Winner....sorry it's so late

Hi Everyone!!!

I am so sorry I am late with this post...It's been a hard week and I am glad everything has settled a little so I can sit and catch up...

Drum roll please.......

The winner of my blog candy this week is...

WOOOHOOO!!!! That makes critterbugg365 my lucky winner...

Congrats! Please contact me with your addy so that I may send your goodies your way :)

Thanks to everyone for participating...see you soon

Hugs

It's a girl... A few challenges

IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE BLOG HOP PLEASE SCROLL DOWN :)


I am so happy to have yet another card to share with you today... I created this card with a few challenges in mind...

The Pink Elephant - Sketch

Charisma Cardz- Anything but a square

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything goes

Daring Cardmakers- Layer it up ( paper pieced my digital image)

Allsorts Challenge- BABY

Stamp Scrap and Doodle- Use a digital image ( those adorable paper pieced baby converse)

Thanks for stopping by....Don't forget to scroll down and enter my giveway for our BBTB2 Blog Hop..Hugs

Marina

BBTB2 Blog Hop...Ice cream cone Challenge

Happy Monday to everyone :)

It is the end of the month and that means BBTB2 Blog hop and Blog candy...WOOHOO!!!

And boy do we have some sweets for you this week...

Our challenge this week came from our sweet DT sister Krista...She has challenged us to use the ice cream cone cut from the Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge... Such a yummy choice :)

I made my card with DS...I used a rectangle shape and stretched to about 10 inches..I then welded the cone shadow to one end and flip the image on the other end (not welded) to create the cut out for my card base...You will see what I mean in the next pictures :)

Supplies:

Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge

Bazzill Paper

Stardream Paper

Pebbles- Twitterpatted Collection

Rhinestone Swirls & Adhesive Pearls

Nesties

Chalk Ink

Satin Ribbon

AND NOW FOR THE BLOG CANDY.... :)

One lucky winner will receive a Tim Holtz Idea-ology "VINTAGE SHABBY" Paper Pad

I LOVE THIS PAD!!! It has some of he most beautiful papers I have ever seen...

I have also included a set of Friskars Clear Stamps " For the Birds"

All you have to do is leave a comment :) It is that EASY :)

On Thursday I will use Random.org to choose my luck winner..Good Luck !

Please NOTE: You must contact me within 48 hrs after the draw...Prizes that are not claimed within that time frame will given to another lucky winner... Please make sure to leave me an email addy to contact you too if you don't have a blog. OH, one more thing, my wonderful followers will get an extra entry...HUGS

So now that you are done here, HOP on over to super sweet and talented LORI

for a chance to win more wonderful blog candy...and if you get lost along the way just click back to our BBTB2 site and you will find the list of all the designers on the hop...Good luck :)

HUGS

Marina

Anyone for Anya Challenge.... Sketch

Hello,
I am excited to be able to share my first card for my new DT spot on Anyone for Anya... If you are a fan of "The Greeting Farm"or CC Designs stamps as I am, you MUST join us for the challenge..
This weeks challenge is to create a card following this sketch...




And this is my card...


Those of you that know me well, know that I love Pirates...I have a terrible habit of hoarding pirate papers, embellishments, stamps...you name it :) When I saw this stamp from The Greeting Farm "Matey" I just had to have it....I must confess I have had it for over two weeks and have done nothing with it....
I would have to wait for a special occasion...so what better day than today as I celebrate my first card for Anyone for Anya...I am super excited to be part of such a great team.. And I am hoping you will drop by for some great inspiration and to join us in the challenge...

Thanks for stopping by my blog today :) I hope to see you tomorrow for our BBTB2 Blog hop and challenge... HUGS

Marina

BBTB2 Hinge Challenge and Shelly images

Happy Monday!!!

I am so excited today :) I couldn't wait to share my BBTB2 project for this week...

Our challenge this week is to use the hinge cut from the Fabulous Finds cartridge and in addition we were to use our choice of Digital stamp from our sponsor for the week, Shelly's Images...

Click HERE to visit the site...

My digi choice was " Pamper Yourself"

A close look at the details on my digi stamp.... I added seed beads to create bubbles :)... The pictures don't pick up the dimensional gloss on the tub (looks real) and the gloss finish on my tile..
I cut up a cheap white (one dollar) hand towel to create my rug and towel...Oh, I almost forgot to mention that if you are having a hard time finding my Cricut hinge cut, look closely at the room divider..I loved those cute little hinges cut at 1/4 "...

This was so much fun to put together! I love digi stamps :)

If you have never used a digi stamp or you don't know what it is, let me explain...

A digital stamp is a "digital image" that you can print any size you want and as many times as you want... The wonderful thing about these stamps is that you store these on your computer...no need to find space for them..no stamp pad needed and no clean up..How cool is that?

Supplies used:

Fabulous Finds Cartridge- Hinge

Story Book Cartridge- Frame

Shelly Images- Pamper Yourself

Shabby Paper Pad (Tim Holtz)

Stardream Paper

Dimensional Gloss

Damask Stamp

Seed Beads

Hand towel

Silver beads

Copic Markers

Before I go, I wanted to share some wonderful news with you... I am happy to announce that I have been invited to join the DT for one of my favorite challenge sites "Anyone for Anya"...I am thrilled and look forward to be part of such amazing talent... I have also been invited to be Guest Designer for "Anya Ink Challenge Site" I will give you more info on that later... for now make sure you click on those sites and join in on those amazing challenges...

Thanks for stopping by... Don't forget to click on over to BBTB2 and take a look at the wonderful projects the DT made using Shelly's Images digi stamps...

Have a great day :)

Happy Birthday Little Lady

I am back again today to post a card made with some adorable Digi stamps I just bought....

The adorable little girl image is from CC Designs called Lady Bug Nora...Isn't she cute?

The second image is a cute little Cupcake Digi from Digi Sparkle Stamps...I colored the cupcake to match the little girl's outfit and added the polka dots...

I made this card with a few challenges in mind....

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C45.... Red, White and Black

Craftalicious Challenge... CUTE

Caardvarks... Birthday Card

Thanks for stopping by..see ya soon

Marina

BBTB2 Challenge... Owl projects (picture heavy)

Happy Monday to all!!!
I am back to work today :( BOOOO!! lol I will miss spending all that time with my sons...It was a perfect week with no work and all play :) I need more weeks like that LOL...
The only reason I am happy today is because I have my BBTB2 projects to share...I have been waiting to share all the work I've been doing while missing in action on my blog...
This weeks challenge was to create a project using the owl cut from the Storybook Cartridge...I must confess that I do own this cartridge however used the Happily Ever After cartridge for my owl...I will explain... A few months ago I put together a few samples of Owl invites for a special first birthday....Remember these?

My sweet friend and neighbor chose two of the three samples I made her..this top picture is one of them....I had promised I would create a matching banner for the birthday party (next week) and it reads "Hoot For Harlow".... (sorry for the bad pics I tried a million times )

The banner is a bit long so I took pictures of it in sections.....

These are close ups of the owls on the ends and the flowers between the words (all matching the invite colors)

The next pictures are of Baby Harlow's gift... I decided I would use the same technique I use on my cards (piecing and dimension) to make Harlow a blanket for her bed (her room is decorated with owls) and I also wanted to make her something unique, special and personalized... I fell in love with this blanket.......

The blanket measures 72"X60"....I used a machine to sew it together and then hand stitched a blanket stitch all around each layer....My thumb is still numb :) LOL... It truly took HOURS to complete but so worth the time...These pictures don't do it justice :)

Here's a closer look at my owl....

A closer look at the flower....I added the "H" for personalization...

How did I make this? I used the Cricut markers to draw the pattern pieces on a transparency...I then used my overhead projector to enlarge the pattern...I used kraft paper to trace and then cut each of the pieces of different fabric patterns... I loved the dimension all those fabrics create and the look of fabric piecing with fleece...If you look closely you can see the layers and all the blanket stitching around each one....It turned out to be a pretty thick blanket (sooooo warm )....I want one for me :) but I think I will wait till I can feel my thumb again LOL...

The banner was created using my Nesties...I cut the letters with my Storybook cartridge and popped them up for dimension....the owl is from the Happily Ever After Cartridge and the flowers are from a Sizzix die...I used a Cuttlebug Folder for texture and chalk inks for added color...Super simple but simply adorable :)

Thanks for stopping by.... Don't forget to visit BBTB2 and join us in the challenge... We would love to see your creativity...Hugs

Marina

Princess #2

Hi again :)
I am back with my second post today :) I have another card created with The Greeting Farm stamps...This second card image was also altered by combining Anya Princess and Dressy Joy...Isn't she adorable? I love her :)

I made the carriage with my Happily Ever After cricut cartridge and all bling paper :) She is quite a little princess with lots of bling :)

I also made this card with a few challenges in mind....

Club Anya- Monday Mania Princess Party

Anya Ink - Make a scene

Anyone for Anya- Anything goes

The Shabby Tea Room- Make an impression (embossing)

Digi Doodles shop's best - Texture Challenge

Thanks for stopping by...see ya soon :)

Hugs

Princess Fairy ...The Greeting Farm

Hello, Happy Friday!!!

It has been a short week for me as I have been on vacation with my boys all week....We have had a blast at Water parks,bowling, fun restaurants etc.... I sure needed that :) And I also needed this :) I have been away from all of you tooooo long...I will need lots of time to catch up on all my favorite blogs...
Today I have sweet little card that I created with a couple of Challenges in mind...Here is my card...

To create this card I used a few stamped images from The Greeting Farm...I altered Flutter Anya and combined her with Princess Anya and created a Princess Fairy... I used the Tinkerbell Cricut cartridge to create those beautiful flowers and used a nestie for the frame behind her....

These are the challenges I used...

Club Anya- Color Challenge Orchid Opulence/Lavender, Kiwi Kiss/Olive and Pretty in Pink
Club Anya - Monday Mania create a Princess Card

Anyone for Anya- Anything Goes
Digi Doodles Shop's Best- Texture Challenge

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back later today for more of these princess cards..Hugs