Notes for Teacher

So I picked up so cheapy notes pads just so I could make little note books with them.  Seeing how it's almost that time of the year to send the little ones off to school I thought I'd make a note book for my son's new teacher.  Maybe make a good first day impression!! LOL.  The little school house is from the Digi set Punny Enough from Whimsie Doodles.

Materials
Punny Enough Digi stamp-Whimsie Doodles
DP-The Boyfriend-October Afternoon
Label 1-Spellbinders

Rollin into a colour challenge

It's my turn to host the Farm Fresh challenge this week and it's all about

COLOUR!!

Blue, orange and green are what it's all about!!

Here's my card using the new Later SK8ER set.  Isn't Ian a cutie??

Later SK8ER-The Greeting Farm

Spring Moss cardstock-Papertrey Ink

Cosmo Cricket-the Boyfriend

Blue Skies Verve Card Set

I had a such blast putting together cards for the Anni-Verve-sary sketch challenge that I decided to make a second batch.  Only this time I wanted to go way out on a limb with the sketches.  So I went back to my favorite way of making cards and created little paper pieced images.  I tried to use basic shapes for everything.
Here are my cards and the sketchs.

Sketch A-Smiles

Sketch B-You make me smile

Sketch C-Welcome Back

Spellbinders Circle and Flower Dies

DP-Fly a Kite-October Afternoon

Sketch D-You make me smile

Martha Stewart Icicle border punch to make the grass.

Circle punches for the belly, eyes and flowers

Sketch E-Blue skies

Spellbinders circle and heart dies

Free hand the clouds

May Arts Hemp string

Here's a little sketch of how I made the Owl. 
I basically start with a rectangle.
Then clip on a diagnal off the sides. Use the access to make the Owl ears.
Use a corner rounder on the edges.
2 small circles and 1 larger for the eyes and belly.

Materials
Verve Stamps-Blue Skies
October Afternoon-Go Fly a Kite
Flower and circles Die-Spellbinders
Ranger distress ink-Vintage Photo
May Arts hemp string

I've been asked if I cover the stitching on the inside of my cards.  You can see pretty much all the stitching of my cards.  I don't cover them up, I think it's part of the charm of a homemade stitched card.  All the thread ends are tied in a knot so they don't "let go" later. 

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch Challenges

Verve stamps are having an anniversary and they are celebrating with a sketch challenge.  I am starting to get into sketches and just had to give Verve a try.  Here are my cards based on the Verve Sketches.
To find out more and where to post your cards visit the Verve Challenge thread.
I used the same colletction of DP to make the cards look more like a set of 5.

Sketch A-Blue Skies-Verve

Sketch B-Blessings-Verve

Sketch C-Blue Skies-Verve

(I tried making my own twisted flowers for this card)

Sketch D-Blue Skies-Verve

Sketch E-Always on my mind-Verve

Materials

Blue Skies, Blessings, Always on my mind-Verve Stamps

DP-Kaiser Craft-Luminere and L'Amour

Black ink-Palette

Vintage Cream and Kraft Cardstock-Papertrey Ink

Whimsie Wednesday Challenge

This week for the Whimsie Challenge is all about school.  I'm so glad I made a card for this challenge.  Now I have a card early so I'm not scrambling at the last minute putting a card together.
I used the new image from Punny Enough to make this card.

Play along and win a digi! 

Materials

Punny Enough-Whimsie Doodles

Sun-iTop brad punch

DP-Cosmo Cricket

What's your number?

Today's FFF challenge was to create a card using your favorite number.  I picked the number 5.  Personally I don't actually have a "lucky" number or set of "go to" numbers but 5 looks interesting, after all it is the magic number for mom's who can't wait for their darling children to start school.  LOL.  Oh and I almost forgot to tell you that my card features Friday Creeper.  How perfect to have Friday on a Friday challenge??  I didn't plan it..LOL Have a wonderful weekend!

Materials

Friday Creeper-The Greeting Farm

DP-Girlfriends Brocade-TPC Studio

Rose-Boutique Fleur-Recollections

It's Tuesday Creeper on a Sketch card

Happy Friday!  I'm so glad to be home.  I got back just in time to squeak together a card for Farm Fresh Friday.  This week's Greeting Farm challenge was a sketch created by our very own Cindy Haffner.   I couldn't wait to play with the new Creeper's and Tuesday was just perfect for this card. Isn't she cute in her Tutu and tall boots? I added the wings from the Scrapbook set Spotlight.
Check out the sketch and play along. 
For now here's my version of the sketch.

Materials

CC Tuesday-The Greeting Farm

DP-Thrift Shop-My Mind's Eye

Birdcage-Whimsie Doodles cut file

My Guy with Miss Anya???

Hey everyone!


As promised, I'm back for another RAD preview from The Greeting Farm! We are SO excited to bring you another preview today, a new 4x6 sheet featuring a Miss Anya AND a My Guy Ian: "Later Sk8R" This adorable and hip new set will be available for purchase beginning on Sunday, August 1st! It's been a WHILE since we did either one of these beloved characters in rubber, so the BUZZ is all about the Farm that this is one FUN set!

Today we are also teaming up, Farmers and Team Anya alike for another sample soiree! Today it's OUR turn to play along w/ Team Anya using a FABULOUS Saturday Sketch challenge by Pam!
Here's the sketch:

Be sure to head on over to Club Anya & Friends for all the details of how to play along this week, and be sure to visit ALL the DT's blogs because ONE LUCKY COMMENTER on the Club Anya and Friend's blog today will WIN THIS SET!!!

Our awesome DT 'force' is waiting for you:
Cindy Haffner
Jessica Diedrich
Kadie Ensley
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Randi Wall
Tammy Maxvill
Amy Young
Kelly Booth
Kristy Young-Aug Guest Designer CA&F
Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Traci Porter

Thanks again for stopping by today and we'll see you back TOMORROW NIGHT at 7pm CST for a one hour chat on PCP, our HUGE customer Blog Hop on the TGF blog, and we cannot WAIT to celebrate TGF's second birthday with you!!!

Don't forget to floss

Ok well if you don't have embroidery floss handy try any kind of string.  That's what I did!  Sometimes you just gotta improvise.  Today Farm Fresh challenge is to use floss on your card.  I used hemp string on mine.  I thought I'd try something different so I made double bows to hold the buttons on the butterflies.  These cute little polka dot creations are part of the Spotlight scrapbook kit from The Greeting Farm.  The most shocking thing about this card is I actually used Purple!!  It seems to be the one colour I can not find a use for. 
Anyway here's my card.

Spotlight scrapbook stamp kit-The Greeting Farm
DP-Magnolia

It's a Farm Fresh Anniversary!!!

We are pleased to invite you to:

THE GREETING FARM's

TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY Blog Hop!

When: SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st

7:00pm CST

Your posts should go LIVE at 7pm CST (promptly, please!) with a link back to the TGF Blog where there will be ONE master list of hoppers

Live chat on our PCP page from 7pm CST to 8pm CST

Where: starting and ending on the TGF Blog with stops along the way by all of YOU!
RSVP: Here's the important part

PLEASE EMAIL teamanya@gmail.com with the

SUBJECT LINE: TGF 2 Year ANNIVERSARY HOP

Since a lot of us will be gone that last week in July, PLEASE RSVP NO LATER than SATURDAY, JULY 24th. No late rsvp's will be able to be accomodated since we will have very little access to internet and will have to finalize that post before we leave.
What shall I post with?
You may use ANY TGF Stamp/stamps.

In addition, during that week, we will be rockin' the "OLD SCHOOL" challenge and will have more info on that later!

Prizes? Did someone say PRIZES???

YOU BET!

*THREE RANDOM COMMENTERS (that participate in the hop!) that complete the ENTIRE HOP by Monday, August 2nd at NOON CST will be entered to win the ENTIRE August RELEASE!!!!

*In addition, there will be an EXCLUSIVE Birthday digi for sale!!!! and quite a few digital images given away as well. You know TGF-we LOVE our prizes and LOVE our customers even more!

This will be a HUGE celebration-please join us!

Feel free to attach the above badge to YOUR sidebar as well with a link back to THIS post!
Can't wait to see you there!