"Sweet September" Blog Hop!

HELLO EVERYONE! WELCOME to the "SWEET SEPTEMBER" Blog Hop featuring our Farmers, Team Anya, and our beloved Critter Crew! ALL THREE of our teams are joining forces today to bring you ONE SWEET Blog Hop with The Greeting Farm!

Just to recap, the new releases, "Sweet and Toxic", "Oh, Boy" Ian, and SWEET Anya are NOW in the TGF Store! Also, our three new Marina Neira critters are available as digital downloads for INSTANT gratification! Woo HOO!!!!

My card today features adorable Beto Bouquet. I am soooo excited that Marina designed a cat! In fact, I was wishing for it only a few days before I got the inside info! My wish came true! Must be because it's my birthday month now. :D Anyways.....back to the card! Lol! This card was made especially for my friend (and boss!) Alexei, for his birthday on Friday. He is a big kitty lover like me and he has two grey female cats which is why I colored Beto grey...and tried to make him "girly" by coloring his hat purple. Granted, his cats don't have stripes, but he'll still love it. I'll be "put in his Will" as he like to say! Haha!

I used the cool grass technique again from Color Me Copic to make this cool scene. I also used a sketch from somewhere......Taylored Expressions I think.

Be sure to stop by the TGF Blog if you are JUST beginning the hop and make it all the way to the CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS blog through the end to see the endless possibilities with this month's cute new additions to the Farm and to leave your comments along the way...there are some SWEET prizes to be had today!

Prizes? Did someone say PRIZES?


Yes indeed! To sweeten the deal today in celebration of these new releases, there will be individual prizes given out as well as one ENTIRE release to a lucky winner! Yep, that's a LOT of prizes! Here's what's for grabs:

1 winner will be chosen to win the SWEET & TOXIC SET
1 winner will be chosen to win the SWEET ANYA Stamp
1 winner will be chosen to win the OH, BOY IAN Stamp
1 winner will be chosen to win the THREE NEW CC DIGIS
and ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive THE ENTIRE RELEASE for SEPTEMBER!!!

That's a LOT of chances to win! So go, hop, and be merry :)
Here's where you want to be:
TGF Blog
Amber Hight
Jacqueline Nordaune
Jen Shults
Jennifer Royal (you're here!)
Kristine Reynolds
Linda Muhr
Shaela Odd
Tangii Crain
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Randi Wall
Amy Young
Alice Wertz-September Guest CA&F
Kelly Booth
Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Traci Porter
Jessica Diedrich
Club Anya & Friends Blog

THANKS for joining us for our SWEET SEPTEMBER release and we'll announce the winners TOMORROW on the TGF Blog! You have until 11:59pm CST TONIGHT to hop with us and enter to win!

HAPPY RELEASE DAY, everyone!!!

Materials

Stamps: TGF Beto Bouquet digi, CTMH Fringed Phrases

Paper: BG Kioshi dp, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, foam tape, Nestie, AC button, stitching, CTMH ink, EK punches

Like you a Latte!

Still crankin' out the fun sentiments to pair with Gabrielle! She is so fun, and thank goodness she's an easy one to cut out! Lol! I used last week's CA&F's Sketchy Saturday sketch again for this card. Since it won me a free TGF stamp, I kinda have a soft spot for this sketch now! Haha! Plus it's nice and simple.

You're going to get tired of the Lemonade paper again, but I used it ALL up!! "Another one bites the dust"! Enjoy your Wednesday! My second card class is tonight.

Materials
Stamps: KK Gabrielle
Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, CTMH inks, CB folder, Coluzzle, Signo pen

Sketchy Saturday with FFF and RTB

*~*~* UPDATE *~*~*

I'm a FFF winner!! This card won the challenge! Thank you TGF!

Wow! What a finale on Glee last night huh?! It was perfect. Had me laughing, had me crying, had me wishing it wasn't the finale. I'll admit though, I kinda thought for awhile now that Vocal Adrenaline wasn't going to win Regionals. I know, I know, bad me. But it really helped to show the lessons of the underdog and why we love them so much.....and that Sue has a heart! Lol!

OK.....so back to the REAL reason we're all here today. Three challenges in one card is a big thing for me! Lol! It's been awhile since I've inked up a Miss Anya, and with CA&F sketch this last Saturday I knew she'd be the perfect fit. Pairs nicely with my Splendor paper too, which I used for my "summer" feeling for the Raise The Bar challenge this week.

I added some rhinestones and Stickles to be "Bejeweled and Bedazzled" for this week's Farm Fresh Friday challenge over at TGF which asks you to be inspired by bling. This DKNY watch has been catching my eye lately at Macy's. Comes in green too...... Can never have to many watches!

Enjoy your Wednesday. It started raining again last night. When is summer ever going to get here in the Puget Sound?! Heard it's supposed to shape up for the weekend though.

Materials
Stamps: TGF Miss Anya, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: CTMH Splendor L2pp, kraft
Other: Copics, foam tape, Coluzzle, CTMH inks, EK border punches, rhinestones, Stickles, misc. ribbon

Monday Mania--Guest host!

About a month ago, I received an e-mail from my blogland friend Amy Young. She had asked me to be the Guest Host for today's Monday Mania challenge over at Club Anya & Friends!! Of course I said "YES"! I was totally honored and humbled that Amy asked me. I've been a huge fan of Amy's artwork and awesome stamp designs for quite awhile. So it was only fitting that I used one of her Sprout creations for this challenge.

My challenge for today's Monday Mania is to "Pierce it, Punch it, Piece it"! Create a project using ALL three of these techniques. Those are the requirements to qualify for my challenge (diecuts don't count as a punch), along with using a qualifying TGF stamp. Upload your creations to the TGF galleria by Saturday May 15th. I will view all the entries and choose a winner to be announced on Monday the 17th. That winner receives a single TGF stamp of their choice!

You can see all 3 of my challenge elements in this photo. For my "Pierce it", I used my piercing tool and piercing guide to pierce around Chelsea and my sentiment. "Punch it" was done using my latest go-to EK border punches. And "Piece it" was done by paper piecing Chelsea's skirt with the matching BG paper from the background. I based my layout off of Jen del Muro's Sketch For You to Try #34. Another new sketch challenge I decided to try out. I think I'll be using this fun sketch again.

I can't wait to see all the fun and unique creations you all come up with! Thank you for playing along with my challenge and Club Anya & Friends! And thank you Amy!

Materials

Stamps: TGF Chelsea and Up, Up and Away

Paper: BG Kioshi dp, CTMH cs, kraft

Other: Copics, foam tape, EK border punches, Coluzzle, CTMH inks and paper piercer, misc. ribbon, adhesive pearls, Stickles

Mom, you rock!

Hee hee! I thought pairing this sentiment with Chelsea was perfect! I totally love Chelsea as a brunette. So cute! This card is made using the scraps from yesterday's card. It also follows this week's Sketchy Saturday challenge over at Club Anya & Friends. This rouched ribbon is soooo pretty and it's another one I bought off of my friend Chrissy at CU. AND!....I got my new Coluzzle oval guide in the mail this weekend! Now I can play with sketches more easily.

Glee is back again this week! Life is now complete! Lol!

Materials

Stamps: Chelsea-TGF, sentiment-Unity KOTM ("you rock") and Clear Stamps (mom)

Paper: BG Kioshi dp, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, Spica pen, CTMH ink, Coluzzle, misc. ribbon, Kaiser Craft rhinestones, EK border punch

Bella-rific week

While cleaning out my scrap room to find stuff to sell at my Crafter's Garage Sale this last weekend, I came across some more CTMH Bella paper that I thought was all gone. Grrrr! So, in order to finally use up every last scrap I'm making cards all week with the (hopefully) last of this paper.



This first card uses this week's Sketchy Saturday sketch at CA&F. I thought Miss Anya with her flowers paired well with the Bella dp.


Materials
Stamps: TGF Miss Anya, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: CTMH cs and Bella L2pp
Other: CTMH inks and ribbon, Copics, Primas, EK border punch, Robin's Nest skittle

Sketchy Gigi

Wow, it's amazing how things in life can sneek up on you and just pile up! Had a bit on my plate, but I managed to finish enough to play a little bit today and have some posts lined up for you.

Today's post is for CA&F Sketchy Saturday. Uses my new Gigi stamp that I won from the CA&F 12 Days of Sketches challenges when I made this card. I'll be honest, I bought all the other of the Sprouts that released the same time as Gigi, but she wasn't really my style so I didn't buy her. Guess that gave me one to win then!

See this super cool flower I made?! I've seen them around blogland and decided to give it a try. SUPER EASY!! Punched a few scalloped circles from an old book (on that a horrible read, so I felt justified) and then inked the edges, wrinkled them up, glued them together, then topped them with a button. Ta-da! It also helps me qualify for the FFF to make something "vintage".

Materials

Stamps: TGF Gigi, CTMH Fringed Phrases

Paper: CTMH cs and Veranda dp

Other: CTMH inks, ribbon, hemp, edge distresser. Copics, Nestie, foam tape, misc. button, pearls, liquid pearls.

Sketchy Saturday #5

Again, I must say that it's nice that I can upload my challenge entries for CA&F to the TGF gallery anytime so that I can post this on my blog at my convenience. Makes it easier when I have to post other challenge cards at certain times to qualify.

So this card is created using Jessica's sketch for Sketchy Saturday #5 over at Club Anya & Friends. Yet again, I don't own an oval Nestie or anything, so I hand cut this out. Turned out pretty well if I do say so myself. :)

Materials:
Stamps: TGF Bree, Amuse sentiment
Paper: BG Lemonade dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, foam tape, 'Lil Davis ribbon, CTMH inks, BG buttons, EK punch

Wild Card MTSC#59

Another challenge card today. This one is for CA&F Wild Card Wednesday which asks for green and purple (one of my fav combos) and follows Mercy's sketch for this weeks MTSC#59. The purple Copics photographed kinda weird....and I kicked myself again for not stamping the sentiment BEFORE I ran the paper through the Cuttlebug. Oh well.

Materials
Stamps: Reeta-TFG, CTMH Fringed Phrases
Paper: DCWV dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, CTMH ink, CB folder, Robin's Nest pearls, foam tape, misc. ribbon

It's a TGF kinda card

Hello all! Back today with another challenge card. This one combines two challenges brought on by the lovely ladies at The Greeting Farm and Club Anya and Friends. TGF's Farm Fresh Friday challenge called for a monocramatic color scheme, and the sketch is from Jessica's Sketchy Saturday challenge over at CA&F.

Ruby is my favorite of the newest Sprouts and I thought she'd be fun on this card. Everything just came together like magic. It didn't take me very long at all to finish it. Used some fun new flowers and dp, as well as a cool piercing guide tool--those plastic mesh things that my grandma uses to make bookmarks and all kinds of stuff with yard or thread. Nona's great idea, plus they only cost like 40 cents! Got a regular sheet of it too that I cut up into 12 squares to give to my card class (and one for me) as piercing guides for straight lines. That's what I used on yesterday's card. :)

Having pizza and drinks with the girls tonight. LOVE Rock Pizza and Brewery! YUM!!

Materials

Stamps: TGF Ruby, CTMH For All Occasions and Togetherness

Paper: CTMH cs and Topstich dp

Other: CTMH inks, ribbon, piercing tool and flower, Copics, CB folder, foam tape, Coluzzle

Sketchy Saturday

"But wait!" you say....."that's not Anya"! You're right, but I already colored this Gorjuss Girl to go with this paper. I liked the sketch, but wanted to use some more of my RAK from Amy. I wish I printed off some smart-alec comment for this one since this Gorjuss Girl looks like she has an attitude. Something like, "so where's my chocolate?" or "it better be diamonds". Ha ha!

