Color Dare #186 – Lagoon & Gypsy + White Daisy

Welcome to Color Dare Challenges from Color My Heart.  Each Friday the design team announces a color palette for you to use to create your project.  You can create any type of project you'd like, as long as you use the chosen colors.  If you don't have the actual Close To My Heart colors, just use a similar substitute.

Color Dare #186 – Lagoon & Gypsy + White Daisy

• White Daisy Cardstock (1385)
• Lagoon Cardstock (X5762)
• Gypsy Ink (Z2190)
• Watercolor Paints (Z3132)
• Paintbrush Set (Z3188)
• Sunshine Birdies - March 2016 Stamp of the Month (S1603)
• Bitty Sparkles (Z1263)
• Triangle Border Punch (Z1997)

How will this week's color combination inspire you?   Visit Color My Heart for more information about the challenge, get inspired by the design team, and upload your project.  I hope you'll join the Color Dare!

Graphic 45 Design Team Audition 2016

I am thrilled to present my audition pieces for Graphic 45's 2016 Design Team.  I hope they bring you joy and inspiration!

March Canvas

St. Patrick's Day paper isn't easy to find, especially one as lovely and elegant as that found in G45's Time To Flourish collection.  Who could resist those gorgeous purple accents?  Not me!  This 12x12 canvas will brighten my home every March.

Wizard of Oz Star Book

"If I Only Had a Brain" has been looping endlessly through my head this week as I worked on this tribute to one of my favorite movies.  I also had the pleasure of seeing the musical in January, so I was thrilled to work with my Wizard of Oz papers while remembering all my favorite scenes.

I started by creating a folded page for each character, decorating the inside spread.  I attached the outside of these pages together, forming a stack (the back of page one attached to the front of page two, and so on).  I used a heavier cardstock to act as covers.   Before attaching them, I added a piece of ribbon between the page stack and each cover to act as a closure.  The book can be tied closed or can be opened with the covers brought together to create a star-shaped display piece.

French Country Album

Books and albums are a melding of my loves - the escape of reading, the beauty in the color, pattern and texture of paper, and the timelessness of creating a photograph.  I can't wait to find the perfect images to add to this fun album full of flips, folds, and pockets.

Graphic 45's French Country collection was my starting point for decorating this album, but I added pieces from many other collections, including Bohemian Bazaar, Times Nouveau, On the Boardwalk, Fashionista, and more.  G45 papers work so well together!

Coffee Cup Gift Card Holder

I had some of these coffee cups on hand because I've been playing around with a project idea.  But before that idea fully cooked, another one popped up.  This gift card holder was so much fun to make and came out so cute that now I want to run out and buy gift cards for all my friends so I can make one for each of them!  You can make one too by following my Snapguide tutorial.  Click here for step-by-step illustrated instructions.

How to Create an Easter Shaker Card

Color Dare #184 - Smoothie, Canary, Flaxen, Sweet Leaf + White Daisy

Welcome to Color Dare Challenges from Color My Heart.  Each Friday the design team announces a color palette for you to use to create your project.  You can create any type of project you'd like, as long as you use the chosen colors.  If you don't have the actual Close To My Heart colors, just use a similar substitute.

Color Dare #184 - Smoothie, Canary, Flaxen, Sweet Leaf + White Daisy

• White Daisy Cardstock (1385)
• Sweet Leaf Cardstock (X5639)
• Smoothie Cardstock (X5763)
• Smoothie Ink (Z2196)
• Canary Ink (Z2643)
• Sweet Leaf Ink (Z2153)
• Flaxen Ink (Z2642)
• Sunshine Birdies - March 2016 Stamp of the Month (S1603)
• Sparkles (Z1752)
• Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985)
• Paradise Flowers (Retired)

How will this week's color combination inspire you?   Visit Color My Heart for more information about the challenge, get inspired by the design team, and upload your project.  I hope you'll join the Color Dare!

Stampaganza 2016!

Buy any two My Acrylix® stamp sets (M-, A-, B-, C-, D-, or E-size) at full retail price and get a third stamp set of equal or lesser value FREE! 

This offer is only available during March, so start submitting your stamp orders as soon as possible, and let the Stampaganza begin!

Sunshine Birdies - March Stamp of the Month

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.  Shop Now!