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 

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 

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!

Adorable "Girly" Card

I Hope you all are having a pleasant Valentine's Day! 

Today's card is featured over at the Creatalicious Challenge Blog.

Creatalicious Challenges are always anything goes but have an optional

theme, this time the theme is "girly".

This Challenge is sponsored by Colour of Love.

The card was created using the "Rory's Christmas Penguin" digital image from Color of Love.

I had so much fun creating this card, because penguins just make me happy. 

The digital image was colored with Copic Markers.

All of the layers of cardstock are from my stash. 

I distressed several layers of the cardstock with Sapphire Exclusives Ink from Close to my Heart.

The "Thankful" sentiment is from the retired October Stamp of the Month stamp set from Close to my Heart, stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

I used 3-D Foam Tape, to pop the sentiment up. 

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

The inside of the card is a layer of cardstock also distressed with Sapphire Exclusive Ink. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

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 

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 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!

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.

Lots of Layers Challenge Card...

Today's card was inspired by the Lots of Layers card Challenge over at the Pile It On! Challenge Blog.

Since Fourth of July is right around the corner, I thought I would be a great time to use Sapphire, Poppy and White Daisy cardstock for a beautiful patriotic look.

 I used the new Heartfelt Thanks stamp set for both the sentiment and the floral background. 

I stamped both in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. 

The oval layers are raised up on 3-D Foam Tape. 

I distressed the edges of the oval with Sapphire ink. 

To help bring out the floral pattern, I used just a few of the blue dots in the Stargazer Dots pack. If you follow mw regularly you know I love those and am stocking up now, so I still have them once they sell out. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-#143 Lots of Layers

613 Avenue Create-#210 Anything Goes

Crafting by Design- Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog-#52 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges-#368 Anything Goes

Creative Moments-#145 Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams-Anything Goes

Fun-Day Friday Challenge-#238 Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination- #152 Anything Goes

Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges-#24 Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog- #49 Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog- Anything Goes 

Convention Swaps Using The June Stamp Of The Month...

So of course, here school is already out, but many places have just a few more weeks. 

So I figured a last minute Teacher Appreciation card was in order for a few of my swaps.

These were relatively quick, and simple, yet cute cards to make.

Tonight's card uses one of the sentiments from the Stamp of the Month set, "A Bushel and A Peck". 

The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink along with the cute little apple stamped onto White Daisy cardstock.

I used copics to color in the apple.

I mounted the sentiment onto Sapphire cardstock and then onto the 4 x 5 inch embossed panel of White Daisy cardstock. 

The panel was embossed with the Rose Embossing Folder. 

The panel was then mounted with 3-D Foam Tape onto the White Card Base. 

Hope you enjoyed my card, and I look forward to sharing more swaps with you. 

So Far, I am up to about 24 completed cards, and I haven't shared all of the designs with you yet :)