Farm Fresh Friday and our B-DAY winners!

Greetings Stamper Friends! I'm back from vacation and so happy to be back. As awesome as Hawaii is, I'm happy to be home and happy to find out that yes I CAN survive for more than a week without internet or a computer! It makes me feel like I can do anything. LOL. Big smiley thanks to the DT and Jessica and Ray for taking care of things whilst I was absent. They were fab! It's been a very exciting few days at The Greeting Farm and Club Anya and we are just gearing up for the big "HAPPY ANYAVERSARY" Blog Hop starting tomorrow at 9am CST! Before we continue on down to our Friday Challenge, I'd like to announce the 3 lucky winners of our Big Birthday Bash Giveaway! Thank you everyone for participating!


And the 3 winners are:
Lisa Hjulberg (Craft's Meow)
Angie (My Boat)
Betty (Simply Scrapping)
Ladies, congrats!!! Please send me an email with your address to claim your prize!!!

Before we get to today's challenge and last week's winner, I want to pass along a few friendly reminders for tomorrow's hop:

1.) Please have your posts up by 9am CST when our hop begins. The official hop list will be posted here and on the Club Anya blog as well. We have over 80 participants, so grab a chair, a snack, and happy hopping!

2.) It is VERY important that your post remains on the top of your blog for that day. Since no direct links will be provided, if you post over your blog hop post it is likely that people may not see it. We want everyone to see your fabulous birthday creations so this is important!

3.) Please stay tuned to the Club Anya blog, our PCP page, and this blog for some surprises throughout the day! All releases will go live for sale at MIDNIGHT tomorrow and the festivities begin at 9am until 9pm, so keep checking as we will be popping in and out throughout the day!

If you miss anything, don't fret, we will post an official prize page on Monday with some highlights from the weekend!

Now it's time for our Farm Fresh Friday!



Last week's challenger winner is:
TASHA BEASLEY
Tasha blew us away with not one, but THREE cards, but HERE is her winning card:


Tasha, please email me with your address so I can mail out your package asap! Don't forget to check out all the entries this week-we had a wonderful gathering of submissions this week and it was very tough to choose! Now, onto this week's challenge. We have another sketch for you by Jessica:

Ready to get sketchy with us? Here's all you have to do:

Rules: Create a card or layout using the above sketch. Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > FFF Sketch 3

Deadline: Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Prize: The new HELLO Go Rounds stamp set!Did someone say NEW stamp set?

Here are some samples from the DT:

By Mary


By Jessica


By Tori


By Elena


By Cheryl


Well, we'll see you tomorrow for the big day! Thanks for making our first year at TGF a success and we are so glad you'll be joining us for another fun year on the Farm!

Today's question is: Did any of your birthday wishes come true?

I don't really recall any birthday wishes so I'm just going to say I dunno but hopefully some of them did. haha.

Some Sassy new Sprouts...

Hello everyone!

I am hanging out again here today with a little surprise...yep! I'm here with a sneak peek for you all...two of them ,actually!

Before I do, let me just remind you all that TODAY is the last day to put your name down for the "HAPPY ANYAVERSARY" blog Hop this Saturday! Please get your names in by Noon CST!!!

Today is also the last day to enter the Club Couture contest over at Club Anya, so be sure to check out THIS post for all those details...and now..................

INTRODUCING not one, but TWO brand new WILD SPROUTS!

Breeand

Megan

These sassy lil' Sprouts will be available on Saturday!

We couldn't wet your whistle without giving you some AMAZING previews from some of the DT, now could we? Feast your eyes on these creations:

Designed by Tori:

Designed by Kim:

Designed by Mary:

Designed by Sparkle:

Designed by Elena:

Designed by Jessica:
Well, I certianly hope you've enjoyed our lineup today! These little Sprouts pop up Saturday during our AMAZING release so be sure to grab yours when they "sprout up" on the scene!

See you tomorrow w/ another preview and be sure to head on over to Club Anya now...they have a surprise for you, too!

Jessica :)

Flowery Farm Fresh Friday...

Hey everyone!

It's time for another Farm Fresh Friday but that being said, we have a BIG surprise for you today! Before I can reveal it, let's recap last week's sketch challenge and congratulate DENISE JANUARY....the winner of last week's FFF Sketch challenge!
Denise "sucked us right in" (hee hee) with this ADORABLE Edward card. We loved all the embellishments and finishing touches. Fantastic card, Denise! Please email me and let me know your choice of Laddie Ian or Navajo Anya and I will let Ray know to mail it out to you along with the Dirty Rodeo paper pack!

So today's FFF challenge is pretty girlie, I must admit. Here are the deets for our "Fluttery Floral" challenge this week:

Rules: Create a card or layout using FLOWERS and at least one butterfly.

Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > Fluttery Floral
ETA the Fluttery Floral category should now be visible, thanks!

