Flutter By Wednesday Birthday Edition

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching Chou Kuik's "The Moth"
Paper: Crate Paper - "Restoration"




FBW #120 Danni's Birthday Blowout!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANNI!! Please be sure to wish our wonderful, Danni, a very merry birthday!

Danni, I hope all your birthday wishes come true!! Have an amazing day!!!!!!


There is a huge birthday blowout giveaway on the Flutter By Wednesday blog! There is a ton of awesome PRIZES! Go check it out!

Challenge: Make a birthday card and use Mercy's sketch. You must also use a butterfly, fairy or angel.

Be sure to see the rules and put a direct link to your creation over at the FBW blog Inlinkz.


Mercy's amazing FBW sketch..... {love this one Merc!}

A huge thank you to the following, in no particular order:

Tiddly Inks
Susana's Custom Art and Card Design
Paper Makeup Stamps
Victoria Case Art Designs
Paper Garden Projects
Inky Impressions
Belles 'n Whistles
All That Scraps
The Greeting Farm
The Wild Flower Patch
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps
My Favorite Things-MFT
Taylored Expressions
Paper Pretties
Pink Cat Studio
Whimsy Stamps
Color Me Creative Classroom

Sweet Anya Preview Day!

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - PREVIEW "Sweet Anya"
{wings}"Sweet & Toxic" {Release date: 9/1}
{"You're an Angel"}"Anya Says"

Hey everyone!
I'm back with another preview from The Greeting Farm! Did you all happen to check out the Club Anya & Friends blog over the weekend to see the ADORABLE new "Oh, Boy" Ian previewed with the Saturday Sketch Challenge? Well we've got a SUPER SWEET counterpart to show off to you today...
INTRODUCING...SWEET ANYA!
Sweet Anya was designed by Barbara Sproat, who just happens to be joining us today for today's preview! Please check out her creation and leave her some love! Barbara is GIVING AWAY a SWEET ANYA to one lucky commenter on her blog today, so be sure to visit and tell her how SWEET her design is!

And while you're at it, hop on over to the other DT's blogs because there are TWO MORE Sweet Anyas hidden away somewhere and you JUST MIGHT WIN one!

Barbara Sproat-our VERY special guest!
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Randi Wall {me}
Amy Young
Alice Wertz-September Guest CA&F
Kelly Booth
Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Traci Porter
Jessica Diedrich
Club Anya & Friends Blog

We'll be back on Wednesday with our "SWEET SEPTEMBER" Blog Hop! It starts on the TGF Blog on WEDNESDAY!

Oh, Alice Ch. 28: Child of the Pure....

DIGI Stamp: Paper Pretties -"Butterfly & Blossoms"

CHAPTER 28: (taken from "Child of the Pure Unclouded Brow: preface to "Through the Looking Glass"

hild of the pure unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder!
Though time be fleet, and I and thou
Are half a life asunder,
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy-tale.

I have not seen thy sunny face,
Nor heard thy silver laughter;
No thought of me shall find a place
In thy young life's hereafter -
Enough that now thou wilt not fail
To listen to my fairy-tale.

This week's Oh, Alice sponsor is, Paper Pretties Stamps!

Paper Pretties is offering a Prize package of rubber stamps this week to ONE lucky winner! Details over at the Oh, Alice blog.

This week's challenge is to make a card with a LITTLE GIRL theme:) Alice is such a whimsical free spirit and we LOVE that about her! Channel your inner girlie this week with this great (and free-to-be-you!) challenge!

Thanks again to Paper Pretties for this great prize! You have until FRIDAY, September 3rd at 8pm CST to play along this week for the prize!

For more inspiration....

• Jessica
• Erin
• Jen
• Kim
• Kristy
• Ky
• Lynne
• Margie
• Peggy
• Sammi
• Sara
• Stephanie {August Guest}
• Suzi
• Tasha

Farm Fresh Friday with a Sweet Preview

Preview: The Greeting Farm - "Sweet & Toxic" {Release date 9/1}

Welcome to Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm.

We are previewing a BRAND NEW set "Sweet and Toxic" which will be released this coming Wednesday, September 1st at The Greeting Farm!
EXCITED? Well, perhaps you'll be even MORE excited to know that some of our new CREEPER CREW friends are going to be released as 4x6 stamp sets WITH sentiments! How SWEET is that?

Our CRITTER CREW also has some new previews for you today-we will be releasing THREE new digis on the 1st as well!

Today we sadly say goodbye to two of our dear, dear Farmers, Kadie and Cindy. These girls were part of my original Gardener crew and I am going to miss them SO very much!! I have had an amazing time with you gals! You are both such an inspiration! Thanks for being such wonderful teammates and friends! Big hugs to you both!

This week's challenge is another amazing sketch by Miss Mercy:

Please be sure to visit the rest of the TGF crew....

Farmers:

Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin

Tammy Maxvill

Critter Crew:

Amber Hight

Heather Schlatter

Jacquie Nordaune

Jennifer Royal

Jen Shults

Kristine Reynolds

Linda Muhr

Shaela Odd

Tangii Crain

Have a wonderful weekend!

Flutter By Wednesday Cupcake Stands

Flutter By Steampunk cupcake stands inspired by this Jenni Bowlin post. {Thanks Jo!}

Supplies: Vintage alphabet blocks, thread spools, Maya Road wings and 2 3/4" bottle caps, Graphic 45 Steampunk DP. Part of an upcoming class at Paper Tales.

Flutter By Wednesday #119

This week's challenge: OPEN

Remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your NEW creation!!

Also a little hint that something HUGE is coming to Flutter By Wednesday on the first Wednesday of September...you won't want to miss it!!!

Enter your direct link (the link to your post with your challenge card) into the Inlinkz at FBW.

The FBW crew:
Danni
Michelle
Harriet
Jodi
Kimberly
Nancy
Michelle VP
Tina - August Guest Designer

Have a happy fluttering week!

Oh, Alice Ch. 27: Prizes for Dodo...

CHAPTER 27: Prizes for Dodo...

"This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought, and it sat for a long time with one finger pressed upon its forehead (the position in which you usually see Shakespeare, in the pictures of him), while the rest waited in silence. At last the Dodo said, `EVERYBODY has won, and all must have prizes.'


`But who is to give the prizes?' quite a chorus of voices asked.


`Why, SHE, of course,' said the Dodo, pointing to Alice with one finger; and the whole party at once crowded round her, calling out in a confused way, `Prizes! Prizes!'


Alice had no idea what to do, and in despair she put her hand in her pocket, and pulled out a box of comfits, (luckily the salt water had not got into it), and handed them round as prizes. There was exactly one a-piece all round. `But she must have a prize herself, you know,' said the Mouse.


`Of course,' the Dodo replied very gravely. `What else have you got in your pocket?' he went on, turning to Alice..."

The Mad Hatter Jess is VERY fond of Tarina Tarantino jewelry and is lucky enough to own a VERY fun ring that she scored while in Disneyworld last time. Check out her fabulous Queen Alice ring HERE.

For today's challenge, we are all gaga over this beautiful piece:

Your mission today is to create SPARKLY FABULOUSNESS (yes, include some BLING, please!) as inspired by the above photo.

Check out these sparkly creations:
Jessica
Erin
Jen
Kim
Kristy
Ky
Lynne
Margie
Peggy
Sammi
Sara
Stephanie {August Guest}
Suzi
Tasha

Farm Fresh Friday Color Challenge

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Creeper "Tuesday"

Welcome to another edition of Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm.

This week's challenge:

Hawaiian Shores, Tangerine Tango, and Kiwi Kiss to be exact. Don’t worry if you don’t have these specific colors. Use any version of blue, orange and green you have on hand.
Here's the color combo:

Please be sure to visit the rest of the TGF crew....

Farmers:

Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin

Tammy Maxvill

Critter Crew:

Amber Hight

Heather Schlatter

Jacquie Nordaune

Jennifer Royal

Jen Shults

Kristine Reynolds

Linda Muhr

Shaela Odd

Tangii Crain

Have a wonderful weekend!

Flutter by Wednesday #118

Flutter By Wednesday #118

This week's challenge:

A Flutter By Recipe:

1 part sparkle

2 parts designer paper

3 parts buttons or gems

Remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your NEW creation!!

Also a little hint that something HUGE is coming to Flutter By Wednesday on the first Wednesday of September...you won't want to miss it!!!

Enter your direct link (the link to your post with your challenge card) into the Inlinkz at FBW.

**If you are reading this, that means I didn't get my card posted yet. I am busy sorting through 3 big boxes of Prima product and prepping more make and take kits for the Shop Hop. I thought I'd share a peek at one the 6x6 layouts I made. Paper Tales' movie theme was Marie Antoinette. You cannot see them in the pic, but we punched flowers out of vintage music note paper.

