I just discovered Downton Abbey and am hooked. Actually, I am really sad that I have such a limited Netflix subscription (only 2 rentals a month) because it's going to take me a long time to get though the first two seasons, and then I'm going to have to wait for Season 3 to be released! Anyway, for all fans of Downton Abbey who also scrapbook, here's a cute quiz posted by fellow Close to My Heart consultant Mary Gunn. Enjoy!
The Clementine paper packet ended up being so easy to work with. The colors were bright, but not too bright, and I loved the addition of some neutrals to create a nice balance. On this card, I added a bit of texture by using my Swiss Dot Cuttlebug embossing folder.
Don't forget, today is the last day to leave a comment and win a set of Clementine card for your very own. See my 500th blog post here for details.
Recipe:
Words of Comfort & Whoo's Your Valentine stamp sets
Clementine Level 2 papers Creme Brulee, Saddle & Champagne cardstock Saddle ink Colonial White grosgrain ribbon Colonial White metal tag & brad
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border
Pattern: Mojo Monday 267
Another Clementine card, this time using the fun balloon die-cut from my Artiste cartridge. Don't forget about my 500th blog post prize. Get the details here!
Recipe:
Whoo's Your Valentine & For Every Occasion stamp sets
Clementine Level 2 papers Twilight, Creme Brulee, Saddle, Champagne & Colonial White cardstock
Twilight, Creme Brulee & Sorbet ink
Black marker Colonial White grosgrain ribbon Cricut Artiste cartridge: sun & hot air balloon
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped square
Pattern: Mojo Monday 263
Back with another card from my Clementine card workshop. This one was versatile because the ladies could chose to stamp "it's your birthday" or "it's your anniversary" on the inside, or they could just leave it blank.
***I just realized I hit my 500th post on my blog, so I'm giving out some eye candy! Please comment on this post to win a set of Clementine cards. I'll announce a winner on Thursday.***
Recipe:
Authentic & Life is Tweet stamp sets
Clementine Level 2 papers
Sorbet, Creme Brulee, Saddle & Colonial White cardstock
Sorbet, Saddle & Twilight ink
Twilight & Creme Brulee markers
Sorbet ribbon
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped circle
Pattern: Mojo Monday 257
I have been busy all week working on a card workshop using the Clementine papers. They were so fun to work with, and as a bonus, I used my new Whoo's Your Valentine stamp set on several of the cards. This card came in two variations, and everyone got to pick which design they wanted to use. Love that darling little owl, and I plan to give my hubby the Love U Lots one for Valentine's Day. It's not traditional Valentine's colors, but he has never been a fan of pink, so I think it will be okay! These sketches use the current Mojo Monday sketch (#275).
Recipe:
Whoo's Your Valentine stamp set
Clementine Level 2 papers
Champagne, Creme Brulee, Saddle, Twilight & Colonial White cardstock
It's the 2nd Wednesday of the month, so that means another Variety Challenge for Splitcoast Stampers.Please visit SCS (using the link below) if you would like to play along.
I have so many wonderful stamps, and I haven't been using them as much since I got my Cricut, so this week's challenge is to pull out those stamps and use them creatively. I would love to see a stampede of stamping techniques on your layouts. Show me what you can do with your stamps!
For my layout, I chose to use masking (the title), creating a background
(the photo mat), and curving a stamp to create a different shape (the
border for the circle).
For those who are wondering what I mean by masking, here's a quick tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers on how to do this: Reverse Masking Tutorial. It's so easy to combine multiple images to make one sentiment or
design. I created my title using words from two different stamps. There are several other ways you can mask, and here's a fun video produced by the CTMH team that demonstrates a few of those methods.
I am almost done with scrapping the photos from a Christmas musical I directed and sang in way back in 2002 (can't believe it took 10 years to get around to these pictures!), so here is another layout. I wanted to incorporate the ball and jacks challenges from Child's Play into my layout, and the design on the green patterned paper reminded me of jacks, so I added red circles for the ball and a row of "jacks" next to the title. 4 Crafty Chicks wanted to see ribbons and bows on our projects, so I tied four cute little faux bows for their challenge.
Recipe:
This Way & Spot On Backgrounds stamp sets
Mistletoe Creative Basics and Level 2 papers
Cocoa, Cranberry, Bamboo, Desert Sand & Colonial White cardstock
Cranberry, Bamboo, Desert Sand & New England Ivy ink
Desert Sand marker
Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
Sparkles
3-D foam tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border, title box
Pattern: Let's Scrap 8-3-11
Super simple layout using just cardstock, ink, embossing powder, a marker, and gold brads! I tried doing my journaling using a gold Gelly Roll pen, but it's so old that the ink is very faint. There will be journaling in the center square, but I need to order the CTMH gold metallic pen and try using that instead.
Recipe:
Glory to God & Friendship Alphabet Small stamp sets
Black cardstock
Versamark ink
Versamarker
Gold Gelly Roll pen (Sakura)
Gold embossing powder
Gold brads
Pattern: Nuts About Sketches Week 167
Let's Scrap is doing a Layout a Day (LOAD) challenge again, and even though I am too busy to do 31 layouts this month, I thought I'd at least start that challenge and see how many I can crank out. Here's #1! I was so excited that I remembered the O'Scrap die-cuts and stickers that I had purchased about 9 years ago that had been sitting in my stash ever since. I didn't use all of them, but I made a good dent!
Recipe:
Mayberry Level 2 papers
Smoothie, Honey, Olive, Cocoa & Colonial White cardstock
Smoothie, Honey, Olive & Cocoa ink
Cocoa marker
Manger Scene & O Holy Night Die-cuts (O'Scrap)
Peace on Earth Stickers (O'Scrap)
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
Wishblade: title using Berlin San Demi font
Pattern: Let's Scrap 11-21-12
