Saturday, August 31, 2013

CTMH and National Stamping Month!

Wow does Close To My Heart have a great
promotion going on for the month of September to 
celebrate National Stamping Month!


CTMH is offering a D-size trio set of stamps for only $10
with a $50 purchase! That's a savings of over $43!!
(D-size stamps are priced at $17.95 a piece)

This amazing offer is only available for the month of September!

What you get in the trio:

D-size set of lower and upper case alphabet


D-size set of cute animals and shapes


D-size set of happy sentiments


Click HERE to get shopping!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola and Viva la Verve week 4

Good morning everyone! Happy almost Friday!
I have a cute little card to show y'all today
Yes I am still using my Laughing Lola B&T a couple 
pieces of coordinating cardstock lol. I am so
happy with how many projects I have been able
to get out of this packed! So far I am up to 2 two page
layouts and 9 cards... I think I can get one or 2 more cards :-)

My card today is following the Viva la Verve week 4
sketch over st Splitcoaststampers.com. Besides my 
Lola paper and cardstock I have used the new 
mini stamp Dotted Love stamped in black ink


original sketch:

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola and Viva la Verve week 3

Happy hump day! We are that much closer to a 3 day
weekend! Have any good plans? I'm not sure yet
what we're doing. Probably have a cookout
at my parents house. 

Well today I have a lovely card to show you using the 
week 3 sketch from Viva la Verve. For this
card I used paper from the Laughing Lola paper pack
as well as some gypsy cardstock.
The stamps I used are the mini A True Thank You
and a flower from the stamp set that comes with
the Laughing Lola WOTG. I stamped those in 
black and lagoon inks. I also used some
black striped grosgrain ribbon and a
jewel from the Sparkles assortment.
The last item is a 4in paper doily you can get on
the baking aisle at any craft store or grocery store.

You can get all of these supplies (except the
paper doily) at my CTMH website!
Happy Shopping!


original sketch:

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

{PIN}spirational Challenges #72

So technically it isn't my teams week over at
{PIN}spirational Challenges but when I saw what the
week's {PIN} was, I just couldn't resist!

This week;s {PIN}spiration:


I'm a bit of a Star Wars nut!

This week's sponsors:


and



My creation using Leia from Sassy Studios:


Supplies:
Sassy Studios digi
Recollections and Paper Studio paper
Nesties reg and lg circle dies
colored pencils and OMS

Twist of Faith #52 easel/pop-up cards

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone's week
has gone off to a good start! Are y'all
ready for another challenge from Twist of Faith?
We had some great entries last week for our
animals challenge. Can't wait to see what
y'all come up with this week!

Challenge:
Easel or pop-up card
(Don't forget to use a verse or uplifting sentiment)

Sponsor:
Eureka Stamps
Who will be giving the winner 5 digis of their choice!

My creation using 'May your Thanksgiving' from Eureka:


Supplies:
Eureka digis
Paper Studio paper
Darice honeycomb embossing folder
button, colored pencils, OMS

Monday, August 26, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola and Viva la Verve week 2

Good Monday morning friends! Hope y'all had a great
weekend! Just think, after this week is over there
is a 3 day day weekend! (for most anyways...)
WooHoo! I'm in need of one of those!

Well this morning I have a super cute card to show
y'all using paper from the Laughing Lola paper pack
as well as some lagoon and gypsy cardstock.
The stamps I used are the mini A True Thank You
and a flower from the stamp set that comes with
the Laughing Lola WOTG. I stamped those in 
black and lagoon inks. I also used some
black shimmer trim and a jewel from the 
Sparkles assortment. I used the week 2 Viva
la Verve sketch for this card.

You can get all of these wonderful products
from my CTMH Website. Happy Shopping! 


original sketch:


Sunday, August 25, 2013

Last chance to get August SOTM!

