Category: Greeting Farm

TGF Double-Take Tuesday!

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For my “Whimsy & Stars Studio” blog hop post, click HERE or scroll down to the next post! Thanks!

Hello, crafty friends! It’s our first “Double Take Tuesday” challenge of the year (and our first for this DT term) at The Greeting Farm! This week’s challenge is based on a sketch by the super-fabulous Jessica!

I used “Sitting Wonderful” for today’s card…isn’t she adorable?


AND, here’s the sketch that Jessica created for us to play with this week:



For all the details on this challenge, check out the post at the TGF blog…and please take the time to check out what my fellow Showcase Team members have created for this challenge (here’s a hint: they’re all totally awesome!): Anita, Annie Rose, Jo, Jodi, Joni, Rachel and Rosemary!

Wait, there’s more! When we have 20 or more players each week, the prize doubles to either two digis, or the winner can trade those two digis for a single rubber stamp of their choice! So, what are you waiting for? Get crafty!

We all can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge! Thanks so very much for stopping by!

Farm Fresh Friday – Something New

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Happy Friday, crafty friends! I’m stopping by today to share my card for this week’s “Farm Fresh Friday” challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Our challenge this week is “Something New,” which means, you guessed it…use something new!

Here’s my card, featuring the newest Wild Sprout, “Gracie“! I made a rolled flower using some new felt that I bought recently. I love the stuff! The sentiment is from the “Sitting Wonderful” set that also made its debut this month!

The winner of this challenge will receive their choice of a single stamp or a 4×6 set as their prize! 

Want to play along? Here are the details:

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz no later than Thursday, October 18th at NOON CST.  You can link to your personal blogs, SCS gallery or TGF galleria.
To see all of the FABULOUS creations from my fellow Showcase Team members, just visit The Greeting Farm blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this challenge!
 

Drunken Stampers 111 – Food

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Happy Saturday, crafty friends! It’s time for my team to post again at Drunken Stampers, and this week, we’re inspired by food! With the holidays in full swing, who can resist a few sweet treats?
My card features The Greeting Farm’s “Anya Treats,” and the layout is inspired by this week’s Deconstructed Sketch (#82):
Other supplies: paper (Basic Grey Paper Cottage), border die (Your Next Stamp – Whatnots Die Set), twine (Trendy Twine), Copic markers, sentiment stamp (Impress Rubber Stamps), watermark ink, opaque white embossing powder, Copic markers.

I finally got into the holiday spirit this week…it has been pretty hard to get there this year. Everything is starting to come together, though. Instead of cooking a large meal for just the two of us, my husband and I are going out to dinner for Christmas Eve.

Our holiday plans were up in the air for a while, since Scott has been transitioning to civilian life and has been looking for a job outside of the Army. Fortunately, he was offered a job this week, so that means we will be relocating soon…hopefully this will be our last big move for quite some time!

To play along with us, all you need to do is link your project on the Drunken Stampers blog using the Linky Tool, and add your blog link, gallery link, etc.

Please add the link directly to your project (any generic blog links will be deleted from the list) and leave us a comment! (if Linky Tools isn’t working or just misbehavin’, just leave a comment with the link to your card) You have until  Friday, December 28 at 11:59 PST to post your link for this challenge!

You can check out what the other members of Team Mojito (and maybe some members of Team Flirtini) have created for this challenge by visiting the Drunken Stampers blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Christmas Card Challenge…see you then!
Hugs,

A few challenge cards!

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Hi, crafty friends! Just stopping by to share a few sketch challenge cards I’ve made!
My first card uses the sketch from last week’s challenge on The Greeting Farm’s Splitcoast forum:
Supplies: main image stamp [Yoga Anya – The Greeting Farm (retired)], sentiment and flower stamps [Me Time Anya set – The Greeting Farm (retired)], paper (My Mind’s Eye – The Sweetest Thing “Tangerine” mini pad), glitter brads, foam tape, Copic markers, seam binding ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch.
My second card is for Deconstructed Sketch #71:

Supplies: image and sentiment stamp (Your Next Stamp – “Apple Cutie”), glitter stripe and brown patterned paper (SEI – “Mirelle” 6×6 pad),  wood button (Basic Grey), twine (Trendy Twine), orange grid paper (American Crafts – “Pumpkin Patch), kraft card stock.

