SNS Card Sketch #162

Hello everyone!

Today I have a card using some very old product from 2017, I have stuff that is much older that hopefully I will use up soon. I went to a crop recently and got a bunch of stuff done. It was a struggle to pack for it because I am trying to catalog my stamps before I settle into my room and put everything away. I am finding that I have hundreds of stamps and I hardly use them. So I am cataloging them so that I can put them to use in my scrapbooking. I already do use them for cards, just not nearly enough. I have always loved this set from CTMH called Brushed. The paper line is also called Brushed as this came from a Workshop on the Go Kit.

I made a card with the Sketch N Scrap card sketch #162.  We would love to see what you come up with. Be sure to link up with us over at the blog.

H2H Besties

Today over at Heart2Heart we are focusing on our Besties! Now we have the most adorable Stamp of the Month featuring Besties too but that does not have to be the focus of your project. We would love to see a page with your bestie or a fun card you made for your bestie or even just a special project you made for them. 

I made this fun card using our new Craft On papers. Aren't they delightful? The colors are so fun and playful. I fussy cut the flowers. I also got to use our Fancy Tag and Decorative Boarder Thin Cuts...both are a tie for favorite thin cuts right now. Lastly I used my Copics and colored each of the girls. I was really trying to work on their hair as it has just been so long since I have colored. I was afraid I lost my touch but mainly it made me realize I need some more colors. 

As always I decorated the inside of the card in a simple way.

Please join us and share your challenge over at H2H by May 31st and stop over at the blog to see what the rest of the Design Team came up with.

Bingo Update #1

Have you been able to join us over at Sketch N Scrap's Birthday Bash? I hope you are enjoying National Scrapbook Day!!! 

We have so much fun inspiration going on over at the Sketch N Scrap Bingo Bash I hope you can join us. I thought I would give a little update each week on my progress. Here is what I have done so far:

Row I: May 1st Sketch #176

Row N: 2017 Sketch - Card Sketch #106

Row O - Balloon -2017 World Card Making Day Sketch #2

Row B - 2015 Sketch - Card Sketch #64

Make sure you come and join the fun!!

SNS Card Sketch #143

Hi everyone back again sharing another card with you. I was making a project and came across this cute cut in Cricut Design Space. My mom got remarried last year and just had her first anniversary. I thought this image would just make the cutest anniversary card and so I used it with this fun sketch from Sketch n Scrap.

We would love to see how you use the sketch so please join us over at the Sketch n Scrap blog.

H2H Challenge - You are my sunshine

Today over at Heart2Heart we are doing a color challenge.  Emerald, Smoothie, Canary, Peach, and Glacier.

Here is what I came up with.  

I ended up using Smoothie, Canary, Peach and Glacier for my card. Here is another look.

Don't you love the little hearts? They are a puffy sticker. When I was little I had a sticker collection featuring puffy stickers. We stuck them to sandwich baggies and would trade them at recess in grade school. How I wish I still had that.

Here is a peek at the inside. 

Does this paper look familiar? I have exciting news for you! Close to my Heart has a new special this month called Bring Back My Pack and they brought one of my favorite papers back Zoe from 2015. They have updated to colors and have a brand new coordinating 12 x 12 sticker sheet.

We would love to see what you come up with over at the Heart 2 Heart Blog and be sure to check out what the other designers did this week. See you soon!

SNS Card Sketch #141

I have been trying to do a couple of things lately, use up my old stock and build up my card inventory. Here is used up the last of my paper from a January 2011 Kit from Personal Scrapper one of my favorite kit clubs I belonged to. 

The paper was a winter line from Echo Park. I also had this flower from a CTMH line that I have also had for a good long time. I have come to realize that I love establishments but often fail to use them so I am going to be trying to make sure I dig around in my stash and embellish my cards.

The sketch today from Sketch N Scrap is #141 and it is a cute one with lots of banners. I always love projects with banners. 

Here is the original sketch. We hope you can play along with us we would love to see what you come up with.

H2H Wearin O the Green

Today over at Heart2Heart we are partnering with Double Trouble for a fun challenge

"The Wearin' o' the Green"

THING 1: Trouble Maker says, "Let's celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the wearin' o' the green!" Dress up your project with green as the primary color. It does not have to be a St. Patty's Day Card...celebrate any occasion.

Don't stop here... consider Twisted Sister's optional twist.

THING 3: Twisted Sister says "Good ole St. Paddy's day is all about finding the Pot o' Gold... be it in a pint o' beer or at the end of a rainbow include a "golden touch" on your project for an added chance at our random draw.

This is an OPTIONAL TWIST but you will be awarded an additional chance in Double Trouble's random prize draw if you include something gold.

THING 2: Double Dare dares you then you are eligible to link your project at Heart2Heart and you will receive an additional chance at the Double Trouble Random Draw.

Here is what I came up with. 

Supplies:

Card stock - Fern, White Daisy, Gold Glitter, White Glitter

Paper - I Heart Us

Ink - Black

Other - This Cuts - Fancy Tags

SNS Card Sketch #140

I am trying to use up my paper pack - Something Fierce I love this paper but my goal is to always use it up before I move onto the next pack. 

Here is a quick card I came up with for the hubby, love leaving him notes in his lunch. 

Here is the sketch, I hope you can join us at Sketch n Scrap.

H2H Invitation Only

Invitation Only!!

Over at Heart 2 Heart this week we are extending some invitations. At first you might just think about a wedding invitation or a birthday invitation however there are so many other fun things that you can use invitations for.

Weddings
Showers
Birthdays
BBQs
Dinner Party
Girls Night
Card Night
A Weekend Getaway
Book Club (that is what I did :))
Spa Party
Tea Party

The list is just endless. Decide what you want to get together and do and have fun making some cute invitations.

I used some more of my Something Fierce Kit to make up a bookmark, with hand lettering, and a matching card. I just cannot get enough of that paper pack.

I used the fun torn paper file from the Artbooking cartridge but you could also use the Thin Cut Borders for this. I found the book club cut in Design Space.

I used some gems and popped up my book-club invite to give it a little something extra.

Here is a simple matching book mark that everyone will receive when they come to book club. 

I hope you will join us this month at H2H and make sure you take a look at what the other designers came up with.

H2H Creative Cards

Today over at Heart 2 Heart challenges we are featuring creative cards...so any card in any shape except your standard A2 card (4 1/4" x 5 1/2").

I personally love making little 3 x 3 cards. My hubby drives a semi over the road so he is gone for several days each week. I like having these on hand to I can toss them in his bag here and there. These are also fun to toss in a child's lunch or to attach to a gift bag.

3 x 3 cards are also a perfect way to use up your scraps. I have been having lots of fun with the new paper pack Something Fierce and with this card I added in the must have January Stamp of the Month Card Captions

Come and show us your cards we would love to see them over at H2H and make sure you check out the other designers too.

SNS Card Sketch #138

Hello there I a card to share with you today. My little ones birthday was last month and she just LOVES unicorns like ever other elementary school girl.

Here is a close up for you.

It is hard to see but I also have a scallop under the shaker. Next time I would probably make that a little bit more pronounced.

I also like to decorate the inside. My go to is the banners

I really had fun using this sketch #138 we would LOVE to see what you come up with.

SNS Card Sketch #135

I did end up changing this out a bit with a few embellishments instead of a sentiment but I love the overall simplicity of this card. Masculine cards are so hard to come by. I plan on using this sketch time and time again as I really love banners. 

I pulled out this long ago Cruisin' WOTG stamp set. I really just cannot get enough of this buffalo plaid from the Hello Pumpkin line. 

We would LOVE to see what you come up with using this Card Sketch #135 so make sure to link in over at the Sketch N Scrap blog.

H2H Color Challenge

Hello everyone, this week over at Heart 2 Heart we have a color challenge.

Sage, Sapphire, and Sugarplum

I had a lot of fun making this card with our new Thin Cuts -Shaker Window & Confetti and Decorative Borders. I used the Loose Sequins to full up the shaker and I added some of the Heart Confetti. Have you tried the new thin cuts yet??? I am so in love with them and they add the finishing touch I am looking for to my cards. 

I colored the butterfly from the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set with the Sugarplum Shimmer Brush and oh my goodness this photo does not do it justice it is so pretty and so sparkly. I finished the card off with a couple of  Sugarplum Glitter Gems.

Stop of on over at our H2H blog to check out what project the rest of the Design Team came up with! 

