Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven

May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close To My Heart is once again offering a FABULOUS exclusive product line that is available ONLY during the month of May!   I just LOVE these products!   We've got a paper pack, stamp set, coordinating cardstock, Cut Above Kit AND a couple of specially priced bundles!  Let's take a look! The Postcard Perfect paper packet is an exclusive, limited-time paper designed especially for National Scrapbooking Month. The pack contains 16 paper sheets, 2 each of 6 double-sided designs, and 2 each of 2 vellum paper designs. One of the p aper designs also includes large icons designed to be trimmed out and added to your page as bold embellishments and dynamic titles.  My Acrylix® Postcard Perfect Stamp Set  is an exclusive D-size stamp set with sentiments, titles, palm tree, and floral images that coordinate with the paper packet.  Our  Postcard Perfect Coordinating Cardstock.  The coordinat...

This is my 5th and final layout that I created with my Live Beautifully Paper pack!  I decided to keep this layout simple using just the Thistle and Black design papers. My "LUCKY" title is from the You & Me Complements accented with Thin Cut Stars . Products Used: Live Beautifully Paper Pack (CC1212B) You & Me Complements (Z3269) Thistle Cardstock (X5769) Black Cardstock (1386) White Daisy (1385) Black & White Dots (Z3314) Thin Cut Stars (Z3261) This & That Stampset (C1667) Black Shimmer Trim (Z1809) Black Exclusive Ink (Z2805) ICYMI - See my May 1 blog post that gives the details on all of our   Live Beautifully   products   HERE .   The   Live Beautifully   products are only available  during the Month of May! (while supplies last) ORDER HERE!

Here is Layout #4!!  I created the layout with paper from the Live Beautifully paper pack adding White Daisy and Sea Glass Cardstock.  I love using black and sea glass colors together.   I added lots of Black Glitter complements from the You & Me Complements .   Products Used: Live Beautifully Paper Pack (CC1212B) You & Me Complements (Z3269) Sea Glass Cardstock (X5789) White Daisy (1385) Capture This Stamp (C1702) Black & White Dots (Z3314) Thin Cut Basic Hearts (Z3317) This & That Stampset (C1667) Black Shimmer Trim (Z1809) Black Exclusive Ink (Z2805) ICYMI - See my May 1 blog post that gives the details on all of our   Live Beautifully   products   HERE .   The   Live Beautifully   products are only available  during the Month of May! (while supplies last) ORDER HERE!

Here is Layout #3 that I created with our special Live Beautifully paper pack and stamp set!  This layout features the bold floral paper along with the 2 gold foil designed papers. I was also able to incorporate the diagonal gold zip strips into my layout.  I used Pomegranate Cardstock as my base pages. I stamped the roses in pomegranate ink, and I also used gold embossing powder to heat emboss two of the roses. I stamped the word "smile" and sentiment in Desert Sand ink.  I have found that this color looks great with the gold embossing. I also used some of the gold glitter complements from the You & Me complements along with a few Gold Glitter Gems. Products Used: Live Beautifully Paper Pack - CC1212B Live Beautifully Stamp - CC1212C Gold Glitter Gems (Z3312) Sea Glass Glitter Paper (Z4027) Versa Mark Ink (Z891) Fern Ink (Z2850) Whisper Cardstock (X5929) Ranger White Super Fine Embossing Power (Z2068) ICYMI - See my May 1 blog po...

May is National Scrapbooking Month!  Close To My Heart has several exclusive products available during the month of May to celebrate!  I believe these products will fit every scrapbooker's needs whether they are first time scrappers, experienced scrappers, those that love to stamp and those that love to design their own layouts!  ICYMI - See my May 1 blog post that gives the details on all of our Live Beautifully products HERE .  But, for now, lets get started on the hop! If you came from  Haley Dyer's Blog  you are on the right track! At the bottom of my post, you will find the link that will take you to the next blog.  If you get lost along the way, you can find th e  complete list of hoppers  HERE . Today, I'm sharing one of the five layouts that I created with the Live Beautifully paper pack.   On this layout, I used the subtle Whisper diagonal stripe paper for my base pages. I chos...

Today I'm sharing one of the FIVE layouts that I created with our exclusive Live Beautifully Paper .  This is Close To My Heart's special paper for National Scrapbooking Month.   ICYMI - See my May 1 blog post that gives the details on all of our   Live Beautifully   products   HERE .   I love watercolor pages in this pack.  One side is pink and the other side is sea glass color. I used the pink side of this paper for most of the layout cutting off 3" to save for my Thin Cut Hearts and some of the pennants at the bottom.  For the top border, I used the black/white stripe paper that looks like big watercolor brush strokes.  I love how the You & Me Complements go so well with this paper. The word "bliss" is one of the compliments.  I stamped "this is" from the stamp This & That to complete my title.    Products Used: Live Beautifully Paper Pack (CC1212B) You & Me Complements (Z3269) Black C...

There are so many new things going on in May with Close To My Heart!  FIRST and FOREMOST - it's National Scrapbooking Month!!   Each year, Close To My Heart releases an exciting new paper that is exclusive for May ONLY! Our Live Beautifully paper packet and stamp set are designed to celebrate your beautiful life. This exclusive paper packet and stamp set can be purchased with no qualifying purchase required!  We also have an exclusive set of Cut Above ® layouts that are designed to make preserving memories faster, simpler, and easier than ever.  Let's take a look at all of our Live Beautifully offerings! First up, our Live Beautifully paper pack and stamp set!  The Live Beautifully paper pack includes 16 sheets of 12x12 papers (2 each of 6 double-sided designs and 2 each of 2 single sided gold foil designs). The Live Beautifully D-size stamp set features sentiments, titles and floral images) Live Beautifully Paper Pack (CC1212B) - $14.95 Live Bea...

If you've been under a rock this month then you came out just in time!  There is just a little over a week left to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month with Close To My Heart's Happy Times paper and stamp! One of the things I created with this beautiful pack of paper was a card workshop designed by fellow CTMH Consultant Michelle Snyder.   These cards are so pretty I thought they would make a great gift!   I used  the My Creations Journaling Cards Box (Z1953) with my left over Happy Times paper to create a pretty box to hold the cards!  This sweet little box is so easy to cover.  I cut the pieces to fit the sections of the box and attached with Bonding Memories Glue .  I accented the box with a zip strip, gold shimmer trim and some flowers from the Happy Times Stamp set.  This little box will hold up to 8 cards and envelopes and makes a perfect gift! Get your pack of Happy Times Paper for FREE when you purchase $60 in Close To My Heart...

May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close To My Heart is celebrating Happy Times ! That's right - It's a paper pack full of happy colors and prints! You will love this gorgeous pack of 14 papers (2 each of 7 designs).  We also have a Happy Times stamp set that coordinates beautifully with the paper.  Today's blog hop features artwork created with this paper and stamp.  If you arrived here from Pricilla's blog you are on the right track! If you are just getting started, don't worry, the hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you have visited all the blogs! If you get lost along the way, you can see the entire list of hoppers HERE . I chose to showcase these lighter papers because they give me the feeling of spring and newness.  I think this layout would be great for showing new baby pictures!     I added glacier cardstock for my photo mats.  I used the Artfully Sent cricut cartridge to cut a pocket card for my title whic...

Here is anpther Taste of Summer sampling!  Today's card features the strawberry and orange print from our exclusive Taste of Summer paper pack!   This is the 3rd card I created using the Heartstrings WOTG Cardmaking kit pattern.  I added started with the strawberry and orange print paper as my base instead of leaving it plain as directed in the Heartstrings pattern.  See the pattern I used below. Once again, I used the Finding the Words stamp set along with the strawberry images from the Taste of Summer stamp set.  I accented the card with White Shimmer Trim and Pink Glitter Gems. Finding the Words - D1646 Remember! The exclusive  Taste of Summer  paper and stamp set  are available  ONLY during the month of May!  Get yours before they are gone!  Shop my website at  www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com  for you own Taste of Summer!

Here is my 4th layout I have created from my Taste of Summer Paper pack!  Yes, that is right.  I said FOUR!  This layout features mostly the orange and green papers from the kit with an accent of yellow. In addition to the Taste of Summer stamp, I also used the Documenting Moments stamp set.  I also used some White Shimmer Trim and Black Sparkles for accents.   Documenting Moments - D1647 Remember! The exclusive Taste of Summer paper and stamp set  are available ONLY during the month of May!  Get yours before they are gone!  Shop my website at www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com for you own Taste of Summer!

Are you ready for another Taste of Summer sampling?  Today's flavor is ORANGES!    This is the 2nd card that I created using one of the patterns from the Heartstrings Cardmaking WOTG kit instructions. I also used Finding the Words stamp set along with Black and Sunset inks.  The green stripe paper is one of the zip strips from the Taste of Summer Paper. FINDING THE WORDS - D1646 Remember! The exclusive Taste of Summer paper and stamp set  are available  ONLY during the month of May!  Get yours before they are gone!  Shop my website at www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com for you own Taste of Summer!

Ready for another Taste of Summer sampling?   Today I'm sharing a layout.  This layout started out from a sketch from one of the Make It From the Heart sketches but totally evolved into a sketch all it's own.  I had cut the papers which consisted of 3 pennant pieces that ran vertical across the pages.  I   left it laying unattached for a few days - never adding the adhesive because there was something about it I just didn't like.  I couldn't put my finger on it.   As I was getting ready for my Album In A Day workshop, I scooped it all up and put it back in the bag to take along with me thinking I'd finish it during the workshop.  When I pulled it out to work on it, I decided to change it up and this is what I ended up with.  I like it much better than my original layout. To stamp my limes, I used 2nd generation stamping with Pear ink and then I rolled the edges in pear again to give it a darker tone around the rind.  My strawberri...

Here is today's Taste of Summer sampling! This card was very simple and it is one of THREE cards that I created using the Heartstrings Cardmaking WOTG instructions! I will be sharing the other two cards in the near future.  It is a good idea to keep your instruction brochures you get with the Workshop On the Go Kits!  You can use them over and over with other papers! In addition to the Taste of Summer stamp set (lemons) I also used Finding the Words (D1646) a great stamp with lots of sentiments.  I added Purple Glitter Gems (Z1936) for accent. Finding the Words D1646 Remember!  The exclusive Taste of Summer paper and stamp set are available ONLY during the month of May!   Get yours before they are gone!   Shop my website at www.stampinheaven.ctmh.com  for you own Taste of Summer!

Have you heard?  May is National Scrapbooking Month and Close To My Heart is celebrating with a Taste of Summer!  To inspire you with a bit of this sweet sample, over 30 Close To My Heart consultants are sharing some tasty artwork that will surely inspire you!   If you arrived here from Melinda Everitt's blog you are on the right track!  If you are just getting started, don't worry, the hop is a big circle so when you get back to me, you have visited all the blogs!  If you get lost along the way, you can see the entire list of hoppers HERE. I've created several layouts and cards with the Taste of Summer paper pack and coordinating stamp set.  I have chosen the following layout to share for the hop: For this layout, I also used the Documenting Moments (D1647) stamp set.   White Shimmer Trim  (Z3024) and Pink Glitter Gems  (Z1807) make great accents for this paper. During the month of May you can purchase the ex...

Quick post today to share another card I created with the Taste of Summer Paper!  I created 4 layouts with this paper and have alot of scraps so I've been creating cards to!  This is my 4th card so far! I found the sketch for this card on Freshly Made Sketches.  I had the perfect stamp set to use so I created this one quickly to make the Freshly Made challenge deadline which is today! In addition to the Taste of Summer stamp (for the the lemons) I used the Tagged With Love stamp set.  This is a Hostess Only stamp that hostess can choose with their Rewards!  This stamp coordinates with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.   I used Thistle ink on the tag.  For the lemons, I first stamped in Canary Ink and then rolled the stamp in Honey.   I used Purple Glitter Gems, and Thistle Extra Thick Twine for embellishing.   Are you ready to get your own Taste of Summer?  Shop my website and order yours today! www.stam...