Paper Cuts

Hi everyone! I’ve been frantically trying to get ready for our trip…lots of laundry, lists, piles of stuff here and there to bring along.  I know I’ll forget something.  I’m just so excited!  I’ll be at CHA while my husband has the kids.  (Hmmm…maybe he too will walk into a store with a post-it note on his butt that says “Buy me toys.”  And maybe he’ll get to answer questions like “Mom, can you lick your armpit?” Yes, our children are very “entertaining.”  I’m sure they’ll have a great time!  I know I will!)

Hang in There

I’ve been eyeing these Stampendous Changito images for a while and finally decided to get a couple.  I think they’re so cute! 

For this one, I stamped the image onto the white cardstock, then paper-pieced the tire using textured paper from SEI’s new Poppy paper pad.  Some shading was added using a Copic marker.  I stamped the monkey again onto white cardstock, colored him and cut out the head/body piece, adhering it over the tire and stamped image.  You can’t tell from the photo, but I used a glossy black 3-d pen on his eyes.

I have another monkey card to show you soon.  Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll try to pop in if I can while I’m gone!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism White (base), Super Smooth White, Suede Brown Dark   Patterned Paper:  SEI Poppy 6×6 paper pad   Stamps: Stampendous “Changito Tire Swing,” “Hang in There” and “Palm Fronds”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Accessories:  Copic markers, Copper clip (We R Memory Keepers), Chocolate Organdy (Offray), Sakura black 3-d gel pen, sewing machine.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Time for the Monday challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms!  Today we’re making cards for the men.   While most of our cards are on the feminine side, it’s a nice change to make one for the guys.  (And some really DO appreciate it!)  My brother’s birthday is right around the corner so I thought I’d take this opportunity to get his card done on time. 

Let’s Celebrate

You know how much I love this owl from Kim’s U R A Hoot set.  I thought I’d give him a little ball cap this time, and he’s wearing it backwards because he’s just a cool dude.  I drew the cap and then colored it, like the rest of the owl, with Copic markers.  When I adhered him to the distressed patterned paper, I didn’t glue down his wings but bent them forward a bit to add some dimension. 

The balloons were punched, adhering the white string between the layers and attached to the branch using a screw brad.

Be sure to check out these other CHF designer blogs to see their masculine creations: Kristine, Dawn, Julia, Lori, Val, Kim, Lisa Silver, Sherrie. 

If you didn’t see yesterday’s CHF sneak peek, click here.  (Did someone say “Saturday Evening Post?”)  And check out Becky’s blog to see today’s peek…Scrapblock™ Layers. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism Vanilla Cream (base), Herbal Garden Dark   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Archaic 6 x 6 paper pad   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “U R A Hoot” and “Tag! You’re It!” (Kim Hughes collection)   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black and Pesto    Accessories:  Copic markers, 1 ¼” and 1 3/8” circle punches (EK Success), Screw brad (Karen Foster), white string, sewing machine, pop dots (under top balloon).  Card size 5” x 5”.

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Do the letters GM mean anything to you?   Check out Lisa’s blog here for a BIG announcement!

Today Cornish Heritage Farms releases nine new holiday images and a snowflake/sentiment set! Wow!  I just love the new silhouette images.

O Come let us Adore Him 

For this card I used the new Manger Scene and Christmas Expressions.  For the manger scene, I stamped directly onto the patterned paper with Versamark, then embossed with Ranger Walnut Stain Distress powder.  I wanted the sentiment a bit darker, so I stamped that with Walnut Stain Distress ink then embossed with the same matching powder.  (And I didn’t rub away any of the embossing.  I did just a tad on the image.)  The background stamp is CHF’s Sophisticated Swirl stamped in Adirondack Latte ink.  (I just got this background, LOVE it and plan to use it lots!)

Papers are leftover pieces of Basic Grey Fruitcake and the hardware is from We R Memory Keepers.  (Card size 5″ x 5″.) 

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Season’s Greetings

For this one I used Family Tree and Christmas Expressions.  The image was stamped onto Cosmo Cricket Wonderland patterned paper using Adirondack Espresso ink then I added Diamond Stickles to the tree.  Once again, I wanted the sentiment to be a little more pronounced so after stamping in the Espresso ink, I clear embossed. 

I chose to use these images in a bit of a rustic manner, but I think they would look fabulous embossed in gold or even ivory on ivory with gold or silver accents.  Hmmm…I may play more. 

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So how about that sneak peek?               

Any Kim Hughes fans out there?  (I know there are a lot of you!)  How about Kim Hughes patterned paper???!!!!  This is Mintberry Crush, one of twelve different 8″ x 8″ designs.  If you’d like to see the other papers, hop around to the other CHF designer blogs (links on the left side bar) to see them up close!!  Then be sure to check out Kim’s blog for more info!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!  (I actually don’t expect to as now my son is sick.  )

It’s Thursday already…sheesh.  This week (this summer) is just flying by.  Julia’s WT Challenge over at Splitcoast this week is to use anything mini.  I decided to dig through my basket of ”alterables” to see what I could find.

Moments to Treasure

When I saw this mini (3-3/4″ x 2-1/4″) 7gypsies coin envelope album in my stash I got an idea.  I thought I’d make a little book to take with me to Chicago next week.  (Did I mention how excited I am to be going to CHA?  Seeing some of my fabulous friends again and meeting some for the first time face to face? I can’t wait!!)  I’ll cut some papers to fit in the envelopes for bits of journaling. Then when I get home, I can print little pictures to add to the outside of each envelope.  Now I just need to remember to bring this along! 

I used small scraps from Daisy D’s new Chloe Marie patterned paper.  The “Moments to” is from the Ledger Me set (Rummage Bin, Cornish Heritage Farms) and the little words are from Sassy Petites, one of two new releases by Mona Lisa Moments available today, July 10th.  (The other new release is a fabulous set of Christmas Expressions.)

The mini-brads in the mini-flower centers were originally white, but I colored them with a copper Krylon leafing pen.  To “age” the copper photo corner, I colored over it with a dark gray Copic.

I’m not so sure I like the ribbons on the wire.  I tried tying them several different ways and they always look ridiculous to me.  I may just remove them.

Cardstock:  Small scrap of Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Daisy D’s Chloe Marie   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Ledger Me” (Rummage Bin), “Sassy Petites” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Ranger Tattered Rose and Antique Linen Distress   Accessories:  7gypsies naked coin envelope album, Marvy black marker, May Arts ribbon, Prima flowers, Queen & Co. brads, copper Krylon leafing pen, We R Memory Keepers metal photo corner, Hot Off the Press swirl clip, sewing machine, edge distresser, sponge, sanding block.

So…would you like another sneak peek at one of CHF’s upcoming releases?  Here you go:

This sheet is from the new Thomas Kinkade Christmas line.  These patterned papers/images will be SO versatile.  Just think how quick and easy it will be to use one of these images for a card, scrap page or altered project!

Thanks so much for stopping!  I’m off to the pool for the second time today.  (One more trip after this one.  UGH.)  Have a great day!  

Cornish Heritage Farms is kicking off a Week of Sneak Peeks!  We have seven announcements to share with you leading up to CHA Summer and Lisa Strahl of Mona Lisa Moments has the first HUGE announcement to share.  I have a little taste for you… 

Hi everyone!  I hope you’re having a great day!  Mine….could be better.  We had an extra-early morning for swim team pictures, we’re almost in the car and my daughter gets sick…in the garage…which, I suppose, is better than in the car but still…ewwww.  It seems to be one of those wacky things where she’s sick with a 101.5 fever, then for a while she’s perfectly normal with no fever.  Now we’re back to 101.  And let me tell you, when she’s sick, she is NOT a pleasant child.  My son, on the other hand, perfect angel when he isn’t feeling well.  Anyway, my neighbor was kind enough to take my son to the pool so I’ve been home with a little cranky sick girl.  Hopefully, it will be a short-lived thing and she’ll be back to normal soon.

Wish Big

This is a birthday card I made for a good friend.  She likes things big and colorful so I made this 5″ square card using Basic Grey’s new Cupcake paper pad and Whipper Snapper’s Happy Birthday set designed by Anna Wight.  (You can check out Anna’s sets here.)

The paper-pieced gift is adhered to the white panel using pop dots.  (I used a craft knife to cut inside the bow loops.)  The balloons are paper-pieced as well with the long center balloon raised on pop dots.

Ribbon was dyed to match the paper using Copic markers.  And I seem to want to zig-zag around everything lately. lol. Oh well.

Thanks so much for visiting! 

Have a great day!

At Cornish Heritage Farms it’s Christmas in July all month long with lots of holiday releases, from cute to classic and lots in between.  Today I’ve used one of the new silhouette images designed by Aimee Nugent (available July 11th) and the new Christmas Expressions by Mona Lisa Moments (available July 10th).

Joy Peace Hope 

The challenge this week at CHF if to use a leafing pen.  I had heard of leafing pens, but I had no clue what to do with one.  So after getting some ideas from the other CHF designers, I came up with this.  (I couldn’t seem to get a photo without that glare at the bottom.)

I stamped the angel and sentiment onto a Clear Card Sheet, dried it a bit with a heat gun, then stamped the dots on the back side of the sheet, removing the dots from the back of the angel before drying again with the heat gun. 

