Category: The Greeting Farm

TGF August Release – Day 2 Peeks!

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Hi, everybody! I’m joining in the second day of previews of the August release at The Greeting Farm! There’s something for everyone in this month’s release, and it’s all about celebrations and birthdays because…TGF is celebrating its 5th birthday in August! WOOHOO!

It’s “clear” that you’ll enjoy all the creative possibilities with the stamp set we’re previewing today, especially if you’re into solid stamping! My first card for today was created with a few of the different rectangles in the “Clear Birthday” set. 

I stamped the cake stand with silver pigment ink, then stamped the rectangles to make a tiered birthday cake, then completed the image by stamping the candles in a different color ink. I also heat embossed the full image with clear embossing powder. (The sentiment on my card is also included in the set.) I added rhinestones for a finishing touch!

(layout inspired by retro sketches #73)

This set isn’t just about building birthday cakes! I used the gumdrop stamp and sentiment from this set to make a clean and simple card:


Each gumdrop was stamped in a different color. Then, I added glitter glue (Distress Stickles Rock Candy) to each gumdrop to give it a little sugary sparkle. How sweet is that?

So, what do you think? Would you like to win this stamp 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!

We’ve planned one more day of sneak peeks for you…so I’ll see you tomorrow for Day 3 of the TGF August previews! Make sure to also join us on August 1 for our new release blog hop, when the new release stamps and will be available in the TGF Store!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

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 Blog Hop for Baby Boo and Jess!

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Hi, friends of the Farm! I hope you’re enjoying our surprise baby shower blog hop for the lovely Jessica Diedrich, who is getting ready for the arrival of her new baby girl, affectionately named “Baby Boo”! You’ve probably arrived from Thanh’s fabulous blog, and if you’d like to start at the beginning, just visit the TGF blog or check out the full list of blogs at the bottom of my post!

Because we love Jess so much and appreciate all that she does to keep things going so smoothly at The Greeting Farm, we wanted to show our love for her with this hop! I hope you enjoy it, too!

I’ve been playing around with my stamps lately and masking them to create different expressions, and thought it would be fun to try it with the “Baby Anya & Ian” set that was released last month at TGF!

I think a good name for this card would be “The Many Moods of Baby Boo.” Check it out:

To celebrate Baby Boo, Marie is offering the Baby Onesie Die Set to one lucky person who comments on the blogs in today’s hop! You have until 11:30 PM Central time on Friday, July 19th to leave your comments. We’ll announce the winner of the die set on Saturday on The Greeting Farm blog!
Your next stop on the hop is Anita’s fantastic blog! Thanks so much for stopping by today! 
Hugs,
Full hop list:
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TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Pearls and Lace!

Howdy, Friends of The Greeting Farm! It’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday Challenge, and this week, we’re adding pearls and/or lace to our cards! I chose to add some pearls to this card featuring “Tuesday Premiere“!
For all the details on this FFF challenge, and to link up your entry, visit The Greeting Farm blog!
Have you hopped along with our “Jess & Baby Boo Shower Hop”? Our lovely DT Coordinator, Jess, is expecting a baby girl and is due soon, so we wanted to honor her with a virtual shower and blog hop!
To hop with us, start HERE…there are some phenomenal creations by the Design Team…and you could win a “Baby Onesie Die Set” just by leaving comments on all the blogs on the hop! The deadline for comments is 11:30 PM Central Time on Friday, July 19!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Getting sketchy for Garden Variety Tuesday!

Hi, everybody! We’re getting sketchy with the newest Garden Variety Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm! I picked “Cheeky Lessons” for today’s card:
I added some Glossy Accents on her glasses and the apple and substituted two metallic brads for the buttons on the sketch. The sentiment is from my stash.
And here’s our fantastic and fabulous sketch, designed by Farmer Annie Rose:

For all the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, please visit The Greeting Farm Blog!
I haven’t been listing all of my supplies because I’m not sure if it’s still helpful to my readers. Would you still like me to list the supplies for my cards, or just the paper, or are you OK with just the picture of the card? Or, instead of a list of supplies, do you prefer the click-and-shop links that other bloggers use? Just let me know in the comments section…thanks so much!

And THANK YOU so much for stopping by today! It’s a busy posting week for me, so I hope you’ll bear with me…I’ll have at least two posts per day until Saturday, but I can assure you that you’ll be inspired and delighted!

Hugs,

Farm Fresh Friday: Use Punches or Dies!

Hi, everybody! Welcome back! I hope you’re ready for a new TGF Farm Fresh Friday Challenge!
This week, we’d like you to use punches and/or dies on your entry!
Here’s my card, featuring “Tuesday Premiere“! I really wanted to doll her up in bright, fun colors, and I think she looks FABULOUS!:
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, July 18th 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!
This upcoming week will be a busy posting week for me…but I can promise that I’ll be bringing you lots of fabulous card inspiration!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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,

TGF Garden Variety Tuesday: Anything Goes!

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For my Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps post, please click HERE or scroll down.
For my Greeting Farm new release blog hop post, please click HERE or scroll down.
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Hello friends of the Farm! I hope you’re having an absolutely fabulous week so far!
If you haven’t had the chance to hop along with us for our July release blog hop, make sure you do, because all comments are due by 11:30PM Central Time TONIGHT (July 2nd)…one lucky hopper will take home the grand prize package…”Tuesday Premiere“, “Cheeky Lessons” AND the Film and Polaroid Die Set!
The blog hop starts at the TGF blog (here’s the link to the hop post). Once you’re done visiting all the blogs, stop by the TGF blog to let us know how much you enjoyed the hop!
Even though we’re still celebrating the July release, we’re starting a new Garden Variety Tuesday challenge, and it’s one that should encourage a LOT of entries: “Anything Goes”!

I chose “Tuesday Premiere” for today’s card! I found this paper pack on clearance and thought it would be perfect to pair with Tuesday Premiere! (The sentiment is from my stamp stash.)

So, are you ready to play along with us? Here’s what you’ll need to know:

  • 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, July 8 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, and a safe and happy Fourth of July holiday if you’re in the United States!

Hugs,

It’s Release Day at The Greeting Farm!

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Hi, everybody! Thank you so much for joining us on our Release Day! It’s also time for our Monthly Blog Hop, where you’ll see more gorgeous creations by The Greeting Farm’s Design Team!

Last week, we had the pleasure of debuting the “Film & Polaroid Die Set”, and new stamps: “Tuesday Premiere” and “Cheeky Lessons”! Today, YOU have the opportunity to win it all! Both of the new stamps and die set are available NOW in the TGF Store!

For today’s card, I’m featuring “Cheeky Lessons”! I also used the Polaroid die to create a mini chalkboard for my sentiment. I love figuring out new ways to use the dies in my stash!

Here’s the full list of blogs in today’s hop:


As you hop along, don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog, then hop back to the TGF blog to let us know you’re done. That’s it! 

One random winner will be selected from all of the comments to win the ENTIRE RELEASE. Be sure to finish the hop by tomorrow night (July 2nd) at 11:30pm (CST). The winner will be announced on the TGF Blog on July 3rd, just in time for the fireworks!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week, and a safe and happy 4th of July! (If you’re in Canada, hope you’re having a great Canada Day!)

Hugs,