Do you mark your calendar with special events or things you want to remember? Today we are releasing a brand new scrapblock, called “Calendar Year”, that will help you scrap your special moments. If you aren’t a scrapbooker, don’t worry, our scrapblocks are versatile enough to work on cards, gifts and more!

Laura scrapped this fun page of her daughter getting a snowday from school.

Jean used the stamp as both a background and a focal piece in this card…

Do you find yourself missing birthdays? This stamp would make a wonderful birthday reminder that you could store with your cards.

How about using it to document milestones for baby’s first year?

How would you use this new scrapblock? Leave us a comment and share your idea!

You can find more inspiration in the Calendar Year gallery here.

We also have a winner of this weeks blog candy. It is comment #27

Leah C. wrote on 17 November 2009 at 8:40

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-Tracy

We have 2 new stamp sets being released today, Baby Dear from the Rummage Bin and Vintage Baby Expressions from Mona Lisa Moments.  These images and sentiments have been such a treat to work with.  They really bring me back to those newborn days.

Take a look at these stamps and imagine all of the wonderful cards, announcements, tags, scrapbook pages, and handmade gifts you could create to celebrate a new baby:

And here are the Vintage Baby Expressions:

Here are some design team samples.  Sherrie made this baby girl ensemble with her Creatopia and stamps from Baby Dear.  Its like something you’d see in an upscale boutique!

And here is a card by Joanne featuring an image from Baby Dear and a sentiment from Vintage Baby Expressions.  I just love the little details, like one sock off.  My babies could never keep their socks on!

And another sweet pairing of an image from Baby Dear and a sentiment from Vintage Baby Expressions from Jean.  A sleeping baby means a rest for mommy.  Ahhh.

Please go check out the rest of the samples in the gallery for Baby Dear and Vintage Baby Expressions for some more inspiration and happy memories of your own sweet babies.

Happy stamping,

Laura

The holidays are right around the corner.  Do you like to give money as a gift or have a polyanna you are participating in?  A money tree is a fun way to give the gift of cash!  This technique is something I learned about 15 years ago when I was working in an office.  We were planning a wedding shower and had a big collection of cash.  One of my co-workers taught me how to do this and I’ve used it for many different occasions since then.  In all of the crafty websites I now browse I’ve never seen one done this way, so the technique may be new to some of you, too.

Supplies:

Cornish Heritage Farms Penguin With Hat stamp; Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Copics; Stardust Stickles; Cornish Heritage Farms Simply Smooth White cardstock; K&Co Christmas Cheer red glitter paper; Nestabilities Pinking Circles die; 3 7/8″ x 11 7/8″ styrofoam cone; decorative pot which will fit the base of the cone; bobby pins; toothpick; stack of cash (I used 30 $1 bills)

Instructions:

To make the money “leaves”, accordian fold each bill lengthwise.

Insert the folded bill through the bobby pin and fan open.

Stick the cone in the pot.  No need to use adhesive, just stick it in until it feels snug.  Now push the pointy ends of the bobby pin with one of your money leaves into the tree.  Keep making money leaves and sticking them into the cone until you’ve covered the tree.

This part is tedious and time consuming.  Enlist help of your husband and kids.  Anyone can accordion fold the dollars!  To fill this cone I needed 30 bills.  They make shorter cones if you want to use less money.  You can, of course, use $5’s or $10’s to give more money.

Now make the topper.

Stamp Penguin With Hat, color, and coat his hat with the Stickles for a little extra sparkle.  Cut 2 pinking circles out of the glitter paper.  Use strong adhesive, such as Zip Dry, to sandwich a toothpick between the 2 glitter circles.  When dry, adhere the cut out Penguin to the front of the topper.

And here is the finished tree.

Doesn’t Penguin With Hat look cute dancing on top of all of this money?

We’ll be doing a random draw from the comments for someone to win their very own Penguin With Hat stamp, so please leave a comment on this thread to be entered.  The winner will be announced on Friday, 11/20.

Today I have two wonderful new stamps to show you, both from the Shady Tree Studios line. If you like to color, these will be right up your alley!

The first one is called “Skate Scene”. This stamp reminded me of skating every Saturday as a kid.

Jean created this lovely card decked in red…

The second new release is called “Kitchen Window”.

