Sophia Birthday... {new Card Style #5}

This is the newest card in my selection of cards for purchase (card style #5). 

When you purchase a handmade card (which I will mail out to you), you also get the sketch/cutting instructions for the card emailed to you, as well as one of my box templates as a bonus.

You can see all the details on how to purchase a card here.

This card uses a new paper pack called Sophia.  The butterfly is from the Sweetheart Workshop Kit, and the sentiment is from a stamp set called Happy Birthday.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Paper:  Sophia B&Ts; Pear, White Daisy CS
Inks:  Black, Hollyhock, Pear
Stamps:  Sweetheart, Happy Birthday
Embellishments:  Adhesive pearl, Glitz glitter glue, White Daisy grosgrain
Other:  Double Scallop border punch (Martha Stewart), Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape

Email is working again...{oh, happy day!}

Gosh, what in the world would we do if we didn't have email anymore???  lol

I'm happy to say that it's up and running again.  I've caught up on my emails with everyone now.  ;)

My email is down...

Just thought I should put a little note here on my blog in case anyone is trying to reach me by email, or has purchased a handmade card and has had no reply from me...

The last time I was able to check my email was Saturday morning and I haven't been able to get into it since then.  So please be patient if you are waiting on me.  I'll be calling our provider as soon as they open for business this morning to see what's up.  :)

Find Your Style Friend Card... H2H Challenge

It's sketch week at the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog!

Here's the sketch...

I decided to turn the sketch on it's side to create my 5x7 card.

For the skirt, I simply added a pleated piece of Topstitch Chocolate B&T paper, then added some sparkles and ricrac.

For the pleated circles, I cut 2 strips (1 for each circle) of Topstitch Baby Pink B&T paper at 3/4" x 12" and scored each strip at 1/4", folding the score lines accordion style.  I glued a punched circle to the backs to keep their shapes, before adhereing them onto my card.

I have thoroughly enjoyed being a Guest DT this month at the Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog.

Won't you play along?

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Topstitch B&Ts; Colonial White, Chocolate, Baby Pink CS

Stamp:  Find Your Style (January SOTM)

Inks:  Chocolate, Baby Pink

Embellishments:  Clear sparkles, Blush ricrac, Chocolate polka dot organdy ribbon, Chocolate button, Colonial White buttons, Chocolate brads, Chocolate waxy flax

Punches:  Corner rounder; File Tab (McGill)

Other:  3D foam tape, Sponge, Piercing tool; Scor-Buddy & Scor-Tape (Scor-Pal)

Chairs To You!

I was playing with my new CTMH Spring/Summer products after my box of goodies arrived, and using one of my card sketches I came up with this "chair-y" card.  LOL, yes, I'm corny! 

It's a sneak peek at a couple of things: 

1. the Mayberry paper pack (available starting February 1st)
2. the May SOTM - Chairs To You (available only in the month of May)

I like how it turned out.  That chair looks so comfy!  ;)

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Mayberry B&T; Smoothie, Cocoa, Colonial White CS

Stamp:  Chairs To You - May Stamp of the Month, Mayberry

Inks:  Cocoa, Smoothie

Embellishment:  Colonial White crochet ribbon

Punches:  Scallop border (SU), 2 1/4" circle (EK), 2 1/2" scallop circle (Marvy Uchida)

Other item:  3D foam tape

Perfect Pear!

I made this card earlier this month while I was waiting for my box of new goodies to arrive.

It's simple, but cute and cheery!

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Olivia B&Ts; Colonial White, Black, Pear CS

Stamps:  You're Sweet, Friendship Alphabet Small, Checklist

Inks:  Pear, Black

Embellishment:  Black button brads

Punch:  Scallop border (SU)

Other item:  3D foam tape

So Sweet Owls... a CASE

Aren't these just the cutest?  I CASEd these adorable ones created by Lynn Put.  I changed them up a bit by using new paper packs CTMH that will be available for purchase starting February 1st, and changed her card shape from square to a standard A2 size.

The one I made in pinks uses the Sweetheart Level 2 Paper Pack, while the one I created in blues (below) uses the Fanfare Level 2 Paper Pack.

The pillow boxes are great for putting little treats inside.

Hope you love them as much as I do!

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Cole stayed home from school for a "sick" day today.  He's got a deep barky cough and was seriously wheezing this morning, so I opted to stay home with him, meaning no priming/painting today.  But I'll be back at it tomorrow.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Pink card and pillow box:

Paper:  Sweetheart B&Ts; White Daisy, Cotton Candy, Tulip, Black, Sunset CS

Stamp:  Sweetheart

Inks:  Cotton Candy, Black

Punches/Dies:  2 step Owl XL (SU), Lg Oval (SU), Heart-to-heart XL (SU), 5 Petal Flower XL (SU), 1 1/8" circle (EK), 1/2" circle (SU), 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" circle (EK), 3" scallop circle (Marvy Uchida), Scallop border (SU), Pillow Box die (SU)

Other items:  Uniball White Gel pen (SU), Pink Sorbet twine (the Twinery), 3D foam tape

Blue card and pillow box:

Paper:  Fanfare B&Ts; White Daisy, Sky, Pacifica, Black, Sorbet CS

Stamps:  Sweetheart, Fanfare

Inks:  Sky, Black

Punches/Dies:   2 step Owl XL (SU), Lg Oval (SU), Heart-to-heart XL (SU), 5 Petal Flower XL (SU), 1 1/8" circle (EK), 1/2" circle (SU), 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" circle (EK), 3" scallop circle (Marvy Uchida), Upper Crest border (Fiskars), Pillow Box die (SU)

Other items:  Black grosgrain (Walmart), 3D foam tape

A Snow Day... Really?!

Okay, so living in Canada, it's not often that we take a snow day, or even call it a snow day.  I had a call this morning from the school district that all the school buses aren't running today.  I definitely know that my car won't make it into the more than 1 ft. of snow in the driveway at the new house, at least not until we get it plowed out.  So with Cole not going to school, I'm taking a snow day.  The hubs has to go out into the "field" today for work, so he can't be our taxi driver.  The joys of living out of town...

I got only one day in on priming the walls, and don't even have all of the living room done yet... that tall wall is just too tall for me to tackle (it's a fear of heights thing... I figure I must have died in a previous life from a terrible fall or something... lol.  Which also must mean that I must have died from being attacked by bees too then, because of my irrational fear of bees... or maybe I was being attacked by killer bees and ran to the edge of a cliff and fell...  haha... okay, back to reality!).  So anyways, we gotta bring in the big guns for that one.  ;)  Our main builder/framer is slow for work right at this moment, so he's offered to do the work of painting those scary-to-paint spaces.  Thank goodness!  I think we'll be taking him up on that...

So a day stuck at home... what to do, what to do?  I think I'll have to fit some crafty time in. :)

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On a side note, I won't be to the post office until Wednesday morning and will do all my mail-outs then.

Happy creating!  :)