Toadally Awesome Shaker Card

 Hello!

Sometimes getting an idea from the brain onto paper doesn't translate as well as you would like.  But my Toadally Awesome shaker card still didn't turn out too bad.

The paper is from Backyard Bliss.  Both it and the frog stamp set are currently available.

I stamped, colored and cut out the frog, then cut it again using the wide stitch circle for shakers. I also cut another stitched circle from white cardstock.  I then glued the frog to the blue background (an older mix-in paper) and the edges to the white circle, lining them up first.

The next steps are:

• Glue the clear shaker circle to the back of the white circle.
• Line up and adhere the colored circle to your stamped outline.
• Place the foam circle around the colored frog, leaving the top layer of paper on.
• Fill with a few sequins or gems, then pull off the paper to reveal the sticky foam.
• Add the clear top window.

I used these colors for the frog. 

National Stamping Month Card Class

 Good morning!

September is National Stamping Month and CTMH has some great sets for the occasion.  It is a large offering, available September 1 through October 31.  The full package is $150 or you can buy just what you like (available online beginning September 1).

I am offering two workshops, one on Saturday, August 27 from 10am-1pm and another on Thursday, September 1st from 2-5pm for you to create 12 cards (6 designs, 2 of each).  Choose whichever time works best for you.

 

If you register and pay for a class in advance, you will be entered into a drawing to win one of the background dies used in the class.  

Register via PayPal here!  Choose a workshop with or without envelopes included.

NSM Workshop

Thursday Workshop $15.00 USD Thursday Workshop with envelopes $18.00 USD Saturday Workshop $15.00 USD Saturday Workshop with envelopes $18.00 USD

#OptOutside

 Hello!

I've been working through some of my really old stash, incorporating them into kits.  The kraft wood grain paper and the bronze foil velum in this kit are very old.  The camping paper is from Wander Pack (2021).  I have the precut kit available for $10, or I've included some cutting tips below, so you can use your own really old stash too!

• bronze foil stripes - 3/4" wide, 8" long (2) and 6" long (2)
• blue stars - 1/2" x 12" (4) 
• wide print - 4" wide, 12" long (1) and 6" long (1)
• woodgrain kraft - 4"X6" and 3"X4"
• #OptOutside 3/4"; bottom layer charcoal light side, top layer green glitter paper
• You are Here cartridge, page 25
• Boots 1 3/4", cut 2; bottom layer New England Ivy dark side, top layer charcoal light side
• You are Here cartridge, page 35
• banners
• green glitter, 3/4 " x 1 1/2" 
• yellow stripe, 1/2" x 2"
• woodgrain kraft, 1/2" x 2 1/4" 
• white paper - 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and 2" circles (3)
• Adventure Badges stamp set (B1803, July-September 2022 catalog)
• Strokes of an Artist (D1887, retired) for the mud tracks (any small splatter will do)
• Expresso ink for stamping and edging

I used the mini staple gun to give the shoes laces. I tried to make a hemp string work but couldn't come up with a simple method I was happy with.  If you do, please show me what you did!

I also used gold sequins on my page, but they are no longer available, even in my kits.  Chances are you still have a few in your stash, a package of the loose gold sequins or something else you can make work. 

Double coloring this particular stamp set was very easy.  

Bowling Fun

 Hi and howdy.

My most recent creation is this bowling layout.

I have the kit available for sale ($5), with the word FUN instead of BABES.  (I do have BABES available if it applies to your bowling photos.)  This layout does not use a lot of paper and is flexible for up to 9 photos.  All the pictures I had were horizontal, so the layout above worked for my photos.  You can drop the placement of the bottom strips, and use 6 vertical photos, plus one at the top.  My favorite photo positions for this layout use 9 pictures, like this layout from 2008.

It's 4 verticals and 4 trimmed horizontals, plus the round one at the top, which I really like.  It all depends on your photographs, but the layout is quite versatile.  

If you would like to make the kit from your own supplies, see below for more details.

Base pages - French Vanilla

Strips - (2) 1" Candid moments paper

        (2) 1/4" Candid moments paper

        (2) 1/4" Carolina cardstock 

Bowling pins - 4" white/sapphire, You are Here cartridge, page 44

Bowling bowl - 2" sundance/carolina, stamped in sapphire/sundance, You are Here cartridge, page 44

Strike up some Fun stamp set in sapphire, sundance and carolina.

Good Times was colored with Golden Yellow from the old Shin Han marker set.

Title is cut from sapphire.  Bowling- Harrington font 1.5" high

        FUN - Basic Cut 3" high.

Bitty sparkles

If you are using vertical photos, start the bottom strip at 1 1/2" from the bottom.  If all your photos are horizontal like mine, start at 2 3/4".  Or add even more photos and start where ever you like!

Birthday flamingo

 It's Halloween!  So of course, I'm off course and making birthday cards with the Rewards Your Way stamp set.  

Pool Party

 This is an older Bells & Whistles layout workshop, for which I never posted the completed layout.  The kit was sitting in someone's stash (you know who you are!) and they needed a picture to finish putting it together, so I'm adding it here!

I still have 2 of these kits left, if you just love this paper and icons, but it's a pretty easy layout to duplicate on your own.  And it holds a nice amount of pictures!

Skulls in a Jar

 A Boo to You!

I saw this idea a long time ago on Pinterest.  I went back to look for the card, to give credit to the original creator, but I couldn't locate it again.  

You can put anything in a jar!  Use sticky notes to create some masks and away you go.

I am entering this in the H2H Challenge - Wood you rather?  CTMH has a great new set of wood papers - I just haven't ordered any yet.  The wood grain table on this card is from an older paper pack.  

August H2H Challenge

Hello!

Today I'm playing with gold embossing powder and the new Desert Rose paper.  It's been inspired by the H2H August Photo Challenge.  It's a good place for inspiration, or to show off your own creations.

And I made a recipe card with the other side of the torn strip.

The stamp sets I used are retired, but the concept can be applied using something in your stash.

Thanks for dropping in!

Dawn

January Challenge Card

Howdy folks!  It’s been awhile.  I’m back today with card for the Heart 2 Heart January
Challenge Cutting it close.


I used a die by The Stamp Doctor for the base, CTMH paper pack and stickers from Lets Celebrate and D1899 Birthday Greetings stamp set.

Check out their other challenges here, and try your hand at creating.
http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/

Frame the Favorite

Hello!
I'm trying a new location for this quarter's Frame It workshop.  The workshop will be held at Lowe Mill, in the North Classroom on Saturday, August 17 at 1:00 p.m.
The address is 2211 Seminole Drive, Huntsville.  It's a great creative place.  If you haven't ever been before, consider blocking out an extra hour to tour all the artists shops in the old cotton mill building. And don't forget your tea jar, there is a Piper & Leaf shop as well. 
For anyone who is new to the Frame It workshops, there are some previous workshops still available to chose from, including the seahorse one shown on the Lowe Mill site.
This is the new layout available.

You can pay at the door (I do take cards), or you can reserve your space by paying through the PayPal link below. 
I look forward to seeing you there!

Frame the Favorite

Layout only $15.00 USD Layout and Frame $30.00 USD Layout only and I'm bringing a friend $30.00 USD Layout & Frame and I'm bringing a friend $60.00 USD

June Bells & Whistles

Here is the Bells & Whistles layout from June, for anyone who was unable to attend but picked up a kit or for anyone wanting to recreate it.

 The squares are cut using the largest square stitched die.  The photos need to be 3.5"X3.5" to fit nicely.  The white sheet is 11"X10" and the sapphire strips are 1/4".  The title is on the You are Here cartridge.

 Here is the page with a few random photos on it, to show you a finished product.  I also added the colored flower to the top.  Not everyone in class likes to color, so this was an option - to an otherwise no coloring layout!

 Just a little close up of the palm trees.  I stamped them once on Kraft paper and one on green and lagoon paper.  I trimmed the trunk off the green/lagoon cuts and popped the leaves on the full kraft cut.  Behind the palm trees is the 'hello sunshine' stamp in Lemon.  Consider raising it a bit on your layout, as the word sunshine becomes hidden on mine.

June Craft with Heart - Beautiful Memories

I am still loving the Craft with Heart kits!  I am able to complete both layouts, with pictures, each month without any trouble - and it keeps me from going a whole month without scrapping! 

Here I'm using some photos from out of the deep - the giant tub my mother has stored photos in for years.  She's recently asked to help her move them out of the deep and into scrapbooks. I changed up the photo placement a little for this and added some of the loose rose gold sequins.  I also pilfered the "of us" portion of the other layout and moved it to this one.

Colorful Chameleon

Card workshop for this Thursday includes this colorful chameleon. 

I used paper from the Mix-in paper pack, stamped it in bright colors using the timeless textures stamp set, the stamped and cut the chameleon.  The leaves are cut from the Flower market cartridge, the paper is from I heart Us paper pack, and the background if from the Defining You stamp set.  When I created this post, all the links work even the I heart Us paper pack.  Officially , it was retired as of April 30, but you could find it in the Going Soon! section where the remaining inventory of retired items linger until depleted!

Craft with Heart - Making Memories

Here is the other June Craft with Heart (subscription) layout. 

I added some 2" dolphins from the You are Here cartridge, and switched up the photos a bit.  The original instructions used one vertical 4X6 and three horizontal 3X4's on the right page.  I also added an extra 3X4 on the left side.

 The top layer of the dolphins was cut with silver glitter paper.  I taped the background dolphins and popped the ones in the forefront.

Feels Like Home PML Cards

I created these 6 cards with card bases, the PML Feels like Home set and some ribbon and embellishments from my stash. I just played around with the layering until it looked right to me.  You can work this magic with any set of PML cards.

These Picture My Life cards are still available for $6.50 in the Going Soon section.