This Seasonal Expression Catalog ends on Saturday!

The end of April brings the end of the January - April Seasonal Expressions catalog with three charming selections, Charlotte, Penelope and Regatta, not too mention all the cute stamps and embellishments featured in this catalog too!  To say farewell, I'm posting several ideas featuring the Charlotte collection but unfortunately the Charlotte Paper pack has run out online but I still have 2 left in inventory.  The Regatta and Penelope packs are still available for now.  The new collections and Seasonal Expressions catalog will be available on May 1st.

The shading on the flowers in this card was done in pencil with a blending tool.

One sheet of paper in each of the paper pack is a set of cards with expressions or designs on them.

Happy Scrappin'!

February Stamp of the Month Balloon Animals!

February's Stamp of the Month is fun and looking for a party! The Balloon Animals stamp set goes perfectly with the fun and vibrant colors in the Kaleidoscope Paper Pack.  I created this layout with 2 sheets of B&T paper from the Kaleidoscope pack and the solid color cardstock from the pack in Pear, Canary and Gypsy I added cardstock in Pacifica, Pixie and Sunset to bring in more colors for the photo mats. 

The circle for the The Happy Birthday Title is cut from the yellow B&T paper and is merely an inserted 5" shape from Cricut Design Space.  The Sunset scalloped circle behind it is part of an image brought in from the Artistry cartridge.  I cut the "Happy Birthday" phrase, also from the Artistry cartridge at 4.6" and I cut it out twice.  Once in the purple B&T paper and once in the Pear.  I clipped off the stars from the green one and layered them over the purple ones for a multicolored effect and popped the phrase up on 3D foam tape.  I added the polka dot zip strip at just over 2" from the top.  To finish the page, I added the arrow and heart from the Kaleidoscope Complements and elevated them with 3D foam tape so I can easily slip a photo underneath later.  Thanks for taking a peek and please leave a comment below to let me know what you think!

Balloon Animals

Kaleidoscope Complements

Kaleidoscope Paper Packet

Cricut Artistry

La Vie En Rose Anniversary Layout

La Vie En Rose is a striking paper pack for a special occasion.  My husband and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary this June, so I thought I would get a head start on my scrapbooking pages with this pretty paper.  I also used the January Stamp of the Month, Beloved Bouquet for the stamped sentiments.  It's also a great stamp set for Valentine's Day cards and pages and only $5 with any $50 purchase from my CTMH website.

To create the page, I used a sheet of the White Daisy Cardstock from the La Vie En Rose paper pack as my base.  The black and white strips at the top and bottom of the page are both   1 1/2" wide.  I used the gold shimmer trim, but set the paper pieces overlapping the shimmer trim so that the trim was only showing about 1/4".  The rose patterened B&T paper is cut at 2 1/2" at the bottom and matted on a 2 3/4" wide black strip.  The rose patterened B&T paper at the top is 1/2" and matted on a 3/4" wide black strip.  The photo openings are 4" x 6" and then matted on 4 1/4 x 6 1/4 black cardstock.  The bottom patterened piece is 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".

I used the La Vie En Rose Complements for the sticker at the bottom and three gold puffy hearts are from the Treasured Puffies from the new Seasonal Expressions catalog.  I cut the title with the Cricut using the Artfully Sent font set to 1.25".

I stamped the "Love You!" sentiment directly on the page and the other sentiment I stamped on a Daisy White cardstock then trimmed the cardstock close to the sentiment and notched the corners with a hole punch (just nipping the corners with it) and mounted it on black cardstock. 
Change the title or sentiments and you have a pretty page for prom, Valentine's Day or any occasion with a special someone!

La Vie En Rose Paper Packet

Beloved Bouquet January Stamp of the Month

La Vie En Rose Complements

Gold Shimmer Trime

White Pines Snow Scrapbooking Layout

Although we spent most of last week with seventy degree weather, this morning's weather brought a chance of snow!  Even though there was nothing on the ground, I thought it would be a good chance to make my last project with the White Pines paper pack.  This collection retires on Thursday, so if you like it, make sure to snag yourself a pack before it leaves.  The background color of my blog is not ideal for this photo, but click on the photo itself for a larger image.

To create this page, I started with 2 sheets of the Colonial White paper as my base.  I took the blue B&T paper from the pack and cut off the zip strip to be the center pieces of the border.  To create the borders on the right and left, I cut a piece of the blue B&T paper at 1 1/4" x 10" and the placed a 3/4" x 12" piece of Colonial White on top, after inking the edges with Glacier ink.  On top of that, I placed the zip strip.  To create the snowflake square, I cut a square of Glacier cardstock (not included in the White Pines paper pack) at 2 3/4" and then layered a 2 1/2" square of colonial white on top.  The snowflake square was cut at 2.3" from the blue B&T paper using the Artistry cartridge.  I added a little spot of sparkle from the Bitty Sparkles to the center of the snowflake and the bottom and top of the border.

The snowflake stickers are from the White Pines Complements and are slightly popped off the page using the thin 3-D tape.  I used the small sparkle flourishes (no longer available, but you can create your own swirl designs with the Bitty Sparkles assortment) to highlight the title and other spaces on the page.  The title is cut using Art Philosophy at 1.75".  I cut both the Glacier and the blue B&T at the same size and then offset them to create shadow letters.  I added some more Bitty Sparkles to the openings in the letters.

The photo mat sizes are 4" x 6" (5 of them), 3 1/2" x 6", 3 1/2" x 4" and 3 1/4" square. The photo spaces are 1/4" smaller than the mats.

Thanks for stopping by - hope you have a joyous and wonderful New Year!

White Pines Christmas Card

I thought it would be fun to make a variation of the Christmas card we made at the crop last Friday night.  I've really enjoyed the White Pines paper pack and hate to see it go at the end of this month.  To create the card, I used one of the cards from the Colonial White Cards & Envelope value pack, because it was easy!  From there I added a 4 x 5 1/4" piece of B&T paper from the White Pines paper pack onto the base.

From the same sheet of paper, I cut a 2 1/4" square for part of the layered frame.  I cut a red 2 3/4" square from the Cranberry Cardstock and a Colonial White square at 2 1/2".  From the red B&T (B&T refers to the patterned papers) I cut a 4" x 1" strip and for the bling, I cut a 4" strip of gold shimmer trim.  Time to hit the Cricut!  
The wreath is from the Artistry Cartridge and is cut at 2.7" wide on Fern Cardstock.  To create the scallop piece, I used the scallop border from the Artistry cartridge and working in Cricut Design Space, I added a square from the "add shapes" selection and converted it to a rectangle. I then welded the 2 shapes together so that the finished shape was 4" x 2 1/8".  I also cut a 2" circle in Colonial White using the "add shape" selection as well.
I inked all the edges in either Fern, Cranberry or Champagne ink and stamped the sentiment using the This is Christmas stamp.  At $2.95, it's an inexpensive stamp your Christmas cards!  I used the ShinHan Sap Green marker to vary the green color on the wreath and added dimension with three small red enamel gems.
Using 3-D foam tape, I popped up the square and the Christmas Joy circle too.  (It's a bit hard to see the effect in the photo.)  Thanks for visiting and have a Merry Christmas!