Christmas Card Workshop

This past week, I had my Christmas card workshop.  I used what was called "The One-Sheet-Wonder" that I found on Deb Valder's site:  http://www.stampladee.com.  As much as I love CTMH's beautiful Christmas paper, I fell in love with the jewel tones in the Sangria Paper kit.  Then match that up with very blingy gold embellishments and I think it makes for a wow-factor.  Here are the cards:

 

 

Here are each of the cards close up and personal.  First:

 

Papers:  Sangria Paper Pack, Pomegranate and Colonial White Cardstocks;
Stamps:  D1560 Holiday Tags; A1149 Trim the Tree

Inks:  New England Ivy, Honey Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z1263 Bitty Sparkles; Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Other:  Gold ribbon (probably from Walmart)

 

 

Papers:  See aboveStamps:  S1510 Twinkle (Ret. October Stamp of the Month); D1562 Frosted Card Workshop (Ret.)

Inks:  Honey, Pomegranate, Poppy, Cocoa Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Other:  Gold ribbon (probably from Walmart); Gold glitter from CTMH Glitter Stack (Ret.)

 

 

Papers:  See aboveStamps:  D1560 Holiday Tags; B1356 St. Nick (Ret.)

Inks:  Cocoa Exclusive Inks; y222 Golden Yellow, R11 Carmine, GY235 Sap Green, P83 Lavender, WG4 Warm Grey, YR29 Barely Beige, RP198 Tender Pink, Colorless Blender ShinHan Markers

Embellishments:  Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Other:  Gold ribbon (probably from Walmart);

 

Papers:  See aboveStamps:  C1506 Flakey Friends, D1562 Frosted Card Workshop (Ret.)

Inks:  Honey, Pomegranate, Cocoa Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins, Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Other:  Gold ribbon (probably from Walmart)

 

 

Papers:  See aboveStamps:  M1031 Single Snowflake, S1510 Twinkle (Oct. SOTM Ret.)

Inks:  Eggplant, Cocoa, Honey Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z1752 Cleark Sparkles, Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins, Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Other:  Gold ribbon (probably from Walmart);

 

 

Papers:  See above
Stamps:  D1614 Reason for the Season; S1510 Twinkle (Oct. SOTM Ret.)

Inks:  Honey, Cocoa Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  Z2012 Gold Asst. Sequins; Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

 

Last of off, here is the One Sheet Wonder itself (if not all is showing, click and it will show details in full view):

 

I hope that you were able to get some ideas for your Christmas and Holiday cards.  I hope to be posting many more ideas between now and Christmas!

 

More Cricut Fun for Halloween

Well making the Halloween Mini Album was quite the challenge!  But then I found this most adorable Jack O'Lantern from SVG Cuts Haunted Forest kit. I was originally looking to make a witch's hat; however, when I saw this adorable pumpkin face on the Jack O'Lantern, I thought this would be so much more fun!! 

 

I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to import the .svg files into my Cricut Design Space program.  I did have a little trouble at first with the scoring lines but was able to figure this out.  I love my Pazzles Inspiration (which I first used to cut the scored pieces), but I love my new Cricut Explore (which is so much more quiet)!

 

The papers are from last year's CTMH Halloween papers called Scaredy Cat (of which I had a few clippings left over from the bulk papers).  So, my stamping group came by to make these for our October workshop.

 

 

Here's a closeup of the Pumpkin:

 

 

Next a close up of the Witches Hat (which is what I originally was looking for):

 

 

And next is a closeup of the flower on the Witch's hat.  It is made of 8 different types of flowers with the ends curled:

 

 

And a final look at that adorable little Jack o'Lantern:

 

 

 Some of the patterns from SVG Cuts are so adorable and look so nice dressed up with CTMH papers!  Here is the recipe:

 

Scaredy Cat Bulk Papers (retired) (2 sheets)

Scaredy Cat compliments (retired)

Black Cardstock (3 sheets)

Black Bulk Flourishes (while supplies last)

Gold and Silver Sequins

Bulk black stars

 

I have added this to the Heart 2 Heart Boo Challenge!

 

Be sure to stayed tuned for some more Halloween fun!

 

 

 

 

CTMH Cricut and Halloween

I found a recipe for the most wonderful Halloween mini album created by the most talented graphic designer, Annette Green.  You can find instructions for this mini album from Annette HERE.  It took me a several days to set up that pages for cutting for your Cricut Explore in Cricut Design Studio, but finally got them all set up so that it used only one paper pack and everything was cut with the Cricut.  There are extra pages of black cardstock that are needed.  Also, my project didn't use the new Saffron papers.  I didn't like how it looked with these papers.

 

Here are the photos of this amazing mini album:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The supplied included the following:

 

x7198b Nevermore Paper Packet

x7198c Nevermore Complements

z1906Cricut Artbooking Cartridge

B1488 Pumpkin Chevron Stamp set

B1503 Steampunk Scoundrels Stamp set

Bulk Black Stars (you could get these from your consultant or me if you don't have one)

Bulk Black Flourishes (ditto)

Ribbon, Baker's Twine

 

I have added this to the Heart to Heart Cricut Capers - in using your Cricut with Close To My Heart!

 

September - National Stamping Month

OMG there are so many things happening today!  First off, Introducing our newest Idea Books!  There are so many new and amazing items you will be sure to be inspired.  Get both of these FREE with a $25.00 purchase from my Shop On Line Site or click the link on the right side of this blog to download free .PDF files now!

 

DOWNLOAD the Recipes for the Annual Idea Book here and for the Holiday Expression Recipes here!

Next, celebrate National Stamping Month with three beautiful and exclusive stamp sets from Close To My Heart only available during the month of September.  Each stamp set is designed to fit a specific type of papercrafting:  traditional scrapbooking, cardmaking or pocket scrapbooking, yet they all beautifully coordinate with each other and the new Cricut Artistry collection!  Watch the campaign video or visit my Shop On Line Site.

And don't forget the September Stamp of the Month:  S1509 Paper Garden only available during the month of September for only $5 when you order $50 or more in Close To My Heart products!

I love the artwork featured with this set:

Be sure to stop back to see artwork created with this month's featured paper:  Nevermore

 

Color Dare 154

This week the color featured is Smokey Plum, a color that will be retiring at the end of this month.  This opportunity became a throwback to pull out retired Close To My Heart B&T papers in Smokey Plum to combine with some of our newer products.

My item is a 5" x 7" card.  The flowered piece is spayed with Smokey Plum and then stamped with a flower grouping stamp from one of the new stamp sets from the new CTMH Cricket Artistry cartridge which I used to cut out the August Stamp of the Month greeting.

The next picture show some of the details:

Papers:  Smokey Plum and White Daisy Cardstocks;  Smokey Plum B&T (Ret.)

Stamps:  S1508 Framed (Stamp of the Month); Perfect Picture (Artistry Collection)

Inks:  Smokey Plum Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z3024 White Shimmer Trim; White large brads (Ret.); 3D puffy paint; puffy hearts

Other:  z3167 CTMH Cricut Artistry cartridge (new!!); Spellbinders circle die; Quickutz Nesting Lace Circle Die

 I encourage you all to break out your smokey plum papers and ink and join the challenge!

Artistry Blog Hop

Welcome to the Artistry Blog Hop where we are featuring CTMH's new Cricut cartridge called ARTISTRY.  The cartridge comes with 3 beautiful D-size stamp sets and a stack of our new Enchantment pack cardstock.  Feel free to download the flyer here.  To see the images on the cartridge, see the flyer here.

 

If you have come here from Beth Naumann's Blog you are on the right path. This hop has over 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations.  You can find a list of all the participants (in case you get lost) here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html.  The hop is simple to follow - just click on the link provided in the post to move to the next blog!

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My item is a tall 3.5" x 8" sized card. Note that I am still learning both my Cricuts (Cricut Create which takes cartridges) and Cricut Explore (which does not).  I loved this cute jar and flower from p. 2 of the cricut book.  I did a little coloring with color pencils on the jar and leave and stems.  Somehow, it just seems trickier to create with cutouts, but it is fun!

 

 

 

 And here's a closer, detailed view. The flowers are not really tacked down and I've add some dimensional tape under some of the flowers.

 

Papers:  Wanderful WOTG; Gypsy, Crystal Blue, Smoothie, Flaxen, and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps:  S1508 Framed (Stamp of the Month)

Inks:  Crystal Blue and Gypsy Exclusive Inks; 3505 CTMH Watercolor Pencils

Embellishments:  z3042 Coral Reef Sequins, z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim; z2012 Gold Assort. Sequins; z3009 Chalk It Up Assortment

Other:  z3167 CTMH Cricut Artistry cartridge (new!!)
  

Get this lovely new and fun Cricut Cartridge by either contacting your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to get any of these super cricut cartridges.

 

Now it is time to hop on over to Jen Rubio's blog and see her gorgeous eye candy!

 

August 2015 Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

The featured stamp of the month is S1508 Framed--a set of 12 images--from Best Wishes to Merry Christmas. Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru August 31st. You can click on the image to see details.

 

If you have come here from Gina Brandstetter's Blog you are on the right path. This month we have almost 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations.  You can find a list of all the participants (in case you get lost) here: http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/p/sotm-blog-hop-list.html.  The hop is simple to follow - just click on the link provided in the post to move to the next blog!

 

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My item is a standard size birthday card that I made for my Granddaughter Sophia whose 2nd birthday was July 30th but we are celebrating today:  

 

 

Here is the inside of the card:

 

 

 A little closer look at the dimension:

  

 

Papers:  Confetti Wishes WOTG; Canary, Pear and White Daisy Cardstocks

Stamps: S1508 Framed; D1618 Build A Cake (images below); C1436 Birthday Blast (Ret.) B1287 Solo "2" (Ret.)

Inks:  Lagoon, Canary, Pear, Thistle, Glacier, Pacifica, and Whisper Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z1847 Green Glitter Paper; z2010 White Enamel Stars; z3123 Green Triangles Enamel & Glitter Duos (new today!)

Other:  CTMH Artistry Cricut Cartridge (new today!); Orange Peel Sticklers glitter glue; 3D Puffy Paint; Border Punch

 

Remember, the SOTM is only available thru August 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

 

Now it is time to hop on over to Chris Robertson's blog and see what eye candy she has on the table for you today!