Well Read... plus a Bonus!

I just got my 1st "MyFavoriteThings"~VIP kit! And it is totally RaD!

I orded the Well Read kit it came with wonderful Basic Grey paper, ribbon, mini brads and a cool new Die!

The VIP kits are only available for a few days at the time of release. 

I used the Kazan's Sketch #60 and some inspiration from Cinema Sat. Challenge~ Annie .

 

I also made a bookmark for one of my kids with Courtney's bonus sketch.

 

I have not used my Copics in a while but  they sure are fun!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper Trimmer, EK Success. Epic six and MFT Die

Paper: Black Card-stock, CTMH. B&W DP, Basic Grey. pink and orange cardstock, SU!

Stamps: "Well Read", MFT!

Embellishments: Chipboard sticker and brown ribbon unknown. striped Ribbon,MFT.

Ink: Onyx black, Versa-fine Vintage photo, rangerersa-fine Vintage photo, ranger

Granny has Bling!

This little Granny has Bling! I ordered this stamp months ago from the UK because The Greeting Farm had discontinued it. SUPER CUTE EH? Well I finally cut it out and use it. 

This card qualifies for a few Challenges.

Monday Mania with... Pierce,punch & pieced.

My Grafico Challenge #48 Bling!!!

PIOChallenge #18- Cute and Cuddly! that adorable puppy.

CPS Challenge #166 This Sketch.

{CLOSE UP}

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: Sewing Machine, Shark. Scalloped circle punch, SU!

Paper: Cream, black, Lavender lace Card stock, SU!

Stamps: Pretty Hat, The Greeting Farm. Baby Bingo Card Freebie, My Grafico

Embellishments: Rhienstones, Walmart.  

Colors: Jet black, Staz-on ink. Markers, Copic.

No Such thing

This Card is for the Rock Rebellion 2 over at Club Anya.
I was inspired by John Mayer's Room For Squares album cover. {love it}

 

I used the CPS 165 and also piled on Challenge #17 - Boyish Colors .

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: paper piercer, Making Memories. Rotary trimer, Cutterpied. 

Paper: White & Sweet leaf card-stock, CTMH. So saffron cardstock,SU!.

Stamps: Ian, The Greeting Farm. Vintage Music, Purple Onion.

Embellishments: Square brads, CTMH.  

Colors: Jet black, Stazon. Night of navy marker, SU!. Markers. Copic.

Techni-color

Hey all,

I was excited looking at the Cinema Saturday Challenge and couldn't resist making this card without knowing a thing about the movie! I just had an idea to so show the contrast between Black and White film and the digitally re-mastered color.

 I did however use a few cues from the Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #76 - North by Northwest post. I used paper that had an image of a Man in suit and of corse the paper piercing.

This card also qualifies for the "baby got back" and April sketch over at the PCP Bombshell group.
I'm going to watch the movie now!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Stamps: Mermaid Treasure, Bombshell stamps. Paper: Tangerine, Cardstock SU!. Black, CTMH. Obscure DP, Basic Grey. Colors: Jet black, Staz-on ink. E43,C-7,100,W-3,Copic. VintagePhoto TH, DistressInk. Embellishments: N/A
Tools: My way punch, SU!. Paper piercer, Making Memories. Sewing Machine, Singer.

Amazing Party gift!

Hello friends,

My two younger girls have a boy birthday party to go to this week-end. They are so excited to go to a Train themed party. I wrapped up the gifts and made a card for the boys. They are twins so I got to make two ... HOW FUN!

For the card I used Get Sketchy! Our Go-to Sketches Week Challenge! over at the Moxie Fab blog.

I found these Boxes in my storage bid. I swapped them at the Scrap week-end lasts spring.

I am adding this to the Greeting Farms Farm Fresh Fridays are Spring Cleaning

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Recipe:

Tools: Large star punch,Wide oval punch, SU!

Paper: tangerine, Bashful blue, real red, Bermuda cardstock, SU!. polka dot DT, SU!. White cardstock, CTMH.

Stamps: Amazing duo, The Greeting Farm.

Embellishments: twine, May arts. Speech bubble, clipart.

Colors: Jet black, Staz-on ink. tangerine, Real red, ink SU! Markers, Copic.

The boy in the Jeans.

This card is for the Everything but the Kitchen sink Challenge 10 - Fabric, I used a piece of an old pair of jeans. I also used the colors from the colourQ challenge #22.... I love these colors the are so beautiful.

