Adventure Abounds!

We have been fortunate to do a good deal of traveling, so adventure is sort of a theme with us.  this layout documents climbing the rocks at the Belogradchik in Bulgaria.  There were even more steps beyond what what can be seen, some without hand rails.  It was definitely a challenge for this Senior, but the views were worth it.

There is not a lot to say about the layout.  The design credit goes to Allison Davis.  The products were all from Close to My Heart. The patterned paper and the accents are from the "Into the Wild" suite and I also used White Daisy, New England Ivy, Sapphire and Heather cardstock. The title was cut on the Cricut with a downloaded font called Miss Poppy.

I hope you are inspired to scrap your latest adventure...no matter if it took place faraway like this one or just in your own backyard. To see more projects, please visit Heart 2 Heart.

May all your adventures be memorable ones!
Sue

From Me to You...

There are so many ways to say "From Me to You" with your paper crafting.  You may choose to make a card, a gift bag or box or maybe (and this is ambitious), an album.  The possibilities are endless!

I chose to create a birthday card and used the Craft On one more time before it is retired at the end of the month.  The cardstocks are Carolina and White Daisy. The design sketch is from Mojo Monday.

The sentiment and hearts were stamped with From Me to You S1908, the August Stamp of the Month.  The shading behind the sentiment was stamped with Timeless Textures, D1852.

The Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog will retire on August 31st.  To order from it, please visit my website or contact me. Be watching for news of big changes at Close to My Heart coming on September 1!

For more inspiration, please visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges.

From Me to You,

Sue

Adventure Awaits!

Oh boy...I love this heart 2 Heart Challenge!  In a little over a month, another couple and my hubby and myself will be embarking on an Eastern Euopean riverboat cruise preceded by three days in Vienna.  What an adventure! We booked this trip a year ago last spring and I can't believe the time has almost come!

As "Adventure Awaits" is this week's theme, I decided to create the cover page for my trip album.    I scanned the two guide books I have purchased and downloaded the map of our cruise itinerary. I added a September calendar with the trip dates circled.  The title was cut on the Cricut from a CTMH file and the sentiments were stamped with the Escape to Paradise stamp set (D1847).

What adventures do you still have planned for this summer or what adventures have you already participated in?  I hope you will create a project, be it a layout or a card and link it Heart 2 Heart.  You will have until the end of August to do so...just remember to use at least one CTMH product.

For more inspiration, please visit us at Heart 2 Heart!

May all your adventures bring you joy!

Sue

On the Border!

For the Heart 2 Heart "On the Border" challenge, I decided to use the beautiful Lace Border die from CTMH.  I chose my papers from the Sweet Girl suite and used Peach and White Daisy cardstock. Although the inside of this card appears pink, it is actually the light shade of the Peach paper.

Nothing too fancy here...I hope you enjoy it!

Until next time,
Sue

Color Challenge...Candy Apple!

This week at Heart 2 Heart, we are challenging you to use Candy Apple in your creation.  This color is a very pretty red that works well for almost all occasions, the obvious being Christmas, Valentine's Day, Canada Day and of course, the 4th of July.

I have chosen to use a color combination from the CTMH Love of Color book.  I used Candy Apple, Glacier and Almond along with White Daisy to create my anniversary card.  My inspiration was Pattern 24 from the Make it From Your Heart, Volume 4 book.  I actually needed several anniversary cards this evening and I was able to quickly put several together.

The sentiment was stamped with Special Day Duo, a new stamp set in the Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog. It also includes the word Birthday.  The embellishments are from the Black and White Enamel Dots set.  The patterned paper was featured in the 2018 Holiday Expressions catalog and is now retired.

I hope you are inspired by this card and that you will visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges for even more ideas.

Until next time,

Sue

Craft on!

Ok...I do this with most every catalog.  I look at the paper packets, feel ambivalent with half of them and a few weeks later...bam, I need them all.  Craft On was one of those packets.  I was particularly not in favor of the floral on the black background.  My friend said "It will grow on you".  She was right.  I am using it as well as the yellow check here on this card for the Heart 2 Heart Craft On challenge.

