My first card after almost a year...

I can't believe I'm actually surprised that I didn't do as bad as I had expected. I did rack my brain after I colored up this cute Miss Anya from The Greeting Farm. I went blank for a couple of days. Then finally I dug into my files of my old cards and saw an easy LO to try.

Of course since I made this card for Lizzie's 7th birthday on Saturday, she chose every element on the card, so it was a definite challenge. Still it captures who she's growing up to be. She asked me to even add freckles!

It felt good, and if I have to do this at least once a week or every other week as a source for my stress relief, then I'll do that.I have to say, it felt so good to have a Copic in my hand again. The cold feel of the marker barrel in my hand was like eating a yummy chocolate. YES, that good. Sitting at my desk coloring while listening to my iPod got me back into my groove.

The only one who wasn't that happy I was back to stamping was the DH. He stood behind me and asks me, "You're stamping again? You know we can't afford your little hobby, right?". He's just not as supportive as before and it's sad. He blames his new attitude on being stressed out and having to put in extra hours at work. As if I'm not stressed myself. But oh well, his attitude isn't gonna put a damper on me stamping again.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card. Hopefully I'll be more active again.

5 challenges in 1!

First...GREETINGS FROM CORONA, CA! :)

Just when I think I can't possibly outdo myself in challenges...last one was 4 in 1...now I added 1 more!!! :O Can you tell I like to more than double dip when it comes to challenges? LOL! I do!

Anywho...I'm here at the in-laws home house sitting without Oscar and I'm bummed. They left to Bakersfield and will be back in the morning. So I brought with me my stuff to craft or else I'll go crazy! My MIL was laughing because she thought my craft cart was my luggage bag and said to me that I was only staying for one day. She cracked up even more when I showed her what was inside! XD I know...nuts huh? Still it's entertaining me while the kids are playing with my BIL's Playstation and XBox. He's 35/36 and no wife or kids...so you know he has toys! LOL! So yeah I'm in the back room on LV's laptop and I completed the challenges for 5 of the ones I'm working on.

The challenges are:
1. Anyone For Anya? To be "patriotic" and use the colors or your country flag. I didn't go with my Ol' US of A...instead I did my native country...Mexico! They're perfect Christmas colors too...lol! I could have easily used Spains colors too...but my heart is closer to Mexico.

2 AND 3. Club Anya's Mystery Monday AND I Wanna Be Just Like {Anita Hovey} For Mystery Monday we're to make a "snow" card. Well...I used Snow from Miss Anya AND added snow to her standing ground. Then I CASED Anita's card LO which is also in conjunction with...

4. JUGS sketch: The sketch resembles Anita's card so much I had to incorporate a bit of each WITHOUT leaving the LO out. What's similar in both? The JUGs sketch has that lower panel that I combined with Anita's lower sentiment and ribbon. The image panel are also very similar. The only difference is that the JUGs sketch is to the side rather than in the middle. I'm sure you can tell the similarities!

last but not least...

5. Copic Challenge: RED HEADS! I thought it was a bit more in depth to use red to make a red head...lol...but found it easy to use E18, E09, & E07 to make a red head! Thank goodness for my Copic chart book!

These were sure fun to play with! Now let's see if I'll out-do the 5 in 1 challenges! LOL!

Copics:
Skin-E02, 50, & R02
Hair-E18, 09, 07, & 33
Clothing-R46, 29, 24, G99, 94, & 82
Shoes-N8, 6, & 3
Background glow-Y21 & air can

I am "punch drunk" on "dazzling" Miss Anya flying over the moon on Halloween night!

Well isn't THAT a mouthful! LMBO! I sat down after some house chores and decided I was gonna work on 2 challenges...for The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday to use punches...I love punches :D...and Club Anya's Mystery Monday to make a card that DAZZLES! Oh you know I can do both! That's like telling me..."here's a box of Ferrero Rocher and a bottle of red wine...see if you can enjoy"... ;)

Ok...I wont babble to much...my hand is in pain and I'm gonna take some meds and head out to bed early. It's a nasty throbbing pain from the palm and extends to my fingers all the way to my elbow. It's not my carpal...that a whole different pain...so I'm thinking maybe my hands are just over worked. I still hand wash dishes and I can't use cold water...so I have to use hot or at least medium warm...so I'm thinking the cool air is giving me this arthritis like pain. YOUCH! I'll add any extra deets later on when I'm up and ready to get online again.

The sketch I used is from Card Positioning System and it's sketch #35.

Copics:
Supplies:
CS/DP: BBlack, PPie, PPlum, MMustard, Recollections Halloween DP, & GP CS
Ink: Momento Black, BBlack, RRust, MMustard, CChip, & Copics
Stamps: Miss Anya TGF, Broom Missy B. Designs, & sentiment digi from Whimsie Doodles
Embellishments: dotted satin ribbon, flat back jewels, & Stickles
Others: scalloped & circle punches, scalloped edge punch, & Coluzzle

Joni's Rule of 3 Challenge at Club Anya!

Club Anya started something new where fans of Club Anya can be chosen to challenge US on Monday's! This kick off was Joni and her challenge was to use black, white, & pink as a color combo AND to use 3 embellishments! I love adding embellishments so I think I had a bit of an over-kill here! I did use 3 physical embellishments...the dies/punches DO NOT count for me. So here is my card for Mystery Monday!

