The Stampin' Librarian

Upcycled Flowers

2010-09-05T17:30:00.003-04:00

Hi friends,

Well, it's been a crazy hectic summer and it looks as though the fall will be equally busy, if not more so. I have my comprehensive exams this fall. Sigh.

So ... I haven't completely abandoned my crafty pursuits, they have been curtailed significantly. But, I hope to pop in every now and then with a project.

Today, I'm taking a little break from the piles of reading to wrap a birthday gift for a friend. And I'm sure you'll be shocked to know that I have NO wrapping paper in the house. How in the world does that happen. Anyway, since today is Sunday, I have the Sunday comics sitting in the paper pile. Perfect!

After I wrapped the two small gifts, I put them in a plain white gift bag... the operative word here being plain. This just wouldn't do. Luckily, in my blog surfing this summer I've noticed (and saved) all the posts on how to make flowers (out of paper, fabric, etc.).

I found this really cool flower pattern online and decided to try it out for the front of my gift bag. I think it turned out really well.

I'm going to make some more in different sizes, at some point, with some tissue paper or maybe some light weight dsp.

The possibilities are endless! :)

Summer Jewelry

2010-07-11T10:24:00.004-04:00

A few pieces to dress up the summer sundresses ...

Blue earrings (with a little brown and shades of turquoise) for the denim dresses, and some necklaces featuring Chinese knotting I learned in a recent class (not as easy as you might think!).

Jazzy Challenge #10

2010-07-06T08:53:00.004-04:00

Happy Tuesday everyone!

This is the card I made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge, inspired by the below album cover.

The card features a digi image by Betty, who is sponsoring this week's challenge. The fleur di lis was fun to work with, and the best part of digi images is that you can size them to suit your needs. In this case, I made it a little smaller to mimic the sun on the album cover. {the rest of my supplies and stamps are SU!}

I've seen quite a few fleur di lis images since making the card. This was on the wall of a cute little restaurant I visited over the holiday weekend, in Asheville, NC.

Check out the Jazzy Inspirations blog if you'd like to play along this week!

Chan Luu knock-offs

2010-06-20T09:24:00.002-04:00

Have you seen these Chan Luu Bracelets in the stores and online?

And that they're selling for hundreds of dollars? oy!

So off to the craft table to come up with a handmade knockoff!

I used round pearls (instead of square/rectangular beads) and made it long enough to fit the wrist (as opposed to having it wrap around multiple times). Next time I'm going to try and mimic the Chan Luu style a little more closely.

Heart for Relay

2010-06-16T09:29:00.000-04:00

I made this Swarovski Crystal heart pendant for my friend Renee to raffle off at her annual Relay for Life event.

Haven't heard if it sold, but I hope it brought in some money for a great cause!

Rejoice. Laugh. Smile. Enjoy.

2010-06-12T08:35:00.000-04:00

Happy Saturday everyone!

This is the latest card made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge, the inspiration album cover below.

This is a small tri-fold gift card holder, and is stamped with Stampology sentiments. The main image is from Soft Digi Pencil digital stamps, the company who is sponsoring this week's challenge. There are some adorable digi images up for grabs!

Card from SU!, craft store gro-grain ribbon, versafine sepia ink and copic markers.

Check out the blog if you'd like to play along this week and get in the running for a DigiSoftPencil prize package!

I am a brave girl!

2010-06-06T16:39:00.004-04:00

I don't feel so strong or brave today, so maybe this card will remind me!

"Believe with your heart that life is happening exactly as it was meant to." ~ Unknown

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Stamps: Unity Stamps
Papers: Stampin' Up!

Flowers for a Friend

2010-05-25T08:21:00.003-04:00

I saw this flower brooch a while back and couldn't wait to try some out.

They are made with fabric die cut with SU! flower dies.

I really enjoy them and they are so pretty when they're done.

So far, I have added pin backs to all of my brooches so I can attach them to jackets, bags, etc.

As you can see, you can make them in a variety of sizes and a multitude of looks depending on the fabric you use. All my fabric is from AC Moore.

Try them out! If you can sew on a button, you can make this brooch!

Jazzy Challenge #8

2010-05-22T20:26:00.004-04:00

Happy Saturday everyone!

This is the card I made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge.

And here are 2 more cards I made with the same color scheme, inspired by the below album cover.

Check out the blog if you'd like to play along this week!

My sentiment is from American Art Stamps, colored with Copics, and my DS and cardstock are from SU!

Coffee & Friends

2010-05-19T09:03:00.000-04:00

Two of my favorite things!

Supplies:
card from Target's $1 spot; My Favorite Things stamps, RubberNecker stamps; flower buttons; Copic Markers.

Diploma marks the spot

2010-05-16T07:55:00.001-04:00

Two of my PhD colleagues are graduating today and these are the beaded bookmarks I made for them (hence the diploma charms!).

The pictures aren't the best - it was quite the challenge to photograph these lying flat and without getting too much of a glare from the metal.

Bracelet Bonanza

2010-05-10T20:13:00.000-04:00

More archive pics ...

Prepping for holiday gifts last Christmas. Most bracelets were made with Swarovski crystals and are called "rock candy" bracelets.

The red one is hand stitching / bead weaving.

Falling Leaves

2010-05-06T15:52:00.000-04:00

More pictures from the archive - made last fall.

Bracelets featuring the spiral stitch.

Everything Old is New Again

2010-05-05T10:03:00.000-04:00

I haven't done macrame in YEARS! But I had a non-card swap to participate in and this is what I came up with. I found several of the designs on Etsy and just recreated them with some beads and such from my stash. And, I may be late to the game on this, but hemp comes in a variety of different colors, so you don't have to work with the sometimes traditional beige hemp all the time.

Jazzy Challenge #7

2010-05-01T10:04:00.001-04:00

Happy Saturday everyone!
This is the card I made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge.

You can see the album cover I used for inspiration - I really try to incorporate the color scheme AND the layout of the covers into my cards.

Check out the blog if you'd like to play along and be entered for the sponsored prizes!

I used a cute Hero Arts clear set for this card (the name escapes me at the moment!), and colored in with Stickles and Spica gel pens.

