Sneak Peeks for a Special Friend

I am relieved to say that my week is going well after a couple of heart-wrenching days, and my special little friend is doing FANTASTIC!!!  I cannot say enough prayers of thanks and praise!

I am also so excited to be able to share the card I made for this amazing little friend today...because it has a LOT of peeks at new Close to My Heart products coming next month!  :)

This new paper pack is absolutely flavored with the colors of spring.  I absolutely love any green and blue patterns to use for scenic cards.  I used my Fiskars grass border paper punch to make this one and inked it with Pear Exclusive Ink.

These new enamel shapes are SO cute!  Um, and so are the colorful sequins!!!  The balloon strings are a combination of doodles and the March Stamp of the Month, Choose Happy.  :)

Choose Happy

I used the Cricut Artiste Collection to cut the white CS cloud.  Then I stamped these cute little feel better cloud images from the Cuddly Salutations Hostess Reward My Acrylix

LOVE this zip strip from the new paper pack too!  Don't forget to dress up the inside of your cards!  Next week I'll show you how I dressed up the envelope, so be sure to come back!  :)

So how do you get your hands on this Hostess Rewards Stamp set?  Simple!  Just place an order on my website to join my March Madness Mystery Hostess giveaway! 

I am celebrating three years as a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant, and one lucky person will get to choose the FREE Products from my gathering.  You can even choose the HOSTESS ONLY My Acrylix stamp sets like this one!  That's the ONLY way to earn this set...so get your orders in by April 7th to qualify for my giveaway, and make your wish list!  Click HERE for the details!

Cuddly Salutations

Paper Smooches are Just What the Doctor Ordered.

Happy weekend! 

I made up a quick card this week for a little friend who had a tonsillectomy.  He is a huge Superman fan (actually, he really IS Superman in disguise, but you didn't hear that from me), but alas, I have no superhero stamps.  Instead, I decided to go with the color scheme of the retired Superhero Paper from Close to My Heart and used my darling Party Posse hamster from Paper Smooches for the Anything Goes challenge over at Paper Smooches SPARKS.  I accidentally sent his little 3x3 card off before I took pics, so I made up a second to show you...

I LOVE steel dies lately, and used a little set from PS called Cardbooking Dies to make the little word bubble.  I really need to get a set of wire snips, though, because I keep getting indents from the little bits left on the die after I separate them.  Someday!  ;)

This mixed font set from PS called Mini Monograms is soooo fun for the sentiment on this little card.  My favorite feature of this type of font is that you don't have to stamp in a straight line to make it work.  ;)

That awesome white star is one of the White Marquee Enamel Shapes from CTMH.  I love these on everything from scrapbook layouts to cards right now.

I gave this little guy a bit of color with my CTMH Watercolor Pencils.  They are super easy to use, and when you use the Blending Pen after coloring, all your pencil lines magically disappear!

Here is the inside of the card also using the PS Mini Monograms...

Thanks so much for popping in today!  Remember, cards don't have to be crazy complicated to bring a little smile to someone's face!  :)

Don't forget!  I am drawing a Mystery Hostess this month!  You can find those adorable White Marquee Shapes, Blending Pen, and Watercolor Pencils on my website HERE.

Shop today for your chance to win!  :)