Color Throwdown Challenge #139

I'm so glad to be playing the Color Throwdown Challenge again - I've just been too busy the past few weeks... but when I saw this week's colour combo, I knew exactly what I'd use.  Here's a sneak peak at the May "You & Me" promo kit, using this week's colours:

Patterned papers & Stamp set are You & Me (May promo kit); Inks are Chocolate & Creme Brulee; Cardstock is Colonial White, Smoothie, Bamboo, Chocolate & Garden Green; - all CTMH.

Mojo Monday #188

It's a round or square week at Mojo Monday... and I was feeling a little square today :o)  I used my new Curio papers by Basic Grey, and a Verve stamp from the Blessings set:

Patterned papers are Curio - Basic Grey; Sentiment is Blessings - Verve; Cardstock is Cocoa; Ink is Cocoa; Kraft Color-Ready borders; Organdy Ribbon; Pewter Brads - all CTMH;

Taking a Break & a sympathy card

Just wanted to let all of you know that the Heart2Heart Challenge blog is taking a break this week.  One of our team has had a very difficult time this past week, so we agreed that a break was necessary to give her time to be with her family.  I've made this sympathy card in support of her in such difficult times.

The April challenges are still open throughout this week, so feel free to participate in any of the previous challenges up until Saturday the 30th, when we will be choosing our Top Ten from all of this month's entries.  We'll see you next Monday with another challenge.  Oh - and thanks to all who participated in our Bunny Hop last week - our turnout was wonderful!  If you haven't had a chance to view all the artwork - head back to the H2H blog and check it all out.
    Card details: Stamp set is Blessed (April SOTM); Inks are Desert Sand, Creme Brulee & Juniper; Cardstock is Kraft and White Daisy; Craft Color-Ready Borders.

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

My daughter had another special order request for cupcakes a couple of weeks ago, and they were so amazing that I had to share :o)  In the past we've mostly just used a cake mix and decorated them, but lately we've been using Martha Stewart's cupcake recipes, and they are to die for.  Paige did these entirely by herself, making the mint chocolate cupcakes, then homemade buttercream frosting tinted an aqua blue, and finally she painted the back side of mint leaves with a layer of chocolate, put them in the fridge to harden, and when you pull off the mint leaf... voila!  Chocolate leaves.  Heaven.

Mojo Monday #187

I had the perfect papers to use for this week's Mojo Monday sketch... and when I had my card mostly assembled, I had the perfect Verve stamp to fit on the little circle!  It reads: "If you never did you should.  These things are fun, and fun is good" - makes for a fun bright card:

Patterned papers are Echo Park; Cardstock is Outdoor Denim, Ocean & White Daisy - CTMH; Stamp set is Verve; Ink is Pear; Button is Outdoor Denim, Crystal Blue waxy flax - all CTMH; Ribbon unknown.

Heart2Heart Bunny Hop!

Every month we have a feature called From Our Heart to Yours on the Heart2Heart Challenges blog, and this week we're sharing our Spring/Easter themed projects with a blog hop!  We would love to have all of you participate, by linking up your project between 8am & 8pm on Monday the 18th.  The link will only be open during those 12 hours, so if you don't get a chance to join in the hop - stop by again and follow all of the links to view the artwork.  *Remember that your item must include CTMH products!  The design team has come up with some wonderful projects to get it all started, and we have the very talented Shari Maclaskey joining us as our April Guest Designer.

Now for my project, I wanted to make some little Easter egg holders to display some of the eggs my family will colour this year.  I started with toilet paper rolls cut into various heights (hmm...could've done this project for last week's recycling theme!), covered them with patterned papers, and added all kinds of fun trims:

All supplies are CTMH - Patterned papers are Sweetheart, Wings, Miracle & Magnifique; Cardstock is Amethyst; Just Blooms paper flowers; Ricrac, Kraft Color-ready borders; Sweet Leaf grosgrain ribbon; Amethyst waxy flax; Pink collection button & pompom ribbon.

Toronto Regionals Contest Card

I'm pooped!  But I had a wonderful weekend with the Close To My Heart Corporate team who hosted a two-day Regional Celebration here this weekend.  We made all kinds of fabulous artwork which I'll post as I complete it all this week.  I thought I would share my contest card (which sadly was pulled, since I was not allowed to use patterned paper in the contest! - and about 1/2 of the entries had!) so I was a wee bit disappointed after staying up till midnight the night before completing the stitching on 12 of these (it was a swap, too).  However, I am excited to enter it into the Hot Air Balloon challenge over at Moxie Fab World!  Here's what I came up with:

I used a single strand of embroidery floss, to hand stitch the webbing over the balloon; masked some cloud shapes and sponged over it in blue ink for the sky, and cut up a little kraft color-ready border to form the basket.  Inside is stamped the word "Soar". I loved it even though it didn't make the contest!  Maybe I'll read the instructions better next time :o)

All supplies are CTMH - patterned papers are Sophia & Miracle; Cardstock is Kraft, Heavenly Blue & White Daisy; Kraft color-ready borders; Embroidery Floss; Ink is Desert Sand & Heavenly Blue; Opaque Pearls.