You're about to get LUCKY!...

...LUCKY BUNNIES, that is!

The Greeting Farm is at it again with some serious cuteness...and we're back on the TGF Blog with another FUN preview today and we're SO excited to share it...the RETURN of TGF's "Lucky Bunnies" in CLEAR form.

For those of you who have been fans of The Farm for a while, you'll recognize this as one of the FIRST sets ever.

For our newer friends, rest assured this is a good one :)  I know I have 3 little "Easter bunnies" that have March birthdays so I'm ALL over this for their cards this year.  In fact, here's one I was playing around with and made last night:

Head on over to the TGF BLOG for more awesome previews from our PREMIERE team of Farmers...and we'll see you SUNDAY for release day!

I'm also playing along w/ the Farm Fresh Challenge "Spyday" today so head over to check out today's challenge!

xoxo,

Makin' some TGF {hearts} flutter...with a GIVEAWAY!

Hey, everyone!

Marie and I have some SUPER fun previews of a new set, "Flutter Heart", releasing on January 1st at The Greeting Farm!

This new set is REALLY original and different and I love that it's releasing JUST in time for Valentine's day- you guys are gonna LOVE it!  I made two tags and a CAS card using this new set and Marie has some previews on the TGF BLOG as well as mine.

This first tag is going to be featured on a Ribbon Carousel tutorial tomorrow so be sure to visit to see how easy you can create these fun ribbon flowers:

The next tag I created using the "JOY" sentiment as well as the  and I really love the red gingham ribbon on this one as well:

Finally, I created a fun CAS card and I LOVE this super cute boy/girl image:

Want to WIN this set today?

Just leave a comment here letting me know your thoughts on this fun new set and we'll announce a winner on FRIDAY on the TGF BLOG!  (you have until Thursday at 8pm CST to comment :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone!

xoxo,

Warm Winter Wishes...

Hi, everyone!

I'm back today with a fun card from another A-DORABLE stamp set from The Craft's Meow!  This one gives me the warm fuzzes and is perfect for this time of year although I have to say I was happy w/ my 60 degree day yesterday even though it rained ;)

Still, you can't go wrong with a cute pair of fuzzy mittens and a fun hat!  Here is my card for today's preview of Warm Winter Wishes:

I used Our Craft Lounge's "Sparkly Fluff" in Sugar with some Helmar Premium Craft glue to add some warm fuzzies to my card :)   I really love this set and can't wait to ink it up again!

Be sure to visit The Craft's Meow blog today to find out how you can WIN this set- and also stay tuned for the December Release BLOG HOP which is coming TOMORROW, December 7th!

Warm winter wishes, everyone!

xoxo,

OWL be using these stamps again VERY soon!...

Hello!

Welcome to another preview day for The Craft's Meow, a store owned by my sweet friend and former TGF alum, Lisa Hjulberg!

I am SO excited to preview today's sneak peeks!  The Craft's Meow store blog is FULL of amazing previews today!  I'm so excited to be bringing you previews from Jenny Suchin and Katelyn Ord.  Both sets are just darling and I'm so honored to be getting to play with them!

Here is "Happy Owlentine's Day":

...and "Love is All You Need":

I can't tell you how easily creating came w/ these sets.  I feel like I've been in a slump lately but after seeing this December release from The Craft's Meow I'm feeling renewed and excited!  SO happy to be asked to Guest Design this month- couldn't have come at a better time :)

Thanks again for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow with another Craft's Meow preview, and then on WEDNESDAY, December 7th with a RELEASE DAY blog hop you won't want to miss!  Find out how you can win some sets this week too by stopping over at the TCM Blog for more details!

xoxo,

December Previews begin for The Craft's Meow!...

Hey, everyone!

Happy Saturday!  I'm looking forward to the weekend- what a crazy busy week!

My daughter started dancing competitively this year and we were at the studio pretty much every day this week.   Karate, girl scouts, and other activities ran as scheduled for my other kids and then a VERY exciting first Basketball game of the season for Jack and Nick!  They WON their first game- ohhh my gosh was it exciting.  My boys made every basket but one in their 18-13 WIN against the reigning championship winners from the season prior.  I think my little guys are STILL on cloud 9 and so is this proud mama!  Can't wait to do it all over again today!

Last night, Madelynn attended her first "lock-in" at the dance studio with the entire competitive team.  They had pizzas, we all pitched in appetizers, snacks, and drinks and there were 30+ giddy girls and one very cute little guy ages 4-16 twirling about.  FUN times!

Enough about all that, though- that's maybe not why you're here!  Did you see this FUN ANNOUNCEMENT on The Craft's Meow store blog yesterday?  I am SO excited to be their December guest.  Lisa Hjulberg, the owner, and I met years ago in cyberspace here and finally got to meet in person at CHA in the winter of 2010.  She is just as sweet as can be and I cherish not only the face-to-face time we've had but all of the heartfelt emails.  Lisa also was on the Club Anya team as a Guest for TGF and is super talented!  I'm so excited to be joining a fabulous team of designers for the month of December!

Today we have TWO NEW SETS to preview, both by the super talented Nina Brackett!

I bring you:

Lovely Labels 18:

and Sent with Love:

Both of these GORGEOUS sets will be released on December 7th in the TCM store during a SUPER fun DT blog hop and I'm really looking forward to it!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll be back on Monday w/ More TCM previews!

Be sure to stop by the Craft's Meow blog now to check out MORE previews and fun info!

xoxo,

Clearly Smiles are needed today...

Hello, friends!


Thanks so much for your kind words and emails from yesterday's post.  I really love how this community can pull together to support each other.  SO much gratitude I'm feeling today.

As promised, we are here today with a special CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE and a ONE-DAY only SALE!  For today only, all clear stamp sets are only $12 each!   We want to make your holidays as stress-free as possible and who doesn't love a little online shopping to save from bearing the crowds and crazy limited quantities out there?

We are so excited to bring you our "CLEAR STAMP SHOWCASE" today at The Greeting Farm!

In addition to our one-day sale, we have a few prizes along the way!  Not one, but TWO LUCKY WINNERSwill win a clear stamp set of choice just for hopping with TGF today!

Our clear stamp sets are made from high-quality photopolymer and we are very happy so far with the feedback we've received from both our design teams and customers alike! We asked everyone to be very candid with us to make sure that we were bringing you the same, quality TGF product you'd expect from us.  I have to say that I have come to love the quality of TGF Rubber so much that when Marie told me she was going to do a few clears, I was skeptical.  I've had great experience with clears and also some really horrible clear stamps, LOL.  I can definitely tell you guys these are of the BEST quality in the industry.  We love being able to bring you such fun and versatile lines of images and our clears are no exception!  While we won't be going all clear, we do enjoy the versatility of this new line and really hope you do, too!

Here's my card using Tea-riffic:

With our newsletter coming right around the corner on the 15th, we'd love to offer a Clear Stamp Showcase: Newsletter edition to get our customers even more acquainted with our Clear line and would love to see YOUR submissions!   Please email me at yeahshestamps@gmail.com by November 12th to submit your entry for consideration with a short write up of your project.  Showcased projects will WIN a free stamp!

For now, we have a great lineup planned for you today with LOTS of creativity and fun ideas from clean and simple to stunningly colored and embellished- and don't forget to leave comments along the way and then come back here to comment and enter to WIN one of the TWO prizes!  We hope you gain tons of inspiration today and can't wait to get started, so without further adieu, here is today's line up:

• Kris Palakiko-November Guest
• Jessica Diedrich
• Becca Fabozzi
• Carisa Zglobicki
• Denice Bartucci
• Kim Yu
• Tracey Pickersgill
• back to the TGF Blog!

Thanks so much for joining us today as we CLEARLY can't wait for you to enjoy this special event!  Don't forget that the DECEMBER Guest Designer contest ends 11/10, so make sure to get your entries in to Jess before the big reveal of Phase 1 on our Facebook page on Friday, 11/11!

