Saturday, July 31, 2010

Later SK8TR!

Hi Everyone! Today is another sneak peek of a fun new stamp set by The Greeting Farm called Later SK8R! You have probable heard me say way too many times now that I am on vacation (sorry!) - unfortunatly I didn't get this set in time to make a card for the Sneak Peeks. Please be sure to check out the other DT members to see some awesome samples with this cool set (it arrived the day I was leaving and I CAN'T WAIT to make some stuff with it!)

:-)Traci

Friday, July 30, 2010

Meet Tuesday!

Hello, everyone and welcome to Farm Fresh Friday! We have a special post today featuring TWO brand NEW CREEPERS on the TGF Blog! Be sure to stop by and say hello to Tuesday and Friday! These WICKED SWEET new additions will be released on Sunday, August 1st during our 2-year anniversary celebration! Can you BELIEVE TGF is turning two?!?

Before we get to today's challenge, we have a SPECIAL annoucement for you! Helping ring in TGF's second birthday is Tammy Maxvill, TGF's newest FARMER! Many of are probably familiar with Tammy's work and her awesome 3D projects from back when she was a Gardener for TGF! We are happy to welcome her back and know that she's thrilled to be here, too!
We are also excited to announce, should you have missed it this past Wednesday on the CA&F Blog, that Kristy Young has joined Team Anya as our AUGUST GUEST DESIGNER! Woo hoo! HOORAY for special announcements and for parties beginning! Can you sense the magic in the air!?!

Let's get to the challenge! MARY has graciously put together an AWESOME combination of sketches AND inspiration colors for BOTH ske tches today. Yep, that's right! There are two! Your mission, should you choose to play along with us? Choose ONE of the sketches, using their inspiration colors and use a TGF stamp!

You can see the sketches HERE.

The Farmers AND Team Anya are gearing up for a HUGE 2nd Anniversary week and have joined forces ALL WEEK to bring you even more fabulous samples, ideas, and prizes! In fact, FOUR DT members have "hidden" Creepers up for grabs on their blogs today, so be sure and VISIT! We'll announce the winner on the TGF Blog tomorrow!

For now, I'd like you to meet Tuesday Creeper. had to make my card before going on vacation so I was not able to use either of the sketches:

The Details:
Stamp: Tuesday Creeper - The Greeting Farm
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Ballet Blue (SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: E43,E44,E47,E49
Clothes: B24,B26,B28,YR04,YR07,YR09,C0,C1,C3
Misc: Stardust Stickles, Prima Flowers, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Martha Stewart Grass Border Punch


Be sure to visit the blogs of my teammates today...ALL of these talented ladies have something amazing for you:
We'll be back tomorrow for ANOTHER stellar preview that you won't want to miss! The FUN is just beginning this week at the Farm-we are celebrating BIG!

:-)Traci

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

My WCW Color Challenge and a Preview!

This is my second post today -please scroll down to see my ATS challenge card!

WooHoo! You may already know that each Wild Card Wednesday this month at Club Anya has been a color challenge by a different DT member...this is my week and it happens to fall on the preview day for the new Fabulous Flirty Anya! Isn't she a beauty!? Oh, and my color challenge? Maroon, Summer Sun and Turquoise!

The Details:
Stamp: Flirty Anya, Flowers and Sunshine Sentiment from Sunshine Kit, Hello from Wonderland - all The Greeting Farm
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Cool Caribbean (SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Summer Sun, Bravo Burgundy (SU)
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: C3,C5,C7,C9,110
Dress: R35,R37,R39,w/E17 and E19 over
Flower: Y15,Y08,Y17
Misc:Corner Rounder (SU), Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Sakura Glaze Pen


I hope you will get a chance to play in our color challenge this week! There is a random winner chosen every week - you can find all of the details at Club Anya!

:-)Traci

ATS Wednesdy Challenge - Double Pocket Card

Hello! The challenge today at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog is to make a Double Pocket Card. Instructions can be found HERE. It may just be me, but I had a little bit of a hard time following the written instructions - luckily there is a video tutorial there too and that makes it very clear!

Here is a picture of my card with the pocket inserts pushed down (Actually, the top pocket has the tag in it but pushed down, the bottom pocket does not have the gift card in it in this photo!)

