So Summery and Fun...I am Loving These Colors!

I made this card using one of my new Wild Sprout stamps from The Greeting Farm! I used these fun and summery colors... so i can honestly say that the layout, the colors and the ribbon are all HOT HOT HOT! I stamped the image and colored it with copic markers. I used some really fun patterned paper from SU and some SU card stock. I used my nesties for the circles and the scallop mats. I thought that this polka dot ribbon would really TIE (no pun intended) things together...with the dots and the colors and all. I used SHIMMERZ and gel pens and all kinds of good stuff to glitz up and detail this card and here she is! this is a quickie post because the weather is Hot here in Charlotte and my family and I are going to the pool... so have fun...make hot cards and GET INTO THE POOL!

Fairy Fire Flyer... Say THAT 3 Times Fast!!!

I made this card with a stamp from The Greeting Farm. I stamped her, colored her with copics, cut her out and used my nesties to give her some place to land. I added SHIMMERZ all over her because fairy's sparkle and I LOVE THAT STUFF!!! I cut 2 top note dies and layered them. The red, yellow and orange one was my inspiration paper... I thought it looked like fire, so this card was born! I painted SHIMMERZ on some of the prima flowers and layered all of these delicious elements onto some really pretty patterned paper. The sentiment is a rub on and the dots are from my trusty gel pens! Thanks for stopping by and have a groovy weekend!

A Giggling Butterfly, a Little Bit of Lace and a Whole Lot of Smiles!

I made this card for ... ME!!! I love coloring and

my BSF (Best Stamping Friend) Nancy, got this stamp and I had so much fun putting this card together! I love the colors, the "you make me laugh" sentiment and the lace! I LOVE IT ALL!!!

I had buttons that matched and string that did not, so I used a super skinny piece of paper for "thread!" Of course, there is SHIMMERZ all over this card and ribbon galore... and I LOVE IT!!! This little stamp is from THE GREETING FARM and the paper is from SU! Gel pens, glitter pens, nesties, sponging... I used ALL the tricks I got! I hope that you love it! I will be in New York for my Momma's 80th birthday... but i have scheduled posts and I would love for you all to keep checking in! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stamps for yourself once in a while too!

I want her HAIR for my Birthday!!!

Yeah... it's my birthday. I want two things... cake and this little fairy's hair! I got these sparkles back in New York when I was home for Christmas and I had no occasion to use them until The Greeting Farm came out with these Darling Fairies! I LOVE fairies and this one needed to be blue... and she needed sparkle hair! I can always tell when I made the card or project "cool" because The Petite Diva will just LOVE LOVE LOVE it! This card was no exception! Petite Diva... like her mama can be mesmerized with shiny, sparkly things!!! I used gamsol and faber castel colored pencils to color the fairy, SHIMMERZ on her wings and then the sparkles for her hair as mentioned. I then festooned her fairyland with ribbon and felt flowers and added the sentiment with an SU rub on and viola... my card du jour... Hope you love it! And y'all can send cake...I never met cake that I did not like!

Ballet on Horseback??? NO PROBLEM!

A really REALLY long time ago... I went to the circus and saw a ballerina on a horse. "How hard could that be?" my 7 year old self thought. Fast Forward...I started riding again when I was 32 and trust me... I was just glad to STAY ON THE DARN ANIMAL... let alone do anything like this!!! This is my tribute to people who risk their necks for my enjoyment.

I made this super fun card using stamps from The Greeting Farm. I used Ballerina Anya and the horse from McSplendid Farm. I colored the horse and the ballerina with my copic markers and I of course added SHIMMERZ to them for the sparkle. I used my new nesties that I found at Paper Makeup for the pink glitter paper and the SU top note for the shape in back. I added some fun white dots with a gel pen for detail and the pretty delicate organza ribbon is another touch that really adds to the card.

Thanks for popping by and remember... if you see someone riding a horse like this and it looks easy... then they are doing it RIGHT!

Hello, I'm Dawn and I an a Contest-aholic!

This card is for a contest at my FAVE site...
The Greeting Farm. You can see more about it
here. You had to write a little poem to go with the card and here is mine:

Anya wears a pretty hat

Ian thinks that she is all that

with her little dog in tow,

She is a one woman fashion show!

For those that don't know... Ian is her boyfriend!

