So Lucky

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a Journaling Challenge from Anita - journal about "Ten Reasons I Feel Lucky"

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While my pictures on this layout just show 4 of the reasons I feel lucky, my hidden journaling mentions all 10.

My heart element is actually an 'Exploding Heart' that opens up to reveal my journaling. My original idea was to create a 4-leaf clover on my page using hears and each kid's picture, but once I saw this fun folding heart, I couldn't wait to try it. I like that once the heart opens, it looks like a clover anyway. Once I put this page in a page protector, the heart will actually go on top of the plastic so it's easy to open and read.

CTMH Products Used: Scallop Scissors, Veranda paper pack, Love Is In The Air stamp set, Hodge Podge Color Ready Alphabets, Garden Green ink, Juniper ink, Pewter Accents (Hinge, Designer Brads, Bitty Brads, Photo Clips), Creme Brulee ribbon from Veranda Creative Basics pack, Juniper ribbon from the Jingle Creative Basics pack.

Other Products Used: Heart template, Nestabilities Label, Zig Marker

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Thanks for looking - don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this Journaling Challenge!

Flashback Friday

I've decided to start doing my Flashback Fridays again - I will mostly include old projects since I like to see how my style has changed over the many years that I have been creating! Either that or I will be sharing new projects with old pictures.

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This is a layout that I did just over 4 years ago, shortly after I became a CTMH Consultant. I used the Discovery paper pack and some Stickease, along with the Playful Alphabet stamp set (my first stamp set I purchased from CTMH) and some Liquid Glass - I still love that stuff! Look how my girls have grown as well!

Thanks for looking!

Yippee!

I just found out that I won First Runner-Up for CTMH's Make It From Your Heart Contest! I am glad that I started submitting artwork again - it's been over a year since I've sent anything in, and this was a fun way to start off! My goal last year was to submit something every month, but it just didn't happen. I hope to try at least every other month this year so wish me luck - the other artwork is always so amazing, so any time I win, I am always thrilled! Thanks for letting me share - I needed this pick-me-up!

ETA: Sorry, I didn't realize that CTMH no longer posts the contest results on the public side of their website. For those of you who are not CTMH Consultants, I wish you could see all the fabulous artwork, but for those who asked, THIS is my card that won.

Thank You

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a Card Sketch:

I used this sketch to create a card for a dear friend who has really been there for me lately.

CTMH Products Used: Life Delights paper (retired), Thanks stamp set, Rhinestone Frame (CC Reward), Circle Window Charm (retired), Just Blooms Big Pinks flower, Chocolate ink, Blush Dot ribbon

Other Products Used: Fiskars Scallop punch

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Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this sketch! Thanks for looking!

Head over Feet

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a Recipe Challenge from Rachel - use the following items on your project:

*Vellum or Transparency

*Felt

*Embossing

I used the following sketch from Imaginisce...

...and created this layout. My journaling is hidden behind the pic on the left - just pull the tag to read. This page is about one of "Our Songs" - Head over Feet by Alanis Morissette.

Since the transparency and embossing is hard to see in the picture - here is an attempt to give you a close-up ;-P I heat embossed a line of circles around the edge of the transparency circle using clear embossing powder.

CTMH Products Used: Caprice paper (retired), Heartfelt Wonder Die-Cuts (brown felt scallop circle), Large Coluzzle Circle, Clear Embossing Powder, Circle Around stamp set, Chocolate Marker, Chocolate ink pad, Save the Date stamp set, 3-D foam squares

Other Products Used: SU! tag punch, Brown Thickers, Office Transparency

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Thanks for looking - don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created this week!

Hooded Towels

I've decided it's time for a break from posting paper-related projects and time to share something a little different. I've made lots of hooded towels - my kids love them, even the older ones still use them. Most of them have been plain, but I've done fun embroidered flowers on some and iron on ladybugs on others, but some have been even more fun. Here is the hooded towel I made for Trysten for his birthday - it's a frog!

And here is one I made almost 5 years ago - it was a horse! Kaylee and Brianna had fun modeling it for me ;-)

Thanks for looking!

Flyin' High

This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} is a layout sketch.

And here is the page I created using this sketch - I rotated the sketch to fit my pictures and took a sketch from the September 2009 PageMaps to create a companion page. I used some of the fun papers from Studio Calico that I won last year - I thought the butterflies were perfect.

For the butterflies I used my circle punch to punch the butterflies from the patterned paper - then I cut out another butterfly and pieced it on top using 3-D foam dots to add some fun dimension.

CTMH Products Used: Hodge Podge Color Ready Alphabet stickers, Summer Celebration Mini Medleys, Hodge Podge Alphabet stamp set, Friendship alphabet stamp set (small), White Daisy textured cardstock, Sweet Leaf cardstock and ink, Outdoor Denim Conchos

Other Products Used: Nestabilities Labels, Studio Calico papers, mini pop dots, circle punch, SU! photo corner punch

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Thanks for stopping by - don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this sketch, and I hope you'll get a chance to play as well!