Cheeky Inspiration

***This is my second post today.  Please click here to see the Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful Challenge Post!***


Hi everyone!  

Well, I hope your week is off to a great start!

I just wanted to pop in and share a cute card that I made using Cheeky Geeky from The Greeting Farm!

I think this would be the perfect card to give that special teacher!

Here it is:

I used papers from the MME Miss Caroline Dilly Dally 6x6 Paper Pad.  Cheeky Geeky was stamped on White PTI cardstock with Memento Ink and coloured using Copic Markers (E55, E57, E59, E50, E51, E53, YR14, YR16, YR18, BG11, BG13, BG15, C00, C1).  To finish it all off, I did some stitching, added some twine from The Twinery in Caribbean and a Vintage Button from PTI.  The sentiment is from the Hippie Chic stamp set from Market Street Stamps and was stamped in SU! Classic Ink in Cajun Craze.

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stamping!

Naomi

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

TGF FFF: A Sketch Challenge

Hello friends and Happy Friday!

Can you believe it's already time for another Farm Fresh Friday Challenge over at the TGF Blog?

Well, it is and, today, Larisa has a sketch challenge for us!

Here's my interpretation:

For this card, I used Glimmer Bean from The Greeting Farm...isn't she adorable?  These are definitely not my typical colours but, for some reason, purple hair on this cutie just felt right!  I coloured her up with Copics (V93, V95, V99, E50, E51, E53, R30, Y21, Y23, Y26, R11, R12, R14, R22, BG72, BG75, BG78), adding some sparkle with a clear Spica pen, and cut her out with Spellbinders Classic Rectangles.  I then sponged the image with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper and did some paper-piercing around the perimeter.  I cut out a mat using Spellbinders Labels 23 and covered it with transparent glitter from Glitter Ritz before matting the main image.  The papers are from the MME Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks 6x6 Paper Pad.  I also added some transparent glitter to the scalloped border from MFT.  Finally, I added some 3mm Clear Flatback Rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty and some purple rhinestones from Recollections.

Here's the sketch:

Anyway, I hope you'll head on over to the TGF Blog and play along!

I'm sure the other girls have some eye-candy for you over there, too!

I look forward to seeing all of your wonderful entries!

Happy Stamping!

Naomi


Supplies:

InLinkz.com

TGF FFF Challenge: No Colouring

Hey Everyone!

I'm back today with another Farm Fresh Friday Challenge over at the TGF Blog!

This week, Showcase Farmer Thanh is challenging us to create a project with NO COLOURING!

Yes, folks, this was a bit of a tough one but, I got around it by paper-piecing instead...

Here's what I created:

I used the Sitting Cute and Sitting Casual stamp sets from The Greeting Farm.  I paper-pieced the couch image using papers from the MME Miss Caroline Dolled Up 6x6 Paper Pad.   I cut out a piece of PTI Rustic White Cardstock with Spellbinders Labels 10 and sponged it using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Pumice Stone.   Next, I mounted the paper-pieced couch over the label.  I stamped the sentiment from Sitting Casual using SU! Classic Ink in Basic Gray.  Finally, I added a doily along with some flatback pearls and rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty, and voila!

Anyway, I hope you will join us over at the TGF Blog to see more inspiration from the rest of the team.  I can't wait to see what you can create without colouring!

Happy Stamping!

Naomi

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

TGF FFF: Classic Patterns

Hello everyone and Happy Friday!

Well, I'm here with a new Farm Fresh Friday Challenge over at the TGF Blog!

This week, we'd like to see you use classic patterns!

Here's what I came up with:

As you can see, I used both houndstooth and striped patterns on my card.  I used the Sitting Casual set from The Greeting Farm and papers from the MME Lost & Found Breeze 6x6 Paper Pad.  I used Spellbinders Labels 22 to frame the chair, sponging it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper and Tumbled Glass.  The sentiment is from Market Street Stamps Daily Grind.  To finish it all off, I added some 4mm Dark Chocolate Flatback Pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty, some twine in Cappucino from The Twinery, and a Vintage Button in Ocean Tides from Papertrey Ink.

Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by...I hope you'll play along this week!

Head on over to the TGF Blog to see the official rules, see more inspiration from the DT, and to link up your project!  


PS: Just a hint for future reference, there is always a link on the left sidebar that will take you to the most recent FFF challenge!

Happy Stamping!

Naomi

Sitting Cute with TGF!

Hello, my friends!

Today, I have a cute springtime card to share with you!

Since Spring has arrived, the air is warmer and the sun has been showing it's face, lately, in the Vancouver area.  That being said, I was in the mood to make something bright & cheery!

Here it is:

As some of you know, I once lived in Japan teaching English and still have some friends who I've kept in touch with all of these years.  Last summer, I went to Japan for nearly a month to visit old friends and do some sight-seeing that I never got to do while I lived there!  I stayed with my dear friend, Aya, that entire time and this card is for her!  She came out to visit me back in 2005, soon after I had moved back to Canada from Japan....and you never know, but, MAYBE (fingers crossed), this card will inspire her to visit me in Vancouver again!  It truly is an AMAZING city in a STUNNING province and there is still SO much that I have to show her!

Anyway, onto how I made the card....

It is pretty straight-forward but, I used the gal from The Greeting Farm's new Sitting Cute set which I coloured with Copics (Y21, Y23, Y26, E50, E51, E53, R00, R02, R24, R27, R29, B95, B97, B99).  The bench, which I paper-pieced with woodgrained patterned paper, is from Sitting Lovely!  I created a scene using Spellbinders Labels 17, Spellbinders Classic Circles, and the MFT Die-namics Fresh Cut Grass Die.  All of the patterned papers are from the MME On The Bright Side ONE 6x6 paper pad.  After assembling everything, I mounted it all on a card base cut from PTI Rustic White cardstock and I added a seam binding bow and fastened a button and tag (Spellbinders Tags Trio, sponged with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Crushed Olive) using some baker's twine in Maraschino from The Twinery.  The sentiment, from Flourishes Windows to the World, was originally one line but, to make it fit, I selectively inked it with SU! Classic Ink in Poppy Parade and stamped it in two lines instead.

Well, thank you SO much for stopping by....

I hope you enjoyed your stay!

Happy Stamping!

Naomi

Supplies:

InLinkz.com