Lots of Layers Birthday Layout

This simple two page layout highlights a few photos from my daughter Irelyn opening a birthday card present from my parents and my brother.

The cardstock colors are Sapphire, Peach, and Canary all from Close to my Heart.

 The patterned paper is all from the So Much Happy Patterned Paper Packet also from Close to my Heart.

The adorable "Birds with Birdbath" digital image with the cute little birds and bird bath are from Angie's Digital Stamps.

I colored the digital image with Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart.

The journal box/title is from the So Much Happy Picture My Life Card Pack from Close to my Heart.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- Lots of Layers (Design Team Artwork)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-Spring Mood Board

Moo-Mania- #189 Spring Fever

Through The Craft Room Door- Anything Goes 

Beautiful Spring Card

I don't know about your neck of the woods, but here, it has been way too cold for my liking.

The last couple of nights it has been in the low 30's and during the day it hasn't been much better.

I need to see Spring soon.

For the holiday I stayed in and spent my day crafting, and whipped up this cute Spring themed card, in hopes it gets warmer soon.

The white card base is from Close to my Heart.

Then I distressed a layer of Sapphire cardstock with Sapphire ink.

Then added a distressed layer of Carolina cardstock with Sapphire ink.

Then I took a layer of Canary cardstock and distressed it with Saffron ink.

Then finally added a piece of distressed patterned paper from the Grateful Heart Paper Packet from the 2018 Holiday Expressions from Close to my Heart.

The adorable girl digital stamp is Peekaboo Butterfly from Digital Stamps 4 Joy.

I colored her in with water color pencils.

The "Just Because" sentiment is from the 

2019 January Stamp of the Month stamp set 

"Card Captions".

It is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Ink on White Daisy cardstock.

I distressed it with Saffron ink and layered it on a piece of Carolina cardstock.

For my embellishments I added Gold Flecked Gems from Close to my Heart 

and some White Mulberry Flowers from my stash. 

I was able to add some color to them with Sapphire ink, Canary ink and Saffron ink. 

They already had the cute little gems in the middle of them.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge- #84 Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters- #12 Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- #30 January Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed my card, thank you for stopping by.

A Quick Thank You Card Featuring the January 2019 Stamp of the Month "Card Captions"

 Today's card was created to send a quick Thank You, to one of my awesome hostesses. 

This card features a color combination of Clover, Sapphire and Canary.

The card base is Clover cardstock.

Then a layer of Sapphire cardstock.

Then a layer of Canary cardstock that has been stamped with the small flower from the January Stamp of the Month set "Card Captions". 

All of the layers were distressed in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

Here is a close-up of the sentiment "Thank You", stamped from the 

January Stamp of the Month set "Card Captions".  

This set is only $5 when you purchase an order of $50 or more from my 

Close to my Heart Online Store.

This set has 26 stamps included in the set. 

A Great Value for only $5!

Perfect for any level of Cardmaker!

Thank you for stopping by today, please let me know if you have any questions at all.

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. 

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 Card of Encouragement...

Sometimes we all need a word of encouragement. I made this card recently for a dear friend, as he was going through a period of doubt. I hope that it lifts his spirits, as he treks along. 

This particular card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in size, a size I am quite fond of. 

The card has several layers, with a layer of black cardstock under each layer of patterned paper, for the technique I call "Blacked Out". 

I used Canary cardstock, and two of the patterned prints from the Stargazer Patterned Paper Packet by Close to my Heart. I love the colors of this paper, and it really does have such a versatile style. The darker blue paper, has several planets to include Saturn on it. The lighter colored paper has telescopes of various colors on it, along with mini Saturns.

The sentiment "The World Is Yours To Explore" is from the "A New Adventure" stamp set also by Close to my Heart. The sentiment is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, with Pacifica Ink used to distress the edges. The layered circle also contains two Bitty Sparkles.  

I also entered this card into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog - #140 Circles with optional bonus of Squares

World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge-#3 Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge Blog - Road Trip 

Classic Design Team Blog- #23 Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog- #63 Anything Goes 

Through The Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges - #11 Anything Goes 

Birthday Card Fun

This time of year is always busy, yet fun in our home.

We have several daughters and a son, and three of my daughters' birthdays are within about 2 weeks of each other. My twins' birthday is March 26, and then their younger sister's birthday is April 12th. 

So since there are some celebratory events coming soon, I thought now, would be the perfect time to make their birthday cards.

 I try to hand make my girls' cards each year, then after the birthday fun is over, I mount them in their scrapbooks, as a focal point on the page, to help create the memory along with a few pictures of the day. 

Here is the "Pink Card" that I made for one of the twins.

The main image is "Kidz Birthday Balloons" by Bugaboo Stamps. 

For the "Pink Card", I used Pixie and Canary cardstock for several of the layers and "Gimmie Some Sugar" patterned paper also by Close to my Heart.

The sentiment is from Sweet Birthday stamp set by Close to my Heart and is stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I also entered the "Pink Card" into a few challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-Challenge #140 Circles

Bugaboo Crafty Challenge - #14 Anything Goes with Bugaboo Image

Craftliners Challenge - #48 Use Circles

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge -#63 Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge -#4 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge -Girl Power

Word Art Wednesday - #324-#325 Anything Goes 

Joy Clair - March Challenge Anything Goes 

Your Scrapbook Place - March On With Paper Nest Dolls

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog - #107 Anything Goes