Transportation Challenge Over at Pile It On!

Today's card is a square 4 1/2 x 4 1/2.

The card base is Kraft paper by Close to my Heart.

The layers are retired diagonal stripes, Glacier cardstock, Toffee cardstock, and Almond cardstock,  all from Close to my Heart.

The stack of suitcases digital stamp "Luggage" is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.
Since the theme is Transportation and/or Vacation, the luggage was perfect.

The sentiment is a sneak peek of an up and coming Stamp of the Month from Close to my Heart.
You will see several cards from me over the next few weeks using this one.

I distressed the edges of the paper and cardstock with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz.

I also entered my card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog-  #434 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Challenge Blog- #466 Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed my card, please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

Transportation Challenge Over At Pile It On!

Lately things have been extremely busy, so I haven't had time to craft much. 

I finally had some free time and was able to put together a quick layout for a few of my sons photos.
I made a 12 x 12 single page layout, so showcase two photos.

The theme is transportation,  so the construction trucks are perfect.  

I used an older paper kit that included sticker, photo mats and the back ground paper from another scrapbooking company. 

The cardstock background is Saffron from Close to my Heart.

I distressed the edges of the paper and cardstock with a retired shade of brown from Close to my Heart called Nutmeg.

I also entered my layout into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog-  #432 Anything Goes

Crafty Cats Challenge Blog- #464 Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed my layout, please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have.

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 

Black and White with a Pop of Color...

For Challenge #161 at Creatalicious Challenges, we had to create artwork that used the colors Black and White with one color.
I made my focus color Lagoon (teal).

I used the digital image Mermaid Treasure Map Girl from Hannah Lynn.

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

My sentiment is a retired stamp from Close to my Heart.

I used black cardstock as my base. 

With layers of Close to my Heart paper from the So Much Happy Paper Packet.

I added white enamel dots for some dimension. 

I hope you enjoyed my creation. 

I also entered it into the following challenge:

Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog- #214 Anything Goes

Journey Two Page Scrapbooking Layout

Happy Sunday!

Here is an adorable two page layout of my son, that I created for the Pile It On! Lots of Layers Challenge. 

The two  12 x 12 base pages are Sweet Leaf cardstock by Close to my Heart.

I used the darker shade side of the cardstock.

The two strips along the side are from the So Much Happy Paper Packet. 

The strip to the right, has the Sapphire Zip Strip still attached for an accent piece.

There is also a piece of Sapphire cardstock from Close to my Heart. 

I used the darker shade see of the cardstock.

The Title for the layout is from the So Much Happy Picture My Life card pack.

The is one of the larger 6 x 4 sized cards.

The small green/blue circle is from the So Much Happy Complements pack.

I tried to keep the layout simple, so that the focus would really be on the photos and the message in my journaling.

I hope you enjoyed my layout!

I entered it into the following Challenges:

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog- #89 Anything Goes 

Crafting From The Heart- #240 Anything Goes 

Cherish This Moment Card For My Card Stash

 

I had a lot of fun, creating this card for the #223 Challenge over at Aud Sentiments. 

The challenge is anything other than a Birthday Card.

The adorable I am a Pandacorn Digital Image is from The Paper Shelter.

I colored the image in with my Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart!

The card base is Lilac cardstock, one of our new colors, introduced last summer. 

All of the patterned paper layers are from the I Heart Us Patterned Paper Packet from Close to my Heart!

Each layer that is distressed, is distressed with Thistle Exclusive Ink. 

The sentiment "Cherish This Moment" is from the up coming Stamp of the Month set for April, called Love So Sweet. 

The stamp set will be available for only $5 with any $50 purchase. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Team Challenge Blog- March #3 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog- #87 Anything Goes 

Crafting From The Heart- #238 Anything Goes 

My Favorite Color Is Green... Just in time for St. Patrick's Day!

I don't exactly celebrate St. Patrick's Day at my house, even though my husband is Irish, but my favorite color is Green. 

So for today's card I went with various shades of green, and colored this cute little girl with reddish blonde hair. 

The digital image is Glittery and Sparkling from The Paper Shelter. 

I used Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart to color her in.

The card base is Emerald Cardstock. 

There are various layers of Lagoon and Sweet Leaf cardstock as well.

The Heart Patterned Paper is from the So Much Happy Collection from Close to my Heart.

The little banner under the layered image is also from the So Much Happy Collection.

The yellow striped paper is from the  I Heart Us Collection also from Close to my Heart.

The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon Exclusive Ink, and is a retired stamp from Close to my Heart.

The edges of many of the layers are distressed with Sapphire Exclusive Ink.

To add a little sparkle, I added three Silver Glitter Gems.

Finally, the inside of the card is a layer of White cardstock distressed with Sapphire Exclusive Ink.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-Favorite Color (Design Team Entry)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Feminine/Girly

Crafty Friends- #105 Ladies/Girls

Crafty Creations Challenges- #386 Anything Goes

Love to Scrap Challenge Blog- #119 Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog- #213 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by, have an awesome day!

Monochromatic You're The Best Card

Today's Card was simple to make, but so cute 
and featured over at the Creatalicious Challenge Blog!

I used the Retro Rocket Digital Image from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps.

For that monochromatic look, I used three shades of grey from my Close to my Heart Watercolor Pencil Set.

The "You're the Best" sentiment is from the retired Petite Perks stamp set "Just For You".

For the card base, I used Black cardstock from Close to my Heart, and added a layer of Pewter cardstock.

For the layers of patterned paper, I used the mini hearts from the I Heart Us paper packet from Close to my Heart.

For the striped, honeycomb and floral patterned paper, I used the Feels Like Home paper packet.

All the layers of paper are distressed with Pewter Exclusive Ink from Close to my Heart.

For a little extra sparkle, I added Silver Glitter Gems by Close to my Heart.

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Team Challenge Blog- March #3 Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge Blog- #88 Anything Goes 

Crafting From The Heart- #238 Anything Goes 

My Favorite Color is Green...

Today for the Pile It On! Challenge Blog post I created this cute yet simple card. 

Since my favorite color is green, I tried to use a few shades of green to showcase the cute Simple Stories patterns. 

The patterned paper is from Simple Stories.

The cardstock is from my stash. 

I also entered the card in the following challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack- FFC #271 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp- Wednesday Challenge Anything Goes 

Thank you for stopping by!

Feeling Blue Thinking of You Card

Happy Sunday!

Today's card was one I created for the Feeling Blue Challenge from Pile It On! 
I chose to use various shades of blue to fit that theme. 

This Challenge is sponsored by All Dressed Up

The card was created using the "Amore" Digital Image.

The digital image was colored with Copic Markers.

All of the layers of cardstock are from Close to my Heart. 
The card base is Peacock cardstock.
The overlay is Carolina cardstock, distressed with Lagoon Exclusive Ink. 

I cut the overlay from the Cricut Cartridge Edge to Edge.
The Digital Image is layered with two pieces of Glacier cardstock. 
I just turned one to the lighter shade. 
I distressed several layers of the cardstock with Glacier Exclusive In k from Close to my Heart.

Since the Digital Image had it's own sentiment, I didn't add an additional one, however to highlight it, I added two banner strips behind it. 
The white banner strip is distressed with Glacier Exclusive ink. 

For a little added bling, I added a few Silver Glitter Gems from Close to my Heart.

The inside of the card is a layer of White Daisy cardstock also distressed with Glacier Exclusive Ink. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- Pink or Blue 

Crafting From The Heart- #234 Anything Goes 

A Bit More Time To Craft- #86 Anything Goes 

Classic Design Team Challenge Blog- February #2 Anything Goes 

Magic Moments With Corrosive Challenge Blog- February #2 Anything Goes 

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- February Anything Goes 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog- #37 It's A Love Thing