Bling Bling Owl

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Unicorn - The Greeting Farm

This little cutie is from The Greeting Farm it is a digital stamp..

I colored her with Prisma Pencils in Pink & Red For Valentines Day

Marvy Punch, KI Memories CS and Leaving Prints PP

Ribbon Stampin Up, Sparkles/Bling from Close to My Heart

Have you ever had...

One of those days? Well that is what I have here with this card..just one of those days where nothing really came together.. I dislike this card but I am posting it, because it is one of those days...

Image from Worldwide Printable Stamps

Ribbon, PP from SU

Coffee CS ran through my paper crimpers is Leaving Prints

Colored with PrismaPencils and Gamsol

Owl Card love the paper!

This is a sketch from My Sketch World there 2nd sketch for January.


This sketch took me a while to decide on what to do. I could not find any stamps that I wanted to use without my nesties..(I need to replace my cuttlebug B plate so I can start using them again)..So I decided to give my Bug some exercise and create a card with my Cricut..

Cardgredients:
Cricut cartridge Happily Ever After for the Owl she was cut at 2.25 inches
Basic Grey Blush paper
Coluzzle to cut the circle in the front of the card
CTMH Distresser files
CTMH Mini Medley #z1118 Spring Blossom
Stamps: Owl Love you forever & quote bracket both from
JustJohanna at the Odd Bird Planet.

Thanks for looking!

Laura & Raes' Sketch {2S4U}

This is my first time besides the DT call in participating in 2s4u.. I have followed Kazans' blog and love love love it... I am super excited that they post these sketches it helps me get things done and think about what stamp do I have to go with that sketch.. {Yahoo!}

Lauras sketch 18

Cardgrdients:

Close to My Heart: Stamp Set, Coffee Stain

Ribbon Designer Chocolate #z1301

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Basic Grey Blush PP

CS Leaving Prints

and a bonus sketch from Rae.

Cardgredients:

DCWV Rock Star

Gina K Luxury White CS

Stamp set: Little Paper Shop, Rock Star

Ink: CTMH Black

CTMH: Brads

Stampin up 1.25 Circle punch

Thanks for checking my creations out via my blog, it is always great to hear feedback..

Heart & Wings Hello Kitty

This cute little card was made with the cricut, I cut it to 3 inches. Paper is DCWV

I think these are going to be the Valentines for my girl scout troop..

Hello Kitty Card

My youngest daughter is home sick today, poor thing has a fever and feels all icky.

However i was able to straighten up my craft room a bit and actually do some creating... I even used my Cricut and opened my Hello Kitty Cartridge, can you believe it was still in the plastic wrap? (gasps)

Made this quick cute card while getting to know the images and this cart.

Paper is DCWV

You're A Star

Everything on this card is from Close to my Heart
Giggles & Grins Paper Pack
Bigger Brads in Black z1107
Shining Star D1320 Stamp Set
Prisma Glitter z134
Liquid Glass z679
Holiday Red z141
Sunny Yellow z142

I made this card based off of Card Patterns Design Team Sketch. This was my entry for the Design Team.

Bella

This is the 2nd card for the 2Sketches4You Design Team Call
I made this card using Kazans Sketch

{more information on the card to follow}
I used Copics to color the cake and my Bella stamp from Stamping Bella
Rectangle Nestabilities and embossed the layer that Bella image is stamped on
I paper pieced her apron together
Ribbon from Close to My Heart
Happy birthday is from Stamping Bella
Tag is from my stash
Brad is a chocolate brad from Close to my Heart

Whoo Loves You?

This is one of the two cards I submitted for 2 Sketches 4 You's Design Team Call

Materials Used:

Leaving Prints: Coffee Cardstock

Close to My Heart: Red Sparkle Jewels
Ink:Staz On Black

Unity Stamp Company: Owl Stamp, Journal Block

Spellbinders: Rectangular Nestabilites and Rectangular Scallop Nestabilities

Patterned Paper from Australia

2sketches4you's Design Team call Lauras DT Sketch

Book Plate and brads fromStampin Up

Giggle Caps from Close to My Heart for "Whoo Loves You"

Just a few things!

Cards, Cards and more Cards will be posted in the next couple of days. i am trying to catch up on everything. Monday I went to Shibuya for a Girl Scout Exchange between UK Girl Guides and Japanese Girl Guides. Every year for the past 12 years they have come together for an exchange of ideas. This year the focus was on Water and Peace. the UK Girl Guide Leaders spent approxiamiately 2 weeks in Japan, and worked with the Japanese Girl Scouts as well as visiting a water plant, a water museum, Hiroshima etc to get a better understanding of how can they can reach this goal. On Monday as part of West Paficic Girl Scouts myself and 2 others attended the end results of this gathering for the presentation.

It was alot of fun and I learned some things about the UK and Japan about the usage of water and their ideas of how to attain peace. Other things also like I really should go visit Hiroshima before I leave Japan, that a tour of a Water Plant would probably be a good idea for my Junior Troop.

I also made some connections, we hope to do an exchange of emails or letters between our troops.

Tuesday was my Girl Scout meeting and we are finishing up our quilted pillows, and then there are cookie sales, world thinking day and choosing our end of the year trip, making sure everyone is able to go on the trip.... Alot going on yesterday! Today has been my day to relax and as I sit here relaxing knowing I should be cleaning up the house or my craft room so I can make something anything crafty I see that it is almost time for the munchkins to come home.
Tomorrow is a 30 minute drive to Zama to see if Caitlins teeth have expanded far enough or if she will need another week with the expander and turning it twice a day in her mouth.

I promise to post more cards or other creations soon!

I Love U Card

I made this card for my DH for Valentines day.. Although I had to add a little bit of bling I still think it's manly-ish..LOL Hopefully he will like it.

{Click to make the photo bigger}


I cut the hearts with my Cricut Expression using the Indie Art Cart
Kraft Cardstock from Leaving Prints
Blue Shimmery paper is from Australia
Bling is from Close to My heart
Nestabilities rectangles and scallop rectangles
I love You Stamp by Unity Stamp Co.
Ink from Close to my Heart Dutch Blue
My Sketch World: January Sketch

I used my copic marker to color the base heart brown in the middle

CTMH Sale- 40% Off!

As a Consultant I also have to shop online for these discounts/sales that CTMH offers.
I have been able to complete my shopping I wish all of you the same luck!
I ordered 12x12 My Reflections Scrapbook Kits (Giggles & Grins {great for Disney Layouts}, Simply Snapshot Pages (I love the ease of these pages), Ribbon, Stickease, Colonial White Ink Pad a regular priced stamp set and I earned the Key to my Heart for $20.00 and Stamp of the Month for $5.74.. Woo Hoo!

Visit My Website, Click On Shop Online, then Click On Discounted Items
http://www.heatherstamps.myctmh.com/
Check the sale out Here!

CTMH SALE!

The sale is ON! PLease click on Shop Online then Discounted Products..
http://www.heatherstamps.myctmh.com/
They are slowly starting to post things, can't see prices or put anything in your cart yet nor are the stamps listed. YES they are running slow but they are coming.. When women see SALE we come out in droves for the bargains.. Bear with the site and the traffic hopefully you can snag some great stuff at 40% off.

Close to My Heart SALE!

IT'S HERE!

Set your alarms for Monday, January 26th at 8 am Mountain Time (7am Pacific/9am Central/10am Eastern)!

A host of new discounted items will be available on my MyCTMH website—from stamp sets to favorite paper packets to accessories, we will have a little of something for everyone at a phenomenal 40% off retail pricing! The items will not be viewable until Monday morning. Please remember, this is like a Black Friday sale, so items will sell out quickly and the websites will be seeing a lot of traffic. At this time, I do not have a list of items nor have we been told what will be available, so it will be a surprise!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Shop on!!

