Fore, Three, Two, One

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Have you heard the news???

Today the Karen Burniston Design Team start sharing sneak peeks for the upcoming November release.  Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC will be releasing 8 new dies which will be available to order on Monday 22nd November.

I was super excited when Karen shared the new Little Labels Pop-up die set. This die fits inside a Slimline card that is 3 1/2 inches wide. I have been having lots of fun playing with it. This die is a glue in die rather than one that needs to be die cut into a card and is super easy to use.

A friend of mine recently asked if I could make two 80th birthday cards, one being for a male who enjoys golf. When I was looking at another card I had created using this die set, I could see how I could adapt the die to create a golf themed card.

The Little Labels Pop-up die set includes a pop-up which has three label shapes that pop-up which are all the same shape and size. For my golf themed card, I trimmed the two outer labels and adhered an embossed circle/golf balls to each of these labels. I positioned the golf balls so that the bottom portion of the label shows which looks a tiny bit like a golf tee. I used a circle die from the Circle Charm Pop-up die set to die cut the circles to create the large golf balls, I then embossed each circle using an older Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder. 

I added the "80" to the centre label using the numbers from the Numbers die set.

I used the circle border from the Border Blends - Trims die set which I also embossed using the tiny bubbles embossing folder to add to the rectangle panel at the bottom of the pop-up.

To decorate the base of the inside of my card I added the Golf Flag which is an older Magnolia Stamps stamp. The golfing peanuts are from an older "Golfing Nutz" stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms Tom Fun Collection.

For the birthday sentiment I used the Happy Birthday die and the Happy Birthday Shadow die which is another of the new dies being released this month. I love that we now have the option of adding a shadow to this sentiment.

For the front of my card I used the same patterned papers I used on the inside ... the cloud paper is an American Crafts paper. The grass I used the grass border from Karen Burniston's Long Nature Edges die set, using the green paper from Lawn Fawn's Watercolor Wishes paper collection.

I again used the nuts and flag to create my golfing scene.

To finish off my card I used a older Rubbernecker Stamps golf themed sentiment.

Elvis Always the Original

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Liz Williams our challenge hostess for the month, continues to issue the challenges.

Happy Birthday, Elvis!! Liz is challenging us to make him come alive in some way on our cards this week.( Maybe  a rock and roll theme, records, an Elvis or guitar stamp, or perhaps even “Blue Suede shoes.”) Anyway you can think to let the world know “the King” of tock and roll.

Of course this was the perfect opportunity to play with my Elvis stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms. These are some stamps I have had in my stash for over 10 years and unfortunately are no longer available .... fortunately I have a fair number I was able to purchase before they were discontinued.

I stamped the "Elvis Is" background stamp twice onto white cardstock using VersaMark ink and embossed using white embossing powder. I then applied Distress Oxide inks in reds over the entire background.

For the main image I used the "Elvis Alway the Original" stamp which is one of the last Elvis stamps I had purchased and until this challenge I hadn't used.

I added a few music notes from a Lawn Fawn die set to embellish the card.

For the inside of my card I created a pop up card using Karen Burniston's Spinner Square Pop-up die set. This card is fairly narrow for a Spinner Square Card so adding the "Elvis" word at the side of the Elvis image was a little tricky so it wouldn't be seen when the card was done.

I added another sentiment to the left hand side of the card.

Here is a look at my card as it is closing so you can see how the "Elvis" sentiment moves behind the square panel so it can't be seen.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Joanne Grzelak

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Vicky Gould

Kelly McKown-Santi

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. Please note I only use and share products I love.

• Elvis the Original - Cornish Heritage Farms
• Western Elvis - Cornish Heritage Farms
• Elvis Is - Cornish Heritage Farms
• Elvis - Cornish Heritage Farms
• Always on My Mind - Cornish Heritage Farms

Jump for Joy

Hi everyone,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Anne Harmon our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

Our challenge this week is ... Water color. Make a background using water colors, then finish the card in whatever way you wish.

For the water color part of the challenge, I decided to stamp a large leaves background stamp onto water color paper using VersaMark ink and adding white embossing powder. I then used various autumn/fall distress inks to randomly water color the piece before setting aside to dry. 

For my card today I have created a Magic Color Slider Card using the Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider Card die set. I have also used the Lawn Fawn Jump for Joy stamp set to create an autumn/fall themed card.

