Merry Christmas Card ~ Happy Winter ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm wrapping up my guest designing for the month of November for the The Greeting Farm!! This month has seriously flown by! I have a fun holiday card featuring the adorable Happy Winter Digi Set! If you missed my first card as a guest designer for The Greeting Farm, you can check it out here... Fairy Anya. And if you missed seeing my second card for TGF, you can check it out here... Angel Anya.

I had so much fun building a scene for my fairy card earlier this month that I wanted to play some more with my digi stamps. I just happened to get the new Happy Winter Digi Set so I thought this was a perfect opportunity to play. I combined and resized all the digis into a Word Document. I like to play with sizing and then print off a quick draft {an option on my printer to print with less ink} on copy paper. Then I'm able to see if the sizing is right. This one took me a few tries... I had originally had a larger snowman but he just wasn't going to fit without eliminating a tree and I like the balance of the trees on either side of the house so I opted for a tiny snowman. I like to think the kids built him from some of the snowballs.

 Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin / Mouth: E000, E00, E11; R00, R20

Anya's Hair / Ian's Hair: E21, E23; E21, E23, E27

Anya's Clothes: BG70, BG72, BG75, R20, R14, R46, C00, C1

Ian's Clothes: BV20 BV34, BV17, C00, C1, C3

Snow: B000, B60, C00

Snowman Nose: YR15

Snowman Hat / Scarf: R20, R14

Trees: G24, G46

House: Y00, Y11, YR30, YR31, YR24, E74, E77, N0, N1, N3, N5

Sky: B0000, B000

The panel was die cut with the Large Cross-Stitched Rectangle Stackables die from Lawn Fawn. I mat it with a 3-3/8 x 4-5/8" piece of Smokey Shadow card stock from Papertrey Ink. Before I started coloring I found some cute pattern papers in my stash.... the Snowfall Collection from Authentique. I cut two of the papers and adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base. I also cut a 1/8" strip of the Smokey Shadow card stock to adhere as a border between the pattern papers. I used a scrap of the Smokey Shadow card stock to heat emboss my sentiment from the adorable Gingerbread Christmas stamp set. I like to heat emboss with a white pigment ink and white embossing powder. It gives a nice bright white that really pops. Especially on darker card stock. I used the Sugar Cube pigment ink from Taylored Expressions with Alabaster White Embossing powder from Brutus Monroe and I melted the ep with a Wagner Precision Heat tool.

I adhered the sentiment at the bottom of the panel, added a bunch of foam tape to the back of the panel and the sentiment, and then I popped it up on the card. I hope I've inspired you to get inky and have some fun with your digi stamps and papers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Joy to the World ~ Angel Anya ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I am super excited and honored to be guest designing for The Greeting Farm for the month of November!! I have a few fun projects to share with you all this month... today I'm sharing a sweet holiday card featuring the adorable Angel Anya! If you missed my first card as a guest designer for The Greeting Farm, you can check it out here... Fairy Anya.

This time I decided to play with some pretty pattern papers along with Angel Anya. A mix of pattern papers from the Star of Bethlehem paper pad from Hobby Lobby with some glitter papers from Stampin' Up called Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper for a fun background.

I stamped the sweet Angel Anya with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her up with Copic Markers. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find Angel Anya on the website. But if you'd like to have her you can check out the Farmers Market and submit a request via email... maybe she'll be available for the next Farmers Market. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E40, E43, E44

Dress / Bow: B000, B91, B93, B95, B97

Wings: C00, C1, C3

I nearly forgot a sentiment for my card but remembered the sweet Peace on Earth stamp set in my collection. I heat embossed the sentiment on Midnight Muse card stock from Stampin' Up using Sugar Cube pigment ink from Taylored Expressions and Alabaster White embossing powder from Brutus Monroe. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the card. Sadly, Peace on Earth also isn't on the website, but again... check out the Farmers Market! It actually looks like there is one coming up later this week so submit your requests asap! {{{OMG... there is not one coming up! It was in August. So sorry for the confusion!!}}}

You can check out my process video here... Sweet Holiday Card | Angel Anya | The Greeting Farm

I fussy cut Angel Anya and colored the edges of my fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker so it looks nice and neat. Added a bunch of foam tape to the back and popped her up on the card. Love the dimension it gives to the card! I hope I've inspired you to get inky and mix your stamps and papers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Cute Scene Card ~ Anya Reboot with Fairyland~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I am super excited and honored to be guest designing for The Greeting Farm for the month of November!! I have a few fun projects to share with you all this month... starting with an adorable scene card featuring the super cute fairy Anya from the big Anya Reboot stamps! 

I created a fun scene for fairy Anya by combining and resizing a few different digi stamps from the Fairyland Digi Set into a Word Document. I included the snail on the document but kept him separate so I could pop him up on the card.

