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TGF LO: Superhero

Hi everyone!

Ok, I say this every week, but this could quite possibly my favorite most recent layout I've created! *lol*

Today's Scrapbooking Challenge at The Greeting Farm is based off of this sketch by the fabulous Jacilynn!

Ok, so my layout is a very LOOSE interpretation of the sketch, but you can still see where I was going with it, right? *lol*

Instead of taking a picture of my layout this week, I decided to go back to scanning it since the elements weren't too bulky. I used more of the TGF's Spotlight kit - the stars and the journaling block. This time I cut off the tab of the block and replaced it with an extra star. I also used the little Super Ian from the Amazing Duo set. I thought it would go perfectly with these pictures I had of my DS! :)

Try your hand at the sketch! It'll be fun!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out the rest of the layouts the TGF DT created and don't forget to leave comments on their blogs - you might win something! :)

Angela Sowell
Angie Blom
Claudette San Pedro
Jacilynn Cox
Jeannette Siciliani
Jessica Diedrich-TGF Creative Coordinator
JoAnn Valderama <---- that's ME! *lol*
Lysa Rohrer
Mag Araldo

A DeNami card and 2S4Y! :)

Hi everyone!

Today's card is brought to you by DeNami Design and 2 Sketches 4 You! 

This week, DeNami is sponsoring the sketch, so head on over to 2S4Y and see what you might win! :)

Here's my take on this week's sketch by Laura:

This card screams SPRING to me, but I decided to change it up and make it a "love" card. :) I'm trying to think outside of the box, you know! *lol*

This post has to be super short today - I've got 2 more shifts this week and then it's off to Disneyland next Tuesday, yay! :)

Hope everyone has a fabulous Monday! Thanks for visiting! :)

supplies: (all supplies are from DeNami Design unless otherwise noted)
CS: Sky Blue, Iridescent Chocolate Satin, Pure Luxury White (Gina K.)
DP: Paige Sampler (Bella Press)
stamps: Decorative Love, Heart Flower Trio Circle
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
accessories: Marvy 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (Stampin' Up!), Copic Markers

TE Sketch Challenges turns 100!

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I think I came down to the wire and I got my card done just in time for Taylored Expressions' 100th Sketch Challenge!

Picture this: both of my kids were asleep for their naps AT THE SAME TIME. I could hardly contain myself - I HAD to get ONE card done! So I cruised around my favorite challenge blogs and TE's 100th sketch screamed my name! I had to complete a card for this challenge - I just HAD to!

I apologize for the terrible photo. The sun hasn't been around much today. :(

Anyone out there with a photo tent? What do you think of it? Do you love it? Any advice?

Anyway, that's it for now... have a fabulous weekend!

supplies:
CS, DSP, ribbon: Taylored Expressions Valentine Key Ingredients
stamp & sentiment stamp: Cuppie Love Scenes (Taylored Expressions)
ink: Memento Tuxedo black
other: Copics, circle & petite scallop nestabilities, Flourishes embossing folder (Cuttlebug), mini brads, dimensionals, scallop oval punch (SU!)

just one of those cards...

I was working on cards late on Thursday night and I came up with one of "those" cards... You know the card you're not TOO happy with but you decide to go with it anyway? Yeah, I'm talking about that kind...

I had this Hippie Anya colored a while ago... I think I colored her for an old Anyone for Anya challenge a couple weeks ago - use the colors of your country's flag... So what started out as the red, white, and blue of the American flag ended up with a twinge of yellow to represent the Philippines. I was born in California but my heritage is Filipino so I thought I'd rep both. :)

Anyway, while this card is for an old challenge, it also qualifies for 2 current ones: over at Club Anya it's "Pattern Me Not" - no use of Patterned Paper! Ack! Such a huge CHALLENGE for me because I really LOVE ME some patterned paper! I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the card base and the red and white - I don't think you can see it very well...

Here's another angle:

Darn. It still doesn't show up. :( Oh well...

