Mojo Monday #185

I finally got a chance to use my Miracle papers for this week's Mojo Monday sketch - I'm really pleased with how my card turned out:

Patterned papers are Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft, Sweet Leaf & Colonial White; Stamp set is Happy Birthday; Inks are Sweet Leaf, Heavenly Blue; Colonial White grosgrain ribbon; Sweet Leaf button; Kraft Color-ready borders; Dimensional Elements Resistables chipboard flower; - all CTMH.

April Showers bring May Flowers at Heart2Heart!

I love this as a challenge idea!  This week's Heart2Heart challenge lets you decide how to incorporate rain/showers/flowers any way you like... maybe a rainbow?  I love my card!  It looks deceptively simple - and was more time consuming and finicky than anything I've made in a long time.  Can you tell that there are 14 different papers, 10 inks and 3 stamp sets used?  I hand cut all the buttons and leaves, used my Coluzzle for the button 'mats', and sanded all the edges to smooth them out nicely.  And my little polka dot background is supposed to be the April showers (get it?) coming down on my May flowers.  We would love to have you join us by playing along this week - just link up your project on the Heart2Heart blog (remember that your project should use mostly CTMH products - just list what else you've used).  We have two new sponsors for April: LeAnne Dudley and Michelle Zimmerman who are providing wonderful prizes that will be given to two randomly chosen players at the end of the month.  Come and see what the rest of the design team has come up with this week!

Finished size is 4"x9".  All products are CTMH: stamp sets are Buttoned Together, Grown with Love and Argyle Backgrounds; Olivia patterned paper; Cardstock is Sky, Pacifica, White Daisy, Cotton Candy, Hollyhock, Amethyst, Gypsy, Pear, Lagoon, Creme Brulee, Sorbet, Tulip & Vineyard Berry.  Inks are Sky, Cotton Candy, Gypsy, Pacifica, Lagoon, Sorbet, Creme Brulee, Tulip, Pear & Black.  Embroidery floss, Bamboo brad.  Flower stems are machine stitched.

Mojo Monday #184

I chose to do the square version of this week's Mojo sketch (probably my favourite card shape!) 

Stamp sets are Beautiful You, Verve and Friendship Flowers, CTMH; Patterned papers are Girl Friday, Cosmo Cricket; Cardstock is Kraft & Colonial White; Juniper & Desert Sand inks; Juniper button & ribbon; Kraft color-ready borders - all CTMH; Martha Stewart Baker's Twine.

Sketch time on Heart2Heart

Yay!  I love sketch weeks on the Heart2Heart Challenge Blog!  Mary has come up with a lovely circle image for you to try - or you can put the image onto a square or rectangular card - your choice.  My choice was to do a clear card, using one of CTMH's 4 1/2" square bases.  I've put the background and scalloped circle onto the inside of the card, and the vanilla cream circle with all the details is on the front.  I used Connie MacFarlane's instructions for making a ruched ribbon with our organdy, attached it with a little liquid glass, added a paper flower & some opaque pearls - and voila!  Photographing clear cards is a little tricky to avoid the glare, and to get a good image of it closed - so I've got a few angles to show you.
     Our March guest designer Mary Gunn is joining us for her last challenge, so check out what she & the design team have made to inspire you over at the H2H blog.  Remember to use mostly CTMH products in your creation, and you may be chosen as one of our April Top Ten or even win one of the monthly prizes.

 

All supplies are CTMH - Patterned Paper is Bliss; Cardstock is Chocolate, Grey Mist & Vanilla Cream; Ink is Chocolate; Organdy Ribbon; Opaque Pearls; Stamp Set is From Me to You; Clear Cards 4 1/2" assortment; Corner Rounder.

Mojo Monday #183

Here's my attempt at this week's Mojo sketch:

Patterned papers are Marjolaine, Basic Grey; Cardstock is Kraft, Cocoa & Colonial White, CTMH; Sentiment is Sweet Treats, Verve; Ink is Cocoa; Sparkles & Cocoa ribbon - CTMH.

All About Baby at Heart2Heart

This week at the Heart2Heart Challenge Blog - we want you to show us your baby projects!  Cards, gift items, shower decorations - whatever you like.  You should use mostly CTMH products, post your picture to your blog and link up the post to the H2H blog.  At the end of the month, we will be reviewing all posts to come up with our Monthly Top Ten, and 2 random participants will win prize packs donated by our sponsors Lori Brown and Angie Parchey.  Lori is playing along with the design team this week, so head on over and peek at all the lovely ideas we have to inspire you!  I decided to do a 9x9" layout... my brother-in-law just became a grandfather a few weeks ago, so I wanted to make him a Grandpa's brag book.  I had a 9" album kicking around, and thought that it would work perfectly.  This is going to be the opening page, and I will fill in all of Will's info on the little tag once I verify the details.  Since I don't own the new Pennant Alphabet yet, I made my own:

Patterned paper is Magnifique; Cardstock is Desert Sand & Colonial White; Kraft Color-ready borders; Chocolate ribbon round; Wooden buttons; Bamboo Bigger Brads; Cream Embroidery Floss - all CTMH. (Stamp set is from the Sept 09 promo)

A Heart2Heart Layout

Mary just posted a new layout sketch on the Heart2Heart blog... and I'm just getting the previous one posted!  There is no time limit as to when you can play, but she posts a new sketch every 2nd Thursday, so I'm trying to play along as often as I can.  I took a little creative license with the sketch, using upsy-downsy pictures, instead of horizontal ones, but the basic layout is the same.  Oh, and I should explain the caption - it actually says "Danger shots"... we go to the edge of this same creek every fall for a photo op, and my husband has always taken my kids out onto rocks in the stream to pose for pictures.  Now that they're older it's no big deal, but when they were little I used to panic thinking someone was going to fall in (it's maybe 12" deep, but the water can be very cold!)  So needless to say, every year we all pose for "Danger shots".

All supplies are CTMH - Patterned papers are Olivia; Cardstock is Cocoa, Bamboo, Colonial White & Smoothie; Inks are Pear, Smoothie & Cocoa; Stamp sets are Genuine Fun & Posterboard Alphabet; Garden Green Waxy Flax.