Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing all the Mothers out there, especially my own Mom, and my Sister, a very Happy Mother's Day. 

May you be blessed today and always. Enjoy your day!

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Technique Time: Stamped Backgrounds

Welcome to this week's Heart to Heart Challenge were we are highlighting "Stamped Backgrounds", a fun technique that allows you to create your own patterned paper of any design and color. Consider linking up to our challenge by using Close To My Heart products in your artwork creation.

The "Shower Flowers" stamp set was used to stamp this patterned paper. I LOVE the ability to create any patterned paper of my choice. That is such a fabulous perk of stamping in addition to the fact that I can use them over and over and over again... :)

To create the multi-colored teacup, I used the ShinHan Markers to create the Sea Glass handle and base. The Smoothie cup was created by stamping the teacup image on Smoothie Cardstock, adding the sentiment in Black Ink. Then I fussy cut it and glued it onto the main teacup. This is also a fun and much-loved technique that offers great potential.

I love the little heart tag that is part of the Stamp of the Month set (available through the end of this month and only while supplies last). You can view more details about this card and others I made by random-stamping one sheet of cardstock. Click HERE to head that direction.

Wishing you a great week, with beautiful weather!

You are Tea-rrific! (16-Cards Workshop)

A couple of weekends ago I held a team training in east Texas where my team duplicated these cards, made with a random-stamped sheet of White Daisy Cardstock. The patterns for the cards came from Wishes, with some slight edits made by me. 

Click on the image for an enlarged view

I am making my cutting diagrams and assembly instructions available to you. Details are provided at the bottom of this post. (By the way, this is a workshop of two each of eight cards. I will be hosting this workshop in the Mansfield, TX area later this month. Contact me if you are interested in attending.)

Don't know what I mean by random-stamping? I mean...that I stamped this sheet of white cardstock, with various stamp images and ink colors, to create my own patterned paper. Cool, huh?! This technique means that you don't have to be concerned if you can't find the right colors or patterns of paper. Instead, create your own! I did! This patterned paper was cut up and used to create the cards shown, with a few additional products. 

This is our March Stamp of the Month, "Tea-rrific", and I am in love! I love the sentiments, the images...it's all TOO CUTE and it was used on these cards. (It can be yours for just $5 with a qualifying order. Click here for more information about that or you're always welcome to contact me.)

Wanting to create patterned paper with a floral design, I chose to use this stamp set called, "Shower Flowers". (Pssst...you can use ANY stamp set of your choice to do the same.) I used quite a few of the images, but you can also see there are some wonderful sentiments included as well as items to create your own event invitation. 

Here are views of the individual cards:

If you would like to recreate these cards with ease, you can purchase the files for doing so and will receive:

• Cutting diagrams
• Step-by-step instructions for assembly
• Color photos of the cards
• Access to me if you have any questions or require additional support 

To order the cutting diagrams please click the "Buy Now" button for payment processing. You will receive the files via email, within 24 hours. (I do intend on sending them out as soon as possible, after your payment is received, but do work during the day which limits my internet access.)

I hope you love these cards as much as I do. They truly make me happy and I hope they do the same for you!

Here's wishing you a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend!