Blossom Pages

Still in that Blossom mood!

This double layout is appropriate for scrapping your Mother's Day family pictures, or a fun summer family reunion! 

I cut the photo mats from Pear cardstock using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge. I had seen some layouts on Pinterest that had the lacy doily effect, and the cutwork rectangle, cut in half, worked perfectly.  I decided to offset it across the 2 pages.  This is an airy layout, because I just couldn't cover up the Blossom floral paper. The journaling spots are from the Blossom Complements set, as are some of the flowers.

CTMH Blossom paper and Complements
Doily trim and photo mats: Artbooking cartridge
Family:  Artiste cartridge
Stamped flowers: Shower Flowers
Stamped butterfly: Paper Bird (Hostess Stamp until August 2015)

Embellishments:  Coral Reef Sequins

Life is Wonderful: July SOTM

 

Taste of Summer

I've broken into my pack of  Taste of Summer papers!

 

I had fun putting together my first two cards and thought I'd show them off!

 

These use the patterned papers as a background with some glitter trim. 

Using the coordinating Taste of Summer stamp set, I stamped the oranges with Versamark on Sunset paper. Then I added CTMH white embossing powder and heat set them. I stamped the sentiment to match and fussy-cut it.

 

I'll be playing more in the next couple of days (while it's rainy) so stayed tuned!

Thanks for stopping by!

Check the CTMH Taste of Summer blog hop!

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Blossoms for Mom

I can't seem to get enough of the Blossom paper. 

I paired it with the Flowers for Mom set to make a couple of precious Mother's Day cards!

Flowers for Mom coordinates with Artfully Sent for the sentiment layers. 

I stamped the MOM image in black and then used my watercolor pencils to color it in. Each card was embellished with stamped and colored blossoms from the same set.

On this card I used a Picture My Life sized card cut from White Daisy from the Artfully Sent cartridge (p.32).  The lacey flowers allowed the Blossom paper to show through beautifully. 

I just recently picked up some coordinating Recollections ribbons in a perfect sweet apricot shade!

One the second card, I used a strip of Lagoon, dry-embossed with the Damask embossing folder. I added a Recollections mini doily in the background for a feminine touch.

Flowers and lace are perfect for Mom!

I hope you enjoy these and I hope my moms do, too!

Timberline Scrapping

In January, I attended a week-end crop and managed to make several pages for my personal scrapbook of our property in the country.

I used the retired Timberline papers and embellishments.  It doesn't seem fair to show them off when they're not available anymore. I do more cardmaking than I do scrapbooking. But I also want to showcase the versatility of the CTMH papers and MyStickease elements, no matter the paper pattern.

I added further texture and interest with die cuts using the Artbooking cartridge.

Blossom Journaling Box

I finished the journaling box from my Blossom Workshop on the Go pack. I used a bit more Pear paper than I had left from the cardmaking to finish, but I think it's really cute!!!

Avonlea Sympathy

My last remaining Great Aunt  passed away and I was unable to attend due to foot surgery,  but I made some beautiful sympathy cards for family members.

This card is not all CTMH (gasp!),  but the Avonlea papers were perfect. 

I paired the paper with an Amazing Grace chalkboard stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs. 

The stamp is heat-embossed with Stampendous Peridot embossing powder. It makes a gorgeous glossy image.

Recollections lace and a wide ribbon were a pretty touch.

I cut some scrolls with the Artiste cartridge from Flaxen paper and used them with paper flowers as an accent. 

The buttons are retired CTMH in translucent Olive.

Not a great occasion to be making cards, but I think it came out well and I hope they are comforted.

Japanese Blossom

I've been on a blogging hiatus again...partly due to a few medical procedures, but I've been busy making cards & scrapping, too!

February & March I was making wedding invitations (150), Disney-themed Birthday Party invitations and a banner for out great-grandsons' 2nd Birthday, and 1st Birthday invitations for a friend's daughter. These are posted on my alternate blog, Dawn's Cards and Craft Garden, because they are not really 100% CTMH. Although I did use my CTMH Cricut cartridges and other CTMH products. I've tried to keep this blog focused on new CTMH products and specials.

I just recently made 2 cards using the Quick Cards - Japanese Blossom set. I paired it with some of my Laughing Lola scraps. 

The stamp is heat-embossed with black detail embossing powder, then colored with watercolor pencils and blended.

I had some Studio G washi tape that exactly matched the CTMH Gypsy purple paper that I used to layer the stamped image. Then I added some Jolee's bling.

The second card used Laughing Lola purple and CTMH black shimmer trim and Hero Arts ribbon with the Jolee's bling rhinestone embellishments.

I love how they turned out.  Thank you for looking!