Belle Papier {pretty paper}

OK, yes..I do realize this is my third post of the day! I apologize profusely! I’m madly trying to get caught up after my week away so I hope you’ll forgive me.

Over the next few months, we’ll be holding on-line classes each week at Cornish Heritage Farms to get you ready for the holidays. There are lots of fun and easy projects and I hope you’ll join us. I’ll be holding a class on Tuesday August 5th and you can check out the details here.

Take care,

Julia

Glitter…it’s such a beautiful addition to a holiday or feminine project. I’ve been playing around with it more lately, so much so that it seems I always have some on me! It is amazing at how so little of it will go a long way! As it’s Monday…we have another fun challenge for you today and you guessed it…it’s glitter. If you’re looking for ideas for using and adhering glitter…I’ve written a product spotlight about it . I hope you’ll find some time to play along with the challenge…details here.

Kristine and Lisa have also created some great samples for you for this challenge.

Birthday Bliss

I created this card for a friend of mine. She loves Thomas Kinkade, stitching, glitter and Basic Grey so I’m hoping she’ll like it and forgive me for it being late. I actually made it a couple weeks ago but in the mad frenzy of getting ready to go away…it’s still here! Sigh…one of my many faults. To create this design..I inked up the Thomas Kinkade The Rose Garden stamp with Burnt Umber ink leaving the edges faded off and un-inked. I love the soft dreamy style look and played up on it by adding soft color with my chalks. Edges of my panel are inked with Brushed Corduroy ink and then stitched to my main card before ruffling up the edges. The Follow Your Bliss sentiment is stamped right on top of the image.

Quick Tip: Try inking only part of your stamp to zero in on your focus.

To create my background, I used my fave new backgrounder, Writer’s Block, stamped right on top of my Basic Grey Euphoria patterned paper. To add in my glitter…I used a Sakura Glue Pen to trace around my bracket and then sprinkle with glitter. It’s very difficult to see in this photo but so pretty in real life…I highlighted the roses with dots of glue sprinkled with glitter to add sparkle to the image.

Wishing you a wonderful start to your week!
Julia

stamps:
-Follow Your Bliss (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-The Rose Garden (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Writer’s Block Backgrounder by CHF

Ink:

Burnt Umber Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Paper:
Simply Smooth White by Prism
Patterned Paper by Basic Grey

Other:
flowers by Prima
glitter by Art Institute
ribbon and hardware by Creative Impressions
chalks by I Kan Dee
Sewing machine

Ok…I couldn’t wait any longer! It’s Monday right?

Thanks so much to all of you who stopped by and commented on my post for a chance to win the Rummage Bin stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms. It seems that I went of vacation and didn’t manage to upload the photo of the stamps before I set the post. So bizarre as I had thought I had! I thought I’d add the pic again here. These stamps are unmounted red rubber with a cling mount backing…just cut them out and adhere to an acrylic block.

I used an on-line Random Number generator to give me my number…

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

19

Timestamp: 2008-07-20 20:13:1

Danielle...you are commenter number 19. Congratulations! Please e-mail me your address and I’ll get them in the mail to you. Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone else who took the time to comment. I really appreciate the time you take to read my blog posts!

Take care,

Julia

I’ve been away all week and am just home from holidays so no {C’est Bon} entry for you today but I do have a darling card for you that I made before I left. We had a wonderful time at the lake apart from another nasty sinus infection but I made the best of it. Once I unpack and find my camera…I’m hoping to have some photos worth sharing. I just couldn’t believe how fast the time went by. If you sent me e-mails while I was gone…I’ll get started on those Monday. I dragged a computer up there as well as a wireless modem but unfortunately…the trees etc. really interfered with reception. Thanks for your patience!

My Dear Friend

This card uses the Kim Hughes Christmas Critters set from Cornish Heritage Farms . I just love this darling set and while it was designed for Christmas…the animals are perfect for winter and throughout the year.

Quick Tip: Take away the snowflakes on this design and change the blue and brown to pink and brown for a fun friendship cards

This design uses a Basic Grey Fruitcake 6×6 paper pad, some quick stamping and coloring paired up with Creative Impressions felt snowflakes and brads.

Cornish Heritage Farms is hosting another on-line class…this time a project by Lisa Strahl and featuring a Kim Hughes stamp set. You can sign up and check out the details here.

Also of note…check out Craft Critique for some reports on what’s happening and what’s new at CHA.

Check back tomorrow for the winner of the stamp sets…Enjoy a beautiful day!
Julia
Supply List:

Stamps:
-Christmas Critters - Kim Hughes line by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Vintage Ledger Scrapblock™ by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink;
Burnt Umber & Black Palette ink by Stewart Superior
-Vintage Photo Distress ink by Ranger

Cardstock:
Natural Smooth, Suede Brown Dark - Prism
Patterned paper from Figgy Pudding line by Basic Grey

Other:
-sewing machine
-brads, twill & Snoflakes by www.creativeimpressions.com
-button by Autumn Leaves
-markers by Copic www.ellenhutson.com

This card is perfect for a simple Saturday post. Just can’t get much simpler than this! I love clear cards and this one was so much fun to make. After cutting and folding my clear card sheet in half…I had a simple card to stamp on. My Fine Houndstooth Scrapblock™ was stamped in Black Stazon over the bottom 2/3 of the card to divide up the space. My sentiment, from the Friend Centers set was stamped on the top. Now the quickest way I know to attach embellishments is to staple them on. It’s a scrappy look that you either like or not but I think it adds a little fun attitude.

