Sonata and Grace Spring Layout

Playing around with some really "old" paper.  Here is my latest creation.  This will be available as a scrapbook kit and I will have 3 or 4 of these available for purchase ($8 each).  Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time.

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Paper: Sonata paper packet (retired) and Grace paper packet (retired)
Cardstock: Colonial White, Chocolate, Hollyhock, Olive, and Spring Iris (retired)
Ink: Chocolate, Buttercup (retired), and Spring Iris (retired)
Stamp set: D1354 Endless Friendship (retired)
Tools: Art Philosophy Circut Cartridge and Artist Cricut Cartridge, sand paper, sponge dauber, and pop dots.

Topstitch Girl Layout

Just a quick post today with another scrapbook kit.  This one is a super fun one...but was very time consuming to put together.  There was a lot of pieces to cut to make these kits.  Again, I used up some older paper in my stash.  Yay!!  I hope you enjoy this one!  Thanks for stopping by.  See you next time.

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:
Paper: Topstitch paper packet (retired)
Cardstock:  Colonial White, Baby Pink (retired), and Vineyard Berry (retired)
Ink: Chocolate
Accessories: Chipboard flowers (retired), paper flowers (retired), Silver sparkles (retired)
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, brown journaling pen (Creative Memories: retired), sand paper, and sponge dauber.

Boys will be Boys!

I have been a Close To My Heart consultant since 2005.  I know...almost 10 years!! :) :) I have been hoarding this paper called, Cocoa Café, for who knows how long!  I think maybe 2006.  I have quite a bit of it too.  I think I have a serious problem...I am not sure why I don't use up my paper right away.  Maybe I think that if I use it up....I won't have any left for when I have the perfect pictures to match it.  I know...CRAZY!!  Also, I seem to not follow through with my annual New Year's resolution of using up my old paper stash.  So...I am going to give it a go again and have the same resolution this year.  Here's hoping I follow through this time!!  Since I have a lot of this paper left, I think I will make it a kit and sell a couple of these layouts.  That is one way of cutting my stash away! ;) 

Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time.

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:
Paper:  Cocoa Café paper pack (retired)
Cardstock:  Bamboo, White Daisy, Dutch Blue (retired), and Star Spangled Blue (retired)
Ink: Cocoa, Buttercup (retired), Star Spangle Blue (retired) and The following pigment inks: Cocoa, Pacifica, Sky (retired), Buttercup (retired) 
Stamp sets: B1269 Journal Jots (retired) and May 2015 Stamp of the Month S1505 Just Sayin'
Tools:  Artiste Cricut Cartridge (title), sponge dauber, sand paper, and pop dots.

Heartstrings Valentine Workshop

I know....it's been awhile!!  I just have to face it...I am not a consistent blogger.  It is not easy to remember to post something even though I probably made something recently.

I have to give most of the credit for this workshop to fellow CTMH Consultant, Susan Williams.  She is AMAZING!!  I love every piece of artwork she creates.  She puts together kits to purchase and does so much work to create them.  She truly is an inspiration!  You can also check out her Facebook page.

I am having a Valentine Workshop in a couple of weeks.  I am really excited to get together and make these fun projects.  Thanks for stopping by!  See you next time.

January 2015 Hostess Club Layout and Cards

I am trying to beat the Holiday stress and get my club layout and cards done before all the madness begins.  I was inspired to use the additional layout provided in the Workshops on the Go® Hopscotch Scrapbooking Kit.  Of course I changed the papers a little, but the layout and theme stayed the same.  I think it would make a great Easter layout.  I used the pattern from Magic: Mystify and also pulled in some paper from the paper packet Wanderful. 

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:
Paper: Hopscotch paper packet and Wanderful paper packet
Cardstock: Flaxen, Colonial White, and Sunset
Ink: Smoothie, Flaxen, and Slate
Stamp sets: D1280 Spot On Backgrounds (retired) and D1638 Hopscotch Scrapbooking set
Accessories: Z1752 Clear Sparkles and Z3036 Flaxen Extra Thick Twine
Tools:  Sand paper and sponge dauber

And finally, here are the cards.  These came together really fast and were really fun to put together.  I of course had to include the January Stamp of the Month (far left card).  The set is geared toward a Valentine theme, but I tried to use it with a different approach.   I hope you enjoy these projects.  Thanks for stopping by!

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:
Paper: Hopscotch paper packet
Cardstock: White Daisy, Colonial White, Crystal Blue, Smoothie, and Slate
Ink: Slate, VersaMark, Flaxen, Pixie, Crystal Blue
Stamp sets: S1501 This Moment (Jan. SOTM), D1584 Big Hug, and D1182 It's A Party (retired)
Accessories: Z1989 Slate Diagonal Striped Ribbon, Silver Embossing powder, Z1979 Black Journaling pen, Z679 Liquid Glass, Pearl Opaques (retired), Z1817 Slate Washi Tape, Z1799 Silver Shimmer Trim, and Z1752 Clear Sparkles
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, sand paper, sponge dauber, glue dots, Z1851 Scallop Border punch, and Z1925 Cheveron embossing envelope.

Heartstrings and Cutie Pie Stamp of the Month

Popping in with a very quick post.  Gotta a lot on my plate today.  I am loving the new December Stamp of the Month and of course the NEW Heartstring paper in the newly released Seasonal Expressions.  It went live to customers yesterday.  I hope you like this sweet little card.  Thanks for stopping by!


All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted;
Paper: Heartstrings
Cardstock: White Daisy and Crystal Blue
Ink: Archival Black and Black
Stamp set: S1412 Cutie Pie (December 2014 Stamp of the Month)
Accessories: Z3037 Stuck on You Puffies, Z2009 Enamel Hearts, R08 Vermillion Copic Marker, B262 Cerulean Blue Light ShinHan marker, and RP198 Tender Pink ShinHan Marker, Prisma Glitter (retired)
Tools:  Sponge dauber and glue

Miracle Card Kit

Wow!  It has been awhile since my last post.  I have been out of town and out of my craft room until recently.  I have a couple of clubs coming up and I usually like to have some scrapbook kits and card kits on hand to sell.  I have lots and lots of older paper to use up and this works out great to get it used up.

I did both a scrapbook kit and card kit using this beautiful paper pack called Miracle.  I really love the blue and green combination.  I made two of these card kits and I hope I can sell them both. :)  Thanks for stopping by! :)

All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted:

This is your Special Day Card:
Paper: Miracle Level 2 paper pack (retired)
Cardstock: Colonial White, Heavenly Blue (retired), and Desert Sand
Ink: Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, and Desert Sand
Stamp set:  D1627 Your Own Kind Wonderful and D1477 Universal Backgrounds (retired)
Accessories: Z2013 Silver Sequins and Z1263 Bitty Sparkles
Tools: Sponge dauber, sand paper, and pop dots

Always be your own kind of Wonderful Card:
Paper: Miracle Level 2 paper pack (retired)
Cardstock: Colonial White, Sweet Leaf, Desert Sand, and Heavenly Blue (retired)
Ink: Desert Sand, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, and Heavenly Blue (retired)
Stamp set: D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful
Accessories: Z1929 Topiary Mini Chevron ribbon and Z1263 Bitty Sparkles
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, sand paper, sponge dauber, and pop dots

Happy Birthday Card:
Paper: Miracle Level 2 paper packet (retired)
Cardstock: Colonial White
Ink: Crystal Blue, Desert Sand, and Sweet Leaf
Stamp set: D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful
Accessories: Z1263 Bitty Sparkle
Tools: Sponge Dauber