Belle Papier {pretty paper}

I have a little sneak peek for you today. I’m excited to have had the opportunity to design June’s Stamp of the Month for CHF.  It’s called The Bee List. It’s a fun little stamp that rolls multiple sentiments and images into one block of rubber. Simply tick off the sentiment you want or emphasize it with an embellishment. This stamp is also designed to coordinate with The Rummage Bin stamp set that I designed for June. You’ll have to wait a couple weeks for that release but stay tuned…I’ll share a few peeks at it soon.

Also…I just wanted to remind of my starry stamps giveaway. It ends tonight at 9 pm EST so if you still haven’t commented and would like a chance to win…here’s the link.

What’s the Buzz?

Quick Tip: To get the tails of your ribbon bow to buckle up for dimension…place a small glue dot under where you want them to stay and add a little extra ribbon to get it to poof up.

Stamps: The Bee List (June SOTM) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Burnt Umber Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white by CHF, Candleglow light by Prism, flower Patch patterned paper by Making Memories
Other: flower by Prima, corsage pins, ribbon by SEI, sewing machine, copic markers, pearl sticker

Happy creating!

Julia

It’s Saturday! Time to keep it simple. I’m not creating today as I’m busy getting ready for a little birthday party. My baby is turning four! Where does the time go?

Go For It

So this is another one of my clean up the scraps cards. I told you I’d made a lot of cards with the green and torquoise October Afternoon paper. I think this is number 4 that I’ve uploaded and yes, there are still more to come. In case you’re just tuning in…I was having so much fun with this paper than I couldn’t throw out an inch of it. It’s the second paper on the card from the right side of the photo. I added one tiny stamped sentiment from the Mona Lisa Moments Encouragement Expressions set.

Supply List:

Stamps: Encouragement Expressions (MLM line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by CHF, Coredinations cardstock, patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket, October AFternoon & My Mind’s Eye

Other: sewing machine, rhinestones, staples, flower by Prima

Rock ‘n Roll Medallion

Supply List:
Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Pool & lettuce Adirondack inks by Ranger, black memento ink by tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Other: button by Autumn Leaves, ribbon by Creative Impressions, rhinestones

Now my other card I actually created a couple weeks ago for a Splitcoast Clean and Simple Challenge. I made it but never uploaded it. How lame is that?! Anyhow…it did get me stamping and I had wanted to try out this medallion image rock and rolled since I was designing the Ornamental Beauty set. I think it gives it a fun look.

Supply List:
Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Pool & lettuce Adirondack inks by Ranger, black memento ink by tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Other: button by Autumn Leaves, ribbon by Creative Impressions, rhinestones

Anyhow…you & I both have lots to do this busy Saturday so I’ll catch you later.

Have a simply wonderful day!

Julia

Yay! It’s Friday and the sun is FINALLY out! It’s been such a wet and soggy week. We’re looking forward to getting David back tonight from Montreal. Can you believe I didn’t even get ONE phone call. After all I’ve done for him. Hmmmm…I guess that’s teenagers.

Sorry this post is later than usual this morning. A few little blog server glitches had it down until just recently. Stay with me though to the end of the post as I have a little something to share today.

Beautiful Things

This design was so much fun to make. I love vintage and texture and for this design, I created my own embossed chipboard. Did you know that you could run your chipboard through the Cuttlebug in the embossing folders. It’s a great look and it even works well with that yummy thick Maya Road chipboard. For this design, I painted the bird and wing after embossing and then rubbed on some lighter paint to pick up the texture. There’s not much stamping here but I did emboss a sentiment from my Ornamental Beauty set…

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. ~Hellen Keller

Paper: Natural Smooth by Cornish Heritage Farms, patterned paper from Botanicals collection by Graphic 45

Ink: Versamark by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger

Stamps: Ornamental Beauty (the Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: ribbon by May Arts, chipboard by Maya Road, Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger, Cuttlebug embossing folders, flower by Prima, sewing machine, black embossing powder

And now for the giveaway! Do you like the stars? I have a  Reach 4 the Stars stamp set and the matching Astronomy Scrapblock for one lucky winner. I’ rushing out the door here for an appointment so I edit in a photo later but if you want to check out the stamps...click on this link. To enter for a chance to win, simply post a comment on this thread telling me what fascinates you about nature. Do you love the sea? The stars? Flowers? Deadline is Sunday May 31st at 9 pm EST. I’ll announce the winner on Monday morning.

Good luck and have a beautiful day!

Julia

I love buttons. I do. They are such a great inexpensive embellishment and they work well with so many styles. Shabby, vintage, cute, modern…what’s not to love? My favorite way to add buttons is in clusters. The more the merrier. Buttons make great accents on patterned paper, you can arrange them to make a shape and I love the depth and texture they add to a project. It’s no surprise then,  that today’s challenge is Ways to Use Buttons. Have fun with it and check out the challenge here. I’d love to have you play along.

Button Blooms

This fun, clean and simple design features buttons to look like spring flowers along the fence like. I created this little scene using Kim Hughes’ Summer Trees stamp set. The little picket fence is one of my favorite images and of course the curves on those clouds. No one draws curves like Kim! I was trying to decide how to add flowers to the fence line when I thought of buttons. I usually use the larger buttons first so this was the perfect design to use up lots of the little buttons in the package. BTW if you’re looking for buttons, my favorite package to buy is from Autumn Leaves. The packages are great for storing the buttons in and they seem to last forever. I’m still using up one of the bags that I bought a couple years ago!

Quick Tip: Don’t be afraid to draw in your own elements when creating a stamped scene. It’s super easy to add brush strokes for grass, little birds, flowers…whatever you can think up.

Supply List:

Stamps: Summer Trees (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
thank you from Making the Grade set (Kim Hughes line) by CHF
Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento by Tsukineko
Other: buttons by Autumn leaves, glue dots, copic markers

Happy stamping!

I think I was in a spring mood when I created this design. Posting it today seemed like a great idea as we’re certainly having spring-like weather for the rest of the week. Rain, rain, rain. One of my boys is off to Montreal on his grade eight grad trip. I’m doing the mom-worry thing right now, hoping everything is going well and hoping it’s  not too much of a wash.

This sweet cake image is from the Shady Tree Studio line…yum. I paired it up with a journaling piece, some Basic Grey Porcelain patterned paper, Copic markers and some sweet ribbon.

celebrate

Quick Tip: I know I’ve shared this tip before but I’ve had some questions and thought I’d share again. To zig zag stitch around a circle, you need to have a little patience. I stitch for four or six stitches, leaving the needle in the down position on the outside of the circle, raise the presser foot and slightly pivot. Repeat until your circle is complete. This will make your stitching nice and smooth and even.

Supply List:
Stamps: Floral Slice of Cake (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Birthday Centers (MLM line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
Spring Willow Light cardstock by Prism
patterned paper by Basic Grey
journaling sheet by Making Memories
Other: ribbon by SEI, Copic Markers, sewing machine

Have a sweet day!