Cards for Monday, December 28, 2015

Here are the cards for Monday, 12/29/2015!

We will use the new Thin Cuts from Close To My Heart, as well as the new diffusers!  Also, I will show you how to use the "base and shade" stamp sets.

This first card was inspired by Wendy Coffman (www.stampingrules.com).

Supplies:
S1601 Beloved Bouquet (January Stamp of the Month and a "base and shade" stamp set)
Pomegranate, fern, champagne and black ink
Pomegranate and white daisy card stock
Fundamental Assortment, pomegranate

This second card was inspired by Gail Gross (www.greetingsfromgail.blogspot.com)

Supplies:  

C1641 Springtime Wishes (available January 1st)

Z3201 Springtime Wishes Thin Cuts (available January 1st)

Z3023 Treasured Puffies (available January 1st)

Z3096 Circle Diffuser

Z3020 Diamond embossing folder

Sorbet, black and white daisy card stock

VersaMark watermark and black ink

Gold embossing powder

Uniball gold gel impact pen

Happy stamping!!!

Scrapbook layout for Monday, December 7th

Can't believe it is Christmas already!  By request, have prepared a Christmas layout... sorry for the shadowy pictures!

Supplies used:

White Pines B&T paper

Colonial white, champagne, fern, glacier and cranberry cardstock

B1484 Jennifer's Hand alphabet

Assorted snowflake stamps (all CTMH)

red enamel gems

Happy stamping!

Scrapbook layout for Monday, November 23rd

The scrapbook layout for Monday night uses the Urban paper pack... the pieces of colonial white card stock indicate where photos will go.  Base pages are saphire... also used saffron and colonial white for the journaling tag.  We will do more embellishing...

Happy stamping!

Cards for November 16, 2015

Here are the 2 cards for Monday night, November 16th.  They are fairly simple, so I will try to put together a 3rd card (or something!)... it will be a surprise!

This first card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest... using Christmas phrases to create a tree...

Stamp set: S1510 Twinkle (October Stamp of the Month) and D1678 White Pines WOTG (star)
Card stock:  White daisy, Cranberry
Ink: Cranberry, Fern, Versamark
Ranger gold embossing powder
Gold Uniball gel pen

The second card uses the November Stamp of the Month... a little early for New Year's thoughts, but it does say "Happy New Year" inside.

Stamp set: S1511
Card stock:  Black, White daisy
Ink: Whisper, Black, VersaMark
Ranger silver embossing powder
Silver Uniball gel pen

Happy stamping!

Close To My Heart has a new planner!

Just want to take a minute to share this... for those of us who use planners, it's time to start thinking about ordering/purchasing for 2016.  I save my calendar/planners, and enjoy including information about trips and other momentos.  This looks perfect for me!

They aren't available yet... will let you know as soon as I know!

Happy stamping!

Planners Gonna Plan: The Everyday Life™ Planner System from Close To My Heart

Kathy's gathering -- Monday, October 26, 2015

Can't believe it is Kathy's gathering already!  Here are the cards we will be doing!

This card idea came from Facebook some time ago, and I neglected to get the artist.  Sorry!  Cute, but not my idea.

Supply list:
B1481 Friendly Pets
Zoe paper
Glacier, white daisy card stock
Memento tuxedo black ink
Journaling pen
Shinhan markers (I used carmine, clay and bronze)

 This next card is not a card at all... gift tag that holds a gift card... this idea came from Debbi Fournier (www.stampmemories.ctmh.com) and originally from Karen Leach.  Karen did a video... here is the link!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfWb6B2coGE

Supply list:
Stamp set C1627 Reindeer Bells
White Pines paper
Glacier, colonial white, and cranberry card stock
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Cricut cuts and circle punches
Poppy thick twine

Happy stamping!

Sangria Layout for October 12, 2015

There is a hint of fall in the air, so thought I could get away with using the Sangria paper.  Hope you don't mind that I already filled in my pictures and personalized the layout to my event.  If you have photos that you would like to put with this paper, bring them!  We'll personalize your title, and I'll give you saffron card stock to mat your photos.

Supplies:
Sangria B&T paper
Card stock:  Colonial white, saffron
Stamp sets:  D1677 Friend Tree, E1033 Inked Alphabet, B1416 Keyboard Uppercase Alphabet
Inks:  Pomegranate, cocoa, saffron
Other: Gold Uni-ball Gel Impact Pen, Fundamental Assortment Gold

Happy stamping!

Cards for October 5, 2015

Well, better late than never!

