July Paper Trail Blog Hop... Surf's Up

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for July!

You should have arrived from Mary's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't really matter where you begin.  ;)

This month we are featuring the Surf's Up Paper Packet.

I created this super fun card, perfect for Dad.

It is a little late for Father's Day this year, but it will work for next year, right?

And I figure it could always be used as a birthday card, too.

Perhaps you are wondering how I made it?

I simply made my base 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" with the fold at the top.

And with the removable mustache, it measures 5 1/2" tall.

I cut the tie at 5 3/4" using the Cricut Artsite cartridge.

For each of the collar tabs, I simply cut a 2" x 1 1/2" piece of paper.

Then I took a pencil and marked the center of the 1 1/2" side (at 3/4"), then cut from the outer corner of the 2" side to the pencil mark.

And then I repeated for the opposite angle. 

The shirt pocket is a 1 1/4" square.  

I cut a 1/4" strip to add to the top of the pocket.

And each piece was sponged with Black ink before adhering into place, using 3D Foam Tape wherever I wanted to add dimension.

I stamped the sentiment piece from Perfect Fit - Dad with Black and Juniper pigment inks, and then sprinkled Clear Detail Embossing Powder over top and heat set.

I cut out the sentiment with a 2" circle punch.

The mustache shape was cut using the Cricut Artiste cartridge.

I stamped the mustache from Perfect Fit - Dad with Black pigment ink, embossed it, and then I glued it onto a mini craft stick.

I made a little pocket just behind the tie (actually behind the paper that the tie is attached to, but on top of the card base) for it to slide in and out of.

Super fun card!

Here are what the papers in Surf's Up look like.

And with a new month, comes a new Stamp of the Month, available for $17.95 or for just $5 with a minimum $50 order.

Sweet Life

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

I'm a little sad to let you know that this is my last hop with the Paper Trail Blog Hop.
I've just been too busy lately to find the time to do much paper crafting.
And I can't remember the last time I actually added photos to a layout, if you know what I mean.
So I had to make the difficult decision to step away from the blog hop.
For now, I am going to focus on my busy Summer ahead of me with my family (which will also include gardening, photography, landscaping), being the best daycare provider I can be, as well as trying to squeeze in as much crafty time as I can.

And I'm hoping to get my workshops up and running again sometime in the fall.

So a big thank you to all my fellow Paper Trail Blog Hoppers for allowing me to be part of their group for the past 2 years.  :)


Also, I am currently away for the Close To My Heart Convention.
This year it is being held in Disney World in Orlando, and although Convention will be over by the time you are reading this, we are staying a little longer to enjoy the magic of Disney.
So I won't be sharing anything here until after I get back home.

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Amy's blog.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Surf's Up B&Ts; White Daisy CS

Stamp:  Perfect Fit - Dad

Inks:  Black ink, Black and Juniper pigment inks

Other:  Cricut Artiste cartridge, 2" circle punch (Fiskars), Mini craft stick (Elmer's), 3D foam tape, sponge

June Paper Trail Blog Hop... Tommy

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for June!

You should have arrived from Amy's blog, but since this is a circular hop, it doesn't matter where you begin.  ;)

This month we are featuring the Tommy Paper Packet.

I wanted to show Tommy in a different light.

It is a fairly masculine, sailing themed paper pack, but it can be used in other ways, too.

Here is a perfect example of that in a card I created for today's hop.

I stamped the flower from Card Word Puzzle onto one of the patterned papers using Outdoor Denim Pigment ink, sprinkled Clear Detail Embossing Powder over top and heat set it.  

I used a Creme Brulee marker to add a little shading, then trimmed it out with my Micro-tip Scissors.

Then I took a Chalk Marker to the center of the flower.

I used 3D Foam Tape to adhere the flower.

The leaves were just hand-cut and I ran them through my paper crimper.

The grey velvet rub-ons are a retired item, but it adds a nice little detail.

(You could also use a nice flourish stamp instead.)

The birthday sentiment is from Joyful Birthday, and I used some 3D Foam Tape underneath the center part of the sentiment strip to pop it up off the card.

Here are what the papers in the Tommy Paper Packet look like:

And now that it is a new month, there is also a new Stamp of the Month available for $17.95 or you can get it for just $5 with a minimum $50 order.

