Sunday, August 31, 2014

Viva la Verve August week 5

I can't believe that August is already over! Where does the time go?
It's almost mine and hubby's 2 year anniversary! We are just
doing a simple weekend trip this year. I think we have 
settled on a camping trip! We both love camping but haven't
gone in a few years. Anyways, here is a card I made this
afternoon following the August week 5 sketch from Viva la Verve.


Enabler's List:

Paper: American Crafts Lucky Charm, CTMH Outdoor Denim CS
Stamps: Verve Sunny Days and Joyful Blooms
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Ink on Outdoor Denim
Misc: CTMH Liquid Glass, Verve Joyful Blooms die, Verve sequins

Friday, August 29, 2014

Freshly Made Sketches #151

Good Friday morning crafty friends! It's about long weekend 
time! Can't wait to have a little time to relax! I have a card to share
real quick that I made last night but it was too dark to get a good pic of it.
 I used the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.


Enabler's list:

Paper: Carta Bella Ahoy There, Fancy Pants Nautical, 
CTMH Outdoor Denim and Ruby CS
Stamps: Verve Big Wish
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Ink in Outdoor Denim
Misc: Verve Pennant Trim die


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Viva la Verve August sketch number 1

Good morning friends! So I'm back tracking a bit today,
I just realized that I made a card a few weeks ago for
the August week 1 Viva la Verve sketch that I seemed 
to have never posted! Well here it is:


Enabler's List:

Paper: Recollections Regent Street, CTMH Kraft cs
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Cocoa and Juniper

Monday, August 25, 2014

CTMH Seaside and Viva la Verve

Good morning crafty friends! It's the start of another week!
Before I head off to work I wanted to share a card
I made yesterday using one of Close To My Heart's new 
paper packs called Seaside. I followed the week 4
sketch from Viva la Verve.


Enabler's List:

Stamps: CTMH April 2015 SOTM, Verve Strong Anchor
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Chocolate and Sorbet
Misc: Verve Banner die and Verve strong anchor dies,
CTMH Aqua Dots, misc button and twine

Sunday, August 24, 2014

CTMH Pathfinding and Mojo Monday

Good Sunday morning friends! Before I head off to church
I have another card to share that I made a few days
ago. I again used Close To My Heart's new paper Pathfinding.
For this card I followed the current Mojo Monday sketch.


Enabler's List:

Stamps: CTMH Remarkable Wreath and Count Your Blessings
(both are sadly retired)
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Chocolate, Goldrush, Red barn, and Olive
Misc: CTMH Gold Shimmer Trim, Recollections flower,
Nestabilities large and small circles, Paper Studio leaf embossing folder

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

CTMH Pathfinding and Viva la Verve

Good morning crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great
weekend so far! I was able to hangout and make a few
cards in my studio the other night and wanted to share one this morning.
For this card used Close To My Heart's new fall paper pack
called Pathfinding. I absolutely love this paper! For my
card I also followed the week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve.


Enabler's List:

Stamps: CTMH Thankful Heart, CTMH HR Thanksgiving Wreath
Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive Ink in Olive, 
Goldrush, Red Barn, and Glacier
Misc: Recollections brown EP, Recollections twine

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Sketch N Scrap card #32

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Happy Hump Day!
The weekend is getting closer! Hope y'all get some good  crafty
time in! I always look forward to the weekend in hopes
that I get to spend a bit of time in my studio!
We have another great sketch from y'all made by the talented Lisa!

Card sketch #32 due August 31st:


Here is mt take on the sketch:



For this card I used DP by Authentique and Close To My Heart
solid cardstock. The stamps and dies are from Verve.
The Ruby and Outdoor Denim ink is CTMH.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Twisted Tuesday #83

Good morning Twisted Tuesday fans! I am so sad to say
that this is the last challenge for Twisted Tuesday... It has been a 
great run and I am so thankful to Melina for allowing me
to spend over a year designing with this fabulous team of ladies!
I really hope y'all will join us for the last challenge and make it 
the most participants we've ever had!!

Chevrons and Ribbons!

The Challenge:
Use chevrons on your project.

The Twist:
Use a ribbon(s) on your project.

Here is my take; I made it a shaker Thank You card:


Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Sarita (retired)
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Goldrush, Gypsy, Lagoon, and Outdoor Denim
Misc: Clear acetate sheet, sequins from Hobby Lobby, 
Nestabilities labels 17 dies, Paper Studio pink ribbon

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #181

Good morning Try Stampin' on Tuesday fans! Hope y'all are
having a great week so far! It's finally starting to warm up here and
feel like summer! We were blessed with a mild July...
I guess the hot temperatures had to creep up sometime. That just
means more time for indoor activities like card making! ;-)
We have another great sketch up for the week! Hope y'all will join us!

TSOT Sketch #181:


My take on the sketch:


Enabler's List:

Stamps: MFT Birthday Greetings, CTMH December SOTM Cutie Pie
Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive Ink in Pear and Pacifica
Misc: Recollections EP, colored pencils, OMS


Saturday, August 16, 2014

Watercolor Butterflies

Good afternoon crafty friends! Hope y'all are having a great
weekend so far! I decided that I wanted to try to get into a little
bit of painting for my cards. I went to Hobby Lobby and
bought this watercolor pigment set and used my 40% off coupon
so it was pretty inexpensive. I did some YouTube searching
for how to incorporate stamps into watercolor painting and I found
this awesome tutorial by Dawn of Wplus9 stamps. I just used 
a butterfly stamp I already had from a MFT butterfly stamp set.
I painted two butterflies and put them on cards. The first butterfly
I put on a card following the August week 2 sketch from Viva la Verve.
The second butterfly I put on a card following the current 



Enabler's List:

Paper: Watercolor paper, CTMH cardstock in White Daisy,
Whisper, Honey, and Lagoon
Stamps: MFT Blissful Butterflies, and Verve Big Wish
Ink: CTMH ink in Slate and Whisper
Misc: Watercolor pigments, brushes, Darice honeycomb folder,
SU chevron folder,Verve sequins, Ranger mini misters.

Other Challenges:

Verve Diva Inspirations: Sequin Stunner

Closer look at butterflies:

Sketches:





Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sketch N Scrap Inspired By sketch #8

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! It's the 10th of the month
so that means it's time for another Inspired By sketch!
This month's sketch comes from our own, very talented, Lydia!

Here is the sketch inspired by own of her layouts:

Now I did something a little different and made a card based on this layout:

What do y'all think?! I haven't done much scrapbooking in a while
so I thought I'd give it a try as a card and I think it 
turned out quite well! I think next time I will try to make a layout.

Enabler's List:
Paper: CTMH Hollyhock, White Daisy, and Juniper CS, MME Flair dsp
Stamps: CTMH You Mean the World, Verve small sentiments
Ink: CTMH Black
Misc: CTMH Aqua Dots, Recollections flowers, butterflies, 
white, and glitter dots, Verve label dies

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Twisted Tuesday #82

Good morning Twisted Tuesday fans! Well August is upon us
and for most that means time to get the kids back
to school! Or maybe it's back to school for yourself! This
weeks challenge at Twisted Tuesday has a school theme.

School Supplies and White Space

The Challenge:
Use school supplies on you project.

The Twist:
Also has a fair amount of white space on your project.

Here is my take on the challenge and twist:


I used DCWV school paper pack. It has a lot of great
papers for teacher cards or school layouts.
The stamps and apple dies are from Verve. The ink is 
Close To My Heart Exclusive Inks in Black, Pear, and Ruby.

Sketch N Scrap card #31

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans! Hope y'all are having
a great week so far! Can you believe it is already August?! I can't
believe the year is over half way over! It'll be Christmas 
before you know it! Well we have a great card sketch to get your juices 
flowing this month! This sketch was created by the fabulous Kelly!

Card sketch #31 due August 31st:


Here is my take on the sketch:


Enabler's List:

Paper: CTMH Skylark (retired), CTMH Kraft cs
Misc: CTMH Skylark Picture My Life kit, CTMH Wooden Trinkets

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Try Stampin' on Tuesday #179

Good morning crafty friends! I am super excited to announce that I
am now on the design team over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!
TSOT is a weekly card sketch challenge site! I sure hope that y'all will
join us this week! Here is the fabulous sketch to work with:


Here is my take on the sketch; I turned it into a square card:



Enabler's List:

Stamps: CTMH You Mean the World to Me, and a retired hostess set
Ink: CTMH Exclusive Inks in Black, Lagoon, and Sorbet
Misc: CTMH Black Striped Twill Ribbon, Recollections dots,
Nestabilities small and large circle dies, and Darice embossing folder.

Friday, August 1, 2014

CTMH Blog Boosters New Product Hop

Today is the big day! The new Annual Inspirations Idea Book and Catalog
from Close To My Heart is officially out today! Whoop!
CTMH Blog Boosters is doing a hop to show everyone the new products!


I have made a card for the hop using the new paper pack called
Scaredy Cat and the August SOTM called What a Hoot.
This paper pack also features a new Exclusive color called Thistle!
I followed the current sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card.



Enabler's List:

Ink: Versamark, CTMH Exclusive Inks in Black, Sunset, and Thistle 
Misc: CTMH Black Shimmer Trim, Recollections Black EP

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