Same - But Different

This card may look familiar.  That is because it is the same design and papers used for the Holiday Magic SOTM Blog Hop earlier this month.  

I really love the colors and papers with the Mischief kit, so decided to use the same card design for a sympathy card.  This time, a tree is stamped using the Treetops set and the sentiment is from Say It In Style.  

All products used are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).   

Christmas Card Workshop

It is almost time to start thinking about the holidays.  Join us for a Christmas Card Workshop to complete 16 cards all ready for mailing to friends and family.  You will create four cards each of four different designs.  Two of them using traditional Christmas red & green colors, while the other two cards are more inspired by nature.

Using the whimsical tree from the Tannenbaum stamp set and paper from the Believe kit, this card is sure to make anyone smile.  

With stamps from the A Holiday set, simply stamp the patterned leaves on cardstock that has been cut to the correct shape and size using the Art Philosophy cartridge for the Cricut machine.  The top portion of the card is embossed with the Snowflakes folder for the Cuttlebug and paired with a stripe pattern from the Believe paper kit.  

Papers from the Dreamin' kit complement the moose from the Nature's Gift stamp set.  The sentiment used is from the versatile Say It In Style stamp set.    

           

A pair of deer from the same Nature's Gift stamp set create a serene card when paired with papers from the Elemental kit.  Inside of the card is completed with a "Nature gives to every season, a beauty all its own" sentiment. 

The Christmas Card Workshop will be offered on Friday evening, November 4 (starting at 7 pm), and two sessions on Saturday, November 5.  One starting at 9 in the morning and the second one at 1 in the afternoon.  You will create four of each of the four projects (total 16 cards and envelopes) for a workshop fee of $15.  Allow approximately two hours to complete your projects.  Please be sure to bring your favorite adhesive.  All other supplies are provided with the workshop fee.  All stamps and papers used are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).


As an added bonus, place a $50+ order from the Close To My Heart  Autumn/Winter Idea Book - and your workshop fee is waived. 

Please let me know if you would like to attend one of the Christmas Card workshops.  Feel free to leave me a comment on this blog, send an email to sheilabennett@comcast.net, or call 913-485-4355.

Challenge Combo - H2H Colors & Mojo Monday Sketch

It has been a while since I've participated in one of the Heart 2 Heart Challenges, but this week's challenge has such a great and unusual color combo that I just had to create a card. 

The flower and flourish stamps used are from the Dreams Come True stamp set, and the sentiment is from Say It In Style.  Two different Cuttlebug folders were used to add some embossed texture, along with an edge punch. As a finishing touch, some Gypsy and Clear Sparkles were added.

Unfortunately, the colors are distorted in the scanned image and the Gypsy ink looks more blue, and the Creme Brulee appears too faint.  In real life, the inks do match the cardstock.  

Once again, I have combined the Mojo Monday sketch with the H2H Challenge.  This week's sketch is MOJO180 and was designed by Julee Tilman.

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

Rainy Day Ducks

Just a simple card created using a single, folded piece of cardstock - no extra layers or embellishments.  Used one of my favorite new stamp sets, Springtime.  This set just makes me smile - it includes umbrellas, ducks, and rubber boots!  The are three different 'patterns' (plaid, dots, or flowers) to decorate the umbrella and rubber boots.

Nugget Tins & the Mystery of the "Missing" Nugget

These cute little tins with a clear front window were 'left overs' from a Stamp Club project a couple of years ago, and I finally remembered about them. So, I bought a package of Hershey's Nuggets to make some quick and easy gifts.
Simply cut some patterned paper to 1"x3", wrap the paper strip around a Nugget, and secure with a bit of adhesive. Place a dozen Nuggets inside the tin, decorate some cardstock to wrap around the tin along with a small tag, and you have a nice gift - complete with chocolate!

There is not much stamping for these projects. The cute papers are from the Daydream paper packet from Close To My Heart. The words on the tags are found in the CTMH Say It In Style sentiment set.


These pictures were taken quickly before placing the nuggets into padded envelopes and mailing off a 'thank you' gift to a friend, and a 'get well' to another. It was several days before I downloaded the pictures from the camera to my computer. When I looked at the pictures, I was so embarrassed to see that there is a nugget missing from the 'get well' tin. Obviously, I did not notice this while taking the pictures.


I have no idea what happened, because there were 12 nuggets in place when I completed the tin at my 13-hour stamping day. The tin then sit on the kitchen counter for a couple of days before the pictures were taken. Evidently, there is a chocolate thief in our house!