From Your Heart Stamp of the Month Challenge

Faith has a new page and a new look to show case her beautiful drawings here.  And she has begun the stamp of the month challenge once again - always one of my favorites!  To begin, you purchase the image of the month, make a project using it, and enter it.  From then on you will receive the next month's image without charge as long as you continue to use the new image in a project and enter the challenge monthly.  So I'm in again and look forward to seeing the creations and getting my email from Faith each month! 
Here is my card using "Cupcake Lineup."  I used a Kraft card base, and CTMH Blush card stock. I love how easy it is to change image size with digital stamps! The larger cupcake is popped up with some foam tape.  Inside I fussy-cut the other two cupcakes, and used a sentiment from My Pink Stamper 'Sweetest Cupcakes' set.  Now that I look at the photo, I think it needs some sparkles in the bottom right corner...sparkles, like cupcakes, are always welcome.

Fresly Made Sketches #73

When I saw this sketch I thought of this lovely A Day for Daisies image that I've had for several months and not used. Freshly Made is a challenge blog new to me, and so happy to have found it.  I've enjoyed looking at the creative work for a few weeks, and was thrilled to find a little time to craft and play along. 
 I used my water brush and Close To My Heart inks to color. The papers are also CTMH from their new Claire packet. The colors of card stock are Blush and Outdoor Denim. 

Spinning the Wheel of Life

The New Close To My Heart Idea book is so full of gorgeous creations!  This card was inspired by a project on page 77.  I used the bottom corner of the design to create a card.  Loved the blue/green colors colors of the original and used some retired papers with Pear and Lagoon. 

 

Doggone It

  The new CTMH catalog has so many fabulous cards to inspire.  Some I just have to recreate!  This is CASE of a tag pictured on page 105. I made it into a standard sized card and added some hemp and a 'bone' button.  It's so cute!  And the stamp set A Bowwow is only $6.95!  My grandsons have a new dog, their first. He's a rescue dog and has been very happy.  So I'll put some dog treats in a bag with this card.  A doggie Valentine.

Home

This card was made with one of the images from the Close To My Heart February Stamp of the Month and CTMH Dakota papers.  A simple, quick card.  This was one card offered at my workshop this week.

Avonlea Birthday

These cards from Close To My Heart are beautiful - quality card stock. It is more challenging for me to figure out what to do with the shape though, and I don't often try.  Yesterday while making the circles with butterflies I thought of the lovely Avonlea papers that have circles in the background.  This is the card I came up with.  It will be one we make at my workshop next week.

CTMH Products used:
 Colonial White die-cut card + envelope
 Avonlea paper collection, Slate ink
 Birthday sentiment from 'Just a Number' stamp set
 Chocolate and Colonial White card stock

 

Blissful Butterflies

It is finally a crafting weekend! No other commitments at all. It's paper heaven. One of my favorite CTMH crafters is Brenda - and she and her mom Joanie have a blog together.  They both create amazing things, and always give helpful instructions.  I loved Joanie's card here and had to try it.  The measurement was tricky, but after the first try I 'got' it.  It really is an elegant card and it will probably be the wedding card I need for next weekend.





Products Used:
CTMH Bamboo and Colonial White card stock
CTMH Bliss paper (retired)
CTMH Opaques and Chocolate ink
EK and Martha Stewart punches
Recollection lace