Not your typical Fairy.

Happy Sunday, folks!!

I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend so far! Here in California, the weather is mild and it rained for a short bit yesterday. No complaining here though as I know our friends on the East Coast and Midwest are experiencing mega chilly temperatures.

For my project today, I have a card for Time for Tea Designs' newest release. I've used Flower Fairy 1 - she's got a bit of shorter hair and I've used her for my little sister's birthday card.

Now, my l'il sis is not little at all -- of course, she's three to four inches taller than me and she's a full grown woman. But, y'know, I will always call her that :). I had to step up my game here as she is a graphic designer and has such a great eye for design.



Usually, my fairy cards are ultra-femme and has a lot of flowers, both of which are not to my sissy's liking. But I had to work with this image and had to stay true to the digital stamp's theme as well. Thought Amy Tangerine's scrapbooking lines were perfect. They still have foliage yet they're linear so I think my hip sis would approve.



Well, I better catch some Zzzz's before the little babe wakes up. Hope you get to visit the T4TD blog for more inspiration.

Thanks for visiting,

Rinne

Summer Time Goodness!

Hey Peeps!!

It's my turn to write up a post on the TGF blog today! It's such an honor for me to be a part of this wonderful community!!

TGF has been the start of my stamp hobby/ obsession/ "job." And so, it give me such great pleasure to be in its Print & Cut Design Team! Especially since I'm a scrapbooker as well!!

Today, I've got projects to showcase the Summer Time Print & Cut & Digis kit! I made a lay-out and a card.



If you didn't know, it is always hot in Arizona! We've got family and friends there so we are always visiting! The kit's elements are perfect for this page, don't ya think?



And here's my card. I printed two digi Ians (came with the kit), and made one smaller than the other to represent my boys. (uggh, please ignore the rough shading on the faces... I think I need new nibs on my Copics!). I see from social media that everyone's at the beach but we haven't been yet so here's an inspiration!! :)



Hope you get to check out SuiLan, Cynthia, and Claudette's creations too!!!

Summertime Kit!

Good Monday morning, friends!

Today is The Greeting Farm's release of its new Print and Cut kit -- Summertime. This kit also comes with not one, but TWO digital stamps... an Anya AND an Ian!!!!

Am super excited about this kit because it is truly perfect for the season! For my first project showcasing it, I made a card using lots of its elements. Pretty much all of the items are from the kit except the cardstock and the two background patterned papers.



Is it super hot where you are at right now?? Luckily, here in the SF Bay Area, the weather has been in the 70s and 80s. Not too hot, not too cold. In fact, I was just complaining to my sister how cold it was last night when we were going to the movies. Anyway, doesn't Anya look cute in her bathing suit / summer 'fit and 'do?



My second project (above) is a scrapbook lay-out based on those three small pics taken circa 2012. Love those Instagram photos of my family. For the base of the lay-out, I did some water-coloring mimicking the colors of the kit.

I really love the banner and balloon parts! Had to include them on my debut project.

Hope you get to visit the TGF blog and the Print & Cut DT's blogs -- we are joined by the lovely Kristina Werner. She's got a wonderful video on her post about how to use the kit with your silhouette. The other peeps who have amazing creations are Claudie, Cynthia, and Sui-Lan!

We also have a blog hop going on, and you can win this kit!!

From the TGF blog:

Time for the our Blog Hop, check out all our blogs where you will find more creations from the Print and Cut Design Team including Kristina. Comment on each blog and hop back here to let us know you’re done. That is it! One random winner will be selected, and win the Summertime kit! Be sure to finish the hop by tomorrow night (June 17th) at 11:30 (PST). The winner will be announced on June 18! Good luck to all!

Good-luck to y'all!!

Milk Coffee Challenge - A Special Lady.

Good evening to ya!

Come join us into welcoming another Milk Coffee Challenge - for the next two weeks, make a card or project for a special lady or your mother. I've got a couple already done for Mother's Day, so I thought I'd create one for my cousin who is graduating from college.

I chose Michelle Takes A Walk, because I wanted to use that sentiment "Oh, the Places You Will Go," as in the Dr. Seuss book. By the way, I just handwrote that sentiment. :)



Hope you get to play! See the blog for more inspiration and deets!

XO,

Cards with Pics...

Hello everybody! And Happy Monday!!

I'm up on the TGF blog today -- I'm there (& here) to show you a couple of projects using the Berry Sweet Daily Life and Berry Sweet Print & Cuts kits.

When I first started making cards, I used to incorporate pictures instead of stamps. That was before I discovered copics and images. For my cousin's and mother-in-law's birthdays, I decided to include pics and make them a bit more sentimental.

I love the Berry Sweet kits because they are so versatile! You could use them for any occasion and lots of different projects, and yet, the results look very unique in itself!

My cousin is turning 23 this year but I took this photo of her when she was a toddler. It is sepia-toned so I wanted a vintage touch. Added epoxy roses and pearls along with touches of gold. The cuteness of the kit balanced it out with some cuteness as my cuz is still fairly young.





My next creation is for my mom-in-law. The Daily Life kit is made mainly for Project Life, but I really adore how the the elements could be embellishments! And what's great about digital designs is you could size them up or down according to your needs!





Thanks so much for visiting! I'm happy to say there are new kits coming, and you will see the new one very soon!! In the meantime, you can view the current kits here!

Toot-a-loo,

Card for my Father-In-Law.

Good Saturday morning to ya!

It's time to showcase a new releases from Time for Tea Designs. Isn't Dad Jumper perfect for a Father's Day card? I love his sweater! :)

I made this card for my Father-in-Law because he wears sweaters like these! Jo also has wonderful Father's Day sentiments in her shop but I had a printer mishap and couldn't include any unfortunately.

If you buy anything from her store until mid-day today, you can get free printables. See more info on her post.



I love his expression and stance. They totally match my FIL's easy-going personality. And he's always smiling too!

Hope you all have a Happy Father's Day weekend!

Project Life Meets Some Odd Girl.

Hello, lovely peeps!

I wrote today's scrapbooking tutorial on the Some Odd Girl's Blog today. I hope you check it out!

My assignment was to scrap and write about how to use SOG images on Project Life! I really love incorporating both my loves for scrapbooking and stamping/ coloring, so I enjoyed this project to the moon and back!

This page was from our anniversary week. I love how SOG has so many characters and sentiments that you can really tailor to whatever you have going on in your life!

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For the next two pics, I stamped using Neon ink.



This sentiment "forever and always" and the mini hearts (center card) are from Love Me Not Mae.



The heart on the green card is from Flirty Mae. The image below, which is stamped directly on a journal card is also Flirty Mae.



For the next two pics, I made my own title card. The title card, as you know, usually states the Week documented. I used Katie's tutorial again, and printed them all on one cardstock, colored Scooter Mae with Copics, and used Mr. Huey neon mists on that left upper corner.



I wasn't planning on the spray effect looking like sun beams / flare but I really like how it came out.



Then, you probably already saw that I am OBSESSED with the Great Gatsby from this post. Here, I wanted to document the movie and what I loved from it -- depicted here was mainly the style and fashion of that decade.



I was lucky enough to find sparkly papers and embellies. I sewed on some sequins and included my movie stubs. I used 1920a Kody and Flapper Kaylee again, but this time, I left them uncolored for a more classic effect and to make the bling stand out!



Then, lastly, I talked about I tend to take pictures of colored images. Here, I used it on a journal card and left the original one for a card. You can truly make the most out of your time! And with the first pic above, I include pics of my cards so that I have them in PL even if I've given them away :).



You probably already know how I feel about Project Life. As you can see, I documented big events and everyday life. And SOG stamps and images are perfect for it!!!

See y'all very soon!

Coachella Festival Girl.

Hello blog-o-sphere!!

It's time to showcase another Time For Tea Designs stamp, and today, it's all about Coachella Festival Girl.

My cousins, Celestine and Chelsea, were able to go to Coachella this past April. They were my inspirations for this card.



You can see more of the festival through their fashion blog here.

I created the main background with mostly pink floral washi tape I bought from Leenah Loh's shop. I kept it very girly and added a felt flower from Catshy Crafts by Cathy.



I think Jo captured the essence of the festival! I mean, just look at how similar her image is to what my cousins wore! She's perfect and beautiful!

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful day! I'll see you bright and early here tomorrow!

Project Life, Weeks 7 - 11.

I'm not very good about posting about Project Life. So I uploaded a bunch of pics and I'll let them tell the story.

I have a couple of detailed shots on the pages I really love. And a separate post on the one with the Some Odd Girl image (stay tuned in the next couple of days).

All in all, I am enjoying PL. It's really very easy and you can't go wrong. You can go as simple or as elaborate as you like. :) sorry of the looooooooong post!