Got dots? The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday!

Yes, I know it's Monday, not Friday. Okay, almost midnight on Monday. I've been really busy studying for a very big exam. So, sorry I've been MIA.

However, you still have until Wednesday to submit your entries over at The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday DOTTY SPOTTY challenge!!! TGF will be awarding your choice of 3 Ian stamps this week. So get your dot on! Sorry I am really tired.

I apologize for the kind of dark pics. I had to tone down the flash so the metallic would stop reflecting.

Hope everyone is enjoying these last days of June!

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Stamps:
The Greeting Farm: Dahlia, Lucky Bunnies ("for you"), and Sweet Deal (butterfly)

Paper: TGF Sunny Glen, K&Co, MME

Punches: SU scallop circle, Marvy Heart, Martha Stewart butterfly, EK circle.

Copic Markers and Spica glitter pens

BELLA BIRTHDAY BLOG SKIP, HOP & DANCE!

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Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.
And......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMABELLA!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Niki's wonderful blog! Have fun!

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!

Supplies:
Main image:
Stamp by Stamping Bella-Lulu Ketto
[view the entire Ketto line here]
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in the new Fall LE Cinder and Frost
Lindy's Stamp Gang EP in Cosmic Pink Blue
Edging in Brilliance Crimson Copper
Flowers: Prima

Background:
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Red Velvet, Patina, Mimosa, Olive Vine
TA Glimmer Mist Screens
Lace Doilies sprayed with glimmer mist

Sentiment:
Inkadinkadoo

Decorative Tape: Japanese Washi tape [love this stuff!]

Flourishes:
Spellbinder's Floral Accent

and Prima bling (thanks for the hearts Liz!)

It's Farm Fresh Friday at The Greeting Farm!!

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Stamps: The Greeting Farm-*new* Oh, Baby, Lucky Bunnies, and Wild Things

The Greeting Farm is now hosting:
'Farm Fresh Friday' Challenges!!

Today's challenge is to use 3 stamps!! Read the rules over at the blog here. Entries are due Wednesday, June 24th.And, again, you really should participate because TGF is awarding 3 Anya stamps of your choice!!!

My flower card was inspired by the incredibly talented Kadie!
For these projects I used the adorable baby image from the newly released 'Oh Baby' stamp set!
The flower bonnet is just too cute!!
For those of you wondering, the sparkles on both these projects is TA's glimmer mist in the LE color Snow Angel. It's pink, but goes on almost clear, with tons of sparkle!

And for all you Unity Hip Hopper's, my HHH post is below!

Happy Hip Hop Hangover!

Hope everyone is having an amazing Hip Hop Hangover Friday!!

Unity Stamps: KOTM June and April.

Ribbon:

Stamped with Unity June KOTM image in Palette Noir ink.

Background:

step1: Doodle on watercolor paper with Krylon metallic gold leafing pen (permanent and will show through the sprays!)

step2: Spray with lightest colors first. Let dry. Lay down paper doilies, flowers/leaves, stencils, etc. and spray with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and StampZia Ultra Colorwash Jewels (save your sprayed doilies for other projects)

Other supplies: Ten Seconds Studio metal embossing colored with alcohol inks. Stickles, Maya Road velvet flower. Paper flowers from Caramelo's Etsy shop.

New Releases at The Greeting Farm!

Happy Monday everyone!! Today The Greeting Farm has 4 new releases!! The store is experiencing some technical issues, but you can purchase the new stamps HERE!



This is the newly released Superstar Anya! Aren't her glasses the best?!

I made this card during our Club Anya party over at PCP, where we all partied like rockstars! Well, some of us. I had to go to bed early. :o(



Also, I only used ONE LAYER of cardstock for this card. Don't forget about the "No Layers Challenge" over at The Greeting Farm. You have until Wednesday to submit your entries to TGF. If the Galleria is still experiencing issues you can email them to Marie!



