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Rose Open Gate

Who needs patterned paper with a backgrounder stamp as gorgeous as this!  This is my favorite out of the 16 Winter releases this past November from Cornish Heritage Farms -- Geometric Flowers II.  You can see all 16 of those backgrounders and beautiful samples in this CHF gallery.

I stamped the backgrounder flowers with Versafine Spanish Moss on Prism's Spring Willow Medium textured cardstock -- it really makes for an interesting background:

The corners of the background were clipped with Ticket Corner punch and mounted to a standard A2-sized card base of Prism Blush Red Medium. 

The focal image was masked (did not include the rectangle frame) and just the oval vignette stamped in Spanish Moss ink on Neenah Classic Cream cardstock.  Just the roses and gate were colored with Copic markers (R11-Pale Cherry Pink & R22-Light Prawn).  The image was cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Oval and matted with Scalloped Oval Nestabilities in the same Prism Blush Red Medium cardstock as the card base.  This piece is popped up on foam dimensional tape.

The sentiment is another new Kinkade release, "A Birthday Rose".  It's stamped in Spanish Moss on Classic Cream and tag shape cut and mounted to more of the Spring Willow Medium Prism cardstock that was inked with Spanish Moss.  The tag is also popped up on dimensional foam tape.  The ribbon was originall white taffeta but I colored it with the Light Prawn #R22 Copic marker so it would match the roses and cardstock!

A final bit of bling was added -- a row of pink twinkle stickers.

All stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms: Thomas Kinkade The Open Gate Vignette & A Birthday Rose sentiment, Geometric Flowers II Backgrounder.  Paper: Prism Blush Red Medium & Spring Willow Medium, Neenah Classic Crest-Classic Cream.  Ink: Tsukineko Versafine Spanish Moss, Copic Markers (R11-Pale Cherry Pink & R22-Light Prawn).  Accessories: Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities Classic & Scalloped Oval embossing dies, A Muse Creative Candy Twinkle Stickers, Ticket Corner Punch, White Taffeta Ribbon (colored with R22 Copic marker, to match image roses & cardstock), foam dimensional tape.

That's all of my Thomas Kinkade samples for now -- I hope you've enjoyed them!  As you read this, I've actually been in training this week at Spellbinders Paper Arts for my Design Team position this year.  I can't wait to share what I've learned with you!

Blissful Gate

If you can't tell by now, I REALLY like stamping these Thomas Kinkade images monochromatically and black/white is my favorite combo!  Plus, they make for a really quick & easy card with a lot of pop.

This is the vignette size of The Open Gate that I posted yesterday -- which is just a smaller section of the stamp that has been reduced in size a bit and put into an oval shape with a rectangle frame.  Now, if you don't like that rectangle frame (and maybe think you'll never use it that way), then you can certainly just cut that part off your rubber stamp OR mask it before inking it.  In tomorrow's sample, I just masked it off.

The image was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black -- I've found the Versafine line of inks to the best at retaining all the fine details of these stamps.  It is stamped onto Neenah Classic Crest-Solar White cardstock and cut with just a paper trimmer.  The black scalloped rectangle frame around the focal image is Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles.  The image is popped up on dimensional foam tape and accented with clear crystal stickers.

The sentiment is also a new Thomas Kinkade release and was selectively inked and stamped onto Solar White cardstock with a black marker (the original sentiment is in one line).  Then the sentiment was cut out with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles and matted with a Scalloped Nestabilities Circle; it is also popped up on dimensional tape.

A piece of white-edged black sating ribbon finishes off this card.

All stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms: Thomas Kinkade The Open Gate Vignette & Follow Your Bliss, SonLight Impressions Victorian Leaves backgrounder.  Paper: Prism Black, Neenah Classic Crest-Solar White.  Ink: Tsukineko Black Onyx.  Accessories: Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities Scalloped Rectangles & Classic/Scalloped Circles, Doodlebug black brad, Michael's ribbon, clear crystal stickers (unknown source), Stampin' Up/EK Success Ticket Corner punch.

I've got one more sample to you show you tomorrow!

