Charlotte Workshop Cards

The following cards were created using the Close To My Heart workshop guide created by Denise Anderson-Turley. It's amazing that we have so many consultants willing to share their talents with us for the purpose of creating workshops for our own customers (which I have done). 

I did alter some of the cards slightly. One of them was to have a white on white background and I wasn't a fan of that so I changed the background cardstock. I also played around with the cardstock backgrounds and changed the B&T papers with some of the cardstock matches that were suggested. I added Slate to the mix as well. I used some different sentiments and I chose to use only the bulk sparkles to keep the cost down for my customers (as opposed to the Grey Enamel Dots). 

I love the way these turned out. My original for each card is shown on the left (with some of the changes) and then the extras that I created are on the right (both cards are the same so only one is shown with the other behind). 

Thanks, Denise, for all your hard work in preparing this workshop! 

Products used are all Close To My Heart

Paper: Charlotte Paper Pack, White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Sorbet Cardstock, Whisper Cardstock, Slate Cardstock, White Daisy Cards and Envelopes
Stamps: Springtime Wishes, Happy Birthday (ret.), Framed (ret.), Have a Happy Day (ret.), Big Hug
Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Black
Accessories: Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts, Watercolour Paints, Paintbrush Set, Bulk Sparkles, Thin Foam Tape, Corner Rounder

Enjoy, 
Alyson

For Always PML Card Ideas

Last weekend, I attended an awesome crop weekend that was part of my extended team's Thrive and Survive Event. That meant that we were lucky enough to have two terrific ladies from the Close To My Heart corporate office come all the way to Barrie to work with consultants and teach us a business class as well as a creative class! And of all people, it happened to be Kristine and Tiffany - it doesn't get any better than that! 

The creative session was all about using Picture My Life (PML) cards, which are SO popular right now, in a card-making format. It was all about keeping it simple. So many customers want to be able to create beautiful projects FAST these days and this is one way to go about doing just that. 

The For Always PML Cards are neutral in their colour scheme so they can match any colours in the palette. Corporate had chosen Thistle, Glacier and Whisper. Along with that, Lagoon Hearts washi tape, Silver Sequins, white card bases and envelopes and the stamp set "Happy Day" were included in out kits. All we needed to provide was a black ink pad. 

We were given a selection of PML cards to use and told to "do as we pleased"... I cut some of my larger cards into half and rounded the edges to keep the look uniform. For some of them, I stamped images on scraps of White Daisy cardstock, and some I stamped right on the cards but others were fine just as they were. 

I grouped the cards in twos for the photos. This workshop could easily be done in an hour. Great ideas, simple and easy - just the way many customers like it to be!   

Products used are all Close To My Heart:

Paper: White Daisy Card Bases and Envelopes, Thistle Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Whisper Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock
Stamps: Happy Day
Inks: Black
Accessories: For Always Picture My Life Cards, Silver Sequins, Lagoon Hearts Washi Tape

Enjoy, 
Alyson

Laughing Lola Cards

Finally, I have finished some cards.... it seems to take me forever, but I guess that comes from slowly healing from surgery and not being able to concentrate for long periods of time just yet.

These are cards that I will use for an upcoming workshop. Those of you who are reading this and are interested in the workshop, details are on my Workshop Link at the top of my blog. 

This first card is based on a card made by Pam Korte. The sketch is from our new Make It From The Heart Book but I loved the way she added the flowers to the black cardstock. This is also the only card where the inside is finished as well - the others just have white cardstock inside and can be customized as desired.

The second card is based on a Freshly Made Sketch design but I saw a card by Allisa Chilton using this colour combination and just loved it! Since my customers won't be purchasing the Complements, I had to create the flower using the Laughing Lola WOTG stamp set.

The next card was found on Pinterest. There is simply no better place to go for ideas!! And yes, it does use some non-CTMH products (Nestabilities) as I wasn't able to find the correct dimension rectangles...

The last card was also found on Pinterest. It's a little hard to see the print here but I love the simple elegance of this card.

The list of supplies below includes everything for all 4 cards. 

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted: 

Paper: Laughing Lola Paper Pack, White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Lagoon Cardstock, Gypsy Cardstock, Whisper Cardstock
Stamps: You Are My Happy, A True Thank You, Happy Birthday (ret.), Laughing Lola WOTG, Hello Tweety, Swirls Around
Inks: Black Pigment Ink, Gypsy Pigment Ink, Hollyhock Pigment Ink, Whisper Pigment Ink, Black, Lagoon, Markers: Gypsy, Copic BG13 (not CTMH)
Accessories: Artiste Cartridge, Art Philosophy Cartridge, Clear Sparkles, Slate Polka Dot Ribbon, Nestabilities (scalloped rectangle, rectangle, label - not CTMH), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (not CTMH), Corner Rounder

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Chantilly Cards

These cards are made using the new Chantilly Paper pack. They will be the focus of my first Card Workshop (See details under my Workshops heading above). All have been created using patterns from the Make It From the Heart How-To Book. 

If you want to sign up for this workshop, please see the details under the Workshops section of my blog. If not, just enjoy the cards! I had a lot of fun creating these! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products used are all Close To My Heart

Paper: Chantilly Paper Pack, Pear Cardstock, Buttecup Cardstock, Outdoor Denim Cardstock, Cotton Candy Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, Topiary Cardstock

Stamps: Beautiful Friendship, Thanks, Jardin, A Friend Like You, Universal Backgrounds, The Best Things, Card Word Puzzle

Inks: Pear, Cotton Candy, Outdoor Denim, Black, Crystal Blue

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Claire Assortment, Embossing Stylus, Foam Tape, Pink Glitter Gems, Bitty Opaque Adhesive Gems, Clear Sparkles Assortment, Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon