It's a beautiful Monday!

Happy Monday!!!
Here in Indiana the sun is shining brightly and the weather is gorgeous!
I haven't been ignoring my blog I promise, just been super busy getting tons of layouts done for my camping trip this week as well as a very cute card!

All of the projects today feature CTMH's Back Country Paper Packs and Stickease Assortments. I will be featuring these products and more at my open house on June 20.
So here is the fun stuff!


This is the cute lil card I mentioned before! Very very easy and quick to make!
You will need the following items to make this card:
Back Country Level 2 Paper Pack
Back Woods Stamp Set
Olive and Barn Red Ink Pads
2 copper brads

To make this project, start with a card base in the Barn Red cardstock cut to 5" x 3 1/2". Fold in half. When you assemble the card, make sure your fold is on the left side.
Pc A- Striped B&T Duos paper cut to 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".
Pc B- Outdoor Denim Blue cardstock cut to 2" x 1 1/2"
Stamp your tree with Olive Ink on a piece of Colonial White Cardstock. I used a second generation stamping. Over this tree, stamp the dotted overlay of tree in Olive ink, use a first generation stamp image for this. Then stamp the trunk of the tree in Barn Red. Cut out this image to adhere to card upon assembly.
To assemble card:
Attach pc A to left side of card, keeping edges flush.
Attach pc B to center of card, keeping 1/2" from the top.
Attach your stamped tree image with pop dots and place in center of pc B.
Attach your copper brads to the right of pc B.
Stamp the sentiment Grow Together in bottom right hand corner in Barn Red Ink.
Your card is ready for giving!

I will post the other layouts I have finished a bit later.

Until then,
Have a Blessed Day
&
Happy Scrappin!

Shelly

June Home Gathering Project

So today I have for you a small card that is my June Home Gathering project. This little card is quick and easy to complete. All of the items needed to make this card come from the CTMH Moon Doggies Paper Line and will be supplied by me.



Remember you will get a special gift for booking your home gathering through my blog! Contact me to learn how you can earn FREE!!! CTMH product.

Don't forget to check out my CTMH website for todays Deal of the Day!

Until tomorrow,
Have a Blessed Day
&
Happy Scrappin!

Shelly

Family visit/vacation

Just got back from a small family vacation/family visit. I went to Mississippi with my father, sister, nephew and grandson to see family I havn't seen in almost 4 years. Some I havn't seen in over 20 years. It's very hard when life happens to see everyone in your extended family....especially one whole branch of your family tree lives in another state.
I had a wonderful time reconnecting with "lost" family members. And thanks to the internet, we don't have to stay disconnected anymore!
I hope everyone has enjoyed this last week and lots of great things have come your way!
I will be posting a small card later today, so come back for that!

Oh!!! BIG NEWS!!! Please check out my CTMH website....every day in June there is a different sale item with special shipping charges applied. I will post a link to it also, but you really dont want to miss out on the everyday goodies! It's like Christmas all over again!! Only this time, you get what you really want! ;)

Until later,
Have a Blessed Day
&
Happy Scrappin

Shelly

Tip/Technique Tuesday

Well today was a very busy day! I was just accepted into nursing school and I have a ton of paperwork that I need to get done as well as a physical and a background check, and I won't bore you with anymore details there, so I spent most of the day running around Indianapolis to get things done, and I still have work to do!

On Tuesdays I thought I would share tips and/or techniques!
This is one is generation stamping and rock-n-roll!This technique can actually turn CTMH's 60 Exclusive colors of ink into 180! The stamps being used come from our Campin Fever Stamp Set and I am using Desert Sand Exclusive Ink Pad.

Generation stamping is how many times a you stamp from one inking. Such as this:


As you can see from the picture, the first generation is the most detailed and most colorful. The second generation lighter and less defined, and the third generation is so light it is barely there!
Now to make that third generation pop...take the same stamp and just rock n roll the edges on the ink pad. You don't want to pick up any ink in the center of the image. Once you have rock n rolled your stamp, do a first generation stamp on your second generation image. Now do a second generation stamp over your lightest third generation image. See how it makes the image come off the paper?!


Now do you really want to make it pop? Take a sentiment stamp and do a first generation inside the lightened area of the original third generation impression.


There you go, a new way to utilize your stamp pad inks and get the most bang for your buck!

If you use any of these techniques, don't be shy, share with me what you made! I would love to see your artwork!
Until next time,
Have a Blessed evening
&
Happy Scrappin!

Last Post for Sunday

Yes I promise this will be my last post today! I took the time this afternoon to sit with my husband and our very spoiled shih tzu Zeus outside just enjoying the weather, and our yard. I love being outdoors. I guess thats why I really despise winter so much. It's too cold to go out and do anything. I love the warm weather!!

To go along with my "camping, outdoors" theme today, I made 2 cute cards that coordinate with my layouts from earlier today. Both card recipes come from CTMH Wishes Card Card Program

For the both cards the products you will need are:
My Reflections Back Country Level 2 Paper Pack
My Stickease Assortment Level 2 Back Country embellishments
Barn Red Ink
Outdoor Denim Ink
Olive Ink
Field Trip Alphabet Stamp Set
Backwoods Stamp Set
Campin Fever Stamp set
Pop dots

Card 1 dimensions 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
1 pc Olive Cardstock cut to 4 1/2" x 9", folded in half to make a top fold card base.
A. 1 pc Barn Red cardstock cut to 1 1/2" x 4 1/2"
B. 1 pc of the Striped B&T Duos patterned paper cut to 2" x 4 1/2"
C. 1 pc of Colonial White cardstock cut to 3 1/2" x 2 1/2".
To prepare your pieces for assembly:
1. Using the Barn Red ink pad, stamp the period from the Field Trip Alphabet Stamp Set twice on pc C in the top left corner.
2. Using Outdoor Denim ink pad, stamp the "Great Outdoors" sentimen from the Campin' Fever stamp set on pc C in top right hand corner.
3. Sponge Barn Red Ink onto edges of piece A.
4. Sponge Outdoor Denim Ink onto edges of piece B and the "mountains" from My Stickease Assortment.
5. Spnge Olive ink on edges of piece C.
Now to assemble:
1.Attach piece A to the center of piece B, keeping the sides flush.
2. Attach piece B to the card front, placing it 1 1/4" from the top, keeping the sides flush.
3. Attach piece C to the card front, placing it 1/2" from the top and 1/8" from the right edge.
4. Add your mountain to front of card overlapping A, B and C.
5. Using Barn Red Ink, stamp the tree trunks from the Backwoods Stamp Set.
6. Using Olive Ink, stamp the tree tops from the Backwoods Stamp Set.
7. On a scrap piece of Colonial White, stamp the "Evergreen" Tree in the same manner as above, trim and adhere with pop dots over the tree you stamped directly on the card.
Your card is now ready for a message from you to be sent to your loved one!


Card number 2:
Dimensions are 8" x 3 1/2"
1 pc of Outdoor Denim Blue cardstock cut to 8" x 7" to make a side fold 8" x 3 1/2" card base.
A. Barn Red card stock cut to 8" x 3"
B. Blue Plaid B&T Duos patterened paper cut to 4 1/2" x 2 1/2"
C. Colonial White card stock cut to 1" x 3 1/2"
To prepare for assembly:
1. Using Outdoor Denim Ink, stamp the picnic basket and Life's a Picnic sentiment from the Campin Fever stamp set onto C. Using same ink, stamp the period from the Field Trip Alphabet Stamp set into each corner.Apply any My Stickease Assortment stickers you desire.
2. Sponge edges of pieces A and C with Barn Red Ink.
3. Sponge Outdoor Denim Ink to the edges of piece B and the card base.
To assemble:
1.Using the card base, attach piece A to the left side of the card front keeping the edges flush.
2. Attach piece B placing it 1" from the top, keeping the left edges flush.
3. Attach piece C, placing it 1 3/4" from the top, keeping side edges flush.
And this one is ready to go! Simple, sweet and to the point!


Remember to order any product liste here, contact me!

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday evening surrounded by your favorite people!

Until next time,
Have a Blessed Day
&
Happy Scrappin!

First Post For Sunday

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful, wonderful Sunday.
My husband Troy finally put our flag pole up and old Glory is waving beautifully in the light breeze outside.

I decided to do a double layout for my first post today. My husband and I are going on our first camping trip of the year in 2 weeks. I decided to go ahead and premake some layouts so I could just come home, print out the pix and add them to my scrapbook!

These are made with Close To My Heart Products. To get the recipe and directions for this double layout please contact me at: shellyford@myctmh.com These layouts were so simple to do! And I love the way they turned out, I cannot wait to go on our camping trip, not only for the sure fun of camping, but so I can add more memories of the time that we spend together!




While you are scrapbooking, I hope that you take the time to add YOU to your scrapbook layouts. I find that I'm the one on the "other" side of the camera pretty much of the time. Then I read an article that came out in our CTMH newsletter that made stand and pay attention. I have so many scrapbooks, but now that I think of it, I'm not sure all of them have much to do with ME. I take the pictures of everyone else, I enjoy that, but, the article was correct, how am I going to leave a legacy to my grandbabies if I don't put ME in the layouts as well.
So I have taken a vow to put more of ME in my layouts, I want my grandchildren and all future generations to be able to look back and say wow, Mammaw sure did some fun things and now we know all about her life!
So join me won't you? Take a vow today, that you will start putting more of YOU in your layouts. And please, don't be shy, share those memories with me. I would love to see what you scrapbook about!
Until next time,
Have a Blessed Day

Another card for today!

I love this card! It is a 7 x 5 just because card! I hope you like it as well!



Supplies needed to make this card are:

Desert Sand card stock - cut to 7" x 10" folded in half to make a 7" x 5" card base
Moon Doggies Level 2 Paper Pack- out of this you will need the following papers:
Leaf B&T Duos- cut to 3" x 3"
Indian Corn Blue- 8 pcs cut to 1" x 1"
Yellow card stock - cut to 6 3/4" x 4 3/4"
Colonial White Card Stock
Extreme Happiness Stamp Set
Fringed Phrases stamp set
Desert Sand Ink pad
Olive Ink Pad
Cranberry Ink Pad

Cut all papers needed first, this will make things go faster in the assembly process.
Also, you want to stamp the following and trim:
Using the Olive Ink pad stamp the leaf image from the Extreme Happiness Stamp set 3 times on the back of the the Leaf B&T Duos paper. This is sepearte from the 3x3 pc needed. Trim the leaves and set aside.
Next using the Cranberry Ink Pad, stamp the flower border twice, the large and small flower each once on a piece of Colonial White Cardstock. Trim these and set aside for later assembly.
Use the Desert Sand Ink pad to stamp the stamens and inside flower images on a piece of Desert Sand Card Stock. Trim these and set aside.

To assemble the card:
Attach yellow card stock to card base. Adhere Indian Corn Blue squares at top and bottom of card, spaced evenly. Adhere the flower border on top of mosaic squares on top and bottom of card.
Add your 3" x 3" Leaf pc in the middle of card, light side up. Adhere leaves, both flowers, and stamens onto this pc.
Using the Desert Sand Ink Pad, stamp the Just Because phrase from the Fringed Phrases Stamp set in the bottom left corner of your 3x3 leaf paper.

Then enjoy giving this card to your favorite someone...Just Because.

To order the products needed to make this card please contact me or visit My Close To My Heart Website

Remember you will earn a FREE stamp set for scheduling your CTMH Home Gathering with me, and also be eligble for more FREE product. Ask me how today!

Have a great Saturday nite, and please come back tomorrow for new layout ideas!

Have a Blessed evening,
Shelly

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you all are have a very safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend surrounded by friends and loved ones!
Today I want to show you a small thank you card made with items from my Close To Your Heart products. This is the cutest little thank you card I have made so far. It's just so cheery and cute, I'm sure you are going to love this and are going to want to make one to give for your next thank you note!


Products needed are:
white card stock- 4 3/4" x 6" folded to make a 4 3/4" x 3" card base
Animal Cookies paper pack using the Dutch Blue- 4 3/4" x 3"
red card stock- 1" x 3"
light brown card stock- 3" x 2"
white card stock- 2 3/4" x 1 3/4"
Mini Medley accessories in White Daisy
Summer Craft Buttons
Fringed Phrases Stamp Set
Treetops Stamp set
Cranberry, Olive, and Desert Sand Ink Pads

To make card:
Start with white card stock card base.Top the front of the card with your Dutch Blue Animal Cookies patterened paper (4 3/4" x 3").
Place your red card stock piece (1" x 3") 1 3/4" from the top, keeping it flush with the left side.
Place your brown card stock piece (3" x 2") 3/4" from top, and 1/4" from right side.
Make your tree piece.
To do this:
Using Olive ink pad, stamp the large tree twice on the back of a piece of Animal Cookies Dutch Blue Paper. Trim around outside of one tree top, and just inside the other tree top.
Using the Desert Sand ink pad, stamp the large tree again, this time on a white piece of card stock and cut out just the tree trunk.
To assemble this part of card, take your white card stock piece (2 3/4" x 1 3/4"), add the tree trunk in the middle with the bottom of the trunk flush with the bottom of card stock piece.
Add your tree tops to the trunk (first the outside trimmed piece, then the inside trimmed piece). To embellish tree top, add 3 small blue buttons, and 1 red buttons from the Summer Buttons set. From the Mini Medley set place 4 flower shaped brads into tree top.
Once you have all of your embellishments in place, take the tree and place it on the brown card stock.
Stamp the Thank You from the Fringed Phrases stamp set in cranberry ink. Trim close to stamped image and place on your card.
Card Idea is from the My Originals Card Confidence Program.
There you have it, a very cute thank you card that someone will love to get!

If you need the supplies listed here, please contact me. I would love to help you start creating beautiful cards to give.

More cards and layous coming soon, until then,
Have a Blessed Day!

Independent Consultant

Ok so I have been kinda avoiding blogging this week as I was waiting on something.
Now I can announce!
I am now an independent consultant with Close To My Heart Scrapbook and Stamping Company. The products are fantastic! The prices are great and I am having so much fun with everything.

The card above is a small 3x3 card. You will need the following products to make this:
6x3 Red card stock, folded in half
2.75x 2.75 pc of Animal Cookies Patterened Paper
3x1 Red card stock
2" white card stock square
2" white card stock circle
This months booking stamp set (using heart felt)
Cranberry Inkpad
Desert Sand Inkpad
3 small copper brads

To begin cut all pieces of paper that you will need, this will make the card making go faster. Sponge the edges of the white square and circle with the Dessert Sand Ink pad.
Stamp the heart felt with cranberry ink onto circle and embellish with the copper brads.
Take your red base, adhere the Animal Cookies paper on front of card base. Top this with the 3x1 card stock. I used a white puffy pen to simulate stitches, you can stitch on yours with thread if you like.
Top the red rectangle with the white sqare, add the embellished circle and there you go, a fast and easy card to add to a gift bag or just give as a little note of appreciation.

You dont have the supplies I have listed here? Please contact me or visit my CTMH website for more info!

CTMH....Faster, Easier, Simpler...Let me show you how! I would love to discuss you hosting a gathering. Near or far, we can make a great home gathering work for you and you could get FREE product to boot!

More fun stuff to follow!
Have a safe and very Happy Memorial Day!

Busy busy week

Wow this has been such a busy week for me! I went to Ky on Monday to visit my children and ended up bringing my 14 month old grandson home with me for the week! This lil boy is the love of my life! We have had so much fun watching him discover new things in the yard and taking him for rides in his covered wagon.
He is such a busy boy that I have barely had time to clean let alone do any scrapping.
He is going home today, and although it is going to allow me to get back to my normal routine, I miss him badly when he is at home.
Scrapping projects will be posted as soon as I can get them done!
I have found a new blog...Vintage Plum, what a great site! They have contests and great ideas for new projects. I have found it to be a great respite after I put the lil monkey boy down to sleep! Please visit them, you will not be disappointed!
They re having a star search going on right now too for anyone who wants to be "discovered"! The challenges are going to help me get my numerous pictures scrapbooked finally!! hehehe

Happy Mothers Day

I hope all the moms of the world have had a wonderfl Mothers Day. Mom's, don't sell yourself short, we have to be so many things at all times. We deserve a day for ourselves!
I made 4 Mothers Day Cards this weekend. I will post the pix of some of them soon.
Im still working on my altered cookie sheet for you, and hopefully will be getting it posted sometime this week.

Until you visit again, Have a wonderful Blessed week!

Shel

Getting started

Ok so call me late to the game or just catching up to it. Whichever, I've finally decided to start blogging about my obsession...ummm passion. SCRAPBOOKING!! I absolutely breath, eat, sleep anything scrapbooking. My whole basement is my scrapbook room. I want everyone to get on this wonderful hobby, however, I do know some people havn't the time, the space, or patience to scrapbook. So I started my own scrapbook 4 others company called Lasting Legacy Designs (more on this later).

So why should you visit my blog? I don't know the answer to this one! But, if you check back you'll see the many different projects I do with scrapbooking. I do the traditional scrapbooking yes, however, I also loooooove altered projects. The first one Ill post is my altered cookie sheet! You'll never look at a cookie sheet the same way!