Category Archives: Rubber Soul/Wordsworth

Steampunk Chunky ATC!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 17 Comments

Good morning from sunny California! I’ve almost forgotten what it feels like to bask in the sun for a little while . . . it’s GLORIOUS!

As promised, here are the final two CHA projects I prepared for Spellbinders™. Now that CHA has opened I’m able to share!

Since this is a rather lengthy post as it is, I’m not going to bore you with a bunch of lengthy details. I know if you have questions you’ll either ask in the comment section or send me an email! I’ve listed all the product used at the end of each individual project, hoping that helps!

My first is a Chunky ATC. For these flowers I used a piece of foam and embossing stylus to shape them. My video tutorial for that technique can be found here. I used Grungepaper for the sprockets and the foliage. The flower is made with designer paper.

More flowers and gears!

Chipboard alphabets for the word “fly”. Don’t you just love that word? Fly! I almost wish I had picked it for my word of the year . . . FLY! It means so much when you stop and think about it.

And because we are in the steampunk mode, a key.

Product used:

Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers	Antique Keys	BasicGrey Precision File Set
Claudine Hellmuth Multi-Medium Matte	Graphic45 Steampunk Debutante	Maya Road Brown & Turquoise Trinket Pin
Maya Road Crystal Trinket Pins	Maya Road Mini Chipboard	Ranger Distress Inks
Ranger Matte Accents	Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Spellbinders Grand Calibur
Spellbinders S4-328 Foliage	Spellbinders S5-048 Sprightly Sprockets	Spellbinders S5-049 Carnation Creations
Tim Holtz idea-ology GrungePaper	Tim Holtz Memo Pins

My final project is a wall hanging die cut and embossed from illustration board. For this one everything is made from GrungePaper and the sentiment is from Wordsworth Remembering Famous Men.

I used a mini clothespin for the middle of the butterflies. I took one apart, painted it black and then wound wire around the end for the antennae.

I love the color of the flower. I used a combination of Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold and Spiced Marmalade.

Product Used:

Ranger Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabbers	Adirondack Pigment Inks	Hero Arts Little Clothespins
Ranger Archival Inks	Ranger Distress Inks	Ranger Ink Blending Tool with Foam
Ranger Matte Accents	Ranger Non-Stick Craft Sheet	Spellbinders Grand Calibur
Spellbinders LF-168 Grand Large Labels	Spellbinders S4-328 Foliage	Spellbinders S5-050 Rose Creations
Spellbinders S5-051 Fanciful Flight	Studio 490 Forever Art	Studio 490 Seriously Art
Tim Holtz idea-ology GrungePaper	Tim Holtz Scissors

That’s all for now! There’s so much to see and do today . . . I’ll have more later I’m sure. Thanks for stopping by and remember . . . life is short, embrace the adventure!

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Posted in Altered Art, Chipboard/Illustration Board, Chunky Art, Dimensional Flowers, Graphic 45, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Cooking, Masking, Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, Spellbinders, Stampers Anonymous, Studio 490, Techniques, Wordsworth

Dare to Get Dirty 2010!

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 20 Comments

It’s Dare to Get Dirty Week at Splitcoaststampers! If you’re a Fan Club Member this is your chance to play along with Dirty Girls, past and present, in a ton of fun challenges. If you’re not a Fan Club Member, this is the perfect time to become one! (You can get all the info you need at the previous links.)

We’d love to have you play with us this week! There are 33 challenges to choose from – play one or play them all!

My project today is a sample that I’ve created for Sharon Johnson’s challenge. You can find all the details about the challenge here!

I started with a chipboard page from a Maya Road book, and covered it with designer paper. All the flowers are made using Spellbinders die templates and Grunge Paper. I covered the Grunge Paper with designer paper before any die cutting. The leaves are made from Grunge Board and inked in Peeled Paint Distress Ink. I stamped the word Dream separately from the rest of the sentiment and put it in an Ornate Plate. From there I covered the word with Glossy Accents to make a dimensional front to the Ornate Plate. The hanger is made from florist wire held by the back of the brads. Actually, everything on this project is covered with designer paper that has either been applied to chipboard or Grunge Paper. Way too much fun!!!!!!!!.

Stamps: Rubbersoul/Wordsworth Remembering Famous Men from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 – Ticket to Art from eclectic Paperie
Paper: October Afternoon The Thrift Shop from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Peeled Paint, Mustard Seed, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, and Crushed Olive Distress Inks
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-109 Flower Creations Three, S3-146 Butterflies Two, S4-127 Classic Scalloped Squares – Large and S4-126 Classic Squares – Large (also available at Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); Tim Holtz idea-ology Grungepaper and Grungeboard, Ornate Plate, Long Fasteners, Trinket Pin and Mini Pins; Ranger Matte and Glossy Accents and Claudine Hellmuth Matte Multi-Medium; Maya Road Square Banner/Coaster Book; Chipboard Coasters; Brads, Vintage Buttons; Black 100% Jute by May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Florist Wire

I hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by! I have one more Dirty sample tomorrow . . . . I made it for a challenge by Debbie Fisher.

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Posted in Altered Art, Challenges, Chipboard/Illustration Board, Dimensional Flowers, Grunge Paper/Board, Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, Spellbinders, Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Studio 490, Techniques, Wordsworth

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store – Wordsworth Remembering!

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 124 Comments

Good morning and happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great weekend (even if it was a tad short). I have a burr up my butt (as Mr. Stodgy says and yes he really does dance like this) about landscaping the back yard. Now granted I’ve done nothing but sit in my recliner on my butt for a few years now. Depression can be a killer! All of a sudden I feel great and I want to work outside and get some things done. Yesterday I decided to tackle the dog run in the back. We don’t have any big dogs anymore and it’s taking up too much space. It’s all down except for two posts which I just could not get out of the ground. I’ll have some pictures later . . . some before and after. There are some wild Trumpet Vines in the boulevard and the dog run was in my way of where I want to plant them. I’ll be digging them up later this morning when its cooler.

