Because I have moved around the country and lived abroad several times, I don’t really a lot of old friends. The one exception to this is my best high school friend who has also moved around a ton, and somehow we’ve managed to stay in touch. We don’t talk every week or even every month, but when we do talk, it’s like no time has passed at all. Her birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks so I wanted to create a handmade card to show her I was thinking of her.
When we were young, we used to have pajama party sleepovers, and I know she is a total coffee fiend so I thought The Greeting Farm Snuddle Anya would be perfect for this card. I stamped her out with Desert Sand Momento Ink so I could also practice no-line coloring. Â The following are the Copic colors I used (except where I indicated a different type of marker):
Hair: E53, E35, V06 and E29 with Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Gathered Twigs for added strand details
Skin: E000, 00, 21 and 11 with R20 blush
Shirt: C4, 6, 7
Shorts: E35 and 37 with Copic multiliner pen in 0.03 for circle pattern details
Bunny slippers: W1, E35, RV52, RV55, RV66 and R20 with Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Gathered Twigs for details
Cup and barrett: RV52, 55 and 66
Book: C5 and Tim Holtz Distress Marker in Faded Jeans for page details
For the background, I used the Tim Holtz Doily Stencil and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry to create an ombre look of soft but fun party confetti (our sleepovers were tame by today’s standards, but they were “wild nights” for us when we were young–LOL).
The sentiments on the card front and inside are both from the My Favorite Things “LLD Stay Cool” stamp set. For the front sentiment that says, “Being Your Friend Has Its Perks,” I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry (stamping it multiple times with my Mini MISTI to get a solid impression) and then stamped it again with embossing ink to coat with clear embossing powder. Then to create a finished border where the white panel would meet the kraft card base on the right, I used the matching Picked Raspberry Distress Marker to color up a strip of a white card stock scrap and embossed that too. I love the shine and perfectly matched look of all the heat embossed areas. 😛 (What can I say, I am a matchy matchy girl!)
For the inside sentiment that says, “Sending You A Latte Birthday Wishes,” I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo (again stamping it multiple times with my Mini MISTI to get a solid impression). Then I rummaged through my scrap box and found a striped patterned paper scrap that seemed to match the colors I used to color up the Snuddle Anya so I hand cut a bit of that paper into fishtail banners to add a little decoration.  The last touches to the card were adding a few pink sequins from my stash and a couple of Pretty Pink Posh clear droplets in 4MM and 6MM sizes.
The following is a video sharing the Copic hair coloring of The Greeting Farm Snuddle Anya:
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
The Greeting Farm Friends Challenge
Card Mania Let’s Party Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Let’s Go Wild Challenge
MarkerPOP Embossing Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Addicted to Stamping Anything Goes Challenge – WINNER
Penny Black and More Anything Goes with a Stamp Challenge
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes Challenge
MFT 293 Sketch Challenge
MFT Camp Create Awesome Ombre Challenge
Totally adorable!!! You have colored her up perfectly!!! Thanks for joining us at TGF!!!
Awww thanks so much Rachel! She was the perfect little girl for my friend’s birthday card! It was so Us! LOL tfstopping by and leaving your sweet comment! Big hugs, Kristina
A really pretty creation , thank you so much for sharing your lovely work with us at Penny Black and More challenge.
B x
Thank you so very much Brenda. It was fun to color up this stamp for my friend’s birthday card. Big hugs, Kristina
such a cute image and a sweet card! the sketch is perfectly suited to your image and sentiment. thank you so much for playing along with us at penny black and more!
linda
Thank you so much Linda! I was so happy to finally get a chance to use these coffee stamps. TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
This is great coloring. And the card is so lovely.
Thanks for playing with us at Craft your Passion Good luck!! Michelle(DT)
Thank you so much Michelle! I had so much fun crafting this card, that I already feel like a winner! 🙂 lol TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Such a sweet card and your colouring is amazing! Thank you so much for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More. Good Luck!
Emma – Design Team member
Thanks so very much Emma! It was really fun to finally ink up this cutie and put her on a card. 🙂 TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Incredible coloring and adorable design. It’s really pretty card.
Thank you for joining us at Card mania challenge!
Dess ^.^
Awww thanks so much Dess! I had fun coloring up this TGF stamp and making this card for my oldest friend. 🙂
This is super cute!!! Love the coloring a lot!
Thank You for playing along with Addicted To Stamps and More – Anything Goes Challenge!
Awww thanks so much Helen! It was fun to mix up the brown hair with a little purple. 🙂 TFStopping by! Hugs, Kristina
Lovely image and beautiful colouring, really sweet card.
Thank you for sharing over at Penny Black and more;-))m
Thank you so much Mervi! I had a lot of fun customizing the coloring of this image to suit my long-time friend. 🙂 TFStopping by and taking the time to leave such a sweet comment! Hugs, Kristina
Absolutely amazing coloring!! The hair is just fabulous! What a great way to keep in touch with your friend!