A Happy Halloween

Hi there! How was your weekend?

We celebrated my adorable nephew Jake's first birthday.. goodness he is scrumptious. I will see if my SIL posted some pics.

And since I'm going in fifteen different directions right now, I'll share a quick card and be on my way.

The Halloween image came in a digital print-out from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. I cut it out and matted it with some Kraft cardstock. The background is stamped with the Swirly Bat in Versamark ink. I spritzed a doily with my Wild Honey Distress Reinker and Perfect Pearls mix. Everything also got a healthy dose of Distress Ink.

Big fan of the vintage Halloween! Speaking of vintage... this weekend (I am super excited) my Momma and I are going to the Country Living Fair in Columbus, OH. I love Country Living Magazine and have been wanting to go to the Fair for a few years now. I have been having so much fun incorporating vintage items into my crafting, so I can't wait to see what goodies I can find!

Have a great day!

Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Swirly Bat – Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake – Stampin’ Up!; True Black - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamark – Tsukineko; Black Soot, Vintage Photo Distress Ink – Ranger Industries
Other: Vintage Halloween Digital Image – Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Orange Zest button – Papertrey Ink; 4-inch doily – Wilton; Wild Honey Reinker, Perfect Gold Perfect Pearls – Ranger Industries; striped ribbon; pinking shears; sewing machine

PPRS New Release... Tree

Welcome to the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Fall Blog Hop release party! Today I am sharing two new additions to PPRS' line of clear stamps and coordinating dies: the Clearly Beautiful Tree stamp set and coordinating Tree die.

Visit the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps blog where Nicole is sharing her creations for today's set and to get information about today's prize and what you need to do to qualify. (You also can be entered to win today's prize by leaving a comment on this post!)

Here is my first creation, a fun and funky card.

I die cut my tree shapes and stamped them with the dotted tree stamp. I colored the patterns in with some bright colors and added some black rhinestones. Embrace the non-traditional holiday colors! ;)

My second project is a quick gift bag and tag perfect for the holidays.

I simply die cut my trees and stamped each of them with a different tree image. Then I added them and some patterned paper and ribbon to a kraft gift bag purchased at Target. A great (and easy) way to create custom gift packaging!

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to head over to the PPRS Blog to see the rest of the creations for today and catch up on the other three sets that were released! Have a great day!

Anya

Recipe:
Winter Wonderland Card
Stamps: Clearly Beautiful Tree, Winter Wonderland - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: White, True Black - Papertrey Ink; Soft Sky - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Starlite Black Brilliance - Tsukineko; silver pigment ink pad
Other: Tree die - PPRS; Copic Markers (RV23, YG23, BG23, BV13, G000) - Imagination International; Silver elastic cord - Stampin' Up!; Black adhesive rhinestones

Joy to the World Gift Bag
Stamps: Clearly Beautiful Tree - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Always Artichoke - Stampin' Up!; Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up!
Ink: Cosmic Copper, Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko
Other: Tree die - PPRS; Corner Chomper - We R Memory Keepers; Green satin ribbon, Kraft gift bag - Target

Golden Leaves

Is anyone else super excited that it is Friday?

We've got BIG plans this weekend, but I need to stay hush-hush about it now!

Today, I would like to share a card that I made for Prickley Pear using their new Fall & Halloween ATC Transparencies.

I backed the Solid Leaf ATC with adhesive and covered it with glitter. The glitter is from P K Glitz and is called Golden Cadillac. I stitched the transparency to a mat of cream cardstock and inked the edges.

The patterned paper is from October Afternoon's The Thrift Shop. I have to say I really like this color combination. I've always liked black and cream together, but throw in a sagey green and it feels so comfy and perfect for fall.

So the other night Bill and I did something that we've talked about doing for years - we went out and bought kayaks! We found them for a reasonable price and decided that we should do something fun for ourselves. We are going to take them out tonight for the first time after work. I can't wait! And with the weather (hopefully) heading in a cooler direction, it will be wonderful to be out on the water!

Today is your last day to leave a comment for my blog candy. I'll pick a winner tonight and announce it tomorrow along with the new WMS Sketch Challenge.

Enjoy your Friday!

Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Mellow Moss - Stampin' Up!; Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: The Thrift Shop - October Afternoon
Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Other: Fall & Halloween Transparencies 2010 - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Golden Cadillac Glitter Glitz - P K Glitz; Green gingham ribbon; black button; sewing machine

PPRS Blog Hop

Welcome to the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog Hop! Today I am pleased to introduce two new summer additions to PPRS' line of clear stamps and coordinating dies: Hot Air Balloon and Birdcage.

Visit the Design Team's daily releases and the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog on July 19th and 20th to have the chance to win one of two great prize packages.

Today's prize package includes the Hot Air Balloon set and matching die, three transparency ATC sheets of your choice, and a half sheet of red rubber stamps of your choice.

So let's get started! Today I am featuring the Hot Air Balloon stamp set and coordinating die.

Something sunny for your Monday morning! I cut the sun's rays by hand and punched a circle for the center. The balloon was die cut from October Afternoon patterned paper. The two cloud patterns are part of the set, as well as the sentiment. I masked a portion of it, as I just wanted to say 'Hi!' :)

For my second card, I went classic. Whenever I think of hot air balloons, I always think of rainbow colors. I die cut two balloon shapes and then stamped them (I should note that the striped center pattern is a separate stamp) with Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I pulled out my Copic markers to color my balloons in a happy rainbow! A quick tip when choosing Copic colors: it is easy to find colors that work well together when using Copics. If you choose colors that have the same numbers (or close) you know you'll get a good match. All these colors (with the exception of one) end in a 2, which is the brightness or intensity of the color. See how they all seem to be the same tone? Something to keep in mind when you're coloring!

So here are the blog hop details: each day you have more than one chance to win! The hop starts at the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog. Leave a comment on the blog for one chance to win. Then hop on over to the day’s release blogs and leave comments there for more chances to win. So easy! AND you will get to see some fabulous paper projects featuring the new sets.

For each release, you will have until midnight the night AFTER the release day to enter comments (that is two days!). Only comment per blog, please.

Here is the release schedule:

July 19th: Hot Air Balloon Clear Stamps and Coordinating Die featured on PPRS Blog, here!, One Krafty Cat by Jenny, and Paper Talk by Leslie.

July 20th: Birdcage Clear Stamps and Coordinating Die featured on PPRS Blog, Tesa's Scrap by Tesa, and Primitive Paper by Tracy.

Good luck! Thanks for stopping by!!

#Anya

Recipe:
Sunny Hi Card
Stamps: Hot Air Balloon Clear Stamps - PPRS
Cardstock: Spring Rain, Lemon Tart, White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Fly a Kite - October Afternoon
Ink: So Saffron - Stampin' Up!; Spring Rain - Papertrey Ink; Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger
Other: Hot Air Balloon die - PPRS; 1-3/4 inch circle punch - EK Success; Fruit Punch Stickles - Ranger

Fly With Me Card
Stamps: Hot Air Balloon Clear Stamps - PPRS
Cardstock: Kraft, Spring Rain, New Leaf, White - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko
Other: Hot Air Balloon die - PPRS; Copics (R22, YR02, Y11, G02, B12, V12, E43); sewing machine

PPRS Sneak Peek

This month Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is releasing two new sets of clear stamps with coordinating dies. The two sets, which include the Birdcage and Hot Air Balloon sets, will be available for purchase on July 19th. Sold separately, these sets coordinate beautifully to create stamped images that can be die cut perfectly around the shape.

To celebrate the new release, PPRS is hosting a Blog Hop on July 19th and 20th. You’ll have the chance to share what you think of the new products and of course, the chance to win!

Here's a little sneaky peek of one of the cards I made using the Hot Air Balloon set.

Be sure to come back on Monday, July 19th to see the cards I've made featuring this stamp set and coordinating die. You won’t want to miss it!

Hope to see you back here later today for the WMS Blog Waltz!

#Anya

Dreams Come True

I am sorry for being such a bad blogger! I have been zooming in a million different directions. Busy, busy!

Today I'm sharing a card made for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

I stamped the Flourished Diploma & Hat in Memento Ink and colored the image with Copics. To add some pizzaz, I went over some areas with a VersaMark pen and embossed them in gold. The sentiment was also embossed in gold.

Finished the top and bottom of the card off with some paper piercing. I know that kids are still having graduation parties around here!

