Good morning, I just wanted to stop by and show you another sneak at the wonderful release of the Cheeky Cherry Collection... available to buy on Feb 15th at The Greeting Farm shop!!!

Isn't she fabulously cheeky hey? I have coloured her with copics and cut out. This frame is part of a scrapbook collection and I've wanted to use for ages.... The hat embellishment I made by stamping sheriff Ian's hat onto frosted shrink plastic, coloured with the same copic marker as cheeky shooter then heated to shrink, I embellished with a little glitter which you can see by clicking the close up!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: MME: Bohemia Collection; PTI: Kraft; glitter paper;

Stamps: TGF: WS - cheeky Shooter; Sheriff Ian; Anya Says;

Ink: Memento: Black; Copic: markers; Tim Holtz: Distress Inks; glitter;

Die's: Sizzix: leaves; MS: border punch:

Other: Shrink plastic; adhesive gems; metal bookplate; 3D foam;

Also to remind you our "MY CHEEKY VALENTINE" Blog Hop on SUNDAY, FEB 14th at 8pm CST! (2am UK time)...

Thanks for stopping by and all your wonderful comments thank you you really make my day :) BiG HuGs Kim :)

Wild Card Wednesday... Redwork Inspired

Good morning all and welcome, this is my second post today... yeah I KNOW!!! but just wanted to share a little challenge I set over at Club Anya and Friends Blog....

So... my WCW Challenge to you is to make a card or Creation inspired by REDWORK...

A little Redwork history and information

Inspiring Red work images...

I wanted to show a few samples so that you don't need to get your needle and thread out straight away... The real inspiration is the red and white combo, the clean the simple effect this creates...

Here I have simply stamped the image in red ink and cut out,

Close inspection...

Here I have stamped the image and heat set with red embossing powder;

Close inspection...

Here I tried some faux stitching and pierced the stamped outline with my pokey tool;
Hope you can see the holes...

Now for this one I really went to town, and here's a wonderful site with patterns and sewing instructions (now I only wish I had some red thread before hand and didn't need to ink up some natural thread and have red fingers to boot, ROTFL!!!)

At close look you might see I went for a 'back stitch' where a 'stem stitch' is much more common but as I wasn't working with fabric I didn't want the card to rip. I also tried some french knots for her cute lips.

I hope you feel inspired to try something different and also to say that you can create redwork in many colour's it's about having some FUN.... If you would love to play along then enter your fabulous creation in the Wild Card Wednesday galleria :)

Supplies(from top to bottom): Patterned Paper: MME: laundry line; PTI: Kraft; Stamps: TGF: WS - Gigi; Ruby; Chelsea; Stella; Ink: Stampin up: real red; Tim Holtz: Distress Inks; White acrylic paint; Die's: Nestabilities: Labels 1; Other: needle and Thread; adhesive gems; Foof a la: buttons; grosgrain ribbon; Lace; 3D foam;

I bet you would love to pop over the TGF blog for up and coming sneak peeks? Then head over there NOW, BiG HuGs Kim :)

Have You Heard?....

SOMETHING rather "CHEEKY" is coming to TGF...

You've seen the photos in the background of CHA .....you've heard some 'buzz' about Blogland...and NOW...a little sneak peek for you today. A little TEASE if you will...or maybe-a BIG tease? Either way, it's ALL leading up to a SPECIAL VALENTINE's DAY BLOG HOP that you will NOT want to miss!!!

A new line of Sprouts is coming to The Greeting Farm and the anticipation is at an all-time high....can you FEEL it in the air? We are TOTALLY psyched about this special release and can't wait to introduce you to "ROCKABILLY", "SHOOTER", and "GLAMOUR"... the first in our CHA Exclusive "CHEEKY CHERRY" release that will FINALLY be available to YOU on 2/15...


The little Miss Cherry herself will be hanging out this week for Farm Fresh Friday with another appearance, so be sure to stay tuned for that! For now, make sure you visit the DT's blogs to get a little more than a peek of these sassy, "cheeky" new releases coming SOON!


Don't miss out-see you back here on Friday and mark your calendars for a VERY Special SURPRISE and our RELEASE Blog Hop on SUNDAY, 2/14/10 at 8pm CST!!!

Have a VERY Cheeky day, everyone!

Basic Grey Challenges - Sketch and Copic Creations.

Now onto my second post today... phew, please scroll down to see my Craft Stamper magazine post too :)

Well Martine has provided us with a fabulous sketch for Basic Grey challenges and I decided to combine my card with the Copic Creation challenge #21 feather Blending too...

Amy has wow'd us again with her magical pen skills and I could not resist her adorable sprite called Darby!!!

