MAKE A SPLASH !!!

Good morning all. 
     I hope that everyone had a great weekend.  It's back to Monday once again and that means that for today I am running a TAD behind so I am going to get right to it. 
      My card for today I had originally started to color up because I wanted to make my Hubby a card that I knew would remind him of when the M&Ms were little.  lol...   When I was thinking of how I wanted to put it together I noticed that The Farm Fresh Friday challenge was to use two or more stamps from The Greeting Farm on a card.  I was really excited to see this as I had already stamped out these cuties.  I  decided that it couldn't hurt to use this for both.   So I finished up Oliver and Amelia and cut up a frame (this & that from MME) that I had purchased from QVC eons ago.  I love it when I actually put some of my "I just have to have this!" crafting goodies to use after all this time.  :O) 
     Ok, that's all from me today as I am now really running behind.  I just had to sleep in this morning and that is soooooo NOT me. 
     Have a great day everyone and I will talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:
stamp-OA-Summertime Fun
cs-Neenah & the Paper Studio
dp-lime twist-Fly A Kite-MME
this & that Frame-"woods"-barn wood-a division of MME, inc-QVC
fluid chalk-aquamarine-ColorBox
Copic Markers:
skin-E0000-E000-E11-E21-R20
hair-C9-C7-C5
Amelia
swimsuit & barrettes-RV14-R89-YR07
Oliver
swim trunks-B99-G14
goggles-YR57-YR14-YR12-G14-G02 & glossy accents
floaty-YR15-B000-B0000-G14-G02

SOME PEOPLE JUST KNOW....

This is Madison's card that Amy made and you should see her eyes in person and her hair just ROCKS!

This is Mitchell's card from Amy and I just love, love how she has colored everything and the embossing on the license plate is so COOL!

Good morning everyone.
     I am so sorry for being MIA this week.  What a week it has been too.  I went out to my car on Tuesday only to find my tire flat.  That isn't such a big deal in it's self, but after my friend at work was nice enough to take me to work and give me a ride home from work I found that not only had the one tire gone flat but we had a second tire blow a valve as we were trying to put air in them all.  I do have to add that my Dad was nice enough to come to our house and put air in all of our tires while I was at work.  He's a GREAT Dad and he is always been good about helping me out with all of my cars.  lol...
     Anyway, by the time it was all said and done we had to go and purchase two new tires to the tune of $200.  Talk about blowing my budget out of the sky for the next two weeks!  Gggrrrr!  So with all that fun and the fact that for whatever reason I have been sooooo tired this week I haven't had five minutes to make anything crafty let alone post it. 
      However I do want to share a little something with you this morning.  It is really amazing to me how much you get to know people in blog land and how much some become really good friends to you in the process.  Well one of those people for me and my family is Amy.  Somehow, when I need a smile or just something awesome to think about she always seems to send me something or just email me and make me feel so much better.  So this time she did something that even means more to me.  She sent the M&Ms both Birthday Cards.  I don't even know how she knew, but she knew.
     So as you can see this post is for my friend Amy.  Thank you so much for being such a sweetheart.  The M&Ms where both so excited to get mail with their names on it.  Then when they opened up the package and all the goodies that you sent along with your beautiful cards they could not believe it.  You are truly so talented and so so SWEET to send my kids cards and goodies.  You really ROCK, and I wanted you to know how much I have enjoyed getting to know you over the last two years.  I look forward to seeing your cards every morning and to talking to you.   :O) 
     Well guys that's it for me today.  I have to head off to work in the morning, so I had better get to bed.
Have a great day everyone.  Talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

MELE KALIKIMAKA IN JULY !?!

Hi guys. 
     No, you didn't fall asleep last night and wake up to the middle of winter.  lol...  The Farm Fresh Challenge blog is having a challenge this week to make a card or project for  'Christmas in July'  and I knew right away that I just had to put two of my favorite things together.     
     As you all know I just love the Cheeky Girls over at The Greeting Farm, so I picked little Cheeky Beach to come out and play.  After all she never gets to put up the Christmas lights or play in the snow.  She does however just LOVE a good palm tree when she is on the beach.  That is why she is playing in the very decorated palm tree that I received from Kris a couple of years ago.  It is actually a Christmas ornament, but I love palm trees and 'Mele Kalikimaka' is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs, so this hangs on my lamp by my desk year round.  lol...
     I was being lazy, so I scanned this into my computer then I printed it out.  So easy, just cut.  Use a some Viva perlen pen-magic transparent on the ornaments that are on the picture add Cheeky and you have yourself a very cute/fun Christmas in July card. 
     Well got to run.  Have work as always.  Talk at you later. 
 Hugs, Lisa G

JUST BECAUSE...

Good morning all.
     I am running so behind this morning that I am REALLY going to make this  a quick one.  As you can see I am using the newest addition to The Greeting Farm's family.  I used Blush Babette (love her hair) and the Blush Hello stamp.  I am really having fun with the new background stamps and now I wish I had splurged and purchased the little hearts as well. 
     Sorry guys,  I have to roll.  Thanks so much for all your wonderful comments yesterday.  I just loved reading them all.    Have a great day and I will talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

PINK {INK} SKETCH CHALLENGE #1

Good morning all. 
     Wow, what a quick weekend.  I am not complaining, but doesn't it seem like time is just flying by.  OMWord!  lol... Oh well,  we had such a great weekend.  Not anything too exciting other than just enjoying the time off  together.  That of course seems to be taking our morning walks and going swimming when I am not trying to squeeze in a little crafty time for myself.   I have to color!  I do however tend to be staying up until 1 or 2 in the morning then getting up at 6am on the weekends.  Sometimes that make for a very sleepy Mom, but I have always been like that even when I was little I would stay up late with my Mom and then head off to school the next day.  lol... Madison seems to have taken after me in the night owl department.  She just doesn't like to get up in the morning.  She is like Jerry in the morning.  You just don't talk to her for an hour after she gets up.  lol...
     I did however get an awesome package in the mail on Saturday.  Yes, my order from The Greeting Farm came and I just had to make some cards with my new goodies.  That leads me into today's card.  One of the stamps that I received was non other than the wonderful CC Piper.  I don't know about you guys, but I just love the Creeper Crew and their awesome eyes.  So much fun to color!  Anyway, I colored Miss Piper up and added some soft colors to her as she wants to be goth, but she really is a girly-girl at heart. lol....I also used up some of the new BG dp 'Out of Print' as I think it added a somewhat  grunge/girl look to the whole card.   After I picked out my papers and colored her up I was not sure how I wanted to put it all together, so I headed over to the brand new Pink{Ink} challenge blog for some inspiration.  Right away I knew that this sketch was just what I needed.  I am not too sure if you need to use TP stamps for this blog, but I still loved the sketch so I decided to use it for Piper. 
     Ok everyone that's all for me today.  I hope you all have a great start to your week and I will talk at you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G


Supplies:
stamps-CC Piper & Blush Society Bonnie(sentiment)-TGF
cs-Neenah & the Paper Studio
dp-Out of Print-BG
buttons-BG
ribbon & lace-stash
pearls-e.Line-Prima
Copic Markers:
skin-E50-E51-R20
eyes-B66-B63
eyeshadow-R00-YG0000 & diamond Stickles
hair-E79-E77-E74-E71
shirt,scarf & hat-YG63-YG61-YG03-BG53-BG0000-BG000-B000-RV10-RV11-Y13-Y11
leggings-C7-C5
shoes-BG53-BG000-RV11-C5-C3

SUNDAYS WITH LUCY...

Oh the life of a spoiled cat!  
     Hi guys.  I hope that you are all having a fantastic weekend.  Jerry and I have already been to the grocery store and gone for a walk with the M&Ms.  Now I am trying to get some work done before heading our to vacuum the pool.  :O)  It's nice out today and you can see that the sun is going to burn off.   I love where we live and when we go on early morning walks it smells like you are living at the coast or out camping somewhere.  We walked by one house and OMG,  it smelled like coffee was being brewed on a campfire.  MMMmmmmmm!
     Anyway, let me get to little Miss Lucy.  Yesterday Jerry was out mowing our lawn when Lucy had to have the blinds opened so that she could watch.  When I looked over from my desk I noticed that she had fallen asleep while watching.. lol...  I guess watching all that work really wore her out.  Unfortunately I didn't figure out my camera for the back light setting until after Lucy decided I had bothered her long enough and got off the couch to spread out on the carpet instead.  lol
     Ok guys have a wonderful day and I will talk to you tomorrow. 
Hugs, Lisa G

UNDER THE SEA WITH SYREN...

Good morning everyone. 
     It is Friday and I am so happy that it is.  I know this was a short week, but sometimes that almost makes the week drag.  lol....  Nah, just kidding  it was a good week.  I am just looking forward to have some more family time. 
     When I got off work yesterday it was already over 92 degrees outside.   The M&Ms and I were going to hit the pool when Jerry informed me that I needed to give it about 10 more minutes as we were suppose to get hit with 30 mile an hour winds.  :O(  Don't you just hate a know it all?   I honestly think the man should have been a weather man as he is never wrong.  Those winds were blowing and around here in the Desert that means lots of dirt in the air.  No way to enjoy a swim.  Oh well, hopefully tomorrow. 
      However with some non swimming time I was able to actually start my little project and make a great dinner for us all.  As you all know I love, love  CC Syren from the Greeting Farm.  I would have to say that she is my all time favorite.  I wanted to use the wooden plack that I had sprayed with my Moon Shadow -Bluebeard blue violet from Lindy's Stamp Gang.  So I stamped out Syren and blow her up to 4x6.  I had a confetti mix pack from Crafters Square so I decided to see about making her tail look like it actually had scales.  (Mind you I will never use confetti or glitter again.  I have it everywhere. lol...) I then cut up a crocheted doilie that I had purchased from our Dollar Tree and added some little seashells along with some burlap that I sprayed to make it look like part of a coral reef.  I don't have a hot glue gun so I used some of my Glossy Accents along with some of the awesome red tape that I had purchased from Jodi to put everything together.  Mind you I am a Card Maker/Scrapbooker, so this is all new to me.  :O)   I am pretty happy with how she came out though.  I hope you like her as well.   Have a super weekend everyone and I will talk at you later. 
Hugs, Lisa G

Supplies:
stamp-CC Syren-TGF
Moon Shadow Mist-Bluebeard Blue Violet-Lindy's Stamp Gang
Starburst Spray-Wake Me Up Before you go Gold & Breakfast Club Blue-Lindy's Stamp Gang
confetti pak-Crafters Square, crocheted doilie, shells & burlap place matt-The Dollar Tree
Copic Markers:
skin-E50-E51-R20
hair-E15-YR23-Y32-Y15
eyes-YG97-YG95-YG93