A Little Country Life

After using the cow image from Country Life, I was compelled to stamp with this sweet lamb.

I stamped the lamb in Desert Sand ink, then added Lagoon ink to stamp background, and stamped again. I added Sunset; Sorbet and Cocoa mats, in addition to some Stella patterned paper.


I stamped the Lagoon border with an image from April's stamp of the month, You Are. The other patterned paper is also from Stella. I embellished with Colonial White Waxy Flax and Sunset brads.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: You Are; Country Live
Paper: Stella
Cardstock: Cocoa; Sunset; Sorget; Colonial White; Lagoon
Ink: Lagoon; Cocoa; Desert Sand; 
Embellishments: Colonial White Waxy Flax; Sunset brads

Footloose and FABULOUS!

Well, that title really has nothing to do with this card....but it sounded good!

This is another one of my Spellbinders M-Bossibilities, called Sea Life. I embossed Lagoon cardstock, then inked it with coordinating ink. It seemed appropriate for this gorgeous turtle, that comes in the Footloose Workshop On The Go kit.


I inked the turtle up in Olive ink and pounced Lagoon ink on his shell. I stamped the shaped piece with an image from Diverse Backgrounds in Bamboo. I tied the border up with natural hemp and added the sweet Lagoon tag, stamped with the little fishy from the Footloose WOTG set. The sentiment is from Fringed Phrases.


All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Stamps: Footlose WOTG; Fringed Phrases; Diverse Backgrounds
Paper: Footloose
Cardstock: Lagoon; Pear; Colonial White
Ink: Bamboo; Olive; Lagoon; Creme Brulee
Embellishments: Hemp; Lagoon Accessories
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Other: Spellbinders M-Bossibilities

Grey Wool and new embossing folders

I was pretty excited to receive some new Spellbinders M-Bossibilities, embossing folders I had preordered some time ago. I am pretty sure I embossed almost every colour of cardstock with these.

I embossed this Grey Wool cardstock, then stared at it for a few days. A few hours past my bedtime one night, I figured out what I needed to do with this embossed piece. I sanded the tops of the flowers, then sponged Cotton Candy ink on them. Then I sponged Grey Wool ink on the leaves.


I dug out some Bitty Blossoms from a few years ago and added those with some Bitty Sparkles in the middle. I finished the card off with some Cotton Candy cardstock behind the embossed piece.


All supplies are Close To My Heart, unless noted.
Stamps: Pemberley WOTG
Cardstock: Grey Wool; Grey Flannel; Cotton Candy; White Daisy
Ink: Black; Grey Wool; Cotton Candy
Embellishments: Bitty Blooms and Sparkles
Other: Spellbinders M-Bossabilities

Humble Artist's Swap for Apr 10, 2012

Here is the card I created for the one swap I participate in, the Humble Artist's Swap. The guidelines were as follows:

Use at least 2 NEW patterned papers from different packs, from Spring 2012 IB.

Use 3 embellishments.

Tie it up…..something must be tied up with either baker’s twine; hemp or waxy flax.

Use an AP shape.

Use at least 8 layers, not including card base.

Use at least 3 different colours of cardstock…not including neutrals. (check IB for what is included in “Neutrals”)

Card must be at least 4 ¼ x 5 ½

I used images from Country Life. I stamped the cow in Grey Wool, then sponged Vineyard Berry ink on the cow and restamped over the first image. The sentiment is stamped in Black. What you can't see clearly, is I have drawn over the postage stamp at the top left of the image and the emblem with swirls at the bottom right with Liquid Glass.


The patterned paper is from Cruisin' and Florentine. I cut the border from Vineyard Berry cardstock with Art Philosophy. I distressed some edges and sponged ink on all of the edges. I tied up the Colonial White button with Black hemp and Baker's Twine.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Country Life
Paper: Cruisin' and Florentine
Cardstock: Twilight; Crystal Blue; Juniper; Vineyard Berry; Black; Colonial White
Ink: Vineyard Berry; Grey Wool; Black
Embellishments: Black Hemp; Black Baker's Twine; Colonial White button
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Last one for now.

