Bee Mine

Are you ready for a sneak peek of one of Kim Hughes' newest sets?!? These images will be released by CHF next Thursday!!! As soon as I saw this set, I knew it needed to be paired up with some Urban Prairie paper!

I added Ranger's Distress Crackle paint to my ghost shape so that the heart would be more visible.

I just wanted to show you a close up of these little images. I popped up the bee's wing by stamping onto thick vellum. The bee hive was covered in Matte Effects by Ranger.

Supplies:
Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- The Birds & The Bees (the Kim Hughes Collection)

Ink:
- Onyx Black Versafine inkpad by Tsukineko

Cardstock:
- Black Prism
- Translucent Vellum by Prism (for wings)

Printed Paper:
- Urban Prairie line by Basic Grey

Accessories:
- 'Mustard Seed' Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger
- 'Matte Accents' by Ranger
- Fancy Pants pin
- Ribbon by May Arts
- Ghost heart by Heidi Swapp

Tools:
- paper piercing tools

Want some FREE stamps?

I just looked at the new CHF Creative blog and saw that they're giving out a BUNCH of free stamps!!! All you have to do is leave a comment on their post to be eligible! :) Just thought I'd share with my friends.....

Something's Fresh on the Farm!

Have you heard?!? Cornish Heritage Farms has a new blog! --- a great place to see everything that's new and fresh. It's called Be Creative & you can find it HERE! Of course, all of the CHF girls will still be blogging on their personal blogs... and Richard & Liz will still keep us updated on farm life on their original blog too. Be Creative is another great source to get all of the information you need in one place, condensed for your reading pleasure. :) And... just to keep you on your toes, one of the regular features is an "I Spy" column where customer's cards/projects are featured on the site! We'd love to know what you think! Come check us out! :)

Spring Fling

I don't know if this paper line is new... or just new to me, but I've fallen head over heels for the Spring Fling collection by Pink Paislee!

This first card is based on a sketch for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge HERE. I LOVE this red print with the birds! It looks so much like Kim Hughes' bird stamps! How fun!

Here is a close-up of the rub-on sentiment (below):

And here is the inside of my card:

Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Pretty Birds & Tag! You're It! (the Kim Hughes Collection)

Ink:
- Onyx Black Versafine inkpad by Tsukineko

Cardstock:
- Birchtone Dark CS by Prism

Printed Paper:
- Spring Fling Collection by Pink Paislee

Accessories:
- Melissa Frances Vintage Transfers by Heart & Home Collectables
- Jumbo Eyelets by We R Memory Keepers
- Brown satin ribbon by Michaels
- Brown Felt (for wing)


And.... while all of my supplies were strewn over my craft room, I decided to try out this week's CPS sketch too. :)
I love adding rub-ons to buttons. It makes them look so trendy! I also added Broken China Distress crackle paint to my light blue Prima & then distressed with brown ink when dry.

Here's just a close-up of my bird all popped out & sitting pretty:

Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Pretty Birds (the Kim Hughes Collection)

Ink:
- Warm Red Colorsnap chalk ink

Cardstock:
- Birchtone Dark CS by Prism

Printed Paper:
- Spring Fling Collection by Pink Paislee

Accessories:
- Melissa Frances Vintage Transfers by Heart & Home Collectables
- Felt Flower (the Greenhouse Collection) by American Crafts
- Prima flower
- Button by Basic Grey
-Broken China Distress Crackle Paint by Ranger
- Black photo corner by Heidi Swapp
- Black Copic Multiliner (to draw legs)
- Small corner rounder by EK Success
- Creative Cafe Velvet Chocolate brad by Creative Imaginations

PC Gourmet Sneak Peek & Recipe!

Here is just a little something from the NEW Paper Crafts Gourmet Magazine.



