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!

Love begins with a smile...

It's a good thing I checked my e-mail this morning before the post I had scheduled went live. This week's challenge over at Sketches! {by tamara} was supposed to be the Recipe Challenge, but Tamara decided to switch things up this week, so I would have had the wrong project posted this morning! Instead, this week's challenge is a card sketch, I just had to rearrange a few of my scheduled posts so here you go!

And here is the card I created using this sketch - I LOVE how it turned out! I usually don't like to take so much time or use so many accessories on cards, but I really had fun with this one! This card also goes along with this week's challenge over at Practical Scrappers - to use brads!

Products Used (all CTMH): Topstitch paper, Love Is In The Air stamp set, Chocolate brads (bigger, regular, and bitty), Vineyard Berry stamp pad, Heavenly Blue stamp pad, Chocolate stamp pad, Edge Distressor, Cottage Edge Anchors, 3D foam squares

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And here is a different angle so you can see the dimension and distressing.

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