My third card is for the current Wednesday Stamp Club sketch at My Favorite Things’ Splitcoast forum:

Supplies: stamps (My Favorite Things – “Snow Adorable”),  patterned paper (Basic Grey Jovial), twine (Whisker Graphics), Copic markers, kraft card stock, Fiskars decorative scissors, Brilliance Graphite Black ink.

Don’t forget, you still have time to play along with a few challenges: a new Christmas Card Challenge (chipboard inspired), the “Confessions of a Shopaholic” challenge at Drunken Stampers (use images of a purse or shoes on your card), and we’ll have a brand new month of challenges at Your Next Stamp starting Thursday…until then, there’s still time to play along with our current sketch challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Greeting Farm Guest Post #4

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Happy Monday! I’m back for one final July Greeting Farm Guest Designer post!
I have two cards to share with you today, but before I do, I’d like to say THANK YOU to Jessica and Marie for having me as this month’s guest designer! I had a blast, and I hope I inspired you all in some way with the cards that I’ve shared!
My first card features a new digi that was released this month, WS Jessica, in honor of the fantastically fabulous Jessica Diedrich! The sentiment I used is from the Lucky Bunnies clear stamp set.
My second card features one of the two new members of the Bean Collection that were released this month…Shiny Bean! I loved coloring up those long braided pigtails!
 And THANK YOU, dear blog readers, so much for giving me such a warm welcome and for checking out what I made with this month’s new TGF releases! It has been a whirlwind of fun this month…bye for now!

TGF Guest Monday – Sew Cute!

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Hi, crafty friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I’m back with another Greeting Farm Guest Designer Monday post!
Today, I wanted to show you some more cards that I made with The Greeting Farm‘s new Oliver & Amelia “Lovey Dovey” set. I’m still practicing sewing on my cards, and I wanted to share a few tips that I’ve learned along the way! The machine I use to sew on my cards isn’t very fancy…it has a few basic stitches available, but that’s more than enough!
Normally, I sew with a zigzag stitch around the outside border. It looks great and I don’t have to keep the paper 100% straight, because the stitches give me some room for error. I also put adhesive around the edges (about 1/2 inch or so from the underside of the top paper’s edge), but just enough to hold the paper together as I sew.
I’ve been playing around with straight stitching, but I can’t seem to keep it totally straight. By making a few rounds of straight stitches (not all in the same place), it kinda hides my crooked stitching and makes it look more like something I meant to do!
Before I adhere the front panel to the card base, I add any ribbon or twine and adhere them to the back of the front panel before sticking it down. I also have trouble tying a flat bow, so I like to tie it separately, and thread a button with twine over the center. Then, I’m able to tie the bow to the ribbon border!
Hope you were inspired by these cards, and if you want to try sewing on a card sometime, I hope the tips I shared will help! 
Do you have any tips for sewing on cards? I’d love to hear about them!
Thanks for stopping by! See you here next Monday for my final July TGF guest post!
P.S. You still have time to play in a few of the latest TGF challenges: Farm Fresh Friday (Summertime theme), which runs until Thursday, July 26 at noon Central Time, and the Retro-Fresh challenge (Stars and Stripes), which runs until Tuesday, August 7th at noon Central Time!

My First TGF Guest Monday!

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Hi, everybody! This is my first official post as this month’s Guest Designer at The Greeting Farm! I’m so excited to be joining in on all the fun this month, and I hope you enjoy (and are inspired by) what I’ve created!

We’re finally having some real summer weather here in Washington State, and I’m so happy that we’re getting some much-needed sunshine! To celebrate, I made a bright, summery card!

