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 

Heartfelt Sentiments Card For a Friend

Today's card, is on the edge of clean and simple, yet it was a lot of fun to put together.

The card features, the February Stamp of the Month set "Heartfelt Sentiments"! 

Only $5 when you place an order of $50 or more! 

While you are shopping the President's Day Sale, be sure to add one of these to your shopping cart for only $5!

I used Lagoon Exclusive ink for the sentiment banner and leaves.

Glacier Exclusive ink for a few leaves.

Pewter Exclusive ink for the distressed edges.

I cut out a few of the leaves and popped them up on 3-D Foam Tape for a little added dimension.

I used a few Silver Glitter Gems to add a little sparkles!

I added just a few little stamped images to the matching envelope. 

Thank you for stopping by today!

February 2019 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Heartfelt Sentiments

Welcome to the February 2019 

Close to my Heart 

Stamp of the Month 

"Heartfelt Sentiments"

Blog Hop!

There are 22 other amazingly talented Close to my Heart Consultants sharing their artwork with you for this month's Blog Hop. 

Should you get lost along the way, all participant's links can be found here. 

If you are coming from Jean's Blog, you are on the right track.

This month's Blog Hop showcases the February Stamp of the Month that begins today.

Each month, when you spend $50 retail or more, you have the opportunity to add on the "Stamp Of The Month" set for only $5!

This is a great way to maximize your money and build your supplies! 

Here is my featured 6 x 6 card I made using 

the Stamp of the Month 

"Heartfelt Sentiments".

The card base from White Daisy cardstock was cut at 6 x 12 and scored at 6 inches. 

The first layer of the card is Pewter cardstock.

The second layer is the sugarplum patterned paper from the Feels Like Home Collection.

I stamped the Heart Happy Image in Black Ink, and colored it in.

I distressed all of the edges of the card with Pewter Ink. 

I added a piece of Light Gray Ribbon to give some extra dimension as well. 
The Ribbon is on sale right now for only $1.50, stock up!

Lastly, I added some Silver Glitter Gems to the card for a little bling!

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

A Cute Dinosaur "Best Wishes" Card

Today's card is a cute Best Wishes Dinosaur Card I created using the Something Fierce Collection. 




The card features the following items:


Something Fierce Paper Collection




Something Fierce Complements 



and the sentiment "Best Wishes" from the January 2019 Stamp of the Month stamp set "Card Captions".





The cute little Dinosaur sticker was perfect to add to the sentiment.





I distressed the layers with Pewter ink, and I even stamped a few cute little stars on the matching envelope in Sapphire ink.

Thank you for stopping by!

Quick and Easy "Thanks" Card Using the January 2019 Stamp of the Month Stamp Set "Card Captions "

A Quick and Easy Card Using the January 2019 Stamp of the Month Set, "Card Captions".

This card features a color combination of Kraft, Ballerina and Mint.

The card base is Kraft cardstock.

Then a layer of Mint cardstock.

Then a layer of Ballerina cardstock.

Here is a close-up of the sentiment "Thanks", stamped on White Daisy cardstock from the 

January Stamp of the Month set "Card Captions". 

Here is a close-up of the Ballerina layer 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 Pewter Ink, to include the inside of the card.

The "Card Captions" 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!


Here is the process video I created for the making the card:

(Please note the White cardstock in the video is White Daisy, not Whisper White).

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

Hello Friend Card

Since the weather has been so rainy here lately I have stayed in a bit more. 

This has been great since it has given me a bit more time to craft. 

I have been working on layouts and cards most of the weekend, between laundry and watching movies with my kids. 

Today's card I am sharing, is another creation using the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set. 

If you haven't noticed yet, this set was definitely my favorite of the entire 

2018 Holiday Expressions catalog.

You have a few more days before this catalog technically ends, and the stamp sets become while supplies last. 

This card uses a color combination of three main colors, Heather, Raspberry and Ballerina. 

My card base is made of Heather cardstock.

I then layered a piece of Raspberry cardstock.

I stamped a layer of Heather, but used the lighter side of the cardstock. 

I used the little sprig from the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set, and stamped randomly using Pewter ink. 

I used the "Hello Friend" sentiment from the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set as well.

I stamped the sentiment in Pewter on the strip of Ballerina cardstock.

I distressed all of the edges of the layers with Pewter ink. 

The inside of the card, just has a white panel, that is also distressed with Pewter ink.

I hope you enjoyed today's card, please let me know if you have any questions at all. 

A Cute Card For Pile It On! Challenge #149 Shaped Cards and/or Add a Charm

Today's card was created for this month's Pile It On! Challenge Shaped Cards.

Pile It On! is sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs for this challenge.

I used their Bundle of Hearts Digital Stamp.

I colored the image with Copic Sketch markers.

I kept the card relatively simple this time, with just a few layers. 

The card base was cut with the Cricut Explore Air 2.

The base is Kraft paper from Close to my Heart.

The circle layer behind the image is the lighter shade of Ruby cardstock.

I added a strip of Red Shimmer Trim, for a little sparkle.

The "Grateful" sentiment is from the Grateful Heart Stamp Set by Close to my Heart 

and is stamped in Pewter Ink. 

I entered the card into the following challenges:

Creative Moments- #158 Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door- Challenge for the Week of December 11

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog- #410 Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams- Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge- #442 Anything Goes 

Aud Sentiments- #218 Anything Goes and a Sentiment

Sew What?! - CTMH Technique Blog Hop

There are 12 other amazingly talented Close to my Heart Consultants sharing their artwork with you for this month's Blog Hop. 

Should you get lost along the way, all participant's links can be found here. 

If you are coming from Michelle Loncar's Blog, you are on the right track.

I used all Close to my Heart products for my featured card:

If you have had an opportunity to see the Story by Stacy™ line of products, you already know how versatile the stamp sets are regardless of the project you are working on. 

For this month's "Sew What?" Blog Hop, I chose the Quotable Words Stamp Set for the sentiment.

The pink polka dot patterned paper and the gray houses patterned paper are both from the Central Park Paper Packet.

I used Black and Pewter cardstock for the card base and layers.

I also used Pewter Ink to distress all of the edges of the card. 

I used 3-d Foam Tape to pop the sentiment up for some added dimension. 

I used a Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen to add faux stitching along the top left corner and bottom right corner of the card, to give it a sewn feel. 

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