TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Thanks, Teacher!

June 28, 2013March 18, 20151 Comment

Happy Friday, Friends of the Farm! I hope you’ve enjoyed all of our sneak peeks of TGF’s July release! Don’t forget about our New Release Blog Hop on Monday, July 1st!

Thank you all for the sweet comments you left for me and the other DT members as we previewed the Film Strip and Polaroid die set!

Today’s Farm Fresh Friday is all about thanking teachers!

Unfortunately, I don’t have kids, so I don’t make school-related projects. I think my gift card holder is kind of all-purpose, though…I just styled it with a school theme with the notebook designer paper and the blackboard strip across the middle.

I chose to feature Fancy Anya on my gift card holder because I picked her up recently and wanted to color her up! I made the gift card holder by folding a piece of designer paper in thirds, making sure it wrapped around the gift card, but leaving enough room to insert and remove the card easily.

To keep it in place, I punched a set of two small holes under the notch that I cut at the top (using a small Spellbinders circle, but you could definitely use a circle punch). I looped some twine around the card and tied a bow, threading the twine through the punched holes. Once the bow is untied, you can pull the card out with the twine!

Here’s the info you’ll need to participate in this challenge:

You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.

Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz (at the bottom of this challenge’s post at the TGF blog) no later than Thursday, July 4th at NOON CST. You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria. (If the InLinkz tool is missing, please link your submission URL in the comment section at the bottom of the post.)

The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win their choice of an in-stock SINGLE RUBBER STAMP or a 4×6 set!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

TGF July Release Preview!

June 27, 2013March 18, 201529 Comments

HELLO Friends of the Farm! It’s our third and final day of sneak peek previews for the July release at The Greeting Farm! Today, we’re previewing the Polaroid die set. This set also comes with a film strip die and a larger heart die.

I was inspired by a retro Hollywood theme when I was creating my previews for this release, so for my first card, I’m pairing “Tuesday Premiere” with the Polaroid die and film strip. I also colored her in cool shades of grey to match the black & white papers:

And I couldn’t resist doing another card with the retro-fresh loveliness of “Cheeky Glamour“!

So, what do you think? Would you like to win this die set? Great! You’ll find the full list of the design team members participating in today’s preview at The Greeting Farm’s blog!

Stop by each designer’s blog to check out their preview creations, leave a sweet comment for each one (and stop by the TGF blog to leave a comment there and let us know you’ve visited all the blogs, and we’ll pick a random winner from all the comments!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to also join us on July 1 for our new release blog hop, when the new release stamps and die set will be available in the TGF Store!

Hugs,

Your Next Stamp After Release Hop!

June 24, 2013March 18, 20153 Comments

Hi, crafty friends! I hope you’ve enjoyed the Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop!

I have one more card to share with you today, and it features “Madison,” one of the stamps released this Saturday and she’s available now in the YNS Store!

Don’t forget, there are some YNS Store Specials still going on:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! You’ll find the full list of blogs on the hop at the bottom of my post, or you can visit the YNS blog, too!

Hugs,

Your Next Stamp’s June Release Blog Hop!

June 22, 2013March 18, 201517 Comments

Hello! Welcome to the June Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop!!! We have soooo many adorable new stamps and dies to share with you, and they are available TODAY in the Your Next Stamp Store! We are hanging out on the farm and heading to the beach with this release and the images could not be any cuter!!! We also have several coordinating dies to go with these sweet images, and the inspirational projects along this hop are going to blow you away!

The hop begins on Kerri’s blog, and if you’ve been hopping along from the start, you should have arrived from Susan’s blog. You’ll find the full blog hop list at the bottom of my post, just in case you need it! You have until Monday, June 24th at 12am (EST) to leave comments on all of the DT Blogs for your chance to win this fabulous prize pack!

For my projects today, I made two cards with the new “Howdy, Farmer” stamp set:

As always, Karen has some amazing Hop Specials that you should definitely take advantage of!

Now it’s time to hop on over to Laura’s blog, but make sure you leave a comment here before you go! Karen will announce the prize pack winner on the YNS blog on Tuesday, June 25! Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy hopping and shopping!

Hugs,

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Farm Fresh Summer Fun at TGF!

June 21, 2013March 18, 20151 Comment

Hello everybody! It’s my turn to draft the post for Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm and to choose the theme for the challenge. Since today is the first official day of summer, I chose a summer theme!

My card features “Charlotte Chic“, who appears to be ready for some sand and sun!

For all of the details on this challenge, stop by The Greeting Farm’s blog! It’s also where you can link up your entry for our challenge, which closes on Thursday, June 27th at NOON Central Time.