When you pull the tab, it starts to reveal the magic ... which is the color appearing under the tab.

To decorate my card I have also added grass along the bottom of the card, using the Lawn Fawn Grassy Hillside Borders die set, and added a few more leaves.



  And finally the whole colorful scene is revealed. I added the "Pull Here" and arrow to the tab using the Push Here stamp set.

For the inside of the card I added a birthday sentiment and a few more of the cute images from the stamp set.

Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:

Anne Harmon

Joanne Grzelak

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Vicky Gould
Kelly McKown-Santi

Stamps: Leaves #2 - Sonlight Impressions/Cornish Heritage Farms; Jump for Joy; Push Here - Lawn Fawn

Paper: Watercolor Paper; Orange; Green; Acetate

Dies: Magic Color Slider; Grassy Hillside Borders; Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait - Lawn Fawn;

Other: Black Ink; Black Stazon Ink; Peeled Paint Distress Ink; Wild Honey Distress Ink; Dried Marigold Distress Ink; Fired Brick Distress Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

Par for the Course!

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a card I made for a very good friend who celebrated her birthday a couple of days ago. My friend loves playing golf and for as many years as I can remember I have created a golf themed card to give to her for her birthday. After all this time she more or less expects it from me haha!

In past years I have normally been able to use a stamp set that I have purchased during the year for her card, but as I didn't buy any last year I decided to pull something out of my stash. I purchased this fun Tom Fun Golf Nutz stamps some years back from the old Cornish Heritage Farms. Unfortunately it has long been discontinued, but those "nutz' were the perfect size to use to create a Twist Circle Panel Card. So that is what I did.

For the base of my card I used the Pop It Ups Twist Circle Pop Up die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I then used Karen's tutorial to convert it into a Twist Circle Panel Card, you can find the tutorial here. 

I also pulled out my favorite grass and cloud stamps to create the golf scene on the four panels.

The "Happy Birthday" on the bottom section of the card is from the Pop It Ups Happy Birthday Pop Up die set.

I used the last of my "golf" designer paper on the front of the card. I am happy that I was able to make at least 3 cards from this paper over the years I have had it. Unless there is another sheet hiding somewhere, that is it. I will have to start looking for something else for next year ;)

Here is a closer look at my card as it is starting to close

And one final photo as the card is closing. You can see how the accordion panel folds together in the closed position.

Stamps: Tom-Fun Golf Nutz - CHF; Golf Set (Par for the Course) - Clear Dollar Stamps; Fore, Three Two One - Rubbernecker Stamps; Grass - Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers; Cloudy Impressions - Mostly Animals

Paper: White; Blue; Green; DP

Dies: Pop It Ups Twist Circle Pop Up; Pop It Ups Happy Birthday Pop Up; ModaScrap Stitched Fishtail Banners; Stitched Circles; Dotted Scallop Circles

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

I Think You Are Hot

Hi everyone,

It's our The Ink Spot Design Team challenge time again over on The Ink Spot blog. This time round our challenge is hosted by Joy.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, Joy has challenged us to create an untraditional  Valentines Day card.

For my card this week I used Cornish Heritage Farms' Domestic Love stamp set to create an accordion card.

To create the accordion card, I used the Fancy Label Accordion Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Don't forget to check out the Riley and Company Design Team's cards on their blogs:


Heather Bolli
Joy Stagg
Kelly Santi
Kendra DeCota
Monica Taylor
Sandye Curry
Steph Ackerman

Stamps: Domestic Love - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Teal; Birthday Wishes Boy DP - Echo Park

Dies: Fancy Label Accordion Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

Just for Kicks

Hi everyone,

If you haven't heard already there is big changes happening at both Riley and Company and Cornish Heritage Farms ... both these companies are owned by Tanya Kostynuk. Recently Tanya closed down her bricks and mortar store Stamper's Ink so she could devote more time to her online companies.... which included

 Riley and Company (Riley; Funny Bones and Inspirations) and Cornish Heritage Farms (CHF and Thomas Kinkade). 

In the past Riley and Company and Cornish Heritage Farms have had two different Design Teams.  From the January 1st 2016 the two Design Teams have been combined and this blog will be our new home!

If you check out the Riley and Company blog you will also notice some changes!!!!!!!! 

First up we have a new name ..... The Ink Spot and we have prettied the blog up a little with a new banner etc so check it out!

