Happy at Home

With the launch of the new Annual Inspirations Idea Book this summer I was excited to order new products and play with them all! One of the first projects I wanted to create was a single page layout that immediately caught my eye on page 29. In the midst of these fantastic new items arriving and waiting to be opened up, my husband and I were diving into a big flooring makeover in our home. While waiting for mortar to set for a day, I took that opportunity to play with some of the new Rustic Home papers and the "happy" thin cuts. I figured that once our home renovation was complete this would be a great page to record the memories of our labor intensive, yet rewarding work. Here is what I came up with.

You can see that the inspiration from the Idea Book was simply a jumping off point, not an exact copy. I flipped the page to create horizontal photo wells instead of vertical. I kept most of the embellishments and the paper of course. I changed up the ribbon a bit and kept a more neutral palette rather than using the new Sea Glass as it would not blend with the colors of the photographs to come.

I am entering this page in the "Copy That" challenge on Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Little Lovely Flower Jar

I have been fascinated for quite some time with mason jar crafts. From food gifts to home lighting, even scrapbook projects, these jars have endless possibility! You can imagine how happy I was to see a mason jar with flowers on the new Artistry cartridge. It is just adorable and so easy to size and cut out.

For this card I was inspired by some colors I saw recently on a shopping excursion. I'm especially fascinated with the hints of gold with these coral and mint colors. Many of us have also found an interest in painting, particularly a spray or splat of paint on our projects. For this card though I practically cheated on the splats as I used the nifty Ink Blot {D1660} stamp set found in the new Annual Inspirations book. I am entering this card on Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week for their "Splat" theme!

Close up of the splats! 

There's that awesome "hello" sentiment again! Don't forget that you can get the amazing National Stamping Month sets at a discounted price when you buy all three. They will only be available this month, special ends September 30th.

Birthday Bash with Zoe and Mojo Monday

Hello, Happy Hump~Day!! Today I'm having a Birthday Bash with the new Zoe papers and complements. It's for the challenge this week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog! The papers are so colorful and fun, they are perfect to use for a Birthday celebration. I am also using the sketch from Mojo Monday this week to guide my creation.

I did two versions using the different papers from the packet. You can see how one is a little more masculine and the second can I feel is very versatile for anyone!

I love the triangle paper, triangle embellishments and that coral shimmer tape is so cool!

 

The circular star on this card came directly from the Zoe Complements sticker sheet. Don't you just love the glitter in these triangles!

All of the products I used are available to order now!

 

Be sure to check out Mojo Monday for other ideas using this sketch. Also, stop by Heart 2 Heart Challenges to join in on the Birthday Bash!!

For You Dad!

It's almost Father's day! Time to treat Dad on his special day, whether he's a classic or more contemporary. My cards reflect the different personalities of the important men in my life.

I am also playing along with the Man Oh Man challenge on the Heart 2 Heart Blog. Hopefully these cards give you a couple different ideas!

This first card was inspired by the Make It from Your Heart Blog and the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge. I used the Jackson papers and some canvas sticker letters I had on hand.

The front of the card is fairly simple and straight forward.

However, when you open it your greeted with a pop-up classic car! {vroom~vroom!}

To achieve the layers of the car you will want to cut it out on your Cricut 2-3 times in different colors. Then decide what colors you want to show where and do a little further cutting and piece it all together. I used a brad for the door handle and some bigger brass brads for the center of the wheels.

While on my Cricut Design Space I saw this free Dad's day card. It was very clean and modern, I couldn't resist trying it. The Cricut cuts everything out on the base card. I simply filled in the tie with some older LaterSk8r papers and backed the interior with some black cardstock. (these cuts are also included in the free download)

My final card is also found on the Artfully Sent cartridge. Just like the previous card, all the cuts are made on the base card. I used some more Jackson papers behind the deer and backed the inside with a chocolate brown. Just a few more strips of Jackson papers and some metal brass baubles and this card is done.

Hopefully you've been inspired to create something cool for that special guy in your life! Thanks for stopping by!

Ariana Cards & Box

At my last workshop {Balloon Ride Pennant Frame}I previewed my next class. I decided to create a card box and four coordinating cards using the gorgeous Ariana papers. The new My Creations Journaling Cards Box is perfect for storing small cards, photo's or the Picture My Life journaling cards. It is simple to cover in any papers you like and embellish as little or as much as you want. I decided to add some beautiful Artiste roses, color misted petals and a pretty little flourish which is the challenge this week on Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog.

 

 

 

 

 

What a fantastic little box and the cards look so elegant with these papers. This is going to be a fun class!

Hello {flowers and sketch 86}

My card today features some colorful irresistibles chipboard blooms for the May flowers challenge on Heart 2 Heart this week. I inked the flowers in Honey and Cotton Candy. The leaves were inked in Pear green. I have also incorporated the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches. I liked how the colorful flowers popped off the Whisper grey chevron pattern. Clean and simple, but certainly not boring!

 

 

Dream Pop Mother's Day & Top Chick!

