Yee-haw!

Howdy folks!

It's Monday morning and that means I've got a Monday Mania challenge card to share. This week the cutie patootie miss Jenny V. is hosting and she wants everyone to 'make a scene' with their cards. :)
When Jenny filled me in on the theme of her challenge I knew exactly what I wanted to do. You see, I've had this sheet of Creative Imaginations paper for at least a year and I always thought that it would be fun to pair with Wild West Anya, but I just never got around to actually putting the two together. So no more excuses, it was finally time to cut into that paper and get it on a card! To give the scene a bit of depth I glued the covered wagon strip right on the card and then I fussy cut the cactus and prairie dog strip and pop dotted it above the wagons along with Anya. I did also alter Anya up just a bit by wiping away her open mouth with a baby wipe before stamping then drew in her new cocky little smirk... I wonder if she is thinking about ropin' that prairie dog? Wrong kind of doggie Anya! LOL ;)

Aren't scene cards so much fun to make? I love telling stories with my stamps! And we hope to see you all join the fun this week as it will be the last Monday Mania over at CA&Friends. Yep, Jess is changing up the format and a new Mystery Monday challenge will be starting up before ya know it!

Alrighty, happy trails pardners. :) Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse Kraft and PTI
paper- Creative Imaginations (cowgirl scene)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Wild West Anya)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Gin X alpha rub-ons
Kaiser Craft pearls
Paper Trey ink twine
EK Success gold pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- T3, T5, T7, T9
clothes- E30, E31, E34, E57, B93, B95, B97, R81, R83, R85, E40, E41, 0

Shake, shake, shake... shake, shake, shake...

shake your... cards? LOL

Mornin' friends!

Well, it's Monday once again and that means it is MM time over at CA&Friends. This week the delightful miss Joy is hosting and her challenge is to create a shaker card!
Now I have seen some amazingly fabulous shakers out there... I'm even lucky enough to have one of Mama's beauties gracing my work space but I won't lie, when Joy emailed me about her challenge I felt a small sense of dread because I just don't do many of these creative, more involved, kinds of cards. I kept putting off working on it until an idea finally struck... what if I used an old plastic clam shell packaging from some embellishments to create a Halloween treat shaker? So that's exactly what I did... I like to think of it as the "lazy man's shaker card", LOL! ;)

Cheating or not, I really had fun putting this together and best of all it was still quick and easy! All I did was alter Creeper Friday by wiping away her headphones with a baby wipe before stamping then drawing hair back in to the empty space. Once that was done I put her head on Creeper Tuesday's body. I also added the witch's hat from the Spooktacular set to complete her new witchy look. Her li'l sidekick, Jacko is also part of the Spooktacular set. To finish it all off I added gems for stars and a rub-on sentiment to the outside of the plastic container.

Here's a close-up of the shaker part of the card, I filled it up with mini M&M candies... yum! :)

I've got to say that if I can make a shaker card, anyone can. And I really hope to see you all play along this week too!

Toodles!

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

paper- Cosmo Cricket (Matilda), My Mind's Eye (green)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Creeper Friday, Creeper Tuesday, Spooktacular set)

ink- Memento tuxedo black

Kaiser Craft gems

Pink Paislee sentiment rub-ons

ribbon

Twinery baker's twine

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20, BV20, BV23

hair- YR12, YR15, YR14, YR18, E19

clothes- C3, C5, C7, C9, V15, V17, V09, YG23, YG25, YG17, G07, Y35, Y38, YR04

jacko- Y38, YR15, YR16, YR18, YG23, YG25, YG17, G07, V15, V17, E44, E47, E49

Button, button...

Good morning, please scroll down for Kris' baby shower blog hop post... thanks!

