Damask Diva's January Blog Hop

Good morning friends! Hope y'all are enjoying the Damask Diva's

January blog hop featuring the Babycakes paper pack!

If you came from Jessica's page then you're in the right place!

If you just stumbled upon the hop you can start from the beginning

by going to the Damask Diva's blog.

I made two similar cards for this blog hop. I of course used the Babycakes

paper pack. Just to show you how versatile this pack is, I made

one baby card and one that can be used as a birthday card for anyone!

For my first card I used a stamp from a special hostess rewards 

stamp set called Party On. I inked the corners of my papers in chocolate

ink using a bit of my sponge. I stamped the sentiment in sunset ink.

I added some bronze shimmer trim for some sparkle and some 

Durables Triangle Studs, they're in the new idea book :-)

(I got this card idea from a fellow consultant, Ashley Denny, 

you can see her card by visiting her blog here.)

For my second card a used a stamp from the December SOTM set.

I inked the corners of my papers in chocolate as well as stamp

my sentiment in chocolate ink. I again used some 

bronze shimmer trim for sparkle.

Shop with me Here!!

On to the next Diva in the hop, please head on over to Brenda's page. 

If you want to start over,or make sure you haven't missed anyone, 

head on over to the Damask Diva's blog and start from there!

Twisted Tuesday #66

Happy Christmas Eve everyone! Hope y'all are having a 

great holiday time hopefully spent with family!

Are you ready for another Twisted Tuesday challenge??

Well here it is!

New Beginnings

The Challenge:

Show us something crafty new to you, either bought, or received as gift

The Twist:

Make your creation something new or the beginning of something

(marriage, baby, new house, ect...)

My creation:

Supplies: All Close To My Heart

For Always paper pack

The happy Couple stamp set

Ruby Shimmer Trim

Black and Ruby ink

Edge distresser, sponge

Scrapbooking with Studio J: part 5

Today I am sharing my last project with Studio J... for now

anyways lol! If you haven't read my first post about Studio J, please

click here and read it first! I just love how

beautifully these come out! And how unbelievably simple

it is to do! With no software to buy or even download! Not to mention

you can create your layouts for free and they are saved for up to 

one year so you can decide to purchase whenever you want!

(Please note these are photos of my layouts so the quality

isn't near as good as the real thing...)

Shop with me Here!!

Scrapbooking with Studio J: part 4

I hope y'all are enjoying my Studio J projects! They were

so fun and easy! As you can probably tell, I'm not much of a 

scrapbooker, I'm a cardmaker. Scrapbooking is difficult for me

but not so with Close To My Heart's online scrapbooking, Studio J!

If you missed my first Studio J post, please go here and read it first!

(Please note my layouts were photographed so it

diminishes the quality from the original image... aka

they look so much better in person!!)

Shop with me Here!!

Sketch N Scrap card #16

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Hope y'all are having

a fabulous week! Ready for Christmas yet?! I am! Or at least

to have the day off! Working in surgery during the last month of

the year mean lots of overtime! I'm thankful for the extra

pay, but I'm tired at the same time! 

Here's the new sketch:

My take:

Supplies used:

Sparkle and Shine paper from CTMH

Scandinavian Wishes and Perfect fit Holidays stamps from CTMH

Sparkles stick-on gems from CTMH

misc button and twine

I am also entering this card into the current challenges over

at Heart 2 Heart and Color My Heart.

Shop Close To My Heart Here!!

Scrapbooking with Studio J: part 3

If you have not seen my first post about Studio J, please

click here to read it first! I have another great layout to share

today! This one was from my honeymoon!

I do need to stress to y'all if using Studio J, please proofread!

Studio J does a good job of hounding you when checking out to make

sure you proofread, but of course I didn't and clicked yes I did

and I mis-spelt 'Honeymoon' oh well... lol

(Please not these are photographs of my layouts so the

quality is a bit diminished from the real thing)

Shop with me Here!!

Scrapbooking with Studio J: part 2

If you have not seen my first post on Studio J,

please click here and read it first!

Here I am just sharing the second layout I made using

Close To My Heart's fabulous online-scrapbooking!

(Note that these are photos of layouts so quality

is a bit diminished) 

Shop with me Here!!

Scrapbooking with Studio J: part 1

So I'm sure there are plenty of you out there that are not

scrapbookers. Maybe not even papercrafters, or even crafty

for that matter. I'm also pretty sure y'all have friends

that make those pretty little scrapbooks and think to yourself

that would be a pretty cool thing to make but in the words of Sweet Brown,

"Ain't nobody got time fir that!"

Well you are in luck! Close To My Heart has a great thing

called Studio J Online Scrapbooking. 

There are many ways to use it and all you need is

a computer, the internet, and some digital photos. There 

is no software to buy or even download. You can make an

account with CTMH by clicking here. 

