We have 18 Consultants participating this month so it will be FUN, QUICK & FULL of Inspiration!

Let's get started! If you've come from Valerie's Blog, you're on the right track...keep hopping around 'till you back to where you started. If you're starting here, WELCOME!!!

Thanks for stopping by...your next stop is wonderfully talented Shirley Ross!

I used the Boutique line fo bring out the pinks and girly little flowers....

Here's a look at a layout I did using the backside of the heart image in Thanks & Giving to make a background for these beautiful kiddos...

Here are the pictures of the one I made...

And...here's the video showing you how using the BOUTIQUE line...instead of sewing down the middle, I show you how to use liquid glass...enjoy!

HAPPY OCTOBER, everyone! After getting a TASTE of Fall last week, I am so ready for cooler temperatures, crisp air, leaves falling and NO MOSQUITOES...hehehehehe.

Well, you all know what October 1st means...a NEW Stamp of the Month from CTMH...and this one is all about Thanks & Giving!

To give you TONS of inspiration this month, I am joining 23 other consultants and we are going to overload your Pinterest Boards with cards, tags & layouts! The hop is one big circle so you should hop until you get back to where you started. If you're starting here, WELCOME! If this isn't your first stop, you should be coming from Vickie's Blog and if you get lost along the way, you can always see a complete list of participants {{{here}}}.

Now...let's get on to the FUN stuff! I made a layout using Boutique (I know...I'm still hooked on the soft colors even though Grateful Heart would totally go with this set!)...I added the new Watercolor Impressions (A NEW FAVORITE) to add some background color to the white base...




I used zip strips, the washi Complements and a string of Gold Sequin Ribbon for the side...


Those adorable little flowers come with the Thanks & Giving stamp set and I inked them up with SURGARPLUM ink and Charcoal as the outline image...ADORBS!!!

And...here is the picture I need to have printed in 4x4 format...and if you notice, I hid my journaling on the pull-out tag which was made from one of the PML cards. This picture was taken a couple of weeks ago for my mom's birthday...those other two people are my siblings (in case you couldn't tell...lol)

Thanks for stopping by...I really appreciate see all your faces :0) Don't forget to leave some love and then head on over to Michelle's Blog and see what she has to share!

I also wanted to play AGAIN with my NEW Shaker Window & Confetti Thin Cuts (LOVE these things)...the result is TWO cards with different elements, equally FUN and GORGEOUS...

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As you can see from this photo...this card doesn't 'open' and is meant to display on a desk or something. And...the Loose Sequins in Gold coupled with the start confetti that is a result of die cutting the Shaker Window & Confetti Thin Cuts makes these shaker windows mesmerizing...

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On the first card, I also used the Thin Cuts - Decorative Borders to create the tassels! The first card, I used two pieces of acetate that come with the Shaker Foam & Acetate. For the second card, I used one piece of acetate and then cut a 3x3 piece of Gold Polka Dot acetate from the Gold Fundamentals and I opted to use the Peacock Stitched Ribbon which both are currently in the CLEARANCE section of my website (GO GRAB THEM NOW...such a good deal!!!)

And...I did a video showing how to make a tent card...BUT....it's sideways...lol. I know...I know...one who does video tutorials SHOULD know how to record....hahahahahaha. Well, to my defense, I checked to make sure the video was going to record the right way...something must've happened before I started to record that changed it back. 

If you'd like to watch sideways, here you go...sooooo sorry! Also...please go check out the Color My Heart Color Dare Blog and play along with the current challenge...the colors are sooooo pretty!

- it's Wednesday

- Boutique is GORGEOUS

- I needed an excuse to make a card

- a card doesn't use as much of this BEAUTIFUL paper as a layout would (thus more to hoard save for later)

- just because

I made this card over the weekend because I've been DYING to ink up these GORGEOUS flowers that come with the Bunches of Love stamp set. I used some NEW inks - PEACH, SAGE, MINT & SUGARPLUM and threw in some Peacock and black as well...finally used my micro-tip scissors to fussy cut around the flowers and adhered using liquid glass (left the leaves without adhesive so they can curl up on the edges...

One thing I am glad about it being September already is A NEW HOLIDAY EXPRESSIONS for us to pore over and order all the pretty things...lol. To help you see some snippets into this Holiday Expressions, twenty-one CTMH Consultants have come together to have a Blog Hop showing you various things we've fallen in LOVE with!

This blog hop is much like our SOTM Blog Hops in that it's a round-robin type hop...you get on where can and hop 'till you get back to where you started! If my blog isn't your first stop, you should be coming from Carrie's Blog. 

I have LOTS of goodies to show you guys from my Extravaganza presentation but I decided to make something from scratch for the occasion. The Boutique line has become one of my FAVORITES and I'm really not sure why because I'm not a flowery person but these colors and delicate flowers just tug at my creative strings!

Here's a look at a layout I made using the Boutique line and some stamp sets...

Now, all that's left to do is find somewhere to hide some journalling...might even let my QT tell me what to write since this photo is so dear to him!

Thanks for hopping by...your next stop on this CREATIVE train is the talented Darlys....go see what she has to share and leave some LOVE along the way!

We only have 22 consultants participating this month so the inspiration will come fast and furious! If you've come from Kimberly's Blog, you're on the right track...keep on hopping 'till you get back to where you started. If you're starting here...WELCOME!

I have a card to share with you...but not just any card. It's one of those cards that started out as something FANTASTIC then took some major wrong turns and 3 hours (YES...THREE HOURS) later, I'm left with a little less than fantastic card but at least it's pretty with all its BOUTIQUE paper and colors!

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The little hidden gem on this card is revealed when you pull the Peacock Stitched Ribbon (on CLEARANCE NOW...it's so nice to work with, I had to grab me several spools before it's gone)...

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Here's what is revealed when you pull the ribbon...

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And, the inside was super simple...took one of the PML Cards that comes with the BOUTIQUE PAPER PACKET and stamped the tiny little flowers from the SOMT then used our NEW Watercolor Pencils to very messily color over the circle flowers...

Thanks for stopping by...you can head on over to Michelle's Blog to keep the hop moving!