THE GREETING FARM: Cat Mom Anya & Dungeon Crawler Carl (well, really Katia & Princess Donut)

Hello Farmers, Heather here with a little fun inspired by popular literature. I have been plotting a way to combine my love for reading with my love for crafting. I live nearish to Seattle, and nearby to the author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, so the DCC fever is everywhere here. 

I started this card by creating my inspiration of Grand Champion, Breed Winner Regional, National Winner Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk (the cat) and Katia Grim (Anya). I used the Cat Mom Anya set for this card, but did a little tricky cutting to get this how I wanted it to look. Currently, Cat Mom Anya is out of stock, but if you would like this retired stamp to be brought back for a future Farmer's Market - use the Contact Page on the store website to let The Greeting Farm know!  

I wanted to use the fluffy cat as my Donut, but there already was a cat in Katia's arms. To help build the scene and create a realistic look to this, I layered the cat so it covered the previous cat, stamped and cut new hands, and layered the hands so they looked like the cat was being held. I then placed the colored scene onto a stenciled and embossed background in the favorite pattern of Carl's (IYKYK). 

To complete this card, I created a banner sentiment (Add A Banner Challenge) using one of the stamps from the Cat Mom Anya set. I think this card might just stay home with me and my books! 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy creating!

<3 Heather 

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PAPER GIRLS CHALLENGE #159 - Inspiration Photo

Hello! I wanted to share with you the fantastic challenge that the Paper Girls Challenge Blog has for you today.

This image was the inspiration for today's challenge:

Within this picture, I picked out the pinks, greens and blacks. I knew that I wanted to keep the background fairly neutral, so chose to use the green as a backing color, with kraft as the paper the stamp is stamped onto. Instead of using embossing powder (okay, I really just couldn't find my gold powder...) I used some Perfect Pearls after stamping my Hello Lovely (Concord & 9th) stamp with Versamark ink. 

Once this was stamped, I added color with my Jack Richeson Collegiate watercolor paints in metallics. Lastly, stamped and used Perfect Pearls for the sentiment, and the card was complete. 

Come visit the Paper Girls Challenge Blog for more information on this weeks challenge and play along with us!

Supplies Used:

Hello Lovely stamp (Concord & 9th),  Perfect Pearls, Versamark, Jack Richeson Collegiate watercolor paints,  cardstock (assorted)

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Turning Advertisements into Layouts

Often advertisements in print magazines have some amazing graphic design work. This layout was actually inspired by a Behr Marquee paint advertisement.

I really loved that graphic painted wall, and had just purchased a few pieces of Crate Paper (Schedule, 3x5) and a few other items during a fantastic Paper Issues sale. I chose the triangular shaped papers to mimic the painted wall, and the gray chevron striped paper to mimic the flooring. The couch became the photograph, and the enamel dots and tags were inspired by the paint cans and the chandelier.

To make this inspiration a scrapbook layout, I created this sketch.

Supplies Used: Crate Paper patterned papers, enamel dots (My Mind's Eye & Freckled Fawn), Amy Tangerine Alphas, Martha Stewart Punch

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