The Quilted Scrapper

I have been having fun scrapbooking our trip to Florida last March. The February Stamp Campaign "Share the Love"  stamp set was perfect for the pictures with Stich from Lilo & Stitch. I used the Urban paper pack and complements along with the camera and speech bubble from the February Stamp to create this one-page layout. Here is a close up of the stamps I used and cut. 

Creating this Christmas cards was so easy, but look very classy. This is the first Christmas I have had co-workers since I started making cards so I am having fun creating cards this year. I used a piece of Cranberry card stock, black shimmer trim ,the Reindeer Bell stamp set and black ink. I used some old ribbon slides I had to create Santa's buckle.

In less time than I could watch NCIS tonight I created 10 Christmas cards! And these 10 Christmas cards cost less than $1.50 each. The Deck the Halls kit includes cards, envelopes, and embellishments for only $11.95. I added the "Merry Christmas" stamp for only $2.95.  I had black ink and acrylic block on hand, but if you don't the entire kit can be yours for only $28.35 (plus shipping and tax). For a limited time I am offering a 15% discount on this kit which makes your price $24.10 (plus shipping and tax). That is $2.41 a card. All supplies for these cards can be ordered here .

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter T. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their T element will be featured in their post. If you came from  Cat's blog then you're on the right track! This last couple of weeks I have managed to finish a few layouts and cards. T is perfect for "Teeth" and my son's first dentist appoint from 2010. The Art Philosophy cartridge has the perfect flower that when the petals are cut apart look like teeth.  Close to My Heart supplies used: Honey cardstock Paper Fundamentals Adventure Assortment  Scallop Border Punch Art Philosophy Cartridge  and stamp from Artfully Sent cartridge Next on your hop is Lauren Moore of CTMH Craftings .  In case you get lost along the way go to  Scrappy Therapy  for a complete list of participants!

I created these treat bags using the Cricut Artfully sent cartridge and the Nevermore paper packet. I created a sleeve at 4" and instead of putting a card in it I will put candy in it for my son's teachers at school! The following Close to my Heart products were used: Nevermore  paper packet Steampunk  Stamp Set Black Ink pad Art Philosophy cartridge 

I love Close to My Heart for so many reasons, one is that I can use the Cricut Cartridge Artfully Sent  to create my own Picture My Life cards to use in scrapbooking. I used the Nevermore  paper packet along with the Steampunk Scoundrel stamp set.

Coloring has been my new stress reliever since I went back to work full-time. The Botanical Background Stamp is my new favorite stamp to use with the ShinHan markers. The Botanical Background stamp has 3 different stamps to create backgrounds. This is one of them and I will showcase the other 2 stamps in the set in the coming weeks.  The "Happy" on this card is from the Finding the Words stamp along with Teal Shimmer Trim .  All supplies for this card can be ordered here . 

  June's Stamp of the Month "Ice Cream Dream" may be my favorite stamp of the month in this entire Idea Book. It is so versatile and so much fun to color with the Shin Han markers available from CTMH. I also used the Blossom paper pack along with Glacier Extra Thick Twine . The best part is this stamp set is available for only $5 with any $50 purchase from Close to My Heart .  Close up of the popsicle stamp colored with Shin Han markers. 

The Workshops on the Go offered by Close to My Heart are so versastile and such a great deal. Every WOTG includes a paper pack, extra cardstock, stamp set, 2 embellishment sets and directions. The Jackson WOTG includes great embellishments and a fabulous stamp set. My scrap group didn't care for all the hexagons so I designed this layout using the Cricut Artfully Sent cartridge and Cricut Craftroom.  The second layout recommended in the WOTG comes from the Reflection  How To Book: For this layout I also used the Campfire Style stamp set to create the title and small stamping figures. All of these supplies can be ordered here .

This week I used some retired paper, Claire, along with the CTMH Teacher Appreciation stamp to create this simple card for my son's teacher.   I used the following Close to My Heart products to create this layout: Black Ink Flaxen Ink Sunset Ink White Shimmer trim, colored with ShinHan marker Gray Wool cardstock All supplies (except the Claire paper) can be ordered here . 

 This fabulous paperpack with 12 patterned papers (6 twice) is yours this month only for $8.95 through Close to My Heart . I used the orange paper and added Outdoor Denim cardstock along with the May Stamp of the Month  to create this layout to use for our recent trip to Florida and orange picking! The May stamp of the month is available for only $5 with any $50 purchase or $17.95 on it's own.

The Hopscotch paper pack has been one of my favorite papers to play with the past couple of months. Today I used the rest of my Hopscotch paper pack and the and an old Easter stamp "Some Bunny". I used the Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the scalloped circle at 2" and then stamped with Smoothie ink "Some bunny loves you."  I colored the little girl and her Easter Basket with the fabulous ShinHan markers sold by Close to My Heart.  I hope everyone has some bunny to share their time with this Spring. 

I am having a great deal of fun playing with the February Stamp of the Month "A Happy Hello". The other night I created this card using a Close to My Heart Card Base and two inks: Thistle and Canary . I also used some black ink to create the  "A happy hello!" banner.   This stamp set can be yours for only $5 with any $50 purchase. You can purchase the fabulous Close to My Heart products on my website !

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring February's Stamp of the Month which is A Happy Hello a set of 15 stamps.  If you have come here from    Kathleen Androlewica  Blog   , you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog . This month we have 68 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's Stamp of the Month and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! Here is the stamp of the month: And here is the great little purse and card I made: To create the purse I used the Close to My Heart Artise Cartridge. The purse is on page 33. The card lattice is from the Close to My Heart Artboo...

Last week I made a few last minute Christmas cards to use for the neighbors and friends. I like how they all turned out.  The background of this is the CTMH Paper Fundamentals-neutral and I fussy cut the stockings from Yuletide Carol. The clothespins are new the new Lovestruck  clothespin and I thought they were perfect for this card. The "I Believe" is from the Yuletide Complements.  For these two cards I used cardstock, black and honey ink and the Reason for the Season stamp.  This is my favorite card using white and glacier cardstock, a little piece of silver glimmer cardstock and the Frosty Fun stamp set. I colored the girl and boy with my ShinHan markers. I will be doing this card for an upcoming winter card making class. This card was made using scraps of paper I had left from Yuletide along with some bling from the Yuletide Assortment.  All supplies for these products can be purchased here . 

I had some Thank You cards to make for some girls in my class that got me gifts when I was done student teaching. I wanted something simple as they are only 12! I pulled out my remaining Free To Be Me paper pack and paired it with the Quick Cards-Seashell stamp. I used Flaxen and Chocolate for my inks.

I just finished student teaching and some of my students got me gifts. I wanted to give them Thank You cards, but didn't want anything really fancy, because, well they are 11 and 12! These are for the 3 boys who gave me Starbuck's gift cards.  I pulled out some old Proplayer paper and the Proplayer Workshop on the Go stamp. I stamped the "Zone" in Outdoor Denim and "in the" in Ruby. They are simple, but I used up some paper and the students will appreciate them.

have the most amazing 6th grade teaching team I am working with this fall during my Student Teaching. I wanted to give them a little something to brighten their Monday morning! I decided to make some quick post-it-note holders for them using Chalk it Up and the Teacher Appreciation Stamp set. I cut the paper 3 1/2" x 7 1/2" and then creased the paper at approximately 3 3/4" and 4". All supplies (except the post-it-notes) can be purchased here .

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter S. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their S element will be featured in their post. If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Linda's blog ~  Scrappy Therapy . If you came from  Melissa Hegwood- Scrappin's More Mom  then you are on the right track! Today I used Stamping as my letter S. I created this easy stamped canvas with the September stamp of the month.  I used the following Close to My Heart Supplies: My Creations 6x6 Canvas Frame Chocolate Ink Ruby Ink Ruby Cardstock September Stamp of the Month.  The next stop on your hop is Anita at  Cards and Coffee.

Close to My Heart has an amazing special every month. You can get a $17.95 stamp set for only $5 with any $50 purchase. This is an amazing opportunity to get a unique stamp set that is only available for 30/31 days. This month's stamp set has a lot of versatility. The first project I created with this stamp set was an anniversary card for my 13th wedding anniversary. I used the Pathfinding paper pack, Cocoa ink and Ruby Red ink. All supplies can be purchased here .