Paper Cuts

Happy Thursday! It’s almost the weekend!

Today’s WT challenge at Splitcoast Stampers is to find ways to use a white gel pen.  This is one of the (way too) many items that stays on my work table.  Today I used it to add some highlights for added definition and to brighten the whites of the cat’s eye.

BEWARE OF CAT

I found this image by Impression Obsession at Addicted to Rubber Stamps.  I got an email saying they were having a 15% off sale.  I thought, “Hmm…ok…I’ll go look.”  So I found a few things I wanted, then I realized I had to find and click on apples to get the discount (rolling eyes).  I don’t remember the exact increments but it was something like 20 apples for 5%, 50 apples for 10% and 75 apples for 15%.   Did I click on 75 apples?  …Yes…(hanging head in embarassment.)  I did.   Well, in the process I did find some rather humorous sentiments so at least I did get some enjoyment out of it.  So, with my additional purchases (due to my lengthy apple-picking), I will soon have a ‘Say it Like it Is’ Saturday.   

Cardstock:  Prism Black, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket “Haunted”   Stamps:  Impression Obsession “Trick or Treat Birdhouse”   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Walnut Stain Distress   Accessories:  Copic markers, brads, sponge.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

On a much more serious note, let’s take a moment to remember those whose lives were lost, those who survived and those who saved.  We all were changed on 9-11-01.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ready for a new Thomas Kinkade release?  Next Wednesday, September 17th, Cornish Heritage Farms will release The Night Before Christmas along with the corresponding sentiment.

Since I *love* Ranger Distress inks, I’ve been wanting to try this Distress Ink Burnt Edge technique.  I ended up combining it with the Vintage Photo Tinting technique.  (Wow…two techniques in one and I’m not even a “technique” person.)  I didn’t totally stick by the rules though.  I had to improvise a bit on the inks as I don’t have all of them…yet and this doesn’t really look like the actual technique samples, but I’ll try again.  (In poking around looking for these techniques, I found this thread with some great info on distress inks.) 

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Am I happy with how this turned out?  I LOVE the look of the Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ background.  I hated to cover so much of it.   The focal point was hard to photograph…another one of those “nicer in person” images.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Gretel   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms Thomas Kinkade “The Night Before Christmas” and “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™   Ink:  Burnt Umber Palette Hybrid by Stewart Superior; Ranger Black Soot, Old Paper and Walnut Stain Distress inks   Accessories:  Copic markers, ribbon, gold cord, edge distresser, Ranger Diamond Stickles, pop dots, sponge.  Card size 6” x 5 ½”.

Hi everyone!  Here’s my other card from yesterday’s challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms.  I have a very sweet blogging friend with a birthday very soon, so this card is for her.

Birthday Wishes

I inked the various parts of the flower using a corner of the ink pads, inking the lighter colors first.  (I did not reink the stamp between impressions.)  Blue gingham is stamped using CHF’s Ribbons set.

Hmmm….I think that’s about it.  (Probably my shortest post ever. lol)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a terrific Tuesday!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms Silhouette Blooms I & II (Kim Hughes Collection), Ribbons    Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Lake Mist, Lettuce and Aqua by Ranger   Cardstock:  Prism Spring Willow Light, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus   Accessories:  Piercing template/needle, white string, paper clip.  Card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

Happy Monday!  There’s a lot going on at the farm so let me fill you in.  This week’s product spotlight is on Ranger’s Adirondack inks.  (That means they’re on sale along with the reinkers, color washes, alcohol inks and metallic mixatives…I’m not sure what that is, but it’s on sale too.)  So our challenge today is to use the ink.  Not a problem for me as that’s what I usually use anyway.  I made two cards for this challenge but I’ll show you the other one tomorrow.  (It couldn’t be any more different from this one.)  

Happy Harvest

Here I used the All Things Fall  set.  I used a waterbrush to color the pumpkins and sky, then sponged, distressed and ran the black ink pad around the edges.  I know…it’s kind of dark and creepy.  Maybe “Happy Haunting” would have been a more appropriate sentiment.  I used the Ribbons set to stamp the ribbons, adding a little gray shadow on one side of each for a bit of a 3-d effect.

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “All Things Fall”  (The Rummage Bin), ”Ribbons” and “Burlap Backgrounder”    Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Butterscotch, Terra Cotta, Sunset Orange, Meadow, Latte and Espresso  by Ranger   Cardstock:  Prism Black, Sunflowers Dark and Natural Smooth   Accessories:  Waterbrush, piercing template/needle, black marker, edge distresser, Gray Copic marker.  Card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

If you’d like to play, check out the challenge thread in this forum.  And be sure to check out these other designer blogs to see what they did with Adirondack inks.