Just a quickie to share with everyone the fantastic Monday Mania challenge that Sheng is hosting over at the CA&Friends blog this week. Its all about the buttons for this one and the funkier the better according to Sheng! :)

Well the funkiest buttons that I have are these Jenni Bowlin ones, and their vintage vibe seemed to go perfectly with the new Sassafras Indie Girl papers that I've fallen in love with. All that I had left to do was figure out which stamp would complete the scene perfectly.
As I was flipping through my Wild Sprouts, little Miko caught my eye... probably because I think her dress looks a bit old fashioned. But because I wanted her to have wide open eyes for this card I knew that I would have to do a bit of altering before she would be card ready. And since I was already wiping away her eyes I decided to also wipe away the heart barrette from the one side of her hair and draw in a matching bow instead. Then I just used my light box to trace DeeDee sprouts eyes onto Miko's face.
If you're feeling adventurous and have some good black drawing pens (I use Copic multiliners) this kind of altering is only a bit more involved than a head swap but can be a lot of fun!

Ok, time for you to go dig through that jar of buttons and see what you can come up with for the challenge! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- Sassafras (Indie Girl)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprout Miko), Hero Arts (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Prima flowers

Jenni Bowlin buttons

buttons

Doodlebug flower

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair-E74, E47, E77, E79, E49

clothes- BG72, BG75, BG78, Y11, Y13, YG95, E40, E41, 0

All about the altering

Good morning!

So did you all have a fab time on the TGF anniversary hop or what?! There is just SO much talent and inspiration out there and I love how these hops showcase all that TGF love! :)

Speaking of TGF love... we've got a new Monday Mania challenge over at CA&Friends and this week it is being hosted by Joni! Joni chose one of my favorite techniques and that is altering or "morphing" two different stamped images together. I decided to combine two of my newest Anyas together for this card and I used Sunshine Anya's head with Flirty Anya's body. Now Anya has those great pigtails and smilie eyes with that fab flirty dress... love it!

I'm tellin' ya, if you haven't tried swapping heads, now is the week to do it! Not only will you have a chance to win a new stamp to add to your altering arsenal but you just might get hooked on the limitless possibilities a simple snip, switch and glue can create. ;)

Toodles!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper/sentiment- Echo Park (Walk in the Park)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Flirty Anya and Sunshine Anya)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Creative Cafe button

Copic Spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E31, E35, E37, E57, E59

clothes- BG02, BG05, BG07, YG01, YG03, YG25, E44, E47, E49

Just another manic Monday

Hola!

Well after all that Halloween fun it's time to get back into summer mode with my card for Maire's Monday Mania challenge over at CA&Friends. It's a nice and easy one this week to use ribbons and/or bows on a card. Seeing as how I've probably got enough ribbon to wrap myself up like a mummy (LOL) it's always good to have an excuse to use a little now and then. ;)

For my main image I did a bit of altering by adding DeeDee's head to Summer's body... I just love how she came out, perfect for a day at the park during summer break. Seriously, head swapping is always an easy way to change things up and get even more mileage out of your stamps. :)

Alrighty then time for me to get to work on things... told ya this week was going to be busy!
TTYL!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper/tag- WeR Memorykeepers (72 and Sunny)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprouts DeeDee and Summer)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

SEI sun sticker

Making Memories metal rim tag

ribbon

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R20

hair- T3, T5, T7, T9

clothes- B93, B95, B97, R24, R27, E07, YR15, YR14, YR18, Y23, Y26, Y18, YG21, YG23, YG03, BG32, BG34, BG49, YG11, YG24, BG34, E44, E47, E49

Romeo, oh Romeo...

Hello, hello!

So we've got a great new Book Inspired challenge for Monday Mania this week over at CA&Friends... brought to us by the amazing miss Elaine Hughes!

Let me just say that I had a hard time with this one. Not because I couldn't come up with an idea, on the contrary... I had so many different ideas and stories that I love it was hard to narrow things down to just one! In the end I had to stop, listen to my stamps and see who lent themselves the best to the theme. Surprisingly (for me anyway) it was my digis that stepped up to the plate. Normally my process just involves flipping through my stamp binders to find an image and my digis kinda get forgotten but this week my poor neglected Prince Ian digi was very insistent that he finally be colored up. ;)

Ok, ok settle down Prince, you're making it on the card... but what story would he tell? So I stopped and really looked at him, that's when it hit me! Romeo, oh Romeo... wherefore art thou Romeo? He art right there, LOL! And the bonus was that because he was digi I could shrink him to a smaller scale and have plenty of room on my card to create the entire balcony scene. Now I just needed his Juliet, and this was going to prove a bit trickier. I needed her to be digi as well so she could go small and Karate Anya stepped into the role with some moderate altering to her hair and clothes.

Once I had those two nailed down the rest of the card was easy peasy. I finally got to cut into some oooooooooooooold DCWV paper that I've had for ages because it totally reminded me of an old world structure with its arch looking border all around it. With just a few cuts, a copic colored doorway, some Prima flowers and a pop dot or two Juliet had her balcony. To complete the card I came across this Little Paper Shop sentiment and thought it couldn't be more perfect. Ahhhh, success... such a great feeling!

Ok, so that's the story behind my Book Inspired card, now it is your turn to get creative and take the challenge too! :)

Talk to you anon. ;) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Karen Foster (floral), DCWV (beige crackle)
digi stamps- The Greeting Farm (Prince Ian and Karate Anya)
stamp- Little Paper Shop (sentiment)
Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Prima flowers
Ranger Stickles
Zva tiny pearls
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin (both)- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair (romeo)- E30, E31, E33, E35, 0
hair (juliet)- E44, E47, E49, 0
clothes (romeo)- W5, W7, W9, G94, G99, BG99, E40, E41, 0
clothes (juliet)- BV0000, BV000, BV00, V01, V05, V06

My hometown

Good morning!

So it's Monday and that means it is time for a new MM challenge over at the CA&Friends blog and this week Barbara is hosting and she wants to see cards representing your hometown. I took this as a fun opportunity to create an entire scene using Sunshine Anya as the star of the show. :)

I've lived in the Chelan valley in Washington state most of my life. Lake Chelan is a 55 mile long glacier made lake that winds it way through the Cascade mountains. Most of it is inaccessible by roads and is heavily forested but down at the end you will find my little hometown. It's a beautiful place and because of that we get a lot of summer tourism from vacationers looking for sunshine and the clear blue waters of the lake. I even spent my summers working at the city RV park/campground when I was in college so I thought it would be cool to give Anya her own little motor home to stay in while she visits... I just didn't see her as a tent camping kind of girl, LOL!
Right now she's just waiting for Ian to pull up in the boat with some of their Wild Sprout friends for a day of water skiing and knee boarding. Anya has been practicing staying up on the one ski so hopefully the Lady of the Lake (it's the big boat that takes people all the way up to Stehekin which is at the head of the lake) doesn't pass by creating the big waves that will knock her down . After that they plan on boating further up lake past 25 Mile Creek to Holden (an old mining site) where there have been reports of Sasquatch sightings. Anya has her Flip and is hoping to get some good footage to put on youtube. ;)

Yes, I admit it... I may have had a bit too much fun with this one but I couldn't help myself! I really hope that you all play along too because I'd love to see Anya or one of her friends visiting your hometown! :)

Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Doodlebug (green), The Paper Patch (blue and brown)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Sunshine Anya)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Jolee's rv/chair stickers
GinX alpha rub-ons
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- E35, E37, E39, E29
swimsuit- Y13, Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, YR04
trees- G24, G28, G29

It's a princess party!

Good morning friends, please scroll down for our SNS candy winners!

Are you ready for a new Monday Mania challenge over at CA&Friends? This week Berenice is hosting and she has come up with a challenge that I think will appeal to the princess in each of us! It's a princess party theme in honor of her birthday today... "Happy Birthday Berenice!" and a little added sparkle doesn't hurt either. ;)

I thought this challenge was the perfect opportunity to show my Princess Anya some love since my older stamps have a tendency to get a bit neglected as the new ones join the family. It doesn't mean that I think she is any less beautiful than the day I bought her though and that feeling is just reinforced as I start coloring her up... oh Princess, how I missed you old friend. :)
I did change her up just a bit by wiping away her closed eye face with a baby wipe before stamping and then using my light box to trace Fleur Anya's smilie eye face onto her... click here for a more detailed tut on this technique. Now Princess looks all happy and excited to attend the ball, don'tcha think?



Oh, here's a little something that I just had to share... remember me saying that I'm not much of a cat person? Well I don't know if this photo changes my mind or not, LOL! You see, my sister recently moved into a new place and she couldn't take Oreo with her so rather than see him have to go to the pound he has found a new home here. He's a funny guy who likes belly rubs and apparently card making too... he's gotten into the habit of joining me anytime I sit down to create and generally leaves me about this much space to do my thing. Crazy cat... now if only I could blame the messy desk on him somehow! ;)

TTYL!
Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and PTI
paper- Imaginisce (princess), Autumn Leaves (Cuteworld stripe), Making Memories (blue)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Princess Anya and Fleur Anya), Verve (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Making Memories crown
Ranger Stickles
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- N3, N5, N7, N9, 0
dress- R00, R11, R21, R32, R43, 0, G0000, G000, G00, YG03

An Oliver kind of Monday

Ahhhh Monday...
I bet you can hear my sigh of relief at having a day off after the weekend I had. Luckily I made it through and here I am ready to enjoy some time to myself. ;)

My card today is for Margie's Monday Mania recipe challenge over at CA&Friends and it is to use: kraft cardstock, the color green, 1 piece of pattern paper and 1 type of embellishment. Little Oliver felt that it was high time he got a chance to play on a card and I was all for it. Then I dug through my bag of green paper scraps and was thrilled when I came across this gem of a text pattern... it was perfect for the boy card I wanted to create! Then all I had to do was finish the whole thing off with my brad like embellishment and the perfect sentiment. Done!
Gotta love the quick and easy ones! ;)

Ok, time for me to make like a banana and split! Hugs!

Supply list:
cardstock- Jillibean Soup Kraft, PTI
paper- Scenic Route
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Favorite Things Oliver and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
American Crafts alpha rub-ons
Pebbles Inc- eye candy dot
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E50, E51, YR31, E31, 0
clothes- BG72, BG75, BG78, YG21, YG23, YG25, 0, B32, B21, B91, B93, YG95, YG97, YG99, E31, E34, E35, E40, E41
fishbowl- Y35, Y38, YR16, B0000, B000, B00, 0

Farm livin' is the life for me

Well, from the looks of this card it is the life for Anya anyway, LOL!

Hello again, yes I'm back with another card and this one is for today's Monday Mania challenge hosted by the fabulously fun miss Lisa! She has come up with a fantastic recipe challenge that is called, "Getting odd with shapes" and you are to put together a card using 1 rectangle (my gingham frame), 3 squares (the farm yard and sentiment papers) and 5 circles (my multicolor buttons). Right away I knew just the papers and Anya that I wanted to pair with this design so that, combined with the recipe, made for a really quick card that positively flew together. And I will confess that I actually have the October Afternoon Farm Fresh stamp set which includes this pig image but I was going for quick and easy so rather than color up more stamped images I opted for stickers... shock, horror, LOL! ;)
I gotta say that I am in love with this Country Anya digi... the braided pigtails, those smilie eyes and her stylin bib overalls are just too stinkin' cute! I SO hope that she sees rubber someday soon... fingers crossed and double crossed! :)

Alrighty, I really hope that you all get a chance to play with us over at CA&Friends this week!

TTYL!

Supply list:

cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse kraft and PTI

paper and stickers- October Afternoon (Farm Fresh)

digi stamp- The Greeting Farm (Country Anya)

Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

buttons

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E21, E13, R20

hair- E15, E25, E27, E29

clothes- B93, B95, B97, Y13, Y15, Y17, R27, R29, E09, E40, E41, 0

What? No card?

If you are looking for candy winners please scroll down to my previous post...

Hello friends!

Yep, I wasn't lyin'... I've got no card to share with you today. And that's because the Monday Mania challenge hosted by Kim Yu this week is all about recycling a 3D object. :)
Now I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am just not much of a 3D kind of gal... you take me away from my cards and my mojo doesn't know quite what to do. Luckily I had Kim there to help me out with ideas and as soon as she mentioned recycling an old Prima container the light bulb went off because I have plenty of those hanging around, LOL! I knew that I wanted to make a special little gift container using Cheeky Beauty and when I found this oooooold K&Co rose paper the two just came together and I suddenly saw her as a rosebud princess ruling over all the other flowers in the garden... LOVE it! Don't be surprised if you see a matching card very soon playing up that whole idea. :)

Well that's it from me today, hope your week is off to a lovely start and that you get a chance to join us at CA&Friends for some 3D fun!

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

paper- K&Co (roses), Karen Foster (white parchment)

stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Beauty)

ink- Memento tuxedo black

ribbon

American Crafts Dear, Lizzy ruffle ribbon

Maya Road stick pins

Prima leaves

Ranger Stickles

Copic Spica glitter pens

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0

clothes- R12, R14, R17, E08, R20, R0000, R00, R01, R11, 0, YG23, YG25, YG95, R29

Monday Mania!

Hello, hello!

I hope all my friends in the States are enjoying this fine Memorial day weekend. I've had a couple of days off which is great because town gets positively crazy this time of year so I like to hole up here at home and avoid the wild, drunken crowds. What can I say... I'm getting old I guess, LOL! ;)

Ok, getting down to business... I've got a card for the wonderful new Monday Mania challenge over at CA&Friends. Amy (crafty amy) is this week's hostess and her challenge is all about creating a card that is inspired by a song. How fun is that?!

Now I've been listening to my Glee soundtracks pretty much non-stop lately so is it any surprise that my card is inspired by one of them? I couldn't have told you who the original artist was until I googled it (Jennifer Paige) because in my mind it will always be tied to my number one show. :)
And as soon as I came across Flirty Edward, from the Roll Call set, in my stamps the whole card just kind of tumbled together and I think it turned out really sweet. Doesn't little Annika just look like she is crushing on that hottie? LOL

I really hope to see a lot of my fellow music lovers play along this week. Remember that the prize is a single TGF rubber stamp of your choice (and the new release will be out by then even)! ;)

See ya in just a bit with my second Simply Betty preview!

Supply list:

cardstock- Jillybean Soup kraft and PTI

paper- Scenic Route (lined notebook)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Flirty Edward and WS Annika)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Doodlebug alpha rub-ons (small)

Making Memories alpha rub-ons (large)

Copic Spica clear glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin (both)- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair (Edward)- E74, E77, E79, E49, 0

hair (Annika)- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0

clothes (Edward)- B93, B95, B97, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0, BV23, BV25, BV29, E57, E59

clothes (Annika)- RV000, RV00, RV02, E40, E41, 0, YG00, YG01, YG03, B00, B02, B04

A happy hello

Hey gals! I hope your day is off to a lovely start. :)



There are so many cool things I'm working on right now but I have to be patient and wait a couple weeks before I can start sharing them with you all and it's killin' me! I promise though that the wait will be worth it... just you wait and see. This little ol' blog of mine will be hopping like it's never hopped before! ;)



Getting back to the present, I have a card that I made for today's Monday Mania at CA & Friends. The fabulous Leanne is hosting a cool color challenge to use orange, pink and blue and she also has the restriction of using no pattern paper! Oooh these challenges lately just seem to love keeping me from my pretty papers, LOL!
These colors reminded me of an early summer day so I decided to do a bit of altering to dress miss Gigi in a more seasonally appropriate wardrobe (thanks to WS Summer) and placed her in a field of flowers with the stamped blue sky behind her. I think she's having a really good time, don't you?
We would love to see you play along in the fun this week if you can. :)