Here is a picture showing the items in the pockets halfway pulled out.

I had so much fun making this card! I love thinking of Shimmer catching a wave - she looks like such a Surfer Chick to me! I got the idea for the waves from a page in the latest Creating Keepsakes magazine where they used clear embossing powder and seed beads to make the waves look all frothy. I couldn't get the beads to stick in the embossing powder though, so I ended up using Crystal Effects. All of the surfboards were cut from a sheet of DP.

The Details:
Stamps: Shimmer Redkelp (Sweet November Stamps) - All That Scraps
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Cool Carribean, Night of Navy (SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: E50, E53,E55
Tail: Y15,Y17,YR04,YR07,YR09,R24,R29
Clothes: R24,R29,R39
Misc: Fiskars Wave Border Punch, Crystal Effects


I hope you will get a chance to play along with us at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog. There is a prize offered every week and all you need to do to be eligible is make your creation using one of the MANY stamps sold at All That Scraps and upload it to the ATS Challenge Blog by 10PM EST Tuesday!

:-)Traci

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Not Just a Pumpkin


Hi! I think ching-chou kuik's witch images are my very favorite of hers! And since Halloween is my favorite time of year, I decided it's never too early for a Halloween card! This card is very simple - 1 Designer Paper, 2 Colors of Cardstock with one embossed for interest, 1 Ribbon and some slight ink distressing.

The Details:
Stamp: Not Just a Pumpkin - chiong-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (sheet 20, Plate 57) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Graphic 45 (Halloween in Wonderland), Really Rust, Basic Black 9SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Inks
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,E13,R20
Hair: C3,C5,C7,C9
Clothes: YR04,E08,E09,V04,V15,V09
Tails:C3,C5,C7,YG25,G05,G09
Background: B91,B93,B95,B97,B99
Misc: Sizzix Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Ribbon (Offray)


Have a Wonderful Day!
:-)Traci

Friday, July 23, 2010

Autumn Harvest


Hello! Today I have used a gorgeous new image by ching-chou kuik called Autumn Harvest! I colored her with Copics and used some corner and edge punches for a little interest. I did not use a sentiment because I like to have a few blank cards for any occasion that might pop up. This one could easily be a birthday card or a thank you card (or several other things) just by whatever sentiment I put on the inside.

The Details:
Stamp: Autumn Harvest - ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (sheet 20, Plate 57) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Bo Bunny, Basic Black, Whisper White (SU), White for image (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,E13,R20
Hair: E02,E08,E09,E18
Grapes:V04,V06,V09,FV2
Clothes:YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17,V04,V06,FV2
Pumpkins: YR14,E08,E25
Misc: Martha Stewart Edge and Border Punch, KaiserKraft Pearls, Sakura Glaze Pen, Darice Gems
, Corner Rounder (SU)

:-)Traci

Thursday, July 22, 2010

WCW Donna's Color Challenge

Hello! You may have already seen that Club Anya is letting a different DT member host a color challenge each Wednesday this month for Wild Card Wednesdays...this week it is our fabulous Guest Designer Donna's turn and she chose Pumpkin, Daffodil and Kiwi! I just love these colors together! I took the opportunity to make a birthday card for my step dad by turning Oliver from a Traveler into a Fisherman. Now, I know we already have Ian as a Fisherman in the Rock the Farm set but I used that Ian on his birthday card last year! Plus, Oliver as a Fisherman looks more like my step dad!

The Details:
Stamp: Oliver from Oliver and Amelia Journey - The Greeting Farm, Sentiment from AmyR Birthday Sentiments
Paper: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss (all SU), WHite (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Antique Linen Distress Ink, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics: Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Clothes: YG03 w/RV10 over it, YG95,YG97,YR04,YR07,Y21,Y23,Y26,E44,E47,E49.E30,E31,E33
Misc: Martha Stewart Grass Punch, Sizzix Tim Hotz Embossing Folder, Terra Cotta and Butterscotch Liquid Pearls, Fiskars Sun Punch, Nestabilities Label Die

I hope you get a chance to play in the challenge with us! There is one random winner chosen each week - you can get all of the details at Club Anya!
:-)Traci

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

ATS Wenesday Challenge - Anything But A Card

Hello! Today's challenge at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog is to make anything but a card. This always stumps me because cards are really all I do with paper-crafting...Maybe I have taken the easy way out, but I went with a book mark (I never have enough book marks!) I have not been able to get Amy's card with Bubbles out of my mind so I CASEd the little scene she made with Bubbles dangling her tail in the water and having a lovely talk with her pal Palu. I used sandpaper for the beach and sancastles and lots of liquid pearls around the outside. There is not a lot of dimension other than the liquid pearls, though, so it won't mess up a book.

The Details:
Stamps: Bubbles Lostlagoon (Sweet November). Amy R Spring Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Classic Purple and Frosted Kiwi (Prism), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: E50,E53,E55,V04,V15,V17
Tail: YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17
Palu: RV04,V04,V15,V17,V09
Misc: Corner Rounder (SU), Liquid Pearls. Fiskars Wave Border Punch, EK Success Sandcastle BorderPunch

I hope you will get a chance to play along with us at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog. There is a prize offered every week and all you need to do to be eligible is make your creation using one of the MANY stamps sold at All That Scraps and upload it to the ATS Challenge Blog by 10PM EST Tuesday!

:-)Traci

Thursday, July 15, 2010

WCW - Kelly's Color Challenge

Hiya! If you visited Club Anya yesterday then you already know that each Wild Card Wednesday this month will be a color challenge by a different DT member. This week it is Kelly's turn and the colors she picked were Melon (Berry), Aqua and Brown. These colors are SO Kelly (and I mean that as a GOOD thing!)

The Details:
Stamp: Monday Creeper - The Greeting Farm, sentiment from Hero Arts
Paper: Berry Sorbet, Aqua Mist, Dark Chocolate, White (all Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: E21,E25,E27,E29
Clothes: R20,R22,R24,BG10,BG11,BG32,E21,E25,E27,E29
Misc: Spellbinders Nestablities Labels die, Sizzix Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Brads (Basic Grey)


I really hope you will have a chance to play along with us! A winner will be chosen at random each week - you can find out all of the details at Club Anya!
:-)Traci

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

ATS Wednesday Challenge - Monochrome

Hello! As you are reading this I am away on vacation. I have set everything to auto post so hopefully it all works as it should! (I do want to apologize for my lack of visiting and commenting lately - I was trying to get everything ready for my trip.)

Today's challenge at the ATS Challenge Blog is to make a Monochromatic card! I LOVE to color this way (although I usually do it with black and white, but I used black and white on my card last week for the ATS challenge!) I used Sweet November's Ocean Wavedancer and her pal Echo. I am still having a lot of fun playing with Glimmer Mists and Shimmer Spritz so there is sparkle all over this card if you look closely!

The Details:
Stamps: Ocean Wavedancer and Echo 9Sweet November) AmyR Underwater Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Graphic 45, Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy (all SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy (9SU)
Copics: BG10,BG11,BG32,BG15,B32,B34
Misc: Sizzix Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, Glimmer Mist and Shimmer Spritz, Fiskars Wave Border Punch, Nestabilities Ovals


I hope you will get a chance to play along with us at the All That Scraps Challenge Blog. There is a prize offered every week and all you need to do to be eligible is make your creation using one of the MANY stamps sold at All That Scraps and upload it to the ATS Challenge Blog by 10PM EST Tuesday!

:-)Traci

Monday, July 12, 2010

New Arrival

Hello! I have a friend who asked me to make her a card to give a co-worker who is expecting. When she mentioned that her co-worker liked Fantasy I knew it was the perfect opportunity to use this sweet mother and baby dragon image from Lisa Victoria.

The Details:
Stamp: New Arrival - Lisa Victoria's Art Collection (Sheet 4, Plate 51) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: We R Memory Keepers, Prisma Birchwood Dark, White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
B000,B01,B02,B04,BG11,BG32,YG11,YG03,R81,R83,R85,C0,C1,C3
Misc: Ribbon (Taylored Expressions)


:-)Traci

Friday, July 9, 2010

Sparkly Light of Beautitude

Hello! I have made a card today using one of the more recent ching chou kuik images from Sweet Pea Stamps. I have just discovered glimmer mist sprays and have really been having fun with them so I made the background using the sprays and a butterfly screen. The whole card is very sparkly - I used Diamond stickles on her wings and body which has a gold/yellow cast to it's sparkle and then I used Stardust stickles on the candlight. I was hoping that this would make the candlelight give off a subtly different sparkle.

The Details:
Stamp: Light of Beautitude - Ching Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (Sheet 19, Plate 54) Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: White (Georgia Pacific), Dark Chocolate, White for image (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain and Fired Brick Distress Ink
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00mE11,E13,R20
Hair: R05,E08,E09,E18
Clothes: E07,E08,Y35,Y38,YR68,YG95,YG97,YG99,
Background: Y11,Y21,Y23
Wings: Y23,Y35,Y38,E25,E27,E29
Misc: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Glimmer Mist Screen, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles, Diamond Stickles, Stardust Stickles, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch


Thanks so much for stopping by today!
:-)Traci

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

ATS Wednesday Sketch

Hiya! It is time for another challenge at the ATS Wednesday challenge blog and this week it is a sketch challenge! Please look HERE to see the sketch! I can't seem to stop playing with my Glimmer Mists and Shimmer Spritz so I have used them again here. I also used Crystal Effects for some bubbles, and the Martha Stewart leaf punch (oak, maybe?) looks like seaweed to me when used upside down! I used black stickles for the ocean floor.


The Details:
Stamp: Current Ebbtide and Anela (Sweet November Stamps), Sentiment - AmyR Underwater Sentiments (both from All That Scraps)
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey (all SU), White for Image (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E11,RV10,RV11
All Else: C0,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Shimmerz Spritz, Stickles, Crystal Effects, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

We would love it if you played along with us! There is a prize offered every week and all you have to do to be eligible is to use one of the many stamps sold at All That Scraps and upload your card at the ATS Challenge Blog using Mr Linky by 10PM EST next Tuesday!

:-)Traci

Monday, July 5, 2010

Sparkly (Spoiled) Princess!

Hello! I am playing along with Club Anya's Monday Mania challenge today! This week's challenge is brought to us by Berenice and it is to make a card with a Sparkly Princess Party theme. I am the first to admit, mine has more of a Spoiled Sparkly Princess theme!


I wiped away Wednesday's straight skirt before stamping her and drew her a slightly more full skirt, which I covered with stardust stickles! I also gave her a rub-on crown to complete the princess look. I don't know about you but I have been seeing more and more projects with Washi tape (which The Greeting Farm now carries, too!) It comes in lots of pretty colors and prints, so of course I had to have some even thought I wasn't entirely sure what to do with it besides use it as tape...I am still learning but I have discovered that you can tape it to cardstock and cut it out with die cuts or punches then carefully peel it off of the cardstock to use it. A lot of it is translucent so it adds a neat look. (The aqua piece on my card is Washi tape cut with a Nestie Labels Die and the black scallop border is Washi tape cut with a scallop border punch. ) Test a small piece on the cardstock you choose - although Washi tape is usually repositioned very easily (which comes in handy if you place it crooked!) I found that it tougher to remove from some cardstock (Gina K) than other's (Georgia Pacific) after being run through a die cut machine!


The Details:
Stamps: Wednesday Creeper (The Greeting Farm), Sentiment - Hero Arts
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00, E11,R20,G00,BG32
Hair: E50,E53,E55
Clothes: C5,C7,C9,RV21,RV23,RV25
Misc: Washi Tape, Stardust Stickles, Taylors Tiny Twinkles, Nestabilities Label Die, Scallop Border Punch (SU), Rub- On Crown (Fancy Pants)


Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you will get a chance to play in the challenge, too!
:-)Traci

Saturday, July 3, 2010

A Couple of Dragons

Hi! I finally got a chance to play with a few of the adorable dragon stamps from artist Lisa Victoria. For the first one I used Dragon Luck and colored it with my Copics. After coloring as I normally would I went back and added a lot of dots to mimic scales. I also added some Crystal Effects to the ladybug on his nose!

The Details:
Stamp: Dragon Luck - Lisa Victoria (Plate 39) Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: Pebbles Treehouse, Basic Black (SU), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Y11,Y15,Y08,Y17,G12,G14,G05,G17,G19,R24,R29,R39,C0,C1,C3
Misc: Ribbon (Taylored Expressions), Rub On Words (Pebbles Treehouse)


I colored the dragon on the second card (Rain Dragon) the same way, but when I added the stickles it covered up the scales. I turned to the handy dandy Crystal Effects again to give the rain some dimension.


The Details:
Stamp: Rain Dragon - Lisa Victoria (Plate 39) - Sweet Pea Stamps
Paper: My Minds Eye, Pure Poppy, White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
R20,R22,R24,R27,R29,R39,YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17,BG11,BG13 both w/C0 over them.
Misc: Liquid Pearls, Crystal Effects, Stickles, Ribbon (Offray)

Thanks for stopping by!
:-)Traci

Friday, July 2, 2010

Sweet November Day 2 - Bubbles!

Hello! I have another fabulous Sweet November mermaid to share with you today - this is Bubbles Lostlagoon and her pal Palu! Doesn't she have the most wonderful hair!? It reminds me of a big yummy pile of cotton candy (that's probably what influenced me to make it pink!) All of these new Sweet November stamps will be available at All That Scraps on July 5th!

I used a Martha Stewart Around the Corner punch to make my photo corners - they are the bits that get punched off that you would normally throw away, covered in Stickles!

The Details:
Stamps: Bubbles Lostlagoon and Palu (Sweet November, AmyR Summer Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: We R Memory Keepers, Spring Rain, Dark Chocolate, White (all Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Distress Ink

Copics: Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Tail: R81,R83,R85,RV02
Hair: R81,RV02
Misc: Marth Stewart Around the Corner punch, Eucalyptus Stickles, Stardust Stickles, Recollections Faux Pearls, Liquid Pearls (on shell)


Thanks so much for visiting me today!
:-)Traci

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Blog Hop

(This is another two post day - I would love it if you have time to scroll down to see my Sweet November Sneak Peek, too!)

Hello there friends!

Well, we've made it through a week of AMAZING previews...what do you guys think? What better way to kick off RELEASE DAY than with a BLOG HOP? Sound good? We thought so!
Thanks for sticking with us and today we are definitely making it worth your while! Not ONLY can you shop til you drop RIGHT NOW at the TGF Store, Team Anya has a special Design Team blog hop for you today and ONE LUCKY WINNER will take home ALL THREE Rubber releases! That's Creeper Monday, Wednesday, and the NEW Oliver/Amelia set, "Journey".

For my card, I used Wednesday Creeper:


The Details:
Stamp: Wednesday Creeper - The Greeting Farm
Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Leaf Green, White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics:
Skin:R00,E00,E11,R20,B21
Hair:E43,E44,E47,E49,100
Clothes:B21,B23,B24,YG06,YG07,YG09,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9
Misc: Brads, Sewing Machine


Be sure to stop by the CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS blog for the beginning of the hop if you're just getting here now, and just in case you get lost, here's the order:
Club Anya Blog
DONNA, our awesome July GUEST DESIGNER!
Pam
Kim
Traci
Amy
Kelly
Jessica
Back to CA&F blog to leave a comment and GOOD LUCK to whoever wins!

The HEAT IS ON with our July release and we are so excited to share it with you! Happy Hopping, everyone!

:-)Traci

Sweet November Sneak Peek!

Hello! I am so excited to get to show you a preview of one of the new Sweet November stamps - Shimmer Redkelp and her friend Otto! Does Amy just come up with THE BEST names for her lovely creations, or what!? I have to say, I LOVE all of these new Mermaids, but I think Shimmer is my very favorite! Her long flowing hair and her pretty bandanna contribute to my love, but Otto just does me in! I adore Otters! Oh, before I get too carried away and forget - I should make sure you know these cuties will be released on July 5th at All That Scraps!


The Details:
Stamps: Shimmer Redkelp and Otto (Sweet November Stamps), AmyR Summer Sentiments - both from All That Scraps
Paper: Crate Paper Brook, Disclosure (Couture Cardstock), White (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain
Copics:
Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair: E43,E44,E47,E49
Hat and Tail: YG21,YG23,YG25,YG17 w/RV00, RV02 and Y06 over all
Otto: E43,E44,E47
Misc: Liquid Pearls, Ribbon (Offray)


Thank you so much for stopping by! I will have another Sweet November Sneak Peek to show you tomorrow!
:-)Traci