tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27616130640648288532024-02-18T22:38:35.957-05:00scrappinblissCasandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.comBlogger705125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-10262914963056130832021-03-19T08:00:00.001-04:002021-03-19T08:00:07.124-04:00More Fun with My Besties<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello.</span> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am sharing more Besties cards that I made this week. Really, just for the fun of it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjdYTo4TVcSy7LOd_vwQf05PRsf2PfshIkhbPGkEoYm6LU0ezglfddvJNUkT6OZ8Acbc2On-Wz-v1hR4dtffw1lsS63sR6nh336rLwn0Z9FqPv4WRG-TrVDE-31DhNnyUmmhmmdgLQrc/s2016/FullSizeRender+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjdYTo4TVcSy7LOd_vwQf05PRsf2PfshIkhbPGkEoYm6LU0ezglfddvJNUkT6OZ8Acbc2On-Wz-v1hR4dtffw1lsS63sR6nh336rLwn0Z9FqPv4WRG-TrVDE-31DhNnyUmmhmmdgLQrc/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%252815%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4iP3YYlyG2Lk9rkr0P7M1L7GhYtj7vfsjhMJ2XRIASPHmo4yg-uWD_QE7OSH7sq0GI-H6Q05tECSOpOzNjY_sJhrGMLOB6JeuE6Uqam5SJjGzZU1IHr6h152fROLMpGLvVfZFLMypZE/s1786/FullSizeRender+%252816%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="1302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4iP3YYlyG2Lk9rkr0P7M1L7GhYtj7vfsjhMJ2XRIASPHmo4yg-uWD_QE7OSH7sq0GI-H6Q05tECSOpOzNjY_sJhrGMLOB6JeuE6Uqam5SJjGzZU1IHr6h152fROLMpGLvVfZFLMypZE/w291-h400/FullSizeRender+%252816%2529.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXNrcajqL-emUZxIlUI2UnX5OUwTZW7aYnSRS7VFpIaoziIZ02X33ieC6fX8VW4x5FlyoJaVpe1GF0Dek57q-6xJVR9fb_R6C6nFN_VwkkyfoQrOfPrF007pySvzeK8C5dsoORGwB-Z8/s1884/FullSizeRender+%252817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXNrcajqL-emUZxIlUI2UnX5OUwTZW7aYnSRS7VFpIaoziIZ02X33ieC6fX8VW4x5FlyoJaVpe1GF0Dek57q-6xJVR9fb_R6C6nFN_VwkkyfoQrOfPrF007pySvzeK8C5dsoORGwB-Z8/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%252817%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I like each of them for different reasons. Which one is your favorite?</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, Smoothie Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Besties - Kelsie, Besties - Lucy, Besties - Olivia, Say It In Style, Sunny Days Ahead, Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black, Peacock</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Build-A-Rainbow Thincut, Petite Clouds Die (MFT), Stitched Sentiments (MFT), Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Bracket Thincuts, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Gold Glitter Gems, Candy Dots (SU), Thin 3-D Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy crafting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-20270018555327135462021-03-18T12:37:00.004-04:002021-03-18T12:37:48.464-04:00TMS#597 Besties Card<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello. I'm back again today with another card I created for the current sketch challenge at <a href="http://tuesdaymorningsketches.blogspot.com/2021/03/tuesday-morning-sketches-597.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Tuesday Morning Sketches</span></b></a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAIttWUCfYL36i2RTQ1CZpchXnnhSa5vHOCf4ujfVLPmA5w1hnVLJ6ftUHncJfVxZXKGZUvi7AIeP39pYwSgQO8CIn6dFfIifk_dyv8dpgdOVeofGWumGJ3qFCGSeKW1IfbwAfgMt9oo/s1776/FullSizeRender+%252814%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1776" data-original-width="1282" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAIttWUCfYL36i2RTQ1CZpchXnnhSa5vHOCf4ujfVLPmA5w1hnVLJ6ftUHncJfVxZXKGZUvi7AIeP39pYwSgQO8CIn6dFfIifk_dyv8dpgdOVeofGWumGJ3qFCGSeKW1IfbwAfgMt9oo/w289-h400/FullSizeRender+%252814%2529.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Isn't she cute? I am loving the candy apple, peacock & glacier color combo. It really pops.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Besties - Zoey, Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Build-A-Rainbow Thincut, Petite Clouds Die (MFT), Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Gold Glitter Gems, Thin 3-D Foam Tape</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy Crafting!</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-22826065675111098272021-03-18T12:27:00.000-04:002021-03-18T12:27:04.195-04:00TGIFC307 Besties Card<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good afternoon!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today's card is being posted just "under the wire". I'm playing along with the cute sketch over at <a href="http://tgifchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/tgifc307-sketch-challenge.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">TGIF Challenges</span></b></a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopNVk1r-Jvn0SqFaUJvai2eVv2FWQsWvKBq1wykQi6OMQRNAKkmp8h2TSinlmMhKMj3nzL2o-Yxa9e1kJSrqphAs4MgMflZkD-3TCWZVanZCJNEuU8j2pV1uwVgPZgqu8cqYYMNdhnGE/s2016/FullSizeRender+%252813%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopNVk1r-Jvn0SqFaUJvai2eVv2FWQsWvKBq1wykQi6OMQRNAKkmp8h2TSinlmMhKMj3nzL2o-Yxa9e1kJSrqphAs4MgMflZkD-3TCWZVanZCJNEuU8j2pV1uwVgPZgqu8cqYYMNdhnGE/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%252813%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Petite Gingham Paper (MFT), Wisteria Cardstock, Sweetleaf Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Besties - Zoey, Perfect Fit - Birthday, Gnome Matter</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Circle (MFT), Stitched Ovals (Spellbinders), Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Clear & Bitty Sparkles, White Tulle Ribbon (SU), Thin 3-D Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This card will be going in my stash for a summer birthday in our family. Have a great day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-22475614016955436332021-03-16T08:00:00.001-04:002021-03-16T08:00:05.295-04:00TCH13 Besties Card<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I missed the deadline at <a href="http://colorhuesthecolorchallenge.blogspot.com/2021/03/color-hues-13-yellow-and-blue.