Project for August 28th Thursday night group

Well, tonight the focus is on embossing... and we will make this card (or something similar, as I am not so happy with the colors I have chosen).

The paper is from the Pathfinding paper packet.  I stamped the greeting above in barn red, but other colors that go with this paper are goldrush, olive, glacier, autumn terracotta, chocolate and lagoon.  The barn red background is embossed with the CTMH stripe embossing folder.  The butterfly and the greeting are embossed using CTMH dimensional elements, which I will show you how to do.

As always, please bring adhesive, scissors, and your paper cutter.

Faux Pinwheel card and my challenge entry...

Well, we are still playing with the Jubilee paper.  Love this paper!  On Wednesday we worked on making a "faux pinwheel" card .Thanks to Operation Write Home for the inspiration!  See the tutorial here:  http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/2011/04/tutorial-pinwheel-ii.html.

I have not added a greeting... will wait until I am ready to send it!

The card below is my entry for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge... Inspired by... a song.  I am sure you recognize the August Stamp of the Month and the Chalk It Up paper.  Of course, my song inspiration is "Wild Thing..." and inside says, "you make my heart sing".  I first doodled in the owl... then thought, I should make a card out of this... and then... Wild Thing!

Time to start working on our project for Thursday night.  A hint... it will involve dry embossing!

Watch for a post Thursday morning!

SueAnn's Gathering information...

For those of you planning to attend SueAnn's gathering tonight, here are the projects we will be doing.

The top project is a card... bottom project is a bookmark.  We will be using black and hollyhock stamp pads.  Please bring scissors and adhesive.

Hope to see you there!

Open House Report!

Well, my Close to my Heart Supervisor Patti and I had our open house to welcome the new CTMH Annual Inspirations Idea Book.  What a fun day!  Thank you to all who came and looked, visited, created, and bought!

I do not have the cards and layouts that Patti created for the open house, but I do have some of the other cards to share.  These cards were made frantically for the open house.  Some are my original ideas, some I "stamp lifted" from the Internet and friends... thank you Pinterest!  I have acknowledged the original creator when I knew I was copying!  (I see so many beautiful cards on Pinterest, after a while I don't know what are my ideas and what are someone elses!)  The supply list, as I remember it, will be below the card/cards.

Supply list: "Brushed" paper packet, A1165 Capture the Day stamp set, black and white daisy card stock, hollyhock, pear and pixie stamp pads, and water brush.
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Supply list: ""Chalk It Up" paper packet, D1608 Better with a Friend (hostess rewards stamp set), B1467 You Mean the World To Me stamp set, C1597 Rainy Day stamp set (Thank you, Gail!), and C1570 Lifting Spirits stamp set, Arrow embossing folder, Memento tuxedo black ink, black, white daisy and sorbet card stock, ShinHan Touch Twin Markers, VersaMark watermark stamp pad and white embossing powder.

Kathy G., my next door neighbor, made this top card.  I know!  Good job Kathy!

Supply list:: "Confetti Wishes" paper packet, D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful stamp set, D1529 Cricut Artiste Collection Birthday Cricut Collection stamp set, Triangle border punch, pacifica, white daisy, and canary card stock, pacifica, thistle, pixie, canary stamp pads, VersaMark watermark stamp pad and clear embossing powder.

Supply list: "Pathfinding" paper packet, C1504 Fall Harvest stamp set, B1467 You Mean the World To Me stamp set, C1600 Happy Birds stamp set, Z2023 Bling Gems Gold Assortment, Z1851 Scallop Border Punch, chocolate, white daisy, colonial white, kraft card stock, autumn terracotta stamp pad, VersaMark watermark stamp pad and white embossing powder..

Kathy made these cards, in addition to the Confetti Wishes card that is shown earlier in this post.  Another great job!

Supply list:  "Scaredy Cat" paper packet, B1429 Eek & Shriek stamp set, C1509 Magic Potions Stamp set, colonial white, kraft, and black card stock, Archival black stamp pad, VersaMark watermark stamp pad and silver embossing powder, Z1849 Bronze Shimmer Trim for the collar, Z1263 Bitty Sparkles for the eyes, Z1754 Sparkles, Black & Grey Assortment, and Z1921 Baker's Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment.

This card is a copy of a card created by Michelle Loncar, another CTMH Consultant.  It uses the "Seaside" paper packet, D1609 Seaside Greetings stamp set, desert sand and lagoon stamp pads, water brush, white daisy, lagoon and desert sand card stock,and a distressing tool.

Supply List:"Snowhaven" paper packet, white daisy and glacier card stock,B1455 Be Jolly Hostess Rewards stamp set,  Z1939 Basics Assortment of Paper Fundamentals, Z1925 Chevron embossing folder, Z1921 Baker's Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment,  Z1263 Bitty Sparkles, Z1754 Sparkles, Black & Grey Assortment.

Supply list: "Wanderful" paper packet, crystal blue and colonial white card stock, C1578 Camper Crazy stamp set.

Supply list: "Yuletide Carol" paper packet, ruby and colonial white card stock, C1559 Always Grateful stamp set, B1455 Be Jolly Hostess Rewards stamp set, Z2012 Sequins, Gold Assortment.

My goal was to make at least one card from each new paper packet... I succeeded (with Kathy's help)!

Stay tuned for a preview of the projects that we will make at SueAnn's party Thursday night!

Thursday night swing card...

If you are planning to come to card club this Thursday to make the swing card, and in case you want to bring your own inks, the Jubilee paper features the following colors... Cashmere, Cocoa, Colonial White, Cranberry, Honey, Indian Corn Blue, Kraft, Sweet Leaf, Topiary.  Which colors you use depends on which papers you choose.  Also black would be appropriate.  The stamp set that comes with the Jubilee WOTG will be available, and any of my sentiment stamps you want to use.  If you already have an idea, bring whatever you think you might use!

I have no cards to post... am getting ready for the Open House, and don't want to spoil the surprise!  Reminder that the Open House is Saturday, 10 to 5, at my home.  Patti and I are co-hosting!

See you Thursday!