This adorable project is by Alisa Bangerter…

SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (ivory) Dye ink: (Black) Stewart Superior Corp.; (Summer Sun) Stampin’ Up! Specialty ink: (Mango Lemonade color wash) Stewart Superior Corp. Color medium: (black chalk) Craf-T Products Accents: (black brads) Making Memories; (chipboard bat, moon) Melissa Frances Fibers: (black striped ribbon) Pebbles Inc. Font: (Black Family) www.dafont.com Adhesive: (foam tape) Finished size: 3″ x 4 1/2″

1. Make tag from cardstock.
2. Crumple tag and smooth out. Spray edges with color wash; let dry. Apply chalk.
3. Ink chipboard moon; let dry. Chalk edges and adhere.
4. Ink chipboard bat; let dry. Adhere with foam tape.
5. Print sentiment on cardstock; trim and tear edges. Chalk edges and adhere with foam tape. Attach brads. Attach ribbon with brad.

And here are the amazing biscuits that go with it! Don't these look scrumptious? I am going to have to test these out this week!

Recipe: Cheesy Garlic Drop Biscuits by Alisa Bangerter

This is a perfect recipe to pull out if you are short on time because there is no rolling or cutting. The cheese and garlic add extra kick to a plain biscuit, and kids love them. They are the perfect accompaniment to serve with soups or stews, and are great served with a salad.

INGREDIENTS

2 c. flour

2 tbsp. granulated sugar

4 tsp. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1/2 tsp. salt

2/3 c. butter or margarine

1 1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese

1 1/4 c. milk

Chives (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Mix together dry ingredients. Cut in butter with pastry cutter until mixture is fine. Add cheese and mix well. Add milk and stir until just moistened. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Sprinkle top with chopped dried or fresh chives if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for approx. 15 minutes.

Do YOU want this YUMMY magazine?? It is available for order HERE!

Faux Snow Snowflake

Happy Monday! (I'm trying to perk myself up.) :) I'm actually writing this late Sunday night and scheduling this post for the morning... so the thought of heading back to work is not too thrilling! :) But.... one thing I DO love about Mondays is our weekly CHF Chick's Challenge! This week, we're getting to play with Faux Snow by The Art Institute!

If you've never used this product, make sure to take a look at all of the designer's projects to find out more about it. Faux Snow is the new Product Spotlight for this week at CHF - so I hope you try some out for yourself! :)

Links for more ideas:
Dawn Lusk
Jennifer Roach
Julia Stainton
Lesley Langdon
Kristine Reynolds
Michele Boyer

I really like how this card turned out. It was soooo simple - and I finally got to break in some of my crackle paint. I love how Ranger makes so many products in coordinating colors! (I used the Broken China Distress inkpad to stamp my Writing Paper background to match my snowflake.)
I painted my snowflake with Broken China crackle paint and added the 'snow' to the top while it was still wet. It acts like glue and holds it in place nicely when it's dry. I also added a rub-on to the button to give it a little punch.

And... here's a close-up of my snowflake. I wanted you to see how light and chunky this Faux Snow is. I think it looks like a decorated sugar cookie! Yum! :)

Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Christmas Critters (the Kim Hughes Line)
- Writing Paper Scrapblocks TM

Ink:
- Onyx Black Versafine Inkpad by Ranger
- Broken China Distress Inkpad by Ranger

Cardstock:
- Black, Natural Smooth CS by Prism

Printed Paper:
- Good Cheer: Sleigh Bells by October Afternoon

Accessories:
- Holiday Ornaments Undressed Chipboard by Basic Grey
- Broken China Distress Crackle paint by Ranger
- Button by Basic Grey
- Faux Snow by The Art Institute (www.cornishheritagefarms.com)
- Melissa Frances Vintage Transfers by Heart & Home Collectibles (rub-on for button)
- White Waxy Flax by Scrapworks (on button)
- Ribbon by Michaels
- Photo Corners by Heidi Swapp)
- Red Copic marker (to add color to holly berries)

And the winner is....

LORIE!!!! :)

"Lorie said...

Oh, fun! Hope you have a great birthday!"

Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate my day! :) Lorie - please send me your address to: julie_stamps@hotmail.com & I'll get your goodies out to you! :)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Birthday to Me,
Today is my big 3-1 & what fun is a birthday without presents? So... here is a present for you! I have an extra copy of Paper Crafts November/December issue... along with some fun little craft goodies for anyone who wants it! Just leave me a comment on this post & I'll pick a random winner later this weekend! :)

Beacon of Hope

Today I wanted to show you a new stamp set called Beacon of Hope. This is the first of many sets to come in Cornish Heritage Farms' new Scene It Collection. Basically -- it's jammed packed full of images that can work together to create a scene. I really love these images... and REALLY love the sentiments included too! Here's where you can find the set.

