Inky Delight and Certification News

Getting back to some of my stamping roots today. I played along in the "burnt edge" technique over on SCS today. Perfect for those vintage piece looks! I just loved this image as soon as I saw it. My FIL is a "whistler". You can always tell when things are going well as he works out on the farm because you will hear him whistling.
I used some fabulous Graphic 45 paper that I got from the wonderful Joy and Daisy at Eclectic Paperie....fantastic for vintage cards!
I used distress ink for the office tag and then dropped a few drops of water for an aged effect.
This fun image is being released tomorrow at CHF.
Here are all the deets on this card:
Stamps:
The Whistling Post (B&O Railroad), Vintage Text (Scrapblocks), Encouragement Expressions (Mona Lisa Moments) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Tea Stain, Walnut Stain, Faded Denium, Black Soot Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper:
Manila Tag (Office Depot)
Fashionista (Graphic 45)
Clear Label (Little Yellow Bicycle)
Accessories:
Twine
Edge Distressor (Making Memories)
Button
Sponge


Certification News:
The AUGUST Copic Certification Applications are now available:
AUGUST 15th Vancouver
AUGUST 22nd Calgary
AUGUST 29th Edmonton

If you are in need of an application form just e-mail me and I will send one to you!
sherrie@cardcreme.com


Enjoy your day!

Blending Solution Video

Todays card has many fun elements in it. I played along in the limited supply challenge at SCS and this is what I came out with. I have been having a lot of fun with the new Sara England stamps at CHF. This one in particular I can be really creative with that large sail.
Here are all the deets of the card and I will go into the specifics on the sail:
Stamps:
Sailing with my dog (Sara England), Encouragement Expressions (Mona Lisa Moments), Weave (Backgrounders) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Espresso Adirondack Dye Ink, Snow Cap Pigment Ink (Ranger)
Paper:
Suede Brown Light, Medium, Dark (Prism)
Solar White Cardstock (Neenah)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
AirBrush System (Copic)
Paisley Impressionabilities (Spellbinders)
Round Dies (Spellbinders)
Threading Water Punch (Fiskars)

Here is a close up of the sail, click on the photo and it gets even closer! I showed this technique in the video below on achieving some texture in the sail. I used copic blending solution in combination with my background stamp to get a stunning canvas look....way fun!
I love how the blender solution also gives the sail a bit of a water stained look too!

Hope you enjoy the video and have a great weekend!

More than paper

I love getting the most out of my rubber stamps and papercrafting supplies. I thought this would make a cute gift for a little girl. Sometimes it is fun getting those really personalized gifts...no one else will have these socks!
I had a little ahhhh, sniffle moment when I pulled out these keepsakes for this photo. My daughter's shoes and the blanket great grandma made her....Sniffle, now she is going into High School this fall!

On a personal note...she just received her grade for her RCM grade 7 piano exam....she received an 88! We are so proud of her....that is high honors in the piano world!
Back to the socks....they were stamped with palette's burnt umber ink and then I went with embroidery floss around the perimeter. I colored in the cupcake tops with copics and a button for accent.
I used the sweetie stamp from "The birds and the bees" and the cupcake from "Baked with Love" both are from the Kim Hughes Collection at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Off to the last day of school awards ceremony....summer is here!

"Honey Do" List...

Now which "honey" out there wouldn't love this kind of list! I pulled some fun script sentiments and combined them in writing my "list".
I just love the fun colors in this Cosmo Cricket paper! Those pink on pink polka dots are wonderful!

A little note about my crocheted flowers....because I do a lot of publication stuff I am not willing to release my exact pattern for these flowers yet. If a magazine wants the rights to them I cannot publish them publicly here. Thank you for all your compliments and e-mails. There are a ton of great videos on youtube. That is where I got started!

Here is a close shot of my Honey do list.
I said I was going to share a few coloring hints and tips this week so here is a simple one to start you off.

Hint:
Swipe over your sentiments with the same colors you use in your images to add cohesiveness to your design.

Sometimes you don't need to color the WHOLE object. A little amount of white space adds interest and highlight to your image. See that I only added color to the left side of my hive.

