Wedding Card

I have been putting off making a wedding card until I found a sketch that I thought would work for what was inside my head.  Well – I found it!  The sketch at FabFriday was just what I was looking for.  In addition, one of the Heart2Heart Challenges this month is for a congratulations card, so that works.  And Stamp Ink Paper has a Card Makers Choice challenge going on with the stipulation of using your favorite stamp, colors and paper.  Well, white cardstock seems to be a staple, so guess you could say it is a favorite.  Gold and Silver are always fun to work with.  But the favorite stamp was easy.  It’s the striped border stamp!  I have used that stamp on so many projects – glad I could use it on this one as well.

I knew that I wanted to use the Cricut cuts of Mr. and Mrs. overlaid on the stamped ampersand.  I decided to emboss the ampersand with silver and cut the words from gold glitter paper.  I also embossed the card base to give it a little more definition.

 On the inside of the card, I stamped flowers in a light grey ink, then embossed the "Congratulations" in gold over the top.  Just wanted to keep the silver/gold theme going on the inside as well!

Here's a list of what I used on this52 card.  

All products are from Close to My Heart:

Stamps:

Mr. & Mrs. (C1621) - ampersand

The Happy Couple (retired) - inside sentiment

Celebrate Love (retired) - inside flowers

In the Background (retired) - my favorite diagonal stripes

Paper:

White Daisy Cardstock

Gold Glitter Paper (Z3076)

Inks:

Whisper Grey

Versamark

Other:

Gold embossing powder (Z2066)

Silver embossing powder (Z2067)

Floral embossing folder (Z1994)

Mounting foam

Cricut Artistry cartridge (Mr. and Mrs.) Z3190

Be sure to pop over to the other challenge blogs and see the projects showcased there:

Fab Friday - Challenge 89

Stamp Ink Paper Challenge 52
Heart2Heart Challenge Blog

Thanks for stopping by! 

Father's Day Pocket Card

Wow - Father's Day is almost here!  Glad I have this card ready to go.  I loved the cute mustache/bow tie stamp set the CTMH had in the last Seasonal Expressions Catalog (unfortunately, it retired at the end of April).  I had seen a pocket card on Pinterest that I thought would work well the give the look of a shirt.  The Magical paper from CTMH worked great for it because it is double-sided, so the collar is just turned down, giving the new pattern!

I am entering this card in two challenges this week - the Heart2Heart "The Ties That Bind" challenge and the "Holiday" challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More.

You can see how the card pulls out of the pocket to reveal the greeting for that special dad!  

A really fun card to make.  

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work - 

and hope you have a great weekend with the fathers in your life!

July 3 update - I was thrilled to find out that I was selected as the "TOP ADDICT" 
with this card over at the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge!!!  Thanks!

 

CTMH Flash Sale!

 

It's time for this week's FLASH SALE from Close to My Heart!

 

Here is a link to my CTMH website so you can take advantage of this sale.  Once on this shopping page, click on the FLASH SALE option on the left hand menu.  This will show you all of the offers for this weekend.

Remember - these special bundles are only available from 2 pm this afternoon until 2 pm on Monday.  And they are WHILE SUPPLIES LAST - so once they are gone, the bundle deal is not available again.  The individual items may still be available, but I can't guarantee how long any of the retiring products will remain in stock.

Looking for suggestions of what to create with these bundled products?  Head over to the CTMH blog and see what they are showcasing with this weekend's products.
https://blog.closetomyheart.com/

If you decide there is something you want to order, I have a special incentive for you.  For each order you place during the Flash Sales (each weekend through the end of the month), you will be entered into a drawing for $25 of free hostess rewards!  This is in addition to the product credit that you earn if you attend the monthly Stamp Club classes.  Just be sure to JOIN the Flash Sales Order gathering on my CTMH website.  Here's what you are looking for - just click on the JOIN button and you are set.  It will take you straight to the shopping page, or you can find the same button when you are looking at what you've added to your shopping cart.

You can go ahead and place your own order, or let me know to place it for you. Because these items are while supplies last, I will not hold on to any orders to group them with someone else - I don't know when the next order will come in, and I don't want anyone to lose out on a great deal. So expect to pay the $4.95 minimum shipping charge on your order.

Email me at scrappingailaz@gmail.com if you want me to place your order - and please include a phone number so I can call and get your payment information. You can either use your credit/debit card for the order or I can give you the total and a link so you can PayPal the money from your bank account at no charge.

Have fun checking out this week's specials! ​

Adventure Birthday Card

This week my younger son will be celebrating his birthday.  He just started an engineering internship down in Tucson, so we won't be spending time with him on his special day.  But he's always had a sense of adventure, and I wanted to use this cute Penny Black boy image.  It just fits him. And the design from Freshly Made Sketches this week was perfect!  Be sure to hop over there and check out the other great cards the talented participants have entered in the challenge.  

I used several coloring methods on the image - colored pencils blended with odorless mineral spirits as well as alcohol markers.  The papers are from Passages - a long retired set from CTMH, but still hanging around in may stash!

 

Thanks for stopping by - and I hope your week is filled with wonderful adventures!