Welcome to the January 2018 Blog Hop featuring the "Brand New" Papers in the Seasonal Expressions 1 Catalog.  If you haven't hopped along before, this is one big circle of creations from this new line of paper. In the body of the post, you will see where to hop to next.  Just hover over and click on that link and you will land on that Blog. 

 

If you have come from Diana's "Daisy Colorado Crafts Blog", you are traveling in the right direction.  I'm sure you've seen some beautiful artwork.

 

My choice of one of the new paper packs is

Make Waves

Also used on this project is:

 Make Waves Coordinating Cardstock 

Make Waves Complements &

Make Waves Sequins & Gems

 

I fell in love with this paper the moment I saw it.  With 5 adorable Grandaughters, the wheel was turning in my scrapbooking mind and this two page layout was born. 

 

Emily 22

Peyton 20

Izabelle 10

Chloe 6

Charlee 2 

 

 

 

Here are a few close ups

 

 

The flowers were cut on The Cricut using

 The Flower Market Cartridge

 

Make Waves paper, cardstock, complements and embellishments all coordinate beautifully and takes the work out of matching up your colors.

 

 

 

 

 

You can find all of these items on my website RIGHT HERE!

 

Your next HOP is over to Danielle's "LISTEN 2 UR ART" 

Blog, where I'm sure you'll see something amazing.

 

Thanks for stopping by the Playground!  Hope to see you again soon.

 

 

Mary

 

"No Worries"

Welcome to another Rose Blossom Blog Hop!  You will see our team hopping around every 15th of the month.  Check back each month to see what we have in store for you.

If you have hopped over from Morgan's Tweet Scraps Blog 

you are heading in the right direction.  I'm sure you've seen something amazing.

This month we are showcasing the lovely paper 

No Worries 

This paper pack & complements are perfect for your tropical vacation photos and that is what I've done with the project below.

Both my Brother and Sister have bought retirement homes in Florida this past year.  I wanted to give them a nice housewarming gift and decided on a "No Worries" canvas piece that they could display.   It was so fun to use this awesome paper pack along with the coordinating complements. 

Here are the canvas pieces laying flat. My favorite photo is my brother writing his wife Tammy's name in a sand heart.

 

 

The story behind this adventure is priceless.  All our siblings and spouses went on a Mexican vacation together.  We decided on a day of Deep Sea Fishing.  Brother-in-law Tim caught a huge Sailfish which we all decided had to be a "Stuffer".  He had a replica made and shipped to his home where it is now displayed on a wall.  I'm sure this "Stuffer" will be moved down to their Florida home once they get settled in.  

 

You can find this paper and many other paper crafting supplies on my website

 HERE .

Your next stop on the Blog Hop is right over to Lynn's From My Bungalow Blog

 where I know you will see something very creative.

Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you again soon.

Mary

#somekindawonderful

 

It's time for Some Kinda Wonderful "Stuff"! 

 

Welcome to the monthly Rose Blossom Blog Hop always on the 15th of each month.  If you are new to our hops, you will absolutely love seeing the talent on our team and how we love to share our ideas with you.  I hope you continue to stop by.  For those who follow us regularly, thank you for stopping by again and I hope you enjoy what we have to feature.

 

If you've hopped over here from Kim's Violets & Sunshine Blog, you are heading in the right direction.  This is a big circle so click on the link at the end of each post to move on to the next Blog. 

 

This month we are featuring our Some Kinda Wonderful paper. This paper is so fun and full of life. I love that you can also purchase coordinating  Complements and Cardstock for creating so many paper crafting projects, cards and layouts. 

 

 

 I've chosen to create a layout of my Grandaughter, Izabel's recent Dance Competition photos. 

Izzy, as she told me, 'faced her fears" and performed a Solo Dance.  She did a wonderful job and remembered all her dance moves along with having a beautiful smile. She is growing up so fast so I want to be sure to get these photos preserved and in her scrapbook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 You can find this lovely paper, complements and coordinating cardstock right

HERE

on my website.

 

 

Now it's time to 'Hop" on over to Kristine's Merry Heart Creations Blog to see what she has created.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Mary

Why Hello Lovely!

 

Welcome to the February 15th Rose Blossom Blog Hop!  If you've arrived here from Morgan's

Tweet Scraps Blog you are hopping along in the right direction.  I'm sure you've enjoyed some amazing artwork.

 

This month we are showcasing the beautiful paper pack Hello Lovely.  This paper pack is absolutely gorgeous and can be used for so many projects and page layouts. 

 

 

 

 

 

  I've been really "loving" Hello Lovely and have been busy making and preserving memories with this adorable paper pack and the Hello Lovely Complements .

 

Family is everything in my book....and this 2 page layout holds a few good memories we've made together this past year with our youngest son, Tom's family.

 

 

 

A couple close ups of the complements used for this layout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second 2 page layout is our Grandson, Brady's first Prom with his friend Audrey.  The Picture My Life cards that come with the paper pack work so beautifully to accent your pages. 

 

 

 

 

 

Other supplies used on these layouts were Sorbet, New England Ivy and White Daisy cardstock, Blush Shimmer Ribbon and Liquid Glass. 

You can find all these items on my website HERE.

 

Now it's time to hop over to Kristine's Blog Merry Heart Creations to see more beautiful Hello Lovely projects. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope to see you here again soon.

 

Mary

 

"Everything New"

 

Welcome to the very first Rose Blossom Blog Hop of 2017.  We will be blogging on the 15th of every month so I hope you stop back for a little bit of inspiration and creativity.  This month we are featuring designs and projects from the Close To My Heart newest Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book. 

 

If you've come from Morgan's "TweetScraps" Blog, I'm sure you've seen some very creative artwork. 

 

My favorite part of paper crafting is creating layouts to preserve events and memories of our family, friends, activities and trips. 

 

This layout is featuring one of the new "Workshops Your Way "Sugar Rush"

 

Kit contents:

1 – Sugar Rush paper packet (X7215B)

1 – Sugar Rush Complements (X7215C)

4 – cardstock sheets (1 Whisper, 3 White Daisy)

1 – Sugar Rush dots (Z3310)

1 – Sugar Rush washi pack (Z3311)

 

The memory I chose to preserve is of our youngest Granddaughter Charlee.  Her Mom captured the most adorable pictures of her testing out her first Birthday cake.  When I saw these pictures, I knew exactly which paper pack to reach for.  The pictures are matted with Close To My Hearts paper of the year Sea Glass . This gorgeous cardstock is a color that coordinates with everything.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cluster of flowers along the bottom of the layout are made from the

 Flower Market Cricut Cartridge  and have a touch of sparkle from our

Gold Shimmer Brush along with some Gold Glitter Gems for a little accent in the center.

 

You can find all of these items on my website HERE .

 

Now it's time to hop on over to Kristine's "Merry Heart Creations" Blog to see her creativity flowing.

 

Thanks for stopping at the Playground!  Hope to see you again soon.

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLOWER MARKET - Rose Blossom Blog Hop

 

Welcome to another fun Blog Hop. If you've hopped over from Cathy's Blog "These Eager Hands" you probably saw some amazing artwork and you are going in the right direction.

 

This Hop features Close To My Hearts new Cricut Cartridge FLOWER MARKET.

 

All I can say is WOW!  This cartridge is by far one of my favorites.  This brand new collection features blooms and blossoms for every season of life. All of the designs feature botanical details of some kind, from flowers and leaves to branches and wreaths. Designed to span an entire year's worth of themes and occasions, this collection features shapes for holidays, cardmaking, and everyday scrapbooking.

Collection includes the following:

1 – cartridge (700 images: shapes, layers, banners, borders, titles, and font)
3 – My Acrylix D-size stamp sets
1 – Adventure cardstock combo pack

 

 

 

This is my creation using a few of the many Flower Market's lovely flowers.  Plan to display this in a black frame.   This piece is simple but packed full of love and memories.  

 

 

 

 

It was fun to use the "Paper of the Year" SEA GLASS along with some of the other new beautiful rich colors.

 

Another great feature that Flower Market has is it's sentiments.  So many different words for any occasion.  I chose Beautiful Life because it says it all.

