TGF Special Halloween Release Day

Happy Friday everyone! It’s here…..RELEASE DAY for the surprise Halloween stamp sets and their coordinating dies.  We had two days of previews (Scaredy Cats and Peek-a-Boo) and they are now available for purchase at The Greeting Farm Store.  Below is a reminder of my preview projects.

And now onto my  release day project... because I created cards for previews, I wanted to create an envelope to send one of the cards in. We as card makers get so focused on the cards that we forget that plain white envelopes don't do the cards justice and that they deserve "tricked out" envelopes. hehe. I used a combination of both stamp sets on the envelope, going for a batsy, semi-spooky theme while making sure to keep the cute and cuddly. 

Now for the even more fun part, with every new release all farm friends get the chance to win their very own stamp sets so make sure you hop on over to The Greeting Farm for some trick or treating. Good Luck!

SUPPLIES

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Scaredy Cats" and "Peek-a-Boo"

Medium: Winsor and Newton watercolor 

TGF Special Release - Halloween Preview Day 2: PEEK-A-BOO

Hi, I'm back with day2 of previews, which will be available for purchase on Friday the 26th. This time around we have Halloween images for you. Today we bring you a set of fun little ghosts playing dress up, some in some spookier costumes than others. With this set, you'll get a chance at cutesy and spooky. I was inspired by the ghosts and went for a cloud card, which is a favorite of mine. I figured who better to be up in the sky playing around than a lot of mini ghosts. I used the traditional Halloween colors but went for a more playful look to convey the fun you can have on that day.

Now make sure you pop on over to the TGF blog to check out all the farmer inspiration to get you creating this day. Make sure to come back tomorrow for our release day hop where you will have the opportunity to win some Halloween candy.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Image(s): The Greeting Farm: "Peek-a-Boo" clear stamp set with matching Peek-a-Boo dies

Others: Prismacolor Pencils. Embossing Powder. Stratmore Bristol paper. Recollections 110lb heavy cardstock. Various LF and MFT paper.  My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn stitched cloud border dies. 

TGF Special Release - Halloween Preview Day 1: SCAREDY CATS

Happy Wednesday!! Surprise, Surprise we are back with another special release, This time around we have Halloween images for you. With the summer coming to an end, it's time to start thinking of fall and a season favorite is Halloween! but here on the farm is not so much about spooky but cutesy spooky. Today we bring you a set of fun cats dressed up in various costumes. This fella here is hiding, ready to pop out at the trick-or-treaters. He's surrounded by his little pumpin friends ready to jump at them as well. Come to think of it, I don't think I would want cats and pumpkins jumping at me. Hehe.

Now make sure you pop on over to the TGF blog to check out all the farmer inspiration to get you creating this day. Make sure to come back tomorrow for day2.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Image(s): The Greeting Farm: "Scaredy Cats" clear stamp set with matching Scaredy Cats dies

Others: Prismacolor Pencils, Distress Ink Pads. Embossing Powder. Stratmore Bristol paper. Recollections 110lb heavy cardstock. 

Life's no fun without a good Scare ...

... but who can be scared by this Swiss Pixie cutie. This little gal is "Franken-Lucy" a C,C. stamp that can be found in the Quick Creations Shop. She's great for Halloween projects and with a little altering, she'll work on her own. I wanted to make her a little whimsy so I made her arms and legs movable. I was inspired by the paper dolls from before. That is all for today. This Wednesday looks like it is going to shape up to be a proper Fall day. Its nice and cool and i dont think were going to go past the high 70s today. Yay! :)

Happy Wednesday!

material list:

Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangles Dies 

Lawn Fawn Small Journaling Die

K&Co Paper, Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Quick Creations Shop

Quick Creations Blog

Fun Farm Challenges Happening on the TGF Blog

Hey there, Happy Friday!!! I know It's been quiet on the ol' blog but that doesn't mean it's been quiet at my crafty desk. Lol, well actually it has been a little. I was staring at this mess for a few days but it's a cute mess, right? Lol! Anyways let's get on with it, shall we :) Warning: Picture Heavy.

