Another Digi Layout!

Holy cow I forgot i did this! HHAHAHA! Last sunday, I decided to join up with the Scrappy Sunday group over at Paper Craft Planet (ok, lies, i actually realized there was a GROUP today, but i decided last sunday that I would try to play along with these challenges every week to help inspire my scrapbooking mojo to COME BACK!).

Jep Tapler creates a super fun sketch each week which kinda makes it so your layouts cant go wrong!

Here's her sketch for last week (the 2nd!, i'm already behind in posting my layout here!)



And here's my layout...


I used the My Guy kit by Christy Lyle and the And I Quote kit by Manda Bean. Both of these kits are available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.


Hopefully I'll get to the sketch for this week. It was made to coordinate with last weeks sketch for those that like to do double layouts! You can find this weeks sketch HERE

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time for a break

Ok everyone... now that the new release from Paper Makeup Stamps is up... i'm taking a break from my blog for a coupla days!  Since my extra time goes to packing stamp orders and not crafting, i just wont have anything new to show you until i'm caught up.  :)  But stay tuned because i did get some fabulous new stamps that i am pretty much dying to play with!  :)

But in the meantime... you can check out the new stamps at PMS if ya'd like!

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PMS Blog Hop!

Its time for the PMS blog hop!  And if you are just coming to my blog without doing the hop, you've reached the end and missed all the fabulous creations!  You need to start back at the beginning to get the low down of the events for the day!  

If you've been doing the hop... then you already know about the release party challenges bieng released to ya early!  Hopefully you can find some time to play today, because there are some extra prizes being dished out for that!  :)

Here's my blog hop card... using the first challenge...

I must say i was pretty stoked with how this card turned out!  The challenge is a "makeup" challenge (known to most as a "recipe" challenge.

PMSRP12 – Paper Makeup “Recipe” challenge.  The “paper makeup” for this challenge is:   

Foundation:  1 fairy (PMS if you have it);  

Powder:  2 patterned papers ;  

Eyes:  Bling (2 embellishments or just use stickles, glitter, shimmerz, etc.) ;  

Blush:  1 sentiment ;  

Lips:  ribbon ; 

You can add more – this is just to get started.  The number of layers of “makeup” you use is up to you, as well as the color choices.

Well as you can see i used Kip the Baseball Fairy and believe it or not, there are 2 patterned papers on there.  1 was used mostly as a mat, but it really is patterned paper!  hahahaha.

For my bling, i stickled his wings to match the baseballs (CU to follow) and also added some pewter brads, which arent so "blingy" but they are embellishments!  haha!

For my sentiment i used the fabulous new wordart by Shaela Odd.  I think it works perfect for this fairy, ,but could easily be used in other ways.  Can you imagine it's perfection on a digi scrapbook page!  :)  I'm thinking of the possibilities!  :)

My ribbon is paper ribbon by Daisy Bucket.  This stuff is so cool, comes in so many colors and has so many yards on the spool it's ridiculous!  :)

Here's some close ups...

Before i get to "the deets" I want to make sure you know your letter for the discount code!  Your letter from me is the letter "s".  If you've been doing the hop all along... you might have guessed it already.  teehee.

Ok, onto

Stamps:
Kip the Baseball Fairy from paper makeup Stamps
New Release digi word art: Don't Let the Fear (being released tonight at 9pm CST)

Coloring/Copics

Reds (cap, under shirt, pants): R24, R27, R29

Yellows (jersey) : Custom Color "Y20", Y21, Y26

Skin: E00, E21, E11 (cheeks)

Hair: E08, E09

Mitt: E33, E35

whites lined with E41

Paper:

Baseball Print from Best Creations

Scratched Red from Cosmo Cricket 

Kraft Neenah (runs thru my printer MUCH better than SU or PTI, ask me how i know!)

Solar White Neenah (classic crest)

Tools and Accessories

Paper Ribbon from Daisy Bucket

Pewter Brads from Making Memories

Stickles in Star Dust

Dont forget...

Be there, or Be Square!

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PMS Sneak Peek Day 4 - friendly Flowers for you

Whew!  I just got back into town and i feel like there is so much to do before the release tomorrow!  Thank God my mom and dad are in town to help with the boys since my husband is off trying to be eaten by sharks in Charleston (he's surf fishing, and really did have a 4 foot long hammerhead shark about 10 feet from him before he ran screaming out of the water like a little girl, true story, his buddy told me!)

So in any case, this will be a short and sweet post so i can get back to work!  :)

Today we are previewing the set "Friendly Flowers".  It has 2 different flowers, 1 quote, and 2 sentiments.  You can see more of this set (and some single wordarts) on the PMS blog today!

Here is my card...

I used my new DP from Stampin Up Razzelberry Lemonade along with the razzelberry cardstock and old olive cardstock (and matching ribbon).  My flower stamp was colored in with LePlume markers before stamping.

Dont forget to stop by tomorrow for the PMS Blog Hop!  Now i'm getting back to work!

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Wanna win some yummies?

I totally meant to post this on saturday but since thats the day i left town, i just spaced it!  PMS is sponsoring the Etsy Inspired blog this week.  Check out THIS POST to see how you could win a $25 gift certificate to PMS!

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PMS Sneak Peek Day 4

I am SO excited for these fairies to come out!  I told Diem that i really wanted 2 friends as fairies because of all the friendships that have developed within the PMS team.  And she truly knocked it out of the park!  Now i will warn you (no throwing stones please!) But these are DIGI fairies!  The other fairies being released this month are rubber and digi, but the friendship fairies are digi only.  :)  Ok ok, maybe they'll be rubberized later.  haha.

Ok, here is my friendship card!

Now unfortunately for me, i kind of forgot to take multiple pictures of this card, and now i'm not at home to take more!  Bugger!  But i used white liquid applique on the flowers around her head and the necklace of flowers she's holding and it just looks so pretty!  If you click on the card, you may be able to see the extra detail.

I wanted to go a little outside my typical coloring norm... so i flip flopped my color scheme making the fairies clothing earthy browns and their hair brightly colored!  I think it was a fun switch.

The sentiment is also from PMS and here's a little secret.... it's been turned into a rubber stamp as well!  But it's in a set with some NEW designs, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the sneak peek of that set!  :)

Stamps:
Digi Stamp Friendship Fairies from Paper Makeup Stamps, available Aug 7th
Sentiment available as a digi sentiment now or in the rubber set, Friendly Flowers available Aug 7th

Coloring:
Fairies Hair:
Long Hair: B00, B02, B000 (to blend)
Short Hair: R00, R11, R14
Skin: E00, E21, R20 (cheeks)
Clothing: E30, E33, E35, E37 (also used G20, G21 in the top of the long hair fairy)
Wings: G20, G21, BG000; BV000, RV000

Thank you SO much for stopping by today!  Dont forget to go to the PMS blog to see the sneaks of the Tooth Fairy and of Hope (an awareness fairy).  There also a chance to win these fairies that you wont want to miss!

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PMS Sneak Peek day 2 - Dream Big!

Well at first i was afraid i wouldnt have a sneak peek to get to show you today  When trying to get everything done before I left town, my card for this set just didnt make it.  But after i got here, I remembered my new found passion for digi scrapping (thanks, Jen!)  I went over to Sweet Shoppe Designs and picked up a new kit that had been on my wishlist called Atomic Bounce by Melissa Bennet.  I still had no idea what i was going to do.  haha.

Then i stated browsing thru pictures and I came across a set of belly pictures i had taken by my friend Jen Rogers when i was pregant with my 2nd son.  But the soft black and white picture didnt go with the new kit I just bought.  Go figure.  haha.  Then i remembered the  set of Essential Blacks i had just picked up from Emily Giovanni.  The real bonus there was she had them up for free!  You can pick up her Essential Whites as well!

Here is the layout i came up with...

