Pinspiration - Zoology

Last week I realized I had not sent out a card for my new great-nephew.  WHAT!!  I needed to make a baby card .... pronto!  Looking through my stamp sets I happened upon my Close to My Heart (CTMH) stamp set:  Zoology.  I have used the ticket stamp - but nothing else.  I quickly hit Google search and found my inspiration - and quickly pinned it on Pinterest. 

So, my inspiration came from Scrapbook Snippets she had done a series of cards using the Zoology stamp set.  I picked her elephant card to mimic.

 

Supplies: 

• 4 x 5 1/2 white card (I usually purchase cards in bulk)
• CTMH paper - Elemental Workshop on the Go (WOTG)
• Stamp set - CTMH Zoology .... the 0905 on the ticket is the Baby's birth date.  
• Stamp set - Ali Edwards, "Beauty of Spring" from Technique Tuesday
• Cricut cartridge - CTMH Art Philosophy
• Inks:  CTMH Dutch Blue and CTMH Tulip
• a scrap of Tulip ribbon ... I think.
• A button from my button stash

This was a fun little card to whip up.  And in case you are wondering --- this is my copy.  A friend of mine from whom I first learned stamping told me to make two of each card and to keep one.  You should see my stash of cards!

Avonlea Blog Hop

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop!  

  We are featuring artwork from the Avonlea paper pack and the Scholastic Paper Pack.
I have chosen to use the Avonlea Work Shop on The Go.

  If you have come here from Catherine's blog , then you are on the right path.  Your next stop will be Stephanie'sblog.

  Today I have created a two page layout using the Additional Layout option available in the Avonlea Workshop on The Go.

Here is my finished layout:

Keep reading for more information on my layout....

One of the things I like best about the Close To My Heart, Workshops on the Go is that they take the guess work out of creating a layout.  I never created 12x12 layouts until I started using the WOTG's.  I go back to the WOTG guides over and over again as I look through pictures and the guides and then the paper and mix and match but I use them again and again.  Even this one, I put my own touch on it not following everything exactly.  That's why it is so much fun to use these.  They are a GUIDE - not a rule.  Each person's individuality comes out in the finished product.

I used the Avonlea WOTG paper pack, CTMH chocolate, olive and bamboo inks.  Also, the canvas alphabet, velvelt parlour rub-ons and mocha opaques.
This is the inspiration layout:

You can see from my finished layout that it is similar, but not exactly the same.
I tend to have a very messy desk as I get started.
Upper Right -- paper, guide and stamps --- Lower Right --- paper inked and ready to go ---- Lower Left --- embellishments and more stamps --- Upper Left -- getting started with the layout.

Expert --- no.  Passionate Enthusiast.  YES!!
Thanks for visiting my very first BLOG HOP!!