from summer sunrise to sunset

I love summers, and wish that summer would BE endless!

Though we're in the dog days of summer now with 

the thermometer reading near 100 degrees F each day,

I'd much rather be warm than cold!

And we always find a pool or a clean Missouri lake

where we can be refreshed.

I'm going to have to do a layout just showing our little "Goggles Girl."

She does everything in her hot pink goggles--eat breakfast, ride in the van,

play with her dolls, and even color and craft with me.

(I combined Surf's Up with Dream Pop papers

because of the great pops of color in the pinks and sorbets!)

These are my first attempts using the NEW CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge

for the layout title and overlays.

This new product provides 700 different patterns for titles, page overlays,

memory book page patterns, borders, and icons!

You can find it in the new Autumn/Winter Idea Book HERE.

 Journaling across the top in black marker reads:

"from summer sunrise to sunset, 

we're so happy to be playing in the lake or pool water together" 

I like to write memories by hand so that those browsing memory books in the future

will see my handwriting and read my impromptu thoughts.

Layout Left Side

Layout Right Side

I used:

Surf's Up! paper packet

Surf's Up wooden button embellishments

Dream Pop paper packet

CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge for title & overlays

"My Sunshine" -- April Stamp of the Month 
(for the sunshine words on the sun overlay and for the sunset)
Sorbet Ink

Ghirardelli Filled Purses

Happy National Teachers' Week! Happy National Nurses' Week! Happy Name the Baby Elephant Week! Happy Hummingbirds Return Week! Happy Pickles on Peanut Butter Sandwiches Week! Happy everything!

These pretty "For Always" (the gray & black on the one on left) and "Dream Pop" papers (three on the right) make me feel happy all the time. 

Four special teachers are going to get these, and each one holds a few Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares just perfectly. Everybody needs a little dark chocolate with raspberry filling in her life.

The CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge cuts the little 5 inch purse shapes. I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the floral shapes. For the closure tabs, I used a variety of CTMH embellishments. It's so much fun to use the pretty shimmer tape and the washi tape! Velcro dots hold the closure tabs securely.

Hope your week, however you label it and celebrate it, is full of fun and celebration!  

 

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 Easel Card

Here's another fun card design using the Dream Pop paper packet, itty bitty sparkles, the Quick Cards Butterfly (stamp A1120), and the new Washi Tape (polka dots are so fun with the chevron papers!).

Photos don't begin to show the poppin' patterns of the stripes, dots, and chevrons in CTMH's new embossed cardstock papers -- just love those in this packet!

I turned this into a Mother's Day card--a hidden stamped sentiment the recipient sees when placing the card flat.

The Quick Cards Butterfly stamp says: "Love: as delicate as a butterfly's wings; as strong as the circle of life."

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my paper art and browsing my blog! Please leave a comment and bookmark my site for future eye candy!

~Jane

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 ...

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In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May (valued at $19.95 retail)! This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets as well as 12 B&T Duos^® papers that were specifically designed for this promotion only—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else! 

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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