Do any Bloggers out there have this problem??

My blog is not updating anywhere...from Google Reader to Blog Rolls.  I have not touched any settings, and I'm thinking that it started when Blogger changed their look.  Any help would be greatly appreciated:)

Deneen

Thomas Kincade Cling Stamps at Cornish Heritage Farms

 

Hello and welcome here! 

 

If you are a Thomas Kinkade stamp fan - today is your day! CHF is proud to announce that they are once again, offering Thomas Kinkade stamps! They have 9 beautiful images up NOW on their store website with more to come in the next few months.

 

During the last few months, they have had an overwhelming number of requests to release Thomas Kinkade in cling - and they listened! The new Thomas Kinkade stamps are the same super high quality, deeply etched red rubber stamps that you have become accustomed to, with one slight difference - they are now being offered on CLING mounting! 

  

Their research has found that most people prefer cling mounting to wood mounting 5 to 1! Not only does cling mounting give you more space to store your awesome Thomas Kinkade stamps, they also cost less so you can literally afford MORE Thomas Kinkade stamps! Please keep in mind, the rubber is the same - just less to store!

We hope you enjoy their first TK offering and they look forward to bringing you more Thomas Kinkade in the months to come!

Enjoy!
Deneen

Cornish Heritage Farms Pearls and Lace Challenge

Guess what!! Cornish Heritage Farms has started their Challenges over on their blog! They offer an awesome prize of a $10 Gift Certificate and a Winner's Badge to put on your Blog!

Challenge - Pearls and Lace

The Challenge runs for 2 weeks, so you have lots of time to join!

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 back here and place a comment with a link to your card/project to this post so that we can see what you created. If you upload your card/project to SCS don't forget to include the keyword CHF03. We can't wait to see what you create!

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

 I love my Spellbinders Floral Ovals, they have such a lacey feel to them. Don't you just love the tea cup?  I used the CHF Digital Stamp called Tea Cup.  I also used the CHF Rubber Stamp called Beautiful (the swirls around the Tea Cup image). Both are in the store now, just click on the links.

It's difficult to see, but I added Gold Gel Pen along the lines on the tea cup, and around the top lip, and I added Silver Gel Pen to the spoon handle...you can see it shining a bit in the photo above.  I added Gold Ice Stickles to my flowers for a bit of sparkle.

Recipe:  CHF SS-Digital Tea Cup, Rubber Beautiful LL6004, PP-My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Howdy Doody Baby Lacey Paper, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Olive, Distress Ink-Antique Linen, Spellbinders-Floral Oval, Marianne Designs Flourish LR0116, Pearls Copics, Gold Ice Stickles, Gold Gel Pen, Silver Gel Pen, Lace-Celebrate It Occasions, Wild Orchid Crafts Roses-1" Pink Tone Set A, 5/8" Pink Tone Set B, 5/8" Pink Open.

Copics Used:

Tea Cup - YR30, Y32, R21 with E41, YG17 with G82

Flowers - R21, R32, YG17

Honey Stick - E34, E35, Y18, 0

Spoon - C00

Outline - W0

Cornish Heritage Farms Blog Link

Cornish Heritage Farms Store Link

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check out what the rest of the DT created for the Pearls and Lace Challenge, their links are in my sidebar.

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Stars 'n Stripes Challenge

Hello and welcome here! It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, yay, this time the Challenge is Independence Day or Stars 'n Stripes. And as you can see from my creation, I used stars and stripes, but not in the typical colours you probably imagined. Over at TTT  you'll find some great Tips from the DT, so be sure to pop by and check them out...plus you'll find more inspiration for the Challenge.

Challenge - Independence Day or Stars 'n Stripes

Tips - from the DT

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

 I used this super cute image from Bugaboo called Theodore - Birthday Sign.  I love images that can be used for a guy or girl...I chose guy colours this time around.

 Sponsor's

 For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Independence Day/Stars 'n Stripes at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Crimson Cloud - 3 packs of die cuts

 

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 digi images of your choice

 

 I left the image a little darker so that you could see the shine and sparkle.  I used aluminum duct tape and a star punch for the corner stars (found at the local hardware store, I peeled the backing off and stuck it to cardstock before punching), and stickles for the stars along the edge of the image. I finished it off with an arrow paper clip that I found at Office Depot.

Recipe: Digital SS-Bugaboo Theodore - Birthday Sign, CTMH PP-Stardust, CTMH CS-White Daisy & Moonstruck,  Spellbinders-Labels 23 & Standard Circles Sm., Fiskars Star Punch, Aluminum Duct Tape, Gold Ice Stickles, Arrow Paperclip, Foam Squares, Copics.

Copics Used:

Happy - B21, B23, B26, 0

Gift - G40, G82, R27, 0

Bear - E34, E35, E53, R30, R32

Hat - G40, G82, Y15

Ladybug - R27, 100, W5

Balloons - B21

Background - YR30

TIP - Use your Copic Colourless Blender to make your own designs.  I added polka dots to the little present. Or you can make stripes and plaids using the chisel tip and a ruler.

Thanks for stopping by!

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Sparkles Galore Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It seems summer weather is finally here, and the kids are loving it.  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, and as the title says it's Sparkles Galore...in celebration of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.  On that note, I wanted to share my excitement with you on my hubby being honoured with Canada's Diamond Jubilee medal for his service to Canada!! Lisa has a great Tutorial on Painting Faux Crackle Stained Glass Images, so be sure to head over to TTT.

Challenge - Sparkles Galore

Tutorial - Lisa's Painting Faux Crackle Stained Glass Images

Card Size: 5" x 5"

It's difficult to see in this photo, but this cutie-pie called Molly Fairy 2 from Stamp Fairy, has lots of sparkles.  I added some Silver Ice Stickles to her wings, some Gold Ice Stickles to the sparkles from the wand, Gold Glitter to the star on her wand, and Pink Glitter to her shoe.  I also added a Rhinestone border to the edges, and the purple mat is cut from Glitter Paper...so definitely Glitter Galore:)

The Sponsor's

For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Sparkles Galore at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Simon Says Stamp - $20 Gift Voucher for in their store

Stamp Fairy

Here's a photo of my card a little darker so you can see the Sparkle a bit better!

Copics Used

Skin - E0000, E00, YR01, R02

Hair - E23, E31, E37, E39

Dress - V12, V15

Shirt - YR30, Y32

Wings - B0000, B000

Wand - E33

Ground - W0, W1, W3

Background - YR30

Recipe: Digital Stamp-Stamp Fairy Molly Fairy 2, PP-BoBunny Persuasian Blooms, Glitter Paper-American Crafts Grape, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Spellbinders-Fleur de Lis Squares, Provo Craft-Vintage Corners, Dollarama Deco Strips Rhinestones, Clear Rhinestones, Tickles-Silver Ice & Gold Ice, Glitter-Gold & Pink, Copics, Foam Squares.

Thanks for stopping by, don't forget to check out the rest of the DT projects for some inspiration.

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Dig Out The Old Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for a Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and this time you need to dig out your old stuff, anything older than 6 months, use it in your creation, and name it in your post. How fun is that!  I finally used some of my stuff I've been meaning to get around to using.  Jeanette has a great Designer Paper Envelope Tutorial, so be sure to pop by the TTT Blog.

Challenge - Dig Out The Old

Tutorial - Envelope from DP, Jeanette

DT Tips

Card Size: 4.25" x 5.5"

I have a My Mind's Eye pack of paper I haven't used yet, I have to admit it's from 2009...shame on me, lol.  It was a gift, and because of its size, I store it in a different area than my other patterned paper. So it was definitely time I used some:) The other items that I haven't used in over 6 months - the Corner Punch, the stamp, the Ribbon, and the Pearls.

The Sponsor's

For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Dig Out The Old at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Sew Sweet - £10.00 voucher

Nicecrane Designs - $15 gift voucher

TIP -  Leave your Spellbinder on the CS to act as a mask so that when you stamp your image the ink stays within the oval, and doesn't mar the fancy edge.

Recipe: PP-My Mind's Eye Jen Wilson La Paperie, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Ink-Memento Black, SS- Penny Black Words Like Flowers, Spellbinders-Floral Ovals, EK Success Interlaced Corner Punch, Wild Orchid Rose Petal Seam Binding, Copics-R02, R05, R11, YG93 & YG97, Pearls & Foam Squares.

Enjoy, 

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Clean & Simple Cards

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge!  This time the challenge is C&S which means Clean & Simple...which was a challenge for me, lol.  Samantha has a great Tutorial on creating C&S cards.

Challenge - Clean & Simple

Tutorial - C&S Sketch by Samantha

I couldn't stop at just one card so I have several to show you.  Here are the first 2 I made.

Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

Recipe: Digital Stamp-Bugaboo Hummingbird Flowers, CTMH SS-Card Chatter Sympathy, CTMH CS-Petal, White Daisy & Sweet Leaf, CTMH Ink-Petal, Sweet Leaf & Black, Black Fine Tip Felt Pen, Pearls.

I love how quickly these cards came together.  My TIP for this week is by drawing a line around the edge of your card you 'ground' your image without having to add a lot of embellishments.  

A big THANKS to Bugaboo for letting me use Hummingbird Flowers for my cards.  I printed the image on white CS, and then added the black line with a felt tip pen.  I finished the cards off with a sentiment and a couple of pearls, super easy!

Some close-ups of the 2 cards:

The Sponsor's

For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Clean & Simple Challenge at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Simon Says Stamp - $20 gift voucher for their store

Bugaboo Stamps - 7 Digi Images of your choice

Ooh La La Creations -1 of their CD's

Here are a few more C&S cards using Hummingbird Flowers:

Card Sizes: 4.25" x 5.5"

Recipe: Digital Stamp-Bugaboo Hummingbird Flowers, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, CTMH CS-New England Ivy, Sweet Leaf, Pansy Purple, Petal & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, EF-Craft Concepts Budding Vine & Provocraft Textile, Spellbinders-Big Scalloped Circles Lg, Foam Squares, Pearls.

For these 2 cards, I embossed a piece of CS, matted it with a darker piece of matching CS, and cut out the image with Spellbinders Scalloped Circles. My fingers itched to use ribbon and some border punches, but alas the challenge was C&S, lol.  I really like how they turned out though.

And last, but not least, I made a couple of 3x3 cards.  I sized the image a little smaller than the ones I printed for the larger sized cards....that's the beauty of Digital Stamps!!

 Recipe:  Digital Stamp-Bugaboo Hummingbird Flowers, CTMH SS-Say It In Style, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, CTMH CS-Petal, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim, Blush & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Black Fine Tip Felt Pen, Copic-BG0000, Spellbinders-Lacey Squares & Classic Squares Sm., Pearls & Foam Squares.

I used Copic Marker BG0000 to add a touch of colour to the image on the blue lacey card.  I used the black felt pen to add lines to the 2 other cards.

Don't forget to pop on over to Top Tip Tuesday to check out the other C&S cards by rest of the DT.

Enjoy,

Deneen

TTT Anything But a Card Challenge

Hello and welcome here! It's time for another Top Tip Tuesday Challenge and this time it's Anything But a Card.  Carol is sharing Wedding Stationary Tips & Ideas, and the DT is sharing some great Tips.

Challenge - Anything But a Card

Tutorial - Wedding Stationary Tips & Ideas by Carol

DT Tips

Purse Size: approx. 6.5" x 7" (tall)

I decided to share a gift bag in the shape of a purse.  I found the template HERE, but I see that the post is no longer there so I'll have the template I saved from there at the bottom of this post...I just wanted to give credit to the original creator.

Sponsor's

For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Anything But a Card at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.
Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Stamp and Create - $25 certificate for the store

Robyn's Fetish - 4 stamps of your choice

It's super easy to put together and I have other samples HERE if you would like to see them.

Here's another angle of the purse.

Tip - I didn't have a pink flower so I coloured my paper flower lightly with a Copic Marker - R83 - and added some drops of the Colorless Blender to soften the look.

Recipe: CS-Brown & Cream, EF-Provocraft Tiny Mosaic, Spellbinder's-Twisted Metal & Tags Accents, Prima Flowers, Copic-R83 & 0, Brown Lace, Pearl, Rhinestone.

Here's the Purse Template I saved from the website I shared above:

Right click on the template and save.  Open a Word document and change the Margins so that they are at zero...be sure to do this BEFORE inserting template.  Insert Photo and the template should take up the full 11".  Print the template twice, cut out both (cutting off the black lines), attach the 2 pieces together along the center line (fussy I know, but then you end up with a nice size gift bag.) Transfer the score lines to your purse, but DON'T score your template...they're there for reference. Your template is ready to use.

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Buckles: 1" x 1.25" (4)--I cut 2 slits with my X-acto knife, one near the top and one near the bottom, so that I can slide the handle through.

Handles: I cut mine 3/4" rather than 7/8" like Bridget did. Cut 3/4" x 12" (2)

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I cut my purse inserts - the cream CS - slightly smaller than my purse template, embossed and attached to the front and back.

Be sure to use Sookwang Adhesive to join your purse together!! When I used other adhesive, it kept wanting to pop apart, but when I used Sookwang, it stayed together.


I just realized that I will have to go make a copy of the pocket!  That was part of the Template on the website.

Enjoy,
Deneen