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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Confetti Wishes Cards

       I sat down this past week and made some of these little bitty cards...they are only 3x3" in size.  I like making them, they are quick and easy.   Here are 3 of the ones I made...nice, bright and cheery...just what they should be to help someone special celebrate a birthday or another special occasion.



Do you find making cards challenging?   Then you would like the card confidence books, full of patterns for various sizes of cards.  These cards all use patterns from the Wishes (9041) or Originals (9036) How To Books CTMH publishes.  For more information on these books, please contact me.

Enjoy your day!

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Cross Canada Blog Hop: Easter Fun


Welcome to our March Blog Hop featuring Easter Fun creations.  To purchase any of the products seen  in our blog hop today, contact you local CTMH consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or a technique that was used that you would really like to learn how to do...by leaving comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see.  Thank you...and now onto our hop.

If you have just hopped on to my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada, then please start at the beginning and join Julie at Her blog   If you came from Sheri's  blog then you are in the right place.

I chose to do a layout featuring the Brushed paper packet.  It is so spring-like and even though Easter is very early this year I like to think that spring is soon on its way.  I used the March stamp of the month (S1503 -only available in the month of March 2015) to create the decorative border on the Juniper card stock used this layout.  By masking the top half of the oval I was able to creat the large scalloped border.   I also used the same stamp to create three of the eggs on the right side of the layout. (Thanks goes to Audrey Cando for the inspiration on these eggs).   The green 'grass' is also done with the SOTM as are the upper branches of the flower sprigs on the left side of the layout.

 

There is room for 6 photos on this layout and even more if you want to use flip flaps.



Right side of the layout. I cut the letters for the title free-hand (I did not have any other stamps or my Cricut with me) and then using my journaling pen doodled around each letter.  I also used foam tape to give the flowers some added dimension.

Left side of the layout.


Close-up of the right side of the layout.  Flowers are made using the stamp set C1605 'Happy to be Friends' and Cotton Candy Ink.



Close up of the left side of the layout.   I stamped the branches directly onto the layout background  and then stamped and fussy cut the flowers that are on the branches.

I hope that you have drawn inspiration from my post.


You next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Brae's blog. If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle's blog, www.mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete list.

Thanks for hopping along with us-we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products, and techniques seen along the way. We hope that you will join us again next month when our theme is April Showers bring May Flowers. So mark April 15th on your calendars and hop along with us.