Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm: October 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

A Whole Tot Lot of Farm Fresh Samples...

Greetings Friends!

We are very excited to bring you this week's edition of Farm Fresh Friday because we have a GREAT sketch by Mercy and even more previews of the BRAND NEW Twinkle Tots....toddling on over to you this SUNDAY!

But first, a BIG CONGRATS to last week's winner: JENNY B! Check out this AWESOME card she created using some fabulous punches...and will you check out that cute altered Miss Anya? LOVE THIS!

Congrats again, Jenny! Please email me to claim your prize! You win XMas Sweeties!

Well, we have another fabulous lineup of cards from our rockin' DT today using more of the tots that have got style, flair, and are PACKED with cuteness! But first, here is Mercy's fantastic Sketch Challenge for you this week:

Wanna play along? Yeah! We hoped so! Here are the details:

Rules: Create a card or project USING THE ABOVE SKETCH.

Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > Sketch by Mercy

Deadline: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Prize: TWO NEW TWINKLE TOTS of your choice!!!

Now for some MEGA inspiration....here's today's lineup!

How's that for adorable? We hope you enjoyed our lineup again today and DON'T FORGET...you can own ALL FIVE of these adorable tots on Sunday! See you at the VSN on Sunday night at 7pm CST...and in the meantime dont' forget about the other TWO contests we have going on this week...THREE in total~ There's LOTS to do on the farm this week! Woohoo!

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Come on Over to MY HOUSE... (and be sure to check out the contest!)

...cuz it's the CUTEST house on the block!

We are SO, SO excited about the November release, can I just tell you guys??? If there is one type of set that I know we've all been wanting for a while, a "new home" set was one that was asked for, and well...it turned out even BETTER than I ever could have imagined! Most of you know I moved a few months ago...and since I haven't had any time to send out my announcements, this set came at the PERFECT time!

***INTRODUCING: MY HOUSE***

This amazing set has sentiments very thoughtfully planned out for apartment hunters or homeowners alike-EVERYONE can use it! And, as we quickly came to find out by these ADORABLE samples from the DT, it's also EXTREMELY fun to decorate for the holidays!

How's THAT for a lineup? Mi casa es su casa starting November 1st! WANT TO WIN THIS SET?

You didn't think we'd leave the adults out of the contests this month, did you?

Well, whether you're young, or young at heart...we have a FABULOUS chance for you to WIN this new set! We are excited to announce the:

"HOME IS WHERE THE _____________ IS!" CHALLENGE!

That's right! It's your turn to fill in the blanks! WHERE, WHAT, or WHO reminds you of home?

Now's your chance to get creative with this fun weekend contest. Here are the details:

*Create a card, project, or layout that completes and symbolizes the above sentence by making it your own. WHERE? WHAT? or WHO? reminds you of home? We had SUCH an awesome turn out for the New Beginnings Challenge at Club Anya last month, we can't WAIT to see how you interpret this challenge!

*You will have until Sunday, November 1st at NOON CST to get your submission into the Galleria.

*You MUST USE TGF stamps.

*Please place your entry in the TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>Home Challenge

We will choose our TOP TWO submissions and announce the winner at our VSN/Release party on Sunday, November 1st at the TGF PCP page at 7PM CST!

The GRAND PRIZE winner chosen for this contest will win the ENTIRE NOVEMBER RELEASE! The 1st prize winner will win "My House!" Can you STAND IT?!?! See you back tomorrow for another Farm Fresh Friday...and have FUN with this contest! Can't wait to see what you do!

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See you back here tomorrow for a STUNNING version of Farm Fresh Friday...that makes THREE contests going on this week! WHOO HOO!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Digity Wednesday

Good happy Wednesday stampers! Ok so really, why is Wednesday spelled like that? I feel like it should be Wendsday. Or maybe it's just the fob in me pronouncing it wrong. Speaking of prouncing, the other day Ray and I were climbing up the stairs to the apartment and I said..

Me: Can you get me a bin for tomorrow?
Ray: A what???
Me: Bin. A bin.
Ray: Ben?
Me: Yea a bin. You know... to put the mail in?
Ray: OH! A bin! B-I-N, bin?
Me: Yes! That's what I said.
Ray: Well you pronounced it Ben, B-E-N.
Me: No I didn't!
Ray: Haha! Mares you need to enunciate.
Me: You're doing the dishes tonight.
Ray: Wait-what?
Me: Dishes. D-I-S-H-E-S.
Ray: Oh.

So beware friends, if you meet me and barely understand a word I'm saying. LOL!!!! Actually I'm not that bad, just certain words apparently are a bit more challenging for me. ha! Ok so enough nonsense for today, let's see what our DCT made for us today! Oh and then I'll put some some freebies for you later this week. =)

By Claudette

By Jacilynn

By JoAnn

I loooove these! Hope you enjoyed! Have a fab day! Oh and now I'm super curious to try Brie and Camembert cheese since several of you ranked that amongst your fave!

Today's question is: Complete this sentence - I would be so happy if...

I'd be so happy if I had more space! SPAAAAAACE!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Here comes the Tot Lot...and a FAB Contest beginning TODAY!...

GREETINGS FRIENDS!

It's about that time again! We are gearing up here at the Farm for our November release and we couldn't WAIT to bring you some AMAZING SAMPLES for our new TWINKLE TOT line, who you've been seeing sneaks now for a few months and the anticipation is at an ALL- TIME HIGH!!!

Just WAIT until you see the cards that the DT has been churning out...they are amazing! I won't keep you in suspense any longer...so here are some STUNNERS from:

Sandra (Madelynn)

Sandra (Ava)

Jessica (Max)

Lisa (Izzy)

Lisa (Madelynn)

Kadie (Izzy)

Mercy (Lottie)

Cindy (Ava)

Cindy (Max)

Cheryl (Ava)

And before we announce our CONTEST, we've been keeping a little something under our "hat"....a BIG something actually-BIG NEWS. You all know and LOVE her from her work as a Gardener a few months back....please welcome KIM NATH as our newest TGF FARMER! Kim has been WOWing us from the beginning and we are pleased beyond words to have her back! And speaking of keeping things under her HAT...would you LOOK at this!:

and THIS!

WELCOME KIM!

How's that for CUTE? What's MORE? We have not one...but THREE contests BEGINNING TODAY in the TGF Galleria!

***CALLING ALL KIDS: "THIS TOT'S GOT....*** contest!!!

We are SO excited to announce THREE contests, beginning RIGHT NOW for the wee ones! ONE RANDOM winner will be selected from EACH CONTEST on Sunday, November 1st (release day!) to WIN THEIR CHOICE of one of the new Twinkle Tots!

Here's how to enter:

Here are the THREE categories for the "This Tot's Got..." contest:

*"This Tot's Got...BLING": Kids (ages 0-13) are to create a card or project using bling :)

*"This Tot's Got...COLOR": Kids (ages 0-13) are to color their little hearts out using crayons, markers, pencils, paint, copics? (gah!) Just COLOR it up!

*"This Tot's Got: A STORY": Kids (ages 0-17) are to create card or project based on their FAVORITE CHILDREN's BOOK.

RULES:

*Create a card or project, based on the THEME and AGE GROUPS above.

*Kids will have until Sunday, November 1st, at NOON CST to enter the above three contests.

*PROJECTS MUST use TGF stamps.

*Please upload your projects to: TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>This Tot's Got> one of the 3 categories listed above.

Remember, the winners for these contests will be selected at RANDOM. Can't WAIT WAIT WAIT to see the submissions! If you don't have kids of your own, grab a niece, nephew, or neighbor! ALL can enter to WIN their CHOICE of ONE new Twinkle Tot!

Winners will be announced on Sunday November 1st during our release party/VSN! We've done it with Club Anya, you've asked for another one, and so this time we're doing a TGF Virtual Stamping Night! Meet us in the PCP Chat Group from 7PM CST to 9PM CST on Sunday, November 1st!

Til then, see you back here for some fantastic digital design ideas and back on Thursday for another Sneak peek at a new set being released on Sunday, too! Have a Splendid Day!

Jessica :)

Monday, October 26, 2009

This Week's Digi Giveaway

Greetings stamping friends of the farm! Hope everyone had a fantastical weekend. It was snowing a little bit last night so I didn't get much done. Snow and rain totally slows down my momentum so I just kinda drifted around the apartment, looking through the pantry and the fridge. We also watched Transformers 2 which was not good but not super deadly bad either. It didn't leave much impact. Although when Optimus Prime fell I did get a little teary eyed. lol! Anyway, onto today's entry!

Here are the winners of last week's digi giveaway. You ladies get the Laurie w/Present digi so send me an email to collect her!

Shaz

ScrapinShana

Sammi

itsabrt

Molly Joly

Remember friends, we randomly select a winner for each day (Mon-Fri)! And here is this week's exclusive Digi Giveaway!

Have a beautiful day!

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

Ha I know... kind of a geeky question right? I loooove Kerrygold Irish Dubliner Cheese. Nyummy!

Friday, October 23, 2009

Farm Fresh Friday's Gettin' Punchy...

...and we hope YOU will get punchy with us, too!

We have another fantastic lineup of cards to show you from our STELLAR DT...and this week I've challenged the girls to get "PUNCH DRUNK"!

Before we get to the info for this week, how 'bout a HUGE shout out for ROBIN MCK! CONGRATS! You are the winner of last week's challenge! Please email me for your prize! Here is her cute, cute card that is just as adorable as can be, sans frills!

So, you guys liked that challenge, huh?! There were a WHOPPING 47 entires (taking out the ones from the DT) in the Galleria so it was TERRIBLY hard to choose! So, I've made an "executive decision" and from now on we will be issuing a prize for every 30 entries received. So basically, next week if there are 60 players...2 prize packs..90 players....3 prize packs...you get it.!!!! So, grab a friend and tell them to PLAY ALONG!!! We'd LOVE you to!

This week's challenge is to get "Punch Drunk". Here are your rules:

Rules: Create a card or project USING AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT PUNCHES

Post it in the Galleria > Contests/Challenges > Farm Fresh Fridays > PUNCH DRUNK contest

Deadline: Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Prize: Xmas Sweeties!

Now for some MEGA inspiration....here's today's lineup!

Jessica

Lynda

Sandra

Mercy

Lisa

Cindy

Kadie

Cheryl

Well, we hope you enjoyed this week's samples and can't WAIT to see what you come up with when YOU get punchy! Have a great weekend, friends!

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Farmers Market

Hey friends! Another Farmers Market today in the store! So check it out if you haven't already! We're switchin' it up today and having a special on 5 delightful singles! If you've waited for these, now's your chance!

For today's showcase, I'd like to spotlight some cards with the super adorable animal images by Marina.