Happy Halloween!

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for crafting. There are so many cute products out there!! I have been wanting to use this owl stamp for ages. It is perfect for a Halloween birthday card.

Supplies Used:

Night Owl Mini - Inkadinkado

"It's your birthday" - Big Wish - Verve Stamps

Goldrush, Black, & Pear card stock - CTMH

Polka dot paper - "Boo to You" My Mind's Eye

Pear brad - CTMH

Yellow ribbon - Michael's

Metal rectangular tag - Michael's

I love the stamps on these next two cards. If you look closely, you will see that the pumpkin is made up of many smaller images. The eyes are skulls and the mouth is a bat! Too clever!!

Supplies Used:
Pumpkin - Mindscape Halloween - Inkadinkado
Goldrush, Black, & Pear card stock - CTMH
Polka dot paper - "Boo to You" My Mind's Eye
Pattern paper - Phantom - Pink Paisley
Black brads - CTMH

I used another stamp from this set for this card. The skull is a bit spooky especially with a coffin on the forehead, crow eyes, and spiky fence teeth!

Supplies Used:

Skull - Mindscape Halloween - Inkadinkado

Black & White card stock - CTMH

Pattern paper - Phantom - Pink Paisley

Goldrush brads - CTMH

Have a super spooky Halloween!

Glorious fall color - red, orange, green, and pink?

This month is the one year wedding anniversary of my cousin, Leanne, and her husband Ed. They had a lovely fall wedding in the wine country of Northern California. I chose the CTMH Olivia paper packet to scrapbook their wedding photos since the color palette was perfect for an October wedding.

On this first layout, I emphasized the reddish brown and orange colors in the invitation. The reds, browns, greens, and oranges all compliment the beautiful scenery of the outdoor wedding.

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Supplies used:

Olivia paper packet X7128B

Barn Red X5637, Sunset X5758 card stock

Sunset Ink Stamp Pad Z2191

Flourishes and "Captured Memories" sentiment from Key To My Heart stamp set E1012

Just Blooms Paradise Paper Flowers Z1710

Felt flowers and leaves from Harvest Bean Seeds from Jillibean Soup 

Metal brads from BoBunny Bodacious Brads in Orange Citrus and Clover

"Then and Now" layout from Cherish idea book

On the second layout, I wanted to bring out the femininity of the bride and her bridesmaids so I added pink to the layout. I love how you can change the color palette simply by changing the card stock. The patterned papers on both layouts are all from one paper packet!

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Supplies used:

Olivia paper packet X7128B

Sunset X5758, Smoothie X5763, Pansy Purple card stock

Smoothie Ink Stamp Pad Z2196

Printed Vellum 5592

"Bliss" from the Adorable stamp set D1183

Oval frame and medallions from Smoothie Mini Medley Z1697

Green brads from Pear Mini Medley Z1697

Just Blooms Paradise Paper Flowers Z1710

Journaling Spots - Love Always X1407

"Fantastic Five" layout from Imagine idea book

Beautiful butterflies

As promised, here are the three cards I made using the Florentine paper packet. I'm not sure why, but butterflies were on my mind when I designed these. I love the border stamp on this one.

Supplies Used:

Florentine Paper Packet X7153B

Florentine Stickease X7153C 

Twilight Card Stock X5666

Twilight Ink Stamp Pad Z2160

Just Blooms Spring Blossoms paper shapes Z1266

Just Blooms Paradise paper flowers Z1710

Twilight brads from Blue Brads Assortment Z1363

"Happy Birthday" stamp from Happy Birthday stamp set C1257

Border stamp from Wicked Stamp Set S1108

Layout #25 from the Make It From Your Heart idea book 9035

The sentiments in the new "Words of Comfort" stamp set are so versatile.

Supplies used:

Florentine Paper Packet X7153B 

Florentine Stickease X7153C 

Colonial White Card Stock 1388

Twilight Ink Stamp Pad Z2160

Butterfly from Just Blooms Spring Blossoms paper shapes Z1266

Green/Blue Sparkles Assortment Z1327

"Love and Hugs" stamp from the Words of Comfort stamp set C1524

Layout #27 from the Make It From Your Heart idea book 9035

On this one I used a great butterfly stamp with a lovely sentiment included. Card making doesn't get any easier than this.

Supplies used:

Florentine Paper Packet X7153B 

Garden Green and Parchment Card Stock

Twilight Ink Stamp Pad Z2160

Quick Cards - Butterfly stamp A1120

Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems Z1333

Layout #21 from the Make It From Your Heart idea book 9035

Browse my Close To My Heart shopping web site to view all of these products and more beautiful paper packets and fabulous stamps! Happy shopping!

Fabulous Florentine!!

Yikes, where has the time gone? I have been meaning to post this for weeks. We have been busy having fun with visiting family. Took a quick trip to Canton, Ohio and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Now I'm trying to catch up on a few things including finally posting this layout! The Florentine Paper Packet is one of my favorites. The colors are soft yet vibrant and the patterns are beautiful too. It was the perfect paper to scrapbook a summer wedding in Tucson. Jason and Amanda's outdoor wedding was breathtaking. We were honored to be invited.

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The first layout is a variation of the Florentine Workshop on the Go layout. I saw Annette Green's version and gave it a try. The second layout is "Ensemble Piece" from the Imagine Scrapbooking Program.

Supplies used:

Florentine Paper Packet X7153B $9.95

Florentine My Stickease Assortment X7153C $4.95

Timeless Charms Z1689 $5.95

Antique Gold Mini Medley Accents Z1786 $5.95

Colonial White Waxy Flax Z1081 $3.95

Twilight Brads from the Blue Brads Assortment Z1363 $4.95

Brown and Tan Sparkles Assortment Z1753 $2.95

Cocoa Ink Stamp Pad Z2114 $5.25

Creme Brulee Brads from the Spring Blossom Mini Medley Z1118 (retired)

Creme Brulee Photo Corners from the Spring Blossom Mini Medley Z1118 (retired)

Just Blooms Spring Blossoms Z1266 (retired)

Framed In Top Coats Z1211 (retired)

Journaling Spot from the Annotations Stamp Set D1307 (retired)

I also made three cards using the Florentine paper pack. I'll post those soon - really, I promise!!