Summer in November

I made TONS of stuff in the months that I've been unable to post. However I never bothered to take any pics because I couldn't upload them into my computer anyways.
See, my internet started crashing.... then it just wouldn't load AT ALL. I was busy working on a project for a friend that made me unable to take my computer in for repairs because I needed it for my scrapbooking program.
Finally I was able to hand it over to the professionals...... 4 days later it was returned to me IN WORSE CONDITION!! The laptop guy had added a second profile that he claimed would allow me to use the internet. I didn't. It still crashed constantly. And even if it did work, all my bookmarks and favourites list was in my OTHER profile. I NEED those lists. Also, the "professional" had somehow managed to screw up all my programs and files so NOTHING was working.
Oh how I wanted to start using my daughter's laptop. So easy.....just move a bunch of my stuff over to hers. But I held strong. I figured my computer had gotten a bad virus and I didn't want to risk spreading the infection to hers.
Instead I used hers for Google. Endless Googling what could have gone wrong with my laptop and ways to fix it. A lot of trial and error but mine is now running PERFECTLY. Internet is smooth and all programs are perfect. (and I've deleted the pointless secondary user profile)
Ok rant over.
I know that I should be showing a Christmas card if I wanna fit in, hopefully soon since I just finished one, but this is a "HELLO" card with a bit of a summery feel.

For these challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge - PASTEL COLOURS
Papertake Weekly - FREE FOR ALL
Party Time Tuesdays - ANYTHING GOES
Through the Craft Room Door - ANYTHING GOES
Tuesday Alchemy - ANYTHING GOES
Joanna Sheen Challenge - ANYTHING GOES BUT NO CHRISTMAS
Pile It On - ANYTHING GOES BUT NO CHRISTMAS
The Squirrel and the Fox - ANYTHING GOES
Simon Says Stamps - ANYTHING GOES

Thanks,
Farrah

You're Cool.

Good Evening Peeps.
I've spent the past three days cursing out my computer. I'd try to get online and Internet Explorer would crash. So I started using Firefox instead. Same problem. So THEN I would just use lovely daughter's laptop. It worked fine, but it was annoying. I needed my FAVOURITES list and I couldn't access my pics. And my Scrabble games on Facebook were suffering because her screen was too small to be able to see the whole board :) Turns out, one of those "highly recommended" flash player updates that I always have popping up was actually necessary! I thought those annoying windows only popped up to test my patience or attempt to make me spend money on programs I don't want. Hmmm.
I'm either super smart for figuring out the problem, or super {opposite of smart} for thinking for weeks that that pop-up was spam. I choose to believe the first option.

I've been needing some birthday cards for boys, so I went with this.

For these challenges -
Kaboodle Doodles - STITCHING
Di's Digi Designs - MORE THAN ONE DIECUT/PUNCH
Send A Smile 4 Kids - ANYTHING GOES
Mark's Finest Papers - TAGS
By the Cute and Girly - BOYS/MEN'S CARDS
Just Add Ink - KID'S CARDS

Thanks,
Farrah

Have I Mentioned I Love Felt?

With the kids back at school I enjoyed some quiet, crafty time in the afternoons this past week.
I was able to make 2 of the following card. (Felt's so nice, I made it twice)

What'll I do next year when the boys start grade 1 and I have the WHOLE day free?
I could spend all my time at my desk, happily surrounded by paper..... or YIKES ...... go back to work :) Hmmmm it's a toss up. I'll decide later!

For these challenges -
Charisma Cardz  - SEEING DOUBLE
Crafts and Me - ADD A FLOWER
Clearly I Stamp - LEAVES
Digi Doodles - HANDMADE FLOWERS
Inky Impressions - ANYTHING GOES
Simon Says Stamps - USE STAMPS / NO DIGIS

Thanks for looking,
Farrah

I May Have Forgotten How To Type.

I knew the summer was going to be busy but, come OOOOONNNN, 5 weeks without a post is insanity :) It feels good to be here and back into the mix.
I finally sat down at my desk for some crafty fun but had only a teeny tiny window of time so I quickly improvised a card using some old Scrabble* tiles that were there.

*the game pieces were from a previous project where I made them into drink coasters but one of my kids accidentally broke it. I had intended to re glue it.... so it should now make sense why I have random tiles on my desk :)

I looked through all my papers for something with a large grid pattern and didn't have any so I tried recreating a Scrabble board with some scoring and stamps.

For these challenges -
Craft Your Days Away   ANYHING GOES. This is their last challenge and I'm sorry to see this blog go.
Lawnscaping Challenges   MAKE YOUR OWN PATTERNED PAPER.
Addicted To Stamps   RECYCLE SOMETHING
A Musing Challenges   ANYTHING GOES
Challenges 4 Everybody   ANYTHING GOES
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude   ANYTHING GOES
Paper Play   SENTIMENT AS FOCAL POINT
L'il Red Wagon   UPCYCLE
Paper Shelter   ANYTHING GOES

Thanks,
Farrah

Birthday Girls.

I've been finding it nearly impossible to get the time for posting.
The kids are keeping me busy, busy, busy. But so far our summer has been a lot of fun.
At school my daughter had to do a project about a local legend. Her and I googled ideas and found The Screaming Tunnel. It's a tunnel that is supposedly haunted by a young girl and my daughter was so intrigued by it that we took a little trip to visit it. It's just outside of Niagara Falls and is the tunnel used in the Dead Zone movie. I thought the kids might be a little freaked out going into it, but nope, not at all :)

That's daughter pretending to be a ghost in there. She's awesome.

For my cards I used another of Sureya's images, from deviantArt.

The papers are new -yay- that I picked up at Michael's. From a pack called Retro Collage. The sentiment stamp is super old and I don't remember the brand.

It worries me that the grey hair makes her look old. That wasn't my intention but, what-ever, I wanted to experiment with different colours so c'est la vie :)
For these challenges -
Bearly Mine. GIRLY BIRTHDAY
Papertake Weekly. ALL THINGS GIRLIE
Paper Makeup Stamps. DIGI DIMENSION
Simon says Stamp and Show. ANYTHING GOES
My Heart Pieces. FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL
Totally Paper Crafts. LOTS OF LAYERS
Simon Says Stamps. SKETCH.

Thanks for looking,
Farrah

Happy Birthday x 2

Whenever I go to Michael's I see all the yellow and red clearance pricetags hanging from EMPTY hooks. It's maddening. However..... I was there a few days ago finally managed to get some radically price-reduced supplies before they were all taken! First I pick up a fantastic 12 x 12 paper pad on sale from $29.99 down to $11.99. (It was the last one!!) Also I grabbed some birthday stickers reduced to $1.49 from $6.99. And I never use stickers on my cards but I put them to use right away.
So here's two cards, from one sticker pack.
FAB birthday.


I'm making an effort to use my Cricut more. The FAB diecut is from the Create a Critter cartridge. For these challenges -
Shopping Our Stash. STICKERS
Die Kreative. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Card Crafters Circle. SENTIMENT
Aud Sentiments. SENTIMENT FOR KID'S BIRTHDAY


For the second card I really went to town with the stickers. Paired them up with some strips of my new paper....easy peasy.


For these challenges -
Crafty Sentiments. BRIGHT COLOURS
Loves Rubber Stamps. PHOTO INSPIRATION
Lexi's Creations. HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Thanks, Farrah

Dotty Madness.

Recently I was snooping around in Blogland and I came across an AMAZING site. It's called deviantArt and it appears to be an online gallery for artist to showcase their work.
I saw some outstanding talent and tons of images just perfect for cards. The images are also FREE!
(Just be sure to check the artist's bio for their policies and preferences.)
One gallery really appealed to me, so these 4 characters are all designed by the same artist. Her name is Sureya and you can see all of her work HERE.

The cards are one layer. I cut around the heads for a little extra dimension.

These girls are too cool :)    Originally I planned to have only the image and sentiment. Not sure where the dot idea came from but I was nervous about it, figured I was likely gonna ruin the cards by doing it, but I like how it turned out.

I glossy accented all the eyes, and some parts of the images. Like the gun and knife here.

For these challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays

Sir StampAlot - BINGO. I think I could make multiple bingos here, but I'll go with BLING/BROWN/PINK
Card and Scrap - BLING.
Smudgy Antics - ANYTHING GOES.

Thanks for looking,
Farrah