Happy Post!

Today I am just popping in the share my happy news.  

I was chosen as one of the featured members this week over at Muse Challenge blog.  The members voted my "whale done" card as a top one.  YAY!  

Check out their blog HERE!

This is my card that I entered for that challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.

Janet

CTMH "Hugs For You" Cardmaking Workshops Your Way

Hey Everyone,

Happy Thursday!  Today I am posting about the CTMH Cardmaking Workshops Your Way called "Hugs for You" (G1164).  This kit uses papers from the new CTMH paper collection called "Boutique" (X7235B).  Let me just tell you that I love this paper!!!  So pretty. 

I made the first two cards just as pictured and instructed in the kit.  Here is a picture of them:

I then designed a third card using the CTMH "Make it from Your Heart" Vol. 4 (9044).  I love using patterns.  It helps to jumpstart my mojo!  Here is the picture of my card:

To make this card I used the Boutique paper(X7235B) and cut it to the specification used in the "Make It From Your Heart" Vol. 4.  I then stamped the floral image (D1815 Bunches of Love) in Charcoal on the White Daisy piece and then again on a scrap piece of  White Daisy.  I then added the stamps that colored the flowers in Peach first and then once again with Ballerina over the Peach.  To do the leaves I stamped second generation Glacier first and then over stamped with Glacier full strength.  I did the same coloring of Peach and Ballerina on the large flower on the scrap paper.  I then fussy cut the large flower from the scrap paper.  I attached the single large flower directly on top of the one stamped on the main White Daisy piece with pop dot adhesive.  I then added the little splash stamped images with second generation Charcoal.  It still needed a little something else so I added Clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to the centers of the flowers plus added some Bitty Sparkles to the centers of the 2 main flowers.  I also added some Bitty Sparkles in the background.  I then stamped the greeting on scrap White Daisy and then fussy cut it out.  I mounted it as shown with Pop Dot adhesive. 

And there you have it.  I plan to have a Workshop using these 3 cards at my house soon.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Janet

Muse Challenge #283: Whale Done Card

Hey everyone!

Let me just start by saying that I survived hurricane Florence!  We had a very close call here in the Raleigh area.  I am thankful that we got through it with little damage - only leaves and small branches litter our yard.  My heart goes out to the rest of NC that did not fair so well.  Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

There was one good thing that came out of all the time spent at home.  I got to craft!  I found my mojo and starting making cards.  I love to use challenges to jump start my creativity.  Today I am using the Muse Challenge #283 found HERE.

This is the card that the challenge wanted us to use for inspiration.

And this is my card.  I followed the animal theme plus the background with a touch of punny in the greeting.

I loved making this card.  It came together so easily.  I have a lot of solid image stamps and this design is perfect for those stamps.  I am actually going to make a Halloween themed card in this same format, too.  

To make this card I just randomly stamped the whale image from CTMH C1710 Make Waves Cardmaking stamp set.  I just stamped it with CTMH black ink.  Next I stamped the whale spray in CTMH Glacier ink.  I felt it needed a little something more in the background so I found some circles from the CTMH D1772 Documented Scrapbooking Essentials stamp set.  I added them with the same Glacier ink.  Then I stamped the Whale Done greeting with the black on a scrap of CTMH White Daisy cardstock.  I mounted the white pieces onto mats that were cut from glacier colored wavy patterned paper from the CTMH Boutique collection.  I also added a black mat under the greeting to make it pop a little more.  And that is it.  I think it only took me about 30 minutes to design and make this card.  Love CAS cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

Janet

Challenge Winner!

Hey Y'all,

Just a quick post today to share some exciting news with you.  I was named in the top 3 cards for the August Technique Challenge over at "Try stampin' on Tuesday"'s challenge blog.  

You can find the post HERE.  

This is my card that won.

Thanks for sharing in my excitement and have a great rest of your Labor Day weekend.

Janet