Framed Spring Open Gate

5" x 7" framed art.  Thomas Kinkade's The Open Gate was stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia ink on Neenah Clasic Cream cardstock and colored with the following Copic markers (click on photo for a larger view):

5" x 7" mat is Weathered Wood backgrounder stamped in Adirondack Slate dye ink on Neenah Clasic Cream cardstock and then more of the Slate ink sponged on the edges and randomly on the wood.  4.50" x 2.50" rectangle was cut in the center of the mat and the edges distressed & inked.

'Each Day...' sentiment was selectively inked and stamped onto Prism Frosted Orange cardstock, to fit within the metal frame.  Gray satin ribbon ties off one side of the frame:

All stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms: Thomas Kinkade 'The Open Gate' & 'Each Day...', SonLight Impressions Weathered Wood backgrounder.  Paper: Neenah Classic Crest-Classic Cream, Prismatics Frosted Orange.  Ink: Ranger Adirondack Slate dye ink, Tsukineko Versafine Vintage Sepia, Copic Markers.  Accessories: WeRMemoryKeepers pewter metal bookplate, May Arts ribbon, Tonic Edge Distresser, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, 9.25" x 7.25" silver frame.

Check back in tomorrow for another Kinkade sample & Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge!

Thomas Kinkade Garden Journal

It's Thomas Kinkade new rubber stamp release time at Cornish Heritage Farms again and I'll be showing you the samples I created for this release over the next few days.  This sample is with The Rose Garden that I also showed a sneak peek of last week:

This journal started life already as a Thomas Kinkade notebook I found at WalMart!

I unbound the journal so I could cover it with the Neenah Classic Crest-Classic Cream cardstock I stamped with Victorian Floral in Versafine Crimson Red.  My Bind-It-All assisted in punching holes in the floral cardstock that matched perfectly with the holes already in the journal!  The cardstock was adhered to the journal cover with glue stick.  Then I put the journal back together with my Bind-It-All and a black wire binding, so it would match my black & red theme (the original wire was antique gold). 

Thomas Kinkade's The Rose Garden was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Neenah Classic Cream.  Then I tried to replicate a colorized old black & white photo by using a pointed beauty applicator Q-tip and Crimson Red Versafine ink to dot color on to just the flowers.  A little bit of Spanish Moss Versafine was usued to accent some greenery (which you probably can't even tell from the photograph).  Next, the focal image was inked with a sponge dauber & Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink (fabulous stuff recommended by my friend, Debbie -- thanks again, Deb!), the edges distressed and inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  It was matted with a distressed piece of Black Prism cardstock and mounted to the journal with dimensional foam tape.

 

The Garden Journal "Scrabble tiles" were stamped with Kim Hughes' Quirky Alphabet onto Cream Neenah Classic Crest with Versafine Onyx Black ink and fit perfectly within a 1/2-inch square punch.  They were then matted with Black Prism cardstock.  The edges were inked with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

The photo corners were punched with EK Success Corner Punch and faux stitched with white gel pen.  Mini pewter square brads by Making Memories accent the corners.  May Arts black/ivory striped ribbon is tied underneath the focal image.

A beautiful jewelled metal dragonfly embellishment serves as a bookmark, by tying it to black grosgrain ribbon and the top binding wire.  I don't know the exact source of this dragonfly, but about 90% sure it was a gift sent to me by Lisa Strahl (our Cornish Heritage Farms' Art Director) a few years ago!

What I liked about using this Thomas Kinkade journal to alter, was that the pages are also imprinted with some Thomas Kinkade outdoor scenes!

All Stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms: Thomas Kinkade "The Rose Garden", SonLight Impressions "Victorian Floral", Kim Hughes Collection "Quirky Alphabet".  Paper: Neenah Classic Crest-Classic Cream from Ellen Hutson, Black Prism.  Ink: Tsukineko Versafine: Crimson Red, Onyx Black & Spanish Moss, Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger: Antique Linen, Vintage Photo & Black Soot.  Accessories: Tim Holtz Edge Distresser by Tonic, EK Success Corner & 1/2-inch Square Punches, May Arts Striped Ribbon from StarLitStudio, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Making Memories Mini Pewter Square Brads, Paper Piercing Tool, White Gel Pen, Sponge Dauber, Jeweled dragonfly metal embellishment-unknown source, Thomas Kinkade journal from WalMart, Bind-It-All & 7/8' black wire binding, glue stick.

Check back in tomorrow for another Thomas Kinkade sample!