"Mayberry" You want to Create with Me?

 Sooo...May is National Scrapbooking month!  I can not wait until then to start playing and it seemed fitting that the name of this gorgeous versatile paperpack is the one I will be showcasing for the entire Month of May!  I'd love to show you how to create these enduring pages, cards, or both!  All you have to do is fill out the schedule an appointment to the right under my Creative Time clock to book your appointment today. (Instructions on ordering, product purchase bonuses and qualifying for April promotions Inc. Tax Break bonus with this purchase, will be e-mailed to you within 24 hours) It's sooo much FUN to play with "classic" scrapbook and card creations. I look forward to working with you soon!
I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed creating these "Mayberry" WOTG for May 2011.  I know the post is up early but where else can I post up all the fun things I could do with this. I loved the ides and the new How-To patterns Created by Jeanette Lynton.  My Eavorite 2 products that came from this is the E1020 My Acrylix Token Alphabet, Z11397 Canvas Bad Buttons, & Z111 1 1/4" circle punch.  I'm still in awe over the multitude of things you can create with that little ol' circle punch. I did these pages with every intention on putting "Food" photos on them.  I can't remember the last time I was able to bake or cook a fine meal with all the trimmings and with Easter on the horizon I reckon I will have no shortage of photos to place in these Pages. 
Bonus: I'm an avid believer in giving and sharing...so I would love if you could click on the little recommend button at the top of my page to share with others that you think would adore reading this or love to have a Mayberry time with me on FB.
Thanks for Stamping By!

Shirt Cards...Ah-ddicting!

I'm officially addicted to Shirt Cards...so many ideas, different sizes, varieties, ways to create and even embellish with just the little shirts themselves.  Now I realize that these were probably a hit a couple of years ago. However, I'm just getting into the shaper cards, punches, doodling around with scraps etc. Whilst I was inspired actually to get this done for my DH Birthday today; I also did a Frilly girl one (He actually was watching me create that and asked if "PINK" was for him) Giggle!  

I don't always keep up on the latest trends but I do find what I call comfort videos or things that inspire me to create a bit. So for that I want to pay homage to the two ladies that assisted me via their tutorials in my morning creative "Birthday Card" hunt adventure. The Pink Frilly "Sophia" shirt/bib card was inspired by Stamp A Little Love Baby blog, she also inspired the little embellishment shirt to put inside the other card I created for my DH. If you click on her highlighted blog name above, it will take you to her cami card, then you can search for her Little embellished one.  This one I did in "Mayberry". The actual men's shirt card was tuted via Dawn's Stamping Thoughts on YouTube.  Feel free to stop by and see her Ah-Mazing videos. 

Inspiration Artwork & Kusudami...?

Time flies when your being creative...!  I was very inspired this weekend when I attended our Creative Hearts training.  Michelle Snyder shared some fabulous ideas of where to pull inspiration from.  I like to think that I tend to create outside of the box but when Michelle did some pages and cards for her Holiday Extravaganza, I never would of thought to look within my own wardrobe not just for colors but also patterns when creating from them.  There were several projects she created that I uploaded to our Team Training Album on Facebook.  The one I loved the most and re-created with her inspiration was the one she did using a really cool hounds-tooth patterned hat.  

This was hers & the gorgeous hat I so want! 

Here is My Design: 

Here Are the Pages I created from her bases:

Then of course prior to Friday I had wondered around YouTube.com for some ideas to play around with.  Since I've become a flowerholic a dear inspiration Dawn Griffin posted a video tutorial on how to make these really adorable flowers.  Of course true to form I wanted to learn more about how in the world I could put these flowers into an ornate gift.  So I dug further to find a really neat technique of orgami called "Kusudami", which in turn got this as a result: 

You can also turn it upside down and utilize it as a center piece for your table.  

You can also create it in many different ways with all kinds of centers, papers, and ribbons.  I admit that this one took approx. 8 hours to create from start to finish.  I couldn't find a video specific in putting the pieces together so I just layered them using the gluing technique Dawn showed in her video, I suggest using a low heat glue gun and you can use an emboss dryer to melt the stringy parts.  In total it took 50 flower petals to create this Kusudami.  Many thanks to Michelle and Dawn for their inspiration contribution to my Creatique post this week. 

**NOTE**I find it so important to provide credit for where I get my inspiration from, therefore within all my posts I do highlight with a link that are different colored words that will link you back to whom and what it is that I'm referring to. 