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #76a5af;">Color Hues Challenge</span></b></a>, unfortunately, but wanted to share my card with you anyway. Meet Kelsie.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOASTzRSfpwKLRPYrT71DW61NlZ15X3jxYKnYt3pAIiwQswM4t1PeMOcg3JNlqgnstgiTepO_14JMv2A5tWSBdLTF6A8RR0eVe9QQgAOPL5NMj8Nda4ZSL6pW1Pmmmj2P_WAlT-60srM/s2016/FullSizeRender+%252812%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOASTzRSfpwKLRPYrT71DW61NlZ15X3jxYKnYt3pAIiwQswM4t1PeMOcg3JNlqgnstgiTepO_14JMv2A5tWSBdLTF6A8RR0eVe9QQgAOPL5NMj8Nda4ZSL6pW1Pmmmj2P_WAlT-60srM/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%252812%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kelsie is part of the Besties series of stamps that I have been sharing recently with you. She's actually the first one I inked up. I paired her with a sentiment from our current (March, 2021) stamp of the month set, called Winged Masterpiece. I love the pops of blue and yellow together.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated:</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Mix-In Paper, Bluebird Cardstock, Sundance Cardstock, Glacier Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Besties - Kelsie, Winged Masterpiece</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Bluebird, Memento Tuxedo Black</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Stitched Square (MFT), Stitched Rectangle (MFT), Stitched Heart, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Clear Sparkles, Thin 3-d Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Wishing you a great day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-44019398230861895122021-03-15T10:58:00.003-04:002021-03-15T11:00:58.721-04:00MTCC8 Besties Card<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello! I'm back today with another challenge creation. I am entering the card (on the left) into the <a href="https://makethecardschallenge.com/make-the-cards-challenge-8/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Make The Cards Challenge</b></span></a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo2LwQ1PY5VrahP7nJ4cOP4ry_KFL4AZ-S1tYa0O9NysZaRTq6b_gIbrLzqhgbBUt5u9E6HmVU29QwWojLW8DBM23OjOlYlm0dlqEufeFB0s1lGG-EpcYaWZ4jp955r_xbhrJzNHjDAw/s1484/FullSizeRender+%252811%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1484" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDo2LwQ1PY5VrahP7nJ4cOP4ry_KFL4AZ-S1tYa0O9NysZaRTq6b_gIbrLzqhgbBUt5u9E6HmVU29QwWojLW8DBM23OjOlYlm0dlqEufeFB0s1lGG-EpcYaWZ4jp955r_xbhrJzNHjDAw/w400-h309/FullSizeRender+%252811%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Aren't these sweet stamps just the cutest? I certainly couldn't resist them, and bought all 4.</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Mix-In Papers, Peacock Cardstock, Fern Cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Besties - Olivia, Besties - Zoey, Sassy Coffee (Technique Tuesday), Sweater Weather In The Woods (MFT)</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Ink: Peacock, Memento Tuxedo Black</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Stiched Square Dies (MFT), Stiched Rectangle Dies (MFT), Clear Sparkles, Gold Glitter Gems, Thin 3-d Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-49401449497866590042021-03-15T10:40:00.002-04:002021-03-15T10:40:18.309-04:00WWC311 Besties Card<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good morning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am playing along with a challenge today over at <a href="https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/wwc311-kaths-challenge-all-things.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Watercooler Wednesday Challenge</span></b></a>. Meet Lucy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXJdzRO-qsXzTlCX83C81Rc-TTGoqBq3ePuoCqKVdS_7p6DPxfUjVfxEcyVd8kwRF5QORP8hAHYeBqPXyOpnqlu2TJcOpd6Ot8xqJv2wIhfOzIdXWWo1rjyPTuUrRmhkvzj5MWemsgC0/s2016/FullSizeRender+%252810%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXJdzRO-qsXzTlCX83C81Rc-TTGoqBq3ePuoCqKVdS_7p6DPxfUjVfxEcyVd8kwRF5QORP8hAHYeBqPXyOpnqlu2TJcOpd6Ot8xqJv2wIhfOzIdXWWo1rjyPTuUrRmhkvzj5MWemsgC0/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%252810%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Lucy's <card> was made with a mix of new and current products. The sketch was Pinterest inspired, and Lucy was colored in to look like my sister-in-law, Brandy. She has these gorgeous Shirley Temple ringlets. It looks like you have a week to play along with the <a href="https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/2021/03/wwc311-kaths-challenge-all-things.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">WWC311</span></b></a> challenge. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Paper: <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14768" target="_blank">Mix-In Papers</a>, <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=382" target="_blank">White Daisy Cardstock</a>, <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=10248" target="_blank">Peacock Cardstock</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: <span style="color: #666666;"><a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14786" target="_blank">Besties - Lucy</a>, <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14821" target="_blank">Winged Masterpiece</a>, <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14698" target="_blank">Winter Penguins</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Black</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Tools/Accessories: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Alcohol Markers, Stitched Circle (MFT), Stitched Sentiments (MFT), Stitched Rectangles (MFT), Clear & Bitty Sparkles, Thin 3d Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for stopping by today. Happy crafting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-40247846194909419162021-03-05T09:06:00.002-05:002021-03-05T09:06:54.778-05:00Winter Penguins Cards<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello! It's a beautiful day here in Northern Michigan. We still have snow on the ground (and ice in the driveway), but the sun has been shining for most of the week. It got up to 40 degrees the other day, and I was feeling nostalgic with past springtime memories.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Before I move on to sharing some springtime/floral cards with you, I wanted to share some of my favorite winter cards with you. Other than the stamp of the months, I focused primarily on the <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=14739" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;">Winter Penguins set</span></b></a> in the January/February book. It was fun to pair them up with (retired) paper collections and embossed cardstock. They really can be combined with anything, not just winter paper.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-jZVwrkfKck-3zDBoBS4ODtQLxqHfGvh_FTsfiYSgRwRPmhDesrCE5o-zdUF7tAYT9mX03VEQl7DUeZ523UcDzlApl95uNpTgqtAAkOGdGaCuk0pUuMX_Qnyozz7H6DVcnGZ5ggep0/s2048/FullSizeRender+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1914" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g-jZVwrkfKck-3zDBoBS4ODtQLxqHfGvh_FTsfiYSgRwRPmhDesrCE5o-zdUF7tAYT9mX03VEQl7DUeZ523UcDzlApl95uNpTgqtAAkOGdGaCuk0pUuMX_Qnyozz7H6DVcnGZ5ggep0/w374-h400/FullSizeRender+%25283%2529.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudflN5-v0LzXr2OUyHaCqdd2sCKbQzoLejUAE49j9C47j5pknCI23YUlF8Uids8TofkXn7f4c4XGNSGqUusKk7REO-y17WCs_g8BfTKuyEk0BEQWYEoaVqet8z-1ocyAcRBJe5L3YvGA/s2048/FullSizeRender+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6SrJ-nnAmBvjUlahLQZ8toUH6kQzMWrNAc5Xacwbf14hAd_dL_8GxVRrDUlkP3C35CEz1e3ERf5-THGAO1-e6de02WZq_lXB1tOZiNtfm3zHywNbTleKhuffJaIUEazqPbsS-7UHmFM/s2048/IMG_2524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6SrJ-nnAmBvjUlahLQZ8toUH6kQzMWrNAc5Xacwbf14hAd_dL_8GxVRrDUlkP3C35CEz1e3ERf5-THGAO1-e6de02WZq_lXB1tOZiNtfm3zHywNbTleKhuffJaIUEazqPbsS-7UHmFM/w300-h400/IMG_2524.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Products used are by Close To My Heart (unless otherwise stated):</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Pattern Paper: Claire, Every Little Thing, Boutique, Mix-Ins</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Cardstock: Wisteria, Lilac, Mint, Sapphire, White Daisy, Glacier, Pewter, Sweet Leaf, Twilight, Charcoal, Peacock, Sugarplum, Peach, Hollyhock, Sunset, Outdoor Denim, Raspberry, Eggplant, Black </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Inks: Peacock, Pewter, Hollyhock, Eggplant, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Stamps: Winter Penguins, Perfect Fit-Birthday, Say It In Style, Short & Sweet, Cherishing Her </span></p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: helvetica; font-size: xx-small;">Tools: Tri-blend Alcohol Markers (Spectrum Noir), Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Wisteria Ribbon, White Daisy Ribbon, Silver Embellishing Thread, White Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Clear Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Chelsea Gardens Dots, Snowflake Embossing Folder, Birthday Embossing Folder, Fancy Border Thincuts, Oval Dies (Spellbinders), Stitched Square Stax (MFT), Nordic Frame Die (The Greetery), Stitched Sentiments Die (MFT), Border Bling: Tin Stitch Die (Papertrey Ink), Scallop Circle & Circle Die Set (Stampin' Up), Sentiment Suite Basics Die (The Greetery), Circle Shaker Thincut, Stardust Stickles, White Gel Pen, Thin 3d Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Aren't these penguins just the sweetest? I really enjoyed letting my creativity fly with this set. These penguins are available on my website <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/retail/search.aspx?searchvalue=winter+penguins" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;">here</span></b></a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thanks for stopping by today. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy crafting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-4911401008297696252021-02-24T08:37:00.001-05:002021-02-24T08:37:17.967-05:00Greetery Cards and a Tag<p> <span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello to you on this snowy Wednesday (here in Northern Michigan). Appears that the weatherman actually got this one right. LOL We woke up to 6" of fresh snow in the driveway this morning and the county plow hadn't come through before the bus did. Here's hoping the kids don't have wet feet today at school. Yikes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Anyway, I recently made a few projects with The Greetery's latest release called "Nature Lover". A couple of my projects were inspired by a new favorite blogger <a href="http://flutterbyatomicbutterfly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">(Flutter) by Atomicbutterfly</a>. I highly recommend that you have a look-see through her beautiful gallery. She's simply amazing.