Happy Mother's Day - Blossom

Hi folks,

Today I'm sharing another of the Mother's Day cards I made this year. This one is for my sister.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned papers: CTMH "Blossom"
• stamps: CTMH "Happy to be Friends" (C1605) stamped in Lagoon Ink
• embellishments: CTMH Coral Reef Sequins and adhesive gems from my stash
• die cut: CTMH Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge

Challenges for this card:

• Craft your passion #261: Anything goes
• Come and get it: Got Flowers
• Sentimental Sundays: Mother's Day

As always, thanks for stopping by!

I love you the most

Hi folks,

Yesterday, dearly beloved and I celebrated fifteen years of "us".  This is one of the two cards I made to celebrate the occasion - just in time to share for Unity's Friends with Flair this week.

card details:

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, CTMH Black card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Heartstrings (and CTMH Whsper card stock)
• stamps: Unity Stamp Company "Love You Most" Itty Bitty (the hearts on the tree are coloured with Copics BG45 and R35)
• layout: Mojo Monday 396 (I took some liberties and move the banners to the side)
• embellishments: black sparkly ric rac from my stash
• Spellbinders Classic Hearts (to cut the smallest heart - the layers had to be hand-cut.

challenges for this card:

• Sister Act Card Challenge #105: Anything Goes
• Graph'It Wk 19: Anything Square
• Simply Create Too: Favourite Colour Combo (I'm guilty of loving red and black)

As always, thanks for stopping by for a wee visit!!! Hope to see you again soon!

Worth Celebrating - Blossom

Hi folks,

Back today to share another of my Sunday afternoon creations.

You might have guessed that I am quite liking these new Blossom papers from CTMH.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Blossom
• stamps: CTMH Blossom Card Making Workshop on the Go stamped in Lagoon and Sorbet Ink
• embellishments: CTMH Junebug Puffies
• diecut: CTMH Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge

challenges for this card:

• Craft Your Passion #260: Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Hello Friend

Hi folks,

I had a fabulous Sunday afternoon in my craft room this weekend so I have a bunch of cards that I'll be sharing this week.

Up first is this card using this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, White card stock base
• patterned paper: Close To My Heart Blossom 
• stamp: CTMH "Friendship Wreath" (M1055) stamped in Lagoon ink (Z2195) with flower details coloured with ShinHan Touch Twin Marker R140
• embellishments: CTMH Teal Shimmer Trim
• layout: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 267

Challenges for this card:

• Naughty or Nice: Friends
• Simon Says: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

May deals from Close To My Heart

Hi folks,

Just thought that since it is a new month, I would share the details of the May promotions from Close To My Heart.

Did you know that May is National Scrapbooking Month? You betcha! In honour of the month that celebrates all things scrapbooking, Close To My Heart is releasing a specially priced paper pack and a coordinating stamp set  that is only available during the month of May.

If you can't picture yourself using these fruit inspired papers, take a quick look at the reverse sides. I quite like the non-fruity sides myself. Lots of fun vibrant colours for summer-time cards and scrapbook layouts. And there is no minimum purchase to order these - and no limit on how MANY you can order. Awesome! Want to see this limited time paper pack in action? Check out the video here.

And how about this cute stamp set?

I think this stamp set will actually get me to use the fruity sides of those papers.

And let's not forget the May Stamp of the Month - Just Sayin'

I'm hoping I'll find some time this month to share my own creations with these goodies. They are sitting in a pile in my craft room at the moment, just waiting to be used.

If you are interested in shopping or checking out more details on these deals, just stop by my online shop. In honour of National Scrapbooking Month, I'm hosting an online gathering and everyone who joins the gathering and places the order will be placed into a draw at the end of the month for the hostess rewards for that gathering IF the gathering total qualifies for hostess rewards. Have fun shopping!

Ivy Lane - Final Three

Happy Sunday Morning folks!

Just thought I would pop in and share the final three cards I made that were inspired by the (now retired) Ivy Lane Card Workshop from Close To My Heart.


On this one, I used the second generation stamping technique so that the flowers would have a slightly faded out look. I like how they came out.

And for these two I played around with which side of the paper to use and the layouts. It is always fun to experiment! Would you believe that both cards use the same core elements - with a few small variations using the leftovers from the kit? Two very different looks.

Card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, CTMH Colonial White Card stock bases
• patterned papers and medallion stamps from the CTMH Ivy Lane Card Workshop
• additional stamp sets: CTMH Happy To Be Friends (C1605), Your Own Kind of Wonderful (D1627)
• CTMH Cricut Cartridge "Art Philosophy"

Challenges for these cards:

• Sister Act Card Challenge #104: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!

A Blossoming Birthday Wish

Hi everybody!

Just thought I'd pop in and share a card I made for the eldest daughter of friend's of ours.

I pulled out another of my Super Secret Stamp Club stamps (#15) from The Greeting Farm and paired it with the pretty Blossom papers from Close To My Heart.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned papers: CTMH Blossom
• stamped image: The Greeting Farm Super Secret Stamp Club #15 (coloured with Copic Markers E000, E11, E00, E93, E04, E01, E21, E23, E25, E27, BG10, BG11, R12, R22)
• sentiment: CTMH D1560 Holiday Tags
• embellishments: CTMH Coral Reef Sequins
• layout: Mojo Monday 383

challenges for this card:

• The Greeting Farm: Farm Fresh Friday: Anything Goes
• Sister Act Card Challenge #103: Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday (I didn't do the optional toppings)
• Craft your passion #259: Anything Goes

As always, thanks for stopping by!