I used my Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and my rings Quickutz embossing folder for the card base. The sentiment is from SU!

This card is based of this week's Mojo Monday (MOJO112). I kind of made it more simple than it already is. :)

Well, I hope you're enjoying your weekend! Hope it's fabulous! :)

farm fresh friday!

I rarely get a chance to play along with TGF's Farm Fresh Friday for some reason! Maybe it's because the challenges are posted on Fridays and are due on Wednesdays? I've discovered I need quite a bit of time to complete challenge cards. I was able to play along this past week because I was on vacation!

Today's card features Firefighter Ian. I rarely use my Ian stamps for some reason. Don't get me wrong - He's SUPER cute, but I have a hard time using these cards because I always have such girly paper in my stash! *lol* So that's why this card is a little girly. Oh well. :)

Other than Ian everything I used on this card is from the Taylored Expressions October Key Ingredients Kit. I'm really stretching out this kit as far as it can go, that's for sure!

Anyway, this has to be a super short post today. Stay tuned for another post later this afternoon! :) Have a great day!

laundry - yuck!

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Does anyone else dislike doing laundry as much as me? It's not the actual DOING of the laundry, it's the folding and putting away that I hate!

 

This card is based off of the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #89! Super fun to play around with the sketch - I had to make it A2 sized instead of SQUARE! *lol* I also used my TE September Key Ingredients kit too - I LOVE using my scraps! My sentiment is from my Chit Chat Rub Ons pack from SU! and I punched it out with my Modern Label Punch. :)

My card also features HG Laundry from The Greeting Farm! I love how she looks so pensive amidst her pile of huge LAUNDRY!

In other news... Angie gave me this cool award! :)

Wow, thanks girlie! I think your blog is over the top too! :) Anyway, here's a list of survey questions that come along with this award and I'm supposed to answer them in one word. Ready? Here we go:

1.Where is your cell phone? Couch
2. Your hair? Black
3. Your mother? Amazing
4. Your father? Calm
5. Your favorite food? sushi
6. Your dream last night? none
7. Your favorite drink? water
8. Your dream/goal? health
9. What room are you in? living
10. Your hobby? stamping
11. Your fear? illness
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? a HOUSE
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something you aren't? tall
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? iMac
17. Where did you grow up? Oakland
18. Last thing you did? ate
19. What are you wearing? pajamas
20. Your TV? Heroes
21. Your pets? none
22. Friends? good
23. Your life? busy
24. Your mood? tired
25.Missing someone? no
26. vehicle? Xterra
27. Something you're not wearing? socks
28. Your favorite store? internet
29. Your favorite color? pink
30. When was the last time you laughed? now
31. Last time you cried? weeks
32. Your best friend? awesome
33. One place that I go to over and over? Disneyland
34. Facebook? lots
35. Favorite place to eat? home

and now I'm supposed to tag 5 other gals to fill out this survey and accept this award! Here we go, I'm tagging: Kristine, Kim, Ady, Ashley, and ...hmmm... YOU! *lol* Pretty much all of my blog friends have filled it out already! *lol*

Have a great day! :)

the stamp that started it all.

I've mentioned before that I began my journey into the rubber stamping/cardmaking world as a scrapbooker. I actually don't know what led me to the world of Copics and line image stamps... I think I was at some point during maternity leave I looked up "Copics" on You Tube. And then I discovered the awesomeness of these markers, which, by the way, I *need* to have all of someday. *lol*

Today's card features Nurse Anya from The Greeting Farm. She, along with Hula Anya and HG Sing were part of my first order. I couldn't WAIT to try out my brand new Copic markers at the time. And then my love affair with those markers and TGF stamps (well, stamps in general!) began. :)

I made this card using this week's sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches (ICS40). It's my first time playing along with them and I had a lot of fun making this card! I decided to use this Nurse Anya who I colored a while ago and then used a bunch of SU! scraps from the Razzleberry Lemonade DP that I had laying around. Instead of using my Chit Chat Rub Ons in a straight line like the pack comes in, I decided to break it up and stack them on top of each other.

