HAPPY ANYAVERSARY!

Today is the big day and I'm ready to celebrate! Now I may have only found The Greeting Farm a few months ago but as soon as I saw my first Anya stamp (Flutter to be exact) I was hooked. Marie's amazing designs are so much fun to play with and I find myself eagerly awaiting each new release. I also have to say that The Greeting Farm community has to be one of the friendliest I've ever come across. And the talent... wowzers! There is so much inspiration going up in that gallery every day, it's amazing!
So in honor of the big day I have made a little window card with Anya getting ready to blow out the candle and make a wish for many more anyaversaries to come. :)
Supply list:
cardstock: Bazzill and GP
papers: KI Memories
stamps: The Greeting Farm (Angel Anya- altered just a bit)
KI Memories bookplate, decorative paper clip and glitter brads
Doodlebug token and alpha rub ons
May Arts ribbon
inks: Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox blackbird chalk ink
Copic Multiliner black pens 0.1 and 0.3
Copic markers:
skin-E00, E33, E43, R20
hair-E21, E25, E27, E29
candle glow- Y02
dress and bow- RV13, RV14, RV25, RV29
cupcake and candle- Y02, V01, V04, RV000, RV00, RV21, BG000, BG10, BG72

Farm Fresh Friday

Is it sad that I love Fridays so much more now that I have these challenges to look forward to? What can I say... they get my mojo flowing! This week's challenge is another cool sketch from Jessica and I followed it pretty faithfully. Little Annika decided that it was her turn to get inked up and on a card and I only did a few minor alterations like, erase her books before stamping, cutting off her head so I could place it at a tilt and adding a little hand up on the flower petal. Mmmmm... there is something about the color orange that just makes me happy!

Supply list:

cardstock: Kraft, Bazzill and GP

papers: MOD (floral) KI Memories (stripe)

stamps: The Greeting Farm (Wild Sprouts Annika) Hero Arts (sentiment and leaf)

Heidi Swapp paper flower and XL brad

inks: Memento tuxedo black, My Mind's Eye dark brown, Colorbox lime pastel chalk ink and Nick Bantock chartreuse leaf

misc. brads

chalk

Ranger Inksentials white pen

Copic Multiliner 0.1 pen

Copic markers:

skin- E00, E11, R20

hair- Y17, YR14, E08

clothes- RV11, RV13, RV14, YG01, YG23, YG25

Only one day away...

Yep, that's right, only one more day 'til the big Anyaversary mega blog hop! I'm way too excited for this but hey... it's what gave me the push to start this little blog of mine in the first place. :)
And to top it all off the new stamps are to-die-for cute. Seriously, the new Spooktacular Halloween set... just about gave me a cavity it was so sweet. LOL! I can't wait to get these new ones and start playing, there are so many ideas already floating around in my head and that's a great feeling to have.

Here's another Miss Anya that I altered into a mermaid. I was much happier with how her colors turned out as opposed to the first mermaid I did.

Supply list:

cardstock: Bazzill, GP

paper: My Mind's Eye (polka dot) Karen Foster (cream) KI Memories (green)

stamps: The Greeting Farm (Rain, Snow, Shine and Miss Anya sets) Technique Tuesday (sun, sand and sea words)

inks: Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

Martha Stewart border punch

Ranger Stickles and Liquid Pearls

misc: pearls, string and charms

Copic Multiliner black pens 0.1 and 0.3

Copic Markers

The anticipation is building

If you haven't yet stopped over at the Club Anya and Greeting Farm blogs you really should take a look... I can't believe all the cuteness being revealed all at once, it's almost overwhelming! ;)
I'm having a hard time being patient, I even spent some time yesterday making my card for the big blog hop on Saturday and it is all ready to post... talk about being anxious!
Sigh, I'll just have to distract myself with other things until the big day comes. CHA sneak peeks work in that regard, so here are three top picks for today:
1. Jenni Bowlin- Yeah! There are new chipboard buttons being released! These are so cool... I think my faves are the oldtime photo ones but all 6 new designs are great. Her new memo books don't look too shabby either.
2. Making Memories- I don't think I can really narrow it down to just a couple things... this is a company I've been buying from for years and years now. They are pretty much a staple in my stash and they never disappoint. But I am really diggin' the 50's retro vibe of their new Christmas line.
3. TPC Studio- I don't know much about this company and didn't like everything I saw but their Woodland Whimsy papers and most especially the stamps with the hedgehogs are a must have for me. I guess it's because I used to have a few african pygmy hedgies as pets back in the day so they will always hold a special place in my heart.

This is the last of my altered fairies... for now... ;)

Supply list:

cardstock: Georgia Pacific

paper: Making Memories (brown dot) My Mind's Eye (floral die-cut frame)

stamps: The Greeting Farm (Rain, Snow, Shine set) Heidi Swapp (precious) Autumn Leaves (flourish)

inks: Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox pink chalk ink, My Mind's Eye brown ink

ZIG platinum marker

Ranger Stickles

misc: ribbon, pearls

Copic markers

CHA day 2

Well sneak peeks from the floor of the show are finally rolling in and I'm making a list, checking it twice... gonna find out what new paper and supplies would be nice (to buy)... ok that was just bad LOL!
So here is my top three list for today:
1. Tim Holtz Idea-ology- Two words... mask sheets. I LOVE playing around with masks, both Tim's and the Heidi Swapp brand, so the idea of being able to cut my own designs is too exciting for words!
2. Maya Road- Their new mini chipboard shapes are to-die-for cute! I especially love the teeny tiny little cupcakes... so stinkin' adorable!
3. Basic Grey- I'm sure their new collections (Eerie, Eskimo Kisses, Indian Summer and Nook & Pantry) are on a lot of people's must-have lists and I am no exception. It is hard to choose a favorite out of the four because they are all pretty amazing, though I will say that I am extremely excited to see them finally releasing a Halloween line... yeah!

Well, we are starting to come to the end of my altered Miss Anya fairies... that is until I get my hands on the new set being released in only a few short days (insert maniacal chuckle here). ;)

Supply list:

cardstock: Bazzill and GP

paper, tags and leaf die cuts: Rob and Bob Studio

stamps: The Greeting Farm (Miss Anya set) Chatterbox happy day (hi)

jewels: Kaiser Craft

twine: Papertrey Ink

Ranger stickles

inks: Memento tuxedo black and Nick Bantock Damson Plum

Copic markers

Well this is a surprise!

Imagine my shock when I went to the amazingly talented Traci's blog http://www.wickedpixiecreations.blogspot.com/ this morning and saw that she had chosen me as one of her five to pass this award onto... I truly didn't believe my eyes. She couldn't possibly mean my little noob of a blog... but she did, and I am honored that she thinks that much of my little corner of the web. At least I know I must be doing something right in all of this! :)

Thanks Traci! You made my day!

Now it is my turn to pass this badge onto five blogs that inspire me. I am embarrassed to admit that being so new to all of this blogging stuff I'm only going to have three since some of who I would list have already been given the badge... Traci being one of them.

So here are three gals that I have come to check their blogs daily and thoroughly enjoy reading and seeing their creations:

Sandra- http://www.paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/
Elena- www.refinedfocus.com/redhairedgirl
Angie- http://www.angiesaspiringart.blogspot.com/

If you haven't checked them out yet I highly recommend it, there is a whole lot of inspiration there! :)

ETA- Oops... I just noticed that Traci gave one to Sandra too, oh well... it looks like Sandra is gettng a lot of love today! :)

Summer CHA starts today

As you could probably guess from my blog title, I tend to get pretty excited over things like pattern papers... though in truth I'm an equal opportunity adorer of most all things paper crafty. A thousand sheets of paper, stamps, rub-ons, stickers, etc. would just make for a ridiculously long blog title... ;)
This little obsession of mine makes this week especially exciting because right now at this very moment down in Orlando the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) is holding their summer retailer show. All the new releases for the rest of the year are being debuted and you will especially find lots of holiday themed items. There have been plenty of sneak peeks already shown on various blogs and websites so I'm going to use the rest of this week to do my own little top three things I'm excited to see... in no particular order of course... :)
1. My Little Shoebox- This is a newer company and I love their bright colors and whimsical designs. I'm especially excited for their Little Ladies and In the Forest lines... super cute!
2. Pink Paislee- Now I'll admit, this company has never been on the top of my list before but I'm really impressed with what they have done for this release. My favorite is their Halloween line, Twilight. Though Mistletoe&Co is pretty cool too.
3. Shabby Green Door- Another new company though they are a division of Daisy Bucket... what caught my eye from them are the four spools of colored twine that go with their Farmer's Market collection. I'm all about adding twine to my cards these days so these will be a definite must have for me!

Now onto my card for the day. This is another altered fairy I did a week or so ago using another Miss Anya. I think this is one of my favorites so far, probably because of the color combo... I'm a sucker for anything with orange in it.