Always & Forever...

It's February 1st and that means a brand new Farm Fresh Challenge is underway at The Greeting Farm! As you know a new challenge is issued at the beginning of every month over on the TGF blog and this time we want to see you add 'A Touch of Red' to your creations. February is the month of love so why not ink up your most loved TGF stamp and play along for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate? Better yet, treat yourself to a new digi that you've fallen in love with from the store and get creative!

For my Touch of Red card I printed out two Wild Sprout digis, Dressy Joyce and Dressy Daniel, to make a lovey couple. If you ask me they look like they are dressed to the nines for a romantic Valentine's dinner date. I kept the card design clean and simple with just the frame of pretty red paper around the edge. And the touches of red in Joyce and Daniel's outfits were colored to match.

Later gators!  :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Public Library)
digital stamps- The Greeting Farm (Dressy Joyce and Dressy Daniel)
stamp- Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black 
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle dies
Kaiser Craft gems
Twine and Ink puffy gold heart sticker
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
Joyce
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyeshadow- W00, W1, W2, YG91
hair- E21, E23, E25, W8
clothes- E81, E50, 0, R05, R08, E09, R89, E18
Daniel
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E44, E47, E49, E55
eyes- G99
clothes- W2, W3, W5, W7, W9, C8, C10, 100, E81, 0, R05, R08, E09

Hello...

TGIF! 

I'm heading off to spend the day coloring with a friend so I'm one happy chica this morning. Sure, the forecast is predicting a rain/snow mix but through the power of positive thinking I'm hoping that it is just rain for my drive. 
So today felt like a Saturated Canary kind of day, probably because I've been wanting to color up this beauty for a few months now but had to wait 'til we got a bit closer to spring to get her on a card. This lovely little gal is called Ribbons Fairy and she is quite magical. I paired her up with some bright and beautiful papers by We R Memorykeepers because the roses and sunshine are really appealing to me at the moment. The color scheme turned out to be a refreshing change of pace from the Copics I have been pulling. It's always good to shake things up a bit.  ;)

Well, I'm outta here. Have a great weekend everybody! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- We R Memorykeepers
digital stamp- Saturated Canary (Ribbons Fairy)
ink- Colorbox creamy brown
Studio Calico hello die
My Favorite Things stitched circle die
Making Memories flowers
buttons
Kaiser Craft gems
twine
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E11, R00, R20, V93
lips- E04, R22
eyes- BG15, BG49
hair- YR21, Y17, YR04, YR27
clothes-Y00, Y04, Y15, V93, B97, B99, BV29, W2
wings- BG0000, BG11
leaf- YG00, YG13, G43, G46, G20
background- W0, Y000, 0, Y04
 

Sweetheart...

Good morning!

I've got a CAS card to share today that I made for the current challenge over at A Day For Daisies. The challenge is to "stitch it up" so I grabbed a big stitched rectangle die to add some faux stitching along the border of the image. Speaking of which, the image is a darling freebie that was offered up on the ADFD blog awhile ago which I thought would be perfect for a sweet Valentine's Day card. I printed these two nice and big so that they would fill up most of the card then colored them in pretty shades of red and pink. There is actually a whole lot of glitter going on since I made their wings sparkly with Wink of Stella but the photo just doesn't capture it unfortunately. Then I used some small pearls to dress up their 'dos and sprinkled a few around the sentiment for good measure too.  ;)  

Okey dokey, time to scoot. Have a good one everybody! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- A Day For Daisies (Freebie)
stamp- Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black 
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Prima flower
Kaiser Craft pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E11, R00, R20
hair 1- E53, E31, E55
hair 2- E35, E57, E49
gown 1- R000, R11, RV42, 0
gown 2- RV42, R32, R35, R59
heart- R46, R59, R89
wings- R0000, 0
background- E50, 0

Loads of love...

Hiya folks! 

I have been just itchin' to make this card for ages but had to wait until I could get my hands on the Squeaky Clean stamp set from Paper Smooches before it could all come together. The laundry room background is totally inspired by this crazy creative card that I found on Pinterest. As soon as I saw it I wanted to stamp up my own laundry room so that Hope & Grace Laundry would have the perfect place to live. It got even better when I found this sentiment in my stash because I'm always a fan of a good pun, LOL! Apparently this is my year for quirky, off beat Valentine's Day cards.  ;) 

Thanks for stopping by today, see ya manana! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Hope and Grace Laundry), Paper Smooches (Squeaky Clean), Simon Says Stamp (Just a Love Note set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E11, R00, R20
hair- E35, E29, E49
clothes- RV13, RV14, R35, RV21
laundry- R05, R24, R46, BG53, BG05, Y11, Y21, Y26, YG01, YG23, YG17, RV14, RV29, C8, C10
washing machine set- R24, R46, R59, C6, C8, C10, C00, C1, C3
laundry accessories- E31, E35, E57, Y21, YR23, E33, BG11, BG15, Y38, YR18, BG000, B01, 0, E40, E51, Y15, Y35, YG0000, YG01, YG17
wall/floor- W00, W0, W2 W4, T1, T2, T4

Talk nerdy to me...

Hey there!

I've got a busy day ahead of me so I have to post and run this morning. I've had this fun sentiment stamp for quite some time just waiting for the right character to pair it up with. As soon as Anya Nerds Out was released a few months back I knew I had a winner. In fact I think she just may be my new favorite Big Time Anya and those cute glasses totally have me wishing that we get a nerdy Big Time Ian someday soon. Anywho, I really wanted to make a quirky Valentine with Anya and this is what came together from my scrap bags. Clean and simple and it doesn't take itself too seriously.  ;)

Alrighty, have a good one everybody!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Imaginisce (pink), BoBunny (Modern Miss)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Big Time Anya Nerds Out), Studio Calico (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Studio Calico deja blue and Colorbox creamy brown
Paper Smooches stitches die
Simon Says Stamp heart border die
silver thread
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E41, E42, E43, E44
clothes- E40, E41, E43, 0, B37, B39, BV29, R43, RV14, RV29, BG90, BG10, G00, BG72, E35, E57, E59

Stitched with love...

Hello again! 

So this weekend I stopped by my semi-local crafty store and found the Baaah Humbug set by Lawn Fawn on Christmas clearance for 70% off. With those kinds of savings how could I resist such a deal? Especially when I really started looking at the accessory stamps that are included in the set and thought about how I could use them with my Greeting Farm stamps. The little knitting needles really got the ideas spinning and as soon as I got home I hit the crafty room and looked for the perfect Anya to turn into a Knitting Anya. And wouldn't ya know, Sitting Lovely Anya was everything I was hoping for. I don't even consider this altering because all I had to do was glue the knitting needles right over her hands. I stamped her on to the Sitting Casual chair and used the ball of yarn stamp to give Anya plenty to work with. Once I gave her a comfy room to relax in something still seemed to be missing... aha... Anya needed a kitty friend! Luckily I've printed out rows of the sweet Hallo Bean kitty so it was an easy fix.  ;)

Ok, time for me to get ready for work.
Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Tres Jolie)
digital stamps- The Greeting Farm (Hallo Bean kitty)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Sitting Lovely Anya and Sitting Casual chair), Lawn Fawn (Baaah Humbug set), My Favorite Things (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Memory Box window die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR21, YR27, E99, E29
clothes- E50, E41, 0, R11, RV42, R32, E44, E47, E49
chair- YG0000, G20, G40, G43, YG01, E43, E55
floor- E40, E41, E42, E44
yarn- R11, R32, E50, E41, YR21, YR12, YR24, YG00, 43, G46
kitty- E50, E51, YR21, W4

Thinking of you...

TGIF my friends! 

I'm really hoping that I can make it out of the driveway later this morning because the snow and rain has turned it into a sloppy mess. Sigh... have I mentioned how done I am with all this snow already? LOL, yea I'm a bit of a whiner today. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed that the ten day forecast was right when it predicted partly sunny skies today.
Speaking of sunny skies... this golden haired princess was calling my name when I sat down to create yesterday. Can you believe I've had Rapunzel here waiting to get inked up for ages now and I can't even think of an excuse as to why it took this long to get her on a card. She's such a beauty and I couldn't resist going with colors similar to the Rapunzel in Tangled, pretty in purple is a good description I think.  ;)

Alrighty, time to get going. Wish me luck on the driveway situation!  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Making Memories
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Rapunzel), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Li'l Inkers stitched rectangle die
Memory Box bird die
doily
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
eyes- E55, YG97, G99, BG000,0
lips- RV55, RV34
hair- Y11, YR31, YR21, YR24
clothes- V000, V01, V12, V15, V09
grass- YG00, YG03, G43, G94
sky- BG10, BG72, BG0000, 0
bird- BG11, BG72, BG70, E50, R12, C7

A sweet hello...

Olo! 

So I'm officially giving up on trying to stick with one season or the other for my cards these days, LOL! When I sat down to create yesterday I tried to steering away from this amazingly cute little girlie with the flower in her hair but I just couldn't do it. She is a recent Secret Stamp Club release from The Greeting Farm, that I think I got back in December and her name is Shana... LOVE her! And I knew I had the perfect paper to match Shana's flower which of course led me to this cheery color combo for her as well. I can feel the sunshine when I look at this card, either that or it is my wishful thinking after days and days of snow, fog and rain... ugh! Even if I do make some more winterish cards that doesn't mean I'm not firmly ready for spring to arrive.  :)

Well my friends, thanks for stopping by today!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Public Library, Treasure Map and Girl Talk)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (SSSC Shana and the Hello & Smile clear set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
The Greeting Farm Hello die
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
My Favorite Things double stitched rectangle die
Memory Box butterfly dies
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B66, BV08, BG000, 0
hair- E35, E99, E59
clothes- YG21, YG23, YG95, Y11, Y32, Y26, R11, R32, R14

Sending you happiness...

Hi guys!

It looks like I'm right back to more winter inspired cards today but I really wanted to participate in this week's Bellariffic Challenge. It is a color combo themed challenge of dark teal, aqua, red, grey and white which seemed totally wintery to me. Plus it gave me a chance to stamp the gorgeous Uptown Girl Quinn and her Boots and get her on a card before the seasons really change. With a bit of fussy cutting I was able to give Quinn a cool winter woodland background to set the scene using an old favorite paper from Echo Park. Then all I had to do was cut a couple die cuts in red for a bit of pop and this card was done. And have I mentioned how nice it is that the Bellariffic challenges now use an inlinkz so I don't have to wait for Fridays to post my Stamping Bella cards? Yea, it's the little things that make my day, LOL!  

Toodles!  :)      

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park (Keepin' Cozy)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Quinn and her Boots), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black 
Simon Says Stamp sending die
Memory Box bird die
Kaiser Craft gems
Ranger Glossy Accents
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- BG72, BG75, BG78, C7, N2, N4, N6, N9, E40, E41, BV20, 0, R08, E07, E18

Birthday wishes...

Hello friends! 

You might be thinking that it is too early for such a bright and sunny spring inspired card... and you'd probably be right, LOL! But when the skies are grey and the snow is piled up to your knees spring dreaming can hit you hard. So when I saw Anya Blooms in my stamp binder with her short ruffled dress and carefree attitude I just had to ink her up. I paired Anya up with a scrap of pretty floral paper by Pebbles and pulled all my Copic colors from it. I'm especially happy with how her dress turned out. And I gotta say that it was quite refreshing to raid my flower stash again and trade in the snowflake punch for butterflies.  ;)

Ok time for me to scoot.
Talk at'cha later!  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Happy Day)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Big Time Anya Blooms), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lawn Fawn stitched cloud border die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Silver Smooch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y32, Y35, E35
clothes- BV13, B45, B26, B21, C5, C7, C9
flowers- YG03, YG95, YG97, RV42, R32,  R14, R11, YR16, Y35, T4, T7
grass- YG00, YG01, YG03, YG93, YG95
sky- BG10, BG0000, 0

Warms my heart...

Good morning!

How about we start this week with a little love? I've been hanging on to this sweet I Heart U Gwen digi from Some Odd Girl for awhile now and I'm finally getting her on a card... yeah! I had such a blast coloring her up, from her curly hair to those big blue eyes, I'm just so pleased with how she turned out. I paired Gwen up with an old piece of Love, Elsie paper because it seemed to fit her playful attitude to a T. As I was putting the finishing touches on the card and finding the perfect sentiment it turned into more of a Gal-entine's Day card rather than a Valentine's Day card but either way it's all about showing the love.  ;)

Alrighty friends, hope your week is off to a great start.
Laters!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Love, Elsie
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (I Heart U Gwen)
stamp- Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
Doodlebug enamel heart
Doodlebug sequins
My Favorite Things mini doily die
My Favorite Things wonky stitched circle die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, BV20
lips/eye shadow- RV14, YG00, YG91
eyes- BG10, B52, BG72, B97
hair- YR31, YR12, YR27
clothes- RV21, RV23, RV13, RV14, RV17
background- BG0000, B01, BG10, BG53

Wish come true...

Happy Friday everyone! It’s finally here...RELEASE DAY for our new JANUARY stamps!! We've had previews of these awesome stamps the last few days, and NOW they are available in The Greeting Farm Store. Since it’s Release Day we are having a BLOG HOP, where 1 lucky person will win this entire release!

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the designer’s blog and then head back to the TGF Blog to let us know you completed the hop. You have until Monday, January 18th at 12pm CST to leave your comments below. We will announce our random winner by the end of next week!

TGF Design Team:

AMY

CEBELICA

DANNI

JESS

LIZZY

RACHEL

THE GREETING FARM BLOG

We’ll have more inspiration in the upcoming week using these awesome new stamps! Don’t forget you have until Monday, January 18th, 12pm CST to leave your comments.

I couldn't resist inking up the cutie unicorn from the Magical Friends set once again but this time I paired her up with the castle from the Ever After Bean set. I also decided to forgo the Copic cardstock and stamp and color the entire scene directly on a kraft card base. I think it makes for a fun and different kind of look plus it got me to pull out a white color pencil for the first time in ages. :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill
paper- Glitz
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Magical Friends set and Ever After set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Prisma white color pencil
Doodlebug mini paperclip
Doodlebug paper flower
Kaiser Craft gems
My Favorite Things stitched banners die
Copic markers:
unicorn- W00, W1, W3, R11, RV11, RV34, R85, R56, Y13, Y26, 0
hills- YG00, YG01, YG03
sky- B00, B41, 0
castle- W00, W3, W5, W7, Y13, Y26, RV11, RV34, R56, E34

All sorts of wonderful...

Good morning!

I'm getting this card in just under the wire but I really didn't want to miss a chance to play along in the 'anything goes' challenge at A Day For Daisies. Dot's Bear is another super cute image that I had pulled for my Christmas crafting but I didn't quite get around to it in time. Still, I didn't want to miss my chance at coloring up that little cub like a polar bear so a winter theme it was. Considering we are still getting snow almost every day you can say the inspiration was right outside my window. ;)

Ok, I've got to run. Thanks for dropping by and saying hi!  :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Karen Foster (snowflakes)
digital stamp- A Day for Daisies (Dot's Bear)
stamp- Mama Elephant (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Mama Elephant mountain die
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E21, E55, E25
clothes- BV08, V09, BV29, B00, B02, B05, C5, C7, C9, BV01, BV02, BV04
polar bear- E40, E41, BV00, 0, R000, R01
snow- B0000, B00, C1, 0

Happy Easter...

Olo!

Well here we are at the third and final day of January previews for The Greeting Farm. It's not too early for a bit of Easter sweetness is it? I'm sure that the new Eggstra Special clear set will have you anxiously awaiting all things spring. This set has everything... cute bunnies, fluffy chicks, colorful eggs, carrots, tulips, jellybeans, the whole shebang! There are so many great little images that I wanted to use as many as I could on my card. A great way to do that was by giving each image its own small panel to fill. Then I just glued them down in a grid and decided to even keep the card square as well. 

