Color Dare #89

Juniper, Creme Brulee, and Sorbet

A color dare at Color My Heart and a sketch at

CAS(E) this sketch make a good combination for a fun card.

The flowers from Enjoy The Little Things stamps set are stamped

tone on tone with Juniper ink and Sorbet ink. Sorbet ink was used

on the Creme Brulee circle because it was to light for a good image.

This sketch from CAS(E) this sketch was used for the

card pattern. So come play with us at Color My Heart

and/or share your take on the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Lollydoodle

Cardstock: Juniper, Creme Brulee, Sorbet. White Daisy

Ink: Juniper, Sorbet

Stamps: Enjoy the Little Things

Embellishments: Aqua Dots

A Cricut Challenge

A Book of Baby Firsts

Inspired by the Art Booking Made Easy:Sweet Smiles and the free monogram download

I put together a sweet book of Baby Firsts. I used all the elements on pages 50 & 51

in the Artbooking booklet just to try them out. I also used Balloon Ride paper pack

for the softer baby colors of Sorbet, Creme Brulee, and Sky. I was just finishing up

my project when (Oh My) It's a Cricut challenge at Heart 2 Heart. So here we go.

Front Cover

Baby's First Photo

Baby's first smile

Baby's first food. 

In the pocket is a journal piece to list baby's first foods

Memorabilia pocket envelope

Back of envelope

Baby's first bath

Baby's first haircut with an envelope to hold that first

lock of hair.

Baby's first tooth and the date

Baby's first word with a place to write the word.

Journal page to write all the notes for each first in this book

Back page "Crafted with Love"

Now it's your turn to share your cricut project with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Balloon Ride

Cardstock: Colonial White, Sky, Sorbet, Creme Brulee

Ink: Black, Sorbet, Creme Brulee, Sky

Stamps: All the Details, Crafted with Love, Keyboard Uppercase, Artbooking stamps sets, Hello Blooms

Embellishments: Balloon Ride Assortment, Ariana Assortment

Other: Assorted ribbons from stash

Color Dare 88

Fun With Easter Colors

Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Lagoon, Smoothie, and Sunset 

are the colors this week at Color My Heart

It's that time to set up my Easter display and the color dare at Color My Heart

worked out just right for this project. 

Lagoon basket, Buttercup jelly bean cup, and Smoothie egg holder 

made with the cupcake wraps from Artiste Cricut cartridge. 

Cut the egg holder 2" and cut the jelly bean cup at 2.25 inches. 

Buttercup basket, sweet leaf jelly bean cup and Sunset egg holder

Buttercup letters on the large clothes pin, lagoon jelly bean cup 

and sweet leaf egg holder

Sweet Leaf dimensional banners with buttercup letters on large clothes pins, 

Celebrate banner, Smoothie egg holder

So grab your Color My Heart colors, create something special and 

share with us at Color My Heart this week.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Skylark, Chantilly

Cardstock: Lagoon, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Smoothie, Sunset, White Daisy

Ink: Lagoon, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Smoothie, Sunset

Stamps Wings, Art Philosophy Stamp set, 

Embellishments: Epoxy Bubbles, Lagoon Assortment, Banner Dimensional elements

Other: Assorted Ribbons, jelly beans, large clothes pins, plastic eggs

More Monogram Greetings

Free CTMH Monogram Downloads 

Four more cards with a new girly look and free monograms from Close to my Heart.

(If you missed my more masculine cards you can see them here)

Cut four cards from a pattern in Make It From Your Heart Vol. I or II

Choose your monogram and greeting and add them to your cards. 

Add some buttons, ribbon bows and doilies to give that girly look.

"B" is for Believe

I chose pattern #20 in Make It From Your Heart Vol. II

"C" is for celebrate. 

Add a doily, stick pin, and a ribbon bow. 

"A" is for Amazing!

Use a word that has swirls, add a doily, and a ribbon bow.

"E" is for Enjoy

Use a ribbon bow with the simplicity of the "enjoy" word for a clean look.

In case you missed the ABC's of monograms you can  find them here.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana

Cardstock: White Daisy, Ariana Gray

Stamps: Believe in Yourself, Art Philosophy Stamp set, Love This, For a Friend

Ink: Slate, Smoothie

Embellishments: Black Mini Medley, Ariana Assortment, buttons

Other: Assorted Doilies

Monogram Greetings

Free Monograms 

Get your free monograms from Close to my Heart Here.

Print the sheet of mongrams, punch the circles with the 1.25 

circle punch, and make a quick greeting card.

"D" is for DAD. 

Choose a pattern design from Make It From Your Heart Vol. I or II

"G" is for Grandpa.

Use the Perfect Fit Frames to frame your monogram.

"F" is for Friend.

Choose a one word sentiment to go with your monogram.

"H" is for Happy.

The ABC's of monograms can be found here.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Jubilee

Cardstock: Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White

Stamps: Perfect Fit Dad, Perfect Fit Mom, Card Chatter-Birthday, Perfect Fit Frames 2

Ink: Black

Embellishments: Triangle Studs

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart Vol.II #25

Note: More one word monogram greetings with the feminine look to come.

Country Flair With Embossing Fun

CTMH New Embossing Folders

Get your ticket to the country fair with this Jubilee embossed card. 

It's country flair time at Heart 2 Heart so come play along with the flair.

Embossing with Jubilee paper pack. Emboss the top 2/3

of the card with the quatrefoil folder. Using the back side

attach a bow border and embellishments from the paper pack.

To make bow border cut two 1" bows and one 3/4" bow.

