Release Day Blog Hop ~ Flowers Anya ~ The Greeting Farm

The July 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. In our first set called FLOWERS ANYA, Anya and her two sweet puppies are wishing you a day full of flowers. Our next set FELIX THE FOX has 3 adorable fox images and all the elements to create an fabulous scene. Lastly, we introduced two big Anya's ready to send your recipient love and well wishes from the MISS ANYA WITH LOVE set. 

These pups from the Flowers Anya stamp set are just THE cutest!! I created a little scene for them using die cut pattern papers for my grass. I used scraps of pattern paper for my background. They all measure 1/2" or less in width and I trimmed them all to 3-3/4" long.

I stamped the adorable puppies, hat, flower pot and bone using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers. I fussy cut all of the images on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make the fussy cutting nice and neat.

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

Dogs: E30, E21, E25, N2, N4, N6

Hat: Y11, Y15, E31, RV10, RV02, YG11, G94

Bone: C0, C2, R20, R14

Flowers: R20, R14, B00, B93, B97, YG11, G94

Barrel: E21, E57, E59, N2, N4, N6

Flower Pot / Flower: E57, E59, YG11, G94, R20, R14

Sky: B0000, B000

Inspiration for my card comes from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 34. I host a fun sketch challenge in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group each month. The sketch, as always, is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it. I adjusted my take on the sketch by turning the paper scraps and my oval focal panel. I'd love for you to join in the fun and play along with the sketch!

I popped up the oval scene using foam tape. I messed up the sentiment when I stamped it on the card. Oopsies... it happens! So I stamped the sentiment on a scrap, trimmed it and popped it up on the card with foam tape. Not exactly what I planned but it still works!

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to The Greeting Farm Store!! You have until July 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

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 17th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Inky Hugs,
Crystal

Inky Paws Challenge #242 ~ Color Challenge {Week 2}

Hello there crafty friend!

It's week two of the Inky Paws Color Challenge! We're playing with a fun mix of colors this month for a Color Challenge! I sure hope that you'll join us and play along with your Newton's Nook Designs products! You have until Friday, August 1st to get your entries in for the #242 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #242 - Color Challenge

Our lovely colors are... Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue!! This beautiful color combo is perfect for any occasion! I shared a fun birthday coffee card last week and this week I'm sharing a Halloween card! So fun!

I noticed the colors for this month's challenge worked pretty well with the colors in the Halloween Party 6x6 Paper Pad sooo... I decided to make a Halloween card! I love making Halloween cards! I started with my paper layers for this one. The pink striped papers measure 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I die cut the argyle papers using a die from the Framework Die Set.

I stamped the adorable costume clad kitties from the Trick or Treat Newton Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I die cut them using the coordinating Trick or Treat Newton Die Set. And then I set them aside to create my little scene.

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

Pirate Kitty: R00, R20, N2, N4, C0, C2

Pirate Costume: B02, B24, B28, C0, C2, RV10, RV52

Pumpkin Kitty: R00, R20, C0, C2

Pumpkin Costume: YG20, YR15, E21, E25

Astronaut Kitty: R00, R20, YR20, YR15, YR27

Astronaut Costume: BG000, BG01, B02, B24, B28, YR20, YR15, RV10, RV52

Moon / Stars: Y11, Y15, YR20, YR15

Clouds: C0, C2

I die cut the fun haunted house from the Haunted House Die Set two times... once from black card stock and again from white card stock. I colored the white windows using Copic markers. I cut a piece of black card stock to ground the fun Halloween kitties. And then I assembled the haunted house directly on the panel. I adhered the cute kitties right over top. I then die cut the moon, stars, and clouds from white card stock using dies from the Spooky Sky Die Set. I colored them with Copic markers and adhered them to the focal panel. I stamped and trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the bottom left corner of the panel. And then I added foam tape to the back of the panel including the sentiment and bits of clouds off the edge and popped the panel up on the card.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the color combo of Cotton Candy Pink, Orange Sherbet, Turquoise, and Royal Blue. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Miss Anya with Love ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the July release! Introducing MISS ANYA WITH LOVE... today's super sweet stamp set has two beautiful Miss Anya's with flowers and some other cute accessory stamps! All too cute!

I stamped Miss Anya, the flowers and cute bird with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. Fussy cut each of them on the line and then colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the edges nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E25, E27, E29

Shirts: Y11, Y15, YR23, RV10, RV02, RV14

Belt: N2, N4, N6

Jeans: B91, B93, B95, B97

Shoes: RV10, RV02, RV14

Birdie: Y11, Y15, YR23

Flowers: RV10, RV02, RV14, RV29

Leaves: G000, G21

I paired up Miss Anya with papers from the My Happy Place paper pad from Doodlebug Designs. I cut my paper layers and adhered them to a black A2 top fold card base that I turned on the side for a landscape card. I adhered the flowers and birdie and then popped up Miss Anya with foam tape.

I stamped and trimmed the sentiment. Popped up the sentiment with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with a few black enamel dots from Spellbinders.

