I made my own embossing plate

I made my own embossing plates. I made them with cardstock. I just glued them down on a chipboard backer.This one I made with my hole punch.This one i made with my Sizzix die cut.This one I used my stamp and cut them out. Here is what they look like used. This one is the leaf on cardstock with garden green inking.This is the argyle on our B&T duo paper. This is the dot plate. I used it multiple times. Then I sanded it down with our cardstock that has a white core. Below these are these used in cards.


Recipe : Close to my Heart unless stated

Thank You card
Cardstock - Colonial White, Cocoa
B&T - Veranda
Stamps - Thank You, A Little Everything
Ink - Garden Green, Chocolate
Colonial White Ribbon Rounds
Basic Embroidery Floss
Sanding Kit
Corner Rounder
A-door-able (as template)
3D Foam Tape
Chipboard (unknown)
Leaf Stem Die cut (Sizzix)
Buttons (Making Memories)

So Blessed card
Cardstock - Colonial White
B&T - Caboodle, Perfect Day
Stamps- Treasures of the Heart, Felicity
Ink - Sorbet
Big Pink Just Blooms
White Daisy Grosgrain Ribbon
3D Foam Tape
Buttons (Making Memories)

Party card
Cardstock - White Daisy, Watermelon
Stamp - Do Nothing
Ink - Juniper, Black
Liquid Glass
Sanding Kit

Weekend Challenge # 4

I got a head start on this Weekend Challenge. Below is the sketch. The challenge is use the sketch on something that is not a card. Enjoy. My first example is a 6x6 Scrapbook page. If you don't know, my husband is in the Army. I still need to print out my pic to add to the page.

Recipe : Close to my Heart

Cardstock - Brown Bag, Parchment, New England Ivy, Desert Sand, Bamboo

B&T - Passages

Stamp- Atomic Lower Case, Sans Alphabet, Wonderful Friend

Ink - Chocolate, Garden Green, Black Staz-On

Edge Distresser

3D Foam Tape

Star Studs (unknown)

Dog Tag and Ball Chain (unknown)

Fabric (Field Fabric's)

I took the sketch and placed it on a pillow box for a wedding gift.

Recipe : Close to my Heart

Cardstock - Colonial White, Chocolate

B&T - Perfect Day, Veranda

Stamp - Adorable

Ink- Creme Brulee, Tulip, Sorbet, Chocolate

Just Blooms - Big Pinks, Autumn Daisy

Clear Sparkles

Chocolate Ribbon Rounds

Stardust Glitz

A-door-ables ( used as template )

3D Foam Tape

Pillow Box Template (Oriental Trading)

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Fussy and Fancy Challange and DT Entry part 2

This is forFussy and Fancy Challenge 13, Monochromatic with Wings. When I thought of wings, I thought of feathers and this saying, "Just because you lose a feather, doesn't mean you still can't fly. I hope you like it. Recipe : Close to my Heart
Cardstock - Parchment, Juniper
B&T - Perfect Day
Ink - Juniper
Paper Piecer
Cononial White Embroidery Floss
Colonial White Ribbon Round
Hole Punch
Liquid Glass
3D Foam Tape
Wishes - Gallery
Clipart from Web

I am a Winner

I won Creative Clear Stamps Sketch for this Card. How awsome is that. Check out their site to play along. The more people that play along, the more the pay.

JAI23 Pattern paper challenge entry

This is my entry for Just Add Ink Pattern Paper Challenge. Everything is pattern paper cept the cardstock and the stamp "Dream". I love Close to my Heart B&T Duos cause they made this so easy. All the paper is from one line and matches. I could have easily added from other paper lines, but I like how this turned out.

recipe: Close to My Heart
Cardstock - Crystal Blue, Colonial White
B&T - Emporium
Stamp - Treasures of the Heart
Ink - Sweet Leaf
Corner Rounder
3D foam tape

Card full of challenges

The card qualifies for a list of Challenges.
Challenge 117 Sketch - Cute Card Thursday
C4C42 Flowers - Crazy 4 Challenges
ASC20 Flowers - Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge 109 Good Luck/Best wishes - A Spoon Full of Sugar
Corrosive Challenge 69 - Corrosive Challenge Blog
Flowers - Practical Scrappers
H2H12 Color Challenge - Heart 2 Heart

Recipe: Close to my Heart unless stated

Cardstock - White Daisy, Black, Tulip

Ink - White Daisy, Black, Tulip

Just Bloom - Big Pinks and White Daisy

Creme Brulee Ribbon Rounds

Pattern Paper (Pressed Petals)

Mulberry Paper (unknown)

White Marker (Galaxy Marker)

Nail Head (Making Memories)

Rhinestones (Westrim Crafts)

Weekend Challege # 3

This is the 3rd weekend challenge. Below is the sketch. The challenge is to add punctuation to the sketch. Here are my two examples.

This is a mirror image of the sketch. My punctuation is the ampersand. I made the sketch into a 6x6 layout. There is hidden journaling behind the photo. The ampersand has double duty. It is part of the subtitle and is the pull tag for the journaling.

Recipe: Close to my Heart

Cardstock - White Daisy, Twilight

B&T - Tinkerin', You Rock

Stamp - Atomic Lower Case, Doodle Alphabet, Serendipity

Ink - Black, Twilight, Black Staz-On

Liquid Glass

3D Foam Tape

Chipboard (unknown)

This card is an easel card. Only the top part follows the sketch. The punctuation is the bracket.

Recipe : Close to my Heart

Cardstock - White Daisy, Colonial White, Tulip

B&T - Perfect Day

Stamp - Atomic Lower Case, Serendipity, Treasures of the Heart

Ink - Chocolate, Tulip, Juniper

Colonial White Ribbon Blooms

Colonial White Bitty Brads

Big Pink Just Blooms

Sanding Kit

Edge Distresser

3D Foam Tape

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