I cut a frame from the patterned paper and adhered the clear sheet to the back side.  I outlined the clear sheet with a copper leafing pen, then cut a scalloped strip, colored it with the leafing pen and cut the pieces to fit the top and bottom sides of the stamped image.  My brads, although copper, did not match so I colored over them with the pen as well.  I zig-zagged around the dark paper border then adhered the whole panel to the cranberry cardstock using foam tape.  I couldn’t capture it in the photo, but the angel looks like she is floating above the gold panel beneath her.  (Another one of those “looks much better in real life” things.)

Be sure to check out these other CHF designer blogs to see what they’ve done with their leafing pens.  I can’t wait to see for myself!

Julia Stainton

Dawn Lusk

Kristine Reynolds

Kim Hughes

Sherrie Siemens

Lori Craig

Julie Campbell

Lisa Silver

Thanks so much for visiting!! Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism Vanilla Cream (base), Cranberry Dark   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Wonderland   Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms “Trumpeting Angel”, “Christmas Expressions,” “Pin Dot” Scrapblock™   Ink:  Color Box Dark Brown and Creamy Brown Fluid Chalk    Accessories:  Clear Card Sheet, Krylon Copper Leafing Pen, brads (Accent Depot), scallop blade/Fiskars Rotary Trimmer, sewing machine, foam tape.  Card size 5 ¾” x 5 ¾”.

It’s been a while since I’ve played with My Favorite Things stamps.  I’ve had these two new images for a couple weeks but with all the swim practices/events, summer vacation, company and life in general, it’s taken me quite a while to complete the cards.   I stamped the images one day, colored one another day, added Stickles on a third day, colored the other image…but they’re finally complete.  All in good time, right?

Lavender

I adore this new Annie LaPoint line from MFT.  When I saw these first two releases, I couldn’t wait to get them.

This layout is super simple.  So simple, in fact, that I’m having a hard time with it.  I can’t tell you how long I’ve looked and thought about what to add to this card.  But in the end I decided to just leave it alone.   Everything doesn’t have to be super-fancy, right?  The patterned paper is from Daisy D’s Sweet Baby Jane 8″ x 8″ paper pad. 

I colored the image with Copic markers, then added Lavender Stickles to the flowers and Star Dust Stickles to the leaves. 

If you’d like to see a close-up of the flowers, you can click on the thumbnails below. 

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Take a Break

The paper for this one is from the same Daisy D’s paper pad.  I thought the patterns were perfect for this image…soft colors, kind of old-fashioned.  But this is another case of the paper not photographing accurately.  The colors are darker here than what I’m seeing in front of me. (So irritating.)

I used Copics again, adding the same Stickles as above for the flowers and leaves.  Lots of zig-zagging with a bit of straight stitch across the center.

        (I like the tub the best.)

…Just a reminder, there’s a 20% off sale at Jacksonbelle Embellishments through Monday.  She’s making room for the new CHA releases. :)  Use this code during checkout:  fourth (all lowercase).

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  Have a great weekend!!

Cardstock:  Prism Super Smooth White, Intense Amethyst   Patterned Paper:  Daisy D’s Sweet Baby Jane 8” x 8” paper pad   Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Lavender” and “Take a Break”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black    Accessories:  Ribbon, We R Memory Keepers Silver Hardware, Lavender and Star Dust Stickles, pop dots, sewing machine.  Lavender card 4 ¼” x 5 ½”, Take a Break 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

Happy Fourth of July to all of my American friends!! 

I’ve been saving this card to post today.  It’s one of my first attempts at coloring a Thomas Kinkade image (available from Cornish Heritage Farms).  It’s not perfect, but I’m trying! 

Land of the Free

I used Prismacolor pencils to color this image.  After trying Copic markers, I have to say the Copics are my favorite so far.  (I’ve yet to try pastels.)

To make the “photo” corners, I cut a square, then cut from corner to corner (forming two triangles).   I then used my paper cutter to cut out the notch from each triangle.  Lastly, I sponged the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you all have a very fun and very safe holiday! 

(If you feel like a little shopping, there’s a 20% off of everything sale at Jacksonbelle Embellishments through Monday.  Use this code at checkout:  fourth.)

Cardstock:  Prism Nautical Blue Dark, Stormy Medium, Natural Smooth   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Hometown Pride” (Thomas Kinkade), “Land of the Free” and “Canvas” Backgrounder   Ink:  Stazon Jet Black, Adirondack Slate and Denim   Accessories:  Prismacolor Pencils/Weber Turpenoid Natural, star brads (Making Memories), sponge.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.