Monthly Archives: August 2008

Did you hear there are three new chicks on the farm? Carole Burrage, Joanne Allison and Jennifer Roach just joined the CHF Design Team!!  YAY!!  Welcome, gals!!!

Ok…it’s not really a grungy Monday but today’s challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms is to use Tim Holtz Idea-ology Grungeboard …which, by the way, is on sale at CHF so it’s a great time to try it!  I wasn’t sure if I was going to like this stuff, but it’s fun!  (Here is a direct link to the challenge thread if you’d like to play.)

(I’m not really sure where this card came from.   It’s not my usual style…if you hate it, please be kind. lol)

Live ~ Love ~ Laugh

What exactly is grungeboard?  It’s similar to chipboard but flexible, and it won’t bend or tear.  You can paint it, ink it, whatever you want.

I used a sponge to apply Ranger Walnut Stain Distress ink to the grungeboard pieces then used the ink pad directly on the edges for more intense color.  A Q-tip worked great for the eye holes.   After inserting a jump ring in the nose holes (I can’t believe I’m talking about Q-tips in eyeballs and rings in nose holes), I adhered the pieces using Tombow Mono Multi.

I used several sets from The Rummage Bin line to create the swirls and sentiment, and the tiny words are from two Mona Lisa Moments sets, Sassy Petities and Everyday Petites which will be released Thursday, August 14th.   (Also released on the 14th will be a great set of Train Expressions to go with those new Thomas the Tank Engine stamps.  I so wish those were available five years ago!)

I stitched the word labels a little differently this time (trying to be a bit more “grungy,” I guess).  I used a zig-zag stitch on the left side of each and then I stitched one little stitch three times on the right.  It took a bit of extra time but I like how it looks.  Here’s a close-up…>

Be sure to check out these other CHF designers to see how they used their grungeboard:

Julia        Kristine       Kim       Lesley       Lori       Becky     Dawn

One more thing…CHF is listed in three categories for the Creating Keepsakes 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards.  If you’d like to vote for your favorite products/companies (and CHF 😉 ), click here.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Cardstock:  Vanilla Cream (base), Suede Brown Dark and Natural Smooth  Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper Static Collection   Stamps:  CHF “Beautiful,” “The Art of Framing” and “Time to Stamp” (The Rummage Bin); “Sassy Petites” and “Everyday Petites” (Mona Lisa Moments)   Ink:  Ranger Walnut Stain Distress   Accessories:  Tim Holtz Idea-ology Harlequin Elements Grungeboard, EK Success Architexture “Gothic Metal Brads,” piercing template/needle, brown Marvy marker, jump ring, sewing machine, sponge, Q-tip.  Card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

Time for today’s WT challenge at Splitcoast!  Julia asked me to fill in for her this week so…let’s think of different ways to use jewels.  We like sparkly things, right?  If you don’t have any jewels, maybe you have some other embellishment you can use in a “different” way?

Season’s Greetings

I have a crazy amount of these Doodlebug jewels left over from a big project I worked on last fall.  I thought they’d be cute to use for decoration in The Kissable Tree from Cornish Heritage Farms.  The little deer is from the Christmas Critters set and in the background I used the new Aged Sheet Music Scrapblock™ that was just released on Tuesday.

I colored the deer with Copic markers, cut him out and adhered him to the card with thin strips of foam adhesive, and I paper-pieced the hat using the stripes from the patterned paper.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day and I hope you’ll play!  (Challenge details here.)

Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce “Candy Cane Lane”   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Kissable Tree,” “Christmas Critters” and “Aged Sheet Music” Scrapblock™   Ink:  Colorbox Dark Brown Fluid Chalk, Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black   Accessories:  Doodlebug Ladybug and Pastel jewels, jumbo eyelet (We R Memory Keepers), foam tape.  Card size 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

It’s only Wednesday?  Why do I feel like it should be at least Thursday…even Friday.  Don’t you hate weeks like that?  The ones where the weekend seems so far away?   **sigh**  Anyway… 

Hello Kissable Tree

Here’s a fun new image!   It’s the “Kissable Tree” designed by Kim Hughes and it’s the Stamp of the Month at Cornish Heritage Farms.  I’ve been having some fun with this tree, but I haven’t tried any kissing yet. 😉  Maybe tomorrow.

I used Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink to stamp the tree.  I seem to get much better coverage with that one (and it still dries quickly so I like that too). 

The little bird in the tree is from Kim’s Pretty Birds set but the other bird and the sentiment are from Mocha Chica, a new mini-set to be released August 15th (along with matching patterned paper–can’t wait for that)!  I outlined the tree a bit with a gray  marker and stitched around the border, switching to a zig-zag stitch in spots.  My friend, Julia, did that on one of her cards and now I can’t stop.   I love that look!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!  (Eventually it will be Friday, right?)

Cardstock:  Prism Frosted Kiwi, Super Smooth White   Patterned Paper:  Rubber Soul “Meadows Edge” 8 x 8    Ink:  Colorbox Lime Pastel Fluid Chalk, Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black   Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Kissable Tree,” “Mocha Chica” and “Pretty Birds”   Accessories:  Copic markers, buttons (Autumn Leaves), white string, ribbon scraps.  Card size: 5 ½” x 5 ½”.

This week’s challenge at Cornish Heritage Farms is to create a card or project using one of the techniques found in the CHF forums.  (You can find the list here.)  I’m not a fan of most techniques.  There are a few I really like but for the most part, I don’t like creating anything that takes a lot of time or a lot of (unusual) supplies.  But I wanted to participate this week so I clicked over into the technique forum and poked around a bit.  Guess what I found?  My favorite new way to color detailed images.  This technique is perfect for images such as this one, The Light of Peace by Thomas Kinkade.

Thinking of You

I have been so intimidated by coloring these images, but I could not believe how much easier it was using the Vintage Vellum technique.  There are more detailed instructions in the forum, but basically I used Adirondack Espresso ink to stamp the image, let it dry (patience, patience…not always there so I carefully zapped it with the heat gun), then I colored the image on the back of the vellum with Copic markers.  Wow, I love the results!  I had a hard time getting a nice photo of this card…the image is so soft and actually stands out a bit more here than to look at it in person.  I just love this technique and since I don’t need furniture polish or marbles to do it, I’ll be doing it again.  (This card is on its way to my uncle who was just released from the hospital after almost dehydrating himself to death.  Scary!)

Be sure to check out these other CHF designers to see which techniques they used:  Julia, Lisa Silver, Dawn, Kim, Kristine and Sherrie.  You never know, you might find a new favorite!

Also, tomorrow, August 5th, kicks off Julia’s Clear Holiday Gift Tags class at CHF.  Click on the photo below for more details! 

Thanks for looking!  Have a great day!  (And remember to drink lots of water in this nasty heat!)

Cardstock:   Prism Vanilla Cream (base) and Birchtone Dark, vellum   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus “Dad/Lime” paper    Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “The Light of Peace” by Thomas Kinkade, CHF “Classic Essential Expressions”   Ink:  Adirondack Espresso by Ranger   Accessories:  Copic markers, linen thread, piercing template/needle.  Card size 7” x 5”.