Category: The Greeting Farm

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Thanks, Teacher!

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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!

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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,

Farm Fresh Summer Fun at TGF!

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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 Garden Variety Tuesday at The Greeting Farm!

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!

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.) 
  • 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!

So, what fun flag or banner will you fly for this challenge? Link up at TGF’s blog so we can check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,
 

Going Retro Fresh with The Greeting Farm!

Hello crafty friends! I am so glad you stopped by today!
It’s my team’s turn to post for this month’s Retro Fresh challenge at The Greeting Farm, and we’re loving layers! 
I’m featuring “Boho Anya” on today’s card. I picked her up during the last impromptu sale at TGF. I thought her layers of clothes would coordinate well with many different patterned papers and the theme of this challenge!
TGF supplies: “Boho Anya” stamp, sentiment from “Lovey Dovey” set; paper (“Random” 6×6 paper pad – Crate Paper), lace trim, sewing machine, assorted Copic markers, watermark ink, white embossing powder, adhesive rhinestones.
Here’s the scoop on playing along with our Retro Fresh Challenge:
  • Enter a card, scrapbook layout, or 3-D 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 this challenge’s post at the TGF blog to submit a direct link to your creation.
  • You have until TUESDAY, July 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 again for stopping by today! We can’t wait to see your retro-fresh TGF creations…see you at the TGF blog!
Hugs,

TGF Garden Variety Tuesday – Make It Girly!

Happy Tuesday, everybody! Hope your week is going well so far!

It’s time for a new Garden Variety Tuesday at The Greeting Farm, and we’re getting girly with our creations this week!

I’m featuring “Winky Bean” on my card, and added the girly elements of pink, glitter, pink glitter, pink ribbon, some fancy trim, flowery prints and sewing! Oh, and I threw some rhinestones in there, too!

TGF image stamp: “Winky Bean“; Other supplies: paper from “Mint Julep” 6×6 pad – Basic Grey.

I would have added flowers, too, but since the image already has some in it, I just added some Stickles to the centers.

Here’s the scoop on 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 17th 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! 

Hugs,

Mojo Monday on Sunday!

Hi, everybody! Hope you had a great weekend, and are managing to sneak in some crafty time along the way!

Yesterday, we went out for breakfast and ran a few errands, and today was fairly low-key. We finished going through boxes in one of our spare bedrooms and are down to one and a half rooms that need to be sorted through. YAY!

I still have a few things I’d like to do to set up my craft room, but those will come around eventually. I painted my pegboard and hope to get it up on the wall this week.

In the meantime, I’m stopping in to share my card for Mojo Monday #296. I’ve wanted to play along for some time, but never seemed to get around to it. I’m happy to have a card to share with you today!

Supplies: image stamps (“Saturday” and “Blush Crown” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), papers (“Clippings” 6×6 pad – Basice Grey), assorted Copic markers, silver pigment ink, Memento Rich Cocoa ink, clear embossing powder, brads, jute twine, button, sewing machine.
Scott’s birthday is coming up soon, and I’m not sure if I’ll give him this card or make another before then. 
My card is a little different from the original sketch. I flipped the strip of paper with the brads so they’re on the right side instead of the left, and added some jute twine and a button along the bottom. Here’s the original Mojo Monday sketch for your reference:
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Hugs,

We’re celebrating BRIGHT and BOLD BIRTHDAYS at TGF!

Hi, everybody! It’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm’s blog, and this week, we’re celebrating birthdays with a bright and bold flair!
Here’s my card, featuring the ever-so-fabulous “Charlotte Chic“! Can you tell that I’m having a blast coloring her up this month? 
TGF supplies: “Charlotte Chic” stamp; Other supplies: designer paper (“Sketchbook” 6×6 pad – American Crafts/Amy Tangerine), heart brads (Queen & Co.), assorted Copic markers, ribbon, sentiment stamp (Paper Smooches), Spellbinders Labels 8 die, ink (VersaMark watermark, Memento Rich Cocoa).
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 13th 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.) 
  • 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!

So, what bold and bright birthday creation will you make for this challenge? Link up at TGF’s blog so we can check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Garden Variety Tuesday: 1+5+5

Happy Tuesday, Friends of the Farm! I hope your week is going well so far!
Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments you left for me and the rest of the DT during this weekend’s new release blog hop! We love hearing what you think about our creations with each month’s new release!

Our Garden Variety Tuesday challenge for this week is based on today being the 155th day of the year. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it (and I’m really hoping you will), is to use a recipe of 1+5+5 on your entry.
For my card, I chose to feature “Winky Bean” (1 image) and added five flowers + five adhesive pearls/gems …whew! But, you can make your own combination of 1+5+5 for this challenge! 

TGF stamp: “Winky Bean“; paper (“Sugar Rush” 6×6 pad), glitter brads, flowers, sheer ribbon, assorted Copic markers, adhesive gems/pearls, Stickles, Spellbinders Labels 25 die.
So there you have it! Be sure and stop by the TGF blog to see what the rest of the DT created for this week’s Garden Variety Tuesday and to get all of the details on how to link up YOUR entry for this challenge!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs,