60th Birthday Card - Crazy Cats

A group card representing the birthday gal (inside) and her 4 buds (outside).

Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: Authentique
Stamps: Tim Holtz
Square and 60th stamps: Stampendous
Distress Ink: Tim Holtz
Font (greeting inside): CTMH Lemonade Stand
Edging ink: Stampin Up

Phew! This one took me a while to do.... I masked off the eyes and bows (on the presents) before sponging on the ink colours. All pieces were fussycut.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but the cat scene inside the card, pops out and lays flat when closed.

60th birthday card

Patterened Paper: Prima - Rossibella
Stickers: Prima - Rossibella
Cardbase: Recollections
Ribbon: ???
Ink: Stampin Up
Number stickers: Simple Stories
Doily: Wilton

Use Your Stuff - Woodgrain Challenge

It was my turn to host the challenge and I chose woodgrain.  My background paper looks like wooden panels and I've used wooden hearts.

Patterned Paper: Crate Paper
                            American Crafts - 1canoe2
                            Carta Bella - Flora
Stamp: Blue Ridge Impressions
Watercolour Paint: Close to My Heart
Wood hearts: Studio Calico
Twine: ???
Cardstock: Close to My Heart
Sentiment Stamp: ???

Happy Birthday deer

From an idea I saw on Pinterest and a UYS challenge to use 5 or more patterned papers. 

Cardstock: Recollections
Patterned Paper: American Crafts - 1canoe2
                            Carta Bella - Flora
                            Crate Paper
Stamp: Lawn Fawn - Scripty Sayings
Wooden deer: Southern Ridge Trading Company

Thanksgiving card

A Thanksgiving card for an American friend.

Patterned Paper: Simple Stories - Harvest Lane
Stickers: Simple Stories - Harvest Lane
Twine: Hemptique
Buttons: from my stash

Caring Hearts Cards

There is a wonderful charity called the Caring Hearts Card Drive.  Handmade Christmas cards are donated and distributed to various senior's residences across Canada, U.S.A. and Australia.

I had the honour of helping organize the 6,000 plus cards that came into one of the Canadian organizers.

I, myself, only donated 10 cards.  I'm hoping to do better next year.  Here's two examples.

Patterned paper: ???
Stamps: Stampin Up
Pencil Crayons: Prismacolor
Ink: Close to My Heart

Wreath Christmas Cards

I saw this idea at my LSS - Crop-a-While.

Wreath Stamp: Frog's Whiskers
Merry Christmas Stamp: ???
Patterned Paper: various
Ribbon Die:  Impression Obsession
Red Sparkle: Stickles
Cardstock: Recollections or Bazzill

More Close to My Heart Christmas Cards

I used some of the left over products from our workshop and came up with these cards.

All CTMH products except where noted:

Joy die: Recollections

Deer Stamp: Tim Holtz

Embroidery thread: Anchor

Embroidery thread: Anchor

Embroidery thread: Anchor

Turquoise paper: a scrap on my table

Turquoise paper: a scrap on my table

Noel die: Recollections

Close to my Heart Christmas card workshop - Part 2

These are some of the Christmas cards I am sending out this year.  Our CTMH workshop leader, Julie Carriere, came up with these fabulous card ideas using all CTMH products.

Close to My Heart Christmas Card Workshop - Part 1

These are some of the Christmas cards I am sending out this year.  Our CTMH workshop leader, Julie Carriere, came up with these fabulous card ideas using all CTMH products.

This first batch was done with PML cards.