Blues 4 the Guys

Indian Corn Blue

Adding to my stash of masculine birthday cards fit just right with the

Color My Heart color challenge this week: Indian Corn Blue, Black,

White Daisy, and Silver. Great colors for that special guy card.

And then there is Lagoon

Brought to by the Birthday Color Challenge at Heart 2 Heart.

The challenge is to make a project using the color assigned to 

your birthday. My color was one of my favorites: Lagoon

So check out the color challenge at Color My Heart or find

your birthday color at Heart 2 Heart and share your project with us.

Let the Games Begin

First Game: Tic-Tac-Toe

Heart 2 Heart has a Tic-Tac-Toe game board to play from.

To play the game - you have to get three in a row 

either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

I chose diagonally with manly, ribbon, and embossing.

I used manly colors from the Wanderful paper pack, Black striped twill ribbon 

and the Chevron embossing folding to emboss the banner.

Note: this last week we had a family gathering for my Grandson's 21st birthday. 

When I went to my card basket would you believe I had No masculine 

birthday cards. So I'm stocking up on masculine cards this week.

So here's the "board" we played off of for Tic-Tac-Toe at Heart 2 Heart

Second Game: Bingo

Using the Bingo card from Jeanette Lynton's Blog, Make It from Your Heart 

I made another masculine birthday card to add to my stash. 

To play this game use the inspiration Bingo board: Close your eyes 

and let your finger land where it may. Then choose your direction.

I used all the guidelines listed under the "O" in Bingo

For my stitching and the exposure of the white core I did some

faux stitching on the black band. I used the Snapshots Dimensional

Elements for my frame. I used the Shinhan markers to color my stars and

the PML card is from the Hopscotch collection.

I do have to say the Bingo game was certainly a challenge. 

So if you're up for a definite challenge play bingo with us. 

To get your Bingo card visit Jeanette's blog Make It From Your Heart 

and let your creative juices take you to new places.

Color Dare #126

Bamboo, Champagne, Black

A vintage combination with PML cards

The For Always Picture My Life cards are just right for 

this acrylic frame 2015 desk calendar

A compliment for your desk: A notepad cover with 

an inside pocket to save those important notes.

Inside Notepad holder

Be sure to play along with us this week at Color My Heart 

with these amazing vintage colors.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Yuletide Carol

Cardstock: Bamboo

PML Cards: For Always

Stamps: A Little Note

Ink: Black

Embellishments: Black Button

Other: 5 X 8 Notepad, Paper Flower

Mixing It Up With the Old and the New

At Heart 2 Heart

Mixing the Old with the New at Heart 2 Heart this last week

made a fun up to date project

The Old: Green Chiffon Ink, Apricot Blossom B&T, Photo Hangers, 

Embroidery Floss and My Creations Art Board

 The New: Year Noted paper Kit

Put it all together to make this pocket page with six pockets: a pocket for

each subject in theYear Noted 

 Add some journaling tags to note the progress of each subject. The tags

are 4.5 X 3 and will cut down to 4 X 3 PML cards at the end of the year
to fit in the My Creations Mini Book for a memory book of the Noted Year.

Add some paper clip flags to note each pocket's subject.

Now, what kind of old goodies do you have to mix with some new

products to make a fun Old is New project? Share with us at Heart 2 Heart.

NEW from Seasonal Expressions

Embossing Folders

Seasonal Expressions brings us some new embossing folders:

Hearts for Love You cards

Diamonds for Thank You cards

Scallops are fun to cut around for a scalloped edge.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Heartstrings, Brushed

Cardstock: White Daisy, Smoothie. Glacier

Stamps: Lovely Birthday, A Budding Friendship, Happy to be Friends, Variety of Thanks

Ink: Ruby, Canary, Whisper, Pear. Smoothie, Glacier, Flaxen

Embellishments: White Shimmer ribbon, Red shimmer Ribbon, Heartstrings Stickies 

Valentine Treat

Ghirardelli Quick Wrap

Cut Icon on page 81 in Artbooking booklet @5.5 inches.

Score at the bottom and wrap around the Ghirardelli.

Punch two holes at the top and tie with ribbon or twine.

Cut Icon on page 29 in Artfully Sent booklet @ 2 inches.

