CTMH Beautiful Friendship Reasons to be Happy

Hi folks,

Today I'm sharing my favourite of the make and takes from the consultant launch party for the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions Idea Book.

This card features the "Beautiful Friendship" paper collection - quite possibly my favourite from this idea book. I liked it so much that I used it on all the Mother's day cards I made this year.  I'll share those sometime soon.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

CTMH Central Park - Walking on Sunshine

Hi folks,

I'm back again today to share another card featuring a new collection from the CTMH Seasonal Expressions Idea book that was launched on May 1st.

This one features the "Central Park" collection and was another of our make 'n takes from the consultant launch party. Looking at the photo of it now, I think it needs a little something below the sentiment. Maybe some bling or a zip strip. I might have to mod this one a little before gifting.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

CTMH Fresh Air - a reason to be happy

Hi folks,

I'm back again today to share a card featuring the new "Fresh Air" collection from the CTMH Seasonal Expressions Idea book launched on May 1st.

I think this is going to be a very popular collection with anyone who will be scrapbooking their camping adventures. For me, a card-maker at heart, it's going to be GREAT for masculine cards - and Father's day IS coming up in just a few short weeks!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

CTMH Documented Scrapbook Layout

Hi folks,


Well here is something you don't see from me very often - a scrapbook layout!

On May 1st, CTMH launched the new Seasonal Expressions Idea Book. Back in March. I attended a consultant launch event where we had the opportunity to play with the new collections.

One of the things we created (I'll be sharing the rest over the next few days), was this two page layout featuring the "Documented" collection. On these pages we used the papers, complements, and titles.

If you would like to recreate these pages, just let me know and I can send you the full list of products you will need to recreate this look.

As always, thanks for stopping by!

April Cross Canada Blog Hop

Hi Folks!

Welcome to our April Cross Canada "Celebrations" Blog Hop.

If you've just hopped onto my blog, then you CAN start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada, then please start at the beginning at Michelle's blog. If you came from Caroline's blog then you are in the right place!

This month we're all about the celebrations in our lives - birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, new babies, new homes. Any reason you have to celebrate!

Today I'm sharing two cards celebrating the birthdays of two of my nieces.

Up first is this "Super Girl" Birthday Card - which was totally inspired by a card in the Seasonal Expressions Idea Book (pg 58)

And up next is this card for one of our teen nieces.

As you might have guessed, I had a lot of fun with a bunch of my Thin Cuts dies making both of these cards. Supplies for both are listed below.

Super Girl Card Details

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, white daisy card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Chelsea Gardens, Stargazer
• embellishments: Stargazer Dots
• stamps/dies: Super Girl Stamp & Thin Cuts, Stargazer Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts
• image coloured with Shin Han & Copic Markers

14th Birthday Card Details

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, white daisy card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Make Waves
• dies: Happy Birthday, Block Numbers, Sweet Baby Stamp & Thin Cuts
• embellishments: twine
• retired Fundamentals papers for the mat, die cut letters, and one of the balloons.

That's it for me! Up next is Arlene!

Remember - if you get lost you can always head back to Michelle's blog as she has the full list of participants.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we are able to inspire you in some way. If so, please leave us a comment as we love to hear back from the hoppers! We hope you are able to join us again next month when we will be celebrating relationships. So be sure to mark May 15th on your calendar. And don't forget, you can reach out to your local consultant to purchase any of the items you see on the hop today!

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Chelsea Gardens Butterflies for you.

Hi folks,

Just popping in to share a recent card creation - for one of my birthday twinsies!

We share the same birthday (though not the same year).

card details:

• finished size: 6 x 6 inches, white card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Chelsea Gardens
• stamped image/sentiment: CTMH Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts  Die cut.
• embellishments: CTMH Whimsy Ribbon and clear sparkles

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Easter

Hi folks,

Just popping in to wish everyone a Happy Easter and to share the card I made for my dearly beloved (to accompany his special selection of Easter chocolates from a local, award-winning chocolate shop - Hummingbird Chocolate).

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, white card stock base
• patterned paper: CTMH Chelsea Gardens + Juniper card stock
• stamps: Image: Easter Basket coloured with Shinhan Markers; Sentiment: Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking
• embellishments: CTMH Whimsy Ribbon Pack (psst. from a recent corporate update, it would appear that the Whimsy line will be revamped with the release of the new Annual Expressions later this year. So, if there are certain colours you absolutely adore in this colour family, you might want to stock up to avoid disappointment if those colours are discontinued).

As always, thanks for stopping by!