Make a Difference

My church as been without a senior pastor for over a year. We have been blessed with a few great interim pastors over that time, but it’s not quite the same. This past week our congregation called a man who will be a wonderful addition to our church family. The new pastor and his wife will be here Palm Sunday, and we are THRILLED! Tomorrow’s his birthday so the church family is showering him with cards. Mine is a Thomas Kinkaid, the Forest Chapel.  Kinkaid stamps combined with shimmery cardstock, inks and ribbons make for an instant classy card. The sentiment is a new CHF release Script Essentials by Mona Lisa. Full supply list at the bottom of the post.  

So that’s my good news….here is what made me cry:

See that huge, gaping hole where the cutest little toothy grin used to be? It’s the end of the baby face, and since this is my youngest…it’s the end of all baby faces, isn’t it? Not really, I still have a few year’s with my brother’s precious children. But somehow, it’s not the same… So, my girlfriend laughed at me (in love, I’m sure…) and you can too, but I am sappy like this. . . almost all the time. 

I’m off to run Meals on Wheels. Tomorrow is Beate’s Sketch challenge…I can’t believe I’ve made everyday this week! See you tomorrow!

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As I finalize most of my pre-CHA committments, we’re getting ready for another cupcake birthday party… This will hold a fun gift card for one of the girl’s friends come the weekend. See you tomorrow!

• Stamp: Hey Cupcake from Lizzie Anne Designs

• Cardstock: Soft Sky, Daisy D ~ Maybe Baby, Cryogen White

• Ink: Palette Noir & Soft Sky

• Accs: Ric Rak from Jacksonbelle, Copic Markers, American Crafts Glitter, Nestabilities and Mini Brads

I am in love with this Wild Saffron Line from K&Company. Whenever I have had time to just play since Christmas, I have reached for the die-cut photo mat paper and bright embellishments. Here, I paired them with a few Kim Hughes images for a bit of fun. To make this 4.25″ square card, I needed to trim the 4×6 photo mat down. I cut mine in the middle and then hide the seam with a ribbon.

I can’t stand to throw anything away, so that little 2″ splice of grid paper became a key element in this little ‘bag-a-lope’ gift sack. It started out as a A2 envelope. The finished dimensions are approximately 5″ tall, 3″ across and about 1.25″ wide. You can see a step-by-step tutorial here. 

• Stamps: Tag You’re It and Bloomin’ Beautiful by Kim Hughes for Cornish Heritage Farms

• CS: Wild Saffron Die-cut Photo Mat, Prism Baby Blue Light and Suede Dark Brown

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber

• Accs: Foo-foo-la buttons, grosgrain ribbon (May Arts), Wild Saffron felt embellishments and journal tags, Nestabilities and Copic Markers

See you tomorrow!

I am excited to have the full week lined up with new projects to show you. Today, I have an easy, easy  6×6 scrapbook page of my youngest daughter, Courtenay. I have come to the conclusion that if any scrapping is going to get done, I need to actually start. This photo was taken over 3 years ago, but I think about this picture often. It was Halloween, 2004, and the four of us had such a fun time. The sentiment says, “all you need toe shoes, a tu-tu and a willing heart”. Actually, I’m not sure how ‘willing’ Courtenay’s heart is! She’s the stubborn one! Ha! The sentiment is a recent single release from Lizzie Anne Designs.

• Stamps: Swirls and ‘willing heart’ from Lizzie Anne Designs

• Ink: Twilight Purple Adirondack

• Cardstock: Cryogen White & Pretty in Pink - Stampin’ UP!

• Accs: epoxy, puffy embellishments from Making Memories, White Mini Brads from Paper Studio, Nestabilities by Spellbinders

 I’ll see you tomorrow with a gift wrap and a card. Have a wonderful night!

