Halloween Card...

It's almost Halloween, and as others are feverishly decorating their homes, I am making cards to send to a few friends. 

One of my Halloween cards will go to a Swap Partner, I have in a "Baker's Dozen" Swap. 

You essentially send 1 card per week for 13 weeks to the same person. 

It has been so much fun. 

Her cards have been gorgeous. 

Here is the most recent one I made, and this one will go to my Swap Partner:

This adorable card was made with the Luv Kitty digital stamp from Ike's Art. 

Rather than color in the image, I simply printed it on the Pewter cardstock I chose.

The cardstock and patterned paper layers are all from Close to my Heart. 

The patterned paper is from an older Fundamentals Paper Packet.

For the "Boo!" sentiment, and the small black dots, I used the "Hello Pumpkin" Complements pack from Close to my Heart.

I  entered this card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- #147 Black, Purple, & Orange and/or Fantasy

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: Anything Goes with Patterned Paper 

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog-Spookalicious

Dragonfly Journeys- #128 Halloween 

Fall Splendor Card

Today's card was inspired by the Black, Orange and Purple Challenge over at Pile It On! Challenge Blog!

 I kept the layout of the card simple, yet cute and fun. 

While these three colors can certainly be used for Halloween, I went with a fall sentiment instead, for a different spin. 

I used the Hello Pumpkin Paper Packet, for the Pumpkin Cut apart. 

I layered it on a piece of Thistle Cardstock, then layered that on Black Cardstock, then layered that on a piece of Tangerine Cardstock.  

There is a piece of Thistle Cardstock behind that. 

I mounted them all on a Black Card base. 

The inside of the card is a layer of Tangerine Cardstock with a half circle cut from an older Fundamentals Paper Packet.

I finished the card off with three small Silver Glitter Gems as embellishments. 

I entered my card into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- #147 Black, Orange and Purple

Polkadoodles- #40 Anything Goes

Crafting With An Attitude- #44 Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog- October Anything Goes #56

Creative Moments- #153 Anything Goes, optional twist Autumn Colours

Yippee! Masculine Card

Today's Card Features a Digital Stamp from Angie's Digital Stamps

 for our Think Big Challenge over at Pile It On! Challenge Blog.

This card features layers of Goldrush, and Espresso Cardstock. 

To add dimension, I used Nutmeg Ink to distress the edges. 

I also added 3-D Foam Tape to the back of the cut out image for dimension.

I finished the card off with the "Yippee" sticker from the Prickley Pear Complements. 

I also entered my scrapbooking layout into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-  #146 Think Big (Large shapes; enlarged image; Big words, etc)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog- Pop It Up

Polkadoodles Challenge - Week #37 Anything Goes 

Crafting With Friends- #73 Challenge Blog

Crafting With An Attitude- #43 Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog- #9 Anything Goes 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog- #55 Anything Goes

Creative Moments- #152 Anything Goes 

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! 

Magical Mermaids Scrapbooking Layout

Last year for my Twins 4th Birthday, we took them to see the Pirates Voyage Dinner Show in Myrtle Beach, SC. While the girls have all been before, this time it was extra special, because we also let them participate in the Mermaid Makeover Experience. 

They each had their faces painted, adorned with glitter gems and they received a crown and a wand. 

The girls all loved it. 

So I present to you the layout I created for those photos. 

While I did not post the photos on the layout itself, I will at a later date, once I have them printed.

For the layout I used all Close to my Heart products. 

Some of which are now newly retired, but you may very well have them in your stash. 

Be sure to checkout all of the new products that released yesterday on Sept 1st!

I used Thistle, Pixie, and Black cardstock. 

The patterned paper came from the Make Waves Paper Packet. 

I also used White Glitter Paper  for the borders on the edges. 

If you have not used our Glitter Paper before, a side note is that it is very thick and durable. 

It really is more like cardstock.

I used the Make Waves Scrapbooking stamp set, for the large Mermaid, and the sentiment next to her.

 I also used the word "Magical" and the flowers from the same stamp set. 
I colored the Mermaid and the Flowers in with Copics.

I used Lagoon ink and Thistle ink to distress those pieces and the white journal box. 

The star fish stickers, flower stickers and washi tape sticker, all came from the Make Waves Complements Pack. Right now that set is on clearance while supplies last for only $2.25.

I adorned the pages with Silver Glitter Gems.

Those are one my my favorite embellishments that Close to my Heart carries.  

I also entered my scrapbooking layout into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog-  #146 Think Big (Large shapes; enlarged image; Big words, etc)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog- Anything Goes 
Classic Design Team Challenge-  #9 September Anything Goes 
Crafting By Design -  Anything Goes 
Polkadoodles Challenge - Week #35 Anything Goes 
Creative Moments- #151 Anything Goes 

New Disney Layout

I am slowly catching up on my Disney Albums, one layout at a time. 

Here is my most recent layout, featuring photos of my daughter Irelyn.

Often times when my husband has the older kids with him on a ride, I am able to take candid shots of Irelyn and my son while we are waiting for them. 

Sometimes we get really cute pictures, sometimes someone is just hot and tired. 

These three photos turned out pretty well. 

This particular trip was back in May, during my birthday and Mother's Day weekend, so the weather wasn't too bad. 

I kept this layout relatively simple, but incorporated products from a few different companies. The Black, Lemon, and Ruby cardstock are all from Close to my Heart. 

I tried a new technique with the Block Alphabet Thin Cuts from Close to my Heart. 

I simply die cut the letters of Irelyn's name with the Cuttlebug, then on a separate sheet of cardstock I took, Candy Apple Exclusive Ink, one of our new colors releasing September 1st and distressed it. 

Then I layered the piece with the die cut letters over the distressed piece for the effect you see in the photos. 

I embellished the page with a little Red Shimmer Trim also by Close to my Heart. It's one of my favorite embellishments. 

I love that it already has adhesive on it. 

The second part of the challenge was to use some of your older stash. 

I pulled out some of my older Creative Memories photo mats from 2007, and used the blue print, solid and the yellowish journal box on the page. 

Also from Creative Memories, I used an older Disney punch for the Mickey head on the right side of the layout.

Finally, I took a white gel pen and simply placed a few white dots randomly on the page for an extra touch. 

I love how simple it was to make this layout and it is slightly different with all the photos to one side, from how I usually set my pages up. 

I entered my layout into the following challenges:

Pile It On! Challenge Blog- Try A New Technique/Use Your Oldest Stash

A Bit More Time To Craft- #74 Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs- August Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp-Monday Challenge-Sprinkles and Splatters (White Ink Dots)

Love to Craft Challenge Blog- Anything Goes 

Classic Design Team-August Challenge #8