New Year - New Seasonal Expressions

New Paper Pack: Charlotte

And some new cutting tools: Thin Cuts

These die cuts make it easy to cut out your 

stamped images for some fun and easy creations

I came across this video for an envelope card and decided to give it a try. 

This card holds money or checks for a perfect presentation when giving

money. It works with all our two sided printed papers. I dressed up the flap

with the Springtime Wishes thin cuts and some sparkles.

The inside holds a message on a new PML card from the new

 Charlotte paper pack. The new paper packs now come with

 twelve 12 X 12 B & T Duos including the coordinating Picture 

My Life cards. Lots of fun creating coming your way in the New Year.

To view the New Seasonal Expressions Click Here

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Charlotte

Cardstock: Fern, Sorbet

Stamps: Springtime Wishes, Finding the Words

Ink: Black, Sorbet, Fern

Embellishments: Sparkles, Charlotte Compliments

A Gift for You

Martinelli's Gift Bag

Share a bottle of Martinelli's with your favorite person at Christmas

Bag design is from the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Challenge.

Cut scallops and leaves from Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

Add to bag in layers, stamp a sentiment and attach tag.

Use this sketch to make a merry surprise for someone special.

Merry Christmas to all

Holiday Cheer

With a Sketch

This week's challenge at Heart 2 Heart is to pick your favorite

past Heart 2 Heart challenge. My choice goes way back to the sketch

 challenge from October 5. I was asked to be a guest designer

 for the month of October and in the course of preparing my projects

 for October I had a family emergency and had to back out. 

This is the card I made for the first challenge in October. I never had an opportunity

to post it so I'm taking this opportunity to share my sketch challenge card. I

used the sketch below and the White Pines Compliments to make my card.

So pick your favorite H2H challenge and share your project 

this week at Heart 2 Heart.

Christmas Tags

Going Vintage This Year

Every year I make homemade decorations at Christmas. This started when my first born was crawling and wanted to eat the ornaments on the tree. All ornaments had to be safe if put in the mouth. I have continued making homemade Christmas decorations all through the 47 years of marriage.

This year I decided to go vintage with all my best vintage decorations. I wanted to make some vintage tags to adorn my Christmas packages. The color dare this week at Color My Heart worked perfectly into my plan. The vintage colors: Cocoa, Cashmere, Cranberry, and Fern.

First Set: Making vintage tags is easy as 1-2-3

1. Cut tag shape using cashmere CS and sand to get the worn look

2. Stamp a background with Cocoa ink or tone on tone Cashmere ink

3. Add your vintage embellishments (see suggested list below)

Second Set: Making vintage tags is easy as 1-2-3

1. Cut white Daisy tag and brayer with cashmere ink.

2. Stamp a background with Cocoa ink or tone on tone Cashmere ink.

3. Add your vintage embellishments (see suggested list below)

Suggested vintage embellishments:

Lace, twine, gingham ribbon, seam binding ribbon

Antique gold or brass hardware

Silk flowers, opaques, charms, brad accents, antique buttons

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: White Pines

Cardstock: White Daisy, Cashmere

Stamps: vintage sets through the years

Ink: Cocoa, Cashmere, Cranberry, Fern

Embellishments: Assorted vintage embellishments from my stash

Color Dare #169

A White on White Card Collection

The Color My Heart challenge this week is white on white with 

black for the sentiment only. To make white on white cards

 just cut all the parts of the card pattern using white daisy and 

emboss each part with a different embossing folder.

 Add a white icon and stamp your greeting.

Pattern: Make it From Your Heart Vol.2 #20

Pattern: Make it From Your Heart Vol.1 #19

 Pattern: Make it From Your Heart Vol.2 #28

 Pattern: Make it From Your Heart Vol.2 #23

Pattern: Make it From Your Heart Vol.1 #26

Fall Candles

With Nature's Colors of Fall

"Trending Now" the Heart2Heart challenge: Candles

For quick and easy Fall center piece fill any clear container with

 beans, peas, popcorn, etc. Add a candle and some Fall embellishments.

I embellished with some thick twine and a base & bling pendant 

and a water colored  leaf with a flower from Sangria Assortment.

Share with us your trendy items at Heart2Heart.

Handmade Christmas Gift #1

CD 2016 Desk Calendar

Handmade gifts are treasured at the Christmas season. This

CD desk calendar is just one of 5 handmade gifts that I will be giving 

at Christmas. To make your own see details on the tab at the top of this blog.

If you can't come to the workshop you may order a kit for $5.00 

Fun With Shapes

And Wonderful Water Colors

Water coloring the cut out shape from this card 

made another fun card with the leftovers for the

water color challenge at Heart 2 Heart.

Water coloring the cut out butterfly and adding the

white layering softens the water color look.

