Customer Appreciation Workshop

A couple of Saturdays ago, I had a customer appreciation workshop.  It was a card-making workshop and the theme was fun fold cards.  It was a blast and I really love the cards that we made.  It was a super day.  Now I am going to debut the cards.  Here is the first card we did--a tri-fold.  Here is it collapsed

Tri fold opened:

 Another view:

A couple of closeups:

Instructions:

1.  Cut a 6" x 12" piece of hydrangea CS.  Score parallel to the 6" edge at 2", at 4", at 8" and 10".  Click to make image larger.

2.  Parallel to the 12" side, 1.5" from the edge cut from the 2" score to the 10" score on both edges of the paper.

3. Fold each fold and use your bone folder to sharpen the folds.  On the illustration below, M = mountain fold and V = valley fold.  Click image for larger view.

5.  Now you are ready to begin decorating.  I love using the 6" x 12" size because all the panels start out as even sizes.  Here is what I did (see image for panel information--click it to make larger).

A = 3" x 4"
B = 1.5" x 2"
C = 3" x 4"
D = 1.5" x 4"
E = 2" x 6"
F = 2" x 3"


6.  I started with Hollyhock Cardstock (CS) for covering the first set of panels.  I cut Hollyhock panels for E's, D's, & F.  For the section that would end up Panel A, I filled in the rest of panel A with a hollyhock piece the size  of Panel F.  (Panel size e.g. E = 1-7/8" x 5-7/8")

7.  Next I used Topiary CS to cover panels B & C.    (Panel size e.g. B = 1-3/8" x 1-7/8")

8.  Cut Flower B&T for both E & D panels.  (Panel size e.g.  E = 1-3/4" x 5-3/4")

9.  Cut Dotted B&T for all Panel Bs.  (Panel size B = 1-1/4" x 1-3/4")

10.  The last panel that I cut was a bamboo textured CS for panel A.  It should have been 2-3/4" x 3-3/4".  Mine was a little larger so I said Oh well.....  I used colonial white CS for the flowers, button, and Friendship saying for decorations.  I used some punches, brads, pearls, and sparkles as well as a Just Blooms butterfly to finish off.

Watch for tomorrow's tutorial for Card 2.  This will be the second of three cards that we made in my workshop.  It is a stand-alone pop-up card.  So stay tuned!

Sneak Peak & Mojo Monday

Okay it looks like I've deserted Close To My Heart when you look at this Mojo Monday card.  Actually I just got my first order in of some new papers and stamp sets from the Fall Close To My Heart catalog which goes live September 1.  I just couldn't resist, these guys are called Party Animals and the paper is the Hooligan paper kit.

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch--I really love this sketch:

And, here is my card which is a 5" x 7" card:

Supplies:  Party Animals Stamp Set, Hooligans Paper Pack (Pear, Gypsy, Black & White Daisy Card Stock), Opaques in Licorice (black pearls), Paper Piercing, Orange Grosgrain Ribbon

Establishment Media Pushing Brain Eating Vaccines

This is really happening!  It was bad enough to put flouride in the water (first used by Germany during WWII to subdue and dumb down concentration camp prisoners).  Now main stream media is trying to tell us that to lobotimize all the masses into servile minions for the abberant globalist filth is something we should happily volunteer to do.  Aren't you sick of being poisoned by the water, GMO in your food?  Try to find a pack of gum (sugared gum) that doesn't have aspertame (poison) in it.  Why would sugared gum have aspertame?  Wake up America to the evil, nefarious, globalist scums who want to get rid of you!  They are going to be testing this on many groups of our military in the next couple of months to remove their humanity and turn them into lobotimized zombies who can no longer think for themselves and must succumb.

Super Online Sale Starts Today - Aug 4

Close to my Heart wants to show how much we appreciate you! And to do so, we are bringing you a MEGA sale with SUPER deals for 8 days only. From August 4th at 8 am (PDT) through August 11th, while supplies last, you can purchase selected My Stickease® assortments for only $2, My Reflections® Level 1 kits for only $4, and My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets for only $6 directly from my shop online site.

The deals are amazing (over 50% off) and in order to bring them to you we will not be able to sell any of the item numbers from these items on regular orders during the campaign. These items will also be unavailable for sale beginning August 1, at 11:01 pm (PDT) in order to prepare for the sale.
Remember these amazing prices are only available for a limited time and while supplies last. Be sure to make your list ahead of time and shop early for the best selection! These goodies make great gifts!

Here are a few FAQs about this great sale...
1.  What are the prices of the items for sale?
The My Stickease® assortments area available for sale for only $2. The My Reflections® Level 1 kits are available for only $4, and the My Reflections® Level 2 paper packets are available for only $6!

2.  Are these items available only online?
Yes! In order to bring you such amazing deals on these items, we will only be offering these items for sale on my MyCTMH site.

3.  Can I purchase other items at full retail along with these discounted My Stickease, My Reflections Level 1 kits and Level 2 paper packets on the same MyCTMH order?
Yes! You will be able to mix and mingle the items for sale from the $2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate campaign along with regularly priced items for sale on my site.

4.  Is this campaign a ‘while supplies last’ campaign?
Yes. We have provided a many, many items numbers for you to purchase from during the campaign. So there is ample supply on hand but each item is while supplies last.

5.  Will the purchase of the discounted My Stickease, My Reflections Level 1 kits and Level 2 paper packets count toward my receiving the Stamp of the Month at a discount or even free?
Yes! Your purchases for the campaign count toward the Stamp of the Month incentive. So I encourage you to buy smartly to get the Stamp of the Month at a discount or even for free!

6.  Will tax be charged on this promotion?
Tax is assessed on the actual amount you pay for the item if your state has sales taxes.

7.  How much is shipping/handling for the $2, $4, $6, for 8...It’s YOU We Appreciate campaign deals?
Regular shipping and handling applies.

8.  Is there a limit to the number of My Stickease, Level 1, and Level 2 paper packets I can purchase on one order?
Not at all! There is no limit to the number of items you can purchase on one order.

Here is a document to see all of the products that will be on sale.

Here is a list of the products that will be on sale.

Start shopping at my shop online site now!

August SOTM Blog Hop

Hey Scrampers, it's AUGUST blog hop time! This month I start the hop but if you are hopping thru, you probably came from Katherine Schmitt's blog .  The August Stamp of the month is D1424 Something Splendor and I love the 2-step stamping

Here is my first card that actually open's in the middle.  It is actually 5" x 5" in size.

Below is the inside which uses white daisy textured card stock:

Supplies: Something Splendor; Splendor Paper Pack; Moonstruck, Heavenly Blue, Goldrush, White Daisy and Topiary CS and inks; ric rac; prisma glitter; brades in Goldrush and Outdoor Denim.

Here is my second sample which uses the Cherry-O Papers and is a 6" x 6" card.  I used a Mojo Monday sketch that took me forever to get around to making--I thought it would be perfect for this stamp set!

Here is the sketch that it was taken from:

For a few more additional Something Splendor ideas, see my SOTM swap slide show. Click the Slide Show SOTM link under my banner (above).

To see the complete list of blog hoppers are here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html. Hope you enjoyed the show! Now hop on over to Helen Onulak's Blog for more August  eye candy and enjoy all the stops along the way!

Censoring the Internet-- The Take Over Begins

This past weekend as "The Obama Deception" went viral on the Internet, Google and YouTube tried to shut down this movie which reveals the masters behind the puppet.  See it now in high def while you still can!  See why the globalist want this film shut down.  Google has been recording all your searches and internet addresses for at least the past 6 years.  Instead of google try http://startpage.com/ -- the only completely private web search:

Splendor 3-Ring Mini Album - continued

Here are the rest of the pages of the album:

Page 3 with tags:

Tags

Page 3 without tags:

Page 4:

Page 5 with insert in envelope:

Page 5 with showing full insert:

Page 6 with insert in envelope:

Page 6 with full view of insert:

Page 7:

Page between pages 7 and 8:

Page 8:

Page 9 (blue page flip up is in the down position):

Page 9 with flap up:

Page 10:

These pages are based on pages Teresa Black had in her tutorial for the 3-ring mini album.  You can find the videos on YouTube - there are 5 videos!  Here is a link to Teresa's site where you can find the cut-out guide and videos!  http://fabulouslyartsy.com/