For Always Birthday Card -- Front & Back Stamping

After watching a CTMH video demonstrating the "front and back stamping" technique,
I gave it a whirl.

First I turned the stamp to the back side (flat side) and masked the top of the cupcake so that only the paper liner would show.  I stamped this in Honey and the shape came out evenly covered.

Second, I cleaned the stamp, then turned it over to the front side, and stamped the entire cupcake shape with Lagoon ink. That allowed me to see the cupcake paper "pleats" and also the icing.

Then I added a few sparkles to the icing.

I also used:
For Always patterned paper, Honey paper, Honey ink on the birthday sentiment,
and Baker's Twine

I think this card turned out sweeeeet! It was fun trying something new too!
It was a fun way to begin the NEW year!
Happy New Year, and Happy Creating!

It's Time to Sparkle & Shine!

The new Sparkle & Shine papers

from Close To My Heart's "Holidays from the Heart" gift guide

are so pretty and versatile!

I added strips of shimmer trim between the die cut ornament layers

for extra sparkle ...

Remember to add a surprise INSIDE your cards too!  

More sparkle is layered here on top of a strip of the patterned paper.

I left the inside empty to attach a family photo.

How many of these will I be able to finish before December 10,

the date circled on my calendar to "get cards mailed at the P.O.!" ?

Now--just a reminder--here's the new mini catalog that went live October 15

and you can order from it through December 31st.

When you order $100 or more in retail items from

this new Holidays from the Heart mini catalog,

you'll be able to choose a free "starred item" in the booklet.

Click HERE to see the catalog!

Click HERE to order!

Have fun making beautiful Christmas cards, layouts, 

and dimensional home art projects too!

Welcome Baby

Ta-da!

Look what fun Babycakes can be!

Aren't these giraffes the cutest?!

I used:

Babycakes paper packet (NEW!)
(You can order from the Fall/Winter Idea Book tomorrow, August 1st! Go HERE.)

Baker's Twine

Washi Tape

Miracle and Vintage Type stamp sets

Slate ink

Liquid Glass

I cut the flower shape from the Art Philosophy  Cricut cartridge

in 1-1/4 inch, 1 inch, and 3/4 inch, and layered them with Liquid Glass,

and added a dot of LG on the top center.

The yellow & gray strip below the washi tape 

is the zip strip from the edge of one of the patterned papers. 

It's fun to use that little coordinating element in a special way!

It's always a nice surprise to have a pop of color

inside the card too!

 Have fun with Babycakes! 

Thanks for visiting and leaving some love.

More Yummy Babycakes!

Card 1 Front

Card 1 Inside

I'm on a Babycakes roll!

Card 1:

Babycakes paper (NEW--available August 1st!)

Opaque Pearls

Shimmer Trim

"Life Is Tweet" stamp set

Inks: Chocolate & Goldrush

Liquid Glass

Card 2

Card 2:

In addition to the Babycakes paper, I used:

"Be Still" Occasion stamp (one of my favorites)

Baker's Twine
Goldrush ink

It's a very simple multi-layered card that can be used

as a notecard since I left it blank inside.
I like cutting banners and they're so trendy right now.

I must make a few baby cards with the giraffe papers before I use all this paper packet!

The colors are so pretty -- imagine how many ways you can use them! 
The possibilities are endless.

Soaring with Dream Pop

Dream Pop papers are one of my favorite packets of all time! 

For this "Soar" card (in celebration of a graduation or an important life event), I stamped the hot air balloon twice (April's Stamp of the Month) and used pop dots to create two-dimensional layers. I cut the clouds free-hand. The "Soar" stamp is from "Find Your Style".

I tied triple-twisted strands of Baker's Twine and accented with white buttons.

It's always a nice surprise to open a card and find a pop of color there, too!

Inside sentiments are from the "Celebrate the Everyday" stamp set.
 

This card is for a very special young woman who recently soared and "landed" her dream job. You go, girl!

Owl Congratulate You

For a young man's graduation coming up, I used the Dream Pop papers and cut the owl on the flowery branch to adhere to the shiny gray chevron embossed cardstock.

I added the owl stamp from "Who's Your Valentine?" inside, and then used a chocolate marker to create a little branch for the owl above the Congratulations stamped sentiment (photo below).

I know he's going to like this (even if it may seem a bit girlie), because he loves BRIGHT colors!

Congratulations, Spring Grads!  "Owl congratulate you!"

I hope all your dreams and futures are full of Dream Pops!

Dream Pop Card

We got a cold, rainy day today, so I decided to stay in and play!

For this 4 x 5.5 inch card, I used the new Close To My Heart "Dream Pop" papers and the April Stamp of the Month (My Sunshine) for the bird and the "You're tweet" sentiment. Accents are the Durables Artisan Studs.

Dream Pop's packet includes some bright and shiny embossed cardstock--a real treat to use--some great eye candy for cards and scrapbook layouts!

Here's how to get the Dream Pop paper packet ...

Close To My Heart's May Campaign Info: 

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Start National Scrapbooking Month off right with a unique paper packet at a bargain price and get your creative juices flowing! Also, consider hosting this month: Hostesses receive one paper packet free with qualifying May Gathering sales totals of $400 or more.

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Happy Birthday Gift Card Holder

It's a special guy's birthday gift -- a gift card for 

a cooking class at a local cooking school.

Hope he loves cookin' up a storm!

I used Close To My Heart's Lucky papers, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, 

Baker's Twine, pop dots, and a big red brad to create this gift card holder. 

Here's to a LUCKY and blessed new year for this special fella!

Jingle All the Way

The colors in the Jingle paper packet have always been my favorites -- and the Baker's Twine seemed to be a natural complement to the gift boxes' designs and colors.

So simple. Paper strips. Adhesive. Baker's Twine. Sparkles. And a couple favorite stamps and inks too--Juniper and Tulip.

It's "jingle all the way" with Christmas music playing in StudioJane as I use some of my scraps and stay warm inside.

Glad you stopped by!

Gift Card Holder -- Artiste & Avonlea

I saw this cute gift card holder idea shared by Dawn H. on the CTMH Bulletin Board -- her blog is stamptildawn.blogspot.com  Thanks, Dawn!

It was so easy to make using the Artiste cartridge from CTMH. Just select "card" and the letter "J" and set the measurement to 3 inches. You can cut 3 cards from a 12 x 12 inch cardstock. I used the Avonlea papers for this birthday gift card holder and added the new Baker's Twine. A glue dot holds the gift card in place.

The ladies at this coming Saturday's workshop will get to make and take these using the new Pear and Partridge papers!

Hmmmm...I wonder who will get this one?