A Fond Farewell from the Farm..

Hi everyone,
 

{{{Please scroll down for our SKETCH 11 and PREVIEW today!}}}

I have a very special post today...a Fond Farewell.  I guess you could say it's a benefit and a curse of my job, LOL....I get to meet and work with SO many wonderful people-what a tremendous blessing!  Sadly though, it's time to say goodbye to our Four WONDERFUL Winter Gardeners....

I want to thank ALL of them for their talent, enthusiasm, and dedication to TGF.  Today also marks a fond farewell to our AMAZING December Guest Designer, Gabby.  THANK YOU Gabby for all you've done and your amazing work with our Crafty Critter line by Marina!

I asked each of these cherished friends to choose their favorite card they created throughout their time as a TGF Designer and for one more time, please join me in ooohing and ahhing over the work of:

MERCY KERIN

Mercy is hard working, dedicated, and downright HILARIOUS.   She has spiced up our chats (LOL!) during release parties, and has wow'd us with her watercoloring skills!  Thank you MERCY for all of your wonderful contributions to TGF!

LISA FUTCH

Lisa was a newbie to all things DT and as soon as we saw her submissions ,we knew she was a must have!  I am SO happy to see her having been asked to do more DT work because she is hard working, kind, and a wonderful whiz with coloring!  Thank you LISA!

LYNDA NIELSEN

One word...ENTHUSIASM!  Lynda has so much positive energy and is a whiz at not only the front of her cards, but the insides too!  I have LOVED our emails chatting back and forth.  I will miss her as a member of this DT but I KNOW we'll keep in contact as friends.  Thank you LYNDA for all your hard work!

SANDRA MACLEAN

Whether it's an amazing coordination of papers and embellishments or her wonderful watercoloring skills, Sandra has graced TGF in so many ways!  Sandra is so gracious and fun loving and her sunshiney personality will definitely be missed here!  Thank you SANDRA for all of your beautiful work!

Last but not least, GABBY has WOW'd us all month long as Guest Designer.  We had never done a guest spot the way we had planned for Gabby and she was a WONDERFUL addition to our team!  We hate to see her go and have TOTALLY enjoyed the gorgeous coloring skills and awesome layouts that she has graced us with this past month.  Thank you SO much Gabby!

Thanks so much for hanging with us today to bid these fine friends of the Farm farewell!  We hope to see them all around and know they'll be hanging with TGF to check out the new releases, contests, etc. and that our friends will never be TOO far away!

On that note, we welcome our new Farmers and will be back to introduce them formally after our RELEASE DAY!

SCROLL DOWN For SKETCH 11 and our FINAL PREVIEW OF THE WEEK!

On the 11th Day of Sketches, TGF Gave to me....

WHEW!  We are ALMOST THERE!  Sketch #11 folks:

It's also an oldie but a goodie from the early TGF days :)

Now, for that last preview....MEET STELLA!

This sassy sweetie is the FOURTH and final Wild Sprout styled by our very own Team Anya designer, Amy!  Isn't she swell?

STELLA will be released along with our TALK LOUD sentiment set and 3 other Sprouts at 9 AM on the first!  PLEASE NOTE our later release time.  (normally, we go live at midnight)  ALL NEW RELEASES will go live on 1/1/10 at 9 AM CST!!!!

On that note, be sure to check out the Club Anya blog today too for a SPECIAL surprise ;)

Here are some STELLA-r samples from the DT:

Cindy

Kadie

Jessica

Melyssa

Cheryl

Mary

Kim

Randi

We also have some more awesome Sketch 11 cards to show from:

Sandra

Kim

Lynda

Be sure to check out even MORE Stella-r samples (*I'm sorry I cannot resist being cheesy because I am SO excited about this release!) at CLUB ANYA TODAY and remember, the fun starts on the Club Anya AND Friends blog at 9AM CST TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   We will also be back here for our 12th and final sketch of the 12  Days of Sketches!

WHEW!!!!!

On the 10th Day of Sketches, TGF gave to me...

Sketch #10, and a star-studded preview of GIGI!!!!!  ( can't you hear it in your head to the tune of "Partridge in a pear tree"?)  C'mon!  Sing it with me!!!!

Ok, folks, can you BELIEVE IT?  Sketch #10!  Here it is:

Can't believe we've made it this far and I am seeing some SERIOUS cuteness in the Galleria!  On behalf of myself, Marie, and the DT, we are sorry if we can't get around to comment on everyone's sketch cards...with s many beautiful creations and SO much going on this week it's just been nuts...but we are seeing...and we are LOVIN' what we see!   Thanks to EVERYONE for playing!

