Oh, Alice Ch. 44: Curiouser & Curiouser

{I *hope* to be back with a card this week!}

CHAPTER 44: `Curiouser and curiouser!'
`Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for the moment she quite forgot how to speak good English); `now I'm opening out like the largest telescope that ever was! Good-bye, feet!' (for when she looked down at her feet, they seemed to be almost out of sight, they were getting so far off). `Oh, my poor little feet, I wonder who will put on your shoes and stockings for you now, dears? I'm sure _I_ shan't be able! I shall be a great deal too far off to trouble myself about you: you must manage the best way you can; --but I must be kind to them,' thought Alice, `or perhaps they won't walk the way I want to go! Let me see: I'll give them a new pair of boots every Christmas.'

Hello from all of us here in Wonderland!

This week's challenge:

Turn Wonderland into a Winter Wonderland! Yes, that's right.....put your boots on, hats, mittens and let's play in the snow! Alice, with a hat on? Rabbit in the snow? Anything that reflects a Winter Wonderland. Have fun with it!

This week's prize:

This week we are being sponsored by SUGAR NELLIE / FUNKYKITS. They are a fabulous company and you really should go over and take a peek. Sugar Nellie is a small Scottish company that brings you fantastic rubber stamps from some amazing artists. Funky Kits is the sole online retailer for Sugar Nellie stamps - so head on over to grab yourself some of that sugary goodness!

The AMAZING prize for this week will be 1 set of 6, yes, I said 6 Leanne Ellis Alice in Wonderland stamps. Head over to the OAC blog for full details!

Now on to what the DT gals have created for you this week:

Jessica
Andrea
Donna
Emma
Erin
Gloria
Ky
Lynne
Margie
Peggy
Sammi
Tasha
Tracy Evans - Guest Designer

Farm Fresh Friday Domestic Diva

Stamps: The Greeting Farm - "Roll Call" & "Forest Friends"

DO YOU have an idea for a hostess gift with the MOSTEST???
..mostest WHAT? You ask?
Mostest MOJO, we say! That's right! Today it is all about DOMESTIC DIVA-ism on the Farm and we have a SPECIAL, TWO-week long contest for you starting TODAY on the TGF Blog!

The Challenge:

Create a HOSTESS GIFT w/ the MOSTEST :)

The challenge begins TODAY and will go through DECEMBER 30th, 2011 at 8pm CST.

Please see the TGF blog for full details.

The Prize:

A CHEEKY CHERRY PIE stamp ...and the ENTIRE JANUARY RELEASE! This is a HUGE prize, so we hope you will play along!

The TGF Design Teams will be back with MORE examples next week just to re-spark your Mojo during this busy holiday season.

Today, I used my mini chunky wood houses (thanks again, dad!) and created some table decorations. The mini ones can hold place settings and the slightly larger one can hold a menu. I glued clothespins that I decorated with Washi tape to the back. Afterwards, these can be used to hold photos or cards, too!

Copic Markers:
Miko: G20, YG03, YG11, YG21, Y0000, BG10, B00, RV00, RV000, BV31, E0000, E40, E42, E51
Deer & Squirrels: E00, E11, E33, E35, E37, E40, E42, BG000, B00, RV000, RV00, RV02

Check out the TGF Blog to see the rest of today's DT hostess projects!!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have fun playing along! Remember you have 2 weeks!!

Sweet Pea Stamps Blog Hop

Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Ching Chou Kuik's "The Moth"

As a Christmas gift to Lynette, owner of Sweet Pea Stamps we are throwing this blog hop! We are so glad you have decided to join in the fun - today you will find many beautiful creations made by the Sweet Pea Stamps design team. Please see the Sweet Pea Stamps Blog for more details.

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Happy Holidays & Happy Hopping!

Sweet Pea Stamps
Alexandra Lundgren
Angela Sowell
Christine Riley
Connie Piotter
Holley Barnhart
Jennifer Willis
Katarina Maserak
Kym Kreates
Randi Wall
Traci Porter

One of my favorite pens to play with lately is the SAKURA CLEAR GLAZE PEN. I use it over my Copic markers once I'm completely done coloring. Here, I went over the flowers, butterflies and the flower accents on her kimono. It gives a sort of enameled or embossed look to it. I wish I could get a good picture....but here you can see where I added it.....It's actually shiny and clear in real life.

Oh, Alice Chapters 42 & 43

DIGI images: Pixie Dust Studios -"White Rabbit"

{and a very special image created for the OAC blog!! Thank you!!}

Hold on to your seats this is going to be a LONG one! Here are my Oh, Alice chapters for this week and last week!

CHAPTER 43:CHRISTMAS-GREETINGS. [FROM A FAIRY TO A CHILD.]

LADY dear, if Fairies may

For a moment lay aside

Cunning tricks and elfish play,

'Tis at happy Christmas-tide.

We have heard the children say—

Gentle children. whom we love—

Long ago, on Christmas Day,

Came a message from above.

Still, as Christmas-tide comes round,

They remember it again—

Echo still the joyful sound"

Peace on earth, good-will to men!"

Yet the hearts must childlike be

Where such heavenly guests abide;

Unto children, in their glee,

All the year is Christmas-tide!

Thus, forgetting tricks and play

For a moment, Lady dear,

We would wish you, if we may,

Merry Christmas, glad New Year!

Christmas, 1867.

Welcome down the rabbit hole once again my friends. This poem by Lewis Carroll was found in the back of a copy of Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

This week's CHALLENGE:

Get into the Christmas spirit. The challenge is to use red, green, + one color. You can still use other colors for hair and skin. Just make the main use of color red, green, + one.

