The Scrappy Chick

Miss Anya & Summer Reading

I am back with more Miss Anya today. She is just wickedly cool.  She is colored in with Copics to match this fun summery paper from Basic Grey...then I added a some clear Glaze to her headband and purse for a cool shiny effect.  (Closeup is down below)  Anya is fresh off the farm...The Greeting Farm  that is.

The sentiment is from Amy R Stamps(Boutique sentiments, available at All That Scraps).  I used some fun new Prima flowers I got with my coupon from Michael's last week.  But I have had to behave again lately and go on an almost  no-spending streak :(

The background for the card was run through my Cuttlebug with the largest Curvy Rectangle up to almost the top with the fold so it stays intact.

  Here's the closeup of Miss Anya...see that shiny patent-leather headband!  Totally retro, and so is her green eyeshadow!  Love it!

OK, so thats it for the  card today.  I've had 3 classes in a row in the last 24 hours and I'm beat.  I'll share class projects tomorrow hopefully.

So...I am a total book series-aholic for those who don't know me.  I liked to get wrapped up in almost any series...so I thought I would offer some Summer reading suggestions for the next few weeks.

a new weekly post?? Let me know...

Summer Reading Recommendations:

Right now I'm mostly done with a series by Charlaine Harris...the Sookie Stackhouse novels.  If you want a bit of a wild mystery ride, some sexy and dysfunctional undead characters and the wittiest heroine since Stephanie Plum..then here you go.  A bit too much sexy talk for younger teens,  but not too explicit for those who don't want to read the deets.... you know.

I have laughed out loud at these and stayed up too many nights reading a whole book in one night...just one more chapter...  Total thumbs up from me!

I am over and out!  Have a great Sunday...check back in tomorrow for samples and BLOG Candy!!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Miss Anya Collection (The Greeting Farm); Boutique Sentiments (AMy R Stamps)

• Paper: Lime Rickey pp (basic Grey); black & banana cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles megabilities (Spellbinders); oval punches (SU!); glaze pen (Sakura); gems (MaMBI); border punch (EK Success); flowers (Prima); ribbon (PTI & SU!); copics, dimensionals, Spica silver glitter pen

Slow down and smell the carrots

OK, so my humor is just a bit off today....sorry.  But I just love not only this image but the matching sentiment from The Greeting Farm.  Little bunny is just hanging out having a lazy day on Miss Turtle's back.  Think they are heading to the pond for a swim?

The images are from the set "Down by the Pond".  Papers are an assortment from Making Memories and K& Co.  Miss Turtle has been paper pieced with the same dots as the background piece.

OK, I gotta head to work...so no babbling today :)  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Down by the Piond (The Greeting Farm)

• Paper: Mamking Memories, K & Co; white (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Kiwi (CTMH); Tangerine Tango (SU!)

• Accessories: Labels 3, Double end tags Nestabilties (Spellbinders); flowers (Prima); ribbon (stash); buttons (Autumn Leaves); brads (Basic Grey); copics

Howdy Little Partner

Just a quick post for you today before I head out the door.  This is a card for Jodi's challenge over at the Pink Cat Studio blog. 

Here's the closeup of Sweet Pea that I used.  She's all decked out in her cowboy gear.  Hehe!  Don't know why I needed this set so much...I only have one pregnant friend right now...but all of the Sweet Pea images were just too darn tootin' cute!

The challenge is a Geometry challenge...to use one square, one circle...of 2 different pattern papers....and the card is to be a rectangle.  And of course you have to use at least 1 image from Pink Cat Studio.

Here's the full card.  I used some old cowboy papers from Creative Imagination...they were both double sided so I ended up with 3 patterns :)  The charm is Karen Foster.  Isn't Sweet Pea  just the cutest?!!

 

BTw, I went to see Star Trek again yesterday with my son...I may be a total nerd but it was awesome!  Can't wait for the next one:)

OK, off to run my errands. Thanks for stopping by today.  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea Plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: white, chocolate (Bazzill); pp (Creative Imagination)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa; Blush (CTMH)

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); circle punches (SU!); charm (Karen Foster); brads (stash); ribbon (SU!); sponge daubers, copics; hemp twine

Enchanted Lily

OK, so yesterdays post didn't happen...sorry.  But here's the Lily card that I planned for then.  This fun image is my fav from the Enchanted Lily set from Pink Cat Studio.

