Happy February! Spruced Up!

Well it is a new year and a new month!  What have you all been working on?  I made a couple of layouts with Close to my Hearts Spruced Up!  My Grandson and I went sledding in our side yard and I got some really great shots.  It was challenging with a 20 month old.  I don't want to say that I hope we get more snow but it would be fun to get out there one more time.  It has bee such a mild winter.  I think my Husband only used Frosty (snow blower) twice so far.

I have to get the photo's printed yet but here are the layouts I did.

On the first one I used Some of the stickers from the sticker sheet you can get with the paper pack.  The wooden snow flakes you can buy with an assorted pack to go with the paper pack.  I used Julep shimmer trim.  The picture mats are Julep and Sangria.  I also used stickles on the snow flakes to make them shimmer like snow.

On the Second one I used some stickers from the paper pack sheet, a couple of PML cards that match the pack and wooden shapes again.  I put some texture paste on the right side of the right page to make it look like snow and I placed the wood house and trees on them.  I painted the trees with the Julep shimmer brush, the snow flakes with the clear shimmer brush and the house I painted with our water brush and espresso ink.  I added texture paste to those pieces too!  I used French Vanilla under Espresso card stock for the mats on this one.

I hope you enjoyed my layouts and will come back and visit soon.  Visit my website for all of the supplies I used here!  paperdivas.ctmh.com.

Have a great day!

Ronda

Pumpkin Spice

Who doesn't like a little Pumpkin Spice in their life?  I have been having so much fun making fall cards that I would like to share one of them with you!  This one is going to be entered in this weeks Heart 2 Heart Challenge!  I have had so much fun working with this stamp and thin cut set!  There is only 6 more days to get it and it will be gone so check it out on my Close to my Heart page!  Here is the link:  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=12522&ci=14856.

I have used the Hawthorn paper collection to make this card!  This Sangria plaid is my favorite piece in the pack!

To color the pumpkins I used an Orange water color pencil along each line and then I dipped our clear shimmer brush into the ink on the top of the ink pad.  I then just blended the colors without mixing them to much.  I love the look I got.  I didn't want a bright orange pumpkin.  I wanted it to match the paper a little bit.  It also has a really nice shimmer.

I also used our new Sangria ribbon and some sequins to embellish.  I stamped the Autumn Blessings in Sangria (my new favorite color)!  https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=11653&ci=15083

Here is the link to the Hawthorn paper pack, which will also be retiring at the end of the month!
https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=12489&ci=14814.

and the beautiful Sangria Ribbon! https://paperdivas.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=12623&ci=14905.

Well I hope enjoyed my post and my card and will come back and visit soon!

Happy, Happy Fall!

Ronda