Joy

This is my first Christmas card for the year. I hosted a Christmas in July swap, since I will be busy with the new baby this fall.

Supplies Used:
Paper: Mistletoe (retired)
Stamps: Christmas Love
Accessories: Red Glitz Gel

Moonlight

What is better than getting a candy bar for Halloween? Getting a candy bar with a pretty paper wrapper!!! inside of this fun package, is a full-sized Coffee Crisp chocolate bar. This is what we will be giving to our “grown-up” friends on Halloween this year.

Supplies Used:
Paper: Moonlight
Stamps: Autumn/Winter Petite Perks (ask me how to get a set for FREE!)
Accessories: Green Glitz Gel, Black Sparkles

Photo Holder

I made this cute little photo holder for the moms in my Mom and Tot group. I think they are super cute and were really easy to make.

Supplies Used:
Paper: La Belle Vie
Accessories: Collage Cubes, Bitty Pearls, Pearl Badge Buttons, Pink Glitz Gel, Binder Clip (Superstore)

La Belle Vie

Though I am not a fan of pink and girly things, I did really like this paper pack. It was fun to play with and I see many possibilities for my girls with it. It is elegant and pretty. I chose the pattern for this card from the new Make It From Your Heart pattern book.

Supplies Used:
Paper: La Belle Vie
Stamps: Casual Expressions
Accessories: Bitty Pearls, Pearl Badge Buttons, Pink Glitz Gel
Tools: Make It From Your Heart Pattern Book

Pair-A-Phrase

I didn’t have time to do a page layout this week, but I did make several cards. Cards are easier for me because I can do them on my down time at work. I can’t very well pack all of the supplies I need to do pages, but I can take along stuff for card making. I decided to make cards with the Pair-A-Phrase stamp set and boy, did I make a lot of cards.

In fact, I have an extra set of 10 cards to give away. If you would like a chance to win them, all you need to do is become a follower of this blog and like my facebook page.

Here are the cards:

Supplies Used (CTMH, unless noted):

Stamps:
Pair-A-Phrase (retired)

Paper:
Magnifique
Fanfare
Animal Cookies
More To Adore
Jingle
Passages
Sweetheart
Wonderland
Life Delights
Grace
Dreamin’
Lucky

Accessories:
Clear Sparkles
Glitz Glitter Glue – Stardust

Round 2 – Child Birthday

Scraps:

….and my card…

Supplies Used (CTMH, unless noted):

Paper: Caboodle Level 2 (retired)

Stamps: Zoo Friends (retired), A Little Everything

Embellishments: Orange Brad (retired), Glitz Glitter Glue

Tools: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Happy Birthday, Jaxon!

Today, my nephew, Jaxon, is three. He is crazy about trains and as I looked through my stamps, I realized I did not have a single one with trains (must rectify that real soon)! So, I shrunk a coloring page and printed it out and paper pieced it. I am alright with how it turned out. And Jaxon is three, so he really won’t care about the card at all Happy Birthday, buddy! We sure are going to miss you when you move away to Alberta!

Supplies Used (CTMH unless noted):

Paper: School Zone Level 2 (retired)

Stamps: A Little Everything, Say It In Style

Embellishments: Clear Sparkles, Silver Brads, Glitz Glitter Glue

Happy Campers

Supplies Used (CTMH unless noted):
Paper: Fanfare (available February 1)
Stamps: Happy Camper (available February 1)
Accessories and Embellishments: Glitz Glitter Glue
Tools: Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch (available February 1), Cuttlebug (Mickey Celebrates)

Candy Cane What If

Supplies Used:

Paper: Candy Cane Christmas (SU!)

Stamps: Share The Magic (October 2010 SOTM), Peace On Earth

Embellishments: Spring Blossom Mini Medley, Cranberry Crossgrain, Glitz Glitter Glue

Jeanette’s Color Me Monday Challenge

Every Monday, Jeanette Lynton has a color challenge on her blog. She challenges us to put together colors that we might not normally try. To be honest, this is the very first time I have ever done one of her challenges and I have to admit that I had a very hard time with it. I don’t know that I am even happy with the end result, but it will have to do because I am not starting over again. Jeanette made some very creative things with this color palette and they can be seen here. I don’t know how she does it, but it could be because she is probably the single most creative person alive.

 

Supplies Used:

Sorbet Cardstock (sorbet is the only ink pad out of all 60 that I do not own; YET)

Cocoa Crossgrain Ribbon

Heartfelt Wonder – olive

A Little Everything (March 2010 SOTM)

A scrap of older retired paper (I don’t even know what it is called)

Stardust Glitz Glitter Glue

Cocoa Brads

Heart 2 Heart Challenge #4 - Ribbon

Ribbon is a fabulous embellishment to play with. I love it! This week’s challenge is to add at least two pieces of ribbon to your project. This is not hard for me when I am making layouts, as I rarely have a layout without ribbon on it. In fact, it would be a lot more challenging for me to have to create a layout with no ribbon. So, I decided to make a layout for this challenge and I love how it turned out. Besides the flower punch all supplies are CTMH. A list of the supplies can be found below.





The pattern is “Contrasting Elements” from Cherish – pages 62-63
Cherry-O My Reflections Level 2 *NEW*
Connections Club textured stickers (ask me how you can get these absolutely free!)
Tulip Brads
Sweetleaf Grosgain ribbon
Stardust Glitter Glue *NEW* (it is on the small flowers…does not show up well in the pictures, but looks fabulous in real life…this is a must have for all scrapbookers)
Celebrate Life stamp set (retired)
Wonderful Friend stamp set (June SOTM…available only during the month of June)