It has been a while since I've been to blog land. Life got a lot busy with kids getting out of school, a birthday party, a family reunion, and work. Speaking of work, after working for the same company off and on for over 20 years, I made the tough decision to give notice so I could work at my other job full-time. It's actually a good thing because the construction industry has finally rebounded big time in our area, meaning that both of my part-time jobs became full-time. I'm excited to begin this new chapter in my life of only having one job to balance. Translation...I have hope that I can begin crafting again on a regular basis. Such joy!
With all of that, I give thanks. It seemed fitting that I should begin blogging again with a thank you card (or 2).
Recipe:
Paper: Daydream (retired), Wings (retired), White Daisy CS, Black CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Tea Time (retired), Finding The Words (CTMH)
Inks: Black, Hollyhock (CTMH)
I needed thank you cards for my daughter's birthday party that was held back in May. I managed to get about 15 of these made in an hour, with the help of my Wishes pattern book, the night before school let out. Phew! Just under the wire, but everyone that came received this pretty thank you note, and each little girl smiled. Izzy was even able to sign her own name to the inside of each card.
Thanks for continuing to follow my blog, even through my lack of posting. Hope you all are well. Coming soon, I will have some exciting sneak peeks of new artwork to share.
Have a great weekend!
Casandra
Good morning, and Happy Monday to you! This month, I was asked to be a guest designer for Heart 2 Heart Challenges.
This week's theme is "Mum's the Word". I decided to create a scrapbook page that I will put in a 12x12 shadow box frame as a gift for my mom.
Recipe:
Paper: Seaside, Daydream (retired), Wings (retired), Colonial White CS, Black CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Just Sayin' (CTMH)
Inks: Black, Hollyhock (CTMH)
Tools: Paper-Piercer, Foam Pad, Micro-Tip Scissors, Cricut Art Philosophy (CTMH)
Other: Black Embroidery Floss, Chantilly PML Cards, Sparkle Flourish, Foam Tape (CTMH)
You might not initially think these papers would go together, but green and pink compliment each other well...add in neutrals like white and black, and they actually do work well. Even though it's a small part of the photo, my little girl was wearing butterfly leggings, so I decided to play off the photo when picking papers.
My son actually helped me stitch this layout. He loves to sew now, and is forever asking me to pierce paper so he can stitch. Cute, huh? He's 8, btw.
You have all month to play along at Heart 2 Heart Challenges. Thanks for stopping by.
Casandra
I most often reach for "thinking of you" cards. And another mission I am on lately is to try and use up some scraps of papers that have been long ago retired. I paired the orange and pink paper with the beautiful distressed green paper from the Seaside kit.
Recipe:
Paper: Seaside, Daydream (retired), White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps: Have A Happy Day, Choose Happy (CTMH)
Inks: Hollyhock (pigment), Black (CTMH)
Tools: Craft Heater, Craft Tray, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Shinhan Alcohol Markers, Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors (CTMH)
Other: Junebug Puffie Sticker (CTMH), White Brads (Hobby Lobby)
I found a sketch from The Challenge, but that particular sketch challenge is now over. However, it provided the inspiration for this card.
Have you heard about Close To My Heart's stamp of the month program? If you spend $50.00 or more in select product, you will qualify to receive that month's stamp (of the month) for just $5.00. It's valued at $17.95. I love a good deal. You can read more about it here: http://scrappinbliss.ctmh.com/
I hope you have a happy CRAFTY day today.
Casandra
I am back again with my second project for the day. I decided to play along again with Stashbusters over at Splitcoaststampers.
Recipe:
Paper: Daydream (retired), White Daisy CS, Sweet Leaf CS (CTMH)
Stamps: What A Day (convention 2014 stamp), All The Details, Distressed Backgrounds (CTMH)
Inks: Petal (retired), Sweet Leaf, Hollyhock, Honey, Black (CTMH)
Tools: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Glue Pen, Cricut Artbooking, Scoring Blade, Journaling Pen (CTMH)
Other: White Enamel Stars, Black Bitty Brads (retired), Hollyhock Ric-Rac Ribbon (retired), Foam Tape, Glue Dots, Daydream Stickease (CTMH), Purple Baker's Twine (MFT), Purple Embroidery Floss (DMC)
I would like to enter this layout into the Moxie Fab World: Clicking Camera Challenge. You have until Sunday, August 17th to play along.
Hope I've inspired you to dig into your stash and use up some of your hoarded product. Have a wonderful day!
Casandra
I'm starting to feel more like myself again today, I think. On the way to school this morning to drop my kids off, my 5-year-old was upset with her big brother for something, and she shrieked at him "Jack, stop it! You made me lose my mind!" I don't know where she comes up with this stuff sometimes, but it sure made me laugh. I then cranked up the radio so we could listen to my new Eric Church CD and the kids got busy headbanging like pro's in the back seat.
Well, enough of that chatter, I have a quick card I'd like to share with you today. I created it for the Just Add Ink Sunburst Challenge.
Recipe:
Paper: Daydream (retired), Blush CS, Bamboo CS (CTMH)
Stamp: Card Chatter-Sympathy (retired) (CTMH)
Ink: Hollyhock (CTMH), Black (VersaFine)
Tools: Paper-Piercer, Micro-Tip Scissors, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Gun (CTMH)
Other: Purple Glitter Gems, Winter Cozy Sassy Strands (retired) (CTMH)
I'm not sure if I did this sunburst right. It seems simple enough, in theory. Most likely, I am over-thinking it.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you all have a sunshine-filled day.
Casandra