Becky                    Alli                       Kim                      Jen

Dawn                    Julie                    Lisa Silver

Kristine                 Joanne                Julia                    Val

Also, there are some free on-line classes coming up that you might want to check out:

September 9th, Winter Planning Journal with Dawn

September 16th,  Vintage Gift Soaps with Julie

September 23rd, Glitter Christmas Card Ensemble with Kristine

September 30th, Thomas Kinkade Holiday Candle Wrap with Julia

I feel like I’m forgetting something….if I think of it, I’ll let you know tomorrow.   Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Hi everyone!   I had hoped to post this yesterday but there was a bit going on around here…Tropical Storm Hanna dropped about six inches of rain, I had to take my daughter to a birthday party in the middle of it, my husband is painting our kitchen so it’s a BIG disaster, the kitchen faucet was leaking down beneath the cabinet and my son took a big spill on his bike (obviously after the storm). Sheesh.  Anyway, all is well (except for my kitchen) so for that I am thankful.

Giving Thanks for You

This card uses Cornish Heritage Farms Stamp of the Month, Giving Thanks.  The sentiment comes along with the image.  I used some old markers to color the stamp, spritzed with water and stamped on the paper.  I sponged the edges then used the Cracked Glass technique (which I love and don’t do often enough).  I used three coats of ultra thick embossing powder, popped my piece into the freezer for about a minute, took it out, bent the paper and a bunch of the pieces flew right onto the floor.  I didn’t want to restamp the whole thing so I just dabbed more Versamark onto the naked parts, added more UTEE, refroze and it worked fine.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the Monday Chicks Challenge!  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Prism Vanilla Cream (base), Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Daisy D’s   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Giving Thanks”   Ink:  Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Accessories:  Old, dried up Marvy markers, water spritzer, UTEE, heat tool, sponge, organdy, Fiskars slot punch, sewing machine.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

Today at Cornish Heritage Farms there are quite a few single images being released in the Kim Hughes Collection.  Here are a few…

Baked with Love

Meet Ed the Moose.  He’s one of the Christmas Critters but just a tad bit smaller.  I tried to be a little creative with the hat, but when my husband saw the card, he said, “That moose has a pie on his head.  Why does he have a pie on his head?”  Ok…*I* thought I was successful in making the PIE look like a chef’s hat, but maybe I’m the only one who thinks so.   Actually, now that I look at it more closely, the moose looks a bit like a sailor. Oh well.

And to give credit where credit is due, I didn’t bake the cookies.   My husband did.

Stamps:   Cornish Heritage Farms “Ed the Moose” and “Baked with Love” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black   Cardstock:  Prism White (base), Super Smooth White, Suede Brown Dark   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Offbeat   Accessories:  Copic markers, ribbon (May Arts), loopy brad (Karen Foster).  Card size 5” x 5”.

Merry & Bright

This is Snowy Sophie.  She has a heart covered with Star Dust Stickles.    The patterned papers are from CHF’s new Scrapblocks Layers.  Once I cut the wavy edges on the white paper, I lightly sponged with Adirondack Aqua ink and added a little line of the Star Dust Stickles.  There’s a tiny gem in the star at the base of the ‘y’.

Stamps:   Cornish Heritage Farms “Snowy Sophie” (Kim Hughes Collection)  and “Christmas Expressions” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black and Aqua   Cardstock:  Prism White (base), Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  CHF Scrapblocks Layers   Accessories:  Copic markers, ribbon (May Arts), eyelets (American Crafts), Ranger Star Dust Stickles, Hero Arts Gemstone, sponge, Crop-a-dile.  Card size 4” x 4”.
Happy Birthday

And this is Cosmo the Turtle.  He comes bearing the gift of a lollipop (which here is covered with Aleene’s Paper Glaze.  The sentiment is from Train Expressions (which are not just for the trains! ).

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Cosmo the Turtle” (Kim Hughes Collection) and “Train Expressions” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black and Red Pepper, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Cardstock:  Prism Vanilla Cream (base), Natural Smooth, Desert Coral Dark   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy   Accessories:  Copic markers, Aleene’s Paper Glaze, Piercing template/needle, sponge.  Card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.
Whew…that was a much longer post than I’m used to posting.  But it doesn’t stop there.  There are quite a few more images…some you’ve seen in sets and some new ones.  You can see them all here.  Have a great day!

Yep, back to the owls.  I needed a graduation card and you know Kim’s U R A Hoot set from Cornish Heritage Farms is the first thing I grab…plus it was for a guy so it’s even more perfect.

Hoot & Holler

I used Old Typewriter (a brand new Scrapblock™) on the big circle.  Actually, the big circle was cut from a sheet of Kim’s new Mocha Chica paper pad.  I lightly stamped a clock from Time to Stamp in the upper right corner and sponged around the edges.  The strips of patterned paper are scraps from Basic Grey’s Recess.  (I always try to find a way to use those scraps!)

Thanks for stopping by!  Check back tomorrow for some samples of Kim’s cute new individual animal images.  Have a great day!

