New Year Blessings

Coming Your Way

Happiest of Blessings to you and yours in 2017.

This cards is coming to you by

Color My Heart

and

 Atlantic Hearts

Be sure to check them out all year for some fun and challenging inspiration.

Merry Christmas

From All the Holiday Expressions Paper Packs

Sorry I've been MIA lately. Been so busy with getting ready for Christmas

and trying to prepare for the new upcoming Seasonal Expressions.

Anyway, Merry Christmas to all my blogging friends and 

Blessing to all in the New Year. The following Christmas cards are

just to you from all the Holiday paper packs.

Happiest Holidays from Oh Deer

Play along with Oh Deer Challenges at H2H and Color My Heart.

Merry and Bright from Jeepers Creepers

Joy to you from City Sidewalks

Merry Christmas from Swan Lake

Each paper pack will retire on December 31 so be sure to get yours 

before they are going, going, gone.

I'm looking forward to being able to post regularly in the New Year.

I will be back then sharing at all my favorite places. See you then.

City Sidewalks Color Challenge

At Color My Heart

Colors of City Sidewalks: Black, Cranberry, Lagoon, 

Peacock, and Willow with White Daisy

A fun Z-fold box card. 

Closed card for mailing.

Share your City Sidewalk colors with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: City Sidewalks, Swan Lake

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Cozy Christmas

Ink: Cranberry, Black, Willow, Peacock, Lagoon, Sorbet

Embellishments: Sparkles

Color Dare 218

It's a Ruby, New England Ivy, & Whisper Christmas

Bringing out the Yuletide Carol paper pack to make a vintage

stair step card. This paper pack is retired but one of the greats.

Woodland Wishes trees and snowflakes with the greeting from

Christmas Post completes the card.

Be sure to check Color My Heart for your color challenge each week.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Yuletide Carol (retired)

Cardstock: Colonial White

Stamps: Woodland Wishes, Christmas Post

Ink: Ruby, New England Ivy, Whisper

Embellishments: Silver Sequins, Sparkles

Happy Happy Christmas

Scrapin' With the Scraps

Close to my Heart's November Special is the Happy Happy Christmas

collection of Christmas projects. They are perfect projects for Christmas

 scrapbooking, gifts, and those special Christmas Home decor items.

After making my projects I used the left over scraps to make a

Christmas card. I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts for my pattern.

If you need some fun patterns for your cards be sure to check out

Atlantic Hearts every Monday for a new sketch. 

CTMH Supplies:

Papers: My Crush Happy Happy Christmas

PML Cards: Happy Happy Christmas

Stamps: Happy Holidays

Ink: Fern

Embellishments: Fern Twine, Gold Sequins, Opaques

Color Dare 216

Seasons of Magic with Colors of Swan Lake

Glacier, Whisper, Slate, Peacock, Poppy, Goldrush, Fern, Canary

Using the Stamp set Season Of Magic and colors of Swan Lake

featured at Color My Heart cards of all seasons can be made all year round.

Winter Card: Peacock, Glacier, Whisper, Slate

Spring Card: Fern, Canary, Poppy

Summer Card: Canary, Goldrush, Poppy, Fern

Autumn Card of Thanks: Peacock, Glacier, Goldrush, Poppy, Fern

Don't miss out on this versatile stamp set and colors. Another color

challenge coming tomorrow at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Swan Lake

Cardstock: White Daisy, Canary, Fern

Glitter Paper: Silver

Stamps: Season of Magic

Ink: Whisper, Slate, Glacier, Fern, Canary, Poppy, Peacock, Goldrush

Embellishments: Thicker Twine, Opagues

A Special Wreath

From a Season of Magic

The Season of Magic stamp set can be used for magic

 in all seasons and for all occasions. 

 This Happy Day card can be used for a birthday, anniversary,

 or a happy greeting to cheer someone up. Between The Folds Challenge

of the Swan Lake colors are very versatile as well. Using the blues and

 grays give it a magical look for any occasion.

