SUNSHINE-y Sketch!

Hi again.. It's time for another scrapbook challenge at  The Greeting Farm!

This week's challenge is to follow this sketch designed by our very own Lynda!!


My niece is at this stage (& hopefully it's just a phase) when anytime you ask her to smile for the camera she makes a silly face! I thought Summer from the Roll Call kit was a perfect fit with the giggling sentiment from the SUNSHINE scrapbooking kit.



Supplies:
- Roll Call kit, Sunshine kit (The Greeting Farm)
- Labels 8 nestabilities
- Sweethearts edge punch (Martha Stewart)
- Flourish die cut (QuicKutz)
- Patterned Paper (Making Memories, g.c.d studios)
- Solid cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
-  Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Frost white, Sharpie Poster paint-pen
- Copics: B32, B34, BG01, BG02, BG05, E000, E00, E11, E21, E25, R01, RV00, RV02, YR04, YR07
- Other: buttons, ribbon, butterfly embellies (Making Memories), Sakura glitter pen

Check out The Greeting Farm blog for the fabulous inspiration work from my design team members!

Thanks for stopping by!

Red, White & BLUE!

Hi there!  Just a quick note of thanks for all of you that watched & commented on my first video!

It's time for the next Tiddly Inks Challenge! This week- we're celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July (Independence Day) holiday here in the U.S- using our patriotic colors RED, WHITE & BLUE!

I used the adorable 'Everyday Princess' on my card...



Supplies:
- Everyday Princess (Tiddly Inks)
- Circle nestabilities
- Hearts flourish embossing folder (Sizzix)
- Ink: Printer, Sharpie poster paint
- Copics: B21, B23, B24, B26, B29, E000, E00, E11, E21, E25, E29, E49, N3, N5, R37, R39, R89, W1, W3,
- Other: buttons, ribbon, stirng, gems, glossy accents, Sakura stardust glitter pen

Thanks for stopping by- be sure to check out the Tiddly Inks challenge blog to enter!

My FIRST Video!!

Hi again! (Please see my first post today HERE for The Greeting Farm's Scrapbook layout challenge!)

After many requests, I finally gathered my courage to make my FIRST video to show you all how I color "shiny" black hair!  I came up with this technique by watching and incorporating ideas from all the talented designers out there...  {FYI: I am not copic certified!}

Enough chit-chat please enjoy my first video!

If you have problems viewing the video, please try HERE for it directly on Youtube.

The image used in the video is from Tiddly Inks, you can get her here!

Thanks for watching- Please let me know if you have ANY questions!

Garden Guy!

Hi All! 

It's Thursday and time for another The Greeting Farm layout challenge!

My design team-mate Jacilynn created this fun sketch for us to use this week...


I used some recent photos my sister took of my nephew planting seeds in their garden and used some of the element stamps from the SUNSHINE kit...

Supplies:
- Sunshine Kit, OA Happy Day (The Greeting Farm)
- Paper: Bazzil Basics, My Mind's Eye, Chatterbox,
- Woodgrain rub-on (EK Success)
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Frost White, Versamark Dazzle Champagne
- Copics: see below
- Other: chipboard flower, buttons, string, American Thickers felt alpha stickers

I altered Oliver from the Happy Day set, and 'wiped away' the dinosaur he was holding and drew in some lines to complete him

Copics: B23, B24, B26, B29, B91, B93, B95, C3, E000, E00, E11, E35, E37, 100

and another detail of the dragonfly- I used a clear spica glitter pen to add some sparkle to the wings before a layer of glossy accents.

Copics: B21, B23, B26, G99, YG91, YG95, clear spica

Be sure to swing by The Greeting Farm blog for more inspiration from the design team and all the details on how to enter the challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Warm Fuzzies

 It's time for a new challenge at Tiddly Inks!  This week we challenge YOU to embellish your cards/projects using BUTTONS or LACE (or both!)

I went with both and used the super sweet HedgieHugg image...


Added some sparkle to the hearts...

Supplies:
- Hedgiehugg (Tiddly Inks); Everday Sayings (Hero Arts)
- Patterned paper (DCWV)
- Circle nestablilities
- Ink; printer, sharpie poster paint pen
- Copics: E00, E11, E25, E27, E29, E37, E50, E5, R01, R37, R39, Y35, Y38, YR09, W1, W3, W5
- Other: buttons, lace, ribbon, stickles

Would love to see you play along with us this week at the Tiddly Inks Tuesday Challenge!!

Happy Father's Day

(a day late!)

Hope you all enjoyed the weekends and had a wonderful Father's Day with the men in your families!

I went to my LSS looking for some ink refills (which they were out of) and walked out with this set from Hero Arts!


Something a little different for me since I ♥ coloring so much! Anyway, I used the stamp on the right to make my dad his Father's Day card:

Supplies:
- Vine Scrolls, Chinese Thank You, butterfly-Good Fortune (Hero Arts)
- Ink: Versamark Dazzle Frost, Broken China; Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord Distress Ink
- Other: ribbon, buttons

I stamped the Vine Scrolls & butterflies  twice w/Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord distress inks with re-inking in between stamping, embossed with clear embossing powder.  Then applied Broken China distress ink around the edges using a sponge applicator.  

Thanks for all you do DAD!

{& Thanks to you for stopping by today! I'll be back again tomorrow w/the next Tiddly Inks Tuesday Challenge!}

Blog facelift!

Decided to give my blog a facelift!

Trying out some of Blogger's new design settings- I think I like where's its going! :)

Beach Babe!

I'm back again with another layout to share using the SUNSHINE kit!  {Have you gotten yours yet?!?!}

This week's challenge is to create a BEACH themed layout.  My sister and family just got home from a trip to FL and had some super cute photos for the girls at the beach- couldn't wait to scrap them!  (I'm sure she couldn't wait for me to do them too! LOL) & what better timing for me to use this new stamp kit!


I covered Anya's bikini a bit with the suit from the Dress Me set...

Supplies:
- Sunshine Kit, Dress Me (The Greeting Farm)
- Labels 8 nestabilities 
- Corner rounder punch
- Patterned paper (My Mind's Eye, DCWV); Cardstock (Bazzill Basics)
- Ink: Versamark Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black
- Copics: E000, E00, E11, E21, RV00, RV02, RV04, 100, multiliner
- Other: buttons, ribbon
Check out the other fabulous works of my fellow dt members on The Greeting Farm blog!

Thanks for stopping in!

Spreading the Sunshine!

2nd post today.. please scroll down to see my Tiddly Inks Tuesday card!

It's RELEASE day at The Greeting Farm!! The Sunshine Kit is now available to purchase right now... RIGHT HERE!!

I made this page using a few stamps in the set with some photos from when my husband and I were in Maui for our Honeymoon...


I altered the Anya in the set with Fleur Anya & gave her some fun sunglasses.

and gave Surfer Ian a shirt & shorts from the Dress Me set :)

Supplies: 
- Sunshine Kit; Fleur Anya, Surfer Ian, Dress Me (The Greeting Farm)
- Bazzill Basics swiss dotted cardstock
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Frost white, white gel pen
- Copics: B000, B00, C3,C5, E000, E00, E11, E21, E44, E47, E49, R32, R37, YG91, YG95, 100
- Other: Buttons!

One more thing... are YOU subscribed to the TGF Newsletter?? Be sure to email Marie at mailto:thegreetingfarm@gmail.comto get on the list! The June edition comes out tomorrow afternoon-ish and is FULL of fun ideas, an exclusive newsletter-only contest, and MORE!


Now head over to The Greeting Farm and pick up a Sunshine kit for yourself- you will love it, I guarantee it! :)

Domo Arigato...

♪ Mr. Roboto... ♪

Sorry couldn't resist.... that was the first thing that I thought of when I saw the name of the newest Robot to join the Tiddly Inks family!  Meet ROBOTO!

(I made him shiny with some Glossy Accents too!)
Which brings us to this week's Tiddly Inks challenge: Bleep Bleep Boys & their toys!  Use Robots on your card or project!  Christy has these super adorables ones here!

and here is the rest of my card...

Supplies:
- Roboto (Tiddly Inks); Botz Quotz (Stampendous)
- Scallop/rectangle nestabilities
- Scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!)
- Gear patterned paper (Recollections/Michaels)
- Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, printer ink
- Copics: C00, C3, C5, YG01, YG03, G12, G14, G21, G24, W1, W3, mulitiliner
- Other: button, washer, screw eyelets, ribbon, string

Check out all the fun & inspiration on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog!

Happy Birthday Megan!!

Hooray it's the weekend!

Thursday was my friend, Megan's birthday... since my blog was crazy with the SUNSHINE Kit from The Greeting Farm I thought I would wait til today to post her birthday card. 

I also played along with Kelly's sketch over on Club Anya & Friends from Wednesday...


It was only fitting that I used WS Megan for her card right? LOL

Supplies:
- Wild Sprouts Megan (The Greeting Farm); Birthday Sayings (Hero Arts
- Scalloped/oval nestabilities
- Patterned papers (My Mind's Eye)
- Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black
- Copics: B32, B34, E000, E00, E13, E15, E18, R01, R20, R22, multiliner
- Other: Buttons, ribbon, string
Happy Birthday Megan- hope you had a FABULOUS day!!

Thanks for stopping by.. we're enjoying a "cool" weekend and likely our last one for a few months- off to enjoy it!

Farm Fresh Friday sketch!

Just in case yesterday's sneak peek of the new SUNSHINE kit wasn't enough for you to drool over... the scrapbook design team members are playing along with the Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm today!

And in case you didn't see it yet, this is what the entire set looks like:


The FABULOUS Mercy designed the sketch for us to use! Great for cards OR a scrapbook layout!


Once I saw this sketch I knew exactly which photo I wanted to use- one that I took a few weeks ago of my dad and nieces.  They are definitely Grandpa's Girls!



I used the flowers from the set for the border, and to make the pink flower embellishment!

Supplies:
- Sunshine Kit (The Greeting Farm)
- Pinking scallop edge punch (Martha Stewart), Tag punch (Marvy Uchida)
- Cardstock (Bazzill Basics); Green Dot pp (My Mind's Eye); Granddaughter pp (Flair designs)
- Ink: Versamark Dazzle frost, Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Frost white, Copic multiliner
- Other: Prima flowers, buttons

Lots of inspiration going on The Greeting Farm today so go CHECK IT OUT!!

Summer is HERE!!

Hey everybody!

We are SO EXCITED over at The Greeting Farm...and ready to spread the SUNSHINE!

Why? Because SUNSHINE is the name of the newest 8 1/2x11 JUMBO KIT of rubber stamps being previewed today on the TGF Blog!

Just in time for summer, SUNSHINE is full of larger sized stamps, perfect for scrapbooking, cardmaking, or any papercrafting! And ONE LUCKY WINNER just might take one home after hoppin' around the Scrapbooking DT's blogs today!

The TGF Scrapbooking Team is also THRILLED to welcome LYNDA NIELSEN to our gang! You may recognize Lynda as one of our Gardeners and now she is back and ready to get scrappin'! Yay!

This week is a SKETCH challenge designed by my fellow SB team member Jacilynn:



I totally LOVE this sketch but had more than 3 pictures that I wanted to use... but that's the great thing about sketches- they just kick-start your creative juices and all your ideas come to life!

Summer has officially begun here in Arizona... we've surpassed the 100(F) degree mark a few days already and it's only going to get hotter! My sister pulled out the kiddie pool for my cutiepie nieces to play in. It was Emi's first time- think she enjoyed it?



Isn't Anya in her itty bitty bikini the cutest?!


Supplies:
- Sunshine (The Greeting Farm)
- Heart Shape cutter (Fiskars)
- Papers: Dark Pink flourish & blue embossed cardstock (Making Memories); Pink Dots (Lasting Impressions); Handmade paper (??Costco); Green dots (My Mind's Eye)
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox frost white, white gel pen, Sakura stardust glitter pen
- Copics: C3, E000, E00, E11, E21, R01, RV00, RV02, RV04, 100
- Other: Stickles, mini heart buttons
I'm so excited to show you more week after week and hope you'll play along with our challenges too!
Be sure to check out the rest of the Scrapbooking Team today:

Angela Sowell
Angie Blom
Claudette San Pedro
Jacilynn Cox
Jeannette Siciliani
Jessica Diedrich
JoAnn Valderama

and our newest DT member...
Lynda Nielsen!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to spread the SUNSHINE wherever you go :)

Best Wishes

Another card to share! Please see my first post HERE too!

This one was for a friend of my sister's, she's moving to another state and my sis wanted to wish her all the best! I used this super cute "Tree Hugger" image from Tiddly Inks{(she's moving to Oregon- so she'll have lots of trees to hug! :)}



Supplies:
- Tree Hugger (Tiddly Inks); Essential Messages (Hero Arts)
- Labels 8 nestabilities
- Patterned papers (DCWV)
- Ink: Printer, Broken China distress ink
- Copics: BG13, BG15, C1, C3, E000, E11, E15, E18, E21, E35, E37, E39, G12, G14, G21, G24, R01, W3
- Other: Ribbon, mini flower punch, Stickles

That's all for today.. I will be back again tomorrow with The Greeting Farm's next scrapbook challenge & a sneaky peek of what's coming soon!!

Bamboo & Butterflies

Hello.. few things to share today!

Last weekend was my mom's birthday- she was out of town so I had a little more time to play with her card.  I decided to play along with the Hero Arts challenge color layering technique..

I layered shades of Peeled Paint Distress ink for the bamboo, and shades of Dusty Concord Distress & Colorbox pigment ink in heliotrope.  I also made the flower embellishment with a flower punch smeared in the same dusty concord ink w/water & perfect pearls...
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Here is the rest of my card... 

Supplies:
- Good Fortune, Chinese Dolls, Dot & Flowers DB (Hero Arts)
- Labels 8 nestabilities
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord Distress Ink,  Heliotrope pigment ink, versamark, Perfect pearls (mixed w/water)
- Copics: BV00, BV02, E000, E00, E11, G12, G14
- Other: ribbon, flower punch, pearl gem

Thanks for stopping in... be back shortly with another card :)

Welcome Baby!

Tiddly Inks Tuesday Time!!

This week's challenge is to create a baby themed card!  Thought this "Send Me a Sign Bugg" was the perfect image to welcome a new baby! 

We have some friends expecting a baby this summer.. and won't find out if its a boy or girl until they make their arrival- so I chose some neutral yellows & greens for this card!

Supplies:
- Send Me a Sign Bugg (Tiddly Inks); Fanciful Swirls; Basic Alpha (Hero Arts)
- Oval/scallop nestabilities
- Swiss Dots embossing folder
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, printer, white gel pen, Sakura glitter pen
- Copics: B0000, B00, E000, E00, E11, G12, G14, R01, YR21, YR23, multiliner
- Other: ribbon, string, button, gems

Check out the other fabulous work from my fellow Tiddly Inkers on the challenge blog and all the details on how to enter this week's BABY challenge!!