Monthly Archives: October 2008

Simply Saturday….simply tags

Tags are a fun way to add a special touch to gifts. They are also super quick and fun to make. This makes them perfect for trying out fun new ideas without committing to a large project. Today I have two fun tags to share with you. These tags were super quick to put together as I used some tag sketches from Page Maps for some quick inspiration.To create tags, use your imagination, use a sketch or look to card layouts for inspiration.

Quick Tip: Tags aren’t just for gifts! Incorporate them as an embellishment on a scrapbook layout or an altered project book.

Love Tag

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Supply List:

Stamps:
Mocha Chica (Kim Huges line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Brushed Corduroy distress ink by Ranger
-Black Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
-black cardstock by Prism
-Steel Toe Mary Janes by Prima patterned paper

Other:
-inchies
-decorative tape by Prima
-flet by Queen and Co.
-clip and brad by making Memories
-jumbo eyelet by We R Memory Keepers

Tree Tag

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Supply List:

Stamps:
-Motivational Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by CHF
-Leaf and Acorns by Cornish Heritage Farms

InK:
-Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger
-Black Hybrid ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
-Masculine series paper pack (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-kraft cardstock by Prism

Other:
-buttons by Autumn Leaves
-ribbon by Creative Impressions
-twine
-stapler
-jumbo ric rack by Creative Impressions

These tags were created as part of a review last month at Craft Critique. Read the entire article here. If you’re inspired to try out a tag…share the link! I’d love to see what you create!

 Have a simply wonderful Saturday!

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The hard ones…

Do you have cards that you find difficult to make. Like many people…I always find it difficult to create sympathy cards. How can you ever find the right words? Yesterday I needed to create a sympathy card for an on-line friend who just lost her husband unexpectedly. So sad. I decided to go with a simple, classic layout and some soothing touches. I was actually inspired by this bird clip that was on my desk….

With Sympathy

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This design actually uses some brand new releases from Cornish Heritage Farms. As of yesterday, some of Kim’s beautiful silhouette flowers and plants are available for purchase separately in wood mount or unmounted. I used the Fern stamp.  I created a beautiful soft background using the new Fine Lines backgrounder stamped in a pale blue. I love pairing up soft blues and greens together with kraft cardstock. OK, OK…I love pairing up Kraft cardstock with just about anything. 😉

Quick Tip: add a glue dot under the top of clips (such as this bird one) to keep it from moving around in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

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Supply List:

Stamps:
Fern Individual stamp(Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Fine Lines Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
-sympathy sentiment from Silhouette Blooms 1 set (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage FArms

Ink:
-Lettuce, Cloudy Blue Adirondack inks by Ranger
-Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger

Paper:
-kraft cardstock by Prism
-Simply Smooth White cardstock by Prism
– Baby Blue light cardstock by Prism

Other:
-clip by Making memories
-ribbon by May Arts
-lace and flower by Prima
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A little peek…

A little peek into my world…..

Some digital designs for you today that I’ve created over the past couple weeks…the first two, I was just playing around trying to put my newly learned skills to practice. If you’re having trouble reading the journaling, you can click on the photos to enlarge.

Quick Tip:  Don’t be afraid to try something new! Take a class, ask a friend, search the web. Never stop growing.

the little things

a layout about my friends’ daughters on the beach…

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I found some digital photos from three years ago and just had to create a layout. Isn’t he precious?!

Sweet Cherish

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Saturday 30 min Start to Finish assignment: October 5th

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Class 3 layout: Sweet Days

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Just a little peek into my world. 🙂 Enjoy each moment of yours!

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Mad for Plaid

Do you like plaid? I love it! So warm and cozy and perfect for this time of year. I love the beautiful patterns of color and design and it always seems to add texture to projects. Today’s Ways to Use it Challenge is to find ways to use plaid in  your designs. Whether you use patterned paper, a plaid stamp or somehow create your own…I’d love to see your creations. I find plaid perfect for the fall, Christmas, masculine designs and just plain about any design.

Here’s a few ideas…

  • stamp your plaid in a variety of colors
  • cover chipboard with plaid
  • turn your plaid 45° to angle it
  • mix plaids with dots, stripes, flowers…whatever takes your fancy
  • stitch your plaid to get a stitched fabric look
  • it you have a fine plaid…it looks darling paper pieced!

