CCEE1304 Punch the Clock Day

Joanne, our hostess for the CCEE Challenge this month, asked us to celebrate a little known holiday (Punch the Clock Day - Jan. 27th) by making a masculine card with a timepiece theme.

This card stays closed with the image from Rubbernecker (535-03 Dapper on Bike). The pocket watches are also from RN stamps (534-04 Watch Set 3)
Please join us HERE, linking your card too.

See you next Thursday!

Just grands! (CHF below)

Here is Erin in her new costume                                       and Tommy in his new braces!

Erin is an Irish Step dancer, and her costumes are gorgeous (thanks to Gram and great Gram)....... she's so pretty to begin with, and only prettier on the floor before the judges.  She helped design this dress, and was so pleased with the results.  She got a trophy in pink and gold on the first outing, and everyone stopped to stare at her in her favorite color, she said.

Tommy looks pretty happy in his braces, but only time will tell how happy he is!  My daughter called this AM to tell me she had posted his picture after she dropped him off at school.  He had Tylenol before and after, but tonight he's going to be sore.

That's the latest on two of the seven.......just in case you wanted an update (and even if you didn't!)

CHF Fisherman

Here's a card I made for friends who are big into fishing!! I used Cornish Heritage Farms digis - #193 Fisherman, and #1655 Fishing You.....

The bg is CHF's Netting.  I think they are perfect together.

CHF has so many wonderful images......in red rubber and digis.  Be sure to take a look HERE, and join us at the next CHF challenge on the 29th.

Green and Green

Today I'm uploading two cards I made, 1 yesterday and 1 this morning.  I am tired of RED!  can you believe such a thing?????  My Valentine cards are all made, and sitting with their envelopes, ready for mailing.  All I have to do is get some nice crisp FIVES to put in for the Grands.  I have a few cards made for Groundhogs Day, so on to St. Pat's.  Here they are:

CCEE1303 Clean and Simple Sympathy

Welcome to another CCEE Challenge.  Our hostess Joanne chose our theme........she says she struggles with making clean and simple cards.  Personally, I don't buy that......she's so good at everything!  In addition to CAS, it has to be Sympathy.

I'm so sorry to say I needed this card, and it has gone in the mail to a friend who lost her mother.

Please join us, adding your card HERE.  See  you again in another week!

CHF18 Sketch Challenge

Here is the Challenge from Cornish Heritage Farms this week.  Kristine has given us a sketch challenge.

I really love a sketch.......I don't have to think so hard.  All I had to do was to look through my CHF images, and I was on my way.

Here is the card I made to go with the sketch.  This is a digi called "Deer With Lights" (2541).

I colored the deer in two shades of brown, RED, and gold for the bells.  The strip across is RED mirror paper.

Please join us this week (and every week) and link your card or project HERE.  There's always a prize, so use any CHF image, and Good Luck!

Easter!

Do you think I'm rushing the season?? Here is the Easter card I made today!

This card is a case of a pink one made by my cyberfriend, Lynn in Texas.  She is our Featured Stamper at SplitCoastStampers today.  It's such a pleasure to see her chosen this week!

Today will be spent as yesterday was, in front of the television, watching football.  I was just delighted to see Peyton Manning done for the year.  I'm not a fan of the Ravens (they are dirty players), but I really don't care for Denver as a place for our Pats to play after they defeat Houston today!! (Gosh! I hope I didn't jinx them!!!)

Today would be the VERY LAST day to be with my daughter-in-law, Debbie.  She is such a fan of the Patriots that even being in the room with her is painful!  She may give us a call if something unusual happens, but we are not missing her today.

Have a wonderful Sunday, enjoy the football if you are so inclined, and please root for our guys!!

CCEE1302 New Toys!

Welcome back to another CCEE Challenge.  This week Joanne has challenged us to take some time to play with new stamping "toys".

My newest toy is from Memory Box, the Frostyville Border Die Cut.  Isn't it fabulous???

The digi snowman is paper pieced, and isn't it fun that he's looking at the snow beneath his feet!!

Please join us, linking your card HERE.  Be sure to take a look at what the rest of the team has done!  See you next Thursday.

Thomas Kinkade Week at CHF

This is Thomas Kinkade Week at Cornish Heritage Farms. I used a portion of "Night Before Christmas".

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! AND - if you do, you could win a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!


To play create a card using CHF images (preferably T.K. )You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps.)

Once you have created your card/project come here and place a link to your card/project so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF. We can't wait to see what you create!

CCEE1301 Baby Card

Our hostess for the month of January is Joanne Grzelak (jojot at SCS), who challenged us to start the New Year with a baby card.

I made a pink and white card for the baby next door, Juliette, who has just soined her sisters, Penelope and Scarlett.


I hope you will want to join us in our first challenge of 2013.  (Can it be already??)  Just link your card HERE so we can enjoy it too, and you'll see the cards from the rest of the Design Team.

See you again next Thursday with another from Joanne.

CHF17 - NO RED or Green

Our CHF challenge today is to use NO GREEN OR RED!  I made this card with a digi (Asian 13) from Cornish Heritage Stamps.  The bg is a new Spellbinder EF, called (appropriately enough) Asian.

If you would like to play along with us of course we would love to have you! AND - if you do, you could win a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!


To play, create a card using CHF images. You can use either CHF digi or rubber stamps to create a card or project.... anything you like as long as the stamps are Cornish Heritage Farms. (Yes, they can be older stamps.)

Once you have created your card/project come here and place a  link to your card/project so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF17. We can't wait to see what you create.



Emboss Resist

The challenge today was twofold, and involved using a technique I don't often do.  I love the look of emboss resist, but it always makes a mess.

I cased a card of Wanda Cullen's (cullenwr) from SCS, as we were asked to find someone whose birthday was close to our own. Ours are two days apart.

Wanda makes beautiful cards, and I kept her layout, changing only the colors and ef.

Christmas is behind us, New Year's ahead.  The days sure fly by.  Hope you are looking forward to the New Year.  I'm pretty good at remembering the new number for the month of January, but after that I really slip up!

Have a great day, all!

Sparkle Background

Back to Winter.  the card, not the weather (yet).  the challenge was to make a card with sparkle, and this is sure it.  I must tell you that the brad in the middle of the flake is white and sparkly.  It was very hard to take the photo today.

My sweet Son-in-law is coming today to pick up all the gifts my DD had delivered here.  YAY!  I get my sunporch back!  He's bringinig two gift cards my DD picked up for me, so that finishes up the shopping for this year.  DOUBLE YAY!

We are having a very low-key Christmas.  I've done none of my Swedish baking or cooking.  My hands are just not up to the task (and confidentially I had no enthusiasm to do it), so it will be regular food.  Some will care, but food is food, and we are all good eaters.

Have a safe and happy holiday.  Much love to you all from our house.

It's Spring!

I know it's not Spring, but I am tired of the same old colors.  Also, today is full of sunshine, and it doesn't look like December at all.

This card is for the Sketch Challenge at SCS.  I altered it a bit to accommodate the chevrons...they were supposed to be a strip.

I added some clouds in the bg, and used my brand new nestie labels (and also the new chevrons).  What fun to have new stuff.

Have a great day!

CHF16 - Winter

This week I am your Cornish Heritage Farms Challenge hostess.  The theme is Winter.

I used Thomas Kinkade's "Graceland Christmas" (TK - 124T) from CHF.

The image is inked in nave on blue papre, backed with navy.  There's a snowflake with the sentiment on the white ribbon.

Please join us adding your card HERE, and maybe you will win some fabulous stamps!!

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!  Today I am basking in the beautiful sunshine, although the temperature will not go above 35 degrees today.  Snow tomorrow.  Enjoy what you have today......the moral of the story.

Mom and I made this floral card this morning for the Inspiration Challenge at SCS.  It was quick and easy (we like that!), and will work for just about anything we want to send a card for. (This is my 2nd preposition ending sentence of the morning.  Please don't tell my English teacher son!)

Here's hoping that, in the light of the news from CT, you will find time to hug your children. Love to you all.

CCEE1250 Santa......

Welcome back to the CCEE Challenge!  This is our last for 2012.  Wow.  Where did the time go?

Our hostess Frances challenged us to make something using Santa, as the theme is "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

My card uses a Rubbernecker (209-07 Winter Holiday #4 - Santa) image, and I just LOVE his sweet face.

Please join us, linking your card HERE.  Have a wonderful Holiday, and come see us in the New Year!!!

An Extra

I made a card yesterday, and was so busy I didn't have time to post.  It was made for the Inspiration Challenge, and I was really pleased with the way it came out.  Feels good to be done with Christmas cards!

CCEE1249 Favorite New Die

Welcome back to another CCEE Challenge.  This week, Cindy Haffner told us she wanted to see our Favorite New Die.

I had to use the new bird and birdhouse I got from Quikutz.  I think it's just adorable..especially with my old fave, the fence punch, and the Quikutz branch.

The sentiment is only one line from a Rubbernecker sentiment (508 - garden Phrase Set).  I just love that their images are so great, and the sayings are so multi-purpose!

Be sure to join us, and link your card HERE.  We'll see you again next Thursday!

CHF15 - Christmas Box or Bag

Our hostess this week is Frances, who challenged the Cornish Heritage Farms DT to make a Christmas Box or Bag.

I made my box out of Heidi Grace double sided designer paper.  The first picture shows that it REALLY is a box, and the second shows better the view from the top.

The cardinal image is, of course, from CHF (Cardinal 300M- Digi), and it's painted with watercolors.  It's done with a technique called "out of the box", and mounted on a circle atop the box. 

I added some punched greens and flowers, and rolled a rose.  There is a big pearl in the rose, and liquid pearls in the small flowers.

Please join us this week, linking your card HERE, and maybe you will win some imiages!!

See you in two weeks with another challenge!