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This week brought several new challenges over at the Farm blog. First off is our Double-Take Tuesdays challenge, which is a brand new challenge that began last week. For these challenges we will either have a sketch challenge or a color challenge for you. 

This weeks Double-Take Tuesdays challenge was a Color Challenge. Use the colors Yellow, Aqua, Grey and White. I really loved this color combo because it was outside my comfort zone and I ended up using a base color I normally wouldn't. I used the new adorable Bright Bean because I just love coloring them up with different hair colors and this time was no exception. 

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Moving onto our monthly challenge... the Retro-Fresh Challenge for this month is, "I Want Candy!" Now it may seem as it was Halloween oriented but it wasn't :) As long as your project involves a candy theme and you use an older TGF stamp then you're good to go.  

For my project I created a chocolate bar slider. I saw this awesome treat container last year on the Tickled Pink Stamps blog. Debbie, one of the Pink girls, created one and was kind enough to write up a tutorial. If you give it a go, make sure you have a sturdy base and prepare to toss away the first or second attempt. Not that I did that. Lol.

I used the adorable Spooktacular digi set. You get all the little ghouls and monsters in this set so it is perfect for all your Halloween needs. 

 

Entering this candy holder in:

 The Cuttlebug Spot - What's on your desk Tuesday

Sassy Cheryl's Blog - Show Me 95 

(The picture of the treat holder goes with the picture of my messy desk)

Designed to Color - Halloween Week

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And finally, today, begins a new Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. The theme is Buttons and Bows. This theme was right up my alley as I love using buttons and the occasional bows :) I used one of the Anyas from the new Miss Anya Scarves. I love these new miss anyas because a) I do (lol) and b) they are perfect for seasonal cards/projects (not just Christmas but also winter related). 

I'm entering this in: 

 3 Girl Jam Challenge - Anything Goes (with Ribbon)

Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland

Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches

I hope you have a great Friday and are enjoying the new transitioning weather. Thanks for stopping by!!

Cheeky Kitty

Happy Sunday Night! I finally got a chance to play along with World Card Making Day (a day late, lol, but I made it) :) Here's a quick Halloween card featuring this sexy Cheeky Kitty from The Greeting Farm.

Thanks for stopping by!


I'm playing with:
The Pink Elephant - Pendants
Designed to Color - Halloween Week

Halloween Is Approaching

Happy Saturday and Happy Fall!! So there is no denying it, summer is over. Boo! So since I never been big on creating Fall like projects, you know the ones with reds, oranges, browns and leaves. It gets me a little sad, lol, so I thought I'd dive right into Halloween. 

The first card I created is for the TGF Sketch Challenge that is exclusive to the Splitcoaststampers forum.  We are already on sketch 31 and this week our hostess is Eva. Great sketch right! It gives you lots of opportunity to use up that dp. That is what I did. I was just ripping out pages from my mat stack tothrow it all on there. I began to reorganize my stuff and I was appalled to see how much I've accumulated in the past 2 years. So now I am just ready to use it all.

 

I used Hallo Pumpkin Ian who is such a cutie! There are 4 other Halloween images that go perfect with him and look great together or alone.

Since I already had my Halloween paper out and this Hallo Bride Creeper already colored up I thought why not make a second card :) I was going for a little spookier look on this one. Although its hard to get spooky with The Greeting Farm, lol, they're too cute!

I used the Anyone for Anya sketch for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you're enjoying your weekend.

I'm submitting both of these cards to:

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Distressing

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Designed to Color - Halloween Week

Toot Toot Thursday with a Stamp SALE

Happy Thursday! I'm happy that you stopped by my little blog today. The next few postings will be about saying Goodbye and saying Hello to new beginnings. More on that later. For my first new beginning: Today I'm being featured over at Simply Betty Stamps.  A new feature called Toot Toot Thursday has begun where one of the SBS gals will be showcased as well as one of the older Simply Betty stamps. I am lucky #1. WooHoo!!!

OK lets get started. Today I'm featuring two of the Sweet Gothic Kids from the Birthday Line. I decided to turn these Birthday images into Halloween/Bday Halloween images. I chose to do this because my birthday is 2 weeks before Halloween and ever since I can remember I've always had my birthday associated with the holiday. When I was a kid, I wanted my birthday to be on the 31st. I always thought it would be a lot more fun and sound cool (lol) if I could say, "Yup my birthday is on Halloween." However, I grew up and realized that was never going to be :( but it seemed like that memo didn't get to everyone. All my friends still like to give me Halloween related gifts. I even received an Orange Halloween cake on my 21st bday instead of a regular birthday cake. lol. So after that I gave in and accepted the fact that even though my birthday isn't on the 31st, most people wont care and will prefer to buy me a black and orange cake as oppose to a Tacky pink frilly one, Lol! :)

My project for you today is a Box Card. It features of my fave SGK gals, Wednesday. Don't you just love how sassy she looks. I sure do. To make one of these, you can find the tutorial Here.

Materials used: I used my Prismacolor Pencils to color my images, last years K&Co Halloween Paper line and, of course, Simply Betty Stamps :)

The Card Box looks like a card from the front but once opened, it opens up into a small box where you can have a card and a small treat (of your choosing) in there. These are simple and cute to make. I do recommend you try it out the first time with a scratch cs just so you get the feel for it.

For the moment, I only have my card in there, therefore the card box isn't bulky. If you choose to add several items, note that it will be bulky so make sure that when you create the belly band, you do not make it snug. If you do so, you will not be able to slide it over the card box and have close it up.

Here's my birthday/Halloween card. It features my other fave SGK gal, Tilly. I just love coloring non traditional hair colors on my images. As some of you may know, I've been hoping to one day take the plunge and have my hair (or at least my tips died pink, purple or teal) I may one day be courageous to do it but so far it hasn't happen - Just call me chicken. Lol.
I used the Pink Ink Sketch #3 for my card LO. Im also submitting to Make It Colorful - Colour with Pink and A Spoonful of Sugar - Happy Birthday.

OK so in honor of today's Toot Toot Thursday Tilly, Wednesday and the rest of the SGK Birthday kids are on SALE. They have been slashed down to $4.00. Talk about WOW!!! This is definitely the time to stock up on them. It's like 2 for 1. Now, please note that this special promotion is in honor of my post and will last until next Wednesday night, right before the new Toot Toot Thursday post.  So hop on over to the Simply Betty Shop and pick up a few of these sassy characters.

** Also, don't forget that the new SGK Halloween line (the first of the few different Halloween lines to come) was released on Tuesday. To see the previews, click on the links below.

Day 1: Pumpkin Carvin Alex, Punki' Judy, Rag Doll Sally 

Day 2: Vampiress Tilly, Witchy Wednesday and Franken-Scott 

Click HERE to go directly to the shop to buy some of the new Halloween cuties. Also, Betty released them in Digi format for a few days only. Make sure to buy them before they are stored back in the vault.

Thanks for being here with me today!

Mickey Mouse Cookie

The cookie packaged up with its tags.

Closeup of the chocolate chip cookie.

 A mold I bought at Disneyland was used to get this shape.

 

Tag: Several Prismacolors were used to get this effect. 

Happy Sunday! and Happy 10-10-10!! I hope that everyone is enjoying themselves today. I recently found out that October is National Bake Month. Now I don't know about you but I don't really need a specific month to celebrate pastries. I looooooove all the sweet yumminess. My favorite cupcakes come from Sprinkles Bakery and my favorite cafe/bakery is Portos, a Cuban Southern California cafe. Many people love that bakery that to get any type of pastries during the holiday season, you must order them in advance. Its mayhem but very much worth it).

OK so onto my project... I recently went to Disneyland and I was inspired by their Halloween Time event. I'm not a huge Mickey Mouse fan but every time I go to Disneyland, I become enthralled by it all. I especially love their apples of the month and all their sweet goodies that bare a mickey mouse head or look like they came from Wonderland or the 100 Acre Forest. I decided that instead of spending $4 per cookie I would bake my own to give to my nieces as little Halloween treats.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I've inspired you to create your own Halloween goodness.