The stamp is a nice size, so for my sample I used it on a box of goodies. What a great way to share some of the yummies from your kitchen.

Whether you enjoy coloring with Copic makers, colored pencils or watercolors, these stamps will be a joy.

On a side note, did you see Lisa’s tutorial on Stamped Tissue Flowers over in the forums? Cool beans!

We also have a winner for this weeks blog candy.

#16  Lisa Somerville

Congrats Lisa! Please email Liz (liz@cornishheritagefarms.com) with your address and she will mail out the stamps.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a fabulous weekend!

-Tracy

I love the “Scene It” sets from Cornish Heritage Farms and I especially love release day each month when the newest set comes out.  Today is that day!

Today’s release is called “In The Forest” and just as you would imagine it has lots of great images that you would find in a forest.  But the thing that I love about the “Scene It” sets is how well they all work together!  This new set works perfectly with many of the previously released sets.  If you’re a scene making junky like me or you just like to have the flexibilitiy to add an extra tree here and there to another image, this will be a must have set for you too!

I have a couple of samples to share with you.  This first one uses the deer and one of the trees from the set.  The sentiment is from Mona Lisa Moments, “Encouragement Expressions”.

Then just for fun I wanted to try and use these trees in an unexpected way so I added them to my “Turtle Sled” and came up with this fun card!

This image became much more fun with the addition of three trees and two birds from this new set.  I hope these samples have helped to get your juices flowing!  There are a few more in the gallery for you to check out too!

Happy Stamping!

Kristine

I remember the first time I ever saw a shaker card.  I thought it was such a neat idea and yet I was really intimidated to try it.  Eventually, I did try it and it really wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.  After making the first one I was on a shaker card kick for quite a while.  But then like most card makers I moved on to the next new thing!

For today’s tutorial I thought it would be fun to make a shaker card with a Scene it set.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Stamps:
-By the Seashore (Scene It!)
Paper:
-CHF Simply Smooth white
-Patterned Paper (I used Cosmo Cricket)
-Solid Paper (I used Prism Sunflower Light)
Ink:
-Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink by Tsukineko
-Adirondack Aqua dye ink by Ranger
-Copic Markers
Other:
-Clear Cardstock
-sand
-Nestabilities by Spellbinder
-EK Success Scallop Punch

Step 1:
Stamp the “beach” in black ink on a 4″ x 4″ piece of white paper.

Step 2:
Create a “mask” by stamping the “beach” image on a post it note.  Cut out the image and use it to cover the beach you stamped on the white paper.  Stamp the “ocean” on your image.

Step 3:
Complete the scene by stamping the trees and the birds.  Stamps the pheasant lady on a white scrap of paper.  Color both of these images and set aside.

Step 4:
Cut a square of  patterned paper 5″ x 5″.   Used the scallop punch on one side of a 2 1/2″ by 5″ strip of solid paper and then adhere to the front of the square panel.  It should look like this when you are done.

Step 5:
Use a nestabilities dye to cut a “window” out of the square panel as shown.

Step 6:
Adhere a piece of clear cardstock/Acetate to the back side of the panel to cover the “window” you’ve created.

Step 7:
Flip panel back over.  Stamp sentiment in black ink on top of yellow strip.  Cut out pheasant woman and adhere to the front.  Add shell dye, sticker, or other embelishment as you wish.  Set aside.

Step 8:
Create a 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ top folding card out of solid paper.  Adhere colored seashore image to the front of the card as shown.

Step 9:
Go back to the “window” panel and adhere double sided dimensional tape all around the edges of the cut out window.

Step 10:
Pour a tiny amount of sand over the seashore scene and then adhere the “window panel to the front of the card.  Push down firmly so that none of the sand spills out.  They sell “sand” at most craft stores.  Now you have a very fun shaker card to give to someone special!

I hope you’ll try to make a shaker card…they’re pretty easy and you’ll love the results!  Like this card?  Would you like to win a “By The Seashore”  Scene it set of your very own?  Just leave me a comment by Thursday at noon and let me know which one of the Scene it sets is your favorite and why.

We will randomly choose one winner from among those who leave comments.

Happy Stamping!

