What a Hoot - Back to School Card

Here's a peekaboo card I made with the August Stamp of the Month, What a Hoot. It's such a cute stamp set and I decided to do some paper piecing with it.

I wanted to make a bunch of these so I worked in steps to set up all the components, assembly line style.

I used Close To My Heart's Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I actually had to spritz my Saddle cardstock with a bit of water before embossing because I had some cracking when it was just dry. I haven't have this issue with other colors of cardstock and other embossing plates from Close To My Heart but it was an easy fix and I like how it turned out. After embossing, I sponged Chocolate ink o my cardstock to highlight the texture.

I love how the Close to My Heart embossing plates are large. I can make a quick and elegant top fold card by just embossing my card front.

Next, I used my Nestabilities Circles and cut out some Pear cardstock circles.

After adhering these to the Woodgrain embossed cardstock, I cut smaller circles through both layers to create my peekaboo hole.

Here are my owl pieces. I love paper piecing since it's a good technique to use up scraps!

I ended up printing my sentiment onto Buttercup cardstock (now retired, so I'm using it up!).  I also used Buttercup as my card base. Here is most of my "assembly line," including the backing for my peekaboo circle.

The finished products!

Since I'm mailing these, I didn't want them to be too bumpy but I still wanted some dimension. I added a hole punch on either side of the sentiment and then added Liquid Glass on top to give the look of a brad. Here's a closer view.

If you're interested in purchasing, What a Hoot, it is only available in August for $17.95 or $5 with a $50 purchase. Click here to see the stamp set!

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The Close To My Heart 2014-2015 Annual Inspirations is live! And my Washi Obsession!

Happy new catalog day! The Close to My Heart catalog is now an annual catalog which means that it is bigger and full of wonderful things to peruse. Check it out online here.

You may have noticed that I took a bit of a break from posting here for awhile. I had an issue with my phone which prevented me from using the "easy way" to upload photos and that just seemed to slow me down too much to post.  I've also been making a big push to declutter and get organized. It's just long overdue! I'm trying to go drawer by drawer. There are some areas that have taken days and some that are quick and relatively painless. I still have more drawers and nooks and crannies to go through!

Another thing I've been working on is finding a planner system that works for me. After trying and looking at systems I can purchase, I'm going to try out one that I will just print. But being a scrapbooker, I, of course, have to make it visually appealing and fun! I found a free colorful printable planner here: http://www.thehandmadehome.net/2014/06/free-planner-and-calendar-more-2015/

I'm also using some pages from here: http://www.greenchildmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Personal-Planner-Hearts-by-Green-Child-Mag.pdf

But to make it even more fun, I'm using Washi tape to highlight important dates. Now, I can hear you tsk, tsk, tsking at me, saying it's just an excuse to buy more Washi tape but I say, "No, no, I had already bought the tape!" Now I'm using them! Look, doesn't it grab your attention?

Well, okay, I did buy some new ones too and I am eagerly awaiting my NEW rolls of Washi tape from the NEW catalog because, after all, I need just a few more colors so I can accurately assign one color to things like appointments, holidays, events, practices, work, things associated with a certain member of the family, birthdays, etc. Right? Humor me.

Here's another cool new product which will enable me in my Washi tape obsession.

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