Have a Magical Birthday

Hi folks,

Just popping in to share a card I made for one of our nieces for her fourth birthday. She's really into fairies these days so I thought I'd get out one of my Pink Cat Studio fairy images and use it on her card.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, dark brown mats
• patterned papers: Doodlebug "Flower Box"
• stamped image: Pink Cat Studio "Enchanted Lily", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E93, BG0000, E50, E51, E53, Y23, Y21, C7, R21, R22, R43, R27, YR00, YR01, Yr02, BG10, BG11, BG15). Sentiment is from Pink Cat Studio "Fairy Friends"
• Spellbinders Petite Circles
• Recollections Butterfly Paper Clips from my stash
• layout: hmmm, I'm not sure. I'll come back to update if I can find the sketch.

challenges for this card:

• Love to Create #106: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion #204: Young at Heart

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Birthday wishes with TGF's Alice Bean

Hi folks,

This week marks the kick off to a busy month of happy occasions in my family. First up is my youngest niece who will be three years old on Saturday.

I made this card to celebrate the occasion.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, CTMH Sunset card stock mats
• patterned papers: Doodlebug Designs "Flower Box"
• stamped image: The Greeting Farm "Alice Bean", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E93, E21, E23, E25, C1, 100)
• sentiment: Verve "Doodled Occasions", stamped in CTMH Lagoon ink
• Basic Grey Hopscotch buttons and ribbons from my stash
• layout: The Greeting Farm - Garden Variety Tuesday Sketch Sept 17

challenges for this card:

• The Greeting Farm: Farm Fresh Friday "Paper Piecing"
• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes (2nd Entry)
• Sister Act Card Challenge #25: Anything Goes
• Designed to Color #20: Anything Goes
• Pollycraft Challenge #8: Birthday Girls
• Shopping Our Stash #120: Kids
• Use it Tuesday #64: Two hoarded items (that would be my buttons and ribbon...well, you could count paper as well, I DO have a ridiculous amount to be honest)

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Saturday #272 with Summer Yumi

Hi folks,

back today to share another of the summer-y cards I made this past weekend.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, CTMH Sorbet for mats
• patterned paper: Doodlebug Designs "Flower Box"
• stamped image: Yumi & Fumi Handmade "Summer Yumi", coloured with Copic Markers (skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E93. eyes: E35, E39. hair: E31, E33, E35, E37. shorts: B91, B93, B95, B97. sandals: R22 )
• sentiment: Verve "Remember This", stamped in CTMH Pacifica ink
• layout: Sketch Saturday #272
• Spellbinders: Petite Circles, Scalloped Circles
• corner rounder punch to round the edges of the central and horizontal panels, Xyron sticker maker to put adhesive onto Yumi's paper-pieced shirt
• flower from my stash

additional challenges for this card:

• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #20: Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge #93: Punch it out
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #141: Dies or Punches
• Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog #131: Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody #27: Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge #220: Use your new stash (both of the stamps I used on this are new arrivals in my collection - first time being inked up for both of them!)
• Just for Fun Challenge #1: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out this week's challenge over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade blog - it's an inspiration challenge and I was *kind of* inspired by the colours in the photo for the papers I chose on this card. Though this isn't my "official" Team Fumi card - you'll have to pop back on Sunday to see that card! If you would like to play along you have until August 30th to link up your creation!

Smiles Found Here!

Hi folks,

well, I have been sitting on some TERRIFIC news for a little while now that I can finally reveal - I am one of the new Team Fumi members for the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Stamps Challenge Team!

I am so excited that my application to be on the team was accepted and I am looking forward to sharing my Yumi and Fumi Handmade Stamps creations with all of you over the next six months.

The big announcement can be found over at the Yumi and Fumi Handmade Stamps blog.

Yesterday, the members of Team Yumi were revealed.

Senior Designer, Rosemary Shaner Bridges: http://rosemaryscreations.blogspot.com/

Lisa Thompson: http://paperandpawprints.blogspot.com/

Corinne Reyes Mercado: http://rinnesbliss.blogspot.com/

Olivia Marmara: http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com/

Maja Gomboc aka Cebelica: http://crafty-little-bee.blogspot.com/

Today, the members of Team Fumi are being revealed.

