Wings Circle Cards

I finally went to a scrapbooking retreat, and I figured I may as well use up some of my older papers.  Here's a couple of circle cards I made using the Wings paper and Wings Creative Basics.  Colours are Juniper, Olive, Vineyard Berry, and Black. 

Stella!!!

I love the new Stella paper from Close To My Heart.  It is vibrant and fun, and can be used for so many different projects. 

These are the cards my workshop group made last week.  The first project was a Valentine's Day card.  I love the Lagoon and Tulip colours together, and I think this card could definitely be given to anyone, regardless of age or gender.  The baker's twine is a new product from CTMH - comes in a package of 4 tropical colours, as well as a package of 4 neutral colours.  The heart is from the Hearts Dimensionals chipboard accents, and I used a foam-sticker on the back to raise it up.  I covered the heart with the tulip Stella patterned paper, then cut around and sanded the edges.  I used the Token Alphabet for the letters in L-O-V-E.  As usual, I added a ton of bitty sparkles too!

 The other card we made was also using the Stella paper pack, but used only the neutral patterned paper, along with Sunset, Chocolate and Lagoon cardstock.  The striped chocolate and colonial white ribbon is fantastic, and adds tons of dimensional to your project, whether you're laying it flat (as shown), or tying it in a bow.  The flower stamp and 'Congratulations' are from the new stamp set Card Word Puzzle.  It is extremely versatile, and it comes with many phrases you can tailor to your needs.  I used a water pen on the flower to blend Bamboo and Sunsets inks, and I also sponged Sunset ink around the edge of the flower.  Thanks for looking!  I'll be posting Easter cards using the Lucy paper pack soon!

Sonoma Workshop Cards

These are some cards made using the Sonoma Level 2 paper packet from Close To My Heart.  I absolutely love green and purple together!  These cards are definitely different from other styles I've done, but I'm pretty happy with how they turned out.  I think my favourite is the one resembling a quilt.

All supplies used are from Close To My Heart, except the scallop punch is from Marvy Uchida and the source of the brown twill ribbon is unknown.  The cute resin flowers and the crystal charm are from the CTMH Heirloom Assortment. 

The stamps used are Tailor-Made, Card Chatter - Sympathy and Sweet Memories.  The colours used are Bamboo, Olive and Smokey Plum.  This paper pack will be available until July 31, 2012. 

Merry Christmas card

I have a monthly group of ladies that attend workshops at my house, and we had one amazing night where we made 6 Christmas cards!  This is my favourite of the bunch - made with the Wonderland paper pack from Close To My Heart.  I used Twilight and Amethyst inks, but sponged the Amethyst ink onto Grey Flannel cardstock to tone it down.  The snowflake punch is from Marvy Uchida, but all other products are from Close To My Heart. 

Christmas Cupcake Wreath

We had a Christmas potluck at work today, and I saw a version of this in a grocery store, but it was relatively expensive and I thought "Why not?"  I thought I'd give it try, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  I used Close To My Heart's retired Serendipity stamp set, although you could definitely use any other stamp set that has some flower petals included.  I used Cranberry ink and Cranberry cardstock and the yellow pearls are from Wilton.

November Workshop

Here are the cards I put together for my November workshop.  They use the Elemental Level 2 paper pack from Close To My Heart.

This one is adorable!  I love the mini-shopping bag!  Inks used are Olive and Creme Brulee.  The olive ribbon is from the Mini-Medley Accents Olive Collection. 

The second card we made is using the Party Pennants stamp set - so cute and versatile!  Inks used are Cranberry and Desert Sand.  I love the brown and red colour combo!

The last card we made was using Pacifica and Sorbet - another great colour combo.  The stamp set used is available from Close To My Heart from December 19th to January 31st with the NEW Collage Cubes.  Spend only $25, and receive both the E-sized stamp set and cubes for only $15!  What a terrific deal, and the stamp set is great.

Thanks for looking!!!  I'll be posting my other workshop projects soon!

First day...

Well... I decided that if everyone else can do it, so can I!  I'm going to try and post often, and I will be posting lots of artwork and craft ideas, stamping techniques and more!  I'm currently working on a whole bunch of projects for my upcoming Open House, and I'm excited to share those projects.  Here's one to pique your interest!

Hope to see you back soon!

Marissa