Monthly Archives: July 2009

Well, actually….it’s NOT the night before Christmas. The title has nothing to do with the date but rather, it’s release day for my new Rummage Bin stamp set, Night Before Christmas.  Perhaps for some of you it’s a little early to be thinking of Christmas but the saying does go…Christmas in July, right? For others of you…the super organized ones, you want to get ahead of the mad rush but the fact is…July is the season for Summer CHA and Christmas releases in the scrapbooking and stamping worlds. I’ve been sharing a few peeks over the past few days but here is the entire set… Eighteen stamps that work well for cards, tags and other holiday projects. I designed the sentiments so that they would work well on their own, but also, the four one-line sentiments all fit into the three images that include a sentiment box.

Night Before Christmas

no peeking

{project removed for publication…be back soon}

This is a  4″ circular die cut card that is one of my favorites. To create a circular card, simply fold your cardstock in half and then die cut. Make sure that you leave some of the fold, just inside the scalloped cuts so that it will open and form a hinge instead of cutting into two separate layers.

You may have noticed that I only colored the skin, hair and stockings on this  image. It’s totally OK to color only highlights in the image. I really wanted the main focus to be on those sweet little faces and and stockings hanging on their bed.

Quick Tip: Cut your patterned paper layer separately from the card base. Once it’s adhered you can’t tell that some of the scallops (where the hinge is) are a little short.

Stamps: Night Before Christmas (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, flocked & patterned paper by We R Memory Keepers

Other: ribbon by May Arts, grungeboard snowflake by Ranger, Distress Crackle Paint by ranger, button by Melissa Frances, dymo label maker. Sewing machine, pin by Fancy Pants Designs, Copic markers

Christmas Wishes

This card uses a little more a traditional color scheme and shape. The image is colored with Copic markers. To get the candle glow, I first colored the background and then pushed the color back with my light yellow Copic marker. I think there’s going to be a little peeking going on in this image too. 🙂

Supply List:

Stamps: Night Before Christmas (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy & Shabby Shutters Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, kraft & Olive cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Other: Copic Markers, pin by Fancy Pants Designs, ribbon by Creative Impressions

Take care and thanks for stopping by!

I love the beach. It’s not too far away and it’s my favorite place in the world. Of course, I haven’t traveled too far but hey! I’m happy so it’s all good, right?

Today’s design feature a new line from CHF, Sara England. Sarah is a Maryland artist that features whimsical designs of dogs. It’s so fun to work with them converted into images for stamping. While I had a Shepherd and not a Lab…these darling images remind me of the times we spent with our late, family pet.

I don’t have a WT challenge for you today. There’s a guest hostess at SCS stepping in for me as we decided to take an extra day off and stay at the cottage. Thanks Melody! Be sure to check it out as it’s a super fun challenge!

 Summer Sunset

A quick Copic colored card. Love this fun Cosmo Cricket paper. The colors scream summer.

Supply List:

Sun Watching (Sara England line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics, patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket
Other: Copic markers, flower by Prima, button, sewing machine

Sailing

This watercolor effect is easy to do. After embossing your image with clear embossing powder, wet your paper well. Pick up reinker color with a waterbrush and dab into each section. The wet paper should pull the color to fill the embossed section. Allow to dry well before creating your card.

Quick Tip: Make sure the paper is quite damp to allow the ink to move.

Supply List:

Stamps: Sailing with my Dog (Sara England line)by CHF
Ink: Versamark ink by Tsukineko, Adirondack reinkers by Ranger
Paper: Shimmery white cardstock, kraft cardstock & green by Prism
Other: button by Autumn Leaves, embroidery floss, waterbrush

I’ll be back tomorrow with a peek at my new upcoming stamp set.

Take care,