So Excited.......

To Kick Off the new catty on Saturday. I'm having an open house from 10-2pm to showcase some of the new products. I have been a busy little bee trying to get all the workshop examples done so that people can see and touch them. So I have been creating and I will share soon, I promise. I do however have a card to share with you that I made last week.

I made this using an old kit I had in my stash. I went through and organized things so I knew where everything was again. LOL I cut the flower out of the B&T paper mounted it on Vanilla Cream CS, trimmed around it and popped it out on the Leaf B&T paper. I used the Word Window punch to make a sentiment spot in the leaf B&T. The sentiment is from the Say it in Style Stamp set. Colors are Vanilla Cream, Smokey Plum, and Olive.

I hope you can join me on Saturday, it's going to be lots of fun.

Get Well Card

I made this card using Boom-di-ada papers, designer ribbon in NE Ivy, buttercup brads, and felt flowers that just happened to match pretty darn good. Colors used are Olive, Buttercup, Autumn Terracotta, and Barn Red. The Stamp is Best Wishes C1318. I hope you like it.

Event Calendar

I have been working on some event calendars that I plan on selling. I'll have to set up a tab on my blog. So until I get that done you can view them here. I am selling them for $15

This is what the calendar looks like on the wall. You write peoples birthdays, anniversaries, whatever you want to keep track of and use it again year after year.

This is the actual headers for each month.

If you would like one of these calendars or know someone who would like one just send me an email, and we can chat.

Summer is Killer

I've hit a little bit of a road block with creating lately, it's summer, that's my excuse. It's difficult to find inspiration when the kids are home constantly asking for something to do, LOL. I do have some things that I created a while ago that I will share with you. Hopefully it will spark someone's creativity, cuz mine has gone awol.

This is a mini accordian album that I made up for a workshop a few months back. It uses CTMH's True Fit folios folded in half, and scored to make pockets. The tags are ready for pictures to be added or journaling. It was lots of fun to make. I used the Life Delights Reflections Kit for this one.

I can't remember who had the tutorial for making this cute little basket. But kudos to you because it was wonderful. I decided to try it out because it looked super cute. Paper is Sweet Leaf CS, and Chocolate grosgrain ribbon. Brads are MM.

Congrats

I found some time to create today, so this is what I came up with. I made this card using the With love and Gracious Greetings Stamp sets. I random stamped the flower image on the Chocolate CS do give it a little more interest. I layered the Amy Butler DP over that and then layered the seniment piece on some Sweet leaf CS after inking the edges with Chocolate ink. The little flowers are from the Mini-Medley Chocolate accents from Spring Catty, with a Colonial White brad holding them in place.

Thanks for taking a look,

Feedblitz saves time

I have a few blogs that I like to frequent, however it's hard to find the time to keep checking to see if they have posted anything new. So I subscribe to their blog and get the posts sent directly to my inbox every time they post. What a time saver. I have the application on my blog as well so if you would like to get my posts sent to your email just enter you email addy in the box and follow the directions. Trust me you will love it.

Cottage Floral

I decided to use some new stamps that I got a while back and make some fun cards. The first one is a vertical open card using Boom-Di-Ada paper, Cottage Floral, Spot on Backgrounds, and Gracious Greetings Stamp sets. Colors are Hollyhock, Olive, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup and White.

This card uses the same Boom-Di-Ada paper and the Gracious Greetings stamp set. I also used some dew drops in Lily Pad. The sentiment is popped out, though you can't tell in the picture.

Thanks for stopping by.

Another Layout....Woohoo

I sat down and made another layout yesterday....I may be on to something. That's 2 of my own done in the same month. It feels really good to finally start whittling down the pile of pictures that I want to scrap. I have completed the journaling but I am waiting till I get my Life's a Jungle Stamp set to add something extra to the page. This is a layout of my daughter who is now almost four. So yea i'm a little behind. LOL

Have a wonderful day,

Scrappin Workshop

I have a workshop coming up on July 24th. at 7pm. Visit my CTMH Website for more details. I wanted to share the layout that we will be doing. I have a Soccer stamp set that we can use to dress it up or whatever theme strikes you.

Amy Butler Card

I had a lot of fun making this card. I found this really pretty Amy Butler DP and I finally did something with it. I made this card using the DP as the base, I folded the one corner up to reveal the patterned base and layered the corner over another piece of the base pattern. Then I layered it with a piece of Sweet Leaf CS that I used the Swiss Dots Emb Folder on. The flower pot is from the With Love D1284 stamp set (June SOTM). I stamped it on Colonial White CS leaving the flower to overhang outside of the box. Then I popped it up using some pop dots. Ink colors used are Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, and Grey Wool.

Thanks for stopping by,

A Day at the Beach

I finally Sat down and got a layout scrapbooked. It's been quite a while since I've done scrapbooking for myself that isn't part of a workshop or class. It was nice to get some pictures put in my album. I designed the layout around my pictures, it turned out pretty good I think. I used papers from the Majestic Blue paper pack. The title is done with the coordinating Stickease. I still have the journaling box to do, but I save those up and do them on the computer, that way I only have to print out one sheet of cardstock.

Enjoy

Black and White

I made these cards a couple weeks ago, so I thought I'd share them. I am in the middle of making a bunch of cards for Welcome Wagon. I'm a sponsor for the baby welcome. I will share those with you when I get finished.

All products used are CTMH.

Where did June Go......

Wow time flies. I've been really busy these last few weeks, sorry for not posting. Here are a few cards I did for the card workshop. Hope you enjoy them. If you would like to host a card making class and invite some friends over, let me know. We make 12 cards and everything is pre-cut for so it's really easy to put together. You stamp the sentiments that you want.

Cards were made using the Sarsparilla paper kit. Just ask if you have questions on how these were made. Have a great Canada Day tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day

In the spirit of Father's Day here are some cards I made. So happy Father's Day to all those wonderful men out there and I hope you had a great day.

Products Used: Paper - It's a Guy thing Reflections Kit Lvl 2

Stamp Images - Vintage Father's Day, June Word Puzzle and Say it in Style

Accessories - Pewter photo hangers, Bitty Brads in antique copper, and natural hemp.

Tools - I used my new Nestabilities circles to cut the layered circle in card #2 WooHoo.

Scrappin Workshop

This is the Layout we are doing for the Scrappin Workshop on June 19. It's using the Blue Ribbon Reflections Kit. Details about this workshop can be found on my website.

Birthday Invites

Yay they are finally done. It took quite a while, though not overly hard, it was just a half hour here, a half hour there. And I made 6 of them to add to it all. My daughter just loved them though, so it was all worth it.

Everything other than the brads, designer paper and Cinderella Stamp is CTMH. They obviously are Disney products and the brads are Making Memories. The DP was so cute too, like little shooting stars that were glittery. I embossed the Cinderella image and the Senitment on the front of the card in Siver. Inked the edges of the Vellum in Crystal Blue and put it all together as seen there. The Cinderella image was colored in using the CTMH markers in Heavenly Blue, Crystal Blue, and Sunny Yellow. Now to prepare for the party.......

For a friend....

I made a card today for a friend who lost someone that was dear to them. My heart aches when something like that happens, and I only hope that my creations help ease the hurt that remains.

I used the Simple Pleasures Level 2 Kit including Cocoa, Bamboo, and Colonial White Cardstock. The flower image is from the Friendship Blessings stamp set. I stamped the solid flower in Twilight and used Cocoa for the overlay image. I also inked the edges of the Colonial White CS in Cocoa to make it stand out a little more. The Sentiment is from Victorine Originals, I have had it for a while now. The Bamboo Bigger Brads are from the Mini-Medley Shades of Chocolate. No frills, I wanted it to be simple and elegant.

I have also been working on some birthday invitations for my daughter who is turning 6 on the 13th. I will be posting them in the next few days.....Stay Tuned.

June News

Wow it feels like forever since I last posted. I know it's only been a week, and I had a good excuse. I have moved into my new house.......YAY!!!! I am so excited to be able to organize all my stuff in my new room for Crafting and the computers. I hope to be creating soon. In the meantime, here is what I have planned for the month of June. I would love for you to join us for any of these dates...

June 5 - Clock Workshop (FULL)
June 18 - Seniors Center Workshop. Create a 2 page layout or 5 cards. Ask me for more Info.
June 19 - Scrappin Workshop - Blue Ribbon 2 page layout. (Still Room on this one)
June 21 - Lakeside Colony Workshop. Create a 2 page layout or 5 cards.
June 29 - My Birthday. One year older, but not necessarily wiser. Hehe

Close to my Heart is having a special promotion this month, check it out - Stampaganza

I hope you have a wonderful June and look forward to creating with you this month.

Little Birdie

I was playing around making some cards the other night and this is one I thought I would share. I wanted a card that you could maybe give to a guy. It fits that criteria I think. I used the bird stamp from the June word puzzle, and the sentiment is from the May Stamp of the Month - Say it in Style. The paper is from the Creative Basics Silhouette Kit, and the brads are the new black bitty brads.

All products are CTMH
Have a great Weekend,

BIC14 - Be Inspired Challenge

I made this card for an Inspiration Challenge. This is the picture you are supposed to use for the inspiration on your card.

And this is what I came up with....I've had this Little Treasures set for so long now and never got around to using it. I stamped the jar on Vellum using Staz-On. Cut it out and cut out a bunch of little Jelly Beans in Moonstruck, Sweet Leaf, and Orange. I placed them on the back of the jar and put a line of Crystal Glass around the outside edge of the jar and adhered to White Daisy cardstock. The Jelly Beans move which is so fun. The rest is pretty self explanatory, but if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

All products are CTMH