Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #82

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #82 is The Year of the Rooster.  I did not even realize that I had a  Close to My Heart Rooster stamp.  It is an older stamp that I have never used!  I made a very simple Birthday Card with a small bow made from twine.  Stamped in Black on Kraft Cardstock.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #191

Welcome to Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #191.  I am on the Design Team for Atlantic Hearts And each week they have a new Sketch to help you create a card or layout.  I usually make cards and this week I have made yet another Christmas Card using Close to my Heart Snowhaven papers (retired) a current PML card and cranberry & Glacier cardstock.

The Sketch:

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More Christmas Cards

I finally had time this weekend to finish my Christmas Cards.  This is the latest I have ever mailed out my cards!  I have been dividing up my time between Crocheting and Card making this year.

Here are some of my cards I worked on this weekend:

PML Christmas Cards

I made quite a few of my Christmas Cards this year with Close to My Hearts Picture My Life Cards.  It makes card making so quick and easy.  You can add your own stamps and embellishments to the cards or use them just as they are.  Here are some of them that I made:

    

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #189

Another Atlantic Hearts Sketch to help me with my Christmas Cards... This week I used the Close to My Heart "Oh Deer" Paper Pack with Stamp Set #C1656 Joy to You and Me and D1694 Very Merry Holiday.  The card sparkles from the Gold Shimmer Trim and the Heat Embossing which is also Gold.  A little bit of Gold Stickles and a couple of "Oh Deer" Complements to finish it off.

Sketch #189

Christmas Critters

My daughter has this thing for penguins, so every year I make her a Christmas Card with penguins on it.  This is a shaker card made mostly with Close to My Heart products.  I used a retired stamp set (B1483) Seasons Greetings, City Sidewalks Paper and CTMH Ribbon.  The Crystal Snow is the only non CTMH product.

I am entering this card in Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #80.  

Welcome to the Three Amigos December 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 

 This month our Challenge is to use 3 Embellishments.  I made a Christmas Card using the following Close to My Heart products:

Cardstock:

Cranberry, Sapphire and White

Stamp Sets: 

D1694 Very Merry Holiday, A1191 Perfectly Pine, B1116 The Beauty of Christmas (Retired)

Ink:

Sapphire, Chocolate and Cranberry

Embellishments:

Red Enamel Gems, Bakers Twine, Glitter Gel

Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 187

My Christmas Card made from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #187 is made with Close to My Heart's City Sidewalks Paper, Peacock and Willow Cardstoch, Stamp Set #D1704 A Child is Born and Gold Shimmer Trim.

This sketch was so easy to work with, I can see myself using it over & over with different papers and stamps.

Sketch #187

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 185

My Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 185 Project was made with Close to My Heart Stamp Sets A1194 Snow Shadows & D1694 Very Merry.  I used a strip of paper from the Swan Lake Paper Pack and Silver Shimmer Trim with Peacock Cardstock for the borders.  I also used an embossing folder on the white background.  Another Christmas Card done!

THE SKETCH:

Three Amigo's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos November 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 

 This month our Challenge is to use 3 Pictures on a layout.  My layout almost did not get done because I was having a terrible time with Cricut Craft Room and Design Space.  I could not get either one of them to work properly.  So the layout is simple.  I used Close to My Heart "Oh Deer" paper and the "Christmas " Thin Cuts.  I also added a few of the Gold "Baby Girl" Complements.  

This is the first layout I have completed from last Christmas.  I am so far behind on my pictures, and the problems with my Cricuts are not going to help matters!

Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Cards for a Friend

A friend asked me to make some Christmas Cards he could give to his Adult Children. I worked on them this weekend and he was very happy with the results. I got my inspiration on Pinterest for the first two.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #183

For the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #183 I found the perfect Picture My Life Card to work with from the Close to My Heart PML "Happy Happy Christmas Cards" Collection.  I matted it on Cranberry Cardstock, added some City Sidewalks Washi Tape, Stamped and cut out some berries and a bird form the oldie but goody CTMH stamp set (C1510) Merry & Bright and tied 2 bows out of White & Gold Twine.  I also used some Epoxy Bubbles on the stamped berries to make them look 3 Dimensional.

The Sketch:

Thank you for looking!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #181

Another Christmas Card made with the help of the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge Blog!  I used Close to My Heart Stamp Set (D1695) Cozy Christmas and the matching Thin Cuts which made it so easy and quick to cut out the Snowmen and their accessories!

I used an embossing folder on the white background, Cranberry Cardstock and paper from the City Sidewalks Paper Packet.

So... instead of the 3 banners I used 3 Snowmen. I backed them with a piece of red printed paper so they would show up better.  The Sentiment was stamped on the white cardstock before it was embossed.

The Sketch:

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3 Amigo's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos October 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 

This Month our Challenge is to use 3 Textures.  I started by stamping the spider webs on the Sunset Cardstock and then using the DOTS Embossing Folder for texture on the background.  Since this is a Halloween Card I scraped the edges of the cardstock to make it look a little Spooky.  I used Purple Sparkle Gems to pop out the spiders.  

The Close to My Heat Stamp Sets I used are (B1529) Silly Spider Web, (B1528) Monster Crossing and (C1652) Monstrous Halloween.  

Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 179

Another summer is coming to an end and it is time to start thinking about making Christmas Cards!  I used this weeks Atlantic Hearts Sketch to make my very first one of the year.I used CTMH City Sidewalks paper, (Z1935) Epoxy Bubbles and (Z1694) Very Merry Holiday Stamp Set.

The Sketch:

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #177

I made this card for a friend who was turning 50 this year.  (Oh what I'd give to be 50 again!)  I used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch # 177 as my guide and three new Close to My Heart stamp sets.  D1711 True Love stamp set was used for the child and the balloons, B1539 Pen Pal Alphabet was used to stamp the "50" inside the balloons and B1537 Birthday Sparkles was used for the sentiment.

I used my Shin Han Markers for coloring in the stamps and Lagoon Cardstock for the border.

Normally I have a hard time with "white space" on my cards, but I didn't mind this one so much.  I actually like it.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Three Amigos Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos September 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 
First I stampeded the images in black ink.  I then used watercolors to color in the images and background.  The barn is done with a dry brush and the horse and background are done with more water to spread the color.  I then Inked the edges of the white paper with Barn Red ink and matted it on Barn Red cardstock.  

This month our project challenge is to use 3 techniques.  I wasn't too sure about calling each step in the card making process a "technique" so I looked up the definition of the word: A way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.

The stamp sets I used are A1192 Happy Heart and C1666 Homegrown.  

 Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #175

Dear Atlantic Hearts,
Thank you for giving me a reason to get upstairs in my Scrap room and use some of my new Close to My Heart products.  I tend to forget to do any indoor projects in the summertime.  Especially this summer which has been warm ... no, it has been HOT and sunny every day!

So my card this week is a birthday card using a new stamp set D1703 "Nature's Wish", new paper "Rustic Home" and new Compliments "Good Life".

Here is the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #173

More New Paper and a New Stamp Set from Close to My Heart! It is so exciting to use new products for the first time.  The stamp set is Hooked on You (B1535) and the paper is called Rustic Homes.  I made this card from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #173.

I also used Cocoa Ink and Durables Studs.  Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

3 Amigo's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos August 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 

This month our project challenge is to use 3 folds.  What better than the old Tri-fold Shutter Card?!  I haven't made one of these in a while so I had to look for my pattern, and I actually found it in my messy scrap room!  I used the August Stamp of the Month which is a Halloween Stamp set and I also used a cut out from Artbooking.  

It's difficult to photograph the entire card so I have 2 pictures.  The first one shows it from the front.

This is a view from the back:

Thank you for visiting my blog! Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #171

For Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #171 I decided to attempt a Shaker Card for the first time.  This was not an easy task for me.  The first one ended up in the garbage.  After several hours I finally came up with one that sort of worked.  I used brand new paper from Close to My Heart called Whimsy Fundamentals and a favorite stamp set of mine called Birthday Princess.

The sketch was a simple one and perfect for this kind of card:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #169

I used the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #169 this week to make a birthday card for my husband.  Supplies used: Close to My Heart La Vie En Rose Paper and Stamps C1305 Family, C1633 For Family and S1606 June Stamp of the Month.

The Sketch:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #167

Happy 4th of July!  My Card for this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge is filled with Stars and Stripes!  I used Close to My Heart Paper Fundamentals Enchantment Assortment, Magical Paper, Magical Complements, (D1668) Charming Cascades and (D1667) Balloon Wishes.

The Sketch:

Welcome to the Three Amigos June 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through.

Welcome to the Three Amigos June 2016 Close to My Heart Mini-Blog Hop. We are three Close to My Heart Consultants with a love for Stamping and Scrapping and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3^rd day of each month we will feature a different CTMH product or challenge and create a card, layout or other project. There are only 3 stops on this hop so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. 

This month our project challenge is to use 3 FONTS.  The Fonts I used for my Graduation card are from Close to My Heart stamp sets (D1661) Crazy Good and (C1649) Smarty Pants.  I also used (D1660) Ink Blot, on the card for background.  The paper is from the retired Chalk it Up paper pack. 

Thank you for visiting my blog! Now hop on over to Susan's Blog and Lisa's Blog to see what they have created this month!

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #165

This Pirate Birthday (A1186) stamp set from Close to my Heart is so cute! This is the first time I am using it for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #165.  It goes perfect with the Regatta Paper Pack. And I colored it in with my Shin Han Markers.

The Sketch: