Move over Herbie...

a new love bug is in town and her name is Anya. ;)

Greetings and salutations to you this fine Friday.
I told you that you would be seeing Karate Anya's head popping up on some different bodies before too long and now that day has arrived. :)
This first time out I've mixed her not only with Dress Me Anya's body and dress but also Angel Anya's arms to get that great giggly look. Is it weird to say I love an Anya's head? Because I do, LOL... she was so much fun to put together!
The card base is also 'frankensteined' together from a bunch of different pieces in a Basic Grey card kit that weren't necessarily intended to go together but ... what can I say? I like to fiddle with things. :)

And since this week's Anyone for Anya Challenge is 'anything goes', I'm thinkin' this will work for that.

Now, I have to share... sweet miss Donna just gifted me with some Paper Trey Ink cardstock for me to stamp and color on and at first I didn't think it would be that much of a difference from the Georgia Pacific I've been using... I mean, cardstock is cardstock right? WRONG! OMGosh, I started using it yesterday and as I'm coloring there was absolutely no color bleed (something I've had to account for constantly with the GP) and the blends are soooooo smooth! I look at Anya's face and it looks pillow soft... truly, I want to reach out and poke her like the Pillsbury Dough Boy LOL! I love it! And now I'm afraid there will be no going back for me... I'm a PTI convert. Thanks again Donna... I may just have to send you a card so you can see the difference. :)

Alrighty I'm back to the world of all work and no play... well, some play otherwise... uhhh... you know how the rest of the saying goes. ;)

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

card base, strips, alphas and chipboard ladybug (Basic Grey)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (digi Karate Anya, Dress Me Anya and dress, Angel Anya)

ink- Memento tuxedo black

Prima Got Flowers

gems- Doodlebug, Hero Arts and Kaiser Craft

Copic Spica clear glitter pen

Copic multiliner 0.3 pen

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, R20

hair- E35, E99, E37, E29

dress- RV32, RV34, RV19, RV69, YG21, YG23

Christmas is for children...

but aren't we all children, Christmas day...

Happy Monday friends. This is a big week and I hope it is starting off well for everyone. :)
I'm on the run again but I do have time to share this card I made and guess what? I broke my record and got THREE challenges done with this one... yeah! I used the TGF sketch #3 from their 12 days of sketches challenge, the color scheme comes from this week's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge and because it's a Christmas card (no surprise there) it also works for this week's Anyone for Anya challenge... whew! :)

So you could probably tell I did a bit of altering on this one too. I used the little Anya head from the Spa set (the one in the bathtub) and had to wipe a bit of the bubbles away from her cheek and re-draw her jaw line but still a pretty simple repair. Then I combined it with little Alice Anya's body from the Signature set. Once I had her body all together I gave her some presents from the free Birthday Ian digi that I shrunk down to the same small size as the mini Anya. Add another mini Ian and some more presents and voila... instant Christmas morning happiness. :)
Can I just say that I am still really diggin' these mini Anyas and hope that we see more (including Ians) from TGF in the future... hint, hint, hint! ;) I'm so subtle... LOL!

Alrighty it's time for work, later dudes!



Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper and stickers- Doodlebug Designs
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Spa set, Signature set, Birthday Ian digi)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Doodlebug ladybug and grasshopper
Cuttlebug embossing border
misc brads
Sakura stardust pen
Copic multiliner 0.3 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20
boy hair- E15, E17, E18, E29
girl hair- E08, E09, E19, E18
clothes/presents- BG0000, BG000, E40, E41, YG01, YG07, YG09, R22, R27, R29, R46, R59, G14, G16, G29

What, no Christmas song?

LOL
Good morning friends!
No Christmas card from me today... I know, I know, I can't believe it either. But I just had to share the card I made for the TGF newsletter digi fairy contest. Last month they issued a challenge to send in a card using one of the fairies for a chance to win a fifth exclusive digi fairy and apparently I was the only one who sent in a card for it. Shock! But if you've read yesterday's newsletter, there's still a shot at getting your hands on Vanity Fairy so start sending in those fairy cards to Jess asap!

I used Winter Fairy and Spring Fairy (though I did flip Spring so that she was facing the direction I wanted) and colored them both to match the funky Basic Grey papers. Winter is on the front flap of the card that I cut short so that Spring on the inside could be seen with her BFF. :)
Oh and I thought it would be fun to note how I did the dangling beads over on the upper left corner... so when I machine stitched the border strip I purposefully left two long threads at the end of the paper when cutting it from the machine. Then it was simply stringing beads and tying knots until I had it the way I wanted it and the movement is a lot of fun in real life.
And as an added bonus I'm going to enter this into the Anyone for Anya bling challenge this week... gotta love it when things work out like that! :)

Alrighty, I'm off to go play in the snow... yea right, more like shovel the car out from all the new overnight snowfall... ;) Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse, GP
paper- Basic Grey (Phoebe)
digi stamps- The Greeting Farm (Winter Fairy, Spring Fairy)
Colorbox chestnut roan chalk ink
Kaiser Craft gems
misc beads
American Crafts sentiment rub-on
machine stitching
Copic clear Spica glitter pen (it's on the dresses and the wings)
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20, BG000, G00, RV11, RV34
hair (winter)- G20, YG11, G24, YG67
hair (spring)- RV10, RV32, RV34, RV17
clothes- G0000, G000, G00
wings- E43, E44, E49, YG11, YG03, G07, YR0000, E95, E97, E99, BG10, BG11, BG15, BG18, RV000, RV10, RV11, RV34

Christmas time is here...

happiness and cheer... fun for all, that children call their favorite time of year...

Good Monday morning to you!
Do you realize that Christmas is only like two and a half weeks away? OMGosh where did the time go? Seriously... I feel like I still have way too much to get done before the big day. Bet I'm not the only one though. ;)
I'm really looking forward to doing some holiday baking. Cookies... cakeballs... jello popcorn balls... all the best goodies to plate up and give to friends and family. Hopefully I'll get to start that this coming weekend and have some help from my mom and sister.

But this past weekend was all about the card making and I was all about using more 'oldies but goodies' from my stash. In fact, everything on my card today is from an Anna Griffin die cut sheet that I noticed was dated 2005... so yea, I've been hanging onto them for a while now. ;)
I still love them though and I'm so glad I finally put them to use because they are just perfect for a fun, girly Christmas card.
The image is a mix of Wild Sprouts Annika's head and digi Wild Sprouts Camille's body. I loooooove that stylish little coat so don't be surprised if you see me use it with a bunch of different heads on upcoming Christmas/winter cards. LOL
And on top of all that this card works for two challenges this week! First is Anyone for Anya's open challenge and second is Quixotic's challenge to use charms (which I have dangling from Annika's hand).
In all my blog cruising I've come across quite a few 'new to me' challenges that I really want to have a go at soon... who knows, I just may break my record and combine three challenges next time! LOL :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day! Supply list:
cardstock- cardstock warehouse and GP
die cut frame, trees and sentiment- Anna Griffin (Elsie Christmas)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Annika and digi WS Camille)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan chalk ink
Ranger Stickles
misc charm and string
Copic Spica clear glitter pen
Copic markers-
skin- E50, YR00, E51, R20
hair- E25, E27, E29, E59
clothes- B91, B95, B97, B99, E30, E33, E35, RV32, RV34, YG00, YG21, YG01, W5, W7, W9

Finally Friday

Yes, I'm late posting again but today I'm not sorry at all... it's my day off, I slept in, had a nice hot breakfast and it was goooooooooooooooood! LOL

But I'm here now and ready to chat it up a bit. :)
If you've been over to the Club Anya blog today you've already seen this card and my little 'eye opening' tutorial. I hope you are enjoying these show & tells as much as I'm enjoying sharing them. I know I keep saying that most of the altering I do isn't that difficult to do but I think when I can actually let you see it you can really believe it.
So I gave Angel Anya some brand new open Lolli eyes and mouth for a fresh new look on this Christmas card. Rather than looking serene and peaceful I wanted her to be more joyous and I think I got the look I was after. :)
This card also fits for this week's Anyone for Anya challenge which is a round theme. Between the circle shape of the card, the polka dot paper and all the little gems... I think I may have gone a bit over board! LOL But I really wanted to make a card that looked like an ornament so this was the perfect challenge.
Anywho, I'm looking forward to spending some time in the craft room today and then hitting the road tomorrow with both of my sisters for a girl's day birthday outing. I even get to pick where we eat so I'm already salivating for my fave Chinese place and some walnut shrimp.... mmmmmmmmm... but I promise I'll have something to share before I leave tomorrow and I won't leave ya hangin' like today. ;)
Enjoy your weekend and I hope all my Twi-hard friends out there are enjoying the new movie! :)Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and GP
paper- Pink Paisley (red and brown) Reminisce (gold)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Angel Anya, Lolli Anya, X-Mas Sweeties "rejoice" sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
KI Memories gems
Ranger gold Stickles
misc ribbon
Martha Stewart border punch
Copic multiliner 0.1 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20, R21
hair- E43, E44, E47, E49
dress/wings- B21, B23, E40, E41

Second verse, same as the first

Talk about a crazy week! Who would have thought I'd be getting another blog award? This one is from Erin (thanks Erin!) and in turn I have to pass it on to five fellow bloggers and then answer this list of questions with one word answers. So here goes...
1. Where is your cell phone? N/A
2. Your hair? brown
3. Your mother? awesome
4. Your father? goofy
5. Your favorite food? savory
6. Your dream last night? weird
7. Your favorite drink? Coke
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. What room are you in? den
10. Your hobby? stamping
11. Your fear? zombies
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? alive (have you seen the promos for 2012?) ;)
13. Where were you last night? home
14. Something you aren't? peppy
15. Muffins? yes
16. Wish list item? money
17. Where did you grow up? Washington
18. Last thing you did? ate
19. What are you wearing? clothes
20. Your TV? on
21. Your pets? hooligan
22. Friends? fun
23. Your life? magical
24. Your mood? relaxed
25.Missing someone? no
26. vehicle? camry
27. Something you're not wearing? make-up
28. Your favorite store? Target
29. Your favorite color? orange
30. When was the last time you laughed? now
31. Last time you cried? last week
32. Your best friend? mom
33. One place that I go to over and over? work
34. Facebook? no
35. Favorite place to eat? home

And now I will pass this on to: Tracey, Angie, Rachel, Kris, and Tammi. Have fun gals! :)

Alrighty, so my card today is for this week's Anyone for Anya challenge and it is another fun sketch. I couldn't help myself and ended up altering again. This time I changed up the Susie Surprise stamp by lengthening her hair and changing her laugh to a grin. I also drew in the extra balloon that is flying away behind her. And as an extra bonus, all scraps from the scrap bag on this one... woot, woot! :)
Happy Friday y'all!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper- Doodlebug Designs
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Susie Surprise and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Copic multiliner 0.1 and 0.3 pens
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20
hair- E15, E17, E18
clothes- B0000, B000, B12, RV000, RV10, Y11, Y21, Y35, E31, E34, E37, E40, E41

That fall magic

Happy Glee day everyone, LOL! I know I'm not the only one out there excited for tonight's episode. ;)
There is still plenty of time to get your name in the hopper for this week's blog candy just check out this post here...
Ok, so onto my card for the day. This one is for the Anyone for Anya challenge to use fall colors. Which was perfect because I just got my new Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg paper pack... but what about my vow to use up scraps first? Well, after the wonderful response I got for using the cover sheet packaging earlier this week I knew I was in good company and that you are a group of gals who can appreciate revisiting that idea once again. :)
So I cut and pieced together the little pattern samples to make this card and even though it was more work than the last time, I have to say I'm diggin' the smaller scale of the patterns for my cards plus I really do like turning those scraps into something cute.
I used Fairy Eva (one of my all time fave TGF stamps), though I did open her eyes up to give her a bit of a different look. And I also Glimmer Misted the paper leaves but it may be a bit hard to tell that in the photo.
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope your day is a great one!Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper and sentiment sticker- Cosmo Cricket (Nutmeg)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Fairy Eva)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan chalk ink
Close to my Heart paper leaves
Glimmer Mist (fall leaves, copper)
Ranger Stickles
misc leaf brad
misc ribbon
Copic multiliner 0.1 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20, YG95
hair- E15, E17, E18
clothes- R02, R05, YR18, YG01

A small breather

Sorry for my tardiness today but I knew I would have more time to post now than earlier this morning so here I am...
Did you see I had to do my crazy little bio over at Club Anya today? I don't think you would believe how hard that was for me to do... let's just say that talking about myself like that is not a favorite thing, that will be fact #14... LOL! ;)
But I got it done and I'm glad I did it... whew! So moving on, the challenge at Anyone for Anya this week is to use an Anya that looks like you, well how perfect does that fit with what I'm having to do today?! Right away I knew which Anya I wanted to use, even though it would take a good bit of altering... so this is Nurse Anya turned 'Amy Anya'. I thought she looked a little round and sassy just like me. ;) Besides the masking off of the nurse outfit elements I opened her eyes and gave her a bit of a smirk since I tend to have a sarcastic sense of humor. Add the orange sweater and some jeans (I totally live in jeans) and there you go. I have to say I really loved this challenge, so much fun!
Oh and Rinne, I noticed you asked about my camera yesterday. I use a Nikon D40 (her name is Dotty due to her beautiful orange polka dot strap I got off Etsy... fact #15) but what really allows me to take vibrant photos of my cards any time of day is the 50mm lens that I have on her. It is fabulous for indoors with no flash shots, especially when I pair it with the card sitting on my light box and my OTT desk light shining over the card as well. Hope that answers your question. :)
Well thanks for stopping by today, it's finally Glee night once again! Woohoo! For all my Friends across the pond I sure hope you get the chance to see this show soon because it is awesome!

Supply list:

cardstock- DCWV and GP

paper- Basic Grey

stamp- The Greeting Farm (Nurse Anya)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

K&Co stitches rub-ons

American Crafts sentiment rub-ons

Kaiser Craft gems

Ranger Stickles

Copic multiliner 0.1, 0.3. 0.5 pens

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, R20, YG95

hair- E55, E57, E59

clothes- B93, B95, B97, E15, E17, E18, YR12, YR14, YR18, E44, E47, E49

This and that

Today is October 1st... can you believe it? I keep wondering where the time goes, wasn't it just yesterday that I was complaining about the heat of summer? Crazy! But I am glad it's here because I have a feeling this October is going to be a lot of fun! ;)
Now a moment to shout out to my fellow Gleeksters... the singing in last night's episode was just phenomenal! Kristin Chenoweth is so amazing and was a brilliant guest star for the episode... though it did make me miss Pushing Daisies. I loved that show, it was so quirky and the set and costume design were pure eye candy... sigh. Let us hope that Glee has a much longer run. :)
My card today is for the Anyone for Anya sketch challenge this week. I used Cute Troop Anya, though I did remove her sash by wiping away the ink before stamping just so she would be more generic looking.
Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to check out the TGF blog hop going on starting here... lots of free stamps to be won! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and GP

paper- K&Company Greenhouse

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Cute Troop Anya) Inkadinkado (kid quotes sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black ink and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

misc brads

Doodlebug flower

Copic multiliner 0.3 pen

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, E13, E21, R20, R22

hair- E25, E27, E29

clothes- E44, E47, E49, YG93, YG95, YG97, RV21, RV25, RV29, E40, E41

Funky flowers

Hello, hello to all my fellow crafty gals out there! Hope everyone is having an amazing weekend so far. I had some plans fall through but I am looking on the bright side... more time to play with paper and stamps, which can never be a bad thing. ;)
I know it's getting down to the wire but I finally found some time to play along in this weeks Anyone for Anya challenge, which was to use any kind of flowers on a card. The first thing I did was pick a pack of Primas (say that three times fast, LOL) from my stash that I hadn't used yet and built the entire rest of the card around the colors of the flowers. It was fun taking this backward approach because embellishments are usually the last things I decide on. Feels like I'm shaking things up a bit, which is always a good thing. And once I had my flowers and Wild Sprouts Megan decided it was her turn to shine... well the rest of the card came together rather quickly. :)
Thanks for stopping by! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper- Cosmo Cricket
stamp- The Greeting Farm (WS Megan)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Prima flowers
misc jewel brads, gems and ribbon
Copic markers:
skin- E33, E35, E37, R22
hair- W3, W5, W7, W9
clothes- R14, R24, R29, BG000, BG10, BG13, B01

Wild Sprouts Peter and Wild Sprouts Piper?

Oops, sorry about the late post today gals... it's my day off so I ended up catching up on my sleep a bit. We're coming up on the last of my Sprout ideas... just one more day to go. :)
So today I was able to use my Piper card for the Anyone for Anya color challenge. It was pink, white and one other color... I went with yellow. Now I don't know if it technically qualifies as Piper is not a TGF stamp but I figured it was close enough. :)
Now without further ado...
Meet Peter.
Peter is the kind of guy you know you can always count on to help out or hang out. Whether you want to play ball or need help with your homework, Peter's the one to call. He is just an all around good kid, and everybody's best friend.

Meet Piper.

Piper is a dreamer. She is the girl with her head in the clouds who can come off as rather quiet and shy. She is sweet and soft spoken and most times can be found writing her latest flight of fancy down in her journal.

Supply list (Peter):

cardstock- Georgia Pacific

paper- Provo Craft (stripe) My Mind's Eye (blue solid)

stamps- Hero Arts (sentiment) Tim Holtz (distressed background)

ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox blackbird chalk ink

misc buttons

Paper Trey Ink twine

Fiskars border punch

Copic multiliner pens 0.1 and 0.3

Copic Markers:

skin- E25, E27, R22

hair- C3, C5, C7, C9

clothes- B93, B95, B97, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG63, YG67, E40, E41

Supply list (Piper):

cardstock- Georgia Pacific

paper- Basic Grey

Heidi Swapp stamp

Doodlebug Designs bubblegum ink

Martha Stewart border punch

Prima flowers

Making Memories gems

Copic multiliner pens 0.1 and 0.3

Copic Markers:

skin- E000, E01, R20

hair- E51, E53, E55, E57

clothes- E40, E41, R20, R21, YG00, Y11, Y13, Y15

Button, button who's got the button...

So I went in a bit of a different direction with this week's Anyone for Anya challenge. The challenge is to use buttons, brads and bows on a card and I decided to change things up a bit and make my own decorative buttons using my TGF fairy stamps. The process is pretty simple; I started with some Technique Tuesday chipboard tiles, inked them up with some color and then stamped the image on with black ink. I then used a small hole punch to make the button holes and once that was done I used Versamark ink and UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) set with my heat gun to give them a shiny appearance. Voila! TGF buttons! Too bad I can't wear them on a coat or something... ;)
The candy, candy, candy is still going strong so if you haven't yet posted for a chance to win go here. :)
I'm Audi! :)

Supply list:

cardstock-DCWV, Bazzill

paper- Basic Grey

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Fairy Tink, Fairy Chloe, Fairy Eva)

ink- Tim Holtz Distress ink (spiced marmalade, shabby shutters) Nick Bantock (Cerulean Blue, Damson Plum) Doodlebug Designs (cupcake), Memento tuxedo black, Versamark clear, Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel

Martha Stewart border punch

Prima flowers

misc brads and ribbon

American Crafts alpha rub-ons

Ranger Stickles

string

Whoa...

I'm sure you're thinking this card is quite the change up from my other posts... but boy was it fun to make! LOL!
It is actually my take on this week's Anyone for Anya sketch challenge and I was inspired by all of the amazing altered witch and goth Anyas in the TGF galleria here recently. I decided I wanted to turn Miss Rain into a vampire countess and this is the result. I used my light box to trace her body and draw a new outfit, colored it, cut it out and then attached it to her already colored head. I then used a Copic black multiliner pen to make her eyelashes a bit heavier and give her some fangs... voila, instant Miss 'Dark and Mysterious' Anya... bwahahahaaha! ;)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and GP

paper- Ivy Cottage (purple) Karen Foster (red) Basic Grey (black)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya Rain, Snow and Shine set) Inkadinkado (trailing bats) SEI (individual bat)

ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox blackbird chalk ink, Versamark clear ink

Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel

Martha Stewart Drippy Goo border punch

Prima flowers

Hero Arts gems

Marvy large circle scallop punch

Ranger Stickles

Copic black multiliner pen 0.1

Copic Markers:

skin- E50, YR000, E51, BV000, BV00

hair- C3, C5, C7, C9, V09

dress- C3, C5, C7, C9, BV000, BV00, R35, R37, R39

Taking a breather

Well it may not be a Friday but I have a day off from work so that is good enough for me. I can relax, regroup and do some stuff just for me... like making this card for the first Anyone for Anya challenge. The theme is Sugar&Spice and as you can see I went pretty literal with it... LOL! You can't tell me that the Doodlebug papers and glitter border stickers aren't perfect for this sweet little baker. She is actually inspired by my youngest sister, who is becoming quite the baker/cake decorator. Maybe I'll give her this card if she makes me some vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting... what can I say, I'm a sucker for the classics. Hint, hint, hint Jacque... ;)
Returning to the actual making of the card, I used Teacher Anya's head and body (minus her arms) and Ballerina Anya's torso layered over it... I think it works as a frilly apron...
I've also been working on my submission for the Club Anya team. Right now I've got all three cards done but I'm not 100% in love with one of them... so I may just start playing around today and see if I can't come up with something that I'll be happier with. Or maybe I should just suck it up and stop second guessing myself and send it in. Ack! Decisions, decisions I tell ya.
Allrighty, well I'm off like a cheap suit!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill, Kraft and GP

paper and glitter cardstock stickers- Doodlebug Designs

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Teacher Anya, Ballerina Anya) Studio G (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink

tag and twine

Copic black multiliner pen 0.3

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, R20

hair- E50, E53, E55, E57

clothes- YG00, YG01, YG03, BG000, Y11, Y21, BG10, B01, RV000, RV00, RV11