Inspired By Blog Challenge - FMS #137 & ColourQ #242

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and scrapping for myself!  So with that in mind and a handful of graduation cards to make, I got inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketches #137 pattern & the ColourQ #242 color combo.

Thanks for stopping by - Happy Scrapping!!

Featured products (all Close to My Heart products - SHOP HERE):

• Lollydoodle B&T paper
• Pear & Lagoon cardstock
• Sunset Ink Pad
• Aqua Dots
• Teal Shimmer Trim
• May Stamp of the Month - You've Got a Friend
• only available until May 31, 2014
• 3D Foam Tape
• White Daisy Value Card Pack

Inspired By Blog Challenges - Colour Q #222

Late night inspiration with this week's Colour Q #222 color palette...but I'm very pleased with it!!  Using a bit of something old and something new. I'm starting to feel too much like a collector than a consumer.  I am 90% done with my nephew's albums commemorating his high school athletic career, so I'm SUPER looking forward to focusing again on my projects.

My Creation:

Products used (* indicated retired CTMH product):
- Black & Whisper Stamp Pads
- Archival Brilliance Galaxy Gold Pigment Ink Pad*
- Silver & Black Shimmer Trim
- Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape (NEW!)
- Holiday Tags MyAcrylix Stamp Set
- Perfect Fit - Frames 2 MyAcrylix Stamp Set
- It's Your Day Stamp Set*
- Sparkles Assortment
- Make It From Your Heart Vol. 2 How-To-Book
- For Always Paper Pack
- Artiste Cricut Cartridge
- White Daisy Value Card Pack
- 3D Foam Tape

Inspired By Blog Challenges- MM#325 & CQ#221

I decided to kick-start my crafty mojo with some blog challenges and went to this week's inspiration from Mojo Monday & Colour Q.

 

This was a duel inspiration and I missed uploading this post to Mojo Monday #325 :( but still a go for Colour Q #221. None-the-less, the challenges did their job and got me crafting!!  Here is what I came up with:

The Close to My Heart colors I used, that were closest to the Colour Q (SU) colors, are White Daisy, Moonstruck, Lagoon, Chocolate, and Juniper. It's hard to tell from this picture, but the Happy Birthday tag is raised with 3D tape and there are bitty sparkles on the swirls of the cupcake frosting.

Featured products:

- Artiste Cricut Cartridge

- Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

- Moonstruck & Chocolate Stamp Pads

- Holiday Tags MyAcrylix Stamp

- Art Philosophy Collection MyAcrylix Stamp

- 3D foam tape

- Bronze shimmer trim

- Lagoon shimmer trim (sneak peak of new product from 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book!)

- Bitty Sparkles

- Juniper Alcohol Marker

- Sparkle & Shine B&T paper

- Lagoon, Moonstruck, and White Daisy Cardstock

- White Daisy Card Value Pack