heARTful stamping challenge

Shortly after making two tea bag folding cards, my friend Chris emailed me to see if I had any inspiration for her heARTful stamping challenge.  What do you think of these?

 I spied these folds on the Farmhouse Memories blog.  They will be giving a class on how to make these folds.  One look and I knew I had to give this a try.  The folds are very similar to the origami Christmas tree.

 The papers are from the new Close To My Heart Chelsea Gardens paper pack.  The flowers begin as 8 - 2" squares.  The Happy Birthday stamp, embossing folder and bling are also from CTMH.

Die cuts are from ODBD and  Cheery Lynn Designs.

Challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge #195 - Anything Goes 
Crafty Catz Challenge #401 - Anything Goes (twist:something new -fold and papers) 
Brown Sugar Challenge #274 - Birthday
Die Cut Divas January Challenge - Something New (fold and papers) 
Crafty Hazelnut's January Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes 

Nick's a Teenager

Today my grandson celebrates his 13th birthday.  I made him a personalized card with a baseball theme, mailed it and never took a picture.  So, I won't be posting that.
 I do think his special day deserves a Happy Birthday post!

Challenges:
Cards in Envy Challenge - Black & White Cards
House That Stamps Built J2418 Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Layer It Up
Shopping Our Stash Challenge #338 - Birthday
Crafting By Designs - Buttons and/or Bows

Cross-stitched name tag

Everyone is making a name tag for one of the card making clubs I have joined.  When we meet on Friday, one of the gals will be laminating them for us.  It was an excellent reason to try out the new cross stitched tag die cut I picked up at My Favorite Things last week.  After laminating, I'll add a fun ribbon or two.

 No stamping on this one.  Just some CTMH retired fundamental paper and washi tape.

Challenges:

Die Cut Divas January Challenge - Something New (Die) 

The Southern Girls Challenge - Stitch Me Up 

Creative Knockout Challenge #229- In Stitches 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #396 - Tag You're It! 

 

 

Paper ICR

No matter how often I tell myself that I am not buying any more paper, there are times when I find a piece that falls into the 

ICR (I Couldn't Resist) category.   

 Stamp is from CTMH.  Stitched die cut nesting flowers are from DieVersions.

I found a new card club that is just forming here in The Villages.  At the first meeting we put together these two simple cards.  

 

AHSC Happy Thoughts & SU Card Class

After struggling with what to make for yesterday's Joyful Stars CTMH blog hop post,  the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge made today's card a breeze.  And, with the heart embellishments, this card will join the others I've been making for the 

Cards for Little Hearts current card drive.

Once again, I've used papers and zip strips from the 

new CTMH Chelsea Gardens paper pack. 

The sentiment is from CTMH, but is far from new.

Heart and dot embellishments finish off the card.

Here's the sketch I followed:

 

Challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge # 246 

Shopping Our Stash Challenge # 336- Out with the Old (stamp, hearts) and In with the New (paper, dots)

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #447 - Inspiration colors white, blue and gray

 

 

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Tuesday I attended Jan Hoyt's SU card class. 

Although we stay in touch, it was nice to see her again.

Her class focuses on fun and simple cards like these:

That's not dirty snow, just a coating of glitter pen that photographed badly.  Honest!

When in Florida, you can say this and know you won't be doing any shoveling!

I'm saving this one for my grandson who will be 18 in March.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart January Blog Hop

Welcome to the January

Close to My Heart Joyful Stars Blog Hop.

Have some fun hopping between the blogs of this group of talented Close to My Heart consultants, and me, where we share creative projects using CTMH products.

Have you seen the new CTMH Seasonal Expressions Catalog?

Hop along with us to see some awesome projects using the new products.

It was a struggle to decide what to make for this month's blog hop.   My current focus has been on making Heart Themed cards for the Cards for Little Hearts February card drive, and switching gears was proving difficult.  I knew I wanted to use the new Cross-stitch Love stamp set with matching Thin Cuts, and I just love the new Chelsea Gardens paper.  

Stamping a bunch of the cross-stitched roses was a start.  (For me, it was much easier to cut the shape first and then stamp it.)   As I laid out the flowers on a piece of plain glacier blue cs, I spied the cross-stitched heart stamps in the set and began random stamping the cs.  Switching gears wasn't necessary, after all.  This will make a lovely card for one of the older girls in the hospital.

Now, since this is a blog hop,

you might have arrived here from Andrea Sherman's blog.

Your next stop is Marie Flayer's blog.   The hop is

circular.  So if you are just starting here, simply continue hopping until you find your way back, making the full circle.  If you get lost, the complete list of participants is on Joyce's blog.

Challenges:  

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Winter Blues

heARTful stamping Challenge - Anything Goes 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge #189 - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Winter Blues 

Allsorts Challenge #449 - Something New (stamps) 

Moving Along with the Times Challenge #62 - Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by. 

Anniversary Card Shower

A lovely woman, with whom I used to work, is celebrating her 58th wedding anniversary.  To commemorate the occasion, her daughter has organized a card shower for her parents.  This is the card I sent.

 

The Chelsea Garden papers are new from CTMH. 

The sentiment stamp is from SU.

And the pretty dotted lattice embossing folder is from 

Taylored Expressions.

 

Challenges:

Shopping Our Stash Challenge #336 - Out with the old (baker's twine and ef) and in with the new (paper) 

Stinkin' Inkers Challenge - It's a Banner Year

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #189 - Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff Challenge #294 - Something New (paper)

Allsorts Challenge #449 - Something New (paper)

 

 

I hope you'll stop back tomorrow to see what I've made for this month's Joyful Stars Blog Hop.