My Newest Miss Anya Christmas Cards... AND I won at TGF!! Woot woot!

I turned on the computer to download pics. of my most recent Miss Anya Christmas cards to put onto my blog and what a pleasant surprise in my inbox.... an email from The Greeting Farm with the voting for the Sprouts contest and little ol me as the winner of todays question. That sure made my night. I think my hubbie thinks I'm even nuttier after I got so exited by it. I don't own my own Anya yet and I had just used up my last Miss Anya image from my dear friend Mel. I have a wish list of Anya's, and I am dying for more Miss Anya's to be created. So, I get to pick one to be mine!! Woot woot! Ok, now on to the boring bits... or atleast it seems that way after that excitement.

The above picture shows 2 of the 3 cards that I have been working on for the last couple days. I used Cindy Haffner's layout from the TGF blog for one of them and the other layout is from the Caardvarks sketch challenge.

I used a great pp that I picked up at my LSS that was closing down. I wish I grabbed more then one sheet. It's by Carol Wilson Fine Arts - SCP138D. It has all sorts of great xmas sentiments. I loved it had purple with the green and red. I love non traditional xmas colours.

Details:

Stamps - Miss Anya - Warmy Winter Girl, Recollections Winter Wishes for the sentiment

Papers - Carol Wilson PP, Elegant eggplant, Real red, 2 S.U. greens, purple Bazzill and my fav copic stamping paper... Neenah White.

Inks - SU craft blk and Copic markers

Accessories - Gem Brads, Basic Grey brads, crystal gems, ribbons, Cuttlebug folder - Snowflakes, snowflake stamp and clear ep.

Thanks for having stopped by! I can't wait to share my new TGF stamp when I get it. Now what one to choose. :o)

Happy stamping!

Kim

Changito Cup o Cocoa

Love these little Changito's. I found this one at a LSS closing out sale. I thought he'd be cute for holiday cards. I used the new Bermuda Bay with Pink Pirouhette and another non SU paper that was close to Berm. Bay. Added some pink shimmerz to the Snowflake Cuttlebug embossed pink pirouhette panel of paper. I used copics to colour in the image, added a snowflake with a swarovski crystal that matched the Berm. Bay perfectly. Also, added some matching Bermuda Bay ribbon. It's the only in-colour I bought this year. Like I need anymore paper or pp's. I am trying to challenge myself to use only paper I have on hand for my xmas cards. Can she do it????

I hope you are all busy getting started on your Holiday creations. Fall's first day yesterday. We've been so lucky in Vancouver to be having incredibly hot days. It's amazing! Less time for the grey blues that comes with all the rain and grey sky.

Cheers!
Kim

I Wanna Be Just Like...

Club Anya - I Wanna Be Just Like Contest

This is the card I submitted for a contest over on Club Anya. I just love colouring Anya images. They so need to come out in digital! I've used this pp 3 times now and can't recall the name of it. I love this beachy Anya. My other fav's are the one with the purse and the one in winter boots and handwarmer. Lucky for me my girlfriend Mel shared her images with me. I think it's time I bought myself a few of my own. The flipflop brads are also from Mel from a few yrs ago and thought they'd be perfect with this Anya image on a card. Copic coloured the purple flower to match better and the green one matched perfectly on it's own. I really need to start creating outside the box though... all Anya and all similar layouts/ card size. The sentiment is a stampendous one that I found to go well with this image too.

I finally cleaned out my dungeon. Took hrs and it actually almost looks like a place where you can go and create and relax. It feels good to walk into!

Schools back in and I hope to find time now to make more cards to sell!

Happy back to school to all the parents out there! Singing... It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Well enough of my boring blah!

Cheers,

Kim

A Huge Thanks

I am a VERY lucky girl! At the beginning of August, my Mom and I went across the line to do some back to school shopping at the Chelsea Outlet Mall in Marysville, WA. The girls got loads of great clothes, shoes and great priced school supplies AND I got my first Coach purse and my Mommy bought it for me . Oh my god, it's beautiful! And it's not the type of Coach purse that had shelves of them either. heehee. It was regular $409.00 and got it for $160.00. Wicked deals that day. My Mom had a lady following her around hoping she put down her purse and a lady in line was saying "I want yours" to me. Too funny! So, maybe sounds petty all that over a purse, but when your a purse girl... it's a big deal. :o)

Anywho, marvelous Mel had stamped me some Miss Anya images for my Bday pkg and I had already coloured this image, so how perfect to put on a card for my thank you card to my Mom.
The inside says: "A girl can never have... too many fabulous handbags, too many stylish shoes, or too many incredible friends", from Purple Onion Designs. Talk about the best saying ever and so fitting for my great marathon weekend of shopping.

I've gotten new Copics for my Bday and bought myself some new ones. So much more fun when ya actually own more then 12. I really enjoy colouring the Anya's with Copics. I think I need me some of these gals.

Ingredients:

Stamps - Greeting Farms - Miss Anya Collection, Purple Onion sentiment, So Many Scallops
Papers - Rose red, Bo Bunny Back to Basics, Soft sky and Neenah
Accessories - Copics, clear EP, Cuttlebug Argyle Folder, gem, scallop circle punch

Thanks for reading my blah blah blah about a purse. ;o)

Enjoy your last few weeks of summer!
Kim

Gramps Bday Card

I got this Grampa digi image in my Bday package of goodies from Mel that came from the Little Paper Shop. I thought I'd use him for my Dad's Bday card. This guys came out looking like Dr. Phil to me! I just threw this together quickly with whatever came to mind which is so not like my usual. I usually struggle forever and copy a layout and colours from a sc or cc. Inside it says - At your age isn't happy hour nap time? He likes his naps. Off for a few weeks of vaca! Looking forward to it and then want to use my other Anya for a card for my Mom and all the shopping we did in the States this past weekend and all the goodies she brought us all.

Happy last month of school holidays ladies!

Kim

My First Anya

Marvelous Mel gave me a few stamped images in my little Bday package from her. It's so hot here in Vancouver and I was tired of sitting on the couch in the basement, so I made myself go into my dungeon to create. I saw Anya sitting there and thought let's get out the new copic markers. I have been wanting to do a pink/orange colour combo lately. Found this piece of pp in my stash and thought perfect colours and sentiments for a shopping sassy girl. I still need more practice on the copic colouring and these Anya's are perfect for it. You can purchase Anya's at Paper Garden Projects.

The inside of the card says: too many fabulous handbags, too many stylish shoes, or too many incredible girlfriends!

Ain't that the truth!

Thanks for taking a look at my blog. I'd love to hear what you think and take a visit to your blog!

Kim

Coolcat for Kat Bday!

I haven't been crafting much these days with having the kids home from school and not feeling the crafting creativity either. I needed a Bday card for my friend Kat and soon as I saw this chill looking cat back in June, I knew it was perfect for her card. She just loves cats. I grabbed some summery looking pp from Michaels and pulled the colours from it for the rest of the card and used SCS sc237 for the layout.

I just received a bunch of new copics from Kat for my Bday. Yippeee! Too fun! I just now need to practice with them. The sentiments is a Stampendous stamp that I thought was perfect for this cat. To get this free great digi: CoolcatbyHambo. I haven't used many digital images yet, but I find if you set the ink with your heatgun, you will have very minimal if any running with your copics and the printer ink.

I hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Kim