Stamp the coordinating frame from Artfully Sent Collection.

Stamp a Valentine greeting of your choice.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Ruby, White Daisy

Ink: Ruby, Whisper

Stamps:  Artfully Sent Frames, Heartstrings WOTG

Embellishments: Bakers Twine

Hopscotch Greeting Cards

From Creative Insider Collection

At our 2015 first 5-Card Night in January we will be making some fun

greeting cards with the new paper pack "Hopscotch" and the new

stamp set "Happy to Be Friends." The patterns for these cards will

come from Close to my Heart's new Creative Insider Workshops.

Card #1 from Hopscotch Creative Insider

Card #2 from Hopscotch Creative Insider

Card #3 from Confetti Wishes Creative Insider

Card #4 from Confetti Wishes Creative Insider

Card #5 Seaside Creative Insider

Be sure to sign up for 5-card Night at my Open House this 

Saturday, 10 AM and earn 5 tickets for the ticket drawing.

RSVP by January 6 and earn 5 tickets for ticket drawing.

RSVP by January 9 and earn 2 tickets for ticket drawing.

Lots of prizes for you to win so don't miss all the fun.

12 Days of Christmas

Inspired by Make It From Your Heart

When I saw this post on Make It From Your Heart I decided to use 

this idea to make my Mom her birthday present. Since my Mom

 was born on the 12th day of Christmas we wanted to celebrate it 

with twelve days of Christmas Birthday gifts... a gift for each day from 

Christmas until her birthday. The colors are inspired by the 

color challenge at Color My Heart: Ruby and New England Ivy.

12 Days of Christmas Birthday Basket

Day 1 a hand stamped paper bag wraps a loaf  of  persimmon pudding

Day 2 a cookie bag filed with Christmas cookies.

Day 3 A decorated envelope with a bookmark inside

Hugs and Kisses for day 11

Day 5 Her favorite: Red Vines

Day 7 A box of Hershey Nuggets

Day 8 A post it holder with a 2015 calendar for her purse

Day 6 A can of the yummy Party Chex mix

Day 9 A note pad to keep all those important notes

Day 4 a box of hand stamped cards

Day 6 top of can with Chex Party Mix

Day 10 A magnet saying for the refrigerator

Day 11 Hugs and Kisses

Day 12 the birthday present in a hand made box with kraft cs.

Join the fun with Ruby and New England Ivy and share with us at

Color My Heart. I'm off to make some New Years Cards with these colors.

Packaging the Money Gifts

This Year For Christmas

This year my husband and I decided to give cash for Christmas giving.

I didn't want to just but the money in a card so I  gathered up some

ideas on Pinterest. I incorporated the money with a Christmas candy treat.

Mason jar full of Christmas M & Ms with some cash inserted

in a tube in the center of the jar.

Mason jar with Christmas M & Ms, Hugs, and Kisses.

The lid has three candles, two are rolled twenty dollars bills.

Plastic water bottle filled with Christmas candies and

rolled dollar bills. To fill the bottle cut an opening in the

side of the bottle, fill with treats and money, close the opening

and cover with Christmas B&T paper. Cover lid with coordinating 

fabric and attach  with a ribbon.

A suitcase with Hershey nuggets wrapped in money.

Snowman has a twenty dollar bill scarf.

Clear box with Ghirardelli chocolates wrapped with 

twenty dollar bills. Container filled with Hugs and Kisses.

Soup can with pop top is filled with chocolates, a roll of

quarters, and some dollar bills. This gift is for my brother who

usually comes up short on parking change at the beach. Hope

this will help.To make this container cut the bottom off a

pop top can. Clean can, fill with goodies and reseal the bottom 

lid with liquid glass. Decorate the can as desired.

Nugget box with Money tree.

Happy Christmas and 

Merry New Year to you and yours.

Color Dare #122

Layered Hearts Ornament

With Cranberry, Sorbet, Olive, and New England Ivy.

Christmas colors at Color My Heart Weekly challenge.

Heart Dimensional Elements covered with Evensong B&T and layered 

together. Dangles from the tree with a button and bakers twine.

Share your Christmas creation with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Evensong

Dimensional Elements: Hearts

Embellishments: Button, Bakers Twine, Opaque