It's Release Day at The Greeting Farm!

Woohoo!  It's release day!  We got four new stamps available today!  That's SSSC no. 22 Krystal, no. 23 Azary, Cutesy Anya (clear stamp), Cutesy Anya die cut, For You Anya (clear stamp) and For You Anya die cut!  Have I told you how much I love the die cuts?!?!?!  (^_^)

Now lets get into my projects:

First card I decided to create a simple winter scene.  If you look closely, I am using two new stamp sets in this card...

SSSC no. 23 Azary simple Birthday card...

For You Anya, I created a little holder to house my chocolate bar.  This will be going to one of the nurses at my FIL's nursing home...need to make a few more (^_^)

As an extra while waiting for my Cutesy Anya (didn't get it on time) I made this box and stuck For You Anya on it since she actually matched the ice cream better anyhow...  I've gotten request to do a tutorial on her, so I think I'll do one on The Greeting Farm's YT channel.  So please be on the lookout for it!  

 

Hope you enjoyed the preview and the release projects!  I always love looking at the other girl's creations!  They are one talented bunch!  Do check them out on The Greeting Farm blog!

The Greeting Farm's SSSC no. 23 Azary Preview

Hello!  I'm back with another preview!  Today we are previewing another Super Secret Stamp Club (SSSC) no. 23 Azary!  I'm always leering when it comes to my male stamps.  Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled to have masculine stamps as I need to make masculine cards.  I just have a hard time with masculine cards...but with a few trials with different layouts I finally come up with a card.  When it comes to male cards I try to keep them as simple as possible!

For those new to The Greeting Farm or haven't heard about our SSSC here's what it's all about:

The Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

Thanks again for stopping by and make sure to check back tomorrow for another set of creations using SSSC no. 22 Krystal and no. 23 Azary AND two clear Anya stamps!

The Greeting Farm's SSSC no. 22 Krystal Preview

Hello Friends!  It's the time of the month where we start previewing the new goodies coming to the store on the 15th!  Today me, Rosie and Joni are previewing Super Secret Stamp Club (SSSC) no. 22 Krystal!  I love her outfit and wished I had her during winter.  Since it's springtime, I thought even if she's in earmuffs and mittens, lets "spring" her up a bit (^_~)   

 If you don't know much about the SSSC here's what it's all about:

The Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

As always, thanks for stopping by!   Definitely check out Joni and Rosie's page for more inspiration!!

New Haul Video on YouTube

Hey Friends!  I got a new unboxing video of my Christine Herrin haulage (^_^)  Check it out, you may see something in my haul you may want to get yourself!  

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Hope you like it!

Christine Herrin shop

My YouTube Channel

The Greeting Farm Special Release - Lovable Anya

Hello Friends!  Happy, Happy Easter!!!!  It's a wonderful day and the day our Lord and Savior was resurrected!

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."  "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." ~John 3:16-17  

John 3:16-17 is my all time favorite scriptures!  It's basically what Christianity is all about!  Whoever believes in Jesus Christ will have eternal life!  Simple as that!

I hope everyone is enjoying what the true meaning of Easter is all about and spending it with all your love ones!

Today The Greeting Farm has a special release.  They released a new clear stamp called Lovable Anya!  She's so stinkin' cute!  Now hurry on over and grab yourself this new Anya!  I've been hearing these new clear Anya stamps are selling out fast!

Now onto my project.  I created this card and decided not to include a sentiment, wanted it to be versatile for all kinds of occasion.  I may be sending this to an old High School friend's mom who just moved into a new Nursing Home.  Thanks for stopping by!

New Video - Altenew Haul

Hi Friends!  I have a new video up on my YouTube channel!  This is a a small haul from Altenew and let me tell you, these stamps are GORGEOUS!!!!  I can't wait to use them!  Hopefully I'll get some time this week!  I will definitely share my creations once I'm finished!  Anyhow for now, I've done a video "unboxing" my happy mail!  Check it out and let me know if you'd like to see more of these and if you'd like me to do any other videos!   Aloha!

Click on the above picture to view this video.