A Late Jazzy Challenge

2010-04-28T09:58:00.005-04:00

My school schedule didn't allow me to play when the last challenge came out, but I was able to get to it this past weekend. I think this is a great album cover and color combo!

Target had the cutest pink and black cards in their dollar spot, and you know that's my color theme! So I added a few things, some black organza ribbon, yellow flower buttons and a $1 spot sentiment I got from Michaels.

There is a new Jazzy Challenge coming THIS WEEKEND, so check out the blog if you'd like to play along and be entered for the sponsored prizes!

Mini Cobblestone

2010-04-24T19:47:00.000-04:00

So hopefully, once my semester ends I'll have a little more time to be creative. In the meantime, some pictures/projects I've had in the queue to show you.

A miniature version of this cobblestone bracelet I made some time ago. I gave this to my friend Gretchen as a good luck piece for an interview she needed to attend. I think it worked!

Missing You

2010-03-21T19:20:00.011-04:00

This is the card I made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge (#5).

Loving the bright spring colors inspired by the Kenny Dorham album cover!

My card features an image by Mo Manning (Stampavie stamp) - LOVE her images, they're great to color (I'm using Copic markers). The background flowers are SU! and I added some flower buttons from the stash. Sentiment is Papertrey Ink.

Check out the Jazzy Inspirations blog if you'd like to play along and be entered for the sponsored prizes!

Jazzy Paper Challenge #4

2010-03-11T07:56:00.003-05:00

This is the card I made for the latest Jazzy Paper Challenge.

You can see the album cover I used for inspiration - I really try to incorporate the color scheme AND the layout of the covers into my cards. Check out the blog if you'd like to play along and be entered for the sponsored prizes!

All stamps and materials used here are Stampin' Up! (+ 1 prima flower!).

Live Like You Mean It

2010-03-04T09:32:00.001-05:00

Challenge card I made a while back, the embellishment in the middle of the card is a scrabble tile I altered with designer paper and modge podge.

Colors I wouldn't normally put together, but I like the combo!

* all stamps and materials Stampin' Up! *

Guess Who?!

2010-02-26T12:01:00.012-05:00

I know, it's been FOREVER since I last posted - where does the time go?! Busy with FT school and PT work, travel, etc. And the weird thing is that I had some things to post, I just never had a moment to download, upload, write, etc. You bloggers out there know what I mean. And now that I'm snowed in AGAIN(!), there's no time like the present, right?

Anywho ... I hope to get back to a regular posting pace. Let's start with the Jazzy Paper Challenge! I have three to show you, and #4 will be coming next week.

#1 Featuring Memory Box Stamps

#2 Featuring Mo Manning Stamps / Stampavie

#3 Featuring American Art Stamps

For more information about the challenges and the prizes(!), please check out the blog.

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T16:39:00.004-05:00

Wishing you laughter and cheer throughout the year!

Wishing you all a wonderful and fabulous 2010!

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Stamps: A Muse
Ink: Versa Fine and Spica gel pens
Papers: Stampin' Up
Accessories: Marvy punches

Sunshine Monday: Mmmm ... brownines ...

2009-12-14T09:29:00.004-05:00

I needed a few little token holiday gifts, so I baked some brownies while studying, and packaged them in small coffee bean bags. This one is embellished with the S&G stamp Santa's Helper (all S&G images can be seen here).

Sorry the picture isn't the best - that bag had been filled at this point, and I had to tilt it up a bit so the shadow wouldn't fall directly on the image or sentiment.

The image is colored with prisma color markers, and designer paper is Stampin' Up!

This is my last project with Sunshine and Giggles - the current design team is expiring and a new team announced soon. Many thanks to Janice for the opportunity and best wishes to her and she continues on with this unique line of images!

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Jazzy Inspirations: Girly, you rock!

2009-12-12T00:02:00.001-05:00

Today is another Jazzy Inspiration Saturday!

I love this challenge, I always have so much fun working with the colors and layouts from the album covers.

I'm also excited about the image in this card - this is a brand new Mo Manning / Stampavie image.

Mo Manning is an amazing artist / illustrator and her line drawings are adorable and really pop when colored. Mummu was colored with Prismacolor markers and mounted on a piece of crushed curry card stock and a pre fab $1 store card base. Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Check out what the rest of the Jazzy Cats came up with:

Tina ~ Jennifer F. ~ Jennifer L. ~ Tenia

Sunshine Monday: A Gift for You

2009-12-06T23:50:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday!
Don't forget that Sunshine and Giggles' entire Christmas & winter line are available in both rubber & DIGITAL images. Check out the S&G blog for more details.

Today's card features For You from the Christmas line of images. Images colored prisma color markers and mounted on a Die Cuts With A View card base, and the focal image was accented by several circle punches.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!
Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer

Wish List Portfolio

2009-12-04T01:11:00.001-05:00

Another project from my personal project archive!

This wish list portfolio was made for a swap I participated in last year. The idea was that this could act as an elaborate gift certificate (for use by demonstrators) -- inside is a little poem, a wish list, and a calculator to tally up the $$ damage!

This would be given with a catalog, or to someone who already has a current catalog. Really, this could work for anyone involved in direct sales.

This is a cardboard CD holder that was stamped with a SU! background stamp and embellished with a couple of decorative punches.

The calculator came from Staples and has a little dsp on the inside, and all of the lists and poems were found on splitcoaststampers.

Sunshine Tuesday: All I Want

2009-12-01T07:07:00.004-05:00

Happy Tuesday!

My card design was inspired by Melissa's Tuesday morning sketch for 12/1/09. Check out the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog for more details. This week's challenge is being sponsored this week by Sunshine & Giggles.

Today's card features All I Want by Sunshine & Giggles stamps - all S&G images can be seen here.

The image is colored with prisma color markers, and designer paper is Basic Grey (Wassail).

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Inspired by Donna Downey

2009-11-28T12:56:00.002-05:00

Digging back in my files and finding a couple of projects I never shared!

My gift card holder was inspired by a fabric journal I saw on Donna Downey's website. Pretty right? I love the colors, a funky but feminine combo of greens, blue, black and white.

The gift card holder (a CASE of a CASE) features the 2008 SU! Eastern Blooms set the 2008 in color inks as well.

Japanese Flowers

2009-11-25T09:55:00.000-05:00

A bracelet I made a few weeks back...

this is called a Japanese flower bracelet and features the chain maille technique, similar to these bracelets #1 and #2. The bracelet is a series of silver jump rings, connected with Merlot colored Swarovski pearls.

Sunshine Monday: All I Want for Christmas

2009-11-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

is my two front teeth!
Oh, I hope I don't have that tune in my head for the next month!

In honor of the holidays, we have the mother of all Christmas lists, that our little guy brings to his visit with Santa! A mini altered composition book was covered in Basic Grey dsp and the image is All I Want from the latest winter line of Sunshine and Giggles stamps. Image colored with prisma color markers and finished with some stickles.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!
Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Sunshine Monday: Skier

2009-11-16T00:08:00.001-05:00

Good news! Sunshine and Giggles is entering the digital stamp world!

Now, the entire Christmas & winter line are available in both rubber & DIGITAL images. Check out the S&G blog for more details.

Today's card features SKIER from the latest winter line of images. Images colored prisma color markers and mounted on a Die Cuts With A View card base, and I finished up with a little Stickled snow. Sentiment if from AMuse stamps.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!
Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday AND Jazzy Inspiration Saturday!

2009-11-14T08:04:00.005-05:00

A combo card for you today!

First, a Miss Anya in honor of Greeting Farm Friday, and the colors and layout inspired by this week's Jazzy Inspirations Color Challenge (#21).

My image was colored with Prismacolor markers and mounted on a piece of black cs cut with the SU! top note die.

Check out what the rest of the Jazzy Cats came up with:

Tina ~ Jennifer F. ~ Jennifer L. ~ Tenia

Sunshine Monday: Snow Day

2009-11-09T00:18:00.001-05:00

Happy Monday!

Today I'm featuring another of the stamps in Sunshine and Giggle's winter stamps called Snow Day.

I had visions of framing this image on a series of snowflakes, but I don't have die cuts in that shape, and I certainly didn't have the patience to cut them out by hand! :)

So my next vision was to create a little ornament. This is a small ornament, cut with a series of three circle punches, topped with a tab punch, a brad and some gold cording. I think this would make a cool tree ornament, gift tag or element for a full card.

Sunshine & Giggles has a new website and will be issuing a call for a new design team, so check it out: http://sunshinengiggles.blogspot.com/

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Sunshine Monday: For You

2009-11-02T00:00:00.001-05:00

Today I'm working with another of the stamps in Sunshine and Giggle's new winter line, called For You!

Isn't she sweet? I thought this image would be a great choice for a little gift card / tag. This little card measures about 3.25" x 4.25" and would be a great addition to a gift bag or larger package.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Over the Top!

2009-10-31T17:35:00.001-04:00

LOL!

Many thanks to Janice for this cool blog award!

Greeting Farm Friday: Soar High

2009-10-23T07:42:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday!

A quick, but fun, card I made for a departing coworker. The mini fairy is from the Never Ever set.

My layout was inspired by this adorable card by Angela.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Sunshine Monday: Poinsettias

2009-10-19T00:43:00.000-04:00

Today's card features the image Poinsettias, one of the stamps in Janice's new winter line, which can be seen here!

Image colored with copics and mounted on another $1 spot pre fab card from Michael's.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: Oh the Places You'll Go!

2009-10-16T08:26:00.000-04:00

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

~ Dr. Suess

This is the sentiment I have stamped on the inside of this week's Greeting Farm card.

I love this quote / book and thought it would be perfect for my favorite book loving sprout from The Greeting Farm.

Image colored with copics and layered on a pre fab card from Michael's, and a Bazzill chocolate brown card base.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Sunshine Mondays are back!

2009-10-12T00:18:00.001-04:00

The S&G team is back, featuring the new winter line, which can be seen here! Lots of sweet, sweet images!

Today's card features Guardian Angel, which is my favorite of the new line. Little darling is perfect for the holidays or any occasion when you want to let someone know you're thinking of them.

My angel is colored with copics and layered on black and white card stock (my white card stock is stamped with a background from Flourishes stamps, in Versa Fine onyx ink).

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Joni ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: Knowledge is Power

2009-10-08T23:42:00.003-04:00

Happy Friday!

This is one of my favorite images from The Greeting Farm, paired with a new favorite set from My Favorite Things!

SU! card stock and markers, copic markers, stickles and misc. gingham ribbon.

Read a good book this weekend!

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Greeting Farm Friday: Three for One Special

2009-10-02T06:29:00.000-04:00

Hey Folks!

Today I have a three-for-one special for ya!

Today's card is for Greeting Farm Friday, it's inspired by this album cover for the Jazzy Inspirations Challenge (#20, which should be posted this weekend), AND, it's a birthday card I needed for a friend! Talk about multitasking, right?! :)

Card stock is SU!, the sentiment is from SU!'s Wow Flowers set, the ribbon is from Papertrey Ink, and Birthday Anya was colored with copic markers.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Live in the Moment

2009-09-30T06:21:00.000-04:00

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Stamps: Tim Holtz
Ink: Versa Fine Onyx
Papers: Origami paper, Bazzill, SU white note card
Accessories: Martha Stewart liquid glue - Faux Tissue Paper Technique

Reading Accoutrements

2009-09-28T02:13:00.002-04:00

I participated in a swap last month, that asked us to express ourselves creatively in another form of crafting - no stamped cards allowed!

I used to crochet bookmarks long ago, and making these swaps made me remember how much I enjoyed making these crocheted bookmarks and flowers (made with crochet thread and a super fine steel hook).

The bookmarks were packaged in a SU! box (one of their die cuts) that was embellished with a prima flower.

Greeting Farm Friday: Coloring tips

2009-09-25T08:02:00.000-04:00

Hi everybody!

No card today (this darned schoolwork is holding me hostage this week!), but I do want to share some coloring tutorial with you.

I stamp all of my Greeting Farm issues with Versa Fine Onyx ink (on Papertrey Ink's white card stock) and color them in with Copic markers. I'm decent with the coloring, but I can always get better! Here are a couple of tutorial I've been watching online - hopefully I'll have a chance to experiment soon!