To play along with the challenge…join us at Splitcoaststampers.com here.
Spirit of Christmas

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My 6×6″ Perfect Plaid Scrapblock™ is one of my favorite stamps. It’s so versatile.  For this design, I kept the plaid stamping subtle by stamping in white on kraft. I created the heart by adhering a bunch of Basic Grey Figgy Pudding scraps onto some scrap paper and then punching with a heart punch for this fun look. It’s amazing what you can do with those little pieces. I’m quite addicted to patterned paper 😉 and have trouble throwing the little piece away!

Wishing you good things today!

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Supply List:

Stamps:
-Christmas Expressions (Mona Lisa Moments) By Cornish Heritage Farms
Perfect Plaid Scrapblock™ by Cornish heritage Farms

Ink:
-white pigment ink by Clearsnap
-Brushed Corduroy by Ranger

Paper:
-Kraft, Simply Smooth White, Blush Red Dark by Prism
Figgy Pudding 6×6 paper pack by Basic Grey

Other:
-heart punch by Marvy
-button brad by Imaginesce
-buttons by Autumn Leaves

Layout Challenge…simply shabby

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It’s time for another scrap layout challenge! I know you’ve been seeing a lot of digital layouts I created lately but this one is mostly paper. Actually…it’s a hybrid layout, a little digi trick, papercrafting and stamping too. This week the layout is a fun simple design to highlight a special photo. I thought it was the perfect layout to scrap this beautiful picture of my friend’s daughter. To make the layout work better for this layout, I simply flipped the layout vertically. Lesley Langdon designed this layout sketch for us this time and she has a great sample as well here. I hope you’ll play along with us.

Here’s the layout..sorry…you’ll just have to picture the outline of the layout. White on white doesn’t quite work. 😉

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 {emily

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Quick Tip: Just because the sketch is fairly simple, don’t forget you can add your own embellishing and stamping to break up the design and give it your own style.

Design Notes:

  • Brushed on layer of Distress Crackle paint gives you a place to “ground” your image and embellishments.
  • Journal on a stamped Scrapblock­™ area
  • ink up part of Scrapblocks™ to get a faded in and out look
  • pair up unusual combos such as reds and purples for a rich, unique look
  • If you look close I added a digital paper element over the top of the photo background. You can do the same thing with stamping using a mask over the face and stamping a Backgrounder in White Stazon ink.
  • This photo had a date stamp on it. I covered it up with a flower to prevent it from taking away from this beautiful photo.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Supply List:

Stamps:
Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms
Vintage Ledger Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms
-flower and beautiful sentiment from Beautiful Stamp set (The Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-quotation from Motivational Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Black and Burnt Umber Palette Ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
cardstock by Prism
-KI Memories lace paper

Other:
-ribbon by Prima
-flowers by Prima

-chipboard by Fancy Pants Designs
-chipboard letters by Basic Grey
-brad by Making Memories
-rhinestones by Doodlebug designs
-stapler

Half-time

Well…this is NOT a football post. Actually this is a milestone for me. Today is our 19th anniversary and we’ve been married half of my life. I guess that gives my age away but I’m really not one of the people who hide it. While we’ve had hard times, we’ve had lessons, we’ve also had many, many joys that far outweigh them. I know I am incredibly blessed.

the better half

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OK I will admit this “recent” photo is a couple years old. I really wanted to create this layout today to remember my thoughts and I just couldn’t find anything more recent of us together.

Take care!

Love birds

A simple little design for today! I thought it would be fun to pair up this new embossing folder with these darling little love birds. I’m trying to get caught up after a wonderful but very busy Thanksgiving weekend.

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Some quick notes:

  • Scrapblocks™ patterned paper is perfect for stamping on as well as embossing. Try sanding the edges and the embossing to let the white core shine through.
  • instead of matting my image layer, I used an edge distresser to make it stand out.

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Stamps: Mocha Chica stamp set (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black memento ink by Tsukineko, Latte Adirondack ink by Ranger

Paper: kraft by Prism, Simply Smooth white by Prism, Scrapblocks paper pad by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: flower and lace by Prima, brad by making Memories, sandpaper, markers by Copic, rhinestone by MAMBI, embossing folder by Provocraft