All my heart...

Please scroll down for my TGF preview card that went live today as well, thanks! :)

It's the second Wednesday of the new month and that means it's time for the January 'anything goes' challenge over on the 7 Kids challenge blog. Playing along is easy, all you have to do is use at least one product that can be found in the 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store and link back to the challenge blog in your own post, which gives you a chance at winning a $20 gift certificate at the end of the month... who doesn't love that? This is actually the last challenge to be held on the blog as we will be moving them to the 7 Kids Customers Create Facebook page in February.

For my inspiration card I inked up the lovely Tiny Townie Raven Loves Ribbon in desert sand ink and did some no-line coloring. I was trying to match the pinks in her dress to the different pinks in that heart paper but I wasn't super successful. Still, it is a pretty color combo if you ignore it not matching perfectly. Sometimes ya just gotta roll with it, LOL! I was happier with how the ribbon color turned out so there's that at least. The rest of the card stayed super clean and simple with just a bit of the paper up top and a sprinkling of antiqued gold sequins. I like how this keeps Raven as the star of the show. :)     

Alrighty, I hope to see all of my crafty friends joining the fun with me this month over at 7 Kids!

Supply list:
cardstock- Curious Metallics Cryogen white
paper- Crate
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Raven Loves Ribbon), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento desert sand and Papertrey Ink Fine Linen
gold sequins
Simon Says Stamp stitched scallop border die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E53, E55
dress- R000, R30, R02, R32, R43, R35, R37, W2, E81, BG11, BG34
ribbon- R0000, RV0000, RV10, RV21, RV43
background- BG0000, BG10, 0, W00, W1, W2

LOVE U...

Hello there!

Today is day 1 of the January stamp release from The Greeting Farm... woot, woot! We have three clear stamp sets coming out this month and they are all amazing! Check out this mini Anya from the Mini Remix Balloons set that will be available for purchase on the 15th... isn't she just the cutest?! The set includes Anya, Ian and three fun balloon lettered sentiments along with some regular wording that can be mix and matched with them. For this colorful Valentine I paired Anya with the LOVE balloons and I also borrowed the U balloon from the HB2U stamp with a bit of selective inking. I stamped it a bit higher up so it looked like it had escaped her grasp and is floating away... oh dear!  :)

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

Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It and Hero Arts
paper- Bella Blvd
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mini remix Balloons set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
My Favorite Things stitched mod square die
Doodlebug Sprinkles flowers
Ranger glossy accents
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR30, YR31, E23, E57
clothes/balloons- C00, C1, C2, V01, V12, V15, V17, RV52, RV55, RV21, RV25, RV29, Y04, Y15, Y17
grass- YG21, YG23, YG25, YG17
trees- YG03, G43
sky- B00

Thinking of you...

Hey there!

I'm here with my Tuesday post for 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store. With the new year comes new stamp releases from all the awesome companies that 7 Kids carries. Among those is the new batch from Whimsy Stamps and they have some fairies that I am just head over heels excited about! If you've been in the stamping game for a while you may remember seeing some of these cuties from the now retired Sugar Nellie store. Their Fairy Glenn range was always a favorite of mine so I was very sad when they closed. But now the fairies have found a new home and they are better than ever! It was hard to choose which of the three to ink up first but ultimately Flower Fairy won the day. She's just so cute with her bobbed hair and that sweet, shy pose... such a doll! I had so much fun coloring her up to match this pretty floral paper from my stash and I gotta tell you the spring time feel of this card definitely has me wishing that these cold, wet winter days would soon come to an end.  :)    

Alrighty then, the December challenge just came to an end and tomorrow we will be kicking off the last challenge to be hosted on the blog. After January it will be moving permanently to our 7 Kids Customers Create Facebook page. So be sure to head on over to the 7 Kids blog for a chance to win the $20 gift certificate!

Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie
stamps- Whimsy Stamps (Flower Fairy), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 2
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- RV10, RV13, RV14, R59
clothes- YG00, YG93, YG95, YG99, Y00, Y04, Y21, E81, E84, B000, B00, B02
wings- B0000, Y0000, RV0000
flower- RV52, RV02, YG95
background- B0000, B000, YG21, YG93, YG25, E33, E57, E49

Love note...

Good morning!

Time for a stamping confession... I've had this darling Nancy stamped and waiting to be colored for almost two years. Oy! I try to stamp up every new stamp I get before putting it away in the appropriate stamp binder, which creates a file of images to work from that is easy to access when I'm feeling creative. 'Unfortunately' I sometimes collect stamps faster than I can get them on cards, especially when they are for holidays. I can run out of time before the big day hits. Now I know that this Dear Diary stamp probably isn't specifically a Valentine's image but I always saw her that way. So when I was flipping through the file a week ago and saw her still waiting I pulled her immediately and made it my mission to get her on a card this year. I found this scrap of old KI Memories paper and really liked the purples mixed with the pinks so I colored Nancy to match... talk about cute! It's another clean and simple card that just makes me happy. :)

It's gonna be a busy week around here, what with TGF previews and all the fun at 7 Kids so be sure to come back tomorrow and check it all out!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals Dear Diary), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Studio Calico blush crush, Hero Arts purple
Memory Box stitched border die
Doodlebug Sprinkle hearts
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
eyes- E23, E27, BG000
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
clothes- RV02, RV06, RV19, B60, B63, B66, V28
pillow- E81, E84, 0, RV42, RV21, RV23 
book/pencil- Y17, RV42, YG21, YG03, YG25, W1
ipod- C0, C2, C3

P.S. I love you...

TGIF!

When I sat down to get creative yesterday this classic Greeting Farm digi called Pretty Head Rachel was talkin' to me. I had printed out both Rachel and her sister Lily last spring and while Lily got on a card right away Rachel kinda got filed away. So when I was flipping through images Rachel with her heart motif seemed perfect for another Valentine's Day card. Because I like to be able to color in the big beautiful eyes of these Pretty Head girls I print them out in a light grey so I can do no-line coloring. All you have to do to get the same look is once you have your digi in Word is click on the Format button, choose Recolor and then Washout. By doing this, your digi will print out in a very light grey line that totally disappears once you start coloring. Such a simple trick and I LOVE the end results!  :)

Well that's it from me this week. Stay crafty my friends!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories
digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Pretty Head Rachel)
My Favorite Things stitched arch die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Maya Road stick pin
crinkly ribbon
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
lips- R30, R32
eyeshadow- BV20
eyes- BG11, BG72, BG96, BG99, BG000, 100
hair- E21, E23, E25, E47, E49
clothes/accessories- R32, R35, R39, C1, C3, C5, T5, T8, RV42, C00, C2, C6, BV000

Eskimo kisses...

Hello, hello!

Just a quick post this morning to share a card that I got done yesterday. Last spring I got this darling Bundled Up stamp from Whimsy but it was too late in the season to be making winter cards so she had to sit and wait for her chance to get on a card. Now the day has finally come for her to fulfill her stamping destiny and I found just the right papers to go with her. I inked her up in Desert Sand for the no-line effect and colored her to match the paper. I also colored in a sweater for her to make the image a bit more substantial. I'm kinda in love with her outfit now and wish I had something similar myself, LOL! ;)

Ok, I gotta run... laters! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Curious Metallics Cryogen white
paper- Simple Stories (Winter Wonderland)
stamps- Whimsy Stamps (Bundled Up)
ink- Memento desert sand
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E74, E77, W10
eyes- YG93, G99, BG000, 100
lips- R21, R56
clothes- W0, W2, E50, E30, Y26, Y28, W4, R81, R83, R56, E04, BG70, BG72, BG75, B00, BG10

Hugs and Kisses...

Hey there!

I can't even tell you how excited I am to be back designing for The Greeting Farm, I just feel so at home there. For my first official DT card I really wanted to get the super sweet Love It cutie inked up. Love It and her sisters may not have an official group name yet, like the Wild Sprouts or Creeper Crew, but I totally adore them with their big eyes, big hair and sassy style. They are quickly becoming some of my new favorite characters to color up and I hope we see even more of them in the coming year. Anywho... with a name like Love It it wasn't a big leap to use her on a card for Valentine's Day. So I grabbed some pretty papers from the Simple Stories Romance collection and colored her up to match. I really liked this sentiment with Love It because her clasped arms made me think of the hugs while that cheeky wink hints at the kisses to come, LOL! All these different elements came together to create a pretty, CAS card that was quick and fun to make. :)

Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Romance)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Love It), Avery Elle (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts peach ombre
My Favorite Things A2 stitched rectangle stax set 1 and 2
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E30, E31, E34, E57
eyes- G00, BG32, BG93, BG96, BG000
clothes- R30, RV42, R32, R43, T9