You Are My Sunshine ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the March release. Oh. My. Cuteness... all the critters in the You Are My Sunshine stamp set are just too cute for words!!

I created a sweet little scene on a slimline card with some fun layers. I used the Slim Line Cloud Coverage Stencil from Picket Fence along with the Hills & Grass Stencil from Newton's Nook Designs. And I used Tumbled Glass & Mowed Lawn Distress Inks to blend over those stencils.

I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them up with Copic Markers. I used a bunch of markers so the list is a bit long this time:

Bird: B000, B00, Y11, Y15, YR15

Deer: R00, R20, E21, E51, E23, E25

Daisy Garland: C00, C2, Y11, Y15

Bunny: C00, C2, R00, R20

Bear: R00, R20, E51, E33, E35, E37, N2, N4, N6

Bear's Flower Crown: YG11, YG03, YG63, R11, R22, V000, V12, V15, Y11, Y15

Fox: E51, E95, E97, E09, N2, N6

Flowers: Y11, Y15, YR15, V000, V12, R00, R11, B000, B00

I die cut the stenciled layers using dies from the Scalloped Card Panels Die from Trinity Stamps. I fussy cut all the critters and flowers and then colored the edges of my fussy cutting with a black marker.

I adhered the layers to a slimline card measuring 7 x 8-1/2"; scored at 3-1/2". And then I adhered all the critters and flowers to the card. To finish it off, I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card. This was so fun to make! I enjoyed coloring all the critters and flowers for the scene. The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Release Day Blog Hop ~ Party Animals ~ The Greeting Farm

 The February 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first set called SNAPSHOT ANYA features our picture perfect girl using her new Polaroid Camera as her friends strike a pose. Next, we brought you all the cute TGF critters ready to wish you a happy birthday in a set called PARTY ANIMALS. Lastly, we introduced MISS ANYA RED CARPET which is the perfect set for prom or a fancy night out.

I found some cute papers in my stash to make my card for today. I masked the adorable Party Animals stamp using a post-it note to cover a portion of the goose. I also used my mask from the card the other day to cover the critters so I could stamp the balloon. I knew it would be cut off a bit when I die cut the image so I stamped it again on a scrap of card stock, along with the cake and party hat. I die cut the image with a X Stitched Circle die from Gina Marie Designs. I stamped and trimmed the sentiment. And then I popped up the focal image and sentiment with foam tape. I finished up the card with a few glittery pink enamel dots from the Cherry Blossom Spring Cottage enamel dots from Not 2 Shabby.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Bunny: W00, W1, W3, R00, R20

Bear: E70, E71, E74, N0, N2, N4, N6

Bird: Y21, Y15, YR15

Fox: E30, E31, E35, E37, N0, N2, N4

Goose: C00, C2, YR21, YR15

Table: E50, E53, E55

Background: B0000

Balloon / Hat / Plate: G000, G00, G02

Cake: E21, E23, E27, YR21, YR15, RV10, RV02

My card design was inspired by the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 29.

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will take home the entire release! You have until February 18th, 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:

Crystal

Cynthia

Elisabete

Meg

This is a short hop, and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 18th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Party Animals ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the February release. Today we're celebrating a birthday with the Party Animals!

I created a sweet scene using stamps from the Party Animals stamp set. I stamped the critters a second time on masking paper and then stamped the balloons. All the other accessories I stamped out and fussy cut being sure to tidy up my fussy cutting by coloring the edge with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker.  

I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them up with Copic Markers. I used a bunch of markers so the list is a bit long this time:

Bunny: C00, C2, R00, R20

Bear: E30, E31, E35, E37, E39, N0, N2, N4, N6

Bird: Y11, Y15, B0000, B000, B00, YR15

Fox: E51, E13, E95, E97, YR27, N2, N4, N6

Goose: C00, C2, YR21, YR15

Raccoon: N0, N2, N4, N6

Owl: C00, C2, W00, W1, W3, YR21, YR15

Hedgehog: C00, C1, E53, E55, E57, R00, R20

Deer: E51, E21, E23, E25, E27, N0, N2, N4, N6, Colorless Blender

Squirrel: W00, W1, W3

Crown: Y11, Y15, Y28

Party Hats / Balloons: R000, R20, V000, V12, Y11, Y06

Cake: E30, E31, R000, R20, Y11, YR21, YR15

Plates: V000, V12

Crumbs: E30, E31

Gift: R000, R20

Background: B0000, B000

I paper pieced a table for the party from a fun paper pack in my stash. I die cut the panel with an X Stitched die from Gina Marie Designs.

I adhered the panel to a black A2 top fold card that I turned on it's side for a landscape card. I trimmed up the sentiment and mat it with black card stock and then popped it up with foam tape. Such a fun card to make! I enjoyed coloring all the critters and accessories for the scene. The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ September 2023 Uniquely Unity From the Herd ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet mini slimline card using the cute farm animal stamp from the fantastic September 2023 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called From the Herd. So stinkin' cute!!

These cuties fit perfectly on a mini slimline card. My card base measures 6 x 6" and is scored at 3". I paired up the cute farm animals with the Down on the Farm 6x6" paper pack from Doodlebug Design. The blue paper measures 6 x 3". The bandana paper measures 5-7/8" x 2-7/8". I just cut off a tiny bit so the blue paper would border the bandana paper.

The farm animals are stamped with Black Amalgam ink and I colored them up with the following Copic markers:

Chickens: E21, E23, E25, YR21, YR15, RV91, R17

Pig: RV000, RV91

Daisy: RV91, R17

Cow: C00, C1

Goat: W1, W3

Sheep: C00, C1, B91, B95

Goose: Y11, Y15, YR21, YR15

Donkey: W1, W3, W5, RV000, RV91

Background: B0000, B00

I die cut the farm animals using the Tribal Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. The sentiment was die cut using a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies from Unity. I adhered the sentiment directly to the farm animal panel and then I popped up the farm animal panel using foam tape.

Here's a quick look at the Uniquely Unity membership this month! Aren't they just the cutest?! Well, that's it for me today! I'll be back in next week with inspiration for the September 2023 Whit Kit. I hope you'll give me a visit and check out what I share! Until then have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 33 ~ A Beautiful Sight ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers! Today I'm sharing a Christmas card with a vintage vibe using a beautiful stamp from Unity Stamp Co. called A Beautiful Sight. I love this pretty stamp!

I paired up this itty bitty stamp with the Old World Winter paper pack from The Paper Studio. It's one of my favorites and I just love the colors in these papers! I distressed the edges a bit with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I stamped the tree background with Antique Linen, Evergreen Bough, and Forest Moss Distress Oxide inks. I inked up different sections of the stamp with each color and then stamped it. I repeatedly stamped it until I was happy with the colors.

I wanted the tree to stand out a bit more so I used Antique Linen, Evergreen Bough, and Vintage Photo Distress Crayons to color the tree. It was super easy and I love how the tree pops. I mat a couple of my layers with Kraft card stock. And finished off my top layer by wrapping it a few times with a pretty Ivory burlap string. I tied a pretty bow and the I popped up the top layer with a thin foam tape.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #33 for the month of May. I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 32 ~ Letter to Santa ~ My Favorite Things

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers! Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card using an adorable stamp from My Favorite Things called Letter to Santa. I just adore this cute stack of critters!

I paired up these cuties with the Cheerful Plaid 6x6 Paper Pad also from My Favorite Things. Plaid is just perfect for Christmas cards, don't you think? It's one of my favorites and I just love the colors in these papers!

I pulled my color palette for my card from the Cheerful Plaid paper pad. Such a dream to color up these critters. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Bear ~ E51, E55, E57, E59, R20, RV13, YG11, YG23, YG63

Bunny ~ C00, C1, C3, RV000, R20, R43, BG000, BG10, BG01, BG72

Possum ~ W00, W1, W3, W5, R20, R43, R29

Bird ~ R20, R43, R29

Letter ~ C00, C1

Mailbox ~ BG000, BG10, BG01, BG72, R20, R43, R29, E51, E55, E57, E59

I used the Snowflake Swirl Embossing folder from Darice to give the critters a little snowy background. I die cut the snowy background with a die from the Additional Circles die from Waffle Flower. And then I mat it onto a white card stock circle die cut using the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. I like how the bottom of the circle kinda grounds the critters.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #32 for the month of April. I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

I'm also playing along with the Ready, Set, Christmas! Challenge over at My Favorite Things! Making Christmas cards all year long makes me so happy and being able to play along with challenges makes it so much fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 31 ~ Dairy Christmas ~ Newton's Nook Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing another Christmas card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 31 for the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group. Today I'm featuring the adorable Dairy Christmas stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs. I just adore this cute stack of farm animals!! And the best part is that it's on sale during their Retiring Sale so go order yours before they are all gone!

I paired the cute critters up with the Simple Vintage Country Christmas 6x8 paper pad from Simple Stories. I love the mix of papers in this paper pad and I think they work really well with these cute farm animals.

The critters were stamped on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used the following Copic markers to color up my image:

Rooster ~ YR21, YR24, YR27, YG03, YG63, YG97, R20, R14, R17

Pig ~ R00, R11, R02, R20, R17, YG03, YG63, YG97, C00, C1, C3

Cow ~ N0, N2, N4, N6, C00, C1, C3, E000, E00, R02, R11, R05, R17, YG03, YG63, YG97

Santa Hats ~ C00, C1, C3, R11, R05, R17

I die cut the cute farm critters with a stitched circle die from the Circle Frames Die Set from Newton's Nook Designs. Popped the main image up on the card with lots of foam tape. I stamped the sentiment and die cut it using the Banner Nesting Dies from Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch 31 for the month of March!

There's still a few days to play along with the sketch! I hope you'll join in the fun and start building  your stash of holiday cards. If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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