Need a sketch? Try Freshly Made Sketches each

week for a fun and easy card pattern. Be sure to share your 

creations at Freshly Made Sketches when you do.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Swan Lake

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Season Of Magic

Ink: Glacier, Peacock, Slate, Whisper

Embellishments: Opaques

Wood Grains With....

Rustic Home Fundamentals

The Rustic Home Fundamentals wood grains and the sketch

from Atlantic Hearts bring this cards to you at Heart 2 Heart.

Love the old fashioned vintage look of these papers with a

Christmas tree from Cozy Christmas and a touch of a burlap bow.

Using this sketch from Atlantic Hearts I switched the square

sentiment block for an oval to give it a more vintage look with

the rustic papers. Be sure to check out the Rustic Home Fundamentals

for that rustic nature look to your projects. Be sure to share at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Rustic Home

Cardstock: Colonial White

Stamps: Cozy Christmas, Season of Magic

Ink: Ruby, Desert Sand, Cocoa, Fern

Embellishments: Burlap string

Paper Piecing

With Jeepers Creepers Cheerful Colors

And Between the Fold stamping techniques challenge.

Sending you a Hello card with paper pieced letters and the

Color My Heart Color Challenge: Jeepers Creepers Colors

Pansy, Raspberry, Tangerine, Lagoon, Lemon, and Willow

 One of my favorite stamping techniques is paper piecing.

Step 1. Stamp your image on your project.

Step 2. Stamp your image on your desired B&T paper or cardstock.

Step 3. Cut out your image and adhere to your original stamped image.

If you have a favorite stamping technique please share at Between The Fold.

Need some cheerful colors? Check out Jeepers Creepers at Color My Heart. 

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Adventure

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps:Finding the Words, With You, Framework Alphabet

Ink: Black, Willow, Lagoon

Purple, Purple, Purple

A Purple Christmas

With Thistle, Pansy, and Eggplant at Color My Heart

Using scraps for candles makes easy cards for Christmas.

If you missed the color challenge this week at Color My Heart

a new challenge will be posted on Friday. Come play.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Thistle, Pansy, Eggplant. White Daisy

Stamps: Season of Magic

Ink: Eggplant

Embellishments: Gold Glitter paper, Ribbon from stash, punched twigs

Christmas Wishes

From City Sidewalks

The blues and greens from City Sidewalks and the

sketch from Atlantic Hearts make this a fun

 and easy Christmas card.

Now it's your turn to make a fun and easy card to share

at Atlantic Hearts.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: City Sidewalks

Cardstock: Peacock, White Daisy

Stamps: Season Of Magic

Ink: Willow, Peacock

Embellishments: Enamel Blue Dots

Sea Glass

And the Fundamentals

The Color of the year, Sea Glass, blends with the new

Fundamental papers. Then Heart 2 Heart says "Show us your Sea Glass."

Sea Glass with Whimsy

Sea Glass with Adventure

Sea Glass with Enchantment

Sea Glass with Uptown and Memo

Sea Glass with Rustic Home

Now it's your turn to show us your Sea Glass at Heart 2 Heart

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Whimsy, Adventure, Enchantment, Rustic Home, Uptown, Memo

Cardstock: Sea Glass, White Daisy

Stamps: Create Kindness

Ink: black

Color Pencils

Sea Glass Glitter Paper

EEK...Spooky

Eat & Drink with the Critters

Share some Halloween fun with a card inspired by 

Freshly Made Sketches

Jeepers Creepers paper pack, the Monstrous Halloween

stamp set, and this sketch from Freshly Made Sketches make 

a fun Halloween card for that special trick or treater. 

Have some fun. Make a Halloween card.

P.S. This stamp set works for Birthdays, too.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Jeepers Creepers

Cardstock: White Daisy

Stamps: Monstrous Halloween

Ink: Black, Willow, Pansy

Embellishments: Jeepers Creepers Assortment

Snowman in the Corner

With a Snowflake in the Other Corner

And a Merry Christmas in the middle.

A super fun sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Lots of possibilities with corner filled excitement and a sentiment in

 the center. I've been playing with my snowman this week and I wanted

 to continue with him in this sketch. I added the poinsettias for the flowers.

