Wanna Sit and Chat???

Good morning, and hello again!

*Please scroll down to see my latest sneak peek card for
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, thank you :) 

I'm back to share with you the latest Spy Day Challenge
at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!!
This week, we are casing one of Sugar's Card :)

Here's my take on it... 

I just had to use my newest stamp set from The Greeting Farm's last release,
"Sitting Casual"

Isn't Ian the handsomest boy ever???
I paper pieced his couch and was inspired by Sugar's layout and use of polka dots :)

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT for more inspiration!

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

See you later on with my third and final post for today!
xoxo 

Hello?! Free Hugs :)

Hello :)  and good day to you all! 

It's M-day and we all know what M-day means! and IT is not behaving, grrr! lol! 

SO, what better way to cheer up than to share some sneak peeks!!! 

Riley and Company sneak peeks have started!!! 

Today's day 2, so I have TWO different stamps to show you :) 

First, I have "Cell Phone Riley"... 

Hello?! Isn't he the CUTEST!!! 

I paper pieced Riley with some Kraft Cardstock - that's what happens when you make a boo-boo on the card, great way to cover things up ;) 

Next, I have "Water Bottle Riley"... 

Poor little moose is sicky :( 

Look at his red nose and comfy pajamas... 

Don't ya just wanna give him a big ol' hug to make him feel better??? 

Lots of peeks going on at the Moosemate's blogs too! 

Take a few and start hopping :) 

Cindy Haffner
Frances Byrne
Silke Kittman
Laurie Clout
Michelle L
Kelly Santi
Jovita Torres
Margie Cortina
Joy Stagg

Guest Designer: Jamie Rogers Moore  

Thanks for stopping by today!!! 

Enjoy! xo 

Sweet Little Light...

Hiiiii!!! and welcome to day two of 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps previews!!! 

I'm still running a bit behind along with a stuffy cold, 

so please bare with me while I squeeze out another quickie post :) 

For today, we are sneak peeking Karber's latest clear stamp set called, 

"Karber Fashion"

This set comes with 5 images and 3 sentiments...
and will also be released tomorrow!!! 

For my first card, I decided to use the lamp image with the following matching sentiment that just made me smile while I put together this card :) 

Doesn't it just warm your heart :) 

I used some of my fave Jillibean DP and look! I used brads too!!! 

For my next card, I used one of the 'fashionable girlies' and another sweet sentiment... 

Isn't she stylin'??? :)
Especially with some more Jillibean paper and twine!
I can't wait to paper-piece her too!!! 

Here's a peek at the whole stamp set... 

Remember to hop along and comment on the DTs post to enter to win this Karber Stamp Set :) 

Amber Hight 

Danielle Lounds 

Kerri Michaud 

Margie Cortina 

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Sparkle Smith 

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog

Happy TGIF!!!
I'm going to go catch up on some sleep now,
but will be back in the morning with some TGF ;)
xoxo

Love Struck :)

Good afternoon :)
*Please scroll down to see Day 1 of
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Preview, Nurse Lucy!
Thank you :)

{yaaaawn!!!} Kiddos and I woke up not feeling so great, it seems that we all caught colds at the same time, sigh... it's a cold and rainy day today, so we are camping out on the couch with Disney movies and books - the perfect way to relax... 

I have another quick post to share!!! 

Today is Pixie Dust Studio's latest release - 

"Love Struck" 

and

there is another Pixie Challenge up too! 

"Put Your Heart Into It!" 

Make a card/project using hearts...

in the image, on the patterned paper, or even a heart shaped embellishment. 

The possibilities are endless!

For my first card, I used... "Catching Your Heart" 

This little guy most definitely captured my heart :) 

Isn't he cheek-pinching-cute?!

I love the little bumble-y that is on his hat too!!! 

For my next card I used... "Heart Garden" 

I had a bit of fun with my Copics here! 

Love the bumble-y's flying about and she is just beaming with love and joy :) 

Here is what the latest collection looks like: 

Tree of Love, Pixie Valentines, 

Brittney Love, Catching Your Heart, Conversation Hearts, 

Cupid Wings, Heart Garden, and Soaring. 

Be sure to visit the Pixies for more peeks at the latest collection :) 

• Kathy (Owner/Illustrator)
• Cat
• Erin
• Jessica
• Karen
• Margie (DT Coordinator)
• Mary J
• Sammi
• Suzi
• Taylor {Challenge Captain}
• Theresa

Happy Thursday!!! xo

Kraft-y Creeper Sunday on a Friday :)

Good evening!!! Wow, I cannot believe that it is the last Friday of 2011!!! 

I kinda took an unintended creative/blog break this week - 

I really didn't expect to, lol! but between the holiday mess and my boys, I just had to take some time off from blogging and concentrate on family time and prepare for some fun DT releases for next month :) 

I have also started my own book blog :) You all know how much I love to read and usually try to incorporate it into my crafty things, but it's time that I set out to do what I have been wanting to do for so long, I am so happy about it!
Here's my new blog: bumbles and fairy-tales

I hope you'll follow along with me over there too!!! xo 

I am a bit late with posting a few things... 

First, there is a new challenge up on the Pixie Dust Studio blog... 

just add a number to your card/project!!! 

Next! It's time for a new Spy Day Challenge at 

The Greeting Farm!!!

This week, we are 'case-ing' Shaela's card... 

I decided to stick with some red panels, a similar layout and go all boy ;) 

I used Creeper Sunday and my new pad of MME Funday Kraft 6x6 pad! 

Looooving me some Kraft-y fun-ness right now :) 

The button is from Studio Calico (Wood Veneer) 

and some twine yummness from The Twinery!!! 

Just a quick and simple card - felt so good to create something again!!! 

Be sure to take a peek at the DT's stuffs too!!! 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

I will be back tomorrow :) 

Have a wonderful TGIF!!! 

xoxo 

"Open Me!!!" AND MY BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!
I hope that you all are settling down for a wonderful holiday with loved ones :)
We are just about ready for the festivities to begin!!! I still have some cleaning to do and some gifts to wrap - but all is good and we cannot wait to spend some wonderful quality time around the tree :)

I am very late posting my card for the latest Friday Spy Day at 
The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog yesterday! oops!
and I also want to share who my two blog candy winners are :)

First, my card :)
I decided to have a bit of fun with my new TE December Key Ingredients Kit
and pair it up with sweet Amelia from my 'new to me' TGF Surprise Stamp Set!

I also used the following challenges for my card:
- iCopic Weekly Challenge #61: Last minute Holiday projects
- Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #38: Anything Goes {with Twine}
- Wee Memories Challenge #80: Anything Goes
- The Sisterhood of Crafters: Celebrate the Holidays

I love her unruly hair! Kinda reminds me of my own hair - thick, wavy, messy! lol!
I tried to stick with the same layout as Beate's card, and a similar color combo - with different shades... and as you can see - I went a bit overboard with my Paper Pen again, hee hee! I am loving this stuff! More and more pearls everywhere!!!
It's not your typical Christmas card (hubs kept telling me to add green, lol!) but I love it! and I know that this little girly-girl will definitely love it too :)

Thanks for looking! and I hope you decide to play along with us this week!
Please be sure to check out the rest of the DTs creations too :)

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith 

PS - what do you think of my new blog makeover??? :) 

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And now it's time to announce my TWO birthday blog candy winners :) 

Prize 1 goes to #11 Ashley N Newell 

and Prize 2 goes to #13 April!!! 

Congrats to you both!!! 

Please email me at TheBumbleGirl at Rocketmail.com with your addresses 

and I will try to ship these out to you next week!!!

Lots and lots of fun new things are coming in the New Year!!!
My blog is going to be hopping with fun new projects and releases!!! 

Be on the lookout for more candies along the way too :)
So don't forget to follow and come back often, hee hee!!! 

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!!! 

xoxo 

Warm Wishes

Good evening everyone :) 

I totally forgot to post my card for today, ooops! 

This week's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge is to 

use THREE pattern papers!!! 

That's suppose to be easy, right?! lol! 

The small piece of green paper on top is really part of the pattern paper, it really is! 

The scallop and border green is cardstock, okay :)  hee, hee! 

This cute little image is called "Smore Candle Treats"... 

I honestly don't know what he is, my boys keep going back and forth saying that the Smore-guy is either an Ant or a Cricket - possibly a Snowman of sorts, lol! Oh boy, Kathy is going to whip us ;) hee, hee!!! 

I hope everyone is all done with the Holiday stuffs and getting ready to relax and enjoy the Holiday this weekend :)  I have a few last minute things to take care of first thing Friday morning, but nothing to stress about which is always a bonus :) 

Have a wonderful night!
I'll be back in the morning with my Spy Day card for The Greeting Farm Challenge!!! 

xoxo 

Dear Santa... and How I take my Card Pics!

All I want for Christmas is... {fill in the blank!} 

I don't know what I want for Christmas, lol! 

SO many things, I can't decide :)

*Please scroll down to see my card for 
Pixie Dust Studio's latest 'stitching' challenge, thanks!!! 

I wanted to share a quick little boy card that I created 

with one of Amy's latest Sweet November Stamps called "Max"!!! 

I was SO lucky to win this sweet boy and some goodies during Amy's preview days!

Yay!!! for more boy stamps!!! 

Isn't he the cutest little mischief you've ever seen?! hee, hee!!! 

Wonder if this little Max will be getting coal or toys for Christmas... 

I guess it depends were that snowball lands ;) 

***

I've had a few comments asking me how I take my card pics :)
I don't really do anything special - as a matter of fact, I really don't think they come out that good, lol! I always feel that they're a bit too dark... this is how I take my pics...

I just move my card and Ott-lite around until I get the right angle with no shadows.
I adjust my setting on my camera;
I have a simple Kodak Touch and I set it on Close-Up and then I zoom in...
I then upload my pics to Picasa - this is where I choose which pics I like best and crop them down.
and then lastly, I use PhotoScape to adjust the lighting/size and add my watermark!
All done!!!

I'm sure that there is probably an easier way to do all the 'photoshopping' stuffs, but this is what I've been doing for the last year, it's a quick and simple enough routine for me - it works :)

Please feel free to share your pic methods with me too!
Thanks!!! and thanks for stopping by today too!!! xo 

Snow Moose, a Postage Stamp and My FIRST Publication :)

Good {late} Wednesday morning to you!!! 

How are you all doing today??? 

I have to say, November has not been my friend this year, geesh! 

but hopefully he will make it up to me with a germ free Holiday weekend :) 

Much to be thankful for! Plus, it would be nice to be able to go with my boys to see the new Muppets movie ;) hee, hee!!! 

I have 2 more Riley and Company sneak peeks to share with you today!!! 

It is officially day 4 of sneak peeks - 

17 NEW Winter/Christmas themed stamps aaand 2 matching sentiment stamp sets too!!! 

The release is tomorrow, Thursday 11/24th 10pm EST - during our blog hop :) 

Be sure to hop for your chance to win a Winter/Christmas Riley stamp of your choice ;) 

Here is my first card for today... featuring "Snow Moose" 

I looove Snowmen! and Riley as a Snow Moose is even cuter! 

Definitely a new favorite for me ;) 

For my next card, I used "Postage Stamp Riley"... 

I never thought that I would fall in love with a Moose! LOL!
He is just too sweet, and I love the snowman in the background :) 

Be sure to check out the rest of the Moosemates and see what they have been up to with their sneak peeks this week, and our guest, Kelli Hull! 