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Without further adieu, here they are:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKABWFskg6Htd-FnHmEFxzUfl8BDkNBzwKzeXL5lQhE9kY-DtHGEoMpp7L-VmJ981o4vMmrm-jqEsonkSJOYGwvX6yPjvaB9HRAyXwgkj6pTYx9_mWPp4BCkM-cfFQHjUSkHEXzjs104E/s2016/FullSizeRender+%25289%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKABWFskg6Htd-FnHmEFxzUfl8BDkNBzwKzeXL5lQhE9kY-DtHGEoMpp7L-VmJ981o4vMmrm-jqEsonkSJOYGwvX6yPjvaB9HRAyXwgkj6pTYx9_mWPp4BCkM-cfFQHjUSkHEXzjs104E/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%25289%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvbxqvORaJBh7BMFn8HsnVyZZsrPvHL19i3cYg7I5wKiU7eMzCtEcS-TTAk8qFzU-OHtaBjRRK2ZywbAeJwgyDoSz65XmJv6xAbHiMUJtEuH0tJThNUl2HYSaD5cY8URlBaMlH5f3lsU/s2016/IMG_2530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvbxqvORaJBh7BMFn8HsnVyZZsrPvHL19i3cYg7I5wKiU7eMzCtEcS-TTAk8qFzU-OHtaBjRRK2ZywbAeJwgyDoSz65XmJv6xAbHiMUJtEuH0tJThNUl2HYSaD5cY8URlBaMlH5f3lsU/w300-h400/IMG_2530.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHliC0oo9TS81L28EnVNkj7WZ_aJ0x_hmFttikUINWvDh7y9lgl5ofcs6d1iABViczmhN3blFW3dbnwpvEczPrCi-LyBSX7SOxpkGkYIatKg3CnkRPm9GV6cuAhTSUXPPEzrgdRaM2SGk/s2016/IMG_2531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHliC0oo9TS81L28EnVNkj7WZ_aJ0x_hmFttikUINWvDh7y9lgl5ofcs6d1iABViczmhN3blFW3dbnwpvEczPrCi-LyBSX7SOxpkGkYIatKg3CnkRPm9GV6cuAhTSUXPPEzrgdRaM2SGk/w300-h400/IMG_2531.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I love that forget-me-not die set and that wooden heart slice is "to die for". ;) If you haven't heard of The Greetery before now, be sure to give their website a visit. So many beautiful things. I used my Close To My Heart inks and blender brushes to ink up the forget-me-not diecuts.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you for stopping by today.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy crafting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-42087800808664104932021-02-08T11:21:00.001-05:002021-02-08T11:21:45.571-05:00MFTWSC527 Challenge Card<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Good Monday morning to you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I'm back today playing along with a sketch challenge provided by <a href="https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc527" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>My Favorite Things</b></span></a>. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBQXB1o8PYUl5EemtopSgT8Kg4BRMIOfTmxIhtCm_obpvRKuWZ-99ZwZ5Yi8_uMU4f25jjMDg2vyMpTHdm8nIIoe7soHtXYaHbEiTfYfrj3A9fZkEvZzb5_EWw2i_ovxqnb8DO8WNWJI/s2016/IMG_2537.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBQXB1o8PYUl5EemtopSgT8Kg4BRMIOfTmxIhtCm_obpvRKuWZ-99ZwZ5Yi8_uMU4f25jjMDg2vyMpTHdm8nIIoe7soHtXYaHbEiTfYfrj3A9fZkEvZzb5_EWw2i_ovxqnb8DO8WNWJI/w300-h400/IMG_2537.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Products used:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Paper: White Daisy Cardstock (CTMH), Sweetleaf Cardstock (CTMH), Crumb Cake (SU)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Wild & Punny (CTMH), Sentiment Suite: Thinking of You (The Greetery)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Squeezed Lemonade (Ranger Distress Oxide)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Accessories: Stitched Rectangle A2 Stax (MFT), Stitched Circle Thincut (CTMH), Petite Clouds (MFT), Slimline Grass (MFT), Sunray Stencil (MFT), Chicken Wire Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Green Stitched Ribbon (American Crafts), Clear Sparkles (CTMH), Blending Brush, Tri-blend Alcohol Markers (Spectrum Noir), Thin Foam Tape</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am really enjoying playing with stencils, distress oxide inks and blender brushes right now. I love the simplicity of pattern paper, don't get me wrong, but stencils bring my artwork to a whole new level creatively. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You have until tomorrow (Feb. 9th) at Noon (EST) to play along with this fun sketch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy crafting!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></p>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-75751497295100984022021-01-29T09:54:00.003-05:002021-01-29T09:54:33.000-05:00Valentine's Day Cards for 2021<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Has it really been 2 years since I last posted? I have become a seasonal paper crafter, due to time constraints. 2020 was a year for the books, wasn't it? My family and I were sick last winter, before COVID became widely known in the U.S. Thankfully, we are all doing well now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Please forgive the lack of watermarks on my photo's. I wanted to share some cards with you today that I made for Valentine's Day, this year. The two red & pink combo's were Pinterest-inspired. I just love how they turned out, and the tree card might just be my favorite Valentine's Day card of all-time!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHAnvWft5Nmojphd71Mz3m40oxO0S9N3idV5L-H49JSvT7DN3IVTVrWLmf15AREfCxHEAPzlN16gU8HKbjXhkV5Z75uIvkklwAnIxo0uMfmeIglvwfau5suyhwSxXn9SruM6A8z1MUzA/s2048/FullSizeRender+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHAnvWft5Nmojphd71Mz3m40oxO0S9N3idV5L-H49JSvT7DN3IVTVrWLmf15AREfCxHEAPzlN16gU8HKbjXhkV5Z75uIvkklwAnIxo0uMfmeIglvwfau5suyhwSxXn9SruM6A8z1MUzA/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%25282%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA0r-u_1pyLrYmsh9Tux3Y6l6zwVA4Km5JUClVh4c0T2INTAdq9dYUOOceeey9Yr43uWUceZmxLPmntPNHC5ab7fhFoZNoGn3KfUMYAUiaok3KClHX6trb-eMY07smjmx6KFfuoA33XU/s2048/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA0r-u_1pyLrYmsh9Tux3Y6l6zwVA4Km5JUClVh4c0T2INTAdq9dYUOOceeey9Yr43uWUceZmxLPmntPNHC5ab7fhFoZNoGn3KfUMYAUiaok3KClHX6trb-eMY07smjmx6KFfuoA33XU/w300-h400/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq_1KkyUzSpX4Mzz1vIpYZhxiuYx7kFvyKF9IiVKgA6hZF1irrrvuht5XoqnTN8OSPcdZuUXbXpOxTK6FQz9l_Hn32XkY9lAqc8VOgoErSq6wwrOzgDtjqOX55Ad8p3LDSf4nt72Xis4/s2048/FullSizeRender+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq_1KkyUzSpX4Mzz1vIpYZhxiuYx7kFvyKF9IiVKgA6hZF1irrrvuht5XoqnTN8OSPcdZuUXbXpOxTK6FQz9l_Hn32XkY9lAqc8VOgoErSq6wwrOzgDtjqOX55Ad8p3LDSf4nt72Xis4/w300-h400/FullSizeRender+%25281%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Products used are Close To My Heart unless otherwise stated: </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Paper: Oh My Heart Paper Pack, Mix-In Paper Pack(s), White Daisy Cardstock, Ballerina Cardstock, Candy Apple Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Hollyhock Cardstock</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Say It In Style, Just To Say, Modern Trees (MFT)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pewter, Ballerina</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #646464; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 16.236px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Accessories: Stitched Hearts Thin Cuts, Heart Thin Cuts, Scallop Border Thin Cuts, Shaker Circle Thin Cuts, Crimped Frame Die (The Greetery), Stitched A2 Stax Dies (MFT), Essential Stitched Sentiments Die (MFT), Stitched Circle Die (MFT), Heart Embossing Folder, Clear Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Stitched Red Ribbon (Jo-Ann's), Red Sparkles (Wal-Mart), Thin Foam Tape</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What do you think? Are you ready for Valentine's Day? If you haven't found the time to create your cards yet, I hope you will find inspiration here. Wishing you all good health, and happiness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Happy crafting!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Casandra</span></div>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-4104580878955393112019-02-02T06:00:00.000-05:002019-02-02T06:00:20.159-05:00Gather Layout<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm back again today with another page using the Grateful Heart paper collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was scraplifted from the Holiday Expressions book. I think only the title was changed because I had already used the blue one. My kids love to hang out with Grandma (and Grandpa, too). I jokingly asked my mom if she was excited to spend her 2nd "First" Christmas in her new home. I think it was about 21 years back that my parents had owned this house for one year. Then, my brother purchased the home from them and after many years of single life, he married and now has 2 girls. They quickly outgrew the house and since both were looking for new homes to either upgrade or downgrade to, it was an easy decision for my parents to take ownership of it for the second time. I snapped this picture with my iPhone, so it's just a tad dark, but I think it turned out super cute, nonetheless. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I created this layout for my daughter's album. It was super cold the day we took these photos. She was such a trooper, though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you use the Close To My Heart sketch books, you may recognize this as Pattern 26 from the MIFYH Volume 3. As I was trying to decide what pattern to use, it had to have a couple of things. 1) A 5x7 (Portrait) photo, and 2) be able to fit at least 7 photos. We took a ton of pictures, and it was hard to narrow down my favorites, especially for my girl. You may also have noticed that I tend to mat my photos; it just feels more finished to me. I didn't want to compromise on trimming down my 4x6 photos anymore than necessary, so I used an 1/8" size mat border instead of my usual 1/4" size. The other thing I did here was to use a lot of colored cardstock...bases, photo mats, and even one of the cut patterns (green). I also added some stamping from a "Story by Stacy" stamp set. It's the first time it got inky, and I love how it turned out. I decided on the glacier bases instead of white so it would enhance the colors going on in the pictures. Isn't it cute? I will definitely use this sketch again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me know what sketch is your favorite to use. I'd love to try something new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you for taking time to stop by. Have a blessed (and warm) weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-80476698446494792592019-01-31T06:00:00.000-05:002019-01-31T06:00:10.324-05:00Grateful Layout<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am back again today with my 2nd layout using the Grateful Heart paper collection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It probably isn't noticeable, but after I laid the title on the die-cut leaves, it really didn't stand out. Because of it's thin font, I didn't think backing it with foam tape would be the best option. So I glued it down to white cardstock and fussy cut around it to help it pop more against the leaves. I then backed this with foam tape and I'm happy with the results, though it took a lot of patience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also switched the pages around to not only showcase more photos, but also their orientation. <b>Have you ever noticed that a professionally designed layout shows the photo subject looking from left to center, or (from the right page) right to center?</b> It's a subtle detail, but it really makes an impact on the overall feel of a layout. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One last detail to talk about. Since I wanted to squeeze as many photos onto this layout as possible, I chose to add stamped journaling lines instead of a pocket journal card. However, if you don't want the "clutter" of stamped journaling, simply add a journal card in place of a 3x4 photo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't be afraid to change a sketch up to suit your photo needs. Make it fun, but make it yours. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy crafting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the first layout I have to share with you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my favorite layout using the Grateful Heart paper collection. I've used this sketch several times and it's never disappointed me. I used a retired SOTM we had from two years ago called "Blessed Beyond Measure". It coordinated well with this paper collection and the theme of my layout. For the most part, I only create layouts for my kids' albums, or to gift to others. Now that the kids are growing into the pre-teen age, I find myself thinking about when they move out and take their albums with them. Then, I have only my memories and lots of photos. So for those extra special photos, I decided I need to be better about creating layouts for my album(s).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It looks like this kit just sold out. As of today, you can still purchase the coordinating cork shapes and complements (stickers and die-cuts). However, the paper is gone. If you like to stamp, remember that even a sentiment image can help take your artwork to the next level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sending you warm winter wishes, my crafty friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-78712156524322997902019-01-24T09:37:00.001-05:002019-01-24T09:37:18.514-05:00Heart Happy<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good morning!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, as some of you know, I run a seasonal business with my husband. Seasonal, meaning April through November. During those months, I have limited time to craft. And one of the things that gets sadly neglected is my blog. Oh, how I loved blogging, and staying connected with all of you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since October, I've actually completed three scrapbook albums. Three! Two of them are school albums that I created for family members. The other one is a pocket album that I created as a "December Daily" album. I loved how that one turned out, and it allowed me to explore stamping and new ways to make pocket scrapbooking fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With that thought in mind, I wanted to share with you a current promotion that is available through the end of February (2019) while supplies last. It's called Heart Happy. And boy does it EVER make my HEART HAPPY!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the pocket scrapbooking kit, please visit my website <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/promotions/campaigns/1812-heart-happy-album.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">here</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually purchased both kits to create a pocket album, as well as the traditional layouts, cards and tags. When you go months without papercrafting, you do find time to think about what it is that makes you happy. For me, it's stamping. And BOTH of these kits include stamping!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you would like to purchase any of the scrapbooking/cardmaking supplies, please visit my website <a href="https://scrappinbliss.closetomyheart.com/ctmh/promotions/campaigns/1812-heart-happy-special.aspx" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">here</span></b></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just a quick note to let you know that I am on Facebook with a Scrappinbliss - Close To My Heart Independent Consultant page. Come find me there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you are all well and starting off your New Year with much happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Best Regards,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-28495419523316785312018-05-13T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-13T06:00:05.649-04:00Campfire Favor Boxes<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you've been following my blog, then you know that I will be throwing a campfire birthday for my son next month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I saw different favor bags and boxes on Pinterest using this theme, but decided to create a pillow box for Jackson's favors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will be filling them with a marshmallow, graham crackers and Hershey's miniature chocolates. I used a retired stamp set that was out in December. If you recall, I used this same stamp to create my children's Valentine's cards with. Goes to show how versatile that stamp set is!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy crafting!</span><br />
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<br />Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-82124180860159966722018-05-12T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-12T06:00:06.456-04:00Campfire Birthday Thank You Card<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am loving the new Fresh Air paper collection. It has some truly beautiful patterns. I think you could use it for more than outdoors theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this card sketch, in case you haven't noticed. It is from our MIFYH Volume 3 book. It worked well with my stamped images. I only had to fussy cut the camper. By then, I was feeling a bit cross-eyed at the thought of fussy cutting. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course, you could totally stamp it right to the paper, but I wanted it to have a 3-d feel. I added some black brads from my stash. I love mixing the old with the new.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These will serve as thank you cards for my son's upcoming birthday party. So pleased with how it turned out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a great day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-64492767266290763542018-05-11T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-11T06:00:10.629-04:00Campfire Birthday Invitation<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, my boy comes home from his first "summer camp" trip. His class field trip took him to a local summer camp for 3 days and 2 nights. I was lucky enough to go to the same place at his age. I am super excited to hear how it went.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My children are 23 months apart almost to the day in age. So, as soon as I finished working on my daughter's party projects, it was time to come up with a plan for my son's birthday. I used a similar design to the last invitation I shared. Hey, it works! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Again, I found inspiration on Pinterest with a digital invitation file. But, if they can create it digitally, chances are I can find stamps to do it myself. The original had a tent, a campfire, and some trees. I added that cute bear and camper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used my Flower Market cricut cartridge to create my trees. Note: When cutting something that intricate, you may want a fairly new cricut mat. I threw away several trees that had to be scrapped because they didn't cut correctly. I used the retired Camper Crazy stamp set and the retired Beary Best stamp set and had fun coloring and fussy cutting. My husband thought I was crazy. Thank goodness I only had to make 10. LOL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What do you think? I've gotten so many compliments on them. We're pretty excited to celebrate the boy's birthday next month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have a great day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-22354482490532629612018-05-10T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-10T06:00:06.062-04:00Classic Summer Bash Thank You Cards<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was sorting through some random card sketches I had printed, and something about this one Verve sketch that I'd used a couple of times before really spoke to me. The mason jar image is actually in place of a rectangle shape that was in the same spot on the sketch. Most of the mason jar cards I'd seen had the same placement...always in the center of the card. Usually vertical. I was instantly inspired to use the sketch in a new way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Didn't it turn out cute? Like I did with the invitation, I printed out my sentiment on white cardstock, fitting 6 on an 8 1/2" x 11" letter size piece, spaced out accordingly. Then, I stamped the mason jar image around it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I then added stamped lemons/leaves, ribbon and bling. These served the obvious purpose of thank you cards from my daughter. So happy I spent time creating them before the big day. I was able to fill them in on Monday of this week and mail them right out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made these little tags to hang on simple gift bags I found at the Dollar Tree (4 for $1). I found some cute girly gifts such as an old-fashioned hand mirror, nail polish, lip gloss, jump rope, and lemon candies to fill the bags with. You can probably tell which bow I tied vs. the one that my mother helped with. LOL But at the point that we filled these bags and added the tags, perfection was the last thing on my mind. One of our little friends arrived early. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-47040080180480594122018-05-09T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-09T06:00:13.490-04:00Birthday Princess Card<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, it is officially my daughter's birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I was creating this next card (recently), she walked over to my desk and told me how much she loved it. So this one is for my Izzy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used the now retired "Birthday Princess" stamp set. Truth be told, it's the first time it saw ink. Not sure why I haven't used it before now. I paired it with our current paper collection "Beautiful Friendship". I love the colors of this kit. Girly without being overly so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope I've inspired you to dig out an un-inked stamp set and get crafting. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-7773431780910527272018-05-08T06:00:00.000-04:002018-05-08T06:00:08.121-04:00Beautiful Friendship Birthday Card<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I send out several cards each month, but my favorite are always birthday cards. In that moment that I create a card, or mail it to its intended, I get to share in celebrating that special person. Such a great feeling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our featured paper collection, this month, is "Beautiful Friendship". When I saw the party banner paper, and the pink-striped paper, I knew just how I would use them. That stripe reminds me of wainscoting, so I placed that on the bottom and then added an 1/8" strip of white cardstock to resemble chair-rail molding. It ties the banner paper in well, and that sweet girl is our upcoming June stamp of the month called "A Bushel and a Peck". The little sentiment is from an A-size stamp set aptly named "Short and Sweet".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made a ton of cards with this sweet girl. I just love her shy smile and cute sweater. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am entering this in to the current <a href="https://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com/2018/05/color-dare-291-sapphire-smoothie.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Color Dare #291 Challenge</span></b></a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for stopping by. Have a blessed day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Casandra</span>Casandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-74508481843033548562018-05-07T09:20:00.001-04:002018-05-07T09:20:39.302-04:00Lemonade Birthday PartyOn Saturday, we celebrated my daughter's 10th birthday. If you've been following along with my blog, you've likely seen a few lemonade-themed decorations.<br />
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I found the mason jar cups with straws and lids, plus the dispenser at Hobby Lobby. The plates, napkins, forks, and table cloth came from Wal-Mart. The cake and cookies were made by a local baker in our area. She is so talented. I sent her a picture that I found on Instagram and she did a fabulous job, creating exactly what we wanted. The bottom tier was chocolate and the top was a special strawberry lemonade flavor. That was super good! Izzy's dress was found on clearance at Chasing Fireflies website.<br />
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Psst. I cheated on the lemonade. I bought the Minute Maid Lemonade and Pink Lemonade 2-liters, and cut slices of lemon to pop in their drinks and the dispenser, too. Way quicker!<br />
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The banners, popcorn boxes, photo props, and framed picture were created by me. I had my own vision for those, but all were Pinterest-inspired in one form or another. The feather props were from the Dollar Tree. Can't beat their prices! I had the boa's hanging next to the photo booth on my coat hanging shelf. It was super adorbs. I used a vase to hold the photo props in, and the kids did amazing with it. One little note to share is that they seemed to gravitate more towards the shaped images like the mason jar, the sunglasses, and the lemon, vs. the scripted images. I had planned to do something fun with "Pucker Up" but the kids were off and running to the cake station before I had a chance. LOL<br />
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While these parties are a lot of work, I find that the more you plan ahead, the smoother they go. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Even if it's just doing the dishes. Hope that I've inspired you to throw your very own lemonade-themed party. It was a lot of fun.<br />
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Happy Birthday to my sweet princess. Thank you for stopping by.<br />
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CasandraCasandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-26053998586666202642018-05-05T08:00:00.000-04:002018-05-05T08:00:06.661-04:00Lemonade Party DecorI'm back with another quick post for today's party.<br />
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I used my Cricut Explore to make the projects below. The banner and the popcorn boxes were created using images found in Design Space.<br />
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I added the die-cut circles to the popcorn boxes for added interest and to tie them into the lemonade theme. I stamped and fussy cut the lemons and glued them on. And of course I had to add some bling. They are so pretty. Can't wait to get photos tomorrow with the party setup and also the birthday girl.<br />
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CasandraCasandra Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18077449826564019508noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761613064064828853.post-5642595322071890422018-05-04T08:00:00.000-04:002018-05-04T08:00:08.301-04:00Lemonade Party PropsI'm back today with another set of projects I created for my daughter's upcoming Lemonade Birthday Party.<br />
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What party would be complete without fun photo props? I have a few more that I created, but these were the first. I will show you more once we have the party.<br />
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Disclaimer: You may get thirsty for lemonade. Ha!<br />
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Aren't these fun? I cut them on my Cricut, added some stamped images & bling, and taped them on to some Wilton treat sticks. Love how they turned out.<br />
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Have a great day.<br />
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