Twisted Kit Cards

Here is my 2nd project for Not2Shabby on Zibbet using the Greeting Farms Twisted Kit.  These guys are so super cute and I just wanted to do some boy birthday cards.  After doing so much girly stuff it is hard to figure out what to do.  I had to ask Jonathan if it was okay to add sequins to the boy cards - lol.

Don't forget the Twisted kit is on sale right now for 5% off - $45.60 and with my coupon you get another 10% off that price.  (SARAH)  Head over to the shop now to get your kit -  Not2Shabby!

Now for my cards.  Since I am decluttering right now I picked out some very cute boy paper.  And also a star spellbinders for matting the little boys.  The tag die is from MFT and then sequins from the dollar store.

Here is a little close up of each of the little boys.  One blond, one brunette and one red head =)

Here is the copic colours used on all the images.  As always if you would like a closer look please hit the link to my youTube channel on the right.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

I'm a Special Guest Designer...

for Not2Shabby on Zibbet!!  Yah me!!

Can you believe it - Jamie asked me to be a "Special" Guest Designer with the Twisted kit from The Greeting Farm.  Oh yah, super exciting.  And part of me being a Guest Designer means that you get a Coupon code for 10% off your purchase at Not2Shabby!  Your welcome =)

The Twisted kit is on sale right now for 5% off - $45.60 and with my coupon you get another 10% off that price.  And there are 16 stamps in the set so you are getting them for less than $3 a stamp - what a deal!  Each single image stamp stamps are $8 to $12 when purchased separately but these ones are not available separately.  I know, I'm an enabler =)

So, for my first project as a Guest Designer I have decorated these mini composition books that a dear friend gave me (thank you Irene!).  The little boy represents Jonathan and his love of camouflage, and the little girl represents Madison and her secret wish for dip-dyed hair.  Super cute!

They are so adorable!  I hope you enjoy them.  The paper used is from the DCWV Rock Star collection and the chipboard frames are from Recollections Vintage Collector.  The greetings are from the Twisted kit and white embossed on black card stock.

Here are the Copic colours used for each image.  I hope you head over to Not2Shabby and pick up this kit before they are all gone.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Not 2 Shabby July Challenge - Summer Theme

Hi Everyone!

Jamie over at Not 2 Shabby is having a July Challenge.  You need to create a card with an image and a summer theme.  Jamie has awesome stamps, dies and flowers in her zibbet shop here!

Here is my card that I created using one of the images from the Twisted Kit which you can buy in her shop right now =)

Here is a close up of Celeste.  I just love her dip dyed hair - so pretty.  I added some paper flowers from my stash that I layered and added rhinestones to the centre.  The saying is from a Some Odd Girl stamp set.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Greeting Farm Friday Challenge

Hi Everyone!

I saw this Fridays Farm Fresh Challenge and just had to play along.  The first thing that came to mind when seeing the colour palette was the Prima Madeline collection - perfect colours.  And the second thing that came to mind was my new Greeting Farm stamps!!  On friday I got some super happy mail and the Twisted kit was waiting for me to play with.  I'm so excited, there are some super cute images and awesome greetings to use.

Here is my finished card that I am entering into the challenge.  I just love how she turned out and the colours are a perfect match.  I gave her some ash blond hair and popped her up onto an embossed circle which is matted in black card stock.  I used the Hey Girlfriend! greeting and put it on a fish tailed banner.  Added in some blooms from Lavish Laces and some tiny Prima flowers from my stash and glittered everything up with some Stickles.  The little porcelain rose is from my crafty friend Cheryl - thanks Cheryl!!

The image was coloured with Copic (colours pictured below).  Hope you all head over to the Greeting Farm blog and join in on Farm Fresh Friday!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Altered Journal

So excited to share a super cute project that I was working on today.  I altered the cover of a chipboard journal that I have had in my stash for quite some time.  I had picked it up at a scrapping garage sale at my LSS - Scrappin Great Deals.

I purchased this Penny Black stamp set called Tutu Sweet a while ago and have not had the chance to colour one of these cuteys up.  I found my water brush while I was cleaning up the other day so I decided to pull out some Tim Holtz Distress Markers and give it a try.  I absolutely love how it turned out.

I used some texture paste with a stencil on the background and splattered some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays. Check out my youtube channel for a video detailing all the little pieces and colours that I used.

Here is a close up look to see all the detail in the colouring.  I really do like the distress markers for water colouring, it is super easy and so pretty.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Miss Lilly Summer - DT Project for LBBS

I'm here with my 3rd and final project as a guest designer for Little Blue Button stamps.  I have had a blast with each of my projects and I decided to make something big for my final one.

I used some chipboard pennants from Fancy Pants which I have had in my stash forever.  I covered them in paper from the Endless Summer stack from DCWV (also an oldie).  I decorated each of the banners with a doily from Michaels and a spellbinders out of the patterned paper.

Then they were decorated with flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and some acrylic flowers and butterflies.  All the laces are from my stash and then I also used some iridescent flat back pearls from MB Treasurista.

I absolutely love the way it turned out and Miss Lily Summer is so adorable.  Below is close up pictures of each of the banners.  Be sure to stop by my youtube channel for a video of it.

Miss Lilly Summer was coloured up with Copics (colours listed below).  I added some glitter with Wink of Stella on her skirt and the ribbon on her hat and then I added some crystal accents on her sun glasses.  I decided to make the popsicle into a fudge-sicle - mmmmm!

Hope you have enjoyed my projects for Little Blue Button stamps - head on over to their website and get yourself some of these stamps and digi's for yourself!!
http://lbbstamps.com

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Accordian Bean

I was playing around with different folds for cards and came across the accordian card fold from Splitcoaststampers.  The card base has been sitting on my desk for weeks just staring at me - so finally I matted it up and added some super cute Beans from the Magical Bean kit (which you can still buy right now at the Greeting Farm or Not2Shabby).

 It is so adorable!!  I added some black doily dies from My Favorite Things and some spellbinder shapes with the stamped sentiment.  All the paper is from the Citrus Stack from DCWV.

You can see the sparkle from the Wink of Stella on the images and the black doilies.
Check out my youtube channel from a close up look!

Here is the colic marker colours that I used on these two images.

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Miss Lilly Glasses - Guest DT for LBBS!!

Hi Everyone!

I have my second project for Little Blue Button stamps and I am so super excited about this one.  I decorated an envelope from the DCWV Vintage Collector line and she is adorable!!
I coloured up Miss Lilly Glasses with my Spectrum Noir and Copic markers and added some paper from the Authentique Sweetness collection.

For the base on the envelope I used one of my new dies from Mama Elephant which has a scallop card base and a stitched layer for inside.  I die cut some floral paper from the Vintage Collector and a vellum piece for the inside.  The sentiment "Just Eat Ice Cream" is fussy cut from the Authentique collection and I added a sprinkling of sequins all over.

The marker colours that I used are listed below and for some additional interest I added diamond stickler to her headband and her dress and glossy accents to her glasses.  I really do love the way this one turned out.

If you would like a closer look please visit my youtube channel to see the video on this project!

Spectrum Noir:
Dress - PP1, PP4, PP5, BT3, BT5
Copics:
Skin - E000, E00, E21, R20
Hair - YR20M YR21, YR23, E33

Check out Little Blue Button Stamps for some great rubber and digi stamps - http://lbbstamps.com


Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Guest Designer, Little Blue Button Stamps - Yah me!!!

Hi Everyone!

I am so happy to be coming to you today with a project for Little Blue Button Stamps.  I was chosen to be a guest designer for the month of June and will be sharing three projects with you.

So, for my first project I started with Sweet Geisha Charlie and I wanted to alter an item.  I chose a paper mache note pad holder that has been in my stash for quite some time.  I started by colouring it with black gesso and then covering it with patterned paper from the Bo Bunny Enchanted paper line.

She turned out so sweet.  I coloured her up with Copic and Spectrum Noir markers and added some glossy purple with a Sakura gel pen.  I used the Tim Holtz Ornate frame for the background and stood it up with a picture frame backing that I pulled off of one of the Micheals $1.50 ceramic frames.
Added some little white doilies from my stash and decorated with roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and cherry blossoms from I am Roses.

Check out my YouTube channel for a closer look and a list of marker colours used.
Stay tuned for more projects before the end of the month - thank you so much for stopping by.

Sorry - forgot to share the link to Little Blue Button Stamps - check them out for some great rubber and digi stamps - http://lbbstamps.com

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Mermaid Fun

Here is another card that I recently made.  

I was playing around with water colour paper and Tim Holtz distress inks and the turquoise background is what I ended up with.  I really love the texture that it creates on the card.  And totally reminded me of water so I pulled out one of my Kraftin Kimmie stamps.

I coloured her up with my Copics and Spectrum Noir markers and then added a super sparkly layer of Lindy's Satmp Gang Scintilating Silver! My fav!!

Here's a good look at the front and inside of the card.  Head on over to my youtube channel to see more =)

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

It's about time...

Wow, it has been a long time!!

Well I've still been crafting but mostly posting on my youtube channel which I am happy to say is up over 1500 subscribers.

I thought I would come over here and give you some pictures of what you've been missing out on.  And I promise that I am going to keep sharing with you.  Life gets pretty busy but if I don't find time to craft I am definitely not a happy person to get along with =)

I have recently purchased quite a few new stamps from Simon Says Stamp, the Greeting Farm, Mama Elephant, Some Odd Girl and much more.  I made it a goal to make something with everything that I buy and start using up some of my stash.  No use keeping it lying around to look at when I could use it on some amazing projects.

Anyways, here are some of the cards that I have made recently.  If you want to take a closer look just head over to my youtube channel and check out my video's.

Hope you keep watching, I have some exciting news coming in July!!

Happy Papercrafting!
Sarah

Fun with the Envelope Punch Board

So I finally broke down and bought the envelope punch board and all because of Bona at LiveLoveScrap.  She has made some truly amazing projects and I wanted to get it on it :-)

So the first thing I did was make some envelopes - of course, it's an envelope punch board isn't it - lol!!

Here are a couple of my decorated envelopes for Halloween.  I have no idea the company that these stamps came from - they were deep in my stash and I had even stamped and coloured them last year too.


Then  we have the super cute Happy Meal box that Bona created.  I just fell in love with this and had to make it.  She does have a tutorial over on youtube if you are interested.  Head on over to my youtube channel and the link is in my video on the envelope punch board.

To decorate these I used some of my super cute Saturated Canary digi images which are coloured with my Copic and Spectrum Noir markers. 

Take a look and enjoy!!

Happy Paper Crafting!
Sarah

Happy World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!  I got the chance to make one card today - so far.  And I took a video while I was doing it.  So head on over to my youtube channel and check it out.  It's the first time I've done a start to finish video, a little long but I'm sure you'll enjoy it. 

I used my favorite Amazing Grace stamp from Our Daily Bread and did some embossing with Verdigris embossing powder - another fav of mine.  Then I finished it off with some Wild Orchid Craft flowers and a Studio Calico wood veneer butterfly. 

Hope you all had a great day and made cards :-)  Check out my video here.

Happy Paper Crafting!
Sarah