Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for joining us this month. The Scrapbooking Global Design Team has a Blog Hop each month and you are welcome to join the Hop as well.

You will have arrived from Julia Quinn's Blog

I've been creating loads of layouts using our Autumn to Remember DSP and sticker sheet with Stampin' Up! Plus of course some exclusive dies, embossing folders and stamps too.

This month's challenge at Scrapbooking Global is a Tic Tac Board and I've picked the colour green, three or more photos and tags. What a great challenge to get these adorable photos of my daughter and my grandson having snuggles on his birthday in October. I love when the papers and photos and embellishments all work so great together...one more moment documented and in the books!

I had fun using our *new Hearts of Elegance stamp and die bundle and some gold embossing powder. I'm a sucker for the shapes and the fact that these hearts are a great size and work well for my layouts is a bonus! I will be getting loads of use outta them.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed my layout share. Hop on over to Michelle's Craft Cottage to see what she has created and then continue along for more inspiration.

Products Used:

Cajun Craze cardstock

Crushed Curry Cardstock

Pecan Pie Cardstock

Petal Pink Cardstock

Early Espresso Stampin' Pad

Wow! Metallic Gold Embossing Powder

Hearts of Elegance stamp and die bundle

Gold Twisted Thread

Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins

Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder

Something New comes this way!

With the sad news of Close To My Heart closing its doors in June 2024 it's been a slow transition into the world of Stampin' Up!

Change is good! Exciting times ahead as I dive into hundreds of high quality products and get busy once again with lots of fun new goodies.

Make sure to create a NEW customer profile on my Stampin' Up! website... https://kristineroberts.stampinup.net so you can stay up to date on what's happening in the world of Stampin' Up!

Wild Berry Blast Collection!

Hello Friends!

I've been SUPER busy this week in my Workshop creating with so many NEW PRODUCTS and I can't wait to share them with you.

Today's highlight is our April Special, Wild Berry Blast. If you haven't had a good look at our Colour of the Year yet, then now's your time! 

We've created some exclusive products with our Wild Berry including a paper pack with sticker sheet, cardstock, chipboard and a stamp set. I LOVE the stamp set and it will remain in my stamp collection (most don't stay FYI) as it's really fun and versatile for so many applications!

As you can see, this is Matthew's Prom Day and we went for a photo shoot before all the festivities started. There's a spot with LOADS of graffiti and I have been there before for photos when his sisters graduated as well...but the graffiti artwork has changed with each visit.

I used the Wild Berry paper pack and sticker sheet and also added in our current Mix-Ins (X9038) which is my all time favourite so far...it's the black print PP. 

I've said it before and I'll say it again...adding stamping to your layouts really adds another layer of texture and dimension and if I can make it happen...I often do. 

TIP: I laid out my photo mat and cut patterned papers roughly where I wanted them and with my background PP on my VersaMat, I inked up my burst stamp, moved the PP out of the way slightly and stamped in the three locations. Pretty much the eyeball technique...one of my favourites.

I adhered the 'guts' of the papers and photo block next then started adding layers of stickers, chipboard and more small stamps. You'll even spy on the photo below, our NEW VIP Exclusive Acrylic Shapes (arrow) that I added here! (more info about that below)

Products Used:

Wild Berry Blast Paper Pack + Sticker Sheet (CC4221)

Wild Berry Blast Die-cuts (CC4230)

Wild Berry Blast Stamp Set (CC4231)

Mix-in Paper Packet (Mar-Apr) (X9038)

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Got Candy?

Hello and Welcome to our Close To My Heart  Got Candy? Blog Hop. 

We have 9 Consultants participating in today's hop and you should have arrived from Kathy's Blog, if you get lost along the way be sure to see the full list of Hoppers on Melinda's Blog! Enjoy the Hop!

Lucky for me I'm not up to date in my scrapbooking!?!! Right? All three of my kids are in their twenties so I don't have any cute/current photos to play with but once we've finished our home reno and have unpacked BOXES...I'll be able to find my older pics of the kids Trick or Treating and fill these layouts :)

This is what I created:

My goal was to try to keep these CAS with a little fun accenting and staying with the paper and sticker sheet pack is the way to go to achieve a CAS (clean and simple) look.

Digging into my stash to get a small strip of vellum softened up the striped PP enough to create a title area that stood out.

I really love the candy paper in the layout below and sometimes find working with a strong PP can be challenging when adding embellishments so I wanted to create a cluster to anchor the title and then just simply use the Mummy sticker and candy stickers to finish it off.

For myself, the Product Bundle is always the way to go...and the biggest savings too! I didn't use the stamp or sequins on these two projects, but come back in a few more days to see our New Product Blog hop as I've got a super cute layout featuring SO MANY new products and the stamp and sequins too!

Hopefully some of the artwork you've seen so far has got you in the mood for some Spooky Fun and creating! Now it's time to head on over to Cat's Blog!

Products Used:

Got Candy? paper pack and sticker sheet 

Got Candy? cardstock

White Glitter paper

misc. vellum

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Every Little Thing

There's so much to love in our new Seasonal Expressions Idea Book (Sept-Oct 2019) from Close To My Heart!

Soft Florals/feminine colours AND Fall/masculine colours that you can enhance further or even add to which I've discovered...we've created a Mix-In paper packet to extend and add to our current Every Little Thing AND Hawthorn paper suites! Check them out!

Every Little Thing

Hawthorn

Mix-In

This layout is a combination of our Every Little Thing AND Mix-In paper collections...added to that our newest Hawthorn Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cut set...which I am IN LOVE WITH!!!

I've used Sangria, Paprika and Goldrush inks to create these rock n'roll technique stamped leaves...super fun and they look real. Vellum hearts and leaves from the ELT collection and some doodled lines with our awesome new journalling pens!

Shop for these products now before they are gone! 

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June Blog Hop - Colours of the Rainbow!

Welcome to our June Blog Hop featuring artwork inspired by

 'Colours of the Rainbow'.

 To purchase any of the items seen in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. 

Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning.

 If you came from Janet's Blog then you are in the right place! 

This month's we are featuring an Exclusive Stamp set 'Be a Rainbow' as well as discounted cardstock bundles and embellishments!

I made some Cricut cuts from our Artiste & Artistry CTMH cartridges for the clouds.

I also used up some gems from my stash...

Our stamp set Happy Heart is one of my favourites and the expression 'You Make My Heart Happy' is perfect for almost anything :)

I've simply cut (2) 4" lengths of 1" cardstock from our Rainbow Bundle CC61810 in each colour...seeing as our awesome cardstock is two-toned (lighter shade of the true colour on the opposite side)it made graduating the colours super easy!!!

Products Used:

Rainbow Bundle CC61810
A1192  Happy Heart stamp set
D1813 Be a Rainbow stamp set
Artistie Cricut Bundle
Artistry Cricut Bundle

Hope you give this super easy technique a try yourself!

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Michelle.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next month when we will be featuring our Central Park Collection! 

So mark July 10th on your calendars and hop along with us.

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Sizzlin' Summer Sketch #4

OK, so don't let this design freak you out! It was a little intimidating I will admit but after working with it, I really love how it looks!

I've used some 'Hey You' Basic Grey paper and some stickers and bits from the My Mind's Eye 'find your wings and fly' once again...I'm really liking using this paper right now...great colours!

Now you'll have to excuse my photos...it's super late or super early depending on what you consider 1:00AM and I've used my iPhone to take these photos in my workshop...so lighting, not so great!!!

My new favourite CTMH stamp set is our E size 'Framework Alphabet'...I love it actually and I'm so glad that CTMH has made their E size sets the same 6x6 size as all the other stamp set packaging!

I've used our new Alcohol Markers to colour in the letters (Honey)...they are so fantastic...I never knew Alcohol ink markers were so awesome!!!

These fun arrow shapes and stamps are in our new Artbooking Cricut bundle! Love this stamp set and it was super easy to cut these shapes out and stamp (in Ruby) my own custom, colour coordinating embellishment! I LOVE Close To My Heart when it comes to matching things up!

Thanks for checking in today! I hope you are enjoying all these great sketches!

Let's talk about July's Specials!

For this month only AND while supplies last...we are offering our Canvas art kit for 50% off!!!

Now what you don't see in the artwork below is that there are two different colour schemes you can go with when you get this kit...the one below is highlighting red and blue with brown but with my kit I used the yellows and greens and as you'll see, the end result looks completely different!!!

Now I want to warn you all that last months special sold out before the end of the month, so if you'd like to take advantage of this special you might want to let me know or visit my website now and grab this while you can! Make sure you check out all the 'While Supplies Last' section while you're there for ongoing awesome deals on products on their way out!

Every month we offer an exclusive stamp set...this July we've got the 'Sweet Life'...cherries, apples and peaches, very realistic looking and some great sentiments as well...click on this LINK to see the stamp images or to place an order. Get the 'stamp of the month' for $5 with every $50 purchase or order it on its own for $17.95...but remember that they are only ever available during the month they are featured!

I have orders going in every month, so you can easily message me with what you'd like and I'll be happy to add your order into my current order to save you on shipping costs ;)

Can't get enough challenges???

I know, there are more challenges to spark your creativity than there are hours in the day! Let alone time with which to do them all....but I'm going to share one with you all anyways!!!

It's my turn over at Scrapbook Challenges to host the February Altered Challenge...I am not a 3D or Home Decor kinda Krafty Gal...but I did look at this challenge from a recycled/repurposed angle.

Our theme this month is Relationships, and my spin on it was our relationship with Mother Earth...so I took a cardboard box, some scrapbooking embellishment packaging and a bottle cap off the cider I drank the other day...and used each of these three items in my layout! Strange I know, but effective and I like how it all came together!

(Remember to click on each image for an enlarged view)

I found an old typewriter in our local thrift store, it worked, so I grabbed it...it's not super pretty but it is fun to use for journalling...even if there's no erase key working...lots of mis-typed bits adds to the character...right!???

I also had fun pulling out some of my stamps...they've been neglected lately so it was nice to take the time to try to incorporate them into a layout, I have to remember to do that more often as I was happy with them once I did!

Make sure to check out my challenge on the Scrapbook Challenges Blog if you want to see some great sketches or see what other challenges are going on this month...there is always some great prizes up for grabs for those that participate so have fun!!!

I hope this challenge sparks some creativity in you, thanks for stopping by :)

up for a Challenge?

Good Morning!

It's my turn over at Scrapbook Challenges to host a November Gratitude challenge. I got to pick 'Wildcard' which means it's my choice to design my own challenge...so head on over the Scrapbook Challenges site to see the post!

This is my layout that I created and the rules are pretty simple, create a layout using four (4) different pieces of patterned paper using one of our sketches...include one (1) piece of fiber, like ribbons or twine, at least two (2) bits of some kind of metal, I chose studs...use at least one (1) technique like sanding or inking and include one (1) stamped image...as you can see I've stamped the flowers and leaves and I've sanded the edges of my photos and inked my paper!

Now these are things that most of use do in our day to day scrapbooking, but in the theme of keeping my life simple these days...I thought this was challenge enough for our Scrapbook Challenge members and for you as well!

I've put to use some REALLY old papers from Close To My Heart and the stamp set that coordinated with it...both are discontinued now but if you are anything like me...you probably still have papers from years and years ago that you should be using up! So dig into your stash of stuff...that you still like! and get playing with some paper and glue! Happy Wednesday everyone! Thanks for stopping in today :)

Sharing from the Heart Blog Hop

Good Morning! 

If you've arrived here from Deb's Blog then you are on the right path...as this is a continuous loop, just keep on clicking to the next person until you've completed the Hop!

I'm not entirely sure where the month has gone but for some strange reason I thought today was the 13th!!! I am finishing off one more item with this stamp set, but thought I'd post a card I created earlier in the month so you have something to look at!

This is December's Stamp of the Month! Only available until the 31st, so don't delay if you are wanting to get a jump start on Valentine's Day...I created this card for my Anniversary at the beginning of this month, so this stamp set for December was perfect timing :)

Now head on over to Nicole's Blog to continue with this Hop!

Diana Soling         http://mystampingspot.blogspot.com
Christne Murphy      http://lifebeyondwords.moonfruit.com/#/blog/4557016062 
Wendy K              http://www.MyScrapbookingBlog.com
Jody Gustafson       http://cre8nmemories.blogspot.com
Lori Stroup          http://loriannie670.blogspot.com
Deb Fortin           http://paper-crazy.blogspot.com
Kristine Ponte       http://kponte.blogspot.com
Nicole Schuette      http://scrappernic.blogspot.com  
Heather Hunt         http://creativecoconut08.blogspot.com      
Lela Norris          http://lilola4life.blogspot.com/
Polly Lewis          http://scrapinmolly.blogspot.com
Patti Rowe           http://pattirowe.blogspot.com/

Wednesday's Let's Scrap Card Sketch!

Good morning! 

It's the third Wednesday of September, so that means I've got a card sketch from Debby over at Let's Scrap for you to play along with! 

This card was inspired from Jeanette Lynton's blog post featuring our September National Stamping Month's promotion, the double stamp set Pair-A-Phrase...she stamped the butterflies just as I have but I used different colours and the card design of course is from Let's Scrap...as soon as I saw her card, I wanted to try my hand at colouring these stamped images with my blending pen and some CTMH inks!

products used:

CC1014 Pair-A-Phrase

Dreamin' paper pack

Colonial White card base

Pacifica ink

Crystal Blue ink

Goldrush ink

Creme Brulee ink
Cocoa ink

blending pen

Here's what images are included in our September' National Stamping Month's special 'double' stamp set, Pair-A-Phrase:

Click on this month's Bonus in the left side column for more information on how you can get this set

I apologize for my absence...I feel like I've been cutting classes at school! Busy times with the return of kids to school and my monthly Workshops...first group was last night and it was busy!


We were playing with new product from CTMH and using the new Cricut cartridge 'Art Philosophy',  which if you don't already know...it's AWESOME!!!


Stay tuned for my Typeset layouts and cards and tfsb!