I'm heading off to convention tomorrow and I wanted to share with you something I have been working on. I made two Quick Pic albums recently using up some leftover scraps from two paper packs in about an hour each. Take a look and let me know what you think!
You can purchase your Quick Pic Albums under "While Supplies Last" for only $2!!!
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Joyful Stars Blog Hop: Anything Goes: Mother's Day Card
Hi and welcome to the new Joyful Stars Blog Hop. Each month this blog hop will have a different theme and this month Anything Goes! All projects will feature Close to My Heart products which you can obtain from your consultant. If you don't have a consultant contact any of the participants in the blog hop (pick me! pick me!) for more information.
If you've come from Crystal Davis' blog, you're on the right track. This is a circular blog so jump in here and follow it till you come back. For a complete list of blogs participating, check the bottom of this post.
If you're new to my blog - welcome! Stay and look around before jumping on to the next blog (or Follow me so you can see my new posts). I look forward to getting to know you!
My entry today is the card I made for my mom for Mother's Day.
I mixed my paper packs {gasp!} and used "For Always" and "Chantilly" scraps with black and white daisy cardstock. I used "Perfect Fit - Mom" stamp set and black and Blush ink. I used the 2 1/2" scallop punch to make a scalloped circle that I sponged the edges in blush ink. I stamped the outside image in black ink and the "MOM" in blush. CTMH's clear acrylic stamps and blocks make it so easy to line up multiple images the first time!
I layered my scraps using a 1/8" border based on the smallest scrap I had so no fancy measurements on this one. A simple, quick card I made with scraps I had on hand. And because it's handmade, it's made with love! All for the "World's Greatest Mom" - mine! :)
If you're following the blog hop, you're off to my friend Elizabeth's blog - you'll love her! See you next month!
If you've come from Crystal Davis' blog, you're on the right track. This is a circular blog so jump in here and follow it till you come back. For a complete list of blogs participating, check the bottom of this post.
If you're new to my blog - welcome! Stay and look around before jumping on to the next blog (or Follow me so you can see my new posts). I look forward to getting to know you!
My entry today is the card I made for my mom for Mother's Day.
I mixed my paper packs {gasp!} and used "For Always" and "Chantilly" scraps with black and white daisy cardstock. I used "Perfect Fit - Mom" stamp set and black and Blush ink. I used the 2 1/2" scallop punch to make a scalloped circle that I sponged the edges in blush ink. I stamped the outside image in black ink and the "MOM" in blush. CTMH's clear acrylic stamps and blocks make it so easy to line up multiple images the first time!
I layered my scraps using a 1/8" border based on the smallest scrap I had so no fancy measurements on this one. A simple, quick card I made with scraps I had on hand. And because it's handmade, it's made with love! All for the "World's Greatest Mom" - mine! :)
If you're following the blog hop, you're off to my friend Elizabeth's blog - you'll love her! See you next month!
Joyful Stars Blog Hop Complete Listing
(these are links to their blogs not to their blog hop posts)
Joyce Houck
Krista Hershberger
Nickie Hoffer
Nancy Brown
Stephanie Brown
Crystal Davis
Stephanie Huber
Elizabeth Mindermann
Betty Locco
Jean Murphy
Meridith Hainsworth
Helen Gullett
Monday, June 3, 2013
A friend's Chantilly card
Back in April I participated in my upline's team swap featuring Chantilly cards. I showed you mine here.
Today, I want to share with you one of cards I received that blows my mind. My friend Arlene Zimmerman created this card and her artistic skills astound me!
Her card is a simple design using a strip of the Chantilly paper with a flower and vine cut using Artiste but what gets me everytime I look at this card is her stitching!
Arlene used colored pencils to highlight parts of the stamped image in the background to complete the card.
Isn't it awesome?! I love this card and have it hanging on my inspiration board. I would love to try stitching on my artwork but while I lack a reliable sewing machine right now, I lack the vision of it. I'm hoping once I try it I'll like it and will be able to get more creative as my skills improve. Until then, I look at Arlene's dreamy card.
Special thanks to Arlene Zimmerman for letting me share her card on my blog.
Today, I want to share with you one of cards I received that blows my mind. My friend Arlene Zimmerman created this card and her artistic skills astound me!
Her card is a simple design using a strip of the Chantilly paper with a flower and vine cut using Artiste but what gets me everytime I look at this card is her stitching!
Isn't it awesome?! I love this card and have it hanging on my inspiration board. I would love to try stitching on my artwork but while I lack a reliable sewing machine right now, I lack the vision of it. I'm hoping once I try it I'll like it and will be able to get more creative as my skills improve. Until then, I look at Arlene's dreamy card.
Special thanks to Arlene Zimmerman for letting me share her card on my blog.