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The Greeting Farm – March Preview Day 3

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Hello Everyone! Welcome back to another day of previews for The Greeting Farm!

Today we get to introduce Miss Anya Bless! This one is super pretty, and now that I am typing this, I should have used yesterdays set and buried her in florals. I will have to do that!

I coloured her up with my copic markers, then fussy cut her out. Then I was at a loss, no idea what to do with her. So I took her over to my patterned paper stash and found a scrap of paper from Prima, probably from 7 or more years ago and used it to mat a kraft panel on. Pulling out my Distress Oxides and a clound stencil I created an angle of clouds and bordered it with a white line. Popping the girl up on top finished this card off.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugz
Jessie

The Greeting Farm – March Preview Day 2

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Hey all! Welcome back to day 2 of previews for The Greeting Farm.

Today we are sharing a new set called Bouquet, and I played with the “Mexico Palette” again when painting these pretty florals up!

I stamped it out with Tea Dye Distress ink then started painting it up, I love working in layers and creating depth on the card, adding a little gray dropped shadow to some of the florals and the sentiment really finished this one off!

The Greeting Farm – March Preview Day 1

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Hey all! Welcome to another set of previews for The Greeting Farm!

We are kicking things off this month with A new Cheeky! Meet Cheeky Howdy!

I have been on a watercolor kick, but I wanted to do a scene and play with my copics for this card today, I stamped out the image and then free handed in the cactus and the background.

Thank you for stopping by,
Hugz
Jessie

Floral Mix Background

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Hey all, I have been having a blast with my watercolours and gouache and things lately. Don’t worry the Gnome video is almost done, you will get to see that soon.

But today I pulled out a background set from Simon Says Stamp and did some no lines watercolouring with it. It seems to be my thing again lately!

This one probably took me about 3 hours to paint. It was a wonderful time, I love just mindlessly painting, it is always a good time!

Supplies –
Affiliate links used where possible at no additional cost to you.

Simon Says Stamp Floral Mix Background – https://shrsl.com/25rp8 (SSS)
Daniel Smith Watercolors Nickel Azo Yellow – http://shrsl.com/208as (Blicks)
Quinacridone Gold – http://shrsl.com/208b8 (Blicks)
Quinacridone Coral – http://shrsl.com/208b3 (Blicks)
Quinacridone Pink – http://shrsl.com/208b9 (Blicks)
Sap Green – http://shrsl.com/208bf (Blicks)
Perylene Green – http://shrsl.com/208au (Blicks)
Quinacridone Purple – http://shrsl.com/208bc (Blicks)
Carbazol Violet – http://shrsl.com/208a9 (Blicks)
Moonglow – http://shrsl.com/208ai (Blicks)
Hematite Violet Genuine – http://shrsl.com/208ae (Blicks)
Sepia – http://shrsl.com/208bi (Blicks)
Buff Titanium – http://shrsl.com/208a4 (Blicks)
Naples Yellow – http://shrsl.com/208aj (Blicks)

Spring Gnomes

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Hey all! It is time for a new release from Simon Says Stamp, this release is called Lucky to Know You! I got the sweetest little Gnome set to share with you all, called Spring Gnomes!

I chose to paint these two up with my Mexico Palette (which I think is going to be my new “all the time palette”. I love how it all came together with soft colours.

You can check out this set, and the rest of the Lucky to Know You Release, over here!

Time to Fly

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Hey all! Today I am here sharing a process video of a watercolour card using Power Poppy’s Time to Fly.

I love painting flowers, they are one of my favorite things, but the clock face in this image really spoke to me, so I had to paint it!

Building up colour through light layers is definitely the way I prefer to paint. I love starting out with light soft colours and building them up to get the depth of colour that I would like, as well as changing shades through glazing.

Supplies:
Affiliate Links used where possible at no additional cost to you. All money goes back into this channel, I appreciate your support.
Power Poppy Time to Fly – https://powerpoppy.com/products/time-to-fly Nickel Azo Yellow – http://shrsl.com/208as (Blicks)
Quinacridone Gold – http://shrsl.com/208b8 (Blicks)
Sap Green – http://shrsl.com/208bf (Blicks)
Perylene Green – http://shrsl.com/208au (Blicks)
Quinacridone Purple – http://shrsl.com/208bc (Blicks)
Hematite Violet Genuine – http://shrsl.com/208ae (Blicks)
Buff Titanium – http://shrsl.com/208a4 (Blicks)
Opera Pink – http://shrsl.com/24png (Blicks)
Phthalo blue turquoise – http://shrsl.com/24pni (Blicks)
Hematite Burnt Scarlet Genuine – http://shrsl.com/24pnc (Blicks)

Adventure is Calling

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Hey everyone! Today I have a fun card and process video to share with you all featuring MFT Stamps Adventure is Calling (this stamp is retiring so get it while you can, link at the bottom of the post!)

I coloured our girl up with my copic markers, then fussy cut her out. Die cutting the hi using the Impact Alphabet dies on painted cork really looks awesome on this. Distress Oxide and a brick stencil (that I can no longer find online) made a fun background for her.

Of course here is the complete process video!

Supplies –
Affiliate links are used where possible at no additional cost to you. All money is put back into this channel and blog! I appreciate your support! MFT Adventure is Calling – http://shrsl.com/24jhi (MFT Stamps)
MFT Extreme Black ink – http://shrsl.com/24jhn (MFT Stamps)
Stamp Anniething Brick Stencil – No longer on their website
Neenah Solar White 110lbs – http://shrsl.com/24jhv (SSS)
Neenah Desert Storm – http://shrsl.com/24ji1 (SSS)
MFT Stamps Impact Alphabet – http://shrsl.com/24jia (MFT Stamps)

The Greeting Farm – February 2020 Blog Hop

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It’s the 15th, and the FEBRUARY 2020 RELEASE is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! Our first set called FLOWER FIELDS is a gorgeous stamp set full of various floral stamps to create an amazing background or scene. Next, we have a stunning mermaid with beautiful flowing hair and a gorgeous mermaid tail named JELLIA MERMAID. Then, we introduced you to an awesome set called HELLO EASTER featuring 6 characters, 2 sentiments, and a bunch of adorable accessories. Lastly, we showcased a new cutting die called HELLO SPRING.  

To celebrate we are having a short BLOG HOP, where one lucky fan will take home the entire release! You have until FEBRUARY 18th, 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer’s Blog and The Greeting Farm Blog (letting us know you completed the hop). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page. 

I had a blat colouring up this cutie with my copic markers. I cut her out then added her to some splashy watercolour and a sentiment from the same Happy Easter Stamp Set!

**NOTE: Please use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Also, please do not pick the Anonymous option when leaving a comment (otherwise we won’t be able to verify that it’s you). Thank you!

 TGF Design Team: 
AMY
ANITA
CYNTHIA
JESSIE
MARTHA
STEPHANIE
THE GREETING FARM BLOG  
This is a short hop so definitely worth playing along! And if you can’t wait for the hop to be over, you can purchase the new products HERE.

The Greeting Farm – February 2020 Previews Day 4

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Hello all, and Happy Valentines day! Today is day 4 of previews for The Greeting Farm! That means tomorrow is the day you can pick all these things up!

Today we have a new die for you, called Hello Spring. Oh how I wish it was spring where I am. I cut it out on masking paper, then used my Distress Oxide Sprays to colour the background. Adding an image from Miss Anya Buckles finished this one off!

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugz
Jessie

The Greeting Farm – February 2020 Preview Day 3

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Welcome back to the third day of previews for The Greeting Farm! Today we have a new set called Happy Easter to share with you all!

I coloured up a couple of the adorable little characters with my copic markers, cutting them out and placing them on a simple background. I do a scavenger hunt every year with my son, and this is one of the card I will use as a clue for him!

Thanks for stopping by,
Hugz
Jessie