Retired Stamp Sets...

I always love how all the CTMH products coordinate together in a timeless fashion, no matter how old or retired they are. In this case, I had just purchased Fun Times from a consultant (my upline) who is trying to make room for new sets but it's retired.

I was fiddling around with elements and layout while I talked to the two lovely ladies during my workshop, trying to make everything work out. I also couldn't find the paintbrush I had used prior for one of the cards that was in high demand, so with this card I also realized that paper towel could also work. The final result:

You'll have to pardon the crappy lighting... taking photos at 10:30 at night never leads to great lighting no matter how awesome the camera is. My favorite part of this card is the chevron stripe. CTMH got really clever with their papers lately; they print all the info and CTMH copyright at the top of each patterned paper to make it easy to cut off and then on the other side they print a fun little corresponding border that you can actually use. That stripe behind the frog is from Superhero Level 2 Paper Pack.

I don't know why, when I was taking photos of the inside of this card (at a more appropriate time of day) that I didn't think to take photos of the front. :)  I absolutely love the frog. 

Michaels, etc:
* Solid color cardstock (Spice Market)
* White cardstock

CTMH:
* Superhero Level 2 Paper Pack
* Fun Times (retired)
* Lucky Level 2 chipboard elements (retired)
* Outdoor Denim Ink
* Topiary Ink
* Smoothie Ink
* Bitty Adhesive Backed Gems

Hope you all had a fantastic May Long weekend!

Babies and last Friday off...

Well, this afternoon is the last Friday off I have from my workplace in the last three months. I'm enjoying it, even with the 5 minute snowstorm that wandered in and out of my community. This year it seems all my friends are having kids, and my Baby Love set (retired) is getting quite the workout.

By the way I rolled out a snazzy new blog header. Can you identify the CTMH products featured?

Today's inspiration is from Mojo Monday: MOJO234 with the help of Scrappin' My Heart Out's Debbie Carriere blue roses card.

The diecut is from the package you get alongside the Cricut Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! It comes with 3 exclusive D-set stamps, three die cut sheets, and of course the cartridge itself. Don't you think the Baker's Twine works well with the blue rhinestones?

The recipients of this card have two cats and love them, so I couldn't resist stamping cats on the inside. To get just the cat and not the associated 'baby' on the stamp, I used post-its to mask out the baby, stamped it on the ink pad, and removed the postit notes before transferring the image.

Michaels, etc:
* Solid cardstock

CTMH
* Lucky Level 2 Paper Packet (retired)
* Baby Love (retired
* Soul Mates
* Fall/Winter 2012 Petite Perks stamp
* Blue and Green Sparkles
* Dimensional Elements - Mixed Shapes
* Baker's Twine Paradise Assortment
* Moonstruck Ink
* Olive Ink
* Smoothie Ink

Hope you're enjoying warm temps like I am,

I have Cricut moments...

... sometimes I just want to use my Cricut so I dream up excuses to use it. This excuse is a continuation of the Portugal party. I'm thinking that at the very end of the trip I'd like to put some little goodies on the dinner table that are packaged up all nice as "party favors". It's a way to finish the trip with a bang and guess what I get to play with another Cricut 3-D shape!

My original inspiration is from the treat box that Carla made for one of her all day scrapbooking crops. It's done in red with little hearts stamped on it. Just in time for heart2heart's challenge: 3-D Items!

I realized that I haven't touched my Costco stash of background papers in a while. I wanted something that reminded me of Spring, as his birthday is actually in March, and I wanted to try out some new inks I'd gotten. My favorite thing about this shape is that there's no adhesives required. You just need to hook two slots together for the left and right sides, slide in your items (chocolate!!) and then the ribbon ties it all together at the top.

Michaels, etc:
* Green patterned paper - Costco
* Ribbon

CTMH:
* Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
* Lucky Workshop Stamp set - Retired
* Barn Red Ink
* Spring Iris Ink

Hopefully you are staying warm this winter - I'm currently enjoying spring-like temperatures out there!