Coloring faces
Coloring hair
Coloring hair (black)

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Net Weaved Bracelet

2009-09-21T09:04:00.000-04:00

A recent class that I took, this is a bead weaved cuff bracelet made with seed beads and fire polished beads, in shades of blue, purple and black. And it's all made with one continuous stitch and attached / secured with one crimp bead.

As soon as I got home, my mom claimed it as her own - happy birthday to mom!! ;)

Greeting Farm Friday: Anya has a gift

2009-09-18T11:28:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday all!

Here's another quick project with Birthday Anya, made to coordinate with the birthday card I posted last week.

A quick way to dress up a plain gift bag!! Next time, I will probably use a white or colored bag to dress it up a bit more, but I do like the kraft paper version.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Cobblestone Bracelet

2009-09-16T05:59:00.002-04:00

This is what I gave myself for my birthday - pretty, right!

I took a class on how to make this Cobblestone bracelet, which is made with the Peyote bead weaving stitch. Time intensive, but a great piece to wear with casual and dressy attire.

Sunshine Monday: Stamps on sale!

2009-09-14T01:07:00.000-04:00

Happy Monday!

Janice, owner of Sunshine & Giggles stamps has a new winter line of stamps on sale, and she's offering a special pre-order deal, good until October 15, 2009.

The entire Christmas/winter line (all 10 stamps) can be purchased for $40. That is 1/2 off the price of purchasing them individually. Janice is also offering a flat shipping rate of $5.00 worldwide if ordering all 10.

Check it out here!

Greeting Farm Friday: Happy Birthday

2009-09-11T09:44:00.000-04:00

to me!

Yes, it's that time of the year, back to school, cooler weather and my birthday!! I'm going to spend the day watching TV, shopping and eating all the things I shouldn't! No homework allowed!

Today's card is a direct CASE of Back to School Anya I posted last week. I think these tent cards are cute, and really allow you to showcase a focal image.

This is Birthday Anya, and my card materials are SU!, razzleberry dsp, mambo melon, crushed curry and rich razzleberry card stock.

Sunshine Monday: New Stamps!

2009-09-07T18:58:00.002-04:00

Happy Labor Day!

No card today - the Sunshine team is taking a little break, as we gear up for the release of Sunshine & Giggles new winter line of stamps! They are so, so sweet, AND, they are NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER. Hop on over and take a peek, Janice has been working with a new illustrator for this line. Stamps ordered now will be available for shipping on October 1, 2009.

Janice has also announced that a donation of $2 per stamp purchased between now and October 31, 2009, will be made to the Paige Welch Medical Fund. Paige is a young girl who recently survived a boating accident, and several blogs are rallying behind her and her family, wishing her a speedy and complete recovery. You can read more about Paige here.

Jazzy Saturday: Books of Paradise

2009-09-05T08:24:00.003-04:00

"I have always imagined that Paradise will be some kind of library." ~ Jorge Luis Borges

Time for another Jazzy Inspirations color challenge!

This week's color palette is purple, light blue and white (and I added black just because!).

Here's the album cover / inspiration piece.

So let's talk details ...

This little cutie is from My Favorite Things I {heart} Books set. Did they make this set just for me?!? Yes, I think they did! And no surprise this is what I looked like as a kid (sans the glasses). I just love this image!

The card base is from SU!, as are the markers I used for the clothing (Bashful Blue and Lavender Lace) - skin and hair were colored with copic markers. Her book (which is paper pieced) and the background paper are Basic Grey (Lily Kate) and I used some black and white gingham ribbon from my stash.

Check out what the rest of the Jazzy Cats came up with:

Tina ~ Stephanie ~ Jennifer F. ~ Jennifer L. ~ Tenia

Greeting Farm Friday: Back To School

2009-09-04T15:38:00.001-04:00

Oh good grief! I'm late with Greeting Farm Friday! So sorry!!

As you can tell from the title of my post, I'm back to school this week (2nd year of my Ph.D. program), and it's been a little hectic.

As is typical, I have 2 classes I think I will really enjoy and learn a lot from, and I have 1 class that makes me want to render myself unconscious. Please Lord, I only have another 14 weeks to go!!

Anywho ... Here is Teacher Anya, colored with copics, and layered on Basic Grey's Scarlet Letter dsp. Sentiment is SU!

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Blogger RAK

2009-09-02T14:17:00.000-04:00

Many thanks to Deb Albright (aka Crafty Turtle) for the beautiful RAK (random act of kindness) card she sent last week!

Sunshine Monday

2009-08-31T09:43:00.009-04:00

Happy Monday All!

I don't have a card for you today (I had more illness and a wake this weekend! oy!), but I thought I would feature the Sunshine & Giggles stamps in case you've never ventured by the S&G blog.

These are the adorable images you have seen me work with!

They can all be found and purchased here.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: Good Luck

2009-08-28T00:24:00.001-04:00

Happy Friday!

Several months ago I saw this card by A Muse Art Stamps and liked it so much I tucked away the picture for future inspiration. I immediately thought of Geisha Anya from The Greeting Farm, but she was still on my wish list. And lo and behold, my sweet sistah Angela sent me Geisha Anya in the mail last week! Perfect!

Here's my version of the card, Greeting Farm Style. Based on a mambo melon card stock base, and Anya is colored with copics and based on top of 3 Prima flower. Sentiment is from A Muse. You may not be able to see, but Anya's hair and makeup are blinged up a little with Spica Glitter pens.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Sunshine Monday: Have a Splendiferous Day!

2009-08-24T06:13:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday!

Today's card is based on the SC237 sketch challenge over at splitcoast stampers.

Paper is K&Co. and the sentiment is from A Muse. Additional elements include the SU! brad and prima flower. Little girl is colored with copic markers. Her dress is a little louder than I intended - next time I will stick with a solid colored dress with the multi-colored skirt! lol ...

This image is called Gathering Flowers and can be found here. You will notice that the original image has a bunch of flowers in the little girl's skirt - I omitted the flowers for this card.

If you're unfamiliar, omitting is when you don't ink up a particular portion of your rubber stamp. It's a quick and easy way to customize and/or alter your images a bit. Unless you have a really large image, omitting is usually easier to accomplish if you use markers or a tiny stamp pad.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's Sunshine Monday!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Jazzy Saturday: Make it Pop!

