Sweet Cherry Hop!

Happy Sunday everyone and a very Happy Valentine's Day!

WELCOME to our highly anticipated "My CHEEKY VALENTINE" Blog Hop!

We are SO excited to finally celebrate the release of The Greeting Farm's BRAND NEW stamp line, the Cheeky Cherry Sprouts! You've seen the previews, and we're so happy you agree that Rockabilly, Shooter, and Glamour have found a home on the Farm and in our hearts!

Today we have a SPECIAL surprise for you...the ENTIRE TGF DESIGN TEAM, both current AND ALUM were asked to participate in this event! We are THRILLED to be back as one big team and are prepared to ROCK THE FARM tonight, so sit back, grab some tea or maybe some of that Valentine's chocolate, and ENJOY!

Now, what would a hop be, especially on Valentine's Day, without PRIZES??? Well, there are PLENTY of them hanging around, and for our overseas friends, fear not, you will have until 9am CST TOMORROW (Monday, 2/15) to enter your comments to WIN the new stamps!

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be chosen from the Club Anya & Friends Blog to WIN ALL THREE Cheeky Cherry stamps! In addition, Jessica has "hidden" SIX Cheeky Cherry singles on certain team member's Blogs, both PAST and PRESENT, and those people will be able to CHOOSE which Cheeky they want to take home! That's 9 singles being given away today, everyone! Can you say AWESOME???

Well, let's get started then! Here is the OFFICIAL "My Cheeky Valentine" Blog Hop order:

Club ANYA & Friends Blog

Randi Wall
Tammy Maxvill
Melyssa Connolly

Mary Giles
Elena Joldersma
Maria Bell
Tori Wild
Sparkle Smith
Traci Porter
Lisa Futch

Cheryl Walker
Cindy Haffner
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Lynda Nielsen
Mercy Kerin
Sandra MacLean

Lysa Rohrer
Kelly Booth

Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Amy Young
Suzi McKenzie
Janna Hull
Jessica Diedrich

back to CA&F Blog to let us know you've completed the HOP!

THE CHEEKY CHERRY stamps will be released Monday 2/15 at 12AM CST, in just a few hours! We anticipate that they will go fast as these sweet and sassy little bombshells have been quite well received from what we've been hearing, so scoop yours up ASAP! ALL winners will be posted on the Club Anya blog on Monday morning shortly after the 9am deadline. GOOD LUCK!

So here are some fun samples to tide you over!

Rockabilly!

Inside of card

Shooter!

Inside of Card


Glamour!

Thanks so much for participating and for stopping by today, and be sure to stop by Jessica's blog now...she's the NEXT STOP on the HOP!

Have a VERY Cheeky Evening, everyone ;)

Like..... Totally!

Happy Sunday!

Sorry I am so late with my post. We were out all day yesterday and didn't get back until really late. We had a nice day. We went to the library, then shopping and finally had a visit with Aunt Beth. Needless to say Izzy was super tired by the time we got back as were her parents.

I have to tell you the funniest story though. This morning, I got Izzy up and took her into lay down with Jason and I. Tuxy had jumped down and was whining at the door. I told Izzy that he must want to come jump on the bed and that she needed to call him. She then put her hand up to her ear and said, "Hello Tuxy. Blah, blah, blah. Bye." SHE CALLED HIM ON THE PHONe!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMGoodness, Jason and I cracked up!!! It was just too, too funny!!!!

So I know why you are here. You want to see a little Anya sneak peek! Well this one is like totally rad! You guessed it! She is Eighties Anya!!!! Leg warmers and all!!!! She is a limited edition and will only be available until she runs out so make sure you pick yours up quickly!!!


How cute, cute, cute is her hair!!!! Oh my word!!! I love her!!! I so want this outfit! So I started this card by first coloring Eighties Anya by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Following this week's Mojo Monday sketch, I layered on purple and teal card stock along with DP from Kaiser and Papertrey Ink. I then added some buttons and ribbon and printed off the sentiment on my computer. My finishing touch is a bit of gold sparkle tulle Jason's grandma gave me! She is always giving me the best stuff!

So now Go - Go and check out the awesome DT's creations!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Rosette Camilleri-August/Sept Guest Designer
• Traci Porter

Thanks for stopping by! Oh and as a parting gift I leave you with a picture of me from the 80's (I'm the one with the hat). Still waiting for my parents to scan the one where I had big hair! Smiles!

Too Cool For School!

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

Hope your week has been a good one. Jason was at the baseball game last night with a friend so Tracy decided to come over. We had a lot of fun watching Project Runway and catching up on things. Of course when it was time for bed Izzy only had eyes for Aunt Tracy. Tracy started her bath for me and when I went in to over see the operation, Izzy kicked me out!!!! Seriously, she told me to leave and that she would give me huggies and kisses later. I then tried to extract a story from her but she told me that Aunt Tracy would do it. I have been replaced!!!! LOL! I told Tracy that she only has eyes for her!

Well, what did you think of yesterday's sneak peeks for Club Anya? Too cute right!!!! Today I have something that you all have been waiting for, for a long time. I actually asked Marie months ago if she was going to do this set and she said, "No." Big faker!!!!!! Just kidding! It is my pleasure to introduce you to My Guy Ian!!!!!