Design credit to Dawn Griffith

The sentiment is from the cut-out sheet from the Craft On packet.  The cardstocks used are White Daisy, Black and Pixie.

This was a fun card to make.  I have not added the inside sentiment yet as I have not decided which to use.  I am thinking a birthday for a crafting friend or maybe a Just Because card to brighten someone's day!

I hope you will visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges for more crafting inspiration.  We will also love it if you link your creation to the blog site...you have until the end of the month to do so.  Just remember to use at least one CTMH product.

Talk with you soon...Craft On!

Sue

Geometrics!

This week we at Heart 2 Heart are challenging you to create a project using geometrical shapes.  You can do as I did and use the Thin Cuts--Stitched Quilt Shapes from CTMH, or maybe you will think out of the box and come up with your own designs.

I was inspired by a quilt pattern I found on Pinterest.  I used the True Love paper packet, and White Daisy and Sugarplum cardstock.  To accomodate the quilt square, I made this card 5" x 7".

Creating this quilted look is a little time consuing,, but aren't the results worth it?

For my more geometrical inspiration, be sure to visit the Heart 2 Heart blog site.

Until next time,

Sue

For the Love of Pets!

We love animals...we really do.  We have a grand bulldog named Sophie and a great-grand mix named Bailey.  They are both sweet girls and we enjoy them.  For now, we have chosen to not have pets.  But a long time ago, we had a wonderful golden retriever named Rusty.  He was the best dog...so gentle with the kids.  When he tired of playing with them, he simply walked away.

Now Rusty had a very strange habit...call it an addiction if you will.  When he was a puppy we gave him water in a galvanized bucket.  He started working his way into the handle and carrying the bucket around his neck.  I need to say that we monitored this situation and he was never in any danger by doing this. Rusty had several adventures with his bucket.  The funniest came about when he decided to make a trip to town from our farm home.  He obviously left with his bucket as I never saw it again.  However, when our cousin saw him and brought him home, Rusty now had two buckets around his neck...neither of them ours.  To the unknown owners of the pails, I send apologies!

So this week at Heart 2 Heart, we are celebrating the love of pets.  I have been wanting to scrap this story about Rusty for while, so it was the perfect opportunity to do so.

Design credit to Susan Stringfellow

For my layout, I used Into the Wild, a new paper packet from the Close to My heart Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog.  I love the muted colors and the outdoor look.  I also used the light side of Sapphire cardstock as well as Heather and Mink cardstock.  The dog was stamped with Espresso onto Almond cardstock.  The dog is from the Faithful Friend set which is retired.  The wood embellishments are from the Into the Wild Wood Shapes and are new in this catalog.  The title was cut on the Cricut.

I hope you enjoyed this layout and hearing about Rusty.  For more inspiration for creating projects honoring your pets, please visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges 

Until next time,

Sue

National Scrapbooking Month!

I love that May is National Scrapbooking Month!  I often say that I am mainly a scrapper and just make cards to justify my stash.  Now that is not entirely true as I really do like creating cards, but scrapping may be my first love.  May also means we have a new catalog at Close to My Heart.  It is called Seasonal Expressions 2 and is filled with wonderful products and ideas for your paper crafting. I will give you the link to the book at the end of this post.

But for now, here is the layout I created for you.  I was inspired by one of the layouts included in the Expressions 2 consultant launch kit.  Because the wood look reminded me of a gym floor, I decided to do a layout about my granddaughter's basketball team.

So is the herringbone pattern created with strips of the woodgrain paper from the Sweet Girl packet awesome or what?  It was a little challenging and time consuming, but I love the results.  If you want to create this look for yourself, I will be happy to show you how!

Other papers used include Heather, Black and retired Sunflower cardstock.  I happened to spy the checked paper in my stash and decided it was perfect for the layout.  It was from an old Western look paper suite...I don't even remember the name!  This is one of the beauties of CTMH...years may pass and the papers still blend very well!

I hope you will visit Heart 2 Heart Challenges to see what else the design team has created for your inspiration.  I also invite you to click here to view the Seasonal Expressions 2 Catalog and Idea Book. I have some other projects from the book completed and will be posting some of them soon.

Until next time,
Sue