November Release Preview Day 3: MINI-REMIX FALL

It's day 3 of NOVEMBER previews over at The Greeting Farm. We previewed our first ever Mini-Boy remix set and a Bakery set (to get you in the mood for the holiday season) and now, we bring you another caaauuute mini set: MINI REMIX FALL. These girls are such cuties and there is a boy and pet cat in the set. How can you resist? 

For my card, I wanted it to be fun an playful and make the couple look as if they are playing with lots of colorful leaves. They are simply enjoying life because its Cute!

Now its time to head over to the TGF Blog to see what the rest of the design team created for you. Since it is the last day of previews, see you back here tomorrow for the New Release Blog Hop, were 1 lucky person will win the entire release! Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Mini-Remix Fall" clear stamp with matching die and "Mini-remix Boys" with matching die.

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
Paper: Canson Drawing Linen Paper. Doodlebug Design paper: "Flea Market" 6x6.
Other: Lawn Fawn dies. Quick Creations sequins 

Favorite Person to Laaugh With

Hello all! I'm over at the Quick Creations blog sharing a card featuring some adorable bunny friends. When I read the sentiments and the cuteness of the stamp set, I knew I needed to use it. The sweetness of the bunnies inspired me to create an "it'll be ok" type of card without actually saying those words. That is what is so great about the birdie brown sets, because they mix well with each other and they work for lots of different themes. 

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES
My Favorite Things - "Snuggle Bunnies" stamp set
My Favorite Things - "Adorable Elephants" stamp set (extras: balloons)
My Favorite Things - "Lucky Prints" 6x6 paper pad
My Favorite Things - "Cotton Candy" hybrid ink pad
Prima Marketing - Watercolor paper, 140lb cold press 6x6
Lawn Fawn - "Large Cross-Stiched" square dies
Lawn Fawn - "Small Stitched" square dies
Quick Creations - "Sun Kissed Meadows" Sequins

All of Me Loves ...

Happy Friday! I'm here to share some quick inspiration featuring a pair of uber cute elephants from Stampingbella. They are part of their stuffies line that is filled with lots of cute animals. I was inspired by the mother/child theme of the elephants to use the large sentiment from the doodlebug paper pad.

Now make sure to click on over to the Quick Creations blog for more inspiration and to the Quick Creations shop for your own goodies to play with. Noelle has filled the shop with lots of new goodies from doodlebug, echo park, my favorite things and many other.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES
Image: Stampingbella - Stuffies "Ill Always Have Your Back"
Paper: Doodlebug Designs - "Sweet Things" 6x6, Bazzil turquoise and grey, Strathmore smooth bristol
Dies: La-La-Land Crafts - "Scalloped Banner" die
Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

You Color my World Starry Anya

Hello Farm Friends! Today is my day to share on the Greeting Farm blog and I have a project featuring the brand new clear stamp- Starry Anya.  Isn't she a cutie?!! My inspiration for this card began with her name, Starry. The idea was to create a muted card with lots of stars in outer space and have a cheesy saying to go along with it but it didn't take and thus a more colorful approach came about after re-booting my system. 

Now its your turn to create your colorful project with this cutie, if you snatched her up during pre-sale, or any of the other images The Greeting Farm shop has to offer.  Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Image: The Greeting Farm - Starry Anya clear stamp

Sentiment: Lawn Fawn - Starry Backdrops

Paper: Canson watercolor 90lb, Bristol smooth, Recollections 110lb white

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils, Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes, various ink pads.

Teddy, I Love You

Hello friends! I'm back with another project for Quick Creations that features a super cutesy Greeting Farm stamp set. The set was was created as a party theme set (as it has balloons and birthday hats) but I didn't let that stop me. I stamped out these mama and papa bears, colored them, paper pieced some clothes for them and voila - and I love you card. The sentiment was altered tho, originally it has a "WE" instead of "I" so I just cleaned the "W" before stamping it and drew in the "I" Plus this set isn't all party, it's perfect for kid projects as well, as it brings a young boy bear and a young girl bear and it has awesome sentiments and extras (hearts, stars, balloons, etc)

Click here to see the Greeting Farm clear stamp products that Noelle offers in her shop so you can pick some up for you. There is also a monthly challenge happening on the QC Blog and the theme is Shaker Cards, which are fun to make and give as gifts. Who doesn't love a little sparkle and sound in their cards. If you play along, you'll have a chance to win a store gift certificate. Click here to go to the challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

SUPPLIES

Image/Sentiment: The Greeting Farm - Always a Party

Paper: CC Designs - Smoochie 6x6.  Strathmore Bristol Paper.

