Hello,

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!

If you have come here from Jennifer's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE.

This month we have more or less 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this lovely stamp set - Ice Cream Dream.

Here are my projects...I have two cards!
I used the quote stamp to stamp my background on both cards...

Card 1: I added fussy cut images, colored with Copics/ShinHan markers, with foam tape.

Challenges:
1. Artistic Inspirations #132: Anything Goes with a twist of die cuts

2. Word Art Wednesday #185: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
3. Addicted to Stamps #146: Anything Goes + DT Call

4. Simon Says Anything Goes

Card 2: Front panel was cut out using Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge. I backed it with tiny polka dots patterned paper (it reminds me of cookies...). I added fussy cut images (also colored with Copics/ShinHan markers) with foam tape. I adhered the panel on card and finished it off with baker's twine.

Now, hop on to Michele's Blog to see her beautiful creation!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cardabilities Design Team Reveal #124: Forever Flip Card

Hello, crafty friends!

It's the 30th...It's Cardabilities Design Team Reveal Day! It's also my last project as a DT member...hope you enjoyed all my projects!

Here's the fun sketch by Karan:

Our Sponsor for this sketch is Crafty City:

Website: http://www.craftycity.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/craftycitycom/408285672525649

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhataMemories/

You have until the 13th of the following month to link up (click HERE to link your projects)!

And don't forget to "like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Cardabilities

When I saw the sketch, I immediately thought swing (or flip) card!

Challenges:
1. Artistic Inspirations #132: Anything Goes with a twist of die cuts

2. Word Art Wednesday #185: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
3. Addicted to Stamps #146: Anything Goes + DT Call

4. Simon Says Anything Goes

5. SSS Work It Wed May 2015

I used double-sided paper and cut the card and wreath using Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge (CTMH).
I heat embossed the wreath in silver. I added a cream panel, a punched border, some washi tape and stamping to the card.
The birds and banner are heat embossed in clear and popped-up with foam tape. The cake was heat embossed in silver.

Thank you for stopping by!

French Dies {Fri}: Butterfly and Apple Honeycomb Card

Hello,

Today, I have  two die cut cards to share! 

I cut both cards using Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge (CTMH).
I heat embossed a few of the "left over" hexagons in gold (and red) and adhered them to the inside of cards.

First up is:

I cut the butterfly using Artbooking Cricut cartridge (it was altered in CCR) and heat embossed it in black UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel), twice. The second time, I also sprinkled some copper and platinum UTEE.

Now...if you're going to leave the card with the open front like that, I suggest inking or heat embossing the back side of the butterfly for a finished look.
You could also back the die cut front panel with glittered or patterned paper, if you don't want the writing showing.
Another option is to write the message on the back of the card.

Challenges:

1. Artistic Inspirations #132: Anything Goes with a twist of die cuts

2. Word Art Wednesday #185: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
3. HappyLittleStamper May CAS Challenge: Die-cuts/Punches + DT Call
4. Addicted to Stamps #146: Anything Goes + DT Call

Second card:

These hexagons were adhered with foam tape.

Challenges:

1. Die Cut Diva's Challenge Blog: "Something Yummy to Eat"

2. Simon Says Anything Goes

3. SSS Work It Wed May 2015

Have a nice weekend!!!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog DT Challenge #252: Follow the Sketch

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!
This is my first project for FCCB! I'm so excited to be a part of the team!

Challenge #252-Follow the Sketch

This Weeks Sponsor

Bugaboo Stamps

The prize is 7 digital stamps!

Create a project inspired by the sketch below-

For inspiration see:  http://retrosketches.blogspot.ca/2012/07/retrosketches-22.html

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

Here's my card:

Challenges:

1. Artistic Inspirations #132: Anything Goes with a twist of die cuts

2. Word Art Wednesday #184: Anything Goes Family Friendly
3. HappyLittleStamper May CAS Challenge: Die-cuts/Punches + DT Call

I'm not really into gold...but lately, I've been in love with gold! Especially gold/mint or coral, and gold/black.
I used the CTMH Artbooking cartridge for the star overlay and the flower, and I heat embossed them in gold.
I used CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge for the banner and the panel (altered in CCR and trimmed).
Then, I added some stamping to the panel and banner, popped-up the flower with 3-D foam tape, and added the thread and button.

Thank you for stopping by!

Decorate to Celebrate DT Challenge #100: Cupcake Picks and more...

Hello, Crafty Friends!

It's time for Decorate to Celebrate today! You can create anything 3-D...for a change to win a prize from Rhonda - a set of cards!

I made these cupcake picks for my son's birthday party at Day Care:

Shapes are from the Artiste Cricut cartridge and coordinating stamps are CTMH.

I also made this wall decoration for his "other" party, with family members:

"Happy" and "Birthday" are from Artbooking Cricut cartridge and foam mustache is from Hobby Lobby.

I made a bow using wrapping paper:

Finally, a card from Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge:

Challenge:

Word Art Wednesday #183

I backed it with black paper with glossy embossed design.

Thank you for stopping by!
Lilian

Foto Inspiration {Fri}: Pretty Packaging Card on Mother's Day!

Hello,

Happy Mother's Day!

Today's card (clean and layered) was inspired by this photo (I was supposed to post this on Fri, but my laptop didn't cooperate!):

How-To:
1. Cut the flower overlay using Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge, ink it in Brilliance Pearlescent Coral and heat emboss it in clear (I did it twice).
2. Adhere it on glossy chevron patterned paper, round the corners and adhere the panel on card.
3. Add washi tapes and white shimmer tape on the left.
4. Color the white shimmer tape with Copic markers.

5. Add flowers.

6. Stamp a sentiment on a tag (Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge) and adhere it on card (using foam tape).
7. Add pearls on flowers' centers.
8. Add glitter on small flowers' centers.

Challenges:
1. The Card Concept #34 {Pretty Paper Packaging}
2. Simon Says Mon Don't Abandon the Coral
3. Simon Says Wed Let's Get Sentimental
4. Word Art Wed #182: Anything Goes/Family Friendly

Have a nice day!
Lilian

{Sun} Sweets: Botanical Cards

Some cards I made this weekend. They are 3.5" x 5.5" and were colored with ShinHan Touch Twin Markers.

#jrlcreativechallenge #botanicalbackground #CTMH #cards #cardmaking #ShinHanmarkers #TouchTwin

A photo posted by Lilian YF (@theleafstudio) on May 2, 2015 at 7:27am PDT

Supplies (CTMH):
Botanical Backgrounds stamp set
Paper Bird (Hostess stamp set)
Just Sayin' May'15 SOTM
Silver Shimmer Trim
Twine
ShinHan Touch Twin markers: Leaf Green, Sap Green, Tender Pink
3-D Foam Tape
Glitter Gel 

Challenges (Card #1):
1. CTMH Use ShinHan TouchTwin markers
2. Color Throwdown #340

3. Simon Says Work It Wed April '15
4. Simon Says Wed Anything Goes

Challenges (Card #2)
1. STAMPloration May 2015: Stamps & Leaves
2. Addicted to Stamps #142: Make Your Mark
3. Word Art Wed #181: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
4. Just Us Girls #291 Word Week: Twine of any color!

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian