Buried Treasure and Blog Candy Reminder

Ahoy, Mateys!  It’s Friday and time to go digging for Buried Treasure.  This time the search for treasure took me back to October 23, 2009 and this classic fall card. As I was perusing the archives, the fall colors and texture of this card caught my attention and I immediately saw several opportunities for updating.

Layout Options:  This layout is perfect for a larger image and for showing off texture.  Imagine the new Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder used on the card base.  Or how about the Snow Burst folder with a winter image?  Flag a sentiment and extend it where the current sentiment is located.  With fall knocking at our door, the leaves from Gently Falling or a collage made with French Foliage would work perfectly for the image.

Embellishment Updates:  Baker’s Twine could replace the hemp twine.  Or instead of the greeting, how about a big, bold beautiful bow made with 1 -1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon or Satin Ribbon for a more elegant look?  I could also see using a Border Punch.

Techniques: Curl the corners of the central image and distress the edges, too! Pull out the Color Spritzer Tool! How beautiful would it be to use the Inlaid Embossing technique or showcase your image by using emboss resist.  Just let your imagination soar!

 
 
I know that you have some Buried Treasure in your past just waiting for an update! Dig it up and give it a make-over.  As for me…I will be making over this card in the near future.  But first I have challenge cards to design.  
 
 
Blog Candy Reminder
 
 
Don’t forget that I am celebrating my one millionth hit and I would love for YOU to celebrate with me.  Is there any better way to celebrate than with Blog Candy??? I will be giving away the following to one lucky person:

A $100 Stampin’ Schach Gift Certificate
One winner will be selected from all comments left on any post dated September 14th  through 6:00 PM CST on Monday, September 19th. After 6:00 PM on Monday, I will use the random number generator from Random.org to select the winning number for me. I will then make a quick post to let you know the winner. The winner will have 48 hours from the time of the Winner’s post to contact me.
Here is the fine print:
  • The gift certificate can only be redeemed through me.
  • You must use your gift certificate prior to December 31, 2011.
  • Merchandise can only be sent to US addresses as per Stampin’ Up! regulations.

Here are the posts from which I will be selecting the winner.  You may post on one or all!

Wednesday: Original Blog Candy Post
Thursday: Pals Paper Arts Card
Friday: Buried Treasure
Saturday: The Paper Players Peek
Sunday: The Paper Players Challenge
Monday: Random Card

I debated on whether to offer a Big Shot, but since you may already have one, I decided on the Gift Certificate. Just think of all the pearls you can buy with this!!! Good luck, my friends! Until next time…

Grateful for the PPA

It’s Thursday and time to play with Pals Paper Arts! This week we are featuring a fabulous sketch by our own Pal, Margaret Moody.  I decided to bring out the Spice Cake Designer Series Paper and the Always Grateful stamp set to make a card that expresses how I feel about all of you who frequent The Stampin’ Schach.  I am so grateful to have you as my friends!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips

  • Coordinate! You can never go wrong with Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Paper. All of the patterns coordinate so well with each other!
  • Say it with style! Jazz up your sentiment by flagging the end and adding pearls! Three pumpkins from the Always Grateful Wheelbarrow image draw the eye up to the sentiment.

  • Depth and dimension!  Extra pumpkins were adhered both inside and out of the wheelbarrow for added depth.

I had wanted to create an old faded wheelbarrow like we had when I was growing up on the farm, so I carefully colored it using Cherry Cobbler. However, when Muffy Lin and I were out walking this morning and passed a green wheelbarrow…I remembered that the old wheelbarrow on the farm was green! Oh, well!

Speaking of Muffy Lin…when she was getting her bath this evening I noticed a huge scratch on the inside of her hind leg.  Poor baby!  She must have scratched it in the backyard when she was having playtime.  I put a little ointment on it and told her she was such a good girl.  However, it will take a miracle for it to heal by the time she shows on Saturday.  But she is such a trooper, and it does not seem to bother her movement.  As for the other Twin,  Brody is now stitch-free! Woo hoo! His next show is in two weeks, so we will see if he will be penalized for his scar.  He was so happy to be able to finally have a bath after his surgery, that the moment I took off his collar he headed straight to the tub and jumped in! The Twins do LOVE their baths!

As always, your comments are important to me.  So please, won’t you leave me a comment to let me know what you think of today’s card?  And if you ever have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

;Stamp Set:  Always Grateful, French Foliage;  Inks:  Soft Suede, VersaMark, Soft Suede Craft Ink, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Basic Gray, River Rock, Basic Gray Stampin’ Write Marker; Designer Series Paper:  Spice Cake; Card Stock:  Pool Party, Very Vanilla; Tools:  Color Spritzer Tool, Heat Tool, Cutter Kit, Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Blender Pens, Sponge Dauber; Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls

Blog Candy Blow Out

On March 27, 2009 I posted my first card, a CASE of a card created by my good friend, Mary Fish. That card received two comments…one from me testing the commenting format, and one from Mary.  This is that card:

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Can you believe the photography? However, I stayed with my new-found hobby and practiced, practiced, practiced my stamping skills.  I made a home-made light tent and worked on my photography skills.  I revised my writing format several times, and slowly The Stampin’ Schach evolved into the blog you see today.  I would like to thank all of you who have travelled with me on my journey these 2-1/2 years, and for bringing me to the milestone at which I am at today: over one million hits!  Of course, I want you to continue with me on my journey as I grow and evolve.  Here’s to the second million!
I would love for YOU to celebrate with me…and what could be a better way to celebrate than with Blog Candy!  So here we go…I will be giving away the following to one lucky person:

A $100 Stampin’ Schach Gift Certificate
One winner will be selected from all comments left on any post dated September 14th (today) through 6:00 PM CST on Monday, September 19th.  After 6:00 PM on Monday, I will use the random number generator from Random.org to select the winning number for me.  I will then make a quick post to let you know the winner.  The winner will have 48 hours from the time of the Winner’s post to contact me.  
Here is the fine print:

  • The gift certificate can only be redeemed through me. 

  • You must use your gift certificate prior to December 31, 2011.

  • Merchandise can only be sent to US addresses as per Stampin’ Up! regulations.

I debated on whether to offer a Big Shot, but since you may already have one, I decided on the Gift Certificate.  Just think of all the pearls you can buy with this!!!  Good luck, my friends!  Until next time…

Thursday:  Pals Paper Arts Card
Friday:  Buried Treasure
Saturday: The Paper Players Peek
Sunday:  The Paper Players Challenge
Monday: ??? and the Winner’s Post