Sorry I don't have too much blah blah...I'm crunching on time to make my card for Wednesday's Bombshell Stamps blog hop! Hope to see you here and hop along with us! Ok...so see you laters! HUGS!!!

Copics:

Supplies:
CS/DP: BBlack, PIPink, Bright White, & UKV DP

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black & Copics

Stamps: Miss Anya Dressy

Embellishments: trim, crochet flowers, flat back bling, punches & dies

Others: white gel pen

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble

Something wicked this way comes

Eye of newt, and toe of frog,

Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,

Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing -

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Double, double toil and trouble

Something wicked this way comes

I hope you sang along! :P I love singing that when we watch Harry Potter! LOL! Makes me feel like I'm at Hogwarts! Of course I'm a Slytherin though...but still...I'm a softer Slytherin. ;)

OMG was this little project fun! I was browsing videos on YouTube on coloring with Copics and came across a video on how to color hair etc. by Suzzane Dean and so I took a look at her blog and downloaded some PDF's she had on coloring and what not. The I noticed there was a purse/box one...and so I downloaded it too! When I opened it I ooh'd and ahh'd and HAD to make my own! I was working on challenges...but I think I may have crafters ADD...LMBO! Still...I love how it came out! Plus I also tried something new...BLONDE HAIR! :O I didn't go for the normal yellow...I also reached for some E's! I still need more practice...but it's not THAT bad for my first try! Plus Plus I didn't have the exact blonde colors asked for...so I did do with what I had and tried to keep in the same tip as the letter, and numbers! ;) That's another tip I learned but this one from Marianne of I Like Markers.

Miss Anya makes a cute witchy huh? LOL! I added the witch hat and the cauldron from the Holiday Accessory set from Bombshell Stamps! The gems were what I won from a blog candy from Lorainne at Taviascharmsfavoritethings. They're from Prima...they are awesome! That yummy orange ribbon was also a gifty from Michele P. of Enchanted Stamper. Thanks girls for providing me with awesome elements to make this "tote" come alive! Oh...and I also drew in Miss Anya's wand! LOL! :D

I hope you likey! Now I'm off to continue with my challenges! LOL! :P

Copics:
Supplies:
CS/DP: PPumpkin, BBlack, C.C. Copic CS, & SU Halloween DP
Ink: BBlack & Copics
Stamps: Miss Anya Collection & Holiday Accessories Bombshell Stamps
Embellishments: ribbon, flat back jewels, & Stickles (Icicle)
Others: Coluzzle, transparency sheet, oval punch, Giga scalloped punch, Mega cirle punch, & sewing machine

I'm on a roll...

...after some nice sleep after my caffeine binge...lol...I am on a roll and I managed to make some stamping time for 3 cards! These cards featured today are for Stamps & Smiles first sketch promoting their new line of stamps. Head on over to S&S blog to enter to win some stamps! Check out my entries for the sketch!

First is this card I not only made for the sketch challenge...but I also made it for my soon to be 10 year old DS who LOVES cupcakes especially with sugar crystals...lol. Check out how I freehanded some arms in...LOL! Oh...and one even took their hand off the top cupcake to hold a banner!!! Thanks cuppy cake! LOL! Could you believe I am being good using my scraps? Yup...this DP was in my scraps! I also JUST REALIZED today that I had that blue/aqua textured CS in my CS/DP cart! I bough this CS about 2 years ago on eBay!!! Dang do I know how to hoard...or forget to use the good stuff...lol! Now...would you eat such cute cuppy cakes? YUM! LOL!

Prismacolor Markers used:

Supplies:

CS/DP: WWasabi, , DP vendor unknown (from my scraps), Textured CS from unknown vedor (from hoarded pile), & Bright White

Ink: BBlack, BGray, & Prismas

Stamps: Stamp A Sweet Impression by Taylored Expressions (link on my sidebar)

Embellishments: Diamond Stickles & flatback bling

Others: oval Coluzzle

Next is this OH SO SWEET Miss Anya! She was inspired by LV in her "before she became a rocker chick" stage. I use to dress her in pinks with ribbons in her hair and what not. Man I miss those days. BUT...I still got Lizzie to play "pinky dress up" with. Can you believe my LV is gonna be 13 on Sunday??? Yup...I'll officially have a teen! Let the gray hairs start flowing! No...she's a good girl...just not my girly anymore. Another thing I was hoarding were these cute rub-ons! What was I thinking? I've spent too much money to heard! That DP...yup...also in my scraps pile! *rolls eyes* Anywho...whatcha think? I'm actually proud of myself and patted my back...lol. Check out the cute pearl frame! Ok...this is so sweet I shall say myself that I am getting a tooth ache! Sorry to toot my own horn...I'm just very proud of these cards being that I'm not feeling 100% well.

Tomorrow I'll show ya card #3!!! It's a DOOZY!!! It's LV's 13th birthday card made with stuff she just LOVES...you'll see what I mean! *wink*

Prismacolor Markers used:

Supplies:

CS/DP: C2Cocoa, PPirrouette, DP from scraps, & Bright White

Ink: BBlack & Prismas

Stamps: Miss Anya

Embellishments: flatback pearls, satin ribbon, stitch rub-ons, & Diamond Stickles

Others: oval Coluzzle & corner rounder punch for scallops

Hugs,

Gabby