One More Lifted from Class using CTMH Products

One more card lifted from Jennifer McGuire, but made with CTMH product.

This card is fun because you combine colors.

Once again, I used my leaf stamp.

I stamped in Ruby and Lagoon (at top and bottom).

I then filled in the sides with Honey and Pear on left side and Indian Corn Blue and Smokey Plum on the other (working around the card).

I then went back in and stamped each color between two colors.

(Ruby with Honey stamped over it, Honey with Pear stamped over it, etc.)

At the same time, I stamped over each original color to make it more vibrant.

So, for example, my orange is really Honey and Ruby combined.

Finally, I added the sentiment and the black circle to the center, matted on black and then pop dotted onto my white card base.

This was a fun card to make.

If you are local, look for it to be a card class coming soon.

Products used (all CTMH):

Inks: Ruby, Honey, Pear, Lagoon, Indian Corn Blue, Smokey Plum and Black

Stamps (retired): Harvest Happiness and A Little Everything (any leaf and sentiment would work)

Paper: Black, White Daisy

Non-CTMH: Ephiphany Shape setter and cap

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Another Lifted Card using CTMH Products

This technique was shown in class by Cristina Kowalczyk

and I lifted her card and used CTMH product to recreate it for my daughter's teachers for Teacher Appreciation Day.

I did color the Studio Calico vellum with CTMH alcohol markers.

I then added the strips to my card base and overlapped them, making additional colors.

Product Used (all CTMH unless noted):

Paper: Kraft, White Daisy, Studio Calico vellum

Stamps: A Little Everything (retired)

Inks: Black Pigment 

Sequins is from Cartwright's

Glue dots to attach the sequins

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

New Card Lifted from His & Hers Class at Online Card Classes using CTMH product

I just finished up my class at Online Card Classes called His & Hers.

This is a pretty close rendition of a card that Jennifer McGuire made for class, but I used primarily CTMH product for mine.

Product used (all CTMH unless stated):

Pigment ink: White Daisy

Dye inks: Slate, Lagoon, Indian Corn Blue and Olive

Papers: Kraft, White Daisy, Studio Calico Vellum

Embossing Powder: White Daisy

Stamps: Harvest Happiness (I believe this is retired, but any leaf stamp would work), Just a Number

Flair: Kraft paper, Ephiphany Shape Setter and Cap

Tools: 3d Foam Tape, Heat Setter

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Dream Pop-PL style

I used the Dream Pop paper for my PL Week 15 layout.

I also used the Snap Alphabet stickers and some SC printables.

Other embellies include misc. embellishments from different SC kits, some Silhouette print and cuts and sequins.  Also used a Pebbles Love You More card for the top right journaling card.

I did 3 different PL challenges from the Studio Calico blog on this layout.

#1: used digital elements (in the case, I printed them out and added them to my layout in multiple spots)

#2: used a pocket to hold sequins (found in bottom right of my 2nd page with internet photo of our favorite sports team earning division championship)

#3: using transparent item (my pocket on top right holds photo of my daughter and sequins.  I sewed the pocket shut after adding element to other side for the following weeks layout)

One photo is covered due to being a picture of my kid with a friend.

(covered to protect privacy of friend).

Hope you enjoy my peek at Dream Pop.  

It can definitely be used in multiple ways (PL, scrapbooking and cardmaking)

Get your own pack of this beautiful paper, only $10 with a $35 purchase of CTMH product.

Shop Here.

Don't forget about my iNSD sale (good through Tuesday, May 7)

iNSD SALE:

And as a special for iNSD day (or weekend for me), I am offering 20% off all sales through May 7.

You must contact me for this special and order directly through me.

Orders placed on my website will be eligible for the giveaway, but not for the 20% off.

Orders must be shipped to a US address.

Contact me to shop with a 20% discount.  Orders will be placed after payment is received.

and my giveaway (good through the month of May)

GIVEAWAY:

All orders of $50 or more will be entered in my giveaway for the Sightseer stamp set.

I will draw a winner on June 1

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Dream Pop Constant Campaign and a Giveaway and iNSD special

(Photo courtesy of Taniesa Vlasak at www.thecraftypickle.com.  Thanks Taniesa!)

I spent part of my iNSD day crafting with these gorgeous papers in my Project Life album.

These papers are wonderful to work with.

Pictures of my project will be coming as soon as I can get a better picture.

(gloomy days do not equal good pictures when you use natural light)

You can get them now and through the month of May by spending $35 on regular priced CTMH product (while supplies last product does not count towards the $35)

and you can purchase this beautiful paper pack for only $10 (retail value of $19.95).

It is only available in the month of May.

And if you spend $40 and then purchase the Dream Pop paper pack, you are eligible to get the stamp of the month, Pinwheel for only $5.

