Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. To create a pink bag (or any color of your choice), add drops of re-inker and water to a zipper bag, mix the re-inker and water together, submerge the muslin bag into the mixture, and seal the zipper bag, making sure the zipper bag is tightly sealed. Once the zipper bag is securely sealed, knead the muslin bag in the mixture, making sure all areas of the muslin bag are covered, as desired. With a gloved hand, remove the muslin bag from the zipper bag and set it aside to dry on a protected surface. (Note: To create a softer color, add more water and less re-inker drops. To create a more vibrant color, add more re-inker and less water.) Once the muslin bag is completely dry, stamp the sentiment with pigment ink.

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the  Make It from Your Heart®: Pattern 21  information found on page 43 in our how-to publication for inspiration. To stamp the chevron background paper, ink the chevron image from the In the Background stamp set in Cotton Candy ink and stamp it three times. To create your own faux denim paper, sand distress Outdoor Denim cardstock. Add visual interest by creating a paper-pieced home using papers and embellishments, as desired. Embellish with paper accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

This challenge is featuring Things With Wings .  Those of you that know me, know that I love all things butterfly so I cannot wait to share my project with you All products are CTMH unless otherwise noted.... This card features the Dotty for You paper pack once again!  Can you tell I am in love with it yet? I used the paper pack as well as the Cricut Artiste cartridge and coordinating stamp set that are exclusively available through Close to my Heart!  So simple and easy. I hope you enjoyed my project and please check out my blog for the other challenges that I have created this weekend.  Happy hopping!

The theme of this challenge is Caffeine .  Let's face it caffeine is a drug that most of us need to not only make it through the morning but survive through the day as well.  I am a coffee drinker so I immediately grabbed for my coffee supplies :-) My project is a card.  All supplies are CTMH unless noted. I used this super cute stamp set Cup of Cheer to create it: I created my own background paper by stamping the coffee cup on Cashmere cardstock with Saddle ink.  I stamped the beans in Cocoa ink to create a border.  The tag was cut out using the exclusive Art Philosophy cartridge. I hope you enjoyed my project and happy hopping!  Remember to come back and see what I create for the rest of the challenges!

For this challenge, we are to use a sketch and create 6 cards using ONE 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper.  It is called Disappearing Act with Sketch 63 . Here is my card (x6).   All supplies used are from CTMH unless otherwise noted. This card can be used for several different events so it makes it a perfect option for the troops to use.  The paper is again from last year's Dotty for You paper pack.  Can you tell that I love it? The tag is cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge, exclusively available from CTMH and the stamp used comes withe the cartridge!  In fact, 3 exclusive clear acrylic stamp sets and chipboard come all together in this package. Happy Hopping and don't forget to come back to see what else we create along the way!

Yay!  The next challenge is here!  This challenge is called " All Creatures Great and Small; Cards for Kids "   I am loving this challenge as I get to use my Create A Critter cartridge. Here are my creations... The first card I created was the turtle but after seeing all the other cute critters I couldn't stop a just one!  The papers used were not CTMH but I did use the Pun Fun stamp set for the stamped sentiments. Happy Hopping and please stop by to see what I create for challenge #3!

Hip Hip Horray!  I am so excited that there is a virtual card making party for the long holiday weekend over at Operation Write Home .  If you do not know about this wonderful organization. please go visit them today to find out more! The first challenge was to Zig Zag your card.  I love, love, love this trend and could not wait to dive in! Luckily I am a paper hoarder and had some Dotty for You paper left over from last year's promotion from Close to my Heart . Here is my creation....sorry about the lighting This card was super easy to make.  The supplies used are as follows (all CTMH): Colonial white cardstock (base) Dotty for You paper pack for both background papers A Tree stamp set  Lagoon Ink pad Smoothie Ink pad Slate Ink pad Sorbet marker Thank you for looking and please continue to follow along as we create all weekend long!