May Basket with May Flowers

My Rose Collection

We are springing into Spring at Heart 2 Heart with flowers.

Sometimes I want to add a rose to a project but I don't want to 

take the time to make one. So I decided to take this opportunity 

 make a bunch of roses in assorted colors. I then made my May basket 

to hold the roses. Now when I need a rose I will have one ready to go.

I just made one of every rose in the Cricut booklets. Some from Artist and some from 

Art Philosophy.I used Buttercup, Ariana Coral, Blush, White Daisy, 

and Smoothie cardstock. After cutting the roses I rolled them 

with the quilling tool and secured them with liquid glass. After they were 

dry I sprayed them with water to soften the cardstock and curled the

 edges down.  Now it's your turn to share your flowers with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: Ariana
Cardstock: White Daisy, Ariana Coral, Blush, Smoothie, Buttercup
Ink: Smoothie, Honey
Embellishments: Ariana Assortment

Color Dare #91

My May Basket

The color Dare this week at Color My Heart is from Ariana Paper Pack:

Crystal Blue, Outdoor Denim, Ariana Grey, Ariana Green, Ariana Coral.

So, I used this paper pack to make a May basket.

It's all  ready to fill with some May flowers. 

This basket is made using the card on page 40 in the Artiste booklet.

To make the basket cut the card using cardstock at 6 inches and the 

B&T at 5.75 inches. Fold each card section and attach the sides 

to each other with a small tab. Cut each folded card section off the

B&T paper and attach to the sides of the basket. Attach the hexagon 

B&T shape to the bottom of the basket. Make small flowers to

attach to each seam on the basket. Add handle and butterfly as desired.

Now it's your turn to share your Ariana creations with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana

Cardstock: Ariana Coral

Embellishments: Ariana Assortment

Once Upon a Time

A Nutcracker Ballet Dream Come True

When my granddaughter was in her first Nutcracker Ballet at the age of 7, 

she dreamed of someday being the Mechanical Doll. Her dream came true

 in 2008 when she got the part of her dreams. She was on cloud 9 for weeks.

So....Once Upon a Time can happen with lots of hard work, perseverance 

and a lot of ballet classes.If you have a Once upon a time story to share 

with us at Heart 2 Heart you still have a few days to share.

Two page "Once Upon a Time" layout

The Mechanical appears when a giant gift box is opened by Clara's

Godfather. He winds up the doll and she begins to dance for Clara.

At the end of the dance Clara's Godfather picks up the doll and puts

her back into the giant gift box. The dance is over.

If you have a "Once Upon a Time" memory to share please post

at Heart 2 Heart for all to enjoy.

CTMH Supplies: 

B&T Duos: Daydream

Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Lilac Mist

Ink: Blush, Lilac Mist

Stamps: Playful Flourish, All My Love (Retired)

Pattern: Imagine "Three Part Harmony"

A Sketch Challenge

At Heart 2 Heart

7 days to play at Heart 2 Heart with this sketch challenge.

Coming up in May, my  5 card night will be making cards and a card

holder using the Ivy Lane Compliments adhesive sheet images. This

image was one that was left over so I put it to good use with this

sketch challenge.  Use the sketch below for your special creation.

Go ahead and give it a try and be sure to share at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: Ivy Lane
Cardstock: Holly hock, Blush, Bamboo
Stamps: Hello Blooms
Ink: Smokey Plum
Embellishments: Wooden Mini Medley, Ivy Lane Assortment

Color Dare #90

Take the Challenge

With some blues and a pop of color At Color My Heart. The colors 

are Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Pacifica and a pop with Honey.

Three is the Charm from Originals is the pattern for this card.

It has the three blues with three honey flowers, three buttons, 

and three white flowers with an epoxy bubble center.

So create some fun for us at Color My Heart

using these blues with a pop of  color.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: White Daisy, Indian Corn Blue, Pacifica, Outdoor Denim

Ink: Honey, Pacifica

Stamps: Hello Blooms, Big Hug, Wings

Embellishments: Pacifica Buttons, Epoxy Bubbles

Other: Polka Dot organdy ribbon from my stash

Feather Fun

It's a Sweet Leaf-Lagoon Challenge

The Heart 2 Heart challenge this week is a color challenge.

Just taking this opportunity with the Heart 2 Heart challenge 

to have some fun with feathers. I used the rock and roll 

stamping technique to make the feathers. Then added some 

stitching down the middle to give the feathers some dimension.

Looking ahead,  feathers will be featured in the new Free to Be Me 

paper collection that debuts in National Scrapbook Month May 1. 

This new paper pack includes trendy prints with feathers and arrows. 

Be sure to check back soon for some sneak peaks.

Now it's your turn to share your Sweet Leaf-Lagoon creation 

at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Skylark

Cardstock: Kraft, White Daisy

Ink: Sweet Leaf, Lagoon

Stamps: Feathers

Embellishments: Lagoon Washi Tape, Wooden Mini Medley, Charms, Aqua Dots

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.