Mix & Mingle with H2H...

It's time for Team Sunset to ROCK H2H!!!  I'm back for another term as a Design Team Member for H2H Challenges!  I couldn't be happier because I get to start this term doing something I've LOVED for years...mixing B&T from different CTMH Paper Packets!  In fact, one of the years I taught at Extravaganza, all my artwork sent to Corporate was mixing Paper Packets...they ended up renaming my class "From Color Know How to Color WOW!"

We will be Mixing and Mingling by using either three different paper packs and/or three different stamp sets. Coordinating paper, ink, and stamps is one of Close To My Heart's strong points. Whether a paper packet is current or several years old, the colors will coordinate beautifully.  

 

Here's my card using three different paper packets (all returning in the NEW Idea Book)...For Always, Chantilly & Surf's Up!  Three TOTALLY DIFFERENT Paper Packets but they all seem to "mingle" nicely (hahahaha...like my pun?!?!).

 

Here are some close-ups...I used Chantilly Complements Dimensional Elements for the sentiment "Wonderful"...

And here are some close-ups of the wonderful hand-cut pennants which I left the bottoms un-adhered for more dimension...

And...here's the small detail on the inside...

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So...what are you waiting for?  Grab some Paper Packets and start mixing!

Want to see my inspiration piece for this card?  Click here to see it pinned on my "Cards" Board over at Pinterest!

Hopping through the Sweet Life...

Welcome to this month's SOTM Blog Hop featuring Sweet Life...a very country-inspired stamp set with fruits of the vine and clever sayings.

If you've come from Judy's Blog, you're on the right track...keeping on hopping 'till you get back around to where you started.

I decided to go SIMPLE this month and with this stamp set, I think it's best...

I used some retired watercolor pencils...they are still MY FAVORITE coloring tool!



Don't forget to hop on over to Dawn's Blog and see what she's created!

Our "Cotton" Anniversary...

Today is our 15/2 year Anniversary...15 years of dating this hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin-LOVE!!!  And...2 years from the date we said "I do"...

Here are some of my favorites...

 

 

I love this photo because of the contrast of our hands...what would we have done if we met at a different time or in a different place where EQUALITY was something unheard of...we've come a long way and I'm so happy that I can walk hand-in-hand with my husband without all the ridicule that interracial couples had to endure not so long ago!

This is our middle son...

This is our youngest son...

This is our oldest son...

This is my niece and flower girl...

This is my momma...

 

 

This is my daddy (it was also his birthday!)...

 

I love this photo because it truly displays how I felt that night...HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY!

And...I love this picture because we got married in Austin, the capital of Texas!

Color Me Happy H2H Challenge...

This week's challenge over at H2H Challenges is "Color Me Happy"....

 

So, what is the challenge all about?  What color(s) make you happy?  Show them off in a special project this week.  Since this is our last challenge of the month, you only have until the 30th to submit your entries for any of the June challenges.

 

Here's a color combo that makes me HAPPY!!!  I got it from my Color Combos Pinterest Board - you can head over there to see the original link and follow my board while you're there!

And...here's the card I made using CTMH Markers (the retired ones), some Polka-Dot Washi Tape, some Sparkles, Opaques & Cranberry Brads (Retired).  I also used the A TRUE THANK YOU that I bought for only $2.95 with ALL PROFITS going to Oklahoma for their relief efforts!  This card was so easy, I almost felt guilty sharing it...lol
 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...don't forget to visit H2H and come create with us!  You have 'till the end of June to link up to any of June's Challenges!

 

H2H Photo Inspiration Challenge...

This week over at H2H Challenges, we're giving you an inspiration photo to copy.  You can choose color, layout, feel...anything your little heart desires!

 

I found inspiration in the "vintage" feel and the colors...

Here's the photo...

I used a clear card (CTMH retired) and Clementine Paper Packet for the vintage feel....I added some two-tone twine from the Mini-Medley Accents Wooden Collection and Brown & Tan Sparkles Assortment.  This card also has some Dakota and Avonlea Paper Packets as well. This card is intended for someone who doesn't need to be reminded that God is in control but I think she will love it anyway!   

 

I LOVE clear cards because it allows you to decorate the front and the inside (which if you're a loyal reader of my blog, you know I always decorate the inside!) with a bunch of dimension added...

Can you tell what paper is just on the front and which one is peeking through from the inside....Here's a hint!  Hate that the color of the two photos below are a little off...might try to retake them later in the week.

 

here's another view...

 

Don't forget to play along this week by linking your project to H2H Challenges using the Linky tool at the end of the Photo Inspiration post.