So, have you checked out the newest Cornish Heritage Farms releases? Besides the Thomas Kinkade line that CHF has added to, I saw that Asela Hopkins had more beautiful stamps released as well! I think I might need that sledding snowman. (I should use the snowman set that I already have here first, mounted and as yet uninked, . . . but "should" and "will" are two different helping verbs!)
Tonight I'm working on my next PaperTrey cards, so I think I'll share a couple more of the Thomas Kinkade cards that I made in preparation for yesterday's new release. Remember when I said that this black and white card would be pretty in Christmas colors? Well, of course I had to try it. This is such a simple layout and would be easy to mass produce if you make Christmas cards. I stamped the Skater's Pond Vignette image in Clearsnap Maroon chalk ink on Poison Ivory card stock, and the background in Adirondack Cranberry ink on Bazzill Smooth Chili card stock. Background stamps are CHF's Victorian Pattern and Weave backgrounders. I used a gold paint pen to accent edges, as well as tiny stick-on pearls that I got from Ellen Hutson's store. Ribbon is an off-white taffeta, and punch is SU's ticket corner punch. **Please note that the Skater's Pond Vignette is not available quite yet; the labels are being reprinted to be the excellent color quality that CHF requires. Here is a link to the full-sized Skater's Pond stamp, however.)
This Stonehearth Hutch card is also simple, but it took a bit longer since I colored the image. Still, it's do-able as a Christmas card if you enjoy coloring and have a few extra minutes per card! I stamped the Stonehearth Hutch image in Versafine Black ink on PaperTrey Stamper's Select White card stock. (I did not use a brayer; with Versafine I tend to simply tap the pad lightly against the stamp. If I were using a dye-based ink, I would definitely use a brayer to apply the ink evenly.) I used Prismacolor pencils to color the image: PC923, 1030, 928, 1011, 997, 940, 1005, 907, 908, 919, 1024, and 1079. I dotted areas with a glue pen and applied a fine iridescent glitter to those areas, then trimmed my focal image and edged it in gold paint pen. I used a ticket corner punch to trim the edges to make room for the gold mini brads. Mat card stock is Bazzill Ivy and Gold Leaf Curious Iridescent metallic card stock. Finished card size is A-6 size, 4-1/2" x 6-1/4".
Finally, a tribute to the guys and the lighthouse lovers out there! (My father-in-law loves lighthouses, so this stamp is for him.) I stamped the Light of Peace image in Versamagic Ocean Depth chalk ink and trimmed close to the oval. I used the CHF Burlap backgrounder with Adirondack Expresso ink on the chocolate chip card stock strip, and the CHF Weave backgrounder with Adirondack Denim ink on the Blue Bayou layer. Focal image is stamped on PaperTrey Stamper's Select White card stock. I used hemp to attach to each side of the aged copper hardware. The tag is one word inked in from the new CHF Inextinguishable Light stamp.
If I have a chance late Saturday afternoon, I'll try to post again. Have a wonderful weekend!
