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Double Take Tuesday at TGF: Color Combo Challenge!

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Hey there, Friends of the Farm! It’s time for a new Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm! This week, we have a fun and fabulous color combo for you to create with: pink, yellow and turquoise! 
I chose “Cheshire Bean” for today’s card! I think she’s a “purr-fect” choice for this challenge, don’t you?
Other supplies: patterned paper (“DeLovely” mini pad – Cosmo Cricket; Double Dot mini pad – Bo Bunny), metal dies (Spellbinders Classic Circles, Lacey Circles), twine (My Mind’s Eye), adhesive rhinestones, assorted Copic markers, opaque white marker, sewing machine.
And for your creative reference, here are the challenge colors:

Here are the details for playing along with our Double Take Tuesday challenges:

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image. 
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz on the TGF blog no later than Monday, April 15, 2013 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 post’s comment section.)
  • The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win a digital image of choice from the TGF store.
  • And here’s the double take: 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! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (Bling)! Check out the challenge post for all the details!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new TGF Retro-Fresh challenge!
Hugs,

Farm Fresh Friday: Bling!

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Happy Friday! It’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!
This week, we’ve got a thing for bling (rhinestones and/or pearls)! 
Here’s my card, featuring darling Hatter Bean:
Other supplies: digital stamp (“Wonderland” set – The Greeting Farm), adhesive rhinestones, assorted Copic markers, patterned paper (“A Mother’s Love” mini pad – My Mind’s Eye), twine (Trendy Twine), button, foam tape, sewing machine.

 Ready to play along with our challenge? Here’s how: 

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz at the bottom of the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, April 11th 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!)
  • 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!
Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Double Take Tuesday challenge (a sketch) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

My fellow DT members Rachel and Jessica have created some royally gorgeous creations to share with you today! Be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm blog to see all of today’s “Hatter Bean” previews and to find out how you can WIN Hatter Bean!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,

It’s Double Take Tuesday Time at TGF!

So, have you been LOVING this month’s limited edition release at The Greeting Farm?
Thanks to everyone who stopped by on one of the preview days or for yesterday’s blog hop! I always love reading all of your comments…they definitely make me smile!
As we get back to our regularly scheduled challenges, that means it’s time for a new Double Take Tuesday challenge…and this week, we’ve got a sketch from DT member Joni Wilson!

Here’s my take on the sketch! I chose “Alice Bean” for today’s card:

Supplies: image stamp (“Alice Bean” – The Greeting Farm), accent stamps and die (“Mini Fleurs and Die” – The Greeting Farm), word die (“Delicate Words” – The Greeting Farm), patterned paper (“Citron Indie Chic” mini pad – My Mind’s Eye), sewing machine, assorted Copic markers, chipboard circle, ink (Memento Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal, Olive Grove, Love Letter), sewing machine.
And here’s our positively lovely sketch:


Here are the details for playing along with our Double Take Tuesday challenges:

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image. 
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz on the TGF blog no later than Monday, April 8, 2013 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 post’s comment section.)
  • The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win a digital image of choice from the TGF store.
  • And here’s the double take: 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! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys) and our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (Embossing)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Hugs,

It’s April in WONDERLAND at TGF!

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Hi, everyone!  Today’s the day, and this is NO April Fool’s trick!   We are excited to bring you the APRIL release, beginning with our LIMITED EDITION “Wonderland Beans” and our Delicate Words die, which will be available ongoing in the TGF Store.
We’ve had a few questions about this Limited Edition release.  Rest assured, we’ll re-stock as we need to during the month of April, but after that, they’ll be gone, so get them while the portal to Wonderland remains open!  😉
We also have some big news as far as releases go.  As you may have read, TGF is thrilled to announce that starting NOW we’re going back to MONTHLY releases…so there will be a lot of additional excitement here on the Farm! 
Here’s my card for the hop, featuring the purr-fectly sweet “Cheshire Bean“:
Other supplies: sentiment stamp (“Sitting Wonderful” – The Greeting Farm), designer paper (“Pixielicious” mini pad – Cosmo Cricket), twine (The Twinery), flower button, metal dies (Classic Ovals & Lacey Ovals – Spellbinders), ink (Memento Espresso Truffle – Tsukineko), sewing machine, assorted Copic markers.
Well, we know the moment you’ve been waiting for is just around the corner now that RELEASE DAY is upon us!  Be sure to hop with us today, because one AMAZINGLY lucky winner will receive the ENTIRE Wonderland Bean collection PLUS the new Delicate Words die!  And, a SECOND winner will be drawn to win a 2nd Delicate Words die, so be sure to hop…and you have until 11:30pm CST tonight to hop!   If you’re just starting out on my blog, be sure to go back to the beginning and go from there!
Check out all of the amazingly talented ladies joining us in our hop lineup today:
SUZANNE BIER (You’re here!)
Back to TGF BLOG to comment and let us know you’ve completed the hop!  (and how much you loved it, of course, should you feel inclined 😉
Thanks so much for visiting…and we hope you enjoy APRIL in Wonderland!