Here are the card deets:
Stamps:
Sweet Bee (Rummage Bin), Script Essential Expressions (Mona Lisa Moments) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Espresso, Watermelon Adirondack (Ranger)
Paper:
Girl Friday (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Butter Spica Glitter Pen (Copic)
Air Brush System (Copic)
Crocheted Flower (Made by me)
Button (Sewing Stash)
Twine
Notebook Punch (EK Success)
Chipboard pieces (Cosmo Cricket)
Sewing

Enjoy your day!

CHF Blog Hop!

Today's post is really fun. I'm sure you have heard about CHF's "SUMMER STAMP STAR DESIGN CHALLENGE", if not just click on my link to read more.

We as Cornish team members wanted to do a fun blog hop highlighting the different challenges.....guess which one I picked....
COLORING! (I know you must be shocked...)
This card is ALL ABOUT THE COLORING... I actually find the Thomas Kinkade line colors quite easily. The detail and shading that is already in this fabulous stamp means that I only need to lay down the color and the stamp does the rest! This new stamp gets released tomorrow...I have a "thing" for old covered bridges so I immediately fell in love with this stamp!
Here are the short list of details on this card:
Stamps:
The Fishin' Hole (Thomas Kinkade), Father's Day Centers (Mona Lisa Moments) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Chocolate Pearlescent Brilliance (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Simply Smooth White (Prism), White (Neenah)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Airbrush System (Copic)
Brads (Heidi Swap)
Rectangle Dies (Spellbinders)

Now the close up. I can tell you that I used about 20 different colors (at least) but coloring Kinkades is very relaxing for me. I colored the whole thing with copics and then went in with my white prismacolor pencil and highlighted a few spots on that big tree.

The coloring challenge is one of five fabulous challenges. Make sure you check them out. Each member on the blog hop today is highlighting a different challenge.

Lets go see what they did:
Becky Olsen, Jennifer Roach, Joanne Allison, Julia Stainton, Kristine Reynolds, Lisa Silver and Lisa Strahl....

Hope I inspired you today to color! Watch this week as I will discuss coloring technique in more detail....

Happy Monday!

A Little Peek

A little teaser for tomorrow's fun blog hop post....stay tuned for that.

In the meantime, happy father's day to all the dads and dads to be out there. I know my children are incredibly blessed!

See you tomorrow!

Taylored Expressions Challenge #73!

It's friday and what a sunny one it is! My tooth didn't need a root canal....woohoo! Praise the Lord for my mouth and my pocket book! I have a temporary filling in to allow my tooth to heal for 6 weeks then I go back to have the permanent one put in.
Thanks for all your supportive comments...I was so nervous and the dentist was really sweet and understanding.
I gave you a peek yesterday of Sara England stamps that are coming to Cornish Heritage Farms and here is another one. This one is called "Sun Watching"...I love her hat!
Watch for this release on the 24th of June.
Colored with my copics I was able to match the pretty fun colors in the Early Bird Patterned Paper by Cosmo Cricket!

This was originally white ribbon with black polka dots. I just swiped it with my marker to match her fabulous hat.
Did you notice I followed the sketch this week...woohoo for that too!
Here are all the details....
Stamps:
Sun Watching (Sara England) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Simply Smooth White (Prism)
Early Bird Patterned Paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Ribbon (Colored with marker)
Chipboard letters (Cosmo Cricket)

Here is the sketch so you can play along in TAYLOR'S challenge.
Don't forget to see what the rest of the cupcake crew came up with:
Stephanie Hargis: Steph's Stampin' Stuff
Vicki Chrisman: This Art that makes me Happy
Jami Sibley: More is More
Monika Davis: M.A.D. Stamper
Donna Baker: Serenity in Stamping
Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Ana Wohlfahrt: Ink A Stamp
Lynn Mercurio: Stamperosity
The cupcake sampler this week is Rachel Sztonyk! You can find her beautiful work HERE!


Finally I NEED to let you know of the awesome weekend SALE Cornish is having....a chance to pick up any stamps you would like for our upcoming SUMMER CHALLENGES. You can see that post HERE.
10% off EVERYTHING in the store starting today and ending Sunday at midnight!

See you monday when the CHF chicks have cooked up a VERY fun blog hop!
Have a great weekend!

Sailing

I wanted to get a card into today's post BEFORE I go to the dentist. I'm not sure how I will feel afterwards. Feeling pretty good right now as my dentist prescribed a "happy pill" for me to take before I go. As a person who rarely takes over the counter medication....I feel a little like I'm "SAILING" right now....

