DREAMY

"Was it all a DREAM?"

Hey, everyone!  I'm here with The Greeting Farm today and I'm happy to report that no, it definitely was NOT a DREAM!

That's right!  Today is the super special mid-month RELEASE DAY for the brand new mixed-media DREAM kit... appropriately titled "DREAMY"!   This jumbo-sized, 8.5x11 FULL sheet of stamps is available starting NOW over in the TGF STORE, so be sure to grab yours before they sell out!

I honestly think there are so many things you can do with this Kit, not only mixed media but card making, ATC, you name it I think it can be done!!!  With that being said, I made an art journal page.  Now when I started art journaling I started doing it as a way to make uplifting/encouraging pages for my daughter who was going through a tough time in her life.  I would tell her all the time the things my first journal pages said but somehow I think putting them on pretty backgrounds and actually giving her a book that she can look at and carry with her wherever she goes was a major step in her being able to believe the things I had been telling her!  Once that first journal was finished and given to her I decided I would just continue them for her, not as my main focus but just something here and there I could give her when I felt that she needed to be uplifted… So this is what I have made for her in her journal with this wonderful set…

This set has some wonderful saying as well as images in it and I knew as soon as I got it that I was going to use this one in a journal for my daughter… I want her to know that it is ok to be different, it is ok not to follow the same path as everyone else, it is ok to stand out!!!

We have a super awesome lineup of Guest artists for you to visit today, so if you're just getting here, be sure to start on the TGF BLOG for all the details, or you can continue here and just make sure you've visited everyone because ONE LUCKY WINNER who completes our hop today will WIN the DREAMY kit!

Here's the order for today's special release hop:

JENNIFER SAGER

SPIKE

MARY BROCKWAY

CARA BOOHER

KAREN CROSSEN

SHIRLEY STARK

SANNA FRIEDNER

KIM HUTCHINSON

KELLI GREEN

Be sure to stop right back over on the TGF BLOG to let us know you've completed the hop and you're entering to WIN the "DREAMY" kit!   Winner will be announced first thing MONDAY morning on the blog so you have the weekend  (through Sunday, June 16th at 11:30pm CST)  to relax, hop, and DREAM of the possibilities of creating with this awesome new kit!  

Thanks for joining us, everyone!

New Mixed Media Kit by The Greeting Farm

MIXIN' it up with a NEW KIT...coming SATURDAY!

Hey, everyone!

I'm so excited this week is *finally* upon us!

Many of you may remember the "secret project" team Marie and I were looking at putting together a while back.   Well, it's been TOUGH, but we've kept mum and have quite the surprise for you today!

We are "mixin' it up" with a new MIXED MEDIA/ Stamp set and it will be availableTHIS SATURDAY, June 15th!

Without further adieu, we introduce to you:

THE DREAMY KIT!!!

We are not only excited about this super fun, TOTALLY versatile, JUMBO (8.5x11!) rubber stamp kit, but also to introduce you to some extremely talented ladies who have been chosen to debut it!

Here is what I made as I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive the kit before it was released!!!

Now head on over to the Greeting Farm blog to see the rest of the projects!  

Greeting Farm Blog Hop S&S style

Hello my lovelies, I am so happy that you have joined us today for the Greeting Farm blog hop Smeared and Smudged Style! I want to send out a big major thank you to the Greeting Farm for allowing us to use their images.  They are awesome! We were given the opportunity to pick which image we wanted to play with and I picked an image called Royal Pain.  She is so freaking cute it's not even funny, but of course those of you who know me know I don't do cutesy sooooooo, I guess you could say I did pain in my ass teenage "cute" if there is such a thing.  Let's just say I modeled her after my daughter, her favorite colors, favorite hair colors out of all the ones she has had!!! I am pretty sure I even put some of her attitude into the picture!!  I am also using this card for the Smeard and Smudged Guest DT member challenge for June.  You can find it here.  I made my card using SU cardstock Taken with Teal and Whisper white.  Ms. Pain is stamped with memento on the white and colored with copics.(#'s E00, R29, YR07, 100, BG09)  I used the same color over and over to shade on this card!  Then I took another piece of white cardstock to make the background that she is "floating"on.  I used a watercolor technique with regular cardstock, water, and Tim Holtz distress reinkers Fired Brick, Spiced Marmalade, and Broken China.  I love the outcome.  Now honestly I have to admit that I stopped there and pop dotted Ms. Pain on the card and left her be.  Then when I came back I thought to myself, now why the hell would you show something like that!!!    I mean honestly it wasn't very pretty! BUTTTTTTTT for the life of me I couldn't figure out what else to do! So I took a picture of it and shot it off in a text to our lovely Ms Alison so she could help me get past my creators block!!!  And she did and I have to thank her very much cause she is so freaking awesome it isn't even funny!!!!!!!!!!   MWAH Ladybird!  She gave me the stickle swirly idea so that is what I did, I took the Tim Holtz distress stickles in Orange Peel, Broken China(I love love love this color), and Xmas Red and made little swirly's on the background!!!!  Love it!  I printed out the words Royal Pain and then added them to the top covering them with some Close to my Heart Liquid Glass! What do you think? 

So now you should have come from Alison's blog to get to mine so head on over to Tori's blog to check out her wonderful creation and continue this hop.  Make sure you head on over to The Greeting Farm Blog when you are done seeing what everyone created for a chance to win prizes!!!

For more chances to win prizes including the love Digi stamp called Thursday from The Greeting Farm be sure to head on over to Smeared and Smudged join our group and play in our challenges!  If you like Alternative, Vintage, and Gothic Art Rubber Stamping, the Smeared and Smudged is the place for you!  Be sure to check out Smeared Ink for a new line of stamps!!!

Terra
Alison
Kelli
Tori
Kathi
Sarah
Danielle
Black Dragon
Kim
Lady Brayton
Meredith
Jennifer

Please visit The Greeting Farm Blog and The Greeting Farm website to view these cool and creepy images!