Five Minute Friday: Happy Harvest Thanks

I love Tracy’s new Happy Harvest set.  It is so easy to use and so versatile.  For today’s card I made a one layer card using the new A2 Frame Quickutz embossing folder.  I love that this folder has that center oval clear for stamping.  Those Quickutz folks are so smart!  I used the individual grape bunch (that and the greeting are stamped in Palette Violette) to dangle it off the various swirls that are embossed and then colored them with Prismacolor pencils.  I dabbed some Stardust Stickles over them so I didn’t need to blend them.  The pumpkin is stamped in Palette Cognac and colored.  That’s it!

Aren’t one layer cards wonderful?  I didn’t know I had the ability to make a card not using my Nesties!  Haha!

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Happy Harvest: Fall candle

Are you loving Tracy’s first set, Happy Harvest?  I know I am!  And, it’s giving me a chance to work on my coloring skills a bit.  This little table decoration would be great as a Thanksgiving place setting gift or just a little neighbor gift (well, not for MY neighbors but maybe for yours!).  I used my oval Nesties and sponged the edge of the ivory cs with some Palette Moulin Rouge.  This is also the ink I used to stamp the greeting.

I stamped the pumpkin with Palette Cognac, which is a great color if Burnt Umber is just a little too dark.  I’ve been using Cognac more and more.  I colored it with my Prismacolor pencils and blended with gamsol and cut it out so I could pop it up.  The flame has a little touch of Orange Stickles.  I wrapped the candle with a piece of 3/8” ivory satin and held it in place with a few pieces of i {stick} papers.

I think it’s pretty elegant.  I’m debating whether to keep it or give it away!  Haha!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Release Day!!

It’s release day here at i {heart} papers! YAHOO!!! We’re releasing the very first set from The Petal Press (designed by our very own Tracy Schultz!) and two new sets from Chickengirl Designs. I’m so thrilled to add these sets to our stamp lines.

Have you enjoyed all the sneak peeks this past week? The girls have all done a fabulous job, I think. So, here are all three new sets in their entirety, now for sale! All sets are 4”x6” and are only $10!

Aren’t they great?!!? I’m so excited! And, for $10 each, how can you go wrong? They are made from the top manufacturer in the industry and are the highest quality photopolymer stamps available.

Be sure to continue to check the two design teams for more samples throughout the rest of the month. Thanks for stopping by today to share in my excitement!

Ashley Cannon Newell Carly Robertson Cathleen Torina Gretchen Belknap Jenyfur Pohl Julie Lacey Krysten Ng Tiffany Johnson Tracy Schultz - designer

Judy (Joy in a JAR) - guest DT Kendra (Kendra's Card Company) Loretta (love to create) - guest DT Lori (Inking Aloud) Merry (Random thoughts of a Confessed Stamp-A-Holic) Natasha (Palmtrees and Pogosticks) Shannon (Hoppy Creations) Shelly (Jaspere's Little Corner) Tammy (Stamp Happy) - guest DT

See you soon, I hope!

DT Product Challenge – Large Scale prints

Have you been enjoying the sneak peeks from this month’s three new sets?

Today I take a break from sneaking for this month’s DT Challenge. This month it was a product focus and each person was given one sheet of this beautiful Webster’s Pages Delish paper and some of the fuchsia faux suede ribbon that matches it perfectly. The challenge was to use the large scale side of the paper. I think as cardmakers sometimes we’re scared off by large scale prints and don’t use them very often but some then we miss out on some of the most gorgeous papers out there!

My card is a square 5-1/2” card. I did some persnickety cutting so that I could pop up those two little flowers. I was lucky that those flowers show up on the paper elsewhere! Then I coated them with Frosted Lace Stickles. I went over the pink flourished and parts of the large pink flower with Fruit Punch Stickles and the brown flourish with Cinnamon Stickles to give it all a little shimmer.

I made my tag from the same paper using my new Nestabilities Labels 8 and trimmed the first layer down so that I could mat it (using the small print brown backside of the paper). I stamped my greeting from Expressions (on sale now!) in Palette Claret and popped up everything up for some added dimension.

It’s a little more intricate than I usually make but I think it came out alright. :)

Please check the rest of the DT’s posts today to see what they came up with using these two products!

Carolyn (bklynstamper)

Cathleen (Crooked Card Creations)

Deb (With a Stamp and a Song)

Gretchen (Happiness Is. . .)

Lynn (Stamperosity)

Megan (Megan Lock Designs)

Tracy (Who IsTracy?)

Kendra (Kendra's Card Company)

Amber (So Many Colors, So Little Time)

Thanks for stopping by today! I’ll be back tomorrow with the full release for you of the new sets!

Happy Harvest Give Thanks peek

Hello!  I’ve got another peek at the new Happy Harvest set from The Petal Press.  It’s available for sale starting Sept. 16.  It’s almost here!!

It is a layering set, so the pumpkin and the grapes are two different stamps so you can ink them up separately.  There are several other pumpkin toppers and other pieces in this set too!  You’re going to love it when you see how versatile it is and easy to use.   And, all the words are different stamps as well so you can mix and match your sayings in the set.  So cool!

I made this matchbook card and used my oval Nesties for my main focal image.  I stamped everything in Palette Noir and colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I used a small piece of brown satin ribbon to keep the matchbook part closed and pierced the scallops of the oval.  Very simple and elegant IMO!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I’ll be back tomorrow with an IHP DT Challenge.  Be sure to check out the rest of The Petal Press girls to see their sneak peeks.

Ashley Cannon Newell

Carly Robertson

Cathleen Torina

Gretchen Belknap

Jenyfur Pohl

Julie Lacey

Krysten Ng

Tiffany Johnson

Tracy Schultz - designer

Monstrously Old Sneak Peek

EEKKK! I LOVE this new set from Chicken Girl Designs. It is called Silly Monsters and this is one of the cute little guys in the set. I stamped him in Palette Noir, colored him/her with Prismacolor pencils and then glazed him/her with Matte Accents. Matte Accents is perfect when you want dimension but no shimmer or gloss. Of course I used my trusty rectangle Nesties. :) The greeting is stamped in Palette L’Amour Red.

The paper is the same Make A Wish glitter birthday paper I used last week on my Rooco card, just a different strip of it. I love how versatile it is and of course I love the glitter! The finishing touch was some little bling on the sides to balance everything out.

Coincidentally, this card is also the sketch for SC244! How convenient for me! Tee hee!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Harvest Sneak Peek #2

I’m back today with another peek at Happy Harvest, releasing on Sept. 16 from The Petal Press – available only at i {heart} papers (along with two new sets from Chickengirl Designs!)

It is a layering set, meaning that the wheat and the hurricane lamp are two different stamps so you can ink them up separately. There are other pieces in this set too, which you will see over the next week or so. And, the words are different stamps as well so you can mix and match your sayings in the set.

I stamped everything in Palette Noir and then colored with my Spica glitter pens (sand, peach) and my Prismacolor pencils. I used my square Nesties and a piece of brown satin to finish off this 4-1/4” square card.

I love the simplicity of these images. They remind me of some of the beautiful Thanksgiving centerpieces my gram used to make.

Thanks for stopping by! I’ll be back again tomorrow! Check in with the other Petal Press DT gals to see the samples they’ve got!

Ashley Cannon Newell

Carly Robertson

Cathleen Torina

Gretchen Belknap

Jenyfur Pohl

Julie Lacey

Krysten Ng

Tiffany Johnson

Tracy Schultz - designer