Hampton Art CHA New Release Projects

Hi, I"m back today to share with you a couple of the cards that I created for the new product release at CHA. The design team was assigned different stamps for the show, and we each were chomping at the bit to see what goodies would arrive in our mailbox. Well, you know I was thrilled to receive a big box of goodies from Hampton Art! We had a quick turnaround time, so papers, stamps and inks were flying around my studio. But there is something really cool about the rush of getting ready for the big show. I hope you enjoy!

Supplies:

Hampton Art Stamps: NEW Art Warehouse Dreams Grow (IC0237)

Clearsnap:

Archival Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Pigment Ink: Moss Green

ColorBox Chalk Ink : Dark Moss, Chestnut Roan

Mix’d Media Inkz Embossing Powder: Truffle

Top Boss Watermark Ink

WorldWin Papers Cardstock

My Mind’s Eye Patterned Paper: Stella Rose

Embossing Pen

Madeira Machine Embroidery Thread

 

Instructions:

1. Stamp three carrots by inking the top portion with the Moss Green and the lower portion with the Pumpkin Pie. Fussy cut, and ink the edges with the Chestnut Roan. Shape the leaves by wrapping them around a pen. To add the roots to the carrot, take a short piece of embroidery thread, and glue to the back, letting a tail hang down.

2. Glue the carrots to a piece of brown cardstock, so that it looks like the leaves are above the ground and the carrots are below.

3. Use an embossing pen to trace the word “Grow” from the stamp, stamp on the lower corner of the patterned paper and emboss with dark brown powder. Machine stitch around this layer. Ink the edges of the patterned papers using the Dark Moss.

4. Finish as shown. 

 

 

 Supplies:
Hampton Art licensed 7gypsies cling stamp set: Under the Sea (IC0222)
Clearsnap:
Donna Salazar: Leather Mix’d Media Ink
Colorbox Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan
Topboss Embossing Ink
Brown and silver embossing powder
Farmhouse Paper Company patterned papers
Worldwin Cardstock
Want2Scrap Pearls
  
Instructions:
1. Stamp the frames using watermark ink and emboss in silver. Cut the frames out.
2. Stamp the sea creatures with the watermark ink and emboss with dark brown powder. Fussy Cut the images and mount on the frames using dimensional adhesive.
3. Add a mat of dark brown behind each of the frames.
4. Ink the edges of patterned papers with Chestnut Roan. Arrange as shown.
5. Add pearls to finish.

Have A Blooming Good Day

When I saw this paper (Dilly Dally from MME), it reminded me of a day in the country, surrounded by barns, flowers and fields.  So, it should be no surprise that I paired this paper up with some wonderful Cheery Lynn Designs dies to create a fun and nostaligic card.  I pictured an old church window, with vines and flowers trailing around it.

I used Judy's Blooms and Build A Flower One to create my Camelia.  (Let me just tell you the stamens that come with the Build A Flower are going to become one of your favorite dies!) I took Fiona's Magic Window, and cut away the middle of it, to create a wonderful border. 

Remember, if you would like to add a window or a door to your project, then go enter it in this week's challenge for your chance to win a $20 CLD gift certificate!

For those of you in the States, I hope you have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

Judy's Blooms

Build A Flower One

Fanciful Flourish

Window C

Fiona's Magic Window

Victoria Garden Doily Frame

Patterned Paper - My Mind's Eye Dilly Dally

Stamp - My Favorite Things

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show : Summer Holiday

Creative Card Crew: Add Dimension

Flourishes: Use a Flower

Sweet Stamps: Anything Goes

MFT: Sketch

Flower Wishes

I've got a fun card to share with you today that uses lots of wonderful embossing powder from Wow!  There are so many ways to use embossing powder, and this card shows you several of them.  First I used Wow's Call Me Stamp Set and embossed it using Suzy West Angel Wings.  After that powder was heat set, then I rubbed the entire image with Versamark ink, and sprinkled it heavily with the Ultra High Clear powder.    Look at all of the texture you get!

The flower is a brass flower from Graphic 45 - so yes, you can emboss on metal too!  I inked the entire flower with Versamark ink, and sprinkled it with Opaque Pastel Pink Regular and embossed it.  Then I took a Versamark pen, and drew detail lines on the petals, and added Suzy West Angel Wings to it.  It's amazing how quickly and easily you can add a few special details.

Wow Suzy West Angel Wings Embossing Powder

Wow Ultra High Clear Embossing Powder

Wow Opaque Pastel Pink Regular Embossing Powder

Wow Call Me Stamp Set

My Mind's Eye Patterned Paper

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies

And remember

It's WOW! Week on the Paper Crafter's Library blog and we've teamed up with Paper Crafter's Library to showcase Wow! embossing powders.

Every day this week our friends at Paper Crafter's Library will be sharing fantastic projects featuring WOW! Embossing Powders created by both the WOW! Design Team as well as the Paper Crafter's Library Designers/Educators.

