Happy Birthday Card - Chalk It Up paper

Each year, our month of October is filled with many things!!  One of those is celebrating our oldest son’s birthday month, just 4 days after my birthday!

I always enjoy creating a special card for each of my children…a new card, something that I’ve never created for someone else.  They look forward to seeing what I create - however they do joke that it’s usually a couple days after their birthday until they can actually keep the card. J

Why is this, you may ask???  I’m often creating the finishing touches on the card right before the gift giving time.  We give them their gift…and I include the card, and then ask them, “Could I please have your card back so I can take pictures of it for my blog?”.   J
Or course, they are fine with this…but it’s just a different aspect than most birthday cards. LOL!!

Here is Isaac’s 17th birthday card for this  year.
This year, I chose to use the Chalk It Up Paper line.  I love the neutral colors that seem to coordinate with anything!!  J

Take a peek at the designs in this paper collection…




and NOW - take a look at the Chalk It Up coordinating embellishments!! 


These foam, adhesive backed shapes are so  USEFUL and so FUN to use!!






I used 3 stamp sets in creating this card (the perks of being a consultant! LOL!!)

All THREE of these stamp sets have so many images on that can be used for ALL occasions!!! 

Here We Go - the arrow…

All the Details - the plus background

and Perfect Fit- Birthday…the birthday saying

I used the NEW color Flaxen for the stamping of the arrow & the 2nd generation stamping of the plus signs in the background.

I wasn’t sure this new color would be one that I would use often - but with it’s yellow-brownish tones, I find myself pulling it out quite often!! 


To add some more details with the stamped arrow…I added some of our (CTMH’s)

-Teal Shimmer Trim
-Black stars (from Scaredy Cat embellishments)
-Aqua Dots
- Chalk It Up foam adhesives

Now - off to your OWN creating space …WAHOO!!!  

What will YOU create today??

Blessings to EACH of you!!

Krista Hershberger J

Joyful Stars Blog Hop-Picture My Life

Welcome to our monthly  

 Joyful Stars Blog Hop!!!!

We're excited to share our creativity with you using NEW PRODUCTS from Close To My Heart!!  These items were BRAND NEW as of August 1st!  

 

Come on in and  see what BEAUTIFUL projects my fellow consultants have creating using the AMAZING products from Close To My Heart!!

 This blog hop is easy to do…just click on the link at the end of the post to go to the next creation!! 

 

If you get lost along the way, CLICK HERE to see the list of this month’s hoppers! 

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If you have arrived from the talented Nancy Brown’s blog you are right on track. 

This month I wanted to share a mini album we created at Convention this year.

Take a peek at the cover of this album…

now, check out the inside page…

Did you look closely?  Can you see what’s this album is created from? J 

This ENTIRE album is created from leftover Picture My Life (PML) cards!! 

While you won’t find a PML card like the cover (that was created especially for all CTMH attendees J), the rest of the cards WILL be found in the Chalk It UP PML collection!!

A complete PML kit includes…

44 – 4" × 6" Cards (2 each of 22 designs)
78 – 3" × 4" Cards (3 each of 26 designs)
1 – 12" × 12" Designed Cover Sheet
10 – 12" × 12" Memory Protectors™(various designs)
These products are acid-free, lignin-free, and buffered.

 

While using the Picture My Life program is a GREAT, FAST way to scrapbook…the kit itself has MANY uses!!  Use these adorable cards as gift tags, card fronts, on traditional scrapbook pages...the list goes on & on. J

To create this mini-album, we added a few 4x6 cards of kraft cardstock- as extra pages…and we used the stamp set HERE WE GO for some added designs. 

The Chalk It UP assortment pack was the PERFECT addition to add a bit of color here & there.

Take a look at a few more of the pages.  J 

On these pages, we stamped the airplane image from the stamp set.

The inside back cover of the book…we added a square of black cardstock & a Chalk It Up “hello” bubble. 

While these are not all the pages, this is a GREAT sample to see how little you need to add to create a WONDERFUL mini-album!!

This month at CTMH, they have a GREAT special with PML kits!! 

When you purchase a PML kit, you are eligible to receive a 10 pack page protectors for ONLY $3!! (retail value is $9.95) 

Please talk to your own CTMH Consultant

(or click here if you need a consultant)
 to learn how YOU can take part in this August special!!

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Now it’s time to Hop on over to my friend  Stephanie Huber’s blog to check out what beautiful, crafty item she has to share with us! J 

Happy Hopping and we’ll see you on the 9th next month, when the Joyful Stars team members will be sharing more artwork using Close To My Heart products!    

Blessings to you for BEAUTIFUL day!!!

Krista Hershberger J