Stamps:  U R A Hoot (Kim Hughes), Old Typewriter Scrapblock™, Time to Stamp (Rummage Bin)    Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Espresso and Latte by Ranger, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress     Cardstock:   Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth     Patterned Paper:  Mocha Chica (Kim Hughes Collection), Basic Grey Recess (scraps)     Accessories:  EK Success Circle Cutter, brads, sponge.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

It’s time for another Just for Fun challenge with my friend, Carole.  This month I sent along a couple sheets from Daisy D’s Chloe Marie.  I actually sent Carole two different papers from the pack but you only see one here.  That’s because I wasted the other sheet.  So I used a dark blue cardstock in it’s place.  (Sorry about that, Carole.)   In honor of “Back to School,” Carole chose Stamping Bella’s Teachabella.

Oh Happy Day!

It seems the schools have made the move to wipe boards as opposed to black boards (around here, anyway).  I suppose black boards are a thing of the past?  And so in keeping with the times, I’ve decided the board in this image is white and not black.  On this board on the actual image are the letters “ABC” but I’ve used what I feel to be a more appropriate sentiment (from Classic Essential Expressions by Cornish Heritage Farms). 

Please do not misunderstand me, I love my children more than anything, but after a long summer (and you could say ours has been a bit stressful), it is time to go back to school.  I will not cry.  I will not do cartwheels on the way home from the bus stop (not that I’ve thought about that or anything), but I will come home and listen to the house fan I’ve missed for the past two and a half months.  (And I’ll worry about how they’re doing.)

Be sure to check out Carole’s project.  That’s what she likes to call her work… “projects.” ;)   I can’t wait to see it! Have a SUPER day! 

m.

Hi all!  I hope everyone has been having a nice Labor Day weekend!  We have hung low because of my son’s surgery, but he’s doing well and seems back to normal.  (Now if that nasty redness in his eyes would just go away…but it’s getting better…slowly.)

Today’s challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms is a sketch.  If you’re a fan of sketch challenges, pop on over and check it out. 

Who Who Who Loves You?

This U R A Hoot set from the Kim Hughes Collection is among my favorites of favorites (if there can be such a thing).  I’ve used it so much lately.  It’s just so versatile…graduation, congrats, birthday, thinking of you, love and more.  I used a clear Spica glitter pen on the eyelids and “toe nails.”  (You can see a bit of the sparkle in the close up pic.)

The patterned paper is from Kim’s new Mocha Chica paper pack.  Love it!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “U R A Hoot!”    Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black by Ranger   Paper:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Super Smooth White, Mocha Chica paper pack (Kim Hughes Collection)   Accessories:  Copic markers, Spica clear glitter pen, American Crafts brads, EK Success punches (1 ¼” and 1 3/8” circles, corner rounder), sewing machine, Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Card size 5” x 5”.

Be sure to check out these other CHF designers to see their interpretations of the sketch:

Dawn                Jen               Lisa Silver      

Julie                  Kim               Sherrie

One final note, Cornish Heritage Farms is offering DOUBLE points through tonight (9/1), midnight (MST).  Earn free stuff twice as fast!  If you need more info on the points program, you can check it out here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Hi, everyone!  That’s where I feel like I’ve been…in a cave.  It’s been pretty dark and very, very quiet.  My son’s surgery went well.  Wednesday was a bit rough, but yesterday was much better.  He had his post-surgery check and the doctor says his eyes look great.  I’ll have to take her word for it though as his eyes seriously make me ill.  (My stomach handled the seventeen stitches in the back of his head last year much better.)  Thank you all so very much for your kind thoughts, well wishes and emails.  I truly appreciate each and every one of them. 

So…I’ve had this image stamped and ready for color for a while.  It’s my all-time favorite (quite old Stampin’ Up) Halloween set.

Happy Halloween

I used Copic markers to color the image.  I cut the (hat) star and pumpkin pail ‘out of the box’ then sponged the edges to dirty them a bit.  You can’t tell in the photo, but I used a clear glaze pen on the trick or treat bag, hat star, garland, caramel and pumpkin pail.

I popped up the trick or treat bag, garland and pumpkin pail, placing a rolled glue dot beneath each pumpkin on the garland and a tiny dot of glue under the first and last candy in the string. 

Cardstock:  Prism Natural Smooth, Black, Papaya Puree Dark   Patterned Paper:  Imagainisce Hallowhimsy “Eat, Drink and Be Scary” and “Wicked Whimsy”   Stamps:  Stampin’ Up! Sweeter Treaters and Everyday Flexible Phrases   Ink:  Adirondack Pitch Black, Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Accessories:  Copic markers, Sakura clear gel pen, mm brad, glue dots, pop dots, sewing machine, sponge. Card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a SUPER day!

m.

p.s.  SALE at Jacksonbelle Embellishment today through Monday night.  15% off everything in the store with code LABOR08.