I also need to tell you (I keep forgetting) that this Saturday is the Friends of WMS Blog Waltz.

You can find all the info that you need on the WMS Blog. I hope you'll be able to participate!

Have a great night!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourished Diploma & Hat, May All Your Dreams Come True - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Night of Navy - Stampin' Up!; Kraft, Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, VersaMark - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Filigree Gold Embossing powder - Stewart Superior; Copic markers; Spica glitter pen; paper piercer

Queen for a Day

Yesterday was my friend Julie's birthday. She lives too far away from me in Los Angeles, so I boxed up some goodies and sent them her way. This is the card I made for her, using some new stamps from Prickley Pear.

This is the 50s Lady stamp. I paper pieced her skirt with a pattern from the Material Girl collection from Cosmo Cricket. I colored the rest with Copics.

The sentiment was stamped and then trimmed apart, each piece adhered with foam dimensionals. I added some crazy stitching and some threaded vintage buttons (aren't they wonderful? I love when they are a little dirty or discolored.. just a great touch!).

Thanks for your stop today! Have a great one!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: 50s Lady, Queen for a Day - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Melon Berry, Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Material Girl - Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento - Tsukineko; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
Copics: E43, E50, E51, YG23
Other: Rustic Cream Button Twine - Papertrey Ink; vintage buttons; sewing machine

Prickley Pear Blog Hop

Welcome to the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog Hop! Today it is my pleasure to introduce a new line of clear stamps and coordinating dies.

Visit the Design Team’s daily releases and the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog from May 18 until May 21 to have the chance to win one of four prize packages worth $50 in PPRS products. Each of the prize packages will feature one of the new release sets: Build a Bird, Hibiscus, Build an Owl, and Butterfly.

Today, I am featuring the Build an Owl set and coordinating die.

For this first card, I used one of the stamps from the set to create a patterned background. Then I added my three owls - these make me giggle. It makes me think of three girlfriends gossiping and laughing. I die cut the owl parts and then stamped them - with the clear stamps it is a snap to line them up.

My second card is a Halloween one. I created the background using different colored Distress Inks. I perched my spooky little owl on its own branch. Cute!

So here are the blog hop details: each day you have more than one chance to win! The hop starts at the Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps Blog. Leave a comment on the blog for one chance to win. Then hop on over to the day’s release blogs and leave comments there for more chances to win. So easy! AND you will get to see some fabulous paper projects featuring the new sets.

For each release, you will have until midnight the night AFTER the release day to enter comments (that is two days!). Only comment per blog, please.

Here is the release schedule:

May 18th Build a Bird Clear Stamps and Die Cut featured on PPRS Blog, Frillions by Eli and Tesa's Scrap by Tesa

May 19th Hibiscus Clear Stamps and Die Cut featured on PPRS Blog and One Krafty Cat by Jenny and Paper Talk by Leslie

May 20th Build an Owl Clear Stamps and Die Cut featured on PPRS Blog, (here!), and Random Vintage Finds by Jennifer

May 21st Butterfly Clear Stamps and Die Cut featured on PPRS Blog and Frillions by Eli

Good luck! Thanks for stopping by!!

#Anya

Recipe:
What a Hoot Card
Stamps: Build an Owl - PPRS
Cardstock: Rustic Cream, Hibiscus Burst - Papertrey Ink; Pretty in Pink - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Build an Owl die - PPRS; Apron Lace edge punch - Fiskars; Brown satin ribbon; sewing machine

Woo Hoo Halloween Card
Stamps: Build an Owl - PPRS
Cardstock: True Black, White - Papertrey Ink; Going Gray - Stampin' Up!
Ink: Peeled Paint, Chipped Sapphire, Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord Distress Ink, Jet Black Archival Ink - Ranger
Other: Build an Owl die - PPRS; Spiderweb edge punch - Martha Stewart Crafts; Spica glitter pens

PPRS Sneak Peek

This month Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is releasing four sets of clear stamps with coordinating dies. The four sets, which include Build a Bird, Butterflies, Hibiscus, and Build an Owl, will be available for purchase on May 18th. Sold separately, these sets coordinate beautifully to create stamped images that can be die cut perfectly around the shape. How cool is that?

It’s so cool, in fact, that they want to give some away. So they’re hosting a Blog Hop, May 18th-21st. You’ll have the chance to share what you think of the new products and of course, the chance to win!

