Greetings From Seattle

Monday, Monday...
Hello, Friends! I hope you are having a great Monday so far! All day yesterday I kept thinking it was Saturday, so I'm actually surprised I made it to work today. LOL!
Alas...the weekend always seems to go by way too quickly. I'm all in favor of 4 day work weeks...maybe someday. :)
As you know, Roll Call was released at The Greeting Farm on Saturday and this little cutie, Jeremy is in that set! You may recognize him from previously being released as a digi stamp, but if you're like me, if it's available in rubber, I have to have it. :)
I'll be back tomorrow with another Sprout...there are just so many cuties in this set, I may just be showcasing them the rest of the month! LOL
Have a super Monday!

Farm Fresh Friday Hot Stuff!

Hello and happy Friday!
I'm not sure if you know this yet, but it's quite the exciting day over at The Greeting Farm because the Farmers AND the Critter Crew both have BRAND NEW IMAGES to preview! AND AND AND there are 3 new members of the Critter Crew team!! Congratulations, Girlies and welcome to the FARM! Please stop by their blogs and give a warm welcome and congrats to
Amber
Shaela
And Jen!
Not only are there fun previews and new designers, but of course, there's also a Farm Fresh Friday challenge!!
Today's challenge is a color challenge from our awesome Creative Coordinator, Jessica and you're going to LOVE it...it might even make you think of "love" too with these fun and flirty colors. :) Or it might just make you think of Neapolitan ice cream, like it did for me! YUMMM!


For my card I've used Chibi Flute, one of the new Musical Chibis designed by artist Jessica Hymas. If you pop on over to the TGF blog you'll see there's a whole band---flutes, drums, a guitar, a trumpet and a violin! Super cute and perfect for sending cards to the budding musicians we know!
These acoustic-cuties will be released along with the highly anticipated ROLL CALL set---the ultimate ARMY of SPROUTS, as well as the SUPER cute and cuddly critters by Marina Neira!

Have a fabulous weekend and happy stamping! I can't WAIT to see what you create!!

You're A Champ!

Hiya!
Just in case you didn't get your fill of Wild Sprouts yesterday, I have another one for you! This is Dylan and he's from the Roll Call set that was previewed yesterday and that will be available in The Greeting Farm store on Saturday!
This card was another card I sent off to Jessica for the TGF Cares card drive, but I couldn't help but think of my nephew, Dylan when I was making it. He's such a smart and funny young man...who also enjoys sports! So I'm hoping that someday soon I'll get to make him a card too, but until then, I pray that this card will go to someone with similar interests who is in need of a little encouragement. :)
Thanks for stopping by today to take a look at my card. Please join me again tomorrow for another Farm Fresh Friday challenge!
Hugs, kadie

Roll Call!

Hello and a very Happy Wednesday to you!
It's almost time for The Greeting Farm's long awaited Roll Call set to be released and we're all so excited! For today's preview, there is a BIG prize... since all the Farmers and the Club Anya & Friends DT are posting sneak peeks, we just decided to turn this into a fun, happy lil' hop! And ONE lucky winner will receive ROLL CALL just for hoppin' with our preview cards! Leave a comment on the CA&F blog after you've completed the hop for a chance to win. ONE random winner will be VERY happy tomorrow!

Beginning this Saturday, ROLL CALL will be sold for $48 and includes TEN sprouts plus sentiments. The normal cost of this set would be over $90, so it's a pretty SWEET deal!
ROLL CALL is a large, limited edition set that comes on a 8 1/2 x11 sheet of untrimmed rubber, similar to your regular TGF stamp sets.
And that's not all to look forward to, there will also be NEW digi stamps by artists Jessica Hymas and Marina Neira at the TGF Store on Saturday as well!

For my card today I've used Nahla--the shy Sprout with the sunflower. This was another card I made for the TGF Cares card drive and am hoping that it will brighten someone or some family's day! And perhaps little Nahla will put a smile on your face today too!

And now it's time to HOP HOP HOP! Your next stop is Farmer Kim's blog! If you get lost along the way here is the complete hop order below! Have fun and Good Luck!

Cindy Haffner
Kadie Ensley (you are here)
Kim Nath
Mary Giles
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Randi Wall
Amy Young
Kelly Booth
Kim Costello
Pam Varnell
Rachel Schneider
Traci Porter
Jessica Diedrich
Club Anya & Friends Blog

Road Trip

Hi Friends!
How are you on this fine Tuesday? Things are good over here! I had a fabulous time with family over the weekend; celebrating Mom's Day. But, I didn't get to make a single card, if you can believe it! That definitely felt strange to me. LOL!
I'm back today though with a little cutie named Cuddle Anya! As you can see, the car is all packed and she's got her beloved teddy bear, because her and her family are going on a road trip! I'm not sure what the final destination is but it seems to me that since she's passing by Maine, Maryland and Florida that she should definitely pop in and visit some dear friends of mine. :)
I had a lot of fun with this card...sometimes I just can't help but think up a little story when I'm creating my card. Do you do that?

