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Friday, March 30, 2012

See Ya Later, TGF :)

TGIF to a bittersweet day...

The day has finally come to see 'see you later' to The Greeting Farm :(

Not a good-bye, because I plan on visiting a lot and seeing all of my girls often enough!

But it is my last day as Team Captain, sniff!...

And of course, I kept putting off my post for today - denial? procrastination?

All of the above ;)

SO, as I started out this post this morning, thinking that we were suppose to post our favorite TGF cards, lol, these lovely ladies surprised me with their beautiful cards and I am so deeply touched -

You must visit their blogs and leave them some love today :)

A big thank you to Jessica for EVERYTHING! ... to Marie too :)

And a special thank you to April, Joni, Lisa and Sharette!

Such sweet girlies, had a great time working with all of you!!!

Here are some of my all time favorites from this awesome team :)

Jessica

April

Joni

Lisa

Sharette

... and here are some of my own favorites from this term :)

AND thank you to all of you who have supported me, The Greeting Farm, for stopping by and commenting and playing along with our challenges :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

See you later ;)

xoxo

Monday, March 26, 2012

I Dare You 2 Glimmer!!!

Good morning and happy M-day to you :)

It's a new week! and we're looking forward to lots of good things!!!

I'm starting off the week right with The Greeting Farm's

ANYTHING GOES Fun Day Monday Challenge!

Even though it's a bittersweet challenge for me,

this is our last week as DT on the challenge blog :(

I am going to miss working with these girlies so very much, sniff!!!

So for this challenge, I decided to use another newbie stamp -

Glimmer Bean

Here's a close-up...

I added a bit of sparkle to her :)

Hope you like my Glimmer Bean!

Be sure to stop by TGF's Challenge Blog for all the deets!

and then hop along to see what the DT created for the day too :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fab day!!! xoxo

Friday, March 23, 2012

Enjoy This Day :)

HELLO everyone :)

Long... time... no... see!

hee, hee!!!

Hope you are all well!

I have a card to show you today, yippeee!

There is another Friday Spy Day Challenge on

The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Challenge Blog today!

This week, we are "case-ing" Lou Mac's card...

I tried to go with the same layout she used,

and I also tried to be as decorative as I could with embellishments too -

but, I am not as bold as she is :)

Here is my card using the most cutest ckear stamp evaaa...

"Shimmer Bean"

I told you she was a cutie!!!

Hope you'll play along with us this week!

Be sure to hop along and visit the rest of the DT too :)

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Happy TGIF!!!

Friday, March 09, 2012

Wanna Sit and Chat???

Good morning, and hello again!

*Please scroll down to see my latest sneak peek card for
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, thank you :)

I'm back to share with you the latest Spy Day Challenge
at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!
This week, we are casing one of Sugar's Card :)

Here's my take on it...

I just had to use my newest stamp set from The Greeting Farm's last release,
"Sitting Casual"

Isn't Ian the handsomest boy ever???
I paper pieced his couch and was inspired by Sugar's layout and use of polka dots :)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT for more inspiration!

See you later on with my third and final post for today!
xoxo

Monday, February 27, 2012

Miss. Love

Good morning!!! and Happy M-Day to you all :)

It's been a while since I've been able to post anything here -

I just haven't had much time to create anything :(

But I managed to squeeze in a bit of time late last night, yay!

Just in time for a super fun Monday Fun Day Challenge at

The Greeting Farm today!!!

It's an "ANYTHING GOES" challenge,

the best kind of challenge to play around with, right?! hee, hee

and I also decided to use the current TGF SCS Sketch Challenge too!!!

Here's my card using one of the Miss Anya's from the

Miss Anya Garland Stamp Set...

... and I also used my latest Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions!

I just looove these My Mind's Eye 6x6 pads!!!

This one is called "Rosey" - and I did some fun paper piecing with it :)

Oh! and here's what the sketch looks like:

Please be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has been up to too!

AND!!! Don't forget - it's sneak peek time at The Greeting Farm!!!

You don't want to miss seeing what little "beans" are sprouting up at the farm on March 1st ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

and enjoy your M-Day!!! xo

Friday, February 17, 2012

Tea-rrific!