A Flowering Bunch

Thank you for visiting me today.

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Karen's blog.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Tommy B&Ts; Colonial White CS

Stamps:  Joyful Birthday, Card Word Puzzle

Inks:  Outdoor Denim Pigment, Outdoor Denim ink, Creme Brulee marker, Chalk marker

Embellishments:  Grey Sparkles, Grey Parlor Velvet Rub-ons - retired

Other:  3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors, Paper crimper (Fiskars)

May Paper Trail Blog Hop... Later Sk8r

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for May!

You should have arrived from Connie's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin. ;)

This month we are featuring the Later Sk8r Paper Packet.

And here is what I have to share with you.

Let me start with my layout.

For the layout design, I used Pattern #8 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 booklet.

And I used the Later Sk8r My Stickease, and did a little stamping and embellishing to complete it.

Now I just need to add some photos to finish it off.

Here's another project, this time a shaped card.

Now, isn't this just the cutest card!?

There's just something so lovable about shaped cards.  ;)

I basically used a template by Deneen Treble, but I ended up not printing it out, but just eyeballed it to get it to look basically the same.

You can find Deneen's Little Boy Overalls template HERE.

I think this could be used for a little boy's birthday or even as a baby boy card.

These are what the Later Sk8r papers look like:

And with this being a new month, that also means that there is a new

Stamp of the Month:  Pinwheel

So that's it for me today, thanks so much for visiting.

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Linda's blog.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Adventure Time Layout:

Paper:  Later Sk8r B&Ts; Slate, White Daisy, Outdoor Denim CS

Stamp:  Later Sk8r WOTG set

Inks:  Slate, Pear, Lagoon

Embellishments:  Later Sk8r My Stickease, Later Sk8r Assortment, Green Epoxy Bubble, Outdoor Denim Button, White Embroidery Floss

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, Make It From Your Heart - Pattern #8, Sponge, 3D Foam Tape, Micro-tip Scissors

Overalls Card:

Paper:  Later Sk8r B&Ts; White Daisy CS

Stamp:  Later Sk8r WOTG set

Inks:  Whisper, Outdoor Denim

Embellishments:  Whisper Buttons

Other:  3/4" Circle Punch (EK), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (EK), Black Journal Pen, Micro-tip Scissors, 3D Foam Tape, Ruler, Sponge

April Paper Trail Blog Hop... Claire

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for April!

 

You should have arrived from Amy Raimy's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't really matter where you begin.  ;)

 

This month we are featuring the Claire Paper Packet.

 

 

And this time I created a cute 3x3 boxed card set to share with you.

 

 

The box is created from a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock (basically made from a card base).

 

I came across the concept from Julie Davison's blog, where she took a card (that had a decorative edge) and she scored it in a few extra places to create a neat little card holder for 3x3 cards.

 

So smart!

 

You can find Julie's "box from a card" instructions HERE.

 

The only change/addition I made from Julie's instructions was that I used a decorative border punch along one of the short ends of my piece of cardstock, since I used just a piece of cardstock and not a fancy card base.  And then I used my scissors to trim the side tabs because they were a little too high after I used the border punch for the front part of the box.


Here's the little 3x3 cards I made:

 

 

 

  

Super fun cards, right?

And can you tell I love my job???  lol

Playing with my papers, stamps, and ink... what's not to love about that?!

And the papers in Claire really are fun to be creative with.



I guess I should also add how I made the little pinwheel on the front of my box, just in case anyone was wondering how to do it.

I took a piece of 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" piece of Outdoor Denim Claire patterned paper, and using my paper piercer, I poked a little hole in the center of it.

Then I took my ruler and going from one corner to the opposite corner, I measured 3/4" going outward from the center point and poked a hole to the left and right of the center.

Then I moved my ruler to the other corners and repeated the previous step.

Then I just took my scissors and cut a straight line from the corner points up to the little holes I just poked.

Then I just grabbed every other end and pulled them towards the center point, adhering each one as I went around in a circle.

I added a die cut flower and gem to the center, which hides where the points meet, but it would look cute done with a button in the center, too.

 

 

 

Here are what the papers look like in the Claire Paper Packet.

 

 

 

 

And with it being a new month, that means there is also a new Stamp of the Month available only during the month of April.

 

S1304 My Sunshine is just $5 with a minimum $50 order (or $17.95 without a qualifying order).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks so much for the visit!

 

Please continue on the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Mary Crosby's blog.

 

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Paper:  Claire B&Ts; Colonial White CS
Stamps:  Perfect Fit - Birthday, Honeycomb, Sightseer, Hello Tweety, For A Friend, Avonlea Card WOTG set - retired
Inks:  Outdoor Denim, Blush, Sunset, Whisper, Sunset Pigment, Versamark
Embellishments:  Outdoor Denim Tiny Type Epoxy Alphabets, Hollyhock Zipper Lace, Pearl Gems, Pink Glitter Gems, Clear Sparkles, Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel, Outdoor Denim Bigger Brad, Prisma Glitter, Slate Washi Tape
Punches:  Word Bubble  Blue (Marvy Uchida), 3/4" circle (EK), 1 1/4" circle, 1 1/2" circle (EK), 2" scallop circle, Apron Lace Border (Fiskars)
Dies:  Flower Trio Die set (My Favorite Things)
Other: Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft), Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape, Clear Detail embossing powder





 

 

 

 

 

March Paper Trail Blog Hop... Buzz & Bumble

 

Welcome to the March Paper Trail Blog Hop!

 

You should have arrived from Tracey's blog.  But this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin.  ;)

 

This month we are featuring the Buzz & Bumble paper packet.

 

 

Today I have a 4 different cards to share with you.

 

 

 

 

 

I used the Deconstructed Sketch #84 for the layout design...

 

 

 

 

 

And here is a little 3x3 sized card.

 

 

Next up is this hexagon cutie.

 

 

And lastly, a clean and simple card.

Layout design and inspiration came from this card done by Lisa Johnson.


___________


 

Here are what the papers in the Buzz & Bumble paper packet look like:

 

 

And the cute accessories:  Buzz & Bumble Assortment

 

 

There is also the Buzz And Bumble My Stickease® Assortment.

 

 

 

And also, with it being a new month, there is a new Stamp of the Month available:

 

Floral Happiness

Available for only $5 with a $50 order, and only until the end of March.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting.

 

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by going to see what Betsy has created.

 

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH):

 

Just Beecause Card:

Paper:  Buzz & Bumble B&Ts; Sunset, Colonial White, Champagne CS

Stamps:  Buzz & Bumble WOTG Scrapbooking Kit set, Distressed Backgrounds, Pun Fun

Inks:  Cocoa, Sunset, Saddle

Markers:  Creme Brulee Lt. and Dk., Autumn Terracotta Lt. and Dk, Olive Lt. and Dk., Silver and Gold Metallic

Embellishments:  Wooden Button, White Embroidery Floss

Other:  Sponge, Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel, Micro-tip Scissors, 3D Foam Tape

 

Wonderful Beautiful Day 3x3 Card:

Paper:  Buzz & Bumble B&Ts; Colonial White CS

Stamps:  Buzz & Bumble WOTG Scrapbooking Kit set, It's Your Day - retired

Inks: Whisper, Black, Lagoon

Embellishment:  Blue Sparkle

Other:  Micro-tip Scissors, 3D Foam Tape

Home Sweet Home Card:
Paper:  Buzz & Bumble B&Ts; Colonial White, Cocoa, Cashmere CS
Stamp:  Home Sweet Home - Feb SOTM
Ink:  Cocoa
Embellishments:  Wooden Button, Brown Sparkles, Buzz & Bumble Assortment, White Embroidery Floss, Burlap Ribbon
Other:  Bone folder, Needle, Sponge, ScorTape (ScorPal), Hexagon Die (Papertrey Ink)

Hello Tweety (birdcage) Card:
Paper:  Buzz & Bumble B&Ts; Colonial White CS
Stamps:  Hello Tweety, In The Background
Inks:  Cocoa, Creme Brulee, Autumn Terracotta
Embellishments:  Buzz & Bumble Assortments, Brown Sparkles



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

February Paper Trail Blog Hop... For Always

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for February!

 

You may have arrived from Karen's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin.

 

This month we have a brand new 2013 CTMH Spring/Summer Idea Book with some fabulous new paper packs contained within its pages. 

 

For our hop this month, we chose to feature the beautiful For Always paper packet.

 

So here goes...

 

First up I have a cute 2 page Valentine layout.

 

(inspiration for the layout design comes from a Scrapbook Generation layout)

 

The pennants and hearts were cut using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

Using my sewing machine, I sewed the hearts down their centers to adhere them onto the Lagoon pennants, and lifted the sides of each for some added depth.

 

 

I cut the title using the Cricut Artiste Cartridge.

 

I glued the title onto Lagoon cardstock, then trimmed around it with my micro-tip scissors.

 

If you look closely, you will see that I took my Ruby, Cotton Candy and Crystal Blue (Lagoon is not yet available) markers and coloured in some of the patterns on the one strip of B&T paper.

 



 

I made the paper rosette by cutting a 1 3/4" x 12" strip of Lagoon cardstock, then used my Fiskars Upper Crest edge punch along one side.

I then scored the cardstock at every 1/4", and then folded it back and forth along the score lines, making an accordion fold, adhering the ends together to create a circle.

Then I just grabbed a piece of scrap cardstock smaller than the circle and added quite a bit of glue to it, grabbed my folded circle piece, and centered it over the scrap piece and forced the center down, holding it in place while the glue dried a little.

 

I then took the large Ruby heart that I cut with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, and glued that ove the center.  The cardstock pieces on both sides of the rosette hold it together.

I added the smaller Cotton Candy heart with a piece of 3D foam tape.

 

 

 

 Onto my monogram card...

 

 

Again, I added some colour to my B&T paper with a Hollyhock marker.

 

The top piece, I stamped a piece of Hollyhock cardstock with an image from the In the Background stamp set, inked with Hollyhock ink.  I added the silver dots with a Silver Metallic marker.

 

I used a W-Monogram stamp for the center image (elevated with 3D foam tape), and I used a retired alphabet stamp set called Chocolate Alphabet Small for the initials of my first and middle names.

 

I centered the monogram and initials onto a shape cut at 1 3/4" using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

And up last is my ruffled card.
 

 

 

I used a MFT die to cut the scalloped ruffles, using one of each of the B&T patterns from the For Always paper packet.

 

The sentiment is from a new stamp set called For A Friend.

I stamped it in White Daisy Pigment ink and sprinkled white embossing powder over top, then heat set it.

 

 

This is what the papers in the For Always paper packet look like:

 

 

 All Black, White Diasy and Slate, but the other non-neutral cardstock colours included in the pack are Lagoon, Ruby, and Honey.

 

 

Here's a look at the cover artwork of the new Spring/Summer Idea Book:

 

 

 

 

And of course with a new month, that means a new Stamp of the Month: Home Sweet Home 

Just $5 with a minimum $50 order. (also available for full retail at $17.95)

 

 

 

 

Well, that's it for me.

 

Please contine along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Tracey's blog.

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

 

Valentine Layout:

Paper:  For Always B&Ts; White Daisy, Lagoon, Ruby, Cotton Candy, Slate CS

Stamps:  Trinity Alphabet - for photo sizes, Journaling Jots - retired

Inks:  Lagoon, Black

Markers:  Ruby, Cotton Candy, Crystal Blue Lt.

Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles, Lagoon Baker's Twine

Punches:  Upper Crest Edger (Fiskars), Owl punch - tiny heart on journaling spot (SU)

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy and Artiste Cartridges, Bone folder, Score board (Martha Stewart), Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape, ScorTape (ScorPal)

 

Monogram Card:

Paper:  For Always B&T; White Daisy, Hollyhock CS

Stamps:  W-Monogram, In the Background, Chocolate Alphabet Small - retired

Inks:  Black, Hollyhock

Markers:  Hollyhock, Silver Metallic

Embellishments:  Black Shimmer Trim, Pearl Badge Button

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, 1 1/4" circle punch, 3D foam tape, Corner Chomper (WRMK)

 

Ruffle Card:

Paper:  For Always B&Ts; Black, Lagoon CS

Stamp:  For A Friend

Ink:  White Daisy pigment

Emellishments:  Silver Shimmer Trim, Pearl Badge Buttons

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, Large Scallop Die (MFT), White embossing powder, 3D foam tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Trail Blog Hop... La Belle Vie

 

 

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for January!

