Rock the Farm

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I made this card using Rock the Farm by The Greeting Farm. I’ve been wanting to use this paper for a long time now and finally found the right combination. I might even be able to swap out the sentiment for to fit a baby boy theme.


Main Stamp: Rock the Farm (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Baby Farm Animals (TPS)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Animal Print
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: C1, C3
-clothes: G40, Y11, 0, B93, B41, YR20, YR21, YR65
-other: C1, C3

Did you know? The Surrey Iron Railway (SIR) was a 4 ft 2 in (1,270 mm) horse drawn narrow gauge railway that linked the former Surrey towns of Wandsworth and Croydon via Mitcham (all now suburbs of south London). It was constructed in the early years of the 19th century having been established by Act of Parliament in 1801, opening on 26 July 1803.
[Surrey Iron Railway, Wikipedia.org]

Sally

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I made this card using Sally drawn by the very own Betty from Simply Betty Stamps! This is for the third day of Halloween where the challenge was to use a Sally Rag Doll as the image. I’ve done the whole web thing before, I know… but this time I wanted to see what it looked like with bows! I also drew the webs on the card to “tie” them all together. ;D


Challenge: Simply Betty – 3rd Day of Halloween
Main Stamp: Sally (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Matilda (CC)
Copic Colors:
T0, T1, T3, T5, T7, YR02

Did you know? A trestle is a rigid frame used as a support, especially referring to a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by such frames, such as for railroads. However, many wooden roller coasters are built using design details similar to trestle bridges because it is so easy to make the roller coaster very high.
[Trestle, Wikipedia.org]“On the Third day of Halloween my Ghoul love gave to me…Three Creepy Rags dolls to love and cherish each Halloween!”
Update: I made the top ten at Simply Betty Stamps for this challenge!

Fairy Iris

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Welcome to the Wags’ n Whiskers Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Vicky’s blog and you’re next hop is to visit Carolina for another great project. On this card I used Fairy Iris but all the new fairies will be released later today!

Looking for candy? Of course! There is hidden candy somewhere in the hop so leave a comment at each stop before Sunday night. Good Luck!


Blog Hop: Wags’ n Whiskers Release Blog Hop
Main Stamp: Fairy Iris (WnW)
Patterned Paper: Togetherness (CC)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Scalloped Circles
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8
-other: unknown

Did you know? Unlike some other cats, the cheetah is born with its characteristic spots, as well as a downy underlying fur on their necks extending to mid-back, which gives the cub the appearance of the Honey Badger, to scare away potential aggressors.
[Cheetah, Wikipedia.org]

Lili

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I decorated the top of this storage box using Lili from Simply Betty Stamps. The box is the perfect size to fix standard size cards to protect them when in transit. The challenge is anything but a card with a Halloween theme… bats, black cats, and skulls… check! However, I used a rainbow color scheme because it’s my daughter’s “favorite color!”

I got the idea of the envelop from a Whiff of Joy stamp called Charlotte Riding on Pigeon plus Sentiments. I drew it to get the right size and changed the postage stamp to be a little more fitting for Lili. 😀 Then stamped it with one of the sentiments included in that set.


Challenge: Simply Betty Stamps – Challenge #3
Main Stamp: Lili (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Blackbird (MME)
Copic Colors:
W0, W1, W3, RV02, BV13, V06, B05, BG05, G07, YG25, Y35, YR14, R24

Did you know? A rainbow is an optical and meteorological phenomenon that causes a spectrum of light to appear in the sky when the Sun shines onto droplets of moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. A rainbow does not actually exist at a particular location in the sky. Rather the reflecting light is visible in the opposite direction of the Sun with respect to the observer, and the interior is always slightly brighter than the exterior.
[Rainbow, Wikipedia.org]

Josie in Hat

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I made this card using Josie in Hat from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. Don’t miss out on a chance to win this little cutie and check out The Stamping Bazaar blog for details! Josie in Hat won’t be available until later this week.

The button flower I made is a cute design I saw at Christy’s blog Where They’ll Go. She made a simply fabulous card with three of these and I had to make one myself!


Main Stamp: Josie in Hat (TSB)
Patterned Paper: unknown scraps
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four
Copic Colors:
-cat: W1, W3, W5, R21
-hat: YR20, YR21, YR23, E55, B32, B34
-other: YR61, YR65, YR68, G20, G21, G24

Did you know? Liquid helium below its lambda point begins to exhibit very unusual characteristics, in a state called helium II. One of these characteristics happens when a surface extends past the level of helium II, the helium II moves along the surface, against the force of gravity. Helium II will escape from a vessel that is not sealed by creeping along the sides until it reaches a warmer region where it evaporates.
[Helium, Wikipedia.org]

Fairy Rosalie

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I made this card using the new Fairy Rosalie from Wags’n Whiskers which will be released tomorrow! Check out the Wags’n Whisker’s blog for more great samples using with the sneak peeks. On this fairy I was trying for an earth-tone but it appears more Christmas-y than intended. But just as well since I need them!

Challenge: Wags’n Whiskers – Sneak Peek
Main Stamp: Fairy Rosalie (WnW)
Patterned Paper: TC Blossomwood (K&C)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven, Sizzix Branch w/ Leave and Snow Flower, Layered
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R20, R22, G82
-hair: E50, E51, E53
-clothes: E17, E19, E18, G82, G94, G99, E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47

Did you know? Babies is a 2009 French documentary film by Thomas Balmès that follows four infants from birth to when they are one year old. The babies featured in the film are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA
[Babies (film), Wikipedia.org]