The Lonestar State

I may have grown up in Oklahoma but I have now lived in Texas for over 20 years and consider it my home. I love being from Texas and the pride that all Texans have for our state and culture. I created this layout for an album that I made for friends and I am using it for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge. I am proud to be from The Lonestar State!

Supplies: 

Super Hero Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Cranberry, Sky, Black, Pacifica, and Colonial White  - Close To My Heart 

Ticket To Fun Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Black Hemp & Chipboard Stars - Close To My Heart

Black, Cranberry, Pacifica, & Sky Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge- Close To My Heart

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Zoe Birthday Card

I saw the sketch challenge over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this month and decided to give it a try with the Zoe Paper Pack. I love the Doodle stamp sets and paper pinwheel and thought they were the perfect compliment to the fun Zoe paper pack.

Supplies: 

Zoe Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Crystal Blue and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Doodle Designs, Wish, & Oodles of Doodles Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

Coral Shimmer Trim & Crystal Blue Brad - Close To My Heart

Crystal Blue, Pear, Sorbet, & Canary Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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La Vie En Rose Birthday Card

I had a little time in my scrap room today and thought I would try to come up with a card for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I am in love with the La Vie En Rose paper pack and the Pomegranate color from Close to My Heart. I love the color combination and the card turned out for this sketch.

 

Supplies: 

La Vie En Rose Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Pomegranate, Black, and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Balloon Wishes Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Sparkles - Close To My Heart

Black, Pomegranate, Pixie, & Poppy Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy & Artiste Cricut Cartridges- Close To My Heart

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Let Them Eat Cake!

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Let Them Eat Cake!" I created a fun birthday card for this challenge. I love the colors from the Confetti Wishes paper pack. Creating the cake with the Build-A-Cake stamp set was so much fun! 

Supplies:  

Confetti Wishes Paper Pack - Close To My Heart
Build-A-Cake Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 
Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart
Blue Epoxy Bubbles - Close To My Heart

  Pacifica, Canary, Pear, Crystal Blue, & Thistle Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
  Canary, Pear, Crystal Blue, & White Daisy Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Game On!

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Game On". This layout was created from the old You and Me paper pack. I used it to feature pictures of my son playing tennis. 

Supplies:  
You and Me Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 
Chocoalte Striped Ribbon - Close To My Heart
Chocolate & Garden Green Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
Chocolate Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Dimensional Elements - Close To My Heart

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CTMH Blossom Layout

For the Anything Goes CTMH Style challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges this week, I created a two-page layout featuring the Blossom paper pack. I love the bright fun colors in this paper pack! It was such a cheery fun layout to make, now I just need some spring pics of my kids to add to it.

Supplies: 

Blossom Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Lagoon, Smoothie, Pear, Sweet Leaf, and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Your Own Kind Of Wonderful, Hooray Bouquet, and Shower Flowers Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

Glacier Twine, Ocean, & Coral Reef Sequins - Close To My Heart

Lagoon, Sweet Leaf, Glacier, Smoothie & Pear Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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H2H Sketch Challenge

This week at Heart 2 Heart Challenges, there is a Sketch Challenge. I really enjoyed this sketch and knew immediately that I wanted to create a card using the new Blossom paper. We would love to have you join us this month!

Supplies: 

Blossom Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Lagoon, Glacier, and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Your Own Kind Of Wonderful Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Bitty Sparkles & Sparkle Flourish - Close To My Heart

Lagoon & Pear Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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No Foolin' - Just Fun!

I created this layout using the Sreamin' paper pack which was one of my all time favorite paper packs. I love all the fun colors. The pictures are from a family trip to San Antonio a few years ago. We had such a great time and it was a lot of FUN! I thought this layout would be perfect for the No Foolin' Challenge at Heart 2 Heart this week. We would love to have you join us and play along. Thanks!

Supplies: 

Dreamin' Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Chocolate, Honey, & Colonial White  - Close To My Heart 

Rock The Block Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Ribbon & Brads - Close To My Heart

Chocolate, Pacifica, Honey, Sunset, & Crystal Blue Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Green With Envy featuring CTMH Lollydoodle

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Green with Envy". My favorite Close To my Heart Green is Pear. I love how vibrate the color is and it pairs up perfectly with pink for fabulous little girl layouts! 

Supplies: 

Lollydoodle Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Whisper, Slate, Pear, Cotton Candy, and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Hooray Bouquet Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Flamingo Dots - Close To My Heart

Juniper, Whisper, Slate, Pear, Sunset, & Cotton Candy Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Pink Baker's Twine

Chevron Emossing Folder - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Opposites Attract

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Opposites Attract". I really struggled with what to do for this challenge. While browsing through Pinterest, I ran across a layout that had two hearts stacked opposite of each other and thought that would make a great card. I used the Heartstrings paper pack and I love the result. 

Supplies:  
Heartstrings Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 
Cranberry Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart
Lagoon & Cranberry Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
Cranberry, Lagoon, & White Daisy Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Sprakle Flourishes - Close To My Heart

Artbooking Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Follow Your Arrow Layout featuring CTMH Hopscotch

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Entwined". I decided to use the new Extra Thick Twine in Flaxen to add to my Hopscotch layout for my club this month. The layout design was inspired our hostess who wanted a layout to feature her teenage daughter. I think this layout definitely says "teenage girl". For full details on how I created this layout, check out this KellyCraft blog post.

Supplies:  
Hopscotch Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 
Flaxen Extrea Thick Twine - Close To My Heart
Glacier, Lagoon, Flaxen, Sunset, Smoothie, & Pixie Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
Flaxen, Smoothie, Lagoon, Glacier, & Colonial White Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Aqua Dots and Flamingo Dots - Close To My Heart

Arrows, Diamonds, & Chevron Embossing Folders - Close To My Heart
Artbooking & Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

Cuttle Bug

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My Home, My Family, My Heart

The challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart is "Home is Where the Heart Is". My heart and my home is my family. We have moved many times over the years and lived in many different places, but no matter where we are, as long as we are together that is my home and always where my heart will always be. I created this family layout to showcase our family pictures that were taken at the beach right before our son left for Marine boot camp in San Diego. Lathough we may be stretched acorss the country now, my family will always be my home and my heart! For full details on how I created this layout, check out this KellyCraft blog post.

Supplies:  
Seaside Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 
Burlap Ribbon - Close To My Heart
Desert Sand, Ink Pad - Close To My Heart 
Kraft, Glacier, & Colonial White Cardstock - Close To My Heart 
Art Philosophy & Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Boy Birthday Card

It has been awhile since I have been able to create a project for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challnge. I have missed using the great sketches to create. Below is my take on Sketch #92. I love the Animal Cookies paper pack and this cute little train set!

Supplies:  

Animal Cookies Paper Pack - Close To My Heart
Childhood, It's a Zoo, & Joyful Birthday Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 
Cranberry Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart

Clover Meadow, Sunflower, Tulip, & Dutch Blue Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
Tulip & White Daisy Cardstock - Close To My Heart 
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge  - Close To My Heart

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Birthday Color Challenge

This week for the Heart 2 Heart challenge, we had to use our birth month to create a layout that featured a certain color. Well, since I was born in July, my feature color is Pacifica. It just so happens that the Confetti Wishes paper pack happens to feature Pacifica, so what better way to create a Birthday Color Challenge than by creating a birthday layout! 

Supplies:  

Confetti Wishes Paper Pack - Close To My Heart
Bodacious Banner, Build-A-Cake, & Confetti Wishes WOTG Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 
Purple Shimmer Trim - Close To My Heart
Purple Glitter Gems - Close To My Heart

Thistle Ribbon - Close To My Heart
Black, Pacifica, Canary, Pear, Crystal Blue, & Thistle Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 
Pacifica, Canary, Pear, Crystal Blue, & Thistle Cardstock - Close To My Heart 
Artbooking & Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge  - Close To My Heart

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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A Different Take on CTMH Yuletide Carol

I must admit that when I first saw the Yuletide Carol paper pack, it was not my favorite. However, I really liked a couple of sheets of the paper and immediately thought they would work well for a heritage or vintage layout. I wanted to create a layout that was monochromatic and would work well for older black and white photos. I plan to put some of the old pictures that belonged to my parents. This layout also worked great for the Heart 2 Heart challenge this week, Something Old, Something New. The challenge required us to use something old in a new way or paired with something new. I am using the Yuletide Carol paper in a new/different way and will be pairing it with some old photos. I am so pleased with how it turned out, that I have decided that we will be creating this layout for our hostess club in January. 

Supplies:  

Yuletide Carol Paper Pack - Close To My Heart
Artitse & Artbooking Cricut Cartridge   - Close To My Heart 

Black & Grey Sparkles and Sparkle Flourishes - Close To My Heart

Black Ribbon
Black Ink Pad - Close To My Heart 
Black, Desert Sand, Champagne, and Cashmere Cardstock - Close To My Heart 
KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square & MultiMat

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