Thanks to all of you who said you'd attend without seeing the cards!

First card...

 Stamp set: October Stamp of the Month "Twinkle"
Paper:  White pines
Card stock: Colonial White, Poppy
Ink:  Poppy, Chocolate
Gold embossing powder

Second card...

Stamp set: B1463 Thankful Heart

Paper: Sangria
Card stock: Colonial White, Poppy
Ink: Cocoa
Embellishments

Happy stamping!

Carol's gathering... September 21, 2015

September 21st already... and it's Carol's gathering!

Here are the cards we'll be doing...

First, a Halloween card!

Supply list...

Nevermore paper

B1488 Pumpkin Chevron stamp set

White daisy, black, and sunset cardstock

Eggplant and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Shinhan markers (closest to sunset and eggplant)

Purple glitter gems

Ribbon from my stash

This second card is copied from the card found on page 42 of the 2015-2016 Annual Inspirations. *

Supply list...

Flaxen, fern, black and white daisy card stock

C1605 Happy to be Friends stamp set

Flaxen, black, sorbet, poppy ink

Vine embossing folder

Clear sparkles assortment

Stitch guide with piercing tool

* If you go to  my CTMH page (www.bettyls.ctmh.com) and click on catalogs you will see choices for recipes... this will give you all of the recipes for the cards shown in the catalog... there is also one for the Holiday Expressions!

Scrapbook layout for Monday, September 14th

Can't believe it is September already... where did the summer go?

Have been working on a Halloween layout using the new paper Nevermore... hope you like it!  It uses lots of Cricut cuts, and a little bit of stamping.

Supply list:
Stamp sets: B1488 Pumpkin Chevron, B1453 Frightfully Fun, D1605 Halloween Greetings, CC1040 Hello, Life-Scrapbooking, E1032 Typography
Card stock: whisper, slate, eggplant, sunset, black
Paper packet: Nevermore
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black and Black
Embellishments: Silver sequins, diamond embossing folder, Cricut cuts from Artbooking and Artfully Sent, Wink of Stella clear and black

Happy stamping!

Cards for Monday, September 7th...

Has been a crazy week, and my creativity is stalled... we have 2 cards, copied from other consultants.  There are some creative CTMH consultants out there with great ideas!  Hope they will forgive me lifting their creations!

This first card is from www.clearlycards.blogspot.com.

Supplies:

Paper:  Zoe

Card stock: sweet leaf, white daisy, glacier

Stamp set: S1509 Paper Garden (stamp of the month for September)

Ink: glacier, sweet leaf, canary,whisper, versamark clear for embossing

Other: white embossing powder, green shimmer trim

Flowers and 2 leaves are cricut cuts

This second card was found on www.gmbscrapper.blogspot.com.

Supplies:

Card stock: white daisy, sapphire

Stamp set: CC1041 Hello, Life-Cardmaking (National Stamping Month)

Ink: Black, Goldrush

Other: Cascading stars embossing folder, Stars from Pomegranate Fundamental Assortment, stars are cricut cuts

Happy stamping!

Betty's gathering... August 24, 2015

Well, Monday will be our last gathering before the new Idea Book comes out!

These are the cards we'll make Monday night...  I decided to use Zoe paper (and Zoe color palette), and the September stamp of the month.

Card #1:
Card stock is sweet leaf, slate, and white daisy
Stamp sets used are S1509 Paper Garden (September Stamp of the Month), and C1605 Happy to be Friends
Inks used were sorbet, slate and sweet leaf
Slate diagonal striped ribbon

Card #2:

Card stock is slate, sorbet and white daisy

B&T paper is from Zoe

Stamp sets used are B1467 You Mean the World to Me, and C1612 Shower Flowers

Inks used are slate mini pigment ink and sweet leaf

Clear embossing powder

Scallop border punch 

Happy stamping!

Scrapbook layout for Monday, August 17th

I'm trying to get a head start since I won't have much time to prepare for Monday night, particularly as it gets closer to Monday!

Here is the layout we will be doing.  This layout, with a few minor changes, was created using the new Zoe paper collection by Tina Lovell, another CTMH consultant.  There are 2 other layouts in this series... if you purchase the Zoe WOTG, or the Zoe paper packet and at least one Zoe compliment or matching embellishment, I will share the layouts with you.

Supplies for this layout:
Zoe WOTG stamp set, paper collection and  Zoe assortment
Card stock - white daisy, glacier, black, whisper, sorbet
Ink - glacier, sorbet
Coral shimmer trim
Black journal pen

Photo mat sizes are 4 x 6 and 4 x 3 inches.  Photos are 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 and 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches.

Happy stamping!

Cards for Monday night, August 3rd

Here are the cards... saw a technique I wanted to use, but has some difficulty finding the right stamp... here we go!

Card #1:
Stamp sets - D1627 Your Own Kind of Wonderful and S1508 Framed (August SOTM)
Card stock - White daisy, Glacier, Black
Ink - Canary, Glacier, Pixie, Black
Extra thick twine glacier

Card #2:
Stamp sets - C1612 Shower Flowers and D1584 Big Hug
Ink - White daisy, Thistle, Pear, Black
Purchased kraft cards

Happy stamping!

July Scrapbook Layout...

Finally finished the layout... for as long as it took me, it looks very simple.  My goal was to use the seaside paper without including a sea shell, wave, or palm tree.  Not as easy as I thought!

Supply list:
Stamp sets - A1121 A Blossom, D1217 Free Spirit (retired), B1478 Ice-Cold Summer, and D1619 Seaside Scrapbooking Workshop
Paper -  Seaside
Card stock - Colonial white, desert sand, lagoon, pear, sorbet
Ink - Lagoon, sorbet, sorbet desert sand, pear
Cricut cuts from Art Philosophy and Artbooking

Happy stamping!

Kris's gathering -- July 20, 2015

Here are the cards we will be making at Kris's gathering...

This first card was copied almost exactly from a card Gina Brandstetter posted on the July SOTM Blog (www.gmbscrapper.blogspot.com).

Supply list:
Stamp set - S1507 Life is Wonderful (SOTM July)
Cardstock - black, colonial white, ruby
Ink - colonial white, ruby
Tools & embellishments - Stripe embossing folder, Black striped twill ribbon, Dimensional element (retired)

This second card uses 1/2" stripes, woven to form a design... I have seen lots of cards on Pinterest using this technique, so don't know who to credit!  Thought it was about time we did one!

Supply list:
Stamp set - D1584 Big Hug, and C1594 Treasured Friendship
Card stock - Colonial white, Desert sand
Paper - Seaside
Ink - Desert sand
Embellishments - Oceanside sequins

Happy stamping!

Made it to Disneyland!

Nothing to report yet, except that Gail and I made it here safe and sound! It really is a magical place, especially if you have lots of $... Gail is getting ready to leave for leadership day, and I will wait for Rose. Loving my new I-pad... More later!

Cards for Monday, July 6th...

Well, made it back from California, and actually have the cards done for Monday night!  All supplies CTMH unless noted otherwise!

Card #1:
Stamps: D1550 Happy Autumn, and D1645 Botanical Backgrounds
Card stock: Slate, White daisy, Pear
Ink: Sorbet, Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments: Sequins assortment, silver
Leaves are from Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Wink of Stella, clear

Card #2:

Stamps:  D1645 Botanical Backgrounds and C1613 Paper Bird

Card stock: Pixie, Black, White daisy

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, and Cotton Candy reinker

Embellishments:  White sheer ribbon brand unknown

Spray pen

C1613 Paper Bird is a hostess stamp... here is how to order!

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Scrapbook pages for Monday, June 22nd...

Another struggle, but think I have some pages you can work with!  You may be getting tired of Jackson, but brace yourself, here it is again!

Stamp sets: C1584 Feathers, D1644 The Authentic Life, and E1029 Marquee Uppercase
Paper: Jackson
Card stock: Colonial white, juniper, barn red
Ink: Barn red, juniper

You can make a different title... be thinking about it!

There are three 6 x 4 photos, one  3 x 5 photo, and four 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 photos.

The stamp sets will be available if you want to use some of the smaller stamps for embellishing...  "you are the coolest", "top-notch", "genuine great moment", "real authentic happy", "go for it", and "one amazing day".

Happy stamping!

Terri's Gathering is on Monday, June 15th!

And, as promised, we will be doing 2 cards.  The focus is on the card bases... the first card is a side step card, and the second card includes a perforated bookmark that can be removed for later use.

Side step card supplies used:
Card stock:  white daisy, thistle
Paper:  Confetti Wishes
Stamp set: S1506 Ice Cream Dream (June SOTM)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishment:  Diagonal Striped Ribbon - Thistle
Shinhan Markers, assorted colors
Misc:  Paper cutter, corner rounder, hole punch 2", scissors, adhesive

Bookmark card supplies used:
Card stock: desert sand, colonial white
Paper:  Jackson
Stamp set:  C1533 Fabulous You
Ink:  Cocoa
Embellishment:  Cocoa collection (retired)
Misc:  Corner rounder, glue dots, adhesive, perforating blade for paper cutter, hole punch

Not my best cards, but as said earlier, the focus is on the card bases!

Happy stamping!

Cards for Monday, June 1st

Such a nice warm day today... thought I'd use the stamp of the month... Ice Cream Dream!  Also thought it would be fun to try some shaker cards.  If you haven't made shaker cards before, these will introduce you to just a couple of the many methods of making them!

 
Stamp sets: S1506 Ice Cream Dream (June SOTM), D1649 Blossom, and B1478 Ice Cold Summer
Card stock: Thistle, White Daisy, Pear
Ink:  Memento Black
Shinhan markers: Turquoise Blue, Leaf Green, WG4 Warm Grey, Black, and Peony Purple
Misc:  foam tape, assorted sequins and vellum.
Window is cut using punches.

Stamp sets:  S1506 Ice Cream Dream (June SOTM),D1649 Blossom, and D1644 The Authentic Life.

Card stock:  Honey, White Daisy

Paper: Confetti Wishes

Ink:  Memento Black

Shinhan markers:  Cherry Pink, Peony Purple, Golden Yellow

Misc:  Flip flap (middle size from small assortment Memory Protectors Flip Flaps Z1747), assorted sequins

Window is cut using a rectangle die and the Cuttlebug. 

As always, please bring you scissors and adhesive!

Happy stamping!

Scrapbook pages for Monday, May 25th!

Well, this is the first time I have had anything done so far ahead, but since we are getting our new travel trailer on Saturday, I was afraid I would not have time on Sunday to scrap!  So... here are the pages!

Paper: Blossom paper packet
Card stock: White daisy, glacier, smoothie lagoon, pear
Stamp sets: D1649 Blossom Cardmaking Workshop, C1612 Shower Flowers, and S1505 Just Sayin" (May Stamp of the Month)
Inks: Lagoon, pear, smoothie, sunset, glacier
Other:  Shinhan black marker, Cricuit

There is plenty of room for additional embellishment, and the "bloom" can be an entrance into other themes (bloom'n idiot) (blooms of spring) (youth in bloom) etc. 

As always, please bring your adhesive and scissors.  There is a lesson in using the Blossom paper, so please bring your paper cutter (or you may use mine if you don't mind a wait).

We will have a card to do as well, if you finish early!

Happy stamping!

Kathy's gathering, May 11th

The weather has been so cold and a little dreary (at least for May), so I thought I'd "think summer".

Here are the 2 cards we'll be making tomorrow night...

This first card uses the new Taste of Summer paper packet... love these colors!  I paired it with juniper card stock... also used white daisy card stock to stamp the images.

Stamp sets:  C1595 Hello Summer, and B1478 Ice-Cold Summer
Inks:  Thistle and Canary
Misc:  white glitter trim, liquid glass

This second card is a "pinwheel fold" card.  You may notice I have extra fold lines on mine... you will not have them on yours because you won't make the mistakes I made!  I have used Lollydoodle paper (retired), and white daisy inside.

Stamp sets:  C1612 Shower flowers, and D1635 Assorted edges

Inks: Cotton candy, pear, and slate

I did not add any message to the pinwheel fold card, and something different could be used place of the sun on the Taste of Summer card.  I thought something about "making lemonade out of lemons" would be cute!

As always, please bring your adhesive and scissors.  If you have a scoring board you might bring it... otherwise we'll be sharing mine.  I will also tell you how to do the fold without a scoring board.

Happy stamping!

My Creations™ Mini Mix Album and Mini Folio

Hi!  Came across this, and since some of us were talking about the new mini-albums, thought you might like to see it...



Happy stamping!

Scrapbook pages for Monday, April 27

Here are the scrapbook pages for Monday night...

This layout uses the retired skylark paper, and the featured colors are bamboo, desert sand, juniper, kraft, lagoon, skylark yellow, sweet leaf, and white daisy.

On my layout I have used minimal embellishments ...  The stamp set that came with the Skylark workshop on the go and another matching stamp set will be available, as well as sparkles, etc. for you to use. You may want to edge the banners with bamboo or desert sand to make them more pronounced, which I did not do.

You might consider bringing your photos... 5-6 photos that can be cropped to 3 1/2" x 5".  That might help with choosing embellishments/stamps.

I used the BFF stamp from the lollydoodle workshop on the go, but you may also use the "live in the moment" stamp that came with the skylark set.

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

Happy stamping!