My Grafico, Fab 'n' Funky, SSDS35, & Club Anya

Did I mention... I'm on vacation..... hee hee We leave for California in just 3 days! I'll have my laptop with me, but I don't expect to be on it much - I'm really just bringing it to stave off the withdrawals (for both me and my almost-15-year-old-daughter). LOL We will be gone for 6 days, and I hope to have a ton of pictures and stories to share when we return.

So for today, I had to buy another My Grafico digi image, they are only $1.25 each and they are just so cute! This one is called Amber and the ice cream cone and the reason I had to buy it is because one of the challenges I wanted to participate in had "Neapolitan Ice Cream" as the theme... well, need I say more? I gotta tell ya - I really shouldn't even be allowed to just browse the Internet. I start going through blogs or online galleries and I see images that I've never seen before and I can feel my pulse quicken and I instantly start looking for the company name so I can go find them online and buy from them! hee hee

Anyway - I am using this card here for 3 challenges:

My Grafico Sketch Challenge

Fab 'N' Funky Challenges - Neapolitan Ice Cream (use pink, chocolate, vanilla)

Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle Saturday Challenge #35 - create a birthday card/gift

Papers are all by SU! and include Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and DP in coordinating colors including Pretty in Pink. Amber is colored with my Prismacolor colored pencils and blended with Gamsol. "Happy Birthday" sentiment is a rub-on by SU! Coordinating brads also by SU! I bought some new stuff from My Favorite Things called "Cotton Candy Pink Sparkly Fluff" and I used that on her ice cream cone, I simply ADORE it! It's not as fine as glitter, you can't just pour it out of the bottle... it's really neat. You can apply it with just a glue pen or probably even Crystal Effects, but you have to kind of stick it on with your fingers and then tap the excess off. I have a feeling you'll be seeing a lot of it here on my blog in the near future. ;)

And this little cutie below, his name is Eric, he's the newest male member of the Greeting Farm's Wild Sprout crew, isn't he precious? I love his longish hair! This card is for Club Anya's Saturday Sketch challenge, but I cannot get to the gallery in order to upload it, so I'm hoping they'll be OK with me adding a link to my blog post:

I used Whisper White and Certainly Celery cardstocks by SU! and DP papers by Die Cuts With a View, his cape is paper pieced. I tend to keep boy cards simple and this is no exception, the "Let's Hang Out!" sentiment is a rub-on by SU!

That's all for now! Be back tomorrow with a few more challenges, I'm on a roll this weekend. :) Peace.

Stamping Bella - Bellarific Friday

When I follow sketches, I usually have a hard time not copying the sketch EXACTLY... I'm always afraid to switch things around, but this time I decided to do that. I moved the stripe from going across the top to going down the side. Yeah, I'm crazy like that.
So anyway - this adorable card is for the Bellarific Friday challenge, the theme being "anything goes":

I just LOVEY Lori Boyd's Lollipop Kids. Happy Saturday - be back tomorrow! Peace.

Cute Card Thursday - Mono Mania

I'm running late this morning but it's the Friday before my VACATION so I don't care! hee hee I am on vacation for 2 glorious weeks after today - yay!!!

For today, this card is for the Cute Card Thursday Mono Mania challenge:

I just adore the Lollipop images by Lori Boyd, you can get them at Stamping Bella! Peace.

More Sympathy Cards

Just sharing some sympathy cards I made for a friend - no challenges today:

Two more days of work after today and then VACATION... can ya tell I'm looking forward to it? :) Peace.

Sweet Stop & Stamp Something

I got this little cutie from Mo's Digital Pencil - I just couldn't resist her! I decided to use her to make a card for these 2 challenges:

Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge 50

Stamp Something Challenge Blog - use pink as the main color

Colors are Stampin' Up! Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, and So Saffron. Crystal Effects used on her shoes and the balloons.

And one more time this week I am going to shamelessly beg you to vote for my team's card for the TGF Royal Battle by clicking here and leaving a comment, as I really want to move on to the next round! :) Thanks!

Happy Tuesday everyone! Peace.
Peace.

Winner and Stampin For the Weekend Ribbons & Bows

Congratulations to Sonya!!!
Sonya said...

Very Nice work. Love all you sweet, cute and lovely designs. Thanks for sharing with us. It's great to see other sites and what others are up to in the stamping world. Keep up the good work, 300 posts that is a lot! You have me way beat girl.

April 3, 2010 7:35 PM

Sonya's prize is the following:

Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration stamp set Good Neighbors

SU! SAB Welcome Neighbor 6x6" Designer Series Background paper pad:

My card for today is for the Stampin' For the Weekend challenge - use ribbons & bows:

I used another adorable digi image from My Grafico called emo Alice. I colored her with Prismacolor colored pencils and blended with Gamsol. I used a SU! Real Red marker for the red in her socks and the hearts on the cards. Assorted ribbons and background paper from my stash.

OK and last - a favor for today - please please please click here and leave a comment on this card, which will count as a vote for my team for the TGF Royal Battle. Thank you! :) Peace.

Digital Tuesday Scrap It!

Happy Easter!!! What a gorgeous day - the sun was shining, the weather was just perfect. We made a ham dinner at home with the kids and then headed up to Jeremy's gram's house and had pie with her and Jeremy's dad, aunt, cousins, etc. We sat outside on her porch for a while and chatted - it was just a nice day. :)

The challenge this week at the Digital Tuesday Challenge blog was Scrap It - I literally have a pile of scraps on my table, so I looked forward to getting rid of some of them! I chose this digi image called emo Paula by My Grafico, I thought she went perfectly with the papers:

I printed a large version of Paula - I tend to print my images small and use lots of background and embellishments. I wanted the image to be the main focal point on this card. The colors are SU! WW, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and an old In Color (Bermuda Bay?). Her skin, hair, and dress are colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and blended with Gamsol.

One more week of work and then I'm on vacation for 2 glorious weeks! I get 4 days at home before we leave for California, and then I get another 5 days when we get back, so I plan to enjoy my time off! OK I think I'm going to go sneak another piece of pie - I haven't had any lemon meringue yet, and I think I hear it calling me... hee hee
Peace.