Christmas Cards- with Mistletoe

So it's been a while since I last posted. Sorry and shame on me. But on a good note I have something new to show you. I created a Christmas Card workshop for some local ladies. We used the Mistletoe Creative Basics (page 88) and A Timber stamp set ($7.95). They are beautiful!! Yes, I'm humble can you tell. Everything is CTMH. If you'd like a copy of the workshop email me, and if you'd like to order the supplies log on to my website.
These cards were created using patterns from Jeanette Lynton's Wishes and my Originals. And the first card was inspired by another CTMH consultant.

Back from Convention!!

Yeah it's so nice to be home and in pajamas all day. Don't get me wrong, I had an awesome time and have become so re-inspired. I can't wait for the faucet of creative juices to get to flow freely. Right now I'm still in the unpack and clean up mode. However, I wanted to share with you the swap cards I made. Swapping in case you may not know is where you create cards and trade them with others. All of the patterns are from Wishes or Originals by Jeanette Lynton, unless otherwise noted. All supplies are from Close To My Heart. I used patterns to make these easy to duplicate.
This "Hello" card is from the Zippidee paper pack, and uses the Spring Time stamp set as well as For Every Occasion for Hello.

This was my most popular swapped item. The pattern is from the Oct. 2009 issue of Cards by Kim Schofield. I think it's perfect for CTMH's Topstitch paper. The Sentiments is from Card Chatter-Thank You. You Rock is one of my favorite CTMH paper packs. I added the Just Like You stamp set and used the Masking Technique. This following card still uses the You Rock B&T but I added sweet leaf cardstock and stamped the flower in Baby Pink from the A Posy Stamp set.

Well that's all for now. I must get out of these PJ and shower (tmi I know) before DH realizes that DW is a slump-a-dinka. TaTa.

Happy Daddy Day

Here's a lift from this week's Color Me Monday from http://www.jeanettelynton.com/

I loved how she created a masculine card with the You Rock Stamp set and the current Stamp of the month. I used You Rock and Ticket to Ride to get the same effect, but I threw in some Outdoor Denim cardstock.

Pit Stop

I saw a photo once of a child's tiny legs on a big potty and I knew I wanted to try that shot. Well I had an opportunity when Taylor wore only his birthday suite and cars slippers on the little potty. This will surly come in handy during the rebellious years. This is a layout created in StudioJ. I love how quick and versatile it is.

Happy Grad Day

Zippedee is a very fun paper packet and I really enjoyed creating this card is for a friend's high school Graduation. The card is inspired by one created by Melanie Douthit found Oct 2009 Cards magazine. Everything is CTMH. The Star is from our new Stars Dimensional Elements (Z1312) and the button is from the summer collection (z1282), the stamp set is from Shinning Star (D1320). I used goosebumps with my Quickutz to dry emboss the cardstock.

Hoppy Easter

Studio J is great for instant gratification. I was able to quickly turn this layout out with the Exclusive digi Easter paper pack and embellishments. It feels great to create fast sometimes and to be able to add it to the scrapbook without a lot of fuss. Hope you try Studio J today if you haven't already. You can access it from my new website. Did I mention it's free? Yep, there's no cost to you to use the software and nothing to download and install (if you have Reader & Flash).

2 Cute 2 Scare

When my 2 year old son first saw this layout in person he cried. He was scared of the Wicked Witch of the West. The funny part is on Halloween he didn't cry when he saw my mom, however it took him a few minutes to warm up to her. This is the first Studio J layout I created. I knew I couldn't wait to get this one done because it was such a wonderful memory. I wanted to make sure it was captured and Studio J was the perfect way to accomplish it. I completed it very quickly with the new digital software and the StudioJ exclusive Halloween digi paper pack.

Going Digital

This is one of my first few layouts created in CTMH's new Digital Scrapbooking software. It's called Studio J and it's just been unveiled and ready for you to try. It really is incredibly easy! You've got to try it.

You Rock! Workshop This Tuesday night

I LOVED The single page layout on page 20 of the current Close To My Heart Idea book. I wanted to give it a go for my club. So here's my mock up minus the sewing (can't do that in such short workshop). I added the Winning Layout from page 114 of Cherish to accompany it. I think it works really well. It's rocking with this You Rock level 2 paper pack and the Star power Stamp Set. Everything is CTMH. I used the lower case Giggle alphabet stamps and a large capital S from our Dimensional Elements. The awesome new Rockin Top Coats and our white Daisy brads accent the layout very nicely. The large star is from Shining star, a very versatile stamp set. If you look close you'll see our gold embossing powder and our new Glitz glitter glue in Stardust. I can't wait to add my pictures.

A little of everything

Stamps of the Month from Close To My Heart are awesome and the March one especially. Here's a card I made using it along with the retired Key To My Heart special campaign paper and the exclusive stampset that came with the Topstitch workshop on the go.

Snow on the Gulf Coast

Last month we had a few white clumps fall from the sky. It's really quite a thrilling event around here. I wish I would have ventured about an hour north to really have been able to play in the snow. They received about 5 inches and well the only accumulation we saw lasted about 10 seconds. Kallie loved it. Taylor was curious and then decided he doesn't like the cold. This was their first and hopefully not last experience with snow.

The photos are not that great I couldn't get the true white to show up, or just how pretty the glitter rubbons are either. Everything is from CTMH. The colors are Creme Brulee and Twilight. The patterned paper is from Aspen. I used my Circut to cut out the letters. and I painted with create a shade on the edges of the Creme Brulee cardstock. I plant to add a few more things but I wanted to share this with you anyway. I couldn't wait.

Felicity thank you card

It's great when you can use scraps to create something unique. This card uses the special Felicity paper from CTMH. It was the national scrap booking month special paper pack. I had cut a tree out this paper and used it on another card. I loved out the negative image look and knew it would look great with some cocoa cardstock behind it. Have a great weekend.

Faux Metallic

I was honored to demo a Faux Metallic technique I created using our incredibly versatile Create a shade Paint. Here is the card and the instructions below.

Faux Metallic Look
w/ Close To My Heart Create a Shade Pearl Paint

Give your projects an easy to create faux metallic look

Supplies:
-White Daisy Cardstock
-Create-a-shade paint
-Paint brush
-CTMH Double Stamp Set & appropriate blocks
-Transparency Sheet
-Black Stazon
-CTMH Ink color of choice (darker colors work best)

Instructions:
-Stamp your base image on White Daisy Cardstock
-Stamp your overlay image with Stazon on to the transparency sheet
-Cut transparency image out
-Paint a thin layer of create-a-shade paint on top of base image
-Lay transparency on top of base image while paint is still wet
-Cut base image out and adhere to project

All products are CTMH. Paper used is Bella Level 2, Stamp set used is Aspiration & Somethin' Special. The card pattern is Center Circles from Wishes.

Thank you, Mom!

My sweet mom made these beautiful dish towels for me. She gave me two and then I discovered two in random places around the house. And just yesterday she gave me a 5th. It's just like her to be so thoughtful and loving.

As a thank you I made this card using Treasures and Card Chatter stamp sets. Everything but the ribbon is CTMH. The ribbon is from Adornments (it's very old, I bought it when I first started scrapbooking)

Tweet Cards

I've been feeling a little crafty lately and here's a few things I've turned out...

The top two cards are from the ever tasty Felicity Paper Kit from Close To My Heart. It's a special kit that you can earn free or purchase out right. But the time is limited, it ends Sunday. The card pattern from the round card can be found in the ever helpful "Wishes" book from Jeanette Lynton. It's called Merry Go Round. The second card uses a Cricut Cartridge for the tree and scallops. The colors are bamboo, twilight, cocoa, and sorbet. The branch and heart leaves came from the exclusive stamp set included in the CTMH Twitterpatted Workshop on the Go.

I made these cards for each of my current club members as thank you for being such fun and faithful members. I left them blank so they could use them & pass on the joy. The paper is from Notebook, the colors are black, crystal blue, bamboo, and hollyhock. Everything on all cards is CTMH. The Flower stamp set is the exclusive set that came with the Sweet Home Work Shop on the Go. The T is a Circut cut letter, and the Thanks came from Thoughtful Seasons.

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Gift of Cards

This is actually a set of 8 cards I created after being inspired by the always lovely Lisa Steinz a fellow CTMH'er. I gave this set as a Christmas gift. The photos are AWFUL! Hopefully you can get the idea any way. The Ink's and stamps as well as white paper are CTMH.

The stamps are Treasures, and Treasure Life.

16 cards from Wishes

Just a quick post before heading to bed. This is a super simple workshop from Jeanette Lynton's newest book called Wishes. It's a great resource for cards. It's got step by step directions for each card along with lots of variety of the same sketch. This set I created using Emporium and a variety of CTMH stamps (too many to list, you can email me if you'd like to know about a particular one). I kept this simple due to time issues (such as not having much of it). This workshop makes 16 cards 2 of 8 designs.

You can find this workshop on page 111.