Oh I might add that was a little upset with me. He thinks my neighbor and I are collaborating on making our back yard a jungle. (I can only wish . . . I LOVE Michaels back yard.) He wanted to know my master plan and was actually perturbed that I did something he’s been wanting to do for months and months. He also let me know that the outside of the house needs staining, the deck needs to be cleaned and why in the hell did I take down the dog run instead of dusting? After a few minutes of steam coming out of my ears , I said to him “don’t you think you should be happy that I actually feel well and wanted to get outside. At least I wasn’t sitting on my ass!” He had to stop and think . . . and then I insisted we go outside and TALK about this master plan. Gee wiz it appears we were on the same wave length . . . .

This story could go on and on, so let me end here for the day. Moving On . . . .

It’s Stamp Simply Ribbon Store blog hop today!!!!!!! This month we have been challenged to use a Rubber Soul/Wordsworth Remembering set. I jumped because I absolutely LOVE the Wordsworth Remembering sets . . . . I know, I know . . . I’ve mentioned that before!

There is Blog Hop Candy today too. It’s a Wordsworth set, Webster’s Paper Pack and some ribbon to coordinate. You’ll need to check out Sharon Johnson’s blog to see the picture! While you’re at it go ahead and visit the other Designers who are playing along today.

Sharon Johnson – Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Blog

Sherry Cheever YOU ARE HERE

but WAIT, first you need to see my project!

It’s a Maya Road Chipboard piece that I altered with Webster’s Pages and some Grunge Paper. The flower is made with Spellbinders™ Sunflower and the sentiment was die cut/embossed with Labels Eleven.

Stamps: Wordsworth Remembering – Famous Men from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Paper: Webster’s Pages Combo Pack Lullaby Lane and Life’s Portrait from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Black
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint and Antique Linen Distress
Accessories: Spellbinders™ S4-246 Labels Eleven, S4-158 Sunflower Set Two and S7-017 On the Vine Border Grand; (Spellbinders are also available from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); 1/4” Ivory 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Florist Wire; Vintage Cloth Covered Button; Black Gel PenNow that you’ve seen my project you can go visit everyone else and don’t forget to leave a comment. You never know where the Blog Candy winner is going to come from. Sharon is pretty sneaky!

So thanks for stopping by and remember . . . . life is short, do what you damn well want to do!

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Posted in Altered Art, Chipboard/Illustration Board, Dimensional Flowers, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, Spellbinders, Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Techniques, Wordsworth

Stamp Simply Saturday Hop – Go To Layout!

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 11 Comments

Edited: I had set this post to go live this morning, and the Hop was postponed after I went to bed. Sorry for the inconvenience! The rest of the girls will be back next Saturday with their Go To Layouts. I may even have another of my own.

Good Saturday morning! If you’ve already started your holiday weekend, I hope you are being good. I’m heading to Downtown Jeff today for the parade. My sorority sisters and I will be on the Boat Float today! One of our sisters has a pontoon boat that we will be decorating and riding in while her husband drives us down the street. Of course that’s not anything new for us. Typically when we go out on the boat we gather at their house, and we ladies ride down to the river in the boat! Way too much . . . good times! Hopefully I’ll get some great pictures today.

Today is also the Stamp Simply Blog Hop. It’s all about quick cards using our go to layout and making the type of card we always seem to need. As I look back over my last few weeks of uploads, I think this is definitely my go to layout. I really could broaden my scope of layouts. Even though the ribbon and the border may be in a different spot, it’s for sure the same layout over and over and over.

For me, I seem to make all occasion cards. I leave the inside blank and then my mother, sister or aunt can request a stamp to go inside. They get most of my cards as I’m not very good at sending many out.

OMG, I’ve just admitted how BAD I truly can be!

Anyhoo, here’s my card.

I used some of my new Wordsworth stamps (geesh I LOVE these sentiments) and stitched some Queen Bee paper to a cardstock backing. This time I tied the bow (and NO, I do not use a Bow Easy . . . it’s like tying your shoes . . . every Girl Scout knows how to tie a square knot) at the bottom and inserted a decorative pin.

Stamps: Wordsworth Remembering – Poetry of the Earth from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; SU River Rock and Basic Gray; PinkPaislee Queen Bee from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Ink: Ranger Archival Jet Black and Antique Linen and Bundled Sage Distress Inks
Accessories: 1.25” Ivory 100% Silk May Arts Ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon Store; Spellbinders™ S4-130 Classic Rectangles – Small, S4-132 Classic Rectangles – Large, S4-133 Classic Scalloped Rectangles – Large, and S7-014 Classic Lace Border Grand (also available at Stamp Simply Ribbon Store); Sewing Machine; Foam Mounting Tape; Maya Road Trinket Pin

Please check out the other Go To Layouts on the following blogs:

Sharon Johnson

Linda Duke

Thanks for stopping by today and I KNOW you are going to have plenty of adventures this holiday weekend!

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Posted in Rubber Soul/Wordsworth, Sewing/Stitching, Spellbinders, Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Techniques, Wordsworth

Happy Wednesday!

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 8 Comments

Good morning and . Just a quick post today since I’m still up to my eyeballs in CHA projects, blog stuff, blah blah blah.

My card today is another one using my new Webster’s Pages and Wordsworth Remembering stamps. I absolutely LOVE this sentiment and I actually do love storms!