My friend Jen Coleman (also a CTMH consultant) made this card for me last week - isn't it pretty??? Jen is an awesome artist - her scrapbook layouts are so cool and she has great organizational skills. She's being dragged into card making - although I'd say she's got the hang of it! Both the green piece and the sentiment are on pop-dots - raised up a bit.
Close to My Heart papers are Let's Get Together. Colors are Cranberry, Breeze, Garden Green, and Buttercup. The sentiment is from Dainty Thoughts (I believe).
Inspired by CTMH consultant from California, Karla Kroese - I made my card "my own" by changing the colors, the Boutique Border I used, the ribbon, and by adding MORE BLING! I think everyone should have this border set - now that I know what to do with it!!! Karla's card was a real eye-opener for me. She lined up the boutique borders and made it look like old wall paper! Isn't it amazing? My first try was free-hand (eeuuuuuu!) Second try the solid lines were too close together to fit the border in between (that was cute!) Third try, the lines were so far apart that they looked lonely! Last try was nearly perfect. So - to save you some time - try measuring it out before you begin. (Tee, hee!)Close to My Heart Boutique Borders, Tickled Pink, Say it In Style. Colors were Crystal Blue and Sweet Leaf and the flower "rolling" and sentiment were Twilight. Update on the Open Stamping day . . . We had a nice turn-out for Jone's birthday celebration! Coca-cola cake is YUMMY!!!!! How did I live so long and have never tried it before?!?! Woe is me! Thanks Pam for bringing such a sweet treat! Everyone had interesting things to work on . . . I spent the afternoon messing up the card above (described in too much detail already!) and drooling over everyone else's work. Some days are like that! Know what I mean?
Have a great week. Oh! And wash your hands. A Lot.
A quick and easy gift bag - using an element from a card front! (Card previously posted). I added Amore papers and a bit of the new Fancy Cuts Borders. In a few minutes people will start arriving for the monthly Open Stamping day at my place! It's always so fun to gather with friends and play all afternoon. I am so blessed to have these people in my life!
Amore papers, Friendship's Flight, and some water paints called Twinkling H2O's.
This card is for a dear friend's birthday that is TODAY! She should have the card in her hot little hands. If not, I'm sorry about the spoiler!!! (go check your mailbox Jone!). Jone loves dragonflies. So, I do too. ;-)
Funny story for today: I was chatting with Joanne today and she was describing what we've all either done, or nearly done! She stopped by the house between errands to drop off some items and pick up something else. While in the house, she couldn't find her day planner (with lists - Joanne is BIG into lists), and remembered setting it down in the trunk of her car. Then, she couldn't find her keys and . . . well, you can imagine! This has happened to her before with much bother . . . so she had hidden a spare set of keys in the house. Only, "where oh where are they??" Time to accomplish the errands passed, and Joanne gave up all hope of being able to go finish her tasks. She puttered around and accomplished good things (like tidying up the craft room); naturally, that's when she found the spare keys! Oh JOY!
Only to go out to the car and find her keys still hanging in the lock of the trunk.
True story!
(I'm so glad I'm not the only one!)
This is one of those cards that really does look better in real life. It's a big card, too - 6 1/2" tall by 6". I used a CTMH set called Free Spirit. There are two birds in that set looking opposite directions. I stamped them onto a piece of B&T paper from the Amore papers - so that the brown side would be up, and mounted them on a piece of cocoa cardstock. The definitions of Hope, Peace, and Joy are from a Christmas set! Behind that panel is the script from Airmail. The border on the right-hand side is one of the Boutique Borders. The branch is one of the new CTMH rub-ons. I was inspired with the card design by Kristina Werner although my card is much "earthier" than her happy one. Mostly because I was in a brown mood. Hope you like it!
At the monthly "Open Stamping" day at my house our little group spends the first 15 minutes of our afternoon creating a 6 x 6 technique page to add to our technique books! We've been doing this for quite some time now - and the books are pretty cool!!! This time I'm giving a sneak preview of one of the Animal Crackers papers from the new Summer 2009 Close To My Heart catalog - as well as teaching one of the techniques that is explained in the new book. Fun, fun, fun!!!
This card was in my head when I woke up this morning. I've only had that happen a couple of times in my life - although it is the most amazing feeling and it's what keeps me trying! It wasn't exactly like this - in fact, the image I was creating in my dream was with stamps I don't have. But, you know me, "Little Miss Improvise"! I hope you like it - I'm happy.
I had a wonderful day! There was a baptism at church this morning, and one of our dear friends who moved to Cape Cod last year was in town visiting grandbabies - so it was a delight to see him. I've done some crafting, lots of yard work, and basically had a perfect day. I think I'm ready to face the new week.
My friend Jen Coleman (also a CTMH consultant) made this card for me last week - isn't it pretty??? Jen is an awesome artist - her scrapbook layouts are so cool and she has great organizational skills. She's being dragged into card making - although I'd say she's got the hang of it! Both the green piece and the sentiment are on pop-dots - raised up a bit. 