TGF April Preview: Hatter Bean & FFF!

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It’s FRIDAY! Not only is it time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm, it’s also our last day of single stamp previews before we celebrate ALL of our new releases with a DT blog hop on Monday, April 1, which is also when the new releases will be available in The Greeting Farm store!

Today, I’m pleased to bring you some previews of Hatter Bean, who I think is “tea-rific”! I know you’ll think so, too!

Our Farm Fresh Friday challenge for this week is embossing (dry or heat), and I managed to work in both on my cards, but you only have to use one or the other for the challenge, along with the usual guidelines, which I’ve included for you below my cards!
Other supplies: patterned paper (“Plumeria” – Basic Grey), circle and lacey circles dies (Spellbinders), twine, lace, glitter brads, foam tape, assorted Copic markers, Stickles, embossing folder (Sizzix), watermark ink, white embossing powder, sentiment stamp (“Mini Cupcakes w/die” – The Greeting Farm), sewing machine, button.

Other supplies: patterned paper (“Promise – SEI), circle and lacey circles dies (Spellbinders), seam binding ribbon, foam tape, assorted Copic markers, embossing folder (Sizzix), watermark ink, white embossing powder, sentiment stamp, sewing machine, rolled flower die.

Ready to play along with our challenge? Here’s how: 
  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz at the bottom of the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, April 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, feel free to link your submission URL in the comment section!)
  • 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!
Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Double Take Tuesday challenge, continued from last week (flowers) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

My fellow DT members Rachel and Jessica have created some royally gorgeous creations to share with you today! Be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm blog to see all of today’s “Hatter Bean” previews and to find out how you can WIN Hatter Bean!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Hugs,

TGF Preview: Queen Bean!

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Hi, everybody! I am having a crazy awesome time with the newest stamps at The Greeting Farm!

By now, you must know that our April release takes us to Wonderland, and I am pleased to present her royal highness, “Queen Bean,” in my post today!

All of the new stamps will be available in the TGF Store on April 1 (no fooling!), and we’ll be having a DT blog hop to celebrate! Make sure you mark your calendar to join us!

For my first preview card, I couldn’t resist making Queen Bean into a playing card! All it took was an alphabet stamp, a mini heart punch, and a corner rounder to transform her royal cuteness:

Other supplies: patterned paper (“Love Story” – Echo Park), rolled flower die, quilling strips/tool (Quilled Creations), sentiment stamp, assorted Copic markers, opaque white marker, Stickles, cardstock (Stampin’ UP), sewing machine, mini heart punch, letter stamp, gold gel pen.
For my second card, I broke out some vintage paper and paired Queen Bean with one of  TGF’s new “Delicate Words” dies (which will also be available in the TGF Store on April 1):
Other supplies: patterned paper (“Bittersweet” – Basic Grey), metal heart dies (Spellbinders), assorted Copic markers,  button, twine, heart charm (Prima), opaque white marker, gold gel pen, Stickles, foam tape.

So what do you think? Isn’t she adorable? My fellow DT members Rosemary, Anita, and Jessica have created some royally gorgeous creations to share with you today! Be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm blog to see all of today’s “Queen Bean” previews and to find out how you can WIN Queen Bean!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: It’s So Easel!

Hi everybody! It’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Hope you had a great week…it’s been kind of a roller coaster for me…we are trying to close on a new house next week, and it’s been pretty crazy!

OK, now on to our challenge! This week, we’re making easel cards. If you’ve never made an easel card before, Showcase Team Member Annie Rose made this awesome graphic to show you one way to put it all together:

You can make these in really any shape or dimension, but the technique of creating the easel is still the same. Normally, I make square easel cards or horizontal easel cards. I think this is my first “portrait” easel card! 
I’m spotlighting TGF’s “Blush Beatrice” today:

Other supplies: kraft cardstock, sentiment stamp (“Blush Beatrice” – The Greeting Farm), twine (Whisker Graphics), patterned paper (“Lemonade” mini pad – Basic Grey), dies (Classic Circles, Lacey Circles- Spellbinders), Copic markers, wood veneer banner accent (Studio Calico), brads, foam tape, corner rounder, sewing machine.
Ready to play along with our challenge? Here’s how: 
  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz at the bottom of the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, March 28th 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!)
  • 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!
Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Double Take Tuesday challenge (flowers) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

Hugs,

TGF Double Take Tuesday: Flowers!

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Happy Tuesday, everybody! 
This week’s Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm is blooming with fun flowery inspiration! Is it Spring where you are? It hasn’t fully happened here in Virginia, but I really, really hope it’s around the corner!
I picked “Monday Morning” for my card today:

Other supplies: flower die/stamps (“Mini Fleurs w/die” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (“Mini Cupcakes w/die” – The Greeting Farm), twine (Whisker Graphics), patterned paper (“Olivia” mini pad – Basic Grey), dies (Classic Ovals, Lacey Ovals – Spellbinders), Copic markers, opaque white marker, watermark ink, white embossing powder, adhesive rhinestones, button, sewing machine.

Here are the details for playing along with our Double Take Tuesday challenges:

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image. 
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz on the TGF blog no later than Monday, March 25, 2013 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 post’s comment section.)
  • The fabulous prize: A random participant will be selected to win a digital image of choice from the TGF store.
  • And here’s the double take: 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! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys) and our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (Sparkle and Shine)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Sparkle and Shine!

WOOHOO! It’s Friday, y’all!

So, it’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Thanks to all of you who join us for our weekly challenges! We love seeing your creations…and are so happy to have you play along with us each week!
Today’s Farm Fresh Friday challenge is “Sparkle and Shine”! Whether your favorite is glitter, rhinestones, or another sparkly thing, we want to see how you sparkle and shine!

Here’s my card, featuring “Anya Blooms“:

Supplies: image stamp (“Anya Blooms” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (Mini Fleurs Stamps w/die – The Greeting Farm), heart stamp (Mini Clouds Stamp and Die Set – The Greeting Farm), patterned paper (“On the Bright Side One” – My Mind’s Eye), dies (Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles Small – Spellbinders), Copic markers, hole punch, VersaMark watermark ink, white embossing powder, wooden button, twine (Whisker Graphics), Stickles, sewing machine, adhesive rhinestones.
Here’s how to play: 
  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz at the bottom of the post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, March 21st 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!)
  • 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!
Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Double Take Tuesday challenge (Aqua & Chevron) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

TGF Retro-Fresh Challenge: This One’s For the Boys!

Hi, everybody! It’s time for a new Retro-Fresh challenge at The Greeting Farm!
This month, our Retro-Fresh challenge theme is all about the guys in our lives! My husband, Scott, inspired my card for this challenge! 
Scott is very supportive of my crafting. He even helps me when I’m stuck on the design of a card or placement of brads, or can’t decide which color of twine to use!
He also encourages me to buy stamps that are knight, princess, dragon or fairy tale-themed, which are perfect for when I’m making cards to give to him! For those of you who don’t know, he has a full suit of armor and also participates in medieval re-enactment fairs, so he truly is my knight in shining armor! 
I thought “Prince Ian” would be a perfect choice for my card!
Other supplies: patterned paper (“Baby Jane” – Cosmo Cricket), Copic markers, twine (“Blue Berry” – Annie’s Paper Boutique/Trendy Twine), silver gel pen, silver glitter brads (American Crafts), sewing machine, Spellbinders Labels 25.
Here’s the scoop on this challenge:
  • Enter a card, scrapbook layout, or 3D project using a TGF Stamp 6 months or older. (For a list of stamps by release, click HERE.)
  • Upload your creation to SCS, your blog, or any online gallery and use the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the Retro-Fresh challenge post on the TGF blog to submit your creation.
  • You have until TUESDAY, April 9th, 2013 at NOON CST to enter, so you have ALL month to play along! One random winner will receive their choice of ONE 4×6 *rubber or clear* stamp set and ONE Single stamp... how SWEET is that?!
Thanks so much to all of our friends who play along with our challenges each week! We love seeing what you create! And thank YOU for stopping by today! I’ll be back tomorrow with another post and on Friday for a new TGF Farm Fresh Friday challenge!
Hugs,