What's more?  Please join us at 7pm CST on Friday, November 11th in our SCS Forum for our First-EVER TGF "Customer Challenge and Chit-Chat" night!  Our first night will be a MOVIE THEME event so pop some popcorn, grab your favorite candy, and join us for LIVE chatter, trivia, and a challenge with our first Customer Hostess to be revealed shortly!  :)

If you're not able to join us for the live chat no worries- we will be doing these at different times of day to include our overseas friends when we can. Challenge will be open ALL weekend, too, so there will be time for EVERYONE to play!  We'll wrap up about 10pm CST or whenever we conk out- but for now, get ready to join us for a night at the movies!

See you soon!

Keeping it simple for Monday FUN-day...

...and we all know how 'good' I am at that!  HA!
Well, I must say that although CAS cards aren't my thing, this one was a really FUN challenge and worked out well with the new "Clearly Christmas" set from The Greeting Farm!

Today's challenge for "Monday FUN-day" on the Farm Fresh Challenge blog is to use NO DP and at least 1 ribbon.  Um, excuse me?  NO DP?  Yikes!   Even our precious Lisa who is issuing today's challenge said she looked at her huge stack of 6x6 pads and wondered if she had made a mistake, heehee.  Alas, the challenge came out quite well over on the FFC blog so I hope you'll all check it out!

It literally took 10 minutes to make this card, start to finish.  I'd probably tweak it a bit, but for mass-production of Christmas cards, this one could work!  I used the Clearly Christmas set, stamped it and outlined the stars with a light yellow Copic before using Stickles in Crystal.  I used some Ribbon from Ribbon Carousel.com ( I love this gingham pattern!) and tied it off with a button and voila!  done :)

Be sure to check out the Farm Fresh Challenge blog for all the rules and to enter your creation this week to WIN a single stamp of choice!    Our RETRO-fresh monthly challenge is also coming up this Wednesday so be on the lookout for that as well!  In the meantime, won't you please stop by these lovely and talented ladies who make up our Farm Fresh Challenge team?

• April Davis
• Joni Wilson
• Lisa Gobea
• Margie Cortina
• Sharette Smith

See you tomorrow with another creation using the new Clear stamp sets from The Greeting Farm!
xoxo,

oh, HAPPY DAY!!!!!

HELLO and WELCOME to the OCTOBER release at The Greeting Farm!  Not only do we have FIVE SPECTACULAR new releases available, a NEW challenge team debuting today on the Farm Fresh Challenge blog, we are THRILLED to bring you a HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT- probably one of the biggest in TGF history...

THE GREETING FARM IS PROUD to announce that we have been invited to be the newest MEMBER COMPANY on SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS!!!!!

We are beyond thrilled and honored to become a Member Company and cannot wait to share some of the benefits and excitement with ALL of you!

For those of you NEW to Splitcoaststampers (SCS), it is the single largest online community for stampers and a wonderful place to access tutorials, a vast online gallery, and tons of ways to get involved with their awesome forums dedicated to stamping and much more!

As a MEMBER COMPANY, The Greeting Farm now has our VERY OWN FORUM to encourage ALL of our customers, new and old to get out there and chat with us, while we keep you up to date on the latest TGF happenings :)  With over 700,000 unique hits a month, we are excited about the potential to meet NEW Farm friends, but we are mostly SO, SO very excited about being able to have a 'home' to chat with you, get to know you better, and post fun and important information ALL in one place!   We really look forward to this being a means of getting closer to our stamping community, welcoming new stampers and getting to spend more time with our cherished current customers, as well!

Splitcoaststampers also offers a wonderful Member gallery where you can upload ALL your photos, even non- TGF cards, to their gallery and use different keywords depending on what you're uploading. Please use this keyword for all SCS gallery posts:  thegreetingfarm  (no spaces :)

Last but not least, if you are new to Splitcoast, it's a free service, so all you need to do is pop on over and register a user name and password just like our own Gallery :)   Should you lose the above link to get to the TGF FORUM?  No problem!  Just log onto Splitcoast, enter the FORUMS> Member Companies>The Greeting Farm!  WOO HOOOO!!!!!   We are SO EXCITED about this announcement!

