For Always on the Paper Trail Blog Hop

If you hopped here from Amy's blog, you are on the Paper Trail Blog Hop.  I've been waiting rather impatiently for this month's hop since we can now show off new and exciting products from the new Close to My Heart 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book!  This month we are featuring the gorgeous For Always paper that features versatile, elegant black and white.  I loved the paper and can see it paired with any accent color.  When my son Paul was married last summer, I waited for the perfect paper to start scrapping him and his beautiful bride.  For Always fit the bill.  I added Sky to tie in Katie's flowers and Paul's tie.  It was such a wonderful day they will cherish For Always, and we as a family will cherish them.

I learned that photographing glittery elements and papers are hard.  You just never get the real beauty of the sparkle and sometimes the reflective nature even makes it hard to see features in the photograph.  I took lots of photos from lots of angles and lots of close ups hoping capture the all the glitter.  I love this layout, but not as much as the two featured in it!!!

Close to My Heart

Sky Cardstock

Sky Ink 

Desert Sand Ink

Black Cardstock

White Daisy Cardstock

Love Doily Stampset

In the Background Stampset

Love Stampset

Mini-Medley Accent Collections - Slate

Opaques Pearl Flourishes

Sparkles Blue & Green Assortment

Opaques Adhesive Gems - Pearl

Slate Satin Polka-Dot Ribbon

Pixie Glitter Alphabet

Glitter Paper - Black and Grey

Cricut Arts Philosophy Cartridge

Make It From Your Heart Volume 1

The For Always paper also has a wonderful 15 card Workshop on the Go.  The black and white theme is highlighted with Smokey Plum and Lagoon papers, inks, and embellishments.  I love the cards and the stamp set but wanted something brighter than the dark purple so I switched all the Smokey Plum elements to Gypsy, a softer and brighter summer purple.  I made all these cards in less than a couple of hours and now have a great stash on hand!  Just to see the difference between the colors, I took photos of these cards on top of Smokey Plum paper so you could see the difference.  Fun cards, fun creating!

Close to My Heart

Gypsy Cardstock

Gypsy Ink 

Black ink

Lagoon Ink

For Always Workshop on the Go (includes stamp set, ribbon, paper, and purple sparkle gems)

Your choice of adhesives

If you had fun with these, you'll love what you see on Lynn's blog!  Happy Hopping along the Trail!!!