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

Inspired by My New Downline

Everyday Journal

My new downline, Valerie made this journal for her sister with Laughing Lola paper pack

 from her new consultant's kit. It was so amazing that I had to make one for my self.

Valerie's Journal with Laughing Lola

My Journal with Skylark made from Valerie's inspiration.

 I wanted to use our new charms and the 

embellishments that coordinate with Skylark

Inside Journal has a pocket to save my notes.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Laughing Lola, Skylark

Cardstock: Kraft

Stamps: This is Good

Ink: Chocolate, Lagoon

Embellishments: Skylark Assortment, charms, burlap ribbon, triangle studs

Other: Notepad

It's a Triple Triple Triple Play

On March 3, 2014

 Today is the 3rd day of the 3rd month of the year so our 

challenge today at Heart 2 Heart is a triple play.

My triple,triple, triple play:

1.  Three rows B&T papers

2. Three layers under the balloon

3. Three embellishments: trinkets, bakers twine, opaques

Now it's your turn to enter your triple play with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Balloon ride

Cardstock: Crystal Blue, Cashmere

Ink: Saddle

Stamps: Give a Lift

Embellishments: Trinkets, Bakers Twine, Opaques

Embossing folder: Quatrefoil backside

Color Dare #83

Colors of Skylark

Juniper Lagoon Sweet Leaf & Skylark Yellow

Skylark is one of my favorite paper packs in the 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book.

To make this card I embossed 3/4 of the top of the card. I used the backside

of the embossed piece to make a different texture. I cut two1 inch cricut bows

and one 3/4 inch bow for the border. Adding some B&T to the bottom and a

ticket made from a card in Picture My Life with a bug and a heart complete

this card. Now it's your turn to share your Skylark creation at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Skylark

Cardstock: Kraft

Stamps: Wings

Ink: Lagoon, Sweet Leaf

Embellishments: Skylark Assortment, Picture My Life Card

Embossing Folder: Quatrefoil