If you have ANY questions whatsoever, please contact me and I'll be HAPPY to answer them!  There is a link to my email on the sidebar here :)

Now...ON with the SHOW!   Hooray!  We hope that you will come to our RELEASE EVENT TODAY, beginning at NOON CST, and chatting throughout the day!  Around 10pm CST. there will be an ENTIRE release to give away to one lucky SCS user who chats with us on our "RELEASE PARTY CHATTER" thread, so come on over and check us out!  You can chat with us ANY time before 10pm CST-winner will be announced on the TGF BLOG and on our SCS chat :)

************************************************

Last but not least, our DT BLOG HOP begins as there is ANOTHER OCTOBER RELEASE PRIZE being given away to anyone who completes the DT hop and leaves a comment here on the TGF BLOG!  Here is my card for today:

Time to HOP!:

• TGF BLOG-begin there :)
• LORI CRAIG
• Becca Fabozzi
• Carisa Zglobicki
• Denice Bartucci
• Kim Yu
• Tracey Pickersgill
• Jessica Diedrich

BACK to TGF BLOG to leave a comment and enter to WIN the ENTIRE October Release (that's 5 sets total!)


I'll be back at 10am with another FUN announcement!  See you then!

Thank you so much for participating and for being here with us on such an exciting day!
Hope to see you ALL on the new TGF FORUM!  Hooray!

Sleighbells ring....are YOU listening?

Hey, everyone!

 It's hard to believe that in a few short months, we'll be twirling into Thanksgiving, caroling into Christmas, and putting some HEART into the HOLIDAYS!   While we don't want to rush any of the magical times ahead (and maybe not rush that cold weather, either!), we know that it takes time and energy to get a head start on those Holiday cards!

Today marks day one of a FIVE-day PREVIEW EVENT at The Greeting Farm, and we are thrilled to bring you our first sneak peek at a new CLEAR stamp set, simply titled "CLEAR CHRISTMAS!"  Before we get to previews, we have a SUPER special October Guest Designer to announce today!  Please welcome the amazingly sweet and talented LORI CRAIG to our TGF family this month!   Lori's blog, "Make a Difference" is inspiring and from the heart, you'll definitely want to visit and we are over the moon that she is joining us this month. WELCOME. LORI!

My card today uses this adorable sleigh and a super fun 'naughty/nice' checkbox sentiment-I had a BLAST making this card even though I normally balk about making holiday cards TOO early!  Isn't this set just so sweet and different for TGF, too- which is another cool thing about it!

Well, does that get you in the spirit, even though it's a little early?  We hope so!  Don't forget to check out the TGF BLOG today for MORE samples from the entire DT and a chance to WIN this set before it's released!  What's more?  We have a HUGE announcement coming on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st during our RELEASE day post and you will NOT want to miss this one...promise!  Not only do we have a new release coming, a new Challenge Team coming October 1st...we have ONE more exciting announcement and it might just be our best one YET! 

 Thanks for stopping by today...I will definitely be back with more very soon!

xoxo,

PS- thank you to EVERYONE who participated in the Twinery blog hop post this past weekend- holy cow what a HUGE turnout!   Congrats to AMY COOSE!  You are my winner of the SAMPLER PACK!  please email me your details and I'll get them over to The Twinery to send out your prize pack! Thank you!!!!

Holy Guacamole!...

...I am the September (and very first!) Guest Designer for AVOCADO ARTS!

{{{please scroll down for my Bellariffic Friday post- thanks!}}}

I am very pleased to be amongst a very lovely and talented group of women, both on the Design Team and the ladies who work hard behind the scenes, too, to bring you guys monthly clear stamp kits that are of EXCELLENT quality and a really great price, too!

Check out their September kit, "Thankful For You":

Each month, Avocado Arts releases a new 4x6 kit of clear stamps.  There are NO membership fees, and you can cancel or skip a month as long as you do it by the 23rd of the month before (you'll have plenty of time to decide if yo want the next month's kit or not by then :)

I adore the Fall images in this kit and how they're so versatile and work w/ one another so well.  I had a blast creating my first two projects for you today:

These little pumpkins are SOOO sweet and awesome to color or paper piece, perhaps?  I love the sentiments too- they are the PERFECT size and such a great array of them in the kits.

...and how cute is this itsy-bitsy spider?  I've never met a spider I liked until her, actually...complete w/ her adorable eyelashes :)  I had a BLAST taking the spider web from the kit and incorporating it into this old SU paper.  I added some Stickles and my kids are all fighting over who gets this card, LOL!  Guess I'd better get back to work!

Be sure to check out the Avocado Arts BLOG for more on my September guest spot as I'll be back with more in a few days, yay!  What's more?  I hope you'll check out the rest of the Pit Crew's blogs and check out the recent days' posts with even more inspiring projects!  These ladies are so talented:

• AJ Otto
• Becky Oehlers
• Julia Stainton
• Kimberly Crawford
• Latisha Yoast

Didn't I say I was in GOOD company?   Last but not least, be sure to "like" them on Facebook, and join me in their cause to support Childhood Cancer awareness this month with another beautiful set "Give Good".  I just got this set and it's even more meaningful that I can say- and it's even prettier in person!

Thank you SO much for coming out today to support me and I really hope you'll go check out Avocado Arts if you're new to them!   You will love them!

I can see CLEARLY now...

It's gonna be a BRIGHT and SUNSHINY day for sure at The Greeting Farm!  Hooray!

Today is the day- two new sets are available for purchase as we are proud to debut our new line of CLEAR stamps!

Here is my project using the new "BANTASTIC" set.  My card is created for the BLOG HOP/Release today and also the "Mystery Monday" challenge over on the Farm Fresh Challenge blog:

Could this quote be any more awesome?  LOVE THIS....

"When you stop and look around, this LIFE is pretty AMAZING..."

We are SO excited to begin today's hop combining some TGF 'alum' with our Farmers!   Be sure to check out the TGF BLOG for a complete list of links, as one lucky winner will receive BOTH sets just for commenting and participating in the hop!  And just in case you get lost along the way in all of the excitement that is CLEARLY mounting...here is the list:

TGF BLOG

Amber Hight

Tanya Tahir

Kadie Ensley

Kelly Booth

Pam Varnell

 Mary Giles

Amy Young

Kim Nath

Anna Maria Nilsson

Jen Shults

Traci Porter

Emma Eads

and our Farmers!

• Becca Fabozzi
• Carisa Zglobicki
• Denice Bartucci
• Kim Yu
• Tracey Pickersgill
• Jessica Diedrich  <--you're here!

That's it for me today, but be sure to head over to the TGF BLOG, where it's ALL beginning!  HAPPY RELEASE DAY, everyone!

 

Last but NOT LEAST, congrats to LINDSEY!  You are the winner of my TWINERY sampler pack giveaway!  Please email me your address and I'll send out your prize!

Thanks, everyone! Happy Hopping with TGF!

Were these fairies CLEAR as day?

Hey, everyone!

I am back to fully reveal what may have been just a cloudy snippet yesterday... did you see through our little surprise or are you CLEARLY stumped?

Well, wonder no more because some of the cherished members of the TGF alum along with the Farmers are thrilled to bring you a BRAND NEW line by The Greeting Farm: 

CLEAR STAMPS!!!!

Before we go any further, these stamps are not replacing our rubber line.  We are testing the waters to bring you some fun new designs, and most of all QUALITY stamps!  To add to the fun, we also have the opportunity to bring you some RE-RELEASES, in addition to NEW releases and we are excited to get started with our first two sets!  

INTRODUCING.....

BANTASTIC

..and FAIRY PRINCESS!

BANTASTIC and MY FAIRY PRINCESS will be released TOMORROW, AUGUST 15th during a SPECIAL BLOG HOP w/ some special friends!

I used the ADORABLE Fairy Princess set for my card today:)

As soon as I saw this piece of Echo Park paper I knew exactly what I wanted to create...LOVE when that happens!  Aren't these fairies and shroomies the CUTEST?

So, what do you think?  Are you CLEARLY stunned or could you see RIGHT THROUGH our snippet yesterday?   Anxious to try the new line?  Well, be sure to leave a comment on the TGF BLOG to see who ELSE is previewing the FUN today...you'll see some familiar faces in addition to our Farmers and there's a SET OR TWO up for grabs today!


ENJOY!

Poppin' up Flowers when Helmar meets Lawn Fawn...

Hey, everyone!

It may be the end of the week, but we are definitely not losing steam as the Blog Swap week between Helmar and Lawn Fawn stamps continues!

Hey everyone!  When I saw that Lawn Fawn was a preferred partner with Helmar, I knew that something super fun was in the works!   I have a few friends on the Lawn Fawn DT and the girls there could not be nicer.   Not to mention that as clear stamps go, Lawn Fawn is TOP NOTCH in quality and you get a fantastic imprint/image every time!

I got two fun sets from Lawn Fawn, Critters in the Burbs and Judy's Blooms.   When I saw the sentiment, "YAY!" in one of the sets, I immediately thought "end of school year....YAY!"  So, I'm giving this card to my daughter as she just completed 5th grade and her and I are about to embark on her "5th grade graduation" trip to Washington DC this Sunday.  We are VERY excited, although Im a little nervous to be chaperoning a bunch of 11 year olds, LOL!!!!

I began by assembling my card and then stamping the flowers where I wanted to position them on my card.  I LOVE this big, amazing flower in the set so I wanted to paper piece it using multiple layers andHelmar Zap Dots.

Once my layers were cut and ready to go, I assembled them and adhered them to my card.  Last but not least, I used some Robin's Nest dewdrops (another preferred partner with Helmar, as a matter of fact!) and Helmar Gemstone Glue to adhere them.   

I LOVE this glue- it dries SUPER fast and also dries CLEAR. Once my ribbon and button were tied, I stamped the "yay!" sentiment and we are good to go! 

Whatcha think?  I hope you've enjoyed my card today and just have to tell you about ALL the fun Helmarhappenings as today concludes our Blog Swap week but there are still prizes to be had, so make sure you "like" both Helmar AND Lawn Fawn on Facebook and be sure to visit the Lawn Fawn Blog as well!


Oh-and I'm on the Helmar DT blog today too so please go over and say hi!  We would LOVE to see you comment over there!


Thanks so much to Kelly Marie, owner of Lawn Fawn, and Tracy for putting this together for us!  We all had a blast and I've been LOVING all of the combined inspiration from our DT and theirs!   Hope you all have a WONDERFUL weekend!
xoxo,

Enjoy your Day...

Hi, all!

I'm back with some fun from a brand NEW stamp company and our 2nd "Deconstructed Sketch!"

By now, hopefully you've heard that my good friend Jen Shults has started her own sketch challenge called "The Deconstructed Sketch" and we are back this week with another AWESOME sketch she's whipped up:

I am so happy to be a part of this challenge because not only is Jen a great friend but she pretty much ROCKS at drawing card sketches!

Today I'm so excited to be showing you a card using a brand new set of stamps from AVOCADO ARTS!  My friends Michelle and Lisa have begun an exciting new venture and as soon as I saw these cute stamps I had to have them :)  Here's my first creation using "Sunshine and Smiles":

It's so cute right?  I love the every day versatility in this set- the sentiments are perfect to use YEAR round and there are a ton of different combinations of fresh, fun shapes you can go with.   Isn't the grass stamp just darling, too?  And those CLOUDS!  The whole thing just makes me smile :)

I'm so glad you guys stopped by today....and while you're here, please be sure to stop by the UBER talented (and I mean talented!) Deconstructed Sketch Girls:

Amber Hight

Angela Sowell

Anna Maria Nilsson

Arielle Gordon

Emma Eads

Donna Wardle

Jen Shults

Kadie Ensley

Lori Boyd

Sheri Gilson

Thanks again!

xoxo,

The Holidays are knockin' on our door!...