Supplies

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - White Daisy, Sage, Sapphire, Sugarplum

Ink - Black, Sage

Stamps - Grateful Heart

Other - Sugarplum Shimmer Brush, Sugarplum Glitter Gems, Loose Sequins - Silver 

Thin Cuts - Shaker Window and Confetti, Decorative Border

Paper Truffles Team Blog Hop - All Things Christmas

Welcome to the Paper Trufflez Team Blog Hop. The participants in this hop will be highlighting new products from the 2018 Holiday Expressions catalog. If you have come from Lisa's blog, you are on the right path.

The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants here. It’s really simple to hop along with us. Simply click on the link at the end of each blog post to move to the next one.

I was really happy with how this simple card all came together. I used the Seasonal Trees -November SOTM a little differently here. I embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment from the Christmas Blessings Stamp Set using our Candy Apple Pigment Pad and some Embossing Powder. I then used a tree top from Seasonal Trees stamped around the sentiment. I added some berries to create this Christmas card that would be very easy to reproduce if you like to make multiples of the same design.

I finished it off with some Liquid Glass on the berries, added a couple of sequins and some Silver Embellishing Thread. 

Now “hop” on over to Cecilia’s blog to see her fabulous artwork. Be sure to visit all the Consultants in the hop to get some fun creative ideas. If you get lost along the way, here is a list of participants. Thanks for stopping by!

H2H - Spotlight On...

You guys, have you seen this November Stamp of the Month? I love it. I have been making cards left and right with it. When I found out that the challenge for this week the challenge at Heart 2 Heart was going to be Spotlight On...I decided I wanted to create a scene featuring a blue sky. I have always loved this technique but for some reason I really have only done if a couple of times so this was super fun to revisit it.

To create this look I stamped two trees onto White Daisy cardstock. I took the first tree and added some ground cover and then attached it to some Candy Apple cardstock. On the other piece I stamped the little bird and some little stars using VersaMark pad and then I put some embossing powder on top of that. I then used a sponge dauber to swirl around Sapphire ink creating a night sky. Next I used a Thin Cuts - Basic Circle to cut out part of the scene and matched it up to the first tree.

To finish the card off I mounted it on my favorite buffalo pattern paper from the Hello Pumpkin Paper Packet and added some Clear Sparkles.

I really wanted to add a little bit of the Silver Embellishing Thread around the bottom but I couldn't find it. I must not have ordered it so I ordered some and I will add that to the card once it comes to finish it off.

Please make sure you stop by the other H2H Design Team Blogs to see what they came up with using this fun technique.

Supplies

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - White Daisy, Candy Apple

Paper Pack - Hello Pumpkin 

Ink - Black, VersaMark, Sapphire, Candy Apple

Stamps - Seasonal Trees

Other - Clear Embossing Powder, Circle Thin Cuts,  Clear Sparkles

Sweetest Day SNS WCMD #3

Do you have a sweetie? Do you play into Sweetest Day? I know if it is a random made up holiday but I can't help it, I love it. I love love, I love it more when I am in love but even before I had a sweetie I did always enjoy the day. I also love weddings and sappy love stories (both books and movies) I guess I am a romantic at heart.

Today I am sharing a card I made for my sweetie.

Here is the inside of the card where I added some paper and made some banners-

I popped up the typewriter and added some shimmer and used my new Thin Cuts Decorative Boarders 

Here is another one I made for my card stash.

I used our World Card Making Day Sketch #3 which I hope inspires you to make some cards. I really love this sketch and will probably use it quite a bit in the future.

Head on over to Sketch N Scrap, we would love to see what you come up with!

Supplies

all CTMH unless otherwise noted

Cardstock - White Daisy, Charcoal, Ballerina

Paper Pack - Boutique Paper

Stamps - My Type of Note 

Ink - Charcoal, Ballerina, Peacock

Other - Gold Shimmer Brush, Gold-flecked Gems, Pop Dots, Small Water-brush

SNS WCMD #2 - Hi There

Another card using up my Jillybean Soup kit. I just love how playful it is. I did some die cutting using the Close to my Heart stitched circles and some fussy cutting adding that little owl into the tree. 

I added another little owl inside the card but I left it blank because I am not sure if I want to go with "hang in there" or "lets hang out". 

I hope you have been making some cards. I have been enjoying WCMD and all the card making that goes along with it! We would love to see what you come up with for WCMD Sketch #2

Stop over at our blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has been up to or over to our Facebook Page where we have a On-Line Crop happening. Link up your project by October 31st at 9:55 pm CST.