Monthly Archives: February 2009

I love creating simple cards and usually dedicate Saturday posts to them. Saturday is such a great day to relax and be simple. I have two card designs to share with you today.They both focus on warm color schemes but one is a simple scrappy-style design and the other, simply stamped. Actually, until I started writing this post I didn’t realize how many things they have in common. They are both square cards, both have stitching, both use two dark copper brads in the design.

Warm Bloom

My first card was so simple to make. I really had no intention of putting these items together when I purchased them but when they arrived, they worked so well that I just had to. I love the rich oranges and rusty red. This design focuses on geometric shapes. I stitched along the edges of the “squares” on the paper to highlight them. The beautiful Prima flowers are called Lollipops. They come predistressed as layers of circles and I just love the feel of them. The paper almost feels like a leathery fabric. Cool!

Supply List:

Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by Prism, Beach Towel from Snorkel line by Cosmo Cricket

Other: sewing machine, Lollipop Frosted Brown flowers by Prima, Fleuriste rub-on by Cosmo Cricket

Seek Him

It’s been a long time since I pulled out my Spectrum ink pads. I remember when I first started stamping being so fascinated with them. This design features the new Thomas Kinkade Sunrise stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms and I think the rainbow effect works so well with the theme of this stamp. I was rummaging through my Thomas Kinkade sentiments trying to decide what to use with this image. I found the Wise men still seek Him stamp and thought…how true. Although it was really a Christmas release, it works perfectly for an Easter or inspirational theme as well.

Supply List:

Stamps: Sunrise (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Burlap Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Kaleidacolor Pad by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth White by Prism, Kraft by Prism
Other: brads by Creative Impressions, sewing machine 

If you’re a Thomas Kinkade fan, stop by Cornish Heritage Farms today! It’s the last day of our Blitz but there are still challenges to play with and some rubber left to give away. Don’t miss out!

Have a simply fabulous day!

Wow! I seem to be in super slow gear this morning. I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes drawing a blank on how to start writing this post. Well, getting started seems to be half the battle so that is what I’m doing. LOL If I think of something better, I’ll change it. If not…you’ll just know that it is one of those days! I’d dearly love to crawl back into bed! Of course I can’t. Busy day and I promised my daughter we’d go get her lerner’s permit so she can practice driving. Yikes!

As you know, I host the Thursday Ways to Use it Challenge on www.splitcoaststampers.com . I love stripes and thought that they would make a super fun challenge. I’ve heard that some people have trouble using them. Depending on the scale of the stripes, they can be a little overpowering. If you find stripes a challenge, one way that I use them is in small doses. Try cutting a 1-1.5″ strip across the striped paper and using it as an accent layer.

Here’s a few ideas for incorporating stripes into your work…

• patterned paper- backgrounder, or thin layers
• stamp them using a striped backgrounder
• use a long vertical border stamp and repeatedly stamp to create your own stripes
• stitch stripes onto cardstock
• use a zebra or tiger stamp
• paper piece using striped paper
• create your own stripes using creative supplies such as paint, markers, Stickles etc.
• striped ribbon

Want to play along? Here’s the challenge!
Oh Shoot

For today’s card, it’s actually nothing too creative with using stripes but I just couldn’t wait to try out this new Cosmo Cricket paper. Is it not darling?! I used my Dymo Label Maker to create a custom sentiment. The first time I saw this super cute stamp, I just knew I wanted to create a design with this play on words.My little boys love it and have been fighting over this card. I ended up letting them play with the stamp and they have been stamping up a storm! 🙂

Have a great day!

Supply List:

Stamps: Little Guy (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Oregano Adirondack ink by Ranger, Black Memento ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Black cardstock by Prism, L’il Man paper pack by Cosmo Cricket

Other: sewing machine, brads by Creative Impressions, ribbon by Making Memories, staples, Dymo Label Maker

Wow! It’s a busy week and I can’t believe it’s already Wednesday! Where DOES the time go?! I’ve been busy working on some fun projects and getting ready for tomorrow’s kick off of the Thomas Kinkade Blitz. Because I like changing things up around here, today’s design is a scrappy card using up some goodies I’ve had laying around. Hmmmm….I seem to be saying that a lot lately, don’t I?! It DOES feel good to be using things up! I’ve also been busy trying to purge out some of my supply drawers. It is unbelievable what I find! I’m hoping that by the time I get through it all, I might actually have a stamp room. There have been a few people asking me about it lately…how my new room is and that they’d like to see some pictures. Well…the kitchen needed finished and then the roof needed redone and then the washer and dryer died so we fixed up the laundry while they were being replaced. We also finished two of the boys’ bedrooms in the basement and repainted and carpeted the rec room. So….you’re probably getting the picture. It is still pretty much just the shell. At least the drywall is up! The good news is that my stamp room is NEXT on the list! Yippee! Which brings me round full circle to today’s design…Never give up!

Never Give Up

A few design details…

• Die cut paper is glittered and so fun and sparkly
• I cut the paper along the curve of the Prima Voila felt strip
• stamped sentiments work great on scrappy style cards

Quick Tip: You can never go wrong with a quote!

Have a fabulous day!

Supply List;

Stamps: Motivational Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornsih Heritage Farms

Ink: Black memento ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Black cardstock by Prism, Patterned Paper Urban Prairie by Basic Grey, Glitter die cut paper by KI Memories

Other: Voila felt die-cut by Prima, flowers by Prima, buttons by Autumn Leaves, hemp cord, rhinestones by Doodlebug Designs

Sometimes I make so many designs, I forget to share some of my favorites with you! Today’s design is one I created in January and was so soft and easy to create. The Thomas Kinkade A Perfect Yellow Rose image is a great stamp for so many occasions. I wanted a very soft, ethereal look for this card so I faded off the edges of this image when stamping. To do this, I ink and brayer the rubber stamp and then lightly blot the edges with a tissue. This absorbs most of the ink and allows it to fade off.

If you love the Thomas Kinkade line of stamps, I have some news for you! Cornish Heritage Farms is having a Thomas Kinkade Blitz starting this Thursday evening, February 19th. If you’re looking for a great way to brighten up your winter weekend, pull out your TK stamps and join us for some fun chat, prizes, challenges and tips. We’d love to have you join us so mark your calendar and check out the details here.

Roses from the Heart

This design was colored in with Pebbles Inc. chalks. To keep the design soft, I simply adhered and stitched my image layer onto a white cardstock base and stitched for definition.

Quick Tip: Don’t be afraid to only ink up part of your image for a different look.

Have a beautiful day!

Supply List:

Stamps: A Perfect Yellow Rose, The Rose Speaks (Thomas Kinkade line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette Ink by Tsukineko, Black Memento by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by Prism
Other: Pebbles I Kan Dee shimmer chalks, ribbon by Making Memories, sewing machine

Did you miss me?! I usually post every day but I just had to take a little break this weekend. I really needed some time to relax. Actually, it’s still the weekend here as it’s a holiday in Ontario today, Family Day. I’m having a nice relaxing day with my family but thought I’d pop in and upload a design. It’s a gorgeous sunny winter day here. I just wish we had our snow back so we could take the kids tobogganing.

I was playing around with some goodies last week and came across this pretty SEI patterned paper. I loved the color combo and the flower on it reminded me so much of this stamped image from Kim Hughes Silhouette Blooms 2 set that I had to play around with it. A couple weeks ago I mentioned clustering embellishments. Here it is again. I just love this way of adding them.

Floral Thanks

Quick Tip: Try using Kraft as a neutral instead of white. It goes with pretty much everything!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great Monday!

Supply List:

Stamps: Silhouette Blooms 2 (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko
Paper: cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by SEI
Other: flowers and felt by Prima, ribbon by may Arts, rhinestones by Doodlebug Designs, chipboard by Maya Road, Shabby Shutters Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger

I’m just thinking about how fascinated most people are with maps. I always like to be the one with the map when we’re traveling to unknown parts. My youngest son in particular has made a map his personal friend! LOL Ever watched Dora?! I can’t tell you how many pieces of paper I’ve rolled up and tied so he can play with “Map”. Today’s design has a vintage feel with lots of distressing to go with the new Vintage City Scrapblock. Believe it or not, I started out by stamping on white cardstock. A little ink and sponging and crumpling and it looks super old. I love this sentiment and I thought it worked perfectly with this map image.

Direction of Dreams

Quick Tip: I love the Maya Road Sheer Journaling boxes. For this design, I used it as a mat instead of the main layer. I love how you can see a glimpse of the design underneath.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Supply List:
Stamps: Vintage City Scrapblock™, Motivational Centers (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain Distress ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth white and Kraft cardstock by Prism
Other: buttons by Autumn Leaves, gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies, stapler, Journaling tag by Maya Road