Long Time No Blog

Well, it appears that teaching full time along with the kids' activities kept me way too busy to think about posting on here. School is out for the summer, and the activities have dwindled to a very manageable pace, so I guess it's time for me to do some more creating and posting.

I made the card above to let my daughter know that she had moved up to the next level of competitive dance team at her studio. I love the bright colors with the black contrast! I also love the texture of the Cuttlebug embossing folders. The stamp (stars, swirl, and circular background) are all Close To My Heart Stamps from various sets. The CTMH colors used are Citrus Leaf, Watermelon, White Daisy, and Black.

One of my Favorite Photos and Layouts

I made this layout last year for my mom. I love this photo of the girls, and the paper was just perfect :)

I love the August Stamp of the Month. It's a great little birthday set. One of the things that I love the most about stamping is always having the ability to work with any colors that you want. I love the bright colors in the first card just as much as the more muted pastel tones in the second one. With pre-made stickers, papers, or other products, if you don't like the colors it's no fun to use them, but with stamps, you can use whatever you please :)

Every year at my daughter's elementary school, they do a daddy-daughter dance. This past winter, the theme was a Hawaiian Luau. CTMH's Moon Doggie paper pack was just perfect to record this memory. I'm pretty sure I'd never seen my husband in a Hawaiian shirt before this day;)

Here's a cute little card that I made for my upline CTMH consultant. She just had a baby boy about a month ago.

This is Meghan in last year's recital costume. When I first saw the Whoops a Daisy paper pack from CTMH, I knew it would be perfect for this picture. I also used CTMH rub-ons and sparkles to dress it up along with a couple of stamp sets. The big purple flower is actually one that fell off the costume after it made its way to the girls' dress up box.

Here's an anniversary card that I made for my husband back in June. I used the That's Amore paper pack from CTMH and a couple of different stamp sets. I love it almost as much as I love him :)