TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge: "Beanie Ian" in Lovely Layers

 

Happy TGIF everyone! It's a Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm with a new challenge for you!  This week, we'd love to see your "Lovely Layers"!!!

Here is my card for some inspiration....

This card features the adorable and exclusive "Beanie Ian".   I just love this little guy and he reminds me so much of my youngest son, Ethan! :)  He looks so cute and cozy with his cup of hot cocoa.  I wish I had some hot cocoa right now!  Layering some design papers was a lot of fun for this challenge and I couldn't resist also adding the fabulous TGF Snowflake Die.  This die is one of my favorites!!!  Please check out The Greeting Farm blog to get the details on this challenge and to see the other "Lovely Layers" projects from the DT.  Have a wonderful Friday and great weekend ahead! 

Hugs,

Marcy

Copic Colors used:

Hair/Skin: C9, C7, C5, C3, E11, E00

Clothes: BG15, BG13, BG11 BG00, E74, E79, YR13, YR19, G24, G11, W3, W1

Loves Rubberstamps Challenge: Use Lace!

Hello and welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge!!!

Hope you're all having a great week!   We have a fun challenge today which is to  "Use Lace"!  I personally loved this challenge as I love lace.  Unfortunately, I am a big hoarder when it comes to beautiful lace and trims so I'm glad I had the opportunity to actually create with some! :)

Our wonderful sponsor for this week's challenge is Crafty Sentiments!!!

  

  

Here is my card...

So the cute image for my card comes from a digi by  Crafty Sentiments  called "Cold Christmas".  You can tell it is a cold one with what this cute gal is wearing, but doesn't she look so cozy?!! :)  She's pretty cute too and I had a lot of fun coloring her up with my Copic Markers .  I also added some stickles in "Stardust" to her muffs and the trim on her dress.   The papers I used are from the Bo Bunny Powder Mountain collection and I edged them with my Tim Holtz distress ink in Broken China.  My lace actually has some organza and pearls on the top but the bottom is definitely lace so I thought this was a good choice.  Plus it matched my card so well! :)  Anyways, I was so happy to take it out of the hoard vault to create! 

Here are some additional supplies used on my card:

Mono Multi Liquid Glue - Tombow

Black Tuxedo - Memento Ink

Snowflake Die - TGF

Please check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to see supplies used on my card.  Also, check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog to see what other  projects the rest of the Design Team made.  If you want to join this fun challenge, I'll post the details below and you could have a chance to win some great prizes form the store! We'd love to see your "Lace" projects! :)

Hope you all like my  card!  Have a wonderful week and thanks so much for stopping by to visit! :)

Hugs,

Marcy

This week's challenge is: 

USE LACE

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC88. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, February 3rd so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:
One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator will be able to proudly display ourWinner's Badge on their blog! 

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

The Winner will also receive 3 Free Digi Stamps of Choice

from Crafty Sentiments Designs!

WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITH THE NEW CHALLENGE ON FEBRUARY 4TH

The Greeting Farm Tuesday Inspiration Day: A Happy Dance for Miss Anya Night Out!

Hello Friends!  Hope everyone is having a great week so far!  Today is my Inspiration post for The Greeting Farm Blog and  I wanted to share a card using one of the Anyas from the adorable "Miss Anya Night Out" collection.  

And here she is...

I hadn't played with this image yet so I was so excited to create something with her.  I love her cute pose and she definitely looks like she's ready for a night out!  She also looks so cheery which is why I added the sentiment "Happy Dance"! :)  I thought Anya would look super cute in yellow and colored her up with my copics.  What do you think?!! :)  I kept my card pretty simple and didn't want to add too much layering to this already gorgeous paper called The Sweetest Thing "Honey" which you can also find at the TGF store.  Finally, I wanted to add some little touches of pink to accent the papers and also because pink is one of my favorite colors too! :)  I really love these three images from the "Miss Anya Night Out" set.  These gals are so fun and girlie and just perfect to create with for so many occasions!  I hope you enjoy my card for today and thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hugs, 

Marcy

Copic Colors used:

Skin: E00, E11, BV00

Hair: E25, E31, E51, E49

Outfit: Y11, Y13, Y15

Loves Rubberstamps Saturday Inspiration Day Steampunk Style!

Hello Friends! Hope you are all having a great weekend!  It's my Saturday Inspiration day at Loves Rubberstamps and I'm excited to share my card today with all of you! 

Here it is...

I was so happy to finally create something with this adorable image by La La Land Crafts called "Steampunk Marci".   Isn't she so adorable?!!!  I just love the whole "Steampunk" look which takes me back to my love of the vintage and grunge style when I first started crafting.  I colored up cute Marci with my copics and had a lot of fun doing this.  I actually took inspiration from the stamp set sample itself because I really love the teal and brown combo together.  And as you can tell, I went all out with this "Steampunk" theme using the Steampunk heart cogs and the Steampunk corner dies also from LLLC.  I have to say that I have always been a fan of their images but I'm really loving all of the beautiful dies they have as well!  They are always so unique and they cut so easily.  The papers I used are from one of my hoarded collections by Bo Bunny called "Gabrielle".  These are such gorgeous papers and the colors were perfect for my card.  I also had a lot of fun distressing the papers which I have not done in so long! Great mental therapy! LOL I love the sentiment "Dare to Dream" which also comes with this fun stamp set.  I cut it out using the Stitched Tabs Die by La La Land Crafts.  Finally, I decided to add some rolled roses from the DP using the Mini Rolled Roses Die by MFT.  I added some pearls to the centers and thought they came out pretty cute! 

Supplies Used:

Steampunk Marci-La La Land Crafts

Steampunk Heart Cogs-La La Land Crafts

Steampunk Corner Die-La La Land Crafts

Stitched Tabs Die-La La Land Crafts

Mini Rolled Roses Die-MFT

Gabrielle-Bo Bunny

Black Tuxedo-Memento Ink

Walnut Stain-Tim Holtz Distress Ink

Copic Markers

Be sure to stop by the Loves Rubberstamps store to see all of the beautiful images and dies by La La Land Crafts.  There are so many to choose from and Laura is constantly getting new ones in the store!

Also, make sure to stop by tomorrow for the "Sensational Sunday" blog hop where you can win some fun prizes!  You also have time to join in our weekly challenge "Case yourself or case a DT member"!

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful Saturday! :)

Hugs

Marcy

TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge: Patriotic "Frou Frou Believe"!

Hello Friends and can you believe it's Friday already?!! Whoot Whoot!!!  This week went by super fast but hey, I'm not complaining and looking so forward to this weekend!  Hope you all have a fun one planned!  Well along with TGIF comes our weekly Farm Fresh Friday Challenge over at the The Greeting Farm.  This week is a color challenge "Red, white and Blue"! So fun!!!

And here's my card....

So I couldn't resist taking out cute "Frou Frou Believe" for this challenge.  Doesn't this patriotic Frou Frou look so cute in red white and blue?!! :)  I colored her up with my copics and had fun doing some embossing on my card. I also cut out a circle window for this sweet fairy to waive her star wand at you!  Please check out The Greeting Farm blog to check out the details on this challenge and to see the other "Red, White and Blue" projects by my fellow DT gals.  Have a fantastic Friday and enjoy your weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Marcy

Copic Colors used:

Hair/Skin: E17, E19, E15, E11, E00

Clothes: R37, R35, R32, B35, B33, B000

Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge: A water colored "Royal Cutie Pie"!

Hello Friends and welcome to the Loves Rubberstamps Tuesday Challenge!!!

We have a fun challenge for you today which is to CASE yourself or someone else!  When you CASE a card or project, it just means you use it for inspiration on your project.  This could be a technique, a style or just a project you really admire!:)

  

Our fantastic sponsor for this week's challenge is Aurora Wings!!!

  

So as soon as I saw this challenge, I knew I wanted to case a technique by the fabulous Annie Rose!  I am a big fan of hers and had been asking her questions on and off about her technique. Here is Annie's beautiful card...

  

Here is my card...

Annie is very unique with her coloring in that she uses distress inks and water to watercolor many of her images.  I have been watching her creations on You Tube as well as on her blog and have wanted to try this technique for some time now.  The sweet image I used for my card is from the "Royal Cutie Pies" set by The Greeting Farm.  I have to admit that water coloring this gal was not as easy as I expected it to be and kudos to Annie and others out there who use this technique!  I think this was the 4th "Royal Cutie Pie" I colored up before I felt she was decent enough to share with you all! LOL   The Tim Holtz distress inks I used with water to color her up were Tea Dye, Victorian Velvet, Mustard Seed, Broken China and Spun Sugar.  I added some stickles in "Stardust" to the heart on her ribbon and to her shoes.  I also used some Spun Sugar distress ink around the edges of my papers. The pretty papers I used are from the Cashmere Dame collection by Glitz Design. I just love these bright and cheery papers!  I also added some layered spellbinders behind this cutie, some small flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and a teal ribbon I made on the side.  The sentiment "Hello Sweetie"comes with the same fun stamp set.  

Here are the additonal supplies I used on my card:

Ovals Standard and Scalloped Ovals-Spellbinders

Leaf Punch-Martha Stewart

Mono Multi-Liquid Glue-Tombow

Jet-Stazon Ink

Watercolor paper-Michaels

Blue Rhinestones-Kaisercraft

Please check out the Loves Rubberstamps store to see supplies used on my card.  Also, check out the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge blog to see what other  projects the rest of the Design Team made.  If you want to join this fun challenge, I'll post the details below and you could have a chance to win some great prizes form the store!

Hope you all like my  card!   I had so much fun trying out this technique and definitely plan to practice practice practice to use water coloring with distress inks on some future projects! Thanks so much Annie Rose for letting me CASE your beautiful work and thanks to everyone for stopping by!  Have a wonderful rest of your week! :)

Hugs,

Marcy

This week's challenge is: 

Case Yourself OR a Design Team Member

CASE = Copy And Share Everything. 

This week we want you to look through your own gallery and choose one of your own cards to CASE ... OR ... maybe one of our Design Team Member's styles catches your eye and you want to CASE one of their cards! 

When you Case - be sure to change at least ONE or TWO things. Please SHARE the card or project you CASE'D :)

How to play: 
Just upload a creation that follows this week's challenge to your online blog or gallery. Then leave a link to your project in the linky widget at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the tag or keyword LRSBC87. Our challenge is open to everyone, you can use any stamps and products that you would like, and you can enter as many times as you want. 

Deadline:
The linky entry widget will close at 9PM CST on Monday, January 27th so all entries need to be in before then. 

Prize Information:
One lucky participant will be chosen using a random number generator will be able to proudly display ourWinner's Badge on their blog! 

We will have two different possibilities for a gift voucher prize from Loves Rubberstamps for the winner as well.

$10.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we do not carry in our store

$20.00 - If the stamp used is from a company that we DO carry in our store

If you want to see what companies we carry visit our store Loves Rubberstamps

The Winner will also receive a $15.00 Gift Voucher 

from Aurora Wings!

WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITH THE NEW CHALLENGE ON JANUARY 28th