Hey Cupcake!

I totally fell in love with this new Cupcake Anya digi the first time I saw her. So cute in her polka-dot leggings and headband. She just looks so cheerful! I've been in a pink and green mood lately, so I found these perfect scraps of CTMH Daydream dp and paired it with some Sweet Leaf cs. Love it! I also used Mercy's sketch #86.

Materials

Stamps: TGF Cupcake Anya digi, sentiment is Amuse

Paper: CTMH Daydream dp, cs

Other: CB folder, EK punch, CTMH ink, Prima flowers, Kaiser rhinestones, misc. button

You might've heard....

I'm one of the newest members of the

Critter Crew DT!

Woot woot!!

I'm sooo excited to take on this great adventure! I am one of FIVE lucky, and very talented, ladies to join the Crew. I've been a HUGE fan of TGF for a long time, as you can tell from my posts and my TGF galleria. How can you not love the oh-so-cute images that TGF crew comes out with month after month?!

Here are the two cards I submitted:

Irvin will always be my favorite Critter. Being a band geek in high school, he pulls on a special heart string for me! Plus he's so dang cute with those big 'ol spectacles! I also used this week's Saturday's sketch from CA&F.

Awww, Randy....He was a great RAK image from a friend. He is just so stinkin' adorable with his big floppy hat looking slightly bashful with his flower. I also used this week's FFF sketch by Cindy....see, already thinking ahead on the DT/FFF!! Lol!

Check out this post for samples of the other new DT's entries, and stay tuned to my blog for cool Farm Fresh Friday cards and September sneek peeks!

Materials

Stamps: TGF Irvin and Randy digis, CTMH Fringed Phrases, Clear Stamps

Paper: (Irvin) BG Nook&Pantry, CTMH cs, Amuse kraft. (Randy) CTMH dp and cs

Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH inks, brads, and hemp, misc. brown buttons, AC orange buttons, Coluzzle.

My first Lolita!

Hello all! Sorry my posts have been kinda random. I went to Seafair yesterday. My first time on a boat on Lake Washington for Seafair! It was soooo cool! The weather was a bit dicey when we launched, but it cleared up just in time to see the Boeing air show featuring the Blue Angels. Man! I love it when these guys come every year! It was so rad actually "feeling" them fly overhead! ....then having my eardrums almost blown out! Lol! Little sun burnt too, but well worth it! Saw a bit of the hydroplane races too. Seeing those I hope to share pictures soon.

Anyways, on to the card. This is my first ever card made with my new 'Lil Lolita stamps! I bought a few rubber and some digis from Tickled Pink the other day during their brief digi sale. Sale?! I'm there! Lol! So today's card uses my 20's Evie digi. She has that nice classic look that I thought would go great with my Kioshi paper. The 'Lil Lolita Boutque blog has a challenge this week to "Bling it up". Well, that's easy enough! I added rhinestones to the lace trim, the sentiment, Evie's flower, and a big one in the center of the button. I also Tsukineko shimmer spritz on the flower, but you can't tell in the photo. I used Taylored Expressions sketch #123 for the layout.

My month is jam-packed with lots of stuff, so I appoligize in advance if I don't post everyday.

Materials
Stamps: Lil Lolita 20's Evie digi, sentiment is Amuse
Paper: BG Kioshi dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH ink, rub-on flourish and bitty sparkles, Kaiser flower and purple rhinestone, scrap lace, misc. button

And another....

Hmmm....does this card look slightly familiar? Perhaps like Thursday's card? I liked my Chanter card so much that I decided to create another using one of my Gorjuss RAK images Amy gave me. (Who, by the way, has some awesome BLOG CANDY going on!) I used my piercing guide to create spots on her dress, and that vintage button really completed the look for the card.

By the way.....my Farmer's Market day: It was pretty slow. Only one $7 sale in four hours, but then as I was closing up a lady came by and bought 13 cards! Almost made it worth baking in the sun all evening! Most of what she bought were my cards using Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, TGF stamps, and Sweet November Stamps. To include the cards from my last two posts! Definitely have to make more of those! I'm going to try again on the 18th.

Materials
Stamps: Gorjuss Girls RAK image, CTMH Fringed Phrases and Say it in Style ss
Paper: BG Eva dp, So Sophie journaling spot, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, foam tape, misc. ribbon and button, EK punches, CTMH ink, Sakura pen

Chanter and Eva

When I was looking at this other piece of paper from my BG Eva pack, I saw out of the corner of my eye this cool journaling spot I bought from my LSS a few weeks ago. Totally matchy-matchy!! And then I knew who would be the perfect accessory: Chanter. She looks totally at home amonst these colors and this simple layout. Love the way this turned out!

Off to an minor league baseball game today with some friends. Hopfully it will be the perfect sunny day again today!

Materials

Stamps: SNS Chanter Heartsong, CTMH Fringed Phrases and Say it in Style

Paper: BG Eva dp, So Sophie journaling spot, CTmh cs

Other: Copics, foam tape, misc. ribbon, CTMH inks, Stickles, EK punch, Sakura pen

Wish me luck!

Well today's the BIG day! My first ever Farmer's Market. I have been a nervous wreck the last few days trying to get all my last minute things in order, and to crank out some more cards. I even set up my display in my living room last night to see what everything would look like! Haha! That must be the Virgo in me! Man! I have more cards than I thought I did! Thank goodness my Mom found another cards stand for me, and Nona let me borrow one of hers.

So, if you haven't noticed my them of late.... wedding cards. "Tis the season"! I really love this blue/brown combo. I wish I had more of this from my BG Eva. :( Oh well, fun while it lasted. I used this week's sketch from Sketch Saturday #114. This was the perfect layout for this larger Bella image.

Materials

Stamps: Stamping Bella image, sentiment is BG

Paper: BG Eva dp, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, foam tape, CTMH inks, Irrisistables, and pearls, misc. buttons and ribbon

BrideaBella

I'm back today with a wedding card. I'm setting up a table at my first Farmer's Market tomorrow, and thought stocking up on the wedding cards during wedding season might be a good idea. Especially since when I made some last week, the day after I made them my co-worker asked if I had any wedding cards for sale. Well, good thing I made some! That got me thinking of how I needed to enlarge my stash. BrideaBella makes for a pretty and easy card. I think the layout I used is from some sketch I saw, but I can't remember where I saw it....

Materials
Stamps: Stamping Bella BrideaBella, sentiment is Basic Grey
Paper: MAMBI dp, scrap dp, pearl paper, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, Nestie, foam tape, MS punch, pearls, CTMH inks, Stazon

CASE'd card

My dear blogging friend Michelle made this fabby card back in May, and I decided to CASE it and put my spin on it. I had just the perfect sentiment stamp set to use for my focal image too. I've had these Heidi Grace quote stamps for a while, and still haven't used all of them yet. Glad I was able to show at least one more stamp some ink! Yippee! ! love it when a plan comes together!

Materials

Stamps: Heidi Grace "Quotes" ss

Paper: MAMBI dp, scrap dp, Amuse kraft

Other: Memento ink, CTMH inks, CB folder, rhinestones, misc. ribbon and flowers, EK punches