As I've mentioned before, I make cards for all of our new visitors at church to welcome them. My eyes just about popped out when I saw the "journey" sentiment in this set! (Our church is called the Journey) Here are a couple of gift card holders/cards that I made:

The Copic Airbrush system is soooo handy! I just zipped through these cards! Easy Peasy!

And here's the inside of my gift card holder (below). I've seen these all over the place lately, and I'm not sure who to give credit to! Basically, it's just a 'w' fold. I sewed 3 of the edges and cut a slit for the gift card to slide into.

I really loved this quote in the set (below)! I though it would be fun to pair it up with this cute image from Unity (So & So Loves...). I used my Wood grain backgrounder on Kraft cardstock & then sponged with Distress Ink. Doesn't it look so real? I just got that backgrounder in my last order & am falling IN LOVE with it! :)

I'm So Prepared!

Today marks the release of another stamp set at CHF called Invitation Essentials! This set has everything you need to craft a special occasion - and the best part is... it's only $9.99! Wowza! Want to see? :)

So... when I was preparing for this release, I thought 'Why not get my next anniversary card out of the way now?'. Our 10th will be next May... so I'm pretty impressed with myself! I'm usually a bad procrastinator. :)

This card couldn't have been more simple! I combined the word "happy" from Kim's Birthday Bash set with sentiments from Mona's Invitation Essentials to create a whimsical sentiment - made with multiple fonts - to go with this super fun paper by Fancy Pants.

Stamps: (all by CHF)
- Invitation Essentials (MLM Collection)
- Birthday Bash (Kim Hughes Collection)

Ink:
- Rhubarb Memento ink
- Pitch Black Adirondack inkpad by Ranger

Cardstock:
- Black CS by Prism

Printed Paper:
- The Daily Grind by Fancy Pants

Accessories:
- black gingham ribbon from Pebbles Inc.
- Warm Gray #1 Copic marker (to shadow sentiment)
- Black Copic glitter pen (to highlight "10th")
- black eyelets (ribbon holes)

Tools:
- sewing machine

Merry Kissmoose

Today was release day for the most recent Friendly Kritters image at CHF - called Frosty Friends. I just love that snowman's sweet face!!!
Here was a bright and cheery card I made using the Daily Grind paper collection by Fancy Pants. I stamped the image once onto the blue dotted paper and then a second time onto white cardstock. I trimmed out just the portions that I wanted and adhered the images on top of each other. This makes it easy to work with those little details like stick arms and antlers. There's just no way to trim those little details!

I love this sentiment found in Kim Hughes' Christmas Critters set. I think it works perfectly with this image! :)
SUPPLIES:
Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Frosty Friends (Friendly Kritters Line)
- (sentiment) Christmas Critters (the Kim Hughes line)

Ink:
- Onyx Black Versafine inkpad by Tsukineko

Cardstock:
- Black Prism CS

Printed Paper:
- The Daily Grind Collection by Fancy Pants

Accessories:
- Copic Markers
- White Inksentials gel pen by Ranger
- Fringe notions (knitting material)

Tools:
- Sewing Machine
- 5/8" Circle Punch by EK Success

You'd Better SHAPE Up!

Happy Monday! Today, the CHF Chicks have a super fun challenge for everyone! -- Make a "shaped card". Basically - make something other thank your standard square or rectangle card. I've seen these diaper-fold baby invitations over the years in stores and knew it couldn't be too difficult to design one on my own. To save time, I did a search on the internet and found a template by Martha Stewart Crafts HERE. (Which is great for you too, in case you want to try this out yourself.) :)

The "diaper" was made by tracing my template onto Kim Hughes' MochaChica patterned paper. I'm super excited about a new stamp set that's coming this Thursday from the Mona Lisa Moments Collection by CHF! It's called Invitation Essentials --- and it's just that. Essential stamps to create elegant shower/birthday/anniversary, etc. invitations! I used this set to create my tag & for the inside segment of my card.

