Always & Forever

On the off chance that you get a few minutes of crafty time over the next couple of weeks - - Let's Get Sketchy has a new sketch for you to play with!

Here is my take:

And the sketch:

Materials Used:
CTMH For Always paper collection
CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge (title)
CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge (banner & flowers)
CTMH black striped grosgrain ribbon
CTMH black waxy flax (retired)
CTMH bling assortment (retired)
CTMH cardstock: Desert Sand, Ruby, Black
Martha Stewart tag

Have a great week!

Endless Days of Summer

Sharing today one of my completed layouts from CTMH's For Always Workshop on the Go Kit.   It is a pre-designed layout - just followed the instructions to complete it & added my photos and journalling. Easy peasy & I have 2 more favourite pictures scrapped in my albums!   (And I have lots of materials remaining in the kit to play with & design additional layouts).   

This gorgeous paper bow is cut with the CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge.   

Title, scalloped border, scalloped circle also cut with CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge.   

Love the stamp set included in this workshop kit!   

The For Always Workshop on the Go Scrapbooking Kit is 'while supplies last' as it retires with the Spring/Summer Idea book later this week - get it before it's gone!  

Workshops on the Go® For Always Scrapbooking Kit Contents 
For Always Paper Packet 
My Acrylix® For Always Workshop Stamp Set (C-size) 
White Daisy Cardstock Sheets 
For Always Assortment (resin flowers & pins)
Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment 
Instructional Guide 

Other items needed to complete layout as shown:
CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge
CTMH ink pads: Honey, Lagoon, Black


Did you know that I offer a Kit of the Month program?   Buy any 6 of CTMH's Workshop on the Go kits from me in a 12 month period & get one absolutely FREE!     Check out all the details and a preview of our brand new Autumn/Winter kits HERE.  

Until next time,

Dreams

Good morning!   Wanted to share with you today the gifts I made for my Orlando roomie, my CTMH bestie, and my downline attending Convention.   

The first gift was this layout.   Sketch is from CTMH's Make it From Your Heart Volume 1 book. 

Materials Used:
CTMH Surf's Up Paper Collection
CTMH For Always Paper Collection
Die Cuts & Title Alpha: CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge
CTMH Flutter Paper Shapes
CTMH Black Pearl Flourishes
Stamp Set: An exclusive set given to 2011 Convention Go-ers in Anaheim
CTMH Cardstock:  Black, Lagoon, Sorbet, White Daisy

PS.   Watch my blog coming soon -- I'm going to be creating page kits for sale here on the blog & this layout will be one of them!  Email me if you'd like to reserve yours now.  

In addition to the layout, I also created this little gift canister for each of 'my girls' and filled them with Convention survival supplies (i.e. snacks, kleenex, chocolate, gum, etc.).  

Materials Used:
CTMH My Creations Kraft Canister/Container
CTMH For Always Paper Collection
CTMH Black Tulle Ribbon
CTMH Cardstock: Lagoon
Circle Die Cuts cut with CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Family

Taking a break from news & announcements today to bring you some new artwork :-)
In my rush to get ready for Convention in June - I completely forgot to post this layout I did for the June challenge at "Sketch with a Twist" (the twist was to use a transparency).

Materials Used:
CTMH patterned paper:  "For Always" collection
Die cuts & title:  CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge
CTMH Licorice Opaques gems
CTMH frame transparency sheet (retired)
Metal & epoxy flowers - unkown manufacturer from my stash
Stamp Set: from the CTMH Kraft Scroll Album kit (retired)
Ink: CTMH desert sand
Cardstock: CTMH Black, White Daisy, Ruby

Thanks for stopping by - hope you are having a great week!   We are enjoying sunshine today in Calgary, for a nice change :-)

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!)

Meant to Be

We are celebrating romance this month at Scrap it with a Song and up on the playlist is Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This".     I chose the line "meant to be" from the lyrics as the inspiration for my layout:

The layout design is Sketch #84 from Sketchabilities.    

This picture was taken last month in the mountains, at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise - one of our FAVOURITE places to stay in the whole world.  It is really an unbelievable hotel experience and we are so lucky that my husband's employer treats our whole family to a fabulous weekend there once a year.  On the Saturday night we get all dressed up for the big company dinner/dance and in the last few years they've added the tradition of taking our photo that night and giving it to us as an additional gift or momento of our weekend there.     My hubby and I don't often have formal photos done with just the two of us - so I love getting these each year!   I used this year's photo & the song as inspiration to document some of my feelings about just how lucky I am to have him!  

Materials Used:

CTMH patterned paper:  For Always

CTMH Black & Grey Glitter Paper

CTMH Spring Blossom Flowers (retired)

CTMH Glitter Brads (retired)

CTMH Small Sparkle Flourishes

CTMH Metallic Pens

CTMH Cardstock: Ruby

CTMH Pixie Glitter Alphabet

Hope you'll come play with us at Scrap it with a Song!

Spring/Summer Releases from CTMH

CTMH launched its' new Spring/Summer collections on February 1st.   I've dug into a few of these packs already and they are fantastic.  (Warning: Photo heavy post!!)

They are:

Chantilly

Tommy

Claire

Surf's Up

Later Sk8r

For Always

Buzz & Bumble

Watch for many new projects using these seven new collections here on my blog in the coming weeks!

You can check out the entire Spring/Summer Idea Book online HERE.   Enjoy!