New Stamps, New Toys, New Card

I'm on my Cornish Heritage Farms kick today...I'd been eyeing this Coneflower stamp for some time and now it's mine! It's such a happy image even though the coneflowers are all but gone with the rapid approach of fall but on a gloomy rainy day it's always good to "ink happy thoughts"!

What new toys you ask? Well, let me tell you - after much thought and thinking I didn't need one, I broke down and purchased the Janome Sew Mini machine. I already have a sewing maching and really don't use it much these days and when I went to use it discovered it is way overdue for a tune up. So enough procrastinating, a new machine was cheaper and faster than the tune up (don't you like my logic?). After sitting here for over a week, I broke it out of the box today. This little gem of a machine is super easy to use - sews at just the right speed for crafting - not too fast so it's a breeze to create nice straight lines on your projects - I love that!

So now that I have my new stamp and my new sewing machine I thought I'd create a new card...

Details: CHF Coneflower stamp, SU EveryDayFlexible Phrase, CS: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, Paper Trey white, dp unknown, WaterColor crayons, stickles, Janome Sew Mini

Cornish Heritage Farms and Thomas Kinkade Series

Have you seen this series over on CHF? These are amazingly detailed stamps that create works of art whether stamped in a monochromatic theme or painstakingly colored...I chose this image because my hubby will be celebrating his birthday tomorrow and yep, you guessed it, he loves fishing. Fly fishing is his favorite and when he has time to go I know it's a real treat for him. I hope he likes this card, 'cuz it took me all day - ok not really, but a couple of hours to create. Had a little trouble photographing today as my task light is out, and we are having much needed rain today but the gray skies are not helping my photography! LOL!

Details: Stamp by CHF for Thomas Kinkade, sentiment SU Amazing to Zany, Linen BG on Cocoa and Blue CS, CS: Close to Cocoa, Blue Bayou, Paper Trey White, Inks: Black StazOn, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, Accessories: SU oval punches, Coluzzle, Vintage Brads, Prisma Color Pencils, Gamsol.