Look at what we found! While we were packing our camper to go away for the weekend a bird kept flying out of the tree at us every time we walked by with another load for the camper. After a while I thought she must have a nest in there & look what we found. How sweet is that! Two newborn chicks & two eggs unhatched. 
When our new catalog came out & I saw the "Wings WOTG" kit I new just the pictures to use with this paper. The "My Stickease" were a perfect match for my photos. Some of you know that I usually have a hard time with stickers, but...these were perfect. I did add some ink to them, I know what you are going to say..."She's got to cover the white space!" Yup that's me! I always seem to alter them in some way & just have to use my stencil brushes or sponges! The bird is a stamp rolled in several colors of ink & cut out. I only adhered the body to the sticker tag to leave movement in his wings. When stamp rolling aways start with your lightest color (sweat leaf) & then roll other colors (blush, & vineyardberry) onto the edges of the stamp. Very pretty effect when using leaves & flowers.
The flowers are from our "Just Blooms Spring Blossom" pack & "White Daisy" Variety Pack. Just sponge a little ink in the middle & around the edges & wala you have a beautiful flower to match your layout or card. The White Daisy flowers are on sale right now on my website. Be sure to check the "While Supplies Last" clearance center as there are even more goodies (lots of great ribbon & flower packs) marked down to 75% off!! Whoo Hoo! 
The gorgeous centers of the flowers are our "Filigree Charms." Aren't they amazing. They come in a package of eight and are pewter charms with brads. I rubbed them across brown StazOn ink & set them aside to dry. It creates a vibrant coppery color. You have to use a permanent ink (like StazOn) as it will work on all nonporous materials such as; metal, plastic, glass, coated paper and more.
Look at the flourishes in these letters! I love it! (Imagine that!) Yes, this stamp set, "Bohemian Alphabet" is something I had to have. With clear blocks & clear stamps our alpha sets are so easy to use. Just stick all the letters you need to make your word on the block & you can easily stamp them right where you want them every time! No more lopsided letters or place a stamp tool. Once again our My Acrylix stamps are "Faster, Simpler & Easier!"
The card below is one of my favorites. When I get started making tag backgrounds I generally make a bunch of them. You never know how the colors are going to blend until they dry. Once I get started & see how pretty they are, I think "What will these three colors look like together" & before you know it I have 50 tags in different colors! I'm actually at a point were I need to make more. I've used almost all of them up! This one had just the perfect colors for the Wings paper. If you would like to have a workshop on how to make these tags let me know & I will put something together.
Look at how great the Mayberry papers go with the Beatrix Potter inspired March Stamp of the Month. The adorable bunnies in the stamp set with the fresh colors of the paper make me long for spring. Warm weather? Yes, please!
it? This effect is created with a great technique called paper piecing. To recreate this idea start by stamping your image on a piece of cardstock( this is your base). Stamp the same image again on patterned paper, and cut out the parts you want your image to have with that particular pattern. Repeat with other patterned papers until you have all the pieces you want. Then simply glue your pieces to the base image to create a singular, striking focal point.
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You have click on the picture & get a close up view of the butterflies! They are very detailed. The stamp itself is a abstract of words & shading, it's very striking. When stamping I started with the lightest color, Pear and next I rolled it in Juniper, then Twilight & lastly & very lightly black. They are also edged with black sparkle stickles to add richness. Our Licorice Opaque Pearls make the body of the butterfly elegant.
I cannot take credit for this beautiful layout as one of my CTMH sista's created it. I was checking out our CTMH Consultant Art Bulletin Board and saw these incredible pages. Everyone was asking her if it was ok if we shared them with our customers & she encouraged it! I just love my CTMH sista's! 
This layout also came from another very talented CTMH Sista! It's so much fun to share our cards & pages on our Consultant Bulletin Board (often referred to as the BB). It is amazing how someone can take the same papers & inks and create something totally different. I love it! Check out my artwork with this kit in a post a little further down. The right side is stamped with the Wings WOTG exclusive stamp set. The damask stamp set will compliment any photos & pages. I really like the bold Black & Cream look. Learn to make these accordion flowers & more paper ruffling at my class on March 18th at 7:00. Email or call me with any questions.
Ok soo...I have to say it again..."I love this paper!" It's so pretty. (I have to apologize for the bright picture. I had trouble getting the colors correct, they are much softer than this pic shows.)
A little stamping & some buttons & wa-lah, a beautiful corner & journalling spot.
Notice the paper ruffle, almost looks like ribbon. It's the perfect finish between the title area & photos giving an awesome accent on your title. Learn how to do this at my class on
Love, Love, Love this flower ribbon. It comes in our new Pink Collection of Designer Ribbon. It's so easy to cut apart and glam up any project. The images stamped on the pages come on the Stamp set that is included in the "Sophia WOTG Kit." So cute with the bird, flowers & flourishes. The WOTG kit also includes Colonial White Waxy Flax & our new Pink Assortment of Buttons. I used the waxy flax on some of the buttons. It is much easier to run through the button holes than floss, because it is stiffer & ties in a nice tight knot too.
Adding stamping to your pages can give you such unique possibilities. I used frames, tags & borders (sorry retired now but, you can use mine at the class!) to create this one of a kind journaling area. Placing the vines & ribbon roses on the journaling block stepped it up a notch & added instant charm. 
Corner pieces are an easy way to add accent your photo & balance colors without overpowering the photo itself. I ran this "Pear green" photo corner through an embossing folder & then sanded the design with our sanding block to let the "white core" of our paper show through.
This has got to be the cutest bird! He has flourishes in him...I had to get him! He is included in the stamp set in the Sophia WOTG Kit. The stamp sets are exclusive to the kits & can not be purchased any other way.
I even stamped & cut out flowers & birds! I purchased the Sophia WOTG Kit. It includes an exclusive "B" sized stamp set, pink buttons & colonial white waxy flax. It has the most delightful stamp set with a bird designed with florishes in it! (And you all know how I love flourishes!) There's also flowers & vines & a charming bird cage.
Isn't this cupcake card "Cute!" Yes... I actually created a "Cute" card I like! (If you've stamped with me before you know I have a really hard time with "cute!") Our new 2" Scallop Circle Punch makes creating this whimsical card fun & easy.
This is my favorite card. I just love the bird & flowers it all came toghether beautifully.
Check out this new ribbon in our Designer Ribbon Pink Collection. Isn't it to die for! You all know how I love flowers. When I saw this I knew I had to get it right away! Wait until you see how I used on my scrap book pages. The journaling spot (frame) is from our new Sophia Level 2 Journaling Spots. Make sure to check back in a few days for a look at the pages you can create at my next WOTG class on Friday night, March 4th. Call or email to reserve your spot.
I Love my new snowflake punch. It sure made a beautiful boarder on these pages. The large snowflakes are one of the chipboard Dimensional Elements shapes in our catalog. I love our Chipboard. It is sooo easy to use. They come white & in lots of shapes & alpha's, they are ink ready. In comparing our chipboard to other companies the biggest feature that makes them easier to use is that the texture is like our white daisy card stock & is very easy to stamp on or add ink to. Most other companies are grey or kraft colored & you have to cover them with paper or if you try to ink them it is difficult to get the color you want. Many are a glossy texture which can be inked but again the color will not be the same. I love that with our chipboard I can easily add the coordinating ink that matches my pattern paper & it always looks great!
I used my cricut to cut the other snowflakes. I love to use different dimensions & layers on my pages. The cart. is "Winter Wonderland." When applying the DE (Dimensional Elements/Chipboard) to my page I always use glue dots. Make sure you know where you want the piece to go because once you put it down it is not going to come back up with out ripping your paper. HINT... Use craft tweezers & pick up your piece once you have the glue dots on it, then you came hold it just above the paper & move it around (without your bulky fingers in the way!)to see where you want to put your embellishment & place it accordingly.
The picture of Jarred & Alyssa just makes me say "Aaauhhhh! They do love each other!" One would not know that if they were at our house when school got out! These pictures also remind of older photos I have of Jimmy, Nick & Alyssa when they were young standing in front of the snow tunnels they made.
I stamped the snowflakes in New England Ivy onto Colonial White & used a generation stamping technique to make it look like it was snowing with bold snowflakes in the forefront & lighter flakes fading into the background. The "Generation" stamping technique is a simple one... Ink up your stamp & continue to use it without re-inking. The darker the color the more "generations' you with get. Another simple technique that can add to your page is to put your corner piece in an embossing folder & run it through your cuttlebug. Our "white core" cardstock is perfect for this technique. Once you have the texture on your piece sand it & watch the magic appear! The top color will sand off & the white core will show the texture. In this example I used a snowflake template. 