Use this fun sketch for some fun creating.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: City Sidewalks

Cardstock: White Daisy, Crystal Blue

Stamps: Cozy Christmas

Ink: Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Black, Pomegranate, Chocolate, Saddle, Pixie, Willow

Embellishments: Opaques, Snowflake Thin Cut

Celebrate National Stamping Month

And Double Your Kindness Cards

Create MORE with your Create Kindness Kit cards. By cutting up each 3X3 card

you can use them as B & T paper to create double the cards.

Cut each card in half. Then cut 1 1/4'" squares. Cut 1 1/4" squares

of complimentary CS. Layer your squares behind your sentiment.

Cut your 3 X 3 card in half. Cut a 2" square of complimentary CS.

Layer your squares and add your sentiment.

Cut a 3" square of complimentary CS. Cut a 2" square from

your 3 X 3 Card.. Layer the squares and add your sentiment.

Cut two 1 1/2" squares from a complimentary CS. Cut your 3 X 3 card 

into 1 1/4" squares. Layer all squares and add your sentiment.

Voila! Eight cards from 4 cards. You will need one sheet

of  White Daisy to make eight 3 X 3 card bases.

Be sure to share your projects at Heart 2 Heart and Happy Stamping all Month.

Color Dare #210

Eggplant, Peacock, Fern, & Desert Sand

Using the stamp set Season of Magic to stamp the basic wreath in

Desert Sand. Then adding the rich colors of Peacock and Eggplant

with a touch of Fern for the leaves makes this a finished card

for the Color My Heart color challenge.

This week's sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch is just perfect

for this stamp set with the wreath and the Cricut cut sentiment.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Swan Lake

Cardstock: Colonial White, Peacock, Fern

Stamps: Season of Magic

Ink: Desert Sand, Peacock, Eggplant

Random Stamping

National Stamping Month

Happy STAMPtember all month. National Stamping Month is 

a great time to just play with your stamps and create just to relax.

Random stamping is a fun way to play and create your own personal

background and texture papers with your own choice of colors and stamps.

I used the stamp sets With You  and Shower Flowers for my CTMH stamping 

project at Heart 2 Heart and my random stamped project to share at

 Between the Folds. This stamp set is extra fun because it uses two step stamping 

for the flowers and the flowers are also cut on the Cricut Flower Market cartridge. 

I am also including a short tutorial for random stamping with a pop.

Cut a piece of White Daisy for your random stamping. Stamp one flower on it.

Stamp a second flower in a triangle format around the first flower.

Add leaves to each flower with first and second generation stamping.

Fill in the empty spaces with the small stamps from Shower Flowers.

Stamp your sentiment and mount on coordinating CS.

With this stamp set you can pop up the first stamped flower

by stamping the two step flower on the cricut cut out and popping it up.

Have fun in STAMPtember all month. Come back and share at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Poppy, Goldrush, White Daisy

Stamps: With You, Shower Flowers

Ink: Goldrush, Poppy, Fern, Glacier

Warmest Wishes

With Oh Deer

and a sketch from Atlantic Hearts

One of the new paper packs in the newly released Holiday

Expressions is Oh Deer, a paper pack with vintage colors.

The pine cones in the stamp set Perfectly Pines along with the soft 

wood colors give an outdoor woodsy look to the card. 

The weekly sketches at Atlantic Hearts are a good place

to be inspired to create hand stamped cards. Check it out.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Oh Deer

Cardstock: White Daisy, Kraft, Sea Glass, Cocoa

Stamps: Perfectly Pine, Season of Magic

Ink: Desert Sand, Cocoa

Freshly Made Sketch 253

Oh Deer

A new paper pack from the Holiday Expressions features 

basic colors of browns, grays, and a touch of soft greens.

The outdoor rustic look with the pine cones from Perfectly Pine

stamp set and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches make this 

a fun holiday card. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Oh Deer

Cardstock: White Daisy, Cocoa, Sea Glass

Stamps: Perfectly Pine. Short & Sweet

Ink: Desert Sand, Cocoa