With that I wanted to express a deep gratitude for those of you who follow my blog, Creatique Live classes and FB Fans.  I appreciate all of your patience, guidance, suggestions, and more!  With that I wanted to let you know that I'm going to be resuming my online live classes after this holiday season.  Till then please keep tuning in to my blog as I will have candy to give-away on my weekly posts.  So without Further ado...Erin Grotegut is the Creatique Winner of Dr. Suess Surprise!  Congrats Erin, please contact me for delivery of your Creatique Candy.  

H2H "Birthday" Challenge/Sponsorship, "Blogtoberfest", & More!

There is tons to share this week, so let's get right down to it shall we?  This creative inspiration came about with my husbands initial help.  Yes, you heard it right, Kip actually participated along with me in this weeks H2H "Birthday" Challenge.  I must admit I was stumped for a good bit as to what in the world do I create?  Ultimately in the end it was funny when he said "That is nothing like what we were doing last night."  Well, "Thanks Honey, I appreciate your inspiration!"   This was actually pretty fun to make.  I used some emboss resist on the candles with sponging Sunflower, Pear, and Spring Iris, foam backed them to the card base at the bottom.  It is a 6x6 card using: Sponge Technique, Embossing, Bitty Sparkles, and scrap ribbon plus the items below; 

It is an honor to sponsor the H2H "Birthday" challenge this week. That I'm having a 'Celebration' just awaiting to find out who's going to provide a new home for this prize package from this lovely H2H "Birthday" challenge Give-Away.  
This is how the H2H Challenge works: 
1.  Click on my H2H sponsor badge located to the right of my page. The Challenge period runs from Monday October 4th until Sunday October 10th @ 10:00 pm EST.
2.  Create a project that is "Birthday" themed in it, ie; Card, Lay-Out, Gift, Jewelery, Canvas, Letter, Bouquet, anything that inspires YOU but it must have a "Birthday" theme and the following;  **PROJECTS MUST INCLUDE Close To My Heart Prouducts BUT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE 100%**
3.  When your done creating, you will want to upload your photo (Must have a link to view it).  Then click on over to the H2H "Birthday" challenge, Post into Mr. Linky your Name & URL Link to the project, and don't forget to comment - To Enter The H2H Give-Away.  Winner will be Announced via random.org on Monday October 11th.  

There is Lot's to See and Learn through the professional H2H Design Team that enjoy creating and inspiring others while using our exclusive Close To My Heart Products.  There is a bonus handmade card creation by the Design Team if we reach 40 participants too!  

It was also important for me to share this week that I did a photo submission of my "Three Dimensions of Majestic Lake Cour D' Alene" via Farm Bureau.  Please take a moment to contact me on how to vote, it is truly a view to behold and one I will see soon at Creative University Class of 2011.  I took this photo last year and every-time I see it I still feel as though I'm there now. 

"Three Dimensions of Majestic Lake Cour D'Alene"

I also wanted to share that our Fabulously Artsy Fans have gone wild once again with "Blogtoberfest"!  I'm an avid follower of Fabulously Artsy and if you click the blogtoberfest badge to the right column above my Creative University Online Badge you can grab a badge of your own to share and Blog along with motivation and inspiration everyday.  I'm totally digging the gorgeous handmade bracelet she made. Isn't it just divine?  I wonder if I will have time to make one of my very own?  It truly is a blogging party like no other.  So jump on in and get that Blog Hopping! Don't forget to link your blog to the Blogtoberfest this event is open world-wide!

I truly appreciate all the love that is shared by these amazingly talented ladies.  I love hearing your feedback, comments, c-box, e-mails, and more.  I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy that I haven't gotten to my monthly newsletter yet, so thank you for your patience.  & The Winner is...drum roll please?  "SHELLY" of the September 14th "Cherry-O" Flip My Top bookmark card from my 9/28/10 "Technique Tuesday's" live Ustream Class. Tune in for the next Creatique Candy give-away! 

H2H Color Challenge! My Swing Card Tweets.

Oh...ShamWow!  This was something that really had me pondering...what in the world do I use for my good ol' fashioned favorite blending pen?  Hmmm...I know, an exclusive stamp set I've never touched.  D1418 Alphabets - While this stamp set was one of our featured gifts during National PaperCrafting Month, I decided that I wanted to get it a little bit inky.  I sure had a blast with this weeks color combination challenge from H2H.  I decided to take another tour around UTube of course and I found this tutorial on how to do a swing card that is simple & quick.  Now, for the H2H challenge of course I vamped up the extras with some embossing, texture with scoring and sanding, coloring flowers and to top of the technique extravaganza with this challenge was using Daneen's blending pen technique with the Birdy!  Isn't he just cute?  

Exciting?...Just wait there's more...

This is what it looks like when you flip up the top, a secret lil hiding place for your message.

& of course Dear Deneen's Technique.  Check out H2H & MORE via the H2H badge located to the left hand side of my page.  You will be sooo inspired!

Here is the H2H Color Challenge Combo: Autumn Teracotta, New England Ivy, & Honey

Items Used: 

All 3 colors for the cardstock & exclusive inks pad; except the back base & the main stamp image using Colonial White

Bitty Sparkle for the eye

Blending Pen

Sponge

Twill Ribbon

Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Versamark

Antique Copper Brad

& unfortunately a retired stamp set....

So now you know what I've been up too these past quite couple of days.  I've been creating of course!  Got my studio all organized & FINALLY unpacked.  I can not wait to get my magnet board completed with "Cherry-O".  Before I get to that...I want you to know that I made an extra s"Tweet" H2H card just for YOU!  Plus I will also be teaching how to make one of these cards of your very own on my Ustream Channel so you won't want to miss it.  Tuesday September 12, 2010 @ 7:30pm.  See You There!

H2H So s"TWEET" Swing Card for One Lucky Reader...

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H2H Challenge Fold Card...Yipee I did it!

So Who doesn't love "Olivia"?  I'm thrilled to get on board this weeks H2H Challenge "How Fancy Are Your Folds?".  I went on UTube & Thanks to Splitcoast Stamper Biata (sorry if I did not spell your name correctly) & her Tutorial on the "Easel Card".  

So in true inspirational get on it & get er done style...I decided to utilize a stamp that I doubt I ever would & take on the paper piecing technique while doing it!  Oh YEAH!!! I really enjoyed how this card turned out.    It was a task none the less as I could of shaded or used my exclusive ink markers & blending pen...however, I wanted to do something different.  Isn't that what H2H does?  It inspires us to get creative & that I'm so happy I participated this week.  TY to the Design team for sharing your many ideas.  Below you will find a recipe of exclusive Close To My Heart products I used and feel free to click the colored links above. 

This is the Card In The Easel Position When Completed:

Here is the Card In A Sideview Position:

Here is the card in Open Position:

Here is the Card Lying Flat For Mailing:

Here is My Reciepe: 

C1419 "Harvest Home" My Acrylix Stamp Set
X7128B "Olivia" (Polka Dot B&T, Colonial White & Barnred Cardstocks) A Piece of Chocolate Textured Cardstock for the accents.
Z2111 Chocolate Exclusive Inks Pad
Z1336 Opaques Pearl Cream
Z1275 Antique Copper Mini-Medley Accents (Brad)
Z1276 Colonial White Ribbon (The V shape
Z553 Bonding Memories Glue Pen
Z534 Micro-Tip Scissors
You can click the instructions for creating this card via Splitcoast Stamper Biata link above.  Let's See what you can do with your Favorite Fold!

"Veranda" January Card Playgroup "Wishes"!

I was so excited to get my creative juices flowing the other day...that I had to share. :)  It is so difficult to create on whim & stay out of my studio so I'm not inclined to use more products then my customers can afford.  So what I did was utilized the exclusive FREE stamp set included in the Best Package Option of "Veranda" that will have many options for several playgroups during the month of January 2010!  WHOOHOO!!!


It was no easy feat to use just my Creative Basics "Veranda", The FREE stamp set in the WOTG "Veranda" Kit & only a handful of embellishments.  However, I'm very proud of the way they turned out.  So without further ado here are the results for me to share a sneak peak of what is to come for Creatique Card Creations night in January!!!


Workshop Lay-out of 8 cards - Though we will be creating 16 of them:



Slideshow of all cards Individually:

Creatique Innovationz Cards Created

These are cards that I have created that I compiled into a slideshow for your viewing pleasure. I make every one of them from my heart. There is something about creating a handmade card for someone whom you care for or just for any occasion. Using our "Originals" & "Wishes" card confidence programs have made it faster, simpler, and easier for me. Not to mention the inspiration within the books are unsurmountable. I hope you enjoy viewing these as much as I did creating them. :)

"Perfect Day" Card

I Love utilizing embossing and sewing on my cards. This one I had created for our Creative Hearts SOTM all teams Card Swap. This is my very first post for artwork I have created on my new blog Creatique Innovationz! I'm so thrilled to share... :)