2009-08-22T12:51:00.001-04:00

Time for another Jazzy Inspirations color challenge! Lovin' this one, I love black and white, with a little "pop" of color, this time green.

Here's the album cover / inspiration piece.

For this one, I used 2 new SU! sets, Medallion and Teeny, Tiny Wishes, SU markers (black and Going Grey), some stickles, a pretty prima flower, and a SU! jeweled brad.

I like how this one turned out, especially since it has no layers.

Check out what the rest of the Jazzy Cats came up with:

Tina ~ Stephanie ~ Jennifer F. ~ Jennifer L. ~ Tenia

Greeting Farm Friday: New Sprouts

2009-08-21T00:24:00.000-04:00

Keepin' it simple today ...

Using the Clean and Simple Stamping Fall To layout (#54), I made 2 cards this week, featuring the newest Sprout girls from The Greeting Farm. How cute are they! And little miss in the second card has so much attitude, I love it!

The cards are mounted on SU! kraft card stock - the first card I used as a housewarming card, spelling out Welcome Home with Karen Foster Snap Stamps. And the second card I may keep for myself, LOL! This sentiment is from Inky Antics.

Both cards were scored with a scor-pal, and the images colored with copic markers. With the second card (sorry the pic isn't the best) I colored missy on a piece of kraft card stock. She came out OK, but coloring on kraft paper is very different than coloring on white - the ink doesn't go on a smooth, there's some mottling, and you have to go over each area more than once if you're using a lighter color. Just some tips ...

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Grand Blossoms

2009-08-18T08:06:00.007-04:00

So once upon a time, I used to crochet. A lot. Seriously, at one time everyone I knew had at least 2 crocheted blankets from me. And after a couple of years, I put my hooks down, in favor of jewelry and stamping.

In a post I'll share soon, I'll show you why I picked up my hooks again this summer. As much as I love my other crafting outlets, nothing beats the portability of a crochet project - pop your yarn/thread and hook in a ziploc bag, and you're out the door!

Two weeks ago I visited the Lion Brand Yarn Studio Store in New York City. Let me tell you, this store is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Even if you don't knit or crochet, your jaw will drop when you enter, just from the sheer amount of color and creativity that envelopes the store. And not to mention, outstanding customer service from ladies who were actually knitting and crocheting behind the register. I think I want to work there after I finish killing myself with this Ph.D. stuff. Really, an awesome place to visit, if you're ever in NYC.

Above, a couple of pictures I took of the store - these ladies really know how to rock a display. Can you see the tiny yarn cupcakes?! Shut up! And that magnificent wall hanging??

But I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the scarf... You all know I love pink and I have a little thing for flowers.... This scarf (Grand Blossoms) was going to be mine before I left the store. And so it was.

About a week later, this is what I came up with...
It came out beautifully, if I do say so myself. I was working with a super large crochet hook (a Q hook) and working with 6 strands of yarn at once. Despite the softness / lightness of the yarn and the openness of the flower pattern, the scarf is amazingly warm and looks just fabulous wrapped around once or twice.

Now all I have to do is find the perfect winter coat and wait for it to get cold outside!

Sunshine Monday: Last Days of Summer

2009-08-17T00:24:00.000-04:00

I'm soooo not a fan of hot weather, and we are currently having a little heat wave in NJ. All I can say is air conditioning is a beautiful thing!

If you're like my little friend here, you may favor the local pool / large body of water. This is Sunshine & Giggles Pool party image. All S&G images can be previewed here!

Image colored with copics, and is mounted on a pre-fab card I bought at the Target $1 spot! Ribbon is SU! and the sentiment is from A Muse.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: You Rock!

2009-08-14T00:14:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends!

It's been a hectic week - illness and nonsense at work - and I haven't stamped in over a week! So... since I would hate to miss a Greeting Farm Friday, I thought I'd re-share one of my favorite Anya cards, one I made this earlier this summer. I just adore Rockstar Anya!

Anya was colored with Copic markers and Spica glitter pens, and her guitar was paper pieced with Basic Grey dsp. Ribbon is SU! and generic satin ribbon from my stash, the nestie shapes (curved rectangles) were cut out of some plain Martha Stewart card stock, sentiment is My Favorite Things, and the who kit and caboodle was mounted on patterned card bases from Die Cuts with a View (DCWV).

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Emeralds and Amber

2009-08-12T06:18:00.003-04:00

Some recent jewelry creations, made for clients...

Chain mail and swarovski crystal bracelet, with matching earrings.

And a simpler crystal bracelet and earrings.

Butterfly

2009-08-11T08:00:00.002-04:00

Unfortunately, I was in need of another sympathy card.

I wanted to keep things simple, so I used the new butterfly set from All That Scraps (an AmyR image).

I stamped with VersaFine Onyx on a shimmery white note card and colored it in with SU! markers (bordering blue, rose red, and regal rose).

5 Minutes start to finish!

Jazzy Inspirations #17: Tropical Blossom

2009-08-08T08:54:00.001-04:00

Time for another Jazzy Inspirations challenge card!

This is our inspiration album, and I have to say this one was a little outside my box cause I don't typically use these colors (red, orange, dark blue, black and white) in combination. But! I kinda like it!

And to add an extra challenge to the mix, each DT member was provided with a digital stamp from The Digi Shack and asked to use that in our card. My image was this cool hibiscus flower.

I took a couple of ink pads and swiped them across white card stock *before* running it through my printer.

You might not be able to tell from the picture, but I cut out petals from a second flower and added them to the first flower for a little added dimension. I used a Spica glitter pen and some rhinestones to embellish the center of the flower.

Check out what the rest of the gals came up with and play along for your chance to win! Details [HERE].

Greeting Farm Friday: READ!

2009-08-07T00:11:00.002-04:00

This is one of my fave images from The Greeting Farm (one of the Sprouts), no doubt because she's holding a book!

She is colored with copics, and the card base is stamped with a "READ" stamp I bought at a library conference (there's no company listed so I don't know who made it), and the little copyright symbols are covered up with rhinestones!

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Another Little Present

2009-08-05T05:03:00.001-04:00

... this time made from SU!'s scalloped gift bag die, crushed curry card stock, razzleberry lemonade dsp and a hand crocheted flower (DMC pearl cotton yarn).

hmm ... now to find something to put in it and someone to give it to!

