Happy 5th Birthday, TGF!

Hey everyone! 

Today's release is definitely a milestone for The Greeting Farm as it marks our FIFTH birthday! Happy Birthday to us!

As you've seen from this month's previews, we are going all-out to celebrate with three BIRTHDAY-themed releases and they are available NOW in the TGF STORE! Whether you want to GO BIG with the new Frou Frou line, classic with Birthday Anya 3,or get 'clearly' creative with the new Birthday cake stackers, there's a little something for everyone this release as we prepare to PARTY!

There will be a few birthday surprises on the Farm this month, so stay tuned, but in order to kick start today's party and this month's fab release, we're celebrating with our DT Blog Hop as usual!

There's a lot to celebrate today, so because we are so excited, we have FIVE prizes for our FIVE years!

Three random digis of choice will be given away for completing the hop today, as well as TWO grand prizes of the ENTIRE AUGUST RELEASE!

Just be sure to head down this list , and then back to the TGF BLOG, letting us know that you finished the hop. You have until 11:45pm CSTto finish hopping and we'll announce the winners during FFF Tomorrow. WOO HOO!

TGF BLOG

SUZANNE BIER

ROSIE BRIDGES
MARIE THERESE HATLOY
ANITA MADDEN

PEGGY MCCURRY
RACHEL PARYS
ANDREA ROSENSTIEL
JODI STANISCH
JO THOMPSON (ME!)
JONI WILSON
THANH VO
SANDIE DUNNE
back to the TGF Blog to let us know you are done!

Thank you so much for celebratingTGF's big day with us! As always, it's because of you that TGF is turning 5 with style and success! Here's to the next 5! Thank you all!

MyStyleStamps - "You're Groovy" & "Happy Days"

"You're Groovy"

Hello, it's me again. I've got another card share for you before this day is over. This card is using the MyStyleStamps - Sock Hop Set. The original image of the girl is not wearing glasses, but one of the accessories included in the set is this image with the glasses/eyes by itself. I fussy cut the glasses image and layered it over the eyes.

I used some misc. Polaroid, Heart and Reading Glasses dies. The Glasses die was almost a perfect match to the one that she's wearing. I added some dots to the corner of the glasses on the stamped image. For the die cut, I added some mini pearls. Her blouse and scarf is paper pieced with some pattern paper.

The sentiment "You're Groovy" comes in the set, the phrase is actually on one line, I just cut it in half to separate the two words so that I can stamp "groovy" below the "you're". They're clear stamps, so it would be easy to stamp it side by side if I choose to do so.

"Happy Days"

When you get a chance, go visit the MyStyleStamps Blog and MSS Shop.

Have a great evening!

Card (You're Groovy)
MSS Stamp Set: Sock Hop

Other Supplies:

MME Blush 6x6 Paper Pad, Neenah Solar White CS, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copics (Skin) E00/E11/E93/B00 (Hair) E71/E74/E79 (Outfit/Glasses) R39, White Gel Pen, My Creative Time - What's Growing On?, TGF Polaroid & Film Die Set, Mini Flatback Pearls, Dimensional Foam Dots

Card (Happy Days)
MSS Stamp Set: Sock Hop

Other Supplies:

MME Cowboy 6x6 Paper Pad, Black CS, Neenah Solar White CS, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Stickles Star Dust/Xmas Red, SU! Real Red Ink, Misc. Heart Stamps, Dimensional Foam Dots

TGF August Preview (Day 2)

Hey everyone, it's Day 2 of our TGF August Previews. Here is the Clear Birthday Set. If you go see the other Designers' projects, you can see how versatile this stamp set really is.

Included in the stamp set is this gumdrop image. Gumdrop image? You don't see it on my card? Well I decided to flip it and it was perfect for a strawberry. I just added some green flicks with my Copic marker for the leaves and viola! The "Sweet Wishes" sentiment is also in this set.

For my second card, I used the "strawberries" for the topping of my cake. I masked the images in order to stamp the sparklers in the background. There are three different sizes of the layered cakes and two different patterns each per size. I only used two layers and the cake pedastal.

This cake looks yummy to eat. 

There you have it, my sweet preview for the August Release. If you would like a chance to win this set, visit The Greeting Farm Blog and comment to win.

GOOD LUCK!!

GVT - CAS

Hello everyone, it's a CAS (Clean And Simple) challenge for this 

over at the The Greeting Farm.

It can't get any more Clean And Simple, well I'm sure it can but this is my card.

The lovely gal that I'm using is Fancy Anya. She is colored with my Copics, her dress and barrette are paper pieced and covered with some Stickles. I kept the layering in the background to a minimum, added some flat back pearls and seam binding. 

This challenge is easy, keep it Clean, keep it Simple and enter to win! Head on over to the TGF Blog.

GOOD LUCK!!

TGF Stamps (Links Provided):

Fancy Anya

Other Supplies:

MME Miss Caroline 6x6 Paper Pad, Neenah Solar White CS, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copics (Skin) E00/E93/E11/BV00 (Hair) E71/E74/E79, Fruit Punch Stickles, Seam Binding, Flat Back Pearls, Dimensional Foam Dots, White Gel Pen

FFF - Lace and Pearls

Happy Friday! It's time again for:

Today's challenge is Lace and Pearls. This card features Blush Babette. I embellished her hair and outfit with some mini pearls. She's colored with Copics and her outfit is paper pieced. I layered to die cuts from Spellbinders and place them on dimensional foam dots. I had some resin roses that matched the colors of the pattern paper that I used.

The lace trim is an old one from Webster's Pages, may fave from their line. I just kept the layering simple since the pattern on the designer paper had a lot going on.

Girly and dainty is how I would describe my card. Come join us over at the TGF Blog for this challenge and enter to win!

GOOD LUCK!!

TGF Stamps (Links Provided):

Blush Babette

Other Supplies:

DCWV Primrose 12x12 Paper Pad, Neenah Solar White CS, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copics (Skin) E00/E93/E11/BV00 (Hair) YR20/YR21/YR23, Star Dust Stickles, Webster's Pages Lace Trim, Flat Back Pearls, Recollections Resin Roses, Spellbinders Classic Ovals/Labels Thirteen Dies, Dimensional Foam Dots

Baby Boo's Shower Hop

SURPRISE!! Some of you may know that our awesome DT Creative Coordinator Jessica Diedrich is expecting and we wanted to surprise her with this Shower Hop. 

So with that being said, the theme is baby =) With a baby shower in mind, I decorated a mason jar mug as a favor and created a coordinating card.

I love the color purple, so I left everything else muted down and had the purple be the pop of color. I used the Baby Anya & Ian stamp set. I paper pieced her outfit and colored everything else with my Copics. In the background, I used the Baby Onesie Die.

For the party favor, I used a mason jar mug that I purchased at the .99 Store. I just filled it up with tulle, you can put candy or whatever you want in it. I used the same Onesie die and the same image as on the card. Instead of coloring another image, I just made a photo copy and used that. This saves you time and wasting your ink when you have to make multiples of something. It still looks cute, the color is a little bit toned down but looks just as good as the original. I added a satin ribbon on the lip of the jar to finish it off.

Okay, now to the fun part. To celebrate Baby Boo, Marie (The Owner) is generously giving away a Onesie Die Cut Set to one lucky hopper! Make sure to visit all the Designers and comment. Click on the links below. Happy hopping everyone!

TGF BLOG

SANDIE DUNNE
THANH VO
SUZANNE BIER

ANITA MADDEN
JO THOMPSON (ME!)
RACHEL PARYS
ANDREA ROSENSTIEL
JODI STANISCH
JONI WILSON
ROSIE BRIDGES

PEGGY MCCURRY
MARIE THERESE HATLOY
PEGGY TOOLE

back to the TGF Blog to let us know you are done!

*The Blog Hop will close 11:30pm (CST) Friday, July 19th. The winner will be announced on Saturday.

GOOD LUCK!!

TGF Stamps (Links Provided):

Baby Onesie Die

Baby Anya & Ian

GVT - Sketch

What's up Tuesday! Come and join us for our Garden Variety Tuesday Challenge over at The Greeting Farm.

It's sketch time! This one is from the talented Annie Rose.

Here is my card using CC Tuesday Premiere. She may look a little different, she went and got her hurr did! LOL. Growing up playing with Barbie's, I never could leave their long and luscious hair alone, I would always chop it off. I guess some habits never die, hehehe. I gave her a cute little trim or she could have it in a loose bun =) Anywhoo, she's all fancied up for a party.

The image is colored with my Copics and glittered with my Stickles. Come over to the TGF Blog and play along, you just might win!

GOOD LUCK!!

TGF Stamps (Links Provided):

CC Tuesday Premiere

Other Supplies:

Recollections Union Square 12x12 Paper Pad, Black CS, Neenah Solar White CS, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Copics (Skin) E00/E93/E11/BV00/YG63 (Outfit) C3/C5/C7/C9/R27/R29/YR23/B00/B0000, Star Dust & Yellow Stickles, Tiny Alpha Stickers, Red Blingy Brads