TGF Release Day!!

Happy Friday! HAPPY RELEASE DAY, everyone!

It's been a WHIRLWIND week on the Farm and here we are, October 1st! ALL OCTOBER RELEASES are available in the TGF Store for purchase, and don't forget to join us at 7:00pm CST on our PCP page for chit chat, prizes, some laughs and a SPEED CHALLENGE to be revealed this evening!

For now, it's Farm Fresh Friday and we have TWO challenges for you to begin our "FALL FESTIVAL" of Challenges!" The first one is a COLOR CHALLENGE:

The 2nd Challenge is a "HALLOWEEN THEMED" Challenge - create a card/project ALTERING a TGF Stamp and make it Halloween Themed!

In order to really PARTY it up for this release, there will be TWO PRIZES at stake this week - on in EACH category! Oh, and did we mention the prize is HUGE!!!

That's right! ONE lucky winner in EACH category will received a new 4x6 set of their choice, PLUS the FIVE HALLOWEEN DIGIS! WOO HOO!!! Can you say FABULOUS???

The DT has chosen different challenges to play in so be sure to visit for some UBER inspired samples to kick start your mojo for our FALL FESTIVAL of CHALLENGES at the Farm!

For my card today, I went with the color challenge. I used this cutie Anya from the Miss Anya Lounge set (available TODAY!). She is just way fun to color! Papers are by various different companies as they were from my scrap box. The ribbon is new though. :) It's a wired Christmas ribbon I recently got from Michael's. Yup, Christmas stuff has been out in the store for a while now and I love it! I LOVE Christmas! Sketch is by The Sweet Stop.


I hope everyone has had a great week of previews. Don't forget, party on our PCP page at 7:00pm CST! For now, HAPPY SHOPPING!!! Can't wait to see everyone's creations with this FABULOUS NEW RELEASE!!!!

OCS cards

I am so behind with posting my OCS cards! Believe or not, I still haven't gotten a chance to take pictures of the beautiful cards I received from Tia, my August OCS partner and Michelle, my September partner. :(

These are the cards I sent to the girls. This first one was sent to Michelle.


This one was sent to Tia. The theme for August was oriental but as you can see, I didn't follow it! LOL I was able to send the card off and then realized it! LOL I will need to make another one for Tia....which I still haven't have a chance to work on that yet...



Anyway, hopefully, I will share the cards I received soon!

Surprise Simply Betty Blog Hop!!

The gals from The Burtonesque Dolls, Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Betty Challenges blogs figured it was a good time to put together a blog hop of our very own:

SIMPLY BETTY

This hop is ALLLLLLLLLLLLL about Betty and since October is Betty's favorite month and there are sooooo many exciting things happening, why not do it just before?!! This way we can get things warmed up for the whole October and Halloween theme. Kinda like an appie!!

And since Halloween is her favorite time of year you will be seeing mostly, if not all Halloween cards and we have used only Betty Emo's images.

I have been on the Simply Betty Stamps team since June and I enjoy playing with all the awesome images! These images are very unique...different....something for everyone!

I haven't met Betty in person but hope to meet her one of these days. :D She is a wonderful, sweet person and I really enjoy working with her and her team. Everyone is super nice! So, when Eulanda suggested a fun blog hop in honor of our very own Betty, I of course just have to join in the fun!

For my card today, I used London. London is from the first set of Emo rubbers. You can find her at the Simply Betty Store along with the rest of the gang!

Papers are by Basic Grey. Sentiment is by EK Success.

Without further ado, let's check out some more inspiring and creative cards from all the ladies. Please note because this is an appreciation blog hop there are no prizes. It's just for fun but the ladies wouldn't mind some luving from you anyway!!

So LET'S GET HOPPING!! Your first stop is Eulanda!

Here is the hop list in case you get lost along the way!

Eulanda
Cheri
Gloria
Nicole
Debbie
Patricia
Linda
Nancy
Catherine
Meredith
Angela
Lisa
Kim
Barb
Alicia
Jennifer
Lady B
Suzi

TGF Miss Anya Lounge Preview

It's almost time...

....you've SEEN the previews.... you've heard the screaming....and now, here's just another little peek of what you can do with these ADORABLY CHIC and SASSY new "Miss Anyas" from The Greeting Farm:

Introducing: MISS ANYA LOUNGE

Since this set has three adorable Miss Anyas, I decided to make these mini notepads for my babies' birthday party as favors. This is a great way to showcase all three of them too, don't you think? :D

These are very simple to make. All I did was went to the Dollar Tree store, got some mini notepads (5 for $1.00) and altered them! I put a book ring on the top left corner to attach a pen...which I forgot to add before taking the photo. :(

This is also a great way to use up some of those scraps too! That was exactly what I did!

Anyway, these sassy chicks will be available at The Greeting Farm in JUST two days-October 1st, but there is ONE set hidden on a DT member's blog today! So grab a cuppa somethin', sit back, relax and LOUNGE as you have a blast seeing the samples today!

Kim Nath
Randi Wall
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Tanya Tahir-TGF Oct. Guest
Tammy Maxvill
Amber Hight
Jen Shults
Kristy Young
Anna Maria Nilsson
Kim Yu-CA&F October Guest Designer! <----- You are here!
Jessica Diedrich

Have a BLAST "loungin' around with the Farm today! Winner will be announced on RELEASE DAY, on TGF blog!

TGF Oliver/Amelia Preview

It's a HIDE and SNEAK PEEK with TGF and CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS!

Hey everyone! FALL is HERE! Can you smell the apple pies, crisp leaves, and spiced cider? Well we thought we'd SPICE things up for you indeed with a CHANCE TO WIN at the end of our "HIDE and SNEAK PEEK" with The Greeting Farm and Club Anya & Friends today!

It all starts on the TGF Blog today and as you can see, Oliver and Amelia are REALLY having fun sneaking away from Marie and Jess and playing Hide and Seek! Cute little buggers, we just couldn't seem to catch them for previews today.

However, we've heard through several sources that they've been spotted hanging out on the DT's blogs and well, we plan on catching them VERY soon!

Your mission? HOP THOSE BLOGS and check out the NEW OLIVER & AMELIA set "Just for You!" Here's the order of the Hop:

TGF Blog
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Randi Wall
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Tammy Maxvill
Amber Hight
Jen Shults
Kristy Young
Anna Maria Nilsson
Kim Yu-CA&F October Guest Designer!
Jessica Diedrich
Club Anya & Friends!

Oh-and here's the thing-because of the "DOUBLE TROUBLE" that these two have been causing, there will be TWO winners selected at random for participating in our "HIDE & SNEAK PEEK!" BOTH will be announced tomorrow at TGF blog and on the Club Anya & Friends Blog, so stay tuned and have a BLAST finding those two cuties...and seeing what the DT has put together today, JUST FOR YOU :)

For today's cards, I used my Cosmo Cricket Eraly Bird papers. I have these papers for a while and finally really get to use them! I must say, I love them!

I thought Olvier is perfect for a gift card holder so that was exactly what I did with him!

Hope everyone have fun hopping and good luck!

Karber Challenge: Hobbies and Leisure

This is my third post so please scroll down for my Lollipop Crafts and TGF posts! Thank you!

This week at Karber's Challenge, the theme is Hobbies and Leisure. I used Knitting Jessy on this card. She sure looks like having a lot of fun knitting! Paper is by K&Company. Sentiment is by Hero Arts.



Sadly, this is my last DT card for Karber's Challenge. :( I had a great time during my team at Karber and thank you so much, Berenice for having me on your first ever team!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #9: Glitter, Sparkles, Gems

Thank you so much for scrolling down for my CLUB ANYA & FRIENDS Post!


I am hosting this week's challenge over at Lollipop Crafts and I went with GLITTER, SPARKLES, GEMS as the theme! Basically, anything sparkly will do!

Our sponsor this week is Soft Pencil! Soft Pencil generous provided our team with a few digis to play with! Thank you so much!

Fro my card, I used this adorable Lilly! She is perfect for any cards or project! I followed the sketch over at Taylored Expressions. The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink.

I was super busy this weekend so I did get to work on my card until 11:30 so I was kind of rushing this one. You can probably tell my the coloring and such. LOL

Anyway, it's way pass my bedtime so I better get going! Have a great night....or morning, everyone! Thanks so much for stopping by!

TGF: Special Autumn Set Preview and an Announcement!

Hello! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I have been keeping a secret! I am a Guest at Club Anya and Friends for the month of October! You all know how much I LOVE The Greeting Farm so can you imagine how thrilled, surpirsed, shocked when I received an email from Jessica asking if I would like to be a Guest?? I was like OMG! Me? Wow! I actually had to read the email a couple times, jsut to be sure! LOL

I will be joining FOUR new permenant talented crafters/stampers at CA! Please give a big warm welcome to these ladies:

Amber Hight
Jen Shults
Kristy Young
Anna Maria Nilsson

Today we also say farewell to the old Team Anya . :( They have shared so many wonderful, amazing, inspiring creations with everyone! We will surely miss them!

More awesome news!!.... Guess who's card we are CASEing for this week's Mystery Monday? Can you believe this? Mine! Such a coincident! How cool is that to CASE my own card! LOL

Besides Mystery Monday, we are also previewing the special Miss Anya/My Guy Autumn set. Yes, they are now in rubber! They will be released on October 1st!

Here is my original card to CASE....

...and here is my new card using Miss Anya (Autumn set).

I didn't want to change really anything from my original card because I really love that one! So as you can see on this card, I kept it almost the same! Didn't I tell you it was cool to CASE my own card? LOL

I would love to see your version of my card! To play along, upload your card to TGF gallery by Sunday, October 3rd, 5:00pm CST. The prize is one single rubber stamp of choice!

I will be back tomorrow with more TGF preview and a SURPRISE!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Pumpkin Marci

Hello! Happy Friday, everyone!

So what do you guys think about the La La Land Crafts Halloween/Super Hero Release? Aren't they just the cutest??? I love all of them and am having so much fun coloring them!

If you got some creations with these cuties or any La La Land Crafts images, don't forgot to share then with us at our CUSTOMER GALLERY! Each month, we have a random winner selected from the gallery to win a prize! Who knows, you might be the lucky winner!

Today I have this super adorable Pumpkin Marci card to share! When I first saw this image, I was like OMG!! She is so sweet, so cute! So after I made this card, I just had to show it to my co-worker and guess what? She love it so much, she bought it from me! Yeah, this card found a new home like the very next day!

I colored Marci with Copic. Papers are by Recollection. I actually bought this border punch to go with this image! LOL

Anyway, I hope everyone has a lovely Friday! Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stamping!

La La Land Crafts Halloween Release Blog Hop

Welcome to La La Land Crafts Halloween Release Blog Hop! If you came from KAREN'S blog, you are on the right path. If not please start at IRINA'S blog! There is BLOG CANDY hidden in one of the blogs so be sure to comment on all the blogs to maximize your chance!

For my card, I used Witch Marci! Isn't she the cutest little witch??!! I colored her with Copic. Papers are by Recollection and Basic Grey. Looky....I even ysed Halloween buttons, the ones I got last year! LOL

Well, I won't keep you long! Your next stop is KRISTINE! Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the complete list! Enjoy, have fun and good luck!

Irina
1Luvn Mama
Cheryl
Eva
Jan
Jana
Karen
Kim
Kristine
Lisa
Shantaie
LaLa Land Crafts blog

Spesch Halloween Release

Welcome to Spesch Halloween Release Blog Hop! If you came from Kaylou's blog, you are on the right path. If not, please start at Anglique's! You don't want to miss a thing because there are prizes to be won! Tracey will pick THREE random winners from any of the comments along the blog hop. The 1st place will get 3 images of their choice, 2nd place will get TWO of their choice and the 3rd will get ONE stamp of their choice. Winners will be announced tomorrow.

Spesch Designer Stamps is releasing FIVE adorable Halloween images today! I really wanted to use all five images but you know, time is pretty limited so I managed to make two only.



Your next stop is MARIA! Have fun and enjoy the hop! Good luck!

Ready for Another La La Land Crafts Release??

Hello! We at La La Land Crafts are busy playing with the newest Marci and Luka images! Ready for them? LOL They will be released TOMORROW! Here is a peek at my card! :D I will reveal the full card tomorrow! Mark your calendar because the team has come up with some AMAZING creations to share with everyone! What's more, there is BLOG CANDY to be won!

Karber Challenge: Food and Beverage

Hello, Karber fans! It's time for Challenge 6! This week's challenge is about about Food and Beverage! You do know have to use a Karber image to play along our challenges but if you got them, why not?

I used Coffee Leslie on my card. Isn't she a cutie? She is so adorable! I love how cartoonish she looks! Ever since Jane introduced me to white on white cards, I am really loving them! They are so pretty and elegant!

I do hope everyone can find some time and play along with us! For more inspiration, please hop over to our BLOG! Thank you so much for stopping by again!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #8

Hello! Happy Monday! Today we have a fun challenge for everyone at Lollipop Crafts! Kris chose this week's theme but since she is currently on maternity leave, I am filling in for her. The theme is IT'S A BOY THING!. We want to see creations with a boy theme!

Limited Runs is our sponsor for the week and Nikki, owner has generously provided our team with a few images to play with! Thanks so much, Nikki!

I used Boy and Airplane on my card. This image inspired me to teach my son how to fold an airplane! My son is loving his new toy the last few days! LOL

For more inspiration on boy theme creations, please check out our blog! Have a great one, everyone!

Another Cocktail Emily Card

Hello, hello!

First, I wnat to thank everyone for always taking the time to stop by my blog and leaving me sweet, encouraging comments. I sincerely appreciate it! Secondly, I want to apologize for not visiting everyone's blog as often lately. Things have been pretty hectic for me at home. Well, more like working on my new creations for my DT's. LOL I want to work ahead and get all my DT requirements done. You know, when I create, I can't blog hop. I only get about two hours max each night to craft and that means going to be at midnight already. I will try to visit whenever I can. I want everyone to know that I haven't abandoned you guys. LOL

On to my card.... yup, I am sharing another Cocktail Emily card! Cocktail Emily is one of Sparkle Creation Rubber Stamp's first release. This week's theme is green, orange and cream, very pretty color combination. I followed the sketch over at ICS. Papers are by K&Company.

I probably won't be crafting much this weekend since hubby is not working. We are taking the kids out and spend some quality family time!

Alrighty, looks like it's still a little early so I am going to try to whip up a card before I head off to bed! TTFN! Thanks for stopping by!

Ballerina Marci

Happy Friday!

Today I am sharing this adorable Ballerina Marci! have you ordered your Marci stamps you? Remember if you purchase all FIVE Marci stamps, you get the adorable Panda FREE! This special purchase is only good during Release week so don't miss the awesome deal! Visit our STORE today!!

I followed the sketch over at Cupcake Craft for this card. I don't usually color light hair much but I do like how Marci's hair came out. I might have to color light hair more often! LOL

Papers are by Basic Grey. I have this paper since last year but totally forgot about it! I LOVE this paper! It's so pretty! I think I am loving all the Basic Grey papers period! LOL

Don't forget, you still can win free stamps by leaving a comment on our blog! Good luck!

Marci In Rubber!!

Hello!

Something is exciting going on at La La Land Crafts today! Why? It's Marci release day!! Yay!! You all have seen her sneaking in and out of blogland the last few weeks. Well, today she is staying PERMANENT! All FIVE Marci stamps are rubber and are available in our online store! Yes, including her sweet friend, the Panda!

As a special Release Week only special, if you buy all 5 new Marci stamps, you'll get the Panda stamp for FREE! Panda is a great accessory for Marci, or even on his own!

My teammates have some amazing samples featuring these new stamps at our BLOG! Plus, for the next few days, we'll be featuring each Marci on her own, so you really get to know them all! These images are so much fun to color and play with...I know you'll love them as much as we all do !

Here is my card using Birthday Marci. Sketch is by Stamp With Fun.


Here is the inside of my card...

WIN FREE STAMPS! Throughout this week, leave us a comment on the La La Land Blog letting us know what you think of our latest addition, and you could WIN the entire next release! Yup...we've got a Halloween release coming soon...and you could win Pirate Luka and some adorable Halloween Marci stamps, just by leaving a comment! Comment every day to increase your odds of winning (but only one comment per day, please!) We'll put all the comments in a hat and draw a winner – and it could be YOU!

And if you're in the Bay Area – don't forget the Trunk Show TODAY at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale from 4-7pm and on Saturday, September 18^th at Scrapbook U in Fremont. Click through for more details and instructions on getting tickets!

Okay, I won't keep you guys long! Have fun shopping!!

Challenges:

Paper Sundae: A minimum of three different enbelishment

Praire Fairy: Embossing

Die Cut Dreams: Sweet Little Girl

ABC: Distressing

Fab n' Funky: Photo inspiration

Simply Betty Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Simply Betty Blog Hop! If you came from JENNIFER'S blog, you are on the right track! If not, please hop back to SIMPLY BETTY BLOG for the complete list!

Today we are release SIX Halloweenies Emos!

Woot woot... a Hoppin' we will go, a Hoppin' we will go... or a Haunting if you prefer!

I hope you have enjoyed the preview days, now it's time for some hoppin' fun, prizes, and deals!

Prizes:
Three Lucky Winners will be receiving two FREE rubber stamps from the Emo Halloweenies; Lola and Miller, Rio and Betty, or Christian and Miller (London is not available as a rubber stamp)! All you have to do is participate in our Blog Hop Challenge... of course there are a couple of twists to it. You have one day to complete your creation and add your link in the Inlinkz at our blog! The Inlinkz will be open until Thursday Sept. 16th at 11:59 PM! The challenge? Very simple! Create your best Halloween creation! It can be a card, a treat bag, a scrapbook page, or mini album anything Halloween! Pretty simple so far? Here is the second catch, you must use a Simply Betty Stamp image that is NOT Halloween... so No Jude and his Shenanigan Crew, no Punky Teens. You can use everything else! The more non Halloween you go the more of a chance you have to win two of the six! Take the most uncommon image and Halloween-ize it! Imagine one of the Divas Trick-or-Treating, or one of the School Emos! What ever you go with just have fun! The three winners will be carefully selected by myself and both DT members of Simply Betty Stamps and Simply Betty Challenges! Good luck everyone!

Now the wheels and deals!

Digis:
Any 12 for $31.50 use code SEPDIGI3150
Any 6 for $15.75 use code SEPDIGI1575
Any 3 for $7.85 use code SEPDIGI785

Pre-Orders: For Emo Halloweenies only Shipping October 1st
5 Halloweenies $26.00 use code PRERUB26


Halloween Card Kit $49.99 use code HALLOWKIT
Halloween kit includes the following: All five Emo Halloweenie rubber stamps; Christian Vamp, Lola Mummy, Devil Rio, Witch Betty, and Frankenmiller, DIGI Pumpkin London, and two We R Memory Keepers mini clear stamps! Embellishments on the cards including the Cricut cut outs! All the papers, cardstock and tags as well as the ribbons and Fabric for the flowers! Even the Diamond Glaze needed for your projects! All this in a nice bundle price of $49.99 and free shipping! This kit is limited to 12 and is only available as a pre-order so hurry and grab yours! All cards you can make in the kit can be viewed here.

Rubber in stock:
3 for $15.00 use code 3RUB1500

My card today features Christian the Vamp! I hope he didn't frighten you! LOL I am so not good with coloring black! On top of it, when I colored this image, my grays and black were almost out of ink! I got my refill order now. Thank goodness! The papers are by Recollection, which i got last year.

Your next stop is LADY B! Have fun! Good luck!

Halloween Emo Preview Day 2

Ready or Simply Betty Preview Day 2? LOL Ready or not, here is Franken Millerstein! I wanted to keep this card simple, to showcase the awesome image!

Oh, do you see the Halloween button?? I got a pack last year but totally forgot to use it! I found it while going through my stuff! I don't have much crafting space so I seriously don't know what I have and I can't seem to remember what I have! LOL Hopefully, one day, I will have more space!

Anyway, tomorrow is release day and you get the digi version if you want instant gratification or pre-order the rubber! Hope to see you tomorrow...BLOG HOP....PRIZES...yay!!!

Happy Birthday, Peggy!

Today is my Lollipop Crafts' teammate, Barbara's mother's birthday. Happy Birthday, Peggy! Hope you have a great one! If you came from KERRY's blog, you are on the right track. If not please hop back to Barbara's blog.

Barbara's mom is new at the blogging community and Barbara wants to welcome her by doing a special surprise birthday blog hop! You are such a sweet daughter, Barbara! I am loving this awesome community and am so blessed to have met so many wonderful friends! It is also a place full of talented crafters and I get inspired every day by everyone's amazing creations! So of course I totally welcome all newcomers and have to join in this fun hop! Although Peggy is pretty new at blogging but she certainly is not new at cardmaking! Check out her blog! You will be amazed at all her wonderful creations!

Welcome, welcome, Peggy!

Here is a card I made in honor of Peggy's birthday! I used Spesch Designer Stamps' Bonnie With Flowers on my card. Sentiment is by Papertrey Ink.

You next stop is ALANNA. Enjoy the hop and please give a big welcome to Peggy!

Karber Challenge #5

Hello!

Time for another fun Karber's challenge! We on challenge #5 already! It seems only yesterday we started this new adventure with you all! Time sure flies!

This week's theme is to make a card for a GIRL! You do not have to use a Karber image but if you got them, why not!

I used Shopping Stephanie on this card. If you know me, I LOVE to shop! LOL I just wish I have more $$$ so I can get whatever I want! LOL

Well, gang, I do hope you all can find some time and play along with us! It's a super fun, easy challenge so won't you give it a try? :)

Halloween Emo Preview Day 1

Hello, hello!

Today I am previewing one of Simply Betty's Halloweenies Emo! Meet BETTY! She is a cool little witch, huh? I I decided to use lots of white this card...just something different for a change! As you can see, I am STILL playing with the different stitches on my sewing machine! LOL It's fun! hehe

The Halloweenies Emos will be in both digi and rubber! Yes, RUBBER and you can pre-order them on September 15th, release day!

I have more previews tomorrow so I would love to have you back then! In the meantime, check our my teammates' wonderful creations at Simply Betty!