Enamel Dots: Simple Stories "Enchanted" and CC Designs "Halloween Boo"

Dies: Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Journaling Card

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils. 

Sweetest Things

Happy Wednesday! I'm here today to share a trio of creations I made using the Baby Anya and Ian set. This set is just completely adorable because, obviously you get both male and female babies but you also get the most adorable giraffe ever. These babies look great together or separate. I began with the tag (keeping the gift in mind) and then used the same technique to create a card. I did this to have a cohesive look so I could use them together, if need be. 

In regards to the giraffe card, I was aiming for a back to school look/encouragement card but I may have failed in that aspect. Lol. I created it with  my niece in mind (as she is still into cutesy images such as this one) but when I asked what she thought, she said it looked like it was made for a baby :) So the sentiment didn't seem to make an impact and it looks like Ill need to change it.

Since today is my day over on the Quick Creations blog/shop make you sure you hop over where you'll find my post along with the materials I used linked to the shop. While there make sure you take a look around as Noelle is currently having a Back to School Sale.

Thanks for stopping by

SUPPLES:

Image: The Greeting Farm - Baby Anya and Ian

Sentiment/Banner: Whimsy Stamps - Sweet Sentiments

Paper: Lawn Fawn - Lets Polka Mon Amie 6x6 paper pad

Dies: Lawn Fawn - Large Rectangle Stiched 

Prismacolor Pencils and Markers. Memento Ink. The Twinery twine.

TGF May Release Blog Hop

Happy Friday everyone! The Greeting Farm has been showcasing their new May Release of some adorable clear stamps sets on the TGF Blog for the last 2 days. These new clear stamps are NOW available in The Greeting Farm Store. Today they are back showcasing the last 2 sets of clear stamps along with an amazing BLOG HOP. They also have some guest designers joining in, me being one of them. Yay!

The last 2 clear stamps sets being featured on the TGF Blog are BEARY CUTE and WOOD FRIENDS. And because it’s release day, The Greeting Farm is having a BLOG HOP. This time around The Greeting Farm are going to pick two winners and each person will receive 3 clear stamp sets from this new release!

The stamp set I used on my card is 'Wood Friends'. I made it a love theme card aiming for the theme, 'Love sees no boundaries' I was hoping to achieve that by making the squirrel and deer a couple. hehe. But as I kept looking at the scene/image, I thought that it can also be a parent/child relationship. In the end tho, my aim was for it to convey Love and I believe i got there :)

Make sure to leave a comment on all the blogs listed below before 12pm CST on Monday, May 11th. The winners will be announced on May 12th by The Greeting Farm.

Here is the Blog Hop List!

Guest Designers:

JESS MARIN (You're Here)

KRISTINA WERNER

SANDY ALLNOCK

TGF Design Team:

ALYCE

ANITA

CLAUDETTE

HOLLY

JONI

KELLI

KRYSTAL

ROSIE

STEPHANIE

THE GREETING FARM BLOG

In addition to the Hop, there are 6 EXTRA WAYS TO ENTER: 

1. Like us on FACEBOOK and leave another comment on the TGF Blog. (If you are already a "liker", you can leave a comment)
2. Ask your crafty friends to “like” The Greeting Farm and leave another comment on the TGF Blog.
3. Follow The Greeting Farm on TWITTER and tweet about our inspiration week and our site or blog address (@TheGreetingFarm is releasing new stamps and a giveaway! Check it out at http://www.thegreetingfarm.com"), and leave another comment on the TGF Blog (make sure to @thegreetingfarm so we can see your tweets!).
4. Follow the TGF BLOG through the blogger follower or through Google reader and leave another comment on the TGF Blog. (If you already follow, you can leave a comment.)
5. Follow us on INSTAGRAM @TheGreetingFarm and leave another comment on the TGF Blog that you did.
6. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and leave another comment on the TGF Blog. (If you already subscribe, you can leave a comment.)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Friday and weekend.

