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Lockhart Salad Recipe Card

I have one of my favorite salad recipes to share with you today over at the CLASSroom ... I hope you'll join me there! There is also a big Spring Fling celebration going on at the CLASSroom, revealing some new Lockhart Stamp images that will be released tomorrow, May 1 (wow, I can't believe it's May already, can you?). You can enter for the chance to win some of the new Lockhart stamps! Then I hope you'll join us back at the CLASSroom on Sunday, for a fun challenge we all participated in ... see you then! And since tomorrow is Friday, of course I'll be back right here with another Weekend Sketch Challenge, featuring some of those new Lockhart images! Read more →

CPS113: Movie Inchies

For this week's CPS113, I came up with this 6" x 8" piece I plan to put in an 8" x 10" frame for our media/theatre room: I stamped the Lockhart Itty Bitty At The Movies onto three Inchie Arts White Inchie Squares and placed them on a Spellbinders Labels Four black mat, so they would resemble a film/movie strip. The image was colored with Copic markers Y15, Y21, R29, B29, E55, E57 & C1. Short and sweet today ... here are the supplies I used: Lockhart stamps, Copic markers, Inchie Arts products, Spellbinders dies, Memento ink available from Ellen Hutson LLC Papertrey Ink Black & White Basics patterned paper, Stamper's Select white cardstock, Perfect Match True Black cardstock May Arts wide white rick-rack from StarLitStudio Thanks for stopping by today! Read more →

WSC78 Winner!

The winner of the WSC78 box of buttons giveaway is Janice Melton, with this card she posted in her gallery at Splitcoaststampers: Great job with the sketch, Janice, your card is beautiful! Please email me your address, so I can get your buttons in the mail to you! Thanks to all who played this weekend ... be sure to check back this Friday, for another Weekend Sketch Challenge, hosted by Jenn! I made a few changes to my blog, please let me know if there's anything you can't read very well. I hope to be back later today with something creative . . . :D Read more →

WSC78: Sit Back & Relax

Here's my sample for the Weekend Sketch Challenge #78 <== You can find the sketch by clicking on that link. I told you I love the look of buttons on projects . . . and here's a BIG one, to prove it! :) I had to slightly alter my own sketch a little, but the basics are the same. The Lockhart Slippers (#4001) were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Papertrey Ink 2008 Bitty Dot Basics paper and cut out. I used BG13 Copic marker to color in the soles of the shoes and this made the white dots in the paper totally disappear ... an easy peasy paper piecing job! The slippers are popped up on a base of Papertrey Vintage Cream cardstock, cut with Spellbinders Labels Four die and Copic airbrushed lightly with the same BG13 marker. The Lockhart sentiment was added with more Tuxedo Black ink. Prima flowers, Papertrey Ink Aqua Mist button and Vintage Cream satin ribbon accent the corner. The background papers are also Papertrey Ink (Bitty Dot Basics & Green Tea Leaves -- love these patterns!). I hope you all have a lovely weekend and find time to play along with my sketch,... Read more →

WSC78 is Here!

Here's your Weekend Sketch Challenge #78. I hope you'll play along this week and if you do, please come back here and enter a link to your card/project in Mr. Linky below. If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers.com, please use the keyword WSC78, so we can find all of your creations in one place (and then remember to add the link to your SCS card upload in Mr. Linky below). You can view that gallery (once everyone starts uploading to it), by clicking HERE. I'll be choosing one lucky person from all the entries to receive this box of around 300-400 buttons: I totally love the look of buttons on cards & projects, so I thought I'd share a little button love and pass along this assortment! You'll have until Tuesday at noon CDT to post a link to your project, then I'll announce the winner and post their winning project back here on my blog shortly thereafter. Please be sure to check in on these sweet ladies at their blogs, to see the wonderful samples they created for this sketch: Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, Lori and posting a little later today: Mary Jo -- I always love seeing all... Read more →

School Days

School days are almost over for the year, so with the start of the last six weeks this week, inevitably I've been hearing "How many more days until summer vacation, Mom?" :) So I decided to revamp my Christmas Countdown calendar into a "Days until school is out" calendar! Since I have two girls, I went with a flowery/girly theme, but you could also do a gender-neutral or boy theme . . . This cute new graduation stamp from JustRite Stampers' Favorite Occasions 10 Borders & Centers set made the perfect flower center I was looking for. (It looks like this stamp set is scheduled to start shipping May 10!). I thought I'd share a tip on how to align the custom lettering I created on the Harmony Classic Circle Stamper I (1-5/8") with the Times New Roman 15-pt. font in the border space. I use the horizontal footings/grooves as an indicator (white arrows shown in the photo below) of where to place the font letters, so they will be perfectly aligned with the center image: I stamped the image with Memento Rhubarb Stalk ink onto Neenah Natural White cardstock and then colored with these Copic markers: I used Cosmo... Read more →

Paper Bouquet

Today in the CLASSroom, I show you how to make this bouquet of paper flowers. I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

WSC77: Teacher Birthday

How did it get to be Friday again already?!! This week has flown by for me -- how about you? It's time for another Weekend Sketch Challenge ... this week's is hosted by Lori. You can find the sketch and her sample over at her blog this morning. Here's my sample: I knew I wanted to use this new Lockhart Sweet Peas image today, and when rummaging through papers, I thought this print from Memory Box's Poppyfinch collection would work nicely. The alpha letters on the right side made me think of a teacher, so now I have our first grade teacher's birthday card all ready to go! I stamped the Sweet Peas with Memento Rich Cocoa ink onto Neenah Natural White cardstock and colored with these Copic markers & Olive Spica glitter pen: Fruit Punch Stickles were used to highlight the flowers and the glitter pen was used on the flower stems, above the vase. The sentiment is from CHF/Mona Lisa Moments' Essential Expressions Classic. I matted the image with Memory Box Sugar Plum cardstock and machine stitched around the edges. Satin ribbon is Papertrey Ink's Aqua Mist and is tied with a Foof-a-La button. The edges of the... Read more →

For Sale: DFW Only-Paper Racks

I'm doing some reorganizing and want to replace these Prism paper racks with another form of storage. I will not ship these, so you must come get them in the S. Grand Prairie/Mansfield area of DFW, TX. Here are the details: Two (2) 8-1/2" x 11" black iron cardstock/paper racks made by Prism Papers -- very sturdy, in perfect condition. Each unit measures approximately 28" tall x 27-1/2" wide x 13" deep, and has 36 separate slots for 8-1/2" x 11" cardstock/paper. Units can be stacked on top of each other or used separately. $65 for one or $120 for both. *Does NOT come with paper pictured.* If you are interested, please email me at the link below my photo, with the subject line of: Paper Racks. Thanks! Read more →

WSC76: Easter Bouquet

Oops, sorry I'm posting my Weekend Sketch Challenge late today. I didn't think we were going to post today, so I took my girls to the Hannah Montana movie this morning! Laurie provided the sketch for this weekend ... you can find it, along with her sample, over at her blog. I kept my card pretty simple and used my favorite Lockhart Bouquet. It's stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Cryogen Poison Ivory shimmer cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I used Ranger's Petal Pink Liquid Pearls for the baby's breath. The bouquet was die cut and embossed with Classic Oval Nestabilities and matted with Classic Scalloped Oval Nestabilites cut from Stampin' Up Chocolate cardstock. Card base is Memory Box Begonia, patterned paper is Basic Grey's Porcelain. I used Fiskar's All-A-Fleur border punch to accent the left side. For the horizontal elements, I used Papertrey Ink's Ivory wide grosgrain & satin ribbons. Don't forget to check out the samples Jenn & Charmaine have for you today, too. I hope you all have a lovely Good Friday and happy Easter weekend! Read more →

Soldered Easter Eggs!

Just in time for Easter ... soldered eggs! These can be used as decorations, as I show here, or as a pendant. Please join me today over at the CLASSroom, where I show you how to create TWO of these unique eggs, along with the arrangement I created for the vase I showed you earlier this week! I'll be back tomorrow for Good Friday and with the Weekend Sketch Challenge . . . Read more →

JustRite + Inks and Terri Conrad

I wanted to share another JustRite project with you today. This card also uses one of the Winter CHA 2009 new release products that is now available -- the beautiful Trompe Script Lowercase Font! I used it in combination with the upppercase "E" from the Trompe Script Uppercase Font, on the smaller of the Harmony Rectangle Stamper Set. My card is 5.50" square and uses this week's CPS 110 sketch -- I let the design of the patterned paper carry out the flourish element on the left side of the sketch. May Arts taffeta ribbon is from one of Jody Morrow's ribbon shares. Spellbinders Tags 5 was used to die cut the tag. It's popped up on dimensional foam tape. Tonic Edge Distresser and machine stitching completed the card. Ink and paper details follow below . . . I recently had a question asked about the best types of inks to use with JustRite products, so I thought I would share that information with all of you, too. For any products you previously owned before this release, I've found that chalk inks work best in covering most of the JustRite larger surface images (including larger fonts) better than dye-based inks.... Read more →

JustRite Blog Hop: Recipes!

Welcome to JustRite Stampers' CHA Release #1 blog hop! Release #1 is now in stock at the JustRite Website and today, JustRite's designers are showing some projects using those products. If you visit here often, you know I like to share recipes, so I was thrilled with one of JustRite's newest releases, Recipe Borders & Centers, which fits on the new 1-3/16" Wood Stamper! I had recently altered this chipboard recipe box but still needed dividers for it, so JustRite came to the rescue! I used the thick/thin solid border, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & Rhubarb Stalk inks onto Neenah Classic Cream cardstock. I stamped and die cut the centers separately, popped them up, and then die cut the borders with Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities and matted them with Pinking Circles. These circles were attached to the chipboard dividers that came with the recipe box (which I covered with Graphic 45 Fashionista Collection paper to match the recipe box). This new Recipe set is great for your recipe box or album, as well as recipes or even cute cards. There's a rim on this new little wood stamper that accepts these new borders, as well as allowing you to... Read more →

Spring Project

A pretty spring "green" project in more ways than one ... please join me today over at the CLASSroom to see what I've cooked up! Read more →

WSC75: Cupcake Day!

Every day should be cupcake day, shouldn't it? !! Today's Weekend Sketch Challenge is hosted by Mary Jo Albright. The sketch below can be found on Mary Jo's blog today, along with her sample. I normally prefer horizontal cards, but decided to turn this one vertical today: Supplies: Stamps: Lockhart Single Cupcake & Happy Cupcake Day sentiment Paper: Cosmo Cricket Hey Sugar, Neenah Classic Cream, Prism Island Mist Medium Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa, Antique Linen Distress ink, Copic markers-E25, E33, R20, R22, R24, BG72, W1 Accessories: Copic Airbrush System, Martha Stewart punches: Embossed Zigzag border & Classic Butterflies, Spellbinders Labels Four die, Beaux Regards Gracie Cloud ribbon, Foof-a-La buttons, Linen Thread, Star Dust Stickles My card measures 4" x 8" and will fit in a normal #10 business envelope, so no extra postage is required for mailing. I think everything today is pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions, please feel free to ask! Don't forget to check out sketch samples made by these ladies today: Beate, Cambria, Charmaine, Jenn, and Lori. We hope you'll join in with the sketch and have a wonderful weekend! Please be sure to check out the post below this one, for... Read more →