Your Next Stamp: August Fun Friday!

Hi again! It’s my turn to post a card for Fun Friday at Your Next Stamp!
Did you know that you have all month to join in our Fun Friday challenge, and our theme is much more flexible? We now host one challenge each month, and you can play along as many times as you like!
 
We’ll provide an inspiration photo and a sketch. You can use one or the other for your entry, or both!

I used the sketch for today’s card and picked colors from the inspiration photo. I’m featuring “Sophie“, who was just released in July, and is available in the YNS Store!
 
 
Here are our inspiration photo and sketch for this month! You can click on each picture to make it bigger.

 
For all of the details on this challenge, including how YOU could be our next guest designer at YNS, stop by the YNS Challenge Blog!
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
 
Hugs,

Happy 5th Birthday, TGF!!!!

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Hi, everybody! So glad you are joining us today! Not only are we celebrating the August release at TGF, we’re also celebrating The Greeting Farm‘s FIFTH birthday!  Happy birthday to us!   
As you’ve seen from this month’s previews, we are going all-out to celebrate with three BIRTHDAY-themed releases and they’re all available NOW in the TGF STORE!   Whether you want to GO BIG with the new Frou Frou line, classic with Birthday Anya 3, or get ‘clearly’ creative with the new Birthday cake stackers, there’s a little something for everyone this release as we prepare to PARTY!
Here’s my card for today’s hop! It’s “Birthday Anya 3”, who has some sweet birthday wishes for The Greeting Farm!
 
 
There will be a few birthday surprises on the Farm this month, so stay tuned, but in order to kick start today’s party and this month’s fab release, we’re celebrating with our DT BLOG hop as usual!
There’s a LOT to celebrate today, so because we are so excited, we have FIVE prizes for our FIVE years! THREE random digis of choice will be given away for completing the hop today, as well as TWO grand prizes of the ENTIRE AUGUST RELEASE!
Just be sure to head down this list, and then back to the TGF BLOG to let us know you’ve finished the hop.  You have until 11:45pm CST tonight to finish hopping and we’ll announce the winners during FFF tomorrow!  WOO HOO!
Thank you so much for celebrating TGF’s big day with us!  As always, it’s because of you that TGF is turning 5 with style and success.   Here’s to the next 5!  
 
And thank you for stopping by today! (Don’t forget to leave me a sweet comment before you go!)
 
Your next stop on the hop is Rosie’s fabulous blog! If you need to start at the beginning, just visit The Greeting Farm blog! I’ve also included the full hop list below!
 
Hugs,
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Full hop list:
SUZANNE BIER – you’re here!

TGF Sneak Peeks Day 3 – Frou Frou Birthday!

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HELLO Friends of the Farm! It’s our final day of sneak peeks for the August release at The Greeting Farm!
I hope you’ve enjoyed our previews so far! Yesterday, I previewed the “Clear Birthday” set, and today, I’m previewing the “Frou Frou Birthday” rubber stamp set. This stamp set is a bit larger than the Anya stamps (approximately 3″ x 3″); she’s probably closer in size to the Big Time Anya line (approximately 4″ x 6″).
So, I’m presenting two projects to you today…the one on the left is a glassine gift bag. I made Frou Frou Birthday into a tag/embellishment for the front of the bag. You may notice the sentiment is from yesterday’s “Clear Birthday” set preview, which I thought was perfect, considering that the bag is filled with saltwater taffy!
The card on the right is a tent card with a hidden gift card holder pocket. The gift card pulls out where I tied the silver ribbon.

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 tomorrow, August 1, for our new release blog hop, when the new release stamps will be available in the TGF Store!

Hugs,

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,

SCRS Challenge #110 – Neon!

Hey everybody! The new challenge over at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is so bright, you’ll have to wear shades! We’re inspired by screaming shades of NEON!
Here’s my card, featuring the super cute “Watermelon Rin“!
For all the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, visit the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps blog!
Don’t forget, you still have time to shop the SCRS Anniversary Sale! All stamps (except for the new releases) are 30% off! And, you don’t need a code! The sale runs through tomorrow…and ends at midnight EST.
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you’re having a great week!
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,

YNS Release After Party!

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Hi again everybody! I hope you enjoyed all the peeks at this month’s release at Your Next Stamp!

My card for today features the second new Darling Diva stamp in this month’s release! Here’s “Victoria“! 

This stamp set and all the other stamps from this month’s YNS release are available NOW in the YNS Store! Don’t forget about the hop special that Karen is offering: 15% off your entire order (including sale items!) 

 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today and thanks for joining in the release party with us!

Hugs,

Here’s the full list of blogs for today’s after party…make sure to stop by each one and leave them some love!

Joy (Guest)

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,

YNS New Release Day!

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Hi! I hope you’re enjoying Your Next Stamp’s July New Release Blog Hop!  Today, we’re sharing projects made with all of the adorable new stamp sets and awesome new dies that are available NOW in the Your Next Stamp Store!
 
The hop will run through Wednesday, July 24th at 12 midnight (EST) and, as always, we have a fabulous prize to be won if you hop along with us!  Just leave comments on all of the participating DT blogs for your chance to win!
 

 
The hop begins on Laura’s blog and if you’ve been hopping along, you should have arrived from Wendy M.’s blog. You can find the full list of blogs on today’s hop at the YNS blog!

My first card features one of the two new Darling Divas being released this month! Meet “Aubrey”!
 

Let’s give a cheer for my second card, which features “Sophie”!

 
Karen is also offering a terrific Hop Special – 15% off your entire order including  sale items!  Make sure you take advantage of this great deal!
 
 
Now it’s time to hop on over to Julie’s blog, but don’t forget to leave a comment here before you go!  

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy hopping (and shopping!)

Hugs,

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop

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Hello and Welcome to the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps 3rd  Anniversary Hop! Not only are we here to help Sparkle celebrate 3 years of SCRS, but we are also officially releasing 4 new SCRS images this month — ParisLucy,  London Charlotte, New York Josh, and Seattle Chloe. They are ALL available in the store NOW!

I’m featuring “Chit Chat Lucy” (released October 2012) on today’s card:



For this hop, we’ve assembled an all-star lineup consisting of our Current Design Team, DT Alumni and Guest Designers. Click on all the links below to participate in our anniversary blog hop! AND you’ll want to leave some love at EACH stop on the hop because…we’ve hidden TEN single stamp prizes along the way and one lucky winner will win the ENTIRE July release! 


You have until 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, July 21 to leave comments on ALL the blogs for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on the SCRS blog on Monday. Good luck to all and Happy Hopping!

Don’t forget about SCRS’s anniversary sale…all stamps (not including the July release) are 30% off, and you don’t need a special code for the sale!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a fantastic weekend!
Hugs,

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