Tiddly Inks Dino Valentine

I know, it's kind of a strange title.  But it fits, you'll see ;)  I still have one more post from the open house.  Hopefully, I will get that up tomorrow.  The end of this week is Valentine's Day, so I wanted to share a few cards with you for the occasion.

This first one I made for a friend of mine to give to her little boy.  I really thought this little guy was so cute.  The image came from Tiddly Inks.  He was a digital image and he was on sale!  Cute and cheap, can it get much better?

I believe the image is called King of the Wild Things.  I printed him out and colored him with my Copic markers.  The printed paper is from a SSS card kit from a couple of months back.  I didn't have a sentiment that I thought fit,  so I typed it out and then die cut with a Sizzix hearts die.  I didn't have any cardstock the color I wanted nor did I have a die that gave the heart the reveal around the edge I wanted.  I used the same die I cut the words out with and turned it over and traced it on plain white cardstock.  I carefully cut it out and then used the same color marker to color the edges that would show.  Problem solved.   I used my Dienamics Pinking Edge die to put the pinked edge on the red cardstock.  The little ball on the end of his scepter got replaced with a heart, just for the occasion.

I'll be entering this little guy in two challenges.  Because he is a Valentine's Day card, he fits the bill for the challenge over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.    Because he has a heart, he fits in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog.  Both blogs have tons of inspiration.  Be sure to check them out. 

That's it for me tonight.  I'll be posting some more Valentine's later in the week, so be sure to check back in.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Balloon Ride

Evening everyone!  I have another layout and some cards I wanted to share with you from the new Balloon Ride paper pack.  When I looked at this in the book, I thought it was pretty, but wasn't totally taken by it.  When it arrived and I saw in it person, I had a whole new opinion.  The colors in this paper pack are so soft and subtle.  I knew I wanted to do a layout for the open house and when I saw the papers I remembered some  portraits I had done of my daughter long ago. I thought they would work wonderfully.

This layout is very much akin to the one in the idea book which is the Workshop on the Go layout for this paper pack. It can also be found in the Make it from Your Heart How-to book we have.  I didn't have the WotG for this one so, I used the complements, instead.  

Adjacent to the paper pack in the book is a stamp set called Give a Lift.  I loved the vintage look of these stamps.  I couldn't wait to color some.  I ended making two cards with them. Although, I have them posted with this paper pack, these cards are primarily stamped.  They do use the same colors as the paper pack and have the same theme, so to speak. 

This one does have a small strip of the patterned paper from the pack.  I stamped the image in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and used our watercolor pencils and inks to color in the image. 

The background in the card below was made by using a dauber and Crystal Blue ink on Colonial White cardstock.  I then used the sentiments in the stamp set and stamped repeatedly across the paper in Saddle ink. This image is colored in the same manner as the one above.  

I'll be playing more with these images later I am sure.  I just love the antique feel they have. 

That's it for me tonight.  I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  Thanks for stopping by!

Lollydoodle

Hello everyone.  Quick post tonight.  I wanted to share with you another one of our new paper packs, Lollydoodle.  This paper is so cute.  It's perfect for little girls.  It just so happens I have one of those!

Sadly, she's not this little anymore.  This was one of the layouts I did for our open house.  I have many more planned from this paper pack, I just ran out of time. This layout doesn't even begin to show how cute this paper pack is.   I did manage to make a couple of cards from it, too. 

This was a very simple card.  The flowers and leaves were cut with the Cricut in different sizes.  I sanded the edges for a little more depth.  The cardstocks used were Cotton Candy, Twilight, Slate, Whisper, and Sweet Leaf.   The only stamping was the sentiment.  The next card required a little coloring.  

The little owl, branch and sentiment are from our new stamp set, Owls.  I colored the little owl with our watercolor pencils and then fussy cut him.  I stamped the branch in Cocoa on Cocoa and cut it out as well.  Even the little leaves come separate.  I added a few miniature punched flowers and sparkles.  The cardstocks are Juniper and Cotton Candy.  I love that polka-dotted paper from the pack.  So cute!

Lollydoodle also has a Workshop on the Go Cardmaking kit.  It is one of the two featured in this book.  

That's it for me tonight.   As always if you have any questions about or wish to view more products you may contact me or visit my website. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Skylark

Skylark is one of our new paper packs from the 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book.  This is another wonderful color combo.  The green and blues are so pretty.  I found these pictures that I hadn't scrapped yet and couldn't have asked for a better match.  

Here's another layout made with the paper pack.  I don't usually care for paper that  has designs already laid out on it.  But these, I liked.  The birds on the wire and the banners on the left page are actually printed on the paper.   The flowers in both layouts are from the Skylark assortment.  Some of the other elements are from the Skylark Complements.    

 The little birds are from a stamp set called Love This.  I used my Lagoon alcohol markers and colored them and then fussy cut them.

