Welcome Spring!

Good evening, peeps! It's Wednesday night here, which means it's Thursday morning in Indonesia where the lovely Milk Coffee digital stamps originated!

The challenge for the next two weeks is Welcome Spring!

Isn't this image so darling? She will be a new release at the MC shop soon! I don't know about you but I am totally relaxed and could feel the breeze and the tickle of grass on my feet just by looking at this. :)

It's actually Summer-themed but I added lots of flowers for that Spring-like feel. It works, don't ya think? The felt flowers are from my crafty friend, Cathy. They're fab!



And I'm quite proud for doing purplish tones... it's the hardest color for me to work with / match. But I really do like how her lilac 'do came through. Reminds me of this fashionable chica.

Hope you all get to play along! Please view the Milk Coffee blog to see the other Design Team members' creations!

Have a wonderful and crafty day!

Violet and Pup.

'Morning, all of BlogLand! I'm playing along at the SOG Ning Community's Get Moving Challenge. You basically make a card using a Some Odd Girl image who is doing something. In this case, Puppy Love Mae was opening a present and lifted up the puppy! Not to mention the amount of activity she'll get taking care of the pup! :)

I hope you get to play along! The challenge runs up till the 7th, and the winner would get such a cool prize: A 10 pound gift certificate to Quixotic Paperie and a 4x3 SOG stamp set!!!

Purple is probably the hardest color I work with, just because I don't find a lot of products that match it. Thank goodness for these papers and the felt flowers from CatShy Crafts!



Have an amazing weekend!!!

Butterfly Fairy Gift Bag.

Good Saturday mornin'!

It's that time of the month! Miss Joanna Davies of Time for Tea Designs has got not one, not two, not three, but lots and lots of new pretty images in her shop!

Today, I'm showcasing sweet Butterfly Fairy. Thought she'd look great in a scene. And since I started juicing again (yay for the Vitamix!), I wanted her to be sitting on a pretty mason jar (Dear Lizzy).



The card ended up being quite big because of the scene so I decided to make a giftbag instead. With the bright colors, it's perfect for Spring! Jo's images are just wonderful! :)

And I bet you are admiring these gorgeous felt flowers:



I bought them from Cathy of CatShy Crafts. I really love using her beautifully made products! They are perfect for cards, scrapbooking, any kind of crafting!

Well, folks, it's time for me to go. Hope you're all enjoying the sun wherever you may be. I'm working this weekend but I'll see ya back here tomorrow!

Hugs,

Runway-Inspired and Giveaway Winner!

I was super duper excited when I saw this challenge blog based on fashion on the runway! Afterall, I love watching Project Runway and am just enamored with trends.

So for Runway Inspired Challenge # 18, the inspiration is this beauty by Phillip Lim (photo from Style.com):



My take was this:



I went with the colors of white, black, teal, orange, and green. I also like how this Some Odd Girl image is somewhat posed.

Funny how I try to teach my 3-yr-old tot to stay within the lines when coloring, when I can't even do it myself, hehe! :)

And the winner of my CatShy giveaway will be announced in about five seconds.



But first, I wanted to talk about how I picked. I wrote all the names and their number of entries. I cut them into strips and had MK pick one...



And he picked Arabella!!! The pic of the strips was accidentally erased though...too bad because it was super cute with him picking it!!

Arabella, leave me a comment and I'll contact you to get your mailing info to Cathy! Thanks for playing everyone!

Toodles,

SCRS 2nd Anniversary Hop

****Please go HERE for my CatShy Crafts felt flowers GiveAway.****


Hello and Welcome to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 2nd Anniversary Hop! Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate 2 years of SCRS, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month -- Birthday Cake Emily, Festive Rin, Party Time Oliver, and Your Highness Lucy. They are ALL available in the store NOW!

We have assembled an all-star lineup consisting of our Current Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. If you happened here by chance, you are in the right place...the hop starts HERE -- please see the complete list below.

What's a hop without prizes? We've hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release! All you need to do is leave some love at every stop along the hop. You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday to leave comments for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

I was so excited to be a part of these new stamps that I made not one, not two, but three cards!

Festive Rin:



I was invited to my first and only (Eastern) Indian party last year, and I was so severely underdressed! So I vowed that I will be getting a sari if I'm ever invited to one again. I love how bright and colorful saris are. How they are both classy and sexy at the same time! Rin looks awfully lovely in this outfit! I wanted the colors to be lively so I chose a lot of pinks and oranges.

Birthday Cake Emily:



So I don't know about your neck of the woods, but it seems like the trend around my side of the country is ombre-colored hair. Y' know, darker on top and it lightens on the way down. I would love to try it out but my hair is already prone to split ends so I don't know if it can tolerate getting blonde (aka bleached) ends. So I thought I'd try it on Emily here. :) I actually like how it came out! I went with a fresh color palette here of pinks and greens.

Your Highness Lucy:



For Miss Vivacious Lucy here, I wanted a card that would grab your attention. I mean, doesn't she look like she'd be the center of attention at any party? I wanted a 'pop-py' DP but also one that was serene as Miss Thang is relaxing here, LOL! I went with a bold color combo of turquoise and purple. And I just love LOVE the sentiment here! It's my favorite!

And if you noticed, I've got felt flowers galore on these cards! They are so beautiful and very intricate. They are such stunning embellishments to any crafting project.







They are from CatShy Crafts, and I'm hosting a giveaway here.

A CatShy Crafts GiveAway.

**This Give-Away is now CLOSED.***

Hi all!

I'm ecstatic to announce that I am hosting a CatShy Crafts Giveaway in my l'il ole blog!!



For those of you who don't know about Catshy Crafts, it is an Etsy Shoppe that is run/ designed/ and made by Cathy Pascual.

I met Cathy about 8 years ago in the now retired scrapbooking forum/ gallery of SIS TV (anybody remember this?). I've always admired Cathy's creativity, her great design aesthetic, and her talent for layering digital embellishments! I've personally felt a connection to Cathy because of her children and her awesome eye for photography and mad party-decorating skills! You could read more about Cathy P. in her About Me section of her beautiful blog.

If you've been visiting my place of crafting bliss for a while, you may have seen a lot of Cathy's work. She specializes in felt, and I really love her flowers! She even takes the time to package her items beautifully!



Here are some of my older cards that incorporated her felt flowers/ leaves/ heart as the main embellishment.





















Aren't they amazing? I love their textures & dimensions! They add so much to my cards! And they could be used for scrapbook lay-outs, altered projects, anything really!

An example of the giveaway, although her items may vary (pic from Cathy):



Now, the rules:

To enter the giveaway, you would need to visit Cathy's etsy shop and leave a comment on my blog on your favorite item in her shop.

For additional entries, you could Like her shop on Facebook or Subscribe to her blog or Tweet about the Giveaway. You could also blog about my giveaway and link it back to this post. The first pic on this post is meant to be shared publicly and is from Cathy herself.

So just to be clear, comment on your fave item from Catshy Crafts & tell me if you've done any of the other four items for additional entries. The deadline is August 18th at 12 AM PST. Stay tuned for new cards featuring more of Cathy's felt flowers in the next coming week. And make sure you come back tomorrow for something extra special! :)

Toodles,

The Color Purple (and a Future Giveaway).

Good Friday morning, everyone! I decided to play along with Card Pattern Sketch # 165.
For the stamp, I used TGF's Birthday Anya II. I used papers from Wild Rose Studio's Bella. I even upcycled kraft packaging from CatShy Crafts. Speaking of, that is where I got this beautiful homemade felt flower.
Isn't it gorgeous? I highly recommend Cathy's shop for these amazing embellishments!
And in the near coming future, I will be telling you how you can get a chance to get a hold of Cathy's felt flowers for free! :)
BTW, in case you were wondering, the recipient of this card is also named Cathy. I love it when up cycling works perfectly!
Love,
Rinne

Current Events.

Hello, everyone!
I colored this image of Wryn - Grow a Little Love a while back so I am glad to finally make a card with her.
I'm entering this card for Tiddly Inks' Challenge 85 - Saying Thanks!
It's also for the Deconstructed Sketch No. 50. This sketch was tricky for me as i wanted to show most of the Cosmo Cricket papers.

