Merry Pursuits - Spotlight

More Christmas in July using Evensong paper!
All products CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp set: Merry Pursuits, December WP.
Cardstock: Colonial white, tulip, black, vanilla cream.
Paper: Evensong.
Inks: Black, tulip, new england ivy.
Circle window charms.
EK Success 1 1/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches.
Uni-ball white gel pen.
Stamp image on colonial white cs and on vanilla cream cs. Color the image on vanilla cream cs. Punch out a 1 1/8" circle from the vanilla cream cs image and glue to a 1 1/4" black circle. Match lines of the circle image to the uncolored image and glue. Complete card and then place circle window charm over colored circle.

Merry Pursuits - Pierced Spotlight

Christmas in July using non-Christmas paper!
All products CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp set: Merry Pursuits, December WP or/Festive Thoughts.
Cardstock:Daisy white, Tulip.
Paper: Animal Cookies.
Inks: Black, lilic mist, baby pink.
Markers: Topiary or clover meadow, tulip, vanilla cream, creme brulee, lilic mist.
Marvy Uchida circle punch.

Stamp your image. using a mask (I used a circle) pierce cs all around mask. Using sponges and markers (pencils or chalk)color the image that is inside the punched area.

More Double Cuttlebugging and You're a Hoot

This is such a fun technique!!! I have been trying different folders together.







I used sunny yellow on the first embossing here. I think it looks like the sunshine is shining through.

I inked the first embossing with buttercup ink. Sunshine spots anyone?

Happy Birthday to Ewe

I got the idea for this from another CTMH consultant Jennifer Bennett.
All products used are CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Stamp set: A Birthday Wish
Card stock: Chocolate, colonial white
Paper: Emporium
Ink: Cocoa
Markers: Hollyhock, bamboo.
White liquid applique, antiqued copper brads, foam tape, sponge.
Cuttlebug: swiss dots embossing folder.
Large scalloped circle punch.

Thanks for looking.

More Cuttlebug Waxpaper Resist- Celebrate Life

Stamp set: CTMH Celebrate Life and/or Happy Birthday
Card stock: Glossy, CTMH hollyhock, black, daisy white.
Ink: CTMH olive, blush, hollyhock and black.
Markers: CTMH amethyst, petal, smokey plum.
Flower punch, CTMH brayer, prisma glitter, sponges.
Cuttlebug music embossing folder.


The flower is a flower punch that the antena was stamped onto. The butterfly is stamped twice, colored, glue one onto the flower matching up the image with the antena, foam tape second butterfly onto first at the body, bend wings up.


Backgrounds are made using a piece of waxpaper run through a cuttlebug folder or just wad up and flatten out, place waxpaper between two pieces of glossy cs (glossy sides together) and iron with a hot iron. Brayer ink over glossy cs.

Thanks for looking.