TGF Preview: Queen Bean!

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Hi, everybody! I am having a crazy awesome time with the newest stamps at The Greeting Farm!

By now, you must know that our April release takes us to Wonderland, and I am pleased to present her royal highness, “Queen Bean,” in my post today!

All of the new stamps will be available in the TGF Store on April 1 (no fooling!), and we’ll be having a DT blog hop to celebrate! Make sure you mark your calendar to join us!

For my first preview card, I couldn’t resist making Queen Bean into a playing card! All it took was an alphabet stamp, a mini heart punch, and a corner rounder to transform her royal cuteness:

Other supplies: patterned paper (“Love Story” – Echo Park), rolled flower die, quilling strips/tool (Quilled Creations), sentiment stamp, assorted Copic markers, opaque white marker, Stickles, cardstock (Stampin’ UP), sewing machine, mini heart punch, letter stamp, gold gel pen.
For my second card, I broke out some vintage paper and paired Queen Bean with one of  TGF’s new “Delicate Words” dies (which will also be available in the TGF Store on April 1):
Other supplies: patterned paper (“Bittersweet” – Basic Grey), metal heart dies (Spellbinders), assorted Copic markers,  button, twine, heart charm (Prima), opaque white marker, gold gel pen, Stickles, foam tape.

So what do you think? Isn’t she adorable? My fellow DT members Rosemary, Anita, and Jessica have created some royally gorgeous creations to share with you today! Be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm blog to see all of today’s “Queen Bean” previews and to find out how you can WIN Queen Bean!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,

Christmas Card Challenges: CAS

Happy Sunday, everybody! It’s time for a new Christmas Card Challenge, and I have to tell you, this style is always a tough one for me…Clean and Simple (CAS)!

I admire those who excel at CAS cards! Every time I try to make one, I keep thinking it’s missing something. Less is supposed to be more when it comes to CAS, right? Anyway, here’s my attempt at a CAS Christmas card:

Supplies: patterned paper [“Very Merry Christmas” mini pad – Echo park; “Wonderland” mini pad – Studio Calico  (red pattern)], sentiment stamp, tag die, tag stamp (“Fillable Frames 9” – PaperTrey Ink), tree stamp (My Mind’s Eye), twine (“Holly” – Trendy Twine/Annie’s Paper Boutique), ink (“Olive Grove” Memento – Tsukineko; VersaMark), white embossing powder, kraft cardstock.
Remember, 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!

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 March, Hazel!


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!

Seize the Birthday #11

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Hi, everybody! Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!
I’ve been trying to get a jump on my Design Team assignments for the upcoming week, but I couldn’t resist playing along with this week’s Seize the Birthday challenge! 
I’m so happy that I got to guest design last week for the masculine challenge! Thanks so much to Lesley and the fabulous ladies on the DT for making me feel welcome! (You can check out my card for the last challenge HERE.)

If you haven’t had a chance to play along with Seize the Birthday, you should! You get to increase your stash of birthday cards for guys and gals, and you’ll have fun, too!

This week’s sketch is for a feminine card, so I paired some soft papers from My Mind’s Eye with this cute little monkey from C.C. Designs, and made:
Supplies: patterned paper (“Nostalgia” mini pad – My Mind’s Eye), image stamp (“Birthday Monkey” – C.C. Designs), sentiment stamp (“Fun Foodies Set” – Your Next Stamp), Copic markers, corner rounder, button, foam tape, kraft cardstock, twine (“Tickled with Teal” – Trendy Twine/Annie’s Paper Boutique), ink (“Espresso Truffle”, “Tuxedo Black” – Memento/Tsukineko.
Here’s the sketch for this challenge:

You’ll find all the details to link up your entry for this challenge at Seize the Birthday, along with the DT’s fabulous creations!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

YNS Fun Friday: Let’s Celebrate!

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Hi, everybody! I hope you’ve enjoyed peeking at all of our March releases at Your Next Stamp!
Have you had a chance to hop along and see all of the FABULOUS creations from the YNS Team? Today is the last day to get your comments in for the amazing NEW RELEASE prize pack that Karen is awarding to one lucky hopper! Click HERE to go to my hop post and start visiting the team (and commenting)!
Our after-party cards are combined with the YNS Fun Friday theme of “Celebrations and Congratulations,” so I chose to feature “Cake Pop Fhiona” on my card today:
And, don’t forget, all of the new releases are available now at the YNS store! 
If you need a little extra incentive to go shopping, you’re in luck! There’s a special sale going on now at the YNS Store, and you choose your discount!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: It’s So Easel!

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

Hope you had a great week…it’s been kind of a roller coaster for me…we are trying to close on a new house next week, and it’s been pretty crazy!

OK, now on to our challenge! This week, we’re making easel cards. If you’ve never made an easel card before, Showcase Team Member Annie Rose made this awesome graphic to show you one way to put it all together:

You can make these in really any shape or dimension, but the technique of creating the easel is still the same. Normally, I make square easel cards or horizontal easel cards. I think this is my first “portrait” easel card! 
I’m spotlighting TGF’s “Blush Beatrice” today:

Other supplies: kraft cardstock, sentiment stamp (“Blush Beatrice” – The Greeting Farm), twine (Whisker Graphics), patterned paper (“Lemonade” mini pad – Basic Grey), dies (Classic Circles, Lacey Circles- Spellbinders), Copic markers, wood veneer banner accent (Studio Calico), brads, foam tape, corner rounder, sewing machine.
Ready to play along with our challenge? Here’s how: 
  • 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, March 28th 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 (flowers) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!

Hugs,

YNS New Release Blog Hop!

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HELLO everybody! So glad that you stopped by tonight for Your Next Stamp’s New Release Blog Hop!

You probably arrived from Thanh’s fabulous blog, and now you’re visiting me (Suzanne)! If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, you’ll find a full list of all of the participants at the bottom of our posts!

I hope you enjoyed all of the DT’s sneak peek posts from earlier today…if you haven’t had a chance, you can check them out as you hop…they are all FABULOUS!!! We’re all so excited about this release, and I hope you are, too!

My first card features “Blossom”, one of the new Macy Wong-designed stamps that we’re releasing in March:

And my second card features “Flu Bug Fhiona”, one of the two new Fhionas being released in March:
 
AND there’s more! We have a hop special going on, too!
Don’t forget to leave comments on ALL the blogs in today’s hop…Karen will be choosing THREE random winners from all of the comments left on the blogs in the hop…so make sure you leave a comment on each blog to increase your chances of winning!
The entire line of new release stamps and dies will be available in the YNS Store this weekend!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! Your next stop is Jen D.‘s blog!

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YNS New Release Sneak Peek!

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Howdy, everybody! The Design Team at Your Next Stamp has created lots of fun-tastic projects with this month’s new release stamps, and today, we’re giving you a peek at what will be available in the Your Next Stamp store this weekend!

My sneak peek project features “Cake Pop Fhiona”, who comes with a matching sentiment that you’ll see on my card:

Other supplies: patterned papers (“PB&J” – Basic Grey), twine (Whisker Graphics), button, Memento Espresso Truffle ink, VersaMark watermark ink, Copic markers, white embossing powder, dies (circle and scalloped circle dies – Spellbinders), hole punch, sewing machine.
Here’s a peek at the stamp and sentiment, and a reminder that you still have time to play along with our March Tasty Tuesday challenge (the inspiration photo can be found below)! 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll be back tonight for our Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop! We can’t wait to share all of our new release projects with you!
We’ve made it super easy to see what the DT made for our sneak peek preview! You’ll find links to each DT member’s blog at the bottom of our posts, so make sure you check them all out and leave them all a comment. 
Karen will be picking a WINNER from all of the comments left on the blogs for a stamp set of the winner’s choice! The winner will be announced on the YNS blog at 10PM Eastern TONIGHT! 

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TGF Double Take Tuesday: Flowers!

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Happy Tuesday, everybody! 
This week’s Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm is blooming with fun flowery inspiration! Is it Spring where you are? It hasn’t fully happened here in Virginia, but I really, really hope it’s around the corner!
I picked “Monday Morning” for my card today:

Other supplies: flower die/stamps (“Mini Fleurs w/die” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (“Mini Cupcakes w/die” – The Greeting Farm), twine (Whisker Graphics), patterned paper (“Olivia” mini pad – Basic Grey), dies (Classic Ovals, Lacey Ovals – Spellbinders), Copic markers, opaque white marker, watermark ink, white embossing powder, adhesive rhinestones, button, sewing machine.

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, March 25, 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: 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! Encourage all your friends and family to play along!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys) and our Farm Fresh Friday challenge (Sparkle and Shine)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

CCC #16 – Sweet Photo Inspiration!

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Happy Sunday, everybody! I’m stopping by to share my card for Christmas Card Challenges!
This week, we have a sweet photo to inspire you! Here’s my card:
Supplies: image/sentiment stamp (“Grace” – Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps), patterned paper (“Handmade Holiday” – Simple Stories), embossing folder (Sizzix/Basic Grey), dies (Spellbinders Classic Ovals), sewing machine, Copic Markers, white marker, foam tape.
And here’s the inspiration photo! I chose the colors and picked a gingerbread image to represent the sweets.

Remember, 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!

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 March, Hazel!


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!

TGF Farm Fresh Friday: Sparkle and Shine!

WOOHOO! It’s Friday, y’all!

So, it’s time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Thanks to all of you who join us for our weekly challenges! We love seeing your creations…and are so happy to have you play along with us each week!
Today’s Farm Fresh Friday challenge is “Sparkle and Shine”! Whether your favorite is glitter, rhinestones, or another sparkly thing, we want to see how you sparkle and shine!

Here’s my card, featuring “Anya Blooms“:

Supplies: image stamp (“Anya Blooms” – The Greeting Farm), sentiment stamp (Mini Fleurs Stamps w/die – The Greeting Farm), heart stamp (Mini Clouds Stamp and Die Set – The Greeting Farm), patterned paper (“On the Bright Side One” – My Mind’s Eye), dies (Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles Small – Spellbinders), Copic markers, hole punch, VersaMark watermark ink, white embossing powder, wooden button, twine (Whisker Graphics), Stickles, sewing machine, adhesive rhinestones.
Here’s how to play: 
  • 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 post on the TGF blog no later than Thursday, March 21st 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 (Aqua & Chevron) and our Retro-Fresh challenge (Boys)! Check out each challenge post for all the details!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,