PRODUCTS:
Stamp: The Greeting Farm - Wood Friends
Paper: My Minds Eye - Handsome
Embellishments: Prima - Butterflies. Recollections: Pearls and Doily
Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Lets Travel Together

Hi there! I just wanted to quickly pop in to share thus card. The theme is travel but more of traveling together, taking a journey (emotional, etc). 

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Farm Fresh Friday (TGF) - Pinky Pinky
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Texture
Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday Anything

Products:
Image - The Greeting Farm: OA Journey
Paper - My Minds Eye, Crate Paper (Various lines of each)
Doilies - Doodlebug
Medium - Prismacolor Pencils

Little Dreamer

Hi there!! Its been a very nice lazy Sunday because its the Oscars and it RAINED!! Well it was more of a light to medium drizzle but nevertheless, it gives us some much needed rain. Yay! Ok so I just wanted to pop in to share a post-valentine card I made for my little nephew. I find this set extremely adorable and perfect for little kids. It is the OA Little Dreamer from The Greeting Farm (retired).

Thanks for stopping by! 

Colors Inspired - MFT Color Challenge #15

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Texture

Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday Anything

Products

Image: The Greeting Farm - OA Dreamer Set

Paper: Various My Minds Eye

Medium: Prismacolor Pencils

Tic-Tac-Whale

Hi there! Were just a few days away from Valentine so I thought I would share this CAS card that would be perfect for a guy, for a child or for a non frilly-fussy person :)

It features the adorable whales from Lawn Fawn. Although it looks simple, I must confess that it took me 3 times and a lot longer than I would have liked to get it just right. On the upside, I now have the correct measurements for everything and can replicate it quickly. 

I hope your Wednesday is going well. Thanks for stopping by!

Product Information:

Lawn Fawn - "Whale You Be Mine" Stamp Set and Craft Dies

Lawn Fawn - "Wish You Were Here" Stamp set

Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle Dies

Doodlebug Designs - Bubblegum Polka doilies

Challenges Entered

Lawnscaping Challenge - 99 Clean and Simple

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - All Creatures Great or Small

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Whale You Be...

Happy Sunday! I'm here to share a clean and simple card, yet still very cutesy, featuring the love whales from lawn fawn. This card looks very Valentine but I think it works on all levels, you just have to rearrange the whales or the sentiment.  Speaking of, don't forget to play along with the Quick Creations Monthly Challenge (which is Love). You can enter on the blog or on the Quick Creations Facebook Group (click here). The prize is a $10 certificate which will allow you to buy this stamp set, die set and still have money left over :)  All products used on my card can be found at the Quick Creations Shop. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Lawn Fawn - Whale You Be Mine stamp set

Lawn Fawn - Whale You Be Mine craft die

Lawn Fawn - Let's Polka 6x6 paper

Doodlebug - Bubblegum Polka Dot doilies

Challenges Entered:

Lawnscaping Challenge - 99 Clean and Simple

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - All Things Bright

Sweetie Bean

Happy Wednesday! I'm here to share one of my recent Valentine/Friendship creations. I was going for a soft look this time but its a look I'm working on. I originally wanted her to have white/light grey hair but somehow it ended up being a lot darker than what i had hoped. The image I used is Sweetheart Bean, who is super cute for Valentine cards but is also great for other themes as well. She can be found at the Quick Creations Shop along with all the other products I used.

Thanks for stopping by!

Image: The Greeting Farm - Sweetie Bean

Butterflies: PRIMA Flutterbits

Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle die 

Doodlebug Doilie - Lily White

Vellum. MME paper. Recollections Flowers. 

Challenges entered:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - All Things Beautiful

Quick Creations Valentine Blog and Youtube Hop

Happy Sunday!! It is the 1st of February and with that brings lots of football (today), hopefully light traffic and the countdown to Valentines day. We are 14 days away to finding out if were getting the good chocolate or the market kind.  Hmmmm..... :) Today we have a fun Valentine hop with blog posts and youtube videos hosted by Noelle, owner of Quick Creations. You'll have a chance to win one of 3 prizes (some awesome stamps) and get lots of ideas to finish up those valentine cards. 

First a few rules to be eligible for a prize:

*Please join our Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quickcreations/
*Please Like the Quick Creations Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuickCreationz
*Follow Us on Pintrest: http://www.pinterest.com/quickcreations/
*Visit each person's blog along the hop including this one AND Leave a Comment for them on their project!
*Complete the hop by Midnight, February 4th, 2015
*Look for a special discount code along the way....which happens to be here!!

** Use the code VDAYHOP to get a 10% discount on your purchase of $20 or more  **

Ok, so lets get started. My card features lots of Lawn Fawn goodness. I used the set of cutesy elephants that make a great pair but also will look great on their own. When I saw this mini stamp set it automatically reminded me of my mother, she has always believed in the magic of elephants, so although this card isn't appropriate for mom I will make her a similar one. Plus, a little extra luck this year wont be so bad. C'mon elephants do your job :)
What I did to the card was use the "love" die all over the front panel and then popped it up on top of a sheet of dp. I sprinkled some hearts around the card and split up the sentiment for a maze like effect (which is why the elephants are separated).

Project 1 - Love Card
Stamp Image/Sentiment - Lawn Fawn: Love You Tons
Matching Die - Lawn Fawn: Love You Tons Die
Lawn Fawn: Scripty Love Die
Doodlebug Doilies: Cupcake
Paper - Dear Lizzy: Daydreamer 6x6 pad

For my Scrapbook LO, I used the awesome EP line "Head Over Heels". I'm doing a sort of Project Life album this year (its kind of hard for me to keep up with that system) but it did inspire me to create a Sunday Album. Every Sunday I create a mini 6x6 LO for my Currently cards (which are for us to journal on and write our current likes etc). The cut apart cards are from the same line except that they are on the 12x12 sheet. However, you can find them in mini form on the 6x6 pad. 

Project 2 - Scrapbook LO
Paper - EchoPark: Head Over Heels 6x6 pad
Lawn Fawn: Scripty Love Die
Doodlebug Doilies: Cupcake
Lawn Fawn: Large Stitched Rectangle Dies

Ok so now onto Jeanette. If by any chance you come across a little computer glitch just go back to the beginning, the Quick Creations Blog. I hope you find lots of inspiration here and it gets you in the mood for some holiday shopping. Noelle has some of the best prices around, amazing customer service and quick shipping. Here's a link to the Quick Creations Shop

Quick Creations Blog- www.quickcreations.blogspot.com

Leah - www.odetopaper.blogspot.ca

Cindy - www.daydreamingtocreate.blogspot.com 

Jess - http://myscrapdiary-jess.blogspot.com

Jeanette - www.pinkaliciousscrapper.blogspot.com

Alexandra   https://www.youtube.com/user/alexandralegaspi

Lizzy- www.colourkitty.blogspot.com

Rachel- www.kneedeepinpaper.blogspot.com

Olivia- http://ormcraftynights.blogspot.com

Melanie- https://www.youtube.com/user/intelligentbella

Michelle- http://lovingmylocs-lovingmylocs.blogspot.com

Kerri- http://www.amoozedpaperhoarder.blogspot.co.nz

Damaris - http://www.atstudiod.blogspot.com

Ps. Today is also the beginning of the monthly challenge over on the Quick Creations Challenge Blog. The theme for the month is Valentine/Love and you can win a $10 voucher to the store (where you pick up any of the items I used on my projects).

Flowers, Pearls and Hearts

Valentine's Day may have passed but I was just gifted this new MME paper pad that I couldn't resist. I love the pink and grey scheme so I went for it. I think it can work as a friendship/family love card.

Image is Miss Anya Garland from The Greeting Farm.

Thanks for stopping by!

Im playing with

Sketch Saturday #248 

TGF Retro Fresh Challenge - Hearts 

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Pearls and Flowers

7Kids College Fund - Anything Goes

Baby Fairy Love

Happy Wednesday! We are half way through the week and almost done with the first month of the year. OMG!!! Lol. Today I have a Love theme card featuring one of the adorable baby fairies from Mo Manning. He is uber adorable and makes me want a baby the looks like him. One day, one day :)

I hope that I don't bore you with this paper as I'm using it all up. Lol. I just love the look of it. I love the subtle tones with the mixture of nature and handwriting. 

I'm playing with: 

Mo Manning Challenge - Emboss It

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - Love

Mayzy Art - Romance

Little Miss Muffet - Hearts and Flowers (the hearts are embossed on the bottom left)

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Now for a card without any coloring. I think this is my 2nd one that I've created like this. I must do it more often as the paper that we all love can be powerful on its own. Plus I think this look works especially well for male cards. I used the Art Type Stack from DCWV.

Im playing with: 

DCWV January Stack-a-holic Challenge

The Corrosive Challenge - Stick a Pin in it

And here's a peek of some birthday cards and Valentine cards that will be popping up in the next few days.

I'm playing with Show Me Thursday #109

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies Used: Mo Manning Image. Prismacolor Pencils. Recollections paper. DCWV paper. Misc flowers and brads.

The Greeting Farm is spreading the Love

Happy Friday!! I'm here with a long-ish post :) ...

TGF is spreading the love this Thanksgiving holiday. Jessica and Marie are very thankful and feel blessed for what they have and they wanted to show gratitude with a special Thanksgiving challenge. 

The Challenge: Create a card or project with the theme of Thankfulness. You must use a TGF image to play along. Once you enter your card, please send Jessica a private email and nominate a person you might know that is a little down on their luck, struggling financially, etc. Please note that TGF will not share the name of the recipient you nominate - it will be private. Please click here to read the post in full. 

My challenge card features Navajo Anya.

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Now for our new Farm Fresh Friday challenge of the week..the theme is Twilight/Fairytale. I created a mini box using the new CC Sadie and I colored her up with Bella as a newly hatched vampire in mind (hence the red eyes). 

On the inside, I added a Cullen necklace that I bought at Nordstrom along with an ATC featuring Flirty Edward from The Roll Call Kit. I think its a cute little gift for a Twi-Hard don't you think? :)

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Now for a quickie card. I had this little gal colored up (who originally was slated for Halloween but seeing as that day has come and gone, lol) I decided to use her up for a "spooky birthday" theme card. Lol, I know I'm stretching it on this one but my stash of Kraftin Kimmie Stamps is extremely small and I wanted to play along with their Food/Drink Challenge. All I need to do is type up a Happy Birthday sentiment and I'm done. I'm in need of a good birthday stamp set. Any recommendations?

Thanks for stopping by!! I hope you have a great Friday and weekend!

Time to dust off my TGF Stamps

Image: Miss Anya Garland. DCWV: The Currant Stack

Prismacolor Pencils. The Twinery Twine. 

Happy Thursday!! It's going to be a very hot and nice day today. Hopefully the weather is warming up on your side. So onto my cards, I'm here with a few generic cards featuring my beloved Greeting Farm stamps. It was time to dust off my stamps, I had been ignoring them :( lol. These will be great for when I'm in a bind and  need a Birthday, Thank you or Whatever card.  Plus, I'm really trying to make a dent in my scraps. I've accumulated a smile pile on my table and I just want to get through all that, I need my space back. :)

I'm playing with:

DCWV: May Stack-A-Holic Challenge - Card Sketch

(I had a bit of a problem with the middle section so I'm hoping it's ok)

TGF:Farm Fresh Challenge - Black/White plus One

TGF: Retro Fresh Challenge - Mommy Dearest

Bunny Zoe Crafts - Anything Goes

Stamp and Create - For The Ladies

If you are new to the farm and you would like to start off with a nice set, I highly recommend this one. Sure its a big purchase off the bat but it's worth it, you'll get a lot for your money.

Image: Summer from The Roll Call Kit

DCWV: Nana's Girl Stack. Recollections Kraft.

Prismacolor Pencils. Martha Stewart Ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!