Lovely Layers - CTMH Technique Blog Hop

I love creating cards that mimic a monochromatic look. 

While shades of purple is not always my favorite combination, they sure are pretty all together. 

I chose three shades; Pansy, Thistle and Eggplant. 

I chose these colors of cardstock to highlight the "Lovely Layers" technique for this month's Blog Hop. 

I used one of our newest stamp sets "Dandelion Wishes" for the adorable flower and the "Birthday Wishes" sentiment. 

There are also 15 other Close to my Heart Consultants sharing there amazing artwork with you, so please be sure to make your way around the entire Blog Hop. 
You are going to love what you see!

If you are coming from Michelle Loncar's Blog, you are on the right track. 
Should you get lost along the way, all participant's links can be found here. 

For this card I started out with a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 Eggplant cardstock card base. 

I used a layer of White Daisy cardstock. 
Then a layer of Pansy cardstock.
Then another layer White Daisy cardstock, in which the Dandelion is stamped on.
All of the layers of cardstock were distressed with Thistle Exclusive Ink.

Then a strip of Thistle cardstock under a piece of White Daisy with the sentiment stamped in Black and Thistle Exclusive Ink. 
I popped the sentiment up on some of our 3-D Foam Tape. 

The inside of the card has a layer of White Daisy cardstock, that has been distressed with Thistle Exclusive Ink.

Finally, I added just a few Silver Glitter Gems for embellishments.

Thank you so much for stopping by, before heading over to Michelle John's Blog, please consider leaving a comment and enjoy the rest of the creative talents in this month's Blog Hop! 

Grateful Heart Butterfly Card

As the year winds down, so does another great catalog from Close to my Heart. 

The 2018 Holiday Expressions catalog ends on December 31st, in just a few days. 

This catalog was certainly one of my favorite. 

I purchased at least 1 packet of every patterned paper we offered, and some I purchase 3 or more. 

The Grateful Heart collection was certainly one of my favorites. 

This particular card uses the Grateful Heart Cardmaking Stamp Set from that collection. 

I have used this stamp set before many times, it is definitely one of my go to sets for just about any occasion. 

This time around, I needed to create a Thank You card to send to one of my community partners at my daily grind. 

I was so excited to work with them a few weeks ago and couldn't wait to make them a handmade card. 

So this is what I came up with to send to them...

The black paper with the diamond patterned came from the Hello Pumpkin Paper Packet. 

I loved this paper pack, because all of the cute black and white papers, went so well with other colors, things that weren't even Halloween or scary themed. 

I layered the black paper with a piece of Smoothie cardstock. 

Then a smaller strip of Canary cardstock.

I punched out a circle from the same paper, flipped it over and used the dotted side as an accent piece underneath the Butterfly. 

The Butterfly was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, then colored with 4 Copic Colors. 

Then I popped the Butterfly up on some of our 3-D Foam Tape.

Our 3-D Foam Tape comes in 2 different thicknesses and different widths. 

The regular 3-D Foam Tape, what I used, is Double-sided, 2 mm tall; with 2 rolls per package, ⅜" and ¼" widths, 75" per roll.

The thin 3-D Foam Tape, is Double-sided, 1mm tall; with 2 rolls per package, ⅜" and ¼" widths, 75" per roll.

I love this stuff!

I distressed all of the edges of the cardstock and the circle with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I stamped the sentiment, "Thank You" with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink as well. 

While we no longer carry the Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, I still use it and have several in my personal collection. 

I love using them for Comic coloring specifically. 

I hope you enjoyed today's card. 

If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Yippee! Masculine Card

Today's Card Features a Digital Stamp from Angie's Digital Stamps

 for our Think Big Challenge over at Pile It On! Challenge Blog.

This card features layers of Goldrush, and Espresso Cardstock. 

To add dimension, I used Nutmeg Ink to distress the edges. 

I also added 3-D Foam Tape to the back of the cut out image for dimension.

I finished the card off with the "Yippee" sticker from the Prickley Pear Complements. 

I also entered my scrapbooking layout into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-  #146 Think Big (Large shapes; enlarged image; Big words, etc)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog- Pop It Up

Polkadoodles Challenge - Week #37 Anything Goes 

Crafting With Friends- #73 Challenge Blog

Crafting With An Attitude- #43 Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog- #9 Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog- #55 Anything Goes

Creative Moments- #152 Anything Goes 

Convention Swaps Using The June Stamp Of The Month...

So of course, here school is already out, but many places have just a few more weeks. 

So I figured a last minute Teacher Appreciation card was in order for a few of my swaps.

These were relatively quick, and simple, yet cute cards to make.

Tonight's card uses one of the sentiments from the Stamp of the Month set, "A Bushel and A Peck". 

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along with the cute little apple stamped onto White Daisy cardstock.

I used copics to color in the apple.

I mounted the sentiment onto Sapphire cardstock and then onto the 4 x 5 inch embossed panel of White Daisy cardstock. 

The panel was embossed with the Rose Embossing Folder. 

The panel was then mounted with 3-D Foam Tape onto the White Card Base. 

Hope you enjoyed my card, and I look forward to sharing more swaps with you. 

So Far, I am up to about 24 completed cards, and I haven't shared all of the designs with you yet :)

Quick Birthday Card...

So this is my Birthday month, I will be reaching "Level 40", so this month, my goal is to make as many birthday cards as I can, to use throughout the rest of the year. 

So tonight, I made the following card. 

All products are from Close to my Heart. 

I stamped the two sized flowers from the "For you Darling" stamp set. 

The two sized flowers are stamped in Canary and Tangerine Ink.

I lined the edge of each panel with Canary Cardstock. 

I mounted the finished panel on the White Daisy card base with 3-d foam tape. 

The sentiment is from the "Birthday Sparkles" stamp set. 

The sentiment is stamped in Tangerine Ink. 

To add a little extra flare to the sentiment, I used a few yellow "Stargazer" dots.

A Quick Birthday Card For A Little Boy...

Today's card is a quick little card I whipped up in literally a few minutes.

I utilized a few layers of cardtsock, a few circle punches, and two of my favorite stamp sets. 

I utilized the party hat stamp from Sweet Birthday and the greeting on the inside from Birthday Sparkles both from Close to my Heart. 

I colored in the little birthday hat with my ShinHan Markers, and popped it up on the 3-D Foam Tape. 

I also stamped a few party hats with VersaMark Ink to create a subtle background. 

I stamped the inside greeting with Tuxedo Black Ink by Memento.

I submitted the card to a few challenges as well:

Pile It On! Challenge #133 For A Child
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Wednesday Add A Sentiment
CAS on Friday #114 Birthday
That's Crafty Challenge Blog Only Cards
Through The Craftroom Door Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog #342 Anything Goes

Cute Little Hello Card

This morning, I had the most fun creating this cute little card with the "Movie Star" digital line art image from the Melonheadz Clip Art set "Stars Clip Art".

To create this card, I colored in the digital image with my ShinHan markers.

I used a few pieces of ribbon for my embellishment.

I stamped the sentiment "Well, Hello" from the Short and Sweet stamp set with Tuxedo Memento Ink.

I layered the image onto a piece of cardstock.

Then I recycled an old cello card envelope and filled it with some sparkly embossing powder to create my own little shaker card. I then mounted the entire envelope onto the card base with some thin 3-D foam tape.

The inside of the card is simply a piece of white cardstock that I sponged the edges with my Cranberry Mini Pigment Ink Pad.

I also stamped a little stars image with the "Party Gathering" stamp set.

I also entered this card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! -Recycle (cello envelope to create a shaker type card)
Jo's Scrap Shack-Funday Friday Challenge Anything Goes
Create and Inspire Challenge -Challenge#64 Anything Goes
Paper Creator- Challenge #60 Something For Kids
Crafty Awesomeness Challenge-Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge -Anything Goes
Send A Smile For Kids- Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog- Challenge #16 Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge #7 Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft- Challenge #49 Anything Goes
Two Sisters On the Blog- Challenge #6 Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper August 2017 Challenge -Anything Goes
Cards TV- Card Crazy Crafters Anything Goes Challenge #7

An Elegant, Yet Simple Card...

This afternoon, I created this quick card:

I utilized our ShinHan Markers to color in the main image. 

I popped the main image up off the card with a strip of our Thin 3-D Foam Tape. 

Our Thin 3-D Foam Tape comes in two widths. They are 3/8' and 1/4 ". You receive a roll of each in the pack. 

The sentiment "It's Your Day", is from our "Say It All" Stamp Set. 

Don't forget tomorrow is the last day to purchase the "Say It All" Stamp Set. 

This stamp set is part of the Stampaganza promotion that ends tomorrow as well. 

You can purchase two stamp sets and receive the 3rd set for free. 

The background scenery was created with ink. However, the polka dot paper and the paper behind the sentiment are both part of the Fundamental Paper Packs. 

I also used the ShiHan Markers to create the blades of grass in the scene.