Monday Funday #18 - Key to My Heart

It's another Monday Funday at TGF's Farm Fresh Challenge blog and this week we are looking for the "Key to My Heart". 
My card is based with SU's Wisteria Wonder with layers of Whisper White and bubblegum pink.  The "u" is inked with Almost Amythyst craft ink, then set with deep impression clear embossing powder.  The border is Martha Stewart daisy.  The ribbon is from the dollar bin at Michaels.  The key is Tim Holtz, tied with a bit of white pearl embroidery floss, and topped with a heart from the SU heart trio punch.  The image is the new TGF Miss Anya Garland, colored in copic markers, then mounted with dimensionals.  The polka dots on her dress are added with a white gel pen.  The finishing touch is some stitching around the edge. 
Be sure to join the play along and check out the rest of the Design Team at the FFC blog.  Thanks for looking!  April

Friday Spyday #17 with Rachel!

This is the last Spyday of January and this week's spied Farm Friend is Rachel (aka raparys).  Rachel participates in a lot of our challenges and her projects are always gorgeous!  Here is Rachel's card:

Rachel's card

My card is base is SU Tempting Turquoise with layers of Real Red, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White.  The designer paper is Karen Foster pool tile.  The base is dry embossed with the Cuttlebug polka dots 5x7 embossing folder.  The image is Amelia from TGF's OA Surprise and colored in copic markers.  I used a classic square nestabilities die to cut Amelia's image, inking in Jet Black Staz-On, then matting it on a piece of Whisper White cardstock, inking the edges to look like a polaroid photo.  I added a bit of yellow polka dot ribbon with some adhesive and tiny staples from Tim Holtz.  The sentiment is punched out of a 1 1/4" circle and mounted on 1 3/8" circle, and a punched scalloped circle. 
Be sure to visit the Farm Fresh Challenge blog and play along with this week's challenge.  Thanks for looking!  April

TGF Chit Chat Night at SCS

This month's Chat and Challenge night at Splitcoast is Books!  Our fabulous farm friend, Rachel (aka raparys) is our host.  There will be three challenges you can enter: 1) favorite book - use keyword TGFCCN2, 2) favorite book turned movie - use keyword TGFCCN3, and 3) favorite children's book - use keyword TGFCCN4.  You will have the weekend to complete the challenges. 

Here is one of my entries.  I decided to make a favorite Twilight quotes page in my SMASH album.  I found all these great little icons online a long time ago, pics on Deviant Art, and quote stamps from Artful Inkables.  The quotes are stamped in Timber Staz-On.  The swirls, truck, and feathers are stamped in Versamark watermark ink.  I used the actual page from a worn copy for my favorite quote about Bella's truck.  The images of Bella & Edward are TGF's Camille & Edward coloring in copic.  I used scraps from my goodie pack I got from my heART Journalling (music scrap, tree scrap, map scrap) to make their background.  I found the Forks zipcode at CafePress.  The ticket is Tim Holtz.  The title is Close to My Heart's giggle lowercase and Inkadinkado's curly alphabet.  Thanks for looking!  April

Monday Funday #16 - Sentiment

It's Monday, and you all know what that means!  It's Monday Funday at the TGF Farm Fresh Challenge blog and this week it is "Must have a Sentiment" challenge.
The base of my card is SU's Whisper White with layers of Basic Black and Real Red.  The border is EK Success card suit.  The ribbon is from Michaels and topped with a black pearl.  The image is TGF's Cheeky Kitty digi, but I drew bunny ears and cut off her tail.  I used a mini pom pom for her fluffy tail and attached with a glue dot.  She is mounted with dimensionals.  I wanted a naughty playboy bunny to make it extra flirty.  The sentiment is made by TGF's Go Round retired sentiment set, an alphabet set from Target's dollar spot, and Inkadinkado's Curly Alphabet. 
Join us at the Farm Fresh Challenge blog to see the rest of the DT and to play along with this week's challenge!  Thanks for looking!  April