Independent Close To My Heart Consultant

Stampin Up

Steph at Much Ado about Nothing is celebrating her new Blog by giving some wonderful Stampin Up Sets away. Check her out HERE

Creative Journey Blog

Christine over at Creative Journey is Celebrating her 50,000 Blog Hits by giving away some FAB Blog Candy.. Check Here Post about it Here. You can also see her FAB card for 2sketches4U Kazans Sketch 18..

Crafty Makes BlogCandy

Blog Candy Here Kim along with being a fantastic artist, her work is beautiful. Is giving away some equally fantastic Blog Candy. Check out her blog candy and her work.

Crafty Coo Giveaway

Lorraine over at Crafty Coo is giving away some wonderful Blog Candy also. She has the cutest stamp set and a little bit of this and that. Check it out.

Blog Candy from Michelle

While I was Blurfing today I ran across another stamping blogger who lives in Japan! Amazing (I know there are alot of us.) Well she is giving away some excellent Blog Candy. Check out Michelles blog. Be sure to check out her blog she has a great Stamped Cube with video tutorial.

Cupcakes & Hearts

{wanted to show how glittery the cupcake is}

It's that wonderful time of year again.. No not Girl Scout cookies, though it IS that time of year right now.
I mean Valentines Day, where roses and chocolates foot rubs and dining out is a wonderful treat. Not that DH and I ever do any of that, maybe every couple of years we will dine out. Since I have been card making I usually make him a card. Valentines is sometimes overlooked by both of us because our Wedding Anniversary is 8 days later.

What is on my list for both of these days? Well since I just broke my B plate in half using my nestabilities I would like a new B plate. I also asked for a hot knife to cut my unmounted rubber stamps and a table for my craft room so I actually have space to craft.

Our Anniversary plans? We have none, DH will be returning from Korea (he leaves the beginning of Feb) on that day and I will be returning from a 3 day Girl Scout Conference, so we will probably spend some time with the kids.

Anywho... what you are all here for.. CARDS!

{Click for a larger view of the card}

Valentines Day Cards - Bella Love 4x9

CardBase is Black CS by ProvoCraft

Leaving Prints Polka Dot Patterned Paper

Prismatics Intense & Frosted Pink Cardstock Pieces

Stamping Bella: Balloon Bella

CTMH Ink

CTMH Hollyhock Ink

Stampin Up A Light Heart

Joanns Polka Dot Ribbon

Copic R46 Strong Red

Spellbinders Rectangle and Scalloped Rectangle

{Click for a larger view of the card}

Cupcake Card 4x9
CardBase is Black CS by ProvoCraft
Prismatics Pinks Intense Pink (For the inside of the card)

Leaving Prints Polka Dot Patterned Paper

Frosted Pink for the Oval Mega Scallop Marvy Punch

Gina K. Luxury 120lb Cardstock for the cupcake image

and Marvy Scallop Punch

My Favorite Things: It's a Cupcake Kind of Day
CTMH Black Ink
Joanns Polka Dot Ribbon
OffRay Pink Ribbon

EK Success Scallop Corner Punch

CTMH Clear Jewels

Rub Ons for the heart as part of the inside of the card

{I apologize for the photos, I am trying to get use to my Husbands NEW Sony A300 Camera}

2Sketches4U - Lauras Sketch

I used Lauras sketch for the Design Team for this card...

I was playing around with these papers that I purchased when Close to my Heart had that HUGE sale, and the new Rub-Ons at least they were new when I purchased them. LOL

Cardgredients:

Martha Stewart butterfly Punch

Stampin Up Scallop Punch

Stampin Up 1 3/4 circle Punch

Close to My Heart : Colors of Spring Cardstock & Papers

Close to My Heart Love Letters Rub Ons

Butterflies for a Cause & a Card

Cardgredients: PP: Are from Australia, I received them in 2007 during a swap
Butterflies are from the Martha Stewart
Punch the bottom is the Martha Stewart Lace Doily Punch
Stamp Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co.
Silver Cording: came off of one of my Christmas Gifts

While we are on the subject of Butterflies. My Junior Girl Scout Troop is participating in a Service Project to create butterflies and then send them to the Holocaust Museum to be a part of this wonderful piece they are putting together as a Memorial in Houston. Check the site out HERE if you would like to help in this cause. (I am trying to locate the book "I never saw a Butterfly", if you find a copy please let me know)
{Make sure you read the requirements for the butterflies size and products that can NOT be used}

In an effort to remember them, Holocaust Museum Houston is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies. The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2012, for all to remember.As of Summer 2008, we have already collected an estimated 400,000 butterflies.

Preview & New Signature

I am in the process of working on 2 more cards.. Yeah! Can you believe it?
Thanks to the SheetLoad sketch I seemed to have broken through my Creative Block! Yeah!
Here is a sneak peak at the 2 cards I am working on.

I do not know why Blogger is loading this picture sideways...weird.. I am having one of those days though. Enjoy!

Thanks For Looking

{how do you like the new signature?}

Sketch,Donation&Blog Candy All in One

This is a 2fer, and probably a first for me. LOL! Hardly do I ever get 2 things accomplished in one card.



First, I used the cardsketch for SheetLoads January Ezine to make this card. Thanks so much SheetLoad!


Second, I am mailing this card to Dallas Baptist University (DBU) to support Jen del Muro in her cause as well as to be entered in her Blog Candy Giveaway. (So maybe that is 3 birds with one card?) Due to Publication of the card I have sent 2 others in it's place.

To read about DBU, the blog candy and who your cards will go to visit Jen's Blog Post HERE

Cardgredients:
PP:Basic Grey Blush paper
CS: Close to My Heart
Anchors & Brads: Close to My Heart: Chocolate
Rhinestone: Close to My Heart
Stamp Set: Stampin Up
Ink: Close to my Heart
Fiber: a find in a jar

Shout Out to SheetLoad!

Sheetload of Cards is doing a give away for participating in a "SHOUT OUT!"

If you have never checked SheetLoad {click here} out now is the time.. They offer a free monthly download Ezine with wonderful ideas and how to's for cards. They provide the directions on how to cut your Cardstock and Patterned Paper as well as tips on how to get more cards from their instructions, they also include samples of the sketch.

For the January issue{click HERE}

Creative Block

I apologize for not posting any cards and such lately. My youngest DD is getting braces, but she needs other work first. She has a cross bite and the Dentist says her issue is also overcrowding. So she will wear an expander (which was just put in on Thursday), which we have to adjust 2 times a day. In one week he will reevaluate her and let us know how much longer she has to wear it. So this week was 2 trips to the Dentist next week is one.. I will be making many more trips to the Dentist with her on a weekly basis..

Also Girl scout cookie sales are in full swing, I am a leader of a Junior Troop and because I do not have adult participation and my Co leader is also a co leader for a second Troop I am committed to every weekend selling Cookies at our Booth Sales. My time is not my own, I would love to go in and make a card, but I just have not the time or inspiration.

Hopefully I can get some stuff done and posted tonight! See ya'll later, I have to locate a table to sell cookies!

CandyBar Wrappers

I am sure many of you have wondered what the title Scraps-N-Wraps was for. What do you mean?
Well Scraps, for me takes care of my paper crafting side, Scrapbooking, Card making etc. The Wraps is for my Candy Wrapper side, have I not mentioned that I make Candy Bar wrappers?

I do and I have been for 3 years, as well as Candy Bouquets and Stuff A Friend Bears. These businesses go hand in hand. I do Birthday parties that are themed, like Tea Parties and we stuff bears, goodie bags are filled with personalized mini candy bars and a large candy bar.

The Bouquets usually sell to offices and I am most busy during Holidays (i.e. Valentines).

My Stuff A Friend Bears I have a class once a month and also do Birthday Parties, where scrapbooking, card making, candy bar wrapping and candy bouquets all come in handy to make the day special for the Birthday Child.