Cut the two 1" bows in half and place on each side of the card.

Place the 3/4"bow in the center and attach a bakers twine bow.

Embossing with Ariana paper pack. Emboss stripes 2/3 down 

from top. Add a Bow border made with Ariana papers and

embellish with some Ariana butterflies.

Embossing with Lollydoodle paper pack. Emboss the polka dots on 

the top 2/3 of the card. Punch 1/4" circles using the polka dot 

print paper. Using the glue pen randomly adhere the paper 

dots to the embossed dots. Make bow border.

Color it up with the chevron embossing folder. Emboss the top 2/3

of the card. Emboss three colors using scraps. Cut the colored chevron

stripes in single and double rows. Attach to the embossed area as desired.

Embossing with Balloon Ride paper pack. Emboss the top 2/3

of the card with the chevron embossing folder. Emboss some scraps

 of  Saddle, Sky, and Creme Brulee.Cut out the chevron stripes 

and attach to the card. Make the bow border and stamp a 

sentiment at the bottom. 

Embossed stripes with 2 colors. Cut each section as desired. Leave a 

gap between the 2 colors to add a sentiment and embellishments.

I missed the embossing folder blog hop but you can take the tour starting here. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana, Lollydoodle, Balloon Ride, Jubilee

Cardstock: Ariana: Crystal Blue, Outdoor Denim

                  Lollydoodle: White Daisy, Cotton Candy, Sorbet, Pear

                  Balloon Ride: Colonial White, Saddle, Sky, Creme Brulee

                  Jubilee: Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White

                  Two Colors: Sky, Sweet Leaf

Ink: Outdoor Denim, Cotton Candy, Saddle, Cocoa, Sky, Topiary

Stamps: Big Hug, Holiday Tags, 

Embellishments: Lollydoodle assortment, Flamingo Dots, Balloon Ride Assortment, Wooden Mini Medley,

Enamel shapes

Color Dare #87

It's Time to Play with Ivy Lane

This week I was invited to be a guest designer for Color My Heart 

just as I was making my annual Easter treat containers for my family. 

Since purple is the color of the day for this family I was playing 

with Ivy Lane when the call came. Great timing! 

Just in case you don't have this paper pack you can play along using 

blush, hollyhock, smokey plum, and some 

garden green if you still have some.

My treat container is a tin can covered with the green B&T and wrapped with

the zip strip from the same page. The handle is a 1.25" X 11" cardstock scalloped

with our scallop border punch. A 1/2" strip of B&T is adhered down the center 

of the handle. To make the bunny punch a 2" cardstock scallop circle. Ears are

made with 4" flower #6 (Art Philosophy) and 1.25" Petal #2 (Art Philosophy).

To make eyes punch two white 1/2" circles, two 3/8" black circles and one 

1/2" blush circle cut in half. The whiskers are bakers twine and the nose is a 1/2" 

 heart. The mouth is drawn with a black pen. Ready to add your favorite treats.

So grab you Ivy Lane paper pack or the colors from the pack and share 

your creations with us this week at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ivy Lane

Cardstock: Blush, Ivy Land Green, Hollyhock, Black, White Daisy

Ink: Black, Hollyhock, Smokey Plum, Olive

Stamps: Tag the Occasion

Embellishments: Baker Twine

Other: White polka dot ribbon, Hershey Nuggets, Easter grass

Clean and Simple

Easter Wishes

A fun sketch at CAS(E) this sketch brings you Easter Wishes.

Clean and Simple with 2 layers, a butterfly and a bow.

Use this sketch from CAS(E) this sketch for your clean and simple creation.

A new sketch comes out tomorrow. 

Check it out and come play at CAS(E) this sketch.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana

Cardstock: White Daisy

Ink: Smoothie, Olive

Stamp: Family Love, Greatest Love

Embellishments: Ariana Assortment

Color Dare #86

Ponderosa Pine, New England Ivy, and Goldrush

are the featured colors in this week's challenge at Color My Heart.

Been wanting to play with my new stamp "Hope."  My favorite coloring 

trick is to stamp with a dark green and color in with the blending pen 

before the ink dries. This requires a dark green so I used Ponderosa pine 

to stamp the image. The flowers are colored with the blending pen 

and goldrush ink. "Hope" is stamped with goldrush and paper 

pieced over the original green letters. Quick & easy.

Take the challenge and share at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Flirty

Cardstock: New England Ivy, Goldrush

Stamp: Hope

Ink: Goldrush, Ponderosa Pine

Embellishments: Trinkets

Pattern: Originals "Background Bar"

Color Dare #85

A Water Color Effect

With Hollyhock, Autumn Terracotta, and Barn Red

Using the backside of  a flower stamp from the stamp set "Enjoy the Little Things"

stamp first generation ink off to second generation. Give the second generation 

ink a soft spritz of water with the spray pen. Stamp the wet ink on a 

piece of white daisy cardstock. After the ink is dry turn the stamp 

over to the right side, ink and stamp the flower 

on the water colored spot. Cut your flower out and use as desired.

The colors this week at Color My Heart work really well for this technique.

Happy coloring and share with us at Color My Heart.

I used this fun and playful sketch from CAS(E) this sketch 

for my card pattern. You can show us your creation using this

sketch this week at CAS(E) this sketch.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Olive, Hollyhock, Barn Red, Autumn Terracotta

Ink: Olive, Hollyhock, Barn Red, Autumn Terracotta

Stamps: Enjoy the Little Things

Embellishments: Sparkles