Friday Spyday #15 with Sabina



Sabina A's card

Well, those of us in Iowa got our first snowfall...baby, it's cold outside.  We were too spoiled with the fab weather and now, it just seems too cold.  What do we do when it's too cold outside?  Hit the craft table, of course!  Today's spied Farm Friend is Sabina A on Splitcoast Stampers.  I love Oliver and Amelia!  This is OA Journey Oliver and I love his little vagabond look...doesn't he look ready to jump on a train car?
My card is Very Vanilla with layers of Recollections Paris designer paper and eggplant cardstock.  The layers are inked with chalk ink cat's eye.  The tickets are Tim Holtz.  I used skittles with glue dots in place of the screw brads Sabina used.  The image is also from TGF's OA Journey, but I used Amelia colored in copic markers.  She is mounted with dimensionals.  The sentiment is a retired TGF Go Round  stamp in Elegant Eggplant ink, punched with a 1 3/8" circle and mounted on a piece of eggplant using the decorative punch. 
So, go, stamp, create and link up to the Farm Fresh Challenge blog to enter this week's Spyday challenge!  Thanks for looking!  April

January Retro-Fresh Challenge

Can you believe how fast January is already flying by?  This month's challenge is to make a love-themed project.  It seems like I can't get my head into using one of the older stamps, because this month's release is just so fabulous! 
The card design is based on Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #33.  The base is Recollections sky blue with layers of soft lavender, SU's Very Vanilla, and designer paper from K & Co.  The border punches are SU's scalloped border and EK Success's pinking hearts.  The baker's twine is SU's cherry cobbler.  The swirls are a Sizzlits die and the hearts are punched from SU's multi hearts punch, then embossed with the Cuttlebug polka dots embossing folder.  The image is TGF's Sweetheart's digi and is colored in copic markers with accents of white gel pen, mounted on dimensionals.  A few crystals add a finishing touch.
Be sure to head to the Farm Fresh Challenge blog and join in on the fun!  April

Monday Funday #15

This is for TGF's Monday Funday.  Today's challenge...use polka dots, pink and two ribbons!  Yea, I know.
So my base is sky blue with layers of Very Vanilla and pink bubblegum.  The Vanilla layers is punched using one of the Martha Stewart's punch-around-the-page sets.  The bubblegum layer is dry embossed using the polka dot 5x7 Cuttlebug embossing folder.  The image is from the new TGF Miss Anya Garland set, colored in copic.  I used a white gel pen to add accents to the hearts and white satin ribbon to add the bow to her dress, before mounting her with dimensionals.  The sentiment is from a K & Co. paper open stock at Michael's.  I cut one piece from the many different choices and mounted it on layers of bubblegum and Vanilla.  The little border is punched using EK Success dotted scallop punch.  I added a pink grosgrain ribbon to the corner.  I skipped a lot of the embellishing so it is easy to mail...simple but sweet!
Please join us at the Farm Fresh Challenge blog and play along with this week's challenge.  Thanks for looking!  April

Friday Spyday #14



Wilfreda's card

It's the first Spyday of 2012 and this week's spied crafter is Wilfreda! 
I used a base of chocolate brown with layers of SEI papers and red.  The image is TGF's Kissy Kissy digi and colored in copics.  I added a couple of pearls for her earring and on the dress bow.  I cut the scallop from chocolate and layered it with a Whisper White circle, cut and embossed with nestabilities, then inked with Blazing Red Staz-On.  I then inked the TGF Splotchy background stamp with Dove Grey Staz-On and stamped over the inked circle, before mounting the image.  Inside, is kraft with a border of pinking hearts punched in red with a scrap of the striped layer. 
Now, head to the Farm Fresh Challenge blog to play along and see what the rest of the fabulous DT has made!  Thanks for looking!  April

Monday Funday #14 - Color Combo

It's the first Monday Funday of 2012!  Today's assignment is to use blue, white and one color of your choice.  I have been color images ahead and found that I already had one that would work great for this one!  TIP: coloring ahead gives you a quick means to throw together a card with little or no time.  All I had to do was decide the card design and put it together.
The base is Whisper White with layers of SU's Pawsitively Prints designer papers.  I stitched around the inside layer.  The ribbon is blue polka dot grosgrain from Micheal's.  The border is SU's scalloped punch.  The image is from TGF's Miss Anya's Hats Off, colored in copic markers, then mounted with dimensionals.  The sentiment is from Michael's dollar bin and stamped in Jet Black Staz-On. 
Quick and simple, but oh so sweet!  Now, head over to the Farm Fresh Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has done and play along.  Thanks for looking!  April