Thank you all for visiting me today! Hope you all have a very happy Monday!

last day of vacay.

Even though we didn't go anywhere during my vacation this week, I'm glad I got to spend time with the kids and get some much needed crafting in...

Yay for another card! I used Taylored Expressions' September Key Ingredients Kit for this one - I realized I still have a ton of stuff left in that kid to use! I also used another hedgehog image I received in a swap from SCS! Isn't he so cute?

I used this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge (MTSC45) and flipped it. I love the simplicity and versatility of this sketch! Super fun!

Thank you for visiting today and hope you all have a beautiful Sunday! Hello November! (OMGoodness, I can't believe Christmas is only NEXT MONTH! Ack!)

thankful

Quick post today!

Today's card features an image that I received from a Copic Practice Image swap on SCS a few months ago. I think that hedgehog giving a flower to that mouse is SO cute!

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO110). I kind of played around with the sketch and adapted it to fit my A2 card. I also used the theme this week for Stampin' Sisters in Christ (SSCC10) - create a card of thankfulness. I really thought this was such a cute image to showcase that - the hedgehog and mouse are too adorable!

The rest of the card features CS and DP from this month's Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit. I LOVE this month's kit because it has October Afternoon's Earth Love paper in it! I just inked up the edges of the DP with some brown chalk ink, cut the image out with my Nestabilities and colored it with Copics. :) Fun!

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you all have a wonderful Friday! Yay for Halloween tomorrow! :)

image swapping!

I discovered image swaps via SCS a couple months ago... I was hesitant to join one - at the time, I didn't have a lot of stamps to use to swap and the one swap I had participated in over 10 years ago left me feeling blah. It was a Sizzix die cut image swap via 2Peas and I swapped out a few die cut images and got a bunch of funky ones in return. Since then I said no way to swaps!

But then I discovered the rubber stamping and card making world. Image swaps? Wow, what a cool concept. I don't have to buy a bunch of stamps and store them? I can get different images already pre-stamped for me? I just only have to pay for mailing to and from? SOLD!

Today's card is from a Sugar Nellie swap I participated in a few months ago.

At least I *think* it's a Sugar Nellie image (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong! I have all my image swap images tucked in ziplock bags!). I thought it's perfect for the upcoming holiday season - can you believe Costco had Christmas decorations for sale already in SEPTEMBER?! I'm SO not ready yet!

Anyway, this card is based off of a sketch at Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C7). Love their sketches! Cindy's the best! :) I have a feeling I won't be able to brave the malls this holiday season so I might be giving gift cards instead. I better start stockpiling my Christmas cards to give away!

supplies:
CS: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red (retired) - SU!; Pure Luxury White CS (Gina K.)
DP: SU! (retired)
stamp: unknown, possibly Sugar Nellie!
ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
sentiment: Chit Chat rub-ons (SU!)
accessories: ribbon (SU!), Modern Label punch (SU!), brads (SU!), circle and petite scallop circle Nestabilities, dimensionals

In other news....

I was thinking of listing my stamp inventory here on my blog so if anyone thinks this is a great idea, feel free to leave me a comment here or email me so this can HAPPEN!! Serious swappers only, please. It only takes one time for me to get burned and I'll be done... Just sayin'! :) I have a ton of TGF stamps, I'm starting to build my Taylored Expressions cuppies collection... I also have quite a few C.C. Designs stamps, 6 Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls, a few Stamping Bella Kettos and Lulus... As you can see, I'm an equal opportunity stamper! *lol* I'm always on the lookout for some Magnolia stamps (I only have 2 Tildas), more Gorjuss Girls... I'm starting to like Hanna Stamps' Riley. He's just too cute!
 (*just a note: I reserve the right to decline swapping with anyone. Don't take it personal. Some people's stamp styles are just different from my own. You wouldn't want stamped images laying around in your stash if you weren't going to ever use them, right? Thanks for understanding!)