Category: TGF

TGF FFF: It’s Hip to Be Square!

Happy Friday, everybody! Are you ready for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm? There are so many fun possibilities with our theme for this week! I’m sure you’ll have a blast!
 
We’re calling this week’s challenge “Hip to be Square”…and we’d like you to include three squares somewhere in your design! The Farmers have come up with lots of fun designs with this theme, so make sure you stop by The Greeting Farm’s blog to see them all!
For my card today, I chose Ian from the “Picture Perfect” set. My three squares were created with parts of “Anya Treats” and “Anya Strolls“. I thought it would be fun to show what subjects Ian has been snapping!
 
 
Here’s the scoop on playing along with us for this challenge: 
  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz no later than Thursday, September 19th 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!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
 
Hugs,

Picture This…a new FFF challenge at The Greeting Farm!

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Happy Friday, everybody! I hope you’re ready for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!
 
 Our theme for this week’s challenge is “Picture This”!
 
So, what do we want to see on your creation? Anything that fits the theme! Whether you’re rocking the Polaroid die, or the new “Picture Perfect” stamp set, or just pairing your favorite TGF stamp with a photo themed paper, we want to see your photo fabulous creations!
Here’s my card for today! I did some washi tape masking with the new “Royal Cutie Pies” set and paired the film strip idea with the sentiment from the “Picture Perfect” set:
 
 
Here’s the scoop on playing along with us for this challenge: 

  • You must use a TGF stamp (rubber, digi, or clear) as your main image.
  • Entries must be uploaded via InLinkz no later than Thursday, September 12th 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!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, with some crafting time thrown in!

 
Hugs,

A PICTURE PERFECT SEPTEMBER is here!

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Hi, everybody! I can’t believe it’s September already…but I’m glad it is, because we’re celebrating a new release at The Greeting Farm!

It’s a great day to share this month’s royally cute releases with you today! In addition to the release, we’ve got some super fun buzz going on over on our Facebook page regarding a “Super Secret Stamp Club” coming SOON! Also, if you haven’t read the August newsletter, be sure to check it out, because there’s an exclusive “esSAY what?!” contest going on for a few more weeks that you won’t want to miss!

For now, we know you’re all excited to get right down to the important part- the awesome creations you’ll see along the hop today as well as a chance to WIN the ENTIRE RELEASE!

Here’s my card for today, featuring the “Picture Perfect” stamp set:

Just be sure to visit each blog on today’s hop, leave a sweet comment for each, and then back to the TGF BLOG letting us know you’ve finished the hop. You have until 11:45pm CST tonight (September 1) to finish hopping and we’ll announce the winners on the TGF blog for GVT tomorrow!  WOO HOO!

Thank you so much for joining us for this picture perfect, royally cute release!

Hugs,
 Here’s the full list of blogs on today’s hop!

The Greeting Farm Preview: Royal Cutie Pies

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Hi, everybody! It’s my turn to be part of the previews for the September release at The Greeting Farm! Today, we’re wrapping up our previews (before the Release Day hop, of course!) with another new set, “Royal Cutie Pies”!
 
Here are my projects for today! The first is a card, which features one of the “Royal Cutie Pies” and one of the sentiments included with the set:
 
 
My second project is an acrylic pillow box. I used the other image in the set to accent the box wrap. Since the box is aimed at sharing something sweet, I filled it with individual drink mix pouches.

 
So, what do you think? Would you like to win this stamp set? 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 lovely 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 Sunday, September 1, for our new release blog hop, when the new stamps are available in the TGF Store!
 
Hugs,

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Anything Goes!

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Happy Friday, everybody! There’s a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm today, and it’s an all-time favorite: Anything Goes!
 
I’m sharing a different type of project today: I made a pendant with the new Frou Frou Birthday stamp and some shrink plastic. The original image measures about 3.5″ wide x 4″ high. After heating the plastic to shrink the image, it’s about 1.5″ wide x 1.75″ high. 
 
 
 
I colored the underside of the pendant with Copics. Since alcohol-based markers don’t work well with Staz-On ink, coloring the underside is your best bet. The colors also intensify when you shrink the image down, so don’t worry if the colors don’t come out as dark as you like when you’re coloring.
 
