December Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Joyful Stars December Blog Hop. Although I keep checking the calendar - the weather almost fells like Spring!   This is a circular blog so you can just hop along and when you get back to the first blog you visited, you will know you have seen all the projects.  Joyce has the complete list of hoppers on her blog here.

If you arrived here from Donna's Blog, then you are on the right track. I am still enjoying the beautiful White Pines paper packet.  It is not only useful for Christmas cards and layouts, but winter/snow items too.  Here is a card called a circle side step card.  It is not quite what I envisioned when I started - but this is quite often the case for me.  I have an idea that evolves and ends up somewhere completely different than what I originally imagined.  But that is part of the fun for me.  

The card is actually quite large.  The original circle was cut in the White Pines blue background and texture paper and was 6 3/4".  The completed card is about 7" x 6 1/4" and definitely will not fit in a standard envelope.  However, I really like the dimension created by the steps.  The snowman is cut using the new Artistry cartridge.  He is on page 47 of the booklet and he is cut at 4".  The sign was also cut using the font from the Artisty cartridge.  The accents (ornament, deer and bird) are from the coordinating White Pines Complements.  The complements contain so many cute animals and great accents for both cards and scrapbook pages.  

Looking at the card now, I think it would make a beautiful "Baby's First Christmas" card.  The ornament could have the baby's name and the sign could say "First Christmas".  

Here is another photo - I purposely made the snowman large because I planned to use a bow tie from the "Fundamentals Assortment".  However, after I made the snowman, I could not find the bow ties! 

 Crisis averted - I finally found them so now Mr. Snowman is properly dressed!  BTW, the addition of this bow tie is for Joyce and Little Debi who are always trying to "bling up" my cards!  

Now it is time to hop on over to Yvonne's blog. Yvonne is hopping with us for the first time and  I would like to welcome her!

January All Day Crop

 

January All Day Crop

January 16, 2016

January 16, 2016 is the first all day crop of the new year!  Be sure to mark you calendar and RSVP to secure a spot.  Come take time to scrapbook your photos or work on any project.  Imagine 7 hours of uninterrupted crafting!  You can bring along any type of project - cards to make, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, beading or whatever you are working on right now.  I will bring my Cricut machine and all five of the CTMH cartridges.  Please bring your own mats (if you have them)  if you would like to cut anything.  There will be plenty of samples for inspiration.   
Space is limited, so be sure to contact me  at scrapbookgirl2@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

Bethel Hill United Methodist Church

2000 Bethel Road

Lansdale, PA 19446.  

10AM to 5PM

Cost is only $10
Drinks and snacks will be provided
Bring a bag lunch and a snack if you like

Looking forward to seeing you!

November Crop Cancelled!

Sorry but the crop is cancelled for this Saturday.  I hurt my foot and need to stay off of it.  I'm sorry for the inconvenience.  I will be announcing dates for next year soon.

Joyful Stars November Blog Hop

Welcome to our November Blog Hop.  I'm so happy you can join us this month.

If you arrived here from  Lori's Blog, then you are on the right track.

Joyce and I spent the weekend at the Edison Stamp, Scrap Art Tour so I have not had much creative time lately.  However, Joyce made cute little votive trees and one of the customers asked it if was cut using one of the Close To My Heart Exclusive Cartridges. Since it is a pattern that Joyce created on the Explore, I decided to try to make one from the pyramid tree on the Artiste Cartridge.  So here is the tree from Artiste made in White Pines decorated using poinsettias on page 80 of the booklet.  It is found on page 53 of the booklet - it is 3-D Object cut at 5 1/2".    The photo is a little dark because I wanted the tea light to show through the little holes that are punched in the tree.

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

Now it is time for you to hop over to Joyce's Blog.

Stamp, Scrap, Art Tour in Edison, NJ

November is almost here and you know what that means - the Edison Stamp, Scrap, Art Tour!  Joyce and I will have a booth again at this year's show. It will be held at the New Jersey Convention Center on Sat. November 7 from 10AM to 5PM and Sunday November 8 from 10AM to 3PM.  We will have plenty of samples and ideas to inspire your creativity.  "Little Debi" will be teaching at our "make and take" table.   The Close to My Heart Annual Inspiration idea book will be available along with the latest and greatest CTMH stamping and scrapbooking products.  Speaking of inspiration, "Little" Debi has a fantastic BLOG so be sure to take a look.

Please stop by our booth to say hello to me and mention this post and I will have a little surprise for you.  Here is a buy one/get one coupon for you.  Feel free to pass it on to your friends.  Hope to see you there!  Here is a link to their WEBSITE.

Birthday Cards

I was in need of some birthday cards and when I came across this one at Crafts By Patty, it inspired me to get creating.  Don't you just love being inspired to actually create (instead of just pinning)?  The colors are so bright and fresh - just perfect for a birthday card. 

This is the card I made for my niece - it is her 13th birthday!  The numbers were cut from the Artistry cartridge.  The stamp set is D1618 Build-a-Cake and the colors are Hollyhock, Pear, Glacier and Canary.

The next card is scraplifted from the inspiration card at Stamps By Patty.  It uses the same colors and the Build-a-Cake stamp set.

Hope you are inspired to create something for someone special.

Joyful Stars October Blog Hop

Happy Fall and welcome to the Joyful Stars Blog Hop.  We are happy you are joining us this month.  If you have come from Marie's Blog then you are on the right track.  It is a circular hop, so all you need to do is follow the link until you get back to the blog where you started.  If you get lost along the way, just hop on over to Joyce's Blog where you will find a list of all the participants. I have enjoyed experimenting with the new Close To My Heart Watercolors and Watercolor Paper.  The paper is great because it is so much thinner than what you can purchase in stores.  It works great for layering on both cards and scrapbook pages.

The card base is Kraft Cardstock and the leaves were cut from the new Watercolor Paper using the Artistry cartridge.  Then the leaves were colored using the Watercolor Paints (Z3132).  It was fun to just mix the colors and see what the leaves looked like after they dried.  There is a piece of the discontinued Burlap Ribbon in the background for even more texture.

Joyce and I were creating together a few weeks ago to get ready for the York Stamp Show and we decided to use the new Fallen Leaves (B1492) stamp set.  We stamped the leaves in Cocoa ink and "watercolored" over top.  You can see that the veins in the leaf got a bit washed out.  The card has a circle cutout of Saddle Cardstock and backed with the watercolor paper.  After we painted it we let it dry and then stamped Hello from the new For Family (C1633) stamp set.  

We use the same techniques on this card but used the Happy stamp from Happy to be Friends (C1605).  We used the watercolor paint inside and after allowing it to dry stamped "anniversary" to complete the card.  If you have not yet tried using the watercolors, you should give them a try.  If you are near York, PA this weekend, we will be at the Heirloom Productions Stamp Show and "Little" Debi will be teaching the watercolor cards at our make and take table.  Please stop by and say hi.

Now it is time to hop to Joyce's Blog to see what she has created this month.