Sunshine Monday: Take Your Best Shot!

2009-08-03T00:24:00.006-04:00

Happy Monday!

The randomly selected winner of the Sunshine and Giggles blog candy is ALIOGATOR! Congrats!
And thanks to all who entered and played along!

Aliogator, please send me your address by this Wednesday, August 5th.

And last, but not least, here's this week's card. This one came together really quickly - my "basketball" and circle layers were cut out with nestabilities and the cuttlebug, and the orange layer was embossed with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.
My basketball dude was colored with copics and I wrote the sentiment out by hand.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Relay Time

2009-08-02T08:34:00.000-04:00

My dear friend Renee is a nurse and very involved / dedicated to Relay for Life.

So every year, I try to help out in some small way, usually by making her something to raffle off. This year I made earrings (silver awareness ribbon charms adorned with lilac swarovski crystals).

And this is the card and ribbon bookmark that I made for her.

The stamp is from Paper Inspirations, and the tutorial I used for the ribbon rose can be found {{HERE}}.

Greeting Farm Friday: Thanks Chickie

2009-07-31T00:39:00.001-04:00

Here's my favorite little birdie from The Greeting Farm's Wild Things set.

The chicks were colored with copics and spica glitter pens, and layered on SU!'s crushed curry cs and razzleberry lemonade dsp. Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Card layout is courtesy of card sketch #238 over at splitcoaststampers.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Don't Make Me Use UPPERCASE!

2009-07-29T08:26:00.000-04:00

Shhhhhh!!

As soon as I saw this image (Ms. Morganstern, from Eat Cake Graphics), I knew I had to have her! I must embrace my inner librarian!!

I absolutely {heart} Ms. Morganstern!

Made with the colors from Color Throwdown #52 (chocolate chip, plum & celery), my image is colored with copics and SU! markers, and layered on some retired SU! designer paper.

Sunshine Tuesday: So Cool!

2009-07-28T01:23:00.005-04:00

Happy Monday!

Today's card features Pool Party by Sunshine & Giggles stamps - all S&G images can be previewed {{HERE}}.

And the sketch comes from the new Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Click {{Here}} to check it out and play along.

The image is colored with Copics and SU! markers, all card stock and designer paper are SU! (Palette Prints II), and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

NOW ...

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE S&G blog candy up for grabs!

Here's what you have to do to enter for the goods!

1) Post a link to this giveaway on your blog - we want everyone to have a chance to enter to win! When you have done so, please leave a comment on this post.

2) Become a follower of The Stampin' Librarian, if you are not already (link on the right hand side of the page) - I'd love to keep you posted on my cards and future giveaways!

Entries will be accepted until Friday, July 31, 2009, and the winner (selected by a random drawing) will be announced on Sunshine Monday, August 3rd. Good luck and thanks for playing!

Here's a list of the goods! Awesome prize pack, Janice!

1 Basic Grey 6x6 lemonade paper pad- 36pgs

1 24pc Basic Grey lemonade glazed brads

3 bottles of Smooch- Azure Blue, Sugarberry, Green Apple

1 bottle of Shimmerz Spritz- Baby's Breath

1 bottle of Glimmer Mist - Turqoise blue

1 pkg of Blue Moon Charms- 6 charms-Ocean Theme

1 Fantastix Coloring Tool Brush Point

Assorted Ribbon in Summery, Sunshiny Colors

3 Sunshine & Giggles Stamps- Pool Party, Beach Bound and Lemonade Stand

The Sun is coming out a little bit later this week!

2009-07-27T01:14:00.000-04:00

This week's Sunshine and Giggles card will be posted tomorrow, since we are playing along with the Tuesday Morning Sketch blog (which is being sponsored by Sunshine and Giggles Stamps).

And don't forget about the S&G blog candy I have up for grabs!!

Jazzy Inspiration Challenge (16): You Make Life Fun!

2009-07-25T22:11:00.004-04:00

It's time for another Jazzy Inspirations Challenge (#16- The Three Trumpets )

We really hope you'll play along with us! We are being sponsored by Sunshine and Giggles stamps! So here's your chance to play to win!

Our challenge was to use this album cover to inspire our card. I LOVE this color combo, so I knew this would be a good one!

Now, the closest thing I had to turquoise on hand was SU!'s Bermuda Bay - close enough, right? Still goes really well with black and white.

I also used the SCS sketch challenge (#238) to guide my card. Images (colored with copics) are from Scrapmagasinet, and all other supplies are SU! (including the ribbon, square punches and Wedding Sweet stamp I used on the card base).

Check out what the rest of the Jazzy Cats came up with (some of them are even offering blog candy!):

Tina ~ Stephanie ~ Jennifer F. ~ Jennifer L. ~ Tenia

Greeting Farm Friday: A Little Present for You

2009-07-24T00:51:00.000-04:00

Just got some new SU! sizzix dies in the mail and wanted to try them out! This is the XL Box #2, cut out of Razzleberry Lemonade dsp.

The box is topped off with one of the shopping girls from The Greeting Farm, and some frilly two tone sheer ribbon. This is the perfect little box to house / present a little gift or some treats for your favorite retail therapy shopper.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Hark the Herald Angel Sings ...

2009-07-22T09:55:00.001-04:00

Quick post for you all today!

I'm participating in a Christmas in July swap, and this is one of the cards I came up with.

The image (one that I meant to you LAST CHRISTMAS) is from Unity Stamps - isn't she darling?!

The image is colored with copics, layered with nestabilities, stickled, and all other supplies are from Stampin' Up!

Sunshine Monday: Summer Candy

2009-07-20T00:37:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday, All!

First, let me show you today's card...

All Sunshine and Giggles images can be previewed {{HERE}}. I used Gathering Flowers for this card.

Image colored with Copics and SU! markers, all card stock and designer paper are SU! (Razzleberry Lemonade), and the sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today! And then come right back to read about the Sunshine & Giggles Blog Candy!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

NOW ...

I have the honor and pleasure of hosting Sunshine & Giggles first blog candy giveaway! You can see all the fab prizes Janice has put together, including 3 S&G stamps!

Here's what you have to do to enter for the goods!

1) Post a link to this giveaway on your blog - we want everyone to have a chance to enter to win! When you have done so, please leave a comment on this post.

2) Become a follower of The Stampin' Librarian, if you are not already (link on the right hand side of the page) - I'd love to keep you posted on my cards and future giveaways!

Entries will be accepted until Friday, July 31, 2009, and the winner (selected by a random drawing) will be announced on Sunshine Monday, August 3rd. Good luck and thanks for playing!

Here's a list of the goods! Awesome prize pack, Janice!

1 Basic Grey 6x6 lemonade paper pad- 36pgs

1 24pc Basic Grey lemonade glazed brads

3 bottles of Smooch- Azure Blue, Sugarberry, Green Apple

1 bottle of Shimmerz Spritz- Baby's Breath

1 bottle of Glimmer Mist - Turqoise blue

1 pkg of Blue Moon Charms- 6 charms-Ocean Theme

1 Fantastix Coloring Tool Brush Point

Assorted Ribbon in Summery, Sunshiny Colors

3 Sunshine & Giggles Stamps- Pool Party, Beach Bound and Lemonade Stand

Greeting Farm Friday: The Tour Continues

2009-07-17T00:14:00.001-04:00

Another project with SuperStar Anya from The Greeting Farm!

She is layered on top of two sets of die cut daises from Stampin' Up! The daises came out larger than I anticipated, but I like the explosion effect it provides. This chic knows how to make an entrance!

She is colored with copics and her outfit is stickled and rhinestoned for added bling. Mambo Melon and Raspberry dsp from SU!

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Jazzy Cats

2009-07-15T08:51:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends!

I'm back from my trip, and with some cool news! I am now a part of the Jazzy Cats (Jazzy Inspirations) design team!

This is a wonderful challenge site, where cards are inspired by the covers of jazz music albums. LOVE it!

Here is the card I made for the first challenge, which was based on this album cover.

Check out the creations from the rest of the team --> HERE. They really did a wonderful job interpreting the album cover!

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Stamps: Stampin' Up!
Ink: Versa Fine Onyx
Papers: SU! Crushed Curry, white and black, Basic Grey DSP
Accessories: black and white gingham ribbon

Sunshine Monday: Pool Party

2009-07-13T05:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Monday, All!

I'm in beautiful Chicago traveling for work, but I had to pop in with a little Monday sunshine for you!

And, stay tuned, because later this week, I'll have some news to share about some upcoming Sunshine and Giggles blog candy! Hint: it may include this adorable image, Pool Party!

All Sunshine and Giggles images can be previewed {{HERE}}. I used Pool Party for this card.

Image colored with Copics and SU! markers, all card stock and designer paper are SU!, and the sentiment from Papertrey Ink.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's celebration!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: Rock Star on Tour

2009-07-10T00:50:00.007-04:00

I am in Chicago today at a professional conference, and I made this little tag to put on my packed-to-the-gills suitcase!

This is Superstar Anya, from The Greeting Farm, and I paper pieced her black and white bodysuit (go, girl!) from the inside of a security envelope!

She is colored with Copics, the tag is from vikwing.com, the stars are from the SU! punch, and I used assorted ribbons.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Namaste

2009-07-08T00:29:00.002-04:00

Card I made for my yoga teacher...

The yoga outfit and bag are paper pieced, and the images are from Rubber Romance (a new favorite company!), and all other supplies from SU! (crushed curry card stock and matching designer paper). Sentiment from My Favorite Things.

Sunshine Monday: Future Hall of Famer, Part II

2009-07-06T00:33:00.002-04:00

Remember this {{TAG}} from a couple of weeks ago?

Well this is a card I made with the exact same image and layout - I layered the main piece on some real red, black and white card stock (SU!).
The card is based on white, but photographed on red so it would show up.

Sunshine and Giggles stamps can be found {{HERE}}.

Card Stash

2009-07-05T05:53:00.000-04:00

Quick post to sing the praises of having some blank cards in your stash.

Some time ago I stamped about a dozen or so of these butterfly cards (Kitchen Sink Stamps) and I left most of them blank. Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card, and instead of having to create a brand new card, all I had to do was find/stamp a sympathy sentiment (My Favorite Things).

So if you have the opportunity, always keep a few blank cards (and plenty of of sentiment stamps) within reach.

Greeting Farm Friday: Soar High

2009-07-03T00:00:00.003-04:00

TGIF, ya'll!
And Happy Fourth of July!

It's time for another card featuring stamps from The Greeting Farm.

This little cutie comes from the set Wild Things, and is layered on a series of nestabilities layers (SU! black card stock and dp from K & Co.).

Other supplies include Copic markers and glitter pens, rhinestones from A Muse and lemon satin ribbon from Papertrey Ink.

I learned how to do this ribbon frame from this {{tutorial}} - I love the effect it creates.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Blooming Flowers

2009-07-01T03:07:00.001-04:00

My latest jewelry effort, a bracelet called blooming flowers. All hand stitched, the bracelet is made from fire polish beads, Swarovski crystals and pearls, and seed beads.

One of my favorites bracelets thus far!

A Little Monday Sunshine and Blog Candy Winner!

2009-06-29T08:54:00.003-04:00

Happy Monday, All!
First, let's talk blog candy, shall we?! Many thanks to the ladies who took the time to comment and leave some wonderful sentiments for the caption contest. The winner of the blog candy is Kimberly Johnson! Girl, please send me your snail mail addy by Friday! Kimberly will be receiving {{THIS}} silk scarf and card.

And! For those new to the blog, check out a {{tutorial}} I did for stamping on silk scarves and clothing blanks - good stuff!!

Now, on to our regularly scheduled Monday Sunshine ...

I have another Sunshine and Giggles project to share with you today. I made my card to fit with a sketch challenge over at SCS (SC234) and the latest Color Throwdown Challenge (#48), the colors of which are Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze and Kraft.

I'm not over the moon with the card's execution, but I like it. But I *AM* over the moon about the images I used and a little stamping experiment that I think turned out most fabulously! (not a word, right?! anyhoo ...)

Now if you're not familiar with Sunshine and Giggles images, please take a peek {{HERE}}. I used the images Hoop Star and Pool Party.

Can you see what I did?
I love the little bball player, but thought, hello? Little girls play too! So I took the head from the Pool Party image and voila! a future WNBA player! It was quite easy, just a little fine detail cutting, and amazingly the head fit perfectly with the hoop players body.

All images colored with Copics and SU! markers, all card stock SU!, rhinestones from A Muse, sentiments from Stampendous, and I used two cuttlebug embossing folders.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's blog hop!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Sheri ~ Janice

Cards that Move

2009-06-27T00:13:00.000-04:00

Quick post to show you a few birthday cards I made.

What's neat about these cards is the circle medallion on the front of the card that "moves" when you lift the ribbon tab.

The medallions were made with a various SU! circle punches, and "swing" on a brad.

All supplies, including dsp, are Stampin' Up!

Greeting Card Friday: Have a Fairy Splendiferous Day!

2009-06-26T06:12:00.003-04:00

This is Fairy Tink, from The Greeting Farm.

She is colored with Copics and stickles, and mounted on a combination of card stock and ribbon (Papertrey Ink) and dsp (K & Co.). And this is one of my favorite sentiments from A Muse.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Thanks for being flexible!

2009-06-25T09:15:00.008-04:00

So ... I've recently taken up yoga, and so far, so good, even though some of those poses are likely to kill me! lol ...

With that in mind, you know I have been on the hunt for yoga related stamps, and American Art Stamps has some wonderful new images, one of which I've used here.

I was also issued an inspiration challenge by Tenia, and based my card design on this album cover - you know how I love my pink and black!

Sentiment is A Muse, image paper pieced and colored with Copics, and I used black and the new Melon Mambo card stock from Stampin' Up!

Sunshine Monday: Future Hall of Famer

2009-06-22T02:38:00.007-04:00

Happy Monday, Friends!

I'm back with another Sunshine & Giggles project for you. This week the girls and I are playing along with a Cute Card Thursday Challenge (#65, Tag, You're It!).

For my project, I went with a 3D item, instead of a card. I made a luggage tag featuring the image Future Hall of Famer - isn't he adorable?!

I thought this tag would look great on a little guy's equipment / game bag (a name and address card is on the back side of the tag).

Image colored with Copics, I made my own digital patterned paper with the footballs and helmets, and the text is computer generated. So actually, this is a hybrid project as well! The vinyl luggage tag is from vikwing.com

Oh! And before I forget, I received a sweet email from Diana who asked what color Copics I use to color in my African-American children. Diana, I used a variety of browns - E33, E35, E37, E47 - and can achieve a several shades of brown depending on what combination I use and how many times I go over the area with the markers. Hope this helps!

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with for today's blog hop!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Sheri ~ Janice

Greeting Farm Friday: Have a Beautiful Day

2009-06-19T06:24:00.002-04:00

How cute is she??! This is Dahlia, a new image from The Greeting Farm.

I CASE'd myself {{Check this card}}, just changing the colors and image. I think the prima flower in her hair is a cute touch.

Image colored with Copics and the sentiment is from A Muse.

Check out what the rest of the Greeting Farm Friday girls came up with:

~ Angela ~ Carisa ~

Birthday Ensemble + blog candy!!

2009-06-18T12:59:00.005-04:00

I am no longer on the Scrapmagasinet design team, but I wanted to show you the last "official" project I made with Lisbet's stamps, and publicly thank her for the awesome opportunity to work with her and her wonderful images. I will forever be a fan of her whimsical and fun images, especially Krilla!

Remember {{THIS}} card?
Well, I made a silk scarf to match. I stamped my flowers and leaves with Versa Fine ink and colored them in with Copic markers! This is a new technique for me, using the markers on fabric, but I think it gives a little more flexibility with the use of images and color selection.

My one tip would be to let the versa fine dry thoroughly (maybe even put the scarf in the dryer and/or run an iron over it) before coloring the images with the markers. Also, keep a light touch with the markers, as the color tends to bleed a bit.

So ... to celebrate my time on Lisbet's team, I'm going to offer the card and matching scarf ensemble as blog candy! I think the set would make an excellent summer birthday gift, don't you?!

Here's what I'd like you to do:
This adorable image is one of Lisbet's latest (104 Katter), and features a host of pet images; this one happens to be my favorite.

However, don't they look like they're either up to something or in a wee bit of trouble?! My first thought was "Mama said there'd be days like this", a sentiment I've been using lately.

What would your caption be if you were using this image on a card or scrapbook page?

You can enter by leaving a comment on this post, by Friday, June 26th, and I will draw a random winner to receive the card, scarf and possibly a few other goods.

Thanks for stopping by!

Travelin' in Style

2009-06-17T12:53:00.003-04:00

A couple of my best gals are going to be traveling this summer so I whipped up some luggage tags.

These are really quick and easy, as it's all designer paper (K & Co.) and ribbon (Papertrey Ink).

The monograms are from SU!'s Lovely Letters set, and the vinyl holders are from vikwing.com.

I Came, I Stamped, I Threw Down!!

2009-06-16T16:04:00.002-04:00

Barbara and the Color Throwdown blog just MADE ME DAY!
Guess who's Featured Stamper #46?!
Woo Hoo!

Sunshine Monday: Hello Sunshine

2009-06-15T00:00:00.005-04:00

Happy Monday, Friends! The Sunshine and Giggles design team will be showcasing S&G stamps every Monday, beginning today! And we will be showcasing the images by participating in various challenges around blogland.

Today's cards feature the colors suggested in the Color Throwdown Challenge #46 And I managed to squeeze in a second challenge by using the SCS technique challenge #190, stair step fold cards.

For my card, I used two of the new images, Pool Party and Beach Bound. Aren't they precious together??! I used a prefab card from DCWV, folded it, and added my images, which were colored with copics and SU! markers.

Check out what the rest of the ladies came up with!

Tenia ~ Melissa ~ Jennifer ~ Sheri ~ Janice

Book / Blog Candy Winner

2009-06-13T12:42:00.000-04:00

Thank you ladies for stopping by, reading my book reviews and weighing in!!

Susan Zennario will receive the Mommywood audio book. Susan, please send me your mailing address.

Stay tuned! My blog birthday is coming up, and more giveaways are in the works!