This is the last card I will post for a while, using the paper I made with Blooming Flourishes.

Patterned paper is stamped with Blooming Flourishes in Autumn Terracotta ink and coloured with Hollyhock marker. The sentiment and other small images are stamped in Hollyhock ink. I used a Cotton Candy mat with Autumn Terracotta and Barn Red cardstock. The ribbon is gorgeous Hollyhock twill.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Blooming Flourishes
Ink: Autumn Terracotta; Hollyhock
Cardstock: Colonial White; Barn Red; Autumn Terracotta; Cotton Candy
Embellishments: Hollyhock twill ribbon; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Dotty LOVE

I am still LOVIN' my Dotty For You paper.....wish this pack would be a regular!

This card has flowers and sentiment from Unscripted. I used Lagoon; Cotton Candy and Creme Brulee ink to stamp the flowers. The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon and everything has been edged in Grey Wool. The embellishments are also in Lagoon.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Paper: Dotty For You
Stamps: Unscripted
Cardstock: Grey Wool; and White Daisy
Ink: Creme Brulee; Lagoon; Cotton Candy
Embellishments: Lagoon buttons and stitched grosgrain
Tools: Art Philosophy cartridge

You're Sweet

I combined my Blooming Flourishes stamped cardstock, with Mad About You and You Are.

My feature cardstock colour is really off, the colour is Barn Red behind the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment in  Autumn Terracotta and the pattern in second generation Hollyhock. I added Hollyhock stitched ribbon and edged with Hollyhock ink.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Booming Flourishes; You Are; Made About You
Ink: Autumn Terracotta; Hollyhock
Cardstock: Barn Red; Autumn Terracotta; Colonial White
Embellishments: Hollyhock stitched ribbon
Tools: Corner/Scallop maker; Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Another Mojo missed!

Ha, it seems I can only post my Mojo Monday cards once the week has passed!

I never got around to photographing this in time to post. I used my Dotty For You paper and The Best Things stamp set.


I added Grey Wool, Grey Flannel; Lagoon; and Colonial White cardstock. I stamped in Lagoon and edged everything in Grey Wool ink. I added Sweet Leaf ribbon; our awesome Baker's Twine and some Bitty Sparkles to finish this card off.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: The Best Things
Paper: Dotty For You
Cardstock: Grey Flannel; Grey Wool; Colonial White; Lagoon
Ink: Grey Wool; Lagoon
Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles; Sweet Leaf ribbon; Baker's Twine
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Blooming Flourishes

Here is a another card I made with the paper I made a while back.

The paper was made by stamping images from Blooming Flourishes on Colonial White cardstock in Autumn Terracotta and Hollyhock ink. Then I coloured in with a Hollyhock marker.


I cut the shape with my Art Philosophy cartridge, then stamped images from Unscripted. The sentiment is in Hollyhock and the pattern is in second generation Autumn Terracotta.


Finally, I took our wonderful new Colour Ready Seam binding and sponged on Hollyhock and Autumn Terracotta ink. I tied it up with some Baker's Twine and added a Colonial White button.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Blooming Flourishes; Unscripted
Cardstock: Barn Red; Hollyhock; Autumn Terracotta; Colonial White
Ink: Autumn Terracotta; Hollyhock
Embellishments: Colour Ready Seam Binding; Baker's Twine; Colonial White button
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Make your own paper!

I was organizing some scrapbook layouts I've created for my Hostess club and found this patterned cardstock I made by stamping it with Blooming Flourishes.

I stamped on Colonial White cardstock with Autumn Terracotta and Hollyhock ink. I used a Hollyhock marker to colour in the flowers and other various parts of some images. For this card, I added some Stardust Glitz for a little sparkle.


The shape is cut in Blush and the border is Autumn Terracotta textured cardstock on top of Hollyhock cardstock. I added Blush ric rac ribbon.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Blooming Flourishes; For Every Occasion
Ink: Autumn Terracotta; Hollyhock
Cardstock: Colonial White; Autumn Terracotta; Hollyhock; Blush
Embellishments: Blush ric rac; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Happy Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Here is a slightly different version of the Mother's Day card I posted a couple of days ago.

