April Showers Bring May Flowers?  It's the end of May and the furnace had to be turned on today - a very grey rainy day, so no weeding but some paper play instead.

CTMH Ariana paper X7179B and CTMH embossing folders: Page 130 of the Spring/Summer 2014 IDEABOOK, Dot Z1924 and Quatrefoil Z1926 Art Philosophy CRICUT cartridge card page 29

 

 

Damask embossing folder Z1927

 

 

I took a 3″ x 11″ & 3-3/4″ x 4-1/2″ strip of White Daisy Cardstock and ran them through my Cuttlebug embossing machine. What’s really awesome about our Embossing Folders is that there is a slit in the fold that allows you to emboss paper that is longer than 7″. (Pamela O’Connor)

 

May 2014 Stamp of the Month

 

 

 

 $5.00 with qualifying purchase

 

 

 Free To Be Me Paper Pack

 $5.00 with qualifying purchase

April Showers bring May Flowers

Rejoice May is Around the Corner

Love Diamond Fold Card with CTMH Hello Blooms stamp set (C1540) and Frames stamp set (D1546)

 Using a 12'x4' piece of cardstock for card base, score at 2", 4", 8" and 10". Make a slight pencil mark at 6" to show diagonal score line indication from 2" to 6" and 10" to 6".

Here's a card from last year's Father's Day to get you thinking about June card needs:

This is a side easel card using CTMH Cruizin paper.

April 2013 Stamp of the Month

SOM

You can find samples using this stamp set on my PINTEREST page on the CTMH My Sunshine April 2013 SOM

I have many Pinterest Boards with Close To My Heart Papers and Stamp Sets highlighted for you to find inspriration and ideas.

Google "Susan Freeland Pinterest"

(I'm trying to get the Pinterest button on my Blog - if you know how contact me please)

Here's the My Sunshine stamp set:

I really should blog more often then this blog wouldn't be so long - maybe next month

I love the Close To My Heart Bracket Frame

There is a Pinterest Board om my profile for Bracket Frames

Here is some Artwork using May's SOM:

In May we have a beautiful a set of cardstock for National Scrapbooking month.

Dream Pop has 12 sheets of double sided printed 12x12 papers with another 12 sheets of double sided 12x12 coordinating embossed cardstock for $10.00 with a $35.00 purchase.

Dont't forget to check my Pinterest Board to see ideas made with the beautiful

DREAM POP paper packet

April showers bring May flowers. Here are a few more cards made with the CTMH CRICUT Artiste cartridge and the Hello Blooms stamp set:

The patterned paper above is CTMH Chantilly.

The pattern paper below is CTMH Claire.

The above swing card was made using CTMH CRICUT Artiste cartridge, Claire paper, Perfect Fit Mom stamp set.

As the May flowers appear the butterflies, lady bugs, catterpillers and honey bees will arrive.

CONTEST

All of the above have been made with punches. My challenge to you is to create the shapes needed with your CTMH Artiste and Art Philosophy CRICUT cartridges.

Submit your ideas to me and you will be entered into a draw to win a set of 4 CTMH stamp sets.

Draw ends Thanksgiving weekend 2013.

You have 4 months to get creating.

Catching Up

Some past Inkings

Wings paper

Veranda Paper

 Olivia Paper

Time to get back in the craft room and create with some new paper. Thanks for looking at my cards from the past.