Cats & Bats Shaker Card

It's Halloween at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge - for me anyway.   

Here is the sketch we are designing with this week:

I love this one!  You can get all the details of how to play along on the AHSC blog here.  The design team creations will be posted Wednesday so you can check out what we've all done! 

As mentioned, I decided on a Halloween themed card.  I thought the sketch lent itself to a shaker card, so that's what I did.

Close to my Heart - Cats & Bats

Apparently I decided to give up all my confetti a while back so I created my own with my Cricut. 

I created another card with this sketch using a fall theme:

Close to my Heart
Happy Day Card Making Kit

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will play along with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges.

Cats 'n Pumpkins 'n Bats - Oh.My!

Scaredy Cat is the fun Halloween themed papers we'll be using for our October classes.  Here are layouts that will complement your little goblin's costume.  Or, perhaps the photos from your adult Halloween party?

Scaredy Cat full layout

Scaredy Cat- Left page

Scaredy Cat - Right page

Scaredy Cat detail

Check under the Class tab for details on joining one of my classes.  

Products used in this layout can be purchased from my website:  http://betsy.ctmh.com

X7185B - Scaredy Cat Paper Pack
X7185C - Scaredy Cat Complements
Z3011 - Scaredy Cat Assortment
Z1992 - Glitter Paper - Purple Assortment
Z1997 - Triangle Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by!

Lovely Olivia! October Paper Trail Blog Hop

Welcome to the October edition of the Paper Trail blog hop! This month we are featuring the Close To My Heart "Olivia" paper packet. If you arrived here from Mary's blog you are on the right trail! Aren't her layouts with Olivia and the other CTMH products amazing?!?

I absolutely adore this paper. The colors are so cheerful and yet so autumny. Makes me want to start a bonfire or bake a pumpkin pie!

Although we already featured a packet perfect for all your Halloween scrappin' and card making, I decided there was still time for more, so my first card is for Halloween. It's a little different take on the colors, but I like how it turned out!

My next card is for Thanksgiving and I have to say I am in love with this cornucopia stamp. I wish you could see the touches of Liquid Glass I added. The tomato (apple?) and grapes are all bright and shiny and I tried to dab tiny little dots on the corn to make it look kernelly. The glittery large metallic brads are one of my (many) new favorite items!

Thanks giving card inside.

My last item, for today anyway, is this paper pumpkin candy dish. I love how it turned out, too. Can't wait to try it with some of the other Olivia papers. I like how the double sided paper affects the over all look.

Candy dish, lid off.

Hope you have enjoyed my items made with the Olivia pack. Now step on over to Karen's Blog for some more beautiful Olivia layouts featuring photos of the Close To My Heart convention. What a great time we had there!!

September Paper Trail

Welcome to the first edition of the Paper Trail blog hop! We are a group of Close To My Heart consultants working together to bring you cards, layouts, and other art featuring a different Close To My Heart paper packet each month. If you arrived here from Erica's blog you are on the right trail!

This month's featured paper packet is Hooligans, a bright and festive paper packet that is perfect for Halloween. I made a little 4x4 wallet album that is perfect for all your hooligans' little Halloween photos.

I couldn't decide what stamps to use so I used everything I have!

The Boo Crew - C1421

Party Animal - D1437

Fright Night - B1359

Childhood Portrait (tree) - D1373

Thanks for stopping by. You're on your way to Mary's blog now for some more great ideas. Just click on her name.

This blog hop is scheduled for Sept. 15th - if all have not posted yet, please check back.