Thank Ewe card

I saw a cute card on Nancy Morgan's blog (http://www.papersmiles.blogspot.com/) using the Blintz base fold. So this is my version of her card. The instructions for the fold are here... Blintz Fold Card, you just have to click on the "Attached Files: Blintz Base Card topper.doc" and you'll find it there.

What I used (all Stampin'Up unless otherwise noted):
Pun Fun stamp set

Groovy Guava DP

Chocolate Chip C/S

White Daisy C/S (CTMH)

Chocolate Chip and Real Red inks

E11 Barely Beige Copic marker

Marvy Uchida Mega scallop circle punch

2" Fiskars circle punch

Large and Small Oval Punches

Copper eyelets (other)

Clear Dew Drops (other)

Pop-dots (other)

dino-dude... (a one pager)

Cole has always loved his lego, starting with the big ones like these that had dinosaurs in with them. Now he builds amazing things with the regular sized legos. Coolest toy ever invented!!!

This layout design is from Reflections - Title Topper, Subtitle. These pics worked fairly well with my (CTMH Sistah) Marjorie's color challenge (Olive, Barn Red, Honey and Cocoa or Chocolate) , so I quickly finished this one pager. The hardest part was figuring out a title... TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Reflections - Title Topper, Subtitle
It's A Guy Thing paper pack
Cocoa, Barn Red, Desert Sand, and Colonial White C/S
Dino Roar stamp set
Watercolor paper (for the dinos - other)
Honey Bigger Brads
Title: Cricut, Base Camp cartridge
Waterbrush
Honey, New England Ivy and Goldrush inks
Journal Pen (CM)

Sick Day.. a one pager

Going through my pics I found these of my son from almost 7 years ago. He was sooo sick with a flu that day... poor thing, he couldn't even barely walk. Took two steps and had to lay down for a rest kinda thing. It lasted a few days and it took a while for him to fully recover. I always feel so bad for these little guys when they're sick like that.

This layout design is from PageMaps.com, from June 2008 archives. It was supposed to be for a 8 1/2 x 11 page, but I just made it to fit 12 x 12. TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Game On B&T bulk
Cranberry B&T (linen look, retired from Fleurs des Jardins - I think)
Colonial White, Cranberry and Black C/S
Cranberry bigger brads
White Ricrac
Title: Cricut - Base Camp cartridge
Butterfly: Cricut - Indie Art cartridge
Flourish: Cricut - Home Accents
Scallop circle - Marvy Uchida Giga punch
Circle Coluzzle
Corner rounder punch (to make the scallop edge)
Pop-dots (other)

PAY IT FORWARD contest...

Pay It Forward - Blog Candy Contest!!

I was a winner on Toni's blog and part of the contest rules are, if you win, you have to promise to Pay It Forward... so this is it, copied and pasted right from Toni's blog ( scrapphappy.blogspot.com ).

Here are the details:


All you do here is leave a comment and you are entered!

*SHARE! ... then...
I will draw 3 names from all the comments and mail you something I made from the heart.


You post a comment on THIS POST and on Friday, August 1st, 2008, I’ll be announcing who the random winners are. {so, follow up with contact info to me}

There will be 3 winners, so you’ve got a great chance of winning a fabulous prize!
(not telling what - who doesn’t like surprises). If you are one of the 3 winners, you are ESPECIALLY responsible for keeping this contest going. If you do not win,
~ feel free to carry on this contest~ win or lose!
- draw 3 names and send them something (ctmh "sample" or such --or-- handmade from the HEART)~ and so on. In other words….Pay it forward! Does this make sense?

Only catch? You must have a blog (or CTMH site).
I suppose you have one, but if not - get one and enter!!

Only comment on this post if you are willing to play the game.
Heres where it changes :If you enter/comment:
then do this same contest on YOUR blog!!!

Have fun!!! and don't forget, if you win... Pay It Forward!

Grow... (1 pg baby LO)

I have a lot of old pics from before I ever scrapbooked that only have one or two pics from that 'event'. What to do, what to do??? I decided to take a look at PageMaps.com and found a perfect layout design for one of my favorite pics of Cole when he was just 9 weeks old. It was for one 6x4" picture, wow! So this is it...



What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
PageMaps.com layout (June 2008 archives)
Snips & Snails level 2 paper pack (retired)
Colonial White, Sweet Leaf and Heavenly Blue C/S
White Daisy Ricrac
Colonial White bigger brads in the center of Grommets from SU
Grow and Flourishes cut using my Cricut - Home Accents cartridge
Felt flower and leaves (found these at WalMart, they might be called Kajinks ? and they work with the tagging tool by the same name, like used to attach price tags to clothing)
Heavenly Blue brad in the center of flower
Circle Coluzzle
ScorePal to score around journaling rectangle
Journal Pen (CM)

Road Trip layout (1 pg)

I just finished this LO of my son. For the layout design I used the newly revised Reflections scrapbooking program, Bottom Border - Alternate.

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Reflections
Bulk Majestic Blue B&T
Outdoor Denim B&T (retired)
Crystal Blue, Bamboo, Colonial White and Cranberry (heart) C/S
Cranberry My Accents (brads, nail heads, concho)
Title and Iloveu4evr was cut with my Cricut - Base Camp cartridge
Black Journal Pen (CM)
Metal "dog tag" from a pair of Silver Jeans
CC Rub-ons
Pop-dots (other)

Studded Birthday card (masculine)

This card is not of my own design. I saw a card on Nancy Riley's blog (she's a SU Demo) and fell in love with it, so I have to praise her for inspiring me to make one. This is my version of her card, using what I had for supplies... looks pretty similar, though. TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Off Road stamp set
Sensational Seals stamp set
Express Postage stamp set (little star)
Black and White Daisy C/S
Silver shimmer C/S (not CTMH, from my LSS), embossed with my Cuttlebug
Silver Brads (22 of those little suckers)
Black ink
Platinum Planet ink (retired)
Happy Birthday was done using a Label Buddy
1" and 1 1/8" circle punches (SU and Whale of a Punch)
Tag Corner punch (SU)
Pop-dots (other)

Cheers! Cosmobella

I joined an image swap and while looking through some of my stamps, I discovered a Bella I had forgotten that I had! Ooh, a sign that I have too much stuff! Oops, did I just say that??? LOL Anyways, I just had to ink her up and try her out since she was new and feeling unwanted...

I have a card club to go to this weekend (one where I get to play and not teach at ~ the best kind!) and the challenge was to use the little metal ribbon slide (SU) on an item to bring to the next class. So I used it on this card. Bella is sooo cute & sassy! I'm still hoping that CTMH comes out with some fab chic images with sassy sayings!

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Cranberry Fleurs des Jardins B&T (retired)
Ocean, Citrus Leaf and White Daisy C/S
Copic markers
Black ink
Large and small oval punches (SU)
Metal ribbon slide (SU)
White, Blue and Green dew drops (from Michaels)
Fiskars hole punch
White grosgrain
Bazzill and Prima flowers
Pop-dots (under martini glass and Cheers!)

Oops, I almost forgot the alphas...
Sans Small Upper and Lower
Tiny Typewriter (for the !)

Oh, and of course COSMOBELLA!

Happiness held is the seed...

I made the scallop circle on this 5.5 x 5.5 card using a slit punch. (Thanks, Grace, for pointing me in the direction of the directions! LOL) I've been collecting some of the retired B&Ts and am trying to use some of them up. So I pulled this color combo together. Sorry for the colors in the photo. For the life of me, I could not get the Hydrangea to show true in my pics, and I took a lot of pics... thank goodness for digital, LOL! Even the Sweet Leaf is looking a little limey. Hydrangea is a real vibrant Halloweeny-type of purple, and Sweet Leaf is a softer green. Oh, well, what can ya do??? I still need to take that photography course I'm always talking about!!!

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Happiness stamp set
Sweet Leaf B&T (retired)
Hydrangea, Amethyst and White Daisy C/S
Hydrangea (second generation stamping) and Black inks
White Daisy bigger brads
White Ricrac
Coluzzle circle
Slit Punch (SU)
Pop-dots (other)
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen (SU)

I created this fun little card for Marjorie's color challenge #28. She is a fellow CTMH consultant and puts out a new color challenge each week. I haven't done very well with keeping up, but I do try.