Alrighty, you know the drill... be sure to head on over to the TGF blog for even more Eggstra Special cuteness from the Farmers. And don't forget that the entire release will be available for purchase on the 15th!  :)    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Eggstra Special set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lil Inker stitched square die
My Favorite Things rounded stitched square die
Copic markers:
chicks- Y02, Y15, Y19, Y38
eggs- BG000, C1, 0, BG02, B05, B06, YG01, YG03, YG17, V12, V06, Y35, Y38, RV04, RV25, RV29, Y13, Y17
carrots- Y17, Y38, YR18, YG03, YG17
tulips- YG03, YG17, RV02, RV55, Y02, Y19, RV25, RV29
bunnies- E50, E41, 0, R11, R00, R43

P.S. I love you...

Hello, hello!

Are you ready for day two of the January Greeting Farm release previews? Today we are welcoming a new Dollie to the Farm and she is positively lovely. Say hello to Dollie with Letter who is here just in time for all our Valentine card making. This little sweetheart has just received a letter that tugs on her heart strings, you can see the emotion in her big, beautiful eyes. And I gotta tell you, that hair of hers is just a dream to color.

There is plenty more Dollie inspiration to be had over on the TGF blog and I promise you won't want to miss the gorgeous creations my fellow Farmers have made. :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Crate (Kiss, Kiss)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Dollie with Letter)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lil Inker stitched rectangle die
Lawn Fawn scalloped rectangle die
Freckled Fawn washi tapes
paper doily
Doodlebug mini paperclip
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
lips- R32
eyeshadow- W0, W1
eyes- YG93, BG000, 0
hair- E44, E47, E49
clothes- E81, E84, 0, R00, YR01, R11, R12, R32, G20, YG91, W0, W1, W4, W6
letter- C0, C1

Rainbows and Unicorns...

Hello there!

Today is day 1 of the January stamp release from The Greeting Farm... woot, woot! We have three fantastic sets coming out this month and I just adore each of them but I gotta say that this first clear set is my most favorite of all! Take a peek at the new Magical Friends clear stamp set that will be available for purchase on the 15th... I mean could they be any cuter?! I've used the little pegasus and unicorn, along with the coordinating dies, for my card today but there is also a sweet pony included in the set as well. They remind me so much of the My Little Pony days of my youth that I had to color these sweeties in some cheerful colors just like the toys I used to play with for hours on end. This card was so fun to make and it feels like a total blast from my past, LOL! 

Now be sure to head on over to the TGF blog to see all of the super cute cards from my fellow Farmers using the new Magical Friends set and I shall see you back here tomorrow with more sneak peek fun!  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- October Afternoon (Summertime), My Mind's Eye (greens)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Magical Friends set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
The Greeting Farm Magical Friends coordinating dies
My Favorite Things rounded stitched rectangle die
My Favorite Things grassy hills dies
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers- 
pegasus- B000, B00, BG02, B05, B06, B18
unicorn-V000, RV52, V01, V06, RV10, RV000, RV69

XOXO...

TGIF!

I'm excited to have a day off and the weather is cooperating enough that I can make a trip to town to visit some friends. It will be so good to get out of the house for awhile and have some fun. For my card today I dug out another oldie but goodie stamp that hasn't seen ink in ages. This Miss Anya from the Love set has always been a fave because I love her curled pigtails... so cute! And since Valentine's Day isn't too far off she seemed to be the perfect choice to jump start my happy heart day cards for the year. :)

OK, I've got to get myself ready to go. Have a great weekend and I'll see you back here on Monday with some super fun TGF previews!    

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Stella and Rose), Making Memories (ledger)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Love set), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Simon Says Stamp mini heart dies
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Kaiser Craft gems
paper roses
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E0000, E00, E11, R00,R20
hair- E53, E55, E34
clothes- R11, RV42, R32, E50, E81, 0, R35

Winter be warm...

Good morning!

I've made a card for the first Sugar Bowl challenge of the new year and as always the theme is 'anything goes'. I grabbed an oldie but a goodie stamp from Sugar Nellie called Furry Friends and sadly, I couldn't even find it in the store to link up to anymore. Originally I had planned on using this sweet pair of polar pals on a Christmas card but it didn't happen. I really didn't want to wait a whole 'nother year to color them up so I decided that a birthday card was the way to go. So I paired them up with a sentiment from Papertrey Ink and some pretty paper from BoBunny... perfect for a cold January birthday.  :)

Alright, gotta run... talk at'cha later!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- BoBunny
stamps- Sugar Nellie (Furry Friends), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Doodlebug sequins
Wink of Stella clear and silver glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E51, E21, E33, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- E50, E81, BV00, E71, E74, E77, E79, E53, E55
polar bear- E40, W1, W4, W7, W9, R01, BV00
gift- B37, B39, BV29, C3, C4

A latte birthday wishes...

Olo!

Today is my first day posting over on the TGF blog and I'm excited to be sharing eight different hair color combos for blonde hair using six Copic markers. The idea is being called Anya's Salon and Marie has even added a brand new Blonde Anya digi to the store just for the occasion, how cool is that?! So if you would like to see what Anya's Salon is all about head on over to The Greeting Farm blog today and check it out.
For my card I colored up Blonde Anya with the Toffee Nut combo but I also wanted to give her a body. So I grabbed Latte Anya and did a super simple head swap. Now Blondie is sipping her favorite latte just trying to keep warm during these cold winter days all while still looking oh so stylish, LOL! 

Have a good one everybody!  :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pebbles (Happy Day)
digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Blonde Anya)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Latte Anya), My Favorite Things (Stay Cool sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts peach ombre
Studio Calico sequins
My Favorite Things double stitched circle die
Lawn Fawn stitched scallop die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y32, E53, E35
clothes- R30, R32, RV10, R000, W2, W4, W5, W7, W10, BG70, BG53, BG72
latte cup- C00, C1, Y21, Y26, YG93, YG95

My favorite...

Hello friends!

The winter theme continues as I continue to feel snowed in here. We got at least another foot of snow yesterday and cabin fever may be setting in just a bit. I've got plenty of winter stamps to help me keep a positive attitude towards all this white stuff and I chose this cute Snowman Tobie digi from Some Odd Girl for today's card. I printed him out at a pretty good size so that he and his frosty friend would really be the stars of the show, which was important since I knew there wouldn't be a lot of extra frou frou in the design. Clean and simple was the way to go with this masculine card. I colored Tobie up nice and bright to add some playfulness along with a cool stitched edge that leads the eye to the sentiment. All in all a fun little card that makes me smile.  :)

Alrighty, time for me to get busy. 
Catch ya later!  :)   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (kaleidoscope)
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Snowman Tobie)
stamp- Paper Smooches (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
My Favorite Things stitched basic edges die
button
Divine Twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E34, E57, E49
eyes- B05, B37, BV29, BG000, 0
clothes- YG21, YG03, YG25, YG17, C6, C9, N2, B00, BG02, B04, B14, B18, B28, C1, C3, C5
snowman- BG0000, C1, BV0000, 0, W3, W10, YR15, YR04, YR18

Hugs...

Good morning! 

I hope the new year is treating everyone well. We have been ringing it in with a fresh powdering of snow and some freezing cold temps. This hasn't been so great for my intention to get out and start walking more but it is perfect for spending some quality time in the crafty room. This card is a result of that time and I'm sure you can see the inspiration I pulled from my surroundings, LOL! 
I inked up the darling Valerie with Snowman stamp from Stamping Bella for my card and while I love this image I'm not super crazy about images that have the hair inked in dark, giving you no choice but to have dark hair on your character. What can I say... I like have options! So before stamping I wiped away the inside of Valerie's hair leaving only the outline. Then I penned in a few wispy strands for definition and voila... a blank head of hair that I could color any hue I pleased. Once that was done the card came together super quick with its pretty pastels and these two freezey friends.  :)

Thanks for stopping by... ta ta!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Oriental Trading
stamp- Stamping Bella (Valerie with Snowman)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
My Favorite Things stitched scallop circle die
Paper Smooches hugs die
Martha Stewart snowflake border punch
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, Y32, E53
clothes- V01, V12, V15, V09, B01, B41, R000, R20, R21, E81, 0, E44
snowman- BG0000, C1
sky- BG10, 0