H2H Scrap Challenge!

The H2H Challenge this week is a "scrap" challenge!

I just arrived home from convention/vacation on Friday.....and boy, did I have a lot of scraps/mess still on my work table, from last minute tasks before I left!

This card came together fairly fast, compared to some I attempt with little time.These Florentine scraps; Creme Brulee, Brown Bag, and Garden Green cardstock; and Colonial White shape cut with Art Philosophy were all in a pile......almost waiting for this challenge! I cut Twilight and Desert Sand for background mats and stamped the Desert Sand one with images from the Pemberley WOTG kit stamp.


The sentiment is stamped in Twilight ink from The Best Things stamp set. I also used the big flourish from that set, to stamp the Garden Green cardstock with Twilight ink. I cut the bird from Florentine patterned paper and leaves from Brown Bag cardstock, with Art Philosophy. (I have Artiste, but haven't plugged it in yet!)


The bird's wing is twill ribbon threaded through a ribbon slide, from the Pewter Mini-Medley pack. I added a brad and corner embellishments from the same package. I added one tiny sparkle for the bird's eye! All edges were sponged with Desert Sand ink.


Create your own artwork and post it to the H2H Challenge blog. CTMH products must be included in any artwork submitted for the challenge, but it does not have to be 100% CTMH. If other products are used, a description or list of what was used would be appreciated.


All supplies are Close To My Heart.
Stamps: The Best Things; Pemberly WOTG
Paper: Florentine
Cardstock: Paper Bag; Desert Sand; Twilight; Creme Brulee; Colonial White; Garden Green
Ink: Desert Sand; Twilight
Embellishments: Pewter Mini Medley; Twill Ribbon; Blue Sparkle
Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Simple Memories......back to artwork!

I just arrived home, on Friday, from Close To My Heart's annual convention in Dallas, TX and 2 weeks of vacation. I wanted to show you some cards I didn't have a chance to post, before I left.

This is a version of the card I swapped at convention. My convention swap card had different combinations of patterned paper and a stamped shrinky dink in the middle of the stamped circle. This is the original card, made with my Hostess Club, that sparked my convention card.

I stamped the lace doily in Cotton Candy ink on a Colonial White circle, cut with CTMH's Art Philosophy cartridge. The mat is in Hollyhock cardstock. The polka dot patterned paper is from retired Sweetheart paper pack. The other pink is from Lucy. I used Grey Wool cardstock for the mat on the Colonial White card base. The sentiment from, Say It In Style, is stamped on Grey Flannel cardstock.

All supplies are Close To My Heart.

Stamps: Simple Memories; Say It In Style

Paper: Lucy; Sweetheart

Cardstock: Grey Wool; Grey Flannel; Hollyhock; Colonial White

Ink: Cotton Candy; Black

Embellishments: Stardust Glitz

Tools: Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Artiste.....CTMH's newest Cricut cartridge!

YEEHAW........here is some of the best news from Close To My Heart's annual convention in Dallas, TX!

We have an amazing NEW Cricut cartridge called, Artiste!

This is not just any ordinary cartridge.......it has over 700 images and comes with a second booklet showing you how to assembly some of the amazing new cuts.

You can get yours on August 1st from my website or contact me directly, to order.

Stay tuned and I will be showing you some of the amazing things you can make with this cartridge.

Shake your tail feather.......

We are heading home today, back to our wonderful island and city of Victoria. While I love to be on vacation, I have been away for almost 3 weeks and am ready to sleep in my own bed and shower in my own bathroom!

So, I am shakin' my (well, actually a peacock's) tail feathers to wave goodbye to wonderful Washington and Oregon........until we meet again!

These photos were taken in Bandon, Oregon at West Coast Game Park Safari.

I suggest a visit if you are ever travelling the US 101.

It is well worth it......this is our second visit in 2 years.

I've got my feather eyes on you.........back to paper crafts very soon!

I will be showing you some things I made before I left for CTMH's convention in Dallas, while I create some artwork with my new goodies that have arrived in my abscence.

A beautiful ending.....

Well, here is how my evening of shopping in Lincoln City, Oregon ended last night.

I enjoyed a glass of wine with this view, from my 2nd floor deck, at the Silver Surf Motel in Yachats, Oregon. 

How mornings should look!

This was my lazy morning yesterday. Looking at the Pacific Ocean lapping on the sand from my balcony at the Silver Surf in Yachats, Oregon.

I am finished my coffee and we are getting ready to head North on Hwy 101, the coastal highway, to Lincoln City to do some more shopping. We will visit the Tangers Outlet mall and stop for dinner at Izzy's in Newport.

Check out these Cats...

We visited the Wild Safari Park in Bandon, Oregon yesterday. We were fortunate to be able to pet several baby animals, including this bobcat.

This big cat's enclosure fortunately had a hole cut in the fence for my big zoom lens. I was able to get this picture without chain link fence present.

Finally, behold this beauty. She posed beautifully for me for a very long time. I guess being in a small enclosure would be pretty boring, thus the constant lounging around.

I figured these pictures would be somethin' a little different from the Chihuly glass.