A Rummage Bin Sneak Peek

I am trying to confuse you, bwahahaha! Wanna guess what this new stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms is all about? Actually, the nice thing is, you can make it be about a number of different things. That's why I love these sets - endless possibilities! This card uses a few images from a new set to be released in The Rummage Bin line by Cornish Heritage Farms Tuesday, September 15. So many awesome images in this set, but you'll have to wait just a little longer (it'll be worth it!) :). Have a wonderful day!

Here are the details:
Stamps:
-A new set from The Rummage Bin by Cornish Heritage Farms to be released September 15

Ink:
-Memento Onyx Black
-Watermark Resist from Ranger Inkssentials

Cardstock:
-Bazzill Basics

Accessories:
-Making Memories safety pin and thread; vintage button

Other:
-Heat embossing with Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder in Silver
-Copic markers
-Cuttlebug embossing folder - Dots

Movie Star Month at Gingersnap Creations and a Blog Candy Alert

The theme this month at Gingersnap Creations is "Movie Stars." This was a fun one... putting together a pirate-themed card around a pic of my favorite hunk, Orlando Bloom, a.k.a. Will Turner from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Oh, how the whole family loves these movies... this card will probably go to one of my kids!

I didn't have any stamps of movie stars... you know, those elegant Audrey Hepburn stamps, the Marilyn, the fun Charlie Chaplan. So I winged it with a Will Turner scan from my Pirates calendar (got it from the kids this past Christmas), and some pirate-themed stamping. The map is from Tin Can Mail, the pirate flag from Inkadinkado, the ship from Anita's, and the text from Stampington. The paper with the "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is a Karen Foster design. I added some "treasure" coins from Oriental Trading Co., a vintage rusty key (Davy Jones locker, anyone?), and some suede cord. So you see, no special movie star stamps are required. You can create a project based on your favorite movie, if you'd like. And.....

The Gingersnap Creations Blog has Blog Candy!
Stampsmith has generously provided the prize of a fabulous unmounted single stamp for each challenge announced in September. To qualify for a chance to win, all you have to do is participate in the challenge by posting your creation to your blog or online gallery, mention the specific challenge (and if possible link to it), and then go to Gingersnap Creations and comment on the challenge post with a permanent link to your creation (i.e., a link to your specific post not just to your blog). To see the current challenges, just look along the left-hand side bar, and click on the italics to go directly to the challenge post. Good luck and happy creating!

TMTA Architecture

It's been a while since I've participated in an ATC challenge, so since this is a lazy holiday Monday, I thought it was time. I made this ATC for the Think Monday, Think ATC challenge, which is architecture. The Venezia and Di Vinci stamps are from Stampington, the Corinthian column from Inkadinkado, and the Timeless from JustRite. I used a bunch of Distress Inks and StazOn on glossy, matte, and metallic papers for the backgrounds. The writing is on a blank page from a vintage textbook. Thanks for looking!

A Wintery Sneak Peek

A little sneak peek at the new Kim Hughes stamp set called "Winter Trees," which is being released next week at Cornish Heritage Farms. Besides your classic vintage, I love the look of primitive rustic, especially for Christmas and Halloween. So I just had to give this a go (a little bit out of my box, but not too far!). I built this little scene, and then started distressing the poor thing like there was no tomorrow, LOL!! AND.... this is my very first dip into SEWING on a card! Yippee, but it's fun!!

I put the tree and the snowman on my acrylic block and stamped them twice - once on kraft, and once on distressed white pattered paper. I did this so that I could use the white images to cut along a ground line, around the snowman, and through the tree, and still make sure it all fit together on the kraft background. I then went to work paper piecing the various elements. For the snowman's scarf and for the red background patterned paper, I stamped the Houndstooth Backgrounder in red ink on kraft and on red paper, respectively. I stamped the partridge separately, and colored him with Copics. I finished the scene by stamping the snowflakes in white and adding some Stickles for sparkle.

Now, you may be wondering about that sentiment.... that's another sneak peek, from a new set called Friendly Kritters Scripture, and it is also due out next week. I stamped it, tore it, distressed it, and glued it onto a similarly battered grungeboard heart. A little bit of rustic and sparkly fibers finishes it off.


Well, now it's time for my long list of supplies, just in case something strikes your fancy - have a great Friday!

Sources:
Stamps:
-Winter Trees by Kim Hughes for Cornish Heritage Farms (to be released Sept. 8)
-Friendly Kritters Scripture by Cornish Heritage Farms (to be released Sept. 11)
-Houndstooth Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms (available now :))

Ink:
-Colorbox ink in Chestnut Roan
-Memories ink in Bullseye
-Brilliance ink in Moonlight White
-Ranger Distress ink in Vintage Photo

Paper:
-Basic Grey Wassail line - Snow Dust
-My Mind's Eye Bohemia Bliss line - Friends
-kraft cardstock

Other:
-Tim Holtz grungeboard heart from the Swirls Elements set
-Stickles in Stardust
-Delta Ceramcoat paint in Rooster Red
-Sparkling Yarn by Darice
-Twine
-Copics

Tools:
-sandpaper
-sewing machine

Sanded Thank You

Over at SCS today, Julia's Ways To Use It Challenge is "Sand It!" I've been wanting to try this, plus a few other goodies, so I jumped in. Here's what I did....

I took a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper from the Wassail line - it's the distressed brown that's on the reverse side of the "tree lot" 12x12 paper (*gasp*, I know, turning the pretty side around!) or it's a single in the 6x6 pad. I ran a panel through the Cuttlebug with the Script embossing folder. Then, I sanded gently with some fine grit sandpaper, until the script was mostly white. Blow off all the dust, LOL!!

I then sprayed this panel with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Antique Brass. Boy, I have trouble using this stuff.... just don't have the hang of it yet, but I liked the effect I got with this piece (see detail), and so ... onwards!

I stamped the image and sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms' "On the Desk" set from The Rummage Bin line in Versafine ink in Vintage Sepia, and cut them out. The next nifty little product I used was The Paper Company's Metallic Cover paper in "Amber," which I got at Michael's. LOVE the shimmery shine of these metallic papers!! I cut panels to surround the images, the background, etc. You can see how I put it all together. A rather clean and simple look, it's just that the background took some fussing.

Hop on over to the gallery and see what everyone's been sanding up!