Sophia Cards

Sophia Paper Packet colors are right at the top of my favorites!

These are samples of some of the 4 x 5.5 inch blank note cards I've been creating for the Best Friends Furever benefit. I'd consider these CAS (clean and simple) -- it seems to be my style.

I used a variety of stamps ... (three from CTMH and one Clear Stamp--and yes, there is a huge difference when it comes to clear acrylic stamps; CTMH cannot be topped!) ... and embellishments from my stash. Sometimes I even dig into my sewing box for some pretties!

Thanks for visiting! Hope your week is going GrEaT!

Jane's Blog Candy Is Here!

It's about time for some blog candy from ME!

Thanks to all my 20,000 plus visitors since I began blogging about Scrappy-Gram's Designs!

My blog candy box includes Close To My Heart products -- if you haven't used them, you'll love how they coordinate with everything!
The Sophia clear acrylic happy birthday card, ink pads, embellishments, a few stamp sets, and an assortment of papers and ribbons are included. I'm adding a few items each day!


Want to win?

1.  Become a follower of my blog (or let me know in your comment that you already are).

2.  Leave a comment for this post. Be sure to include your email address. Tell me what your favorite CTMH product is OR what your favorite Scrappy-Gram post has been so far.

3.  Post a link to my blog candy (simply use my blog post title permalink: http://scrappy-gram.blogspot.com/2011/06/janes-blog-candy-is-here.html) on YOUR blog.

Help me get the word out! I LOVE CTMH and I LOVE all my visitors and commentors.

I'll have a winner randomly drawn on Saturday evening, June 18th and announce the winner in a new post.

Thanks for visiting --
Happy scrappin'!

Rolled Flowers on a Sophia Clear Acrylic Card

I got to play a little while in my studio today!

Now I'm getting some items together for my June 2011 blog candy.

What a surprise! While I've been busy with family activities, my blog visitors have surpassed 20,000 -- wow! Watch for some sweet treats in the form of scrapping and cardmaking blog candy!

I used:
Close To My Heart acrylic scalloped card
Sophia paper packet
Bonding Memories adhesive
Hollyhock ink
Happy birthday stamp (CTMH)
CTMH pearls
Liquid Glass (to adhere rolled flowers & the pearls)
Sheer ivory ribbon


Thanks for stopping by, and if you're a commentor, DOUBLE thanks!

Sophia Style Cupcake Flowers

During Holy Week DH and I were in Ohio with my parents, and we celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary with a family luncheon.

I used the CTMH Sophia papers and Polka Dot Alphabet stamps to create the cupcake flowers. Thanks to baker Denise V in Ohio for the delicious lemon "springy" cupcakes to sweeten the occasion!

Here are photos of Mom and Dad in April 1946 and in April 2011 -- cute as can be and thankful for all the anniversary wishes from their family and friends!

We got back to St Louis to find we still have a roof, the Dontoon didn't float away, and we have no damage other than a very swampy yard after all the storms and recent tornados.

My scrapping time will be limited for the next month as we're helping our daughter Emily and her family move to a new home -- 20 miles closer to us! Yay!

Thanks for stopping by, and blessings in this Easter season as you live as Jesus' Easter peep!

Sophia -- Happy Easter!

We've been teased with warm, springy days and now the daffodils, pansies, forsythia, Bradford pears, and magnolia trees are in full bloom. And today we awoke to sleet and snow, and got hit with a cold front that forced me to light the fireplace again and hide away in my studio!

But that's not all bad...CTMH has so many pretty papers and stamp sets to play with, I could hide forever...as long as I have a supply of M&Ms and water, that is!

Happy Easter! is made with an 8 x 7 inch cardstock base folded to an 8 x 3.5 inch card. (This will fit nicely into a business sized envelope.) The papers are from the new Sophia packet--I wish my closet would have these colors in it! Have to work on that!

The egg stamps are from CTMH's "Easter Eggs" set. CTMH inks are Hollyhock, Pear, Goldrush, and Blush.

I threw in a few Sparkles and white grosgrain ribbon, a grassy patch and a punched border (M*S*) and voila! Instant Spring!

When I saw Sharli's grass on her BBQ card a while back, I remembered that cute idea, and thought I'd include my own green grass on this spring card. Thanks for the inspiration, Sharli!

Happy new week --

Glad you stopped by!

Baby Steps

Sophia papers are one of my favorite designs from Close To My Heart so far, and they really showcase my photos from the August day when Beatrice wanted to walk and walk and walk in the yard!

The new papers, along with the new Pear and Smoothie ink colors and all the coordinating embellishments are so simple, fast, and fun to use.

I used the white side of the new Kraft borders to continue the "dots" theme on these pages.

If you haven't tried the Irresistible Eclectic Die Cut letters yet, they are so fun! Ink them and watch the patterns pop!

The square scalloped A-Door-Able frame fit into the upper right corner to hide a small photo of Beatrice sitting and feeling the texture of the grass.

I punched three large Marvy scalloped flowers and layered them with Liquid Glass, and then added a button and mini-brads for the center.

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Only 31 days until Spring! Whoo-hoo!

For now, the Sophia colors take me to a wonderful spring place!

I used all CTMH products:

Sophia Papers Level 2

Kraft Borders (white side)

Irresistible Eclectic Die Cut Alphabet

Stamp Set: Classmate Alphabet

Pear, Colonial White, and Blush Ink Pads

Colonial White Waxy Flax

Spring Buttons & Hollyhock

Spring Sheer Ribbon

My Creations A-Door-Ables

Corner Rounder for scallops

White mini-brads

Liquid Glass

Yum!

Inspired by a one-page layout in the new Spring-Summer Idea Book from Close To My Heart (p. 48), I put this layout together while watching the snow fall today. I included hidden journaling on cardstock that slides behind the photo.

Last August Ella enjoyed many slurpy pieces of watermelon on our deck. She ate and ate, until she nearly turned into a little watermelon.
I used all CTMH products:
New Sophia and Wings paper packets
New Kraft paper and Kraft border
New Irresistibles Eclectic Die-Cut Letters
New Pear Ink
Hollyhock, Sweet Leaf, Clover Meadow, and Black Ink
Hollyhock Marker
Colonial White ribbon (sweet leaf)
Stamp Sets: Summer Sweetness, Today's Date
Foam squares
Gold staples
Liquid Glass

Thanks for looking!