Good morning friends :)

Did this week feel like the longest one ever to exist? lol, it really did to me!

I am so happy to be able to post something today!!!

Real life has been keep me so very busy, doesn't it understand that this girl need's to get her bumble-y going on as much as possible! lol!

The Greeting Farm - Farm Fresh Challenges

has another Spy Day to play along with today!

It's all about 'case-ing' Lori Craig's beautiful Kraft-y card!

I just had to use the same stamp set that she used, Tea-rrific!

I also tried to stay true to the layout and elements she used too;

krafty cardstock, scalloped circle, button/twine :)

All good happy stuff to play with!!!

Please be sure to check out what the rest of my teammates came up with too!

Have a fab TGIF!!!

xoxo

Monday, February 13, 2012

Mr. Bunny says you are wonderful :)

Happy Valentine's Day Eve!!!

It's M-day {yea, me and M-day still don't get along, lol!} and I have now declared M-day to be an extension of the weekend! M-day used to be my 'cleaning/organizing' day for the week - I have now switched it to Sundays and M-days are now my days to just get the kiddos to/from school and relax with a good book or crafty-time :) hee hee!!!

To start the week right! Let's play along with The Greeting Farm's

Farm Fresh "Monday Fun Day" Challenge!!!

This week, I challenge you to use Red and Pink on your cards/projects :)

Here's my card using my Lucky Bunnies Clear Stamp Set...

Oh! and I'm entering my card into The Spotted Chick's

That's Krafty Thursday Challenge #58 too :)

These bunnies are just so darn cute!!!

and this sentiment is truly a favorite!

I paper pieced Mr. Bunny with Kraft CS and WeRMemory Keepers DP...

total sweetness!!!

Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the DT has been up to!

Enjoy your week!

See you later on this week ;)
xoxo

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

A Retro-Fresh Book Keeper!

Happy Day to You!!!

It's Wednesday and although I feel a bit crummy, more on that later, and blogger had been misbehaving in the worse kinds of way this week - I'm in a good mood! hee hee! It must be all the chocolate I've been eating... sigh... yes, it must be since I've gained about 7lbs since Christmas, lol!

Moving on to the fun stuff for today :)

There's another Retro-Fresh Challenge up on

The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!

This month, Jess is challenging us to think 'paper dimensions'!!!

Pop up those TGF stamps by using pop dots, silicone glues, etc. Whatever gives you that extra pop!

I wanted something to help me keep track of all the books that I own, whether it be on my bookshelf or e-reader, and also, a wishlist of books that I want to read this year! So, I decided to alter a black/white notebook...

I used The Greeting Farm's Blush Society Stamps, Bonnie and Heart,

I also used Splotchy and some clear stamps from Lucky Bunnies and Made By:

I colored Bonnie with Copics and paper pieced part of her dress with My Mind's Eye Portobello Road DP and used a white pen to highlight her a bit to make her 'pop' since everything looked so dark against her white-ish dress...

On the inside, I added some alpha stickers to create a directory and have started penning in what I have so far :) This has been one of the best things I've ever created for myself - I no longer have to run to the computer to add stuff in before I forget! Yes, I'm ol' fashion, I like the pen to paper technique too! AND it helps to keep me off the computer too, lol!

You have all month to play along with the challenge!

Be sure to stop by and check out what the DT has created too :)

Enjoy your Wednesday!!!

xoxo

Friday, February 03, 2012

My Sweet Angel Card...

Good Friday everyone!!!

Wow, another week just blew away and it's February!!!

I have to be honest, I was actually a bit afraid to post for today, lol!

It's been so long since I've posted anything here, I'm thinking that people have either forgotten about me or are mad or both! ha! Sorry!

I had to step back for a bit and figure out why my mojo has been lacking so much lately. It's never been this bad before and I have felt so overwhelmed and sad by it. I've been blogging and doing my thing here for 3 1/2 years now, and I have never stayed away for more than 3 days at a time.

It's time to make some changes! and have some fun!

So for now, I want to share with you the card I made for today's

Spy Day Challenge at The Greeting Farm!!!

This week, we are 'case-ing' Jas' card!!!

and this is what I came up with:

This is my first time using my sweet Angel Anya rubber stamp!!!

Isn't she gorgeous!?

I used a scrap of Echo Park DP, found a paper silver doily and colored her up with my Copics... even did a bit of distressing there, lol! Quick simple card... wondering what occasion I could use this one for...???

Here's a close up at her sparkly halo and wings :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I truly do love my visitors and comment-ers :)

Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT and see what they've been up to!!!

Don't forget that tomorrow TGF will have another

sketch challenge posted on their SCS forum!!!

Happy weekend!!!

xoxo

Saturday, January 28, 2012

JOY!!! A NEW Saturday Sketch Challenge at TGF!!!

Good Saturday afternoon :)

Let's start the weekend off with a fun NEW sketch challenge!!!

The Greeting Farm is now hosting a NEW sketch challenge exclusively on their SCS Forum!

Very cool :) hee hee!

You can go HERE to see the challenge rules!

and HERE to see our very first sketch!!!

For the first sketch, I decided to finally ink up my new

Miss Anya Garland Rubber Stamp Set!

All 3 Miss Anya's in the set are so pretty! I couldn't decide who to color up first, and then finally decided to use this one since I love daisies and those braids in her hair! She's so pretty :)

I also used my Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set for the sentiment! There are SO many possibilites with this set, one of my faves! With all those pendant stamps, eeek! So much fun :)

Here's a peek at the sketch for this week:

Hee hee! Yes, I created the sketch! With Jessica and Marie's help :)

I am so happy to have this opportunity to expand my creativity with TGF!!!

I hope you all will play along with us!!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

xoxo

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

He's Just Not That Into You...

I'm a sucker for sappy girlie movies!

I fall for most chic flicks!
I just love a swoon-ie kind of story :)

{I'll give you a few seconds...

...

okay, you can stop laughing now, hee hee!}

The concept of this movie was taken from a (sort of) self-help book called:

He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

When I received my new TGF Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set,
and saw this little guy/girl image, this movie popped into my head, lol!

The 'love banner' is also from this set...

Here's the movie trailer in case you need a refresher ;)

Enjoy!!!
xoxo

Friday, January 20, 2012

You Make My Heart...

TGIF!!!

Oh my, you all don't know how happy I am that today is Friday and that the weekend is just minutes away to starting :)

It's been a very looong week! and my mojo decided to go on vacay without me :(

I am have finally climbed out of my major cleaning/organizing/rearranging mess, woo hoo!

and with a little help of some yummy I received yesterday, I am hoping that mr. mojo is ready to move back home!!!

To get back into the groove of things,

I created a card for today's TGF Farm Fresh Friday Spy Day Challenge!!!

I used THREE different stamp sets for this card, lol!

and very surprisingly, I ripped into my newest kit from Taylored Expressions too!

No hording this months kit at all! Love it too much ;)

First, I used my Copics to color up Creeper Crew Madden to match the colors to Crate Paper's "Paper Heart" DP... then, I knew I needed to add some sort of sentiment - so I used my new Flutter Heart Clear Stamp Set for that... and then I couldn't figure out what to do with my corners, lol! The card didn't seem complete even after I added the heart buttons that also came with the TE Kit... and then I found these little hearts on the Made By Clear Stamp Set...

Oh, BTW, you won't see just 'hearts' in the set, sorry! lol!

I used this stamp to get the hearts, and just wiped away the 'handmade by' sentiment part ;)

Pretty sneaky, huh?! ;) hee hee!

I had SO much fun putting this card together!

It really feels so good to finally be back 'in the game' and blogging again :)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see what they've been up to too!!!

Enjoy your TGIF too!!!

and thanks for stopping by :)

xoxo

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

I {heart} stamps!!!

Is it really Wednesday already???

I'm not complaining, lol, but the week and the month sure is flying by pretty quick!!! Procrastination is not my friend, I am still trying to end that relationship! but at least I got a few extra minutes of sleep last night! Neighbors where quiet, yay! Now, if only I can stick to a bedtime-time! Do you have a set time when you say it's just time to get some rest/sleep? I always just keep going until I can't anymore, but this ol' lady just can't do that anymore, lol!