The Greeting Farm's March 2016 New Releases

My apologies for not getting these up on time!  My mother-in-law had a massive stroke back on Feb 19.  We were unaware of the serious of her condition until the 21st because we had to wait to find out if her new pacemaker was able to withstand the MRI.   Needless to say when we found out on the 21st that the damage was irreversible we had stayed by her side until she passed which was on Feb 25 :(  It took two weeks before we could bury her so it was a long drawn out process and not to mention we are now caring for my FIL who has Alzheimer.  So lots of big changes and adjustments happening over here at the SP household.  Needless to say, we had my MIL's funeral this past Monday and I am slowly but surely getting back to a somewhat regular routine.  

So with that, lets move on to my samples for The Greeting Farm's new release:

This first card is from the set "I Love Dad"  (there's also a coordinating die!)and I immediately fell in love with it since I don't find too many masculine stamps AND that golf cart!  My dad was an avid golfer, but after his stroke he hasn't had a chance to play.  Never the less I thought this card would be perfect for him come Father's Day!

This next set is called "I Love Mom"  which also has a coordinating die as well!  I decided to use the stamps as the background to my card! Simple but love how it turned out!  This will be going out to my mom who's birthday is next week!

This last stamp is a red rubber Anya stamp called Mon Amie Anya!  I think she's so adorable and wanted to keep this card as simple as possible!

These stamps are available now at The Greeting Farm store!   Make sure to stop by and grab you one, or two or ALL of these cuties!!!

Stamps:
I Love Dad 
I Love Mom
Mon Amie Anya

Die Cuts:
I Love Dad
I Love Mom

First Look Video of The Greeting Farm's new clear Starry Anya stamp and Die

Hello Friends!  The Greeting Farm has release a new clear Anya stamp called Starry Anya which has a coordinating die (separate purchase).  If you're like me, I'm a lazy fussy cutter...hahahaha!  So when Marie (Owner and Artist of The Greeting Farm) told me she'll be releasing clear Anya stamps and matching dies...I just died (no pun intended!).  Anyhow, I have a video about it on The Greeting Farm blog but will post it on my blog as well.  Enjoy and please feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions on what products I used or if you need more clarification!  

Stamp:
Starry Anya
Starry Anya Die Cut
The Greeting Farm
The Greeting Farm YouTube Channel

It's Release Day at The Greeting Farm!

Happy President's day!  Hoping most of you have today off!  If not, well, hopefully Release Day at The Greeting Farm will cheer you up!  As you saw last week here and on The Greeting Farm's blog, we've got two SSSC stamps available today at The Greeting Farm store.  If you missed that particular SSSC series, now is your chance to grab SSSC no. 20 Evie and no. 21 Baire!  If you don't know much about SSSC here's what it is all about:

The Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

 The next sign up should be beginning of March!  Now onto my projects using both stamps:

I created a matching card to go with my previous Keurig cup favor box using SSSC no. 20 Evie.  Simple and to the point.

For my second project I created this heart shaped bag filled with candies using SSSC no. 21 Blaire.  Always love slapping on any TGF to  my favor/bags/boxes and it makes it look super cute, don't you think?  (^_~)

As always thank you so much for stopping by!  Make sure to visit The Greeting Farm's blog and the store to get yourself these cutie patooties!  Have a great week!

The Greeting Farm Stamps:
SSSC no. 20 Evie
SSSC no. 21 Blaire

Preview Day at The Greeting Farm

 

Sorry folks, I completely forgot to post my TGF preview for SSSC no. 20 Evie.  Today I'll be previewing both stamp since I didn't post yesterday's.  These two stamps were part of the SSSC subscription and wlll be available to everyone on Feb 15.  

In case you are new to the Farm, the Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

First project using SSSC no. 20 Evie I decided to create a small Keurig coffee treat/favor.  I have tons of the these Keurig coffee, tea and hot cocoa cups that I can no longer use because two of my Keurigs died and I don't plan on getting another one since I no longer drink coffee.  We bought the Keurigs for guest but now that we are back home by family and friends we don't have as many guest visiting since everyone is here!  LOL!  So I like to make these little treat/favors for neighbors, friends and whomever I see as a little "treat".  I thought Evie was perfect since she's holding a mug...  

 For SSSC no. 21 Blaire I decided to create a Valentines day goodie box since Valentine's day is this Sunday.  I paper pieced her with the coordinating paper I used on the favor box.  I like to do this technique when I'm press for time.  AND I like doing this if I have coordinating paper so I know it matches perfectly!

OK, thanks for stopping by!  Hope you enjoyed the preview.  For more inspiration, make sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog to see Rosie, Joni and Amy's take on these super cute stamps!  I'll be back with two more creations using both stamps on Monday so make sure to stop on by! 

Mommy Lhey Haul Video

Hello there!  I'm back with another haul video check it out!

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You can also find all my other videos here.

The Greeting Farm Stamp Feature - Dollie with Letter

I'm back for our last Stamp Feature and it's with the ever so cute Dollie with Letter.  Perfect for Valentine's day, dropping a note, thanks etc. type projects!  Here's what I came up with simple and to the point (^_^)

Stamp:
Dollie with Letter

The Greeting Farm Stamp Feature - Eggstra Special

Howdy!  How did you like The Greeting Farm's Magical Friend's set?  Isn't it adorable?  Today we are featuring the Eggstra Special stamp set.  Obviously it's perfect for Easter but you can also use it creating a baby theme card, favor, invite and of course use it for your daily documenting!  But for today's sample I of course chose to use it for an Easter themed project.  I may host this year's Easter get together since I didn't have time or energy to do my annual Christmas Eve get together.  I thought these cute baskets would be perfect for the nieces.  Even if they are getting older, who doesn't want a basket full of candy?  I know I still do (^_^)

Don't forget to check out The Greeting Farm's blog to see what Joni and Rosie created!  Have a great day!

Stamp:
Eggstra Special stamp set
Eggstra Special coordinating dies

The Greeting Farm Stamp Feature - Magical Friends

Hey there!  I'm back with another TGF Stamp Feature from the January 15 release.  Today's feature is the ever so cute Magical Friends set.  This set is 4x6 and has coordinating dies which you can purchase separately.  I have many friends that have used ponies and unicorns for their daughter's bday party them and actually had a request to create a mock up invite and goodie bag.  Sooo with that said, here's my take on a birthday invitation and favor.  Enjoy!

This stamp set along with the other two new stamp sets are available at The Greeting Farm Store.  Make sure to visit The Greeting Farm blog to see what my fellow DT has created!

The Greeting Farm Release

Hi everyone!  Sorry, I wasn't able to publish this yesterday, things came up where I wasn't home until late.  Below I made samples of all the new stamps available at The Greeting Farm now.

So no more dilly dally, here are my creations:

SSSC no. 18 Willow

SSSC no. 19 Ezra

Owl Yours

Hope you enjoyed the samples we created!  Now hurry on over and grab yourself these stamps!

Mochi Things Unboxing Video

I'm back...I know two blogpost in one day...wow! LOL!  Today I have an unboxing video of my Mochi Things purchase.  To view the video click on the photo.

You can also view my other videos on my channel here.

The Greeting Farm Ezra Preview

Hi all!  Today we at the Farm are previewing SSSC no 19 Ezra!  I love how he has a Polaroid!  Polaroids are back in and I hope they're here to stay!  I have several now made or at least popularized by Fuji.  I actually prefer the Fuji brand to that of the Polaroid brand.  Any who...today we are showcasing Ezra no. 19 of the SSSC family.  If you're unfamiliar with the Super Secret Stamp Club (SSSC) here's a brief summary: 

The Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

I created a Instagram box which will house my Instax prints until I can scrap them.  I just love it.  Its a super simple box/creation but if you follow me, you know I like my stuff simple. (^_^)

Tomorrow December 15 is when all three stamps that we've been previewing will be available for purchase.  Make sure to stop by tomorrow because we got one more preview of all three stamps!  Have a great day and check out The Greeting Farm blog to see what Joni and Rosie created!

