Thinking of You Chalkboard Technique

Here' a card I created using the chalkboard technique. I just love this little ladybug baby. It's from CTMH Flower Child stamp set. The sentiment is from this month's SOM Say it in Style. I used my summer chalks and CB embossing folders. I colored in my little baby bug using CTMH ink and my blending pen. Just thought he would be perfect laying in these flowers!!!!

A day in the life!!!!!

Today we spent some time at the pool and as always the kids had a crazy fun time. Today was extra special because Lexi caught a butterfly. We don't get to see very many here in Vegas, but today we were blessed by a friendly white and black fluttering friend. Lexi crept up slowly and placed her little bug catcher over it and viola, she was able to capture it. She did not keep it for long as she wanted to see her friend flying free. However she kept it long enough to try to feed it and take a closer look.

thankful for simple pleasures,
Melanie

Chalkboard Technique

Ok, I am so loving this technique. I scoped SCS and found so many inspiring pieces of work. These are inspired by the many creative and talented gals from the gallery.Thought I would try recreating some of them with CTMH products.

TUTORIAL:

1. Use white daisy pigment stamp pad and stamp playful petals and celebrate life onto black CS
2. Using sponge daubers, make up applicators or q-tips gently daub summer chalks on top of the white image until it is covered
3. Use a paper piercer to poke holes around the flower petals and then mount on to watermelon CS
4. Mount onto citrus leaf CS

Ok now you try and let us see what you come up with. Post a link to your creation and I'll post it here!!! Here's another one


Supplies: all CTMH unless noted

Paper: pink carnation, citrus leaf, black cs
Stamps: rustic flowers, playful flourishes, for every occasion
Ink: pink carnation, black
Accesories: flower metal rimmed tag, sparkles, white daisy waxy flax
Other: American crafts ribbon, CB swiss dots embossing folder

Thought for Today

When we find ourselves ready to judge another person’s motives, let’s pause and remember—only God can see the heart, and only His Word can expose its motives. Our responsibility is to let the Lord and His Word convict us about our own hearts.

Click here to read the whole devotional from Our daily bread

— Bill Crowder

SISTERS

This is one of the layouts hanging from my cabinets in my scrap room. I love it not because it is pink but because it showcases my beautiful step daughter Tori. Lexi just adores her and is so blessed to have an older sister.

Supplies

Papers: CTMH goovy blossoms
Stamps: flourishes Autumn Leaves
Ink: white daisy water based
Embellishments: Heidi Swapp felt stickers, Prima flower, Target chipboard letters, buttons

Mom paper bag album

I used the rub n write pen with prisma glitter on the left page & CTMH stamps
The right page lifts up to add more pics or journaling, used boutique alphabet for JOY
The left page lifts up by the green clip for additional pics

The left page unties and opens into a trifold
The right page is a pocket page
The left page also lifts up as shown below

The left page unties and unfolds into a trifold, the right page is a library card pocket as well as a pocket that is on the base page with an additional photo mat with green binder clip.



I made this as a special order for a customer. She wanted the album to be very relaxing and serene and told me her mom's favorite colors included light shades of blue and green. I found this 8x8 paper pack at Target last year and it was exactly what she described. I used CTMH adorable backgrounds in garden green to stamp the tag on the cover. Throughout the book I used various CTMH sets, photo hanger, rub n write pen and prisma glitter, mulberry paper, just blooms and prima flowers, organdy ribbon, CTMH cardstock sweet leaf, lilac mist, garden green, spiral clips, buttons...

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