 

Another fun little card using the little coffee cup & leaf shapes from the FLOWER MARKET cartridge.

 

 

 

 

You can find everything right HERE on my website.

 

Thanks for hopping along. Your next stop is Kristine's Blog "Merry Heart Creations" where I'm sure you will see something beautiful.

 

Mary

TIME TO MEET MAGICAL

Welcome to the July 15th Blog Hop!

If you "hopped" over here from Morgan's TweetSCRAPS Blog, I'm sure you saw some amazing artwork and you are on the right track. 

Magical is absolutely it's name..."MAGICAL" .  Such adorable paper which can be used for many different projects...not just Disney related.  The complements are just perfect to pull everything together.

 

 

This layout was designed for my June Class and the girls loved it.  Izzy, Tyson and Vincent had such a great time along with Mom & Dad.  Swimming, boating, tubing, fun on the sand bar, grilling, smores....the whole works. They even saw a Momma Turtle lay eggs and bury them in the sand...right on our campsite.  We marked the spot so we are very careful to step around that area.

This next layout is a continuation of our fun family weekend at the lake.   Lot's of white space with a few water color splats are a great combination with this adorable paper.  The Cricut Artbooking cartridge was used to make the "fun & sun" title.

 

 

Here's an extra little card made with this amazing paper and a PML card to make it quick and easy. Added white twine & a couple embellishments and there you go.

 

 

 

 

Supplies Used:

 

Magical Paper Pack

Magical Complements

Poppy Thick Twine

White Twine

Calypso Sequins

Beautiful You PML

Watercolor Paints

Paintbrush set

Cranberry, Honey and White Daisy Cardstock
Cricut Artbooking Cartridge

 



Many of these items will be going away soon.  Don't miss out...you can order by clicking on the "Shop with Me" tab on the right, or clicking on this LINK .

 

The next stop on the HOP is Brenda's Rose Blossom Legacies  Blog. You will love Brenda's artwork.  Always a treat to see what she has created.

 

Thanks for stopping by the Playground.  Hope to see you again soon!

 

Mary



LET'S 'CELEBRATE WITH CAKE'

 

Happy May Day and welcome to the Rose Blossom Blog Hop featuring May's Stamp of the Month

Celebrate With Cake

 

If you've landed here from Violets and Sunshine, you are traveling along beautifully.  I'm sure Kim had something amazing to showcase.

 

You can get this D-size Stamp of the Month set for only $5.00 with a $50.00 order during the month of May. Add the stamp set to your cart on this page at full retail price or, with your qualifying order, add it at checkout for the promotional price.

  

With having 10 Grandkids, we have many birthday parties to attend.  "Celebrate with Cake" is a perfect stamp set to add some cuteness to an already cute picture.

 

This is our Grandaughter Izzy on her 7th Birthday.

 

  

Celebrate with Cake had a play date with our new Calypso paper pack & Complements, new stamp set Firework Fun and our Watercolor Paints. 

Time is flying by so fast.  This little girl was just born it seems.  I'm thankful for Close To My Heart and all the ways they inspire and help me preserve these memories. Everything you'll ever need for paper crafting is right at your fingertips.

 

May is an exciting Month for Paper Crafters!  It is National Scrapbooking Month.  Close to My Heart hit a home run with their special promotion Happy Times for National Scrapbooking Month. The Happy Times paper packet features 14 exclusive B&T Duos™, including four papers with gold foil designs and can be yours FREE with a $60.00 order.  (you are nearly there with your $50.00 order for the Stamp of the Month Special.) Such great deals!  An adorable coordinating Happy Times stamp set can be added to your order and makes a perfect complement to this gorgeous paper pack.  

 

 

May 1st is also the beginning of a new Seasonal Expressions 2 Catalog.  It is packed full of the latest and greatest paper crafting items which include some "over the moon adorable" paper packs, complements, accessories and stamp sets.

  

You can find all these items by CLICKING HERE to get to my website.

 

Your next stop on the HOP is Kristine's Merry Heart Creations, where I'm sure you'll be in for a beautiful surprise.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by our Blog Hop.  I hope we have given you some inspiration and ideas.

 

Choose Happy!

 

Mary