Sympathy Card

Well, I had to make a sympathy card for a couple of friends.  Making a sympathy card is never something I really like to do but unfortunately they are the ones I have make most often.  That being said I do like the way they turned out.

I stamped the background in chocolate ink, then clear heat embossed the leaves and branch.  I then went back with tea dye distress ink and rubbed around the leaves to make the image pop out.  Then wipe off the excess ink with a cloth.  I then attached a butterfly.  I always like to include a butterfly on a sympathy card... I love butterflies and they symbolize new life!

Easter Gift

I decided to make some bunny bread (see earlier post for picture and recipe) as part of an Easter gift for the 3 ladies who assist me at work.  Along with the bunny bread, I made these cute little bunny baskets - filled with treats.  The baskets were cut using the Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge.  The idea was cased from a fellow CTMH consultant. If you would like the instuctions, click here to check out Tracey's blog. While you are there check out her other great ideas! If you would like to order a Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge click here or e-mail me at valleegrl@teksavvy.com

Dotty for You - CTMH April - May 2010 Campaign

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet! The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.
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Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May with the oh-so-cute Dotty for You paper packet.

Bunny Bread

I am late posting this but on March 31st our Church held its annual Easter Bake Sale.  For the past couple of years I have been making Bunny Bread. This year I made 6 of them. It is such a great hit!

You can hollow out the tummy of the bunny and put dip in it.  Thn put veggies etc around the bunny on the platter.  Click here for the recipe.

Late Birthday!

I love to make cards... that is how I got started in paper crafting. They are quick to create.  I can create a few cards in an evening... but it takes me a lot longer to create a scrapbook page. My downfall with making cards is that I often forget to mail them... I make them up ahead of time and then the date completely passes and I forget to send them out.

Well in this case (I think because we were experiencing such nice weather),  I completely forgot the date and I missed my good friend's birthday. So this is the card I created for her with a huge apology attached!

This card was created using Stephanie Barnard's Stamps of Life Late4Bday Stamp Set. I love her stamp sets. If you are not familiar with her products check them out here. I stamped the turtle image twice on two different colours of cardstock and cut them out. I coloured the shell of the one turtle and pop dotted on top of the other turtle. I stamped the grass and flowers on green cardstock and then used a die cut to cut the oval. I layered all the pieces on a pre-embossed card (purchased from the local $ store) which I inked slightly with honey CTMH ink.

I hope you never have to send a late B-day card to your friend!

Add Bounce to your Project!

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My Originals® Sweet Surprises Card Kit

If you’re looking for a quick way to create several fun and easy cards that will stand out in a crowd, check out the My Originals® Sweet Surprises card kit on the video below:

I can't believe how adorable these cards turn out!! Fill these 3-D cards with treats. The kit comes with 10 5-1/4" x 5-1/4" Tri-Fold Kraft card bases and 10 Kraft Envelope Boxes, the treat cups and dimensional elements, along with White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon.

If you are interested in order a kit, you can contact me via e-mail or order directly from my website