It's the First..... of April tee hee

Wow... Good morning well It's the first of April and you know that means it's release day at The Greeting Farm Woo Hoo!!! Sorry this is such a quick post but wanted to show you a card using the gorgeous pretty Amelia which you will be able to purchase today too :)

My card is based on Mercy's fabulous sketch this week and I'm in time for this one ROTFL... I have coloured Amelia with copic markers and inked the edges with distress inks! I really tried for a simpler card (for me anyway).

Supplies: Patterned Paper: October Afternoon; DCWV: texture stack;

Stamps: TGF: OA - Buddies (release today);

Ink: memento & archival: black; Copic: markers*; Distress ink: old paper; antique linen;

Dies: Sizzix: flower and vines; Spellbinders: Nestabilities: labels; Martha Stewart: border punch;

Other: buttons; natural thread; 3D foam;

 
Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy a joke or two today tee hee... BiG HuGs Kim :)

Club Anya & Friends preview - Oliver And Amelia

Hello and Good morning, it's the final April preview over at Club Anya & Friends before the release and fool's day tomorrow ;) GOSH you are going to love these two, I seriously had trouble picking which adorable image to use for this card, they are without a doubt toooo Cuuute, tee hee....

 

As you can see I went for Oliver and his doggy buddy, that dog looks like a great friend, so adorable! I have coloured them with my copics and used my 'go to' boy papers! (They just always work LOL!) As it's a boy card there's little need for too many embellishments either. There are a few fabulous sentiments in this set too!

I have based my card on the wonderful sketch over at sketch saturday but just noticed that I have actually missed the deadline as you do, tee hee, still great sketch though!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket; joy ride;

Stamps: TGF: OA - Buddies (release 1st April);

Ink: memento & archival: black; Copic: markers*; Distress ink: old paper; antique linen;

Dies: Sizzix: journal round; Spellbinders: tags; Nestabilities: rectangle; EK success: border punch;

Other: button; natural thread; tracer; 3D foam;

*Skin: E000, 21,13 & R20, eye's: B41, Hair: E31,35 Outfit: R24, BG49, Y28, YG91, W-5, C-1, C-3, C-5,  Doggy: E40, 41, 31, I use B60 for shadow and my colourless Blender throughout.

Thanks so much for stopping by I hope you're having a very enjoyable day and do check out the rest of the design teams stunning creation's... BiG HuGs Kim :)

Anya's Stamping too.... April's sneek peek

Good morning, it's another April preview over at Club Anya & Friends you might find this Anya very crafty, tee hee....

Well.... you've been asking for this little cutie since she was spotted in CHA!!! I so totally ♥ Stamping as I think we all do, tee hee.

And for this card I decided to do just that, yep noo patterned paper (I KNOW shock horror!!!) I have stamped the card base with large polka dots, and inked the edges slightly. The panel has been stamped with houndstooth backgrounder and the edges punched and embellished with some pretty adhesive stones.

I have used Tim Holtz stamps for the circles and the dots on the folded underside, my own double sided papers LOL! The butterfly is stamped and die cut also with inked edges. Seeing as I had my distress inks out on the table and loving these new colours I had to then restamp Stamping Anya onto some watercolour paper so I could paint her to co'ordinate.

If you can tell, my card is loosely based on the fabulous sketch over at Get sketchy.

 

Supplies: Paper: PTI: pink card; Watercolour paper;

Stamps: TGF: Stamping Anya (release 1st April); Stampers Anonymous: Tim Holtz bitty grunge;

PTI: Polka Dot Basics II; butterfly Dreams; CHF: Houndstooth background;

Ink: Archival: black; Ranger: Distress inks*;

Dies: PTI: butterfly; Martha Stewart: corner and border punch;

Other: Adhesive stones; 3D foam;

*spun sugar, victorian velvet, tumbled glass, stormy sky, antique linen, pumice stone, walnut stain, fired brick,

Thank you so much for stopping by, I know you're totally enjoying these new releases so do check out the rest of the teams fabulous creation's...

Jessica
Amy

Kelly

Pam

Traci

Caz

Not long now till April woo hoo!!! HuGs Kim :)

Ready for The next Preview?

Good morning, today over at Club Anya & Friends you will find more April preview's...

Wow what a weekend, not only up to the Royal Academy in London on Friday (more to follow) but out all day saturday at the NEC we had a fabulous fantastic time us blogging buddies. I did buy a few yummy crafty supplies and I would have taken a picture but I was already into the packaging and playing to make this next sneek peek....

It's the second preview of The Greeting Farm's new April releases, Marie has designed this adorable cutie Deedee and this little beauty reminded me just a bit of my sweet angel, curly hair (check), angelic face (check), cute boots (check), so as it's Maoleidigh's birthday on Friday (Phew) and she will be two and she's a proper girly girl I have made her this little dinky handbag! It really isn't a great design, you see I thought I would be clever and add an extra pleat or two for her  rummagey little hands but then the flap of the bag just doesn't close properly... it definitely needs more work on it.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket; girl friday;

Stamps: TGF: ws Deedee -(release 1st April);

Ink: memento; Copic: markers*;

Dies: Sizzix: flower layers; foliage; Spellbinders: Nestabilities: labels; butterflies; Martha Stewart: corner and border punch;

Other: coloured felt; BG: button and brads; Adhesive stones; 3D foam;

*Skin: E000, 21,13 & R20, eye's: B41, Hair: E50, 53, 35 Outfit: RV10, 23, 34, R20, G12, YG93, E50, N3 I use my colourless Blender throughout.

Thanks so much for stopping by I hope you are totally enjoying these new releases and do check out the rest of the teams stunning creation's...

Jessica

Amy

Kelly
Pam

Traci

Caz

So talking of Maoleidigh... if you have a spare moment you could pop over to my arty blog to see the finished piece that we took up to London, tee hee... BiG HuGs Kim :)

Club Anya & Friends First Day of Previews...

Good morning, welcome to the first day of Anya & friends April previews from The Greeting Farm...

We want to introduce you to a new cute sprout 'Eric'... isn't he just fabulous? and if you head over to the blog you may find a couple of additions to our team too, "Woo Hoo!!!!" 

Club Anya & Friends have a wonderful sketch challenge today too, which I have based my card on, the rocker metal look led me to the machine type idea with gears etc... The oval gear matt I have created by dry embossing the oval die and cutting the teeth of the gears free hand and a bit rough he he! The sentiment is from two other Anya sets which I liked the teaming up of. Pumice stone distress ink totally rocks.... it's great for the mucky markings on the patterned paper FAB!!!

Sorry this is such a quick post... as you read this I'll be buzzying around the Nec today meeting up with some of my FABULOUS blogging buddies spending (of course), chatting and general craftiness alll round, tee hee. 

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket; DCWV: texture stack;

Stamps: TGF: ws-Eric (release 1st March); Talk Loud; My Guy Ian;

Ink: memento & archival: black; Copic: markers*; distress inks;

Dies: Sizzix: gears; Spellbinders: Nestabilities: Ovals; EKsuccess: border punch;

Other: Tim Holtz: Mini attachers; blending tool; 3D foam;

*Skin: E000, 21,13 & R20, Hair: E50, 53, Outfit: E07, R24, 59, B91, 95, 97 G21, C-1, C-3, 100, I use B60 for shadow and my colourless Blender throughout.

So I have finished my painting and will share more tomorrow sometime, when I've recovered from the crafty buzz ha ha, thank you for all your wonderful encouragement. I hope you get the chance to join in with our sketch!!! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to have a fun weekend, BiG HuGs Kim :) 

Hello... here's my own sneek peek...

I know, it's been a little while since my last post and I expected it, but I want to show you a little sneek peek of a project I'm working on... I've put it on my other blog and I would love any constructive critisism too :)

BiG HuGs Kim :)

BasicGrey Challenges - Tutti Frutti :)

Good Morning, this is a very quick post to show you my very clean and simple card for Basic Grey Challenges this week.... We have a theme of Tutti Frutti to inspire you...

This is a seriously quick card to make, I have stamped the apple on the white circle and again in green and red and cut the different parts to give dimension. I went over the apple seeds with a black pen, simple! I adhered the patterned paper with dimensional adhesive foam before placing the apple embellishment in place!  I used white paint under the sentiment as is got lost with the fruity patttern!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: BasicGrey: offbeat; Stamps: BasicGrey: farmers market; PTI: sentiment; Ink: Archival: black; colourbox & brilliance; Ranger: Acrylic paint dabbers; Dies: Nestabilities: circles;  Other: Dimensional adhesive foam;

Thanks for stopping by, there's a wonderful sketch over at Club Anya & Friend's today.  I'm off to take the little ones for a morning show at the cinema the weather is undecided as to sunny or rain! Have a fabulous weekend BiG HuGs Kim :)