This is the last week of Shop Hop. Ends on Sunday. Whew! I'll be back soon. Thanks for sticking with me gals!

The FBW crew:
Danni
Michelle
Harriet
Jodi
Kimberly
Nancy
Michelle VP
Tina - August Guest Designer

Have a happy fluttering week!

Oh, Alice Ch. 26: Sizin' up a Sketch...

DP: Graphic 45 "Steampunk Debutante"

CHAPTER 26: Sizin' up a Sketch...

"The Caterpillar was the first to speak. `What size do you want to be?' it asked.

`Oh, I'm not particular as to size,' Alice hastily replied; `only one doesn't like changing so often, you know.'

`I DON'T know,' said the Caterpillar.

Alice said nothing: she had never been so much contradicted in her life before, and she felt that she was losing her temper. `

Are you content now?' said the Caterpillar.

`Well, I should like to be a LITTLE larger, sir, if you wouldn't mind,' said Alice: `three inches is such a wretched height to be.'

`It is a very good height indeed!' said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).

`But I'm not used to it!' pleaded poor Alice in a piteous tone. And she thought of herself, `I wish the creatures wouldn't be so easily offended!'

`You'll get used to it in time,' said the Caterpillar; and it put the hookah into its mouth and began smoking again..."

Hello! Today, Oh, Alice is sizing up a GREAT sketch by JEN and the main panel just HAPPENS to be THREE. INCHES. TALL. :) Now, of course you don't have to stick to this if your image won't fit, but we didn't want to anger Mr. Caterpillar by saying that Three inches wasn't a respectable height, so here's the sketch:

For today's card I used the extraordinary new Steampunk Debutante line from Graphic 45. If you want some fabulous eye candy, check out the G45 blog's CHA booth pics. We have the entire line at Paper Tales. LOVE this paper!!!

Please visit the rest of the Twisted Thirteen:

Jessica
Erin
Jen
Kim
Kristy
Ky
Lynne
Margie
Peggy
Sammi
Sara
Stephanie {August Guest}
Suzi
Tasha

Farm Fresh Friday Lucky 13

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Flirty Anya"

Welcome to another edition of Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm.

This week's challenge: "What's your Lucky Number?"

13 is Jess's favorite number...what about you? Give us your digits with this fun challenge incorporating a NUMBER onto your card/project.

Please be sure to visit the rest of the TGF crew....

Farmers:

Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin

Tammy Maxvill

AND PLEASE WELCOME THE BRAND NEW & AMAZING....
Critter Crew:

Amber Hight

Heather Schlatter

Jacquie Nordaune

Jennifer Royal

Jen Shults

Kristine Reynolds

Linda Muhr

Shaela Odd

Tangii Crain

Have a wonderful weekend!

Flutter By Wedneday Random Flutters...

and some cupcake toppers.............if you sandwich 2 of these on a toothpick they make perfect cupcake decor!

Is it Wednesday already?!

Well, it's time to flutter!!

I'm still crazy with work, so today I am sharing some random pics of all that 'other' work stuff I do that never makes it to the blog. Some of these were classes and some were make and takes. But, they all have butterflies! ;o)

Flutter by Wednesday Challenge #117: OPEN! Just be sure to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your new creation!!

Enter your direct link (the link to your post with your challenge card) into the Inlinkz at FBW.

The FBW crew:
Danni
Michelle
Harriet
Jodi
Kimberly
Nancy
Michelle VP
Tina - August Guest Designer {WELCOME Tina!!!}

Have a happy fluttering week!

Oh, Alice: Chapter 25: White Rabbit....

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Fleur Anya"
OAC Challenge: All White Card

CHAPTER 25: White Rabbit, White Gloves, White Wonderland...
"After a time she heard a little pattering of feet in the distance, and she hastily dried her eyes to see what was coming.It was the White Rabbit returning, splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves in one hand and a large fan in the other: he came trotting along in a great hurry, muttering to himself as he came, `Oh! the Duchess, the Duchess! Oh! won't she be savage if I've kept her waiting!'Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one; so, when the Rabbit came near her, she began, in a low, timid voice, `If you please, sir--' The Rabbit started violently, dropped the white kid gloves and the fan, and skurried away into the darkness as hard as he could go..." ~Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 2

In the spirit our WHITE Rabbit and his WHITE kid gloves, guess what our challenge is for you today? That's RIGHT. WHITE WONDERLAND. And we're not talkin' about Christmas! Your mission today, should you choose to accept it is to create (WITH the exception of your main image panel) an ALL WHITE card or project!
Thanks to EMMA EADS for being our July Guest Tea Party member. You did an WONDERFUL job, girlie and we are gonna miss you here on the team! Since it's the beginning of the month, we are also excited, as it's time to welcome STEPHANIE JONES as our August Guest!

We are also THRILLED to announce a standing sponsorship today with Tickled Pink Stamps! Kellie has offered Oh, Alice a generous monthly sponsorship and we are thrilled to be able to give away such wonderful images to our awesome fans and players! .
Tickled Pink Stamps is offering 1 RUBBER LOLITA of choice to one lucky winner this week!

Jessica
Erin
Jen
Kim
Kristy
Ky
Lynne
Margie
Peggy
Sammi
Sara
Suzi
Tasha
and our August Guest Designer STEPHANIE JONES

Farm Fresh Friday Halloween Mermaid

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Mermaid Anya"

Welcome to another fun edition of Farm Fresh Friday with The Greeting Farm.

This week's challenge another AMAZING layered sketch from the wonderful Cindy Haffner:


I LOVE Halloween! So, I'll be making as much Hallow's Eve themed stuff as possible from now through October!

Copic Markers used:

Hair: YR68, YR65, YR61, V17, V15, V12, RV00, E51, E50, E42, W7, W6, W3

***Apologies...This month is crazy for me as I've been prepping for and will be working the So Cal Shop Hop, 3 weeks of fun festivities! With 35 stores participating in a Hollywood themed hop!

Paper Tales' movie theme is Marie Antoinette!! The store looks 'delicious'!!

I'll try to get some pics posted!

Please be sure to visit the rest of the TGF crew....

Farmers:

Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin

Tammy Maxvill

Critter Crew:

Sandra Maclean
Sparkle Smith
Heather Schlatter
Jami Bova
Shaela Odd
Jen Shults
Amber Hight
Have a wonderful weekend!

Whimsy Flutter By Wednesday

It's Wednesday! Time to flutter!!

{Sorry, I'll try to be back with a card this evening!}

This week we have a sponsor~ Whimsy Stamps!
Whimsy Stamps is a family owned business and online store that carries a line of whimsical and fun rubber stamps made from deeply etched red rubber and mounted on EZ mount foam. They also have a digital stamp collection with new releases on the 1st of each month.

Whimsy Stamps was generous and donated 3 different digi stamps for the Flutter By Team to design with so please be sure to visit the team and leave some love!! Whimsy Stamps is also donating a prize~~ a $15.00 gift certificate to their store!!

Flutter by Wednesday Challenge #116: OPEN! Just be sure to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your new creation!!
Enter your direct link (the link to your post with your challenge card) into the Inlinkz at FBW.
Be sure to link your new creation before midnight (Mountain Standard Time) on Monday August 9th, 2010.

A very warm welcome to an amazing FBW participant, Tina, our new August Guest Designer!! Looking forward to working with you this month Tina!

The FBW crew:
Danni
Michelle
Harriet
Jodi
Kimberly
Nancy
Michelle VP
Tina - August Guest Designer {WELCOME Tina!!!}

Have fun!!Have a happy fluttering week!

TGF 2nd Anniversary Customer Blog Hop!!!

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Creeper "Tuesday" {NEW release!}

Stamp: The Greeting Farm -"Flirty Anya" {NEW release!}

HAPPY TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY TGF!!!!!

It has been an amazing two years with you Marie (& Anya & Jess)!! I wish you many more wonderful years to come!!

ALL new releases are NOW AVAILABLE!!

Creepers, Flirty, Later Sk8er and Rachel's AWESOME Cupcake digi are all now available in the TGF Store!

Please head over to the TGF blog for the fantastic-ly HUGE

CUSTOMER BLOG HOP!!!!!!!

Also, don't forget there's a little chat going on at PCP from 7-8 pm CST.

For my Creeper card today, I used Memento inks in Tangelo, Grape Jelly, and Lilac Posies to stamp my image. And I used a whole lot of pastel Copic Markers in the '0000' to '02' range.

Lighter colors work best with the colored Memento inks.

These tags today are loaded with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist & Glam, and Glaze!!

Super easy to use and layer and adds so much sparkle, shimmer, and texture! Hopefully, I can figure out to get a better picture....

Have fun tonight everyone!!!! Thanks for stopping by!