heARTful stamping challenge

If you've looked at Chris's Stamped Blessings blog lately, you've seen several things she's made using the Close to My Heart September Stamp of the Month Set, Just Treats.

I thought I'd change one of the stamps a bit, blocking out the word "Winter" and substituting "Birthday".

 The CTMH paper is called Grateful Heart and is perfect for fall cards and projects.

Here's one of Chris's cards, which I totally love, using the same stamp:

 I've made my card to share on Chris's blog for the heARTful stamping challenge.  The theme is Anything Goes with a bit of stamping, so please pop over and enter. 

I am entering these challenges:
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #175 - Anything Fall Goes 
4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #422 - Happy Fall Y'all
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge #54 - Anything Goes
Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #372 - Anything Goes
Challenge Up Your Life #97 - Washi Tape (green strip between background papers)
Crafty Catz Challenge # 431 - Anything Goes with option of Fall Colors
Allsorts Challenge Week 437 - Autumn Glory
Crazy 4 Challenges #454 - Fall

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #411 with Bugaboo Stamps

 The theme for Tueday Throwdown Challenge # 411 is Complimentary Colors.  Our wonderful sponsor this week, Bugaboo Digi Stamps,

has such a variety of wonderful digi images that the Tuesday Throwdown Design Team has been able to give you a lot of inspiration.  Please check out their projects.  You will be amazed.

I've used a digi image called Fall Pumpkin Trio

and the Complimentary Colors, Orange and Blue

 

I've printed the image three times and layered the pumpkins, bird, leaf and flowers as you can see in this photo. 

 

We'd love to have you join us at

 Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Blog 

for this week's challenge 

and a chance to win some Bugaboo Stamps images.   

 

Challenges:

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #218 - Autumn Colors

Make My Monday Challenge #80 - Autumn Colors

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #127 - Fall Festival of Colors

Crafters Castle Challenge #9 - AG; option Fall/Halloween

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Thankful or Fall Cards 4 Kids

Crafty Friends Challenge #93 - Autumn Colors

Odds & Ends

When I go to CTMH card class at Joyce's, I just happen to sit at a spot where Joyce often sits when she is crafting.  Consequently, there are usually little bits of this and that on the table.  Last week I spied this butterfly stamp mounted and ready to stamp.  There was a piece of white scrap paper in reach and a black momento ink pad.  I just couldn't resist.  And then there was this scrap of red dp and a roll of ribbon close by.  With a nod from Joyce, I brought the 3 items home, colored the butterfly and made this card.

Challenges:

Bitten by the Bug Challenge - Anything Goes with the Cricut (The Happy Birthday is a Cricut cut from the CTMH Artiste cartridge.)

Dream Valley Challenge #107 - Pearls or Gems 

Use Your Stuff Challenge #331 - Spots or Dots

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations Challenge - I Spy something beginning with a B - Butterfly;Birthday

  

On this past Saturday, Joyce had her annual Christmas Card Extravaganza.  After signing in, we each made a tag using some new CTMH Texture Paste and a stencil made on the cricut with new Stencil Sheets.  I thought the tag would "look good on a card", and it does.

We made a total of 8 Christmas cards, which I'll show you in another post later this week.  For one of the cards we die cut a sentiment from the green cs which I used on this card.  So there's a hole behind the tag?  Who's gonna know? 

 

Somethin' 'bout a truck + CTMH Card Class 9/18/18

While looking through my box of images, I came across this truck and thought it would be perfect for a masculine card.

 Since the guy receiving this card is a retired dairy farmer, I couldn't resist adding a line from Old MacDonald as my bottom border.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge Week 485 - Create a scene with stamps or dies
Always Happy Birthday September Challenge - Happy Birthday 
Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #188 - Helen's  Masculine Anything Goes 
Crafting by Designs Challenge Sept 19-25 - You're the Man

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Here are the CTMH cards we made yesterday at Joyce's:

Double Trouble Challenge #10

I'm back ....
with a Thank You card for this week's Double Trouble Challenge.

Seems like I have a lot of irons in the fire right now.  And I have neglected my blog and some challenges I regularly enter.  So sorry.

This morning I taught a card class for my Red Hat gals.  Before I returned everything we used to their respective spots in my craft hole, I put together this card, using 3 colors, a punny saying, and a critter.  

Challenges:
Double Trouble Challenge #10 - 3 colors and a stamped image, punny saying, and enter the Brown Sugar Challenge
Brown Sugar September Challenge #282 -  All Creatures Great and Small

 

Birthday Card for 1 year old

This card was designed with my BFF's grandson in mind.  

He loves Sesame Street.

 I used a Sesame Street coloring page for the image which pops up when the card is opened.  I also fussy cut a second head and attached with a spring so it wobbles.

The sentiment stamps are from CTMH. 

Challenges: 

Sweet Stampers Challenge #24 - Bright Colors 

Sheepski Designs Challenge #18 - For Kidz 

Pause, Dream, Enjoy September Card Challenge - Any theme

Always Happy Birthday September Challenge - Birthday 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Pop It Up 

Crafty Creations Challenge #374 - Anything Goes

 And usually I make an extra card from the leftovers so I'm not storing little scraps......

Thanks for stopping by.

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #409 with Sparkle n Sprinkle

It was so nice of Sparkle n Sprinkle to sponsor

 Tuesday Throwdown's One Layer Card Challenge this week.

I hope you'll be able to play along. 

Sparkle n Sprinkle has a great selection of stamps, both rubber and digital, glitter, embossing powders, cutting files, all your necessary supplies, and more.  You'll definitely want to visit their store, blog and fb page.

 Today I used a colored image and a sentiment from the Hummingbirds and Flowers Digital Stamp Set provided by SNS for our design team to use.

Making a one layer card was definitely a challenge for me.

I never make one layer cards.

And I don't think I ever made one using digital stamps.

It really wasn't that hard.

Please join the Tuesday Throwdown Challenge this week by entering your One Layer Card.  

Challenges I am entering:

Kitty Bee Designs Challenge #126 - AG; optional twist:Animals 

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #217 - All Creatures Great and Small 

Brown Sugar Challenge #282 - All Creatures Great and Small 

Joyful Stars Close to My Heart September Blog Hop

Welcome to the September

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.

Today I have a pocket card and tag to share with you.

 The stamps are from the CTMH September Stamp of the Month set.

Papers are from the CTMH Festive Friendship paper, which was just retired.

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.  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 I am entering: 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use stamps, no digis

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #235 - Always Thankful 

Crafty Hazelnut's September Patterned Paper Challenge - AG with patterned paper 

Crafter's Cafe Challenge #203 - 3 of something (sequins) 

Crazy 4 Challenges #451 - Show appreciation for someone 

Baby Girl Card = Lots of Pink + CTMH Class 8/28/18

My posting has been a bit sparce lately, I know.  I have several non paper projects on which I am working.  One of those projects was a baby blanket, now complete and ready to mail on Tuesday.  Here is the card I just made to go with it:

card front

inside sentiment

Challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge #211 - Bingo + a Sentiment (Die Cut, Lace and Embossing)

 

Southern Girls Challenge - Add a bit of metal 

Creations in Pink Challenge #1 - Anything Pink Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - 3 of Something 

A Perfect Time to Craft September Challenge - Open 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #75 - Anything Goes 

2 Sisters on a Blog Challenge #19 - Baby Card

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #368 - Pastels

Stamping Sensations September Challenge - Something beginning with a "B" (baby coach) 

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Guess I should post the cards we made last Tuesday at Joyce's CTMH Card Class.  Here they are:

Hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend.

TTFN