All That Scrap For Me

I had so much fun participating in the Shrinky Dink challenge issued by the TGF Farmerz Club by Funkie Munkie Scraps. I won by default because no one else entered and can't wait to see what the challenge will be for the next month!! So , how did I make this cute little card? It's actually relatively simple! I had to play around with the Shrinky Dinks to find the right combination for my coloring and my oven. I used Jet Black Staz On ink and my Prismacolor Watercolor pencils. I do not have regular colored pencils but those may work as well. I used the Home Sweet Home stamp set by The Greeting Farm purchased at the Funkie Munkie . I used Coredination paper for the green cardstock and standard Bazzill cardstock for the orange and lighter green which I purchased at Scrapnesia . I used a standard 8 1/2 x 11 piece of heavy weight white cardstock for the card base (cut in half). I zig-zag stiched around the outerpart of the card using my sewing machine. I wish they made a good qualit...

Wowsers! It's been an awful long time since I posted something. Life has been super hectic the last month or so ... does it ever slow down?!? Anywho, I have been hearing a lot lately about these things called Explosion Boxes and decided to try my hand at one (thank you Kelly for creating this challenge!!). I made this as an entry to the TGF Farmerz challenge for June. If you haven't checked out this fabulous blog, do it now right here ! :) I made the bow on top as well (scraplifted it from Split Coast Stampers - they have an awesome resource section!!). I know the solid cardstock is by Bazzill and I *think* the patterned paper is by SEI but not 100% sure. On the inside, I used an Anya stamp by The Greeting Farm . These stamps are so adorable!! I also used lots of little bitty Prima flowers. I added some mats for some photos that I may want to add later (or possibly journal boxes) and also used some awesome new Lollipop flowers by Prima. I'm not usually a fan of paper flowe...