Damask Diva's August Blog Hop

Hello friends! I sure hope you are enjoying the Damask Diva's August

blog hop featuring the brand-new paper pack from Close To My Heart

called Chalk It Up! It is so much fun! If you came from Cydney Fowler's blog

then you are in the right place! If you have just stumbled on this hop, 

you can start from the beginning by doing to the Damask Diva's Page.

Here is a card I made using Chalk It Up and following the week 4 sketch

from Viva la Verve. I also used some bubble stickers from the

Chalk It Up Assortment. They are my fav assortment in this new book!

I used a new stamp set called You Mean the World to Me. 

It comes with four sentiment stamps that are all about 2x2 in size. 

The inside sentiment is from the same set. 

I used CTMH Exclusive Inks in lagoon, sorbet, and black. 

Shop with me Here!!

Next stop on the hop is Lilian Yeh! 

Remember if you want to start at the beginning,

just head to the Damask Diva's blog to see the whole list of participants.

Mojo Monday 355

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all have had a great weekend

so far! I've gotten to do some good cleaning, and good 

relaxing! I wanted to share a card before I head off to church.

For this card I used the current sketch from Mojo Monday.

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Diva Dare

challenge called "Inside Out."

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Lollydoodle and CTMH Kraft cs

Stamps: Verve Joyful Blooms, Verve Bloom and Grow, and 

CTMH You Mean the World to Me

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Black, Hollyhock, and Pear

Misc: CTMH Silver Shimmer Trim, Verve Elegant Leaves die,

Verve Pennant trim die, Nestabilities small and large circle dies

CTMH Sneak Peek and Viva la Verve week 1

Good Saturday morning crafty friends! Hope y'alls weekends are

off to s great start! I have a card to share with y'all 

that uses yet another new paper pack from Close To My Heart

that will be available to order in 6 days!! This paper pack 

is called "Seaside." This is one of my favorites!

The focal sentiment stamp is another from the new

You Mean the World to Me stamp set. The little one on the side

is from a stamp set from Verve stamps. For this card

I followed the Viva la Verve July week 1 sketch.

Enabler's List

Paper: CTMH "Seaside" (new)

Stamps: CTMH "You Mean the World to Me" (new), Verve

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Desert Sand and Pear

Misc: CTMH Aqua Dots, Nestabilities small and large circle dies,

Marvy corner rounder punch

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CTMH Sneak Peak and Viva la Verve week 2

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

so far! I've been trying to work on some good cards using

some new Close To My Heart products that are coming out on

August 1st! For this card I used the new paper pack

called Confetti Wishes and new stamp set called You Mean the World to Me.

The adorable cupcakes come from a future stamp of the month.

I followed the Viva la Verve July week 2 sketch for this card. I am also
entering this card into this month's Verve Diva Dare called "Inside Out."

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH "Confetti Wishes" (new)

Stamps: CTMH "You Mean the World to Me," (new) and

 CTMH December 2014 SOTM "Cutie Pie"

Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive Inks in Crystal Blue, Pacifica, 

Pear, and Thistle (new)

Misc: CTMH Purple Glitter Gems, Recollections black ep

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My New Studio!

Hello crafty friends! Hope y'all are doing great! So I am finally

finished (or almost finished anyways) with my new scraproom! I like

to call it my studio... Hubby said it sounds cooler lol!

I thought I'd share a few pics with y'all!

Here is the view of the whole room.
Most everything that isn't a craft product came from Ikea.

Here is the crafty corner:

Computer corner:

 And reading corner minus the nightstand and lamp that will eventually

make their way here once I get the new ones for the bedroom:

Twisted Tuesday #81

Good morning Twisted Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are

having a great week so far! How did we have so many awesome

cards for our last challenge! Love it that so many are

playing along with our challenges! Are ya ready for a new one?!

A Christmas Forrest in July

The Challenge:

Make it Christmas themed!

The Twist;

Must include a tree, branch, twig, ect.

Here is my take:

I stamped my trees on Colonial White paper with Versamark,

then I embossed them with clear ep. I then took a 

sponge and sponged over the trees with Crystal Blue and

Twilight inks to achieve my pretty sky.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Frosted (retired)

Stamps: CTMH Always Grateful, sentiment from retired SOTM

Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive inks is Crystal Blue, Twilight, and Slate

Misc: Recollections Clear ep, Nestabilities small and large oval dies

Sketch N Scrap card sketch #30

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

a great weekend and getting some crafty time in!

We have another great card sketch for y'all! Don't forget that

you have until the end of the month to submit your cards!

July 22nd sketch:

My take on the sketch:

Viva la Verve and CTMH Sneak Peek!

Good evening crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great 

weekend! I sure am! It's been a nice and relaxing one so far!

Received my new crafty supplies early this week from

Close To My Heart. Stuff from the brand-new Annual Inspirations

idea book coming out August first! I love being a consultant

because I get a fabulous discount and get to buy new

stuff a month early! I have a card to share with y'all in which

I used some new CTMH paper, stamps, and embellishments!

For this card, I followed Viva la Verve's July week 3 sketch.

This is one of my favorite new paper packs called "Chalk It Up."

It is so colorful and fun! You can use it for just about anything!

The sentiment stamp is from a new set called "You Mean the World to Me."

It has four great little sentiments with it. All roughly 2x2 in size.

There is also a great Christmas set that is similar. The Lagoon star

and Flaxen (new color) arrow are from the Chalk it Up assortment pack.

It comes with over 40 puffy sticker shapes. I have also added

some new gold sequins. (There are Silver ones too).

I finished up this card with a butterfly stamp and die from Verve

and also a circle border die cut from Verve.

Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Chalk It Up

Stamps: CTMH You Mean The World To Me, Verve Petals and Wings

Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Black, Sorbet, and Lagoon

Misc: CTMH Chalk It Up assortment, CTMH Gold sequins, Nestabilities

small and large circle dies, Verve Petals and Wings die, and

Verve Scalloped Trim Trio die set

Try Stampin' on Tuesday and Verve

Good evening crafty friends! Hope everyone is having a great

week so far! I wanted to share a card I made this

evening following the current sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Diva Dare 

challenge called "Inside Out" where you carry your design from

the outside to the inside of your card. I am also entering

in the current Verve Diva Inspirations challenge called

"Red, White, and You." You are to use red and white and

another color of your choosing. 

Other Challenges: Just Us Girls - "Woodgrain"

Enabler's List:

Paper: Fancy Pants "Nautical," Carta Bella "Ahoy There," and

CTMH Daisy, Ruby, and Outdoor Denim CS

Stamps: Verve "Anchored"

Ink: CTMH Exclusive inks in Ruby, Outdoor Denim, and Desert Sand

Misc: A Cut Above by Verve "Anchored" dies, misc twine,

Nestabilities small and large circle dies

Twisted Tuesday #80

Good morning Twisted Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are having a

great week so far! Going to get some crafty time

in this week?! I sure hope so! If any of y'all are like me, my crafty

time is my stress reliever (most of the time lol) and needed

at least a few nights a week. Since my hubby and I don't have any

kids yet I can make it happen regularly, but I'm sure that'll change

one day. Well we have another great challenge for y'all

at Twisted Tuesday for the next two weeks! Hope you'll join in!

"Pearls are SO heavy!"

The Challenge:

Include pearls on your creation.

The Twist:

Use lots of layers on your creation.

Remember to do both the challenge and the twist!

Here is my take:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Teresa Collins, Paper studio CS

Stamps: Verve "petals and wings" and "praying" plain jane

Ink: CTMH Black

Misc: CTMH Pearls Assortment

Sketch N Scrap card #29

Good afternoon Sketch n Scrap fans! I hope y'all have

had a wonderful Independence Day weekend! I know I sure did!

Got the spend the weekend at Cedar Creek lake in Texas

with a bunch of my family! Love going to the lake house and having

a great time eating, napping, and playing on the water!

Are y'all ready for a new month of sketches? Here is the first

card sketch for the month. It's due on July 31st:

Here is my take on the sketch:

Enabler's List:

Paper: Authentique "Pride" and CTMH Kraft CS

Stamps: Verve "Birthday Bash"

Ink: CTMH Outdoor Denim

Misc: A Cut Above by Verve "Starry Die" 

I am also entering this card into the current Verve Diva Inspiration Hop 

and Challenge. This month's challenge is "Red, White, and You."

You must use red and white and then another color of your choice.

You also have to use at least one Verve product.