 Cindy Haffner

Frances Byrne

Silke Kittman

Laurie Clout

Michelle L

Kelly Santi

Jovita Torres

Joy Stagg

PS:  SQUEEEEEing!!! 

Thanks to Tanya owner of Riley and Company, and now Cornish Heritage Farms! 

TWO of my cards have been published in here: 

Woo Hoo!!! 

It's my first publication and I am over the moooon about it :) 

Now, if I could just get my hands on a copy, lol! 

I have been trying to, and have yet to find it locally, eeek!!! 

And a congrats to my fellow Moosemate, Frances! 

Her card was also published, and it's that one on the bottom right of the cover :)

Here are the 2 cards that were published :)

You can find this first one on the index page!!! 

"Garden Chair" 

and you can find this card on page 34!!! 

"Holly Snowman"

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Enjoy :) 

xo 

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Good evening :) 

I just wanted to pop on really quick to share a card that I made for my sweet Nicky!

He absolutely adoooores penguins!!! 

and the minute that we saw this new Ian, I knew that he was the perfect guy for Mr. Popper!!! 

Over on SCS, The Greeting Farm had it's first Customer Chat/Challenge!!! 

The theme is/was movies!!! and you have the rest of the weekend to create a card based on one of your favorite movies!!! Such perfect timing for my card!!! 

You can go HERE for more challenge info!

Here is "Cozy Ian" as Mr. Popper :) 

Oh my gosh! This Ian is my new favorite :) 

I also used the "Clearly Christmas" stamp set for the sentiment... 

the paper is from 3 Bugs in a Rug! Soooo cute!!! 

Gotta get this DVD for him for Christmas!!! 

Thanks for looking!!!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!! xoxo 

TGF Cozy Ian

TGF Clearly Christmas

Copic Markers

Neenah Paper

Kraft CS

MME Baker's Twine

InLinkz.com

Three Snowmen, HO HO HO!!!

It's Thursdaaaaay!!! My favorite day of the week :)
Why? Just because :) hee hee!

It's also time for a Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!!!
It's also Pixie's 100TH CHALLENGE!!!
In celebration of our 100th challenge, Pixie will be giving away a few extra prizes!

For this week's challenge, I used one of the latest images from the
"A Pixie Christmas" Collection called "T is for Trio"... 

Our challenge is to create a card/project inspired by Jessica's lovely inspiration pic:
This just happens to be one of my most fave color combos too :)

I also used Sketch For You To Try November 2011 Sketch:
I had to turn it on its side ;)

Don't ya just love quick and simple cards and posts :)
Got lots of housework to do today! eeek!
Enjoy yours!!! xoxo

PS!!! Calling all Twilight fans!!!
If you love Twilight! and your love Pixie Dust Studio!
Why not play along with our hop next week?!?!
Please email me by Sunday, November 13th for more details, thanks!!!

Side-Stepping in Matilda's Garden

Good morning :) 

WoW! I cannot believe that I managed to stay off my blog almost the entire week! 

I have discovered that sometimes I need to take an unplanned mini-break from here to get the mojo flowing again! It always feels so good to come back to it and get into the swing again :) 

It's another "Spy Day" at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!! 

and this time, Sharette spied Danni's Card on SCS!!! 

Danni created a beautiful stair-step card using a orange/green color scheme... 

I have to admit, I just could NOT get a stair-step card put together for this challenge, oi! LOL! 

I tried using the SCS step-by-step directions and video! Which are by far, excellent resources and very clear - but I just could not grasp the exact cutting measuremenst! eek! 

So I decided to be inspired by the color scheme, layout and butterflies that Danni used :) 

AND!

I also used the following challenges for my card too!!!
- Touch Twin Marker Color Challenge:
Melon Yellow, Olive Green, Brick Brown, Rose Red
- Ribbon Carousel Challenge #27:
Anything goes! (must have ribbon, twine, etc.)
- Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #178:
Thank You (much have a buttefly, fairy, angel)
- Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #134

I also used one of the latest released stamps by The Greeting Farm, 

Wild Sprout - Matilda 

You cannot see it in my picture, but the sides are 2 separate panels! 

I tried to recreate the stair step look by using what Danni did as a layout/sketch :)

and I was so lucky to have just enough of these scraps for it too!

Oh, and when I first colored Matilda, I thought her clothes were a bit too mis-matchy, lol! 

but with the papers surrounding her, she matches and blends pretty good, right? :) 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT and see their gorgeous stair-step cards!!! 

Jessica Diedrich

April Davis

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea

Sharette Smith  

Thanks for stopping by today!!! Happy TGIF!!!
I will be packing up a few things for a scrappy night with the girls :) 

Yippeee!!! 

On the 6th Day of HALLOWEEN!!!

On the SIXTH day of HALLOWEEN... 

my true love gave to me

SIX GOBLINS GOBBLING!!!

Five scary spooks!

Four skeletons, 

Three black cats, 

Two trick-or-treaters, 

and an owl in a rotten oak tree!!! 

'morning friends!!! 

It's starting to get spooky around here!

Have you all seen what's been going on at 

Simply Betty Stamps!?!? 

I am super excited to have been invited to play along with their 12 Days of Halloween this year!!! 

Be sure to stop by the Simple Betty Stamps Blog for more details!!!... 

Everyone their, especially Betty, just loooves Halloween! 

and there are prizes every day! 

Take a peek and play along :) 

For my "goblin", I decided to use "Franken Jude"... 

I have to admit, I had a hard time picking a "goblin" for this, lol! 

Cindy aka The Scrappy Chick helped me out with choosing my goblin 

and sent me this from Wikipedia... 

"A goblin is a legendary evil or mischievous illiterate creature, 

described as a grotesquely evil-like phantom." 

hmmm...

We decided that a 'Frankenstein-ish' guy would fit this description... 

even though Jude is definitely waaay too cute to be considered 'grotesquely', LOL! 

My SIX things are the buttons!!! 

This idea has been brewing in my head for quite a while now!

and I am so happy to finally be able to use it on this card today :)

I am LOVING my twine!!! hee hee

I colored Jude in with my Copics, used some Bella Blvd 'To cute To spook" scraps 

and the 'boo' sentiment is a Making Memories sticker from 2 years ago, lol! 

It's time to dig out some goblins and get your spook on!!! 

You have until October 31st to play along :) 

Thanks for stopping by today!!! 

Happy Weekend to you all :*) 

D is for Dinosaur!!!

Happy Saturday!!!
Hopefully, as this post goes live in the early morning hours, my boys and I will be snoozing and sleeping in ;) hee, hee! and then we're off for dental checkups and a Fall Festival at their school (if it stops raining!!!)  Fun!!!

There is a special collaborated challenge going on today!!!
The Greeting Farm - Farm Fresh Challenge DT
is teaming up with
Bugaboo Digi Stamps
Catch The Bug Challenge!!!

This week's "Catch the Bug Challenge" is to use an animal on your card/project!
You can use a Bugaboo animal image,
or incorporate animal(s) into your papers, embellies, etc!
Maybe even sneak in a TGF stamp/digi with your Bugaboo ;) hee hee!!!

I decided to use Bugaboo's "Dinos Sit" Digital Image
and came up with this trio of cards :)

First, well actually, this was the second card that I created :)
I decided to use a little digi mistake that I made
when I printed out this Dino a bit too small and on the wrong cardstock, lol!
I knew that I couldn't let him go to waste!
and so I came up with this card using TGF's Oliver from the Happy Day Stamp Set....

For my 2nd card, which is actually the first card that I made ;)
I printed him out and used my Copics to color him up...
I also cut into my 3 Bug in a Rug "Dawson" DP for these cards -
if you love dinosaurs as much as we do, this is definitely a must have set!!!

