London Title Page Layout + Lasting Memories #633

Lasting Memories' third challenge of 2023 is live today, and as a guest designer this month, I was asked to create a title page for one of my albums. Just like last week's "year in review" challenge, I do not usually create title pages but just jump in with whatever event or group of pictures comes first. Fortunately, however, I had always planned to have a title page for my London album, so I selected a few photos from our London trip and was able to create a intro page for my album. Feel free to join the challenge over at Lasting Memories and get a title page done for one of your albums. All of the challenges are open the rest of January.

My little stuffed lamb travels with me everywhere I go (I use him as a neck support for sleeping), so I added a stamped lamb to show that he got to come to London with us! The maid at the hotel had a sense of humor and left a chocolate for him on the bed in addition to the ones she left for my husband and me.

Recipe:
Love You Forever
Smarty Pants, Spring 2020 Mix-Ins, Oct - Dec 2022 Mix-Ins & Four Seasons - Winter papers
Desert Rose, Sage, Kraft & White Daisy cardstock
Desert Rose, Peach, Sage, Mink & Black ink
Black marker
Let's Wander stickers (American Crafts)
Slate washi tape
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: scalloped border
Cricut Design Space: title using Austin Hearts font
Pattern: Rochelle Spears January 2023 sketch (I really wanted to use the banners but once I added the flower in the corner of the vertical photo, there just wasn't room!)

Challenges: Double Trouble #129 Cuddle Up (Thing 1 = 3 Colors of your choice and 2 Layers and 1 Warm & Cuddly Image + Thing 2 & 3 = play along with Color My Heart Color Dare #530)

Lollydoodle Cards

I haven't posted to my blog since last week because I've been super busy creating a fun card workshop using the adorable Lollydoodle papers! I used quite a variety of stamps, some old, some new, and all the die-cuts were cut using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge. I was inspired by various sketches and challenges, so hopefully I don't forget to give anyone credit. Here we go.

Pattern: Mojo Monday Sketch 336

Pattern: Sketch-n-Scrap card sketch 21

Challenge: Little Red Wagon - Truly  Dimensional (the butterfly's wings are not adhered, so she is truly 3-D

Pattern: Seize the Sketch 15

Pattern: totally cased from this card by Jen Shults

Pattern: Deconstructed Sketch 142

Challenge: 4 Crafty Chicks - Trees (it's a tree branch, so hopefully that counts!

Recipe:
A True Thank You, Frame It Up, Twitterpated, Hot Diggity, Wild About Love, Say It in Style, Enjoy the Little Things, Happy Birthday, Love You Forever & Holiday Tags stamp sets
Lollydoodle Level 2 papers
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Slate, Desert Sand  & White Daisy cardstock
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Slate & Cocoa ink
Cocoa pigment ink
Pear, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Buttercup, Chocolate & Black markers
Pink watercolor pencil (Prismacolor)
Clear embossing powder
Flamingo Dots
Color-Ready seam binding ribbon
Woodgrain washi tape
Silver shimmer trim
Liquid Glass
3-D foam tape
Stripe embossing folder (new from CTMH!)
Swiss Dot & Happy Birthday embossing folders (Cuttlebug)

Mother's Day Card

Let me start with a reminder that today is the National Day of Prayer. All of you who believe in the power of prayer, please lift our county up in prayer today, especially our leaders.

This week's Heart 2 Heart challenge was to create a Mother's Day card. Since I needed to do it anyway, this was easy! I used the Splendor paper pack again (loving these papers), and I kept the card pretty simple since I have to mail it. I did add some Liquid Glass to the center of the flower and the birds' eyes, so there is a little bit of dimension. My mom loves to sew, so I thought she would get a kick out of the faux stitches around the border of the card.



Recipe:
Love You Forever, Flower Pot, & Simple Stitches stamp sets
Splendor Level 2 papers
Heavenly Blue, Moonstruck & White Daisy cardstock
Chocolate & Moonstruck ink
Watercolor pencils (Prismacolor)
Blender pen
Liquid Glass

A Little Everything Card Workshop

A few friends are coming over tomorrow night to make cards. It's a small workshop, only four cards, but I know we'll have lots of fun. I really love the March Stamp of the Month, A Little Everything, and I think it is so versatile, so I decided to use it on all my cards. In the interest of keeping the cost down, I used mostly scraps, and I'm not using major embellishments, but I had fun with the Liquid Glass and Bitty Sparkles. I'm open to feedback, although I won't have a lot of time tomorrow to change anything, so please tell me if you have any minor tweaks that would improve the cards. Thanks to all the ladies who participated in the March SOTM Blog Hop. Their creativity totally inspired me! Special thanks to Annette Green for her Easter card, which was the basis for my Easter card.





Recipe:
A Little Everything, Love You Forever, Star Struck, Connections, Holiday Hoopla, Simple Stitches, State of Mind, Thoughtful Seasons, Grown with Love & Dainty Thoughts stamp sets
Twitterpated Level 2 papers
Sweet Leaf, Sorbet, Crystal Blue & Colonial White cardstock
Sweet Leaf, Sorbet, Crystal Blue & Chocolate ink
Sorbet & Chocolate grosgrain ribbon
White Daisy Just Blooms
Clear buttons
Bitty Sparkles
Liquid Glass