Thinking of you...

Good morning!

The sun has been shining and the snow has been melting all weekend long. I am so excited to have spring right around the corner. I'm sure my spring fever had much to do with this card that I've made for the current ADFD challenge. The theme this time around is "add a touch of wood" and I had just the paper for it. I've been saving it for just the right card and this was it. I paired it up with the lovely Wild Rose Nymph because she seemed to suit its rustic charm perfectly. Her big, bright eyes seem to reflect the clear blue skies of a beautiful spring day. :)

Well, I should be on my way. Thanks for stopping by today!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Now & Then)
digital stamp- A Day for Daisies (Wild Rose Nymph)
stamp- W Plus 9 (sentiment)
ink- Versafine onyx black
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Memory Box butterfly dies
Kaiser Craft pearls
vellum
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E21, R00, R20
eyes- BG10, BG23, BG09, 100
lips- R32, RV14
hair- Y11, E50, Y32, YR31, E33
dress/flowers- YG0000, YG00, YG93, YG95, YG25, R00, RV21, R43, R35, Y13, Y26
background- W00, W0

Hello there...

TGIF! 

I really didn't want to miss a chance to play along in this week's Bellarific Friday challenge which is a "1-2-3" formula challenge... 1 image, 2 pattern papers and 3 embellishments. So I inked up this fabulous Uptown Girl called Flora and her Bicycle for my one image. Then I grabbed a couple of of paper scraps in some pretty and upbeat colors and sprinkled three little sequins on to complete the formula. It all adds up to a cheery CAS card that just makes me happy. :)

Alrighty, I know this post was short and sweet but I've really got to run. Have a wonderful weekend everybody!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- KI Memories (yellow), Basic Grey (floral)
stamps- Stamping Bella (Uptown Girl Flora and her Bicycle), W Plus 9 (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Li'l Inkers stitched rectangle die
Sakura Stardust glitter pen
sequins
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR02, Y35, E35
clothes- E50, E81, V93, 0, RV000, RV02, RV13, Y15
bicycle/flowers- Y02, Y17, E30, E31, E34, V05, RV17, V09, RV69, RV04, YG00, YG03, YG67
bird- Y02, Y06, Y15
grass- YG03, YG95
sky- BG0000, BG000

Giddy-up girlfriend!

Good morning! 

I have been playing around with the idea for this card ever since I got the Magical Friends stamp set from The Greeting Farm. It goes without saying that I love the unicorn and pegasus and at first I thought I would be adding a horn or wings to this little pony (which will probably still happen in the not-too-distant future) so that she would fit in with her friends. But then I found this sweet cowgirl from the You're Wanted set when I was flipping through my stamps and I realized that she would be the perfect friend for my non-magical horse. Plus I had the perfect paper to set the scene as well. So I colored her up to be a pretty little pinto pony just hanging out on the range with her cowgirl pal. I'm so happy with the results of this friendship and the card was a lot of fun to watch come together. :)

Ok folks, thanks for stopping by today!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Creative Imaginations
stamps- The Greeting Farm (You're Wanted set and Magical Friends set), October Afternoon (sentiment), Autumn Leaves (messy stitches set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts pink
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R20, BV20
hair- E31, E35, E57, E49
clothes- B93, B95, B97, E50, E81, BV20, 0, YG00, YG03, YG67, RV21, RV13, RV14, RV02
pony- E50, E40, BV20, E31, E34, E35, E57, W5, W7, W9, R000, R01

Sparkle and shine...

Olo! 

I couldn't wait to print out this gorgeous new Cheeky Love as soon as I got her. The cheekies are some of my most favorite TGF characters and it feels like we have to wait ages for a new one to join the family. But I will say that they are always worth the wait, LOL! ;)
Since I was done making Valentine's cards by the time I got Cheeky Love I decided to go for a pretty and colorful encouragement card instead. The paper is old Basic Grey and I really dig the shots of yellow amongst all the pink so I grabbed a neon ombre ink pad to play up the bright with this fun sentiment set, which is also from The Greeting Farm. Now this is a garden that I would like to visit.  :)

Ok, time for me to scoot. Laters!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Kissing Booth)
digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Love)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Sparkle and Shine sentiment)
ink- Hero Arts (Neon Yellow Ombre), Memento espresso truffle
Martha Stewart border punch
Kaiser Craft gems
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- G43, G67
eyeshadow- W0, W1
hair- E74, E77, E79, W10, E49
clothes- E50, E81, 0, RV09, RV29, R89
rose- RV10, RV02, RV55, RV09, R89

Dearest love...

Good morning!

I actually made this card a couple weeks ago but it kept getting bumped for one reason or another. And while I know that Valentine's Day has passed can't we share a little love any day of the year? So this sweet little gal is from the Darling Sisters set over at The Greeting Farm and while I've hemmed and hawed for years about getting this set I couldn't pass them up when I saw it in the sale section recently. I chose to color up this sister first because the heart garland fit the creative mood I was in but I really can't wait to get the other two on cards of their own soon as well. Especially since I played around with the coloring of her face a bit to turn her little pin dot eyes into some wide eyed peepers. I'm really happy with how expressive she looks now. The rest of the card is super simple, just a couple strips of striped paper from my scrap stash and some pretty Prima flowers to pull it all together... done!

Alrighty, I'm off to work. Talk at'cha later!  :)  

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- The Girls' Paperie
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Darling Sisters set and Love and Friends set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Spun Sugar, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers and leaves
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
lips- R22
eyes- YG93
hair- E50, Y32, E33
clothes- RV000, RV10, R81, R83, R00, R85, R89, E42, E43, E44, E81, E84, YG00, YG01, YG23, YG91

Dang...

Hi there!

It's finally here... release day! You can now purchase the two Super Secret Stamp Club cuties that we've been previewing the past couple days because Creeper Evie and Wild Sprout Blaire are in the Greeting Farm store right now! Both of these little gals are generic enough to work easily into so many different kinds of card designs and themes. I love them and I know you will want to add them to your TGF collection too.  :)

I've colored up Creeper Evie once again for today's card. This time around I've used her to create a fun and irreverent hello type of card to send to a friend I haven't seen in awhile. The papers are from an older Heidi Swapp collection and I am really diggin' the purple, teal, yellow, and grey combo of it. It just feels like early spring with some snow still melting on the ground but bits of color starting to peek out here and there. And Evie certainly looks to be dressed for that kind of weather. ;)

Well, thanks for stopping by and have fun shopping!      

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Heidi Swapp 
stamps- The Greeting Farm (SSSC Creeper Evie), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Doodlebug gold sprinkles
Wink of Stella gold glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- BG75
hair- E34, E44, E47, E49
clothes- E50, E81, 0, BG70, BG45, BG72, Y04, Y18, B93, B95, W1, W0, G0000, BG70, BG90, V20, V22, V28

Enjoy today...

Hello again!

Welcome back to the second preview day of The Greeting Farm's February release. Our second Super Secret Stamp Club addition to the store is Wild Sprout Blaire. This bespectacled beauty certainly has her own sense of style and I gotta tell you... that hat is way too much fun to color. I even added Glossy Accents to the lenses of her glasses to make them nice and shiny. Which of course, shows up way better in person. Both Evie and Blaire will be available for purchase this coming Monday! 
And as great as it is that these fabulous SSSC stamps eventually become available in the store, if you are on the fence at all about joining the Club itself the next go round I highly recommend it. I've been a faithful subscriber since the beginning and I can honestly say that there hasn't been a single stamp that we've received that I wouldn't have purchased outside the Club. So the savings really add up plus anticipating each month's stamp is always a fun surprise!  ;) 

Later gators! 

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Fresh Snap Pack)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprout Blaire)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Memory Box butterfly die
Lawn Fawn stitched border die
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Ranger Glossy Accents
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
eyes- B52
hair- E21, E23, E25, E27
clothes- B95, B97, B99, B37, B39, BV29, YG21, YG23, YG25, YG93, YG95, R14, R24, R29, T5, T7, T9