I told you I've been getting some scrapbooking done this month for National Scrapbooking! I'm practically ahead of the game considering we just celebrated Mother's Day on Sunday and I already have my pictures scrapped! I used a pattern from the Make It from Your Heart book and several different papers from the Dream Pop kit. I also stamped some fun and whimsical images & sentiments, because our photo session that day was a little bit silly!

So many fun details in this layout. The Mother's Day title was cut on the Artiste Cricut cartridge, I simply just cut off the "happy" portion at the top. I used some twine, bitty sparkles and even stamped some faux washi tape with a background stamp.

This morning while checking my emails, I received some awesome news! I had some artwork selected in the Top Ten on Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog. In additions to that, I was chosen as the Top Chick for the month of April!!! Woo Hoo!!! There is more exciting news, but I can't tell you yet!
You can see the winning entries here.

Lastly, I will leave you with a sneak peek at the "summer~time" project we will be creating this Saturday at my Summer Card Exchange. I will post the full project and the Summer themed cards for you here soon!

Easter Humor

Who knew Peeps could be so funny! Creating this card for three different challenges today and giggling at the silly humor!

I am ready for Spring, just like the girls at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week!  Peeps have become a trademark of Easter and makes me think of warmer weather, sweets and taking a vacation on Spring Break!

I stayed with the Dynamic Duo colors of dark green {topiary} and yellow {crème brulee}. I don't think the kids have a favorite color Peep, they just prefer to leave the package open so they harden a bit!

 Finally, it's all about "stitches" on The Paper Players. No thread required for my card, I went for "funny" so hopefully you get a chuckle!!

Tag! You're it! {H2H challenge}

It's a tag challenge on Heart 2 Heart challenges this week. I decided to create a simple card with one of the journaling tags on it. I used some of the new Buzz and Bumble papers and embellishments.

Be sure to check out the Design Team's art this week, lots of inspiring uses for those tags!!

Merry & Bright

I wanted to share some clean and simple Christmas cards I made using up some scraps I've collected throughout the year! I've been doing this quite a bit lately hoping to empty my scraps bag before the new year!

I am entering these cards in the Heart 2 Heart Christmas challenge since they will not be posting a new challenge this week with the Holiday and all! Also, I was super excited to see that my "glitter" card was chosen in November's top ten, check it out here. Woo~hoo!!

Rainbow colors were a big trend this year! Why not incorporate that in Christmas cards, it makes them so bright and cheery. My cards were also inspired by a photo greeting card I received by one of my customers. Her beautiful family dressed in black & white in front of bright colorful panels and the sentiment "Happy Joyful Twenty Twelve Merry & Bright" in rainbow colors. It was so cute and different! {Thanks for the inspiration Nikki!}

Christmas Treats & Jingle Banner

Not only did we exchange Christmas cards and mini mystery gifts this past weekend, but we also shared some treats and created a Jingle banner! What can I say, when I throw a party, it's a good time!

Our project was a beautiful Jingle banner similar to one that I made last year for my mom. I love the unexpected color combination, the great big snowflakes and the silver bells that actually jingle at the bottom.

I am also entering my banner in the Heart 2 Heart Christmas challenge this week! Be sure to stop by their blog for Christmas inspiration!

Every time I walk by this banner I start singing the Frank Sinatra song! {I love those J-I-N-G-L-E bells, oh those Holiday J-I-N-G-L-E bells!}

Up close you can see there is also some sparkle and glitter on the entire tag! So many of the shapes were cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 

After we created our projects we had time to indulge in some sweet treats. For my treat I wanted to showcase the cricut cartridge fry box. It's the perfect size for a Ghirardelli square!

One of the ladies made these darling chocolate trees, filled with nuggets and kisses. Are they just the cutest!! I almost don't want to eat the chocolate inside!!

H2H Sketch Challenge {Christmas Birds}

Here is an extra little card for you today. I used the sketch on Heart 2 Heart challenges and the adorable little birds from the MyAcrylix Perfect Fit ~ Holidays stamp! I used some older Elemental papers that were not Christmas papers, but as you can see they worked perfectly!

A Sparkly Sketch Challenge!

Today I created a Holiday card for two challenges. The first is a sketch challenge on Freshly Made Sketches! The second is a challenge to "glitter it up" on Heart 2 Heart! This simple card becomes a slightly modern Holiday card with the use of a glittery medallion from the mini-medley accents and non-traditional colors from the Avonlea paper kit!

{All products used are Close To My Heart except the sheer ribbon; Avonlea paper, mini-medley accents in slate, sparkles grey assortment, sentiment; perfect fit holidays}

Yummy Christmas Treats

This past weekend I made some Christmas goodies to display at my snowman workshop. I love giving homemade gifts, especially when there so cute and delicious!

I am entering these yummy projects in Heart 2 Heart's Christmas Part 3 challenge. I am also playing along with the Inspired By challenge. The photo this week inspired me to get crafty in the kitchen!!

{Elf Cocoa}



{Elf Food}



{Reindeer Chow}



{Inspiration photo}

If you are looking for some Christmas card inspiration, please check out my "for sale" page!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you get the chance to check out these challenges and play along!