For today’s card, I used last week’s TGF Saturday Sketch Challenge and colored up the super-cute Glisten Bean! I don’t normally color shades of hair other than brown or blonde, but I think she needed bright pink hair this time! She’s just so adorable…I can’t help but smile whenever I see her!

 I’ll be back next Monday to share a new Greeting Farm card with you! I hope you’ll join in on the challenges and fun things that are coming up on the TGF blog and at their Splitcoast forum! 
Thanks so much for stopping by to take a peek at my card! Hope you have a wonderful week!

Guess What?

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I’m the July Guest Designer over at The Greeting Farm! How sweet is that?

Here’s my intro card, featuring the ever-so-adorable Do-Si-Do Anya….just released a few days ago!

supplies: card base, patterned papers (Basic Grey – Serendipity, aMuse Studio – pink gingham), lace (KaiserCraft), alpha and flower stickers (Simple Stories), stamp (Do Si Do Anya – The Greeting Farm), adhesive rhinestones, Copic markers, sewing machine, thread, foam tape.
I’m so excited to be a guest this month at TGF! I met Jessica at CHA in January…she is so super sweet, and when she asked me to guest design this month, I was so honored and flattered that I couldn’t say no!

I hope you enjoy my TGF creations this month! I’m so happy to share them with you! In addition to my Monday guest posts, I’m hoping to join in on some of the challenges this month, too! I hope you’ll join me here and on The Greeting Farm blog for some farm-fresh inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous 4th of July!

Flutter By Wednesday #196

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Happy Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by to peek at my card for this week’s Flutter By Wednesday challenge! This week, the Flutter By team is participating in a card drive for Butterfly Kisses, so your challenge is to make a card for a child with the theme of get well/thinking of you/keep fighting!
Here’s my card:
Supplies: patterned paper (Crate Paper – Neighborhood), image stamp (Stamping Anya – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (aMuse Studio – Contemporary Greetings), ribbon, heart brad (Queen & Co.), glitter brads, watermark ink, opaque white embossing powder, opaque white marker, foam tape, Copic markers, card base.
The image stamp that I used had a saying on the t-shirt, but I masked the words out with painter’s tape. (It took a few tries to get it right — the first time I stamped, I forgot to take off the masking tape!) Then, I added a heart-shaped brad over the heart on the design.

If you’d like to send your card to Butterfly Kisses, you can find all of the guidelines and the mailing address HERE. Each card received is placed in a customized gift basket for a terminally ill child and their siblings.

Hope to see your card at the Flutter By Wednesday blog! And, be sure to stop by the other Flutter By DT Members’ blogs to see what they created for this week’s challenge: Danni, Anna, Harriet, Karen, Kristie, Leanne, Lynette, Mary, Michelle VP, Michelle, Nancy, and Peggy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Flutter By Wednesday #185

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Happy Wednesday and welcome back for another Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Thanks to all who fluttered along with us last week! And even if you weren’t able to play along, I hope you’ll find time to join us this week!

This week’s challenge is to “get rid of the winter blahs”…so we want to see bright colors on your entry! (In addition to a butterfly, fairy, or angel, of course!)

Here’s my card for this week’s challenge! The main image is a digital stamp from The Greeting Farm:

Supplies: card base, sentiment stamp (Hero Arts), digital stamp (The Greeting Farm – Summer Fairy), patterned paper  (Basic Grey – Indie Bloom), embossing folder (Sizzix), Copic markers, Stickles, Spellbinders Labels 8 die, foam tape, brads.

So, are you ready to flutter along with us? The FBW team have created some gorgeous bright and cheery creations to inspire you! To see what they’ve created for this week’s challenge, visit: Danni, Anna, Amanda, Harriet, Karen, Kristie, Leanne, Lynette, Mary, Michelle VP, Michelle, and Nancy!


Thanks for stopping by! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create for this week’s Flutter By Wednesday challenge! Since we don’t have a sponsor this week, you can enter more than once! Link up your creation(s) at the Flutter By Wednesday blog! See you there!