"I Did It" Layout (Reaching my Goal!)

This layout has a very special meaning for me. I have been working at losing weight since last August and I am SO VERY CLOSE to my final goal but I have finally crossed the big marker. I have now lost 80 pounds in total. I began at 230 pounds and am down to 150. My ultimate goal is 145 - hopefully before Convention - but those last 5 pounds are proving extremely difficult to lose. I am walking 90 minutes every morning (usually from 6:15am to 7:45 or so).  

I am feeling terrific. My husband, since he sees me every day, couldn't believe the difference when he saw the "before" photo! He says he doesn't see the change so much because he sees me day in and day out. It wasn't until he compared the two photos that he really saw the difference. 

There is a photo under the layout with details of one of the clusters. As usual, I relied on my favourite colour, lagoon. The photo was actually taken with me in a lagoon coloured shirt, but my printer insisted in printing it in more of a bluish tone, so I decided to turn it to black and white instead. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products are all CTMH unless otherwise noted:

Paper: Dotty for You Paper Pack, Footloose Paper Pack, Lagoon Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock, Black Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Pear Cardstock

Stamps: Polka Dot Alphabet, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet

Inks: Lagoon, Hollyhock, Lagoon Reinker, Olive Marker

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Spray Pen, Pearl Paint, Sparkle Flourishes, Blue & Green Sparkle Assortment, Glitter Buttons, Paradise Paper Flowers, Petals Paper Flowers, Lagoon Thread (not CTMH)

Various Dotty for You Cards

As this awesome Dotty for You campaign is coming to a close, I still cannot get enough of this paper, particularly the Lagoon patterns! I have SO many packs of it that I will be using it for many weeks (and probably years) to come! 

The cards below are the ones I have chosen to put into the bag I will use as my carry-on when I go to Convention. I was lucky enough to snag one of those awesome clear pocket bags that CTMH was selling off a few years ago and I use mine all the time!

The cards are all standard size and use only CTMH products. Details are listed below the cards. 

 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products used are all Close To My Heart

If you want more detail as to which products are used on each card, please contact me at mrsmayo@rogers.com

Paper: Dotty for You Paper Pack, White Daisy Cardstock, Lagoon Cardstock, Sweet Leaf Cardstock, Sunset Cardstock, White Daisy Card Bases

Stamps: Beautiful Friendship, Salutation Seals (ret.), Card Chatter - Sympathy, A Little Thanks

Inks: Lagoon

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Paradise Paper Flowers, Baker's Twine - Paradise Assortment, Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon (ret.), Glitter Buttons (from Bohemian Assortment), Sunset Mini-Medley Collection, Blue & Green Sparkles Collection, Foam Tape, Corner Rounder, Blue and Green Embroidery Floss Collection (ret.) 

Goodbye Card - H2H and Mojo Monday Challenges

This card was created as a farewell for our departing minister and his wife. He is finishing his term at our church at the end of next month and is retiring. It will be very difficult to see both of them leave as they have been wonderful leaders of our congregation.

The Heart 2 Heart Challenge required distressing this week. I used ink distressing on every piece of the card although the yellow pieces can be difficult to see as I distressed them in the same colours as the cardstock or the patterned paper. 

Mojo Monday is always a sketch and that is shown below the card. 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products are CTMH unless otherwise indicated: 

Papers: Dotty for You Paper Pack, Lagoon Cardstock, Buttercup Cardstock

Stamps: For Every Occasion (ret.), Dreams Come True (ret.)

Inks: Lagoon, Buttercup

Accessories: Paradise Paper Flowers, Bitty Buds Assortment, Prisma Glitter, Bonding Memories Glue Pen, Border Punch (not CTMH), Turquoise Ribbon, (not CTMH), Yellow Ribbon (not CTMH), Nestabilities (not CTMH)

H2H Challenge - Friendship Card

This weeks' challenge at Heart 2 Heart is to use dotted paper and then to add stripes to the mix (can you say "Dotty for You" Paper Pack??) That's exactly what I used! I am on my third pack of this paper and I can't get enough of it.

This is the first time I have used the felt alphabets and I love them!

I did stamp on the inside of the card but the photograph didn't turn out very well... so that's why you don't see any stamping (but I did do some - I really did!)

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Supplies used are all CTMH

Paper: Dotty for You Paper Pack, Smoothie Cardstock, Buttercup Cardstock, Sweet Leaf Cardstock

Stamps: Beautiful Friendship (inside)

Inks: Olive Marker, Pear (inside), Hollyhock (inside), Buttercup (inside)

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Keepsake Felt Alphabet, Paradise Paper Flowers, Pearl Opaque Adhesive Gems

Birthday Cards with Dotty for You

I have some birthdays coming up in June and I want to make sure I have cards ready and those dates don't sneak up on me... 

These two cards are identical except for the colours. I wanted to see what they would look like with the different colour schemes. Personally, the Lagoon is my favourite, but that's my favourite colour in the CTMH palette, so I am a little biased. 

I will be visiting my mom this weekend. 

Happy Mother's Day to everyone :)

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted: 

Paper: Dotty for You Paper Pack, Lagoon Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock

Stamps: Card Chatter - Birthday

Inks: Black

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Paradise Paper Flowers, Petals Paper Flowers, Nestabilities (not CTMH), Border Punch (not CTMH), Ribbon (not CTMH), Sparkles

Dotty for You - Male Card

I'm back - at least for a little while! My 5 album contest layouts for Convention are finished and I am waiting on my Extravaganza supplies to arrive so I have some extra time to work on some of my own stuff... I hope you haven't totally given up on me ever posting again!

Below is a male card using Dotty for You. It is to honour our very young but capable choir director at church who will be leaving for university after this season. He is just 17 and has done an amazing job with our senior choir the past few months!  

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted: 

Paper: Dotty for You Paper Pack, Sweet Leaf Cardstock, Grey Wool Cardstock, Lagoon Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock

Stamps: Bravo

Inks: Sweet Leaf, Lagoon, Versamark

Accessories: Colonial White Brads, Colonial White Button, Crystal Blue Waxy Flax (ret.), Turquoise Ribbon (not CTMH), Nestabilities (not CTMH), Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Tool