Grateful Heart Layouts

Grateful Heart was such a wonderful scrapbooking kit... it is so versatile!!  Look at all of these amazing layouts!!  But it is only available through December 31!!! So hurry up and get your kit now!  The green dotted paper was one of my most favorites.  

So, here is the hostess club layout!  It's a fun way to use this bright plaid!  Here the bright plaid influences the colors.  It's a great inspiration piece.  The blue with the splotches is also fun!  The owl is a well loved older stamp... and added a bit of whismy to this layout.  Also, there is a small pml card used on the top of the second page.

This layout comes from the book Cherish. 

The first layout was inspired by Kathy Burrows.  The green strips on either end with the dotted green paper is a lovely autumn backdrop.  This is a wonderful layout with lots of room for photos.  The PML card bless is a flip flap.

This dark blue and checked pattern come together in this whimsical layout that features butterflies and celebrates fall.  Ginni Candelaria inspired this beautiful layout.

Here is another festive fall layout that shows off another great color scheme.  Integrating the color pomegranate along with the green and yellow sure makes a bright and festive layout.  Adding the leaves (both sticker and punch out) and a few butterflies makes this layout quite fun.  Thanks to Tharesa Little for being the inspiration for this layout.

This layout was so fun and quick.  Adding the punch out white pieces that really pop make this fall layout a perfect layout for many fall photos.  Kathy Carson layout was the inspiration for this.

Sunflowers make me happy... and so does this amazing layout!  It uses lots of scraps to make this layout.  The sunflowers and leaves (two seperate images) are from flower market, and the grateful is from artbooking.  The tag is from a PML card and the pumpkins are stickers.  Thanks to Janel Brinkerhoff for her inspiration on this layout!!

Hopefully there will be one more layout with the blue check pattern.  These are amazing layouts!!  All so fun and different and yet, they coordinate very nicely!!  

The next hostess club will be Tuesday, January 15 at 5:00.  We will be working on Christmas layouts... please have your kit ordered by December 30 if you plan to attend.  Two options, Tis the Season and Oh What fun!

December Shoebox Cards

Happy December and Merry Christmas everyone!!

December can be a very busy month!!  Hope you are remember to enjoy the holidays!  Here's our creations for December!

My card is a gift card holder inspired by Tracey Ling.  It's fun and easy!  

The dimensions are 4x11, scoring at 3.5, 4.5, 5.5 and 9.  

Then cut on both sides of the 4.5 score... 4 5/8 and 4 3/8 and snip the ends to create the slight divot.  

Round corners if desired and and add patterned paper to the top and the back.  Fold so that the one inch stands up.  

Use a thin layer of adhesive at the bottom of the card holder.  

Patterned papers are 3.75x1.75 (2) and 3.75x3.25 (2).  

Belly band is .75x8 and score at 2 1/4 and 2 3/8, then add to card and score at the bottom the card and one 1/8 of to create the belly band. Decorate and and add sentiment.

Beth's card features a "Home for the Holidays" feel with festive front door scene including the snow on the bricks and a Christmas wreath on the door.  This a lovely holiday card!

Julie's card featured Christmas bulbs... making sure your holidays are "Merry and Bright"!  We added ink under the light bulbs to give a glowing effect.  Adding the sparkly paper really makes this card pop!  

Kathy's creation is a countdown tree!  She picked these fund tinsel trees at the dollar store and we each had 12 punched out pieces that we scored and folded and taped the hook in side along with a piece of chocolate.  We are "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree"

Melani card uses a stems from a plant upside down as strings for ornaments.  We put together three circles to give a 3-D effect.  We also added the bows or loops on the strings.  Super cute card!

Melani provided two cards.  The background is so much fun!  We also used pencil erasers on ink to create the ornaments on the trees.  Another fun 3-D card!  "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree!!"

Roxxy's card is simply fun!!  with the background embossed snow to Santa "Up on the Roof Top" and the light's decorating the house... just makes a lovely Christmas scene.  

Shannon's card is filled with Joy!  For the O, we used tree trimming ivy and pop dotted the J and the Y on buffalo plaid paper.  "Joy to the World"  is a wonderful Christmas card.  

The next Shoebox cards event (usually held on the first Tuesday of the month) will actually be on Tuesday January 8th.  Looking forward to another year of card creations with these amazing women!  Happy Christmas!