In other exciting news...The Greeting Farm is getting ready to release the much anticipated Roll Call set of Wild Sprouts on Saturday! So, starting tomorrow CA&F and the Farmers will be showing some sneaks! Be sure to stop by and check those out!
Have a wonderful day!

Grandma's Hugs

When I think of my Grandmas growing up...I instantly think of hugs, lots of hugs! There's nothing like hugs from Grandma. :)
Happy Friday, Friends!
My card for your today comes care of The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge. This week Farmer Cindy has given us another fantastic sketch to work with and you can check it out HERE on the TGF blog.
For my card today I've used the new Grandparents set from TGF (they are affectionately called Flo and Joe). I just get a kick out of these two every time I see them. They're so cute and I just want to pinch their cheeks. LOL.
If you'd like to win the grandparents set, play along with us this week by taking the FFF Challenge! I'll see you back here on Monday. Have a Great weekend!

Bug Hugs

Hello and Happy Thursday!
Today is a very special day over at the Busy Beauties Boutique. There are some FANTASTIC new releases in the store and a NEW Challenge posted over at the Creation Station Blog!

This time the challenge is a color challenge and it is easy peasy! All you have to do is use Red or Blue or both on your card! AND the color just has to be represented somewhere (an embellishment, paper, in the image, etc), it doesn't have to be the main focus. Sounds fun, right? Up for grabs is a $10 gift certificate to the Busy Beauties Boutique! What are you waiting for? You can get started right now, as Carolyn is giving away a free digi to anyone who stops by the blog! Just right click and that yummy Popsicle is ALL yours!! I hope you'll play along with us!

For my card today I've used a little bit of red and a little bit of blue to highlight this CUTIE new stamp called Sweet Ladybug! Isn't she darling? She is so much fun to color up and I especially love her eyelashes! :)

And that's all for me today. See you tomorrow for another TGF Farm Fresh Friday!

Especially Fleur You

Ice ice baby...vanilla...ice ice baby...
YES, I've had that song in my head ever since another fabulous and funny episode of Glee aired last night! Did you see it?? All I need to say is Olivia Newton John...this show totally Rocks!

My card for you today features Fleur Anya--NEW from The Greeting Farm. I LOVE this stamp!! It's so lovely and whimsical. And the title of my blog post comes c/o my dear friend Catherine, who came up with this sentiment several months ago when I was looking for one for another card (she was the winner of that little contest too). So, I thought it was oh-so fitting to describe today's Thank You card. I also used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for inspiration, even though I didn't stick to the exact layout.

And that's all for me today! I hope you have a wonderful day and are blessed in big and small ways!
Hugs, kadie

A Beach Blanket Beauty

Hi Friends!
It's Tuesday and I have a FABULOUS image from The Busy Beauties Boutique to show you today! As soon as I saw Beach Blanket Beauty I knew that I had to come up with a very special card to use her on. Isn't she GORGEOUS? I love her sweet face and her vintage look...and most of all I love that she is curvy and not too skinny! :) This gorgeous image is in the store right now! On Thursday there will be a new Creation Station Challenge up and a few more NEW Releases added to the store...there just might be a hunk for this Beach Blanket Beauty too! :)

There are several challenges going on right now to feed your BBB appetite. And one of them is going on over at Sunday Sketch and Stamp! I totally love sketches, they help me with a starting point so often and this sketch is no exception. I think I may have taken the sketch and ran with it a little though...I deviated and flipped the components a bit. But that's what sketches and inspiration challenges are for right, to help start your mojo and then let the creative mind do the rest! :) I hope you'll play along with us! And definitely stop back on Thursday to see what's new in the store!
Have a great day!

A Special Guy

Hi Friends!
I'm just popping in to share a card and say a quick hello!
This is a card I made to send out in a batch of TGF Cares cards. I'm praying that this little guy will encourage someone who really needs it.
For the card, I altered Wild Sprout Eric just ever so slightly and used one of the sentiments from My Guy Ian. I tried to keep the layout pretty simple because I knew I was going to be making a few cards to send.
There are some others from my TGF Cares batch to show, but you'll just have to wait until it's time to show the stamps! tease tease tease. :)
Although the contest is now officially over, I hope you will continue in the spirit of making cards and donating them to local organizations...and I'm certain that God will continue to use your craft to encourage individuals and families in big ways.
Blessings Always,
Kadie

Deets:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm Wild Sprout Eric, My Guy Ian sentiment
Paper: Not Quite Navy, AC Textured CS, Misc Scraps
Ink: Copics
Embies: Linen Thread, Paper Distress Tool, Misc Button, Brown Thread, Paper Piercing Tool