Here's a little sneaky peek of one of the cards I made using the Build an Owl set.

Be sure to come back on Thursday, May 20th to see the cards I've made featuring this stamp set and coordinating die. You won’t want to miss it!

Hope to see you back here later today for the WMS Blog Waltz!

#Anya

Happy Graduation Gift Card Holder

Hi everyone!

Graduation season is approaching, and here's a quick gift card holder that you can make for your graduate.

The stamps are all from Prickley Pear's most recent release. I stamped the Graduate Text stamp repeatedly onto some More Mustard cardstock and then punched out some star shapes. I tried to center at least one word when punching each star - this stamp is full of great graduation type words: congratulations, acheivement, degree, diploma, future... would be great to stamp a background and then highlight a few!

The Happy Graduation circle was stamped and punched and then I stamped the Small Graduate and cut it out, mounting it in the center of the circle. These are my brother-in-law's school colors, as he's the graduate in our family this year!

I first found the pattern for this gift card holder on Jen del Muro's blog here. I love this design.

The details have been posted for the next Waltzingmouse Stamps Monthly Blog Waltz, which will be held Monday, May 17th. You can find the details here on the WMS blog. I hope you can waltz along with us!

That's all for me for today, have a great night! GO PENS!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Graduate Text, Happy Graduation, Small Graduate – Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Vintage Cream – Papertrey Ink; Handsome Hunter, More Mustard – Stampin’ Up!
Ink: More Mustard, Handsome Hunter – Stampin’ Up!
Other: Large and Small Star punch – Stampin’ Up!; Super Jumbo Circle punch – Marvy; Rectangle Nestabilities; gold ribbon

PPRS May Sketch Challenge

Good Sunday morning to you!

Today, the PPRS Design Team is participating in a sketch challenge.

Here is our sketch:

And here is the card that I made:

I started with a piece of patterned paper cut to the size of the ATC transparency. I covered it with Sugar Dust, which is sort of like microbeads. I was going for the glitter look without it being too glittery - definitely a neat effect in person. I stitched the transparency to this piece of beaded paper. This transparency is from the Vintage Boys ATC Transparencies from PPRS.

The patterned paper strip was spritzed with Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold, which adds a beautiful shimmer (you'll have to take my word for it - the shimmer never shows up in my photos!). I thought this would make a great vintage Mother's Day card! I love the aqua and orange together.

Have a great day!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Sage Shadow - Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Everafter Collection - Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Vintage Boys ATC Transparencies - PPRS; Sheer Shimmer Spritz Gold - Tsukineko; Labels Four Nestabilities - Spellbinders; Sugar Dust - Stamp La Jolla; Cameo Roses White - Prima; Adhesive pearls - Recollections; sewing machine

Forever My Friend

Happy Monday!

I had major stamp time this weekend and it was wonderful. Lots of fun stuff coming up!

Today's card is for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. This uses some new release stuff for Mother's Day. There are loads of other new things for upcoming holidays/celebrations - you can check them out here.

For this card, I used the Daffodil and Forever My Friend stamps to make a card for mom.

I stamped the sentiment onto Pale Plum cardstock and cut it out with an Oval Nestability. Then I added the daffodils around it to create a frame. I stamped just the daffodil bloom and cut it out, alternating the colors for the centers. The patterned paper is in the Pretty Pastels collection from Papertrey Ink. I really like the way it turned out.

Tomorrow starts the sneak previews for the Waltzingmouse Stamps May Release! There will be four days of previews, and I will be sharing something each day! There will also be a blog waltz on Saturday as a part of the new release festivities. This month, Claire is celebrating the one year anniversary of WMS and we've got lots of great things to share.

Claire has been sharing sneak peeks of the new sets on the WMS Blog, she has announced a shipping promotion for May, and is holding a contest! What are you waiting for? Make sure you head over there to check it all out! See you back here tomorrow! I can't wait to share the stuff I've made with you - I really love the new sets!! :)

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Daffodil, Forever My Friend - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Lemon Tart - Papertrey Ink; Pale Plum, Apricot Appeal - Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Pretty Pastels - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal, Marigold Morning - Stampin' Up!; Rich Cocoa Memento - Tsukineko
Other: Pearl stickers - Recollections; Petite Oval Nestabilities - Spellbinders

Whoo Hoo!

