Color Dare 169

Good morning! It's been a while since I've blogged. Ever since I started homeschooling, I feel like I'm working a full-time job. I really enjoy the time spent with my kids, but I kinda miss the personal time. I guess that makes it all the better when I get some time to myself!

I have stepped down from writing the Color Dare posts, so now I have just a little more time to make a project here and there. Here is my first one in a while. It is for the white on white challenge at the Color Dare. I cut out the snowflakes from Artiste and embossed a line to make them look like hanging ornaments. This card is a complete CASE from Sherry Eckblad.

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Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy
Ink: Black
Stamp: Scandinavian Wishes
Other: Artiste cartridge, adhesive pearls (not CTMH)

November Stamp of the Month Blog Hop: Cheers, 2016!

Color Dare 164 with Nevermore

This week we are challenging you to use the color in the Nevermore paper pack - Sunset, Eggplant, Black, Slate & Whisper (Pear is optional). I used the Eggplant spider paper and the colors to make a card with my new Nov. SOTM. I also used the Sept. SOTM for the flower. I don't really celebrate Halloween, so I didn't feel like a layout was in order, and I have no use for a Halloween card, so I thought outside the box a little. The sketch I used was from CAS(E) This Sketch.

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Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black
B&Ts: Nevermore
Stamps: Paper Garden, Cheers 2016!
Ink: Eggplant, Sunset, Slate, Whisper

October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Twinkle

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. This month we are showcasing the stamp set -Twinkle! This blog hop is a big circle. If you came here from Jean McNulty's blog, you are on the right track. When you are finished here, just click on the link below to keep hopping. Have fun!

I made this card with the stamp set:

I used the colors from the challenge at Color My Heart. Which were not very Christmas-y, but I LOVE brightly colored twinkle lights, so I thought it worked out perfectly with these twinkle light stamps!!! The colors were:

Pear
Glacier
Canary
Hollyhock
White Daisy

I also used Black for my outlines and sentiment. I embellished with just a few bitty sparkles. After I took this picture, I remembered that I wanted to add liquid glass for an extra-special effect on the twinkle lights. I added it and it's drying now, so I will add a picture of with the liquid glass in the morning! It just gives it that extra something!

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Here is what the Stamp of the Month set looks like. You can purchase it for only $5 with a $50 purchase on my website.

Now hop over to Lauren Moore's page to see what fabulous creation she came up with!

Color dare 159 with Sangria

This week we are using Sangria as our inspiration for the color dare at Color My Heart! The colors are:

Eggplant
Pomegranate
Poppy
Cocoa
Desert Sand
Champagne

I mad a card using the Sangria paper (from the swatches - I don't have the whole pack yet), and MIFYH volume 2 Pattern 30. This card uses a good sampling of the papers from the pack, so you can see what all's in there!



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Materials used:
Cardstock: Champagne
B&Ts: Sangria
Stamps: Framed
Ink: Pomegranate, Poppy, Cocoa
Other: Gold Shimmer Trim, Gold Bling Gems

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Paper Garden

Hi! Welcome to the September SOTM blog hop. We are featuring Paper Garden which contains 10 stamps. If you came here from Jennifer Dykstra's blog you are on the right track.

I made this card with the La Vie En Rose papers:

The layout is from MIFYH volume 1, pattern 20. The ink is the new poppy and fern colors. I really like these ones so far! The sentiment is from Look to the Light. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the hop!

Now it's time to hop on over to sparkly Wendy Coffman's blog.

Wedding gift Album

Some of my knitting friends are sending a "Sunshine Package" to a friend in New Zealand. It's a cold, dreary winter there, and she's not doing well. Since she's getting married soon, I made her this accordion album with our new paper pack - La Vie En Rose. I used the "Tie the Knot" Cricut cartridge and the CTMH stamp sets The Happy Couple and Precious Love with Vogue Alphabet for the names. I used several layouts from Imagine, just reduced in size and altered a bit. I used almost a half of the paper pack. I didn't add extra embellishments because I'm sending it to NZ and I want it to remain shipable, and not risk things falling off. :)

Materials used:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Pomegranate, Poppy, Pixie, Baby Pink
B&Ts: La Vie En Rose
Stamps: Vogue Alphabet, The Happy Couple, Precious Love
Ink: Black
Other: Tie the Knot (not CTMH),