Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share Day 3: A Ray of Sunshine

Hi All! Welcome to Day 3 of the Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share celebrating Close To My Heart's April Stamp Of The Month: My Sunshine! 

 It's our final day for the April blog share, I hope you have been inspired to go out and make beautiful things. This last project was inspired by this Cardabilities sketch:

Here is my card:

This card definitely falls under "whimsy" in my blog, and it was a lot of fun to create. The base is Kraft cardstock. The pennant is cut from yellow woodgrain cardstock from the soon-to-be-released Dream Pop collection. I sponged it with Sunset Exclusive Ink to accent the woodgrain. I added a little piece of a zip strip from the same collection to add interest. I then stamped the sun rays from My Sunshine on Kraft cardstock in Sunset Exlusive Ink, cut it out (the Artiste Cartridge makes this a breeze), and popped it up with dimensional adhesive. The center circle is White Daisy cardstock sponged with Honey Exclusive Ink and then stamped with the Summer stamp from My Sunshine in Sunset Exclusive Ink and popped that up with dimensional adhesive, as well. For the scallop around the circle, I used the bird wing from the Stamp of the Month and stamped it in a scalloped pattern using White Daisy Exclusive Ink, and then layered the pennant on top. (The inspiration for that came from this project by the very talented Marg Van Patten.) The front sentiment is from the CTMH Patterned Pennants stamp set and is stamped in White Daisy Exclusive Ink. I cut it out with a punch and popped it up with dimensional adhesive. The inside is from the same stamp set and is stamped in Sunset Exclusive Ink. To add interest, I used my white gel pen to do a little faux stitching around the edge of the card and the sun. I then used it on the inside to do a little accent doodling. Simple, but effective, I think.

Here are some close-ups:

 Here is a look at the inside:

And here is the front, once again:

I hope you enjoyed my little ray of sunshine! Remember, My Sunshine can be yours for $5 with any qualifying order of $50 or more, or you can purchase it on its own for $17.95. It is available through 30 April. Now hop on over and see what bit of Sunshine the Über-Talented Lynn Darda has for you at From My Bungalow!

Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share Day 2: Kraft-y Bits of Sunshine

Hey folks! Welcome to Day 2 of the Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share celebrating Close To My Heart's April Stamp of the Month: My Sunshine.

Today's card project was inspired by a clean and simple challenge from the folks over at The Kraft Journal.

And here it is....

The base is Kraft cardstock (obviously!) on which I randomly stamped clouds in White Daisy Exclusive Ink. (I stamped the back with clouds, too.) The cloud stamp is from the CTMH Chantilly Workshop On The Go. (Love that set!) The pennant banner is made from Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon layered with a strip of patterned paper from Dream Pop. The sentiment is from the April Stamp Of The Month: My Sunshine, and is stamped in Honey Exclusive Ink on White Daisy cardstock. The hot air balloon is cut from White Daisy cardstock using the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge. (I love how our stamps coordinate with our Cricut cartridges, don't you?) I stamped the balloon (also from My Sunshine) in Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink, and sponged the basket with a little Honey Exclusive Ink, which I covered with yellow stickles for added sparkle. I used glitter gel for the flag pole and added a bit of Dream Pop to cover the flag.

Here's a couple of close-ups:

And here it is, once again:

I hope you enjoyed my little bit of hot air and sunshine. Remember, My Sunshine can be yours for $5 with any qualifying order of $50 or more, or you can purchase it on its own for $17.95. It is available through 30 April. Now hop on over and see what bit of Sunshine Kraft-y Queen Lynn Darda has for you at From My Bungalow!

We'll see you tomorrow for Day 3 of the Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share and a little more fun with My Sunshine.

Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share Day 1: Sharing a Little Dreamy April Mojo....

Hi All! Welcome to the Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share featuring Close To My Heart's April Stamp Of The Month: My Sunshine.

Today's project also provides a little sneak peek of a new paper collection that CTMH is releasing to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May. The collection is called Dream Pop, and is full of dreamy pops of color along with fabulous cardstock that is perfect for use with color resist techniques. Today's card was inspired by this Mojo Monday sketch:

Now on to the project!

Are these colors fabulous or what???? The card base is made from Kraft cardstock, which is layered with White Daisy cardstock. I used the polkadot cardstock from Dream Pop as the 3rd layer. (You can see the resist pattern on it better in the close-ups.) The large medallion is cut from the back of the paper that I used for the triangle. I popped it up with dimensional adhesive and added a little glitter gel for extra sparkle. The little "Hi" flag is the zip strip from the yellow and grey piece to which it's attached. The bird is stamped in Lagoon Exclusive Ink. The shape can be cut from the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge. I fussy cut it because I didn't want a white border. The wing is stamped in Sorbet Exclusive Ink, fussy cut, and attached to the bird with dimensional adhesive. The sentiment is stamped in Lagoon Exclusive Ink on White Daisy cardstock. The little flag is cut from the zip strip on the hounds-toothy/medallion paper. The sentiment and bird are both popped up with dimensional adhesive.

Here are some close-ups:

And here is the full card, once again:

I hope you enjoyed my dreamy April bit of Mojo. Remember, My Sunshine can be yours for $5 with any qualifying order of $50 or more, or you can purchase it on its own for $17.95. It is available through 30 April. Now hop on over and see what bit of Sunshine the ever-so-talented Lynn Darda has for you at From My Bungalow!

See you tomorrow for Day 2 of the Kraft-y Hearts Blog Share and a little more Sunshine!