Senior Designer, Denice Bartucci:  http://being-craft-de.blogspot.com/

Audrey Ernst: http://hippieaud.blogspot.com/

>>> Sheena Brooks: http://kanatanewfpapercrafts.blogspot.com/ <<< That's me!!!

Kathy Dinh: http://ekboutique.blogspot.com/

Melissa Oeters: http://8ers.blogspot.com/

Annemieke Blanken aka Blankina:  http://blankinacreations.blogspot.com/

  

If you aren't already a regular subscriber, be sure to pop by everyone's blog and check out this incredibly talented group of paper-crafters.


In honour of today's big news, I thought it only appropriate that I share a card (or two) featuring the iconic Yumi and Fumi from the Introducing Yumi and Fumi Series.

Yes - you are seeing double! If you are a frequent visitor, you know I like to build my stash of cards by making multiples of the same card, with just a few slight differences. So, while colouring up the image, I decided to colour it up two different ways to match the different mixes of the patterned papers. Which one do you like best? Personally, I rather like Fumi as a ginger! A different look for her don't you think? Oh, and I actually changed Yumi's hair colour on the first image. I started her out as a yellow blonde, didn't really like it when I finished, so coloured over the original hair colour with darker browns. I think the yellow low-lights actually add a bit of depth to the hair colour in real life.

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 inches, white card stock base, CTMH Sorbet mats
• patterned paper: Doodlebug Designs "Flower Box"
• stamped image: "Yumi and Fumi" from the "Introducing Yumi and Fumi Series" by Yumi and Fumi Handmade. Stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Copic Express paper. Coloured with Copic Markers. Here's the breakdown of the colours I used:
• skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E93
• hair: Yumi #1: Y21, Y23, Y32, Y35, E47, E49, E57, E59. Yumi #2: E53, E55, E57, E59, E47. Fumi #1: E21, E23, E25, E27. Fumi #2: E97, E99, E07, E08
• eyes: B14, E17
• clothing: Yumi: Y00, Y02, Y04, Y08, Y08, YR18, E55, E57, E59, B91, B93, B95, B97. Fumi #1: YR12, YR15, YR16, YR18, E57, E55. Fumi #2: YG07, G07, G03, E57, E55
• sentiment: Verve "Doodled Occasions", stamped in CTMH Sorbet
• corner rounder punch, Spellbinders Petite Circles
• CTMH Sorbet brads from my stash
• layout: Sketch Saturday #269

challenges for this card:

• Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #18: Anything Goes
• Pile it On #30 - Anything Goes
• Cute Card Thursday #280: Anything Goes
• Simon Says: Anything Goes

I hope you are able to drop by during the next six months to check out my creations for Yumi & Fumi Handmade!

Thanks for visiting today!

Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge 219 with Miss Anya

Hi folks,

I made it into my craft room today - it was MUCH too hot to do anything outside here in Ottawa - to make this card for one of my nieces who has a birthday this week. The card went into the post shortly after I finished making it -  to Newfoundland - ExpressPost - again!

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned paper: Doodlebug Designs Inc "Flower Box"
• stamped image: The Greeting Farm "Miss Anya Lounge", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E02, E93, E21, E23, E25, E74, E77, E79, YR02, YR82, YR65, YG05). This was my first time inking up this set. It's been sitting in one of my baskets of as yet unfiled stamps for a while now.
• sentiment: Verve "Doodled Occasions"
• Spellbinders Labels Four (small and large)
• Basic Grey button from my huge stash of buttons
• layout: Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge #219

additional challenges for this card:

• Anyone For Anya: Polka Dots and Stripes
• The Greeting Farm - Farm Fresh Friday: Punches and/or Dies
• Use it Tuesday #59: Birthdays
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

As always, thanks for stopping by! I've got to run - I'm taking my sweetie to see "The Eagles" in concert tonight. He has never seen them and quite enjoys their music so....I had to get tickets for us to go see the show. I hope he enjoys it!