Kristine

Happy Friday everyone! Do you struggle with masculine cards? If so, you are not alone. Buckle up, the tour is about to begin and today we will be making 2 stops. You are sure to be inspired to create something for the men in your life, whether they are 2 or 92!

Our first stop is a new set from the GM line called, “You Drive Me Crazy”.

Isn’t is chock full of retro fun?! The sentiments are a hoot! It instantly conjures up bright colors and images of drive-ins and soda fountains. Kristine created some fun samples for you. Here’s something groovy…

I love the colors she went with on this sample. Oh, and the houndstooth, how perfect!

Are the wheels turning yet?? They are sure to go into overdrive after our second stop,  the next train set from the B&O line called, “Silhouette Train”.

This set has so much to offer and as you will see, so many possibilities.

Jean used primary colors to create her own background paper on this card fit for the boys. Isn’t she so clever? I have a few nephews that would love this.

I have decided that Joanne is the Master of Masking! Check out this awesome black and white card…

One of my favorite images in the set is the conductor and the kids silhouette. Here is a card I made that isn’t so train themed…

This concludes our transportation tour today, please exit safely to the galleries to check out more great samples of You Drive Me Crazy and Silhouette Train .

We love to get feedback, so leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Blessings on your weekend!

-Tracy

A new stamp set is being released today in the ATC collection, Domestic Love. The design team did some great stuff with this versatile, many occasion stamp set which contains 5 images and 10 sentiment/word combos that are full of fun, retro goodness.

Your husband will gain a new appreciation for your stamping hobby if you give him a card like this one:

Jean really got creative with masking the 50’s couple and stamping the words from the set to create her background.

Now how about a birthday card:

Sherrie hit the nail on the head with this one!  These sunny, cheerful papers, sweet image, and playful sentiment will bring a smile to birthday girls of all ages.

One more super creative card from Joanne:

And here is the whole set:

Please head on over to the Domestic Love gallery for some more inspiration.  You really need to see the tea kettle and egg beater in action, lol!

Happy stamping,

Laura

I do not how time passes so quickly! Here we are at the start of another month, November, which means the countdown to Christmas is on. It also means it is time for another Stamp of the Month release. This time we have a super cute stamp that will make fun Christmas cards and carry right on through winter.

Readers…meet “Dancing Snowman”…

Isn’t he just so adorable? He has jolly written all over him. The design team has whipped up some fantastic cards to get your creative juices flowing.

Kristine combined some whimsical holiday papers and a little paper piecing for this fun card…

Check out this high-kicking chorus line of snowmen that Joanne created…

I can’t help but smile when I see this snowman. Actually, I have a confession to make… I have a thing for snowmen. I am not sure I have seen one yet that I didn’t like, but this one is near the top of my list! What do you think? Did his cheeky smile get you too?? I think he would look great on a spinner card!

To see even more snowy goodness, check out the gallery here.

We’re glad you stopped by! Have a wonderful Sunday.

-Tracy

The weekend is amost here! It is hard to believe that October is coming to a close already. In Upstate NY, the leaves have turned and are now blanketing the ground in magnificent color. The rakes will be getting a workout this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks back tomorrow night.

Today I have the lastest release from Thomas Kinkade to share with you, called “Victorian Light”. 

Kristine created this sample, showing off all the wonderful details in vivid color. She chose a sentiment from the set  “Beacon of Hope”  (Scene It Line) which compliments the stamp perfectly.

Joanne went with the spotlight technique on her sample. I like how the lighthouse stands out on an otherwise monochromatic card!  The sentiment on her card also happens to come from the “Beacon of Hope” set.

To see even more inspiration with “Victorian Light” visit the gallery here.

The winner of this weeks blog candy is…

True Random Number Generator Result: 7
Mary A
wrote on 26 October 2009 at 14:48
I love those little napkin ring accents… So cute! My family usually travels to us for Thanksgiving, and we also get together with my In-Laws every other year. Good times!

Mary, congratulations! Please email Liz (liz@cornishheritagefarms.com) with your address and she will mail out the stamps.

There is a new Product Spotlight over in the forums today, Crystal Clear Acrylic Embellishments, read all about them here.

Whether you are raking leaves, going to a game or spending time relaxing, I wish you a wonderful weekend! Thank you for taking a moment to stop by .

-Tracy