Monthly Archives: November 2008

Good morning! Happy Saturday! As you may know…I like to keep my Saturdays as simple as possible and here is a simple card for today’s post. I must admit…a lot of my simple cards are those ones I put together just for fun…those cleaning up the desk cards. 😉  This card was inspired by this one little scrap of Lace paper by KI Memories…I just couldn’t bear to throw it away. I’m glad I didn’t as it makes a darling little “lace” border on my card design.

Simply Celebrate

Quick Tip: Instead of adding a layer for your sentiment…try stamping it on the inside & creating a window to peek at it.

Hoping your Saturday is simply wonderful!

Stamps:
Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms
Birthday Centers (Mona Lisa Moments) by CHF

Ink:
White pigment ink by Clearsnap
Burnt Umber Palette Ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
-Kraft Cardstock by Prism
-white lace die-cut paper by KI Memories

Other:
-pin by Fancy pants designs
-epoxy button by Making Memories
-white vintage trim by Melissa Frances

I’m having the hardest time putting away this Thomas Kinkade Christmas paper! I have two designs to share with you today and another two for next week. This paper is so pretty that all you need is a design, a stamped sentiment and a few simple embellishments and you are done.

Also…if you’re looking for a great excuse to do some more rubber shopping ;), Cornish Heritage Farms has double CHF points on all purchases today and Saturday.

Kinkade Greetings

This first design was actually inspired by a SCS Sketch Challenge on Wednesday. It’s been months since I’ve been able to play along and this sketch was so pretty…I couldn’t resist. Laundry and dishes can wait, right?! 🙂

Quick Tip: Highlight a sentiment by placing your embellishment at one end of it.

Supply List:

Stamps: Christmas Expressions (mona lisa moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko, Vintage Photo Distress ink by Ranger
Paper: Blush Red Dark and Kraft by Prism, Thomas Kinkade Christmas Series Paper pack by Cornish Heritage Farms
Other:
-felt flower, ribbon and brad by Creative Impressions
-sewing machine
-black embossing powder

TK Christmas Window Card

This design uses my new Rectangle Spellbinders Dies. I wanted to

try out a window effect and decided to pair them up with my Rectangle Nestability dies. I was wondering exactly how they would be proportioned and it they would work together. I should have known that Ellen’s attention to detail would make them PERFECTLY compatible. Look how even that window is! In case it’s hard to see exactly how I put this card together in the photos…I die-cut and embossed my patterned papers. I think die-cut out my large rectangle from the Kraft card front. Inside I adhered a Clear Card Sheet layer in the window and then adhered my label cut images in front of it. IRL, it kind of gives the effect of hanging in mid-air. I also added a layer of patterned paper inside the card to add a little interest and hint at the inside.

Quick Tip: Adding the Clear Card Sheet layer adds stability to the large cut-out window.

Stamps:
-Christmas Expressions (MLM) by Cornish Heritage Farms

paper:
Thomas Kinkade Christmas Series paper pack by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Kraft cardstock by Prism

Ink:
-White Adirondack pigment ink by Ranger
-Tuxedo Black Memento ink by Tsukineko

Other:
-ribbon
-dies by Spellbinders
-pin by Fancy Pants Designs

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

Classic pearls. They’re beautiful and elegant and always in style. The other day while going through my stash I came across some Pearl Ex. Now there’s something I haven’t used in a LONG time. It got me thinking about a Ways to Use it Challenge and how many Pearl products there are on the market. Think of it. Pearl Ex, Perfect Pearls, Liquid Pearls, Pearl embellishments such as stickers and brads. There’s even a great mother of pearl stamping technique. I’m sure there are others as well. Can you think of any? Today, I’d love to see what you can come up with as my challenge to you is to find Ways to Use Pearls. Here’s the link to the challenge. Hope you can play along!

Forever Begins Now

I’ve been wanting to try out this new backgrounder (to be released tomorrow from Cornish Heritage Farms) and now seemed like the perfect time. It’s so elegant and perfect for so many things but I thought it would be wonderful  with Pearl Ex for a wedding card design. To create the shine, I simply stamped my Backgrounder in Versamark on my black cardstock. Then I brushed it lightly with Bronze Pearl Ex. I love the shimmer and it was so easy to do. If you’re wondering why the colors of the pearl ex look so differently in each picture…well…I’m not quite sure why. I guess the way the light was hitting. The top photo is actually the best representation of the pearl ex color IRL. 🙂

Quick Tip: Brush away excess pearl ex lightly with a brush and then a tissue. Do not smear ink! You can “fix” the Pearl Ex with a matte spray fixative.

Have fun with the challenge and happy stamping!

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps: Flowers and Lace Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms, Wedding Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko, Willow Adirondack by Ranger, Vintage Photo Distress ink by Ranger

Paper: Black, Spring Willow Light, Simply Smooth white cardstock by Prism

Other: pearl sticker by Making Memories, pearl Ex, Labels die by Spellbinders, lace by Making Memories, flower by Prima