Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge

I'm going to try and start entering some challenges with my projects.  I don't always have time to do these on a regular basis but maybe if I just stick to a couple a month I should be ok.  Ok on with it.  Craft Hoarders Anonymous is a blog that is run by the very talented Gloria Stengel.  I love the idea of using things from our stash and hoard vaults.  Too often I have wanted to enter a challenge with companies only to find that we needed the very latest paper collection to be able to enter.  Now I have to admit that I have a huge craft room and probably more supplies than many others but I can't keep up with buying the very latest supplies from all the companies that I love.  Plus I'm trying to start a Close To My Heart business and am finding myself to be my only customer so far.  LOL 

So, Gloria, thank you for coming up with this idea. Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog

The challenge is to use a tag.  It can be used on a card, in a layout or on it's own.  Just use a tag.  I had some that I had bought on clearance sometime ago and they have sat in a drawer for the longest time.  I finally got them out and played around a little.  I really like how they turned out.  I started by inking the edges and then stamped several images all over the tag.  I used a texture spray randomly all over the tags followed by a few shots of Lindy's and Tattered Angels.  I stamped a butterfly in blue ink and then added flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and finished them off with ribbon and trim from my stash.  Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog!

Here's my list of things used:

Basic shipping tags from Staples size 5
Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink
Prima Cling Stamps floral swirl

Teresa Collins "Stationary noted" Post Card Stamp

Hot off the Press "Timeless" Small Alarm Clock

Gina K Stamps "Master Butterfly"

Tsukineko "Goosebumps" Clear Texture Spray

Close To My Heart Indian Corn Blue Ink Z2130

Lindy's Stamp Gang:  Bluebeard Blue Violet an

d Plumeria Pink
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist:  Moonlight
Wild Orchid Crafts:
2 tone mixed colour wild roses 1 3/4"  (30mm)  PM-00132
White cosmos daisy stem flowers FS-00215
Blue tone cherry blossom EX-00042

Ribbon and trim from my stash
 

My 1st Project Using CTMH products!

Yay!  I finally found some time to play around with my new goodies from Close To My Heart.  I decided to make a set of cards in a gift box.  I had quite a few of these sets on my Etsy site but they seem to have all sold.  This was a quick project from start to finish as the paper collection made it so easy to whip together 6 cards with envelopes.

Here is the box that I put together to house the cards.  The paper collection that I used is Skylark from Close To My Heart.  I used some roses and trims from my stash, although I'm fairly certain that the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The cards are all thank you cards for this particular project.  I must admit that these cards were a lot more CAS (clean and simple) than what I usually do but I had to make them as flat as I could to fit them in the box. 

  The box was made using a template from Gina K.  She had originally designed the box to hold photographs so they would be easy to organize.  I love using this template to hold cards because the size is perfect for A2 cards.  Here is the link for Parts 1 and 2 of Gina K's videos showing how to make the box. 

http://vimeo.com/8704430


http://vimeo.com/8705775




Template can be downloaded from Stamp TV, Freebies Section.  Scroll down to Memory Keeper and follow download instructions. 
Below are Gina's measurements for the Memory Keeper she made in the video. 

Green box- 8.5" X 11" (Download the free template from the Freebies tab above)
Yellow top flap layer- 6.25" X 2.75"
Patterned paper top flap layer- 6" X 2.5"
Yellow back layer- 6.25" X 4.25"
Patterned paper back layer- 6" X 4"
Yellow bottom flap- 6.25" X 2.25"
Patterned paper bottom flap- 6" X 2"
Scrap Yellow, black and patterned paper to make focal image

Big Congrats Stamp Set

Here's a card that I made today.  It's using Inspired by Stamping's "Big Congrats" stamp for both the outside and inside sentiment.  I love these stamps because they are a nice big bold font.  Really pops on the card to see the big Congratulations.  The blue roses and blue blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The pale yellow roses are from Recollections.  The ribbon and paper are both from my stash.  The stamp set is only $5.00!  It includes the large Congratulations and then has the following that you can use with it; "on your new home", "on your new job", "on your new baby", "graduate" and "on your engagement."  I don't work for this company, have no special interest in this company but I do want to say what a value that is.  $5.00 and you get all those sayings.  I bought one other stamp set and will make some cards using those and post later.  This stamp set can be found Inspired by Stamping Big Congrats Stamp Set

I am uploading this card to the Inspired by Stamping Customer Gallery

WhooHoo!  Today is my birthday.  I am turning 53!  I won't mind at all if you would like to leave a Happy Birthday wish! 


Just as an addition, this card was featured on the Inspired by Stamping blog here

 

Challenge #57 at Lia Stampz themed Color Scheme/Picture Inspiration

For this challenge we were given a picture with a color scheme as our theme. I decided to use the baby boy stamp from Lia Stampz for this challenge and found the colors to fit perfectly since they were blues, brown and white. Here is a picture of my card:

The challenge can be found here: Lia Stampz For this card I used Recollections cardstock in white, kraft and blue. I used a Spellbinders Fleur de Lis Rectangles die. I used the Jumbo Marvy scalloped circle punch. A white gel pen was used around the scalloped circle. I used Copic markers for the image. The image is from Lia Stampz, is called "Baby Boy" and can be purchased at Whimsy Stamps. Here is the link;http://www.whimsystamps.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_41&products_id=2760 "Congrats" was stamped onto white paper with Sepia toned ink from Versafine. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The blue are EX-00042 and the taupe are CXN-003. The white leaves are also from Wild Orchid Crafts and their number is LL00034.

My First Mini Album

A special friend of mine shares old pictures of her mother and father quite often on Facebook. Her mother has passed but her father is still living and my friend speaks so lovingly of both of them that you just know what wonderful parents she had/has. She's always helping me with all things computer including this blog so I wanted to make a special little something for her. I decided to try making a mini album so that she can put some of her favourite pictures of her parents into one special place. Here are some photos showing the pages with all of the pockets and compartments. The majority of the papers used for this project were from DCWV along with various Graphic 45 collections. Flowers were from Wild Orchid Crafts and Petaloo as well as Recollections. I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out and my friend liked it. We always say that the pictures she shares look like 'movie star' pictures and so I've added a nod towards that with the mini roll of film on the front cover. As usual, comments and questions are always welcome. Thanks for looking!