At the end of this week, one lucky winner from the Paper Crafter's Library Blog will receive a Wow! Embossing Powder Prize Pack consisting of 12 different Wow! Embossing Powders, and one winner from the Wow! blog will win a set of 6 embossing powders. The winners will be drawn from all the comments left either on the Paper Crafter's Library blog or the Paper Crafter's Library Facebook page , and one winner will be drawn from all the comments left either on the WOW! blog or the WOW! Facebook page. Remember, each comment you leave is one entry, so be sure to visit every day not only for the great project ideas, but also to enter your name into our give-away.

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Are you still seeing double at the Beary Scrap? That's because our Double or Nothing Challenge is still going on! I've got a whimsical Christmas Card to share with you today. Don't you think the 12 Days of Christmas papers from My Mind's Eye need to be used for this kind of holiday fun? My adorable Santa 's Truck with Tree die is from the very newest release from Cottage Cutz Dies. It was so fun to add some of the patterned papers to my truck's piecing. And with a little ingenuity, I used the Holiday Doily die to add a border to my circle. Finally, a "borrowed" the sentiment stamp from the Boxwood Vine Wreath set, so I could wish you Merry Christmas!



Challenges:
Card Patterns: Sketch

Flower Soft All That Glitters Hop

Are you enjoying seeing lots of sparkly goodness on today's Flower Soft hop? You should have arrived here from Linda's blog...if not, head to the Flower Soft Blog to start at the beginning.

For my card, I began with my stamped sleigh. I loved adding the Diamond Range Gold for the details on the sleigh. The evergreens were highlighted with the Diamond Range Emerald. And what would a Christmas card be with out adding a little Diamond Range Ruby?!! The snow was created using the Polar White. You are going to love this new collection, once you get your hands on it!

And remember, to leave comments on all of the blogs for extra chances to win the Diamond Range Ruby, Emerald and Silver! Now, it's time to hop on to Deb's Blog - Enjoy!!!

Double or Nothing with The Beary Scrap

We've got our new challenge at the Beary Scrap - and the theme is Double or Nothing (use two of something on your design - no more, no less).

For my "double" I used two designer papers - both from the MME 12 Days of Christmas Collection. Although it's Christmas paper, there are many designs in this collection that can be used any time of the year. For my image, I die cut the shape using a Spellbinders label, then sprinkled Ultrafine Art Glitter over the area, and let it dry. Then I stamped a design from Flourishes over the top. I painted the roses with watercolors. To finish everything off, I added some Kaisercraft pearls and Seam Binding Ribbon.

We hope that you will take your chances and play along with us!

Clean and Simple for Fall

If you know me, you know, I'm really not a clean and simple kind of girl. But yesterday, my sister helped me get my garage cleaned out - and it felt so good, I was just in the mood to make a CAS project to celebrate - lol!

I love these trees from the Summertime Fun die set from Cottage Cutz. And, I think they look great dressed for fall too! After I assembled my trees, I added Autumn Flower Soft for my fall foliage.

Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Mark's Finest Papers: Dots
Wee Memories: Technique

Free for (F)all - Anything Goes!

I know, I know...it's too early to be thinking about Christmas, but I wanted to make a card to show off some of the great Christmas papers that Kimm has gotten in at the Beary Scrap. For the next two weeks, our challenge is really easy - anything goes! So we would love to have you join in, and have your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Beary Scrap!

My card was made using the gorgeous and vintage My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas paper pack. You know, I am a huge fan of the Lost and Found line - and this newest addition will not disappoint. I inked the edges with my trusty Distress ink. I added Epiphany Crafts 25 round epoxies to either side of my die cut to balance everything - and tied it all off with a seam binding bow. My ruffes were made with Tim Holtz tissue tape, and really added some nice dimension.

Challenges:
Ellen Hutson: Holiday Card Challenge
Card Patterns: Sketch

So Long Summer!

A couple of weeks ago, we took one final trip for the summer. It was a beautiful, warm weekend - and we finished it off with a paddle boat ride. I'm actually glad this summer is over - and am looking forward to many wonderful things this fall and beyond!

I used the Mischevious Papers from My Mind's Eye (although this certainly isn't a Halloween layout!) I inked all of the papers with Distress Ink. My flowers were stamped on vellum with the Sweet William set from Our Daily Bread Designs. Then I lightly sprayed them with Helmar Vellum Adhesive, and sprinkled them with glitter. My epoxies were all made with the Epiphany Crafts Studio, so that they matched my patterned papers.

Recipe:
Papers: Mischevious - My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Sweet William from Our Daily Bread Designs
Ink: Distress by Ranger
Adhesives: Helmar 450, Helmar V2 Vellum Adhesive
Epoxies, Vintage Settings: Epiphany Crafts - Shape Studio Round 14, Shape Studio Round 25
Mist: Moon Shadow Mists by Lindy's Stamp Gang
Ribbon: Seam Binding

Challenges:
Our Daily Bread: Scrapbook challenge with vellum
Helmar: Sketch
Simon Says: Dies to Die for
Simon Says Stamp and Show: Men Only