My first Twinkling Tuesday (on a Thursday!)

This is my first time playing along with the Twinkling Tuesday challenge (yes, I know it's now Thursday, I just don't work that fast!) I've wanted to do this for a while because it's such a neat idea to have the kids come up with the sketches (or other challenges). This week the sketch comes from Jessica's son Jack.


I used Flutter Anya from the Greeting Farm. She is raised up on pop up dots. Her wings are actually partly cut apart and the top part of the wing has a double layer of dots to make them stand up even more. The DP is My Minds Eye and the brads are sugar coated brads from Doodlebug. She is colored with Copics:

Skin: R00, E00, E11, RV32
Clothes: RV32,RV34
Wings and Hair: BG11, BG32, BG34,BG49 then layered entirely over with B00, B02

Thanks for visiting with me today! I hope your day is great!
:-) Traci

A double CASE!

Hello! How has your week gone so far? I have to say, I have been great! I don't know if it's finally feeling better or the sunshine and Spring-like weather here but I have been in a very chipper mood! I kind of like it!

So, have you made a card for The Greeting Farm's Case of the Curious Card III Challenge? If not, you should head over Here to find the details and then get BUSY! You can win your choice of a free TGF stamp, but you need to enter by April 24! Now, my card actually CASEs two cards. The first, of course, is Jessica's card, which is the challenge. But I also CASEd this card by my 9 year old daughter, Ronnie:


She made this card over the weekend and I LOVED her idea of Anya relaxing with a facial and some cucumber slices over her eyes. (I'm not sure I get why you would do that while lying on the beach, but maybe that's something only 9 year olds would know!) I took mine a step farther and put a gooey white mask on her face!


I started with the Anya from the Dress Me set. I cut off most of her hair and drew a shower cap to cover it and a towel to cover her body. Her face mask is just white acrylic paint (I really wish I'd had something with a little more texture, like some puff paint, but that's all I had.) To make the cucumbers I just colored two spots light green, pulled a little color out with the colorless blender, then punched them out with a 1/4 inch circle punch. Then I just ran a darker green marker around the edges. I used DP from Little Yellow Bicycle. Everything is colored with Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, RV13
Towel and Shower Cap: RV13, RV14, YG11, YG25

Thanks for visiting me today!
:-) Traci

Sweet Spring Picnic

Hi! Today it was in the mid-forties here and in Alaska in April that is getting rid of snowpants and snowbooots - wearing short sleeves - enjoying the sun on your face weather! I really had planned a different card to show you today but I didn't finish it before the sun went down and I couldn't get the picture to turn out right in the light I had. I think this one is a nice replacement since today was the first day that really felt like Spring here.


I used a Sara Kay image (Picnic of Daisies) that I got sent by a lovely lady I met on Splitcoaststampers. The DP is Basic Grey - Lily Kate. The big flower is from Imaginisce and the rest are punched with a Stampin Up punch. The ribbon is from Papertrey Ink. She is colored with Copics:

Skin: R00,E00,E11,R20
Hair:YR21,YR14,E15
Hat and Basket: Y00,E50,E30,E53, YG00,YG03
Clothes: Y00,Y02,Y06,Y08,B91,B93,B95
C1,C3

Almost myself again....

Wow, it feels like forever since I've posted! I was so excited about the big blog hop last Wednesday with Club Anya and The Greeting Farm and wouldn't you know, the night before I started getting an itchy throat and cough. By mid afternoon on Wednesday I had a fever and just felt awful. I missed two days of work, but was feeling ok enough by Saturday to go see Spamalot (I have a Wonderful, Fabulous friend who got me and my DH tickets for Christmas!). That was fun! I feel almost normal again.


I haven't really felt up to crafting over the last couple of days, but I had made this card for my niece's birthday early last week. I know it borrows from a theme I've used before, but I just love the digi Unicorn and Princess Anya (both from The Greeting Farm) together! The DP on this card is Basic Grey. I used some little jewels from the jewelry making section of the craft store and some Prima flowers (I colored the large one with the same color Copic marker that I used on the dress although in the picture it doesn't look like the same color.) The images are colored with Copics:

Uni:V01,V04,V06
Skin: E00,E11,RV02
Hair: E50,Y000
Dress: RV04,RV06,RV09 RV91,RV93,RV95

Thanks for visiting me!
:-) Traci

Happy Blog Hop!

Hello! As you are reading this I am hopefully hopping along, seeing all kinds of wonderful cards and getting lots of inspiration!


My last card for the Greeting Farm Sneak Peek is the wonderful, fabulous, Flutter By Anya! Isn't she ADORABLE!? Marie is SO talented and I swear she see's into my mind and heart to make the images that make me happiest! My little Flutter By is mounted on DP from DCWV. The blue butterflies are punched with a Martha Stewart punch. The buttons were almost the right shade, but not quite so I used my Copic markers in the same shade that I used on Anya to make them coordinate. The flowers are Prima and the sentiment comes from the Susie Suprise set (also by The Greeting Farm). I colored her with Copics:

Skin: E00,E11,RV21
Hair: RV21,RV23,RV25,RV29
Clothes: YG03,YG23,YG17, C3
Wings: Y02,Y08,Y15,B01,B02,B04

Feel free to join us in the Hopping fun! You can go to Club Anya for links to all of the Blogs!

Thanks for visiting!
:-) Traci

It's Blog Hop Day! Stay Tuned!

Hi Friends! Are you all excited about the Blog Hop tonight? I can not wait to see what everyone has done. I seriously think that fans of The Greeting Farm stamps are just the most creative people! So, just one last reminder to go to Club Anya at 6:30 PM Central time tonight to find the list of people participating in the blog hop, and hop along with us!

This is my third sneak peek for the stamps that will be released tonight at 10 PM Central time! (I'll have one more tonight during the Blog Hop!) Little Rescue Ian is SOOO Cute! I used some DP from Basic Grey, with some doodling and the sentiment from the Hero set (also from The Greeting Farm). He is colored with Copics (with some Crystal Effects on his hat and shoes!) :

Skin: E00,E11,R20
Hat: R24,R27,R29,C1,C3
Clothes: Y02,Y06,Y08, C5,C7,C9
Hair: E74,E77,E79

Thanks, and I hope to see you again tonight!
:-) Traci

It's Showtime!

Hi everyone! Are you ready for day 2 of the sneak peeks of the upcoming Greeting Farm releases? Today we have the fabulous "Showtime" set! I pretty much squealed with delight when I opened my package and saw this set! It is a Circus set, with Anya as the Ringmaster, an adorable elephant, some popcorn, and some cute sentiments. I could see it for kids birthday cards, or baby announcements using the cute elephant. But I also saw the ringmaster Anya as a Cabaret singer and that's how I did my first card! The background (white) was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, although it's hard to see in this picture. I made stage curtains with some DP from DCWV, using a scallop border punch on the top. The top curtain and red CS under it are popped up on dimensional dots, too. I used Crystal Effects on her top hat and bow tie for some extra shine. And, speaking of shine, there is lots of silver glitter for an extra sparkly bodysuit! She is colored with Copics:

Skin: E00,E11,R20
Clothes: R22,R24,R29,R39,C1,C3,C5,C7,C9
Hair:E21,E25,E27,E29

This set was so cute, I just had to make a card with the elephant, too. Right away he made me think of a new baby boy card, so even though there is no sentiment that is what I had in mind. The DP is some older Basic Grey I had. I used Crystal Effects on this card, too, on his hat and shorts. He is colored with Copics:

B91,B93,YG03,YG25,YG17,Y15,Y17,Y36.

You can see the other DT members creations with the new stamps here:

Jessica Diedrich, Club Anya VP and DT Coordinator

Jacquie Peifer

Janna Hull

Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth

Michelle Oatman-Guest Designer

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for the Big Blog Hop with Club Anya and The Greeting Farm, starting at 7:00 Central time (you can find a list of participants at Club Anya at 6:30)! There will be prizes awarded, and the new stamps go on sale at 10PM!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow!