Creepin' by with a Halloween Hi!

Happy Halloween!!!

Are you ready for ONE more preview at The Greeting Farm before the big release day?!? He's CREEPY but not Halloween creepy, he's too cute to be scary... Welcome to the farm....

Creeper Saturday

Isn't he totally ROCKIN'?!?! He is very stylish rockin' his kicks in green, but don't let his smirk TRICK you!! Saturday is surely a TREAT to have... AND he is ONE of TWO Creepers being released TOMORROW!

Be sure to head on over to the TGF blog to take a peek at the Farmer's creations... You just might see Creeper Sunday creepin' around the farm too!

Creeper Saturday and Sunday, along with Matilda and Holiday Anya will be available November 1st at The Greeting Farm, so set those alarms and mark those calendars because this new release is absolutely a TREAT, no tricks!

Don't forget to join us tomorrow, release day, all day on SCS for random chitter chatter, some prizes, and FUN!

Also, Guest Designer contest going on now through November 10^th, first round will be posted during our first 'virtual stamp event' on our SCS forum on November 11^th. We do hope YOU can join us!!

ALL clear sets are stocked and ready to make their way home to you with your November stamp purchases! Have you made your wish list yet?!? Be sure to stop back tomorrow for RELEASE DAY! See you then!!

Something WILD is SPROUTing on the FARM!

Hi again!

I'm back with another preview today from The Greeting Farm!

We couldn't help but notice a new little someone “sprouting” up this November...and we have a sweet sneak preview for you today!

Introducing...

WILD SPROUT MATILDA!

Matilda is sassy, sweet, and everything in between and will be released on NOVEMBER 1^st, so grab your wish lists and check them twice!

When i saw this sassy cutie i just knew she would be great with these fun and colorful papers from American Crafts Day Dreams line... don't you think?! Matilda is definitely fun, cute and strutting her SASS all over the farm!

In addition to all of the FUN going on around the Farm this coming week, The Greeting Farm would like to invite you to come and hang out with us on Release Day for FUN chatter throughout the day on our SCS Forum and hopefully we'll run into each other live at some point!

Last but not least, and you'll hear more about this on RELEASE day too, mark your calendars for November 11th- our first live “virtual stamp event' on our SCS forum with a themed challenge, prizes, and our very first customer hostess of the evening. This is something we are planning on doing once a month so if there are any potential hostesses out there, stay tuned!!!

For now, be sure to visit the TGF BLOG for more details on how you can WIN WS Matilda today and thanks for coming by!

I'm gonna have a SPLENDID time on the FARM...

THE GREETING FARM that is!!

YEP, yep, the secret is finally out!! i'm GUEST-ing on the FARM alongside with the FANTASTIC Farmers all through November!! Wooohoooo! Ooooh, if you could have only heard the squeals when Jessica asked if i wanted to spend some time on the farm!! i'd truly be crazy if i said NO! you know me, I LOVE THE GREETING FARM!! and i have a whole collection of stamps to prove it! hehehe! luckily she asked via email because if she was standing in front of me we both would have fallen to the ground with my enormous HUG and screams of DELIGHT!! i'm VERY excited to be FARM and my kick off starts with some PREVIEWS that begin TODAY!!!

We hope you've enjoyed the 5 clear stamp sets released at the beginning of the month and hope you'll join us for some more fun and chatter on November 1^st when The Greeting Farm brings you another character-packed release!

That's right! We're back this month with some brand-spankin' new additions to our very beloved line of TGF characters and we are covering ALL the bases this month! We've got a new Sprout, TWO new Creepers, and an Anya that will have you at HELLO, believe me!

….so, WELCOME to the newest little sweetie on the Farm...

Holiday Anya

Isn't she beautiful? We just adore her and are thinkin' you might too...(wink ;)

i just SUPER ADORE her!!! of all Holiday images on the farm, i do believe she is my FAVE!!! perhaps she is ready for the winter ball?! or that was the first thing i thought of when i saw her!! went with a non-traditional color scheme for my preview today... something about the colors are bold and BEAUTIFUL... very simple layout, as i wanted her to standout... what do you think?!? don't you just want to ADD her to YOUR collection?!

Holiday Anya is the first of FOUR single, rubber stamp previews so stay tuned tomorrow for more...but for now, visit our blogs because ONE of us has Holiday Anya hidden and up for grabs! You never know WHO will win her...it might be you!

Don't forget to visit the FARMERS too and stop in at THE GREETING FARM as well... =)

Jessica
Denice
Becca
Tracey
Kim
Carisa
TGF Blog

Thanks for stopping by today and see you tomorrow with someone else sprouting up on the Farm!!

Embellish it!

Wow-wee!! the weekend flew by super fast! maybe it was all the lack of sleep i've had... hehehe.... i think i can rest up a bit before the next event... oh wait! my blog will be busy this week and you don't want to miss out on a few surprises i have been hushing about.... =D

Monday, Monday!! you know what that means.... Challenge #54 at Lollipop Crafts and we want you to EMBELLISH IT!!! that's right! you MUST USE 3 DIFFERENT embellies on your creations this week.... go and get all the deets on this week's challenge on the LC blog and check out what the wonderful DT have for you to be inspired by...
this week's challenge is sponsored by INKED TREASURES and they've got some CUTIE animal images in their store... go check them out, make your wishlist and then play our challenge for a chance to win a spectacular prize!!! we always have a top 3 too... time for my creation....
can you guess the 3 embellies on my creation?!?! if not read on so you can find out.... what i've created is a notepad cover... using a DP from the Chloe line by 3bugsinarug, i cutout the sheet to frame out the flowers... then i used Fairy Chloe (the original red rubber) from The Greeting Farm... she matched this paper, looks like she's sprinkling some magic on the flowers... found my stash of seam binding that i tied together with a button.... and added rhinestones to the DP flower middles... voila!! simple creation that is eye catching! so did you find my 3 embellies?!?

well i'd really love to stay and chit-chat, but i'm soooooo tired from my late night rushes in preparation for yesterday's craft fair that i really need to catch up on some ZZZZs.... still got lots to do for this week too so stay tuned!! Thanks for dropping in and please head on over to the LC blog and check out the fabulous creations for you there!! until next time.... toodles!!

Fall Harvest Festival

Hey everyone!! Just a quick reminder for those on Maui... come check us out tomorrow at

The Fall Harvest Festival

at Haku Baldwin in Makawao

Sunday, October 23rd

9 am - 3 pm

A family fun day with rides and games for the kids, arts and crafts, food booths, vendors, farmer's market and more...

Back by popularity, post it holders and notepads! Also available, checkbook covers, debit card holders, memo/paper holders, paper totes and more... New designs include note pad cover w/pen, paper mache note/picture holders w/clips, and Halloween goodies... Selection is very limited so come early!! We hope to see you there!!

Move over stamps, HK time to shine!

Aloha Friday!!! yay!! well, i'm happy to report that i'm almost 100% better.... still a little stuffy, weak but i can't let that hold me down... lots of prepping for the craft fair this sunday, which means tonight will be a late night.... as long as i can last that is... thanks everyone for the get well wishes!!! your comments really brightened the days!!

back in stock and ready to be snatched up by customers! HK notepads....
just a few pictures of the finished ones i did last night (or i should really say this morning)... lots of new fun papers being used.... these notepads are really tedius work.... the HK's are actually... all are cut with the sizzix dies and YES i do cut out each and every whisker for each and every one that i make... so of course that takes some time... 6 notepads in a day is quite an accomplishment for me.... LOL... the challenge is trying to get different layouts... with the notepad being small and the HK's kinda on the bigger side, it's been hard... guess i could if i didn't use so much DP... hehehe!
and a few more... i have a bunch more to make and will be sharing that soon... gonna take a blogging break (from posting) for the weekend but i couldn't leave you stranded on this friday and was glad i had something done to share with you... so i'm hoping these will spark some mojo in you to get crafty over the weekend!

yesterday i tore up my craft room looking for ONE stamp!! boy did i make a mess in there... eek!! dreaded cleaning up but it had to be done and look who came to my rescue....my lil' monkey!! he was so cute dragging the broom up and down the hallway... =D he must have been saying "Mommy i'll help you clean your craft room, i'll sweep everything out the door and turn it into my playroom!" LOL.... oh thank goodness he can't talk yet! so after he was done i turned around and saw DD2 "flying" on the broom... all i hear is "Mommy look, i'm flying!" LOL.... too bad i was not near my camera to catch the silly moment... it was so funny!

enough blabbing for today.... i had a late start on this post and now need to catch up life! have a great weekend everyone, THANK YOU for stopping by and i'll be back on Monday with a creation for Lollipop Crafts!!

November SSS Sign-ups!

Hello, HELLO!!!! It's that time of the month again!! Sign-ups for November Secret Sister Swap begins today! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been participating and making this a fun swap! i hear numerous good things about the swap from the sisters who beam with glee when receiving their surprise! I truly hope you all are enjoying this!!

November is a month a giving THANKS although we should be doing that daily... and i surely GIVE THANKS to all the swap supporters, for without you, this swap would have never been a success! so for this month, let's go with a theme of THANKS! a simple sentiment will do or even written within your note to you SS... anyway you feel will reflect THANKS, go ahead and create it!!

quick blurb about the rules for this swap... please take note of some changes in red...

1. You can swap anything you think is appropriate. Such as cards, 3d projects, gift tags, altered items, etc. You are not restricted to just a card for each swap... for example, you can do a card this month and gift tags next month, etc... be creative and use your talents! Many of you do not limit yourself to cards, there are some that do awesome jewelry, altered items and so on, so this is the swap to make something special and surprise someone... can't get creative? no problem, you are free to sub in a RAK too!

2. I kindly ask that you please send out your swaps before month's end. Please take into consideration snail mail timing. If you cannot mail your swap before the end of the month, you are given until the 5th day of the following month to do so. This will allow some time for your Secret Sister to receive it. If nothing has been received within 10 days past the end of the month, i will not include you in future sign ups. Please friends, let's play fair.

This is a commitment i ask that you follow through with. sign ups will be open until October 29th...

I have been contacted before this post by some of my awesome swappers who have been participating every month... if your name is listed below, that means you have already informed me to sign you up for November and you do not have to comment or email unless status has changed. Thank you for your continued support!!

Karen, Kim, Shirl, Amy and Charleen

PREVIOUS PLAYERS, just leave a comment on this post (or email me) so i know you want to play along this month... NEW PLAYERS, please email me at krisnal5868athotmaildotcom with the subject "Secret Sister Swap" and the following info: FULL NAME, ADDRESS, BLOG URL (if you have one) and BEST EMAIL for contact. Sign-up, sign-up and let's have some FUN!!!

Also, December marks the ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Secret Sister Swap's debut which for the month of December i call Secret Santa Swap! I would like to make this one a special swap with a twist in honor of the ONE YEAR mark and would LOVE to hear your ideas on how you would like to proceed with December's swap... email me, comment here, share your ideas...

**Please note that swap info is sent out by the 2nd day of the swap month. If you miss the sign up deadline, it doesn't hurt to shoot me an email and ask if you can still play. There may be a chance i'm still sorting through the players and can add you in...