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.

Spring Card For A Friend

I love creating cards in which I get to color them in. 

This adorable bunny was no exception.

He comes from

as a digital image, titled Bugaboo Bunny.

I had a lot of fun, creating this card for the #224 Challenge over at Aud Sentiments. 

The challenge is Easter/Spring + a Sentiment.

I used my Watercolor Pencils from Close to my Heart to color him and the bird in.

The card base is Peach cardstock distressed with Peach Exclusive Ink, both from Close to my Heart.

 The sentiment "So Sweet" is from the 
April Stamp of the Month Stamp Set "Love So Sweet."

This stamp set is just $5 with any $50 purchase from my website.

I entered my card 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 

Funny Card For A Friend Back Home

Happy Thursday!

For today's card I used the adorable Digital Image, "My Croft"  from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps. 

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

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

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

The strip of Goldrush cardstock is from Close to my Heart.
The colored image is layered with a piece of Sweet Leaf cardstock.

The "This Happened" sentiment from the "This Happened" Stamp Set. 

The "This Happened" Stamp Set is the March Stamp of the Month from Close to my Heart. 

Get this stamp set for only $5!

Qualify for this special pricing by placing an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products from my Online Store.

On the inside of the card, I stamped "Is it the Weekend Yet?" from the same stamp set.

The layers that are distressed are distressed with Carolina Exclusive Ink from Close to my Heart.

I added a few Silver Glitter Gems to add some extra sparkle to the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by, have an awesome day!

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!

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.