I only managed to get one card made with the paper pack because I was a little pushed for time.  I'm sure there will be more in the future.  These flowers are also from the Love This stamp set.  I used Lagoon and Sweetleaf inkpads and an aquabrush and colored in my flowers. The cardstock is Lagoon and Saddle.  The sentiment is from one of the stamp sets that come with the Artiste Cricut cartridge.  I added some bling and called it good.

If you have any questions about Skylark or any of our  products feel free to contact me or visit my website. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Scrapping!

Ivy Lane Leftovers

Just a quick post tonight. I wanted to share with you a layout I did with the Ivy Lane Cardmaking  Kit.  Yes, I said cardmaking.  You can recognize the elements from the card kit in the layout.

I really liked the colors in this paper pack.  I added the two kraft cardstock bases and I used some leftover Blush cardstock I had.   I started to make all the cards in the kit, but I decided the "You're Amazing" and the little doily flower would look great on a layout, too.  The scalloped Cocoa borders were also leftover from the card kit.  The little green lacy square was made by using a stamp from the included stamp set and trimming it into a square.  The little self adhesive sequins also worked well for adding a little bling to the layout.  You can only get those in the cardmaking kit. 

If you would like to find out more about the Ivy Lane cardmaking kit or any of our other new products, you can contact me or visit my website. 

That's it for me tonight.  I will post more soon.  Thanks for stopping by!

2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book

The new Spring/Summer Idea book from Close to My Heart is now live!  I really think this may be my favorite one yet.  You may now view it online, here.   There are seven new paper packs, with a workshop on the go for each, and two new card workshop on the go's.   Not to speak of a whole new line of customizable necklaces and pendants and embellishments galore.

My downline and I had an open house/sneak peek last week.  I'll be featuring some of the new things we were showing this upcoming week.    I don't think I have ever scrapped so fast..lol.  We only had one week from the time our new stuff arrived until our big reveal.   I didn't get all I wanted to get done, but I did manage to do enough to choose a few new favorites from the bunch.  One being the Ivy Lane Cardmaking Kit.

Love these colors and the designs are great.  I actually did these by the directions I liked them so much.  The one below is my version without the cricut cuts.  

Here's a peek at some of the jewelry I made for the open house.  I'll have a more in depth post later. 

These are just a couple of the many new items I'm in love with.  Check back throughout the week to see some of my other creations.  

That's it for tonight.  Thanks for stopping by!

OCC Stenciled - Day 3

We had another day off due to weather..yay. Well, not yay, that it was bad weather, but yay I didn't have to go to work :) The day here has been rather nice.  Any day home where I can make cards is a nice day in my opinion.

I'm still working on some cards from the OCC - Stenciled class.  Day 3 was using stencils with embossing pastes and powders.  I have had some embossing paste for a while and never had a chance to try it out.  Today I seized the opportunity.

This card was inspired by a card from Debby Hughs.  Her card had a misted background, which I loved, but didn't have the colors I wanted in re-inkers.  I used my dauber and added Cotton Candy and Honey inks to one side of my card.   The colors are a little off in the picture, but close.  I used my Falling Snow stencil from SSS, but instead of using it top to bottom I turned it on its side so that the largest concentration of dots was on my left instead of top.  My embossing paste was Studio 490.  I had never used it before.  What I did learn is that even though it is white, it picks up the color from ink you put it on.  Maybe not if it was misted, but applied like I have it did.  I wasn't displeased with the outcome, just a little surprised. You can barely see the dots in the background in this picture, but there is much more dimension in person.  The butterfly is a SSS die called Leanna and the flower is from Memory Box, called Fresh Foliage. I used Hero Arts white embossing powder to emboss my sentiment on some vellum.  I also have a new found friend in Kool Tak clear foam adhesive, which I used to attach my vellum.  I added a few pearls and called it done. 

The card above was done just the opposite of the first one.  Using my ink pad and I stamped directly on my craft sheet and then put the embossing paste  into the puddle where I had stamped.  After swirling it around on the sheet it picked up the ink color beautifully.  I used Sorbet and Creme Brulee inks to color the paste.  I used the same stencil as above in the same manner.  Using both colors in the paste gave it a an ombre coloring to the dots.  I really liked it and it's fun.  I used Sorbet and Creme Brulee cardstock for the banners and scalloped circle.  The butterfly is the Leanna die again.  This time I used two layers of cardstock so the die didn't quite cut all the way through.  This allowed me to have the designs without the fallout.  I used my inks and daubers and colored his wings.   I really wasn't sure what kind of card I wanted this to be.  I ended up with a birthday sentiment embossed on vellum.  I didn't have any matching pearls, so I used my Sorbet alcohol marker from CTMH and colored a plain white pearl.  Works wonderfully when you need one to match. 

That's it for now.  I have a couple of more things I want to try out before the day is up.  Thanks for stopping by !