Fall is in the air,

 This week's HTH Challenge is to create something with leaves or trees. Here are two cards I created with fall in mind using two of my very favorite sets. This first one will be used as invitations to a Back To School Soiree for my church youth group.

Here is what I used:

• Childhood Portrait stamp set
• Boom-Di-Ada Paper pack
• Flower Soft Spring Blend
• Chocolate, Hollyhock and Topiary Inks

 

 

This one uses the Love Grows stamp set. The paper is not CTMH but a leftover from a kit I bought to do my cruise album and it is called Scenic Route. I used Chocolate and Topiary inks, ribbon from my stash and a sentiment from Paper Makeup Stamps. I used the same spring mix of flowersoft on this one as the one above. I love using flowersoft on trees!

Sweet Soiree

At church I get to work with 8-12 year old girls twice a month. They are all so sweet and I really enjoy my time with them. For one of our activities this month we are having a Back To School Soiree (don't you love that word, highly under used in my opinion). Anyway, we are having a Mother/ Daughter tea party of sorts (minus the tea) where we will learn about the importance of education and lifetime learning. We'll also have some yummy refreshments...who doesn't love refreshments??? I wanted to send some more formal invites for this event so this is what I came up with.

Isn't it sweet. I hope they bring a smile to the girls' faces when they get them in the mail later this week.
Recipe:
Stamps; CTMH Childhood Portrait
Paper: CTMH Boom-Di-Ada Level 2 paper pack
Ink: CTMH Chocolate, Hollyhock and Topiary
Misc: Flowersoft (I forget the name of the color blend), Mark Richards gems

Oh Baby!

This is a page and a card I made for my friend Echo's baby shower.






I used the Caboodle paper line from CTMH along with the Love You Forever stamp set. That set is one of my favorites because I remember reading the book Love You Forever by Robert Munsch to my daughter when she was little. I gave the book to Echo as a part of my gift in hope that she can treasure some of the same memories of reading it to her little boy. The Silouettes are done using the Childhood Portraits stamp set, another of my favorites.