YNS Tasty Tuesday!

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Happy Tuesday, everybody! It’s Tasty Tuesday time at Your Next Stamp!

So, what is Tasty Tuesday? Each month, the Design Team at Your Next stamp will inspire you with a tasty picture from Pinterest that you’ll use to create something fun with your YNS stamps! Different DT members stop by the YNS blog each Tuesday to share what they’ve created…and you have all month to join us! 

Today, it’s my day to post a card, and here it is!

Other supplies: patterned paper (brown grid, green/white chevron, green grid, vanilla doily – “Nook & Pantry” – Basic Grey; brown polka dot – Echo Park “Dots & Stripes), jumbo ric rac, twine (Trendy Twine), wood button (Basic Grey), Spellbinders Labels 8 die, YNS Fishtail Banner die, watermark ink, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, white embossing powder, Copic markers.


And here is our delicious inspiration photo for February:

I was inspired by the colors in the photo…I made brown, green, white and vanilla my palette for this card! I also chose the “Cute Foodies” set to play with! What parts of the photo will inspire YOU to create something tasty!


Hey, did you know? YNS is on Pinterest, too! Stop by to check out all of the fabulous YNS creations that Karen has been busily pinning to 11 different boards! There are more than 400 pins so far…with more being added all the time!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget to link your entry for our Tasty Tuesday challenge at the YNS blog! See you there!

CCC Week #12 – Tags!

Happy Sunday! I hope you enjoyed The Greeting Farm’s blog hop announcing our new die and stamp combo sets! Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and left comments…I always enjoy reading your comments to see what you think about my cards and projects!

Today, I’d like to share my tag for this week’s Christmas Card Challenge, which is of course, tags!

I featured the adorable “Light Me Up” image by Your Next Stamp on today’s tag:

Other supplies: patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye), sentiment stamp (PaperTrey Ink), Stickles, Copic markers, opaque white marker.

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, Stephanie…and our guest designer Juliane!


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!

It’s a TGF release to DIE for!

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Hi there! Hope you’re enjoying our special new release blog hop…and that you are as excited as we are about this new release!

The Greeting Farm is branching out in a NEW direction, and we are so excited to unveil what you may have seen bits and pieces of after CHA!  Yes, the rumors are true!  While TGF will still continue to bring you the cute characters you’ve come to know and love, I’m excited to share a new collection of clear stamp sets with you that come packaged with….MATCHING DIES!
TGF took its time testing them until they found the perfect fit and we think you’ll love them!  They work in any standard die cutting machine (Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Grand Calibur, etc.) and come tucked in with their matching stamp sets for an amazing price of only $10.50 per set!  Your papercrafting adventure just got a little more exciting, right?
To celebrate this exciting news, The Greeting Farm is welcoming SIX talented guest bloggers to our party today and we couldn’t be more excited to have them along with us! 
I used all four of the sets today! They work great together or separate! Each comes with several images and a matching sentiment, giving you LOTS of creative options!
Here are my cards:

I used the metal die to cut a cloud out of felt. It cuts beautifully!
You can mix and match the tops and bottoms of the cupcakes in the set, giving you lots of fun options!
The sets work great together and build on each other! They are also great for accenting cards and projects created with all of your favorite characters from The Greeting Farm!
and in case you missed it, here’s an encore showing of my sneak peek card from yesterday:

 Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you’re enjoying everyone’s posts and creations!

Be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm’s blog once you complete the hop and enter for your chance to win ALL FOUR new stamp/die sets!

We can’t wait to see all of the super creative ways you are going to be able to use these new sets and will keep this contest open until NOON CST on Saturday, February 16 so grab some snacks, have fun getting inspired on our hop and enjoy our new release that is simply, to “die” for!

Here’s the full hop list:
SUZANNE BIER – (You are HERE!)

Seize the Birthday #6 – Masculine

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Howdy, everybody! I’m blogging from the road today as we’re starting our road trip for (what I hope is our final) cross-country move. Before I get to my card post, I just wanted to update you on things happening in my personal life.

After close to 9 years of being an Army Wife and moving from Louisiana (where I’m from) to northern New York to Georgia to Washington and now to northern Virginia, I’m SO ready to settle in and finally have a crafty space all to myself! Scott recently departed the Army after 16 years of service, and we’re relocating so he can start his civilian job.

The hardest part of every move has been that I’ve had to say goodbye to friends I’ve made. It’s especially hard this time, because I got to know so many super-cool and creative ladies while I’ve been here. It’s not so much a goodbye this time as it is a “see you later”…but that doesn’t make it any easier!

Anyway, *sniff* on to my post for today…the masculine half of the sketch over at “Seize the Birthday“!

Here’s my card! I used one of my favorite guy images, “Turntable Josh” by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps:

Other supplies: patterned paper (orange houndstooth – My Mind’s Eye “Fly a Kite” mini pad; polka dot and solid papers – Authentique “Endless/Fair Weather” mini pad.) sentiment stamps (Paper Smooches – “Sentiment Sampler” and “Word Salad“), Copic markers, twine (“Twisted Teal” – Trendy Twine), watermark ink, white embossing powder, Brilliance Graphite Black ink, Spellbinders circle die.

And here’s the sketch:

My card for last week’s “Seize the Birthday” was one of the cards picked to receive “Birthday Honours”!
It’s the same sketch as the one featured this week, but with a feminine touch:
This challenge runs until Tuesday, February 19th at noon Pacific Time. You can find all of the details at the “Seize the Birthday” blog!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you haven’t hopped along with The Greeting Farm yet, make sure to stop by each blog and leave comments….you could win all four new stamp and die sets!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Christmas Card Challenge! See you then!

Valentine’s Day: The Grim Creeper Returns!

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It’s Valentine’s Day, and whether it’s a holiday you love or loathe, we hope you’ll LOVE the cards we’ve created for you today!

In case you’re wondering what this is all about, some of my crafting besties and I came up with ideas for “stalker sentiments” on one of our very, very late night crafty chats. 

We had our first “Grim Creeper” hop on Halloween, and the response was so great, we wanted to share some more with you on Valentine’s Day with another blog hop!

The idea behind these cards is to subtly surprise and creep you out.  I am sort of ashamed to admit, but these come easy to me…maybe I watch too many crime-related TV shows or scary movies, but some of the sentiments were pretty easy to come up with! 

So, I have two cards to share with you today! They both feature some free retro photos I found online and each has a “stalker sentiment” from our ever-growing list.



Your next stop on our “Grim Creeper” hop is Aileen’s blog! (You can find the full list of hop participants at the bottom of my post!)

Don’t worry, I’ll be back to my regular schedule tomorrow with a blog hop to celebrate The Greeting Farm‘s newest release…it’s simply to DIE for!

Thanks for stopping by! I’d love to hear from you! I read all of the comments that y’all leave for me…and if you have any questions about my these or any of my cards, I’ll definitely answer them!

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TGF Sneak Peek: New Clear Stamps & DIES!

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Howdy, everybody! Just popping in to share a sneak peek of the latest release at The Greeting Farm!

We’re doing a full blog hop tomorrow, but thought you’d like a preview before then!

I’m using two of the FOUR new clear stamp and die sets on my card today, “Mini Flower w/die” and “Mini Butterflies w/die”:


Each set contains clear image stamps, a coordinating sentiment and a matching die. The dies work in all standard die cutting machines (Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Grand Calibur, etc.) and are tucked in with each stamp set.

Be sure to join us tomorrow for our new release blog hop, when you’ll have the chance to win ALL FOUR stamp and die sets! TGF assembled a fabulous blog hop with its Design Team (and some crafty guests) to inspire you with lots of possibilities for these sets!

Thanks so much for stopping by! You can see all of today’s peeks at The Greeting Farm blog!
Hugs,

TGF Retro-Fresh Challenge: Hearts Galore!

Well, hello everybody! It’s time for a new Retro-Fresh challenge at The Greeting Farm! This month’s theme is “Hearts Galore“!

It’s never a bad time to express your love to that special someone, and with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, there’s no time like the present!

Here’s my card, featuring “Oh Boy Ian“:

So, are you ready to go retro-fresh with us? The prize this month is fantastic…ONE 4×6 set and ONE Single stamp of the winner’s choice!

Here’s what you need to know to play along with us:

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, then use the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the challenge post at the TGF blog to submit your creation.

*You have until TUESDAY, MARCH 12th, 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!
Hugs,

TGF Double Take Tuesday!

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Happy Tuesday! It’s time for a new Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Thanks to everyone who played along with our last DTT color combo challenge…your entries were so fabulous! This week, we’ve got a sketch to spark your creativity!

Here’s my card, featuring “Friday Night“:

Other supplies: patterned paper (“Celebrate” mini pad – Authentique), sentiment (“Sitting Wonderful” set – The Greeting Farm), “Midnight” twine (Trendy Twine), button, black seam binding ribbon, opaque white marker, watermark ink, white embossing powder, Copic markers.
and here’s our challenge sketch:

For all the guidelines on this challenge, and to link up your entry, just visit the TGF blog!
I’ll be back tomorrow with a new TGF Retro-Fresh challenge…thanks so much for stopping by!

Deconstructed Sketch #88

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Hi, everybody! Just stopping in for a bit to share my card for Deconstructed Sketch #88.

And, in case you haven’t heard, The Greeting Farm just released another super-cute digi stamp just in time for Valentine’s Day, “Valentine Anya“!!!!

I got her today, and couldn’t wait to make a card with her! (In case you’d like the chance to win a Valentine Anya digi, stop by The Greeting Farm’s Facebook page…there’s a “comment to win” giveaway going on!)

Here’s Deconstructed Sketch #88:
(There’s no time limit to play along with this sketch, and if you click on the link above, you’ll find out all the details on this challenge.)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Seize the Birthday and Whimsy & Stars Studio Cards on Monday!

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Hey, it’s Monday! Today I’d like to share some cards with you to hopefully brighten your day!

The first is a card that I’m sharing as one of my regularly scheduled posts for Whimsy & Stars Studio! I’ll have another Spring-themed card to share two weeks from today!

The digi featured on this card is “Cup of Kindness” and can be found at the Whimsy & Stars Studio etsy store, along with Mabelle’s February digi releases, “Birthday Ladybug” and “You Are A Star.”

I hope you enjoyed checking out the projects that my fellow Whimsy & Stars Studio DT members shared during our monthly blog hop on the 5th!

If you didn’t get a chance to hop with us, no worries! We feature the new digis at Whimsy & Stars Studio on the 5th of every month. I hope you’ll be able to join us for the next hop! And, don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy & Stars Studio store to check out all the super cute Spring-themed digis that Mabelle has for sale!

My second card for today is for the current Seize the Birthday challenge. Here’s my card:

The main image and sentiment are from “Birthday Owl” designed by 2 Cute Ink, which can be found at Lil’ Inker Designs. And here’s the sketch:

It’s the first time I’ve had the chance to play along with this challenge, and I’m looking forward to joining the challenge again next week to make a masculine birthday card with the sketch! For all the details on this challenge, just visit the Seize the Birthday blog!

Hope you have a wonderful week! I’ll be back tomorrow with a new Double Take Tuesday challenge at The Greeting Farm!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!