I used 2 of the "papers" from Emily's Esssential Black pack and a few embellishments (heart, ribbon, saefty pin, stitch) from the atomic bounce kit.  Then i just popped in one of Shaela's fab word arts from the Dream set and viola!  I was done!  

For changing color on the wordart... there may be another way to do this... i'm still new to digi scrapping, but here's what i do in Photo Shop.  I add the layer of the wordart (which is in a png file with a transparent background).  Then i go to the layer effects and click on color overlay.  From there you can choose whatever color you'd like for it to be.  Easy as that!

Now don't forget to go over to the PMS blog to see more of this set!  There are 5 wordarts, 1 simple sentiment.  The Wordart will all be available as single digi files.  The rubber set also includes 3 swirls!  There is a chance to win this set over on the PMS blog.  :)

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PMS sneak peek day 1 with a PMS challenge to boot!

Yes it is TIME! Time for all those wonderful sneak peeks to start! Those sneak peeks that i've been working my tail end off to finish before i left to visit my Grandmother (who might I add, at 95 looks AMAZING!)

Today i get to show you a cutie patootie little fairy appropriately named Teddy.

Here's my card...


As soon as Lisa Kind (this weeks design team member in charge for the monday challenge) told me she wanted us to create our own DP... i just KNEW i wanted to use the clouds from the Raindrops and Rainbows set. Now that this set has been rubberized... yes, thats right, the raindrops and rainbows set will be available in RUBBER on August 7th! That makes these clouds perfect and simple to use to create backgrounds to your fairies!

First i masked Teddy, and then stamped some clouds right onto the paper he was on because i liked the outline effect. I then stamped some extra clouds to create a mask over the clouds. Then i used my Copic Airbrush (i told you i'm becomming addicted to that thing.... no card is complete without it!). I also masked the ground separate from the sky and drew in some grass. Here's a close up of the image...



I also used the clouds again for some DP in the background because i didnt think altering the background of the image was enough for this challenge. :) It was super easy though, i just inked them up in white craft ink and stamped a random patterned on my cardstock and VIOLA, custom DP! And since i used the clouds in the image, it matched perfectly!

Now, my backgroud was not the only thing i airbrushed! I couldnt find a button to match my cardstock i used. I was like seriously!? Out of ALL the buttons i own (and i own a lot of buttons, 3 full size ball jars and 1 über cute bottle that my friend Tangii made for me that i'll show you later after the sneak peeks are over!) and in all that i didnt have the perfect button! So i matched my cardstock to a copic marker, airbrushed away and i had a perfect button. Man i love my airbrush! :) It helps that i have every copic marker color besides 2 (and i'm still missing some greys and the florescents).

And now...



Stamps: All stamps from Paper Makeup Stamps
Soon to be released in Rubber: Teddy the Fairy, Raindrops and Rainbows (already available as a digi set)
Sentiment is from Guilty Gorilla

Coloring/Copics
Skin: E00, E21, E11 (cheeks), R20 (mouth)

Hair: Custom Color "Y20", Y21, YR23

Shirt: G20, G21, G24

Pants: B91, B93

Teddy Bear: E30, E33, E35

Suspenders/Shoes: E35, E37 (more on the E37)

Wings: T0

Airbrush Sky: B91

Airbrush Ground: G21, grass drawn in with G24 which didnt show as much as i wanted, so gone back in with G28)

Paper:

Solar White Classic Crest by Neenah

Blue by The Paper Studio

Green is Pear by Bazzill Basics

Tools and Accessories:

Copic Airbrush (colors listed above)

New Punch by Stampin Up and for the life of me I cant remember the name and im out of town without access to my catty!)

Brads by Spare Parts

White Grosgrain ribbon

Button by Creative Cafe by airbrushed to match

Thank you SO much for stopping by!  Dont forget to check out the other 2 fairies being sneak peeked today on the PMS blog and keep checking back in all week for more fairies, more wordart, and just more FUN!  :)

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Sunday Quick and Easy!