We have another Wild Sprout preview for you today...Meet GIGI!   She's so retro, funky, and fun I just LOVE her!  Here are some far-out samples from the DT using Sketch #10:

Jessica

Cindy

Kadie

Mary

Kim

And here are a few more awesomely stellar previews from some more of our DT:

Randi

Cheryl

Melyssa

Arent they adorable?

Last but not least, another sketch card by Kim Nath using the adorable OUTDOORSY set by Marina!

A few reminders today:

As of 1/1/10, please remember that ALL single TGF stamps will be increased from $7 to $8, so if there are a few you've been on the farm fence about, now's the time to stock up!

Be sure to stop by CLUB ANYA to see the amazingly WILD Sprout previews over there including one by our very own Amy, who they're styled by!

See you back here tomorrow with another preview, another sketch...and some last minute details...can you believe the FIRST is almost here?!?!

On the 9th Day of Sketches, TGF Gave to Me...

Sketch #9....another PREVIEW....a few fab reminders....and a partridge in a pear treeeeeeeeee!!!!  (ok, maybe not the last one....)

HOORAY!  Can you believe we are at DAY #9 of these sketches already?!  I've been cruisin' blog world today too and I cannot BELIEVE how many people have already completed so many of them!  I am so glad you guys are having fun with this!

Here's SKETCH #9, again by me, Jess :)

We also have another FABULOUS PREVIEW today....meet RUBY, the 2nd of 4 sprouts we are previewing both here on the TGF Blog and on the Club Anya Blog, soon to be CLUB ANYA&FRIENDS!

Here are some stunning samples by the DT:

Jessica

Cindy

Randi

Kadie

Kim

Mary

and HERE are some wonderful cards from our amazing WINTER GARDENERS that also use Sketch #9

Sandra

Lynda

Mercy

Be sure to check out our friends over at CLUB ANYA as they have a wonderful lineup of previews for sweet Miss RUBY today, too!

And just in case you missed out on all the FAB announcements yesterday, here they are again:

*Our HUGE "IN WITH THE NEW at TGF" BASH will begin at 9am CST on Friday, 1/1/2010 and run through 8PM with challenges, prizes, and FUN!  Each challenge winner will receive a new Sprout of their choice, so be here to party with us!  Live overseas?  No problem!  Challenges will be open through SUNDAY, 1/3/10 at 8pm CST.  WINNERS will be announced on the TGF blog and CA blog on Monday, 1/4, along with the winner of the 12 days of Sketches contest.   That winner will win the ENTIRE Jan. release. 

In addition to each individual challenge, ANOTHER prize pack of the ENTIRE Jan. release will go to a random winner who completes ALL of the New Year's Challenges!

*Don't forget that the 12 Days of Sketches are still well underway on the TGF Blog!  Everyone is having a great time and there are more fun sketches to be used today!  This contest will also run through Sunday 1/3/10 at 8pm CST to complete them and upload them to the appropriate galleries) will be entered into a drawing to win the ENTIRE TGF JANUARY RELEASE!!!

SEE YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW!!!!

On the 8th Day of Sketches, TGF Gave to Me...A PREVIEW...HUGE NEWS...AND a SKETCH!?!

That's right!  You heard me!

A PREVIEW...actually TWO.

HUGE NEWS.

AND Sketch #8.    My head is spinning...I honestly don't know where to begin!!!!!!!

Ok, so let's begin with the NEWS.   LOVE NEWS!  Especially when it makes me smile tremendously.   Some of you may have noticed that we didn't have a Gardener call for January.  While I HATE to see our Gardeners go (we'll bid them an official farewell here on the 31st, so stay tuned), there is a time for everything as we know.

Well, Marie and I talked about it and with all the talent we've seen with this DT, it's just too hard to get rid of people...so without further adieu, I'd like to announce that with the Gardener DT discontinuing, we here at TGF are THRILLED to announce the addition of THREE NEW FARMERS!!!!

Please congratulate:

MELYSSA CONNOLLY
RANDI WALL and
MARY GILES as our NEW TGF FARMERS!!!!  

They will be officially on the TGF Roster starting January 1st, 2010 and will be joining in on our PREVIEWS this week too....PREVIEWS you say?!?!?!?

YES!!! I am SO excited today as for the first time EVER, TGF and Club Anya are JOINING FORCES and previewing our new releases together for the HUGE JANUARY RELEASE BASH that's only days away!  This is the first and could be the last time we preview together so make sure you ENJOY the party!

We are SO excited to be previewing FOUR NEW SPROUTS....ALL styled by our very own Team Anya member AMY YOUNG!  WHOO HOO!!!!!!  Congrats Amy! 