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Yesterday was a big release day at Cornish Heritage Farms. One of the card designers, Lesley Langdon has created a new line for CHF called the Rummage Bin. At present, the line is filled with 10 fabulous, unique rubber stamp sets. This is a card that I started for Beate’s sketch challenge last night, but I got too far off track to make it work, KWIM? The images are from the set Primitive Beginnings.

When I got my first sneak at these sets, I immediately had a project in mind for this Primitive Beginnings set. I hope to start on that in the next few days. For now, here is ‘Country Charm’. Any of the Rummage Bin stamps can be purchased at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Stamps: Primitive Beginnings - Rummage Bin line & Paisley Bandana Backgrounder both from CHF

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber & Adirondack Espresso

• Cardstock: Suede Light Brown and Suede Dark Brown Prism, Stamper’s Select White from PaperTrey Ink

• Accs: flowers from Petalou, Copic Markers, Page Pebbles from Making Memories, ribbon (unknown)

I loved Beate’s sketch for today, and it was the perfect time to practice for a swap that I need to complete…by today. This is the first set that I purchased from the new Stampin’ UP! Spring Catalog, Song of Spring. I was drawn to this bird image… Make sure you check out these awesome bloggers this morning for more sketch inspiration (I’m off to peek, but I’m quite sure they rocked it!): Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Jenn Balcer, Laurie Schmidlin, MaryJo Albright, Sharon Harnist

• Stamps: Song of Spring and Paisley Background by Stampin’ UP!
• Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue and Watercolor Paper by Stampin’ UP!
• Ink: Timber Brown StazOn, Bordering Blue & Chocolate Chip
• Accs: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Pewter Hardware, Key Tag Punch, Chocolate Satin Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Sewing Machine.

Thanks for looking, and if you’re Jami…my swaps will go postal today.

 I just got a shipment of Ranger Crackle Paint from CHF on Tuesday, so this Ways to Use It challenge was perfect timing for me! I also thought it high-time my Grid Paper Backgrounder saw a little ink. This was totally out of the norm for me, and I love the results. Here’s how I did it:

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There is so much shakin’ over at Cornish Heritage Farms. Were you wowed by another Kim Hughes (I {heart} her!) release yesterday? I missed most of the party yesterday with a sick little one, but here’s your warning: get a good night’s sleep and prep for tomorrow. Cornish is going to release a brand new line from another new artist - ‘grunge meets feminine’ is how Mona Lisa described it, I think.  10 beautiful new sets for your scrapbooking and card-making pleasure, The Rummage Bin. Check this thread at CHF for details on how to win several new sets from this line.

Anyone familiar with the Legend of the Three Trees? I immediately wanted to use the set Primitive Beginnings for a ‘three trees’ card. The card is simple, like the message. It’s long, but worth the read, simply click the link for ‘more’. Thanks for stopping by.

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My sweet friend, Jami is hosting a little challenge today to celebrate eclectic Paperie’s very first birthday party. You can read about the challenge details by clicking here.  eclectic Paperie is one of those places that I like to shop. The owners, Joy and Daisy are great to work with (and also sweet friends). I am delighted to play along. Happy Birthday, EP!

A gift card was quick work with the help of a pre-stamped and colored (by me) enclosure cards with my youngest’s name on them. I used one here to accent a quick gift card envelope. Children *LOVE* to have personalized thing-a-ma-jigs, so Courtenay loves these.

Well, after several birthday parties and basketball games…(yep, little princesses do that, too!) I’m worn out! Hope you have a wonderful, restful weekend.

Stamps: Ballerina and Sentiment (singles) from Lizzie Anne Designs available at eclectic Paperie

Ink: Palette Noir

Paper: Making Memories Noteworthy and Cameo Coral with Curious Iridescent Cryogen White

Accs: Copic Markers, May Arts Ribbon, Offray Coral Grosgrain Ribbon, Flame Dew Drops, Martha Stewart Chunky White glitter, white rub-on from SU! and a Making Memories button

 editted to add: the white on the notecard is a rub-on

editted again: part of this complete project removed for publication