Monthly Archives: June 2009

Thomas Kinkade, Fishing and Photo Editing

Posted on June 23, 2009 | 3 comments

Wow…what a disparate group of items. Actually…the Thomas Kinkade and the fishing do go well together as CHF has a new Thomas Kinkade stamp release, The Fishin’ Hole. This is another smaller vignette image release and I’m loving this size. It makes it super easy to color it without taking as long and it also gives you more space to design around when you’re creating your project.

As for the photo editing part…you know how I love Jessica Sprague courses! Right now JSprague has a two year celebration going on and if you sign up this week…there is a new photo-editing class you can take for free. Guess who must have been one of the first to sign up? LOL I took the Photo Editing: Good to Great workflow class and have been waiting for this one for months.

Fishin

close-up

Quick Tip: To get a realistic image, try to color each detail in the image with two markers for shading. I know many people tell you to color along a color group but I find with these image, you get a more natural look if you use two different shades of green for instance. Where the light hits will have a much warmer green tone than green in the shade.

Supply List:

Stamps: The Fishin’ Hole (Thomas Kinkade line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics, patterned paper by MME
Other: sewing machine, buttons by Autumn Leaves, Copic Markers

Happy creating and don’t forget about those Summer Stamp Star Challenges!
Julia

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A Resist & a Hop

Posted on June 22, 2009 | 15 comments

Happy Monday! It’s officially summer and I have a summer-themed project to share. There’s lots going on today as we have a Challenge Chicks blog hop. It’s been a while so we’re really excited to share some projects with you today.

Have you heard about the Summer Stamp Star Challenge at CHF this summer? It’s a fabulous challenge that you won’t want to miss. There are five weeks of challenges with great prizes and the grand finale will be a guest designer spot at CHF for the month of September. As part of the winning prize, the winner will receive a month’s worth of stamp releases from Cornish Heritage Farms. If you’ve noticed just how many releases we have a month, you’ll know that it is a boatload of rubber. Whether Thomas Kinkade or Kim Hughes, Scrapblocks or Rummage Bin, Friendly Kritters or Scene-it are your thing…we can’t wait to see your designs. Be sure to check out the details here.

With five weeks of fun, goes five different challenges. I thought it would be fun to try out some of the challenges and perhaps inspire with ideas for them. The CHF design team has a sample for each of the challenges and for a few of the challenges…more. Check out Lisa Strahl, Becky Olsen, Joanne Allison, Sherrie Siemens, Kristine Reynolds, Jennifer Roach, & Lisa Silver.

Ornamental Resist

Resist techniques seem to be hot in the scrapbooking industry right now but they’ve always been a great technique that stampers have come back to time and time again. My design is for challenge #3: resist. To create my resist I stamped the Ornamental Borders Scrapblock onto some Simply Smooth white cardstock and embossed it with clear embossing powder. I then freehand cut a butterfly mask out of a roll of repositional masking, discarding the actual butterfly and using the negative shape instead. After placing the masking onto my background, I sponged the butterflies first with Dried Marigold Distress ink and then with Worn Lipstick Distress ink. Any dye ink will work well. I love how the embossing resists the dye ink and highlights the stamped pattern on the project.

Supply List:

Stamps: Ornamental Borders Scrapblock by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Distress Embossing Ink, Dried Marigold & Worn Lipstick Distress ink by Ranger

Paper: Simply Smooth White cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill Basics

Other: buttons by Melissa Frances, ribbon, corsage pins, clear embossing powder by Ranger, heat gun

Happy creating!
Julia

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Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 21, 2009 | 5 comments

It’s Father’s Day and in honor of the men in our lives, I have some masculine themed designs.Actually none of them are specifically for Father’s Day as I’ve already shared those with you at some previous moment. 🙂 You’re getting three for the price of one (wink) as I’ve been so busy stamping this past month, I ended up creating a lot of projects.

100 Years of Railroad

This image is from the B& O Railroad line and is simply stamped. I thought it would be fun to add some texture to the design so I used some embossed Prima chipboard as a layer. The raised areas are highlighted with ink sponged across the surface.

STamps: 100 Years of Railroad (B&O line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth Vanilla by CHF, patterned paper by Graphic 45
Other: brad by Karen Foster Design, chipboard by Prima

Bear at Sunset

I thought this Saturday Evening Post bear needed a beautiful wilderness sunset. The image is colored with my copic markers and the sky blended by flicking color from the bottom and then another shade down from the top until it is well blended.

Quick Tip: Add highlights with a white gel pen.

Stamps: Standing Black Bear (Saturday Evening post line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Fine Gingham Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Burnt Umber Palette Ink by Stewart Superior
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill
Other: brads & Twill tape by Creative Impressions, linen thread, Copic markers, White Signo Gel Pen

Birds in Flight

A super simple stamped image paired up with Graphic 45 paper and a little gaffer tape. Guys don’t like frou-frou! 🙂

Stamps: Flock of Ducks (SEP line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko, Vintage PHoto Distress Ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth Vanilla by CHF, patterned paper by Graphic 45
Other: gaffer tape by 7 gypsies, big brad by Karen Foster

Have a wonderful day with those special dads in your life!
Julia

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Simply Saturday, Simply Ba{bee}

Posted on June 20, 2009 | 9 comments

It’s Saturday again! And today…it’s simply soggy. I guess I’ll be getting some things done around the house instead of enjoying the outdoors. That’s OK as I have a lot to do. I have to make over 200!!! place cards for the school for the class grad dinner. Better get started!

I have a baby card set to share with you…both boy and girl versions. I used little little alphabet beads that they created name bracelets from. On the baby boy card, I’ve adhered them over top of the diaper pin stampto make them look like they were slip onto the pin. I adore making baby cards. These stamps are from my new Sweet Bee stamp set.

Quick Tip: Adhere beads using Glossy Accents or other dimensional glaze product.

Ba{bee} Boy

What’s really difficult to see on this photo, is that I scored lines across the bottom quarter of this card to add some subtle texture.

Stamps: sweet bee (the rummage bin line) by CHF
Ink: Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
Other: letter beads, ribbon by Creative Impressions, Glossy Accents – adhesive, button by Autumn Leaves, Score Pal

Sweet Ba{bee} Girl

Stamps: sweet bee (the rummage bin line) by CHF
Ink: Rose Bud Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
Other: flower by Prima, letter beads, ribbon by Creative Impressions, Glossy Accents – adhesive

Hope you’re getting better weather where you are! Have a simply wonderful day!
Julia

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Sweet Bees

Posted on June 19, 2009 | 7 comments

It’s Sweet Bee release day and just in case you haven’t seen the entire set…here it is. I hope you love all the different elements. This set was so much fun to design.

*****If some of the new, or old, Cornish Heritage Farms stamps are on your wish list…this is a great time to get them. Why? All stamps are 10% off from today, Friday June 19th through Sunday June 21st. It’s the Start of Summer sale and what a great reason to celebrate. I love summer!*****

Sweet Bee

B-Day Gift Set

I did it! I finally finished part of my best friend’s birthday gift. Her birthday was in May! I’m more than a little late.Totally embarrassing but better late than never, right? I think I’m going to have to make another of these journals for myself. I need something to keep myself organized on those busssssy days. Hmmmm…that would be everyday. Seriously though…life does go much better when I make lists. I really need to get back into the habit.

Bee-u-t-ful Day Journal

While every day is busy, every day is beautiful too. I thought it would be a good idea to have that theme on a journal to remind us. Each day is a gift. This journal is a kraft bound journal from Michael’s I believe. It had a little print on the front but it was easy to cover up with the paper layers.

I love the colors purple and burgundy together. I remember a color challenge I participated in a few years ago. They paired them up and I thought…you have to be kidding me. But they work and I loved them together. It’s fun to pull out old ideas and create new designs with them.

The chipboard pieces on these two designs are nested frames from Maya Road. The one on the card fits right into the journal one. To add some color and sparkle, I painted the chipboard with Distress Crackle paint and sprinkled them with glitter while wet. It’s quick to do and you don’t need adhesive.

Quick Tip: Custom colored corsage pins are super easy to do with a Copic Airbrush. Simply spray lightly while turning the pin. Allow to dry before using.

Supply List:

Stamps; Sweet Bee (The Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Vintage Text Scrapblock by CHF
Ink: Cranberry Adirondack ink by Ranger, Black and Rich Cocoa Memento Ink by Tsukineko, Brushed Corduroy Distress ink by Ranger
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF
patterned paper by
Other: flowers by Prima, crocheted flower by Imaginesce, corsage pins, Copic air brush, chipboard by Chatterbox, chipboard by Maya Road, glitter by ARt Institute, distress crackle paint by Ranger, ribbon by May Arts, stapler, sewing machine, rhinestones by Doodlebug Designs

Have a Bee-U-T-ful day!

Julia

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Thursday challenge & Scrapblock release

Posted on June 18, 2009 | 12 comments

Grab your coffee! I don’t usually write so much but…this is going to be one of those longggg posts.First of all…I’m super excited that the Scrapblocks release day has finally arrived. Here they are, almost as large as life. Scrapblocks are 6″ x 6″ square unmounted red rubber and are perfect for cards, altered projects and scrapbooking.

Vintage Text Scrapblock

Stitches Scrapblock

You can find these Scrapblocks in the CHF store: Vintage Text, Stitches Scrapblock

The Challenge:

I’m back with another Ways to Use it Challenge today. This week we’re focusing on a look that I think it big in the industry right now…text. It’s amazing how many places it is popping up. What’s it inspired by? I’m not quite sure as it is a great vintage trend as well as looking great on more graphic style designs. Perhaps all the interest in fonts and the computer generation has brought it to light. However you want to use it…it’s a great look. Use text as a background layer, stamp on it, add a definition block, use a vintage book, computer generate your own…use it however you wish and have fun with the challenge! Check out the details here.

The Project:

I love scrapbooking and altered projects. Frequently though…I’m so short on time, I just stick with cards. The solution? Make a small mini-album. This little album is only 4″ x 4″ square but I’m just bouncing as I had so much fun making it. Ever done that? Create a project that you’re thrilled you finally got a chance to make? This is it for me.

This little album may be small but it’s packed full of love…it’s a mini album of all five of my babies. The really fun element in this project for me was all the clear elements. The covers of this project as Zutter Acrylic Covers. I stamped on them with my Vintage Text in Stazon Ink. I used the Text to tie the project together. Text is a great versatile look and it really doesn’t matter what it says…it’s all about the style.

Quick Tip: Crystal Accents and other dimensional glazes are great adhesives for Clear Card Sheet projects.

Inside my book, I alternated binding pages of stamped Clear Card Sheets cut to 4×4 size and patterned paper. On the paper pages, I adhered a 3×3 picture of each child, keeping it simple because of the mini size. The Clear Sheets are where the fun is. They are each stamped with a different Scrapblock or Backgrounder for a little variety. These pages hold the info and embellishing…an initial and birth date of the child. I love the way they give a peek at the baby underneath.

and so on….

Supply List:

Stamps: Sweet Bee (The Rummage Bin line), Vintage Text Scrapblock, Stitches Scrapblock, Sophisticated Swirl Backgrounder, Spanish Script Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Black Stazon by Tsukineko

Paper: Patterned Paper by MME, Clear Card Sheets by Cornish Heritage Farms

Other: brad by Making Memories, flowers and lace by Prima, bling by Basic Grey, dymo label maker, chipboard by American Crafts, Zutter Bind-it-all

And finally….

The Winner:

Thanks so much everyone for your wonderful ideas for using the Scrapblocks. They are really so versatile. I used the random.org integer generator to pick one lucky winner….number 62 . Tracey Gordon, that’s you! Congrats! Please e-mail me with your address and I’ll get that rubber in the mail. 🙂

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for staying with me through a very long post!

Julia

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Posted in Challenges, Cornish Heritage Farms, Papercraft projects, Photos, Scrapbooking

Bee Mine

Posted on June 17, 2009 | 14 comments

This post is all about the bees. I have a couple of Sweet Bee cards to share with you today. It’s been such a busy week, I’m just now getting to share some more peeks of this new Rummage Bin set with you. I designed it to be easy to use, quick to stamp and Sweet Bee has lots of possibilities for different occasions. Today’s cards are quick and fun and use the stamps for both a Valentine and a Birthday card design.

Bee Mine

Supply List:

Stamps: Sweet Bee (the Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Black, Rose Bud Memento Ink by Tsukineko, white craft ink by Clearsnap
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, kraft cardstock by Bazzill basics, Just Chillin’ 6×6 patterned paper pad by Making Memories
Other: sewing machine, ribbon by Creative Impressions, twine, button by Melissa Frances, pinking shears

Happy B – day

Quick Tip: Pleat paper using a Scor-Pal for even pleats. Sanding the edges after pleating highlights the inner core and adds to the shabby look.

Supply List:

Stamps: Sweet Bee (Rummage Bin line) by CHF
Ink: Black Memento ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, patterned paper by Making Memories and My Mind’s Eye
Other: pearl sticker, brad by K & Co. Score-pal, rick rack by Melissa Frances, stapler, sandpaper, flower by Prima

I’ll be back tomorrow with some more peeks, the winner of the Scrapblocks giveaway and of course…the Thursday challenge.

Take care!
Julia

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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Thomas Kinkade, Fishing and Photo Editing

A Resist & a Hop

Happy Father’s Day

Simply Saturday, Simply Ba{bee}

Sweet Bees

Thursday challenge & Scrapblock release

Bee Mine

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