Hello there! It's October 1st and that means a brand new Farm Fresh Challenge is underway at The Greeting Farm! As you know a new challenge is issued at the beginning of every month over on the TGF blog and I'm sure it is no surprise that the theme for October is all about having some "Spooky Fun". There are so many cute Halloween stamps and digis to be found in the TGF store or why not ink up a non-themed image and make it work by just using some creative coloring and paper choices? Either way, playing along enters you in for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate!
Alrighty friends, have fun with this one. I can't wait to see what you create!
It was my Happy Girls card that got me the win and I thought today would be a fun opportunity to share a card that I made as a possible entry into the contest and instead inspired my second attempt that actually won. You can see the narrow strip idea is in place with all the kitties from the Cool Cat set peeking in. I used the cool Party Patterns set to add color to the kraft background and frame the image panel in a funky way. While I think it turned out to be a very fun and happy card it also felt a bit busy. So I took the idea and edited it down, shifting the elements and streamlined the overall design. It doesn't mean I don't like this card, because I do, but I'm also grateful for what I learned from it.
Alrighty, have a wonderful weekend everybody!
Okay then, time for me to get my day going.
This new Delight Anya is the Super Secret Stamp Club September stamp and I fell in love with her immediately. So much so that I decided she would be perfect as my new Facebook avatar for the fall season. I actually got her all colored up last week but I finally had a bit of time to get her on a card yesterday. The papers are classic October Afternoon and they are still a favorite after all these years. Anya looks quite lovely in the two different shades of orange that I pulled from the paper and she is ready to take a stroll on this beautiful autumn day. Well, that's all I've got for today.
How adorable is this little apple pickin' sweetie? Seriously, as soon as I saw Apple over at Mo's Digital Pencil on Friday I knew that I had to snap her up. Growing up and living in apple country I can so relate to everything about this image. In fact, she totally reminds me of my little sister when she was just a tot... hanging out with the big kids while we all 'helped' to pick the fruit. Harvest is currently wrapping up at the moment so this seemed to be the perfect time to get her on a card. I decided to give her some yummy Honey Crisps to munch on since they are my personal faves and had a lot of fun coloring them all up. I'm also going ahead and entering this card into the current "anything goes" challenge at Mo's Digital Challenge.
I had some time in my crafty room yesterday and I decided to look in my Sugar Nellie binder for some fall card inspiration. That's where I found Hazel and Nutty and I'm ashamed to admit that I think this is my first time coloring them up! It was worth the wait though because I had a blast with this pretty little fairy and her squirrelly friend. The papers are a random mix that I put together as I flipped through a stack of scraps and I just fell in love with this combo for a fall card even though there is none of the traditional oranges or reds that you usually find. Then I grabbed the Fancy Foliage die to accent the card design because I liked how it mimicked the white silhouettes in the paper. All in all it came together to be a pretty little card that I'm quite pleased with.
I've got one more card that I've made using the Simon Says Stamp Mini Pony Party exclusive set. For this one I paired up the remaining two magical pony pals with the cupcakes and stand to create a whole birthday party theme. I kept the rest of the card simple by just framing them in with a sweet stitched scallop die and sprinkled on a few buttons and sequins for good measure.
Ok, time for me to scoot as I've got a busy day ahead.
I totally fell in love with the new Roberto's Rascals 4 Seasons Kids that were released this month and when they were part of a 24 hour flash sale I couldn't resist nabbing both sets. This sweet sweater wearing gal was a natural choice to ink up first considering I just pulled out all of my own cold weather clothes. I paired her up with the Fall Friends collection by Doodlebug and matched all of my Copic colors for her outfit to the papers. Now I'm wishing I could get my hands on this sweater myself because I would wear the heck out of a fall rainbow inspired top like this, LOL! I borrowed the Copic colors used on her hair from the Marker Geek Monday post for coloring pumpkins and I think it worked quite nicely. In the end it's a fun and happy card and I can't wait to get her male counterpart on a card as well.
Alrighty, it's all out of my hands now... fingers crossed!
Now be sure to check out the cards my fellow Farmers have made over on the TGF blog.
Alrighty then, wish me luck!
It's the 15th, and that means RELEASE DAY for all 3 of the new SEPTEMBER stamps: Holiday Ian, Hello Fall, and Holiday Anya 5. We have been previewing these adorable stamps over the last few days, and NOW they are available in The Greeting Farm Store. To celebrate, we are having a BLOG HOP, where one lucky fan will take home all 3 stamps!
Be sure to leave a comment on each designer's blog, and then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you've completed the hop. You have until Sunday, September 18th at 12pm CST to leave your comments. We will announce the random winner later in the week. Happy hopping!
I couldn't resist coloring Holiday Anya 5 one more time and trying out some pretty pastels on her. I think it's official... this girl looks great in any color, LOL! She's really rockin' that retro 1950's artificial pink Christmas look and all that inspiration came from these pretty Sugar Plum papers by My Mind's Eye. I love the old school vibe they lend to the over all design.
This year Holiday Anya 5 is making her appearance with her short curls and oversized scarf plus a bonus candy cane that you can add to her hand if you want to make things especially sweet. I just think this winter cutie is completely adorable and perfect for so many amazing Christmas cards this season. Now be sure to hop on over to the TGF blog to see all the Anya fabulousness my fellow Farmers have created. And come back tomorrow for the release day blog hop and a chance to win the entire release!
Ok, time for me to hit the road. Have a funtabulous weekend everybody!