Wishing You A Wonderful...

Monochromatic cards are always so pretty.  This little cutie is made with Amethyst Card Stock.  I used the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamp set to finish it off.  Almost done with my Troop 202 auction cards :)

You Can Create!
Julia

Celebrate * Happy Birthday

I have made a card  like this before.  I has a flap that opens up giving you TONS of room to write your personal thoughts.  I really like it for that reason.  I used CTMH Sophia paper kit.  I used to stamp sets to finish the card off.  One called Express Postage , the other is REAL OLD... Special Occasion Super Set... LOVE that cupcake :)

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Julia

A Happy Hello

It is hard to believe, but this is the same card sketch I used for the Happy Birthday Card I shared the other day!  This time the card is portrait instead of landscape and I stamped the cute little snowman from the Pair-a-phrase stamp set.  Once again I used a retired CTMH paper kit but it goes so well with the snowman, I could not resist!  I sure hope the person who wins all these cards in the  Troop 202 auction loves them!

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Julia

Happy Birthday Card

I have a few more Troop 202 auction cards to share with you.  This card is based on a sketch from the Wishes Book.  It is card 2 in the Greeting Card Workshop.  I used paper from a retired CTMH kit with Sweet Leaf card stock.  The stamps used are from D1408 A Little Everything.

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Julia

Baby Girl Card

Yes... I am guilty as charged.  This is the girl version of the card I shared with you the other day.  So, it is a copy of a copy :)

The colors used on this card are Hollyhock, Baby Pink and Colonial White.  The images are from Close To My Heart's D1266 Baby Steps.

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Julia

Baby Boy Card

I made this card for the troop 202 auction.   If it looks familiar to you, it should.  I copied a card I did before!  For this card I used Bamboo and Twilight inks.  The images are stamped on Colonial White and (GASP!!!) cut out by hand... ( The way they USED to do it in the OLD days).  I based the whole color scheme of this card on the argyle ribbon ( retired Close To My Heart).

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Julia

Double Hearts

Here is another card I created for the Troop 202 Auction.  I love the Black/Colonial White/ Hollyhock paper combination.  I have tried to make blank cards with out sentiments so that they are versatile.

You Can Create,
Julia

Congratulations on your New Baby (girl version)

So here is the girl version of my Congratulations card.  My favorite part of this card is the mini safety pin on the bow.  This card was made from a retired CTMH kit called More To Adore.  I LOVE this kit and I am down to a few scraps.  The sentiment is stamped from the sentiment set on the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  The colors used on this card are Hollyhock and chocolate.

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Juila

Congratulations on your New Baby ( boy version)

My son's scout troop has an annual auction as a fundraiser.  I have decided to donate a set of handmade cards.  So, I have been creating cards.

I used paper from a retired CTMH kit called Free Sprit.  The stamp image is from the Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle Sentiment stamp.

I made girl version of the card and will share that with you soon!

You Can Create!

Julia

With All My Heart

This is the most recent sketch from 2Sketches 4 U.Here is what I ended up with. When looking through my file of inspiration cards, I noticed lots and lots of cards with "paper quilts". That is definitely where I was headed when I started this card.



I once again used CTMH's Key To My Heart paper. I am please with the way this one came out. I think I will give it to one of the kid's teachers with a "Thank you with ALL my heart" message inside.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Celebrate Good Times

As soon as I saw this card on Stamps, Paper, Scissors Blog, it reminded me of the CTMH Key To My Heart Paper. So, when I started this card, I knew where I wanted to start. Of course, mine never end up looking EXACTLY like my inspiration, but that is OK

I made this card for little girl's birthday.

Pattern Paper: CTMH Key To My Heart
Cardstock: Tulip, Colonial White
Stamp: CTMH B1332 Good Times

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Julia

Wish

I wish you could see how pretty this card is! The pattern on the purple paper is glittery, the blue paper is metallic, and I used pearl Create-a -Shade paint from CTMH on the flower too. It has subtle BLING :)

This card is based on the sketch challenge over at 2sketches4 you(Laura's Sketch #21).

