TGF's 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!

Happy Holidays everyone :)
and welcome to The Greeting Farm's Third Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!
To start the hop from the beginning and for the whole blog/link list, please refer to
The Greeting Farm's Blog for all the details :)
Especially to find out how you can win one of THREE grand prizes!!!

So for today's hop, I created (hopefully) my last Holiday card for this year!
Here is Holiday Anya... 

This is the perfect paper to paper-piece her dress! 

She looks so fun and festive :)  

My next card is definitely my last holiday card of 2011, hee hee!!! 

This card is for this week's TGF Monday Fun-Day Recipe Challenge - 

you are to use Kraft Cardstock, Twine and a Button(s) on your card/project!!! 

My three favorite go-to things to create a card!!! 

I decided to use my "Keep Cozy" stamp set again 

and came up with this easel card :) 

This just happens to be the card that I taught to my Scrappy friends last Friday night :)
They loved the easel card concept!!! It was so much fun!!!

That's it for me today :)
Happy Hopping!!!
xoxo

Holiday Anya

Keep Cozy

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Happy Birthday and True Love for A Thousand Years...

Happy Thursday!!! Woo hoo!!!
I'm a happy girl :) :) :)
Today I'm sharing my card from Pixie Dust Studio!!!

This week, Pixie Dust Studio's challenge is to create a
Birthday themed card/project!!!

I have to admit, I was stumped as to what to do for this challenge, lol!
It's a birthday theme, it's suppose to be simple, right?!
Well, when you have your mojo playing peek-a-boo lately, you'd be stumped too ;)

I decided that I needed to use this lil half of the "Mun-kins" digital image from
the latest Pixie of Oz Collection :)

I used up the rest of my red with white polka-dots Jillibean Soup DP scraps!
and just went on picking out other scraps to go along with it!
Everything was a piece of scrap that was sitting in my bin - even the Kraft ;)
Don't ya just looove when a card finally comes together all on its own!!!

I've got one more card to share with you ;)

Now, where are all my Twi-peeps hiding?!?!
The latest movie is almost here!!! Woo Hoo!!!
Have you seen the latest movie-pics and trailer that were officially released!?
I have to admit, the wolf is looking good, lol! but myyyyy Edward looks pretty good too ;)
I cannot wait to see this wedding!!!

In anticipation of Breaking Dawn,
Pixie's Bookshelf has TWO a challenges going on :)
The first, leave a comment with your fave Twi-Quote!!!
and the second...
Create a card/project inspired by the Twilight Saga and add something sparkle-y to it!

I decided to you use this digital image from Pixie Dust Studio called
"Marry Me... Bella"

Lots of sparkly things going on here, unfortunately you can't see it all so well in my pic...
the paper is The Mariposa Stack from DCWV - lots of sparkle on the swirls and butterflies...

... and I also dug up this 6x6 layout that I made a while ago!
But I love it so much that I just had to share it again :)

Here I used "Love Sparkles" and "True Love"...  

Did you hear this song yet????
It sums up the entire Twilight Saga perfectly... I'm so in love with it!
I can't wait to get myself the Breaking Dawn soundtrack :) 

Have a wonderful Thursday friends!!! xoxo

Pixie's Bookshelf Read... "Wings"

Do you believe in faeries???

I DO! I DO! I DO!!!

Not my usual card-style, but this was what I envisioned for it :)
I cut out the butterflies, distressed and ripped the DP, eeek!
and layered and/or pop-dotted everything!
I even used some chalk ink to distress the doilie! I love how it looks...
Not bad for a super quick 20 minute card ;)
Hope you likey!

I used the following challenges for my card:
- Card Patterns Sketch #127 (Used Doilie as my circle inspiration!)
- Follow the Recipe at Catered Crop #17: Here's the recipe I used!!!
- Primary Colors: Red, Blue, Yellow, Green
- Stamp/Stickers: anything that grows from a seed, gardening
- Patterns: circles, printed paper
- Color Mediums: Copics, Chalk Ink
- Embellishments: Ribbon
- Theme: Garden

To find out where I ALSO got my inspiration from...

Go visit THE BOOKSHELF and see August's book-of-the-month!
It's all about WINGS!!!

PLUS!!!
You can WIN prizes and a GUEST SPOT with Pixie and Honey :)

FUN!!!

Happy Tuesday my Pixie friends!!! 

Card Details: 

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Laurel Wings" Digital Image 

Paper(s): DCWV The Mariposa Stack, TE CS 

Ink(s): Versa Magic Sage Chalk Ink for distressing, Copic Markers 

Accessories: Prima Flowers, Smash Stickie, Ribbon, White Paper Doilie 

"The Fluttering Royal Queen"

Gooooood mooooorning!!!

It's Thursday! and y'all know that Thursday's are fun challenge days for me :)

I have another card to share with you using another image from Pixie Dust Studio's latest release

"British Invasion" and for their new challenge issued today, must use something with Wings...

"Royal Queen"

I adore this Queen image! She really does look like her!

I just haaad to use some of my DCWV Mariposa DP, love the touches of glitter to the DP!

I added a bit of sparkle to her as well! and had a bit of play with my Die-namics!

{{{BTW, FYI, Here's a TIP!!!

DON'T ever use your Copics AFTER you've already added sparkle to your image...

sigh... don't ask, I don't want to talk about it... just trust me!!!}}}

I am entering my card into the following challenges :)

- Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #68: Must have wings! (Butterfly DP) 

- Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #148: Buttons and Bows with Butterflies

- That's Krafty Thursday #49: Must use Kraft CS

Happy Thursday everyone!!!

I'm off to do some 'secret project stuffs' for my sewing/knitting blog ;)

hee hee!

Later gators :*)

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Royal Queen" Digital Image

Paper(s): DCWV Mariposa DP, Papertrey Ink CS

Accessories: Copic Markers, MFT Scalloped-Scallops and Open Scallop Die-namics,

Wood Button and Ribbon from TE Key Ingredients Kit, Baker's Twine

"Glamourous Granny" A Pixie Dust Sneak Peek!

It's almost time for the

"Follow the Red Cape" Blog Hop and Release

on Friday!!!

Today, I get to share a sneak peek with you :)

Let me introduce you to... 

"Glamourous Granny"

{Can you hear Fergie singing?!}

Glamourous Glamourous Glamourous!!!

The inside...

Pixie Dust Studio will have a NEW challenge posted tomorrow morning

and more sneak peeks from the DT :)

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Have a wonderful "Humpy Day"!!!

Card Details:

Stamp(s): Pixie Dust Studio "Glamourous Granny" Digital Image from the Red Cape Collection

Paper(s): DCWV "Mariposa" DP, Papertrey Ink CS

Accessories: Prima Pearls, May Arts Ribbon, MFT Scalloped Die-namics, Recollections Flower

It's DINO-MITE!!!

Hello! It feels like a looong time has passed since I have been able to post!

Both of my kiddos have been sick again this week! It's a never-ending cold that never full goes away, and with crazy weather, they ended up with sore throats, ear infections and stye's too! geesh!

Thankfully, they are both feeling much better and were able to go back to school today, even though it is one of the coldest days we've had all winter! It's only 5 degrees! brrrr!!!

I need to warm up! and I did by cozying up at my desk with a cup of hot cocoa, nice warm lap blanket and this adorable new release from Pixie Dust Studio!!!

We've got Dinos trampling about!!!

I have 3 cards to share with you :)

First, please meet "Paris the Cave Girl"...

Isn't she the cutest?! She reminds me of Pebbles ;)

I just had to dig out some BasicGrey for her and go girly-orange!

Next, is Paris' best buddy, "Patton the Cave Boy"!!!

SO handsome! and of course he reminds me of Bam-Bam :)

I thought that some school-time Crate Paper fun would go best for my lil man ;)

... and of course no collection is complete without a Princess!!!

Meet "Princess Dino"!!!

She's so sweet! and definitely the Princess of all Dinos :)

I used some sparkly DCWV Songbird DP! Every Princess needs her sparkles ;)

The "Dino-mite" Collection is available NOW at the Pixie Dust Stuio Shop!!!

Stop by and pick your fave images today :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving sweet comments!

TGIF!!! and I'll see you all tomorrow :)

Stay warm!!!

A Sweet Pixie Wedding

Good morning Pixie Friends :)

It's time for another awesome
Pixie Dust Studio Challenge (#51) today!!!

This week's challenge is to... "Let's Get Married!"

Created a wedding/anniversary/bridal themed card!!!

Unfortunately, with all the sickies going on in my house, I didn't get the chance (nor energy, lol!) to get my Thursday Challenge cards done :(

BUT, I have an "oldie but goodie" that I dug out to re-share with you ;) hee, hee!

Here's a card that I created when I first started with the Pixies (9 months ago!!!)

This image is called "Forever Love",
the sweetest married couple I've seen ;)

The paper is from DCWV and is smoothly embossed with glitter in it - I loooove when you don't have to do the work yourself ;) LOL! This card is one of my faves! It's still in my keepsake box, I know, eventually I will have to part with it, but for now,
I just love it too much ;)

Have y'all seen this?!?!?!

Who doesn't love things that sparkle?! ;) hee hee!!!

Be sure to come back tomorrow!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
and be sure to visit the rest of the Pixies for more inspiring creations :)

Happy Thursday!!!

Oh, Alice! Chapter 20: In MY Country...

Oh, Alice!

Chapter 20: In MY Country...

"Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else - if you ran very fast for a long time, as we've been doing."

"A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"

(Through the Looking Glass, Chapter 2)

Hello, friends! Can you believe July is here already? Such a fun time of year for summer fun...parades, BBQ's, you name it...it's THAT time of year!

To honor our country's Independence day, with the 4th being right around the corner, we have a PATRIOTIC theme for you today! WONDERLAND has gone RED, WHITE and BLUE!

Call it inspiration, a color challenge....I guess it's really both! Your mission this week is to use... 

RED, WHITE and BLUE

on your card or project! In addition we have a WONDERFUL Sponsorship opportunity today. Thank you SO much to EMILY from EAD Designs! Emily has graciously offered the DT some wonderful Alice-themed stickers to use for our projects today (unfortunately our international friends didn't get theirs in time, but hopefully we'll have stuff to show you soon!).

 

ONE LUCKY WINNER will receive a WONDERFULLY GENEROUS gift certificate to the EAD Designs Store!

Just get your red, white and blue on and ENTER your card HERE to win!

You have until Friday, July 9th at 8pm CST to enter to WIN the gift certificate from EAD Designs!

*For my card, I was thrilled to use EAD Designs' "Alice and Wonderland" Vinyl Stickers! Also using a DCWV polka dotted card with a doilie and added swirly gems and a ribbon...
These vinyl stickers are AMAZING! I loved that I was able to reposition my lil Alice numerous times without any tearing or losng the stickiness to it, etc! Super for those, like me, that cannot make up their minds on the "who, what, when and how's" in figuring out a layout for their cards, LOL!*

We also have a few FUN announcements to make! Sadly we say goodbye to Jimmi this week. We thank her for all her wonderfully twisty designs and will miss her at the tea table here. We are THRILLED to announce at the same time, that Lynne Phelps has accepted a FULL TIME position here right at our twisted table. Lynne's designs TOTALLY WOW'd us as our June Guest Designer and well, some things are JUST SO Alice that they're meant to be! WELCOME LYNNE!

Also, as today is the first challenge of July, a BIG TWISTY welcome to EMMA EADS, our JULY GUEST! We are very excited to have her on board with us for the month of July. Be sure to stop by her BLOG and give her a shout out!

For more inspiration, do take a peek at what my fellow DTMs came up with :)

Jessica {The Mad Hatter} -

http://thewhimsicalbutterfly.blogspot.com/ 

Emma {July's Guest} - http://craftymummy2five.blogspot.com/

Erin - http://www.stamptillucramp.blogspot.com/

Jen - http://deconstructingjen.com/

Kim - http://basementstamper.blogspot.com/

Kristy - http://youngstamper.blogspot.com/

Ky - http://bunnynest.blogspot.com/

Lynne - http://savvy-sisters-studio.blogspot.com/ 

Peggy - http://www.artfulljourney.com/

Randi - http://www.thedarkmermaid.blogspot.com/

Sammi - http://www.stuffbysammi.blogspot.com/

Sara - http://saracreativemind.blogspot.com/

Suzi - http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

Tasha - http://www.milliesmagicalmoments.blogspot.com/

To our friends in the U.S. - Have a happy and safe holiday :)

And to everyone else, have a wonderful and crafty weekend!!! :*)

Happy Daddy's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day

to all the Daddy's out there!!!

We have many "dads" in our lives that we have been blessed with and are so thankful for...

- a HUGE hug to my hubs, my boys Da-dee!!! Who works so hard to provide for us and allow me to stay home with our precious bundles of joy :)  

- a HUGE hug to my Papi, my boys Papa!!! Who will do ANYTHING to help out and make sure that my boys are always happy! The lollipop provider, the one who comes over everyday to get Nicky off the bus and Matt a walk around the pond :)

- and a HUGE hug to my bro-in-law, my boys Tio Sean, the bestest Uncle in the universe!!! Who always plays video games and takes the time to teach the boys how to bat and throw a the ball the right way ;)

I don't have a card for today, I was too busy with other projects for the last 2 weeks :(  But my boys decided to step in for me and here are their cards :) 

Here is a card that Nicholas created for his Daddy using my new Willowbee DP Pad!!! How could I say no? LOL! Look how cute it turned out!... ;)

Here is Matthew's card for Daddy!

He loves using green and brown, his fave colors!

My boys also created cards for their Papa, my Dad {Papi} :)

We were happy to be able to give Papa a small smile today before he flew out to be with family... his Mami, my Abuelita passed away last night... we were blessed to have her in our lives for 102 years! We love her dearly, she will be missed...

Nicky and Matt created their cards using card kits that Krista of Crafty Little Pigtails sent to them along with my Baby Bud Design winnings a few months ago :) Thank you, Krista!

They really enjoyed coloring the image in and laying out all the pieces - and especially the twine! It was fun for them to practice making knots with buttons, lol! :)

Here is Nicky's card...

(Sorry, I apologize for the odd looking pics!)

Here is Matt's card to Papa :)

I hope everyone had a wonderful day with the 'men' in their lives :)

See you tomorrow! HUGS!!!

StampInsanity Stamps Sketch Challenge #5

Hi friends! Happy Thursday :)

So sorry that I've been MIA for a bit, baby boy is still sick,

he's feeling better, but really needs to take it easy

and that's not so easy for an active 3yo, lol!

The week has flown by so quickly!

It's time for a...

StampInsanity Challenge

And here we are with another awesome sketch from Beth... 

I had to go with one of my most fave color combos!

I had so much fun with "Joszette" and this card!

I had to top it off by using one of my prized skull Primas ;)

Card Details:

Paper(s): DCWV "Songbird" DP; Papertrey Ink CS

Stamp(s): StampInsanity Stamps

"Joszette" Digital Image

Ink(s): Copic Markers

Accessories: Prima Flowers and e. gems/pearls;

Spellbinders Small Tag Nestabilities

We look forward to seeing your creations using this sketch:

Please visit the rest of the Groovy Girls for more inspiring creations :)

Alison
Beth

Jennifer

Jeri

Lisa
Sarabeth 

Suzi
Tonya

I'll be back shortly with another Thursday Challenge :)

Thank you!!!

Prairie Fairy Fun Friday - Complementary Color Challenge

Good very early morning friends! TGIF :)

It's time for another Fairy Fun Friday Challenge!!!

This week's challenge is all about...  

Complimentary Colors

I decided to use Red and Green

... the hard part about this color combo

is trying to stay away from my Christmas stuff ;)  

I used the following challenges too!

- KL Stampin' N' Scrappin' Challenge #21 - Sketch

- Little Red Wagon #20 - Copics

- Pollycraft Monday Challenge #36 -
Sparkly Things (All DP, flower and image)

- Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

Isn't she the sweetest?!

Here's a pic of the clear Spica Pen that I added to her dress and wings to make her all sparkly...

and you can also see the embossing and sparkle of the dp too. 

Tippy Card Details:

Paper(s): DCWV "Songbird" DP; Papertrey Ink CS

Stamp(s): Prairie Fairy Designs "Tippy Toe Fairy" Digital Image

Ink(s): Copic Markers - E21, R00, R29, R35, R59, G24, E29, E59 

and Clear Atyou Spica Glitter Pen

Accessories: Papertrey Ink Ribbon; Prima Flowers;

The Robin's Nest Dew Drops; Spellbinders Labels Eight Nestabilities 

I love having lil notecards (4x4) nearby and ready to go -

and really wanted to practice my coloring with this sweet image

from Prairie Fairy called "So Sweet"

I love the versatility of this image!

I created this card to add to my Easter Card pile -

but I plan on using this image for other types of cards too - 

Just a Note, Get Well, With Sympathy and I'm Sorry too...

I used the following challenges too:

- I Love Digi Challenge #3 - Easter

- Little Red Wagon #20 - Copics

- Secret Crafter Challenge #74 - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for all of your wonderful and encouraging comments!

Love them all :)

Hope y'all have a lovely start on your weekend!

Audrey and Miss Pirate Anya

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

Yea!!! It's my favorite day of the week :)

I have a quick post of 2 cards to share with you today!!!

First, I have The Greeting Farm's latest most unique and adorable addition to the family...

Audrey!!!

I used the following challenges on my card...
- Copic Creations Challenge #23 -Color with Green

- Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Challenge #32 - Pearls
- Eat Sleep Stamp - Sketchy Thursday #73
(I turned the sketch sideways)

- PaperPlay Challenge 10 Week 9 - Just Because themed card

- Stamp Something Challenge - Something Girly

Audrey totally ROCKS!!!

I love her! She has definitely become my most fave TGF image/stamp!!!

Yes, love her even more than those Wild Spouts, lol!

But I'm not going to say it out loud -

I don't want any feelings to get hurt ;)

Just look at her?! with that lil tongue sticking out!

So sassy and cute!

Who could get mad at that lil face?! LOL!

btw - don't look at my upside down flower, okay?

LOL!

Audrey's Trouble Card Details:

Paper(s): SU DP; Papertrey Ink CS

Stamp(s): The Greeting Farm "Audrey" Digital Image; Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sentiment

Ink(s): Copic Markers -

Accessories: Prima Flowers; Creative Imagination Pearls

Next, I finally inked up lil Pirate Anya from my Best Mates Stamp Set

to use for this week's Club Anya Sketchy Saturday!

... and I also used Eyelets for Creative Belli's Challenge #86 

Who says you can't use boy stuff for girls??? ;)

Here's a pic to see the embossing paper (ship) and sparkly...

Ahoy, Anya! Card Details:

Paper(s): DCWV The Boy Stack DP; Papertrey Ink CS

Stamp(s): The Greeting Farm "Best Mates" Stamp Set

Ink(s): Copic Markers and Atyou Spica Glitter Pens

Accessories: Making Memories Eyelets; Prima e. Black Pearls;

Spellbinders Small Circles Nestabilities

Thanks for stopping by and looking today :)

On another note...

Today is Miley Rose's 1st B'day!!!

Doesn't she look like she's smiling? LOL!

... and tomorrow is DH's B'day :)

And he has the day off!

I wonder if he'll take me to the LSS

to finally get my Copics refilled since I haven't been able to get there yet!

LOL!

Probably with the promise of a new Wii game and dinner at Applebee's ;)

Enjoy!!!