In other news, I received this wonderful award from Cathy.

The Liebster Award is usually passed on from a small blog to another small blog (under 200 followers) to help spread the love! I'm so grateful you thought of me, Cathy! I am so honored!
Cathy and I 'met' in SIS TV, which unfortunately, have closed. I have always admired her scrapbook pages, and am especially impressed by her digital scrapping and photography. Cathy has recently opened up her Etsy store, Catshy Crafts. I really love her felt creations so I hope you check out her store! She and I have a little collaboration cooking up, and I can't wait to tell/ tease ya more about it later! Hee hee!

And now, to pass on the Liebster Award...
1. My BFF'ers, Jo of JoBoogie Stamping.
2. My good bloggy friend, Sheena of KanataNewf - Time Well Wasted.
3. My darling scrappy friend, Ady of Live, Laugh, Love, Scrap.
4. My fellow bliss-ful friend, Lalo of Crafting in La-La Land.
5. And my new cute friend, Eva of Crafting This and That.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

Blooms.

Good afternoon, folks!

For today's card, I was feeling more of that Spring fever. And that means lots of blooms! Used more of Cathy's felt flowers. Just can't get enough of these beauties. I also tried my hand at rolled flowers...a first for me. It was a total disaster (it's the striped one with pink and orange), but I kinda like how 'jagged' the petals look. Then, I fussy-cute the roses and other flowers out to add to the bundle.

The image is from Some Odd Girl's Noveau Girl (Bliss). The ribbon is from Amy, and the papers/ lace ribbon are from my stash.

Although, I'm making lots of Spring-themed cards, I'm hoping that this coming week won't get too warm! We are going for a little road trip to Lake Tahoe later this week, where we'll be playing in the snow with some close friends. It should be lots of fun! I'll be sure to share pics, and I've got a couple of posts lined up. Have a wonderful day!

Guest Designing for TGF in February..... AAAAAHHHH!

Hi everyone! Hope you're all doing well!

I am super excited to say that I'm the Guest Designer for the month of February over at The Greeting Farm! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! I am so thrilled and thankful to Jess and Marie!

I was asked to showcase a couple of stamps from the January release, and I chose the three lovelies from Miss Anya Garland. These ladies are just so very cute, and really very versatile. They're perfect for any occasion, so i decided to make three different cards.

I love dabbling in different card styles and techniques, although most of the time, I tend to be very cutesy. Here are my three versions of Valentine's cards for some dear friends.




My first card here shows a whimsical touch -- love Cathy's felt flowers and the mixture of bright design papers (Hearts DP- Pebbles Inc. Stitched paper DP- Amy Tangerine from American Crafts). I continued the theme of stitching by drawing on the black CS (Bazzill) with a white gel pen. The sentiment is an old Imagination Project coaster, and the ribbon is from my stash.




The second one shows a more shabby chic card with lots of layering. I love using tons of embellishments. The heart border, blooms stickers, and blooms DP are all from Pebbles Inc. The DP with diamonds is from Echo Park, and the buttons stickers are from s.e.i. The rest are from my stash.




Learned this rolling technique from just browsing in my LSS (local Scrapbooking store). Cut parts of your DP on the side and roll around a needle (or in this case, a bbq stick, LOL!). They add some fun, quick textures!




For my last card, here's my version of a CAS card. There's a lot of pattern-mixing, but the whole card is pretty simple and easy. I sometimes love cards that are very bold and ecclectic -- afterall, I think cards are such works of art!

The B&W chevron DP is from Echo Park. The yellow chevron and flower DPs are from Amy Tangerine. The flower is made by Amy Young. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

Thanks so much for stopping by! There will be a lucky random commenter here that will win a Miss Anya Garland set. Leave me a comment by Sunday, the 12th, 9 PM CST. I'll pass on the name to Jess, and she'll announce it on the TGF blog Monday morning. Good-luck everyone!!!

I'll be back with another TGF GDT post later this month...till then...Am so very ecstatic as The Greeting Farm started my stamping addiction!!! :).

Hugs,