With Studio J you can go the simple route by picking a paper pack

that goes the best with your photos and then choosing 

from the available layouts what you like best, or you can search 

through layouts and pick from there, or you can make up your own!

What does is cost you ask? Nothing to create your pages and

they are saved for a year! Once you decide that you

want them in print, just buy a 5-pack card for only $39.95 

and that gets you 10 pages printed and shipped!!

Here are the first two pages I did on Studio J. They are fabulous

in person! I was shocked by the quality!:

(Note that I took pictures of these, they are much prettier in person!)

Keep checking in as I will be posting more Studio J layouts!

Twisted Tuesday #65 with CTMH

Hello friends! Sorry this has taken me so long to post...

and sorry I haven't posted much this last month, just been so

busy! There is a fabulous challenge going on over at

Twisted Tuesday and I hope you'll join us!

Cutting Corners

The Challenge:

Fussy cut something on your project

The Twist:

Do something fancy with some corners on your project.

Use a corner rounder, ticket punch, or some nifty border punch.

For my card I used paper from the Sarita pack from 

Close To My Heart. I also used the hostess rewards stamp set

The Party is On which I stamped in Lagoon and Outdoor Denim ink.

I rounded the corners with a Marvy corner punch. The banner

that I fussy cut I popped up on pop-dots.

Shop with me HERE!!

Damask Diva's December blog hop

Good morning everyone! Hope you are having a great time on

the Damask Diva's December hop featuring Frosted!

If you have come from Teri Hanson's blog then you are right on track!

If you have just stumbled upon this hop just go on over to the 

Damask Diva's page to start from the beginning! 

This month we are featuring the Frosted paper pack! 

I decided to make two cards to share with y'all both using

sketches from Viva la Verve.

For my first card besides using the Frosted paper, I stamped the 

evergreen trees from the Always Grateful stamp set in 

first and second generation slate and whisper inks, and I used a

sentiment from the October SOTM Scandinavian Wishes which 

I stamped in crystal blue ink.

For my second card I again used stamps from the October SOTM

which I stamped in crystal blue and slate inks.I also

added some silver shimmer trim and some Sparkles for some bling.

Hope you liked my cards! Now head on over to 

Jessica Wilson's blog to continue! Remember if you get lost,

just go to the Damask Diva's page to get the whole list.

CTMH Frosted and Viva la Verve

Good morning friends! I thought I'd share a quick card

with y'all this morning! I used the November week 4 sketch from

Viva la Verve. I used all Close To My Heart products as well.

I used the Frosted paper pack, a strip of Silver Shimmer Trim,

and a stamp from the October SOTM stamped in whisper ink.

sketch:

CTMH Fun with Frosted

Sorry it has been a while since I've posted anything! I've been

a bit busy lately! I started a new job a few weeks ago

and have worked some really long days (10 to 12 hours) so I've 

been a bit to tired to craft. I'm starting to get used to the job

so it's not so bad anymore... I do really like it tho! More

interesting and better pay than my old job, specially when I get

10+ hours of overtime for the week that I get payed time and a half for.

Anyways here's a quick card I made today using the November

week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve.

I used all Close To My Heart products except the buttons and twine.

I used the Frosted paper pack, some silver shimmer trim for bling, 

and a stamp from the October SOTM I stamped in crystal blue ink.

sketch:

Fabulous new offer and product from CTMH!

How many of y'all know what Project Life is?

Many I'm sure... Well in the upcoming spring catalog CTMH will now

have a similar program! It's called Picture your Life! I can't

wait! I've wanted to try the Project Life but never got around to it so

I'm super excited to see Close To My Heart's version!

Want something even cooler?! If you sign-up under me as a new CTMH

consultant between now and Dec 15th and meet your $300 sales

goal by March 31st, you will get the new Picture Your Life campaign for FREE!

It will retail for $24.95 so that's an awesome deal!

How great is that?! I'm actually quite jealous myself... lol!

It only costs as little as $50 to join CTMH! Check out my Join Me

tab to learn about the two different packages.

Check out the tab at the top of my blog for more info about what 

you will receive in the Picture Your Life pack!

Join my team Here!!

CTMH Damask Diva's November blog hop

Good morning friends! Hope y'all are enjoying the Damask Diva's November hop!

If you came from Mandy's page, you are in the right place!

If you have jumped here and just discovered our blog hop, feel free to 

check the list at the Damask Diva's blog to find the 

complete list of blog hop participants.

This month we are featuring the Huntington Paper Pack!

I used two of the B&T papers from the pack along with some barn red

and some cocoa that come with the pack. I used some slate cardstock

from my stash for the card base which measures 5.25 x 5.25.

