Farm Fresh with some sneak peeks!!

***Hello! This is my second post of the day, WHEW! Please scroll down for my Caffinated Cropper blog hop card, thank you so much!:)***

Hey there! Good morning and welcome to the Farm Fresh Friday and new release sneak peek blog hop! Whew, that was a mouthful;)

If you didn't already read it on the blog, Jessica has asked me to join the Critter Crew for the next 3 months! How FUN is that? If you haven't noticed, I've developed a bit of a crush on TGF stamps and an even newer crush on the critters! Marina is just an amazing artist, every one of her critters are just the sweetest thing I have ever seen! I'm sure you'll agree when you see all the wonderful cards today! Along with me, Jen Shults and Shaela Odd are joining the Critter Crew!

Today's Farm Fresh Friday challenge is a color challenge!

Do you love those colors or what? Reminds me of strawberry ice cream. Yumm!

My card today shows you a sneak peek and Timmy and Penny! Was I lying or are they not the most precious thing ever? Just WAIT until you see my card for tomorrow, the seriously CUTEST critter EVAH!!! Okay, here's TODAY's card;)

I sort of liked the layout of the color challenge graphic, so that's how I came up with the base layout. The rest just sort of fell in place as I was trying to fit that sweet sentiment (from the April KOM by Unity) on the front of the card! And just so you know, that twine and button frame took me about 20 minutes, lol! I could NOT figure out how I wanted to do it and it seriously took way too much time! I don't like spending more than 20 minutes on the whole card, lol!

These sweet stamps have really rekindled my love for my Copics. I seriously think about how to color these guys all day while I'm at work, lol! Is that sad? Oh well, I am not ashamed:)

Saturday the 15th is the Roll Call release day! I don't know about you, but I ordered mine last week while they were on sale, and with free shipping! HOWEVER, these are still a STEAL and there are a ton of adorable Wild Sprouts included in this 8.5x11 sheet of wonderfulness! There are also new digis by artist Jessica Hymas that the Farmers will be previewing, as well as the three Critter Crew images we're peeking today!

Check out the what the rest of the crew created!!

Jessica

Amber

Heather

Jami

Jen

Sandra

Shaela

Sparkle

TGF Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!!

*Caffinated Cropper Blog Hop*

Hello there! Thanks for stopping by today:)  I have to make this quick since I'm my lunch break, shame on me but I forgot all about this hop today! Good thing I had something made;) 

This is my card using some bits and pieces from the May Caffinated Cropper Kit, Birds of a Feather!

The bird and the sentiment are from the EAD Vinyl Stickerz included in the kit. These are of GREAT quality and are really easy to use:) The ribobn and buttons are the only thing not from the kit! Oh, and the cardstock base:) Don't you love those clothespins? They are so adorable and fun to use:)

There are a couple deals going on at Caffinated Cropper! Don't forget you can buy this months' kit "Birds of a Feather" for only $35, the Cherry on Top kit is on sale for $29, and you can buy BOTH kits for only $45! And shipping is FREE for all of these options, yeah! Great deal:) 

Go check out the rest of the sweet ladies on the CC DT!

• Amy *buy your kit here!*
• Ashley
• Christi
• Michele (Guest DT)
• Sherry

Can't Smile Without You

I have a TGF card to share today! I actually LOVED the sketch for this weeks Farm Fresh Friday challenge so I decided to use the sweet Dahlia Wild Sprout that I colored a couple weeks ago:) I am LOVING all the purple, so if you're a purple-hater, sorry, lol!

The papers and sentiment (Scattered Showers) are all by PTI. 

So you wanna see what I've been doing all weekend (besides getting ready for my LAST Dirty Dozen Gallery *boooohooo!*)? I've been baking like a mad woman! 12 dozen cookies and 50 cinnamon rolls! I forgot to take pics of the cookies but I made Double Chocolate Chunk cookies, Oatmeal Crispies, and Oatmeal Crispies with White Chocolate Chips and Cranberries! Ooo, they're good;) Here are my cinnamon rolls! I'm very proud of them, I made them from SCRATCH from the Pioneer Woman's cook book! These are SUPER DELICIOUS!

Look at all that butter, sugar, and cinnamon!

Here they are after they've been rolled up and sliced (a little messy looking, lol!)

And here they are all, all hot out of the oven with yummy, gooey maple icing!

This one recipe seriously made 50 of these babies! Are you wondering why I made all this? LOL! We're having a bake sale at work tomorrow! Hope it all sells, I really REALLY don't want to bring all this back home (okay, maybe I could bring SOME back home? LOL!)!

Okay then, hope you have a wonderful Sunday, see ya later!

SFYTT sponsored by MFT!

Okay, I totally have to laugh when I read that title, it looks like military gibberish what with all the acronyms, lolol! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! We had a glorious Saturday:) Hubby golfed while I baked the day away! We have a bake sale at work this week so today I made 10 dozen double chocolate chunk cookies! Tomorrow I'm making Oatmeal Crispies and Cinnamon Rolls ala Pioneer Woman! I'm so excited:) We also BBQ'd some hamburgers and now we're watchin' movies, FUN day:)

So I know you don't really care about all that, especially since you can't have one, lol! So you're really here for this weeks Sketch for you to Try! This week is VERY exciting! We're being sponsored by MFT! How fun is that? I have long been a fan of MFT, all of Kim's stamps are just SUPER cute! MFT is generously giving away a $25 Gift Certificate PLUS one of their new Jumbo Scallop Die-Namics! That is a heck of a prize so make sure to play along with us this week for your chance to win! You can only win if you make a card with this weeks' sketch, simply commenting on our blogs will not enter you for the give-away. So go make a card and link it up on Jen's Blog!

Here's this week's sketch:

Fun right? Here's my sample using the My Balloon Pure Innocence Girl! I can't find this stamp on the MFT website so she must be out of stock...

Isn't she sweet? I colored her in with Copics and then airbrushed the sky in around her with my B02 Copic. The papers I used are all PTI. The Spring Rain and Berry Sorbet papers are Bitty Dots,  LOVE that paper! The ribbon and buttons are also by PTI.

Go on over and check out the rest of my SFYTT Sisters and see what MFT goodies they came up with!

Jen Del Muro and May Guest Iwona Palamountain

Susan Liles
Amy Rohl
Amy Sheffer
Leigh O’Brien
Kelly Lunceford
Megan Lock
Jenn Diercks
Sony Christoph

Birds of a Feather!

Today we're revealing the new May Caffinated Cropper Kit! It's called "Birds of a Feather" and has a MILLION fun elements:) Here's my card:

For my card I used the *DAR-LING* stamp by Paper Makeup! How cute is she? Her name is Melody! I love the sentiment too, just way too sweet:) Everything you see is from the kit except for the balck ribbon and the edge punches. Here's a close-up of the Copic coloring:

I'm still sort of learning but I gotta tell you, I'm HOOKED on my Copics! AND my CC kits!;) Ready for more inspiration? Check out the rest of the DT for more samples! Go buy your kit today, you'll be so happy you did:)

Amy (Buy your kits HERE!)

Ashley

Christi

Sherry
Michele (May Guest Designer)

Christi (May Guest Designer)

Thanks for stopping by today! Sorry I have to keep this short but it's storming here in Okinawa and my internet is in and out! I want to make sure this posts before I lose it again, lol! See ya later!

Masculine Mojo!

Those words usually do NOT go together for me! When I have to sit down and create a masculine card, I usually have no clue what to do! I can't reach for buttons, ribbon, bling, sparkle, pizazz, NOTHING that is ME! LOL! I colored this Ian a few days ago and the color combo really worked for me today! Don't you love this hot lil guy? He was totally my type in high school, I woulda made Ian MINE!;)

I used this weeks Mojo 137 sketch for the layout, and I really LOVED it! Especially the paint chip element, I loved creating my littlecolor blocks! Here's my card!

The colors I used are Rustic Cream, Spring Mss, Ocean Tides (PTI), and Ocean Mist (Gina K). The stamp set is My Guy Ian by The Greeting Farm!

Life is Good

Today the Monday girls (well, some of us anyway!) are playing with SPRINGY goodies today! I recently bought this digi stamp from All That Scraps and really wanted to use her, and even though she's not really "springy" I think the card still FEELS like spring!

Her name is Cupcake Kiki La Rue! isn't she DARLING? TOTALLY fun to color too! I colored her with Copics. I got the color scheme for her from the fantastic papers by Cosmo! The sentiment is from a new release by Verve called "Relax" I got the layout from one of Amy R's Friday Sketches, it's actually AMYRS79.

Jeanne, Jimmi, Brookie, and AJ are the only other girlies playing along today, so go show them some love:)

Thanks for stopping by today!!

SFYTT-Just a Note!

G'mornin! Weekend is here and it was a beautiful Saturday! I even got to go get my toes done with Christy and Missy! OH we had fun:)

Today I'm here with a sample for Jen's SFYTT! This is one FABBY sketch, I just know you'll love it! Well, if you love layers you'll love it, lol! Check this baby out!

Do you LOVE IT? I do, I can't wait to make another card with this sketch! Here's my sample with Chloe the Coffee Mug girl by Stamping Bella!

The dp I used is from the Kioshi line by Basic Gray and I used Summer Sunrise cardstock by PTI! I colored Chloe in with Copics, here's a list of the Copics I used:

Hair

Skin

Mug

Heart

Check out with the rest of my sisters have created for you today!

Jen Del Muro and Guest Makeesha Byl

Susan Liles

Amy Rohl

Amy Sheffer

Leigh O’Brien

Kelly Lunceford

Megan Lock

Jenn Diercks

Sony Christoph

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Unity Birthday Bash, Day 3--ALL COSMO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Well by now you've probably heard the buzz that Unity and Cosmo Cricket have teamed up! That's right! Can you stand it? I can't think of a better pairing that Unity and Cosmo:) We have three cosmo kits being released, and I'm previewing "Material Girl"!!!!!!!!! How cute is she?

I also used some yummy Cosmo Cricket papers from the Material Girl line:) I colored little sweetie in with Copics and did a boat load of sewing, because...well, it's a sewing card!!!

I'm sure you're ready to hop on over to Ms. Jen Bucks amazing blog so you can see some more Cosmo goodies!!! So, click on the button below and you'll be on your way! Thanks so much for stopping by:)

Unity Celebration, Day 3!

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I can't believe we've been partying with Unity for THREE days now! So far you've seen sneak peeks of 3 FABULOUS stamp sets that will be fully revealed and available for purchase on THURSDAY! Today, we're bringing you another sneak peek at a FOURTH brand new set! This one is called "Merry, Merry, Merry" and it's just PERFECT for the Holidays!

I adore the sweet Christmas tree in this kit! Isn't it fun and funky at the same time? I colored it with Copics and then used one of the sweet sentiments from the kit, cut out with a Nestabilities lable die! The paper is Holiday Treasures by SU!, I believe it's retired...

So, as always, don't forget that there are a ton of fun, fabulous events going on all day! Games, prizes, chatting, and MORE sneak peeks! As soon as you're done with this hop, head on over to the Unity Forums for the fun! Your next stop is the wonderful Jen Buck! Enjoy!

Have a wonderful day, see you at Unity!!!!!!!!!!!!