Throwback Thursday with Fuzzy Wuzzy

Hi all!!!

It's me, Farmer Becca, here with this weeks Throwback thursday. I just love Throwback Thursdays, as it is an excuse (like I need another one!!! LOL) to pull out some of my fave older Greeting Farm stamps and give them some inky love!

Well, this week I am getting into the holiday spirit a bit. The weather is getting colder, I have been wearing my favorite boots, I am looking forward to spending the holidays with my wonderful family, the stores are already decorating and playing Christmas music, and I have only one more day of teaching before a week off for the holiday break! Yipppppeeeee. All of those things put me in a great mood, and set my sights on much needed crafty time.

Ok, back to my inspiration for today. Due to this cold weather/holiday spirit I am in, I chose to showcase Amelia from the Fuzzy Wuzzy set. I just LOVE her!!!!

Isnt she adorable? I love this set as it is so versatile. You can use it for any occasion, and the sentiments that come with it are perfect for those winter season cards. LOVE them!!!
I hope I have inspired you today to ink up some of your older favorites. The colder weather really makes me want to lock myself in my warm craft room with a cup of hot chocolate, and just play all day! I hope we all get the opportunity! Thanks for joining me today. Now, let's get crafty!!!!!!!!

Thank You - Simon Says Stamp DT

Its that time again, time for another challenge at Simon Says Stamp. I love this time of the week, dont you? Well this week, our challenge is Thank you. My teamies and I are showcasing Hero Arts products. There are so many fantastic Hero Arts products, it is hard to choose which to use. For this week, I chose to make a tag, as I always need tags for gifts, and thought this was the perfect opportunity.

Ingredients:

Tag: Manilla tag

Paint colors: Glimmer Mists, Olive Vine, Tuscan Sun, Creme de Cocoa

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo

Image: Hero arts Sally's Bouquet

Medium: Copic markers

Embellies: Crochet Flowers, Prima paper leaves, Heart Charm, Vintage Garment pin, Olive Green gems

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a whopping $50 in store spending spee in the

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

Thanks for stopping by, and I cant wait to see what you create!

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:

I am roses Altered Cigar box

I have a project that I created last month that I have not shared on my blog yet. I wanted to showcase all the amazing I am Roses flowers that I used, as they are just my faves, and oh so gorgeous. This project is an altered cigar box that I created for a swap that I was in. I loved creating this, and adore the way that it came out.

I used graphic 45, renaissance Faire, papers for this box, I love the color scheme of this paper collection, and it matched perfectly for the fall theme I was trying to create. I distressed all the edges of the papers with my Distrezz-it-all, and Vintage Photo distress ink.

First, I painted the box with black acrylic paint. I added lots of Tim Holtz bobbles to the front lid, as I love the vintage feel of them. The dream lettering is some foam letters from my stash, I stamped them with a French Script stamp, then sprayed them with red Velvet Glimmer Mist and distressed them with Vintage Photo distress ink.
I also decorated the inside with more of the design paper. I also added some brown lace and a ribbon with a vintage garment pin and a token charm to the inside lid.
I used lots of I am Roses flowers on the outside of the box. I used the 3" white roses R78-15 (which I painted with red Velvet Glimmer Mist), 1.5" white roses R21-1 (which I painted with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist), and Classic Color Cherry Blossoms S3-310.
Thank you for stopping by today to see my creation. Stop by I am Roses to see all the wonderful paper flowers they have to choose from, they will blow your mind!

So Inspired - Simon Says DT

Its that Time again, time for another challenge at Simon Says Stamp. This week we have a gorgeous photo inspiration for you all, I loved working with these rich colors.

Isnt this picture just gorgeous??!!! Great inspiration to work with this week. I love the gorgeous colors and flowers in this photo, just beautiful.

Ingredients:

Image : Magnolia Tilda Sparkles

Papers : Old Skool

Sparklies: Stickles, Clear Gems

Embellies: Silver LOVE charm, Vintage Pin

I colored Tilda with copics and Prismacolors for shading.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30

Hair - E25, E31, E50

Shirt and Socks - C3, C1, C00

Scarf - R29, R27, R24, R22

Skirt - G24, G21, G20

Shoes - E35, E33, E31, E30

Sparklers - Y15, Y13, yellow stickles, diamond stickles

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a whopping $50 in store spending spee in the

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All That Scraps - Anything Goes

Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Magnolia Down Under - Charms and Bling

Charisma Cardz - Cutesy

Clearly a Special Showcase...and SALE!!!

Hello, friends!

As promised, we are here today with a special CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE and a ONE-DAY only SALE! For today only, all clear stamp sets are only $12 each! We want to make your holidays as stress-free as possible and who doesn't love a little online shopping to save from bearing the crowds and crazy limited quantities out there?

We are so excited to bring you our "CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE" today at The Greeting Farm!

In addition to our one-day sale, we have a few prizes along the way! Not one, but TWO LUCKY WINNERS will win a clear stamp set of choice just for hopping with TGF today!

Im here to today to share an inspirational card I made using The greeting Farm clear stamp set,Clearly Christmas. I love the images in this set, so cute for the holiday season.

Our clear stamp sets are made from high-quality photopolymer and we are very happy so far with the feedback we've received from both our design teams and customers alike! We asked everyone to be very candid with us to make sure that we were bringing you the same, quality TGF product you'd expect from us. (***I'm gonna throw in a bit here about how I, too was skeptical and feel free to add your own stories **) We love being able to bring you such fun and versatile lines of images and our clears are no exception! While we won't be going all clear, we do enjoy the versatility of this new line and really hope you do, too!

With our newsletter coming right around the corner on the 15th, we'd love to offer a Clear Stamp Showcase: Newsletter edition to get our customers even more acquainted with our Clear line and would love to see YOUR submissions! Please email Jessica atyeahshestamps@gmail.com by November 12th to submit your entry for consideration with a short write up of your project. Showcased projects will WIN a free stamp!

The flowers I used are I am Roses. Arnt they amazing? I used Mixed Big Crochet Flowers, and small white crochet flowers. Go check out the great selection of amazing flowers at I am Roses.

For now, we have a great lineup planned for you today with LOTS of creativity and fun ideas from clean and simple to stunningly colored and embellished- and don't forget to leave comments along the way and then come back here to comment and enter to WIN one of the TWO prizes! We hope you gain tons of inspiration today and can't wait to get started, so without further adieu, here is today's line up:

• Kris Palakiko-November Guest
• Jessica Diedrich
• Becca Fabozzi (you are here)
• Carisa Zglobicki
• Denice Bartucci
• Kim Yu
• Tracey Pickersgill
• back to the TGF Blog!

Thanks so much for joining us today as we CLEARLY can't wait for you to enjoy this special event! Don't forget that the DECEMBER Guest Designer contest ends 11/10, so make sure to get your entries in to Jess before the big reveal of Phase 1 on our Facebook page on Friday, 11/11!

What's more? Please join us at 7pm CST on Friday, November 11th in our SCS Forum for our First-EVER TGF "Customer Challenge and Chit-Chat" night! Our first night will be a MOVIE THEME event so pop some popcorn, grab your favorite candy, and join us for LIVE chatter, trivia, and a challenge with our first Customer Hostess to be revealed shortly! :)

If you're not able to join us for the live chat no worries- we will be doing these at different times of day to include our overseas friends when we can. Challenge will be open ALL weekend, too, so there will be time for EVERYONE to play! We'll wrap up about 10pm CST or whenever we conk out- but for now, get ready to join us for a night at the movies!

See you soon!

I am Roses "Fall into Autumn" Blog Hope Winner

IAR "Fall into Autumn" Blog Hop Winner Announcement

Happy Sunday everyone! We had an AMAZING response for the I Am Roses “Fall into Autumn” Blog Hop. We wanted to thank you for participating in the hop and showing your love & support for the projects the design team created just for you.

Are you ready to find out where the secret blog candy was hidden and who the ...winner is?

Head on over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog where it’s all revealed, the winner will be revealed today November 6th, at 9am Pacific Standard Time.


Thanks again and see you over at the I Am Roses Design Team YouTube Channel, where myself and the other designers will continue to share unique projects to keep you inspired. ♡

Button it up - Simon Says Stamp DT

Its time for another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and this week our challenge is Buttons! Super simple, yet I hardly ever use them on my cards, just doesn't come to mind naturally for me when I am crafting, but I love the look they add to cards. Here is my creation using some new products that have been recently added to my stash, and I just love them! My teamies and I are showcasing Basic grey products this week (some of my FAVES!), and I chose to use this new Basic Grey Oxford papers for my card, love the rich colors.

Ingredients:

Images: Magnolia Tilda with Hellebores, Magnolia You Make Me Smile

Paper: Basic grey 6x6 Oxford

Medium: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils

Embellishments: Prima Wildflowers, Basic Grey clear and white buttons

Tools: Nestabilities Lacey Circles die, Magnolia Doohickey Vintage Tag die, Memory Box Sanibel Border die

I colored this adorable Tilda with copics and added shadows with Prismacolor pencils. I love the deepened look the pencils add to the image.

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30

Hair - E25, E31, E50

Dress - E55, E53, E50, B91, B95, B97

Boots - E53, E50

Bow - B91, B95, B97

Flowers - R29, R27, R24, R22, G24, G20, YG03

As always our lovely Heidi is sponsoring our challenge with a whopping $50 in store spending spee in the

SIMON SAYS STAMP SUPERSTORE

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

All That Scraps Wednesdays challenge - Anything goes

Magnolia Down Under - Something hidden

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Magnolia-licious - Fall picture inspiration

Basic Grey - Anything goes

Craft Your Days Away - Autumn

Magnolia mania - Autumn

Stamptacular Sunday - Borders and Frames

I am Roses Fall into Autumn Blog Hop

• WELCOME! If you just happen to be stopping by my blog today, be sure to start over at the I Am Roses Challenge blog so you don't miss out!

  Thank you all for joining the I Am Roses Fall in to Autumn 2011 Blog Hop! The Design Team is thrilled to share these special projects with you showcasing some of the latest flowers and old favorites.

  We also wanted to thank you for all the support and wonderful comments on our YouTube Channel; we have reached over 1,400 subscribers! What better way to celebrate this FALL season is with a PRIZE!

  Here’s how for your chance to win:

  - Hop along to each of the design team member's blogs and be sure to comment on their individual Fall in to Autumn 2011 Blog Hop post.

  - There is 1 hidden blog candy prize up for grabs in one of our DT member’s blogs!

  - Be sure to subscribe/follow the new I Am Roses Challenge Blog (http://iamroses-challenge.blogspot.com/).

  - Commenting along the way highly increases your chance of winning the prize package.

  - Comments will be closed on Friday Nov. 4th 9pm PST

  - We will be randomly selecting 1 winner from the comments on the blog and will announce the winner on Sunday, Nov. 6th!

  As you hop along be sure to subscribe/follow to the individual design team member's blogs so you don't miss out on the winner announcement!

  Now on to what I created…

  

  I started with a basic kraft tag and added one of my butterfly/flower chipboard embellishments I had in my stash. I love how the colors of this embellie match perfect to the I am Roses flowers I had, just gorgeous. I also added a feather, some paper leaves (which I sprayed with Olive Vine glimmer mist) and a couple of stick pins from my stash to the flower arrangement to finish it off.

  

  I used many different I am Roses Flowers on my tag.

  I used white roses - R 78 15

  Turquoise Gardenia - GB4-427

  Mini Pink Roses - R2 - 617

  Burgundy two-toned Cherry blossoms - S3-833

  
  

  Next up is Bona. I’m sure she has something AMAZING to share with you!

  In case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the I Am Roses design team members hopping today:

  Arlene: www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com

  Amy: www.myteddyboo.blogspot.com/

  Andrea: www.whimsycrafts.blogspot.com/

  Becca: www.beccascraftycorner.blogspot.com/

  Bona: www.keeponscrappin.blogspot.com

  Cindy: www.cynthialoowho.blogspot.com

  Jo: www.paperdrama.blogspot.com

  Joy: www.artangelsdesigns.blogspot.com/

  Limor: www.chicscrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/

  Rina: www.scrapmusubi.blogspot.com

  Yvonne: www.scrappingisbliss.blogspot.com

  
  

  
  

  
  

  *Don't forget to Subscribe/Follow the I Am Roses Challenge Blog: http://iamroses-challenge.blogspot.com/ to qualify for a chance to win.

  Before I go, here is a preview of one of the I Am Roses blog candy that is up for grabs:

  

  
  

  Thanks for coming by and playing along!

  
  

  Hugs!

  Becca Fabozzi