The Greeting Farm - Owl You Preview

Hi all!  I'm back with our second The Greeting Farm preview.  Today we are previewing the super new clear stamp - Owl You!  It's perfect for Valentines Day!  But for today's project, I decided to make a Christmas favor.  I got the Baker's box die from Stampin' Up!  I thought why not try that.  I love how it turned out!  Super simple and super cute!   

Hope you enjoyed today's preview!  Don't forget to check back on Monday we got our last preview!  Thanks for stopping by and make sure you stop by The Greeting Farm's blog to see what the DT's made!

The Greeting Farm's SSSC Preview - Willow

Hello!  Today at The Greeting Farm we are previewing SSSC no. 18 Willow.  She's part of the Super Secret Stamp Club.  If you're unfamiliar with SSSC here's a brief summary:

The Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3×4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. SSSC Members get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to the general public at the retail price of $12. The Secret Stamps ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders where all 3 stamps ship at the end of the second month) during the period in which you’ve registered for.

So today here is my creation using the ever so adorable Willow.

Please visit The Greeting Farm blog to see what Rosie and Joni created!   Make sure to check back tomorrow because we have another great preview for you!

New Video...

Up on my YouTube Channel here.  Check it out and see all the goodies I got from Stampin' UP!, Big Pictures and Ellen Hutson!

Click on picture to take you to my YouTube channel!

The Greeting Farm's Nov 15th Release

Hi friends!  I've been super busy with deadlines, house stuff and the holidays I wasn't able to post my blog post for the 17 and 18th so I decided to combine all three of my samples for The Greeting Farm's Nov 15th release that myself, Rosie and Joni contributed to.  So without boring you with idle chit chat...lets check them out!

My first project is using the sweet Lucky Dog set and it's coordinating dies.  If you wanna see the sets I have a first look video here.  On this project I made a dog house/box to hold some chocolates for the groomers.  This box will go to Roxy's groomer since the puppy resembles Roxy more than it does Fuji.  (^_^)

Second project is a card using the Purfect Cats and it's coordinating die.  I got my new die from Stampin' Up Hearth & Home so I wanted to incorporate it into my project since cats loves laying on the window sills. 

Last but not least one of my favorite Anya's!  She's called Anya Nerds Out!  I love the big Anya's so I was super stoked when I got my package and saw her!  I adore Cheeky Geeky so naturally I loved this one as much!  Just an FYI, I paper pieced her hair, I do that when I'm running low on time.  Coloring it and get it all shaded was just too much time for me, this was easier.  So if you're ever in a rush and want to get her hair all even and quickly done...paper piecing is the way to go IMHO (^_^)

As always thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Another Haul Video...

Hey there!  I decided to do another haul video on my YouTube channel.  Today I share a small haul from Kelly Purkey and my Stampin' UP! hostess rewards.  Hope you like it all info is on my YouTube channel...  Click on the picture to take you to my YouTube channel! 

Kelly Purkey Haul Video

Hey Everyone!  I decided to do a haul video...check it out and let me know what you think (^_^)

You can also watch it on my YouTube channel here  apparently, I have no clue how to make it fit on my blog...so maybe it's best you just go straight to my YouTube channel..

It's Release Day at the Farm!

Woohoo!  Today is the day where you can purchase So Hip (no. 16) and Poppy (no. 17)!  I'm sure most of you that missed out on this series are super excited to finally get your crafty little hands on them!  Yeay!  So happy for you (^_^)  In honor of release day the team at TGF has a few more projects to share with you.  Here's mine, but please do stop by The Greeting Farm's blog to see what Joni and Rosie created!

Thanks for stopping by!

TGF SSSC no. 17 - Poppy Preview

Welcome back everyone!  Today we are previewing Poppy from TGF's  SSSC no 17!  Isn't she cute?  Like I always say in my blog post, I don't like to create items for the sake of just creating them.  I like them to have a purpose and be useful.  So when I created today's project, I created it because every month, I have to take my Yorkie in for an anal expression (gross I know!)  but it's something I have to do!  I'm always at the vets if it's for this issue or another, I'm always there.  The vets and staff all know me and my two fur babies pretty well so I always like to give them some goodies when I visit because they take such great care of my dogs.  So for this particular issue, I thought what better giftto give the vet tech then some antibacterial hand gels.  LOL!  I'm sure they're not too fond of this particular procedure and it isn't the most pleasant thing to do...so why not hand gels?  hahaha!  Any who, here's my little box housing the hand gel.

Again thank you for stopping by!  As always please check out The Greeting Farm blog to see what my fellow DT has created!  And don't forget to stop by tomorrow, I have two more projects using both So Hip and Poppy!  Have a great week!  Aloha!

The Greeting Farm Preview - SSSC No. 16 So Hip

Hello everyone!  Today The Greeting Farm (TGF) is previewing the Super Secret Stamp Club (SSSC) stamp no. 16 - So Hip!  I absolutely love her and I do think she's super hip (^_^)  If you don't know much about TGF's SSSC, here's a little info on it: 

• Super Secret Stamp Club is a 3-month online subscription where members receive a 3x4 special edition ‘mystery’ TGF stamp each month at an exclusive membership price of $8. PLUS members will get the stamp 1-5 months prior to it being released to general public at the exclusive edition retail price of $12. Secret stamp will ship the first week of each month (with the exception of international orders which will ship all 3 stamps at the end of the second month) during the period in which you've registered for.

So Hip was in the last round of SSSC (we are in a new round currently) so it will now be available to the public on Oct 15 if you did not sign up for SSSC.  I know a lot of people have been asking for it, so I'm really excited for those that missed her because now you can get your little crafty hands on her in a couple of days!  Yeay!

OK, on to my card...I created a pop up/slide up gift card holder.  I absolutely love making these!  It beats those boring gift card holders that you get from the store and your recipient is in awe how you made it slide up.  LOL!  OK, maybe not but I am! haha!  So without further adieu here's what I created!

As always,  thanks for stopping by!  Please visit The Greeting Farm's blog to see what my fellow DT's created

TGF - Sing Hello

Last feature post for The Greeting Farm.  Today we are featuring Sing Hello and it's coordinating die.  I have lots of plans for this stamp set!  But today I made this little cup and it's holder and added one of the two super cute girl from the set.  I couldn't really add much to this holder since it's super small.  The holder measures 5x2 and the cup inside measures 3 inches high...super small huh?  LOL!  I just love it and I plan on giving these away...not sure to who but I'll be making a bunch of these cuties for the holidays. 

Stamp:
Sing Hello
Sing Hello coordinating dies

TGF - Let it Snow

I'm back with another TGF Feature.  Today we are featuring the stamp set Let it Snow along with it's coordinating die.  I knew exactly what I wanted to create with this stamp set as soon as I got it.  I love making this tea box to give away and thought the bear with the mug was just too perfect for it.  I usually give some yummy little lemon cakes with my tea box and will make a separate post on that when I'm ready to give it.  Like I mentioned in yesterday's blog, I am starting early for this Christmas!  Wish me luck!  LOL!  Onto my project...

Thanks for stopping by and please do check out The Greeting Farm blog for more inspirations!

Stamps:
Let it Snow
Let it Snow die cuts

TGF - Happy Winter

Hello!  Today me, Rosie and Joni are doing up a Stamp Feature of the new TGF release.  BTW, did you happen to check out the new goodies?  Aren't they adorable?!?!?!  I was super excited when I opened up my package and saw there were THREE photopolymer stamps WITH coordinating dies!  Today we are featuring Happy Winter!  I have started on my Christmas projects because I NEED to!  I always have plans to start my projects early but I always seem to run out of time.  Not this year!  LOL!  I'm laughing because I hope I can pull through this year.  Anyhow, here is my project for today's featured stamp set - Happy Winter and coordinating dies.  I can't tell you how this set and the other new releases has made my life easier!  First off, no more fussy cutting and second, it's super easy to color because they are a lot smaller than the other stamps.  So mass producing these will be super easy and fast!

Stamp:
Happy Winter
Happy Winter coordinating Dies