Psst….you still have time to join us for our Garden Variety Tuesday challenge (a sketch) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (layers), too!

Don’t forget, next week is PREVIEW WEEK at TGF, so make sure you join us! You won’t want to miss it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

It’s Fun Friday time at Your Next Stamp!

June 21, 2013March 18, 2015

Happy Friday, everybody! It’s my turn to post a card for Fun Friday at Your Next Stamp!

I’m featuring Darling Diva “Mariah” on my card, and I chose this month’s sketch as my inspiration (more details can be found below):

Our challenges have changed a bit this month, so here’s the scoop! We’ve moved our challenge day to Friday, and are giving you more time to play along and with a more flexible theme!

We are hosting one challenge each month, and you can play along as many times as you like. We’ll provide an inspiration photo and a sketch. You can use one or the other for your entry, or both!

Here’s our photo and sketch for this month:

For the full list of guidelines on our challenge, and to link up your entry, visit Your Next Stamp’s Challenge Blog!

And be sure to join us on Saturday, June 22nd for our New Release Blog Hop!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Kraftin’ Kimmie Krafty Guest Contest!

June 20, 2013March 18, 2015

Hi! I have a few more posts scheduled for later tonight, but before those go live, I’m sharing the card that I’m entering in Kraftin’ Kimmie’s Krafty Guest Contest!

I chose “Abigail Apple” (retired stamp) for my card. I loved coloring up her beautiful puffy dress and all of its pleats and layers! I added some sparkle to her dress with some Stickles.

There’s a small amount of time left on this contest, but stop by the Kraftin’ Kimmie blog to see all the entries and get the details on this contest!

Thanks for stopping by!

Whimsy and Stars Studio June Release Hop!

June 18, 2013March 18, 201513 Comments

Hi, everybody! Glad you could join me today for our blog hop celebrating the new digi releases at Whimsy and Stars Studio! You should have arrived from Marcee’s blog, but in case you’re starting here and want to go to the beginning of the hop, just visit the Whimsy and Stars Studio blog!

Our new releases this month are “Amelia” and “Little Princess”:

My first card features “Amelia”:

and here’s “Little Princess”:

Aren’t they both adorable? Make sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs you visit for this hop, because Mabelle will be selecting TWO random winners from all of the comments who will each receive ONE digi stamp of their choice! Our blog hop will run until Thursday, June 20th at 8pm Eastern Time, so make sure you have all of your comments in by then!

You’ll also be excited to find out that all of the Whimsy and Stars Studio digital stamps are now available through instant download in the etsy store! That means no waiting and more coloring!

Don’t forget, Whimsy and Stars Studio has a new blog, and make sure you stop by and sign up to follow the blog and receive the newsletter!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Your next stop on the hop is Lesa’s fabulous blog!

Hugs,

It’s Garden Variety Tuesday at The Greeting Farm!

June 18, 2013March 18, 2015

Hi, crafty friends of TGF! I’m sharing my card for the new Garden Variety Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm’s blog! We have a sketch for you this week, courtesy of DT member Maria Therese!

Here’s my take! I like finding new ways to use my dies, and here’s another way to use the Onesie Die…as a T-shirt! (I just cut the bottom of the onesie off and stamped the cupcake from the “Mini Cupcakes” set to decorate the shirt.

For your creative reference, here’s our challenge sketch:

Here’s what you need to know to join in our Garden Variety Tuesday challenge:

You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
Entries must be uploaded via the InLinkz tool on the TGF blog at the bottom of the post no later than Monday, June 24th at NOON CST. You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria. (If the InLinkz tool is missing, feel free to link your submission URL in a comment.)
The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win a digital image of choice from the TGF store.
But, WAIT! Each week, our friends have the opportunity to DOUBLE that prize to either two digis or, you can trade those two digis for a SINGLE rubber stamp of choice, as long as we have 20 or more players each week, so encourage all your friends and family to play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Hugs,

Farm Fresh Friday: Let your flag (or banner) fly!

June 14, 2013March 18, 2015

Happy Friday, everybody! It’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm! And, because it’s also Flag Day here in the United States, it’s our theme for this challenge!

I’m featuring “Baby Ian” on my card:

So, what’s the scoop on joining in the Farm Fresh Friday Fun?

You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.

Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz below the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, June 20th at NOON CST.

You can add a direct link to your entry from your personal blog, SCS gallery, Flickr or TGF galleria. (If the InLinkz tool is missing, feel free to link your submission URL in the comment section below the post on the TGF blog.)