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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I'm Blushing!!!!

I'm BLUSHING!!!!!!
You're not going to believe WHY.... because I am a new TGF FARMER!!! It has been SOOOO hard to hide my excitement since I was asked to join! Keeping secrets is something that is so hard for me, ESPECIALLY when I am THIS excited!!! LOL

I have been addicted to The Greeting Farm stamps forever, and I was literally doing back flips when I was asked to join their Design Team!!! LOL. ALL of the TGF images are just so stinkin cute, how can you not LOVE them. It is an absolute dream come true to be asked to join this amazing team full of talented ladies, and to work with such an amazing stamp company. I am humbled, excited, speechless, thrilled, and honored to be a part of The Greeting Farm family, and cant wait to show you all the new things coming!!!
As if my own excitement weren't enough, I am not alone in it...be sure to check out the TGF BLOG today for the announcement of the rest of the NEW TGF Farmers and check out the TALENT I am amongst:

Carisa Zglobicki

Tracey Pickersgill

Denice Bartucci

Becca Fabozzi (That's Me!!!!)

Kim Yu

Jessica Diedrich, TGF Creative Coordinator

and our Guest Designer who is NO stranger to TGF, Jen Shults! Just wait til you see what she has up her sleeve for us this month!

How's that for a bunch of blushing beauties?!? Well, turns out we're not the ONLY ones BLUSHING at TGF....
...introducing the BRAND-NEW TGF BLUSH SOCIETY!!!
We are thrilled to bring you TWO brand new card, scrapbook, and mixed-media friendly backgrounds to compliment SPLOTCHY released a few months ago....with our HEART Background and HELLO Background! In addition, the pride and joy of the new BLUSH SOCIETY? We bring you Blush Bonnie and Blush Babbette...two new "blushing beauties" that will be fantastic for cards, art journaling, and MORE! Here is my project:

Meet Blushing Bonnie. Isnt she a total doll??!!! I adore her outfit, and want her dress for myself, it is just adorable!!!! I used the Blush Hello Background behind her, and stamped that in Worn Lipstick Distress ink. The sentiment, "Thinking of You" also comes with Blushing Bonnie! What an amazing pair!!!!! I stamped the sentiment with Worn Lipstick, then cut it out like a banner flag. I paired all these images up with some Prima Annalee papers, dont you just LOVE the colors??!!

I colored Blushing Bonnie with copics.

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

Hair - E33, E31, Y21, Y20

Dress - B02, B05, B00, B0000, RV14, RV13, RV10

Socks - RV14, RV13, RV10

Shoes - W5, W1
I followed the design layout of the Mystery Monday card being showcased this week on the TGF Challenge blog, what a great card to case. I followed the layout, with just a few little tweaks! I added white Prima roses to the corners which I painted with Cosmos and Patina Glimmer Mists. I also added lots of pearls, and a pink monarch punched butterfly.
There is so much excitement buzzing around the Farm today, you'll definitely want to start on the TGF BLOG because we have a HUGE PRIZE PACK to give away today for visiting us NEW Farmers and leaving some love and your thoughts on the new "BLUSH SOCIETY!" We can't wait to hear them!

That's it for me today, but I'll be back later this week, still blushing ;), with MORE TGF previews!