Thanks for looking!

Julia

Happy 4 U!

Whoo Hooo! I am on a roll. Two weeks in a row I have been able to participate in the 2Sketches4U challenge.


I used scraps from CTMH Rough and Tumble Kit, plus some odds and ends that I had.

This card is based on Kazan's sketch # 21 shown above. I rotated the sketch for my card and am happy with the results.

This was going to be a birthday card, but ended up going in a different direction. I love when I set out to do one thing and end up with something so totally better then I first imagined.

Thanks for looking,
Juia

Thank You Card ( Laura Sketch 20)

I am very happy with how this card came out. As soon as I saw Laura's Sketch 20 on 2sketches4You this week, I knew that I wanted to make a it a "flap card" Here is what it looks like open:
Papers: CTMH Notebook
Stamps: Simple Stitches,Say It with Style
Flower: Petaloo


Thanks for looking,
Julia

Bloom

I created this card for the 2 Sketches 4 U blog. It is Laura's sketch # 19 I follow this blog EVERY week, but this week I can participate.

The papers I used are from CTMH Emporium Creative Basics.

The flower is made of strips of paper folded for dimension. I am glad I got to make this card.
I cut the letters using Jasmine on the Cricut.

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Julia

Your a Star

I got to play with my Cuttlebug. I discovered you can emboss chipboard!!! Thanks to Jenn M for letting me borrow her Swiss Dot Folder. I am on the hunt for my own at the moment.

Anyway, I made a card for Cuttlebug Be Inspired # 15 challenge.

I used CTMH Baby Pink and White Daisy. The chipboard stars are from American Crafts. The rest of the goodies are from my stash :) I also used heat embossing for the sentiment and stickles on the white stars.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

2 Sketches 4 You: Laura Sketch 6

Ok...this card has 2 sources of inspiration.

#1 This card is based on 2 Sketches 4 you: Laura Sketch #6:#2: I used the color scheme and stamp motif from this shirt I recently purchased.


And here is my card. I really need a good tutorial on heat embossing. I am not very good at it. Any one know how to keep stray powder from clinging to the paper??? Any feed back would be appreciated.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Paper: CTMH Twilight and Black
Black embossing powder
Stamps: CTMH Say it With Style and With Love

Laura Sketch # 5: 2 Sketches 4 You

This week's sketch on 2 Sketches 4 You was provided by Laura. Here is her sketch:
Here is what I came up with. I do not know who made the cute stripe paper. (If you do, please leave a comment so I can give proper credit)
The chipboard is from Love, Elsie. It is sooo hard to keep track of where the buttons and bling are from...sorry!

The stamp is from CTMH: Say it With Style


Thanks for looking,
Julia

Design Team Wanna Be: Part Two

This is the 2nd card I submitted for the 2 Sketches 4 you design team call. I wish the 1st picture showed the true colors of the card. I have got to get better of taking those pictures. The second shot show the detail work.

Papers: CTMH baby pink, colonial white and sweet leaf cardstock. I also used CTMH ribbon and colonial white brads. Not sure where the mini safety pic came from...but I LOVE that detail :).

Stampsets: CTMH: Baby Steps and Card Commentary

You can check out the designers that did win over on the 2 Sketches 4 You BLOG.

Thanks for looking,
Julia

Design Team Wanna Be: Part One

First and foremost I consider myself a scrapbooker. Recently , however I have tried to hone my skills in card making. I even challenged myself to try out for a design team. I knew that many FANTASTIC card makers were going to apply kind of took the pressure OFF. Check out the designer that did win at 2 Sketches 4 You.

It is a lesson I try to teach my kids. You may never be THE best, but if you do YOUR best...you should be proud. ( How sappy is that???)

So, here is card #1 I submitted to the 2 sketches 4 you design team. This one is my favorite of the two that I submitted.





Papers used: CTMH Silhouette, Crystal Blue Cardstock,

Love those BITTY brads that CTMH released last year!

Thanks for looking,
Julia