August KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our August Kit of the Month club using the Passages kit.  Passages features Barn Red, Brown Bag, Cocoa and Garden Green.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

I'm back, really!

So, I know I've been seriously MIA this past month.  It's been a summer packed full of family time, vacation, playdates, camping, and some relaxation time squeezed in there too!  I'm back with lots of new artwork to post, updates, promotions and new products coming your way in the next month.  CTMH had their national convention in Washington DC earlier this month and loads of fun new stuff was unveiled.  I will be updating you with all of that as the summer progresses on. 

For right now, I have a set of six cards to show you.  I used the Celebration card workshop from the Wishes book to make these 6x6 cards quick and easy.  I started with a color combo that I knew I wanted to use - Barn Red, Creme Brulee, Chocolate and Sorbet.  I found it on the top of one of the pages of our Idea Book - this is a great place to look for inspiration "outside the box" or our CTMH paper packets for that matter!  Most times, I create my artwork using the color combos in our paper packets - they are flawless combos, the papers already incorporate all of the colors in their patterns and it's super easy.  But, sometimes none of the paper packets fit my theme or desired "feel" for the project, as was in this case.  I wanted to make a set of cards that I could use for various occasions, for both male and female recipients and I'd had my eye on this color combo for awhile, it was just waiting to be used for the perfect project.

So, I went through my paper stash, chose a few monochromatic background and texture papers from my collection in those colors, added the remaining cardstock colors to make my combo complete and began with my cutting guide.  I used the Everyday Celebration and Felicity stamp sets to make my accents, added some ribbon and brads, and voila!  Here are my quick and easy 6x6 all occasion cards.  Enjoy!

July Scrap Club Layouts

Scrap Club layouts for July are ready to go!  These layouts feature the energetic and colorful papers from the Zippidee kit - perfect for summer photos!  Zippidee colors are Cranberry, Desert Sand, Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White and a touch of Honey.  I used the Thrill Ride stamp set with colored ink pads and clear embossing powder over the top of the images on the first layout to give it that pop and texture.  I also used Cherish The Moment and State Of Mind stamp sets.  For the finishing touches I used clear buttons, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon and waxy flax and some Colonial White bitty brads.  Hope you're having a fun and festive summer so far!

July KOTM Club Layout and Cards

Here's the sample scrapbooking layout and card set that we'll be making in our July Kit of the Month club using the Zippidee kit.  Zippidee features Cranberry, Desert Sand, Honey and Indian Corn Blue.  Check out my website to get more details on the KOTM Club: http://allisong.myctmh.com/

June Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my layouts for Scrap Club for the month of June!   They are summery and full of color and energy.  I used the Splendor paper packet which features the following colors:  Topiary, Moonstruck, Heavenly Blue, Goldrush and Colonial White. 

For the first layout, I stamped a title using both the large and small Friendship Alphabets, and used the new Pizazz Irresistibles chipboard for some of my accents.  I love these!  I've raved about them in past posts on here - they come totally white, and when you add your favorite ink color with a sponge dauber, they have a white pattern unique to each piece that resists the ink and shows up as a cute white design in the middle of your inked color!  I used a bracket and three little flowers on this layout.   I also used some Colonial White brads to finish it off.

For the second layout, I used the A sized stamp set A Flitter.  These newly price-adjusted A sized stamp sets are such an amazing value.  Only $7.95 for a cute little stamp set, and I didn't even use every single image on this layout!  I just loved the butterfly and dragonfly images and thought they would go well with these papers. 

To get more info on my Scrap Club, click here to find out all the details.  Happy Summer!

T-Ball Card

I made a couple of these cards up for my son's t-ball coaches.  They are 6x6 size, and since his team is the Rockies, I used their team color scheme.  Colors are Pansy Purple, Black, Grey Wool and White Daisy.  I random stamped some star background paper with the Under the Stars (retired) and Moments in Time sets.  The baseball was cut using the Sports Mania Cricut cartridge and I stamped accents with Simple Stitches and Thank You sets.

Ballet Tag

Here's a simple and cute tag I made for my little ballerinas in my class.  Their recital is this weekend!  To make this tag, I cut the Black background portion using the Coluzzle Tag template.  I added some background & texture papers from the Boom-di-ada paper packet, some Hollyhock stitched ribbon, and a silver bitty brad.  The stamped ballerina mouse is from a retired stamp set - Twinkle Toes.