I stamped the sweet fairy Anya with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her up with Copic Markers. I also colored up my scene and the snail. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: YR31, E43, E44

Dress: RV000, RV10, RV21, YG11, G14, G07

Wings: B0000, B00, B02, V000, V12, V15

Mushrooms: W00, W0, W1, W3

Red Mushroom {behind snail}: R20, R14, R46, W0, W1, W3

House: E53, E55, E57, E59, B0000, B000, B00, B02, B04, N0, N1, N3, N5, Y06, Y15

Snail: YG11, YG03, YG63, V000, V12, V15, W0, W1, W3

Grass: YG11, YG03, YG63

Sky: B0000, B000, B00

I trimmed up my panel just slightly smaller than the edging on my die cut panel. Adhered the pieces together and mat them with a purple card front that was adhered to a white card base. I fussy cut the snail and Anya on the line and the colored the edges with a black marker. A nice trick for making fussy cut images look nice and neat. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Lettered stamp set. Trimmed it up and cut a fishtail end. I popped up the snail, Anya, and the sentiment using foam tape. Love the dimension it gives to the card and the whole scene. I hope I've inspired you to get inky and mix up your stamps and digi stamps!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Fall Scene Card ~ Miss Anya Pumpkin Spice ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with my second guest designer post for the month of September for The Greeting Farm!! My project today is a fun 5 x 7" scene card that I created by mixing various fun digi sets. I had so much fun combining, resizing and creating this sweet little Fall scene!

I used the following digi sets to build my scene:

Miss Anya Pumpkin Spice

Hello Fall

Build a Living Room

I decided to go with a larger 5 x 7" card so that the images wouldn't be too small and would be easier to color.

I used a lot of Copic markers for this card... here's my list:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair ~ E02, E39, E99

Hat ~ C00, C2, RV0000, RV10, RV21

Jacket ~ V0000, V12, RV19

Dress ~ RV0000, RV10, RV21

Tights ~ RV0000, RV10, RV21, V0000, V12, RV19

Boots ~ C00, C2, N0, N3, N5

Mug ~ C00, C2, BG10, BG23

Tables/Bookcase ~ N0, N3, N5

Lamp ~ C00, C2, BG10, Colorless Blender

Couch ~ C00, C2

Pillows ~ BG10, BG11, BG23, E21, E25

Rug ~ N0, N2, N3, N5, BG10, BG11, BG23, C00, C2

Sunflowers ~ Y06, Y15, Y35, E21, E25, E27, YG11, YG63, YG67, RV19, RV21

Pumpkins ~ YR15, YR21, YR68, BG70, BG72, BG75, E21, E25

Books ~ E21, E25, YR15, YR68, R37, YG11, YG25, RV19, RV21, N2, N5

Fabric Box ~ N5, R37, YR68, RV19, RV21, BG72, C00, C2, YG25

Leaves ~ Y06, Y15, YR15, E25, YG11, YG63

Floors ~ E25, E30, E33

I created a simple floor with a ruler and my copic markers.

Miss Anya looks so cozy and ready for Fall! I had so much fun designing this scene card!

I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

See you next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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CAS Stenciled Background ~ Brew It Anya Card ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

I am super excited and honored to be guest designing for The Greeting Farm for the month of September!! I have a few fun projects to share with you all this month... starting with an adorable CAS card I created using the beautiful Brew It Anya stamp! She just may be my first ever stamp set from The Greeting Farm. I love this stamp so much... it's definitely a fave!

I decided to go with a brighter color palette and I asked my daughter to help pick the colors. I had light blue and yellow copics picked out and my daughter picked out the cute green for the scarf and boots. So cute! I ink blended Twisted Citron and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide inks over a knit stencil on a piece of white card stock measuring 4 x 5-1/4". I stamped the sentiment directly over the stenciled background with Memento Tuxedo black ink. I then adhered the panel to a blue A2 side fold card base.

I stamped the sweet Brew It Anya with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her up with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair ~ YR31, E43, E44

Scarf ~ YG0000, YG23, B02

Dress ~ B0000, B00, B02

Boots ~ YG0000, YG09, YG23

Bag ~ Y06, Y15

Hair Clip ~ YG0000, YG23

Cup ~ C00, C2, E21, E25, YG09

I fussy cut Anya and cleaned up the edges of the image with a Memento Tuxedo black marker. I popped Anya up on the card with foam squares and then added a bit of glossy accents to her bear barrette. I added flowers to her scarf with the B02 copic marker and a white gel pen. I also added a flower to the cup with the white gel pen and a YG09 copic marker for the little leaf.

I hope I've inspired you to get inky!

See you next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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