Triple Play!

Today is the 3rd day of the 3rd month of the year, so for the triple play challenge over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges I created this card using three flowers and three colors. I also followed the sketch at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge. The sketch is below. We would love to have you join us for both challenges this week! I really like the way it turned out!

Supplies: 

Skylark Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Lagoon and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Smiles & Say It In Style Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Sparkles and Lagoon Zipper Trim - Close To My Heart

Lagoon, Sweet Leaf, & Juniper Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Let Your Light Shine

I created this card for the sketch challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. The sketch is below. We would love to have you play along with us this week! 

Supplies: 

Tommy Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Outdoor Denim and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Illuminate Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Brads and Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart

Outdoor Denim & Cranberry Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Our Princess

I have been going through some older pictures of Kendall and ran across these pictures that where taken of her with her Build-A-Bear  a few years ago. I hadn't scrapbooked them yet so I thought they would be perfect for the new Lollydoodle paper pack from Close To My Heart. I love how girlie this paper pack is and how well it works with the sparkle flourishes. This also worked perfectly for the Flourishes challenge at Heart 2 Heart this week!

Supplies: 

Lollydoodle Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Juniper, Cotton Candy, and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Lollydoodle WOTG Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Sparkles and Flourishes - Close To My Heart

Juniper & Cotton Candy Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Sassy Girl Layout with Artbooking

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!  The blogger in front of me is Barbi Kelley.   The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show artwork with Shimmer, Sparkle, and Shine, so here we go. I created this layout using the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the Shimmer, Sparkle, and Shine Blog Hop and the Heart 2 Heart Spotlight challenge. Our sweet baby girl is always in the spotlight at our house and she certainly has a shining personality. She is the baby of the family by over 10 years and has three big brothers who adore her and are extremely protective. These pictures were taken a couple of years ago, but I had never really found the perfect layout for them yet. I knew they would need some Sparkle and Shine to make them really reflect her personality! I cut the Zebra background using the cartridge out of our Black Glitter Paper. I love that Close To My Hearts Glitter Paper cuts so well on the Cricut! I added lots of hand rolled paper flowers to match the roses in her pictures. Don't you love the quilling tool? It makes creating these paper flowers so quick and easy! I added a sparkle to the center of each of the paper flowers. I really love how everything came together to Shimmer, Sparkle, and Shine! 

Supplies:  

Black Glitter Paper - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Ruby and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Sparkles - Close To My Heart

Artbooking, Artiste, and Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridges - Close To My Heart 

Quilling Tool - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Now hop on over to Melissa Robinson  blog to see more Shimmer, Sparkle, and Shine! 

Balloon Ride Card

I created this card for the sketch challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. The sketch is below. We would love to have you play along with us this week! I used the new Balloon Ride Paper Pack and created a cloud look with the sketch. I really struggled with this sketch until my husband walked by and said, "That looks like clouds" and boom! From there it all came together very quickly. Sometimes you just need fresh eyes and a new idea! 

Supplies:  

Balloon Ride Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Lifting Spirits Stamp Set - Close To My Heart

Water Color Pencils & Blending Pen - Close To My Heart 

Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

Saddle & Sorbet Stamp Pad - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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For the Love of Artbooking

When I read the Heart 2 Heart Challenge for this week and thought about choosing a CTMH product that I love, I knew it would be a hard choice. I LOVE everything about CTMH! The paper, stamps, embellishments, well everything, but the product that I use the most are our Cricut Cartridges. No matter if I am making a layout, card, or other project it seems I am always reaching for one of our Cricut Cartridges to add just the right touch, either an overlay, a paper pieced embellishment, or a perfectly cut design to match one of our many stamp sets. The layout I made for this week features the Timberline paper pack and the Artbooking Cartridge. I love the overlays we can cut with these cartridges. What a great way to show off this terrific paper pack!

Supplies:  

Timberline Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Chocolate & Lagoon Ink  - Close To My Heart 

Chocolate, Goldrush, Twlight, Lagoon, Bamboo, & Colonial White Cardstock - Close To My Heart

Artbooking, Artiste, and Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridges - Close To My Heart 

Catch You Later Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Celebrate Card

I created this card for the sketch challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. The sketch is below. We would love to have you play along with us this week! I also used the C-T-M-H Challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges for this card. My items are C - Cardstock & Cranberry paper & ink, T - Twine & Tommy, M - Metal Brads, and H - Honey colored paper. I really had fun trying to combine these to challenges. 

Supplies: 

Tommy Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Outdoor Denim and White Daisy  - Close To My Heart 

Pinwheels Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Brads and Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart

Outdoor Denim & Cranberry Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Laughing Lola Card

I created this card for the sketch challenge at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. The sketch is below. We would love to have you play along with us this week! I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with this sketch at first, but once I decided to use the Laughing Lola paper pack, it all just came together. 

