New Journal with CTMH Veranda and A Tweet

I just love these new journals from CTMH!  They have a clear protective cover that you slip your artwork behind instead of adhering to a cardboard cover.  Not only does this protect what you've made but it also makes it easy to change out your cover if you'd like.  Its sized at 5x7" so it is perfect for a photo too!  What a great gift item these will make!  Wouldn't it be cute on your desk with a photo of the kids?  How about making it into an address book?  A running To Do list?  That's how mine will be used! 

This design was inspired by another CTMH consultant.

Materials Used:

Paper:  Veranda Level 2

Stamps:  A Tweet

Inks:  Cocoa, Creme Brulee

Other:  Bitty Sparkles, Chocolate Mini Medley (retired but the Copper Mini Medley would work great too!)

Veranda Family layout with CTMH Veranda Basic Kit and Friendship Alphabet

I just love the colors in our Veranda paper pack as they have such a vintage feel.  This layout features the stamp set that comes with the Veranda Basic Workshop kit.  I've used the set to make the paper flowers on this layout - some are stamped directly on the layout and some are trimmed out and then layered.  Don't you just love the little hummingbirds?

Materials Used:

Paper:  Veranda Level 2, Colonial White Cardstock

Stamps:  Thinking of You (included with the Veranda Basic Kit), Frame of Mind, Friendship Alphabet

Inks:  Cocoa, Juniper, Creme Brulee

Paperback Novel Flower Card with CTMH Veranda, True Friends and Heartfelt Diecuts

Here are two versions of one card - I just changed up the embellishments for two different looks.  The pattern came from our Topstitch Kit of the Month.  The brochure that comes with the kit (just $29.95 for a huge set - love it!) comes with a 2 page layout cutting and assembly diagram as well as a card workshop cutting diagram and assembly instructions (makes 6 cards).  I enjoy making all of the workshops but this particular pattern really stuck with me and I've found myself going back to it several times now!  I think its going into my permanent "go to" list of patterns that just seem to flow really well for me.

The large flower is made from the pages of a paper back book!  I punched five 3" scalloped circles from the pages, inked them up in two colors of ink, put a brad through the center and SCRUNCHED the layers up one at a time to creat a flower.  VERY FUN technique to use!  One word of caution - use an appropriate book!  It would be kind of funny to create a flower for your hubby using a racy scene from a book to see if he ever caught on - but maybe not so funny if its going to your Mom and Dad! 

For the heart, I used the negative space (what is left after you pop out the chipboard element) from a sheet of our new Hearts Dimensional Elements to trace the pattern on to the Chocolate patterned paper (on the revers side) and then simply cut it out.

Materials Used:
Paper:  Veranda Level 2, Garden Green Cardstock and Colonial White Cardstock
Stamps:  True Friends (Jan. Stamp of the Month for sentiment)
Inks:  Juniper, Creme Brulee, Chocolate
Others:  Hearts Dimensional Elements, HeartFelt Whimsy (top card green felt buttons and leaves), Neutral Embroidery Floss (stitching on the felt), Mini Sparkles, Bigger Chocolate Brads, Liquid Glass, Martha Stewart Loop Punch (I punched both sides of a strip to get the decorative line) and an old (appropriate! LOL) paperback book