Deadline: Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Prize: THE BRAND NEW MISS ANYA "DRESSY" STAMP SET!

WHAT?!?!?! Did someone just say BRAND NEW MISS ANYAS?!!!!!!!!! Why yes, yes I did ;) What's more? The DT AND Club Anya just might have played along this week to give you an early sneak peek...can you STAND IT?!?!?!?

Here are some super sassy, sophisticated and sweet sneak peeks of the new "Miss Anya Dressy" set, being released AUGUST 1st at our HUGE Anyaversary Release party!

Created by Kim:Created by Cheryl:

Created by Jessica:
Created by Tori: Created by Mary:

Created by Elena:
Created by Sparkle:
That's some pretty cute DP I see there....hmmmmmm....... So what do you guys think?

I thought so! Be sure to head on over to CLUB ANYA right now for some more sneak peeks of Miss Anya Dressy and some more fabulous deets on how you can WIN them!

Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!
Jessica :)xoxo

Sneakin' In for Marie...

...to say HI and remind you that tomorrow is the deadline for the Farm Fresh Friday challenge this week :)

Be SURE to stay tuned on Friday for our Farm Fresh Friday winner, a NEW FFF challenge and well....I have a surprise for you and you are gonna LOOOOVE it!

xoxo,
Jess ;)

TGF Birthday Bash Giveaway!!!

Greetings Friends! Ok so since I'll be gone until the end of the month I wanted to leave you all with something to look forward to! And so here is the great big giveaway TGF is doing!

Rules: Just leave a comment in this post. One per person please.

Bonus: If you are chosen and you answer this question right, you'll get a bonus gift!
Name the original 3 stamps that started our company.
Leave the answer in your comment.

Winner: There will be 3 lucky winners! 3 will be randomly drawn from the comments of this post.

Deadline: Today - July 30th. Winners will be announced on Friday July 31st!

The Grand Prize:
• Entire Aug Birthday release!!!
• 1 Dirty Rodeo paper pack
• 1 Sunny Glen paper pack
• Your choice 5 Anya single stamps
• Your choice 5 Ian single stamps
• Your choice 5 full stamp sets

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I hope this is exciting for you! Before we get to today's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge, Congrats to SANDRA, who flew us over the moon with this card. You win the Dirty Rodeo Paper Pack! Yay! You can email us your deets and we'll get that right out to you!




So now for today's Challenge.... Here is another Sketch by Jessica. Hope you like it!




Rules: Create a card or layout using the above sketch.
Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > FFFSketch2

Deadline: Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Prize: Your choice of either Laddie Ian or Navajo Anya, and a Dirty Rodeo DP pack! The winner will be announced her next Friday along with our next FFF Challenge.

Here are some sketchy and sassy examples from the DT:


By Tori


By Sparkle


By Elena


By Mary


By Jessica


Have a great day everyone! I'll see you in a few weeks! Enjoy and good luck!

Something Big is Coming

Hello friends!

Hope you had a wonderful time at the Club Anya release party and that you enjoyed the Farmer's Market as well. We are excited to have welcomed three new friends into our Anya and Ian family!

Just a reminder that Hippie Anya, our first issue in our "Anya: Through the Decades" is a limited edition stamp, so grab this cutie while she's here! We can all use a little more flower power on the farm, lol.

Well, as we promised during the Anya release last night, we have a rather BIG announcement to make today.

You might remember me the question of the day from last week about when TGFs birthday/anniversary is, and a lot of you guessed right...yep, its August!

We want to celebrate, and what would a party be without all our friends of the farm?

We are very excited to announce that the August release will be a COMBINED TGF/ Club Anya release! That's right, the Farmers, Gardeners, and Team Anya are all joining farm forces for what we hope to be our biggest and best release EVER!

But wait! We forgot the most important guest of honor...YOU!

YES, YOU! Please save the date:

For: a HAPPY ANYAversary BLOG HOPPIN' BASH!!!
Where: YOUR Blogs, Our Blogs...and the TGF/Club Anya Blogs
When: Saturday, August 1st, 2009 from 9am CST to 9pm CST

RSVP Deets:

This will be an all-customer blog hop, open to all of our TGF and Club Anya fans.

Your mission: Create a Birthday card, birthday layout, or 3D birthday project using ANY TGF stamp.

RSVP by: THURSDAY, July 30th at Noon CST. No exceptions as we hope this will be a VERY big list of hoppers!

EMAIL Jessica to RSVP.
Please put "ANYAVERSARY" in your subject lines.

The fine print:

• Please have your posts ready to go on Saturday, August 1st at 9am CST.

• To avoid broken links, the official list will be posted on the TGF blog and the Club Anya blogs and we will hop from there.

• You can provide a direct link to SCS, PCP or preferrably your own personal blogs.

• Your posts should remain on the top of your blog that day so that everyone can see.

We are SO excited about this momentous occasion and hope you will join us for a splendid day of hopping, prizes, and celebrating!



Oh, and one more little thing: Grab this badge to get the party started! We hope you'll display our little Anyaversary badge proudly on your blogs and encourage your friends to join in on all the fun as well! You know what they say, the more the merrier!

I know that everyone must be super excited right now as am I!!! I will be leaving for vacation this weekend but as promised, please return here tomorrow for a really big giveaway!!! The biggest ever at TGF yet!

Today's question is: What kind of tutorials would you like to see at TGF?

Farmer's Market

Ok so as stated earlier this week, we are holding Farmer's Market today due to my upcoming vacation. So enjoy!



Please remember sale prices are only available if you purchase off the blog! While supplies last.



Cheer Anya - $5

Teacher Anya - $5

Rescue Ian - $5

Wardrobe 2 - Summer - $10

Today's question is: What's your favorite diecut?

I usually use scallop circles but all those edge border die cuts are really tempting me.

Top Crop Tuesday

A good Tuesday to you all! Is everyone thrilled about tomorrow? Farmer's Market and new releases all in one day! It's pretty chaotic over here at the farm. Be sure to head on over to the Club Anya blog today to see some more fabulous sneak peeks and also meet a brand new Anya- the first in a set of LIMITED EDITION ANYAS, entitled "Anya: Through the Decades". She will NOT be available after the supply runs out so get yours ASAP before she sells out!

The Club Anya VSN kicks off our release tonight, too! All the fun begins on our Club Anya PCP Group page at 9pm CST. Please bring a snack, a beverage, and your fun stampin' selves...we can't wait to chat it up with you and announce the winners of our FABULOUS VSN Challenges! You still have until TONIGHT at 10:30 PM CST to get your entries into the GALLERIA for judging (Please make sure to enter them in the CLUB ANYA contest section, not the TGF contests. Following the Galleria link above should get you there)! Good luck to all who enter! For a complete list of the challenges that were posted last week, go HERE.

See you all tonight!

Ok so let's meet our Top Crop selection for today! I came across these in the gallery and just love the mixture of colors and patterns! Enjoy!

TOP CROP: Julie aka UKJem
http://juliesinkspot.blogspot.com/













Thanks for dropping by today! Off to the finish errands.

Today's happy action: Skipping
1. To move by hopping on one foot and then the other.
2. To leap lightly about.

Skip once today, whether it's to the kitchen, the bathroom, outside, or to your car. Skipping is a joyous little movement that little kids do when they're happy so let's revisit that in ourselves.

I thought this would be a fun alternative to our daily question. Seriously if skipping doesn't bring a smile to your face I don't know what will. LOL! I was grinning the whole time. Skipping and smiles go hand in hand. C'mon who ever skips with a frown on their face. You can try that too but I'm pretty sure you'll start laughing.

FYI

Greetings Stamper friends! I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend! Mine zoomed by faster than lightning. Before I continue, have ye all taken a wee glance at the previews on the Club Anya blog??? If not, ye should! Those stamps will be available this Wednesday the 15th!

I'm not sure if you all know but I will be gone July 18th-29th to visit family and vacationing in Hawaii. So I 'WAS' going to do autopost the Farmer's Market but since Blogger is being a bum not working as it should, we will be having Farmer's Market on the same day as the release (this Wednesday 15th). Yep, you heard it here:

Farmer's Market scheduled for Wednesday July 15th at 12:00am cst!

BIG BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY this Friday 17th! Be there!

Ok so set your calendars. It's gonna be a crazy week! I am going to try to get as much orders mailed as I can before Saturday. I plan to train Ray to process orders this week so he can handle it while I'm gone.

Kinda short today but come back tomorrow for another Top Crop Tuesday. I know we missed a few Tuesdays because of the hectic scheduling. =( Anyway hope your day starts out fresh and bright!

Today's question is: When putting together cards, do you sketch out a layout first or just play it by ear?

I just play by ear. Although I think doing a sketch first would be easier so I'm not just sitting there, thinking of what to do next.

FFF - Supplies, supplies...

Good day stampers! Today's Farm Fresh Friday is called "Supplies, Supplies..." but before we get to today's challenge, Congrats to AMY, who knocked our socks off with THIS card. Amy, send me an email with your address to claim your prize!




So today's Challenge:
Supplies, supplies...

Rules: Create a card or project that uses the below supplies and have fun!

*Use at least TWO TGF stamp sets
*Use PUNCHES (at least one)
*Bling it up! (at least a bit ;)

Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > Supplies, Supplies.


Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Prize: Dirty Rodeo DP pack! The winner will be announced her next Friday along with our next FFF Challenge.

Here are some blingtastic examples from some of our DT:


By Elena


By Jessica


By Kim



By Mary


By Sparkle


Looking forward to seeing your fab creations!!! Have a wondrous weekend and keep on stamping!

Today's question is: Name something that goes well with peanut butter.

Oreos!!!!