Monthly Archives: May 2009

It’s Saturday! Time to keep it simple. I’m not creating today as I’m busy getting ready for a little birthday party. My baby is turning four! Where does the time go?

Go For It

So this is another one of my clean up the scraps cards. I told you I’d made a lot of cards with the green and torquoise October Afternoon paper. I think this is number 4 that I’ve uploaded and yes, there are still more to come. In case you’re just tuning in…I was having so much fun with this paper than I couldn’t throw out an inch of it. It’s the second paper on the card from the right side of the photo. I added one tiny stamped sentiment from the Mona Lisa Moments Encouragement Expressions set.

Supply List:

Stamps: Encouragement Expressions (MLM line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by CHF, Coredinations cardstock, patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket, October AFternoon & My Mind’s Eye

Other: sewing machine, rhinestones, staples, flower by Prima

Rock ‘n Roll Medallion

Supply List:
Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Pool & lettuce Adirondack inks by Ranger, black memento ink by tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Other: button by Autumn Leaves, ribbon by Creative Impressions, rhinestones

Now my other card I actually created a couple weeks ago for a Splitcoast Clean and Simple Challenge. I made it but never uploaded it. How lame is that?! Anyhow…it did get me stamping and I had wanted to try out this medallion image rock and rolled since I was designing the Ornamental Beauty set. I think it gives it a fun look.

Supply List:
Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Pool & lettuce Adirondack inks by Ranger, black memento ink by tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Other: button by Autumn Leaves, ribbon by Creative Impressions, rhinestones

Anyhow…you & I both have lots to do this busy Saturday so I’ll catch you later.

Have a simply wonderful day!

Julia

Yay! It’s Friday and the sun is FINALLY out! It’s been such a wet and soggy week. We’re looking forward to getting David back tonight from Montreal. Can you believe I didn’t even get ONE phone call. After all I’ve done for him. Hmmmm…I guess that’s teenagers.

Sorry this post is later than usual this morning. A few little blog server glitches had it down until just recently. Stay with me though to the end of the post as I have a little something to share today.

Beautiful Things

This design was so much fun to make. I love vintage and texture and for this design, I created my own embossed chipboard. Did you know that you could run your chipboard through the Cuttlebug in the embossing folders. It’s a great look and it even works well with that yummy thick Maya Road chipboard. For this design, I painted the bird and wing after embossing and then rubbed on some lighter paint to pick up the texture. There’s not much stamping here but I did emboss a sentiment from my Ornamental Beauty set…

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. ~Hellen Keller

Paper: Natural Smooth by Cornish Heritage Farms, patterned paper from Botanicals collection by Graphic 45

Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger

Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (the Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: ribbon by May Arts, chipboard by Maya Road, Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger, Cuttlebug embossing folders, flower by Prima, sewing machine, black embossing powder

And now for the giveaway! Do you like the stars? I have a  Reach 4 the Stars stamp set and the matching Astronomy Scrapblock for one lucky winner. I’ rushing out the door here for an appointment so I edit in a photo later but if you want to check out the stamps...click on this link. To enter for a chance to win, simply post a comment on this thread telling me what fascinates you about nature. Do you love the sea? The stars? Flowers? Deadline is Sunday May 31st at 9 pm EST. I’ll announce the winner on Monday morning.

Good luck and have a beautiful day!

Julia

Yay! It’s release day and here’s a look at the complete set and matching Scrapblock I’ve designed for May…

Reach 4 the Stars

Astronomy Scrapblock

Edited to Add…. Just a quick note to tell you there is a great stamp giveaway on the CHF Creative Blog. Check it out before noon today!

I hope you enjoy this new set and scrapblock. They are perfect for masculine designs. Anyone else have a lot of males in the house? I have 5 so this set will be getting a lot of use. I also couldn’t resist using this set for a more feminine look as well. 2009 is the perfect year to release this set. Did you know that this year is the International Year of Astronomy? There is lots of great star-gazing opportunities this summer. I’m planning on taking my kids to a nearby observatory this summer for a special look at the stars.

Shine Brightly

I created this pretty in pink design for my daughter. By adding rhinestones or stamping in pretty pink colors, this stamp set takes on a whole new look. To create the text background, I simply stamped the image repeatedly. I adore text in designs.Make sure you check out the CHF gallery as there are lots of other samples here.You can find Astronomy & Reach 4 the Stars at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Supply List:

Stamps: Reach 4 the Stars (The Rummage bin line) by CHF
Ink: Black & Rose Bud Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth Vanilla by Cornish Heritage Farms, pink cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by Making Memories
Other: ribbon by Creative Impressions, rhinestones, pin by Fancy Pants Designs

Have a great day!

One of the things I’m excited about with tomorrow’s Reach 4 the Stars release is that it has an accompanying Scrapblock background. It’s called Astronomy and you can see part of it used in the following design. I paired it up with the telescope image and the Galileo quote for a masculine look.

Loved the Stars

Supply List:

Stamps: Reach 4 the Stars (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: kraft cardstock by Bazzill, Simply Smooth Vanilla by Cornish Heritage Farms, patterned paper by Graphic 45
Other: button by Making Memories, twine, stapler, gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies

In using this stamp set, I also wanted to think a little out of the box with it and try a totally different look. By changing up the ink colors and going with a very simple graphic look, I came up with this fun modern looking birthday card. I love being able to use stamps in a lot of different ways for a lot of different events and try to design versatility into each set.

 Starry Candle Wish

Supply List:

Stamps: Reach 4 the Stars (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black, Rose Bud, purple, Pear Tart Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Kraft cardstock by Bazzill, Simply Smooth White Cardstock by CHF, Spring Willow Light cardstock by Prism
Other: circle punch by EK Success, rhinestone sticker by Queen & Co

Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day!