And here is the inside of my invitation: (I stamped onto light flesh-colored card stock and then sponged the edges a bit.)

I've had a chance to peek at a few of the other CHF girls' projects today -- and they are all SO creative! Make sure to check them out by clicking on their blog links on the sidebar to the left.

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Invitation Essentials (MLM Collection)
- (diaper pin) Baby Love (Kim Hughes Collection)

Paper:
- MochaChica Paper Pack (designed by Kim Hughes for CHF)

Ink:
- Rich Cocoa Memento inkpad by Tsukineko
- Old Paper Distress inkpad by Ranger

Cardstock:
- Kraft, Iced Orange CS by Prism

Accessories:
- Cuttlebug Tag die by Provo Craft
- May Arts ribbon
- Silver eyelets
- Mini Scalloped Scissor by Fiskars
- Pink Diaper Pin by Making Memories

Let's Party!!!

We just got back home from a birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese & I wanted to share this week's CHF color challenge with everyone! You can read all about it HERE & I'd love to have you join us! Plus... there are random prizes each month given out for those that upload to the CHF Gallery! :) Here are this weeks colors:

I just LOVE it when I have a great sketch to work from. I needed a birthday card in a hurry and knew Taylor would have some inspiration on her blog. :) Here is this week's Cupcake Challenge sketch:

And here is my card! As you can see... I flipped the sketch on it's side to work with my skateboarding monster image. :) And... if you look really close, you can see my stamped pizza image in my background. (Perfect for a Chuck-E-Cheese party, don't you think?) :)

I just wanted to show you a close up of the dimension on this card. I love these crazy googlie eyes on this monster and I wanted to really emphasize them.

SUPPLIES:
Stamps: (all by Cornish Heritage Farms)
- Kim Hughes Line: Little Guy, Birthday Bash, & Say What!?! stamp sets
- Fine Line Backgrounder

Ink:
- Pitch Black Adirondack inkpad by Ranger
- Warm Red inkpad by Colorsnap
- Versamark pad by Tsukineko

Cardstock:
- Spring Willow Medium, Island Mist Medium, & Black CS by Prism

Printed Paper:
- (yellow panel) Urban Prairie line by Basic Grey

Accessories:
- Copic Markers
- White EP
- Brads by Target's Scrapbooking Line
- Photo Corners by Heidi Swapp
- Green brads by Making Memories

Frosty Friends

Before I get to my "Frosty Friends" post... I wanted to let you know that there are 6 individual flower silhouette stamps that were released today from the Kim Hughes line by CHF. These stamps are available mounted or unmounted and are similar images to others in the KH line (just resized). So... if you are a brick & mortar store and your customers ONLY want woodmounted images OR if you like several of Kim's floral sets but can't afford to buy them all at once --- this might be a great option for you! This is where you can see them along with some beautiful design team samples: CHF Gallery - Flower and Plant Individual Images. They are available for purchase here: Kim Hughes Collection. :)

OK. Now back to today's project! Have you guys seen Lauren Meader's newest venture? She has designed some really awesome templates that you can purchase from Papertrey Ink (My Timeless Templates) and then print directly onto card stock. I made this chipboard ornament and wanted to gift it in a unique way. The image is from a soon-to-be-released Friendly Kritters image called Frosty Friends (available October 21st at CHF).

This is my modified version of Lauren's template (FOR KEEP{sake}). My ornament was too wide to view it completely with the original front window, so I cut a wider window and inserted a Clear Card Sheet inside. I lined the inside of my box with wood-grain patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket.

This is the back of my ornament. The sentiment will be released along with the Frosty Friends image next Tuesday. I bent the stamp and placed it on my acrylic block to create a curved 'sentiment band'.
Here's a close-up of this sweet Friendly Kritters image, colored with Copic markers. I covered the front with Glossy Accents and then used a copper Krylon pen to color the top and edges of the ornament.

To hang my ornament, I added ribbon and a button to the top and placed it through a slit I made in the top of my box.