Hello Friend

Wishing you a simply wonderful day!
Julia

Supply List:

Stamps: Fine Houndstooth Scrapblock™, Friend Centers from Mona Lisa Moments line, both from Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Stazon by Tsukineko

Card: Clear Card Sheets by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: stapler, flowers and black lace by Prima, rhinestones by MAMBI, Clear Butterfly by Heidi Swapp

Another Christmas design…. I’ve been having so much fun with Christmas in July! This is a simple clean design using some Copic coloring and masking the ornaments to make a trio. Kim’s Heart Warmers set is so darling and versatile…a perfect Christmas set. If you’re looking for more Christmas releases…CHF has lots this month! Today Blue Christmas hits the store so check it out!

Quick Tip: Think outside the box for holiday color combos for a fresh look!

Don’t forget to comment on the Some Favorites post for a chance to win a couple stamp sets. Have a fabulous weekend!

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps: Heart Warmers (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
Black Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Cardstock:
Simply Smooth White, Frosted Teal, Blush Red Dark, KRaft - Prism Papers

Other:
-sewing machine
-Copic Markers www.ellenhutson.com
-ribbon by Creative Impressions
-clip by Making Memories

This is one of those stamps I just had to have. So easy to use and such a darling image, I paired it up with a Maya Road felt bird, a little paint and some scraps off my desk. I love this cleaning up the desk kind of cardmaking. Why put it away when it doesn’t take much longer to glue it on?!

Now today is usually a Ways to Use it Challenge post day but I’m taking the day off to spend at the beach with my family. So…..if you want to stamp while I lie in the sun make sure you still check out the forums as I’ve lined up a guest hostess for the challenge today. Check it out here and have some fun!

Have a good one!
Julia

 Supply List:

Stamps: Bird Cage by Inkadinkado

Ink: Black Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Paper: Spring Willow Light cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by Making Memories and Prima

Other: button by Autumn Leaves, ribbon by Creative Impressions, felt bird by Maya Road, Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger, Flower by Prima, pin by Fancy Pants Designs.

I have favorites. Everyone has favorites. I’d like to share a few of my favorites with you.

I love the Rummage Bin stamp line and I’ve been hanging on to a couple extra sets I have. Now seems like the perfect time to share them with my readers. These stamps, Ledger Me and Time to Stamp are perfect for cardmaking, altered projects and scrapbooking. For a chance to win them both…simply comment to this post between now and Saturday July 19th midnight EST. Winner will be randomly drawn from the list by a random number generator. Please only enter once! Thanks! I’ll announce the winner on Monday!

Good luck and thanks for visiting my blog each day!
Julia

I love making friendship cards…they are great to give any time and one of my favorite things to make with scraps on my desk. This card base was actually left over from another design I started and changed my mind on half way through. After a few weeks, I picked it up, dusted it off ;), added a different image and embellishments and it was done.

Basic Friendship 

This design uses the Sandra Kuck Sisters image paired up with Friend Centers. Some Basic Grey Sugared paper, dew drops and a little stitching complete the design.

Quick Tip: Dont’ be afraid to punch or cut larger stamped images. Sometimes a little peek at it is all you need. Want to show off the rest of the design…stamp the entire image in a pale ink under the inside sentiment.

Check back in tomorrow! I just may have a surprise!
Julia

In my house…there is a high male population. One husband, FOUR sons, even the dog is male. My daughter and I DO hold our own though! One thing I’ve noticed is that the amount of “girl” cards I design vastly outnumbers the amount of “guy” cards. I’m always racing at the last moment to come up with a masculine design when I need one. That being the case…I thought it would be fun to have a masculine challenge for our Monday theme. You can check out our challenge here…hope you decide to play along!

Want some inspiration? Check it out in my sidebar. Most of the CHF designers are playing along this week so pick a link.

U Rock

I create this card for my middle son’s 13th birthday. Guy designs should be fun and funky. They don’t have to be boring without sparkle and ribbon. Be sure to add in lots of elements and texture. This design…once again , features the new Writer’s Block backgrounder. It will be released tomorrow. I had a little fun stamping it over some Basic Grey Archaic paper. Another background, AlphaNumber is stamped on the left Kraft cardstock panel.

Now if you’re looking for more CHF sneak peeks….make sure you pop over to Lisa’s blog for the latest one!

Take care and have a fabulous day!
Julia

Supply List:

Stamps: AlphaNumber Backgrounder, Writer’s Block Backgrounder, Fine Houndstooth Scrapblock™ (stamped on chipboard star), Birthday Centers from Mona Lisa Moments line, guitar from Supah Star set by Kim Hughes… all by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger, Burnt Umber Palette ink by Stewart Superior

Paper: Kraft by Prism, Figgy Pudding and Archaic 6×6 paper pads by Basic Grey

Other: chipboard and Office Sheer by Maya Road, Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger, sewing machine, star brad and ribbon by Creative Impressions, label maker by Dymo, felt letter by American Crafts