The release goes live in the store tomorrow the 15th at 12am EST! Woohoo! Be sure to come back tomorrow for the release Blog Hop!! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to The Greeting Farm. All you have to do is comment on the hop! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 59 ~ Lovely Latte ~ Lawn Fawn

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 59 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a fun holiday card featuring a cute die and stamp from our fabulous Sponsor, Lawn Fawn.

I started with my background for this card. I pulled out my retired Perfectly Plaid Christmas 6x6 Paper Pack and trimmed the background layer to 4 x 5-1/4". The teal paper was a scrap. It measures 4 x 1-3/4". I adhered those layers to a red A2 top fold card base of Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink.

I die cut the pieces for the cup using the Lovely Latte dies. The face and handle were die cut from Pure Poppy card stock. The coffee was die cut from Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. The lighter part of the coffee, the inner (green) portion of the cup, and the face/cheeks were die cut from Stampers Select White card stock and I colored them with Copics.

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

Green: YG11, G24, G46

Coffee: E51

Cheeks: R00, R20

Kitty: R00, R20, YR20, YR15, N0, N2, N4

Bell: Y15, Y28

Eyes / Mouth: 100 (black)

I die cut a circle from vellum card stock using a die from the Large Cross-Stitched Circle Stackables dies. I adhered the cup to the vellum and then adhered the vellum to the card by only applying liquid glue behind the cup. I stamped the adorable kitty from the Say What? Holiday Critters. I colored her like my sweet Quinn and die cut her with the coordinating Say What? Holiday Critters dies. I popped her up on the card with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Thanks a Latte stamp set. I trimmed it and adhered it directly to the card.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 59 for the month of July. 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! The design team, as always, rocked this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Felix the Fox ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the July release. I am loving the super cute foxes in the FELIX THE FOX stamp set!! They are all SO cute!

I inked up just the one fox for my card, but I used a bunch of the other stamps in the set. I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them up with Copic markers. I added white dots to the red mushroom with a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen.

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

Fox: E95, E97, E09, R00, R20, W0, W2, W3, N2, N4, N6

Shorts: BV02, BV34, BV08

Log: E25, E57, E29 

Bushes / Grass: YG11, BG34, BG49

Tree: E25, E57, E29, Y11, Y15, YR15

Falling Leaves: Y11, Y15, YR15, R20, R14, R27

Mushrooms: W1, W2, W3, R20, R14, R27

Blue Bird: YR16, B000, B91, B93, E000, E00, E21

I paired up the cute fox with a few scraps of paper I have from Lawn Fawn. I don't actually know the name of these papers. I adore the colors though... they inspired my whole color scheme.

I fussy cut all of the colored images and colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I adhered all the images on the yellow pattern paper. I adhered the trimmed sentiment to the bottom of the panel and then popped up the panel and sentiment with foam tape.

This card was so much fun to make! Be sure to stop by the TGF blog to see all the makes from the design team. The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Flowers Anya ~ Preview Day 1 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing July release! This is a really fun release!! Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog each day this week!

I stamped Anya, the cute little flower pot, and the butterfly with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored the images up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut them all on the line and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the fussy cutting all nice and neat. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E31, E33, E37, E39

Bow / Dress / Shoes: R20, R14, R27

Pink Flowers: RV10, RV02, Y11, Y15

Red Flowers: R20, R14, Y15

Blue Flowers: B000, B00, B93, B97

Leaves: YG11, G94

Flower Pot: B00, B93, B97

Butterfly: B0000, B000

I made a fun background using the My Favorite Summer 6x6 Paper Pad from Echo Park Paper Co. The dark blue papers that cover the card measure 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". The yellow striped papers measure 4 x 5-1/4". The floral paper measures 4 x 1-3/4" and the dark blue mat for the floral paper measures 4-1/4 x 2".

I adhered all of my layers together and then adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base. I adhered the butterfly to the card. I adhered the little flower pot to the bottom of Anya's flower bouquet and then I popped them both up with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and popped it up on the card, as well, with foam tape.

This darling new Anya is just too cute! Release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Membership Wednesday ~ July 2025 KOM Feelin' Fall the Things ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a card featuring a really cute stamp from the July 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity called Feelin' Fall the Things. Such a fun play on words! I love all the fun stamps in this kit and now you can get them in individual kits! So exciting!

My process:

• Stamped the mushroom and sentiment with Black Amalgam ink and colored with Copic markers
• Die cut mushroom and sentiment with dies from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}
• Also die cut a couple pieces of scrap pattern paper from the Sun's Out, Sass Out Pissy Kitty Coordinating {paper pack}

• Covered my white A2 top fold card base with papers from the same pack
• Adhered the sentiment to the mushroom layer
• Added foam tape to the back of mushroom and sentiment; popped them up on the card

Copic Markers Used

Mushroom: W0, W1, RV10, RV02, RV25, RV29

Leaves / Grass: YG11, YG03

Flowers: Y11, YR23, RV02

Sky: B0000, B000 

Here's a look at this month's Kit of the Month membership!

Another option is to get this kit separately here... Spore the Love.

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! Have an INKriffic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal