I'm Back! Mojo Monday Birthday Card

After spending weeks getting my entries ready for my Extravaganza teaching application, I am finally back!  The entries were mailed out yesterday and I will be posting them on my blog starting next week, after the deadline has officially passed. 

Meanwhile, I have a bunch of birthdays coming up in April, so I have some birthday cards to make, plus some workshops to prepare. I also have my church's Silent Auction for which I plan to create 10 sets of 8 cards each (80 cards in total) to donate. All those things should keep me busy in the next little while! 

Today's card is made using this week's sketch from Mojo Monday. It is the first time I have used the Buzz and Bumble paper. I didn't think I would like this paper as much as I do!

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Supplies used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: Buzz and Bumble Paper Pack, Cashmere Cardstock, Creme Brulee Cardstock, Goldrush Cardstock, Brown and Tan Glitter Paper

Stamps: Joyful Birthday, Bugs and Hugs

Inks: Cocoa, Goldrush

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Brown and Tan Sparkles, Buttons - Basic Assortment, Buzz and Bumble Assortment, Bamboo Waxy Flax, Ribbon (not CTMH), Scalloped Punch (not CTMH), Sewing Machine and Brown Thread (not CTMH)

March SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring March's SOTM, which is "Floral Happiness", a set of 16 stamps.  If you have come here from Kim's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants at Kathleen's blog.

This month we have approximately 55 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

A picture of the stamp set is shown here: 

I have created two cards for this month's Blog Hop. Both use the Claire Paper Pack. 

 The first card was created using the masking technique. I stamped the base of the two flower sizes, cut them out and then adhered them over the the stamped image a few times to get the effect of the other flowers sitting behind them. 

This is a much simpler card. I love the way the glitter paper sets off the simple flower. 

Supplies for both cards are listed below. 

Supplies used are all Close To My Heart: 

Paper: Claire Paper Pack, Cashmemre Cardstock, Outdoor Denim Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Glitter Paper

Stamps: Floral Happiness

Inks: Cranberry, Blush, Sweet Leaf, Topary, Sunset, Outdoor Denim

Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Artiste Cartridge, Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon, Cranberry Baker's Twine, Claire Assortment, Foam Tape

Now "Hop" on over to Terry Ann's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the March SOTM is only available until the last day of March!  Contact your CTMH Consultant or click here to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Enjoy,
Alyson

Cardabilities Card - Claire Paper

I finally found a few more minutes to create something fun! I saw this new sketch from Cardabilities and loved it! As soon as I saw the open flower, I knew that there was a similar design on the Artiste cartridge that would work perfectly. 

This is the first time I have pulled out the Claire paper as well. I love the way the Outdoor Denim and Sunset work together. 

Enjoy, 
Alyson

Products are all from Close To My Heart

Papers: Claire Paper Pack, Outdoor Denim Cardstock, Sunset Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Cashmere Cardstock
Stamps: Happy Birthday (ret.), A Friend Like You
Inks: Sunset Pigment Ink, Outdoor Denim Pigment Ink
Accessories: Artiste Cartridge, Art Philosophy Cartridge, Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon, Sorbet Waxy Flax (ret.), Blue Button Assortment, Paradise Paper Flowers, Green and Blue Epoxy Bubbles

Happy Birthday Card - mix of 2 new paper packs

I decided to take a break from the projects I am working on and create a birthday card. I have a lot of birthdays coming up at the end of February and the start of March and I know they are going to sneak up on me before I know what even happened! 

I just love the sketches at Sketchbook Saturday and this is an older one, but it doesn't make it any less fun to play with! And Lagoon is still one of my favourite colours so I decided to combine the lagoon papers from Surf's Up and Later Sk8R for this card. You'd never know that they weren't feminine papers by this card. would you? It's amazing what you can do with the combination of papers from different packs! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise indicated: 

Paper: Surf's Up Paper Pack, Later Sk8R Paper Pack, Chocolate Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps: Card Chatter - Birthday

Inks: Chocolate

Accessories: Paradise Paper Flowers, Chocolate Buttons (ret.), White Lace and Chocolate Lace (not CTMH), Colonial White Waxy Flax

Feb SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring February's SOTM, which is "Home Sweet Home", a set of 4 stamps. If you have arrived here from                Lucy Kelleher's blog  you are on the right path! The blog is one great big circle, so you can start here and work your way around. If you get lost along the way, you'll find a complete list of participating consultants at http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.ca/

This month, we have over 45 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's  SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click in the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! 

The Stamp of the Month looks like this: 

 

My card features the beautiful Chantilly papers and textiles. 

I absolutely adore this paper pack and everything that goes with it. To gather the textiles, I simply stitched a running stitch at the top of the material and gathered it together. The buttercup scallops cover up that part so you don't see that work. The pink button from the Chantilly Assortment was a perfect fit for the center of my flower. 

Products used are listed below: 

Paper: Chantilly Paper Pack, Outdoor Denim Cardstock, Pear Cardstock, Cotton Candy Cardstock, Buttercup Cardstock

Stamps: Home Sweet Home

Inks: White Daisy Pigment Ink

Accessories: Artiste Cartridge, Art Philosophy Cartridge, Chantilly Textiles, Chantilly Assortment, Foam Tape, Needle and Thread

Now "HOP" on over to Judy Fay Garner's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the February SOTM is only available until the last day of February! Contact your CTMH Consultant or click here to see how you can get this beautiful stamp at a fabulous discount!

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

Friends Forever Card - My Time Made Easy Challenge

I'm back! I bet you thought I was gone forever! I still have a ton of work to do and I have been away a lot this past week, but I am missing my blog posts and my challenges and I finally had to give in and do something about it! 

This card is for a special lady that I met last Saturday. I went and volunteered my time at my church at an event to feed the homeless and hungry in our community and it was such an amazing experience for me. One of the ladies there and and I were talking and we just hit it off. We were doing the mounds and mounds of dishes drying them as they came out of the dishwasher. She was so friendly and she has been through a lot in her own life. I can't wait to see her this Sunday and give her this card.  

The card is based on the latest sketch from My Time Made Easy. The sketch is shown below the card. 

In addition, this gives you a little sneak peek of some of the new products coming in the new catalogue... 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products used are all Close To My Heart

Paper: Chantilly Paper Pack, Buttercup Cardstock, Ruby Cardstock, Cotton Candy Cardstock, Crystal Blue Cardstock

Stamps: Fabulous You

Inks: Black Pigment Ink, Ruby Pigment Ink

Accessories: Artiste Cartridge, Alcohol Markers - Ruby, Cotton Candy, Crystal Blue, Sky, Alcohol Blending Marker, Rhinestone Brads, Autumn Lane Assortment, Bling Assortment, Sparkles Clear Flourishes - Small, Sparkles - Clear Assortment, Opaques Adhesive Gems - Licorice, Foam Tape

SO busy!

Good morning, 

Posts on my blog may be inconsistent for the next while. I am starting to work on my application pieces for my submission to teach at Convention in Florida this summer. What I have in mind is going to take me some significant time (and I STILL don't have my new products in hand yet... hopefully by the end of this week) but I can get starting working on some pieces now. 

I will post as often as I can but I just wanted you to know why you will not be seeing as many posts from me as usual in the coming days. I am still here and am still creating - just stuff that I can't share with you yet.

Please be patient - I will be back again soon! Meanwhile, please check out the list of other CTMH blogs I have listed along the right side of my blog - there are other ladies doing wonderful things out there, and try some of the challenge blogs I have listed as well! They are a lot of fun and can give you some great ideas! 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Whoo's Your Valentine - Cards, etc.

The current campaign is just SO awesome! The Whoo's Your Valentine kit has so many possibilities beyond the treat tubes. Here is one more treat tube plus three little cards that you could send to just about anyone who melts your heart. And you have to LOVE that glitter paper, especially knowing that more of it is coming in the new catalogue on February 1st! I can't wait for my order of new products to arrive next week so I can play with all the new stuff :) 

To get your very own Whoo's Your Valentine Kit, all you need to do is place a $35 order from the current catalogue and your can purchase this fun kit for just $10!

Contact me to place your order or go to my shopping site by clicking on the first link on the top left side of my blog!

 

Enjoy, 

Alyson

Products used are all Close To My Heart

Paper: Whoo's Your Valentine Kit (all paper comes with kit)

Stamps: Whoo's Your Valentine (comes with kit)

Inks: Ruby, Hollyhock, Blush

Accessories: Artiste Cartridge

Love Card - Saturday Sketchbook Challenges

I love the Sketchbook Saturday Challenges and this one is no exception. And when I saw the big heart in the middle I knew exactly which stamp I was going to use for my card! This Close To My Heart "Love" stamp is perfect for this challenge! It is such a gorgeous stamp and it fit just perfectly! Lined with our beautiful white pearls, I just fell in love with this card right from the beginning. I love the small pattern on the background paper and the twilight paper as the overall background.

Enjoy, 
Alyson

Products are all Close To My Heart

Paper: Clementine Paper Pack, Sorbet Cardstock, Colonial White Cardstock, Creme Brulee Cardstock, Twilight Cardstock
Stamps: Seal - Love, Pemberley WOTG (ret.)
Inks: Twilight Pigment Ink, Twilight Dye Ink
Accessories: Art Philosophy Cartridge, Artiste Cartridge, Opaque Pearl Flourishes, Pearl Opaque Adhesive Gems