I finally can give you all a sneak peek of a new line coming to Cornish Heritage Farms! Woohoo! The stamp line is by Sara England and I have enjoyed coloring the ones that I have! This card is just FULL of copic goodness. I airbrushed the sky, then stamped my image, masked off just the boat portion of the image and airbrushed the water. I love this airbrushing look...notice the intentional light space by the boat. I loved it that my water didn't look "solid".
I colored my image with my copics......I saw some really neat old boats when I was in Italy, a lot of them had paint peeling off and you could see the previous boat color underneath...this is what I tried to achieve with my boat.

Ahhhh, the sail....my favorite part of this card. I stamped my image on Claudine Hellmuths sticky back canvas, airbrushed it a bit and cut it out. I then simply pasted it over my image on my card...if you look close you can still see the hint of the water and horizon through the sail....COOL!

Now that I have you as excited as I am about this new line....it is being released June 24th! That's next week! Watch for more from me in this line.

OK, now going (kicking and screaming) to the dentist. Wishing you a great day!

Thankful Wednesday

There are so many people to thank at the end of a school year. One in particular this year led my daughters middle school musical. The kids were having a cast party so I knew I wanted to quickly make a card for this special music teacher. Who could resist this sweet little girl on the piano?!
Speaking of piano, my daughter just wrote her grade 7 exam! It will be nice for her to take a little break before diving into piano theory this summer.
I SEARCHED for a good sentiment...somehow thankyou wasn't quite enough....found this sentiment in the beacon of hope set from the "Scene it" line at CHF. Perfect!

Soooo, do you have music teachers in your lives? This stamp is awesome...it is big, simple, can be left uncolored and just antiqued....and best of all timeless and classic. Yup, this piano girl and tulip girl hold a very special spot in my stamping studio....

Here is a close shot of the coloring. My light source coming in from the left. If you click on this photo you can see really close the shading on her skin/dress/hair.

Here are all the deets:
Stamps:
Piano Girl (SEP), Beacon of Hope (Scene it) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Simply Smooth White, Black (Prism)
Vintage Paper (Prima)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Airbrush System (Copic)
Flower (Prima)
Jewel (Making Memoires)



Tomorrow I go in to get my tooth repaired....I am hoping they can just replace the existing filling that is cracked. If it is really bad I'll be in for a root canal and crown.....ouch! So if you think of me, I'd love a little prayer, as I am a HORRENDOUSLY bad dental patient. Scary.....

Busy Bee Tuesday

See a little theme here?.... Yes, I have bees on the brain. This was just a really fun colorful card that incorporates many different textures. For this "Bee" I used the same paper as yesterday (Girl Friday Cosmo Cricket) but a COMPLETELY different look!

I made my bee have a little embroidery stitched trail. It is quick and easy, just pierce the holes first before stitching. I used the same floss that I used to create my crocheted flower.
Here are all the card deets:
Stamps:
The birds and the bees (Kim Hughes Collection), Sweet Bee (Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Sunset Adirondack Pigment (Ranger)
Paper:
Girl Friday (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Stickles (Ranger)
Crocheted Flower (Made by Me)
Embroidery Floss
Threading Water Punch (Fiskars)
Brad

BEE back tomorrow....I have another bee card :)

Busy Bee Monday

A busy monday. I'm sure you know what I mean. Getting the kids ready for their last week or so of school....means field trips, sports days, permission slips that need to be in and signed. Needless to say, my calendar is BUSTING! So along with my busy bee mental state I thought I would post another "bee" card anticipating the release of this fabulous set on FRIDAY!
This was really fun and quick stamping. Directly stamping onto the fabulous "Girl Friday" Cosmo Cricket paper the little pussy willows and bees. I used my copics to add some depth to the "B". Added some embellishments and created a very soft look.

Here is what the inside looks like stamping on the card stock with some pigment ink.
Here are all the deets:
Stamps:Sweet Bee (Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Espresso Adirondack, Shell Pink Pigment (Ranger)
Paper:
Suede Brown Dark (Prism)
Girl Friday (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Air Brush System (Copic)
Ribbon (Offray)
Button (Making Memories)
Sticker border, journaling card (Cosmo Cricket)
Crochet Flower (Made by me)
Twine

Off to make my Monday morning coffee and get crackin' on a ton of projects I have swirling in my brain!
Have a good one!

Happy Birthday Taylor!

Taylor...you sweet thing....I am "celebrating you" today! The best way I thought of to celebrate our friendship was to join the two things together we like the most!

I love coffee, you love cupcakes. I will note one inconsistency....the cupcake and the coffee cup should be the same height...lol!
You are such a sweet friend and I really hope you enjoy your day "hoppin" around to see what your stamping friends have done...

Wishing you a lot of fun (and of course cupcakes) on your birthday. Enjoy!

Ok, for the papercrafting part of this close up I wanted to show you how pretty it is when you use your airbrush system to highlight images. Here I colored and shaded my cupcake and coffee first then I put my BG10 in my airbrush system and sprayed my white cardstock. I was careful to make my edges slighly darker leaving the space around my image the lightest...therefore highlighting it. I know it is something that is very subtle but I wanted to show you it was actually intentional....
Here's the whole card. I mimicked the blossom shape on my cosmo cricket patterned paper by using the blossom die from spellbinders to cut the shapes for my image. I used that same blossom die for the little felt flower in the corner as well.
Here are all the card deets:
Stamps:
The Cafe (Shady Tree Studio), Script Essential Expressions (Mona Lisa Moments) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Simply Smooth White (Prism)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Airbrush System (Copic)
Blossom Die (Spellbinders)
Felt
Suede Brad (Making Memories)
Liquid Pearls
Sanding Block

Here is the sketch so you can play along in TAYLOR'S challenge.
Don't forget to see what the rest of the cupcake crew came up with:
Stephanie Hargis: Steph's Stampin' Stuff
Vicki Chrisman: This Art that makes me Happy
Jami Sibley: More is More
Monika Davis: M.A.D. Stamper
Donna Baker: Serenity in Stamping
Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Ana Wohlfahrt: Ink A Stamp
Lynn Mercurio: Stamperosity
The cupcake sampler this week is Bonnie Sharp! You can find Bonnie's wonderful creations HERE.

Enjoy your weekend!

The Sweetest Moments and CONTEST NEWS!

LOTS to show you today....these crinkled flowers were part of the challenge today over on SCS. So fun and easy to make. I cut out the shapes with my spellbinder dies and wadded them up into a little ball...flattened them out and then took my sanding block to them. They make a pretty textured element. In this shot you also get to preview one of the lovely sentiments in the new "Sweet Bee" set that is coming to the farm June 19th. I love the uniqueness of it!

A funny little thing about the sentiment...I had initially stamped it directly on the base patterned paper....VERY CROOKED! Oh no! Didn't want to throw the whole card out! So I stamped the sentiment again on the patterned paper and laid it over top of my mistake....
One of the biggest things I have learned as I craft is how to fix mistakes.....lol!

Here is the whole card. I followed along in the CPS sketch for this week. You can find that sketch HERE. See that wonderful chunk of text? That is a stamp TOO! It is one of the newest scrapblocks...yes 6x6 of glorious red rubber. Fantastic for cards and all kinds of altered items! Looooove it!

Here are all the card deets:
Stamps:
Sweet Bee (Rummage Bin), Vintage Text (Scrapblocks) by Cornish Heritage Farms...to be released June 18th&19th
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Watermelon Adirondack Pigment (Ranger)
Paper:
Girl Friday (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Dahlia and Circle Dies (Spellbinders)
Brads (Heidi Swap)
Ribbon
Sewing
Sanding block

See you tomorrow....it is CUPCAKE FRIDAY!


AS FOR THE CONTEST NEWS.....WATCH THE CHF CREATIVE BLOG TODAY FOR THE FUN DETAILS!
I've attached the details...you will want to click on it to see it bigger:

Back to my studio!

Yeah! The Tylenol 3 fog has lifted as my mouth infection is clearing up. Advil seems to be doing the trick now....so back to my craft room I go!
Look what came in the mail for me while I was gone. Impressionabilities! Yipee! They are awesome! They give this letterpress debossing look and while the stencil is still attached I could airbrush some pretty accent coloring!

Can you see that little peek of a new stamp????......
Here is your full peek! It is a new set (and a new line) for Cornish Heritage Farms. This set is called Botanical Bliss and is in the new line called All Things Considered....get it (ATC). For those of you who love making ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) these sets will be ideal!
This set will be released June 16th!
Here are all the deets:
Stamps:
Botanical Bliss (All Things Considered) by Cornish Heritage Farms...due to be released June 16th!
Paper:
White (Neenah), Black (Prism)
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Airbrush system (Copic)
Satin Ribbon (Offray)
Dried flowers
Butterfly Impressionabilities (Spellbinders)

Thanks again for all the well wishes! Have a great day!