Would this be something that you’d like to see as a photo tutorial? I have some DT post days coming up soon and I’ll put one together if you’re interested!
 
For all of the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, visit The Greeting Farm blog!
 
Hugs,

TGF Retro-Fresh: Birthday Party!

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Hi, everybody! Are you ready for a new Retro-Fresh challenge at The Greeting Farm?
 
To keep TGF’s 5th birthday party going this month, our theme for today’s Retro-Fresh challenge is:
 
BIRTHDAYS
 
For my card, I chose “Birthday Anya 2” and “Birthday Ian“:
 
 
If you’re ready to go retro with us, here’s what you need to know: 
  • Use any TGF image (6 months or older)
  • Any crafting project is welcome: card, 3-D project, scrapbook page, etc.
  • Upload your entry to your blog or an online gallery and link it to the challenge using the link tool at the bottom of this challenge’s post on the TGF blog.
  • You have until Tuesday, September 10th at noon CST to join in the fun!
 
One lucky random winner will receive a 4×6 set AND a single in stock stamp!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
 
Hugs,
 

A colorful combination for Garden Variety Tuesday!

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Hi, everybody! It’s my turn to post on The Greeting Farm’s blog and choose a theme for Garden Variety Tuesday!

I picked a color combo for today’s challenge, and here’s the easel card I made with “Frou Frou Birthday“! The flower tile accent and sentiment are from the “Layer Cake” clear stamp set.

 
I chose the color combo based on one of my favorite paper collections, “Park Bench” by Fancy Pants:
 
Park Bench
 
and created the color swatches for the challenge!
 
Stop by The Greeting Farm blog today to find out all of the details on this challenge and to play along with us!
 
Thanks for stopping by today!
 
Hope you’re having a great week so far!
 
Hugs,

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: The Great Outdoors!

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

This week’s theme is “The Great Outdoors”, so I colored up the Oliver & Amelia “Summer Fun” images for today’s card:


Ready to play along? Here’s a list of guidelines for 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, August 1st 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!

Make sure to join us next week as we preview the August release at The Greeting Farm! You won’t want to miss a minute!

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

Hugs,

Keeping it Clean and Simple for GVT!

Greetings, Friends of the Farm! It’s time for a new Garden Variety Tuesday challenge, and this week, we’re keeping it Clean and Simple (also known as CAS). 
So, what makes a card “clean and simple”? For one thing, it’s an easy card to reproduce. There aren’t lots of layers; it’s often a one layer card, but can sometimes is two layers. There’s only one focal point, and little or no embellishments. It contains up to three colors, or possibly three different papers.
I chose “Cheeky Lessons” for today’s card. I kept my paper choices simple, only using three, but one solid and another subtle pattern for the mat.
My main image is the focal point of the card, and I kept embellishments to a minimum, with just the ribbon separating the two sections (and those three brads in the corner, which probably don’t need to be there). I stamped my sentiment on the solid paper so that I didn’t have to add another layer.
For all the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, please visit The Greeting Farm Blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget that we’ll be previewing the August TGF release next week…I hope you’ll celebrate with us!
Hugs,

TGF Garden Variety Tuesday!

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Happy Tuesday, y’all! It’s time for a new Garden Variety Tuesday at The Greeting Farm!
After seeing all of Farmer Joni‘s lovely no-line coloring, I am taking the plunge this week and trying it myself!
I am always skeptical when it comes to coloring things this way, but I’m pretty happy with the finished product! I always keep a “regular” stamped image of what I’m no-line coloring in front of me as I color. It helps to guide me as I’m trying to figure out the parts of the image.
TGF images are perfect for those of you who have been wanting to give no-line coloring a try. Starting with a very detailed image will quickly overwhelm you…start with something simpler and familiar and give it a try! I use Memento Angel Pink to stamp images when I’m no-line coloring instead of traditional black ink.
I went a bit retro on today’s card with “Wild West Anya”, who has ridden off into the sunset at The Greeting Farm (she’s retired). I also used TGF’s Polaroid die, which was just released this month as part of a 3-die set: 
In case you haven’t guessed, today’s GVT is a color combo challenge:
For all of the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, mosey on over to The Greeting Farm blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by today, pardner!
Hugs,