Sunday, July 20, 2025

SVK Layout for Lasting Memories #760

Today's Lasting Memories challenge gave me a chance to get nostalgic about a much loved but now defunct scrapbooking company: Close to My Heart. Jill was asking us to create a layout using a favorite brand or designer, and CTMH has long been a favorite for me. I was so sad when they went out of business a couple of years ago, but fortunately, I have enough of their products to last me for the next ten years! What about you?  If you have a favorite designer or brand or company, feel free to hop on over to Lasting Memories and share a layout using lots of their products.


Recipe (unless noted, all products are from CTMH):
Connections, Washi Wonder, Chantilly, Take Note & Picture Perfect stamp sets
Splendor papers
Canary, Candy Apple & White Daisy cardstock
Goldrush, Canary, Candy Apple, Topiary & Black ink
Black marker
Ruby Red fineliner pen (iBayam)
DE Monograms chipboard S, V, K
Red enamel hearts
Dot Fade layering stencil (Stampers Anonymous)
Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: notepaper
Pattern: Splitcoast Stampers Sketch17Mar

Challenges: Heart's Quest #75 Anything Goes with red or blue heart); Can You Handle the Pressure? Anything goes with an embossing folder - I used one to add dots to the red circles; Colorful Options July - I used the four suggested colors, although my green is a little darker like in the photo.

4 comments:

Darlene said...

What a fun & fabulous layout! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Can You Handle the Pressure challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Can You Handle the Pressure Co-Owner

Judy Woodland said...

What a fabulous layout, I can really see the happiness of the day! Lots of wonderful work here, thanks for playing along with us over at Can You Handle the Pressure. I hope you play along with us again soon, I love your work!!
Judy~ CYHTP DT Designer

Becca Sadler, owner and manager of HQCB and FQCB said...

Am I counting 8 tiny red enamel hearts scattered over the 2 pages of your layout???!!! I also like the mix of geometric accents that complement your photos! Thanks for sharing at HQCB #75!!! -- Becca

Carrianne said...

Fabulous layout! Thanks for joining the Colorful Options Challenge!