DDC #12 - Card Sketch & A DT Call

Digi Darla's decided to do a DT call and they are looking for 4 new faces to add to their team. So I have decided to answer the DT call. This week challenge is to play with the above sketch and so here is my take. I started off using Early Espresso paper, cut it down to 5"x 7". Then I cut down Bundle of Joy to 4"x 6 3/4" using the second side which is the stripes and then used Lullaby paper again used the second side. I cut this paper 2 1/2"x 6 3/4".  All these papers are from Graphic 45 collection called "Little Darlings" which I absolutely love. I then used my Stampin'Up punch called Eyelet Border to make the border using Early Espresso paper. I used the Digital Stamp by DigiDarlas called 'Sweet Pea' and colored the image using Lyra Pencil Crayons. I added a bow by using Chocolate Chip 5/8 satin ribbon by Stampin'Up. I punch out a little baby using a 1" punch and the baby borders by Graphic 45 'Little Darlings'. I also punched out 1" chipboard circle. I adhered the baby onto the chipboard. I then pressed it down onto Top Boss embossing ink and applied clear embossing powder on top. I did this twice. I punch two holes and tied some sparkling thread in a bow. I added the sentiment from the Little Darlings Tags 2.
     

UPDATE:   I was one of three top picks for this                 Challenge!!!!

Anything Goes - keyword CHF01

Today is the first of many bi-weekly challenges at Cornish Heritage Farms, every member of the Design Team will take turns hosting a challenge. This week challenge host is Frances, our DT Coordinator, who has requested that "Anything Goes" for this week's challenge. So have a coffee and sit down and visit every member of the Design Team for their cards. Here is my card for this week challenge. I started off with 5"x 7" card size using bronze metallic paper for the base. I'm using the newest Bo Bunny release paper called 'Little Miss' which I happen to love. For the 2nd layer I used Little Miss 'Jaquoya' and 3rd layer I used Little Miss 'Lizzie' on my card which already had a birdcage on it so I went with it. I attached some Calypso Coral  Ruffle Ribbon before attaching to the base. I cut out the birdcage using Spellbinders 'Bird Sanctuary' using Bo Bunny's Coral Vintage paper and while it was still in the die I sponged Rose Coral Fluid Chalk on top. I shaped the birdcage before popping the image up using foam dots. I used the digital stamp called 'Bird #1 260F and printed him onto shimmery white paper along with the sentiment 'It's so nice... 1477-digi. I colored the bird using my prismacolor pencils using the following colors; 926, 925, 923, 942, 916, 1003, 917, 1099, 935, 946, 1092 and 941. I cut the Robin out leaving a little halo and tucked him into the birdcage. I added pearls to the birdcage along with some I am roses that were sprayed using Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray called  Ramblin' Rose Pink. I sponged some Rose Coral and Chestnut Roan Fluid Chalk onto the sentiment and then cut out a frame using Spellbinders 'Lattice Rectangle' using Little Miss 'Jaquoya'.

Once you have created your card/project come back here and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created.  http://cornishheritagefarms.blogspot.ca/2012/05/its-cornish-heritage-farms-challenge.html#comment-form  If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF01. We can't wait to see what you create!

Don't forget to check out the Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team's card on their blogs.


Anne Harmon
Barb Gmitro-Best
Barbara Bruder
Cindy Haffner
Dawn Bennett
Debbie Standard
Deneen Treble
Dianne Beans
Frances Byrne
Holly Brown
Jacqueline Smith
Kris Chirhart
Kristine Reynolds
Lisa Silver
Michele L
Petra Amico
Silke Kittmann
Steph Ackerman
Vicki Davis

Cardabilities - Sketch # 55

So I'm back with a new twist on the May sketch # 55 for Cardabilities. I have this addiction being a paper hog which I tend to hoard so I have these amazing Japanese papers which I never use. So I'm getting ready to teach some Asian cards so here are some of the results. I started off with using black metallic paper which is cut down to 5"x 7" finished card size. I took this Japanese paper which had turquoise and gold leafing on it and cut it down to 4 3/4"x 6 3/4". I then cut down some gold metallic paper to 4 1/4" square. Then I found this awesome tutorial http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/becca-bit-border-filled-frame/ using the EK Success punch called 'Modern Cube' which I would have never bought because it was too modern for me. Becca is fabulous and her cards are out of this world. Her blog is http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/
So I used a 4" square piece of turquoise Japanese paper and the modern cube to punch out the background and applied it on top of the gold square. I then use a Martha Stewart punch called Lattice Heart Deep Edge to punch out heart border using black paper. I then applied on top of the turquoise square. I cut out flowers using gold metallic paper for 2 medium flowers and turquoise paper for 2 smaller flowers and 1 medium using Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch dies exclusively made by Spellbinders. I attached a small gold brad in the center and the third one I used an Asian charm that I found at Michael's. I also cut out the flourishes using gold metallic paper and Cheery Lynn Designs called 'Fanciful Flourish'.

Flourishes Timeless Tuesday ~ FTTC168

My challenge theme is *PINK-A-LICIOUS*…. your main color on your card/project has to be *PINK*. It can be anything from softer pink shades to bright pink colors. It has been long time since I have done a Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge. So here is my card, I used bronze metallic paper for the base which

is a 5"x 7" finished card. I then used some scraps of paper that I have in my scrap bin for the next couple of layers. I then cut out oval using pink metallic paper using the Spellbinders die called 'Floral Ovals'. I stamped image by Flourishes set called "From the Desk of"onto shimmery white paper by Stampin'Up using black crafter's ink by Clearsnap and embossed using gold EP. I colored the image using Pretty in Pink reinker, Lucky Limeade reinker, Wisteria Wonder reinker and Tea Dye reinker by Tim Holtz using an aquapainter. I placed tiny pearls for the center of the flowers and then cut out my image using the 'Lacey Ovals' by Spellbinders. I found out why you add your pearls after you cut the image out. Otherwise the tiny pearls get a bit recessed into the paper. Oh well you live and learn I guess. I sponged some Orchid Pastel Fluid Chalk around the edges and added some Shabby Pink Smooch ink around the edges as well. I used some bigger pearls and Pretty in Pink satin ribbon bow for the corner. I stamped the sentiment from the same set 'From the Desk of" using black crafter's ink by Clearsnap and embossed using clear EP. I sponged Orchid Pastel Fluid Chalk and Chestnut Roan around the edges. I cut it out using Stampin'Up Largest Oval and then punch out another piece of paper using the Label Punch.

Cardabilities Sketch # 54

Well I'm back with my second sketch for Cardabilities Design Team. I used Not Quite Navy as my base which is 5"x 7" card size. I used Kaisercraft collection called "Sweet Nothings" for the rest of my papers. I used 'You & Me' for the second layer and 'Silver Lining' for the third layer which I then ran it thru Stampin'Up embossing folder called 'Square Lattice'. I sponged the edges using French Blue & Orchid Pastel Fluid Chalks by Clearsnap before attaching to the second layer. I took another paper & used Stampin'Up Lace Ribbon border to create an 2 edges. Then I used light blue glitter paper and used Stampin'Up Tasteful Trim die to cut out 2 scallop edges. I laid them on top of pink ribbon border. Using blue metallic paper, I cut a strip so it lays on top of the blue scallop trim. I then cut out a circular shape using Spellbinders 'Lattice Pendants' using Pretty in Pink paper by Stampin'Up.  I found this stamp on-line bought it because I just got back from Paris /London  and I saw Paris in the springtime.Using Cupids Arrow paper, I stamped 'I Love Paris in the Springtime' by Stampendous using Blue Silk pigment ink by Clearsnap and emboss it using clear embossing powder. I colored the image using Dark Truffle Brown and Poinsettia Red Gold magicals. I cut it out leaving a little halo and popped it up using dimensional dots onto the pink pendant. I then cut out leaves from the same paper line and attached them as shown using dimensional dots. Then I used some ribbon roses by May Arts across the strip of paper.

Okay, So I didn't make it!

Well, my bad news is that I wasn't chosen to be on the Heartfelt Creations Design Team, I would like to say Thank you to everyone who was kind enough to vote for me!  So I thought I would post my creations. This is a picture of my oldest nephew Zachary who was 2 years old wearing a big cowboy hat for Halloween. He is now 13 years old and still as cute as ever. This card is a gatefold easel card using Bo Bunny's latest collection called 'Weekend Market'.

 

Here is the scrapbook page that is shows off Zachary wearing my mom's chaps that she had growing up. I won't tell you how old that makes my mother but you get the idea! I will hopefully teaching these projects at Scrap-a-lot in the near future closer to Father's Day! This page uses a lot of Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst stains, Magicals Embossing Powders and fusible webbing.