When playing with your water colors don't forget the shapes

and layers available with the new Artistry Cricut cartridge.

Take the water color challenge at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Kaleidoscope

Cardstock: White Daisy, Water Color Paper, Gypsy, Sapphire 

Stamps: Snowflakes, Sending Love

Ink: Sapphire

Embellishments: Silver Sequins, Blue Dots

Winter Wonder Window

Making A Window Card

Making a window card is easy as choosing a shape, cut out

 the shape and stamp a scene behind the cut out shape.

Be sure to check out Through the Window challenge

at Heart 2 Heart for more window ideas.

I cut out the snowflake using water color paper. 

 After wetting the water colored the paper I painted it 

with a light blue. While it was wet I sprinkled salt on the 

blue paint to get the snow effect. I stamped a snow scene

 in the window and put the card together. Make your window

 card and share with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Eggplant, New England Ivy, White Daisy, Water Color Paper

Stamps: Frosted WOTG, Snowflakes

Ink: Eggplant, New England, Ivy

Embellishments: Gold glitter paper

Water Color Fun

With Splats of Color

Adding a splat of color to your card has never been easier.

Just use our new CTMH Water Color paints, water color paper and

brushes. Add a sentiment with black ink and embellish with any

assortment of black embellishments.

For the splat technique cut your water color paper 1" bigger on all

sides of the size you will want to use. Attach the paper to a piece of

cardboard with washi tape to secure. Wash the paper with clear water

using the widest brush. Choose your colors and add your splats with the

largest round brush. Each splat will run in the wet water that you washed

on the paper. They will run together to make other colors. I started with

the red color, then added some yellow and then the green. I just let 

the splats run on the paper wherever they wanted to go. Let the paper

dry completely before you make your card.

CTMH Supplies:
Cardstock: Water Color Paper, Black, Poppy
Stamps: For Family
Embellishments: Black Fundamental Assortment, Black Shimmer Trim

Hello Autumn

With Sangria

 And Joanne Walton's White Pines Layout #3

Using the #3 layout from Joanne's White Pines Workshop 

makes a fun Fall layout with the Sangria Paper Pack. 

Her fun pine cone embellishments and the pieces from the

 Sangria compliments make this a great Fall layout.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Sangria

Cardstock: Colonial White, Kraft,

Stamps: Friend Tree

Ink: Desert Sand, Eggplant, Poppy, Fern

Embellishments: Poppy Thick Twine, Sangria Compliments

One Sheet Wonder

Easy as One, Two, Three, Four

1. Use Celebration Workshop patterns from Wishes

2. Use one B&T Duos from Sangria paper pack with coordinating CS

3. Sentiments from "Say It All" hostess rewards stamp set

4. Add daisies cut from Artiste Cricut cartridge page 54.

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: Sangria
Cardstock: Eggplant, Pomegranate, Colonial White, Cocoa
Ink: Cocoa, Pomegranate
Stamps: Say It All

Celebration Card Workshop

From Wishes

This workshop from the Wishes Card Confidence Program call

for 6 X 6 cards. I changed the size for each card to 5 X 6 to save 

on postage. The daisies and leaves are cut from Artiste page 54. 

Layer the Goldrush CS daisies in 3 different sizes and cut leaves at 

1 inch. The tips of each flower layer are sponged with pomegranate 

ink.The leaves are sanded and sponged with Desert Sand ink.The

 flower centers are Kraft circles embossed with dotted swiss and 

sponged with Desert Sand ink. Faux stitching added for texture.

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

Card #5

Card #6

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Sangria

Cardstock: Cocoa, Kraft, Goldrush, Fern, Pomegranate, Colonial White.

Stamps: Say It All

Ink: Cocoa, Pomegranate, Desert Sand

Embellishments: Burlap ribbon

White Pines Christmas Cards

Workshop On the Go

I've made the cards according to the instructions and 

made one with my take on the card layout. The cardmaking 

kit will make 15 cards with coordinating envelopes.

According to instructions

 My take with same card layout

 According to instructions

 My take with same card layout

 According to instructions

 My take with same card layout

 Inside greeting

Coordinating stamped envelope

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: White Pines
Cardstock: Fern, Cranberry, White Daisy
Stamps: White Pines WOTG
Ink: Cranberry, Fern, Cashmere
Embellishments: Fern thick twine. Sparkles

Add a Little Compliments

To Your PML Cards

The White Pines Picture My Life scrapbook cards can be

dressed up with the newly designed White Pines Compliments.

The compliments contain coordinating stickers, Kraft 

die cuts, and clear plastic die cuts. Use these to 

dress up your Picture My Life pocket cards

CTMH Supplies:
PML Cards: White Pines Z3176
Compliments: White Pines X7200C