It’s time for another challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges. This week the challenge is to create a card with fancy folds. What’s a fancy fold card? Anything that requires more than just a standard card fold. I chose to create a diamond fold card. This was new for me, but I loved the challenge….
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Avonlea Card Workshop
My winter break is coming to a close waaaaaayyyyy to quickly. Unfortunately, my break wasn’t as planned, as I had several medical issues that kept me from “wasting time away” in my craft room. But I’m pleased to say that I managed to have fun today getting the cards completed for next week’s Cards, Etc….
CTMH Convention Album Contest Layout #2
The second layout in my Close To My Heart Convention Album Contest was a layout that highlighted my grandparents. My grandparents did for me, what so many grandparents do today. They raised my brother and I. There was a lot of journaling that chronicled the events in my life that led to my brother and I…
A Pop of Color
It’s a color challenge this week over at the Heart 2 Heart. The challenge is to use black and white, and a “pop” of any other color you choose. I’m not sure why I don’t do more black and white cards, because every time I see one, I’m never disappointed. Especially when they are combined with…
H2H Challenges: Embossing
This week’s challenge at Heart 2 Heart this week is to create something using embossing….either kind….dry or heat. Though I love the look that dry embossing adds to a project, I have to say I really LOVE heat embossing. I’ve shared the story on my blog before, but I can still remember the first time…
H2H Challenges: Photo Inspiration
There’s a photo inspiration challenge over at Heart 2 Heart this week….and let me tell ya’…there’s inspiration exploding all over this photo! I was so inspired that it took me quite some time to settle on just one idea. If I had more time, I could have made several projects based on this photo. I…
H2H Challenges: Color Challenge
This is my first week participating as a designer on the Heart2Heart Challenges Blog. This week is one of my favorite kinds of challenges….a color challenge….of Crystal Blue, Amethyst and either White or Colonial White. Many years ago, while visiting my mom and stepdad in Northern California, we took a trip to Lake Tahoe. What…
Remember Card for H2H
Right now the challenge at Heart 2 Heart is to use a stamp that you haven’t used before. I was actually pleasantly surprised to find that most of my stamp sets have been used…a reminder of the important role that Close To My Heart has had in my life, in terms of getting me to…
November's CTMH Product Spotlight Blog Hop
Welcome to the CTMH Product Spotlight Blog Hop for November! This month we are spotlighting….. ****EMBOSSING**** The blog hop makes a circle so if you are starting here just continue until you make your way back and you will have made it through them all. If you have already started and are coming from Haley Dyer’s blog, “The Inky…
The Play Date Cafe #107 & Freshly Made Sketches #10
I managed to squeeze in one more project before having to go back to work tomorrow. Oh, how I wish I could craft all day…LOL. Anyway, I love color challenges and often want to play along at The Play Date Cafe, but often I’m just not able to due to time constraints. This weekend though,…
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