Two for the price of one

Today I am doing something unusal for me.  Showing you two cards in one post.  I feel guilty that I haven't posted anything new in a while.  Here is why that is.  After the hubby's schedule calmed down I started with my migraines and the next day it went into something else.  I thought I had a bought of strep but according to the test done this morning that is not the case.  Some kind of viral thing that may have lead into a sinus infection.  So much fun dealing with all of this stuff, a child in school, a very rambuntious 5 year old and a 14 month old that is just about to start walking.  Yep, my two younger ones are late bloomers.  But that is fine with me.  The longer they take to walk the longer they get to be my baby's and the less time I have 3 boys running around my house.  And since my baby is my last I want him to stay that way for as long as possible. So the cards: they are late birthday cards for one nephew and one niece.  I have a whopping 4 nieces and 2 nephews.  That makes 9 grandchildren for my parents.  I love it.  This is for my nephew who turned...um...oh this is sad...he is 2 and had is birthday all the way back in February.  I know, I am an awful aunt.The card base is blueberry sky and the PP is from My Mind's Eye, I just love it.  I used some DMC floss and then the kraft cardstock was cut out using a Labels 4 nestie.  The dinosaur was stamped with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I wasn't going to color him in but couldn't help myself.  Now, I wish I hadn't but it is too late now, the card is on it's way.Oh, the dinosaur is a stamp set from Our Craft Lounge.

This card was made for my now 15 year old niece (the oldest of the grandchildren).  She loves anything anime and does a great job drawing as well.  I thought this Greeting Farm stamp was perfect for her.  The blue is felt I picked up at Hobby Lobby for a whopping .25 cents.  The PP is some that I won from a blog.  Thanks Wendy.

Well, I am not feeling 100% still so I am going to leave you with that.  Hopefully I can get some down time to read or create.  I so want to do more creating.  I have so many ideas in my head not energy to get them out.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

 

Shameless

Hello everyone!!!  It is another manic Monday.  The good news is no appointments today, those start tomorrow :)Today I am showing you the card I made my niece for her 14th birthday.  I cannot believe she is already 14.  Seriously, where does the time go.  I was getting ready to graduate high school when she was born.  I can actually remember the day she was born.  I was there, standing right out side the room she was delivered in.  I heard her first cries and one of the first people to hold her.  I even remember what she looked like.  She was a month early so she still had the white stuff on her and these adorable cheeks.  Oh she was precious and now she is just as pretty.

 This card was made using PTI supplies and The Greeting Farm image.  I used the Greeting Farm image because my niece, my sister, my mom and I are in a challenge with the Greeting Farm.  We can use your assistance as well.  This is where the title of this post comes in.  If you are a member of the greeting farm gallery please, please, please go on over there and vote for our card.  It is under the group name of "The Crafty 3gs".  The 3Gs because there are 3 generations of crafters in our group.If you do not have a membership with the greeting farm I am still asking for your votes.  It is free and fairly simple to do.  Here is the link to the gallery and here is the link explaining how to vote for our card.

Toby

It is Wednesday and we are half way through the week.  Isn't that awesome.  I am so excited to have another weekend on it's way already.

A quick update on me.  I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and all is still good.  The baby's head is still down.  The bad news is that if the baby's head continues to be head down then no baby on Friday.  We go in first thing in the morning on Friday.  If the baby is head down then I make my appointment for next week and continue the waiting game until the baby is ready to come on it's own.  I am bummed only because I was expecting to be able to hold my baby on Friday no matter what and to have that taken is very upsetting.  I am glad though, to be able to have my birthplan back, I hope.  I will let you know on Friday what I am able to find out.

So today is another The Greeting Farm digital image.  This is Toby and he is absolutely precious.  I am so glad they are doing this.  It makes me have to create and that helps keep my mind off of everything else that is going on.  The sad thing is that they have decided since they have had such a huge turn out with the giveaway and some site glitches, the relay is no longer happening.  If you want an image check out The Greeting Farm's blog and you can download a Prince Ian image for free.  I hope they finish with the other images they were going to giveaway as well.

This is pretty simple so I am not going to go into details, besides I gotta get my oldest to school.  I will catch you all tomorrow with a Prince Ian project.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Charlotte

*Updated with more info on the card*


Hello everyone, today is Tuesday and I have another fun project to show you from The Greeting Farms digital image.

I really don't have a lot of time to share much about this card.  It is going to be a crazy day of usual errands and my last doctor's appointment.  But I also wanted to say that I will be submitting this project in the Friday Sketchers challenge.  Thanks heavens for Friday Sketchers and the help it gives me to do so many other projects I need in a hurry.

Okay, I have a bit of time before I need to leave to take my son to school.  The cardstock (chocolate and spring moss) is Papertrey Ink.  The patterened paper is from basic grey, eva collection that I just absolutely love.  I also used my copic markers to color in the image.  I just love hwo it turned out.  The buttons are from Papertrey Ink's Holiday mix vintage button collection.  That is so fun.  I love the colors PTI has been able to come out with and I so need to get some more of their supplies, paper, buttons, ribbon, etc.

I sewed the buttons on using white DMC floss.  Other than that I used some self-adhesive pearls to add some more embelishments to the card.  I need to add a sentiment but don't sure what I am going to use just yet so I left it open until I do.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Greeting Farm Digi

Hello everyone!!!  It is another week.  I am still here, no baby.  I thought I was going to get lucky last night because after church I was having some good contractions.  Not strong enough to make me think we need to get to the hospital right away but strong and painful.  But nope, after about 3 or so hours they had stopped.  Then a few more and then stopped.  I woke up with some more but those were meaningless.  Tomorrow is my last doctor's appointment.  I am hoping the exam can help get things going or I will be far enough along that he just decides to send me to the hospital instead of going home.  I know Friday I will have the baby in my arms one way or the other but I am getting so uncomfortable that I just want it over.

Anyway, you came here for a card not my woes.  So here it is.  This is a greeting farm digi-image.  They are doing a CHA digi-image relay.  This is Mer-Ian if you are able to create a card with him before 6pm central time and upload it to their gallery (which they are having issues with so I hope they fix it so I can upload this card in time) they will email you another image.  You will have until tomorrow at 6pm central to make something with that image, upload it to the gallery and be emailed another digi-image, so on and so forth until Friday.  If you have completed all 5 projects than you get a 6th one also.  Now, I know I will not be able to complete all 5 since at least Friday I will be in the hospital getting ready to meet my new baby but it is fun to get the ones I can get.  Plus, I needed some more play time.

I do have another non-paper project I want to share with you but that will wait.  It is a Valentine's Day project that I absolutely love how it turned out.  I might wait until next week to show you that since I hope to have some more Greeting Farm projects to show you.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Anya Birthday

Happy Friday everyone!!!  We made it to another weekend.  How rewarding is that, right?
I am finally getting to the card that I made for my step-niece.  Her birthday is the same day as my younger sisters birthday, September 6th.  The sad thing is that I am not sure how old she is.  I have only had the priviledge of meeting her and her sister, her mother too for that matter, once.  That was when my brother married his wife and became their step-dad.

I don't have a whole lot of time to chat as my boys are fighting over nothing as usual, my youngest still needs a bath and I need to get my oldest ready for school.  Oh, how I love the mornings around here. 

If you have any questions about this card please feel free to email me with questions or leave a comment with your question in it.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

Anya/Friday Sketch

Okay, so I am a little behind after doing so well earlier this week. I will explain. Wednesday afternoon I had an OB appt. It didn't quite go like I expected. My doctor had to do a c-section and when she got back to the office was waiting to hear about doing another. So, we didn't quite get the exam I was expecting which, in this case, was fine with me. We did get to hear the heartbeat for the first time. We have seen the baby and the heart beating twice so far but haven't actually heard it. My boys got to go in the room too and they thought it was neat to hear the babies heart beating on the machine. The baby has a strong 165 bpm and it is so amazing. I love it. Today I had a bit of a headache that made me a little unable to concentrate on anything else.

My sister, I think I have said before, has gotten me hooked on the Anya stamps from the Greeting Farm. Right now instead of a release for the month they are doing challenges at the Club Anya website. I am way far behind and I am sure I am late doing this challenge as well but I wanted to do it anyway. The challenge is to use blue and brown. I like just about any color with brown so this was fun.

I also used the sketch from Friday Sketchers. They are a fun site to go to if you are in need of a sketch.

I started with one of my favorite PP from Me& My Big Ideas. I am so going to have to look into getting more of their PP. I knew I didn't want to make another card. I was just kinda getting burnt out so I had planned to make a door hanger for my niece. But since the challenge was to use brown and blue I colored Anya with brown hair. My niece is a blonde so I am not sure if she would like it as much. Plus, after using the sketch I ran out of a place to put the letter "S" for her name. I might sent it to her anyway.

Well, I am kinda all talked out already so if you have a question about this project (or any other project) please email me.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

Sketchy Anya

Wooohooo!!! It is Friday. I so need this day. Yesterday was great. I took my boys to the pool and we stayed for quite a long time. We actually missed picking up my husband from work since we were there so long. Thank goodness he had a co-worker who was willing and able to give him a ride. I might take them again today. Nothing better to do and since I had to buy a pool pass for myself I want to make sure I get my money's worth.

I am excited about tomorrow. Nothing really special but I have finally scheduled myself for a haircut. I should have had my mom do it while I was visiting but didn't want to bother her with it. Of course, I don't like spending money on myself either so going to get a haircut is difficult for me. But my hair is long and it is HOT and with being pregnant and irritable I have had about as much as I can handle with my hair. I just might post a picture of it on Monday.

Today I have another sketch challenge for you. I so need to get my mojo back and this is one of the best ways I know how to do it. I went to Spoon Full of Sugar and thankfully they had a sketch to use. I had already decided to color an Anya image. I was fiddling around on some other blogs and saw Amy Rysavy had posted some videos of coloring and such. I think she does a wonderful job and I wish I had as many copics as she does, I am just cheap.

This card was made with PTI and me & my big ideas cardstock. Stamped with Anya and the filigree is from Scrappy Cat.

I hope you like it. I am pleased but not excited. At least I am started to get my mojo. Please come back on Monday I have another Whimsy Design Challenge for you.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

Anya

Hello everyone!!! If you haven't seen it yet I have a post from yesterday that is a not so crafty but good info kinda read as well.

Today I am showing a simple little 4X4 card I threw together this morning. And when I say I threw it together that is pretty much what I did but I am so happy with it. I just love the light and airy colors of it.

I really think the Anya stamps are just adorable. I started out with a card base using PTI rustic cream cardstock. I took a square of sweet blush and stamped it with spring moss using my PTI stamp set background basics: spots & dots. Anya was stamped in Staz-on ink and colored using copic markers and matted with spring moss cardstock. I also used some crystal stickles to make her wings just magical. I also took my clear glitter pen to make her sparkle just a little more.

I used a Martha Stewart butterfly punched and punched two, one in spring moss and one in sweet blush. For the center I used liquid pearls.

The flowers are mini primas and added to the card using mini Queen & Co. brads.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday. The week is almost over.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

Fairy Eva/Anya Stamp

Happy Monday everyone!!! I certainly hope you had a wonderful weekend. It was really nice and crazy at the same time here. We got a lot accomplished but still have a lot more to do.

Friday my son's T-ball game got cancelled due to wind. Yeah, we live in the dessert and get a LOT of wind. My son was so disappointed. I don't even think the wind was that bad. I see it is windy again today and I am worrying that they are going to cancel the game AGAIN today. I certainly hope not. My son would be crushed. After all, we have a very short season and any games that we miss are not going to be made up so that just shortens his t-ball season. And since this is his first season I don't know how he would handle 2 games in a row being cancelled. But that is enough of what is going on here.

Last night I realized that today was Monday and I had nothing to show you. Then I remembered that I have a Greeting Farm stamp that I haven't inked yet. So of course I had to get her all inked up.

I also have to say that I am so happy with Staz-on ink. I am not one to jump on the bandwagon right away. I wait it out and then see how it is received. I am loving my staz-on so much that when I was at a craft store afterwards I looked for some white staz-on. Right now I am just looking for white but am sure going to have to try more later.

Okay, so today I used some new stamps and punches that I have. I love it. The Greeting Farm stamps are just lovely and after playing with these two I am going to have to get more for sure.

Here are the deets:

paper: PTI vintage cream, Joann's brand cardstock and PTI SS white.

ink: PTI melon berry, ripe avocado, Palette black, staz-on black

stamps: The greeting farm fairy eva, PTI spots & dots, paper tray

prima flowers, martha stewart butterfly punch, copic markers, liquid pearls, joann's brads, organdy ribbon, linen thread.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy

Simple Lauren Sketch

Happy Thursday everyone!!! Man am I glad that yesterday is over with. It was to be a crazy day anyway because we had a lot of things to do last night but it got even crazier than anticipated so I am extremely glad to be done with it. The only problem is that I didn't have much time to craft yesterday and today I am beyond tired. Good thing the only thing I have to do is take my oldest to speech class today.

I did make a card to show you today. It seems that since I was able to do a few challenges in one I had nothing to show you like I thought I would. So, I just reused one of Lauren's sketches but mixed it up a bit. The card today uses the same sketch that I used for yesterday's card.

Like I said, I am pretty exhausted so I don't have much to say today. I will leave you with the picture and the deets.

stamp: the greeting farm's flutter anya

ink: staz-on black, PTI spring moss
paper: PTI berry sorbet, SS white, lemon tart, DCWV (can't remember the name)
copic markers, spica glitter pens, self-adhesive pearls

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Missy