Daily Archives: July 9, 2008

Can You Color?

Now’s your chance!  Cornish Heritage Farms is once again opening up a position on their highly successful Design Team to someone new.  Unlike our ‘Fresh Face’ call last year that was restricted to designers that had not served on another design team, this call is open to everyone!Cornish Heritage Farms is looking for a new Design Team Member to work specifically with our more detailed art lines – Thomas Kinkade, Sandra Kuck, etc.  The emphasis for this position is on coloring, but overall appeal of the project is still important.  The successful applicant will become part of a great team that is constantly being challenged and improving their artistic talent.

To apply please send a project sample that you have colored using either a Thomas Kinkade or a Sandra Kuck rubber stamp. Any choice of medium is fine (Copics, watercolors, chalks, colored pencils, etc). A photo or scan of the project needs to be sent to [email protected]. The Image should be 72 DPI and at least 750 pixels wide in JPG format. Along with the card please also include your full name, address, phone number. email, blog, online gallery and publication resume, if applicable. All information will be kept confidential and destroyed once our search is over. We reserve the right to request the actual project if we are interested in pursuing your application further.This Design Team call is open to all designers, but the following rules apply:

  • The successful applicant must be willing to start immediately once chosen and contractual issues have been finalized.
  • The designer will be required to be an exclusive Design Team member of Cornish Heritage Farms.  This means that while under contract with us, you will not work on/for any other design team/rubber stamp/scrapbook company.  Aw shucks, you say, that’s kinda unfair. We don’t believe this to be the case, as it allows you to focus on the several CHF stamp lines you will be working with, rather than be pulled in different directions. We also make sure that you are well taken care of.  🙂  
  • The designer must be willing to use products that can be found in retail stores.  In other words, products that are available for retailers to purchase wholesale.
  • The deadline for this call is 12:00am Mountain Standard Time,  August 1st, 2008  

 This is not a competition; instead it is simply a great way for us to find fantastic talent that we may not normally see.  Please note that although we cannot personally reply to every application, you will receive an automatic reply from us which will let you know that we have received your application.  Also note that we will be calling finalists to talk with you further before making our final decision.We wish you all the best & look forward to hearing from you soon.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Julia, our Design Team Coordinator, at [email protected].

Friendship…a layout and a challenge

Good morning! I have a layout challenge here for you today. It’s an easy layout using five small photos so it is perfect for getting quite a few shots on a page. I think we all have those photos that aren’t as close up as we’d like. If you don’t photograph digitally…crop those prints down to 2.5″ square and zero in on what’s important. As you can see…this layout can be super clean and simple or add as much of your own touches as you wish. I hope you can play along…check out the challenge details here.

Lesley and Kristine have also created sample layouts for this challenge. Have fun checking them out!

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Quick Digital Tip: When cropping photos in Photoshop Elements…the tool bar at the top has custom cropping options. Type in the measurements you want for perfect sized cropping and printing each time.

{Friends}

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This is a fun layout I created of my daughter and niece. It’s been wonderful to watch their friendship grow. I actually didn’t use any cardstock on this layout…just one sheet of patterned paper. Two Backgrounder stamps help anchor and add interest to the design…The AlphaNumber backgrounder is stamped on the left side and the new Writer’s Block Backgrounder is stamped on the right side for my journaling. Writer’s Block will be released on Tuesday along with two other background stamps at CHF. This stamp is going quickly up my list of favorite stamps. I actually just inked 3/4 of the stamp for this project, then stamped it before adding in my photos on top.

Quick Tip: Stamping chipboard is one of the fastest ways I’ve found to embellish chipboard. My chipboard flourish is stamped with the Daisy Chain Scrapblock™ for a fun design.

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While I’m not usually much of a glitter girl…I think I may be hooked! I’ve been adding in small touches of it to some designs. Actually…my teenagers are rolling their eyes as I’ve been covered with it. Why DOES it get everywhere?! In this design, I added some double sided adhesive to the back of my butterfly chipboard and filled in the negative space with white glitter. On the crown chipboard, I covered the crown section with some liquid adhesive and then covered it with a blue glitter.

Want an additional challenge? Create a layout of your best friend and take time to cherish friendship!

Thanks for stopping by!

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
AlphaNumber Backgrounder by CHF
Writer’s Block Backgrounder by CHF
Daisy Chain Scrapblock™ by CHF

Ink: Burnt Umber by Stewart Superior
Worn Lipstick Distress ink by Ranger

Paper: Pink Paislee

Other:
chipboard flourish and circles by Maya Road
foam letters by American Crafts
ribbon by Creative Impressions
Glitter by Art Institute
sewing machine
stapler
rhinestones by Doodlebug Designs
Distress Crackle paint by Ranger

CHA Release Sneak Peeks…

Cornish Heritage Farms is kicking off a Week of Sneak Peeks! We have 7 announcements to share with you leading up to CHA Summer and Lisa Strahl of Mona Lisa Moments has a HUGE announcement to share. I have a little taste for you…

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Anyone excited?!!! I can hardly stand it!

Julia