Good things = Small packages

This is my first attempt at a "One Sheet Wonder" challenge. I think the idea is to stamp on one sheet of paper/cardstock and create something from it. I practiced folding a piece of notebook paper and came up with a way to make a small bag and a box from one sheet.

I randomly stamped the bear and sentiment from the Kim Hughes "Bear Hugs" set (from Cornish Heritage Farms) on a piece of 8 1/2" x 11" kraft cardstock. I covered the other side with the patterned paper (creating a cute lining for the finished pieces). I then cut and folded the sheet to make a small gift box (perfect size for a gift card or some other small item) and a small bag to put the box in. I created my own flower from the patterned paper and finished off the bag with some white ric rac.




Supplies:
Cardstock: The Paper Company
Patterned Paper: DCWV
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
Other: Ric Rac
Tools: Craft knife, Bone folder, Tim Holtz Design Ruler

I tried to resist!

That was a pretty lame attempt at a pun on the wax paper "resist" technique I used on this card. I don't own a heat tool/embossing gun, but I wanted to try a resist technique, and found out that a resist could be done with an iron and wax paper. I like the look it gave for the bear's fur. You might recognize the bear from the Bear Hugs stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms that I've been having so much fun with lately :o)

Supplies:
Paper/Cardstock: Basic Grey, The Paper Company, Georgia Pacific
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Other: Glossy Accents, Ranger Inkssentials white pen, Prima flowers, White Lace Stickles, machine stitching, scissors, craft knife

Happy Camper

I've been playing with the Bear Hugs set from Cornish Heritage Farms again! There is so much that can be done with this cute set...and if you know me very well, you know I am not really an outdoors-y type of girl!


Supplies:
Paper/Cardstock: Basic Grey, Shabby Princess, The Paper Company, Georgia Pacific
Stamps: Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Other: Black Cord (IKEA), Zig Millenium Pen (Black 05), Craft Knife, Scissors, Corner Rounder

You Warm My Heart

When I saw this stamp set from Cornish Heritage Farms, I immediately started thinking how fun it would be to try to color the fire. I used some Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, and Fired Brick) to create a gradient effect for the flames and then stamped with Black Soot Distress Ink on top. I used Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo, and Walnut Stain for the logs and frame. I then cut out a few different images and pieced them together to get more depth in the flames and logs. (The photos don't show it well, but the logs are 2-3 layers thick.)


I used a Maya Road chipboard coaster book as a template to make my own window/frame (I used Mod Podge to attach the paper I had inked with Distress Inks to a piece of a cereal box and then cut out the frame I had drawn). I finished it off with some black cord from IKEA. I used the same chipboard piece to make the white background which I inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink to accentuate the fire.


Once I had the flames and logs pieced onto the background I attached them to the card (which is made from basic black cardstock and the red paisley paper which is from My Mind's Eye). I used the back side of the My Mind's Eye paper (the orange piece) to write the sentiment for the inside of the card. I wrote it with the white Ranger Inkssentials Pen and used a Sakura Micron 01 in Black for the accents.

Happy Camper Scene