A Pink Polka-Dotted Elephant!

A pink polka-dotted elephant - reminds me of Dumbo, which was my son's favorite movie as a toddler.  The card is supposed to be "girly" which is the Heart 2 Heart Challenge for this week.  And the card is designed using this week's sketch on the Mojo Monday blog (MOJO165).

The elephant from the Life's A Jungle stamp set was stamped using Chocolate ink on Baby Pink cardstock.  Then, the dotted stamp from Spot On Backgrounds was stamped on top of the elephant before it was cut out.  The Spot On Backgrounds dots were also used on some Baby Pink and Cotton Candy cardstock.  The largest piece of Cotton Candy cardstock was embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  For a finishing touch, some bright pink Sparkles were added to the punched border.

The pink & brown dotted ribbon was actually my 'starting point' for the card.  From that point, I just decided to added dots to everything.  There are certainly a lot of different dots on the card.

All stamps, inks, and cardstock used are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).   

Three Takes on One Pattern

Just spent five wonderful days in Long Beach, California for the Close To My Heart Leadership Conference, and had a fabulous time with my roommates and other fellow CTMH consultants. For the event, CTMH held a "Three Takes on One Pattern" contest. The idea for the contest was to show the versatility of the card patterns in the Wishes Card Confidence Program by creating three different and unique cards using the 'Top Band' pattern.

Even though my card entries were not selected for the top five, I had fun choosing the stamps and papers to use while maintaining the integrity of the card pattern. This first card uses the Thank You and Dainty Thoughts stamp sets with the fun Daydream papers. The crocheted flower is from the Mini-Medleys Accents Collection.

All of the animals in the Life's A Jungle stamp set are so cute. Stamping them on patterned paper gives them so much character. The papers used for this card are from the Animal Cookies kit. The card pattern was turned 'upside down' to create this card. Hopefully you can see the similarity with the first card.

The third card has a landscape orientation, and a much softer look using That's Amore papers with the Aspiration stamp set. Each of the flower centers has a Clear Sparkle, which really adds a nice finishing touch.

One pattern - three cards!

Beware - Dangerous Jungle Animals!

These adorable cards were all made using the Life's A Jungle stamp set and the Sarsaparilla paper packet from Close To My Heart. The animals are just so cute when stamped on patterned paper! And using some Bitty Brads for their eyes really gives them character.

Remember, elephants never forget!

Silly monkeys ...

Same "hip" hippo card design as used in the 'Be Yourself' card workshop, just different papers and colors.

This lion wouldn't 'lie' to you.

Who says alligators are dangerous ... this one is just adorable.

Be Yourself cards

Be Yourself is the fun new stamp-of-the-month for May - it includes eight adorable feminine silhouettes.

This card also uses a large flower from the Tickled Pink stamp set and papers from the Bella paper packet. The second image is the inside of the card.
Thanks to CTMH Consultant Jean Johnson for the great idea for this card.




Another fun Be Yourself card - don't you just love those boots! The colors are Bubblegum, White Daisy, and Black. The WhiteDaisy cardstock is embossed using the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. Thanks to fellow CTMH consultant, Kathi Carlson for the original design of this card.
















And for something completely different, Life's A Jungle stamps used with Animal Cookies paper.



These three cards are creations for the 'Be Yourself' card workshop in May. Visit the Calendar page on MyCTMH website for more workshop information.