A few more layouts.....

I know, you're thinking "WOW", another post this week!! hahahaha  I have so many cute layouts to share, cards as well, plus I have some Blog Hops coming up that I am participating in, so there should be lots to look at in the next few weeks.  The new CTMH Idea Book is available on Feb. 1st, so there will be some artwork using some of our lovely new products as well.  Hope you'll visit again, for now I give you this:

This was a layout I thought I had already posted, but didn't see it when I checked back.  More paper that has been in my stash for a long time (it's actually from a Christmas collection from Harmonie). The photos are from a crop I attended in Ontario when I was living in Manitoba.  Packing for that flight was interesting!  The crop was the same weekend that William and Kate got married, so we were celebrating with a toast of "Cheers, big ears" just like the folks were doing when Prince Charles appeared on their TV screens!  Not meant to be disrespectful, more congratulatory I think, or at least I hope!  Miss these gals, we had a lot of fun times together.

Card 4 & 5 2011 Challenge

I had a fantastic weekend of "work" this weekend....met with my hostess club girls on Saturday for a wonderful afternoon of creativity, then taught a workshop class at home on Sunday with a wonderful bunch of gals. I had a bit of a "blond" moment (my apologies to all the blonds out there, me included!) at the beginning of the class and had everyone doing the wrong thing first, but it all worked out in the end! Glad these ladies were such good sports! The hostess club did these two cards on Saturday, along with a layout featuring CTMH 6x12" flip flaps which was our project from our cancelled January meeting. Mastering the ribbon flower proved to be a bit of a challenge, but every one's flowers turned out beautifully in the end! I am hooked on stamping those damask patterns with the February SOTM.....the possibilities are endless!

We used CTMH Stamp of the Month for January and February, Wings Level 2 Paper Pack, black grosgrain ribbon, bitty sparkles, MS Doily Lace edge punch, Fabritac glue for the ribbon flower and CTMH card stock.

Layouts - 8

Cards - 5

Helen O's - 1

Card # 3 2011 Challenge

I have not been around for a little bit because my husband was doing an upgrade to my laptop....installed Windows 7 after wiping everything, so then had to re-install all my software. And now I have the dubious task of going through all my old files and moving them to new, permanent locations. It forces me to clean up and delete old stuff I no longer need. All this in hopes that my laptop will run a little faster.

I have finished up all my swap layouts and will be posting them next time, unless those of you who are participating in the swap don't want me to. For now, this is the card I made for Jim for Valentines day. That acrylic heart is from a dollar-store decoration (thanks Thelma!) and I rolled the edges in Versamark, then embossed with black embossing powder. Then I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and embossed with black. Attached bling and black key and then decided to back the heart with white card stock so the sentiment wouldn't be "lost" when mounted on the card. I am not sure, but I think the acrylic was reacting with the Liquid Glass because I could smell an ammonia-like smell when I used it to adhere the paper to the heart. I stamped the card base with our February Stamp of the Month, "Friendship" to create the damask pattern. Inked the edges with black ink, then punched the circle so the key would dangle. Ribbon is from my stash.