I scream for ice cream!

I love the new paper "Sugar Rush". It's perfect for birthdays, Valentine's Day, and lots of other celebrations. I love ice cream cones, so this was the perfect paper to create a birthday layout to celebrate those delicious treats.

I used  Thin Cuts-Celebrate (Z3256) to create the title and the Word Search Embossing Folder (Z3250) to create the background behind the ice cream cone.  I lightly sanded the word "sweet" to reveal the white core found inside all Close To My Heart cardstock. The ice cream cone was cut from Cricut Artistry (Z3167) and the cherry on top is from Cricut Artiste (retired).  Other small shapes such as hearts and arrows were cut from Flower Market (Z3285)and Artbooking (Z3169).

You can find all the "Sugar Rush" paper, embellishments and coordinating stamps on my web site.

January is National Papercrafting Month and when you place a qualifying order of $60 you can get this Welcome Home Wreath Kit (link) for free PLUS you are eligible to get the Stamp of the Month, "Adore You" (S1701) for just $5.

Watch this video on the Close To My Heart YouTube channel.

  How to assemble your wreath kit.

I'm Wild about Winter!

Most folks don't look forward to winter.  It's cold, it gets dark early, and sometimes it snows quite a bit and there's too much shoveling.  But, I like to think about the parts of winter that I enjoy, so I made this layout to celebrate the bright side of winter.  I love hot chocolate, sitting by the fire, watching the snow fall, and wearing my favorite sweaters.  It's also a good time to stay inside and scrapbook since I don't feel guilty for not going outside.

This layout features the "Oh Deer!" paper collection.  I've used Seaglass glitter paper in the title using the font from Cricut Artbooking.  The pine cones and needles are from Cricut Flower Market and the Snowflakes are from Cricut Art Philosophy. I used two of my older stamps sets for the embellishments.  (D1480  and C1479)  The layout sketch is from the 'Cherish' How-To book.