Monthly Archives: June 2008

I love water. There’s something so soothing about it. For seven years we lived near one of the Great Lakes and I really do miss the sound of the water. Each summer, we do spend as much time as possible at the lake though. Nothing quite like the waves to rock you to sleep.

While this design doesn’t have a lake, it does have a beautiful stream. The new Thomas Kinkade Streams of Living Water stamp is released today from Cornish Heritage Farms. I used an older Thomas Kinkade sentiment with this design, Always on my Mind…I love how you can use different ones with different images.

Always on my Mind {click to enlarge}

The card reads….You are always on my mind….and in my heart and prayers. Inside sentiment is computer generated. I thought this would make a nice card for someone going through difficult times. I’m sure you know someone. We all do. It’s nice to be able to uplift someone by taking the time to create a card and let them know we care.

This design is colored with my Copic markers. This design in particular is very easy to color as it is more of a distance view. Check out the other samples our design team has created for some gorgeous ideas!

Lisa has done another CHF video for you. Here it is on stamping Thomas Kinkade images…

Check back tomorrow for another layout challenge. Thanks for stopping by…
Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Streams of Living Water (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Black Adirondack ink by Ranger

Paper:
-Simply Smooth White by Prism
-patterned paper by My Mind’s Eye

Other:
-flower by Prima
-photo turn by Creative Impressions
-markers by Copic www.ellenhutson.com
– button by My Mind’s Eye
-sewing machine

I wanted to share this new Thomas Kinkade design with you today…thought it would make a nice Sunday entry. I just love this peaceful image and beautiful scripture sentiment. While thinking about how to start this project, I decided to go with a soft blue color scheme to work with the peaceful look and the water part of the sentiment. After stamping a few images, I was trying to decide my layout for this design…how would I fit that sentiment on the design? I was so excited to come up with this idea. I think it’s brilliant 😉 but of course…I may be a bit biased. 🙂 This Streams of Living Water stamp will be released on Tuesday at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Still Waters Design

To create this simple, faded out look, I first inked up my full image with Versamagic Chalk Ink. I then took a folded piece of tissue and lightly blotted an area, just slightly larger than my sentiment. The image was then stamped onto Simply Smooth cardstock by Prism. The blotted area still slightly showed the image and it was the perfect spot to stamp my sentiment.

The rest of the design came together quickly. Some some matting and stitching and then an embellishment I’ve been meaning to try for months. I bought a package of stick pins at Michael’s ages ago and finally pulled them out. So easy to add some beads…yes, from a long ago purchase and stored in my stash…and then adhere them with Ranger Glossy Accents. A great embellishments for this design. I think you’ll be seeing lots more of these in the future. I feel like going into mass-production!

Wishing you a beautiful day,

Julia

Supply list:

Stamps: Streams of Living Water (Thomas Kinkade line) By Cornish Heritage Farms, Victorian Floral Backgrounder by CHF

Ink: Versamagic by Tsukinkeo, Black Palette Ink by Stewart Superior

Paper: Simply Smooth White and Mystic Medium by Prism

Other: stick pin, beads, sewing machine, ribbon, button by Autumn Leaves

I’ve been designing mostly around summer lately…love all the flowers and blossoms around the garden. I think it provides so much inspiration. I decided to look ahead a little and design this autumn card. Aren’t these little kritters darling? They are so much fun to color. I love the change of pace of sitting down at the dining room table and just coloring. I’ll admit it…my stamp desk is just too cluttered with accessories to color any way! 🙂 If you like to get started on your Fall designing early these stamps are for you. Here’s a tip inspired my  friend Kristine Reynolds. Kristine stamps images and then brings them along with her to color while she waits for her kids at various functions. I’ve decided to stamp a pile of images to take with me to color while I’m off at the cottage this summer. Some images, along with my Copic marker folders won’t take up much packing space but will still give me a creative outlet while there. And watch out…I’ll be whipping up those cards when I get home!

Bounty of the Season

This darling little image is called Gourd Friends and is one of two new Tom Allen Friendly Kritter releases at CHF today. I had lots of fun coloring it with my Copic Markers and pairing it up with some My Mind’s Eye patterned paper and some stitching. I hate throwing good rick rack away, so I used the little piece leftover from my rick rack flower to add texture and to create a little scalloped border to the top of my design.

Quick Tip: When coloring with your Copic markers…be sure to lay down lots of color….the ink should show through on the back of the paper. This helps your color spread easily.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super weekend!
Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Gourd Friends (Tom ALlen Friendly Kritters lin) by CHF
-Bounty of the Season (Tom ALlen Friendly Kritters lin) by CHF

Ink:
Black Adirondack Ink by Ranger

Paper:
-Simply Smooth White, Kraft, green and rust cardstock by Prism
-dotted paper by My Mind’s Eye

Other:
-markers by Copic www.ellenhutson.com
-rick rack by Creative Impressions
-sewing machine