You can shop here at any time or contact me to get yours today.

GIVEAWAY:
All orders of $50 or more will be entered in my giveaway for the Sightseer stamp set.
I will draw a winner on June 1

iNSD SALE:

And as a special for iNSD day (or weekend for me), I am offering 20% off all sales through May 7.

You must contact me for this special and order directly through me.

Orders placed on my website will be eligible for the giveaway, but not for the 20% off.

Orders must be shipped to a US address.

Contact me to shop with a 20% discount.  Orders will be placed after payment is received.

Thanks for stopping by & have a crafty day!

~Amy

New Class over at Studio Calico: This is Me

Yes, it seems I am currently addicted to classes.

This is Me at Studio Calico

Mix It Up with Amy Tan at Two Peas in a Bucket

and later this month

His & Hers at Online Card Classes.

This 8x8 layout is one that I made for my This is Me class at Studio Calico.

It is taught by Lexi Bridges (love her!) and is focusing on making a scrapbook all about yourself.

I know for me, as a Mom, I spend hours making scrapbooks for my children and I might even show up in them here and there,

but it more about their stories and our family's stories.

But nothing really tells my children about me.

So I decided that this class would be perfect for me and might motivate me to get my story into a scrapbook that someday my children will hopefully love.

Here is my title page:

Made with the Project Life Kit from Simon Says Stamp, the class stamp set and yes, you are right if you spotted the CTMH painted milepost shapes.

The ink is outdoor denim pigment ink.

I am not a scrapbooker that scrapbooks a scrapbook with a certain color theme or paper theme.

To me, it's about the paper matching my pictures and mood.

And these papers did just that.

Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Hello Love and Lotsa Hello cards

I made this card using a masking technique for the envelopes.

I used cotton candy, pear, lagoon and slate inks.

The bird and sentiment are from the Hello Blooms stamp set and the envelope is from

my Studio Calico You've Got Mail class stamp.

The washi and black glitter trim are CTMH, as well as the black sparkles.

Another card I made for class.

For this card, I placed a speech bubble mask (Studio Calico) over some watercolor paper.

I then used my CTMH watercolor pencils to color in the speech bubbles and waterbrush to paint the colors in the mask.

Once dried, I outlined the speech bubbles with black marker and added the sentiment (found in my SC You've Got Mail class stamp) by stamping them in the bubbles in black.

I then matted the watercolor paper on slate cardstock and a black card base.

And the inside of the card.

The sentiment is once again from the class stamp set, stamped in black on Slate CS and the Slate Washi Tape.

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Another card from Class

For this card, I used my Close to My Heart watercolor pencils and water brush with a Studio Calico mask.

I finished it off stamping in black ink with the class stamp set and adding some gems and sparkles that I had on hand. (Studio Calico You've Got Mail)

Love this simple card.

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Another You've Got Mail Birthday card using AP

I created this simple card this morning for my You've Got Mail class at Studio Calico.
The sentiment is a printable from class and it just begged for the cupcake cut out and coordinating stamp from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.

I cut the cupcake at 2.5" in Hollyhock CS and the wrapper from some leftover Dotty for You paper.
They matched the sentiment perfect.

Before attaching the wrapper cut, I stamped the cupcake in Hollyhock and misted it with Silver Shimmer Mist from Lindy's Stamp Gang.

I added two sparkles to the sentiment and pop dotted it up on my kraft cardstock base that I had misted with Studio Calico opaque white mist.

Thanks for looking & have a crafty day!
~Amy

And a Few More...Birthday Cards are always good to have on hand

Used Chantilly paper and Slate Washi Tape for the top one

and 

Later Sk8r paper and Chevron Ribbon for the bottom one

along with all the products mentioned in the previous post.

So glad to be getting some more birthday cards made to have ready when a birthday comes up.

Remember, you have one more week to take advantage of the Studio J sale, Digital Delights.

Double page layouts for only $5.

Access Studio J from my website now.

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy

Happy Birthday Card (for You've Got Mail class at Studio Calico)

I decided to take the You've Got Mail class at Studio Calico and I'm glad I did.  

Learning all sorts of new things.

Here's a birthday card I made for my daughter's upcoming birthday.

Simple, but sweet.

The cake is a class image.

The cake and candles are all colored with CTMH markers.

The stand is colored in with Copics (since I didn't have the right color in CTMH ones yet)

The cardstock is all CTMH and the 12 is from a package of Thickers.

I also added a Silver Shimmer Mist from Lindy's Stamp Gang over the top, but that didn't photograph very well.

I am hoping to make a few more like this for my stash.

It's so fun to color with our new markers!

And I can always use more birthday cards to have on hand :)

Thanks for looking and have a crafty day!

~Amy