Heart 2 Heart Favorite CTMHSketch Challenge

Here are my projects for the Heart-2-Heart challenge (love that challenge - you will too) this week the challenge was CTMH sketches so I used the Make it From Your Heart volume one book.  Every volume is packed full of great sketches and you really get a lot of bang for the buck.

Most of my crafting goodies are packed away for a few weeks so I kept it really simple, only using the Confetti Wishes paper pack along with the coordinating Assortment and Compliments. I hope that making two projects kind of makes up for not stamping or getting very elaborate. 

Heart 2 Heart Opposites Attract Challenge

I'm honored to be Guest Designer over at Heart 2 Heart!!! I hope you check them out and play along. 

I chose opposites on the color wheel to go along with the theme. If you would like to know about anything I used please leave a comment and I'll respond as soon as I can. 

Retro Sketches # 153

Still playing with the same stamp set - I'm in love with these little guys.  My next card will be the cute bunny.  I got the paper a little too wet using water color pencils but decided that this little pooch just has some terrier in him to account for the texture!  The CTMH stamp set is discontinued but the fabulous UV coated paper is the Close to My Heart Fundamentals and still available. 

I played along over at Retro Sketches #153

Friday Mashup - Tuesday Morning Sketches - Color Q

Goodness the combo of these three challenges was extra fun!  Everything I used I have had for quite some time.  The stamp set is an adorable discontinued set from Close to My Heart.  I have to laugh at the Friday Mashup, farm animals and bling? Who would have known that would actually work well and be so fun??  The DT and card entries are GREAT in all these challenges!!  

Friday Mashup!:197
Tuesday Morning Sketches 287
Color Q 279

MOJO 384 & colourQ #278 + CTMH Brushed, Have a Happy Day

I REALLY needed a break from the dusty dirty work I've been doing the past few days, you know the whole attic & garage cleaning yuckiness - bleh.

At first I was completely stumped and uninspired - the challenges I checked out tonight were great I just think it was my toothache affecting me - got a crown this afternoon.  Well....I got started, had some fun and my tooth feels better.  Pretty neat how a little creative time (and Tylenol) can make a difference.

The color burst pattern from the Studio Calico Brighten Pier collection was the perfect start for the colourQ#278 challenge.  It paired quite nice with Close to My Heart Brushed paper kit, Sunset cardstock & Chevron embossing folder along with thick twine + "Have a Happy Day" and "Just Sayin'" stamp sets which are available on my CTMH site.  I followed the MOJO 384 sketch - it's always fun to play over there.  

Oh BTW,  I'm pretty proud of the fact that I pulled a good "quit hoarding" move by using almost an entire sheet of sparkles :) are you still hoarding?  Join me in 2015 & hoard no more - use your stash and make room for new fun goodies!

Mojo Monday 383 - CTMH Heartstrings & You Mean the World to Me + Amy Tangerine POW!

I am one tired girl tonight, it's contest week over at Mojo Monday 383 I'm just playing to play, but you may want to head over there and enter too! Challenges are such a great way to get going.  I used CTMH Heartstrings paper kit, assortment & "You Mean the World to Me" stamp set, a We R Memory Keepers Die + Amy Tangerine POW glitter paper. You can find the CTMH goodies on my site pattir.ctmh.com.

Heart 2 Heart: Your Birthday, Color Throwdown #327 & retro sketches #151

Ok well I have two posts today  because I almost forgot about the Heart 2 Heart: Your Birthday challenge and I really wanted to enter something over there for all their challenges this month.  They're so kind as to give you all month to complete them I figured one of these months I could pull it off.   My birthday is in June so my color is Lagoon.  I combined it with Color Throwdown #327 & retro sketches #151.  The lighting cast the color a little plus I got a little rushed and messy because I have SO much to do today that I really should NOT be playing at all but I just couldn't resist.