'Cause you can, can, can...

LOL, I just had to do that title for today's post. Any of you ever seen the movie Moulin Rouge! ? Well, it's one of my faves and as soon as I began making this card for the "I wanna be like Lisa" challenge over at Club Anya that song kept running through my head. I'm lovin' this new little Wild Sprouts Savannah, probably because she reminds me of a sweeter version of the Can Can dancers in the movie. :)
Seeing as I have the day off today and it is cool and rainy outside, me thinks I should be heading into the crafty room to get some cards and other things done... fun!
Oh and there is still plenty of time to enter your name in my blog candy give away, just post here.
Cheerio my lovelies! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and GP
paper- Chatterbox (plaid) Collage Press (green) BoBunny (red)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprouts Savannah) Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Liquid Pearls
Martha Stewart border punch
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, R20, RV34
hair- E50, Y21, Y26, Y28
clothes- YG01, YG03, YG25, Y21, R20, R21, RV42, RV11, RV19, V05, R39, C7, C9

Rushing out the door

Just a quick post today as I am running a bit behind schedule, so I thought I would share the Halloween/Fall card class I'm teaching at the end of this month. :)
Have a wonderful day! Oh and don't forget to click here if you would like a chance to win the candy, candy, candy!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill, Kraft

paper- Glitz (purple) Heidi Swapp (hounds tooth) BoBunny (green polka dot) My Mind's Eye (orange and brown) October Afternoon (wood grain) Fancy Pants (black polka dot)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Spooktacular set)

Kaiser Craft epoxy dots

Making Memories and Doodlebug flowers

misc buttons, brads and ribbon/string

Martha Stewart border and corner punch

Sandylion ghost sticker

Around the Block felt bats

Glitz rub on

Fiskars Uppercrest border punch

Marvy scallop circle punch

Colorbox blackbird chalk ink

Wicked Pixie

Good morning!
So I recently got a couple of the new Halloween dollar stamps, one of them simply because of this 'wicked' sentiment. As soon as I saw it, this homage to the coolest Wicked Pixie I know popped into my head and has now made her way onto paper... I hope you like her Traci! :)
She's a little sweet and a whole lot sassy, LOL!
I've actually been drawing up a bunch of these little cuties as I promise things are rolling along in the process of getting some into stamp form... more on that to come later, I promise... ;)
Don't forget to scroll down and leave a comment on yesterday's post if you would like a chance to win a Birthday Anya stamp and some other goodies, the candy goes through this Friday with a winner picked next Saturday!
Enjoy the long weekend! Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper- Basic Grey
stamps- Studio G (sentiment)
paper flowers- Prima (white) Making Memories (red and pink) Close to my Heart (leaves)
Making Memories buttons
Ranger Stickles
Paper Trey Ink twine
Colorbox dark brown and warm red chalk ink
Copic black multiliner pens 0.3 and 0.1
Copic markers-
skin- E00, E11, R20, RV34, R35, R59
hair- E25, E27, E29
eyes- YG95, YG97, E55
wings and clothes- Y38, YR16, YR18, E43, E47, E49, R22, R35, R49, R59

Candy, candy, candy!

