Make Waves Blog Hop

Welcome to our Make Waves Blog Hop, if you arrived here from Nel's blog  you are in the right place. If you arrived here by chance it's nice to see you, you can continue the hop by clicking on the link at the end of this post.

The Make Waves kit is wonderful, the colours of the papers and the embellishments are fantastic. It's is a mermaid theme but don't be fooled you can use these papers and compliments for any number of different projects.  I have used some of the papers and this wonderful stamp set in my projects.

A few friends and I decided on a High Tea for our Christmas get together and I have created a layout with these photos. Who would have thought these papers could be used for A Christmas layout? I have used the pale pink, and the shaded green papers with one of the Zip Strips. To decorate the page I used the Christmas tree and reindeer stamps from the Beary Christmas stamps and thin cuts set Z4047. This set is still available in the Going Soon section of my website.

I stamped the trees on vellum with Vesamark ink and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. The reindeer was also stamped on vellum then heat embossed with the gold embossing powder. I coloured the baubles on the tree with a Shin Han Marker.

My tea setting was so pretty, I thought I would replicated it using last year's May Stamp of the Month and the sentiment was perfect for these photos as well.

I am thrilled with how this card turned out, I saw a similar party invitation in an Etsy Shop online and couldn't wait to try making it as a birthday card. I cut the card using a shape from the Artiste Cricut cartridge, it's on page 33 (Accent 4) The Lagoon cardstock was cut at 6.25" and the white at 6" The mermaid is cut out from the mermaid paper. The mermaid stamp was too big for this card. The little sparkly flower embellishments are the cutest things I have ever seen.

To make the card fold the cricut shape in half, you will need to cut away sections of the card to get the clam shell shape. I have drawn lines on the photo below so you can see what I mean.

These photos show the pop up sections that I added the mermaid, flowers, starfish and grasses to. 

This card is called a Z fold card and is really easy to make. I used one of the cards from the Card and Envelope Value Pack X254. The front of the card is folded back on it's self then you decorate as desired. Finally add the Z fold strip, this strip allows you to add extra decorations.

Thanks again for stopping by, to continue the hop click here to go to Kara's blog, I am sure she has created something really special. Please take a moment and leave a comment it is always appreciated.

February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop "Sunny Thoughts"

Hello and welcome to the February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you arrived here by chance, take your time and have a look around, if you arrived here from Nell Ward's blog  you are in the right place. To continue the hop click on the link at the end of this post.

This month's stamp Sunny Thoughts S1802 has lots of lovely sentiments, flowers and leaves  that will make creating your crafty projects so easy. It is only $7.50 with a purchase of $75.00 or $27.00 to buy.

 I love giving away little gifts to family and friends and sometimes all I need is a little bag for the gift, but of course I can't just use it as is. I have to decorate it and make it a bit prettier. Close to My Heart used to sell these cute little bags but they are now discontinued. I am sure you can get something similar at a discount store. I think the little Heart Clips Z3381 are gorgeous and are the perfect addition to the bag. They are only $10.50 for 6 clips, you can find them in the Embellishments folder on my CTMH website. Having multiple sizes of the flower stamps allows such versatility.

I really believe it is so important to not only tell children that you love them but also put in in writing.  I am told that it ensures they develop good self esteem and they learn that they have worth. Also encourage them to dream and know that with time and effort their dreams can come true.

I am trying to remember to send cards that express thanks and let others know that they are important to me. For this card I have stamped the flower spray directly on the card in Fern ink then stamped it again on a scrap of white cardstock using Glacier and Poppy ink, fussy cut the flowers and adhered them to the original stamped images. I used the White Burlap ribbon Z3323 to finish off the card.

Thank you for stopping by, to continue the hop click here to go to Doreen's blog. I am sure she will have something wonderful to share. I do really appreciate it when you take time to leave a comment.