The set I used is called Pretty Hat Anya. I colored it with copics and used my top note and nesties for the layered shapes to create interest and dimension. I of course used SHIMMERZ on her hat, the green flower, the heart on her hat and the bow on her dress as well. If you have not used SHIMMERZ on prima flowers (or at ALL for that matter)...LADIES... you have not lived!!! I used my MS doily punch and some ribbon that matched perfectly... I think it was on the shelf saying" I am right here and I am perfect for your card!"So that is it ladies...thanks for checking it out and play along with the contest... and I am gonna WIN!!!(LOL)

Here She is...ALL OF HER... In All Her GLORY!!!

OK... I thought that I gave a pretty easy clue...
so I tried to throw you all off by having her be tan! The "her" being DRESS ME ANYA . I CASEd this idea from someone... (if it was you... please speak up!) and I thought she would look great with a tan and with some SHIMMERZ for her glistening skin(spray tan, of course)!

I used my nesties for the blanket and the sun. I sponged around them for detail and depth. Then of course, glitter pens. I used the ric rac to make it look more like a beach blanket. I used the wavy blade on my cutter to make the waves and sponged around them as well. I took the sand colored cardstock and used my marker tool to splatter 3 colors of brown to make it look textured. I colored her skin and her bikini with copic markers and added the dots with a white gel pen. And here she is, in all of her glory! Please check The Greeting Farm to see all of the wonderfulness there! I love the stamps and their blog... and the owner, Marie... is WONDERFUL! Thanks for checking in to see the full card and for playing along today!!!!

2nd Stop on the Hop!!! And When It's Over...

Its time to shop!!!(LOL)That is right my lovelies...The blog hop is today and it all starts officially at NOON CST on Sunday, February 1st, 2009.
We will begin with a "Guess that Anya" bloghop and Scavenger Hunt. Every half hour, there will be another Anya to guess, starting with the BRAND NEW MYSTERY ANYA!
At 4:30 PM CST on Sunday, February 1st, 2009, the entries will OFFICIALLY close, and the all will be tallied. The first TWENTY people who guess correctly, as well as complete the "scavenger hunt" we have in store for you will win some ADORABLE Pocket mirrors!
In addition, FIVE lucky winners will receive the BRAND NEW ANYA! Winners will be drawn by Random.org and announced Sunday evening on the Club Anya blog.
Here are the rules:
1.) ALL entries/guesses MUST be received in my inbox by 4:30 PM CST on Sunday, 2/1/09. No entries will be accepted after the big reveal of the new Anya on the Club Blog.
2.) Pocket mirrors will be awarded to the first TWENTY people who complete the guesses, hunt, and email me by 4:30 p.m. CST. Winners will be announced on the Club Anya Blog along with instructions on how to claim your prizes.
3.) In order to be eligible for the 5 Grand Prize Anyas, you must not only complete all the guess that Anya's/scavenger hunt, but also LEAVE A COMMENT on the Club Anya blog when finished. Random winners will be chosen by comment number, not by email, but will be cross-referenced to make sure all guesses were correct/completed :)
4.) be sure to leave some love for the amazing ladies who agreed to help me out with our First Club Anya Blog hop!
Here is the official schedule of events: (ALL times CST!!!)
12:00PM-Jessica Diedrich AND Club Anya Blog
12:30PM-Dawn Knight
1:00 PM Jen Greco
1:30 PM Taylor Usry
2:00 PM Rachel Henehan
2:30 PM Janna Hull
3:00 PM Joni Wilson
3:30 PM Jami Bova
4:00 PM Sandra McLean
4:30 PM Club Anya Blog for the big reveal and release when you can buy the New Anya and Rock the Farm Anya/Ian.
I am excited that this is all finally happening and I hope you will have fun, too! This is only the first of many contests, challenges, and events we will be having and I hope to see you all there!

Here is my clue:

"Anya can be seen all over town,

Sometimes in a lovely gown.

Ian is truly her Main Squeeze,

She has SO many looks-if you please.

Together they make a lovely pair...

even in their underwear!"

Please make your guess, and go to Jen Greco's awesome blog next to get the next clue.Make sure that you are coming from Jessica's blog for the first clue and you will wind up there as well!!! Have fun gals!!! And get ready to get your new stamps after the hop!!!

Club Anya Launch... and Bloghop!!!

Greetings Fellow Anya and Ian lovers!

