Complimenting Ariana

One of the greatest things about being a Close To My Heart Consultant is the lasting friendships you make.  A few days ago I returned from my extended weekend with some of my best CTMH sisters! In 2008 I went to my very first convention and was so excited to be chosen as one of nine winners of  a Spa Retreat Getaway.  It was one of the most memorable experiences and we became great friends. Each year at convention we have a mini reunion lunch to catch up with everyone.   We decided that a 2 hour lunch wasn't enough time so last we started planning a weekend reunion.   This year we were not ALL able to attend but hopefully next year more will be able to go.

Our wonderful hostess was Jaime who opened up her home to us for the weekend.  She had an AWESOME scrapbook studio.  We created until wee hours in the morning.  It was so much fun to collaborate on our businesses and art.  I came away very inspired and best of all - ALL CAUGHT UP so hopefully I'll have some time to create with freedom  - not things that I have to get done!


I'm going to be sharing some of the things I created last weekend.  Today, I'm sharing the Ariana Paper with Compliments.   I created a layout and also a card using only the compliments - no stamping.   What a snap to put together and it comes out so lovely!


The layout sketch  is from Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 - Pattern 7.  I used the Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles along with the cute little bows from the Ariana Assortment to embellish the layout.

I still had a few compliments left when I finished the layout.  I thought they would be perfect on a card.  Here is the card I came up with:


Products Used:

Ariana Paper - X7179B
Ariana Compliments - X719C
Ariana Assortments - Z3002
Black and Grey Expoxy Bubbles - Z3002


Comments

  1. Briana BostickApril 18, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    Had a wonderful time with you last weekend! The layout and card are beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Briana BostickApril 18, 2014 at 9:31 AM

    Had a wonderful time with you last weekend! The layout and card are beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Casandra BennettApril 18, 2014 at 6:44 PM

    Love your layout. Cute idea with the banners.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Close to My Heart Christmas Card Blog Hop

Image
We've got a special blog hop for all the cardmakers out there!  Today we are featuring Christmas cards!  On this hop you will see cards created with our beautiful papers, stamps and more!  If you came from Jennifer Dykstra's blog you are on the right track!  This hop is big circle so when you get back to me you will know you completed the hop!  If you get lost along the way, you can get back on track HERE . If you have followed me for very long, you know I love creating cards with Picture My Life Cards.  It's a great jump start for creating a card and you can create alot in a short amount of time!  In fact, my annual Christmas Card Workshop features the Picture My Life Beary Christmas cards!  Today, I'm sharing three cards I created using another set of Picture My Life cards - Silver & Gold. I accented the cards with Red Glitter paper. This first card was very simple to create.  I cut down two of the cards and layered on a piece of gold heart B&T paper f
Read more

Just for Fun Blog Hop

Image
November is Just for FUN and Close To My Heart has a special on all of our Fundamental papers, complements, and ribbons!!  Save 30% on the individual items or save 40% on these items when bundled together!  Our Fundamental paper packs feature 24 sheets of beautiful 2 sided designs (2 each of 12 designs).  Do you get overwhelmed by so much beauty and not sure what to do?  I hope this special blog hop inspires you and gives you some ideas! We have 19 participants in this blog hop.  If you came here from   Jennifer Dykstra's blog you are on the right track!  This hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you will know you have completed the hop!  I wanted to create a Birthday Layout for my great nieces' birthday.  I love the layout shown on page 36 of our Annual Inspirations so I used that as my starting point and created a 2nd page to go with it.  I used the Pansy and Lagoon papers from the Adventure paper pack to create the pages and added cuts from our Ar
Read more

Mystery Hostess Announced and an Artiste Gift Card Holder

Image
Thank you to all who joined my Mystery Hostess Party and shopped from the comfort of their own home!  I'm excited to announce THREE lucky Mystery Hostess!!  They will each get $20 in FREE Close To My Heart Products! ****WINNERS**** Rachel Boudrow Mandy LaCroix Vicky Roeger Be watching for another chance to join a Mystery Hostess Party!  Don't want to wait?  Be your own Hostess today!   Call me and book yours today. Now, I want to share with a cute way to make a gift card holder!  I used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge to make this holder.  It was very simple!  The Cricut cuts the card and it folds so that you can slip a gift card inside! I set the cricut to cut at 5".  I recycled an old gift card so my card is a little thick. This size worked well.   If inserting a regular card you can use 4 3/4" measurement.  "Merry Christmas" is also cut using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.  I set the measurement to 2".               To re
Read more