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What kind of card do you get with White Daisy Cardstock and Thin Cuts?

This week’s challenge over at H2H is all about the thin cuts! Well, let me share with you a card that is ONLY white daisy cardstock. (well, and three white dots for embellishment . . ) The card came together really rather easily!!

I used the postage frames thin cuts to get my frame. Then I took the inside piece, and used the decorative texture background thin cut to get all those itty bitty dots and petals cut out of the center . . . AFTER I added some distress oxide to it. I used Mustard Seed, PIcked Raspberry, and Peacock Feathers on that panel, making sure to overlap them to get some additional blended colors. I put some Peacock Feathers onto some more white daisy cardstock, and then used the Sending Hugs thin cut. I cut it two more times from white, to make it a bit thicker for my card.

I colored a corner of more white daisy with the picked raspberry and used the heart from Teddy Bear Hugs to cut that out. I had a bit of space on the peacock feathers, so cut out another heart for the inside of the card. And, last, but not least in the thin cuts is the mini envelope thin cut.

I did use some pumice stone on the card base, and a line on the inside of the card to bring that color inside as well. I like how it turned out! And no scissors, no paper trimmer! Just thin cuts and white daisy paper!

I hope that you like my little project today! I think it turned out super cute!

You should dig into your stash, show us what you can do with your thin cuts!

Until next time!

~Michelle

Layered Flowers

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Welcome to the Technique blog hop! This month our focus is on layered flowers! There are so many different ways that you could do that! The Layered Flowers Thin Cuts might be the easiest way to do that! I will link some other projects below, that I had fun making in different ways. If you are following the hop, you should have arrived here from Michelle’s blog. If you started here, that’s ok!! You will continue around in a circle until you get back to here! I know you will find a bunch of great ideas that you will want to copy!

So, for my card, I used a few different things! I used the stencil from the In Full Bloom Scrapbooking workshop, the stamped sentiment from the cardmaking workshop, and the layered flowers thin cuts.

I used the stencil a few different times with shortbread ink. The sentiment is stamped in grape ink to coordinate with the grape cardstock of the flowers. The leaves are cut from both light and dark sides of sage cardstock. Tof finish it off, I used some liquid pearls! (I don’t know about you, but I tend to forget how much I like them!)

I hope that you like the card that I shared today! I have a short video that you can watch of me putting it together, here.

I said I would link some other cards that I have made thatw ould fit for this blog hop. I have this card here that shows how to use different colors of cricut cuts for a flower. This one uses a different style of cricut cuts, that are similar to what I have done today with the large flower. Last but not least, this is a whole different style, with multiple layers of the B&T paper being cut and layered.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Next you should be going to Lauren’s blog. Before you hop away, however, I would love it if you left me a comment about my project!

Have a crafty day!

~ Michelle

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The look of watercolor, the ease of stamping!

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Don’t you just love the look of watercoloring? I do love it, but sometimes am intimidated by it. So, when Heart 2 Heart announced the watercolor challenge, I thought it was a perfect chance to give you all an idea on how to do it, without having to feel intimidated by actually watercoloring!

I grabbed the Perfectly Imperfect Patterns stamp set, that has 6 different watercolor type stamps and 2 stamps that are splattered dots, and got started! I used the Wild Berry and Lemonade inks for my card, and just went for it!

The stamps are stamped a couple of times each, and I did overlap them, and got a light orange color in the middle. I used the splatter dots all over the card, in first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and even sixth generation stamping! I even added a few in Archival Black, to help tie in the banner and butterfly body.

I used the small butterfly outline and cut out of the vellum, and used the detailed small butterfly in Wild Berry to ‘pop’ off the card.

The banner and sentiment are both from the Thoughtful Critters Stamp and Thin Cut. I stamped the sentiment on some black cardstock, used white embossing powder, and then cut with the banner thin cut. (then trimmed off the hands with my scissors)

I used just a tiny scrap of Black cardstock to make the body. I cut with the thin cut, then trimmed the body out with my non stick scissors.

I hope you have liked my little project! I would love to see you participate with the H2H Challenge! You have until the end of the month to upload your creation! (you don’t have to be a consultant, the challenges are for anyone that likes to craft with CTMH goodies!)

I would really love it if you left a comment below! I love to hear what you all think about my creations!

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Thanks for stopping by!

~Michelle

Let’s get Geometrical!

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You know, sometimes you just have to get outside of your box, right? That was me for this hop. I couldn’t figure out what I could do for it. Then, I went to pinterest. And, I don’t know about you, but I get waaaaaaaay too many ideas from there! (wouldn’t it be fun to have the time to make all of those ideas, though??) I am so glad I did! So, if you are following along on the hop, you came from Maz’s blog. If you started here, that’s great too! Just keep hopping along, and you will end up getting to Maz’s blog, and all the other ladies as well!

So, this is a layout that I have had pinned for many years! Today was the first time that I went for it! I don’t have a title for it, just yet, becasue I need to pick the photo that is ‘just right’!

I had laid it all out, and thought it was just a smidge too stark, so I decided to add a hint of color. I grabbed my watercolor pencils, and added some colors to the flowers and leaves with the pencils, very very lightly! There is just the tiniest hint of color to it, and I think that makes it just perfect!

Here you can see the color just a bit. Like I said, it’s VERY light! This page was super fun to do! I just love it!

Thanks for stopping by the hop! I hope you enjoyed my layout! I would love to hear what you think of it, so if you could drop a comment below, that would just warm my heart! Then, you can hop over to Danielle’s blog to see what she made for you to see!

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Thanks for Stopping by! See you again soon!

~Michelle

Did you know you can use embellishments in a different way?

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The new challenge is up over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges is up! This one is all about the embellishments! This could be taken so very many different ways! At first, I was going to do a shaker card, and then, as the card was coming together, it ended up being totally different! I love how it turned out, don’t you?

For this card, I started with the window thin cuts. Everything except the shutters have four layers of White Daisy Cardstock, the top and bottom have a layer of Charcoal Cardstock, and the shutters have a layer of Pewter Cardstock. I have a piece of acetate between two layers of the window, so that I could have some “glass” in my window frame!

I ended up stamping on a piece of the Wood Texture Paper (from the Wood Grain Paper Packet, and I love how much depth it gives it! I used two of the little sprigs from the Serenity Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cuts. and put them on two 1″ x 1″ blocks. I used Sage, Clover, and Evergreen inks for the foliage.

I added red sequins from the Holiday Loose Sequins (that are still available online!) with the , then some of the tiny gold glitter gems on the garland. I decided it still needed a bit more, so I added a few lines with my black .05 journaling pen, then I added the larger gold gems to the end of those lines.

Of course, the outside of the house needed to have something on it, we couldn’t have it be just plain white! So, I grabbed a sheet of the brick texture paper from the textures paper pack. These bricks work perfectly!

I used Liquid Glass to adhere everything except the sequins, and for those I used Tombow Multi Bond Glue.

The card is a 5×7 card that I made from White Daisy Cardstock. Though not shown, the inside reads “For You With Love”, from the For All Occasions stamp set. I used a 2″ x 2″ block for that, and combined the two sentiments onto one block.

I would love to know what you think about this card! For every share of this blog post, and comment on this post, and comment on the Facebook post with this card, you will be entered into a drawing for me to send this card to you, for you to be able to use to send to someone! (or keep for yourself!) I will draw a winner on December 11th! And, if you have made it this far, if you put a penguin emoji in your comment (here or on facebook) you will receive 2 entries!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope that between myself and the other ladies, you have been inspired to join us over at Heart 2 Heart Challenges! You have until the end of the month to participate! I hope to see you over there!

~Michelle

Rose gold simplicity!

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Have you seen the rose gold papers that CTMH carries? There are 6 different designs, with rose gold foil on them! They are so shiny and pretty! They are perfect for cards, and like with a little black dress, you can dress it up or dress it down!

These two cards use the exact same measurements, but with the different papers, they look so different! One looks a bit more ‘formal’ than the other. I love how just changing a paper can make a world of difference!

Just look at all that shine!

These cards were first inspired by this week’s challenge over at H2H Challenges! You should check them out! Then, I started looking at the Make it from your Heart book, volumne 1, and pattern 20 was my starting off point!

I hope that these cards inspire you to try the Rose Gold Papers! They are beautiful and fun! (and so easy to use!)

Old & New, the next H2H Challenge!

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Hey guys! It’s time for another challenge! This one was super fun to do! It was one of those cards that changed about 15 million times from concept to finish! Have you had that happen before? I’ve had cards that evolve as I am making them, but not many that change as many times as this one did!

So, Old and New. Well, I have a bunch of new(er) products on this card. I’ll name them at the bottom, but can you find them all before you see the list?

I decided that I wanted to go with a slimline card. I grabbed one of the old CTMH books to get a sketch to use. Then I just went to town! I did a bunch of stamp surgery and even more masking, and I don’t know about you, but I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how this card turned out!

I even added a sentiment on the inside of the card! (which, I don’t normally do, but I just didn’t have enough room on the outside! LOL!!)

This card just makes me so happy! It’s kind of ridiculous how much so!! LOL! Oh! I might need to grab a pen and add a comma after coffee and glitter…. hmmmm . . . what do you think?

Oh, and the “old” It is both the older CTMH book (retired) and the packing material that I had, to use for the coffee cup sleeves!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope my card has inspired you! If so, come on over to the H2H challenge blog and play along! Plus, you can see all of the other designers’ creations!

~ Michelle

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March/April Catalog New Product Blog Hop

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Welcome to another blog hop! This one is for all sorts of new product! As I am sure you know by now, the new book came out at the beginning of the month, and so we have more paper and more stamps, and more fun things to play with! Today you will get some fun examples of what you can do with all of those fun new things! Today you may have gotten here via Darlys’ blog, or you may have started here. It’s perfect either way! The hop is a circle, so when you are done, you should end up right back where you started! That being said, let’s get to the pretty stuff, shall we?

I decided to use the Daisy Meadows paper packet, and make a super easy, super cute little gift bag! This would be perfect for something small, like I have shown for someone, for any reason, really! This paper is obviously themed for Easter, but there are some other papers in this paper packet that could be used for any number of things! (plus, we all have paper, right?)

I got the idea and the measurements from Jackie Bolhuis. It went together so quickly! This would be the perfect little party gift bag!

I tucked in some Easter grass, some fun pearls and shimmer brushes, and of course some chocolate bunnies! What would YOU tuck into this adorable little bag? Leave me a comment below and let me know! Then, hop on over to Lauren’s blog to see what fun stuff she has for you!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Sweet Safari Gift Box

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Happy Thursday! It is fun each week to show you something that isn’t a card or a layout. Those are the ‘easy’ go to things to show off with paper, but you can do so much more with it!

Today I have this adorable gift card box for you!

I used the silver star confetti shaker bits for the inside. (I maybe used a bit too much)

When you stand the box on it’s side, you can clearly see the message inside the shaker window! (see what I mean about maybe a bit too much?)

One of the great things about this little box, is that it’s a die that you can run through your machine! Makes things SUPER simple!! It took longer to color the balloons than it did to put the rest of the box together!

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January/February Catalog New Product Blog Hop

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Hey Friends! I have another post for you today! I joined up with another blog hop to show off MORE new products! These are all products that are available in the January/February Catalog, and I am sure that you have (or will have) seen some fantastic stuff! For today’s hop, you may have arrived from Becca’s blog, or you may have started here, either is ok! The hop is a big circle, so you will end up back at her blog (if you started here). If you get lost along the way, you can find the whole list over on Melinda’s blog!

Today I have another slimline card for you! I love the colors on today’s card! The products go well together (haha!) and as you already know, those coffee cups just make me happy! LOL!

The card was SUPER simple to put together, and was inspired by the retired Wishes how to book.

While I did not use the slimline card base, it was my inspiration! I used some Espresso cardstock, White Daisy Cardstock, and the current Mix In paper packet. I will link all of the products below! I know that you will want to add them to your stash!

I used the lightest end of the Brown Grey TriBlend Marker to add a hint of shadow on the lid for the cups.

This card went together so quickly, it was almost scary! Definitely an easy go to card style to add to my repertoire!

I would love to hear what you think about this card, or who you would give it to! Leave a comment below, before you head off to Haley’s blog to see her great things!

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