But wait there is more!!!!!!

If you read the wording under the Title on our blog header it says .... Six great stamp lines in one fun place!

Well you know about Riley and Company; Funny Bones; Inspirations; Cornish Heritage Farms; Thomas Kinkade .... what's the other one?????

Introducing .......

Prickley Pear Stamps 

Yes Tanya has just purchased this company which will be joining the line up on the The Ink Spot Blog.

So now I have given you all that info, let's get onto this week's challenge!

For our challenge today our hostess is Heather. To celebrate the Design Teams combining, Heather has challenged us to Pair any Riley Stamp with any CHF Stamp.

When I went searching the Cornish Heritage Farms web site I found this fun Just for Kicks Digital Stamp which works well with Soccer Riley. 

The base of my card is a Pull Card using the new Oval Pull Card die set designed by  Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. This die set will be released at the end of the week. 

Don't forget to check out the Riley and Company Design Team's cards on their blogs:

Heather Bolli
Joy Stagg
Kelly Santi
Kendra DeCota
Monica Taylor
Sandye Curry

Steph Ackerman

Stamps: Soccer Riley -  Riley and Company; Just for Kicks Digital Stamp - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Black; Game On Digital Designer Paper - Digi Chick

Dies: Oval Pull Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Copics

2016 is Coming

It's our Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team challenge time again over on the Cornish Heritage Farms blog. This time round our challenge is hosted by Me.

2016 is almost upon us, so for our challenge this week lets include a calendar on our cards/projects. It may just be one month e.g. January or the whole year.

For my project I used the Cornish Heritage Farms Floral 11 Digital Stamp. 

Every year I buy a packet of those tiny calendars and every year I hardly use many of them, so this was a great challenge to at least use one of the little calendars haha.

I used an Acrylic Card Stand/Photo Holder which I purchased in a cheap shop, and these make easy calendars to give as gifts at this time of year. All you need to do is cut a piece of designer paper the size of the frame and insert it into the frame. And then decorate the top with a calendar and any image you want.  

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's blogs today to see what they created for this challenge.

Monica Taylor

Steph Ackerman

Stamps: Floral 11 Digital Stamp - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Peach; Flirty/Summer Crush DP - Maja Designs

Dies: Circle Stax - MFT Stamps

Other: Acrylic Card Stand/Photo Holder; Foam Tape; Copics

Christmas Wishes

It's our Cornish Heritage Farms Design Team challenge time again over on the Cornish Heritage Farms blog. This time round our challenge is hosted by Me.

This week our challenge is to create a card/project using Thomas Kinkade stamps.

For my card I used the Cornish Heritage Farms Thomas Kinkade Skater’s Pond stamp. To give the stamp a different look I decided to create a grid/window look using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Patch 1 3/8" & Mini Daffodils die set.

To finish off my card I added two sentiments from the Cornish Heritage Farms Night Before Christmas Stamp Set.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's blogs today to see what they created for this challenge.

Monica Taylor

Steph Ackerman

Stamps: Thomas Kinkade Skater’s Pond; Night Before Christmas – Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Green; Red; Noel DP – Dovecraft

Other: Black Ink;  Garden Patch 1 3/8" & Mini Daffodils - Elizabeth Craft Designs; Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen; Foam Tape; Copics

Happy Birthday

Hi everyone,

It's our Riley and Company Design Team challenge time again over on the Riley and Company blog. This time round our challenge is hosted by Me.

Today is National Brownie Day, so for our challenge this week include something on your card that relates to the a Brownie (this could include: the color brown; chocolate image or sentiment; cupcakes etc)

I always need birthday cards for men and brown is definitely a male color, so for my card today I used Riley and Company's Retro Folk Walter.

For the base of my card I created a Pull card using the Circle Spiral Pull Card die set 

designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. 

On the inside of my card I used two sentiments from Cornish Heritage Farms' Birthday Greetings stamp set. If you don't know Riley and Company & Cornish Heritage Farms are owned by the one company Stampers Ink.

Don't forget to check out the Riley and Company Design Team's cards on their blogs:

Heather Bolli
Joy Stagg
Kelly Santi
Kendra DeCota
Monica Taylor
Sandye Curry

Stamps:  - Riley and Company; Birthday Greetings - Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: White; Brown; Right Now DP - Kaisercraft

Dies: Circle Pull Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs;

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape