THREE CHEERS and YEARS for TGF!!!!

Hello, friends!

WELCOME to The Greeting Farm's THREE YEAR Birthday Bash!

We are SO excited to kick off the August release by celebrating that The Greeting Farmis officially three. years. YOUNG. First and foremost, we want to thank EVERYONE for your continued support, encouragement and enthusiasm these past three years. We know it's said all over the cyber-world, but we TRULY appreciate and understand the fact that if it weren't for all of you, TGF would not be anywhere near the community and business it is today and for that we are truly grateful.

On that note, before I show you my project for today, we want to announce that we have an EXCLUSIVE digi stamp as a gift with ANY rubber stamp purchase TODAY throughFRIDAY, August 5th at 10pm CST. To claim your exclusive digi, just email Jessicawith a copy of your receipt and your FREE GIFT will be sent shortly after! Remember, this is ONLY good through the 5th at 10pm so make sure you get yours before it disappears forever ;)

As for my special project.... (talk about card here)

Hope you enjoy! As for today's event, there are THREE NEW RELEASES and since we're feelin' generous on our birthday, we are giving away THREE August Release Prize Packs today (exclusive digi not included :) just for hopping with our Farmers and coming BACK to the TGF Blog to wish our little Farm a happy day!

You will have until 11:59pm CST tonight to comment on the DT's blogs and come back to the TGF Blog to leave some love!

Let's get started...first on the TGF Blog, where you can head back anytime in case you get lost or need to refresh along the way (trust me, we KNOW how exciting this is...heehee ;) oh! and we have ONE more special surprise today, too. Our Farm Fresh Challenge Team is joining in on the FUN! Please welcome these girls to our party as well- the more the merrier, I always say!

TGF Blog

1LuvnMama
Rachel Schneider
Tasha Beasley
Leanne Poe
Sparkle Smith

Carisa Zglobicki

Tracey Pickersgill

Denice Bartucci

Becca Fabozzi

Kim Yu

Jessica Diedrich

back to TGF Blog to leave your comment to WIN!

See you back soon and THANKS celebrating with THREE CHEERS for THREE YEARS! Here's to MANY more!

SURPRISE!!!

How amazingly adorable are the new Birthday releases from the Greeting Farm to celebrate the 3rd birthday of The Farm! Today we are giving you a sneak peek at a brand new birthday set featuring Oliver and Amelia called Surprise! Isnt this cutie just adorable??? This set will be available with the others on August 1st at the Greeting Farm store.

For my card I used Prima Sweet Fairy paper, as I love the white, yellow, and purple color combos. I think this is such an adorable card for a little girl, just precious! I love how Amelia is hiding behind the gifts, so sweet.
I colored my image with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R21, R30

hair - E99, E97, Y21, Y11

Dress & Bow- V12, V6, V00

Shoes- C1, C00

Gifts - G24, G21, G20, R02, R01, R00, Y21, Y20
The sentiment is also part of this set, and I just think it is adorable. So sweet, just like this adorable image. Please check out the amazing previews of this set that my teamies have created for you, they are sure to inspire and amaze you.

Carisa Zglobicki

Tracey Pickersgill

Denice Bartucci

Becca Fabozzi (You are HERE!)

Kim Yu

Jessica Diedrich

I will see you back here on Monday, August 1st for the Blog Hop to celebrate The Farm turning 3 years old!!!! Be ready for some great fun and great prizes!!!!

You're Invited....

Hey, everyone!

We are SUPER excited to cordially invite you to TGF's THIRD Birthday bash/Blog Hop! Can you BELIEVE the Farm is turning three? We can't, and it wouldn't be a party without you, so please join us for a CELEBRATORY release!

When: Monday, AUGUST 1st, 2011

12:01 am CST-11:59 am CST

Where: TGF Blog

You definitely WON'T WANT to miss this. WHY? Well, here's ONE reason...introducing...

Birthday Anya 2

This little cutie is one of THREE new releases, to celebrate THREE years! And what's more? There will be THREE grand prize winners!