After much anticipation, we are FINALLY ready to launch Club Anya! Our Club VP, Jessica, is SO excited to get things going, see your samples, and have fun challenges, contests, and events! It's the place to BE the place for all things Anya!

To kick off the launch (NO Superbowl pun intended :) on Sunday, February 1st, 2009, we have some really fun things planned for you! It all starts at NOON CST on the Club Anya blog http://www.clubanya.blogspot.com/ with a special "Guess that Anya" blog hop that will ultimately end with our New Release of Rock the Farm and an ALL NEW MYSTERY ANYA!!!! Can you stand it???

As if that isn't exciting enough, we will be giving away some ADORABLE Anya Pocket Mirrors to the first 20 people who complete ALL the "Guess that Anya" on the Blog Hop correctly, as well as completing our Anya "Scavenger Hunt". In addition, we will be giving away a few of the BRAND NEW ANYA's as well! How awesome is that?

Please email Jessica with any questions as well as any fun samples you'd like to have displayed on the Club Anya Blog throughout the coming months. We are so excited about the new Club and are always wanting to hear your ideas, so keep 'em coming!

Stay tuned to Jessica's personal blog (http://www.thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/) on Saturday for the Official Blog Hop schedule of events...and the VERY FIRST SNEAK PEEK of the BRAND NEW ANYA! So, what are you waiting for? Tell DH to have a great time watching the game and you can come hang with us! It all starts on Sunday at Noon! See you there!

This is an Anya card that I don't think I shared with y'all... How sweet is this little darling???It is a limited Edition Elf Anya stamp... and she is all decked out in pink and SHIMMERZ of course! Please Check out the blog hop.. there will be some super cool prizes and some gorgeous new releases!!! See ya then!

Purple Reign... Purple Reign...

This is the final card I made for the Anya fashion show. The links are below if you want to check them out. This is gonna be a quick post because my head is POUNDING! Darn Sinuses! I glued purple heart sequins on her skirt and glued micro beads on her bodice. I colored her with copic markers and glitter pens. I tore pieces of green card stock and sponged them for the grass and used my cloud template for the sky and here she is . I hope you all enjoy looking at her because my dialog is truly lacking! Sorry... see ya tomorrow with a whole new head (I hope)!

My Darling Winter Princess...

... and my 100th post! Hooray!!! This is another darling

Princess Anya card from the Pink Poison 12 Cards of Christmas Challenge! My Dainty 4 year old Diva said,"Mommy, is that me?" It DOES look like her. She has gorgeous brunette hair to her waist... So, yes, my Darling Dainty Diva... it IS you!



I Stamped this image and colored it with copic markers. Then I stamped the dress on the blue dotted paper , cut it out and adhered it to the first image and paper pieced her dress. I used a piece of vellum for the background and I punched and decorated the snowflakes with dots and glitter and I mounted them on some silver starburst punches. I tore 3 pieces of white cardstock and inked the edges in blue to make my Princess look like she was in the snow directing the the snowflakes with her glittery fairy wand! I love this card... blue is ANOTHER favorite color of mine and I also love this princess who does look like Dainty Diva Knight.



And I got some WONDERFUL NEWS! All of my hard work did not go to waste. I WON THE CHALLENGE AT PINK POISON!!! and I won all of the new releases. Click HERE to see all of the new releases that will be coming January 1st! they are gorgeous, stamp perfectly and are really affordable... AND... there will be a club ANYA for all of you Anya and Ian addicts like myself! The goodness NEVER stops!!!

Anya Elf Snowglobe Shaker Card

So we all know that I CANNOT resist a challenge (or a dare for that matter )and over at Pink Poison there was a great one! Use the Anya and Ian stamps to do the 12 days of Christmas. Well not only did I get them ALL done...I finished on day 8! It was a Christmas MIRACLE! This was also for the Challenge over at Mothers and Daughters Creations to make a Christmas card that was shaped...and since my 4 year old is OBSESSED with snowglobes, this is my creation.

I colored Elf Anya with copic markers and did the background with clouds and even some grass... but the "snow" is covering it. Then I cut out 2 ovals, for the front and back and an oval window in the front. I attached acetate, used double sided sticky foam tape to raise the front from the back, added the "snow" and that was it! I used the largest Labels 1 Nesties and folded it in half for the base. A few dots here and there and some glittery snowflakes and here she is!

Girls, check out these awesome website and their delish stamps and papers. I promise you... you WILL make your Christmas lists even longer!