One Stamp set, Two projects

Today I have teamed up with Taniesa from TheCraftyPickle to showcase the use of a  CTMH stamp set Called "Lifting Spirits".  We each created a card using this set. 

For my project I created a Thank you card. I started with a 5x7 navy blue and white chevron print card.  I then stamped my chosen images onto watercolor paper and painted them.  I stamped a separate image of the balloon and a few clouds. Then I fussy cut them out and mounted them onto my already painted base with 3D foam squares.

 

 To see details on Taniesa's project hop on over to the TCP blog
She is a pro with the alcohol markers!
 

We hope you enjoy our each of our projects. 

Happy Scrappin'

Carrie

Welcome to another TCP blog hop!

Today our creative team will be sharing with you their take on a sketch created by our very own designer, Treasa!
This is the fantastic sketch she created for us:

 

 For My Project I decided to create a PL spread using the sketch.  

I created a mini layout for the largest pocket which is 6x12

I really like these insta pages from WRMK.  It allows for creating a mini layout and accenting with 8 3x3" pockets.

Our dog Tyson is a fun subject for creating layouts.  I really enjoy customizing layouts with my flair from TheCraftyPickle

How would you like to win a "Year of Flair?" There are two ways to win! Enter both ways to improve your chances! First, Leave a little love on each of the designer's blogs as you hop along. Every comment gets you an entry into the drawing for the flair. Second, Participate by creating your own take on our sketch and link us in the comments to your photo (Can be posted on your blog, Flickr, Photobucket, Ect...) It can be any type of project, however the sketch inspires YOU. International friends are welcome to participate as well! You have until Wednesday Feb. 25th to enter. Winner will be announced on TCP's blog on Friday Feb.27th

Winner will receive 12 monthly sets of TCP flair valued at over $50.00
And as a thank you for following me I am going to give away a set of 6 random flair buttons from TheCraftyPickle too. 

To enter my little giveaway you need to follow my blog and leave me a comment saying you do. Check back here on Friday 2/27 to see if you are the winner. 
On with the hop!

You should have started with Alicia!
If you get lost along the way here is the order of the hop.
Carrie ( you are here )
Catherine
Elodie
Joann
Julia
Kristen
Monika
Stephanie
Treasa
Don't forget to comment on the TCP blog too!

February PL Swap cards

Today I am sharing with you some swap cards I created this month. I Create and swap Project Life style cards in a Facebook swap group, These are the themes I signed up for in February.

I created these cards for the Watercolor swap. I stamped my flower image and then used my H20 shimmer watercolors to paint them. I love these new paints. They are so vibrant and pretty, adding just a touch of shimmer to my project.  I just had to use them on my next two cards too.

Bumble Bee swap.  How cute is this little Bee?

Butterfly Swap.  I Love this CTMH Butterfly stamp. The bold outline is perfect for hand coloring. 

I my house we LOVE our dogs like family.  For this Dog swap I created a Valentine style card. I used my Sizzix to Dry emboss some pink shimmer paper then sanded off the paw prints.

Twinchies ( 2x2" cards ) are my favorite swaps.  I love the POW paper by AC, It is so sparkly without any glitter transfer.  The Simplify is a stamp by Technique Tuesday

Rolo Swap - Brush Script theme

I created this card for a Sick Day Swap.  These stamps are from Lawn Fawn. I used my Spectrum Noir color pencils to color in the images and then fussy cut them out.

Everyone loves Cupcakes Swap.  I had to make mine chocolate because when it comes to Cupcakes I will pick Chocolate everytime.

Lastly I created these cute little pinwheels for the Birthday Swap.  Pinwheels are really easy. You just cut a 2" square, cutting a 3/4" slit in each corner toward the center, then folding them toward the center and add a brad to hold the points in place. 

 Thanks for stopping by today 

Check back on Friday for my next post featured on TheCraftyPickle. 

Handmade Greeting Cards

Hello! Today I am sharing with you a few Handmade Greeting Cards that I created using my new "Your Own Kind of Wonderful" CTMH Acrylix stamp set  

 As you can see there are six different sayings along with six different sized butterflies.  Making this a great value with twelve different stamps in one set.

I love this set for it's versatility in creating cards for several different occasions.  I like to make up several cards at one time so I always have a handmade card on hand for any special occasion. After all who want to pay $5.00 or more for a store bought card? Any everyone loves a handmade card better anyway.

 I used some pre-made chalkboard style cards for my base, I then pulled out my watercolors and painted the background for my stamped image.  I really like the bold outline of the butterflies and when I painted the inside with my watercolors they really pop off my cards. CTMH Arcylix stamps are some of the highest quality stamps I have worked with.  They stamp a clean image every time. They peel off the backing and are super adhesive to the stamping block, they also clean up really easy.

 I used the same butterflies on this card. After I painted them in I fussy cut them out and used some 3D pop dots to mount them to my card base.  I then created a watercolor banner that I stamped my sentiment on.  I used some sequins to embellish my cards too.  You can find this pretty Fruity Pebbles sequin mix in TheCraftyPickle Etsy shop. 

This one is my favorite. I just love this sentiment. I plan on giving this one to my daughter for her Graduation this year. 

Want to win a CTMH stamp set of your own, pop on over to TheCraftyPickle blog to enter. 

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Happy Scrappin'

Carrie

My First Winter Layout

Happy New Year.  I can hardly believe it's 2015.  

Today I am sharing my first winter layout. This page will actually be at the end of my 2014 family album.  We had a rare snow fall where I live in Murrieta California.  It has not snowed here in ten years, and even then it was just a dusting.  We actually got about a foot of snow that lasted several days. 

For this page I used a ton of beautiful shiny sequins from TheCraftyPickle they came in the Winter Mix pack.    Can I just tell you that I am a bit obsessed with sequins right now. They are such an easy embellishment and very reasonably priced.  Easy to apply with a bit of liquid glue or mini glue dots. 

Here is a closer look at some cards I created by embossing some snowflakes onto vellum and then adding a bit of shimmer watercolors.  I of course added some sequins to embellish these cards too. 

When you order flair from Taniesa your flair is packaged with sequins/confetti in a glassine bag.








Its like a little party when you open the cute little package. I use these sequins all the time, they are the perfect accent to any project.

This glitter flair is perfect on my pages, adds that special touch I like to set the feeling I want to document.

Of course I had to add one of my new blue color pop flairs to this card. It matches my sequins too.  

Thanks for stopping by today. 
Happy Scrappin in the New Year

Carrie 

December Days Album 2014

Today I am going to share with you the start of my December Days album.  This year I have decided to document December Weekly instead of daily.  I am a bit behind.... go figure.

 This is my album cover.  I covered a 6x8 Snap binder from Simple Stories with some paper from Heidi Swapp's Believe collection.  I love this paper line, I bought a lot of it last year so I chose to use it for most of this album.  I also sprayed a Heidi wood veneer word "together" with some gold Color Shine.

Using my custom flair from TheCraftyPickle really helps to make this a special keepsake.

 

 Week 1 - My husband Bill and I spent a 4 day weekend in NYC.  We had a wonderful time, just the two of us. The city really was all dressed up for Christmas.  To document each Week, again I used some custom CraftyPickle flair.   I also used the great Arrow set   and some Holiday sequins to embellish my pages.

  Week 2 - We went to Wickerd Farms to pick a fresh Christmas Tree.  More pages to follow soon....

I really love that Taniesa will create any design just for You!

Thanks for stopping by today.  

Merry Christmas to you and yours. 

Happy Scrappin' 

Carrie

Crafty Christmas ornaments

Today I wanted to share with you a project I created for my Bunco Group. 

I started with some unfinished laser cut star ornaments. Next I sprayed them with my Tinsel Color Shine by Heidi Swapp.  This gave them a pretty silver metal finish. I then attached my custom flair from TheCraftyPickle and finished them off with some beautiful red ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you would like to order some custom flairs it's super easy, contact Taniesa from TheCraftyPickle and she will make you something beautiful.

Happy Scrappin'

Carrie