Sittin' Pretty on another PREVIEW day!

Well, HELLO again!

What a short weekend, wasn't it? 

I can't believe that Monday is here and well, we are SITTIN' pretty....LOVELY actually, with another preview!

I am SO excited about THREE new "interactive" sets debuting in March, the first of them being this "SITTING LOVELY" set:

We all LOVE Anya and Ian but felt it was about time they got to do something besides just standing there and looking cute ;)   Don't you agree?

I'm OVER the moon about the samples we have for you today, too- including TWO of them from our own Marie:

Here are two from Farmer Wendy:

..and last but not least, two more from Maria Therese:

Want to WIN "Sitting Lovely?"  I thought so!

Just leave a comment on WENDY's Blog & Maria Therese's Blog then return HERE letting us know you did!  You know the drill!

You have until 11pm CST tonight to comment and we'll announce the winner tomorrow, where we JUST might be Sittin' around again waiting for you with another preview!  I know I'll be back with one for ya~

...a sweet Sunday farewell to our February Guest!

Hey, everyone!

We're back on Sunday this week to bid our wonderful February guest farewell...but first, the wonderful RINNE has one more post for us!    Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us this month, Rinne!

Before we get to today's post, CONGRATS to FEEBSY!!  You are the winner of SHIMMER BEAN from yesterday's comments!  Email Jess to claim your CUTE new prize and thanks to everyone for the beautiful comments and we're glad our new "beans" are being so well-received.

Now...here's RINNE!

Hi everybody!

For my post today, I wanted to 'spring' forward and move on to the next season!! I'm a bit tired of cold weather and gray surroundings, aren't you? Time for some colorful and soft elements!

Thought Birthday Anya II would be perfect for a Spring-themed card. I wanted to do my favorite techniques of layering embellishments and making lots of textures. The fun, rolled papers have shown up again, this time to accompany the flirty, ruffled background.



Here's a quickie tutorial on the rolled paper. Pics were taken by my phone so they're a bit blurry/ grainy.

Cut several slits on your patterned paper. Make sure it's double-sided.


Take a paper piercer or lollipop stick, and roll the paper around it. You have to roll several times using your fingers and work in the fibers of the paper to make it more pliable.


Try to keep the rolls on different levels for a better layering effect.


Thanks so much for the warm welcome!! I've had a stellar time being the February Guest DT!! A huge thank you to Jess and Marie! I heart TGF! :)

XOXO,
Rinne

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Thanks SO much, Rinne for being a FANTASTIC Guest Designer for us and I hope everyone has a great rest of your weekend!

We will be back tomorrow for more MARCH Previews!!!!!!

....a very SHIMMER-y Saturday preview!

Well, HELLO, HELLO!

What a WONDERFUL response we received regarding GLIMMER BEAN yesterday- our first reveal of a new CUTE character line in clear stamps here at The Greeting Farm!

Today we are back with the 2nd little sweet pea in the new "Beans" series...introducing....

SHIMMER BEAN!

Just as her sister we revealed to you yesterday, SHIMMER BEAN will be available beginning on March 1st here on the FARM!

Before we go on, CONGRATS to STACY KOO!  You are the winner of Glimmer Bean from yesterday's comment contest and please email Jess to claim your prize!

...and now for some samples and a chance to WIN Shimmer Bean today!  First up, an adorable post it holder and beautiful card from Farmer WENDY:

 ...and here are three I made...I love her so much I just couldn't resist!

Want to WIN Shimmer Bean?   Well, she's playing peek-a-boo somewhere between here, WENDY's BLOG, and JESS's BLOG so be sure to comment on ALL THREE places and we'll announce a winner here TOMORROW w/ a special Sunday guest designer post from Rinne!  

You have until 11:45pm CST to comment...HAVE FUN and enjoy this SHIMMERY Saturday!

A little "Glimmer" of what's to come...

Hey, everyone!

I'm so excited to bring you the first of our MARCH PREVIEWS today!  What's more?  Today we are bringing you a BRAND NEW CHARACTER LINE to the Farm... our "BEAN" collection, and let me just tell you...the cuteness has only JUST begun!

Introducing...the first of TWO "beans" being released in March...

GLIMMER BEAN!

Seriously, can you stand it?  She is so cute I could color her up for hours...and well, I kinda did!  Here are three cards I made using Glimmer Bean, a CLEAR (and super high-quality!) single stamp who debuts on March 1st!

We also have some beautiful samples by Premiere Farmer CORINNA:

Yeah, you WANT to win her, don't you?!

Leave a comment on JESSICA's and CORINNA's blog today (once her cards are posted here!) because theres a little bean playing hide and seek on one of their blogs!  Come back here to the TGF BLOG and let us know you did, and we'll announce the winner of GLIMMER BEAN tomorrow!  (you have until 11:45pm CST tonight to comment!)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jess and Corinna :)

CC Madden with inky backgrounds

Hello friends!! Showcase Farmer Veronica here, sharing two cards with CC Madden. Isn't she cool or what?

The banner says "Thinking of you".

Wanna know how I did the background? I started with coloring the stamped images then I made a mask by stamping the same image on a post it note and cut it out.

I placed the post it Madden over my colored Madden and stamped Splotchy with different distress inks. 

When I was pleased with the "splatter" I used my blending tool, a little ink and worked it from the post it note and out (as you can see in the right side of the image).

I made another card with the same stamp and the same layout. I'ts pretty cool to see how different two "same" cards can be with other colors and patterned papers.

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!

Feeling Rainbow Bright!

Hi everyone!  

Showcase Farmer Naomi, here today with some cards that will set hearts aflutter!

When I received the Flutter Heart set, I decided to go out of my comfort zone and make some CAS cards.

Here's what I came up with:

With this first card, I decided to go for a fun rainbow effect!  I used 21 different inks to achieve this effect.  Three shades in each colour of the rainbow!  The only supplies that I used to make this card were some plain cardstock, ink, Spellbinders Nested Hearts, dimensionals, some thread for the stitching, and 2 stamps from my Flutter Heart stamp set!  Easy peasy!

On this second card, I kept it simple and built a scene doing some selective inking.  All that was needed to create this card was some cardstock, DP, ink, dimensionals, 5 stamps from the Flutter Heart set, thread, and some twine and a button to finish it off!

I really had a TON of FUN playing around with the Flutter Heart set and I realized just how VERSATILE it really is!  When I first saw this set, I thought of it as a Valentine's Day set but, I hope you can see from my projects that it really can be used for SO many different occasions and in SO many different ways!

I'd like to also remind you all that I'm having a HUGE GIVEAWAY over at my blog and you have until the end of the month to enter!

Anyway, I hope that I was able to brighten your day and that the rest of your week is FABULOUS!

HUGS,

Naomi

Tutorial Tuesday: Wavy Sentiment Banner

Hi there! Larisa here.   It's Tutorial Tuesday and I've decided to do a little tutorial on how to create the wavy sentiment banner in this card.  These little banners have become quite popular with card-making and the good news is, they're very easy and require hardly any supplies.

 

Supplies needed: a square punch, sentiment stamp, ink, cardstock, pencil or pen, and glue.

1. Step #1:  Stamp your sentiment onto a piece of cardstock and trim around it to form a rectangle. Be sure to leave plenty of room at each end. 

2. Step #2: use square punch to create a decorative edge on either side of the sentiment banner.  As you can see, it's much easier if you flip your punch over so you are able to see exacly where you are cutting. 

If you like you can use your sentiment banner just like this or if you want to add some dimension, see the following steps below. 

3. Step #3: use a pen or pencil to mold the paper sentiment into a wavy like shape.  Do not press too firmly or you will crease the paper.  Just be gentle and work with it a little until it looks the way you want it. 

4. Step #4: Now you are ready to glue your sentiment.  Only place the glue on the parts of the sentiment that will touch the paper.  The glue I've used here is Zip Dry glue, but just about any fast-drying glue will work. 

5. Step #5: Place the sentiment on your card/project and hold down the areas with the glue until they are dry.  This should only take a few seconds if you are using a fast drying glue. 

Now you have a custom 3D sentiment banner! 

Hope this tutorial has inspired you to create your own sentiment banner.  Try out the steps above and let me know how it goes.  I can't wait to see your projects.  Have a great week!