A camping we will go!

Summer is finally here!!

That means camping season has begun! That's my son's favorite time of the year. It means school is out & it's time to head to the camp and spend the days fishing!

June's kit is right in line with this theme. Close to my Heart's Timberline paper pack and Stickease are perfect. 

I just love that wood grain sheet! 

I used D1580 Catch you later stamp set on this page. I also added the little 3x3 small kraft envelope to add a tag for journaling.  

I also added a few flip flaps to this months kit. With different sizes to choose from, it's a great way to add more pictures to a page without having to cut or crop them. 

I also made a masculine easel card using this paper kit. 

To purchase products used please visit www.scrappingsonia.ctmh.com. 

Happy scrapping!

June Hearts of the West Team blog hop

Welcome to The Hearts of the West Team blog hop. June Edition!

This month's color challenge has been picked by Nancy Klein. It's soft color pallet perfect for this time of year. The project is open to our choice to keep it simple.
You're in for a treat, so grab your coffee, sit down and hop with the Hearts of the West ladies!

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If you came from Amanda K Gordon then you're on the right track. This is a circular blog hop, if you get lost or want to start at the beginning. You can find the list down below.

I used the CTMH Art Philosophy to cut the shape of my card and base. I also cut the 3D rose using this same cartridge. The only colored cardstock used for this project was the hollyhock for the card base and crystal blue as a border. I used all the other colors to stamp or ink my card.

I used Olive to ink the leaves and I decided to use the Barn Red to ink my flowers and the side of my sentiment shape. I stamped a border with a stamp from In the Background stamp set using Blush.

This was my first blog hop and I am looking forward to doing this again!

Your next hop is Michelle Marciniw Olsen

Your line-up:
Jackie Vandaele
Linda Pekrul
Donna Digby
Corrina Murphy
Anna Miller
Freya Dunbar
Nancy Klein
Chantal Pearson

If you have any questions or comments, we love to hear from you all. Thanks for reading and see you next month. You’re always welcome here. If you're interested in purchasing any of the supplies for the projects you've seen, please contact your local consultant.

A box for any occasion.

Card boxes are  different and make you think outside the box ;)

They are very popular these days popping up on many different sites & blogs. They are a lot of fun to make but they do take a little more time than a regular card. After making my first Mother's Day card I've received many requests for similar cards. 

I could barely keep up with the Mother's Day card request so now I've stocked some Father's Day cards ahead so it won't be such a rush. 

Here are a few I've made & recent orders I've had. 

Card for a baby shower for a special young lady! <3

Golf theme birthday card. 

Most recently I was asked to make an anniversary card. I love the way it turned out. These small roses are so much fun to make! I think you'll be seeing more of these!

If you have the chance make a few of these, they are a lot of fun & I'm sure the recipient will enjoy it too! 

Happy Scrapping!

Take me away!

Come & take flight with this beautiful paper collection, balloon ride. How I love the coral in this pack. I wasn't that fond of it when I first saw it in the idea book but once I received the collection I could not put it down!  As part of the kit I put together this month, I included a memory showcase. What a great idea for a Mother's day gift!  

This month I shared instructions on making quick ribbon and fabric flowers using glübers. 

This is a picture of the back of my memory showcase. 

 It is nice to create your own embellishments to match the colors you're working with. 

Something else I wanted to showcase this month is the sunburst technique. It's been popping up on many different sites & seemed so complicated to do. I thought I would give it a try.  I couldn't believe how easy it was, really ?! That's it?!  

There are many video tutorials available on YouTube that will help you every step of the way. Go ahead, give it a try!

As a background for my chipboard on this card,  I used one of the cards from the balloon ride picture my life collection. You can have a card done in 2 minutes!

This was also a quick one using the rest of my coral paper. 

The memory showcase was fun to put together. A challenge to keep pictures at a minimum as well. I think my mom liked it! :)

A picture of her children on the cover followed by pictures of all the grand kids inside. 

If you would like to purchase this paper collection, please visit www.scrappingsonia.ctmh.com

I have been busy creating some custom card in a box. After showing everyone the Mother's Day card I made using the free to be me collection I was overwhelmed with orders. Mother's Day, Birthday, baby shower or Anniversary, whatever the occasion, giving such a beautiful & detailed card makes everyone feel special!  Stay tuned, pictures to come!

Happy scrapping!

Good things, Small packaging

Crafting makes for a messy room. Cleaning it up just to mess it all up again. When I have a few projects on the go I like to set up a few tables and move along from project to project. This way everything is in hands reach and when you get stuck on a project you can move on to the next and come back to it later.

Easter has come and gone.  I made some little treat boxes using CTMH  Lollydoodle paper. 

The instructions for this box can be found on www. Splitcoaststampers.com. 

These are quick & easy to make & you can personalize them. 

Card boxes have been very popular lately. As Mother's Day is around the corner I though  I would attempt to make one. 

 This is a great way to promote National Scrapbooking month and showcase our current Promotion.

 The Free to be me paper pack is available for $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50. 

Visit. http://scrappingsonia.ctmh.com/Retail/Category.aspx to order. 

Happy Scrapping!! 

Spring? Where are you?!

It's spring out there but it sure doesn't feel like it!  It's a good thing I'm stocked up on supplies so I can stay inside & play! :)

For the April crop I selected Ivy Lane paper kit & Stickers from Close to my Heart. 

Pretty colorful and spring like theme. 

This month I wanted to make some rosettes. Pretty and fairly simple to do, they add that much extra on your layout.  

I used a border punch on this one here. I cut 2 strips 1 1/2 x 11"  and used my scor board to scor every 1/4 inch. I then folded every scor and attached at each end.  It did take a few glue dots to get them to stay put. Just adds that extra little detail to your page! 

You can use them on more than just your layouts, they look great on cards too!

I also made a card with a flower using used fabric softener sheets. I must say these are my favorite flowers to make. Super easy and you can customize to your color scheme! You can spray them ink them and even use stickle-or all of the above! 

Here are a few more layouts made with this colorful kit. 

I also made a new card. Yay! Instructions can be found at www.splitcoaststampers.com   This Z fold card was also fairly simple to do. 

And last but not least , I re-covered a notebook as a gift for a friend of mine. She's not a paper crafter but really liked this paper!  A co-worker made me a similar one for Christmas & I thought it was so pretty so I made one but put my spin on it. I love adding textures & layers. 

To purchase this paper kit and stickers visit www. Scrappingsonia.ctmh.com

Thanks for looking!

Keep on scrappin'!

Just can't put it away!

Did I mention, I love skylark! :). I just want to keep creating with this kit.  I'm in a card swap and for the month of March I decided to use this kit once again. All products used were from Close to my Heart except the raffia. 

Very simple and quick card to make. I also made a different variation. 

I never seem to have enough cards on hand and have to buy some most of the time as I don't have enough time. This swap is great as I'll have a nice stash of cards for every occasion. It's also nice to see the different ideas someone else has that you would not have thought of. 

I also used this same paper to recover a notebook to give as a gift. Quick and easy project & it doesn't get more personal than this! 

I hope you enjoy working with this as much as I do! 

To order Skylark paper kit as well as the chipboard and accents visit http://scrappingsonia.ctmh.com/Default.aspx 

Happy Scrapping!