Okey dokey, time for me to get busy, busy... toodles!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Gigi and WS Summer), Hero Arts (cloud background and sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink, Doodlebug swimming pool blue

Prima flowers

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Kaiser Craft gems

Cuttlebug embossing folder

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E21, E13, R20

hair- E25, E27, E29, E59, E49

clothes- B00, B12, B14, YR20, YR31, YR21, E40, E41, 0, E44, E47, RV10, RV11, RV34

This is me

Hiya sweeties!

We had a crazy thunder and lightening storm blow through here yesterday evening but other than worrying about losing power I gotta say that there is something pretty cool about a heavy spring rain. Watching it bounce off the road and the clean, fresh smell of it just can't be beat. :)

I have a really fun card to share with you today and I made it for Shaela's "This is me" Monday Mania challenge over at CA & Friends. The whole point of the challenge is to create a card that describes you in one way or another so of course I had to do a bit of altering. I used Stella's head with Paul's body to create a little mini me because I wear my hair short and if I'm not at work or out and about I like nothing more than the comfort of my sweatpants to kick around at home or take Puppy Little on a walk in (I think of it as channelling my inner Sue Sylvester, LOL).
Then as I've mentioned before, orange is my favorite color so it was a must have on this card as was drawing up a little pup pup because I don't go very many places without my little guy. And finally the fun Kid Quotes sentiment pulls the whole thing together because it totally suits my sense of humor. :)
All in all I really love everything about this card which makes me think I succeeded in creating something that is totally me!

I really hope to see you all play along this week as I'm so excited to see all of your mini yous, LOL!

Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Paper Trey Ink
paper- KI Memories
stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Stella and WS Paul), Inkadinkado (kid quotes)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Paper Trey Ink twine
button
Heidi Grace stick pin
Copic multiliner 0.1 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59, E49
clothes- YR12, YR15, YR14, YR18, E44, E47, E49, BG000, BG01, BG05, E40, E41, 0
pup pup- E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, W3, W5, E44

Winner, winner chicken dinner

Hidey ho!

So I bet you all want to know who the winner of the Darby & Penelope candy is, huh? ;)
Ok, ok... without further ado, the lucky lady selected by Random Generator is......

#43 Kimberly S

Congratulations Kimberly! Please email me at pete_danger@hotmail.com with your mailing addy and I will get your candy right off to you. :)

Thanks so much to everyone who played along and you just know there will be more chances to win next month so be sure to check back then!

Now, onto today's card... I've got one for this week's Monday Mania challenge that is being hosted by my bloggin' buddy Jenn! Jenn came up with a recipe challenge to pierce it, punch it & piece it. Now punches for me... no problem, I use those quite a bit. But the piecing and the piercing? Neither one are a regular go-to in my card making repertoire so this is where things got a bit tricky. I sat and thought about the piercing for a bit and when I came across Cheeky Shooter I had a light bulb moment! Not only did the regular piercing remind me of tooled leather but I thought it could look cool to take a larger embossing stylus and pierce it through the paper in a couple of spots creating the look of bullet holes. Then I just pieced Shooter's hat, top and skirt and it was challenge met and I gotta say I love how this card turned out! :)

Thanks for stopping by... I hope you enjoy your Monday as much as I plan to!
Toodles! Supply list:
cardstock- Jillybean Soup kraft, Bazzill and PTI
paper- My Mind's Eye (red paisley and yellow), Basic Grey (brown)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Shooter)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Heidi Swapp alpha rub-ons
Making Memories brads
Martha Stewart flower punch
Paper Trey Ink twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E21, E13, R20, W3
hair- N3, N5, N7, N9
everything else- Y21, Y35, Y26, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0, T5, T7, T9, C1, C3, C5

Sweet thing!

Happy Monday mornin' to ya!

I hope y'all are enjoying this gorgeous first week of May. Besides a bit of wind the days around here have been bright and sunny... I love it! And I've got big plans to help my mom plant some flowers that we got over the weekend as an early Mother's Day gift, hey I can't make cards all the time, LOL. ;)

Speaking of cards, I've got one that I made for Claire's Neapolitan color challenge over at Club Anya this week. As you can see, my sweet tooth led me to take this challenge quite literally... especially when I found these crazy Jolee's ice cream stickers that I thought would be perfect with my altered Lolli Anya. Yep, I altered. Surprise, surprise, but not a whole lot really. All I did was wipe her lollipop away and replace it with an altered ice cream cone from the Dress Me 2 set.
I admit it... my mouth is watering a bit just thinking of some yummy ice cream right now oooooh and the smell of fresh waffle cones... drool! LOL! Seriously, I should probably think about eating some breakfast soon! ;)

We would love to have you join the Monday Mania fun this week so hop on over to CA&Friends if you haven't checked it out yet today!

Ok, I'll see ya on the flip side my friends! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- KI Memories (pink and cream)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Lolli Anya, Dress Me 2 set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Jolee's ice cream stickers
American Crafts alpha rub-ons
Sakura clear glaze pen
Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen
Copic multiliner 0.3 pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E21, E13, R20
hair- E35, E37, E57, E59
dress- RV10, RV11, RV32, RV34, E30, E50, 0, E44, E47, E49
ice cream cone- E34, E57, E50, E30, E31, RV10, RV21, RV23, YR21, E34

Here comes trouble

Waz up dudes?!

LOL, what can I say? I think I'm channeling some of Skater Ian's attitude this morning! ;)

So have you been over to the Club Anya blog yet? We've got a new Monday Mania up and this week the delightful miss Michey has issued a color challenge that includes kraft, sand, khaki and olive green! Right off the bat I knew I was going to be making a boy card and Skater Ian was quite insistant that this was his time to shine. How could I say no... especially when I had the perfect sentiment to go with him? ;)
And I'm proud to say that I was able to pull all the papers I used on this from my scrap bags so that's always a big bonus, LOL!

Ok, I'm going to sign out now and enjoy my day off, yeah!
Take care sweeties! :) Supply list:
cardstock- Jillybean Soup kraft and PTI
paper- Lasting Impressions (grid), My Mind's Eye (sand), Karen Foster (green)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Skater Ian), Inkadinkado (Kid Quotes sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
brads
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E21, E13, R20
hair- T3, T5, T7, T9, 110
clothes- YG95, YG97, YG99, E40, E41, 0, E30, E31, E35, E42, E55, E57, C5, C9

Monday, Monday...

and what a Monday it is. Finally a day off! ;)

Not only that but there is also a fun Monday Mania challenge issued by 1LUVNMAMA that really had me stepping outside my comfort zone. This week Mama wants us all to create a 3D gift set and matching card. I highly recommend that you head on over to CA&Friends and/or Mama's blog to see what she has made for her inspiration... O-M-G! I am still in complete awe of her paper crafting skills, I swear there's nothing this talented crafter can't build out of just cardstock and pretty papers! :)

Now for me, the card part is no problemo but I honestly don't do much 3D work, so I really had to put my thinking cap on. Hmmm... what would be a fun gift to make using my stamps? Why not pull out the old Badge-a-minit and whip up some fun pieces of flair (any other Office Space fans out there? LOL)
So that's just what I did and I wanted to use some of the very first TGF stamps that I ever bought... the three little fairies; Tink, Eva and Chloe. I don't know if they technically count for Club Anya, especially since I don't think they are even in the store anymore (sadness), but I just had to show them some love. Plus I'm secretly hoping that Marie will eventually expand this line with at least three more of these cuties... hint, hint, wink, wink, fingers crossed! ;)
Then I simply made a quick little box with an acetate cover that slides on and off and the matching card. It's no where near as impressive as Mama's but I am A-Okay with that! :)

Alrighty, it's time for me to go enjoy the day... hope yours is lovely too!

Supply list:

cardstock- Paper Trey Ink

paper- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy), Heidi Swapp (card base)

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

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink

Doodlebug alpha rub-ons

Kaiser Craft pearls

Prima Flowers

ribbon

clear transparency

Badge-a-minit

Sakura stardust pen

Copic spica glitter pen

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E21, E11, R20

everything else- R30, R32, R22, Y21, Y32, Y35, G00, BG32, BG34, Boooo, 0

Ephemera, ephemera...

Hello my lovelies!

It's Monday and that means it's time for another MM challenge over at CA&Friends! This week the fabulous Rinne hosted and her challenge is to add ephemera to your card.

At first I was a bit stumped by this one but then as I was standing in the check-out line at the grocery store one afternoon a bright yellow pack of Starburst candies caught my eye. A-ha... I had my idea! And while it was quite a hardship to have to eat all those candies (LOL not!) I was rewarded with those lovely bright colored wrappers to use on my card. ;)
So I used a small Martha Stewart scallop circle punch on the wrappers and stacked them to create these puffy little flowers I've been seeing all over blog land. I even punched out some butterflies with the left-over bits of wrapper. Then I just let those fun colors dictate how I colored up Spotlight Anya and the papers on the card. Then to top it all off, I even found this old cherry earring that I've had for many, many years (it was one of the first I got when my ears were pierced in the fifth grade). Because its partner had lost some of it's colors they could never be worn so I took a cue from Rinne and put it to use here in Anya's hands... and I love it!

All in all this was totally fun and before you go to throw that little something away this week... stop and think about how it might be used on a card then join us in the challenge!

Ok, time for me to go enjoy my day off. Later gators! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- Basic Grey (yellow), Crate Paper (green)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Spotlight Anya), Basic Grey (sentiment and word bubble)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

brads

Kaiser Craft gems

Making Memories Slice die cutter

Martha Stewart butterfly punch and mini scallop circle punch

candy wrappers

earring charm

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E21, E13, R20

hair- E15, E17, E18, E29, 0

clothes- Y13, Y15, Y19, RV10, RV32, RV34, YR04, YR07, YR09, E40, E41, 0

Monday mania

Well hello Monday, nice to see ya again. :)

Today's a quick one but a fun one... Mag is hosting this week's Monday Mania over at CA&Friends and her challenge is to alter a stamp and take inspiration from a photo. I just had to play along because both of those really appeal to me. :)
When I was thinking about who to alter this time round the new Wild Sprout Audrey digi came to mind and I thought it would be fun to take her out of her tomboy clothes and get her all dolled up in a more girly girl look. So I removed her hat and clothes in photoshop, printed her out and then drew in the top of her head. Next I grabbed WS Stella and inked her up, though I did wipe away her letter and the heart at her neckline before stamping. Then I colored everything, cut off Stella's head (sorry Stella!) and replaced it with Audrey's head. I think this little tomboy cleans up real good... just look at her working that sparkly dress! ;)

Now it's your turn to get creative and do a bit of altering and I really can't wait to see what stamp combinations everyone comes up with! :)

Check ya later!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper and large flowers- Making Memories (Sabrina)

digi stamp- The Greeting Farm (WS Audrey)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (WS Stella), Hero Arts (sentiment)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox blackbird chalk ink

Prima flowers

Kaiser Craft pearls

Fiskars Uppercrest border punch

Making Memories decorative brad

Ranger Stickles

Sakura clear glaze pen

Copic multiliner pens 0.3 and 0.1

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E00, E11, R20

hair- E50, E51, E53, E55, 0

clothes- R11, R21, R32, C5, C7, C9, 100