Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Just one more day until Canada Day and ughhhh…it’s still raining. Seriously…I think this is the wettest June that I can remember. At least everything is nice and green and I haven’t had to do much watering. I WOULD like it to clear up a bit so we can hit the beach tomorrow….but who knows?

I have a couple of cards to share with you today. We’re going with lots of black today. I think it was the elegance of the stamps that inspired me in that direction. These two designs use stamps from the All Things Considered line by CHF.

Ever After

This first card was actually based on a CPS sketch from a few weeks ago. I love these Jenni Bowlin mini papers..they are so much fun to work with on cards.
Stamps: Botanical Bliss
Ink: Black Memento Ink byTsukineko
Paper: Black cardstock bay Bazzill, Simply Smooth Vanilla by CHF, 4×4 mini patterned papers by Jenni Bowlin
Other: sewing machine, ribbon by May Arts, gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies, 1 1/2 ” circle punch, Copic markers

Black & White Wish

I went for bold and black on this card. So many times I color and embellish but the stamps are so beautiful on there own, it was a fun exercise just to play around with design and texture and leave color totally out of this project.

Quick Tip: Anchor a corsage pin in chipboard for a different look.

Stamps:
Key Elements (ATC line) by CHF
Vintage Text Scrapblock by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, black cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Other: chipboard letters by Chatterbox, felt by Queen & Co. , butterfly by Heidi Swapp, corsage pin

Happy creating!

It ain’t much…but it’s mine. My little corner of extreme mess creativity. I’ve had a few people ask me lately about the status of my craft room. You know the new one I’ve been talking about for oh…hmmm… 18 months now. It’s still there and waiting. I actually got my hopes up as I really thought I was going to be able to get in there for July. I’m just dying to get organized and have my own little space. One with a door that I can close now that the kids are now home for the summer.

Anyhow…I did a massive clean about a month ago and decided to take some “before” pictures. Before the new craft room…not before I tidied up pics. I’m crazy but not THAT crazy! I’m sure to some of you it still looks messy but believe me…this is as organized as I’ve been in a few years. Sad thing is, it only looked like this for two days. I just keep telling myself that a messy desk is the sign of a creative mind.

When I get into my new space, I’ll share details on how exactly I store all my goodies but until then, I’ll just highlight a few of my new favorites…

• I’m loving my new stamp storage from Organize More so much so that I’ve ordered one more 48 ink pad organizer…I’m totally addicted to ink
• The two new units from Best Craft Organizer are fabulous. I was amazed at how much stuff these would hold. I wish I had more space in my upcoming room as I would definitely order more if I had the space.
• The Clip-it-ups rock! One for the top of each craft organizer…these are amazing for holding all my favorite stamps and goodies so that I can find them easily.

That’s the peek at my workspace, such as it is. I can’t wait until I have after pics to show you. Of course…I think I’ll have to wait, at least a few more weeks. Patience, patience….

Have a good one!
Julia

 Well…I’m not sure if anyone still goes for a Sunday drive or not but I thought it would be fun to share a few car designs today. Camaros actually. They are such a fun car, don’t you think?

I’m not driving too far today…just to church and then plan to spend a relaxing day with my family. I’m super excited about tomorrow though. The CHF Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge kicks off Monday. I hope you’ll join us this week by submitting a design for it. If you’ve missed the details…click on the Will It Be You star in my sidebar.

Camaro

This first car is super fun. I love the graphic look and no masking involved…just stamp and color. Bright fun Copic colors worked perfectly for this look. To make the Camaro sentiment pop, I used a white gel pen to highlight the letters.

Supply List:

Stamps: Camaro Collage (GM line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
Other: Copic Markers, rhinestones by MAMBI, white gel pen by Signo

Happy BRTHDA

I thought it would be fun to create a “girlie” car design. 16th birthday perhaps? The combo of polka dots, pink and glitter make this car totally feminine. Isn’t that license plate sentiment CUTE?

Supply List:

Stamps:
Camaro Style (GM line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Distressed Circles Scrapblock by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Adirondack ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth white by Cornish Heritage Farms, Intense Pink & Blush Red Dark by Prism, black by Bazzill
Other: ribbon by Michael’s, copic markers, glitter by Art Institute, heart chipboard

Have a beautiful day!

hi there! More scraps to share today. This is another quick card I made weeks ago while doing some cleaning and yes…I squeezed a little more of that October Afternoon paper in there. Actually, I think these cards are numbers 5 & 6 that I’ve shared here so far. It’s amazing how far one piece of paper will go!

This first card is super simple…just a lot of scraps set on the diagonal. To make it easy to get perfect clean edges…I adhered the strips over a thing piece of cardstock that I had cut to size. I left the strips long so that I could just flip it over and cut back to the original square size. Perfect clean edges.

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edited to add: this card has been removed for publication…be back soon

Good Friendship

This is a super simple friendship card. I recently came across dotted cardstock by Bazzill at my local scrapbook store. I LOVE it! Such a fun graphic look. This design is paper pieced with the Shady Tree Studio “The Cafe” set.

Supply List:

Stamps: The Cafe (Shady Tree Studio line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento by Tsukineko
Paper: black cardstock by Bazzill, patterned paper by October Afternoon
Other: Nestability die by Spellbinders, foam dimensional tape, buttons by AUtumn leaves, linen thread

Have a simply wonderful Saturday!

It’s all done! School is out as of yesterday and summer vacation has officially begun in our household. Graduation night was Wednesday evening and my boy had a great night and we were definitely proud parents. Yes…I finished those 200 place cards on time…yay! Now I remember why I never make a design more than once. I get my joy in designing a project…definitely not by mass producing them. To those of you who do…hat’s off to you!

Now that the event is over I can share the card I designed for the occasion.  I paired up my Reach 4 the Stars stamp set with a new CHF Backgrounder, Graphic Tapestry. This is such a great image, with lots of detail and it works well on both masculine and feminine projects. I’m loving the new American Crafts glittered chipboard letters I picked up the other day. I believe it is the Thickers Roller Rink Glitter package. They are such a fabulous size for cards and you really get a lot of letters for the price. I think I need some more!

Congrats

Supply List:

Stamps: Graphic Tapestry Backgrounder by CHF
Reach 4 the Stars (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Black cardstock by Bazzill, patterned paper by MME
Other: sewing machine, punches, glitter chipboard by American Crafts

And here’s my very handsome graduate. He cleaned up pretty well didn’t he? It was a special night and I actually got some great pics from a boy who usually runs from the camera. I’m feeling a scrapping bug coming on.

Last of all…I have a winner for the Sweet Bee draw! Random.org picked #3 as my winner. Congratulations Jean Beck! Please e-mail me with your address and I’ll get it off to you!

Take care!