Just another Girlie Thank You Card

I can't wait to start creating a new scrapbook layout starting tomorrow featuring Brand New Papers from the NEW Idea Book that will become available beginning February 1st. So you'll just have to wait until next week to see my scrapbooking layouts.

This week, I'm participating in a couple of challenges from

 www.CraftingbyDesign.blogspot.com  

          The challenge was to create a girlie card.

 www.MojoMonday.blogspot.com

          Card Sketch MOJO329

 www.Splitcoaststampers.com

          Color Challenge  CC462

 

The girlie part is all the ribbon, lace, and of course bling. I'm a scrapbooking girl so you know I had to incorporate my most girlie pursuit- Paper Crafts of course! Check out how beautiful the layers look.

 

What can I say I also love texture and adding dimension to my projects. Here layering lace, ribbon, embossed card stock, and of course 3D foam tape brings this project to life. Who doesn't love bling? I just had to incorporate it to keep up with the theme. I tried for a while to track down this retired stamp called Ms. Scrapbooking. I think we have some resemblance like we both have short black hair, and I often create while wearing an apron.

 

If you would like to recreate your own card you'll need the following supplies: Chantilly Paper Packet, Cardstock from Whooo's Your Valentine Campaign (Retired), Pink Glitter Gems, Hollyhock Ribbon (Retired), Daisy White Cardstock, Stamps: Washi Wonder (D1558-Retired), Ms. Scrapbook (B1352- Retired), Sympathy Card Chatter for the "You" (D1476-Retired), and Simple Stitches (C1234-Retired), Stamp Pads: Sweet Leaf (Z2153), Ruby (Z2170), Black Momento Ink, Alcohol Markers, White Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape, Scissors, and Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders die and Sizzix Embossing Folders.

 

Cutting Measurements:

• 5" x 7" Daisy White Card Base folded
• 5" x 3" Chantilly Paper (floral pattern)
• 1" x 3" Chantilly Paper (opposite side of floral is the green pattern)
• 5" x .75" Light Pink Cardstock
• 4" x .75" (cut 3 pieces for stamping washi & sentiment) Daisy White Card base
• 4" x 2" Daisy White Card Base for stamping character
• 4" x 5" Dark Pink Cardstock for mat
• 3.5" x 3" Medium Shade Pink Cardstock for mat

My next two posts will be greeting cards then next week I'm hoping to post my scrapbooking layouts. Until next time... keep on crafting!

Close to My Heart sketch books

Close to My Heart published various "sketch books" for us to follow in book and magazine format. Make It From Your Heart (MIFYH) is what I consider the magazine format version of card making and scrapbooking sketch book. It features a sketch, shows you a cutting diagram, and pictures of how this sketch was used. I love them.

Below is a card I made using MIFYH volume 2 using pattern #24, found on page 44. I turned the sketch on its side it's like using a second sketch. This greeting card measures 5 1/2" by 4 1/4".

To recreate you will need the following supplies:
Chantilly Paper Packet-X7163C, Juniper Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Teal Base & Bling Jewel-Z1892,  Juniper Cardstock (included in paper packet), Buttercup Cardstock (included in paper packet), Daisy White Cardstock-1385, A Flowering Bunch- S1306 (June 2013 Stamp of the Month), Black Ink Pad-1386, Juniper Ink Pad-x5752, Alcohol Markers, Scissors, Paper Trimmer, 3D Foam Tape and Tape Runner.

Cutting Measurements:
2 Pink Pattern Papers- 1"x4"
1 Floral Pattern Paper- 3.5" x 4"
Juniper Cardstock- 3.25" x 3.75"
Buttercup Cardstock- 3" x 3.5"
Daisy White Cardstock- 2.75" x 3.25"

Happy Crafting!

Heart to Heart Challenge

I wanted to join a few blog challenges to keep me motivated to create and it's always fun to just challenge myself. So for the Heart to Heart blog Challenge, I was to create something using 5 papers. So I'm including the below items in submission to this challenge.

Gift bag was created using retired paper packet called Dotty for You. Cardstock was stamped and layered.

I've created this card using Chantilly and Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. Here, I layered cardstock and patterned paper.

 

You may be familiar with this greeting card. I've layered Ruby cardstock with three Huntingdon Papers, Olive Green Cardstock, Colonial Cardstock and don' forget the Red Shimmer Trim and Harvest Baker's Twine. I used the Cricut Art Philosophy to create the ornament.

 

This greeting card was created using Frosted Card Workshop on the Go paper and stamp, Whisper cardstock, Slate Polka Dot Washi and Single Snowflake stamp set. I think I layered 5 papers here.

Chantilly Scrapbook Layout

I'm sure you've been wondering what I've been up to. Scrapbooking of course! Yesterday was my husband's birthday so I had to of course focus on his birthday and the upcoming Valentine's Day festivities. I figured that the Internet would be filled with Valentine's day card ideas so I decided to take a different approach. I scrapbooked the people I love and included an intimate moment filled with love; the birth of my great-niece.

This layout is similar to the one featured in the new idea as to the layout design on page 18 but I made a few modifications. Did you notice the paper patterns I used were slightly different. They used more yellow card stock and did not mat their photos.I also used the Hollyhock Zipper Ribbon around the baby picture. One customer commented, "I saw the Zipper Lace but didn't know how I would use it. It looks so good around the picture." I got a nod from another customer. I've seen people use this type of product to create a flower on a headband. I wonder how you would use it?

For the second layout, again I used more of that darling patterned paper over the card stock. It's just so beautiful I had to show it off. 

What's not easily visible is that the dimensions and ribbon really make the page pop. It adds texture and visual interest.

Products used:

• Chantilly Paper Packet (X7163B)
• Chantilly Dimensional Elements (X7163C)
• Hollyhock Zipper Ribbon (Z1826)

To order these products shop online at www.FrancisAmes.ctmh.com

The layout design is from the CTMH book Magic, layout Showtime.