card and a 4x4 Mini Pizza Box.

Here's a side view of the pizza box.

 Would you like to win this gorgeous stamp?

Of course you would!!

Here's what you have to do:

*Head over to TGF BLOG and visit each of the Designers’ blogs by clicking on their names (above the pictures).

*Leave a sweet comment on each of our blogs. You have until 11:45pm CST tonight to comment.

*Then come back to The Greeting Farm Blog and leave a comment letting us know you are done and your name is officially in the random draw. :)

Hugs!

Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday~Buttons!

We have a new Inspiration Monday Challenge for La-La Land Crafts starting today! The theme this week is: 

BUTTONS! 

You should definitely stop by the LLLC Blog to see all the creative and gorgeous makes from my DT sisters! They are truly amazing!!

For my card today I used some newly release CHA items! First up is Christmas Ornament Marci...she's one of my new faves!! Just in time to start on those Christmas cards!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11
Hair: E44, E47, E49
Red: R24, R27, R29, R39
Green: G21, G24, G28

I was inspired by a card that Dina Kowal made back in December. She used a colorful bird image, but my favorite part of the card was how she looped twine through several buttons along one side. You can see her amazing card HERE.

The dps are from Authentique. I used the new Heart Doily Border Die. The buttons and twine were in my stash. The pearls are from Recollections. I distressed the paper edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and raised Marci on pop-dots.

Don't forget, you can join in all the fun at La-La Land Crafts by adding your creations to our Facebook Page and Twitter Feed.

Have a great week! 

Rosie

Top Hat Steampunk Marci for 7 Kids College Fund!

Hi everyone and Happy Monday....unless you're me and then it's TIRED Monday because school starts today for my little guy (and we are not morning people)!! 

I'm back today to share my latest creation for 7 Kids College Fund. Don't forget you still have today to enter our current challenge of Anything Goes with the twist "VINTAGE" over at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog. 

Keep in mind that in order to qualify for any prizes or Top 3, you must:

1) Use a stamped image carried in the 7 KIDS STORE!

2) Link to the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog in your post.

For my card I used some newly released CHA items currently on pre-order in the 7 Kids College Fund Store! First up is my image from La-La Land Crafts called Top Hat Steampunk Marci. She's stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and coloring with Copics.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E13

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Black: C3, C5, C7

Blue: BG53, BG07, BG09

Yellow: YR21, YR23, YR24

On my card I used some awesome dps from Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells 8x8 paper pad. On the corners I used La-La Land Crafts Steampunk Corner Die. I distressed the edges of my dps with Black Soot Distress Ink. The edges behind Marci were stamped with Wild Honey Distress Ink.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!

Hugs,

Rosie :)

TGF Farm Fresh Friday~Back to School!

Happy Friday everyone!! Hope you all had a great week so far!! It's the weekend, WOOT, WOOT....so time to get the fun and relaxation on!! My little guy starts school on Monday so this is our last weekend to close out the end of summer vacay....boo!! My son and I are not morning people and this fact alone has tempted me to home-school him, LOL! But he loves his school and the teachers are awesome! Plus he gets to see his friends everyday so that's an added bonus for him. :)

To get us all prepped and ready, the theme for this week's Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm is:

Back to School!!

To see some amazing creations from my fellow DT sistas, be sure to head over to The Greeting Farm Blog!! They have definitely rocked the Back to School theme!

I made another 4x4 Mini Pizza Box (I told you they were addicting) and used a stamp from TGF Mixed Media DREAMY Set. It's not in the store right now and I'm not sure when they will get any more in. It's a pretty popular set and pretty much sells out each time they are placed in the store! Fortunately I was able to snag one!!

 Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Dress: B00, B01, B04

Wings: B00, Stickles

My dps and sentiment are from DCWV The Grade School Pack. The ribbon is from Walmart and the pearls are from Recollections. I raised the sentiment and image on pop-dots.

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 no later than Thursday, August 29th 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!

I can't wait to see what you create for our Back to School Challenge!

Have a great weekend!
 Rosie :)

Mini Pizza Boxes using TGF Mini Stamp Sets!

Happy Thursday everyone! I'm back today to share my newest project for The Greeting Farm using all 4 of Mini Stamps Sets: Mini Clouds, Mini Cupcakes, Mini Fleurs, and Mini Flutters.

I know if you're busy like me it's difficult sometimes to get crafty time in. And, if you are like me you are always needing a card or something handmade for some special person in your life (at the last minute of course, haha!). Well for me the quickest and easiest project to make are these 4x4 Mini Pizza Boxes!

They start off as a 6" x 11" sheet of paper and with some scoring, cutting and gluing they turn into these cute little boxes....great for holding a gift card!! You can see the easy tutorial HERE.

I decided to make 4 of them to show you how quick and easy these can come together (without any coloring)! First I cut my cardstock 6" x 11" and scored 1" around all sides and then at the 5" and 6" mark on the long side of the paper. Be sure to click on the tutorial link above. :)

Then I cut all the slits on each sheet of paper and put all the boxes together. Assembly-line process makes it go quicker!

Next is the fun part....the decorating!

Here's a side view so you can see I also decorated the sides with dps.

Here are some closeups of each box.

I hope you get a chance to make these yourself. They are kind of addicting! :)

Have a great day!

Rosie :)

Yumi & Fumi Challenge #22~Cake Photo Inspiration!

Happy Sunday everyone!! It's been 2 weeks (hard to believe) and we are back for our next challenge over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Crafts Blog. If you haven't checked out the winner and Top 3 from Challenge #21 then be sure to head over there and scroll down.

If you haven't checked out our new challenge guidelines then be sure to click HERE. We are still a bi-weekly challenge blog, but the biggest change we made is that you can now use ANY stamped image!!! You have to use a hand-colored image on your project though! No "sentiment only" cards allowed. However, if you use a Y&FH image your name will be added a maximum of 1 extra time after the last name in Inlinkz. Remember also....only 1 entry per person. :)

What's up for grabs? The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to the Yumi and Fumi Handmade online store. Our Top 3 will receive a 10% discount code to be used in the Yumi and Fumi Handmade online store. AWESOME, right?!!

Now on to Challenge #22! 
The challenge for the next two weeks is this gorgeous cake photo!

 

For my card today I used the adorable  Summer Yumi. She's stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics. This is the image I used for my "Gingham" technique which you can see HERE.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Eyes: E43, E44

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Shirt: B00, B02, B05

Shorts: R02, R05, R08

Sandals: R02, R05, B05 

My cute dps are from American Crafts Color Crush 6x6 paper pad. The banner was cut using La-La Land Crafts Flag Banner Die. The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Nature's Elements Stamp Set. It's cut out using the EK Success Real Estate Punch. The flowers and pearls are from my stash. I cut the leaves behind my flowers using La-La Land Crafts Pretty Poinsettia Die. The flag banner and Summer Yumi are raised on pop-dots.

We hope you will join in our "Photo Inspiration" challenge using ANY image you like! We can't wait to see what you make!! Remember, only 1 entry per person. You have until Friday, August 30th to join in our challenge. We'll announce the winner and top 3 picks on Saturday, August 31st! 

Good Luck everyone!!

Hugs!

Rosie :)

7 Kids College Fund Challenge~Anything Goes + VINTAGE!

 

This DT term we are revamping the challenges at 7 Kids College Fund in hopes that more people will get involved. All challenges will now be ANYTHING GOES with a twist. The twist is optional, but we hope you will take the opportunity to join in on the twist to develop your marker skills and increase your use of the incredibly popular vintage products now available. 

The current twist is VINTAGE! 

According to my fellow DT sister Kelly, Vintage is easy! Just age your image darker and tear some papers or burn the edges (or distress them with ink) and your done.

Keep in mind that in order to qualify for any prizes or Top 3, you must:

1) Use a stamped image carried in the 7 KIDS STORE, or, if your project does not have a stamped image, the primary elements (dies, paper, punches) must be carried in the store.

2) Link to the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog in your post.

For my card today I used some newly released CHA items currently on pre-order in the 7 Kids College Fund Store! First up is my image from La-La Land Crafts called Sassy Princess Marci. I LOVE this stamp!! I think she's so adorable!! 

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Yellow: YR21, YR23, YR24

Blue: G00, BG32, BG34

My dps are from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found SUNSHINE 6x6 paper pad. I distressed all the edges of my paper with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used 2 La-La Land Crafts Dies: Heart Doily and Stitched Scallops Border.

This challenge ends on August 27th so I hope to see you all entering your cards at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog!

Have a great rest of the week!

Rosie :)

TGF Garden Variety Tuesday: STICKERS!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today starts a new Garden Variety Tuesday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm. 

 

The theme for the next week is STICKERS!!

 

Boy do I LOVE stickers....ever since I was a kid! I remember ordering stickers books on those Scholastic book orders instead of reading books. I would just save them because I knew I wouldn't be able to get more just like them. Occasionally, they would end up on a notebook, but most of the time I just "collected" them! Years later, I got into the scrapbooking craze and then my sticker obsession started all over again! I have 3 or 4 binders full of stickers...which have just been sitting there for a few years since I transferred over to card-making. But this challenge forced me to pull them out...and now I'm kind of digging my stickers all over again!!

For my card today I used the new Birthday Anya 3. I LOVE her pigtails....so stinkin' CUTE!! I also used TGF Film and Polaroid Die Set. It's awesome!!  The polaroid die is perfect for framing sticker sentiments!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Heart/Cherries: R24, R27, R29

Dress/Shoes: BG10, BG13, BG15

Cake: E43, E44, R81, R83, R85

Platter: C3, C5

My dps are from Carta Bella GIDDY UP 6x6 paper pad. It's one of my faves right now for all sorts of girlie cards. I think the stickers were part of a 12x12 ColorBok paper/sticker set from Walmart.

 

Here's how to play:

* Use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.

 

* Submit your entry via InLinkz (below) no later than Monday, August 19th, 2013 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, please add your URL in the comment section.)

 

* The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win a digital image of choice from the TGF store. 

 

*** But WAIT! Each week, our friends have the opportunity to DOUBLE that prize to either two digis, or you can trade those two digis for a single rubber stamp of choice, as long as we have 20 or more players each week, so encourage all your friends and family to play along! *** 

 

Good luck! We can't wait to see your creations using STICKERS!!

 

Hugs,

Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday~~BLUE & GREEN!

We have a new Inspiration Monday Challenge for La-La Land Crafts starting today! The theme this week is: 

BLUE and GREEN!

 

You should definitely stop by the LLLC Blog to see all the creative and gorgeous makes from my DT sisters! They are truly amazing!!

For my card today I used some newly release CHA items! First up is Sitting Princess Marci...she's one of my new faves!!

 Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11
Hair/Staff: YR21, YR23, YR24
Blue: B93, B95, B99
Green: G17, G21

 

The cute dps are from Echo Park For The Record 2 DOCUMENTED 6x6 paper pad. There are 2 new La-La Land Crafts Dies on my card: Heart Doily Border and Booktab and Labels.  The ribbon is from Walmart.

Don't forget, you can join in all the fun at La-La Land Crafts by adding your creations to our Facebook Page and Twitter Feed. 

 

Have a great week! 

Rosie

Pretty in Pink using The Greeting Farm Baby Anya!

Happy Monday everyone! Today I'm sharing my newest creation for the 7 Kids College Fund Store Blog. Before I get to my card, don't forget about our current "Anything Goes" challenge over at the 7 Kids Challenge Blog. Be sure to use an image carried in the Store to qualify for the prize and Top 3!

 

My friend recently had a baby girl so I wanted to make a cute girlie baby card. The Greeting Farm has the cutest, adorable set called Baby Anya and Ian Set. I used Baby Anya....isn't she adorable?!!

 

 Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11

Hair: E44, E47, E49

Pink: R81, R83, R85

 

For my card I used some awesome dps from Carta Bella GIDDY UP GIRL 6x6 Paper Pad. The white doily is from Bo Bunny. I also used the La-La Land Crafts Pretty Poinsettia Die to make the leaves behind the flowers. The large pink flower is from Kaisercraft Fairy Floss Paper Blossoms. All the edges of my papers were distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. 

 

 

The current challenge ends on August 13th (tomorrow) so I hope to see you all entering your cards at the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge Blog! 

 

Have a great week!

Rosie :)

Coloring Gingham using Summer Yumi!

Good morning my peeps! So glad to see you here! If you haven't heard we've made some major changes over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Crafts Blog, so you'll definitely want to head over there, scroll down, and check out the new team and the new changes. Be sure to check out the current challenge going on right now too. We've changed the rules and now you can use ANY stamped image!! Be sure to link up your "Anything Goes" challenge card HERE!!

We've also added Showcase Thursdays where one of our designers will share something fun (a tutorial, a technique, case a project or use an older image, aka Throwback image).  If you'd like to see something specific, like you saw something on someone's project and you'd love to know how they did it, just leave a message in the comments section and we'll do our very best to create a post based on it. :)

Today I'm going to show you how I color gingham on clothes with my Copics. It's similar to my "Plaid" technique, but instead of 2 color families I just use one. I apologize for the low quality pictures. I'm on vacation at my mom's and I don't have my lamps. :(

Today, I'm making blue gingham so I picked B00, B02, and B05 for my colors.

First, I use B00 and draw my lines vertical and horizontal. You will want to try and space the lines equally apart, which I didn't do a very good job at here. :(

Then I grab B05 (my darkest color), and outline each of the B00 lines.

Then I use the same B05 and color in the following squares.

Next, I grab B02 and color in the squares on both sides of the B05 squares.

Here's Summer Yumi!! I love her! I decided to give her a blue gingham shirt. Again I started with B00 and made vertical and horizontal lines....this time I spaced them better.

Then I outlined the B00 lines with B05 and colored in the following squares with B05.

Next I came in and added B02 in each square next to the B05 squares. I also went over all the lines again with B00. And...there you have it....GINGHAM!

 You'll see this cutie on a card for the next Y&FH challenge coming up on August 18th! 

In the meantime, I hope you join us for our current challenge of "Anything Goes" HERE...and remember you can NOW use any stamped image! Check out all the new challenge rules by clicking the tab at the top of the page on the Y&F Handmade Crafts Blog.

Have a great day!

Rosie :)