Vintage 50s Sweethearts

Happy Sunday everyone!

I'm so excited because I'm on a team for The Greeting Farm's TGF Royal Battle! Our team, The Soul Sistahs, is made up of me & my SOTC sistahs Judy, Tanja, and Lorie, whose gorgeous card we entered for the Week 1 Retro Challenge! Be sure to stop over and vote for your *favorite three* - but good luck, because they are all amazing!

This challenge is kinda like TGF's version of Survivor, without all the evil scheming. ha-ha! There are 63 teams (wow!) and the top half with the most votes will move on to play in Week 2, then Week 3, etc. until there's only one team standing. The winning team members take home the amazing new WS Roll Call set, a release date for which isn't even known! Cool!



Inspired by this week's challenge, I created this card featuring the 50's Sweethearts digi from TGF. My colors stray some from the challenge inspiration piece (and the lighting today is terrible) and are more vintage than retro, but I just couldn't resist using K&Co.'s Bailey papers because they remind me so much of the vintage patterns from that era. I definitely was born several decades too late!

Here's a close-up of Anya's bow that I layered and finished with, what else, a pearl. That's a no-brainer if you know me!

You can also see some of the pretty ribbon I found at The Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. I *did* go back for more, but it was all gone, so I kicked myself all the way out the door.


And this cute little heart button was a sweet surprise gift from Carolyn that arrived just in time to feature as the perfect flower center for this card! I think this will be a sweet engagement card, or anniversary card if I can ever remember people's wedding anniversaries. *sigh*


WHOOOOOSH! That's the sound of March zooming by and Easter rushing to greet us, which means we're that much closer to the warmth and sunshine of summer! But let's not wish away spring and all its glories, like tulips and dogwood blossoms and bright blue skies!

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a stamptacular day!

DETAILS
Image: The Greeting Farm "50s Sweethearts" digi
Cardstock: Stampin Up
Paper: K&Company "Bailey"
Copics: B21,B24,C4,C7,C9,E00,E000,E11,E29,E31,E47,G40,R24,R29,RV000,Y21,Y23
Embellies: Primas, ribbon, flatback pearl, button, DMC floss

Angel Anya & Susie Surprise - Two More TGFs For Ya!

Here we go - two more cards from the 2009 TGF 12 Days of Sketches challenge, and only two more left to post! Do ya think I'll get them posted before the end of THIS month? I can only hope, but please don't bet the house on it.


Okay, first up is my card for Sketch #9 by Jessica Diedrich that features the sweet Angel Anya in soft lavender accented with my uber-favorite embellies -- pearls! Yeah, I know - she's off-center from the sketch, but that's just where she ended up...LOL! I was SO tempted to cut out the center of her halo, but that little voice said, "Susan, leave well enough alone!" So instead, I shimmered it up with some PearlEx. I wanted something up in the corner, but not a flower, so I settled on a little Nestie flourish jazzed up with some more pearls & a petite butterfly sticker. Although now I'm thinking I should have added something more.


Next up is my card for Sketch #10 by, um, I don't know, because there's no name listed - Jessica again maybe? Anywho, it's a great sketch and I featured Susie Surprise all ready to party in pink! I used the argyle EF to match her skirt, and the ribbon that DD bought for me on a whim was a great complement! Originally, I had a single smaller flower, but it looked sad and lonely, so I added more luscious layers - now it's happy! The cute dimensional brads in the flower center & on the Nestie label were a gift from my stampin Sistah Judy - thanks, hun!

So, is it just me, or does anyone else actually forget they have Nesties? I KNOW! What is wrong with me? I keep forgetting that I have those flourish AND those tag Nesties! I really think tonight's task will be to get them organized on the magnet sheets and in the binder I bought a month ago just for that purpose!

But first, I'm going to my friend Susan's SU workshop this afternoon followed by my friend Leanne's Tastefully Simple soiree! WOO-HOO! A day filled with stampin fun and food that I don't have to cook? *Pure joy, I tell ya!*

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hmm, I wonder if my Spring-A-Licious Blog Candy grew at all? *wink, wink* Hope you have a stamptacular day!

Peace, Love, and Anya!

WOO-HOO! I'm halfway through my TGF 12 Days of Sketches cards and this one is my favorite one of the bunch! The colors are so much better IRL - it was another gray, snowy day when this was taken. Day 6 featured a fabulous and versatile sketch by Cindy Haffner, but I stayed true to the original (time was becoming a factor at this point; although, obviously not enough of one!) If you haven't hopped over to the TGF blog, be sure to do so and check out the awesome creations by the DT and Farmers and Guests! SO much eye candy and inspiration!

I JUST LOVE THIS HIPPIE ANYA!
Thanks and {hugs} to my stampin' sister Michelle for sending her to me as part of an awesome card kit!! That green Prima (I didn't have any green ones!) and the little "love" charm were part of her kit, too. (Can't wait to play with the other goodies in there!) I was gifted the cool frosty heart charm from Karen, another stampin' sister! I just threaded some DMC floss around it to mimic a peace sign.

I have someone in mind for this card who, by her own admission, would have been a hippie flower child had she grown up in the San Fran area. LOL! I used more of my fav paper from K&Company because the colors are perfect for her. And I have been dying to use this yummy ribbon that yet another stampin' sister Paola sent me eons ago! Once again, the perfect card presented itself for things that I am hoarding!

I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I do! Thanks for stopping by today!
And Peace, Love, and Stampin', baby!

DETAILS
Image: The Greeting Farm "Hippie Anya"
Ink: Memento, SU
Cardstock: SU
Patterned Paper: K&Company
Copics: 0,B21,B91,E000,E31,E35,G40,R20,R22, R24, RV000,Y11,YR23
Other: Raindot, DMC floss, ribbon, charms

Mermaid Joy!

I know, I know - it's Day 4 in the TGF 12 Days of Sketches challenge, and I'm just posting Day 2. But it's all good, because this challenge is really getting my mojo going and we have until January 3 to play with all the sketches!


I *really* like Day 2's sketch by Mercy Kerin because to me, it just screams for lots and lots of layers! Counting all the mats & base, this 5-1/2" square card has ELEVEN of 'em!

I colored up this Anya *eons* ago when I met up with Catherine for an Archivers afternoon. (*sigh* I'm going through 'Archivers with Catherine' withdrawal.) She just received the new Copics, and I couldn't wait to try the ethereal, watery blue/green. It turned out to be a great compliment to the fun DP and shimmery Sea Glass cardstock I wanted to use.

The accent band was supposed to go all the way across the card, but the shimmery Gun Metal cardstock was also from my stash, and I didn't have a piece quite long enough. The pretty organza poinsettia is the last one from a pack I found at the dollar store, and I just added a rhinestone center. (wish I had bought more of those flowers...)

Of course, one rhinestone is never enough, especially since I made this card for a friend who likes lots o' sparkle. So I glammed up Anya's hair with some more rhinestones and irridescent glitter, which I also used for her sparkly scales. Finally, I used really small Nesties for the JOY sentiment, and I hope that my friend feels "joyful" when she opens this card!

I am on a personal mission to follow this "12 Days" challenge through to the end!! I have realized that the only way to keep my mojo motivated is to use it, so I hope to create a card for Day 3 tonight after the rest of the house is asleep, then catch up with Days 4 & 5 tomorrow. Hey, I gotta have goals, right?

I hope you'll follow along with me as I continue through the challenge, and I hope you're finding time from the hustle and bustle to sit and stamp for a while, too!

Thanks for visiting! Happy creating!

DETAILS
Image: The Greeting Farm “Mermaid Anya”
Ink: Memento
Cardstock: The Paper Company
Patterned Paper: DCWV Winter Mat Stack
Copics: C00,BG0000
Accessories: Flat-back rhinestones, ribbon, dimensionals

TGF's 12 Days of Sketches: Day 1

Have you heard? Over on The Greeting Farm blog you'll find The 12 Days of Sketches Challenge! What a great way to keep our mojo motivated during the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season!

The color inspiration for my Pretty Hat Card for Day One's Sketch by Cindy Haffner comes from the yummy-licious Wild Raspberry collection from K&Company. Oooo, I just *love* all the colors in that collection and will be using more of it during these 12 days.

There are lots of distressed layers to this card as well as my favorites - pearls, pearls, and more pearls! Oh, and I found the peachy moire ribbon in my stash and thought it was something that Anya might tie in her hair!

So there you have it! Today's post is short & sweet 'cuz this girl has lots of hustling and bustling to do today. And tomorrow. And....

If you still need more motivation to play in this challenge, how about this: everyone who completes all 12 sketches by January 3 will be entered into a drawing to win the entire January TFG release! WOO-HOO!

I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit today. Happy creating!

DETAILS
Image: The Greeting Farm “Pretty Hat Anya”
Ink: Memento, Ranger Distress
Cardstock: Stampin Up
Paper: K&Company "Wild Raspberry"
Copics: 0,E00,E000,E25,E31,E35,E47,E57,R22,R24,RV000,Y21,Y23,Y26,YR00
Accessories: Flat-back pearls, Primas, ribbon, dimensionals