{{{THANK YOU SO much in advance for scrolling down to view my Little Paper Shop post...there is a TON of Holiday cheer for ya on my blog today!  ;) }}}

Can you BELIEVE it?  There are only 59 "sleeps" til Christmas???  I sure can't!   Just yesterday my Mom started talking to me about who was going where and when and my head started to spin...this year is going to be particularly interesting because it's the first year that our family is truly scattered everywhere.  I'll keep ya posted on the family madness that ensues...it should make for a good laugh if anything.

For now though, I couldn't WAIT to share with you this sweet SARAH KAY image from Stampavie!  This card was made last month for our October Newsletter.  Are you getting the Stampavie Newsletter, "Stampavie Creations"?  Well, I sure hope so...cuz  it's chock-full of seasonal eye candy and well, just happens to be written by little ol' moi ;)   Not getting it in your inbox?  You can sign up HERE.

This Sarah Kay stamp "Noel Charity" is my absolute favorite of her "SK NOEL" line of Holiday stamps this year.  I must share that when I was little, I had a coat that looked EXACTLY the way I colored it.  The little girl in this image also has hair very similar to the way my Mom would do mine for holidays, and I was ALWAYS the first one to the door at my Aunt's house when we'd get there for Christmas dinner.  So, one "VIRTUAL LEAP" is all it takes and I am RIGHT back there.

I have so many childhood memories that I cherish, and Christmas has always been my favorite time of year, so this card is just super close to my heart and I'm honored to share it with you.  

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoy telling the story behind it.   Warm holiday hugs...
~Jessica :)

Crazy is an UNDERSTATEMENT....

...ok, so this is seriously the most AMAZING weekend so far! I have to warn y'all that I really am so excited that this post might sound a little frazzled...I really kind of can't think at the moment, LOL!

I am writing from a lovely bed and breakfast in Nothern Georgia up at the top of a mountain,
'trapped' in a room with Pam, Mercy, and Jessie and let's just say....there has been some cackling! We are having a BLAST and the time is going too fast already!

Well, CRAZY is a good topic of conversation because it's also Saturday and time for another Crazy for Challenges challenge!

This week we have another FABULOUS sketch from Cindy Haffner! I LOVE IT!I flipped this week's sketch, and I was so excited to use this ADORABLE birds from the new Gillian Roberts line over at Stampavie! I just adore these little puffles, don't you!?!?! Having finally gotten my hands on the new Jolly by Golly paper from Cosmo Cricket line also made this card exciting to make....I ADORE this paper and these cute, cute stamps! Have you seen the WHOLE new line from Gillian? Head on over to the Stampavie site and check them out! They are SUPER cute and cuddly!

Well, I'm gonna get back to the antics...but head on over to the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and play along with us! We can ALL afford to get a little crazy, right?

See you on Monday!
xoxo
Jessica :)

LPS RELEASE DAY...TRICK OR TREAT!

Hey everyone-just a quick post as it's time for a NEW RELEASE at Little Paper Shop!

Today is the day! You can take home {JENA WITCH} and {BOO} for 10% off ALL WEEK on the new website. LOVE the new blinkie too. New looks are always fun!

Today was the Senior DT Challenge at LPS and it just so happened to be MY turn to issue the girls a challenge. I wanted to challenge myself as well...so I named this challenge a simple "Trick or Treat" challenge but there was ONE big stipulation-NO CARDS.

The kids and I had a BLAST dying some water green for this "Witches Brew"...enjoy one if you dare! ;)See you over at the LPS Blog for some more spooktacular projects!

Jess ;)