A little out of commission

Sorry, I haven't been able to post....I got home from Winnipeg and have developed a major infection in my mouth...Off to the dentist tomorrow...for now Tylenol 3's are my friend. I'll check back in as soon as I can.

For those of you who have left messages from my time in Winnipeg...thank you so much. I am thrilled that you learned a lot and had fun doing it!

Check in with you all when my mouth has healed up....

On the road again...

Well, I'm out the door and on my way to Winnipeg! It is going to be SOOO much fun. I am bringing a ton of copic samples along and have put together some fun demos for the class. I'm gonna show "up close and personal" how to color on fabric with copics and a lot of other fun mixed media delight.....
I am also teaching a fun card class while I'm out there....I'm so looking forward to that too! It is a pure joy to share my papercrafting passions with others...

So for those of you who just get to see my blog, here is a fun little tag....I don't do tags nearly enough so I thought I'd leave you one for the weekend to look at.
Colored with hmmm......COPICS!
Yes, I've had a lot of caffiene (can you tell?).

Here are all the tag deets:
Stamps:
Floral Slice of Cake (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Weathervane Journaling Cards and Patterned Paper (October Afternoon)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Jewels (Hero Arts)
Stapler
Dymo Labeler
Ribbon (Offray)Eyelet (Making Memories)
Blossom Die Cut (Spellbinders)
Flowers (Prima)

Have a great weekend....I'm looking forward to sharing my weekend with you too!

Hey Good Lookin'

More vintage fun....I wanted to play a little more with this "Early Bird" paper from Cosmo Cricket! The images are from "The Cafe" set and I stamped them on inchies to play up the patterned paper design. Colored with copics and I added a little ric rac ribbon to finish off the vintage theme.
Here are all the deets:
Stamps:
The Cafe (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Inchies (Inchie Arts)
Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Accessories:
Copic Markers
Air Brush System (Copic)
Chipboard Bracket, Border Strip (Cosmo Cricket)
Ric Rac Ribbon
Stitching

Enjoy your day!

Soft Vintage

Soft vintage is one of those styles that look way better in real life....If only you could feel the fuzzy felt sheep or see the antiquing on the ribbon and card....oh well, a photo will have to do.
I played along in the SCS sketch challenge today and used one of my new stamps.
This is LAURA....she is in the "Classic Collection" at Cornish Heritage Farms and will be released June 10th. My kids LOVE Little House on the Prairie. In book form and yes, we have all the DVD'S too!
So if you are a Little House on the Prairie fan...you will want to check out Laura. Don't worry, I'll be doing a lot more creating with her.
Here are all my card deets:
Stamps:
Laura (Classic Collection), Primitive Beginnings (Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Pebble Adirondack (Ranger)
Paper:
Vintage Paper (Prima)
Simply Smooth White (Prism)
Accessories:
Felt Stickers (Martha Stewart)
Copic Markers
Airbrush System (Copic)
Ribbon (Offray)
Stitching
Safety Pin (Making Memories)




Just a quick note..........have you entered Mariannes copic giveaway yet???
Loads of goodies...good luck!
Enjoy your day!

Make a wish

You know I just can't get enough of this girl...right?! A very stampy card to show you today. I stamped my tulip girl first, masked her off then stamped the lined paper backgrounder.
I searched for a sentiment that would fit my space and be a birthday card too....this little sentiment is in the new "reach 4 the stars" set. I love it when sets come with GREAT sentiments!

Stamps:
Tulip Girl (Saturday Evening Post), Lined Paper (Backgrounder), Reach 4 the stars (Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Stonewashed (Ranger)
Rich Cocoa Memento (Tsukineko)
Paper:
Natural Smooth, Rose Light (Prism)
Accessories:
Copic Marker
Air Brush System (Copic)
Glitter Clear (Making Memories)
Hardware (We R Memory Keepers)
Amy Butler Brad (K&Co)
Ribbon (Fancy Pants)
Stitching

Doing some packing and prepping for my trip to Winnipeg this week so blog posts may be a tad erratic! It is a hot day here today....off to make myself a yummy frappe!