CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for April

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for April.   This month we are featuring the stamp set "My Sunshine"!   

Hope you'll join us this month - we have CTMH consultants from across the US and Canada who have created some great projects for you featuring this month's stamp set.    The variety of ideas are sure to leave you feeling creatively inspired!

If you've come here from Sarita's Blog, then you are on the right path.  If my blog is your first stop, that will work too! Just keep hopping until you get back here again!   You'll find a link at the end of each post to move to the next site.  Enjoy :-)

My project for you this month is a layout featuring the new "Surf's Up" paper pack:

The banners on my layout were cut freehand.   The clouds and sun were cut using CTMH's Cricut cartridge "Artiste".     Page design was inspired by a sketch from The Scrappiest.

The April Stamp of the Month is available from your Consultant (or from me) from April 1st to 30th.   Purchase it for just $17.95 or get it for $5 when you place an order of $50 or more during the month of April.   

To see more great artwork using this stamp set, continue on to Susan's Blog to see what she has created.

So Happy

There is something timeless about the black/white/red colour combo!     The new "For Always" collection from CTMH has beautiful patterns in blacks, whites and greys.   You can add any pop of colour to the papers using cardstock & embellishments - but my favourite is the red!  

The layout design is a sketch from the CTMH book "Make it From Your Heart".  

Materials Used:
CTMH For Always paper
CTMH Chipboard Letters (Monograms)
CTMH paper flowers (retired)
CTMH red sparkles
CTMH cranberry grosgrain ribbon (retired)
CTMH cardstock: Slate, Cranberry, Black

(Yes - I am still working on my wedding album 12 years later, lol!   I'm not a chronological scrapper - I scrap a picture when I'm inspired to and I'm so glad I held on to this photo till now as the For Always papers are just perfect!)

Daddy's Girl

My sweet friend Laurie is hosting a special sketch challenge to celebrate her birthday.  I love her sketch and made time to play along.   Here is my take:

And here is Laurie's sketch:

Materials Used:
CTMH patterned paper: Chantilly
CTMH cardstock: Kraft, Twilight, and Cotton Candy
CTMH chipboard accents: Chantilly
CTMH Tiny Type Epoxy Alpha
CTMH Outdoor Denim Twill ribbon (retired)

Tags were cut by making rectangles and then simply clipping the top corners with my scissors and adding a hole using a hole punch.   Scalloped photo frame made using a Stampin' Up punch.

Thanks for stopping by - be sure to stop by Laurie's blog and wish her a very happy birthday!  And do play along if you get a chance - this was a fun sketch to work with!  

Dreams Come True

Hey all - crazy times around here - birthday parties, hockey wind-ups, taxes, a new lake lot . . . busy busy!!    But I DO have a brand new layout to share with you today that I absolutely ADORE!!  

Our song this week at Scrap it with a Song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland.  

And here is my layout:

My page design for this one came from this Page Maps sketch.

Love how all the elements came together on this page!

Materials Used:
CTMH Patterned Paper: Dakota & Dotty for You (retired) & Lucy (retired)
CTMH Garden Wood Shapes
CTMH Black Pearl Flourishes
CTMH Black Mini Medley Accents (ON SALE while supplies last for just $1.50!!)
CTMH Stamp Set - Stitched Together
Alpha:  Fancy Pants Rub-Ons
Ink: CTMH Black
Cardstock: CTMH Black, Colonial White
Other notes: my banner shapes were just freehand cut and the scalloped edge is a Stampin' Up! Punch.  Journal lines just drawn with a ruler & a marker :-)

I do hope you'll be inspired to come play along at Scrap it with a Song - this month all of our songs are about colour!!   And I also hope you'll be inspired to give mixing different paper collections a try like I did on this layout!     I'd love to see how you 'mix it up' - - if you do, be sure to leave me a link in the comments below so I can come check out your creations!   Song inspired layouts can be linked up at SIWAS for a chance to be our May Guest Designer!  

Getting Sketchy with CTMH's Dakota

Today is Monday and that means reveal day at Let's Get Sketchy - here is my layout:

And the fun sketch from Tabitha:

Materials Used:
CTMH Dakota paper pack
CTMH Round Durables Studs
CTMH Dakota sticker pack
K&Company Smash Book Journaling Spot
CTMH cardstock: Black & Slate
Title cut with CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Stop by Let's Get Sketchy to see what the rest of the design team has created & to play along this month!

Life Lessons Learned from my Five Year Old

The left side of this two page layout was inspired/CASE'd from the CTMH Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Book (page 42).  I then just created a matching right page of my own design to make the it into a double page spread which would accommodate all of the photos that I wanted to use.   The stacks of books are fussy-cut from the patterned paper.  

Materials Used:
CTMH Patterned Paper: Scholastic Collection
CTMH "Dimensional Elements Awards" Chipboard (included with purchase of Artiste)
CTMH Canvas Alphabet
CTMH Scholastic Stickease Assortment (tiny alphas)
Banner/Ticket shapes cut with CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge
CTMH Harvest Assortment Bakers Twine
CTMH Foundry Binder Clips (retired)
CTMH "Approved" Stamp Set
CTMH "Tiny Typewriter" Stamp Set (retired)
Inks: Chocolate, Saddle

Hope you are having a great week,

My Little Lady in Red

We have a new song on our rainbow-themed March playlist at Scrap it with a Song today.
Our song for this week is Lady in Red by Chris deBurgh.

Here is my layout:

The sketch is by Liz Chidester at The Scrappiest.  The papers and stickers are from Fancy Pants "Wishful Thinking".  I won this collection ages ago and finally had a chance to play - love the bright playful colours.    The rub-on alphas are also Fancy Pants.   I cut the "Lady in Red" title with my Cheerful Seasons Cricut cartridge from Creative Memories.  Cardstock is CTMH (Chocolate & White Daisy).

I'm linking up to the inaugural challenge at Scrap Your Story which is to use 1 photo on your layout.

Hope you'll join us this month at Scrap it with a Song - - let this song inspire your next creation and link up with us for a chance to be a Guest Designer.

Maui Paradise

Woohoo - new artwork for you today!  
I follow so many great blogs/sites, it is hard to single any of them out - but I wanted to mention a site - shimelle.com - that I recently started following that I'm finding has a ton of great content & inspiration.   I just love her approach and challenge prompts.  

I created this layout using CTMH's new summer 'beach' collection for a recent "Scrapbook Starting Points" challenge on Shimelle's site using subtle patterned backgrounds.  

Materials Used:
CTMH patterned paper collection: Surf's Up
CTMH Wooden Seaside shapes (retired)
CTMH Journey journalling tag (retired) 
Alphas: American Crafts Thickers
Cardstock: CTMH White Daisy
Ink: CTMH Black
Journal Pen: CTMH Legacy Writer

I'll be back tomorrow with a new song & layout for Scrap it with a Song!   See you then.

Winner, Winner!

Thanks to all who stopped by during the Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop.  Hope you'll visit often :-)

The winner of my drawing for the CTMH Birthday card kit is:

KATHLEEN WHITE!

Kathleen, please send me an EMAIL with your mailing address to claim your prize!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Well it may not be Christmas - but you wouldn't know it by the weather here in Calgary!   We were hit with a huge snowstorm Sunday and all signs of spring are now buried in several feet of snow!!  

In keeping with a wintery theme - I have a Christmas layout for you today.   We have a brand new sketch up at Let's Get Sketchy and a twist this week - - a colour combo challenge to go along with it!

Here is my layout:

Materials Used:
CTMH paper pack: Pear & Partridge (retired)
CTMH stickers: Mistletoe (retired)
Ink: New England Ivy
Marker: Creative Memories journal writer
Cardstock: CTMH Cashmere and White Daisy

The sketch by Jenessa Franco:

And the colour combo twist:

Join us at Let's Get Sketchy!  We'd love to have you play along this week.

Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop

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  Let’s Get Sketchy is turning ONE and to celebrate we are having a Birthday Bash Blog hop.  As you make your way along our hop to visit each of our DT blogs you will find lots of birthday inspired projects.   If you have arrived here from Laurie's Blog welcome to the LGS blog hop!! If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning and to start collecting your Birthday challenge words. These words should be bolded on each DT member’s pages.

  Birthday Bash Challenge- To create any birthday inspired project from an example you see on any one of the DT pages and upload at LGS.  If the DT project is a layout then do a lift of that page, if it’s a project of sorts then do that project.  You can pick from ANY DT member’s blog project for the hop. 

  The winner of the hop will be randomly selected and will win a nice bag of scrap goodies from Lets Get Sketchy.  As always there are rules for playing!

  
  

  Here are the rules for playing and winning:

  1. You MUST be a follower of each LGS team members blog and leave a comment on each blog and;

  2. You MUST also be a follower of the LGS blog.

  Please make sure you visit the entire team today as some members are hosting additional blog challenges during the hop and offering their own extra goodies for you so the more you play the more chances you win!

  Also as you hop along the way you will find clue words on each of the Design Team member’s blogs.  Once you have gathered all the words they will form a quote related to our Birthday. Tell us that quote by emailing letsgetsketchygmail.com and get your name in the pot for an extra drawing.

  MY CLUE WORD is "YOU".

  All blog hop entries are due by midnight, March 8th, 2013. CST.   

  My birthday project for you today is a card and matching gift box.

  

  Project features CTMH Chantilly paper, Shimmer Trim, Card Chatter stamp set, Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Paradise Bakers Twine, Red/Pink Button Assortment.   Flowers and Gift Box were cut with the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge.

  

  
  

  

  As a bonus -- I will also be randomly drawing from all the commenters here on this post to give away a CTMH Birthday Card kit!   Good luck!!!

  Now hop on over to MICHELLE's BLOG to see what she has in store for you!

  Here is the full hop lineup in case you get lost:

  Let's Get Sketchy

  Brenshevia

  Debbie

  Stacia

  Laurie

  Carla - - YOU ARE HERE

  Michelle

  Lynn

  Alison

  Melinda

  Tracy

  Sherri

  Marit

  Lanette

  Bev

  Stephanie

  Stacey

  LGS

  
  

  Thanks for hopping with us today!

  

  
  

Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome everyone & thanks for hopping to help us celebrate Let's Get Sketchy's 1st Birthday!!

I'm  a little late with my post - but for you early birds - my word is "you"!

Now keep on hopping - your next stop is  MICHELLE!!


I'll be back soon to update this post with my birthday project :-)