So Kissable

Here is another Cathie Allan page!  This one is also an article in Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine.  There weren't very many instructions on how she did this one so I just "went with it" and I am really quite happy with how it turned out.

I would love to hear what you think of this one and if you any details just let me know.

Smitten!

I am trying to do as many "Cathie Allan projects" as I can this year.  I have so many articles from her that I want to try, I decided to make this a goal for the year.  Let's see how many I can finish!

This one was a class and then the article ran in Canadian Scrapbooker.  I ended up using a picture from Christmas 2009.  I like how this one came out. 

I would love to hear what you think of this one and if you want any details just let me know.

Shimmer and Shine

I decided to do something different for this one.  I went back to some of the ideas that Cathie Allan taught.  This one comes from Scrap and Stamp magazine back in July 2009.  I really like how this came out.

Stamp smoosh the background with chalk inks, smear Smooch inks all over, mask, stamp and emboss and then paint again with Smooch inks.

I just used cut off pieces from the front to use on the inside and stamped and embossed the phrase.

I would love to hear comments on this one and if anyone has any questions please ask.

Forever Love

I adore this stamp and I think it is because he is just so thoroughly kissing her!  It looks like he just grabbed her but it also looks like she loves it as her toes are curling.  Every kiss should feel like the first one!

I colored the love scene with Copics and then as I  began to create the card I ran out of pink paper.  Another lesson, check how much you will need before you start making your project.

I have to thank the incredible, wonderful Cathie Allan for teaching us how to make our own patterned or colored papers.  The piece that is lightly stamped on the front was a piece of white paper and I colored it with ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink in pink pastel.  The border on the inside left and the tag in the interior pocket was also colored the same way.  I lightly inked the border of the phrase piece also with the pink pastel ink.

Thank you Cathie Allan for all you taught us.  Miss that store and you so very much!

The pocket was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch and the hearts are Spellbinders.  The flowers on the front are from Magnolia and stash, the tag was a Tim Holtz border die, the stamp is from Hampton Arts and the ribbon is Fabricland.

I hope you like this one and I wish everyone the kisses that make you feel wonderfully desired!