As you can see, I am still having a TON of fun with my twine from The Twinery!!!
I just looove how well it goes with everything! Especially BOY cards ;)
For this last card, the mistake that I originally made
spurred this idea to print directly onto the cardstock, in a bigger size :)
No coloring ;) It's an awesome way to create a quickie! hee hee!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Be sure to leave me a comment, even if it's just to say HI :)
Would love to know who's been visiting, lurking, etc! hee hee!

Be sure to visit the Bugaboo DT and TGF Farm Fresh DT too!
Happy Weekend everyone! xoxo

Smiley :)

Wooo hooo!!! It's finally TGIF!!! 

What should have been a short week for us, because we had Monday off from school, turned out to be the most dragged out, longest week ever in existence, lol! We are all super tired and cranky and in much need to some weekend fun! Unfortunately, kiddos have to start their weekend tomorrow to a check up at the dentist first, lol! Then we're off for a Fall Festival at school and other fun stuff :)  Can't wait! 

There is another Farm Fresh Friday - Spy Day Challenge 

at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!! 

And for this week, we are casing Rachel's card that you can see HERE!

I decided that I really neeeded to use myyy "Edward" stamp!!!

Yes, MYYY Edward ;) hee hee!!!   

I lightly colored Edward with my Copic markers and used my Colorless Blender to lighten and blend my coloring to give him a 'washed-out' kind of look... I used scraps of Crate Paper and some Washi tape that I purchased (and have been hoarding) from TGF Store a looong while ago :)  

Please be sure to visit the amazing DT today too!

(Links are all in my sidebar, thanks!) 

Sorry to type and run, but I really need to catch up on some sleep, my neglected chores and get some much needed crafty time in between ;) 

Have a wonderful TGIF!!! 

See you back here in a little while ;) xo

Going RETRO-Fresh, into the Wild Wild West!

'morning peeps!!! 

I've got a fun-filled day ahead of me! and I wanted to share the most fun-nest part of it with you right now :) 

Today, The Greeting Farm - Farm Fresh Challenge 

is having it's FIRST monthly 

"RETRO-fresh" Challenge!!! 

Yeee-haaaw!!! 

And Jessica has challenged us to use ANIMALS as this month's theme!

You can use any TGF Animal stamp, Animal DP, Embellishments, etc. 

Just as long as you use a TGF stamp and something with an animal on it, it will qualify ;) 

Here's a bit of info for this month's RETRO-Fresh Challenge:  

- RETRO-Fresh Challenges will be on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

- Each month will have a theme to it.

- You MUST use a TGF Stamp that is at least or OVER 6 months old!!! 

For a list of old/new stamps, please visit our SCS page. 

(The list isn't complete yet and it does NOT include digis yet, so please be patient as TGF goes through their archives and continues to add onto the list, thank you!) 

- You must enter your direct link into Inlinkz on the Retro-Fresh post.

AAAAAAND!!! 

*You have ALL MONTH to play along!!! Woo hoo!!! 

You have until Tuesday, November 8th Noon CST to enter!!! 

The winner will be posted with our NEXT Retro-Fresh Challenge on 

Wednesday, November 9th!!!

For this challenge, I just knew that I haaad to use these 2 images that my sweet friend, Toni, sent to me a while ago! How sad is it that it this is the first time that I am inking these two lovies up!

Old stamps, but new to me! Love how that worked out :) 

Here's "Sheriff Ian" (retired?) and "Wild West Anya"... 

I had a ton of fun paper piecing these two cuties! 

(Please click on pics to see more details, thanks!)

and yes, these are old TGF designer papers :) 

Hording does come in handy sometimes! 

My animal is the little ol' horse on there ;)

It's time to dust off some of those oldies and get to playing!!! 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the DT for some fun and inspiring creations today :) 

Jessica Diedrich 

April Davis 

Joni Wilson

Lisa Gobea 

Sharette Smith 

Happy Wednesday!!! xoxo