Today's little cutie is named Chelsea.   Many of us have used SKETCH 8 today to preview her, so here's the sketch:

In addition, the TGF DT has another sneak peek at a SUPER fun new set called "Talk Loud", a word-art sentiment set that is new, totally fun and something we've never done before at The Greeting Farm!

Here are some WONDERFUL samples from the DT:
 

Randi

 

Mary

Jessica

Kadie

Cheryl

Cindy

Kim

I'll be back with another cute sprout design, preview, and SKETCH 9 for tomorrow, but first, I have a few announcements for the week:

*Our HUGE "IN WITH THE NEW at TGF" BASH will begin at 9am CST on Friday, 1/1/2010 and run through 8PM with challenges, prizes, and FUN!  Each challenge winner will receive a new Sprout of their choice, so be here to party with us!  Live overseas?  No problem!  Challenges will be open through SUNDAY, 1/3/10 at 8pm CST.  WINNERS will be announced on the TGF blog and CA blog on Monday, 1/4, along with the winner of the 12 days of Sketches contest.   That winner will win the ENTIRE Jan. release. 

In addition to each individual challenge, ANOTHER prize pack of the ENTIRE Jan. release will go to a random winner who completes ALL of the New Year's Challenges!

*Don't forget that the 12 Days of Sketches are still well underway here too, and everyone is having a great time and there are more fun sketches to be used today!  This contest will also run through Sunday 1/3/10 at 8pm CST to complete them and upload them to the appropriate galleries) will be entered into a drawing to win the ENTIRE TGF JANUARY RELEASE!!!






Be sure to head over to CLUB ANYA now to see what Team Anya has whipped up with Chelsea and to hear from our very own AMY about her newly styled SPROUTS!

SO many prizes....SO many chances to WIN!  All to celebrate our NEW YEAR, NEW Club Anya & Friends Blog...and NEW RELEASE with ALL your friends at The Greeting Farm!

On the 7th Day of Sketches, TGF Gave to me....

I know, you'll never guess.... LOL!

SKETCH #7...by me, Jess :)

Loving the 12 days of sketches?  I hope so!  I am missing my USB cord to upload my card-I left it at my parents yesterday I think?   Anyway, I hope you ALL had a VERY Merry Christmas, and here are today's deets:

Create a card or layout using TGF Stamps and upload to TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>12 Days of Sketches> Sketch 7

And remember, ONE random winner who completes ALL 12 will be drawn to win the JANUARY release!  You have until 1/3 to finish! 

here are some samples from the DT today:

Kim

Cindy

Have a wonderful day, everyone...and if you need to "recoop"...enjoy some stamping time!  Yay!

On the 6th Day of Sketches, TGF Gave to me...

Sketch #6 and an FFF winner in a pear tree!!

Ok, there is no tree.  BUT, we DO have a winner from last week's Farm Fresh Friday and are issuing this week's FFF Challenge TODAY!   Yahoooooo!   Congrats to our friend Elena, the Red Haired Girl!  Elena created the CUTEST red-nosed deer using Forest Friends.  Look how sweet:

Congrats again, Elena!  You win Yoga and Travel Anyas!

Here is this week's FFF, another Sketch by our wonderful Cindy Haffner:

Now, here are your regular FFF rules for today:

Create a card or project using the above sketch.

Upload your card using TGF STAMPS to TGF Galleria>Contest/Challenges>FFF>12DaysSketch 6 (There will be another gallery under TGF Galleria>Contests/Challenges>12 Days of Sketches>Sketch6 where all 12 sketches will be, so please remember to upload to BOTH galleries if you want your card to count for this week's FFF, thanks!)

You have until Wed. December 30th to enter for this week's FFF.  One lucky winner will take home TRAVEL and YOGA ANYAS!

Want some inspiration?  Well, we brought some!

Cindy

Jessica

Mercy

Sandra

Pam (from the wonderful Team Anya 02!)

Amy (also from our beloved Team Anya!)

Gabby

Kadie (using the FREE digi image (see sidebar) Toby NewYear!)

Lynda

Kim

CUTE CUTE CUTE!

We want to wish you a VERY Merry Christmas on behalf of all of us at TGF and will see you back SATURDAY for Sketch #7! 

Remember, ANYONE who completes ALL TWELVE sketches (you will have until Sunday 1/3/10 at 8pm CST to complete them and upload them to the appropriate galleries) will be entered into a drawing to win the ENTIRE TGF JANUARY RELEASE!!!



MERRY CHRISTMAS and enjoy a safe, happy, and healthy holiday!