"Dotty for You!", Special Edition Paper Pack!

Welcome to the "Dotty for you" blog hop! I know you will find lots of inspiration on this hop of almost 40 different Close to my Heart Consultants! If you arrived here from @ Home with Studio K then you are on the right track. I LOVE polka dots! The new "Dotty for you" exclusive limited time paper pack from Close to my Heart is making me want to clap for joy! :) Take a look at a few things I created with this adorable paper pack!

My Son's first trip to the Dentist.

 

Springtime Layout based on a sketch from "Let's Scrap". (Find more details in this previous blog post)

Easter Thank You Cards (See more details in this previous blog post)

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet! The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.

There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95:

• Place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5*. You can place an order with me on my new website HERE!
• Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile^® donations) between April 17 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.
• Join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.

Now Hop on over to Allisa's Blog, "Rocky Mountain Paper Crafts" to see what she has been creating with this same paper pack!

Happy Easter

I hope you all had a Happy Easter! We sure did! Church, dinner, egg hunts... We hosted Easter dinner at our house and our parents brought all the fixings to us, plus some great basket gifts for our kiddos. Before they had even left I had already started brainstorming a Thank You card I would like to make.

I smiled as I considered a chocolate bunny with a bite out of him as the perfect subject of my card! When I was making it I even laughed a little bit to myself. He's just too cute! I stamped the bunny in chocolate ink and then trimmed him out by hand. I used my scallop punch to take a "bite" out of his back, one that looks like two big teeth.

When my family was over for Easter it was not TOO formal. They politely looked over the "craft room" that is temporarily a counter in my kitchen. I am in the middle of a few projects so I tidied it up, but did not make it disappear prior to our Easter. But, they could not resist noticing a jar on my type tray organizer... titled "Bunny Butts"! It got a few giggles and sparked a couple conversations... :) So, it is only too approriate that I use one of the said "bunny butts" as a fluffy tail on these cards!

The new sketch challenge for April from the Heart 2 Heart Challenge blog was perfect for this card! The bitten bunny is the accent on the lower corner. An Easter egg is by his side. The different colored bands are chevrons cut from the Dotty For You paper pack promotion. The polka dot backgrounds are from the same pack. The "Grateful for you" sentiment is from the Pemberley stamp set that comes with the Pemberley workshop on the go kit from Close to my Heart.

This Easter themed card fits the challenge from Cas-ual Fridays blog challenge CFC#47.

Supply List:
- A Hop (retired) Stamp Set from Close to my Heart
- Pemberley Stamp Set from the CTMH kit
- Dotty for You Papers
- Micro-tip Scissors
- Scallop Punch
- 3D Foam tape from CTMH
- Chocolate Ink
- Fuzzy Bunny Butts

Challenges:
- Heart 2 Heart Challenge Blog (April Sketch Challenge)
- Cas-ual Fridays (CFC47) "Let the Hunt Begin"

It's Spring Time!

Spring is here! I am so Happy! :)

Spring inspired this 2 page layout! I Loved the polka dots and butterflies in the soon to arrive paper pack called "Dotty for you" from Close to my Heart. I also noticed the cute polka dots in the letters of the words "Spring Time" from the stamp set "My Peeps". I decided these fun polka dot accents would make a great pairing!

I love the cheerfulness of the polka dots and the beautiful bright colors that go together so well! Because these papers all go together so well I thought of them right away when I saw this Sketch Challenge at the Let's Scrap (Ning) group!

 

I have been having a lot of fun with the NEW adhesive springs! This was a perfect excuse to use them. I attached one end of the peel and stick spring to the back of the "Springtime" wording. The other end I stuck to the page protector after I had the layout inside. I've never used a spring in an album before, but I think it will do well- the spring flattens down to about the height of the foam tape.

When I was trying to decide what to use for the horizontal element on this layout I was stumped until a light-bulb went off in my head! One of the papers in this pack is multi colored chevron stripes- so I picked the color I thought added good contrast and trimmed it out!

The colors I used fit with the ColourQ challenge #130!

Supply List:
-"Dotty for you" double sided paper pack from CTMH (Available April 17th - May 31)
-"My Peeps" Stamp Set (spring time stamp)
-Whisper White smooth cardstock from SUP
-Hollyhock (Pink) Ink Pad
-Tiny Pink Button
-Micro-tip scissors
-Adhesive Springs

Photo Sizes:
-4, 4 x 5.5 H
-3, 2 x 2 square
-1, 2 x 3 H

Visit my website if you would like to know more about the "Dotty for you" limited time only paper pack!
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