I used the stamp sets Remarkable Wreath and Always Grateful.

I stamped the base of the wreath in chocolate and the leaves with a 

mix of goldrush and barn red. the bow I stamped in olive and I also sponged

my paper doily in olive. I also added a few Opaques Pearls.

Shop with me Here!!

The next blog on the list is Amie so head on over to check out her creation! 

Hope you have a great time on our hop and checking out all the creations using Huntington Paper! 

If you get lost, just hop on over to Damask Diva's for the full list.

Fun with Remarkable Wreath and paper Doilies!

So I've been having a lot of fun with the Close To My Heart

Remarkable Wreath stamp set and Perfect Fit Holidays set

along with my paper doilies... The wreaths just fit so perfectly on the doilies! 

I used the same layout for both cards. I got the idea from the last card I posted 

using a Verve sketch, I just altered it a little bit. I am also entering into this

week's Heart 2 Heart challenge of 'Lots of Layers.'

For the first card I used Sparkle and Shine paper. The inks I used were: wreath in

whisper, the berries in ruby, the bow and the fancy circle in juniper,

and the sentiment in black. The paper doily I inked in juniper using my sponge.

I added some Opaques Pearls for dimension and liquid glass to the berries.

For the second card I used the Frosted paper pack. For the inks, I stamped the wreath

in whisper, the berries and sentiment in crystal blue, and the bow and fancy circle

in slate. The doily I inked with a silver ink pad with my sponge.

I added some Sparkles and Liquid Glass for some shine! 

Shop with me Here!!

CTMH Huntington and Viva la Verve

Good Monday morning friends! Hope y'alls day is off to

a great start! I wanted to share a card this morning using Close To My Heart

products and a sketch from Viva la Verve.

For this card I used the Huntington Paper Pack. I used stamps from the

Remarkable Wreath set, Always Grateful set and the Autumn Petite Perks set.

The ink colors I used were chocolate, olive, goldrush, and barn red.

I colored a paper doily in olive using my sponge.

I added some Durables Round Studs for some dimension. 

Shop with me Here!!

sketch:

Holiday Gift Card Holders

Hope y'all have had a fabulous weekend! I can't complain

about mine, it's been quite relaxing! I wanted to share a few gift card

holders I made today using Close To My Heart products.

I used both the Frosted and Sparkle and Shine paper packs.

The stamps I used were Perfect Fit Holidays in the ink

colors of slate, ruby, juniper and crystal blue. I used a Marvy 1.5 inch

circle punch and a Fiskers scallop circle punch for the badge.

Want to make these yourself? Directions at the bottom!

Shop with me Here!!

Here are the cuts:

Base cardstock: 3.5 x 8.5 inches, scored at 2 inches from one end

and 2.5 inches from the other.

B&T or patterned paper: 1.75 x 3.25 inches, 2.25 x 3.25 inches,

and 3.75 x 3.25 inches.

The 2.5 inch flap that you scored is whats glued on the sides

to form the gift card pocket. I also used a bit of peel and stick velcro

as an easy way to seal the holder.

One Week Left to get the October SOTM!

There is only one week of October left! That means just

one more week to place an order of $50 or more with 

Close To My Heart to get the October Stamp of the Month,

Scandinavian Wishes for only $5! It is such a fabulous

stamp set! I've used it quite a few times already!

Shop with me Here!!

Here are some of my cards using Scandinavian Wishes:

Sketch N Scrap Holiday Hop

Good morning Sketch N Scrap friends!

Hope you are liking our daily Holiday Hop so far!

For my holiday, I actually chose two...

I have made cards for both Mother's Day and Father's Day!

My Father's Day card:

Supplies:

CTMH ProPlayer paper pack

SU! sentiment stamp

CTMH Slate ink

CTMH Ruby Chevron ribbon

CTMH metal badges from ProPlayer assortment

My Mother's Day card:

Supplies:

CTMH Sarita paper pack

Verve sentiment stamp

CTMH flower stamp from NSM special

CTMH one-way borders stamp set

CTMH gypsy and outdoor denim ink

CTMH Outdoor denim chevron ribbon

CTMH Sparkle and Shine and Viva la Verve

Good afternoon friends! Hope y'all are having a great week

so far! I wanted to share a card I made using the Viva la Verve

October week 4 sketch. I used all Close To My Heart 

products on this card.

I just can't get enough of this Sparkle and Shine paper pack!

I should have bought more of it than I did! The stamps I used were

the Remarkable Wreath and Perfect Fit Holidays and 

I stamped in CTMH slate, ruby, juniper, and black ink.

I added some CTMH Silver Shimmer Trim and CTMH

Sparkles Clear Assortment for some added bling!

Come shop with me Here!!

sketch:

CTMH Sparkle and Shine and Mojo Monday!

Good Sunday morning everyone! Hope y'alls weekends are going well!

I have a card to share with y'all this morning! I used all Close To My Heart

products and followed this weeks Mojo Monday sketch!

I just can't get enough of this Sparkle and Shine paper pack! I used stamps from
the October Stamp of the Month! The SOTM is only available this month for
the regular price of $17.95 or only $5 if you spend $50! It's such a
great set! I stamped the background paper with the border stamp from
the set. I added some silver shimmer trim and cut out some circles and attached
a large Sparkle and made two tails out of the trim.

Come shop with my Here!!

sketch:

My CTMH haul using SPC and Hostess rewards!

Made another video! This one is my haul video showing how much product you can get for 

so little cost when you earn Select Product Credit and Hostess Rewards!!

CTMH Sparkle and Shine and Freshly Made Sketches

Good morning friends! Hope y'all are having a great weekend so far!

Today is my mom's birthday so we will be having a party tonight!
Our Texas family has come up for the weekend which makes me happy!

I'd thought I'd share a card right quick before I head off to finish
the cupcakes I made! I made this card using this weeks sketch from
Freshly Made Sketches and I used all new Close To My Heart products!
I used the new Sparkle and Shine paper pack and stamps from Perfect Fit Holidays
and  the October Stamp of the Month! The SOTM is only available this month for
the regular price of $17.95 or only $5 if you spend $50! It's such a
great set! You can't really tell but I stamped a snowflake background in Juniper ink
on a piece of juniper cardstock. I stamped the Heart in ruby and the sentiment
in juniper ink. I also added some ruby shimmer trim and Sparkles for some bling!

Come shop with me Here!!

sketch:

CTMH Frosted and Paper Secrets

Happy Friday friends! The weekend is almost upon us!

Anyone have big plans?! My momma's birthday is tomorrow

so I'll be out at their house to celebrate! Oh and I'll be baking a

cake this evening for the occasion! I will also be working with

my dad as he helps me build some card displays for an 

upcoming craft fair in November!

For my card this morning I used all Close To My Heart products

and followed the sketch over at Paper Secrets!

I used the Frosted paper pack along with the Perfect Fit Holidays

stamp set. The ink colors I used were slate and champagne.

I added some silver shimmer trim for a little sparkle.

Shop with me Here!!

Other supplies used:

Fiskers scalloped circle punch 

Marvy circle punch 1.5in

Nesties labels 17 die

Sketch:

CTMH Frosted and Sketch N Stash

Good Thursday afternoon friends! It's almost the weekend!

I made a few cards last night and thought I'd share one

with y'all this afternoon...

For this card I used the sketch over at Sketch N Stash.

I used all Close To My Heart products for this card.

I used the Frosted paper pack along with some colonial white cs.

I stamped the wreath from Remarkable Wreath is slate ink and the 

berries that go with the wreath in ruby and then dotted them all with

some liquid glass to give them some shine and dimension. I stamped the

bow in juniper ink. I then got out Perfect Fit Holidays and stamped the 

fancy circle in champagne ink and the sentiment in slate.

I added some silver shimmer trim for some bling.

Shop with me Here!!

Sketch:

Damask Diva's Sparkle and Shine blog hop

Hi everyone! Hillary here! Hope y'all are enjoying the Damask Diva's

Holiday Catalog Blog Hop featuring the Sparkle and Shine paper pack!

If you came from Crissy's page, you are in the right place! 

If you have jumped here and just discovered our blog hop,

 feel free to check the list at Damask Divas blog to find the 

complete list of blog hop participants.

For my first card I used a sketch from Sketchbook Saturday

to create my Sparkle and Shine creation. I hand cut five

banners in various sizes and mixed them up and 

randomly taped them across the top of my juniper paper.

I used the wreath, berries, and bow from the Remarkable Wreath

stamp set. The bird, fancy circle, and sentiment are from the

Perfect Fit - Holidays stamp set. The colors of ink I used

are ruby, juniper, whisper, slate, and black.

I am also entering this card into this week's challenge of 

'Things with Wings' at Twist of Faith. 

For my second card, I used a sketch from The Sweet Stop.

I used the October stamp of the Month 

Scandinavian Wishes which is only available until the end of the month

and is only $5 with a $50 purchase or $17 at regular price. I did

some masking on this one to be able to make the heart ruby and the tree

juniper. The rest of the stamp is in slate. 

All the items from the Holiday Catalog are available here!

Come and shop with me here!

The next blog on the hop list is Traci, go check out

 her Sparkle and Shine creation!

 Hope you have a great time on our hop and checking out all the creations

using the new Sparkle and Shine paper pack!

 If you get lost, just hop on over to Damask Divas Blog for the full list.

Original sketches: