Belle Papier {pretty paper}

I was playing around with my new Photo Op set from Cornish Heritage Farms the other day. I was actually thinking about layouts since this set is really a scrapbooking set when this quote struck me. I thought it would be fun to make a graduation card design with it. That season is quickly upon us! It’s not your traditional style grad card…a little grungy, very masculine with lots of school elements thrown in. Perhaps the word is eclectic? Not sure. What do you think?

go where life calls you, believe, trust, love with all your heart, be honest, do unto others as you would have done to you, forgive, have patience

Pretty good advice, right? (I almost said “eh?” but caught myself. I tell myself I never say that but hmmm….I think I must.)

Go Where Life Calls You

The stamps on this design, just blend right in to that patterned paper. The Lined Paper Backgrounder (can you tell this is my favorite?! ) and the clock are stamped right on top of my Fleuriste paper by Cosmo Cricket. A tiny Creative Impressions paper clip “holds” the sentiment in place. One of my favorite finds lately has been the 7 Gypsies Gaffer Tape. I love the deep colors it comes in and is perfect for attaching in all kinds of places. Here I used a little snip of it for my abc. A few staples and the design was done. Quick and fun!

It’s been a long time since my last {C’est Bon} post but I’m happy to tell you (yay!) I actually have one for you tomorrow. Come back and check out my latest tool purchase…I’m lovin it!

Hope your weekend is {simply} wonderful!

Julia

Supply List:
STamps:
-quote from Photo Op set (the Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Lined Paper Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms
-clock from Time to Stamp set (The Rummage Bine Line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Burnt Umber by Stewart Superior

cardstock: Suede Brown DArk, Frosted Teal by Prism Papers

Patterned Paper:
-Fleuriste 8×8 paper pad by Cosmo Cricket

Accessories:
-safety pin by Creative Impressions
-ribbon by Creative Impressions
-gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies

Tools:
-Stapler

I was wandering through Michael’s the other day and came across this darling wood-edged blackboard. I just couldn’t resist pairing it up with one of Kim Hughes’ new stamp sets called Making the Grade by Cornish Heritage Farms. This set is perfect for teacher’s gifts, end of the year projects and layouts and back to school ideas. This blackboard frame is 8.5″ x 12″ and is stamped with Stazon ink. Lots of space to still write messages on, I thought this design might be fun for a classroom. Also released today is Kim’s darling stamp set, The Landing Pad. I know you’re going to love these sets!

Schoolhouse Welcome Blackboard

I started off this design by stamping around the wood frame with the pencil image and my Burnt Umber Palette Ink. Using a couple of Copic Markers, it was super quick to color in the images. I just love pairing this set up with the Lined Paper Backgrounder and I started by stamping it in

White Stazon directly on the blackboard. To add in some color, I stamped my tree and schoolhouse image directly onto some Fleuriste patterened paper by Cosmo Cricket. They were then cut out and adhered to the blackboard. Using a liquid adhesive such as Ranger Glossy Accents works really well for this. To add in some texture, I covered a chipboard star with some Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint. I’m just loving jumbo ric rak lately…you may have noticed ;)…and it is from Creative Impressions.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Making the Grade (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Lined Paper Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-white Stazon by Tsukineko
-Burnt Umber Palette Ink by Stewart Superior
-Red Adirondack ink by Ranger

Paper:
-Fleuriste 8×8 paper pad by Cosmo Cricket

accessories:
-Copic markers to color in pencils
-chipboard star by Basic Grey
-Old Paper Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger
-button by Autumn Leaves
-ric rac by Creative Impressions

Today’s post combines a double challenge. Today’s Ways to Use it Challenge and also, a year long challenge I’m working on each month. This challenge is called the Divine Design Bible Verse Challenge and Lori Craig put out the challenge to anyone who wanted to jump in. I’ve been creating a Maya Road chipboard book. Each chipboard page is covered with patterned paper, has a passage that I’ve memorized and means something to me and I get to have fun embellishing it. I know this project will be one I’ll treasure always. So many times we make cards or projects that we send away. This one I’m making just for me and adding in as many shabby goodies as I like.

Today’s Ways to Use it Challenge is a rerun….finding ways to use chipboard. I had a request for some ideas and as I always love my chipboard… Pull yours out too and have some fun! Play along with the challenge at WT165.

Two Sparrows Page

I’ve been using patterned paper from the Basic Grey Stella Ruby 6×6 paper pad on each page of this album. I love the shabby look and beautiful colors and it all ties together so nicely when you use one line for a project. My verses are from Matthew 10:29-31 and I printed them out onto some Natural Smooth cardstock on my computer. To add subtle interest without taking away from the words, I added in some flowers from the Silhouette Blooms 1 stamp set by Cornish Heritage Farms.

As for chipboard…well, I love my chipboard! This album is a 6×6 Maya Road Chipboard album with a binder clip binding. I love how easy it is to take the pages in and out to alter. To add more chipboard to my design, I added a little chipboard arrow to highlight the verse that really means something to me. Another chipboard element is one you’ve probably seen lots of in my designs….the Maya road chipboard flourish. I LOVE these! This one is painted with Tim Hotlz Distress Crackle Paint in Antique Linen.

Now did you see the sparrow that ties into my verse? This sparrow is from Asela’s Bird Sampler set and I’ve stamped it right on the top left corner on my patterned paper. To tie my design together with the previous page, I used some the same elements and colors to make it flow. All those blue Autumn Leaves buttons carry through perfectly as well as the Prima flowers. While I didn’t use brown circles on this page like the last, I did anchor this side of the design with a layer of K I Memories dark brown die cut paper.

Lastly, a few thoughts on the verse I chose…these verses are precious to me. To know that God knows everything about me, even the number of hairs on my head… incredible! Some times in your life are difficult but how wonderful to know that God knows everything about me and will be with me for everything to come.

Blessings to you today!

Julia

Summer is sooo sweet. I’ve been finally printing off my photos from last summer and using them in layouts. It’s making me long for more beautiful days. I just love the beach…the sound of the waves and the endless lazy days with the kids.

I created this layout using my new Crop-a-dile 2 Big Bite. I loved the original Crop-a-dile so much that I just had to try out the latest version. I love how you can now use it on 12×12 scrapbooking layouts. This layout is part of a Craft Critique Review I wrote about the Big Bite. You can check it out here...

Yet another update…My dad is now home from the hospital. We’re taking turns staying over and keeping him company. I’m so grateful that he seems to be improving steadily. I’m hoping for some time to get things caught up though as I feel like I’ve been through a whirlwind!

Sweet Sweet Summer Days

I was actually wondering what to do for this design. I knew I wanted to use a 12×12 layout with my Big Bite but hadn’t come up with anything when the new May Page Maps link came in my inbox. I’ve actually never tried one of these sketches but this gorgeous layout just called my name. I love it when inspiration strikes! I knew with this stitched circle that I’d need a photo that had all the main elements to the right side. You don’t want that stitching cutting through the main focal point.

I was so excited to find this photo worked perfectly. It’s one of my absolute favorites. In person the silhouettes are so sweet. You can even see the water dropping off the little girl’s hand. The little girl is the daughter of a friend of mine and while older, she is so sweet with my little guys. This layout is called Sweet for those sweet summer days and sweet childhood friendship.

Part of the charm of this layout is the circular stitching and the eyelets that highlight it. To create my circle, I simply cut out another circle the same size as the orange one on my layout and adhered it with temporary adhesive. It was so easy to stitch around it the same distance from the edge all around and then remove. My Big Bite made it fairly easy to add in the eyelets around the design without worrying about the distance that my original Crop-a-dile could handle.

I love adding small touches of stamping throughout my layout. I especially love the quote from the Motivational Centers set by Cornish Heritage Farms. Make each day your masterpiece.

Hope its a wonderful one!
Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Moments to Remember sentiment & What I love from the Ledger Me stamp set (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Summer sentiment from the Great Canadian Stamp Set stamp set (The Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Make each day sentiment from Motivational Centers set (Mona Lisa Moments line) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
=Black Stazon by Tsukineko
-Espresso Adirondack ink by Ranger

Cardstock: Prism

Patterned Paper:
-plaid by My Mind’s Eye
-dotted pale blue by Making Memories
-shiny polka dots by Making Memories

Accessories:
-jumbo ric rak by Creative Impressions
-flowers by Prima
-eyelets by Making Memories
-gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies
-vinyl stickers by American Crafts

Tools:
-sewing machine
-Dymo label maker
-Crop-a-dile 2 Big Bite by We R Memory Keepers

This design combines a sneak peek and a new release. Cornish Heritage Farms is releasing three new stamp sets today… Friendship Centers, Motivational Centers and Birthday Centers. If you’ve been looking for great quotes and sentiments in a beautiful font…these are for you! I’m just loving how flexible they are. I’ve used some of the quotes on my scrapbooking layouts and they are ALL perfect for cards. Where the “Centers” part of the set titles comes in is that a lot o these stamps in each set work really well as sentiments for the inside of your card design as well.

I’m trying to get some more stamping done today before going up to the hospital to see my dad. Nothing like getting up at 4am. My oldest son had an MRI this morning at 5! I must admit…I DID crawl back into bed this morning for a while when we got home.

Friendship tree

I combined this beautiful Friendship Quote in a simple design paired up with one of the new Kim Hughes stamp sets…The Landing Pad. LOL This is one of those scrap cards. I go upstairs to try and clean my desk and all the scraps magically call my name. You’ll remember my red ruffle from Thursday’s Freedom design…this is the piece I cut off. Couldn’t bear to throw it away. The plaid is a scrap from a layout I have to share with you tomorrow. After stamping my tree, I colored it with Copic Markers and then stamped my little bird and flowers onto that plaid paper. I love the fun whimsical look. I know this card is pretty simple, but that’s OK! Have fun with your designs and just go with what you feel like creating at the moment!

Have a wonderful day!

Julia

Supply List:

Tools:
-sewing machine 

I just love Stazon Ink! I used my favorite two must-haves from the Stazon line for this design…Black and Cotton White. They are sooo flexible and I just love stamping on clear transparencies. The design below is stamped on CHF’s new Clear Card Sheets. I’m so thrilled with them. They make for a quick “wow” card and as they are at least twice as thick as regular transparencies, stand up well.

Today’s design is part of our weekly Monday challenge. You never know quite what you are going to get as we switch it up each week. If you have some Stazon Ink and want to play along…we’d love to have you join us. Here’s the Challenge… Stazon Ink is the Cornish Heritage Farms’ Product Spotlight for the next two weeks. I’ve written up a short spotlight on product highlights and tips if you want to check it out HERE.

Quick Update: My dad is doing much better. We hope to have him out of Trauma today and into a regular ward. Thanks so much for all the wishes and prayers! We really appreciate them!

Rare and Wonderful

As I mentioned above, this card is made from the new Clear Card Sheets by Cornish Heritage Farms. Each sheet comes as an 8.5 x 11 sheet so you can get two cards per sheet. I stamped the Friend Centers sentiment in black Stazon on the front of the card design. This sentiment is from one of three quote/sentiment sets designed by Lisa Strahl that will be released tomorrow. I’m just loving all the quotes! This sentiment in particular is one of my favorites. When I read it, I immediately thought of a good friend of mine and designed this card for her.

To create the image behind the sentiment, I simply stamped some foliage from the Nature Silhouettes set in Cotton White Stazon on the reverse side. A small light purple Prima flower actually inspired this soft design. I adhered it beside the sentiment and added a rhinestone sticker for a simple but pretty embellishment.

Inside the design, I wanted a way to hide my writing so I attached a folded over piece of Sultry patterned paper. To add some inside interest, I stitched the bottom of the flap and perched a little white felt bird. I love how you can see all the different layers from the front.

Want some more Stazon inspiration? Be sure to check out some other designs from this challenge…

-Lisa Silver
-Kim Hughes
-Dawn Lusk
-Kristine
-Julie Campbell
-Valerie Stangle
-Lisa Stahl

-Sherrie Siemens

Have a wonderful day!

Julia

Supply List:

Tools:
-sewing machine 

Oh wow! I’m just having so much scrappin fun lately! I created this design last week using Lesley’s National Scrapbooking Day Sketch Challenge for inspiration. I’ve been going through all my beach photos from last year. I’m excited to be getting them off the computer and onto a layout. This photo is of my son and a family friend playing on the beach. What could be better than some good clean summer fun?

Great Canadian Summer

I’ve been wanting to play around with my Great Canadian Stamp Set from The Rummage Bin Line by Cornish Heritage Farms. Instead of a traditional red and white color combo, I wanted to try out some fresh “beachy” sunshine colors. The more I get back into scrapbooking, the more fun I’m having incorporating stamps in my layouts.

If you’d like to give this sketch layout a whirl…make sure you take the time to upload it to the CHF Scrapbooking Layouts Gallery. There will be a draw at the end of the week for some winners from the entries.

Gotta run! I’ll be back later to edit in the details. Have a great day!
Julia

A super quick 4 minute post this morning! It’s been quite the whirl-wind around here. My Dad fell the other day and wouldn’t go to the hospital. Long story short, he broke three ribs and punctured a lung. He’s now in the Critical Care Trauma Unit with a chest tube. I can’t imagine having almost 2 liters of blood in your chest! I’m off now to go visit again!

In the meantime…I had created a couple layouts for National Scrapbooking Day and I have one of them to share with you now. I’ll be back when I can to edit in the details. I used some fun Making Memories’ paper and some stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms. CHF is having a celebration for NAtional Scrapbooking Day today. I wish I was joining in the fun! You can check out the details HERE.

On the Bus

Have fun and have a great day!

Julia

I’m seriously LOVIN’ this eagle! Does Kim rock or what?!I just love the fun attitude and couldn’t wait to play with this stamp. These stamps, Proud Eagle and Script Freedom are the Cornish Heritage Farms Stamp of the Month for May. I paired them up with this fun Ways to Use it Challenge suggested to me last week. We’ve done the crimping before…a LONG time ago and this time we’re pairing it up with ruffles and pleats. I can’t wait to see all the texture in the galleries today! Come join us for today’s WT challenge HERE.

Freedom

I decided to “ruffle a few feathers” on this eagle (sorry, couldn’t resist )and stamped him three times on my vanilla patterned paper. I cut him out three times, the first time the entire eagle, the second time leaving everything except for his bottom layer of feathers and finally, just the top beak and eyelid to get a three dimensional effect. After coloring with my Copic Markers, I layered him and adhered it all together with foam tape.

To create my pleats…I simply cut out two 3/4″ x 11 pieces of cardstock and started folding. I adhered them together in the middle as you need at least one and a half lengths to span across a 5″ card panel. Once pleated, I carefully fed it through my sewing machine and zig zag stitched. I adhered it to the design last.

To finish off my design, I stapled on some great jumbo ric rak and added a star brad…both from Creative Impressions.

Quick Tip: Transparency Die-cuts are showing up everywhere in the market. Why not make your own with stamps? Simply stamp Clear Card Sheets (much heavier) or transparencies with Stazon Ink and cut out.

Have a fabulous day!

