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! 

Just Thinking Of You "Impossible Card"

If you haven't had an opportunity to watch one of the many videos on Youtube about the new "fancy fold" card, called the Impossible Card, you are truly missing out. 

There are some really nice videos out there, and if my schedule allows, I will try to post one as well. However for now, I'm simply going to share the one I made for a dear co-worker, that's at a different location, that needs some cheering up. 

As most of you know, our current Seasonal Expressions catalog ends at the end of the month, so I wanted to showcase one of our adorable card kits. 

I used Workshops Your Way Something Magical Cardmaking Kit. 

Nearly everything I needed to create this card was included in the kit. Even down to the cute diagonal ombre paper... that is actually pack of the "zip strip" that comes with the paper in the kit.

My base is made out of 100lb. White Bristol Smooth Paper by Canson. 

However all of the other papers and cardstock are from the kit. 

I love that the kit includes several of my favorite colors; Bashful (Color of the Year), Pansy, and Peacock.

The sentiment "Hello Lovely" came from the stamp set "Something Magical" which is included in the Cardmaking Kit. 

I love that each of our kits include an exclusive stamp set, that you can get only with that kit. 

I stamped the sentiment in Thistle, to help bring out the Pansy purple color in the patterned paper. You can also get the coordinating "Make Waves" paper packet to go along with this Cardmaking kit.

For a final touch, I added two of the little sequins flowers from the "Make Waves Sequins & Gems" pack included in the kit.

I hope you enjoyed my card, and I would love to see what you create from your kit or your Impossible Card design in general. 

Thank you for stopping by and Happy Stamping!