Monthly Archives: April 2009

I love the beginning of the week. Sundays I spend at church and with family and Mondays I enjoy getting started on a week of possibilities. I love roughly planning out my to do list and hopefully get inspired to do a lot of creating after a busy weekend. Last week was a bit chaotic so I’m hoping  this one will be a little better. I’m also hoping to create at least one altered project this week. I love them but it’s been a while. We’ll see!

One thing I like to do at the start of the week is to print off the latest CPS sketch in case I can find some time to play along. Yesterday I was so excited to see the latest sketch. I had totally forgotten that it was sponsored by CHF this week and all the designers are using my Ornamental Beauty set. What a thrill to see these talented ladies and their ideas for using it.I can’t wait to see the rest of their designs throughout the week! Life is Beautiful certainly seems to the most popular image so far! Here’s the link if you want to play along.

Today’s design features a new Shady Tree Studio release set for tomorrow. Isn’t this Bluebird beautiful? I went with a nature’s sketchbook style and paired it up with some gorgeous Webster’s Pages paper, stitching and some other elements. The bird is stamped on some patterned paper and colored with Prismacolors in a rough sketchy style.

Natural Beauty

Quick Tip: I hate covering up beautiful paper with too many layers. This vellum was perfect for stamping on to highlight the sentiment and broke up the design while still allowing the paper to show through.

Wishing you an extra special week!

Stamps:
Sketched Bluebird (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Fars
Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: black & Rich Cocoa Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Kraft, Natural Smooth, vellum cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by Webster’s Pages 7 MME
Other: sewing machine, ribbon by SEI, twine, flowers by Prima, colored pencils by Prismacolor

Good morning!It’s a gorgeous day here and it’s so wonderful to be able to finally enjoy some great weather. We’ve had a pretty busy weekend with hubby finishing up the roof and the kids having a day off school on Friday. I ended up taking my daughter out for her first drive. That was  a hair-raising fun learning experience and great time together once I pried my clenched fingers from the dash. I only screamed once. Actually after the initial few minutes she was totally on to it and I know she’ll make a great driver once I convince her to keep her left foot on the floor and lighten up the right one. 🙂

Another saga to my weekend…we  spent 4 hours in the ER Friday night. My 3yo was burning off some excess energy and fell onto the tile floor. One of his front teeth had to come out. Murphy’s law has is that every emergency WILL happen once the doctor’s and dentist’s offices have closed for the weekend. It was a three and a half hour wait. I had planned to spend the evening cuddled up with my hubby on the couch but NOT the one in the waiting room.I’m just praying that we all won’t get the stomach flu now. Seriously… I don’t rant often but room was packed with that ailment. I can understand if there is a high fever you need to be seen but really…just keep your stomach flu at home otherwise. It should be gone in a 24 hours.

Beautiful U

This card was created just for fun using last week’s CPS sketch, CPS112. It’s a scrappier look card but I did include three stamps on it…two from Ornamental Beauty and the Fine Gingham Backgrounder. I paired them out with some stitching and some Webster’s Pages and MME patterned paper that I wanted to use. I changed the circle elements up a little but mostly stayed true to the sketch.

Quick Tip:  When stitching around in a circle… stop every few stitches with your needle down, raise presser foot and slightly pivot design. Continue stitching and repeat until smooth circle is stitched.

Have a lovely Sunday and enjoy the Spring weather!

Supply List:

Stamps: Fine Gingham Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:  Black & light blue Memento Ink by Tsukineko,

Paper: Natural Smooth cardstock by Prism, patterned paper by My Mind’s Eye & Webster’s Pages

Other: ric rak by Creative Impressions, flowers by Prima, buttons by Autumn Leaves, sewing machine, circle punch

the lion sleeps tonight. I tell you…that song kept going through my head when playing with this image. It’s a simple card design, perfect for “Simply Saturday” and also with very detailed images, I like to keep the rest of the card simple to highlight the beauty of the art. I decided to have a little fun with this classic lion pair image from the Saturday Evening Post and give them a fun modern look pairing them with trendy paper. Of course, the lion is the king of beasts and I couldn’t resist adding a fun chipboard crown and the Elvis sentiment, You’re the King for a fun card for my hubby.

The Lion King

Quick Tip: Try classic images with a more modern design approach for a fun look.

Have a simply wonderful day!

Supply List:

Stamps: Lion & Lioness (Saturday Evening Post), You’re the King (Elvis line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Kraft cardstock by Prism, 4×4 mini paper pack by Jenni Bowlin
Other: stapler, chipboard crown by Maya Road, Krylon Copper leafing pen