Lily was stamped and then cut out and popped up on the background.  I colored her wings with white Smooch...so they really shimmer!  I left a sentiment off for now cause I'm not sure what I want on there.

So, for the news...not mongo-huge but I am thrilled...remember I told you guys a while back that I get to be a guest designer for Pink Cat Studio one month this year...well, Melissa emailed and asked me to do June!  Yippee!!  she must have known I needed a pick-me up!  I got a peek at the images and they are totally adorable!!  Can't wait to get them in my hands!

So, thats it for today.  Hope you had a great weekend , and have a fun and safe Memorial Day tomorrow...I have to work :(  Thanks for stopping in!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: enchanted Lily (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: pp We are Memory Keepers; pink, brown cs (Bazzill); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangle Megabilities (spellbinders); pearls (Hero Arts); ribbon (Michael's); Smooch (ClearsnaP); flowers (Prima); markers (copic)

Greeting Farm Friday

Happy Friday! Its been a good week, I have had more stamping time, my house isn't a disaster and my allergies aren't killing me. Woohoo!  I feel like celebrating, or shopping, but sadly I am broke.

So, in lieu of going shopping myself, I colored up this cute  Miss Anya with all her shopping bags.  (Anya is from The Greeting Farm)  I was in a pink & black kinda mood so I pulled out this really old yet fun paper from Urban Lily.  I also finally tried out my new "Smooch"...I used the pretty pearl white on her argyle socks and her eyeshadow...click on the image for a closeup!  (got the smooch from Betty).

The layout for the card is Dawny's sketch from this weeks Papertake weekly Challenge (I know I did one already, but I liked it!)  Sentiment is from Amy R Stamps (designed by Amy Rysavyand available through All That Scraps).

Ok, I'm wrapping it up tonight, but check back for a bit of news tomorrow!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Miss Anya (The Greeting Farm); Boutique Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: pp Urban Lily; white cs (Neenah); black cs (Bazzill)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilites (spellbinders); sm & lg oval punches (SU!); pink gems (Hero Arts); white Smooch (Clearsnap); ribbon (stash); markers (Copic)

Unity Addicts Challenge

It has been a while since I have done one of the Wednesday Unity Addicts' challenges.   I have been so bad.  So many stamps, so little time.  Very sad.

 But I loved the color challenge this week....Tangerine Tango, Yoyo Yellow, and Tempting Turquoise...with lots of white.  This cute mushroom house (from a Unity Kit of the Month a few months back) just called out to me to get used for this challenge, so voila!  Here you go!

This is just a quickie post this morning, as you are reading this I am busy at work...hopefully stamping!  Have a great day and I'll have more for you tomorrow! 

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Kit of the Month (March??) (Unity)

• Paper: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (tsukineko)

• Accessories: Labels 3 Nestabilities, Large Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Tangerine ribbon (SU!); button (Basic Grey); flower (Prima); markers (copic)

B is for Baby

Uh oh, I made this card days ago for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge, and its almost time for a NEW Thursday challenge!  So, just in time...

This weeks challenge was to use letters or numbers on a card.  I thought it would be cute to do a block, but instead I ended up just using the block as the beginning of the sentiment.  I got to use another of the images from my new Sweet Pea set :)  Sweet Pea is one of my newest from Pink Cat Studio.

Here she's perched on a flower playing with a ladybug...hehe!  Like my blue ladybug??

Sweetpea is colored to match some old Basic Grey papers from my stash...from the LilyKate line.  The chipboard B outline is from Close to My Heart.

Thats it for tonight.  My little guy is asleep and I get to read.  Have a great night and thanks for visiting!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio); Doodle Alphabet (SU!)

• Paper: Lily Kate pp (Basic Grey); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Wisteria cats eye chalk

• Accessories: scallop border punch (EK Success); chipboard letter (CTMH); ribbon (stash); buttons (Basic Grey); markers (copic)

I'm Here for You

Happy Tuesday!   Here's another quickie for you...this little owl and branch are both by Hero Arts.  He's colored to match the Bo Bunny "Love Shack" paper.  Pink owl, works for me.

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things, stamped then backed on a new Ribon Tag Trio nestabilitie. 

Still not feeling too chatty, sorry.  But feel free to say hi in the comments!  Have a great evening :)   -Cyndi 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Owl, branch (Hero Arts); Rain or Shine (My Favorite Things)

• Paper: Love Shack (Bo Bunny); White cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Labels 4 & Ribbon Tag Trio Nestabilities (Spellbinders); ribbon (stash); markers (Copic); corner rounder; dimensionals

I still Believe

  A quick post for you tonight.  Here's my card for this weeks Papertake weekly challenge...it was a sketch challenge by Dawny, and a fun one!  I used one of my new images that I finally caved and bought from The Greeting Farm.  The images are from the set Never Ever.

Sorry, not so chatty tonight. But thanks for stopping by! -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Never Ever (The Greeting Farm)

• Paper: Love Shack (Bo Bunny); soft sky (SU!); brown (Bazzill); white (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Dark Moss, Aquamarine cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Styled Silver Hodgepodge; sm oval punch, 1"circle punch, designer label punch (SU!); ribbon (May Arts); diamond border punch (EK Success); copics

Animal Antics...and LOST

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly  is to make a card with an animal image on it.  well, easy!  I had these cute new Sweet Pea stamps from Pink Cat Studio that were dying to get inky...and look at cutie-patootie Sweet Pea riding on the giraffe... ca-ute!!  Melissa blows me away with her adorable and fresh images!!

This is from last months release, Sweet Pea plate #2 (yes, there are 2 whole sets of adorable baby images!!).  I colored her to match the Cosmo Cricket Girl  Friday line.  I also got to use my new Labels 4 dies that have thus far been hiding in the package??

ok, thats it for the card...scrolldown for supplies.  Are there any Losties out there?  OMG!!  LOVED the finale last night...tons of questions answered like there really is a Jacob!  I was seriously thinking they were all delusional.  and FINALLY we got to see what happened to Vincent, LOL. 

But, of course...the nuke.  Hmm, so many new possibilities, and a whole long summer to wait.  Sigh.  May just have to re-watch the last 5 seasons agin this summer.  Ok, I am off to work.  Have a great day!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: Girl Friday pp (Cosmo Cricket); Certainly Celery cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Warm red chalk cats eye

• Accessories: labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); white ribbon (SU!); Eva button (Basic Grey); jumbo scallop scissors; journaling marker; copics

Me-minders

Me-minders?  Huh, whasat??  well I couldn't think of just the right thing to put on the front of this tin...inside are pockets for coupons, notes, shopping lists, etc.  So what do you call that?  My honey do list or my reminders became Me-mnders.  Ok, dorky maybe But I think it was kinda cute, snort!

 

(PS...inspiration for this tin came from a Christmas tin Cambria did a year or so ago)

Anywho...here is the outside...I used some old Daisy D papers from work and distressed it all a bit.  The alphabet is from Spellbinders, mounted on a piece cut with spell. Labels 1 nestabilities.  Rubons are Bo Bunny.

I made this for MJ to take to the Inspire show down in Concord this week, Enchanted Cottagehas a booth and will be teaching lots of classes.

Here's a peek at the inside.  The notepad was cut down to size, and then on the other side are envelopes sealed and cut off at the ends.  Tabs were punched and attached with black Bazzill brads...plus more of the same rubons inside.

OK, thats it for now...working lots of extra hours lately so I gotta go!!  Thanks for visiting!

-Cyndi

Father's Day Changitos

A couple of quickie cards for you today...both with new Changitos!  I made these cards for Enchanted Cottage...for upcoming Father's Day ideas.

First up I used Changito Driver and Drive me Happy (both by Stampendous).  The paper is new Grease Monkey by Bo Bunny.  Main panels were cut with spellbinders Labels 2 dies.

Next is Changito Piggyback (also by Stampendous)  I used the Pick me up sentiment inside (which I forgot to take a pic of before I left it at work, duh!)  for this one I used more of the newest Bo Bunny papers, this collection is called You Bug Me!

Brads and buttons from both cards are Basic Grey.  Sentiment for this card is Great Impressions.

OK so thats it for now.  Have to get pooky to the doc then get to work!  Have a happy Friday!

-Cyndi