CTMH You Rock Clear Birthday Card

I'm going to take a little break from Studio J to show you the latest card I made.  I make a lot of cards, usually for a workshop I'm hosting or for gatherings. As a result I have a lot of cards that I can pick from when I need to send one to someone.  In my last post I mentioned it was my birthday.  But, I don't think many of you know that I'm actually a twin.  Yup, I have a twin brother, whom I love dearly.  We've always been very close.  He's pretty special.  We don't often get to spend our birthday together anymore and I miss that.  The fact that I miss it is ironic, since all I really wanted when I was a kid was my own birthday!   On Monday, our actual birthday, my brother, Tony, and his wife, Theresa, met my husband and I at our place and we got to celebrate over dinner at my favourite restaurant, The Mongolian Grill.  I knew I had to make a special card just for him.

I love the size of CTMH's new clear cards and I had fun with this one.  If you know Tony, you know he is a worship leader at his church and has been playing guitar since he was a teenager.  The patterned paper is from You Rock Level 2.  I stamped the guitar, from the Star Power stamp set, in Outdoor Denim and then embossed it three times with Clear Detail embossing powder.  The banner, from Party Pennants, is stamped with Olive and Outdoor Denim.  I used the Sea Foam tool from the Texture Tools to distress the edges of the papers.  Those little Olive stars on the front and the larger one on the inside are from CTMH's Glitter rub-ons.  The sentiment on the inside is from Party Pennants as well.

I hope this gives you some ideas for the guys in your life.  My brother liked it, especially when he read the sappy stuff I wrote in it.  I couldn't help myself; I was feeling very emotional.  My next Studio J layout will have photos of him.  Big hugs to you ... Freak!

Happy Creating!

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It's the May SOTM Blog Hop!

It's a new month and that means a new Stamp-of-the-Month is available.  It also means we have another blog hop.  If you've come from Kimberly Smith's blog, you're on the right track.  If this is your first stop, just keep clicking until you get back here and you will have seen all the gorgeous artwork!  This month's stamp set is lovely.  It has some fabulous images that are perfect for adding a classic look to a card or layout, celebrating just about anything.

May also means that a new Idea Book is going live to customers.  I have chosen to use some brand new products on my card.

In fact, the card itself is new!  It's one of our new clear cards.  We have scallop circle ones and square ones with rounded corners.  I loved working with this one, my first clear card!  I also used our new Splendor paper pack, the cloud paper is one of my favourite new patterns in the whole book!  The flower and leaf are our new Irresistibles Pizzaz and the brad is a new Designer Brad that matches the Splendor pack.  Here are a couple more views:

The design is a pattern from Wishes, one of our How-To Programs.  I divided the pattern between the inside and front of the card.  You can see what I mean in the next photo.

And now, it's time to move on to the next blog, Angela Tutton.  Keep hopping to see the fabulous work she's created.  If you get lost along the way, Helen will have the whole list of participants on her blog.
Happy Creating!