Laughing Lola & Stickles = A Winning Combination!

Tonight I found some play time (i.e. papercrafting time) but it was some good therapy to make something and put my mind at ease from all my worries and stress. 
So, what did I make? A birthday card!  Several of my closest friends are having their birthday this weekend and it is time to get to work.

I stamped the butterflies on white cardstock in a random pattern. The stamp set I used, Butterfly Wings.  Next, I added a little strip of Laughing Lola on the bottom and a birthday sentiment on top.......then, STICKLES!!!! 

Welcome Baby Card - boy

I love this cute little card I made this weekend for my friend whoop it's expecting a boy this June. 

To create this adorable little card, i used the CTMH's My
Acrylix Stamp set "It's a Zoo - C1360" that is now a retired stamp set.  I inked the monkey in Gypsy ink, the giraffe in Goldrush, and the elephant in Indian Corn Blue (all Exclusive Inks by CTMH).  The sentiment was stamped in Pacifica ink and I used Pacifica cardstock for the border on the left and to frame each animal.

Patriotic Star Workshop

This June I am planning to host a workshop using My Creations® Star! This is a simple yet fun workshop using just 3 colors of cardstock (Pacifica, Ruby, and Colonial White) and CTMH's Exclusive Inks in Black for distressing. 

 

If you want to create your own Patriotic Star you can sign-up and attend my workshop and make one for just $14, don't worry if you can't attend the workshop or live long distance. I will make a kit up for you and send it to you along with directions.

Firetruck Thank You Cards

To kindly thank all that attended my son's birthday party, I made the cute little Firetruck Thank You cards.  The truck was cut out from my Cricut and I used a white gel pen on black cardstock for the road.  I stamped with Sunny Yellow ink for the back and in Black ink stamped "Thanks".  Of course, I had to write the number "2" on the Firetruck for the age. 

Inside, I let my toddler write (really was a scribble) his appreciation to each person.  Everyone loved that part of the card :)  Best idea.

 

 

Baby Treat Box

My first artwork using my CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge!  My hubby came home today to tell me he had an office baby shower to go to the next day.  So this was my perfect chance to make something cute with my new toy.  We were not sure of the baby's gender so I found the gender-neutral bag in the closet and it led to the creativity for me.

So I made this box and had some cute pastel cardstock around.  The stamp set it also CTMH with the cute baby images and the letters are one of the new stamp sets from CTMH as well.  I used coordinating inks with the cardstock and here you go!  My very own creation all from a bag!  It was the perfect size to put a gift card inside and left a little extra room.

Here you can see how this measures out; although it did cut off a full 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock.

When I came home today I had to ask my hubby, "what did they think?" and was told they loved it.  So that makes me feel special.