So, realised I feather blend my copic markers for nearly all my character's hair so found this quite an easy technique. I wanted a soft fairytale like colour scheme although I think it's VERY on the pink side... I blended the colours on her dress, (as I couldn't find my masking fluid I went over the dots with my colourless blender) her sprite boots and the little flower.

Also I have given my little sprite a generous spraying of glimmer mist as you can NEVER have enough spritely glittery magic, tee hee! You can probably see it better by clicking on the close up!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: BG: Porcelain; PTI: Kraft; Stamps: Sweet November: Darby; PTI: sentiment; Ink: Printer; Archival: black; Copic: markers; Tattered Angels: glimmer mist; Die's: Sizzix: Flower dasiy's; frame; Cuttlebug: scallop circle; Other: Zva: adhesive pearls; BG: buttons; Foof a la: buttons; John Lewis: ribbon; Lace; 3D foam;

Thanks for stopping by and hoping to have more to post Monday, if you have the chance there's a fabulous sketch over at Club Anya and Friends blog too... BiG HuGs have a wonderful fun weekend!!! Kim :)

Craft Stamper - Flock Masterclass

Hello and Happy Saturday to you all thank you for stopping by I have lots to share which I really should have done yesterday but here goes....

Firstly I'm in this months Craft stamper magazine (wooo hoooo) with a Fun flock masterclass. In fact if you take a little look my card is on the FRONT COVER in the top left corner (louder Woo Hoo). Thank you Katy I LOVED making these projects.

For this issue I have created a few projects using fun flock in various different ways, mixing custom colours, using stamps with glue and as a mask... Well I don't want to tell you everything so thought I would share a few sneak peeks...

Click the magazine cover here to take you to the Craft Stamper latest issue and the website...

I nearly forgot to tell you I have made video tutorials for the steps to go along side the article and if you just bear with me and my pants video editing skills, I hope to have them available over the coming week!!!

Thanks for stopping by I will be also posting my Basic Grey Challenge card later today too! Thank you for all your support and I'm so happy that my articles inspire some of you. If there's is anything you would love to see do drop me a comment and I will see what I can do... Have a wonderful weekend, BiG HuGs Kim :)

Wild Card Wednesday with other challenges :)

Hello everyone, happy Wednesday to you this will be a quick post. This Card covers a few challenges tee hee...

Club Anya & Friend's - Wild Card Wednesday...

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch - MTSC59

Die's Cut's R us - Challenge 24 Sugar Rush

The Club Anya & Friends challenge today is set by Kelly and it's a color challenge of Green and Purple. They are not the colours I would go for myself but I had to give it a try. Check out the CA&F blog for all the details of how to play along with the challenge and be able to win a free digi of your choice. I used Mercy's sketch and sugar rush papers for Die Cuts R Us challenge. Also thought I would get the chance to use the beautiful Charlotte...

Supplies: Patterned Paper: BasicGrey: Sugar Rush; Stamps: TGF; WS: Charlotte (digi); Talk Loud; Ink: printer; archival: black; Copics: markers; white gel pen; Die's: Spellbinders: squares; Other: Holographic sticker butterfly; tracer; adhesive gems; 3D foam;

Thanks for stopping by, HuGs Kim :)

The Greeting Farm - Release Day!!!

Hello, wow, I'm so super late for this post, tut tut!!! Today has been one of those very hectic, chaotic days. But I HAD to pop by and mention that today is the day when the fabulous new releases are available to buy from The Greeting Farm, wait til you see all the yummy images instore WOW!!!

What's more... the TGF Blog has a special RELEASE DAY BLOG HOP for you so be sure to check that out too!

Today we have a special edition of MONDAY MANIA with our very own Guest DT Alum SUZI MCKENZIE! Suzi has challenged us all to use the EASEL CARD technique and ADD some RIBBON to it!
Check out Suzi's blog for more info on her CUTE CUTE card and to see lots more TGF goodness!!! She's a huge fan :)

I rushed my card and forgot a few details... yes, like the ribbon and his fabulous mask too... imagine but he's still super cute :)

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Sassafras las: monstrosity; black cardstock; Stamps: TGF: Awesome Duo (released 1st Feb); Ink: Memento: black; Colourbox: primary; Copic: markers; Nestablities: labels; ovals; Sizzix: Stars; Other: BG brads; 3D foam;

So, we have TWO special things going on today. LEAVE A COMMENT on today's post at Club Anya & Friends before 9pm CST (3am UK) and ONE RANDOM WINNER will receive the ENTIRE ANYA RELEASE (Soldier, Easter, and the Amazing Duo!)

Thanks for stopping by BiG HuGs Kim :)