Supplies:  

Laughing Lola Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Laughing Lola Scrapbooking & Cardmaking WOTG Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart

Black Glitter Paper - Close To My Heart 

Purple Gem - Close To My Heart 

Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

Black Ink Pad - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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CTMH Frosted Layout

I created this two-page layout for my January club layout. I absolutely love the Frosted paper and it has turned out to be my favorite paper pack from the Autumn/Winter 2013 catalog. I have used this paper pack to make thank you cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards, decorated clipboards, baby layouts, beach layouts, winter layouts, and now this layout that could be used for just about any pictures. I just love the colors in this paper pack and I am addicted to making these paper flowers! I hope I don't run out of this paper anytime soon. This layout also works perfectly for the Heart 2 Heart Two-Faced Challenge. I used both sides of the bulk paper on this layout. 

Supplies:  

Frosted Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Frosted WOTG Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Colonial White Rossette Ribbon - Close To My Heart

Sparkles & Sparkle Flourishes - Close To My Heart

Slate, Whisper, Crystal Blue, & Blush Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Whisper, Crystal Blue, & Blush Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy & Artiste Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Washi Tape

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!  The blogger in front of me is Pamela O'Connor.   The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show artwork with Close to My Heart Washi tape plus our stamp sets, so here we go.

I must admit that while I have ordered every roll of Washi Tape that CTMH has sold, I have only used it once and just a small piece on a card so I was hoping this blog hop would give me a reason to pull it out and get creative. So yesterday that was my plan, just sit down and get creating. I must admit that since I really didn't have any clue how I wanted to use the tape that I spent a lot of time staring at it. I would start on something and then decide to do something different and start over. I really was at a loss as to what to create. So after several hours of half finished ideas, I went to bed and decided to take a fresh look at it this morning. I would like to say that I got up this morning and created that one amazing card that I just loved, but that was not the case. I did however, get up and finish each and everyone of those projects that I had started and I am pleased with the result. The tape is actually really easy to work with and I think it adds a lot to each of the cards. So, here are pictures of all the projects I finished using the Washi Tape. I can't wait to use it on other projects soon. 

I think this one turned out to be my favorite. It is a little busy with all the patterns, but I like it. 

I really like the Lifting Spirits stamp set. I had gotten to use it yet and I love that little banner for the sentiment. 

I also made a group of 3x3 cards with the scraps that were laying on the table. 

I like the look of the washi tape as a banner. So easy to create. 

The next blogger on the hop is Denise Elliott. Hop on over and see what she has created, 

New Beginnings!

What an exciting year it has been so far and we are only 6 days into 2014! I am thrilled to announce that I have been chosen to be on the Heart 2 Heart Design Team for the upcoming 2014 term! I am excited and honored to be a part of this team. I will also continue to be a part of the design team for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and for KellyCraft. I foresee 2014 being a very busy and productive year for me! Here is my fist project that I created for Heart 2 Heart. We would love to have you play along with us. For my New Beginnings project, I created a two page layout of our puppy, Sherlock. He was meant to be a Christmas present for our son Jefferson, but he arrived a little late. None the less, the kids were thrilled to meet him and he has been a welcome addition to our family.

Supplies: 

Babycakes Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Colonial White, Sunset, Cocoa, & Slate Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Special Care & Sarita Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Mocha Pearls, Baby Cakes Assortment, and Chocolate Stripe Ribbon - Close To My Heart 

Pooh, ZooBaloo, & Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridges 

Cocoa Ink Pad - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

KellyCraft Multi-Mat

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Dreaming of Spring!

Well, it has been miserably gray and dreary around here lately. So, I am dreaming of Spring and sunshine, warmer weather, and butterflies! When I saw the sketch for this weeks challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted it to be bright and cheerful! The sketch is below and we would love to have you join us this week!

Supplies: 

Sweet Leaf, Cotton Candy, Buttercup, & Sky Cardstock - Close To My Heart  

Black Ink- Close To My Heart 

Bitty Sparkles- Close To My Heart 

Love Life & Celebrate Life Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

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Sentimental January

The new Scrapbooking Layout Challenge over at Heart 2 Heart this month is Sentimental January. I began thinking about a Sentimental moment that I could scrap and immediately decided to create a layout using the pictures my husband and I had taken when we were on a beach trip together in Destin, Florida in September. With four kids and two-full time and two part-time jobs, we don't really get a lot of time away together, so it was definitely a great weekend and so much fun! It truly was a chance to Make Memories Of Us!

 Supplies:  

Frosted Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Footprints, Daydream, and My One & Only Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

Grey Baker's Twine - Close To My Heart

Slate & Whisper Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

Alphalicious Cricut Cartridge

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Masculine Birthday Card

Since I live in a house with 5 guys and just 2 of us girls, it seems like I never have enough birthday cards for guys. So when I saw the sketch this week from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, I decided to try to make a masculine birthday card. This task proved to be challenging, since I tend to buy more "girlie" paper. I went with more neutral tones and I figured trees and wood grain were masculine. The sketch is below. We would love to have you join us!

Supplies:  

Huntington Paperpack - Close To My Heart 

Frosted Cardmaking WOTG, Huntington WOTG, & Say It In Style Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart

Cocoa & Champagne Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Antique Copper Brads, Wooden Button, & Waxy Flax - Close To My Heart 

Cocoa Ink Pad -Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Shining Moments

I absolutely love the Christmas Season and everything about it. We have always taken the kiddos to see Santa and get pictures taken, and this year was no exception. We actually saw and took pictures with four Santas, but these pics and this Santa were my favorites. He was so sweet and patient with the kiddos and the photographer was AMAZING and took several fabulous pictures while Kendall and Santa chatted. I wanted to do a layout of these pictures and the sketch for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge was exactly what I had in mind. The sketch is below and we would love to have you join us this week! I also love the colors int he Sparkle and Shine paper and it worked perfectly for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge this week. Now to go make sure Santa got everything on her wish list. Merry Christmas Everyone!

Supplies:  

Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Cardstock - Ruby, Juniper, and White Daisy - Close To My Heart 

Sparkle & Shine WOTG Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 

Glitter Paper - Black & Grey Assortment - Close To My Heart

Ruby & Juniper Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

Sparkle Buttons & Waxy Flax - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Bundle of Joy

It seems like we have baby fever at work right now. We have several of our staff members that have or will soon become parents and grandparents to sweet little Bundles of Joy! I absolutely love baby showers and lately we have had several. So with all of these showers, I have ran out of baby cards. Well tonight, I made this card using the sketch from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week. I love how it turned out and can't wait to give it along with the baby calendar I made at the shower tomorrow for one of our 4th grade teachers.

Supplies: 

Chantilly Paper Pack - Close To My Heart 

Hollyhock, Cotton Candy, Buttercup & Colonial White Cardstock - Close To My Heart 

Pink Sparkles & Pink Ribbon - Close To My Heart 

Sweet Leaf & Cotton Candy Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

Little Angel & Frame Flair Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Flip Flaps

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!  The blogger in front of me is Barbi Kelley.   The Stampers with an Attitude are excited to show how the Stampers With an Attitude use Flip Flaps in their artwork , so here we go.

I always take way to many pictures of the kids and then can never decide which pictures to put on a layout. Usually, I have enough pictures of each event to do at least a dozen layouts. I hate to leave out the important ones, but who really needs 12 layouts of the same birthday party. Anyway, now that Close To My Heart has come up with Flip Flaps in all different sizes, it is so easy to add all of those extra pictures onto one layout. That is exactly what I have done today. I created a two-page layout using the Proplayer paper to use for a rock climbing birthday party my boys had a few years ago. I had 256 pictures of the party, but I managed to narrow that down to only 32 pictures on this layout. That is right, 32 pictures on one layout! How awesome is that?!?! I used the 4"x6" flip flaps and the 3"x3" and 4"x4" flip flaps from the small assortment. I added a total of 12 flip flaps to the layout. I love the fact that there are so many pictures on the page, but it doesn't look crowded or overdone. The magic of Flip Flaps!! 

The next blogger on the hop is Sheila Bennett.

Supplies: 

Proplayer Paper Pack - Close To My Heart  

Proplayer WOTG Stamp Set - Close To My Heart 
Flip Flaps - Close To My Heart 
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge - Close To My Heart 

Proplayer Assortment & Twist Ties - Close To My Heart 

Ruby, Pacifica, Black, Creme Brulee, & Slate Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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'Tis the Season!

I absolutely love Christmas and everything about it, from the tree to the presents, making my cards, the food, and of course, most importantly celebrating the birth of Christ. I have always loved Christmas even as a child, but once we had the boys, it took on a whole new meaning to me. Celebrating with our children and enjoying our family traditions with them reminds me just how very blessed we are. So, when I saw the sketch challenge for this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge , I immediately thought Christmas card. The sketch as below. We would love to have you join us. I like the new CTMH Sparkle and Shine paper and I am really enjoying using the washi tape that matches.

Supplies: 

Sparkle & Shine Paper Pack - Close To My Heart  

Holiday Wishes & Holiday Jingle Stamp Sets - Close To My Heart 

Washi Tape & Sparkles - Close To My Heart 

Ruby & Juniper Ink Pads - Close To My Heart 

KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square

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Glue Dots