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Hey Diddle Diddle (retired)
Bamboo, Desert Sand, Crystal Blue and Buttercup C/S
White Glossy C/S
Cuttlebug Swirl Embossing Folder
Corner Rounder
White Ricrac
White Daisy bigger brads
Black Embossing Powder
Waterbrush
Blush, Honey, Cranberry, Crystal Blue, Clover Meadow and Star Spangled Blue inks
Large and small star punches (SU)
Black Journal Pen (CM)
Uniball White Signo Gel Pen
Small hole punch (Fiskars)
Pop -dots (other)

Clover Pickin' layout

These are way old pics from 1992, when my twin daughters were only 2 1/2 yrs old. They were sitting out in our old back yard having a nice little visit with their cousin. Wow, the clover was bad and it really needed a mowing, but then I wouldn't have had these cute pics. I loved the fact that the girls were both wearing the same outfits as their cousin that day -- all in different color polka-dots, though. Totally not planned, we just didn't have a lot of stores to buy kids clothes in back then in our little city of Dawson Creek. (Not to be confused with Dawson's Creek, the TV show... LOL) TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Let's Get Together level 2 paper pack
Garden Green B&T (swirl pattern - retired)
Buttercup, Cranberry, White Daisy and New England Ivy C/S
Big Pinks flower (painted with Cranberry, Buttercup and Honey inks using a waterbrush)
White Daisy and Summer Posies flowers
Cranberry and New England Ivy buttons (from Holiday Craft Buttons)
Bulk White Ricrac
Garden Green brads
Title cut with Cricut - All Mixed Up cartridge
Black Jounal Pen (CM)
Pop-dots (under large flower petals)

Girly birthday card (to hold a gift certificate)

Cole has a birthday party to go to today, so last night I made a card to fit the gift certificate. This past week I went into the Northern Toy Box to find a gift, because it's much more fun to open a present than a gift certificate, but of course there were way too many things and it was a tad bit overwhelming. What would she like? Does she already have one? I should of just asked her mom what she's into right now; would of made my job a little easier, but no. LOL So Cole and I left with gift certificate in hand. Kinda boring, so hopefully the card makes up for it a little. ;o)

Happy Birthday, Emily!


What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
The Best Way stamp set
Happy Birthday stamp set
Birthday Wishes stamp set
Whoops-A-Daisy B&T
Hydrangea, Watermelon and White Daisy C/S
Hydrangea and Black inks
White Daisy Ricrac ribbon
Corner rounder (scallops)
Clear Dew Drops (Michaels)

6x6 Soccer LO (for Dad)...

Here's a little 6x6 layout for Dad to put in his office at work...

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Best Shot stamp set
Game On B&T
Clover Meadow, Black, Colonial White and Bamboo C/S
Clover Meadow, Black and Bamboo inks
Black journal pen (CM)
Black Bitty Brad
Black dashed ribbon
Circle punches (other)
Pop-dots (other)
Make-up sponge (other)

Finally, a Layout!

The inspiration for this LO came directly from a CTMH ad in the Aug/Sept. '08 Papercrafts magazine. I paired it with another Reflections LO, picking one that had room for lots of pics, even though it wasn't a companion to the left side -- oh well. I still like how it turned out.


What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Best Shot stamp set
Homestead Alphabet stamp set
Star Struck stamp set
Tiny Typewriter Alphabet stamp set
Game On B&T
Clover Meadow, Black, Colonial White and Bamboo C/S
Clover Meadow, Black and Bamboo inks
Black dashed ribbon
Black bitty brads and Bigger brads
Star punch (other)
Circle punches (other)
Coluzzle circle and Tag
Monogram Dimensional Elements (chipboard letters)
Pop-dots (other)
Make-up sponge (other)

Take Your Best Shot card

I've been ogling Heather Gerard's (fellow CTMH Consultant) fantabulous work with the Game On paper pack and finally found the time to do some work, using her creativity. (Thanks Heather!) I love the look of Clover Meadow with these B&Ts, as you will see when I get my LOs completed (hopefully today) and get them posted, too. The size of this card is 8 x 3.5.

What I used (all CTMH):
Best Shot stamp set
Star Struck stamp set
Game On bulk B&T
Clover Meadow, Bamboo and Colonial White C/S
Black and Clover Meadow inks
Black bitty brads
Distressing tool
Pop-dots (other)

Chrysanthemum card

This 6x6 card is lifted from 2 different ones I saw... the original design and basic colors are from a beautiful card made by Kathy Tucker. (Though I think hers is much prettier than mine! LOL) And the flower is made using a flower punch. The tutorial to make a flower is found on Stacey King's blog... Five Petal Punch Chrysanthemum. TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
The Giving Hand (sentiment) retired
Chocolate, Buttercup, Honey and Colonial White C/S
Chocolate, Honey and Sunflower ink
Make-up sponge
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (script)
5 Petal Flower Punch (SU)
Boho Blossom Flower Punch (SU) center of flower
Colonial White Brad
Yellow dew drops (Michaels)

Start Your Engines card

I went to my BFFs for craft time Wednesday night and didn't get much done, mostly just coffee and chit-chat... but I did manage to get one card completed. I always seem to forget to bring something with me, so my other projects didn't get finished. TFL

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Finish Line
Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Olive and Colonial White C/S
Stripe B&T from bulk Blue Ribbon (covered red with Olive strips of C/S)
Indian Corn Blue, Olive, Cranberry, Grey Wool and Grey Flannel inks
Black Staz-On ink
Waterbrush
Holiday Red bigger brads
pop-dots

Dino Birthday card

I found a little more time tonight to play. Thanks to CTMHs June Stampaganza, I have quite a few new sets to play with.

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Dino Roar stamp set
Star Spangled Blue, Sweet Leaf and White Daisy C/S
Watercolor paper (140 lb. Strathmore Cold Press)
Star Spangled Blue, Sweet Leaf, Olive, Orange, Grey Flannel and Black ink
Black Staz-On ink
Waterbrush
Make-up sponge (other)
White Gel Pen (Uniball Signo)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Pop-dots (other)

Vroooom...

Another watercolor card today. I had been getting together with a couple of friends every Monday to craft while the kids were in school, but since the kidlets have been out for Summer break, it's been more sporatic when we meet. We decided to create cards to bring with us for the next time we meet and bring supplies for the others to make our cards. For a theme we decided on juvenile boy cards and this is what I made today. I still have to decide if I like this one enough for my project to do with these gals or if I need to make a different one. Knowing me, I'll make something completely different! LOL

What I used (all CTMH product unless otherwise noted):
Finish Line
Watercolor paper (140 lb. from Michaels)
Black, Twilight, and Honey C/S
Black, Twilight, Honey, Cranberry, Grey Wool and Breeze inks
Black Staz-on
Edge Distresser
Holiday Red bigger brads
Pop-dots under main image
Waterbrush

Thinking of You watercolor card

I bought some 140 lb. watercolor paper from Michaels yesterday and tried my new Raccoon & Friends stamp with the bears on it. I first stamped the image with black Staz-on, then I just painted on the colors using ink from our stamp pad lids (give them a squeeze with the lid down) and our waterbrush. It was nice to get a chance to play today.

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Raccoon & Friends (bears)
Butterfly Kiss (Thinking of You)
Bamboo C/S and Chocolate textured C/S
Watercolor paper
Chocolate, Black, Olive, Hollyhock and Breeze inks
Black Staz-on ink
Twill ribbon
Pop-dots under main image
Edge distresser
Silver Grommets from sewing dept. at Walmart (comes with it's own setting tool)

Just a quick update...

Hi all. Sorry I've kind of vanished off the face of the blogging planet. We're still having a lot of things going on with my Dad, both medically and other stuff. So between that and the school year-end, life has been too busy to scrap much. I am definitely going through crafting withdrawls! LOL And hopefully no one feels snubbed if I'm not able to respond to questions and such over the next while. I am quite overwhelmed with all we are dealing with right now...

So here's to hoping that life will settle a bit (soon) so I can feed my crafting addiction... cheers!

Class of 2008...

Wow! I can't believe it's happened! My DDs have officially graduated! Not that it surprises me, it's just that the time has flown by. People have always warned me that it would. Two down, one more to go... LOL! Well, Cole still has 10 more years to go, so it won't be right away, thank goodness. Jessica and Jocelyn are off to College the 3rd week of August. They're starting to grow wings; I can actually see them starting to poke out a little. :o)