If you haven't yet, be sure to join Club Anya and TGF's groups over at Papercraftplanet.com. Lots of fun over there!

Starving Artistamps' Challenge!

Starving Artistamps is hosting a Van Gogh challenge in conjuction with Technique Junkies.

It was really fun experimenting with this technique. There are some really great entries over at the Starving Artistamps blog. Be sure to check them out!

My card originally had more dots and texture, but it didn't look artsy enough to me, so I dripped some of my Copic Refill inks on it. I love the effect, unfortunately it blended most of my dot accents. So, I remembered the trick Marianne taught us at Copic certification and I got a old rag and squirted it with my Copic Colorless Blender refill and blotted directly on to my image. Maybe, not entirely Van Gogh style, but maybe Van Gogh if he owned Copics?? ;o)

The stamped images I used are from the Starving Artistamps Doodle Factory line and it's called Halloween II. The little tree silhouette is here. Love this line!!

A Challenging Challenge!! A TGF Prize!

Head over to The Greeting Farm for the latest, No Layers Challenge!

You really don't want to miss this one, because TGF will award one prize of:

3 stamp sets of your choice!!!

How awesome is that?!

Here's my example of a NO LAYERS card.

I stamped my main image first, then masked it (stamped the same image a second time on some scratch paper, cut it out leaving about 1/8" around the image, and placed it over the image on my card) and then stamped my background images. I used a Copic Marker in BV000 Iridescent Mauve to shade around the image (this is why I left a 1/8" buffer) to make it stand out a little.

Stamps: The Greeting Farm- Snuggle *new realease*, Lucky Bunnies, and Sweet Deal.
Punch: Fiskars Border Punch Threading Water
Stickles: Lavender
Flowers: Prima
Copic Markers: Skin/Eoo, E33, R20 Hair/ E17, E11, E29 Dress/V15, V17, Y00, Y21 Bunny/BG11, BG72

The Greeting Farm Black N' White Challenge

I hope everyone is working on their Black and White cards for The Greeting Farm Black N'White Sketch Challenge! Even if you aren't joining the challenge, be sure to check out the TGF card Galleria. There are so many beautiful and inspiring entries!!

For this card I used nothing but black and white cardstock and stamps. No DP at all.

Supplies:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm - Mermaid Anya, Down by the Pond (fish & "Fintastic"), Wishing Tree (heart)
Bling: Prima
Punches: Fiskars Border Punch Sunburst, Marvy heart
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Charcoal, Brilliance Moonlight White, Versafine Smokey Gray
Stickles: Gunmetal
Copic Markers: W9, W6, W3, 0

It's Friday Already!?!?!

My submission for the "I wanna be just like...CAZ" challenge over at Club Anya last weekend. We CASE'd a card by the talented Caz.

I never did post all the details. So here they are:

Stamps: The Greeting Farm: Mermaid Anya, Sweet Deal (butterfly)
Paper: Basic Gray, K&Co Que Sera Sera
Flowers/Bling: Prima
Punches: Marvy Hearts
Copic Markers: E00, E33, R20, BG11, Bg15, V12, V06, G000, G12, G85

Behind Anya is a paper coaster from Eclectic Paperie. These are perfect for spritzing with Tattered Angel's Glimmer Mist. I sprayed the whole coaster first with Mimosa and Tattered Rose, and then used a TA Glimmer Screen over the coaster and sprayed again with the Blue Skies and Purple Pansy. Tip, they do warp, so be careful not to over saturate them and while they are slightly damp, stick them under some heavy books to straighten them out.

The coasters are super reasonable (79-89 cents for a pack of 10) and I'm currently working on a little card book I made with 6 of them and my Crop-a-dile. What a bargain. They'd probably work great for banners, too!

**Make sure you participate in THE GREETING FARM'S Black N' White Sketch Challenge!! Marie has a wonderful sketch and a wonderful prize!!**