I used April stamp of the Month, You Are, in Grey Wool ink on Grey Flannel cardstock. Then I continued down the same path as the previous card. I added Dotty For You paper in Lagoon and shaped Sweet Leaf. The flowers are stamped from Unscripted in Lagoon; Creme Brulee; Cotton Candy and Sweet Leaf ink.


For this card, I cut the butterfly with Art Philosophy. I used Lucy Workshop On The Go kit stamp set, in Lagoon ink, for the butterfly. I added a Lagoon button and Baker's Twine to the sentiment stamped from Say It In Style.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Unscripted; You Are; Say It In Style; Lucy WOTG
Paper: Dotty For You
Cardstock: Colonial White; Grey Flannel; Grey Wool
Ink: Creme Brulee; Sweet Leaf; Cotton Candy; Lagoon; Grey Wool
Embellishments: Lagoon button; Baker's Twine; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

A Spellbinder's Mother's Day

I received some new Spellbinders embossing folders and felt this heart one would be great for a Mother's Day card.

I embossed Sweet Leaf cardstock and then lightly inked it with coordinating ink. I mounted it on Grey Flannel cardstock and applied some Stardust Glitz to a few hearts.


I stamped flowers in second generation Cotton Candy and Creme Brulee from the Unscripted set. The sentiment was stamped in Black in from Say It In Style. I added a strip of Grey Wool cardstock and some glitter buttons.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Say It In Style; Unscripted
Cardstock: Grey Flannel; Grey Wool; Sweet Leaf; Colonial White
Ink: Black; Sweet Leaf; Cotton Candy; Creme Brulee
Embellishments: Glitter Buttons; Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Dotty For You Mother's Day

Mother's Day is almost upon us, so I have been working on some cards to sell at the Caffe.

I stamped the Grey Wool cardstock with an image from Love Life, to create the background. I added Lagoon, shaped Creme Brulee and Grey Flannel from Dotty For You. I stamped flowers from Unscripted in Creme Brulee; Sweet Leaf; Cotton Candy; and Lagoon on a White Daisy circle.


The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon and is from Say It In Style. I added our Baker's Twine and some Bitty Sparkles to the butterfly.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Love Life; Say It In Style; Unscripted
Paper: Dotty For You
Cardstock: Grey Wool; White Daisy; Grey Flannel
Ink: Creme Brulee; Sweet Leaf; Lagoon; Cotton Candy
Embellishments: Bitty Sparkles; Baker's Twine
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

More Potential

These two cards were some additional ones I made from the inspiration Vicki Wizniuk provided.

The wonderful image is from March stamp of the month, Potential. It is stamped in Sweet Leaf on top and Twilight on the bottom. The patterned paper for both is from Footloose. The sentiments are both from the set, Thank You.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: Thank You; Potential
Paper: Footloose
Ink: Twilight; Sweet Leaf; Black
Cardstock: Sweet Leaf; White Daisy; Black
Embellishments: Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Card Word Puzzle & Pemberley

Here are two more cards from my recent Wishes Card Club workshop.

 Both used all of the same pieces, but one is horizontal and the other vertical. This workshop is so versatile and easy, once you have all of the pieces cut. I cut the shapes with Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge in Colonial White and Indian Corn Blue.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamp: Card Word Puzzle
Paper: Pemberley
Cardstock: Indian Corn Blue; Colonial White
Ink: Indian Corn Blue; Cocoa
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

A match made in CTMH HEAVEN

For my April Hostess Card Club, I decided it was time to use a workshop pattern from one of Close To My Heart's retiring pattern books. I selected this one from Wishes.

Each Club member received the stamp set, Card Word Puzzle and coordinating paper pack, Pemberley.
I had them precut the pieces to all of the cards and I precut shapes with Art Philosophy for them. On club night they stamped all of the sentiments; images; and put together 18 cards each. These two cards are the same pattern made as a vertical and horizontal version.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamp: Card Word Puzzle
Paper: Pemberley
Ink: Indian Corn Blue; Cocoa
Cardstock: Indian Corn Blue; Colonial White
Embellishments: Stardust Glitz
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge