Animal Cookies Anyone?

Before I get to my animal cookies artwork, I have to thank Amy McGrew for my very 1st blog award! How cool is that!?! I will post more about it in a follow up post…just wanted to share.

Now, back to the animal cookies…

Mmmmm…mmmmm…mmmmm…I LOVE this new kit by Close To My Heart! I chose it for my Stampers  from the Heart team swap and had so much fun creating. Because of the bright summer colors included, I chose to use lots of white cardstock to keep it simple and clean.

Here is my completed display board…

Here are some close-up shots…

Un-oh…who’s that? I couldn’t resist…Bevyn just had to jump in one of the shots during my photo shoot. LOL! Someone needs a haircut really bad.

Anyway…here is a 5x7 card I made from a sample my dear friend and team mate shared with me. I duplicated best I could using all CTMH products.

Below is a new card design from Jeanette’s latest Card Confidence Program, Wishes. It is a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 card. Please excuse the  mangled corner on the Dutch Blue half circle. Had a little trouble in transit from Scrapbook Fiesta to home.

2-1/2 x 3 Wishes card…

3-1/2” x 8 Wishes Card…

My 12” x 12” layout…

Recipe:

All products used are Close To My Heart

X7112B Animal Cookies Level 2 Paper Packet

C1257 Happy Birthday My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

C1359 Sweet Baby My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

C1360 It’s a Zoo My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

C1368 Treetops My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

D1358 Childhood My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

D1365 True Happiness My Acrylix^® Stamp Set

Z2113 Clover Meadow Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z2118 Desert Sand Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z2119 Dutch Blue Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z2166 Tulip Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

X5807 Creative Basics Animal Cookies Collection Ribbon

1229 Clover Meadow Cardstock

1242 Sunflower Cardstock

Z1156 Dimensional Elements Borders

X1408 Fancy Cuts^® Borders

Z1052 Ricrac Collection – White Daisy

Z270 White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon

Z1155 Clear Buttons

Z1162 Foam Die-Cuts Numbers

Z1110 Brads - Spring Blossom Assortment

Z280 Natural Hemp

Z679 Liquid Glass

9033 Wishes Card Confidence Program™ –

3” x 4-3/4” City Scape, 4-1/2” x 4-1/2” Just Right,

3-1/2” x 8” Top Band, 5” x 7” Card

9029 Cherish Scrapbook Program™ – 12” x 12” Add an Element

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day and make it from your heart with Close To My Heart,

Stampers from the Heart Team Swap - Round 2

As promised, here are the rest of the swap sets from my Stampers from the Heart Team swap for the new Fall/Winter Close To My Heart Idea Book. As with all the other swap items posted, the artwork created by my team is incredible! I am so excited to share all of it with you.

Below is the 2nd round of swap items. There are several of us that participated in both swaps so that we would have lots of samples to share and to show the wonderful versatility of these awesome new kits that CTMH has provided for us. All the new stamp sets and accessories work so well together.

This lovely creation was made by one of our newest team members, Olivia Sporinsky. She did an excellent job using the new My Reflections Kit - Perfect Day. This kit features all of our new colors which are Tulip, Sorbet, Juniper and Creme Brulee.

The below items were created by me using the My Reflections Kit - Notebook and two new stamp sets called, Shining Star and Whooo Loves You. This kit was so fun to create with because it can be used for so many different themes.

Next we have the My Reflections Kit - Magic Moments created by Katy Donaldson. Katy used the same stamp sets I did in the above samples and look how great they work with this kit as well! She used some masking techniques and some paper piecing on both the upper right corner cards that I just love. So cute!

Sylvia Williams used the My Reflections Kit - Aspen for her 2nd round samples. I love her use of accessories! She did some embossing on the snowman card and used some White Daisy Sassy Strands on several items. Another great example of how versatile this kit is...not just for winter/snow items.

And last, but not least, Debbie Hamilton did a stunning job with the My Reflections Kit - Evensong. She also used embossing in a lot of her samples and the 3-1/2" x 8" card is gorgeous with the stained glass effect stamp set, Gloria...beautiful!!!

I hope you have enjoyed viewing all the wonderful ideas shared over the last few days using the new Fall/Winter Close To My Heart product line. If you have any questions about anything, please do not hesitate to comment and I will get back to you asap. If you'd like more information on ordering these wonderful products, please visit MyCTMH website.

Make it from your heart with Close To My Heart today! Pamela

Simple Beauty

My Close To My Heart team, Stampers from the Heart, created these beautiful samples for our latest team swap using the March Stamp of the Month, Simple Beauty. Everyone's samples turned out beautiful! :O) We have so many talented consultants on our team.

The color combination we used included Blush, Hollyhock, Goldrush, Olive & Colonial White.

12x12 layout created by Pamela O'Connor

3x3 card created by Brenda Zeiters

3-1/2 x 8 card created by Katy Donaldson

6x6 card created by Debbie Hamilton

Tag created by Sylvia Williams

I created this 12x12 layout to use for my March home gatherings create 'n take. I included some random stamping, paper piecing, sponging, prisma glitter, and clear sparkles. Ohhhhh....I also used our brand new scrapbook program, Reflections (revised edition). It's a must have!

Have blessed day! Pamela

Awesome Swappers

Since I haven't been able to do any stamping recently, I thought I'd share a recent swap I participated in. The items I received are awesome, of course...that's why it's called the 'Awesome Swappers'. Ü All items use CTMH's Majestic Blue Paper Packet and the July Stamp of the Month, Typewriter Keys (visit MyCTMH website for more information).

This is a 4x4 card created by Lynn Como...love the antiquing and the tag element.


The next one is a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card created by Cindy Walker...she used a clear dimensional square over the 'u'.

This 3-1/2 x 8 card was created by Deb Brandics...she used D1209 Love Flourishes on the Crystal Blue CS...it says 'friendship'.

Love this 6x6 card created by Jody Pyne...great use of the NEW Creative Clips!

Another great card by Cindy Walker...it's a 5x7 tag card with Hollyhock CS and ink used.

This is a Braggin' Tag created by Kathryn Wafer...it can be used as a element on a scrapbook layout.

And a 9x9 layout created by Amanda Mueller...love the photo hangers with the ribbon behind the title.

Hope you got some inspiration from these fabulous swappers! I can't wait to share with you what I accomplished today...the nesting stage is setting in already. Ü

Sweet blessings, Pamela