Hmmm, I do tend to blab too much when I start a post, don't I?

hee, hee!!!

It's time for The Greeting Farm's Retro-Fresh Monthly Challenge!!!

This month's theme is:

"Lucky in Love"

Just remember, you have to use a TGF stamp/image that is 6 months old or older ;)

I forgot, and used one of the newer stamps, lol! and then reached for another new stamp 2 more times! geesh! I finally found sweet "Stamping Anya" and remembered that I've only used her once! Can you believe that?! So here she is :)

I just noticed that "Stamping Anya" is on clearance right now!!!

and she's a definite must have ;)

You have all month to play along!!!

Check out what the DT has created too :)

Enjoy!!!

xoxo

Monday, January 02, 2012

Yes, You Are Beautiful :)

Happy New Year my dear friends!!!
I hope that the holiday weekend was a memorable and beautiful one :)

We kept things very low key, stayed home and watch the New Year ball drop in Times Square from our TV, hee hee! Both our boys stayed up this year, a first! And we were just sooo very happy and felt so blessed to be together snuggled up on the couch with our bellies full of warm chocolate chip cookies and milk :)

I'm so excited to start this year!

So many fun things are happening all over the place ;)

I'm starting it off with the first Monday Fun Day Challenge

from The Greeting Farm today :)

This week's challenge you are to use the color combo of...

Blue, White and One Other Color of your choice!

I used the following challenges on my card too:
- Really Reasonable Ribbons Challenge #39: Ribbon and Sparkle
- Wee Memories Challenge #82: Something New (Stamps and Ribbon)

I don't know what I was thinking - I was stressing out as to what my 3rd color should be and finally decided how nice red would look... then while I was taking my pics - I noticed that my 'other color' should have been the kraft that I had already used on my card! Duuuhhhhh, lol! Ooops...

I used two new TGF Clear Stamp Sets on my card :)

The first is called "Lucky Bunnies"

Isn't he the cutest and most snuggle-y-est bunny you have ever seen?!?!

I was SOOO thrilled to see this cute little critter during this release :)

The beautiful sentiment is also from this stamp set!

The second stamp set that I used, and will be using ALL THE TIME,

is the new "Made By" Clear Stamp Set...

Oh. My. Goodness!

This stamp set is ah-maaazing!

There is absolutely no excuse for me not to add my chicken scratch to any of my projects anymore, hee hee ;)

I hope you'll play along with us!

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT too!!!

Happy M-day ;)

xoxo

PS - did you see my new book blog yet??? ;)

Saturday, December 31, 2011

My Fave Cards from 2011 :)

Happy New Years EVE everyone!!!
I noticed that some bloggy friends where doing a Top-somethnig for 2011 and

I couldn't resist joining in with my version too :)

I have been so very blessed this year with so many wonderful opportunities, DTs , accomplishments and dreams come true this past year! I've been a very lucky girl and couldn't be happier!

A huge thank you to all of you for your support!

Now I get to 'toot my own horn' a bit {hee, hee!} with my own faves of 2011 :)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

I hope that you liked them as much as I enjoyed creating them :)

Wishing you all a wonderful and safe night!!!
See you next year ;)

xoxo

Friday, December 30, 2011

Kraft-y Creeper Sunday on a Friday :)

Good evening!!! Wow, I cannot believe that it is the last Friday of 2011!!!

I kinda took an unintended creative/blog break this week -

I really didn't expect to, lol! but between the holiday mess and my boys, I just had to take some time off from blogging and concentrate on family time and prepare for some fun DT releases for next month :)

I have also started my own book blog :) You all know how much I love to read and usually try to incorporate it into my crafty things, but it's time that I set out to do what I have been wanting to do for so long, I am so happy about it!
Here's my new blog: bumbles and fairy-tales

I hope you'll follow along with me over there too!!! xo

I am a bit late with posting a few things...

First, there is a new challenge up on the Pixie Dust Studio blog...

just add a number to your card/project!!!

Next! It's time for a new Spy Day Challenge at

The Greeting Farm!!!

This week, we are 'case-ing' Shaela's card...

I decided to stick with some red panels, a similar layout and go all boy ;)