"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 Dirtday!

I needed a special card to celebrate a little boy I know who turned 3! What little boy doesn't LOVE trucks and dirt? I decided this theme would be a hit!

I found this sketch from two peas in a bucket by Kimber Mcgray. I was really excited to use the tire track stamp as the horizontal element of this card.

For the digging machine I used paper piecing and 3D foam tape to give dimension to the dirt scoop and the tracks. I also found some metal adhesive circles in a stash left over from years ago, they worked perfectly with the sunset orange ink I had used for the machine and they fit perfectly into the hubs of the track. I love when things comes together like that, out of sheer luck! :)

I made three piles of presents to represent the birthday boy's age. I figure he can count them with his parents or older sister. I used my tiny typewriter set to add a tiny counting number next to each pile.

I needed some colors that would work for this "boy" and "heavy equipment" theme. This card fits the ColourQ challenge #85. I used sunset orange, chocolate, grey wool, daisy white, and archival black.

Supply List:
- I Dig You stamp set from Stampin' Up
- Cruisin stamp set from Close to my Heart (tire tracks)
- Tiny Typewriter Alphabet Stamp Set
- Orange Adhesive Metal Dots from Colorbok
- Chocolate (brown) ink
- Sunset (orange) ink
- Grey Wool ink
- Archival Black ink
- 3D Foam tape from Close to my Heart

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"

Superhero Preview: Layout #4!

This is layout #4 that I created with my Superhero kit from Close to my Heart. (CTMH)  I based it from the sketch pattern titled "Spellbound" from page 50 of the How-to Book, "Magic". This has been my favorite how-to book, I use it all of the time!

The little badge that reads "Vroom!" was perfect to pair up with this photo of my God-Son driving the little foot car in our living room! I set mine on the corner of the photo for extra emphasis, but any of the badges from the kit could be placed anywhere on this layout and still work.

I created this title with my new Cocktail Alphabet set! It has uppercase and lowercase letters. I tihnk it is really handsome for a boy page, but still cute enough for a girl page. I added the white chipboard stars and left them just the way they came in the kit. I really like how the white looks against the sky blue.

If you are able to attend the workshop I will have a table set up for you to create custom titles with my alphabet stamp sets and cricut. This is a great resource to take advantage of if you are able to plan the photos and theme for the page ahead of time.

Supply List:
-Superhero Kit
-2 Daisy White Cardstock Bases
-Cocktail Alphabet for title
-Pacifica Ink Pad
-White Chipboard stars
-Magic How-to Book: Pattern on page 50, "Spellbound"

Photo Sizes:
-3, 3x3
-3, 4x6 V

If this looks like a layout you would like to learn to create with me- then you won't want to miss the workshop being held on April 21st! Find the details here! Facebook Event on Heather Jane Design

Visit my CTMH website for more information about this kit and our other products! www.heatherjane.ctmh.com

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!
www.heatherjane.ctmh.comwww.heatherjane.ctmh.com

Superhero Preview: Layout #3! Red, white and blue!

Red, White, and Blue! Perfect to scrapbook the events coming up this summer- or catch up from last year! Great for 4th of July, Parades, trips to the park, vacations, etc.

This layout was inspired by a sketch I found on the Let'sScrap ning page. I loved it because it could fit a lot of photos. I changed it slightly to accommodate what I needed.

Supply List:
Superhero Workshop on the Go Kit from CTMH
Cranberry Red Cardstock as Bases
Star Chipboard Pieces
Superhero Stamp Set
American Celebration Stamp Set
Cranberry Ink
Pacifica Ink
Badge Accessories

Photo Sizes:
2, 4x6 V
3, 4x4
2, 3x3
1, 3.5 x 3.5
1, 4x5 H

If this looks like a layout you would like to learn to create with me- then you won't want to miss the workshop being held on April 21st! Find the details here! Facebook Event on Heather Jane Design

Visit my CTMH website for more information about this kit and our other products! www.heatherjane.ctmh.com

Superhero Preview: Layout #2! Comic Strip!

The fun continues with Close to my Heart's Superhero kit! My goal with this layout was to embrace the comic strip look.

Layout: "Treasure Tags" from the Cherish How-to book. 9 photos! 1- 4x6 H, 4- 4x4, 4- 2x2

I really like that I was able to fit so many photos onto this layout! Nine photos is pretty good! I saw this layout in the idea book, it was shown as a Studio J layout using the Flourentine kit. It is called "Treasure Tags" and is from the how to book titled Cherish.

The four 2x2 photos will be tucked into the "comic strip" we create across the top and the bottom of the layout. This is great for the photos you have that don't fill the entire 4x6 print, just crop them down and they will be perfect for this.

The badge assortment that comes with this kit is really fun to use! When my layout was complete I just selected a few to place as accents. They really gave it a finished and professional look. They are very easy to use too- just peel and stick!

It might appear as if I planned this layout around this picture... but, it was just one of those things that feel into place! This shirt was a hand me down that my son loves. We took these pictures about a year before this paper pack came out! I really love when things seem "meant to be". This picture was destined for this paper pack! :)

If this looks like a layout you would like to learn to create with me- then you won't want to miss the workshop being held on April 21st! Find the details here! Facebook Event on Heather Jane Design

Visit my CTMH website for more information about this kit and our other products! www.heatherjane.ctmh.com