Mojo Monday Challenge

I used a Flourishes stamp, sweet pea, for this sketch challenge at Mojo Monday. The image is colored with Copic markers. DP is from K&Co. and cardstock is from PTI.

House Mouse Monday Challenge

For this week's House Mouse challenge we were asked to pick a challenge from the past year and recreate it. I chose challenge 29 which was a sketch challenge. You can click the title of this post and it will link you to the challenge. I used the "Tumble Wreath" stamp from the House Mouse collection and paired it with DP from American Crafts. I added a ribbon and some red rhinestones.

Farm Fresh Friday

I used a Sprouts image from The Greeting Farm for the Farm Fresh Friday challenge. The challenge was a sketch challenge. I love this stamp. She is so cute and fun to color with Copics! I chose the setiment "know yourself" as a reminder to me. I love color and patterns and texture. Sometimes, I am over the top. But, the joy I get from making an image come to life using my Copics and highlighting the image with bright paper and embellishments is immense. So, I guess that I am not understated or shabby chic. I may just be a little garish and flashy. Hey well that's me! I admire those who do understated cards. I have tried but, the color always has a way to sneak back in. So for this card I "knew myself" and went for it. Hope you like it! (If you click on the title it will take you to The Greeting Farm Blog and you can see the sketch for this week:)

Crazy 4 Challenges

I made this lunchbox and card for my daughter who is a huge Twilight fan (so am I:) She loves Edward the best and I am a team Jacob kind of gal myself. I used American Crafts DP. I had to try out my new Edward stamp from The Greeting Farm. He is colored with Copic markers. I chose different colors for his face and arms. I am hoping he looks pale enough. The lunchbox is covered in DP paper inside and out. Ribbon is from Michael's. I am keeping my fingers crossed that TGF also makes a Jacob stamp or maybe some more Twilight ones. Go team Jacob!

Flourishes Feel of Fall Challenge

I used the african violet stamp from Flourishes to complete this birthday card for the Feel of Fall Challenge. The image is colored with Copics. DP is from Basic Grey. Cardstock is PTI and Bazzil. Ribbon is off the rack from Michaels. Pearls were added as an accent. I took a chance with the papers. I was trying to accent the image without matching. My goal was for the greens and purples to pop.

House Mouse Monday Challenge/2Sketches4U

I made this card for the House Mouse Monday Challenge. I combined that challenge with the 2Sketches4U challenge sketch.

The House Mouse Challenge was to be inspired to make a card by using the title of a song. My song was "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree". All DP is from K&Co. Cardstock, button, and ribbon are from PTI. The House Mouse stamp is called "Carrot Tree". I colored this image with Copic markers.

Mojo Monday Challenge

I love a good "aha" moment. I started by using the sketch to make a Christmas Card. It just wasn't working. Who should I see peeping off my craft desk but my new "Rock the Farm" set from The Greeting Farm. "Aha", I knew what I was going to do. All the images were colored with Copic markers. The DP is from K&Co. and the cardstock, buttons, and ribbon from PTI.

The Ian stamp was used for a congratulations card for my hubby. He just received a technical article in a magazine that he was interviewed for and they used all of his awesome photos. I am so proud of him.

I Wanna Be Just Like Lisa Challenge

I just received my new Fairy Tink stamp from The Greeting Farm. This one is so fun to color. Pink hair. What a blast. Easy to come up with ideas for and I can use all the bright paper I want:)
I used K&Co. designer paper and PTI cardstock. The image was colored with Copic markers and embellished with acrylic flowers, rhinestones and brads. The layout is from a challenge on Club Anya from the Greeting Farm "I wanna be just like...". Good times.

Greeting Farm Insideout Challenge/Friday Sketchers

I made this card using the super cute "Forest Friends" stamps from the Greeting Farm. I colored them with Copic markers I used K&Co. paper, PTI cardstock and ribbon. I added lots of dimentionals and ink.

The Greeting Farm Inside Out Challenge was to make the inside of your card as detailed as you normally make the outside of your card. Wow! It was difficult. I used the Friday Sketchers sketch for the inside of my card to guide me. I used Spellbinders to cut out the cut outs and my Cricut machine for the apple tree.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge

This challenge from Flourishes was a no coloring challenge. I color everything. I have even colored one of my dogs by accident. You know that question "if your house was on fire what five things would you take with you?"? One of my five would be my Copics. It would be #5 but, you can see how much I love them. I paper pieced the Flourishes August release peach image with paper from My Minds Eye. The DP is from K&Co. and the cardstock is from PTI.

Whiff of Joy Challenge

This Whiff of Joy Challenge was a sketch challenge. I have to admit I use very few paper flowers and paper flowers were part of the challenge. They do add something. I may need to incorporate a few more of these into my designs. This Whiff of Joy Stamp is from the Party Animals collection. I love the little goat. I love real goats too! Especially, at the state fair when they have little coats on, I digress... Paper is from K&Co. and the cardstock is Bazzil. Ribon is from PTI.

An Announcement.........

On Monday night I thought the neighbors were going to call the police. I opened my e-mail and saw that I had made The Greeting Farm Fall Designer Team. I screamed uncontrollably and jumped up and down. My husband was so astounded he went to the window to look for the Publisher's Clearing House Van. When I could finally form speech, I told him and my daughter about my news. To say I am excited is an understatement. I have reread the email that Jessica sent over and over. I feel like I have won the stamping lottery!

The other three ladies who were selected, Lynda Nielsen, Mercy Kerin, and Sandra MacLean are incredibly talented, and I am so excited to work with them. Please stop by their blogs and congratulate them!

Here are the couple of cards I submitted for the DT call.

House Mouse Monday Challenge

The House Mouse Monday Challenge was to create a gift card holder. I tried something new on this card. I have been drawing card sketches when I have been waking up early. I used one of these sketches to complete this card. DP is from K&Co. and cardstock from Bazzil. The main image is from House Mouse and it was colored with copics. Paper accents were created with the Martha Stewart icicle punch and highlighted with Stickles. I am making several of these to house (no pun intended:) some of my Christmas gifts.

Mojo Monday Challenge

I made this card for my brother's birthday. I paired two House Mouse images, colored with copic markers, with a setiment from PTI. Paper is from Basic Grey and cardstock is from PTI. Ribbon is a JoAnns find and the buttons are from PTI. I really have a hard time making masculine cards. I think I did it! My brother is a correctional officer and lots of rhinestones and bling would not fly.