Hello, my dears. I am so excited because after work today, I get to go straight home and stay there all night! I got some goodies in the mail from Waltzingmouse Stamps and I haven't stamped in so long. I know you know how I feel! :)

Today I want to share another card I made for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. This one was fun to make.

And here's a shot of the opened card, its a bit easier to see the owls.

I started with a Kraft card base and cut an oval with my Nestabilities. Then I went back in and stitched some random lines to resemble wood grain. I stamped the little owls and cut them out, arranging them so they'd peek through the hole. I used a white gel pen to outline their eyes. I thought it would be fun to stamp directly onto some patterned paper - I particularly like the look when the card is closed. If you haven't tried a window card recently, give it a shot!

The last stop on our trip was Brussels. We were there for only a short time - really just a day with all the other traveling. I have to be honest: by the time we reached this point of the trip, I wanted to go home. I was tired and just getting sick and it was freezing in Brussels! I tried to make the most of our last day, throwing myself into the tourist-y stuff, but I was really looking forward to heading back home to Bill and our puppies.

One thing we relied heavily on during our travels was Rick Steves. If you haven't heard of Rick Steves, he has a travel show on PBS and also publishes travel guide books. We used a few different ones while traveling, and they are really helpful. They offer honest, sensible advice about traveling in Europe and truly made me feel comfortable about all aspects of the trip: what I packed, what the best way was to pay for things, and what to see. I felt like I knew what I was doing and definitely know that if I can get through 2 weeks in Europe just with one carry on bag, that I can do pretty much anything! ;)

Anyway, what I was getting to with that was we followed some of the walking tours that Rick has in his Amsterdam, Bruges, & Brussels book. Easy to follow, and a great way to get a quick overview of the city. On to the pictures!








If you're interested, the rest of my pictures are here on our Gallery website.

Enjoy your evening! See you tomorrow!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Large Flourished Owl, Branches with Berries, Whoo Hoo! Sentiment, Swirly Birds half sheet - PPRS
Cardstock: Kraft, Dark Chocolate - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Brown & Green Polka Dots – K&Company
Ink: Dark Chocolate – Papertrey Ink
Other: Oval Nestabilities – Spellbinders; white gel pen; sewing machine

A Notebook and Amsterdam

Happy Friday everyone! I am looking forward to some much-needed rest over the weekend. How about you? Any big plans?

Today I want to share a project I made for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. I found this little notebook and pen set at Michaels. I liked that it had the little spot for the pen incorporated right into the notebook. (It was in the $1 bin!)

I covered the front with patterned paper and then stamped the Flourished Bird Cage image. I stamped it again onto coordinating patterned paper and just cut out the bird cage. I added lots of Stickles, a big rhinestone, and some paper piercing. The Just a Note stamp was stamped across the bottom. Fun, huh? Prickley Pear will be releasing new stamps for graduation, Mother's Day, and other upcoming special occasions on April 15. More info is on the Prickley Pear blog!

And now a little more about my trip!

We took a ferry from England to the Netherlands and traveled by train to Amsterdam. Our only snafu along the whole trip was a little bit of confusion with the trains heading to Amsterdam, but we quickly figured it out and were on our way. Amsterdam was a bit of a whirlwind. We were there for three days, with travel incorporated into the first and last days. So we really only had one full day there. And boy, was it full.

We visited the Anne Frank House, the Amsterdam Tulip Museum (the only tulips we saw on the trip!), the Van Gogh Museum, and the Rijksmuseum. It was in Amsterdam that we began our love affair with waffles, making them a daily part of our trip (when in Rome, right?).

One of my favorite parts of Amsterdam was meandering through a market on Saturday morning. There were fresh fruits and vegetables, bread and cheese, meats and fish.. and flowers. Lots of flowers.

This gentleman was selling hyacinths,

and daffodils,

and tulips (ok, I lied - we saw tulips here, too).

From there we wandered past a canal or two...

And my spidey senses led me to - where else? - a stamp store!

This is de Posthumus winkel and I was so excited to wander inside and see that they carry Serendipity Stamps! It was certainly a photo-worthy moment. :) I did pick up a clear stamp set - it is a Sampler Alphabet. I don't remember the manufacturer, though, and don't see it on their website. I'll have to break it out and share with you!

Some final thoughts about Amsterdam: the steps inside the houses are steep - ridiculously steep. Like climbing a ladder steep. Each house has a hook attached to the dormer outside so the furniture can be taken in through the windows. I'm not quite sure how I feel about savory pancakes. I think Julie and I were the only two people wearing tennis shoes in the whole city. And thank goodness we were - we racked up the miles here. Bruges is next! Yesterday was England if you care to re-cap!

I hope your weekend is wonderful!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Flourished Bird Cage, Just a Note – PPRS
Patterned Paper: Spice, Bunches from the Delight Collection – Fancy Pants Designs
Ink: Dark Chocolate – Papertrey Ink; Dusty Durango – Stampin’ Up!
Other: Fruit Punch, Orange Peel, Diamond Stickles – Ranger; Adhesive rhinestone – K&Company; Mini notebook and pen – Michaels

Spring Cross Treat Box

This is a scheduled post.


Happy Friday everyone! Today is our first day in Amsterdam. Last night we traveled via ferry from the UK. We are up and about already!

Today's project is for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps, using the Spring 2010 ATC Transparency pack.

I followed the pattern for the crayon box by Jen del Muro - I've used this before for this project. I used the oval nestabilities to cut the opening in the front, and adhered the Spring Cross transparency inside the window. Scalloped and plain oval nestabilities were used to make the scalloped frame around the outside.

Full of pastel Reese's pieces eggs, it is perfect for the Easter season. If you haven't tried making one of these crayon boxes, they are really easy - give it a try!

Hope you have a great day, we're hoping the tulips are in bloom here in Amsterdam. On Sunday we travel to Belgium, where we will spend the next week. Monday starts the new release previews for Waltzingmouse Stamps, so I will see you then!

Take care!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Lavender Moon, White – Papertrey Ink
Other: Transparency from Spring 2010 ATC Transparency – Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Classic and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities – Spellbinders; Lavender ribbon - Target

Amsterdam photo courtesy of The Netherlands Board of Tourism.

Posies a Plenty

Good morning, Monday, I see you are here again (too soon, if I may add).

Today I think will be short and sweet, with a little card that I made for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

This uses a background stamp called Posies a Plenty. I stamped it onto Night of Navy cardstock and then embossed it with Seafoam Embossing Powder from Creations Unlimited. The embossing powder also contains a powdered pigment so that not only do you get an embossed image, but the entire area shimmers like it would if you used a Pearl Ex or Perfect Pearls type powder. I'm sorry that it doesn't show up in the photo!

I added a few adhesive pearls to the flower centers and tied a bow using Ocean Tides satin. I sometimes like to leave off a sentiment - this card could be used for pretty much anything, then!

Hope you enjoy - have a great day!

#Anya

Recipe:
Stamps: Posies a Plenty - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Soft Sky - Stampin' Up!; White - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Versamark - Tsukineko
Other: Seafoam Embossing Powder - Creations Unlimited; Ocean Tides Satin Ribbon - Papertrey Ink; adhesive pearls

Sparkly Berry Bunches

It is another snowy day here in Pittsburgh. Just when things started to get a little cleared up from our last storm, it is coming down again. I am thankful it is Friday.

Continuing on my purple theme, I have a Prickley Pear card for you today. I really love this one.

I started with one of the new transparencies from Prickley Pear's Spring 2010 ATC Transparencies. I love stamping more than anything, but sometimes it is really nice to just grab one of these transparencies and go. I love the possibilities for embellishing - this time I covered the whole things with adhesive and glittered it. This transparency design is also available in the newly released stamps from Prickley Pear: Berry Bunches.

I stitched the transparency to a mat of cardstock that had been trimmed with my pinking blade. The purple patterned cardstock is from the Guide Lines collection and was a perfect fit for this card. The button was from my stash - I used a Copic marker to color some silk ribbon green to resemble leaves. Cute, huh?

This is a fun, happy card. I just love it!

Don't forget that WMS is sharing previews of the new stamp sets that will be released on Monday. Today Claire, Bonnie, Laurie, and Julia have created some fabulous things. I will be sharing my preview here tomorrow, so please be sure to stop by (it is a beauty if I do say so myself! ;) Love the new stuff!)

Have a fabulous day! Stay warm!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Plum Pudding, Rustic White - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Guide Lines Collection - Papertrey Ink
Ink: Chamomile Tea Dye Ink - Papertrey Ink
Other: Transparency from Spring 2010 ATC Transparency - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Antique Silver, Verdelite, Charoite glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Swiss Dot Embossing folder - ProvoCraft; Pinking blade for rotary paper trimmer - Fiskars; Plum Pudding button, Silk ribbon, Rustic White button twine - Papertrey Ink; Copic marker; sewing machine

There's No Place Like CHA..

I love lazy Saturdays. I just like to poke around the house, doing a little of this or that.

I have another card to share that was created for the current Moxie Fab World Blog challenge. This card isn't quite as Anne Taintor-ish as the other, but I loved this image from the Vintage Fashion ATC transparencies and thought it was close.

I was trying to think of something snarky I could say about shoes, but kept coming back to Dorothy's 'there's no place like home' from the Wizard of Oz. I wondered what place a crafter would want to be and thought CHA! (I know *I* would like to go to CHA - this summer I just might make it to Chicago!) So I took it and ran.

I added the rectangle border (cut with my Slice) and red glitter as a nod to Dorothy's ruby slippers. The newsprint background is actually from a shopping bag, and I tried my hand at one of the scrunched-up scalloped circles. The sentiment was computer-generated. Maybe not an exact match for the challenge, but certainly inspired by!

Enjoy your Saturday!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Rustic White - Papertrey Ink; Real Red - Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up; K&Company; newsprint background is a shopping bag
Ink: Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Vintage Fashion ATC Transparencies - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Garnet glitter - Martha Stewart Crafts; Slice and Studio Essentials Design Card - Making Memories; scalloped circle punch; paper piercer; pinking shears; computer-generated sentiment

Bad Hair Day

Happy Wednesday everyone! My computer is acting strange today - hopefully it figures itself out. Computer problems are the worst!

Today I have a super fun card to share! I stepped up to the plate again for the current challenge on the Moxie Fab World Blog - Let's Get Sassy with Taintor-tude!

I love Anne Taintor's snarky sense of humor. I mean, what isn't to love about this? It is sort of like we're all thinking it.. but she says it! Anyway, on to my card!

This is another very versatile transparency from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. This is from the Vintage Fashion ATC Transparencies. I thought these behatted ladies would be just the ticket. The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket (Early Bird and Girl Friday). I liked how everything is on an angle and the circle hangs over the card - I added some red rhinestones for pizzaz.. Or sass, if you like. :)

The sentiment was computer-generated, just cut from copy paper and then distressed with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink. Cute, quick, and fun (and too bad if fabulousness isn't a word ;)

Today you should also visit Bonnie, Jennifer, and Claire, who are sharing their sneak peeks for tomorrow's Waltzingmouse Stamps release! Yay! We'll be hopping blogs and giving prizes starting at 1 pm EST so you should stop back then!

Have a great day!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Aqua Mist - Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Girl Friday, Early Bird - Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Vintage Fashion ATC Transparency - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Standard circle nestabilities - Spellbinders; Red adhesive rhinestones; Sewing machine; computer-generated sentiment

Paris

Thank goooodness its Friday. There's a little cold bug making its way through this Schrier household (all two of us) and I'm the lucky next recipient. Hopefully with some rest and medicine this weekend I'll be right as rain.

Today's card is for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. You can see the sketch here.

I started with another ATC transparency from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. This one is also from the Birds & Flourishes ATC Transparencies.

I stitched the transparency onto some patterned paper and built the rest of the card around that. The patterned paper is from the Life's Journey Collection from K&Company. The fleur-de-lis was cut using my Slice, the design is from the Basic Shapes 3 Design Card.

Love this card! I hope you have a great weekend, I am going to rest up! Take care!

#Anya

Recipe:
Cardstock: Vintage Cream - Papertrey Ink; Sage Shadow - Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Life's Journey Collection - K&Company
Ink: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Ranger
Other: Transparency from Birds & Flourishes ATC Transparency - Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps; Scroll edge punch - EK Success; Scallop edge punch - Stampin' Up!; Slice and Basic Shapes 3 Design Card; Pearl flower - Making Memories; sewing machine