Spring Forward & Blog Candy

Do you realize that it's nearly time to set your clock forward an hour?  That's right, next Saturday night...well, actually Sunday morning, at 2 a.m.  I have a love-hate relationship with daylight savings time.  I love having more daylight in the latter part of the day, but I hate losing an hour worth of sleep. lol  

In recognition of this upcoming event, as well as the fact that spring is just around the corner (March 20th), the challenge at Heart 2 Heart this week is called "Spring Forward".  Think sun, time change, spring, etc.  I'm not sure why, but I really struggled with this one.  So I had to scour the internet for some inspiration.  Since I haven't done a layout in a while (besides my workshop layouts), when I finally came across this lovely scrapbook page by Lauren Brewer, I knew that I wanted to create my own version of it.

I loved the way she cut her rays, as well as the colors she used, so I kept those elements.  However, the rest is pretty much me.  One of my favorite things about this layout was the chance to use papers from multiple paper packs.  (I've really been inspired to do that a lot lately, largely due to the video from Close To My Heart that I also linked in my Tag, You're It post.)  I acutally used four different paper packs on this layout.  Can you spy them all? 

 Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Chantilly, Surf's Up, Scholastic, Clementine, Kraft CS, White Daisy CS, Twilight CS, Buttercup CS

Stamps Used: Sightseer, Patterned Pennants, My Sunshine (avail. in April), A Tree, Chantilly WOTG
Inks: Desert Sand, Twilight, Ruby, Crystal Blue

Embellishments: Hollyhock Zipper Lace, Silver Shimmer Trim, Chantilly Assortment, Surf's Up Assortment, Slate Polka-dot Washi Tape, Colonial White Waxy Flax, Pink Glitter Gems

Other: Cricut Artiste, Dimensional Elements, Cotton Candy Marker, Sponge, Micro-tip Scissors, Paper Trimmer, 3D Foam Tape, ATG Adhesive (Scotch), Black 0.3 Millennium Writer (Zig-EK Success)

What will you create? To play along, just follow the "rules".  All you have to do to play along is...

1. Use mostly CTMH products
2. Incorporate this week's challenge (spring, time change, sun, etc.)
3. Link your project back to Heart 2 Heart from your blog post or online gallery.  If you are linking from a blog, you must link directly to the actual post, not your entire blog.  
4. You also need to mention H2H in your blog post.  
5. Finally, we do ask that you consider turning off word verification, as it does make it easier (and less time consuming) for the design team to leave comments, as well as visitors to your blog. ;)

Don't have any CTMH products?  That's an easy fix!  Simply contact your local CTMH consultant (or go here to find one near you) or you can place an order by going to my website.   If you'd like an Idea Book, you can either email me (if you're local) or simply use the Paypal button in the side bar.

But HEY!  WAIT!  I'm not done!  Now this month we are also doing our crafting version of "March Madness".  Let the boys get sweaty, while we get inky. :)  We are giving away a few different prizes.  One for first time (non-CTMH consultant) participants and one for both the consultant and non-consultant who plays the most during the month of March.  Be sure to check out this post at Heart 2 Heart to read all about the rules.  (Hey, what can I say?  Just like basketball, there's got to be rules with our March Madness, too.)

But HEY!  WAIT!  I'm STILL not done! As if the prizes that Heart 2 Heart is giving away weren't enough to entice you to play along with our challenges, I'm also going to offer a bit of blog candy, too.  Here's what you have to do to enter.

1. Link your project to H2H (instructions are on the H2H site) by 10 p.m. EST, Sunday, March 10th. 
2. Come back here and leave a comment that you have linked your project on H2H and include your entry number.  
3. Have a blog?  Want another chance to win? Then mention this week's H2H challenge, as well as my blog and blog candy on your blog, then come back here and let me know that you have done so with another comment and a direct link to your post. 

A winner will be announced Monday, March 11th.  Unfortunately, I'm only shipping to US addresses.  I will do my best to contact the winner via their blog and/or email address.  However, if you see your name as the winner, feel free to contact me.  Either way, once I have your prize selection and address, I will ship your prize right out to you.

What is the prize you ask?  Well, the winner will be allowed to chose between one of the following three new items.

1) My Creations Star

2) or Sightseer Stamp Set 

3) or your choice of one of the current paper packs.

Now it's your turn.  How will you be inspired by this week's challenge?  I can't wait to see.

Until next time...