It’s Farm Fresh Friday at TGF!

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With April drawing to a close and May just around the corner, we’re celebrating all of the blooms and blossoms we’re hoping to see next month for this week’s Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm!

It has been a curious trip through Wonderland this month, and I hope you’ve scooped up our limited edition “Beans”! If not, there’s just a little time left before the portal closes on this release…once the stamps are sold out, they won’t be restocked!

Today, I’m sharing a card with “Queen Bean” and some more of the coffee filter roses I made for last week’s FFF:

Supplies: image stamp (“Queen Bean” – The Greeting Farm), patterned papers (Echo Park), Spellbinders Labels 25 die, twine, sewing machine, foam tape, assorted Copic markers, Stickles, coffee filters.
Although I only received one lovely comment asking for the tutorial, I may find it in my “heart” to put something together in an upcoming post! 😉
Here’s what you’ll need to know to play along with 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 the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, May 2nd 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 (photo/color inspired) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (polka dots and/or plaid)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

YNS April New Release Blog Hop!

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Howdy, everybody! Welcome to the Your Next Stamp April New Release Blog Hop!

We’re sharing some GROOVY and TOTALLY AWESOME projects with you today, all featuring some ADORABLE new stamps and dies!!! The YNS Design Team has had a blast playing with all of the new goodies, and we know you will too!

Our hop starts on Stephanie’s blog, and if you’ve been hopping along, you should have arrived from Wendy R.’s blog. In case you’d like to start from the beginning, we’ve provided the full hop list at the bottom of our posts to make things super easy!

For my project today, I’m featuring one of the new Franfou images, “Hoot’s Up” and the “Rainy Day” die set:

and here’s my card: 
Did you notice? Hoot’s parachute was made with some twine and the top of the small umbrella die!

As always, we have some fabulous prizes for our hoppers to win!  Just make sure you leave comments on all of the DT blogs for your chance to win!  Winners will be announced on the YNS blog Saturday, April 27th.


Karen is also offering some amazing specials at the Your Next Stamp store!  You will receive 15% off your order using code YNSAPRIL2013 valid April 24th-April 28th.  Plus, she has loaded up the YNS Bargain Bin and Retired Stamp Bin with awesome deals!

Now it’s time to hop on over to Dana’s fabulous blog, but don’t forget to leave a comment here before you go!  Thank you so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

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It’s Sneak Peek Day at Your Next Stamp!

Happy Tuesday! Today the Your Next Stamp Design Team is showing you some sneak peeks of our April release…and they are all somehow inspired by our “Tasty Tuesday” theme:

Here’s my card! I chose the colors of blue, white and brown as well as the flowers as the inspiration for my card. I added some pops of color on the flowers and the little bird…isn’t it tweet? 

Join us tomorrow for our New Release Day Blog Hop, where we’ll be showcasing all the super awesome, groovy and totally radical designs being released this month at Your Next Stamp!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Make sure to check out all of the sneak peek projects…we’ve made it easy for you to see them all with the thumbnails at the bottom of our posts!
For all the details on how to play along with our Tasty Tuesday challenge, visit the YNS blog!
See you tomorrow for the big HOP!
Hugs,

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It’s Double Take Tuesday at The Greeting Farm!

Hello, everybody! Our Earth Day celebration is continuing at The Greeting Farm with a photo inspiration challenge! Here’s my card for today, featuring “Alice Bean“:
Supplies: image stamp (“Alice Bean” – The Greeting Farm), patterned paper (“Marjolaine” 6×6 pad – Basic Grey), kraft cardstock, ink (Memento), assorted Copic markers, sewing machine, opaque white marker, Spellbinders Labels 28, twine (Annie’s Paper Boutique).
We often have color combo challenges for our Double Take Tuesday theme, and this week’s inspiration is an expansion of that theme…you can be inspired by the color combo, a few colors in the combo or the image itself…show us what inspired you to create your entry!
Here’s the photo for your creative reference:
And here’s what you need to know to join us:
  • 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 29, 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: If we have 20 or more players for this challenge, the prize DOUBLES to two digis or, the winner can trade those two digis for a SINGLE rubber stamp of choice! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!


    • Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget, you still have time to play along with our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (recycle/alter something) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (polka dots and/or plaids)! You’ll find all the details on these challenges at the TGF blog!

    Hugs,

    TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Recycle or Alter Something!

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    Happy Friday, everybody! I’m stopping by today with my card for the new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!
    The DT has been having a WONDERful time this month sharing our creations with the Limited Edition Alice in Wonderland Beans!
    This week’s challenge is to recycle or alter something. I added glitter to the brad on “Alice Bean”‘s bow, but that’s not all. The flower that is on my card is made from…coffee filters!
    We received a Keurig coffee maker for Christmas, and have almost a full package of the classic paper coffee filters. I wanted to experiment with them and see if I could make a flower for my card…and I love the result! I hope you do, too!
    Supplies: image stamp (“Alice Bean” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment (“Delicate Words” die – The Greeting Farm), patterned papers (“Halloween in Wonderland” – Graphic 45, letter print – Prima), sewing machine, black ink, coffee filters, assorted Copic markers, blending solution, twine (“Midnight” Trendy Twine – Annie’s Paper Boutique), foam tape.
    If you’re interested in a tutorial for making these, let me know in the “comments” section. If I get enough positive feedback, I’ll work something up!

    My technique involves a rolled flower die, several paper coffee filters, Copic markers and blending solution.

    The papers on my card are from a retired Graphic 45 collection, “Halloween in Wonderland.” I’ve saved the papers for quite some time, never thinking that I would make an Alice in Wonderland-themed card…but I wanted to squeeze in one this month using the papers!
    PLEASE visit the TGF blog today to see all of the MARVELOUS projects that the DT created for this challenge…you will be blown away!
    Here are the details for playing along with 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 the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, April 25th 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 (polka dots and/or plaid)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

    Thanks so much for stopping by today!

    Hugs,

    It’s DTT time at TGF!

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    Hi, everybody! I’m posting over at the Greeting Farm blog today for our new Double Take Tuesday challenge! That also means that I picked the theme of the challenge, so I created a sketch!
    Here’s my card, featuring Queen Bean:
    Supplies: image stamp (“Queen Bean” – The Greeting Farm), patterned paper (“Kissing Booth” – Basic Grey), assorted Copic markers, twine (Trendy Twine), adhesive pearl, sewing machine, foam tape, ink (watermark ink, Cocoa Brown Memento ink), Spellbinders Classic Hearts and Scalloped Hearts Die, gold gel ink pen.
    And here’s the 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 22, 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: If we have 20 or more players for this challenge, the prize DOUBLES to two digis or, the winner can trade those two digis for a SINGLE rubber stamp of choice! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!
    Thanks for stopping by today!
    Hugs,

    CCC: Things With Wings

    Hi everybody! I’m running a bit behind in posting my card for this week’s Christmas Card Challenge…our theme this week is “things with wings.” Here’s my take:
    Supplies: patterned paper (“Nordic Holiday ” mini pad – Basic Grey), image stamps (“Nordic Noel” – aMuse Studio), sentiment stamp (“Christmas Sampler “- Paper Smooches), watermark ink, white embossing powder, kraft cardstock.
    I find it much easier to do a Clean & Simple card when it’s not the designated theme. It must be all that pressure to make one that makes it much harder! 

    Don’t forget, all of our challenges are optional…the only “real” rule is that you must create a new Christmas, Holiday or Hannukah card, then link it up on our blog so we can stop by and say hi!

    It’s not necessary that you use a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp on your card, but we sure love it when you do! And it’s a prize week, so one randomly selected entry will receive a Sparkle Creations rubber stamp!

    Don’t forget to visit the rest of the CCC team to take a peek at the fun and festive cards they’ve created this week: Alanna, Corinne, Jennifer, Jovita, Karen, Katie, Leesa, Lorie, Margo, Michele, Pat…and our guest designer for April, Kylie!


    Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a wonderful week, and don’t forget to link your entry on the Christmas Card Challenges blog! See you there!

    YNS Fun Friday: Spring’s the Thing!

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    Hi, everybody! I’m back to share my card for Your Next Stamp’s Fun Friday!

    Our theme this month is “Spring Fling”, and I chose to feature “Blossom” on my card today:

    It’s cherry blossom time here in northern Virginia and D.C., so I let that be my guide to coloring “Blossom” and picking papers for the card. I’m so glad I had these papers in my stash!
    I hope my card brought a bit of Spring to your weekend, wherever you are!
    You can see the other cards that some of my fellow DT members created today at Your Next Stamp‘s blog!
    Thanks so much for stopping by today…hope you have a fantastic weekend!
    Hugs,

    TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Clouds!

    Happy Friday, everybody! Today I’m sharing my card for the new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

    We’re inspired by clouds this week, and I decided to pair “Hatter Bean” with the “Mini Clouds w/die” stamp set for today’s card:
    Other supplies: patterned paper (“Yuki for Ruby Violet” mini pad- Prima Marketing; “Dots and Stripes” Candy Shoppe mini pad), assorted Copic markers, twine (My Mind’s Eye), sewing machine, button.
    You might notice that I did two-step stamping on one of the clouds. The larger cloud stamp in this set has a polka dot pattern, so I inked up the smaller cloud with silver ink and stamped it on the larger cloud to pick up the pattern, then stamped the small cloud on my paper.

    Here’s a look at the “Mini Clouds w/die” stamp set so you can see the pieces that I mentioned:

    Here’s the scoop 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 the challenge post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, April 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, 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 (color combo of pink, yellow and turquoise) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (polka dots and/or plaid)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

    Thanks so much for stopping by today!
    Hugs,

    TGF Retro Fresh Challenge: Polka Dots and Plaid!

    Are you ready for a new Retro-Fresh Challenge? The Greeting Farm‘s got you covered!

    Our inspiration this month comes from polka dots and/or plaid! I chose “Cheeky Geeky” for today’s card…I can’t believe she’s been released for more than six months already! 

    I managed to work in both the polka dots and the plaid on my card…you can do the same, or choose the one that inspires you more! I also used one of the new “Delicate Words” dies…they’re so much fun to play with!


    Other supplies: plaid and green patterned paper (“Sugar Rush” mini pad – Basic Grey), polka dot papers (Bo Bunny Double Dot mini pads), assorted Copic markers, ink (Memento Grey Flannel), twine (Whisker Graphics), Glossy Accents, Stickles, notebook paper die (“Whatnots Die Set – Back to School” – Your Next Stamp), sewing machine, foam tape.

    Here’s what you need to know to participate in this Retro-Fresh 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 this challenge’s post at the TGF blog with a direct link to your entry.
    • You have until Tuesday, May 7th, 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 for stopping by today! You still have time to participate in our Double Take Tuesday challenge (color combo of pink, yellow and turquoise) and our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (bling)…I’ve included the links to each post on the TGF blog so you can get all of the details!

    Hugs,