Coffee Time Card

This week, to showcase this adorable digital image for the Beverage Challenge from Bugaboo Designs, over at Pile It On! Challenge Blog,  I made this simple, yet cute card. 

The digital image is Coffee Time-Perfect Blend.

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

The card base is Peach cardstock from Close to my Heart. 

The layers are Peach cardstock, Carolina cardstock, and some patterned paper from my stash.

The inside sentiment is also part of the digital image set.

For a little added dimension, I placed a few pink dots from the retired Documents Dots set from Close to my Heart randomly.

I also tried to rough up a few of the edges as well. 

Since I didn't use ink this time to distress, like I usually do. 

I entered my card into a few challenges as well:

Jo's Scrap Shack- Fun Day Friday Challenge #280 Anything Goes 

A Gem of  a Challenge- Week 8 Anything Goes 

Crafty Catz- #460 Anything Goes 

Cute Card Thursday- #580 Anything Goes 

Thank you for stopping by!

Scrapbooking Birthday Layout From A Workshops Your Way Cardmaking Kit

As most of you that follow my blog know, I am an avid scrapbooker, I have been for over 20 years. As soon as I saw the new Beautiful Friendship Collection from Close to my Heart, I knew I had to have it. 

There are several pieces to the Collection, to include a Scrapbooking Kit and a Cardmaking Kit.

I may not always purchase every stamp set as a consultant, but I do usually take advantage of the Cardmaking kits, and here is why:

-You get an exclusive stamp set that only comes in that kit
-You get several sheets of paper and cardstock that coordinate really well
-You get really cute embellishments that are not always sold seperately
-Right now, all of our Seasonal Expressions 2 kits, are under $20! That is an awesome deal.

The great thing about them is that you do not always have to make cards! That's right, yesterday I attended an awesome National Scrapbooking Day crop with a local Close to my Heart Director. I did make a few cards, but really spent most of my day creating Scrapbooking layouts. 

I will share one of those in this post, and then the another in a second post. 

I ended up using the some of the same photos in each layout to show you how well they both worked. 

The photos will probably end up staying with this first layout. 

The 12 x 12 cardstock used is Bashful, using the darker shade. 

The patterned paper, Bashful cardstock, and Linen cardstock are all sheets from the Workshops Your Way Festive Birthday Cardmaking Kit. 

I also added black cardstock. 

I used Sapphire ink to stamp the sentiment for the layout title. 

I used a little Charcoal ink to distress and age the Linen cardstock on the layout title. 

The second Linen box that is blank will house my journaling once I mount all of the photos permanently. 

And finally I added a few of the ink dots from the Documented Dots embellishment pack. 

I hope you enjoyed my layout, and stayed tuned for the post of the second one.