The card is based on the Sketchy Saturday and Monday MANIA...SPOTS over at Club Anya and friend.  I used more than 3 circles for sure!

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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It there a good movie I have not seen? {gasp}

Hey there,

You know I love movies but Cinema Saturday featured a movie I had not seen! {GASP!} So I went to the library to borrow it...AND I could not even put it on hold.  They didn't have it in the catalogue. I am so CHEAp I hate renting a movie.   What was the mysterious movie?

Cinema Saturday Creative Challenge #67 - Tristan & Isolde. 

  

I did watch a bit on T.V. Shack. I think I picked up on the themes.... war... Love... abandonment.. Royalty? I colored the image to resemble Isolde, and used metal embellishment  like those on Tristan's cloths.  Since I don't know the whole story I will spare the film analysis today. The challenge was to make a gable fold card inspired by the movie. I am going to try and watch the rest tonight.

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Bright Spring colors!

I am very excited that spring is around the corner.
I am SO done with this muddy winter!.. Blah...

This card is for the YNS Challenge 10 Spring Colours ...... challenge as well as the Creative Card Crew's Challenge 45 Get Well Soon... WAIT the Mojo Monday 126 sketch too.{boy oh boy}

I really got creative with this stamp... See the lamp on the side table? It is actually a bottle!

I added a piece of strategically placed DP to make a lamp shade and Viola!

I wanted to use my new Shark sewing machine on this card.

So I added stitching on the top and bottom of the card. 

I am not sure the tension was right but the stitching is still O.K. Not perfect! but O.K.

I love these bright colors. I had so much fun with these colors I made this wedding card too!

No challenges, just for fun. 

Whole view                                   close up

Happy Krafting, Shaz

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Happy Valentine's Love Alice

Here I go again posting for the third time today. WOW!

I have a Twilight Valentine I made For Jasper from Alice.

The sentiment says: "I knew you would Love me."

I didn't find this quote in the book or the movie. It just seemed like something Alice would say.

The TTC Challenge is to use texture on you Twilight Valentine.

Twilight Challenge :#61 – A Touchy Feely Vampire Valentine

For texture I used satin ribbon and Glitter embossed paper.

These images are from the Greeting Farm and they are too perfect for Alice and Jasper.

I did take the effort to stamping Alice a little shorted that her Lovely Jasper.

{I am very pleaded with how it looks!}

I used a few other Challenges to get this card going...

Mojo Monday 124 - CONTEST

Pixie Cottage #8 -- Colors Pink and Red

Challenge 8 -- Colors Pink and Red 

PIO #4 - Enough of winter colors

Lily-boo Too"- Valentine's

Happy Krafting!

~,Shaz

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More Card from Splendid Stamping 12 day of Christmas Sketches

I was very happy to complete all 12 of the sketches at the Splendid Stamping with Greeting Farm blog. During the Christmas break. A lot happened over the break in everyones lives, it's a busy time of the year! That being said I was featured as colourQ challenge #12 ~ Wild Card Guest Designers... for Merry Christmas from Reeta. Thanks so Much Arielle!

Arielle had TWO great blog so take a peak at Colour Q and Snappy Stamin'

I thought I would show a couple of the cards I made for the sketches at the Splendid Stamping.

Encore Applause card

{This was the first time I used Stickles}

{materials} Razzleberry Lemonade Designer paper, Crusher Curry Grosgrain ribbon, Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry Card-stock all by Stampin Up! Image of Girl and sentiment are from a set named "Showtime" by the Greeting Farm. Rhinestones from Michael's. Copic markers and Stickles.

{tools} Cutterpede paper trimmer.

Proud Momma card

{materials} Razzleberry Lemonade Designer paper, Crushed Curry Rich Razzleberyand Not Quite Navy card-stock by Stampin' Up! Stamped image of girl is "Laundry day-Hope" By The Greeting Farm

Skin and hair colored with copic Markers, all other element colored with Stampin' Write markers by Stampin' Up! The sentiment "so proud of you" from the Uplifting word set by Verve stamps  {tools} Cutterpede paper trimmer. Paper edge punch by Martha Stewart. Circle cut with the Making Memories Slice machine and Basic 1 SD card.

Happy Krafting!

~Shaz~

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Narnia inspired card.

The Cinema Saturday gang is back with the first challenge of 2010, and it's all about Narnia.

I tried to color Anya to look like Susan in this picture. The designer paper has distressed scrolls and the pewter crested button I used for embellishing create a regal looking.

This card is also a 12 days of Christmas Sketch #10 and a Pile it on Anything Clear card!

{materials} Razzelberry purple card-stock, designer paper "Day and Night", Sentiment Stamp "Glad we're friends"and markers by Stampin' Up! Image of girl is part of a stamp set called Dressy Anya from the greeting Farm Miss Anya collection. Button and Ribbon Found Items. Iridescent Glitter from Close to My Heart. {tool} Liquid glass for clear embellishment on dress. Sewing Machine for pleating the ribbon and the paper piecing around the card. Paper Punch for edge of card stock "Victorian"by Fiskars. 

New Years treat Anyone?

Here is little gift I made for my next door neighbor.

These yummies are decorated with a 12 days of Christmas Sketch #8 and a Pile it on Anything Digi!

I printed this digi Image from The Greeting Farm with my laser printed on Textured Card stock... I would not recommend this to anyone. it was very tricky to work with. I should have stuck to my regular smooth card stock the imaged are much sharper.

{material} Sentiment "To you from me" stamp, Brown ink, Blue and Brown Card-stock by Stampin' Up! Ribbons and brad are found items.  {tools} 1-1/2 and 1-38 inch circle punches by Stampin' Up!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day

~Shaz~

Merry Christmas from Reeta

The gang over at The Greeting Farm are having 12 sketches for Christmas. This is the first on the twelve. I used the colorQ # 11 color prompt and the Anyone for Anya "Last Christmas" theme.

{material} purple onion background stamp, Reeta Sprout from The Greeting farm. Markers from Stampin' Up!. Sentiment stamp from Studio G. Cardstock by Stampin' Up! Ink by Close to my Heart. Flower  hand made. fabric brad is a found item.

{tools} Coluzzel oval cutter. Sewing Machine. Crop-o-dile.

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a Merry Christmas!

~*~Shaz~*~

{MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009

Every year my husband, Hank, asks me to write a Christmas list.  {After a few years of weird gifts he realized it was better to ask.}  I have been so excited about buying for the kids. {I think I got them them best gifts every!} I had not put much thought into {MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009. So after a week of thinking a crafter's Christmas list 2009 would look like.  I picked the a few things.

Here it goes a crafter's Christmas list 2009:

1~ Copic Markers

{$3.00 to $4.00 each}

 

2~ 8G USB Drive

{$12.00 to $30.00}

3~ Socks

{YES! I really want Socks.}

4~ Teapot with a lid I cant break!

{President's Choice retailer $8.00}

5~ DIY Snow~globe

{Hallmark/Michael's $12.00}

6~ Chocolate

{YUMMY! Lindor or Ghirardelli please!}

7~ Basic grey Paper

{$1.00 per sheet to $25.00 per pad}

8~ Puma Footwear
{These are nice eh?}

So that was {MY} crafter's Christmas list 2009. I would love to hear what other crafter's Christmas list are looking like. What is on your list?

Happy Christmas Shopping!

Shaz

Christmas gift package

The Greeting Farm had a great Challenge for "the complete package", and boy was I stumped. After much thought I came up with this ...

These tins and book clip coordinate with the gift holder I made on my blog-aversary post. {here}

They are a Christmas Gift for my "Mommy-Buddy".  I stamped and colored Anya's head for tags to embellish the tins. I put a eyelet in the hat  to lace the tags to the tins.

The packaging is a re-use package from my birthday. I re-moved the original labels and replaced them with hand-stamp labels. {check out the close ups}

I also wanted to let you all know that there is a sale over at Purple Onion Design Stamps are 25% off until Dec 15th! You could also enter a draw over at the blog by post the blinkie like me. Head on over!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day~Shaz

Cherry Blog-aversary to me!

Today is My Blog-aversary and I am sure you saw the giveaway to celebrate. Today is the Last Chance to enter for the draw, So click here to enter. Hank and I were talking about it earlier in that week. It does not seem that long since I started blogging. I totally enjoy the comments and ideas I see while I blog. Some blogs are my new crafting buddies. Like... the gang over at The Color Throwdown!

Have you seen the color throw-down challenge today?

I am sure it would be great for a Christmas card but I had a little gift I needed to wrap. The gift has cherries on the package that totally matched the throw-down colors! So with the help of the ladies over at The color Thow-down... I made a pocket to hold the gift I picked up for a Mommy-buddy.

Most of the stuff I used here is in the blog-candy package.

{ Anya stamps, pearls, charms and ribbon are all in the Blog-aversary candy giveaway}

{material}

Sentiment stamp, designer paper, black, green, red. and white card-stock are from SU!