That is right! Just for hoppin' with the Farm on our THIRD birthday, THREE lucky commenters will be chosen to win the ENTIRE RELEASE! We are SO excited!

I colored Anya with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R21, R30

Hair - E27, E23, E51, E21

Dress & Shoes - R87, R85, R81, Rv10

Cupcake - e29, E23, Rv13, Rv10, R31, R30
Be sure to check out the blogs of the rest of the TGF Farmers because there is another little party go-er floating around today that you will definitely want to meet ;)
hear them!

Carisa Zglobicki

Tracey Pickersgill

Denice Bartucci

Becca Fabozzi (You are HERE!)

Kim Yu

Jessica Diedrich

That's it for me today, but I'll be back tomorrow with another birthday SURPRISE! Save the date and see ya tomorrow!
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Anyone for Anya? - sketch

Shape it up!! - Simon Says DT

It's time for another challenge at Simon Says Stamp, and this week we are challenging you to make a shape card, so no square or rectangle cards. For my card, I chose to use my Spellbinders Nestabilities Grand circles for the shape of my card. Then I used my Doohickey Tilda Lace die to add the border around the top circle, and viola!

Today is new challenge day at

Simon Says Stamp

This week our challenge is

Make a Shape card.

Ingredients:

Paper: K&Company Sweet Nectar

Images: Garden Tilda

Medium: Copic markers

Embellishments - Petaloo stem flowers

Tools: Doohickey Lovely Fence die, Doohickey Tilda Lace die, Nestabilities Labels 4, Nestabilities Grand Circles

I hope you will join us in our newspaper challenge at Simon Says Stamp this week. The ever fabulous Heidi is giving the random winner a $50 gift card to the superstore!!!! Such an amazing prize, with so many ways to spend it!!! I cant wait to see all the ways you use newspaper in your creation.

I colored my image with copics markers.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R21, R30

Hair - E27, E23, E51

Shirt & Headband - RV13, RV10, RV000. G20

Overalls - B99, B97, B95, B91, G20

Boots - E43, E42, E40

Shovel - W5, W3, W1

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Garden

Top Tip Tuesday - Make it Girlie

Anything Goes - Pick of the Bunch

Magnolia-licious - Summer Bash

Bunny Zoe's - Fun in the Sun

Paper Sundaes - Summer

Totally Gorjuss - Punch or die

Stamp Something - Something Embellished

Craft Your Days Away - Summertime

Midnight Madness DT- MMSC114

It's that time again, time for a new sketch at Midnight Madness.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

Isnt this week's sketch amazing??!!! This week I made a card following the sketch, and a matching altered tin. What do you think?

I used some Webster's Pages Seaside Retreat papers, love them for summer cards! I paired them up with one of LaLa Land's new images, Mermaid Marci. Isn't she adorable? I just absolutely LOVE her!!! Fo the tin, I used a Prima Flowers tin that was empty, and altered it with some of the design paper and another Mermaid Marci image and lace, just like the card.
I followed the sketch for my card, and I love the way it turned out. I added lace around my image as the base, then added lots of Petaloo flowers as my embellishments! LOVE the Color Me Mine collection, I used different mediums to color the flowers, and love the way they match the paper colors. I also got the opportunity to add this hand-made stick pin that a friend of mine made for me! I just LOVE it to pieces!!!!! It is one of Tim Holtz mini bottles filled with sand and shells and a starfish on the outside, hanging from a hand-made stick pin with shell beads! It is so amazing in person, just love it! (Thanks Cammi!!)
I colored my image with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R20, R30

Hair - E35, E33, YR21, YR20

Fin and Top - BG75, BG72, BG10, R08

Star Fish Hair Clip - R08, R02, R01, R00

We have some great prizes this week from our sponsors.

Our MMSC114 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is..

Stamp and Create and is offering a $25.00 gift certificate.

Our July Monthly sponsor is....

I finished off the inside of my card with more of the Webster's design paper and a turquoise silk bow. I used Petaloo Cantebury Vines from the Color Me Mine Collection, and colored with BG72 copic marker to make them turquoise to match the card colors. I cut them apart to add to my card, as they come in a big bunch, and I just wanted a few to look like coral. The green leaves are already a part of this set, and they work perfect for this sea scene. The flowers I used are the loose orchids, also from the Color Me Mine collection. I used my Lindy's Stamp Gang starburst stains in Honeysuckle Coral and Autumn Maple Crimson to color the flowers. The stains are just like paint dabbers, so they were perfect to color the flowers as I could dab them wherever I wanted the color.
I hope that you will join us this week for our sketch challenge at Midnight Madness.
I am entering this card into the following challenges:

LaLa Land Challenge - Center Step card

This week at LaLa Land Crafts, we were challenged to create a center step card. This is the first one I have made, and it was actually pretty simple to create, and makes such an amazing and interesting card! I love it.

I was thrilled to work with one of the new images just released at CHA, Princess Marci. I just LOVE her, isnt she amazing???!!!

I used Kraft as my base for the card and added some Pink Paislee paper to the center panel of the card, however only a small part of it shows behind the image, but still gives a finished look to the center panel.
I colored Marci with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R21, R30, R02

Hair - E27, E23, E53, E51

Top of dress - C1, C00, R02, R0000, Y15

Skirt - R02, R01, R00, R0000

I added pink silk ribbons and bows to the side panels, and think this adds such a feminine and pretty touch to the card. The flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts pink 25mm rose and chocolate brown 15mm roses. I also tucked a Prima Leaf sprayed with Olive Vine Glimmer Mist behind the arrangement. The sentiment, Princess, was printed out on my computer and mounted on Chocolate cardstock.
I hope you will go over to LaLa Crafts Blog and see the other Center Step card my temaies have made for you, they are all pretty amazing!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Copic Creations - pastel Colors

Anything Goes - More Than One Fold

Stamp Something - Something embellished

Allsorts - Free and Easy

Addicted to Stamps - Cupcakes

This week at Addicted to Stamps, we are challenging you to use Cupcakes in your creation. When starting this, I knew I HAD to use this adorable LaLa Land image, Sugar and Spice Marci. I just think she is so stinkin cute! Then I found these adorable Webster's Pages papers in my stash, and viola! Here is my creation.

Isnt it just perfect for this challenge of cupcakes???
I colored Marci with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R21, R30

Hair - E27, E23, E21

Dress and Bow - G02, G00, G0000

Apron - C1, C00, RV14, RV13, RV10

Shoes - C5, C3, C1

Spoon - E33, E35, E31

Cupcake - E29, E27, E25, RV32, RV00, RV14, Rv13
I added a pink silk bow, Magnolia Doohickey Die Swirl cut with pink cardstock, and a couple of Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, and the card was done. That is the beauty of Webster Pages papers, they are so beautifully designed, you hardly need any embellishments!
I hope you will join us at Addicted to Stamps for our cupcake challenge. cant wait to see what you create!!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Basic Grey Challenges Design Team - Sketch Challenge

This week at Basic Grey Challenges, we have a fantastic sketch to work with.

Don't you Love it????? Our teamie Heather designed this beauty for you all to play with. Here is my take on the sketch

I used Basic grey Olivia papers to design this card. I just love the soft feminine colors, just gorgeous. I paired that up with Tilda with Ponytail and Bird Background from Magnolia. I love these two images together, so cute!
I colored my image with copics. I used a TON of them on these images and did not write them down this time, sorry.
I finished off the insides of the card with more of the design paper and a pink silk bow. I kept this card very simple as I wanted to the highlight to be the images. I make some small rolled flowers and a punched butterfly as embellishment.

I hope you will join us this week at Basic Grey for our sketch challenge. I cannot wait to see what you create.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Have you Heard the News??? - Simon Says Stamp DT

It's time for another challenge at Simon Says Stamp, and this week we are challenging you to use newspaper. For my card, I chose to use Tim Holtz Lost and Found papers, as there is a newspaper looking paper in that stack, and I love the vintage/grunge look of the papers. I paired these awesome papers up with The Greeting Farm Blushing Bonnie and Blush Hello Background.

Today is new challenge day at

Simon Says Stamp

This week our challenge is

Use Newspaper.

Ingredients:

Paper: Tim Holtz Lost and Found Paperstash

Images: The Greeting Farm Blushing Bonnie, and Blush Hello

Medium: Copic markers

Tools: Martha Stewart Frond Punch

I colored my image with copic markers.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R21, R30

Hair - E19, E15, YR21, YR20

Dress and Socks - RV99, RV95, RV93, RV91

Shoes - E43, E40

I finished off the inside with more of the patterned paper and a beige silk bow and ribbon.
Here is the artsy view of my card, just for another shot to show you. I hope you will join us in our newspaper challenge at Simon Says Stamp this week. The ever fabulous Heidi is giving the random winner a $50 gift card to the superstore!!!! Such an amazing prize, with so many ways to spend it!!! I cant wait to see all the ways you use newspaper in your creation.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Girlie Girls

Stamp and Create - Ribbon and Bows

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Simon Says Prizes!!!

PLUS

IF we make it to 1000 entries this week Heidi will give a $50 voucher to 2 lucky entrants to spend in the Simon Says Stamp Store !!! Please link any creations that you have made since last Wednesday ,,,, Anything Goes !!! :-)

Good Luck to all :-)

Midnight Madness DT- MMSC113

It's that time again, time for a new sketch at Midnight Madness.

"YOUR CHOICE"

Enter one style or both this week.

Just have fun and come play with us :)

I had so much fun with this week's sketch, I just loved the layout. I chose to alter a Composition Notebook using the sketch as my layout, and I just love the way it turned out.

I used some K&Company paper from my Mega Stack, which I totally LOVE! I paired it up with Tilda Gone Fishing and Edwin Waiting for Fish, I love these two images together and think they are just adorable. They can both be bought at Simon Says Stamp, our weekly sponsor,

Our MMSC113 Weekly Bonus Sponsor is..

This week's sponsor is Simon Says Stamp. One random winner will win a $20 Gift voucher to their fabulous store. Be sure to stop by and check out all their wonderful crafting products.

I colored Tilda with Copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R20, R30

hair - E27, E23, E53, E51

Overalls - B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt - RV17, RV14, Rv13, Rv10

Boots - E43, E42, E40

Pole and Basket - E35, E33, E51

I colored Edwin with copics.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, E0000, R01

Hair - E33, E31, E51

Overalls - B99, B97, B95, B91

Shirt - Y35, Y33, Y31

Water - B02, B91, B00, B0000, BG10

Pole - E35, E33, E51

I used lots of Petaloo embellishments on my project. I used foam letters from their Color Me Creative Collection for the word "dream". They started out as white foam letters. I first stamped them using my Tim Holtz French Script stamp in Walnut Stain Distress ink. Then, I sprayed them all with Pink Taffy Glimmer Mist, and then edged them again with Walnut Stain. I LOVE the way they came out, so soft and pretty and perfect match for this journal!!!
I also added lots of Petaloo flowers, Assorted Flower Layers from the Color me Mine collection, to the journal, following the sketch. Again, they start out white so you can alter them with a variety of mediums to match your project perfectly! I sprayed mine with Pink Taffy, Lemon Zest, Carmel Apple, and Tattered Leather Glimmer Mists. Then I added some large bling to the centers to finish it off!

Petaloo is our amazing monthly sponsor, and they have an amazing prize for this month's winner.

Our July Monthly sponsor is....

I hope you will join us at Midnight Madness for our sketch challenge this week. I cannot wait to see what you create.

I am entering this project into the following challenges:

Crop Stop - Get Wet

Magnolia-licious Highlites - Summer Bash

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Colors

Papertke Weekly - Hot, Hot, Hot

Bunny Zoe's - Fun in the Sun

TOMIC - Nautical