Just wanted to remind everyone that you only have until
Saturday the 31st of August to place an order of
$50 or more at my CTMH website to get
the August Stamp of the Month for free! After the 31st this
stamp set will be no longer available. Up until the 31st
you can also order the stamp set without buying $50 worth
of product but you will pay the regular price of $17.95.
Or you can head over to my Etsy Boutique and get
one there as I have a two left to sell, they are brand new,
 and I am asking $10 for each one plus $2 for shipping.



CTMH Laughing Lola/August Diva Dare/Mojo Monday

Good morning! I just wanted to stop by right quick
with another creation using Laughing Lola paper.
For this card I used the sketch over at
Mojo Monday and I am enter this card there
as well as the Verve August Diva Dare which is
to use layers and flowers.

Other than the paper the supplies I have used are 
a paper doily, banner dies from A Cut Above by Verve,
CTMH black ink, Dotted Love stamp, and flower
stamp from the Lola WOTG.


original sketch:


Saturday, August 24, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola Thank You cards

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope y'all are getting to play
in your crafting spaces this weekend! I finally get to!
(As long as I get the laundry finished lol)
I have two more cards to show y'all that I made on
Thursday. Again like the bday cards, I made these
using paper from the Laughing Lola paper pack as well as
some Lagoon and Gypsy cardstock.

I used the new stamp set Perfect Paisley to stamp some
paisleys on the inside of the cards. For the outside sentiment
I used the new Mini stamp A True Thank You.
I also used CTMH ink in Lagoon, Gypsy, Black, and Whisper.
The other supplies I used include black striped grosgrain ribbon
and black shimmer trim.

Want my instructions/templates for all of my Laughing Lola
creations? Just shop my store HERE for the supplies
you need for these projects and email me and I
will send you the cutting instructions for all of my Lola
cards and scrap layouts!



Supplies:

Friday, August 23, 2013

Laughing Lola and Viva la Verve week 1

Good morning all! So glad it's finally Friday!
Woohoo! Anyone have anything exciting planned for
the weekend? I plan on getting the rest of the house 
cleaned, doing a bit of laundry, then playing in 
my scrap room! This morning I have a 
card to show using week one Verve sketch.

For this card I used all Close to my Heart products.
I used one of the double sided B&T papers
from the Laughing Lola paper pack as well as a 
bit of gypsy and lagoon cardstock. The stamp I used
is called Heartfelt Birthday Wish. I stamped
that in lagoon and black ink. I also used an accent
strip of black shimmer trim


Original Sketch:

Thursday, August 22, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola Birthday Cards

Good morning everyone! Hope y'all are having a great week!
It's almost Friday! I thought I'd like to share will
y'all two of the cards I made last night. I made these
using paper from the Laughing Lola paper pack as well as
some Lagoon and Gypsy cardstock. I just love these colors!

I used the new stamp set Perfect Paisley to stamp some
paisleys on the inside of the cards. For the outside sentiment
I used the new Mini stamp Heartfelt Bday Wish.
I also used CTMH ink in Lagoon, Gypsy, Black, and Whisper.
The other supplies I used include silver shimmer trim and
black shimmer trim.

Want my instructions/templates for all of my Laughing Lola
creations? Just shop my store HERE for the supplies
you need for these projects and email me and I
will send you the cutting instructions for all of my Lola
cards and scrap layouts!



Supplies pic:

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sketch N Scrap card #8

Good morning Sketch N Scrap fans!
Wow, can you believe August is already almost
over?! Crazy right? Christmas will be here before 
we know it! And cold weather!
Well we have another great sketch for y'all today!
Hope you join us!

August 20th sketch (due last day in Aug.)

Here's my take on the sketch:

Supplies:
Heidi Swapp, paper studio paper
Verve and MFT stamps
Studio G and Colorbox inks
Marvy tag punch, glitter glue
Blue cotton floss, orange grossgrain ribbon

Twisted Tuesday #56

Good Morning Twisted Tuesday fans!
How'd y'all like our CAS Christmas challenge?
It's never too early to start making
Christmas cards! We have another fun
challenge for y'all!
Pink as all Outdoors!
The Challenge:
Pink!
The twist:
Something outdoors...
Here's my creation where I made a
3D hot air balloon!


Supplies:
Paper from Michaels
CTMH stamp, MFT kraft ink
freebie balloon digi
Nesties circle dies


{PIN}spirational Challenges #71

Good morning {PIN}spirational Challenges fans!
Summer is going to be heading out soon!
Can't decide If I'm happy or sad. I love fall
tho very much, unfortunately we don't
have a very good fall here. Summer pretty much
goes straight to winter...
Anyways... speaking of summer, this week's
{PIN}spiration will make you
think of summer!
This week's sponsors:
and
Shop Badgesml
Here's my card using Peace Be Still
from Fresh Brewed Designs:


Supplies:
Recollections Paper
Verve Birthday stamp, Studio G ink
Colored Pencils, OMS

Twist of Faith #51

Good morning friends! Hope all
is going well! Can't believe August is already
well over half way over! Where does
the time go? Well I hope you will join
us this week over at Twist of Faith!
This week's Challenge:
Animals!
This week's sponsor:
Meljen's designs
My creation using Darling Dalmatian:

Supplies:
Paper Studio and Recollections Paper
MFT stamp, Versacolor black ink
colored pencils, OMS, red jewels


Monday, August 19, 2013

Laughing Lola layout number two

Hello everyone! I'm back again to show you another real
simple layout I made using some of the paper from
the Laughing Lola paper pack as well as some
Gypsy cardstock and Lagoon cardstock.
Also on this layout I used some stamps from
the Paisley Perfect stamp set as well as the 
Lola WOTG stamp set. I also used Black, Gypsy,
and lagoon ink.

To create the two-color flowers and paisleys I stamped
them several times in black ink on 3 colors of cardstock then
cut them out and pieced them together. I also added Sparkles
to them and popped them up on pop dots a bit.

Want my instructions/templates for all of my Laughing Lola
creations? Just shop my store HERE for the supplies
you need for these projects and email me and I
will send you the cutting instructions for all of my Lola
cards and scrap layouts!



Saturday, August 17, 2013

CTMH Laughing Lola

I sure hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!
I was finally able to spend sometime scrapping
today with some new Close To My Heart products!
What I have here this evening is a simple layout
using paper from the Laughing Lola paper pack
as well as some Lagoon and Gypsy cardstock.
I also used a stamp from the Paisley Perfect stamp set
and a flower stamp from the Lola WOTG.
To create the two-color flowers and paisleys I stamped
them several times in black ink on 3 colors of cardstock then
cut them out and pieced them together. I also added Sparkles
to them and popped them up on pop dots a bit.

Want my instructions/templates for all of my Laughing Lola
creations? Just shop my store HERE for the supplies
you need for these projects and email me and I
will send you the cutting instructions for all of my Lola
cards and scrap layouts!





Close up view of flower and paisley

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Scrap layouts 3

Back again with more layouts! This time
I used one of my favorite Echo Park
paper packs All About a Boy. I just love the
bright colors and patterns of this pack!
All of the stickers and elements came with the paper.




Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Twist of Faith #50

Good morning Twist of Faith fans!
Again we had some great entries for our
last challenge! Can't wait to see what y'all come
up with this time!
 
This week's challenge:
 
Women - Proverbs 31
 
This week's sponsor:
 
 
SHOP FOR MICHELLE'S DIGITAL STAMPS
 
Here is my card using 3 Graces Ballerinas
 


Supplies:
 
MME paper pack
Verve Stamp, Studio G ink
Colored pencils, OMS
 
 
 
 


Monday, August 12, 2013

Scrap layouts 2

I am back again this morning to show off
a few more layouts I have made this
past week/weekend. This time 
using Fancy Pants Country Boutique paper
along with a Sizzix leaves die and MFT layered
rose die and stick on jewels and paper doilies.