Winners!!

I really want to thank Emily and Lauren for commenting on my blog, so much so I will send them each a set of the Christmas cards! I hope that what I create will inspire all who visit this blog! Even though scrapbooking is a passion for me, sometimes I need a reason to sit down and create. I want you know that I use this blog as one of my reasons and I try to create things that everyone will like and enjoy!

Here is a Christmas card using the Jingle bulk paper and ribbon. It also uses the Holiday Trinkets and Snow Flurries stamp sets! I used the Midpoint template from the Wishes "How To" book.

Jeanette Lyntons Color Challenge Pumpkin

Over at Jeanette's Blog she presented a gorgeous fall color challenge and created beautiful projects! I loved these darling little pumpkins and since she also posted the instructions I just had to make a few. This one I kept and took to my club party last night. the other one (which I failed to take a picture of) I gave to my mother-in-law. She was having an organizing party last night as well and I gave it to her filled with candy to share with her guests! They are so simple but very cute. Click on Jeanette's link above to view her projects!
CTMH products: Many Thanks stamp set, Olive CS and ink, Barn Red ink, Natural Hemp, Colonial White CS, Chocolate ink, Harvest paper pack (a few years old)
Non CTMH: clay pot

Christmas cards and Give Away!!

Here are some cute Christmas cards out of the current Idea book! I love it that in the past several Idea books they have a bulk background and texture paper kit with ribbon featuring one of the current paper packets. This paper is called Creative Basics Jingle Collection (X5808). It also come with Juniper grosgrain ribbon. The stamp sets used are Snow Flurries (D1384) and Holiday Trinkets (D1366). I also used Clear Sparkles (Z1104), Prisma Glitter (Z134), and Flurry Dimensional Elements (Z1225). Color combo includes: Tulip, Juniper, White Daisy and Creme Brulee.

Now what I want to do is pose a question: What is your experience with Close To My Heart products and how did you stumble upon my blog? Leave me a comment by Sunday the 25th of October and if you are randomly chosen you will receive these 2 cards!! Monday I will post the winner! Good luck and have a great day!

Halloween Page

I just love Halloween and fall colors. They are so rich! I was a little worried about this page because I didn't have any CTMH background paper to use on it. But all in all I think it turned out cute!

CTMH supplies: Black CS, ribbon and embossing powder, Creme Brulee CS, Olive CS, Smokey Plum CS, White Daisy embossing powder, Versa Mark stamp pad(for the embossing), Beware and Creepy Cobwebs stamp sets

Jeanette's Color Challenge

Here is my Card for Jeanettes Color Challenge. I was a little hesitant to start the color challenges because I'm just your average scrapbooker...I DON'T have "one" of everything. So I don't always have the exact colors. But I thought I would do them anyhow and just tell you my variations. The colors I used for this card are: Black, Autumn Terracotta, Creme Brulee and Olive. I think they go well together. I also used the Beware, October Word Puzzle and Gear Up stamp sets. I dry embossed the Olive paper and sanded it. I embossed the Black stamped image on the Creme Brulee and used Black brads, I also tied a knot with Chocolate ribbon for the pumpkin stem. I am also working on the blurriness issue, so sorry and thanks for your patience! Have a great day!

Jeannette Lyntons Color Challenge

Here is may carrd for Jeannette's Monday Color challenge for last week. I absolutley love these colors! Her projects are awesome! To get to her blog just click on her blinkie at the top of my blog! Thanks and have a great day!

Christmas Card using the October SOTM

I really wanted to create something to display using the October Stamp of the Month called Holiday Warmth. I'm not totally happy with the way it turned out. I think it still needs something but I'm not sure what...


CTMH supplies: Olive CS and ink, Cranberry ink and ribbon; White Daisy CS; Evensong Level 2 paper pack; Clear Sparkles and Craft Buttons from the Holiday and Summer assortments.

School Pictures

Well there is a funny story about this...I got these pictures home from school about a week ago and I kept waiting for my older 2 kids to bring theirs home as well. Today I finally got the real story out of my oldest son. He said when it came time to take the pictures he couldn't find the envelope with the money in it. Well that envelope had the money in it for both him and my oldest daughter. So I only have Bill's school pictures... Actually it's kind of a sad thing, maybe I'll try re-takes.

So I used the Main Frame-Backdrop layout template from the Imagine book on page 58. The letters are in the stickease assortment. I did some stitching around the outside of the background paper and then kind of roughed up the edges.

All supplies CTMH: Free Spirit stickease and level 2 paper-Autumn Terracotta, Indian Corn Blue and Honey CS .

other supplies: scallop edge punch

Another Christmas Card

I love this card. I made several of them last year to send out to family. It uses the

Creative Basics Evensong Collection (X5805)background paper. The layout comes from the Originals book. It isn't an exact copy of the card but the dementions are the same. It's the Scalloped Money Holder layout on page 58. I used New England Ivy CS and ink; White Daisy CS; Buttercup ink; Cranberry ink and ribbon. I also used Clear Sparkles and the Shining Star (D1320) and Seasonal Celenrations (D1112)stamp sets.