That's right, now Miss Anya has someone to go out with!!!! Ohhhh would it be too weird to make them into paper dolls and have them live in a dream house and go out on dates together, you know like Barbies????? Come on, that was my favorite thing to do as a kid! But I digress, I started my card by first stamping one of the guys from My Guy Ian by the Greeting Farm (Available Tuesday!!!!) on white card stock and colored him in using my copics. I drew the sidewalk and grass with my multiliner pen and colored them in with my copics. Following this week's Farm Fresh Friday sketch, I layered on red and blue card stock along with DP from Little Yellow Bicycle and DCWV. To complete my card, I used my spiral border punch, created a stop sign out of nestabilities and added some twine for interest. Maybe I can give it to one of the boys next door who will be starting a new school in a couple of months.

Now it is time for you to go check out the rest of the amazing DT's creations!!!! Wow, wow, wow!!!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Janna Hull
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Rosette Camilleri-August/Sept Guest Designer
• Traci Porter

Tune in tomorrow for a totally radical sneak peek! Smiles!

Honor, Respect, Teamwork!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!!

Hope everything is okay with you guys. Sorry it has been such a long time since I posted. This house selling thing is pretty stressful and I felt like I lost my mojo. I have taken a little time off and now I finally feel like my juices are flowing! Yay!!!!! So, so excited!!! Don't forget, if you want to move to St. Louis, I have the perfect house for you! LOL!

Well Izzy is absolutely loving school! She especially loves the art part I think. Yesterday they made friendship wreaths and she carried hers all around the house and even hung it on the front door! She keeps asking Jason what all the words say on the hands. Too cute!!! OHHHH and big news! She has started potty training!!!! Yay!!!! I figured out the key to getting her to go. Nope not candy, not books, it is washing her hands! Yep, I just tell her she can wash her hands if she goes and now she goes about every 10 minutes. What have I started! LOL!

So today is Friday and that means it is the first day of Sneak Peeks for Club Anya!!!!!!! OMGoodness I can't believe how quickly these six months have gone by! It has been so much fun and I can hardly wait to see what the new team has in store for us as well! (Tearing up!) Anywhoo, my first sneak peek is sure to get your camp fires burning! It is my honor to introduce you to Anya from Cute Troop!!!!


How perfect is she!!!!! OMgoodness I love her! And it could not have been more perfect timing as my niece is a girl scout and her younger sister is just enrolling in Daisies!!!! Thank you Marie!!! I can hardly wait to make them cards! And wouldn't she be the cutest on boxes of girl scout cookies. And Ian in the set would be so great to encourage people to donate to the can food drive. Oh the ideas are flowing!!!!!! So I started this card by first stamping Anya from Cute Troop by The Greeting Farm (RELEASED TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. I created the tent with some black card stock and some DP from The Greeting Farm's Sunny Glenn paper pack. I then added some rocks I created with some gray card stock and my copics, trees I created with green card stock and copics and finally a sign I hand drew with a brown pen and stamped with one of the sentiments from Cute Troop. I finished the card off by popping off my Anya and adding a twig to the top. I hope my niece likes it!

And now it is time for you to check out the rest of the teams amazing creations! They will really knock your socks off!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Rosette Camilleri-August/Sept Guest Designer
• Traci Porter

See you back here tomorrow for some chill sneak peeks! Smiles!

I Love - Love My Anya!

Happy Thursday everyone!!!!

I am your next stop on the Anya Relay and boy am I serving up a great Sneak Peek for you!!! If you are just now joining the race please start at the Club Anya Blog for all the deets!

So did you enjoy Rosette's awesome creation? She really hit a match point with that one! And now are you ready for another peek of one of the three new Digis we are releasing today!!! I know I am! It is my honor to welcome to the court, Tennis Anya! Marie sure scored an ace with this one!


Isn't she the cutest! OMGoodness the pony tails are so incredible and she is so, so much fun to color! Anywhoo, I started this card by first printing off Tennis Anya by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Following one of Jen Del Muro's Sketch For You To Try's, I layered on green and teal card stock along with paper from Luxe. I added some bling and some paper flowers to her hat and card and stamped "Love - Love" from Dress Me to the top.

Now it is time for me to Lob you over to the next part of our relay, Jessica!

Don't forget that there is a contest going on right now over at the Club Anya blog! All you need to do to enter is leave a comment and Three Lucky winners will each win all three digis!!!! And of course today is Farmer's Market (now with it's own place on The Greeting Farm Website!) so be sure to add these little cuties to your order.

Thanks for stopping by! Smiles!

Hoppin Around With Anya!

Happy Saturday everyone and a very Happy Anyaversary!!!!

I am your next stop on the Blog Hop!

The Greeting Farm is ONE year old today and we have all of you to thank! If you are just getting started on my blog, feel free to head on over to The Greeting Farm and Club Anya blogs for the COMPLETE blog hop list and also some important information on contests, giveaways, and a SURPRISE! We have over 80 participants so we'll be hanging out, hopping, and having an awesome time along the way!

Now here is my card to celebrate! I mean how could I not use the new Birthday Anya!!!!


I started this card off by stamping Birthday Anya by the Greeting Farm (AVAILABLE NOW!!!!) on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Following this week's Taylored Expressions sketch, I layered on purple and teal card stock along with DP from Kaiser. I cut out my Anya image using my nesties and then added some ribbon and bling to complete my creation.

Now it is time to keep hopping! Have fun!!! And thanks for stopping by! Smiles!