Red pearls, ribbon & floss can be found at Hobby Lobby. Vintage charm is a found item.

{tools}

Shapes cut with the Noteworthy Sd card for the Making Memories Slice.

Round tab, small oval & curly label punch from SU!

If you have any question please feel welcome to leave a comment.

Have a wonderful day,

Shaz

Candy, candy...Who wants candy?

I DO! Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!

The Farm fresh Friday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm is all about your favorite Sweet Treat!

I used the Reeta Sprout to show my Sweet Treat's colors!

I will be giving this card to me Dad{papa} to cheer him up. He had surgery this week on his right arm's rotator cuff. I know he would hate a get well soon card{LOL}, since his is not "really" sick.

I know he will love this card  from his grand-girlies.

I used this great ruffle ribbon to embellish this card. {I am sharing it in my Blog candy }

{materials}

Real red, white and DP by SU! Reeta Sprout and Ian sentiment stamps by TGF. Black pearls, Red ribbon and red gingham ruffle are found items. Copic, SU! and Memory writers to color the image.

{tools}

 The mate and fore-ground have been cut my the Making Memoried Slice with the Noteworthy SD card.

Don't forget about the Blog-aversary giveaway here !

Have a great day,

Shaz

mark my {book}

I need a bookmark for my book so I whipped this one up...lol.

It has a long velvet ribbon and a vintage frame charm on the top. Edward is colored with copic markers. I embossed with clear powder on black ink before I heated the powder I sprinkled Iridescent glitter for "dazzle". The Quote is from New Moon and says: "you know, I never had much patience for Romeo".

{materials}

Real red, Basic black, Vanilla Card-stock from SU!.  Edward sprout stamp from The Greeting Farm. Markers and blender from Copic. Multi-liner black marker pen from Zig. Vintage frame charm, large eyelet, hemp twine and Velvet ribbon are found items.

{Tools}

Crop-o-dile by We R Memeories. Zig-zag Eyelet edge punch by Martha Stewart.

Don't forget about the Blog-aversary giveaway here !

Have a great day,

Shaz

Show time for Grandma

Yesterday was my Mother's 60th Birthday. We had a little surprise party for her.

A few of her friend joined the family for dinner.

My husband, Hank, made my mother some home videos, of her beautiful grandchildren.

I chimed in and made a holder for the double DVD set.

This is a multi challenge project.

{1}Color Thowdown #69

{2} Mojo Monday #113

{3}Pile it on #24

{4} Cinema Saturday#58

{material}

Corduroy button, ribbon, polka dot background stamp, chocolate vanilla, red and green by cardstock by SU! Brown ink by CTMH. Show-time Anya by TGF colored with Copic markers. Tiny red pearls and twine are found items.

{tools}

Hydrangea tio Punch and zigzag punches by Martha Stewart. large star punch by SU!

Don't forget about the Blog-aversary giveaway here !

Have a great day,

Shaz

Fall for Ian

Don' you love fall? It is a wonderful time of warmly colored leaves and crisp breeze.

I bought this great fall themed paper from SU!.

My demonstater Melanie is the sweetest of sweethearts.

I totally love going to stamp club every month.

 

 This card I made for "like Anita Challenge" over at Club Anya. You all must know y now how much i enjoy those TGF images. I was so excited to use my TGF images with this new paper.

I will be taking this fall thank-you card over to the {shop}kraftnook blog.

I plan to spend some time strolling through he leaves this weekend. I hope you do too.

Have a wonderful weekend.

SHAZ

Wild about TGF!

My new favorite stamp company The Greeting Farm has a contest going on right now.

Over at the blog on Friday they announced a Guest Design contest.

The theme is: Where the wild thing are. How FUN is that!

We have to use an Marina Neira image and GO WILD!

{remember I won Mariana's "Laurie with gift"digi stamp}

Here are a couple of cards I made for the contest:

Traditional Laurie Christmas

{material} Red and Kraft cardstock from SU!. Geometric patterned paper by Martha Stewart. White grosgrain ribbon from Wal-mart.  Mini vintage frame found items. Sentiment stamp is "Cute and Curly" by SU!. Image colored with copic and SU! markers.

Laurie Little Christmas

This card has a touch on Liquid class on the eyes of Laurie!

{materials} Brown and yellow cardstock by SU! Designer paper from My mind's eye. Brown taffeta ribbon by Martha Stewart. Red pearls are found items. White ink by SU! Sentiment stamp by Studio G.

Wish me Luck!

Shaz