 

You should have arrived from Amy's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin.  ;)

 

This month we are featuring the La Belle Vie paper packet.

 

 

I made a couple of cards for this month's hop.

 

 

First up is this "hello" card.

 

 

 

The little paper squares are cut to 1/2" x 1/2".

 

 

 

 

Idea credit for this one goes to the CTMH Art Department who created this amazing cover on a Canvas Journal.

 

 

 

And here's my second card.

 

 

This one is a 6x6 Kraft card to welcome a baby girl.

 

I stamped and clear embossed the owl with Black ink directly onto a piece of the light pink B&T paper.  Then I stamped and embossed it again onto a scrap piece of Colonial White cardstock, and then trimmed the eyes out with my scissors and pop-dotted them with 3D foam tape for added dimension.

 

The branch was cut using the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge (cut at 2 3/4"), and the leaves were from the Cricut Artiste cartridge (cut at 1/2" and 1/4").

 

 

Here are what the papers from La Belle Vie look like:

 

 

 

 

And you might be wondering about the adorable owl I used on my card.

 

It is from the stamp set included in the Whooo's Your Valentine kit, available only until January 31st for just $10 with a minimum $35 order.

 

This is what the stamp set from the kit looks like:

 

 

 

 

Also, with a new month, there is a new Stamp of the Month available for January, for just $5 with a $50 minimum purchase.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting me today.

 

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Connie's blog.

 

 

Happy creating, and happy New Year!  :)

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

 

Hello Card:

Paper:  La Belle Vie B&Ts; Colonial White CS

Stamp:  Cricut Artiste Word Balloons

Ink:  Black Pigment

Embellishments:  DE Quotes, Rosette Ribbon, Black sparkle

Other:  Cricut Artiste Cartridge, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, 3D foam tape, Micro-tip Scissors, ScorTape (ScorPal)

 

Owl Card:

Paper:  La Belle Vie B&Ts; Colonial White, Cocoa CS

Stamps:  Whooo's Your Valentine, Little Reminder - retired

Inks:  Black, Versamark

Embellishments:  Rosette Ribbon, Black Striped Grosgrain

Other:  6x6 Kraft card, Cricut Artiste cartridge, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Clear Detail embossing powder, Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape, ScorTape (ScorPal), Velcro dot (Velcro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

December Paper Trail Blog Hop... Avonlea

 

Welcome to the Paper Trail Blog Hop for December!

 

You should have arrived from Tracey's blog, but this is a circular hop, so it doesn't matter where you begin.  ;)

 

 

This month we are featuring the Avonlea paper packet, and here's my project to share with you.

 

I made a pretty little boxed set of 6 Christmas cards.

 

 

 

I was thinking of adding a little Christmas message at the top of the Colonial White piece, that would be tucked behind the lid decoration, or possibly at the bottom part above the scroll-type edge.

 

Where do you think I should add it?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avonlea is full of such beautiful papers, so I decided to create 6 cards to show off each paper design individually, but kept the design the same for simplicity and cohesion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The box was cut at 5 1/2" using the Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cricut cartridge,

and the card size is 4 3/4" x 3".

 

(Note: for the box, I cut the two separate pieces and adhered them together -- I did not use the one-piece candy box shape.)

 

 

 

 

Here's what the Avonlea paper samples look like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

And with a new month, I need to mention the new Stamp of the Month - Year Round Cheer, available only in the month of December and for just $5 with a $50 order.

 

I just happened to use an image from this set on my cards...  ;)

 

 

 

 

Thank you for joining me today.

 

Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Lynne's blog.

 

 

Happy creating!  :)

 

 

 

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Avonlea paper packet; Colonial White, Slate CS

Stamp:  Year Round Cheer - Dec. SOTM

Inks/Markers:  Slate and Slate pigment; Juniper and Juniper Light alcohol markers

Embellishments:  Silver Trim, Silver Glitz Glitter Gel, Colonial White Designer Brad - retired, Clear Sparkle

Punches:  Real Estate Sign (EK), 3/4" circle (EK), 2" scallop circle

Other:  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cricut cartridge (Provo Craft), Sewing machine (Kenmore), Bone folder,  3D foam tape, Clear Detail embossing powder, Sponge, Liquid Glass