I went a little crazy with the corner punch on this one. If you want to see the original sketch, hop on over to Club Anya & Friends for Jess's fabby sketch.

Materials
Stamps: Gorjuss Girl RAK, CTMH Say It In Style and Fringed Phrases
Paper: KI Memories dp, CTMH cs
Other: Copics, CTMH inks, Kaiser rhinestones, foam tape, misc. ribbon, EK corner rounder and border punch

Super cute Ruby

I think Ruby is my favorite of the new Sprouts over at TGF. She kinda reminds me of my dear friend Josie. Their hair is similar, their style is similar, and sometimes Josie gives that slight grin that makes you wonder what she's thinking. Which is why I think I'll give her this card for her birthday next month.

The layout of this card is based on this sketch by Pam over at CA&F for the Sketchy Saturdays challenge. Again, another card with an oval. Think I need to invest in some oval Nesties.... but until then, using Ruby's shape as the oval had to do. This is one of my top 5 favorite cards I've made in the last few months. I love everything about it and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

Materials

Stamps: TGF-Ruby, CTMH-Say It In Style

Paper: Sassafrass Lass dp, CTMH hollyhock dp and colonial white cs

Other: CTMH inks, brads and sunflower waxy flax. Copics, PTI buttons, misc. ribbon, foam tape

Oops! Late post

I got my new Sprouts in the mail today!! Hence, the late post. Isn't Stella stinkin' adorable?! She was designed by my friend Amy Young. So talented that lady, I tell ya!

The layout for this card is inspired by a card by Robin at Club Anya & Friends. I found this old BG Sugared paper at that craft store in Wenatchee for only 20 cents a sheet! Yippee! The only problem is that it only has hearts printed on 1/4 of the page, so I used a stamp to add my own.

Off to finish making tacos. Yumm!! My fav! Have a great night!
P.S. GO TIDE!!

Materials
Stamps: TGF-Stella; CTMH Togetherness, Noted Backgrounds, and Say It In Style
Paper: CTMH cs and Bella dp, BG Sugared
Other: CTMH ribbon, inks, and paper piercer; Copics; foam tape

I don't know about this one....

First of all....I was looking at all the entries in the TGF Gallery for the 12 Days challenge and noticed that I forgot to upload two cards. One got in on time, but the gallery was so overloaded with people scrambling to upload before the 8pm CST deadline that my last one got in a 8:01. :( I hope I'm not disqualified from the contest especially since that was the one I finished last week and put on my blog on the 1st.

Oh, well...just bummed me a little....now onto today's card.

I love this sketch from TGF's 12 Days of Sketches, and I had an idea, but when I put it all together I don't know if I really like it. The "disembodied" Anya head kinda creeps me out now I guess. Lol! This card also used Club Anya's hourly challenge from Friday for the 4pm hour which asked us to "sparkle". I had to angle the card to get the sparkle to show up.

***UPDATE*** I guess my card is good since it was chosen as the WINNER of this challenge over at Club Anya and Friends!! Yay! Thank you!

Materials

Stamps: TGF-Me Time Anya, CTMH-For Every Occasion and National Papercrafting ss

Paper: BG Lemonade, CTMH cs

Other: Copics, CTMH ribbon and inks, $1 bin sparkles, Gellyroll pen, Coluzzle

Triple challenge card

This card actually uses 3 TGF/CA challenges. The first is TGF's 12 Days of Sketches #12. Next is two of the hourly challenges from Club Anya from Friday's challenges. One is the 11am spot which called for "flower power", the other is the 7pm hour which called for using black & white with one other color. I always love using B&W with a pop of color. It's elegant an understated all at the same time.

Materials

Stamps: TGF-Dahlia

Paper: CTMH cs, Bo Bunny dp, MAMBI b/w dp, misc. dp

Other: Copics, Nestie, MM paper flowers, CTMH ink, CB folder, Heidi Swapp ribbon, $1 bin sparkles, foam tape, Sakura gel pens

Double challenge card

I hope this is legal....I'm using sketch #9 from TGF's 12 Days of Sketches and paired it with Club Anya's 10am spot of their hourly challenge today. Otherwise, I'm never going to get all these challenges finished! The 10am hour of CA's challenge called for sewing, so I used faux stitching since I don't have a machine.

Materials

Stamps: TGF-H/G snuggle, CTMH-Simple Stitches and Togetherness

Paper: BG Lemonade, CTMH cs

Other: CTMH inks, Nestie embossing die, Copics, EK punch, misc. ribbon, foam tape

Club Anya Blog Hop!!

Welcome to my contribution to the Club Anya Blog Hop! For the complete list of all the lovely ladies playing along the hop today, visit the Club Anya blog here. You can also follow along with all the excitement on their Paper Craft Planet page here.

So for my card, of course I had to use Miss Snow Anya. She goes perfect with my BG Eskimo Kisses paper. For the metal snowflake, I inked it with white pigment ink and heat-setted it, then inked it again with CTMH Juniper ink.

This is also my entry for this weeks Farm Fresh Friday over at The Greeting Farm. This week's challenge is K.I.S.S.--Keep It Simply Shaped. Only straight lines, no Nesties or other cut-outs and simple embellishments. Hope you enjoy my creation for this hop!

Materials

Stamps: TGF Miss Snow Anya, CTMH Simple Stitches and Snow Flurries

Paper: BG Eskimo Kisses, CTMH cs

Other: CTMH inks and rhinestone, Copics, MM snoflake, Sakura Gellyroll stardust pen, sponge, foam tape

Crazy hair Flutter Anya

Just a quick post before I get ready for a party today. This is my entry into Club Anya's Crazy Hair challenge in their week of challenges. I'll put the rest of the details later.

Edited: Ok, I'm back with the details....Lots of goings on for me lately, so sorry about the random and sparse posts.

Materials: CTMH inks, cs, Say It In Style ss, just blooms, sparkle.

Other: TGF Flutter Anya, scrap dp, Prima purple flower, Crayola colored pencils, Stickles, SU flower stamp.

"I wanna be like Amy" Challenge

So there is this AWESOME crafter, Amy, that makes the most amazing creations. She alters stamps in her own way, and even designs her own images!! She's also the inspiration for Club Anya's "I wanna be like....Amy" challenge. They so loved her circle card in their image gallery that they created a challenge for us to make one like it.

Here's my take (still loving the CD envelopes):

Materials: All CTMH. Key To My Heart L2pp, Fringed Phrases ss, black ink, markers, rub-ons, Coluzzle.

Other: TGF Miss Anya ss, Crayola colored pencils, Stickles, CD envelope.

ANYAversary Blog Hop!------->CTMH Blog Hop below!!

****If you are looking for the CTMH Blog Hop, look at my next entry (I'm hopping twice today)****

Happy ANYAversary!!

It has officially been a year for The Greeting Farm and Club Anya and boy am I sooo glad I discovered their great blogs! The stamps are even better! ;)



Now on to my contribution to the "ANYAversary" blog hop:

This is "Angel Anya" and my oh-so-favorite Lemonade paper. After I colored her with my colored pencils, I kicked myself because I could have water colored her with my CTMH Juniper ink that matches this paper perfectly. Case in point...the brads are Juniper. Oh well. I didn't have time to re-stamp and color. I also couldn't decide if I should color her dress teal or pink. so I did both. I'm still iffy about it and might change it later. Like all the 'bling' on it though!

Materials: Angel Anya stamp--TGF, Lemonade pp--Basic Grey, brads, ink and sparkles--CTMH, Crayola colored pencils