Ok, so this blog post is going to focus on the EASY rather than the QUICK! haha. I know, i know, my sunday posts are normally about the quick! But this is a super easy and fun project that when not too terribly embellished, can be super quick. My version, not so embellished, so it was quick. :)

Now i will admit, this was a kit from My Mind's Eye. But, you could have a cheap and easy version by going to any hardware store and purchasing a long piece of wood and then sweetly asking the man working to cut it into squares for you. Dont feel bad asking, it's their job! :)

Here's what you'll need to start...
9 square pieces of wood
6 pieces of patterned paper (the size of paper will depend on the size of wood you use, you just need enough to cover the tops of 1 side of each block)
Modge Podge or other white glue
Sand paper - will make your world much easier




Another helpful tip to make your world an easier place.... number each side of your blocks. So have them laying out in front of you, and write a 1 on the top of each. Then turn them all the same way...and number then 2, keep going til all the sides are numbered. Then each paper will correspond with a number so if you suddenly dont know where you are in the process (trust me, it happens!) then you can easily get back on track.

Cut your paper so that it's the appropriate size for your block. I recommend doing 1 sheet at a time and try to keep them in order!!!! again, it will make your world easier! Brush the glue right onto the block and stick the paper on top. It is up to you whether or not you want to put glue on top of the paper.

Then just step by step work thru all the blocks. This is also an easy project to do in bits and pieces. :)

When you are done... your project will look like this...


Now this looks great on a a coffee table. If you purposely choose, you could have the patterned paper mixed up and turn it into a puzzle. Or perhaps this is what you tell people... it's supposed to not match up, i promise. hahahha.

You could also add photos and such. Beware of adding thick embellishments though or the blocks wont lay flat. :)

Ok, thats the EASY project for today, even if it isnt so quick. :)

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Happy Anyaversary!

Happy Anyaversary everyone! There are over 80 blogs participating in this super fun hop! To see the big list... You can go to the CLub Anya blog or the Greeting Farm blog. There are birthday ideas galore in this hop! I hope you are ready for all this!

For my Anya birthday card, i decided to make it a total diva card! 1 because everyone likes to be a diva on their birthday and 2, i hadnt gotten the chance to ink up my superstar anya yet and THAT was just a travesty! :)

Here's my card...

Isnt she super fabulous?! I had a lot of fun coloring her up! I used copic markers (color details are listed in "the deets" at the end of the post. I stamped her background paper using some various stars. They didnt show up much in the picture, but they are there i promise! And i thought this digi sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps fit the image perfectly!

The inside of the card reads, Have a Fabulous Birthday! It's pretty plain in there besides the sentiment, so i didnt take a picture. :)

Here's a close up view...

I added a black glaze pen to her sunglasses and purple liquid applique to her boa.

Isnt liquid applique so fun. I love this stuff! I seriously need to find myself some brown! I think i have every color but orange and brown! And fall is approaching! ACK!

OH - and i promised goodies didnt i! Well i own a SLEW of greeting farm stamps! So leave a comment here and i will draw 1 lucky winner to receive 30 olus stamped out images! Images will be hand stamped by me onto Nennah Solar White paper using memento ink unless i get a different request (i own a lot of paper!) :)

Ok... enough mumbling.... onto...

Stamps:
SuperStar Anya by The Greeting Farm
We cant all be stars digi sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Stars for Backgroun by We R Memory Keepers

Coloring/Copics
Hair: Custom Color "Y20" (but Y32 is a close match, a little darker, but still similar), Y21, YR23, E99
Skin: E00, E01, E21
Shirt: V12, V15
Pants: B91, B93
Sunglasses and Shoes: RV21, RV23

Paper:
Cardstock only... Purple by The Paper Studio, Pink and Blue are both by Bazzill Bling
White is Neenah Solar White Classic Crest

Tools and Accessories
Bling by Spare Parts, a division of The Paper Studio
Gelly Roll Glaze Pen
Liquid Applique in Purple

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