Welcome to Cornish Heritage Farms blog hop! Come join us as the Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team take you on a journey discovering all sorts of CHF goodness! If you didn’t start at the beginning of this hop, you might want to head on over to the Cornish Heritage Farms Blog so that you don’t miss out on anything.

This month we have 17 backgrounders, 3 ATC Sets, 2 individual Rummage Bin Stamps and 3 Rummage Bin Stamp sets being released.

"First 24 Special" - receive 15% off all orders that are placed within the first 24 hours of the release.

Be sure to leave a comment on everyone’s blog as you travel from blog to blog for your change to win some Cornish Heritage Farms blog candy. Three of our CHF Design Team members will be given away blog candy, but who they are is a secret!   They will be giving away one new CHF stamp to a random person who leaves a comment on their blog!

So here is my first card it uses Lace Flowers background stamp (SL3175) behind the vellum and Ornamental Beauty (LL-6018) in the foreground.

I started off with a 5"x 7" finished card size using black metallic paper for the base. I then used Paris Nights (Tina Higgins) by G.C.D. Studios for the rest of my papers. The second layer was a piece of black & cream flocked paper followed by a piece of gold with brown dots. I then took a piece of paper which was black with cream color flourishes and ran it thru a Cuttlebug folder called "Brocade Window" I then used my Blackbird Fluid Chalk and  ran it over the raised areas of the folder to make the embossed areas stand out. I stamped the Lace Flowers onto black paper using white pigment ink and embossed the image using white embossing powder. I used one of the techniques from Technique Junkies. Then I colored the white embossed areas using Copic markers using the following colors; YR04, YR07, RV17, RV19, B95, B97, G99, YG06, R08, R89, BV08 and V25. I then cut out Brocade Window using vellum. Using the window I stamped the sentiment from Ornamental Beauty using white pigment ink and embossed using gold embossing powder which I placed into the window over the colored background. I then used some gold ribbon by Michael's on the corners and made a double bow. I took some white roses by I Am Roses and sprayed them using Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst spray called "Icy Primrose Gold". I then embossed an altered blank by Vintaj using an Deco Emboss die called "Woodland Birds". I applied Tim Holtz's alcohol inks using black soot, pearl and silver.

Here is inside of the card.

Here is a look at card # 2. This time I used all 3 sets that I received for this blog hop. I used "Lace Flowers" background, "Spanish Words" background and Ornamental Beauty Rummage Bin Stamp. I started off with 5"x 6" finished card size using Concord Crush for the base. I used the collection called 'Snowy Serenade' by Bo Bunny for the rest of my papers. For the second layer I used Frost Dot paper by Bo Bunny. Then I used a technique called 'Bandana'. I used a piece of shimmery paper applied various inks such as Inky Blue, Lavender, Purple and Bermuda Blue Vivid dye inks by Clearsnap using white foam tips and stylus. Took my Lace Flowers background stamp using Black Archival ink by Ranger stamped onto my colored paper. Voila!! I didn't have a white gel pen so I used Tim Holtz distress marker 'Picket Fence' to outline some of the image. Then I stamped Spanish Words using Versamark 'Frost' onto shimmery white paper and embossed using clear embossing powder. Again I applied various inks such as Inky Blue, Lavender, Purple and Bermuda Blue Vivid dye inks by Clearsnap using white foam tips and stylus to color the white paper. I then sandwich the colored paper between to pieces of bond paper and ironed off the embossing powder. Voila! I matted this onto purple metallic paper.
I used the flower from Ornamental Beauty and again stamped using Versamark 'Frost' onto shimmery white paper and embossed using clear embossing powder. I colored this image using Lindy's Stamp Gang Magicals in the following colors; Voodoo Violet Blue and Delphinium Turquoise. I cut out a blue center using the newest Spellbinders 'Spectacular Spin' using Frost Dot paper and a larger one using purple metallic paper. I stamped the sentiment from Ornamental Beauty using white pigment ink and gold EP onto Frost Dot paper. I punch it out using Stampin'Up  largest oval and punched out purple journal  tag using EK Success punch called Journal plate & Bracket punch. Attached 2 purple Mardi Gras Candi to the tag and one blue Candi to the center of the flower!




Now that you have seen my cards, don't forgot to comment on my blog!  So please go and see what Frances Byrne (who is our DT Coordinator) has created for Cornish Farms Blog Hop!!!  http://stampowl.blogspot.com/search/label/Cornish%20Heritage%20Farms