Happy Saturday!

Don't forget the paper piecing challenge is still going on at CHF!!! Still plenty of time to make something fun and put it in the gallery for a chance to win $50 dollar gift certificate!

I had a great time making this fun little card, going to send it off to Tyler this week! It took awhile, I won't deceive you there, but it is so cute when you open it and the Gnome Guy pops up! I think he will get a huge kick from it, and will have a great reminder of home and mom!
It feels weird to not be prepping to go to CHA this summer. I am relieved that I am not frantic right now, but will miss seeing so many friends and all of the new product releases. That is always worth whatever I have had to deal with to get to that point!
I hope everyone going has a great show and can't wait to hear more details from everyone! At CHF we are always releasing, so it is less imperative for us to be at shows. But we will soon be working on plans for CHA Winter, so I'm not off the hook for long.
The summer seems to be flying by, the kids have had a wonderful, busy week, so that keeps them happy. It also keeps me busy getting them where they are supposed to be. Chloe's week at Bio-Tech camp was a huge success for her, and at the end of the week when she and her equally talented and competitive lab partner earned a third place nod for their presentation of their results. That was exciting to see, and she was competing against a bunch of kids who are older, so proud of her for working so hard!
Anyway, my lazy day is calling me. I am going to spend some time catching up with the kids and chatting with Kim while I have her here. Also have some crafting that I have been dying to do, good times, I just love summers!

Hope you have a great weekend!
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Wow, it is Wednesday all ready!

It has been a wild and wacky week already, and it is only Wednesday! My latest stamp set with the All Things Considered line was released yesterday! I made the card using the set, and I am very excited about it! There is a give away on the CHF Be Creative blog for it!

With so much going on at the Farm, and here at home, I am not sure whether I am coming or going sometimes. We had a delightful 4th, hope you did too! We had 22 family and friends over on Saturday, and a good chunk of that number ended up staying on a sofa, bed or piece of floor somewhere, so fun!!!

I hope that you are enjoying your summer days and that they aren't sliding by too fast. (Mine are, not sure what to do about that either, any suggestions?)

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Happy 4th of July

We have a happy house full of guests and excitement, so I don't want to be away from that for too long! So just a quick little "hi" and a card put together with some goodies from a Studio Calico kit. Hope you have fun, enjoy some fireworks and eat some tasty food! Take a moment to enjoy all that our freedom brings to you, and then take another to remember the troops that have made that possible both past and present!

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A sneak peek!

I am so excited that my newest set releases next Tuesday along with a fabulous new Rummage Bin and Mona Lisa Moments! I have a little sneak project that I made with a few of the elements from the set. Some Pink Paislee paper and Distress inks in Broken China, Peeled Paint, and Pine Needles. Vintage Text Scrapblock is what it is matted onto.
We are having a lot of fun this week, Kim and her kids are wonderful company! Last night we roasted marshmallows in our freshly dug firepit in the backyard! Of course the s'mores were delish!!!
The Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge is going strong, there are some really great projects being uploaded daily, head over for a peek if you are curious, and you still have plenty of time is you want to participate!

Really looking forward to celebrating the 4th of July this weekend. I was trying to get to Ashland, Oregon for my class reunion, but it didn't come together. But that is okay, we will have a great time with family and friends, roasting, grilling and eating!!! Of course there will be fireworks as well!
Hope you have some fun plans for the weekend whether you are celebrating or not!

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The Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge is on!

The gallery is open for uploads for the entire week. So color your little heart out on a few projects, and then pick your favorite to share!!!
I love to participate in challenges as well, and since I am not eligible to play in this one, I found one that Annabelle O'Malley had given over at InspireMe, the Webster's Pages community. The day had already been a blur of card making, so I thought why not make one for that challenge while I was at it? Trust me, after finishing 8 cards all with varying stamping techniques, I was ready for a quick card! The paper did all the heavy lifting, I just put some of that gorgeous Distress Crackle paint on the Maya Road bird and when it dried another light layer of Distress Stickles over the wing. A quick fussy cut on the leaves and some foam squares for some dimension and it was done! Thanks for the challenge Annabelle!
So my point is use the challenges as inspiration, then watch how fast it all comes together! Taking the question out of what to do next helps so much!!
Enjoy your week!!!
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Card Creations 7 is da BOMB!!

I just got my copy in the mail today, and I have already thumbed through it a few times! It is organized in such a useful way, and there is loads of great inspiration and fun projects that are just flat out eye candy! The card that I had picked up for that didn't have any stamping, but I loved it just the same! It was such a goofy little card that I almost didn't submit it, but boy am I glad that I did! Growing up we had s'mores all the time, we camped alot as a family and every summer at girls camp they would have them there as a treat too! So when I saw this on the cut strip sheet, I knew it was a card that I would love to give and get! Isn't it funny the things that get you inspired?
So what inspires you?
And PLEASE don't forget to come and play in the Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge that CHF is hosting! I promise it will be loads of fun and very inspiring!
Hope you have a chance to nibble on a s'more or two this summer!
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It is a Wimbledon Wednesday!

I have been a little under the weather, a bit of a head cold has been plaguing me. A lot of sneezing, snurching and blowing has occured. The pile of tissues has been growing, LOL! But it has been easy convalescing because the Wimbledon tennis tournament is going strong and has been fantastic to watch.

I thought I would share another little paper piecing project. I used Kim's Little Guy set to stamp the cute frog prince with "Soot" Distress Ranger ink on My Mind's Eye paper, trimmed out and stamped again on one of MME's cute frames backed with a water colored piece of paper and the base of the card is stamped with the AlphaNumber backgrounder in "Lettuce" Ranger Adirondack ink.

Just a few more days until the Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge starts, I am so excited about this whole contest!! I hope that a few of you can find some time to play along!!
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CHF Creative Chicks Blog Hop!

Hope everyone had a super weekend and spoiled their daddy guys! We had the family over and my husband cooked up a storm. I offered to do it all, but he wanted to take care of it. Seriously, how lucky am I? We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon, and because Dave is a great cook, we all ate ourselves silly!!! The burgers were fab, but I think the winning dish was the marinated pork loin that was grilled to perfection and then topped with a cantaloupe salsa, delish!! Thanks babe!!!

I bet most of you didn't come to visit to hear me talk about food though ;o)

It is a bloggy hop with all of the Cornish Heritage Farms Creative Chicks, and these girls are on fiyah! We all picked one of the Summer Stamp Star Design Challenges and gave it a go. That way if someone who might be on the fence about playing along with us needs a little inspiration or a kick in the pants, we got it for ya! I chose the paper piecing challenge. All of these techniques are so fun in my opinion, but the extra dimension that you get from piecing really floats my boat! I used stamps from the "Pretty Birds" and "Summer Trees" that are both in the Kim Hughes Collection. Various patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon, and Fancy Pants. The ink I used for the whole project was Ranger's Distress Ink in "Walnut Stain". I used my little Fiskars scissors for most of the cut work, but an exacto worked best for the fence details (and was quicker).

The other girls you are sure to be inspired by are:

Julia Stainton
Lisa Strahl
Lisa Silver
Jennifer Roach
Sherrie Siemens
Kristine Reynolds
Joanne Allison

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful Monday!!!

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Scrappy Saturday Stuff!

Spent the evening with Kim last night scrapping and yapping, always a great time! We are missing Tyler, but hearing from him very consistently, very grateful that he is a wonderful writer! I had made this layout a few weeks ago, but it took me a bit to get the journaling written in, typical for me, LOL! I have piles of layouts waiting for a little story or a few little embellishments to be added before I consider them done, a little embarrassing to admit actually...

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I made a few fun cards last night, but they need a few finishing touches before I can share them. The CHF Challenge Chicks are doing a blog hop on Monday, so I am working on that project as well! Will be very fun and have loads of inspiration for the Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge I think. CHF is also having a great sale right now, 10% off of everything in the store, such a rarity to have a sale, and there are so many must haves, good thing to check out if you have time!

A little rainy here today, so I am going to try to get some of those projects out of the pile and into the finished category, that will be a very good thing!

Have a FAB weekend!
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Winner of ATC Botanical Bliss set!

Congrats to Susan W. (otherwise known as anonymous #28...) You have won!!! Please email me so I can get that on its way to you!

This is what the "ATC Botanical Bliss" set looks like in its entirety! I just love all of the elements in this, and see myself trying to sneak them into lots of little hidden places on a project!

We just got a few months more of this line into production before I left for our trip, and can I just say that I am just as excited (or more if that is even possible!) about them. Anyway, when the time comes to share, you can bet that I will be shouting from the rooftop about those as well!

Dave and I had a very relaxing time on our trip. We did spend a substantial amount of time on planes, but it was well worth it for the time that we had in the ocean! The resort we stayed at was called Couples San Souci (here is a picture I took a picture from one of the outdoor restaurant areas) and it was incredible. So quiet and the grounds were visually stunning. We really got spoiled there, and now that we are home we don't want to lift a finger for ourselves, LOL! Laurel had her 18th birthday (Happy Birthday!!!) while we were gone and we were very sad that we had to schedule over her to enjoy time on our anniversary, but we brought her home some lovely little birthday things to make up for it (I hope it works!)
Glad to be home rested and renewed!
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Another Sneaky Peeky!

The release date for this line is getting closer, so it seemed another little looky was in order!
The new product line is called All Things Considered or ATC for short, and the set that I designed for it is called Botanical Bliss. The medallion and the dragonfly are from that. And the text used for the base is a new Scrapblock that Julia designed called Vintage Text, I love it and have already used it on so many things!
The flower was colored with Ranger Dimensional Pearls that were applied with a water brush, performs similarly to an acrylic, but has that gorgeous sparkle to it when you tip it side to side. Ranger Archival in Olive was used for the stamping so that it could withstand the moisture. That ink is so great for details, it picks up every little thing, LOVE IT!!! And the paper is from the Basic Grey Eva collection in the 6 x 6 pack, great scale for cards!
Dave and I will still be traveling on the release date, so I won't get to post again for a while.

Leave me a comment letting me know what you think, you have until next Thursday, and I will randomly pick someone to send a set out to! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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CHF Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge!

This month has been filled with loads of things that have been fun to work on! Next week is the launch of All Things Considered, some new Thomas Kinkade papers are in the works, and I have been dreaming up a new contest that I am so excited to finally get to share with the crafty world!!!

The Summer Stamp Star Design Challenge is a contest that lets stampers play along with one or all of the challenges to compete for a weekly spot on the blog and a gift certificate for some new stamps, or the ultimate prize of a month's worth of new stamps before the release dates and a month as a Guest Design Team member for September! I hope that all of you will find time to play!

(please click on the image to open it full size, blogger doesn't like it at full size for the post...) ;o)

Have fun!!

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