Anya Is Pretty Spooktacular!

Happy Friday everyone!!!

Well Jason's vacation week is coming to an end. Booo Hoooo!!! I know that all of us are going to be pretty sad when he goes back to work. We have all been spoiled by him being home. I am sure though that he is probably ready to go back to work after all the projects and manual labor I have made him do this week! LOL!

Now onto the good stuff. The news you have been waiting for. That's right, I have another sneak peek in store for you today from The Greeting Farm!!! Anya has decided to throw a little Halloween Party for her Birthday and has invited some pretty spooky friends to join her. So without further ado, I present to you Spooktacular!


How flippin' cute are these little guys!!! OMGoodness they are just adorable!!! I love their fun size. I can see making treat bags and all sorts of little Halloween decorations with them! Oh I can hardly wait for October now!!! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping the vampire, mummy and pumpkin from Spooktacular by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored them in using my copics. Following this week's sketch from Taylored Expressions, I layered on green, orange and black card stock along with some DP from Stampin' Up. I punched out my images with my nesties and added a ribbon tag at the bottom. I finished everything up by adding some green goo (paper punched with my goo punch) at the bottom. Pretty creepy if I do say so myself!

Now it is time to check out the rest of the DT's creations!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Rosette Camilleri, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

And don't forget tomorrow is our amazing Blog Hop!!! We have a ton of participants (Yay!!!!) so make sure you check out all the details on the Club Anya Blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Smiles!

Celebrate! Celebrate!

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

Well Jason's week off is going well for the projects around the house. He is getting closer and closer every day to finishing the brick work around the pool. I have the den almost completed. The floor is installed, the walls are primed and painted, as is the ceiling and all the molding is up. Now I just need to spackle and paint, and that room will be done! What a huge relief! I was even able to finish power washing the fence. I am telling you the next house we get is not going to have as big of a back yard! LOL!

Izzy has been such a trooper through all the remodeling. She helps me a ton and grabs tools for me and is always pretending to paint or to dig in the dirt with Jason. She is so, so cute!! And yesterday she did the most adorable thing. She was sitting in the den with me while I was hammering in the molding, pretending to talk on the phone. She was holding it up and then she looked over at me and said, "I am talking on my I-phone Mommy. I need to take my I-phone." Oh My Word! It was too cute! I had to go and run outside to tell Jason. She is already social networking! LOL!

So today is definitely a day for celebration. Not only are we making progress on the house but in just a few days it will be the huge Anyaversary Party at The Greeting Farm!!!!!! I am so, so excited for the blog hop which you still have until noon today to sign up for. But of course a party wouldn't be a party without a host and boy do we have the perfect host for you!!!! It is my honor to introduce you to Birthday Anya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


How stinkin' cute is she!!!! OMGoodness the cake hat and her gorgeous hair!! I am so in love with her!!! She just is too cute and she will be available on the First!!!!! Yippeee!!!! Anywhoo I started this card by first stamping Birthday Anya by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Following this week's Sketch For You To Try, I layered on brown, pink and green card stock along with NEW Paper from The Greeting Farm which will also be available on the 1st!!! It is so cute isn't it!!! I did slightly alter the sketch and added some birthday candles and rhinestones in the corner. To finish the card off, I added the sentiment from Butterfly Wishes by The Greeting Farm in the other corner.

Now it is time to check out the rest of the DT's amazing creations! And please help me in welcoming our guest designer for this month, Rosette!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Rosette Camilleri, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Smiles!

Why Not Get Dressed Up!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

This week has been incredibly busy but I am so proud of myself, I have really gotten a lot done! So here is the list:

I finished the small bathroom and our master bedroom. Have the main bathroom, completely painted and will have it done when Jason changes out the outlet and switch. Izzy's room has all it's molding hung and painted, the hallway is completely painted from ceiling to floor waiting for a new light and switch. The living room trim is hung and painted and I replaced the knob on the front door. Now just waiting for new outlets and switches from Jason. And finally the trim that I can put up in the kitchen is hung and painted as is the dining room!!!! Yay!!!!! That means all I have left to do upstairs is redo the den. But hey, I have done it before so shouldn't be too hard! I am just soo excited to have all that behind me!

Well, I know I usually tell a story about Izzy but I have decided to tell one about me instead. The other day, I was showing Jason all the bruises on my shins I have accumulated from hanging from the ladder and leaning up to reach things. (I am shorter than him) So he looks down at them and gives me a "poor baby" face and tells me, "Well you are kind of klutzy". What???? Me klutzy? He said, "Well I do worry about you sometimes." I couldn't believe it. I mean I am the epitome of grace. So of course I was properly appalled. Fast forward to yesterday when I was drilling holes in the crown molding getting them ready to hang on the wall. Ummm yeah, so I drilled into my finger a little bit. Just enough to hurt and bleed a little, but I guess I had to prove Jason right huh! LOL!

So today I have some supper exciting news! Right now to get you excited about the upcoming Anyaversary Party on August 1st for The Greeting Farm, Club Anya is hosting a Club Couture Contest!!!! The deadline is Thursday, July 30th at 11:59 p.m. Oh and I am sure you are wondering what you might win! Drum roll please!!!! The new, incredibly awesome Miss Anya Dressy stamp set!!!! That's right there are new Miss Anyas and I have a sneaky peek for you today!


Is she not the cutest thing you have ever seen!!!!!! OMGoodness I love her hair and her little dress with the apron and well just everything!!! I can't help myself!!! And don't forget she is being released on the 1st of August so make sure you pick yours up quickly! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping one of the new Miss Anya Dressys by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in. Following this week's Mojo Monday sketch and incorporating this week's Farm Fresh Challenge, I used teal, green and rose card stock along with DP from Basic Grey. I used my nesties to cut out my image and a border punch for the top and bottom. I then cut out some swirls to make stems and added flowers, a ghost butterfly, some ribbon and rhinestones to complete the look.

Now it is time to go check out the rest of the DT's awesome creations with this new stamp set! Trust me they are a must have!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by today! Smiles!

You Make Everything Groovy!!!!!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Please Scroll Down For My Little Paper Shop Post!

Well today is Heather's last day! Sniff, Sniff! She is heading home today. I really hate it when people leave. I always have such a good time and don't like it when things come to an end, but I know they must. It sounds like though that she is seriously considering coming back up at the end of August so I am keeping my fingers crossed. It would be so much fun to get back together and hang out again.

Yesterday we spent the day, stamping and cutting out stamps. Lots of fun but also tiring. I seriously think I have a bruise on my finger where I used the scissors so much! LOL! Oh well I have been putting it off long enough. It had to be done. Izzy really liked it as well. She sat up on the table and pulled the backing off all the stamps and placed them in the baggies. Can you say slave driver though! Yeesh, as soon as I would get one cut out and handed to her she was saying, "More stamps Mommy!" Man, maybe I can get her a job at a stamp company! LOL!

Well today is the day at Club Anya and The Greeting Farm!!!! It is our last day of sneak peeks and our awesome VSN party is tonight starting at 9 p.m. CST!!!! Oh it is going to be so much fun so make sure you stop by and get your challenge cards uploaded to the gallery!

So can you tell what today's sneak peek is? Something funky and groovy! That's right Hippie Anya is now in the house!!!!!! She is the first in a set of LIMITED EDITION ANYAS, entitled "Anya: Through the Decades". She will NOT be available after the supply runs out so get yours ASAP before she sells out! I know present to you Hippie Anya!!!!


How stinkin' cute is she with those beautiful braids and her bell bottoms!!! Oh my word! I want this outfit!!!!! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping Hippie Anya by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Following last week's Mojo Monday sketch, I layered on pink, blue and orange card stock along with DP from K and Company. I decided to braid my ribbon down the side to mimic the ones in her hair and added a big psychedelic colored flower to the side. I finished the card off by stamping my sentiment from Hope and Grace in the corner.

Now go groove your way to the other DT ladies creations!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by today! Can't wait to see you at the party tonight! Smiles!

Anya Goes Native!

Happy Monday everyone!!!!

Hope your weekend went well! Ours did! Heather and I went shopping yesterday and got a ton of clothes for our girls! There was a lot of laughing and reminiscing going on and of course a lot of bargain hunting! It was so, so much fun!!!! I do have to say, I missed having Izzy along with me (she was home with Daddy) but sometimes it is nice to have a little adult time!

Well, today is day two of the Club Anya sneak peeks and we have a very native Anya to share with you! Native American that is!!! That's right, It is my pleasure to introduce you to Navajo Anya!!!!


I am in love with her serene expression and those amazing braids!!! So, so pretty and I can hardly wait to use her during the fall and for Thanksgiving! She is going to be perfect!!! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping Navajo Anya (AVAILABLE WEDNESDAY!!!!) by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. I am still experimenting with darker colored skin and actually had a lovely discussion with a student on Saturday about possible color combos! I digress, then following this week's sketch over at The Sugar Bowl, I added green and orange card stock along with DP by Scenic Route. To complete the look, I added the sentiment from Cup of Stuff, popped off a flower and finished up with some brads in the corner. I haven't decided who I want to give this one to yet, I just might have to keep it!!!!

Now it is time to go check out the rest of the DT's awesome creations!!! I am so, so excited, they are truly amazing!!!!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by and don't forget our VSN party tomorrow night! Lots of fun and prizes to be had! Smiles!

I've Got A Fellow for You My Wee Lasses!

Happy Monday again everyone!!!!!!

Please Scroll down for my Little Paper Shop Sneak Peek!

Well today is the big today!!! Today is the day we kick off the Club Anya sneak peeks culminating in the VSN party Tuesday and the release Wednesday!!!!! I am so excited!!! Have you been working on your challenge entries? I know I have and I can hardly wait to see what you have in store for us!

But before I get to all of that, I want to kick off everything with a sneak peek of an amazing and dare I say dashing young Ian!!! Can you tell by the title what he might look like? If you guessed a little Scottish Ian than you are certainly right!!! It is my pleasure to introduce you to the amazing Laddie Ian!!!!!


Could you just die!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean seriously how adorable is that hat and the kilt and his face and hair!!! Am I rambling??? Well I can't help it he is just too, too cute for words!!! I am so excited about him!!! So I started off this card by first stamping up Laddie Ian by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored him in using my copics. I distressed the edges with some brown ink to give him an old world feel and added a poof to his hat, some flock to his pouch and a little bit of silver pen to his medal and hat buckle. Then following this week's SCS sketch challenge, I layered on rust and mustard colored card stock along with paper from Sunny Glen by The Greeting Farm, Stampin' UP and Piggy Tales. I then finished everything off with three mustard brads at the top. I think I will give this to Jason's uncle who loves everything Scottish.

Now it is time for you to go forth and check out the amazing creations the rest of the DT has come up with!!! They are incredible and definitely worth the time to take a gander at!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by today! Smiles!

Some Whimsical Dreams and Some Congratulations!

Happy Friday everyone!

Well today Jason has off and we are probably going to be working on some stuff around the house. This evening though I get to have a facial and get taken out to dinner by my wonderful friend Tracy!!! I am so, so excited! I can hardly wait!

Tracy actually came over yesterday and of course Izzy was uber excited! She just loves hanging out with her and making her read books. In fact she enjoyed it so much that she wouldn't even say goodnight to me! She just went right up to Tracy, kissed and hugged her and than ran off to bed! Man I couldn't believe it! Talk about making me feel like second choice! LOL!

Today is going to be all about The Greeting Farm I have decided! Why you ask, because this Sunday is Marie's big day!!!!!! I am so, so excited for her! She is such an amazing person and I can hardly wait to see her pictures! That being said, the Club Anya girls and The Greeting Farm Horticulturalists decided to give her some warm wishes. You can check them all out on the Club Anya Blog. But here is mine to tied you over until you get there!


I have to say this was my first attempt at the whole black and white thing and I definitely have a long way to go, but I was pretty pleased with the results. I mean how could you not be when you have the absolutely adorable Cake Topper set to work with!!!!! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping the bride and groom from Cake Topper by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored them in using my copics. Following last week's Friday Sketchers challenge, I layered on black and white card stock along with paper from GCD. I finished off my card by cutting out some hearts using my nestabilites, embossed it with my damask embossing folder and added some flowers! I hope she likes it!!!

Now for my second project for today, I wanted to create a little gift to go with my Whimsical Wishes card I created the other day. From the moment I saw the set I thought it would be fun to create a little jar that you could drop your wishes into. And here it is!



I hope Jess likes it!!! I simply took a dollar jar from Michaels and layered on brown and pink card stock along with some DP from SEI. I stamped the sentiment from Butterfly Wishes by the Greeting Farm on white card stock and cut it out using my nesties. To complete the jar, I added some ghost butterflies, bella baubles and some butterflies I punched out with my Martha Stewart punches. So fun and feminine!

Thanks for stopping by today! I would like to leave you today with one of my favorite toasts! Here's to you Marie!

May the most that you wish for,
Be the least that you receive!

Cheers!!!!!

Kick Me With Your Best Shot!

Happy Wednesday everyone!!!

Hope your week is going well! Izzy and I had another day of relaxing around the house. Izzy played with her toys while I crafted! It was so much fun! And she was too, too cute with her phone yesterday. All day long she was pretending to make phone calls and I would hear, "Hello, yadda yadda, yadda, blah, blah, blah!" It was too funny! And one time she actually picked up the phone and said, "Hello Tracy! How bout that Tracy?" It was so funny!

Well I won't keep you in suspense any longer! As you can tell by my title, Today is the day for Soccer Ian to be released over at The Greeting Farm!!!! I am so so excited! I am in love with his hair!!! So I tried something new with him and am somewhat pleased with the results! I present to you, Soccer Ian!


Seriously, this is exactly what my hair looked like when I was in Kindergarten!!!! LOL! Maybe I should try to dig out an old picture to show you! Anywhoo, but don't you love, love, love him! He is too cute for words!!! I started my card out by first printing off Soccer Ian (That's right he is digital!!!!) from The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored him in using my copics. I tried to do African American skin tones, but I am not completely satisfied with the results. Oh well, the best thing is to practice, practice, practice! Following a Mojo Monday sketch, I layered on green, brown and orange card stock along with DP from Little Yellow Bicycle and The Paper Company. I used my nesties to cut out the squares and the ovals and finished my card off by adding some ribbon and three brads in the corner.

Now it is time to go and check out the rest of the amazing DT's creations!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Traci Porter

And don't forget the amazing Blog Hop starting at 9 a.m. CST today over at The Greeting Farm Blog!!!! There is going to be lots of prizes and tons of fun!!!! And definitely make sure you pick up the brand new Butterfly Wishes set which was designed by our amazing leader Jessica!!!!!

Smiles everyone!

Butterfly Wishes Do Come True!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

My Twinkling Tuesday post is up and can be found here.

Well, yesterday, I officially did a whole bunch of nothing and it felt amazing! It was so good to just sit and read and relax. I haven't done that in ages! And the best part is Jason has Friday off so we will get to see him and have him for an extra long weekend.

Izzy has been glad to be at home as well. I laid her down for her nap this afternoon and she sang to herself for at least 45 minutes. I think she is just enjoying being in her own bed again. She has also been picking on Tuxy. Basically making up for all the time she was gone. Poor Tuxy, he is never safe! LOL!

Today I have some very, very exciting news to share with you. I have been truly blessed in my life to have such a great family and wonderful friendships. They are always so supportive of all that I do and encourage me along the way. That is why it is so exciting to be able to do the same in return. My amazing friend Jessica has a brand new stamp set coming out tomorrow at The Greeting Farm! I can hardly contain my excitement for her! I know this has been a dream of hers for a long time and I am so honored to have even a slight part in this! Without further ado I would like to show you Butterfly Wishes!


Is this set not incredible!!!! I love the beautiful sayings and the filigrees with butterflies that are included! I know I will definitely be using this set a ton! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping the sentiment and filigrees from Butterfly Wishes by The Greeting Farm on white card stock in pink and brown ink. Using my nesties, I cut out the sentiments and layered on brown and pink card stock along with DP from SEI. (I mean if you know Jessica you know that she adores pink and brown!) I then added some ghost butterflies and some pink bella baubles to finish the look off. An amazing sentiment for a great friend!

Want to WIN this set? Leave a comment on Jessica's blog telling her what you like best about the set or what the first thing that came to your mind was when you saw it! She'd love to hear from you!

Want another chance to win? Multiple entries will be accepted for this Blog Candy contest! All you have to do is post to your own blog about Jessica's brand new set through The Greeting Farm, come back to Jessica's blog and leave her another comment letting her know you did, and you'll get another entry into the contest!

There will be lots of ways to WIN THIS SET throughout the week, both on Jessica's blog and The Greeting Farm, so good luck and have a whimsical day!

Lots of Smiles and I am so proud of you Jessica!!!!!!!!!

Your Such a Star Anya!

Happy Sunday everyone!

So last night was the big night! Jason popped the tent in the back yard. He bought a little sleeping bag for Izzy. They got books all ready to read and had their flashlight in hand. I even made some rice krispie treats for them. Everything was going so well. Izzy wanted to go to sleep and I went inside to leave them be. It was around 8:30, and I waited anxiously for the sound of the back door to open. And guess what? Nothing! I know I was so shocked. So about 9:15 I got up to go outside and peek and just as I was walking to the door that is when I heard it open. Poor baby she was just too hot and uncomfortable, so we put her to bed! But hey 45 minutes camping is 44 minutes longer than I would have lasted! Lol!

So today is the big day! The last day of sneaks leading up to the big Club Anya release following our party! I am so, so excited! I can hardly wait!!! It is going to be so much fun! And since Anya has become such a huge star in her own right, Marie decided to deck her out for the occasion! I would like to introduce you to Superstar Anya!!!!!!


How cute is she!!!! Don't you love the hair, boa and star sunglasses!!!! Too, too much!!! So I started this card by first stamping Superstar Anya by The Greeting Farm on white cardstock and colored her in using my copics. Following a Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge from a couple of weeks ago, I layered on red, green and pink card stock along with DP from Stampin UP!. I cut out some stars using my cricut and embossed them with my swirls embossing folder. I stamped my pink star with one of the sentiments from Showtime and then tied a green ribbon across the bottom. And since no diva can ever be too far away from her mirror, I added a little mirror charm to the bottom of the card.

Alrighty! It is time once again to check out the amazing DT's creations!!!! They have been unbelievable!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by today!!! I can hardly wait for the party tonight at 8 p.m. CST!!!!! We are going to have a blast! See you there! Smiles!

Cutest Little Bundle!

Happy Saturday everyone!

It is the weekend and boy do we have a busy one planned! I finally finished painting the master bedroom and now we are onto the master bath. Lots of molding going up, some new fixtures and the faucet needs to be replaced. And of course tons more painting! I have to say it feels awfully good to have at least one room complete.

Jason has been telling me all this week that he wants to have a camp out with Izzy in the back yard tonight. I personally hate camping so will be sleeping in the comfort of my own bed tonight, but I am really anxious to see how this goes. I have a feeling that he will be bringing Izzy in shortly after they go outside! LOL!

And speaking of Izzy and her Daddy, you should see them together. Last night, she wanted to go outside and all she had to do was take his hand in hers and guide him toward the door! I mean Wow!!!! I have tried that a million times with Jason and he never comes with me! LOL! Oh and she has to be the smartest kid in the world!!!! I mean she can already spell. Well, okay just one word and you don't even have to spell the whole thing before she says it but that should still count right? I know your wondering what my genius little girl knows aren't you! It is I -C - E! Yep, if you spell ice she asks for chocolate ice cream on the couch! GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

Alrighty, I will stop rambling now. I know what you are here for! You are here for day two of the sneak peeks from Club Anya!!! Today's theme is all about babies. I don't know about you but we seem to be in the phase in our life where all our friends are having babies. At first it was everyone getting married and now everyone is having a baby. Well, I didn't want to make just a baby card for my sneak today! So to show off this adorable new set, I decided to create a little gift set that could hold some candy and a gift card! So without further ado, I would like to introduce you to Oh Baby!!!!!!!!


How cute is the hat on the little girl!!!!!!! So, so sweet and this set comes with some great accessories as well, for endless possibilities!!!! I am so, so excited! Well I started off this project by first creating some baby booties out of DP from Making memories. A template can be found here. I then added some rick rack around the bottom and a brad to close the shoe. Using my nesties, I cut out some dark pink and light pink card stock and adhered them to the toe of each shoe. Next I stamped the rattle from Oh Baby by the Greeting Farm on white card stock, colored it in with my copics and a silver pen and cut it out. I then popped each one off the shoe and added some silver stars. For the box, I simply created a 5 X 4 inch box out of pink card stock and then created a matching lid to go with it. (Little tip, make your lid slightly larger than 5 X 4 otherwise you have to go hunt down another piece of card stock and try to salvage the other one. Very annoying, I am just saying! LOL!) I decorated my box with pink and dark pink card stock along with DP from Making Memories. I then stamped the little girl and sentiment from Oh Baby on white card stock and colored them in with my copics. I cut them out using my nesties and popped them off the top of the lid. To complete the lid, I added four buttons in descending size order. I am not sure who I will give it to yet, but at the rate my friends are having kids, I am sure it will come in handy!

Now go forth and check out the rest of the DT!!!!! How awesome were all the creations!!!! And didn't Joni do an excellent job! So glad she has joined our team!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Joni Wilson, Guest Designer
  
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by today! Tomorrow is our last day of sneaks leading up to the big release party tomorrow night at 8 p.m. CST!!! Be there or be square! Smiles!

It's Cool to Look Hot For Summer!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!!

Gosh, I can't believe Friday is here already! This week has simply flown by! Izzy and I got to go out to lunch with Jason yesterday. She was so excited. She kept saying, "Eat lunch with Daddy! Go see Daddy!" And the moment he walked in and sat down she said, "Missed you!" and grabbed his hand! Seriously if she only knew the power she wielded at that moment, he would have given her anything she wanted!

So I know I mentioned in earlier posts that she is in love with the phone and is constantly asking to talk to anyone who will listen, but when she actually gets on the phone is the real funny part. She always starts off by saying, "Hi!" really loud. Which is pretty good, but then she immediately goes into a run down of Tuxy's day! Seriously, if you ever want to know what Tuxy did all day, just call our house! LOL! The only problem is that all Tuxy does all day while we are home is sleep. So it is mainly the same phrase repeated over and over again!

Well, since it is almost the 15th of the month, that means it is time for the next release from The Greeting Farm!!!! OMGoodness these stamps are so cute!!!! Marie has really out done herself once again and come up with some great sets and an adorable single stamp! And the release is culminating in a super fun party starting over at Club Anya, Sunday, June 14th at 7 p.m.!!!! Ohhhh I can hardly wait!

Today though, I want to introduce you to one of the new sets being released. You asked and Marie listened! I can hardly wait to show you a whole new summer wardrobe for Dress Me Anya and Ian!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so bouncing in my chair right now!!!! And here is little Anya dressed up for the beach!


How cute is that little dress/swim suit! And those sunglasses, I am so drooling!!! I have to say the giant sunglasses remind me of my Izzy! She loves to wear them but they look so huge on her face! Love it!!! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping Anya from Dress Me by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. Next, I stamped the sunglasses, bag, ice cream cone and dress from Wardrobe #2 on white card stock, colored them in with my copics and cut them out. I popped off the sunglasses and adhered the cone and dress to Anya. Following this week's SCS sketch, I layered on brown, pink and orange card stock along with some DP from Stampin' UP!. To finish the card, I added a felt banner and flower I got at Michael's for a buck and added a big brown button with some scrappers floss. I think I might give it to Izzy, just because. She loves to get cards and it really reminds me of her!

Now it is time to go and check out the rest of the DT's incredible creations!!!!!!! And please help me welcome for the next two months the super talented Joni Wilson to the team!!!!!!!!!!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Joni Wilson - Guest Designer
  
• Traci Porter

Thanks everyone for stopping by! Tune in tomorrow for some more Summer Fun from Club Anya! Smiles!

Arrrrr Your Perfect!

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope your week is going well! Ours is good! Sorry I haven't been around much lately. I probably will be pretty sporadic for awhile. Jason and I have decided to try to put our house up on the market. Of course there is no telling how long it will take us to actually get it ready to sell. We are more of the big dreamer kind of people rather than the completely finishing projects kind of people! LOL! Seriously, every room in our house has been remodeled and all of them still have a few things left to do. Even the bathroom we redid a year and a half ago still needs towel bars and 1, count it 1 piece of trim still to be put up. It is the story of our lives!

Yesterday we also opened our pool finally! This always happens though. It has been pretty warm the last week or so here and yesterday when we opened it, it was pouring down rain and it only got to 70. So if anyone needs some rain and a little cooling off just let us know and we will schedule the pool to be opened! LOL!


Izzy has been super funny about it. She keeps saying, "Izzy's pool. Izzy's pool." And when we went to Target last night she told me that she needed to buy a swimsuit. Like she doesn't have a million already. I told her though that it is too cold and gross to get into now. So now she is saying, "It's grossy! It's grossy! Daddy clean it!" I have trained her well!

Well I know that I am pretty late with this and I have actually had my card done since Tuesday but I am finally getting around to publishing my Twinkling Tuesday card. Sorry Madelynn! I adore this sketch and will definitely be keeping it for the future. It kind of reminds me of stacked presents! And I love presents! So without further ado here is my Twinkling Card!



Don't you adore this sketch! I love the look of the rectangles stacked on one another. I have to say I am a little disappointed in my card though. It didn't quite turn out the way I thought it would. I had this really awesome DP with sculls and treasure chests all over it, but I could get it to show up. I think it is just that my card needs a little something. Any help would be appreciated! Anywhoo, I started this card by first stamping Pirate Anya from Matey by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored her in using my copics. I then cut her out and placed her to the side. Following Madelynn's sketch, I layered on pink and black card stock along with DP from Fancy Pants I believe. I then popped off my Anya and stamped the sentiment and hearts from Pretty Hat. To complete the card, I added pearl stickers down the side along with some pearl heart stickers in my hearts. A fun but girly card I hope!

Now check out the rest of the DT's awesome creations. They will blow you away! Our featured stamper this week is none other than Heather R.! And don't forget all you need to do is type in the keyword MTTSC24 when uploading to SCS or PCP and be sure to leave a comment on the blog so we know you played along!

• Bonnie
• Cassie
• Christi
• Darla
• Debbie
• Heather
• Heather R.
• Jacquie
• Jen
• Jessica
  
• Kim
• Kimmie
• Rebecca
• Sandra

In other news, SUINK will be showcasing the 5 new June sets with a sneak peek blog hop starting bright and early on June 1st. All you have to do to be eligible to win the stamps is to hop along with us and leave a comment on each designer's blog along the way. You will hop through 9 designer's blogs that will be showcasing the new sets and then finish off right here to leave your final comment telling us which stamp set is your favorite. That's it! And the whole sha-BANG can be yours.

And in Pink Cat News, this month, DT member Jodi will be hosting our card making challenge.

The challenge is to create a card using basic geometric shapes. Your card must be rectangular in shape and you must use 2 different patterned papers, one cut in the shape of a circle and the other in the shape of a square. So we have a rectangle, a circle and a square. You must also use a Pink Cat Studio stamp as the main image for the card. You can use stamps from other companies as well. So these are the minimum requirements for the card. You can add more shapes and papers as well as any embellishments you would like, so the possibilities are endless.

Date the challenge ends: Sunday May 31st, 5 pm EST

Requirements:
A Pink Cat Studio stamp must be used as the main stamp on the card. It is okay to use stamps from other companies as well. To be eligible for the prize you must leave a comment on this post on the Pink Cat Blog. In your comment provide a link to your card. Your card can either be displayed on your blog or in an online gallery. You may enter only 1 project for this challenge.

Prize:
This contest will be judged by the design team. Since this is Jodi’s challenge, she will select her 3 favorite cards and then the DT will vote for a winner. On June 1st, the winner will be announced on the PCS blog. The winner will receive a grab bag of Pink Cat Studio stamps. Some cards from the challenge may be displayed on the PCS blog.

Thanks everyone for stopping by!!! Lots of smiles!

Arrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

Hope you are having a great week! Izzy and I had an incredibly busy day yesterday. We went to Michaels twice, once to pick up something for my neighbor and then a second time to return something. It wasn't all in vane though, we actually found jars of prima flowers on sale back in the clearance section!!! Can you say stocked up! OMGoodness they are amazing! I am so happy I went!

I know I have mentioned my wonderful neighbors before and how much they do for us, so when Beth asked me to help her out on a wedding program project I did not hesitate. Of course it turned into a way bigger ordeal than either of us could foresee but it was all worth it in the end. We actually got 120 programs completed yesterday. It took a lot of printing, a lot of screaming at the computer and numb fingers from tying tiny little bows but it all worked out. Poor Izzy was even exhausted and she didn't really do anything except sit and look pretty for us! At one point though, the poor baby, she got so tired that she actually laid down next to Tanner their dog! It was so, so cute! She actually adores their dog Tanner and is always asking to go see him. In fact she asks Jason every weekend if they can go feed Tanner because a couple of weeks ago Scott and Beth were out of town and needed someone to do it! Of course now in her mind it is part of the weekend routine! LOL! I actually called Beth and told her that if she ever needs anyone to feed him don't call anyone else because Izzy would be sorely disappointed! LOL!

Well I have gabbed long enough today! I know what you all are here for! You want your daily dose of Anya and Ian sneak peeks! Well I have one for you today and Mr. Ian is one swashbuckling lad! You guessed it! Marie has created a pirate themed set for May! I would like to introduce you to Matey!


Is he not the coolest thing ever!!!!!!! I mean he looks exactly like Johnny Depp, don't you think? And that hat! Gotta Love it! So for this card, I cased this idea from Randi who created the coolest ship card you have ever seen! It has been in the back of my mind for quite awhile now and when I received this set I knew exactly what I wanted to do! I started my card off by first stamping Pirate Ian from Matey by The Greeting Farm on white card stock and colored him in with my markers. I then cut him out and placed him to the side. For the card base itself, I simply layered on brown and olive card stock and placed a piece of Making Memories Halloween paper called Spellbound, over the top. For the sails, I took a piece of cream card stock and cut it into two different sized rectangles and mounted them on black card stock. Next I distressed the edges with some black ink and stamped the sentiment and skull and crossbones from the new Matey set. I then, punched holes in the top and bottom and threaded through a thick lollipop stick I found at Michaels, making sure the center popped up a little. I adhered Ian to the center of the larger sail and created little flags out of green card stock I bent around a pencil. To complete the card, I placed some black and green buttons in the corner tied with brown scrappers floss to make it look aged. I hope you like it!

Now for the rest of the Club Anya DT girls! AMAZING!!!!! Of course they are!

• Jacquie Peifer
• Jessica Diedrich, Club VP/DT Coordinator
• Kristine Moldenhauer Biseth
• Michelle Oatman, Guest Designer
• Traci Porter

And don't forget all these previewed stamps will be available tonight at Midnight CST!!!!! And to kick off all the fun, we will be having a Virtual Stamp Night over at the Club Anya PCP page!! It is going to be a night full of fun, partying and I am sure lots of talent! So make sure you join us! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Smiles!