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Monday Funday #25 - circles & scallops

This weeks TGF Farm Fresh Monday Funday challenge is: circles & scallops.  I based this week's card on the Saturday Sketch challenge posted at TGF's SCS forum.  This week's sketch is #8.

The card base is Whisper White with layers of lilac, turquoise, and a scrap of sky paper.  The clouds and wavy border are Whisper White.  I free hand cut the clouds before embossing them with the large polka dots cuttlebug embossing folder.  The waves are made with the EK Success bubble border punch, then punched with the SU scalloped border punch.  I think it gives a fun foamy effect.  The ocean water is made by punching circles ranging from 1/8" to 3/4" from vellum, gluing to the turquoise, then embossing with the devine swirls embossing folder.  The image is TGF's Mermaid Anya and is colored with copic markers, then mounted with dimensionals.  I added a few highlights on her with the Sakura stardust clear gel pen and the Spica clear pen.  The finishing touches are a small white bow in the clouds, clear skittle bubbles in the water, and pearls in Anya's hair. 

Now, it's your turn.  What can you do with cirlces and scallops?  Maybe the sketch will inspire you too.  I can't wait to see what you do!  Thanks for looking!  April

March Retro-Fresh Challenge

Can you believe the last six months have flown by and this is my last Retro-Fresh challenge as a TGF Farm Fresh Challenge DT member?  I can hardly believe it.  This month's theme is "Spring Cleaning". 
So we are supposed to pull out something we have never used or rare get a chance to show some love to.  My choice is my Karen Foster pirate paper, the coordinating stickers, and my new dark red sealing wax with the key seal.  The base is burgundy with layers of two of KF pirate paper.  The image is TGF's Matey Ian colored in copic markers and mounted on dimensionals.  The tag is Tim Holtz journalling ticket that I wrapped with some scrap jute twine because it reminds me of rope.  To tack it in place, it is taped on the back, then I used the wax to puddle over top, then sealed it with the key.  It sort of reminds me of the one from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.  The sticker is one I have been dying to use, but never found a good use for, until now.  I used some Tim Holtz tiny attachers on the corners to finish the look. 
I hope you all can pop over to the TGF Farm Fresh Challenge blog and play along with this month's retro challenge.  Thanks for looking!  April

Monday Funday #24 - Black & White

It's time for a Black and White challenge at TGF's Farm Fresh Challenge blog.  This week, I used some new stuff I have been dying to play with before packing it up for our move to a new state. 

The base is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black.  The inner white layer is stamped with TGF Splotchy backgrounds in Dove Gray Staz-On and Tim Holtz Burlap distress ink.  I ripped the bottom edge for some texture and used the Tim Holtz distressing tool around the other three edges.  Next is a safety pin in opposite corners and Tim Holtz tiny attacher staples on the remaining corners.  The black music notes background is from DCWV Preformance mat stack and is punched with the drippy goo border punch from Martha Stewart.  The skull and bones chipboard is from a Basic Grey halloween chipboard bucket and comes pre-embossed with black glitter.  The image is TGF's Sweet & Toxic and stamped in Jet Black Staz-On on Whisper White and Whisper White craft ink on Basic Black for a fun two-toned effect and mounted on thick dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Michael's dollar bin stamped in Jet Black on Whisper White.  It is punched with a 1 3/4" circle punch, embellished with a mini safety pin, and mounted on a dimensional. 
I have a few more posts that will automatically post throughout the month of March, but I will be missing for a bit until we are moved and unpacked.  I will be checking in on blogs throughout blogland, but will be quiet for a few weeks.  Be sure to keep checking back.  Thanks for looking!  April

Monday Funday #23 - Fairytale Inspired

My time as a TGF Farm Fresh Challenge DT member is winding down.  It is bittersweet.  I have been in the midst of a multi-state move, so it is a challenge to get the cards done and pack/unpack.  This has been an amazing opportunity and Jess and the girls have helped me keep my sanity through it all...so a huge thank you to them for all their support.  Also, a huge thanks for all the supportive and fab comments from my followers...you have made my day!
This week's challenge is Fairytale Inspired.  No princesses for this girl!  I picked Goldilocks and the Three Bears.  This is my first accordian card.  It isn't perfect but I did think it turned out rather cute.  The base is Chocolate Chip with layers of Provocraft sky paper, pine green, kraft, and Summer Sun.  I inked the sky paper in Pool Party ink before freehand cutting a hill and using the EK Success pine tree border punch for the little trees.  The green layers are inked in Lucky Limeade.  The grassy paper in the foreground is Provocraft grass print.  I used scraps of craft to make it look like a dirt path.  It is inked in CTMH's Brown Bag.  The images are from TGF's Miss Anya Lounge and Toby digi.  They are both colored in copic markers and Miss Anya is mounted with dimensionals.  The "sun" is stamped in Summer Sun in Timber Brown Staz-On using TGF's retired "Hello Go Round" and punched and layered with a circle and scallop circle punches. 

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What's your favorite fairytale?  Why not join us at TGF's Farm Fresh Challenge blog and play along?  Thanks for looking!  April