Heeheehee... betcha thought I wasn't going to post today huh? Well, will you forgive my tardiness after I tell you why I'm a bit later than usual? I think you will... ;)
This past week has been a pretty good one for me so I wanted to spread the sunshine a little bit to one of my fabulous blog readers. A couple weeks ago I was lucky enough to win Birthday Anya from The Greeting Farm and I had already bought her sooooooo... I thought to myself,
"Self, why not give this little cutie a new home with someone who will love her as much as I do?
Fantastic idea self!" :)
So I present to you a little candy, candy, candy (said in my best Garfield impersonation. Does anyone remember that Halloween special where he dressed up like a pirate? Classic. LOL) It's nothing huge, just a small card kit I put together around the Birthday Anya stamp using my happy colors; orange, pink and aqua. Included are some fun papers, ribbons, buttons, organza and paper flowers, 4 cardstock card bases and 4 envelopes as well as the Anya stamp... oh and I'm throwing in today's card too.
All you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment on this post. It's as simple as that. You don't have to link to this on your blog but if you do, post again and let me know and I will enter your name twice in the drawing. This will be open until next Friday, midnight PST and I will announce the winner on Saturday. Oh and I will ship anywhere so all are welcome to play! :)
Let the games begin!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and GP
paper- Sassafras Lass and Bella Blvd (orange rings)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Birthday Anya... slightly altered) Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Kaiser Craft gems
misc ribbon
Ranger stickles
Copic multiliner black 0.8
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E11, E13, R20, R22, B01
hair- E15, E17, E18
clothes-Y35, YR12, YR16, R22, R24, R29, RV25

A new Miss Anya means...

a new altered Miss Anya fairy. Yep, I'm sure some of you knew this would be coming before too long, I just can't help myself. :) Though this doesn't mean that I still wouldn't LOVE to see Marie make some real ones...
I'm actually going to be making five more cards just like this one for Kadie's TGF swap over at Split Coast Stampers. Oh and there are still three more spots open if you wanna join the fun, the deadline isn't until September 25th. Check it out here!
Ok, I'm going to wrap this up for the day, we had a crazy thunder and lightning storm blow through here this morning and my connection is pretty iffy, don't want to take any chances ya know...
Toodles!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and GP

paper- October Afternoon

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Dressy Miss Anya) KI Memories (smile)

Making Memories blossoms and buttons

Prima flower

Kaiser Craft pearls

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Ranger Stickles

Marvy Mega Giga scallop circle punch

misc tag

Copic multiliner black pens 0.1 and 0.3

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, R20

hair- E51, E53, E55

clothes- YG03, YG23, YG25, R00, R11, R12, Y13, Y15, Y17, BG000

I have a little Anya in me...

:)
Yep, if you've been to the Club Anya blog this morning it's official... I made the team! I can't put into words how beyond excited I have been since getting the news from Jessica, it's like I'm in a dream and I need to be pinched or something. First I want to thank each and every one of you for all your kind words and support that you have given me here, it means the world to me, truly. :) I honestly believe we have one of the friendliest, most amazing communities at TGF and CA and I feel very blessed to be a part of it all.
I'm excited to take on this new adventure with Jess, Marie and these super talented ladies;
Kelly Booth
Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Suzi McKenzie
and Lysa Rohrer
This is also a bit bittersweet for me as I will definitely miss the awesome ladies from the first Club Anya team. I have to give a special shout out to Traci in particular... her creativity and amazing coloring skills have been such an inspiration to me from the get go. She does altering that totally make me jealous in a "why didn't I think of that?" kind of way. ;) I really hope she continues to share her beautiful cards with us because I can't imagine a TGF without her there!
Ok, I guess I should be wrapping things up for the day... oh and for those of you who asked about how I did the dress on yesterday's vamp card, it is colored first with Copic markers (C3, C5, C7, C9) and then I added a thin coat of Ranger Black Diamond Stickles over that, just using the applicator on the bottle to spread it around in a swirly pattern. Once it dried the Stickles gave it a really cool, glittery lace kind of look. :)
Today's card is the brown, red and white requirement from my dt application. I altered one of the new Dressy Miss Anyas by giving her the head from one of the original Miss Anyas. I really love how this one came together and the sentiment pretty much sums up how I'm feeling right now. :)
Sheesh... look at all those smilies I used in this post... told you I couldn't stop smiling!

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill

Making Memories border stickers, flowers and buttons

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya set and Dressy Miss Anya set) Hero Arts (sentiment)

ink- Memento rich cocoa and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

misc ribbon

machine stitching

Copic markers:

skin- E33, E35, E37, R21

hair- E43, E47, E49

dress- E55, E57, E59, R24, R27, R29, R59, E42

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