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:
-Proud Eagle and Script Freedom (May Stamp of the Month) by Cornish Heritage Farms
- star from Supah Star (Kim Hughes line) By Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
-Black Stazon - Tsukineko
-Black Palette ink - Stewart Superior
-Brushed Corduroy Distress ink - Ranger

Cardstock:
-Natural Smooth, Blush REd Dark - Prism

Patterned Paper:
-Boxer 6×6 paper pad by Basic Grey

Accessories:
-markers by Copic
-Clear Card Sheets - Cornish Heritage Farms
-ric rak by Creative Impressions
-brad by Creative Impressions

Tools:
-stapler
-sewing machine

I’m so excited about this new challenge! I’ve been wanting to do more scrapbooking and this is just the push I need. Layouts are half the battle for me so this new challenge is the perfect solution. Every other Wednesday at CHF, we’re having a new layout challenge. Our first layout is designed by Lesley Langdon and I’m just loving it. I never would have thought of it myself! So I’m challenging you to play along! Just create your own layout inspired by Lesley’s and post it. Now when I say inspired…that means you have all kinds of freedom. Change it to suit your photos. I made mine a little larger and flipped the layout so that my photos would be on the right side. I thought for my photos, it just worked better that way. Make sure you link your layouts HERE so that we don’t miss any! We can’t wait to see!

In case you don’t already know…I wanted to tell you that this Saturday May 3rd is National Scrapbooking Day. We couldn’t let the day go by without having a little fun so we’ve planned some activities at Cornish Heritage Farms from noon till 3 EST. Chat with Becky Olsen and Kim Hughes, ask your scrapbooking questions, participate in some scrapping challenges, learn with a scrap tutorial and of course, we’d like to share some goodies with you…stop in for a chance to win some cool goodies. Not a scrapper? Stop by for the fun anyway and give it a whirl. We have some great ideas for getting started using supplies you already own as well as ideas for making it easy! It’s all happening in our Scrap Chat forum. Hope to see you there!
Beautiful Moments to Remember

I’ve been dying to use some of the new Basic Grey Sultry paper that I picked up at my local Scrapbook store the other day. This layout challenge worked perfectly for it and it was so simple to pull my color scheme right from that paisley paper. To create this design, I just kept working on it little by little to build up the elements. I think my favorite detail is the title. I stamped my Beautiful Moments to Remember sentiments with black Stazon onto a CHF Clear Card Sheet panel. I brushed on some white acrylic paint around the edges and under the words on the reverse side to make them stand out against the dark backdrop. Another fun idea I just had to try out was scrap-lifted from Becky Olsen. I just loved how she stitched here journaling lines on one of her layouts. As you know…I LOVE to stitch! My journaling was written with a white Signo gel pen. Not perfect, but I’m getting over that fear of writing on my layouts.

Jump in and play along with us. Here’s some of the other takes on this challenge…

-Lesley Langdon
-Kim Hughes
-Kristine Reynolds
-Becky Olsen
-Dawn Lusk
-Alli Miles
-Lisa Silver

Thanks for stopping in! Have a beautiful day!

Julia

Supply List:
Stamps:
-Beautiful sentiment and flourish from the Beautiful stamp set (THe Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Film Strip stamp and scallops from the Photo Op stamp set (THe Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Live Life Wisely sentiment from the Time to Stamp stamp set (THe Rummage Bin line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-foliage from Nature Silhouettes (Kim Hughes line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Spanish Script Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
Burnt Umber & Canvas Palette Ink by Stewart Superior
-Black Stazon by Tsukineko
-Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink by Ranger

Cardstock:
Pink and Suede Brown Dark by Prism Papers

Patterned Paper:
Sultry Line by Basic Grey

Accessories:
-CHF Clear Card Sheets by Cornish Heritage Farms
-dotted Gaffer Tape by 7 Gypsies
-flourish chipboard by Maya Road
-flowers by Prima Marketing
-buttons by My Mind’s Eye
-Shabby Shutters Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger
-clip by Making Memories
-ribbon by Creative Impressions
-white acrylic paint

Tools:
-corner rounder
-sewing machine