It's still winter right?!

This cold weather got me thinking about this clean and simple card design.  These penguins from CTMH Winter Penguin stamp set coordinated perfectly with our Blue Belle glitter paper and glitter gems.  I also used the Blue Belle stamp pad and watercolor brush to color in parts of each card.  Love how these turned out!   Shh.. I'm going to bundle them into a card kit for my sister who loves penguins!

Smitten - A CTMH Valentine Special

Get an early start on your Valentine’s Day celebrations with Close To My Heart's Smitten collection!

Smitten’s cheery paper packet, sticker selection, stamps, and Thin Cuts are all showcased in the Smitten Product Bundle and the Smitten Workshop Kit, both of which are available at a 20% discount! 

The Smitten Workshop Kit includes all the materials you’ll need to create twelve slimline cards, two scrapbook layouts, and a variety of cute treat holders.

CTMH will be hosting free Facebook Live events on January 27 (Scrapbook Layouts and Cards) and January 31 (fun treat holders).  

The Smitten collection will be available from December 1 through February 28, while supplies last.

The following cards were super fun to create.  I'm in love with the slimline design and the bright colors really make these cards pop!

Holiday Cards

Here are some cards that I created over the holidays.

I used the Lawn Fawn set Beary Happy Holidays.  I used white stencil paste and the starry sky stencil to create a cool chilly background.  Distressed oxides used: broken china, salvaged patina.

Here is a card I made for my sister who LOVES penguins!  I used Lawn Fawn's Magic Iris interactive die and the Penguin Part stamp and die set.

Supplies used: Lawn Fawn Winter Village stamp and die set, snowflake border, Let It Shine snowflake paper pack.

This and the following three cards were created from a class that I took from Jenn Shurkus.  I love the blue and purple color theme that she chose and it was fun "glittering all the things"!

I recently taught myself how to create a full background shaker card using a clear plastic pocket sleeve.  I used a variety of sequins, silver stars, tiny blue and white beads and even some silver glitter (that looks a bit rainbow-y).  Supplies used: Lawn Fawn Let It Snow large die and Tiny Winter Friends (used the snowman from this kit and he's so cute!)

This was my Thank You card for this year.  I used the large Thank You die from Lawn Fawn as well as the snowflake stencil and Seedless Preserves Oxide ink to create a wintery background.  I wanted to brighten the card up a bit so I added white splatters of paint to the background as well.