Our wonderful sponsor this week is Pixie Dust Studio. You must check out her Down the Rabbit Hole line. CUTE! The lucky winner will receive your choice of 2 digital images. Check out the OAC blog for details.

Now here is what our DT have created for you this week!
Jessica

Andrea

Donna

Emma

Erin

Ky

Lynne

Margie

Peggy

Sammi

Sara

Tasha

Tracy -Guest Designer

CHAPTER 42: The Flowers are Talking!

`O Tiger-lily,' said Alice, addressing herself to one that was waving gracefully about in the wind, `I wish you could talk!' `We can talk,' said the Tiger-lily: `when there's anybody worth talking to." Alice was so astonished that she could not speak for a minute: it quite seemed to take her breath away. At length, as the Tiger-lily only went on waving about, she spoke again, in a timid voice -- almost in a whisper. `And can all the flowers talk?' `As well as all can,' said the Tiger-lily. `And a great deal louder.'

This week we were sponsered by 'Some Odd Girl'. Such adorable Digi Stamps!! The DT were given so many amazing images to create with this week. I of course had to pick MerMae!! Thank you 'Some Odd Girl'!

DIGI image: Some Odd Girl - "MerMae"

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful & creative weekend!

Farm Fresh Friday Sentimental Scrapbooking

Stamps: The Greeting Farm: "Fuzzy Wuzzy" & "Because of You"
DP: Crate Paper "Restoration"

Welcome to this month's scrapbooking edition of Farm Fresh Friday over at the TGF blog!

This week's CHALLENGE:
SENTIMENTAL SCRAPBOOKING Challenge

Get SENTIMENTAL with a quote, phrase, or favorite poem that reminds you of someone you love.

This week's fabulous prize will be the new TGF sentiment set "Because of You". For full details, please see the TGF blog.

Check out what the crew is scrapping...
FARMERS:

Jessica Diedrich

Melyssa Connolly

Mercy Kerin

Tammy Maxvill

CRITTER CREW:

Amber Hight

Heather Schlatter

Jacquie Nordaune

Jennifer Royal

Jen Shults

Kristine Reynolds

Linda Muhr

Shaela Odd

Tangii Crain

Naoual du Mortier Dec TGF Guest Designer
Have a wonderful weekend!

A Snowy Farm Fresh Friday

Stamp: The Greeting Farm - "Cheeky Cherry Pie"


It's time for our first December Farm Fresh Friday over at the TGF blog! And, to celebrate December, we have a wintery challenge!

This week's CHALLENGE:

Use some kind of snow or snow element (snowflakes, liquid applique, glitter, flock, flowersoft, etc.) on your project this week!

And, to go along with this chilly challenge is the perfect cozy PRIZE: Oliver & Amelia's "Fuzzy Wuzzy"-a FULL 4x6 set! For full details, please see the TGF blog.

For my card today, I used my favorite new Cheeky Cherry, a Basic Grey Sizzix embossing folder, Sizzix snowflake die, Maya Rd. acrylic snowflake, and I "iced" some paper flowers with my Snow Writer and then sprinkled with glitter. You can click the pic for a closer view.

Copic Markers:

Hair: G20, G21, G000, BG10, Clothing R35, R37, R59, R23, B00, B01, E40, W3, Skin: E50, E51 Pie: E00, E11, E33, W3, E40

Some snowy inspiration....

FARMERS:
Jessica Diedrich
Melyssa Connolly
Mercy Kerin
Tammy Maxvill
CRITTER CREW:
Amber Hight
Heather Schlatter
Jacquie Nordaune
Jennifer Royal
Jen Shults
Kristine Reynolds
Linda Muhr
Shaela Odd
Tangii Crain
NAOUAL du Mortier Dec TGF Guest Designer

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cheeky Cherry Pie Preview & Blog Hop!

Introducing....Cheeky Cherry Pie!

Hello EVERYONE!
There is excitement in the chilly air tonight as the TIME. HAS. COME...to HOP into the HOLIDAYS with The Greeting Farm! Hooray! We have been looking forward to doing an all-customer invited Blog Hop for QUITE some time now and are thrilled that tonight's the night.

If you are just getting here, be sure to start on the TGF Blog where there will be ONE official list of hoppers due to the volume of tonight's hop. Be sure to pop in between 7 and 8 pm CST on our PCP page to chat w/ the DT, drink virtual egg-nog and be MERRY with TGF!
Well, as you can see, we have QUITE a surprise for you this evening. You thought previews were OVER, didn't you? Nope! We are ringing in tonight's holiday hop and DECEMBER release with one more VERY cheeky character...INTRODUCING:
CHEEKY CHERRY PIE!!!

If you are participating in one of our contests tonight (see THIS post for categories), the THREE categories will be live and posted in the TGF Galleria at 7pm CST tonight. Please place your card in the appropriate category in the galleria NO LATER than 11:00 AM tomorrow,December 1st. Winners will be drawn tomorrow around NOON CST and posted on the TGF Blog.

In addition, the TWO lucky Blog Hop winners (must have left comments and completed blog hop by NOON CST (This gives our overseas friends as well as here in the states plenty of time to see the projects and comment :) will be announced at NOON CST as well on the TGF Blog. GOOD LUCK to everyone and GET HOPPIN'!

Thanks so much for stopping by and for HOPPIN' into the HOLIDAYS with The Greeting Farm!