Pemberly Sympathy Card

The most difficult cards for me to make are sympathy cards.  So I rely heavily on my sister consultants for inspiration.  Recently my boss lost her father and thanks to Vicki Wizniuk, I modeled my card after one of her beautiful sympathy cards. For the flower I used the Card Word Puzzle rose and stamped it directly onto the Crème Brulee decorative paper with Outdoor Denim ink. 

I love using dimension and this card has a lot of dimension.:

Below is the inside of the card.  Allisa Chilton is another consultant that is an inspiration to me.  Her cards are gorgeous on both the inside and the outside so I try to make the card's insides less plain.

Papers: Pemberly WOTG papers (Ret); Outdoor Denim, Desert Sand and White Daisy cardstocks

Stamps:  C1494 Card Word Puzzle
Ink:   Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks; Buttercup alcohol markers

Embellishments:  z132 Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon

Other: Spellbinder circle and scallop dies.

 

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  In honor of St. Patrick's Day, here are some fun facts:

• St. Patrick’s Day is observed on March 17 because that is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. It is believed that he died on March 17 in the year 461 AD. It is also a worldwide celebration of Irish culture and history. St. Patrick’s Day is a national holiday in Ireland, and a provincial holiday in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

• The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow.

• St. Patrick did not actually drive snakes out of Ireland; the snakes represent the pagans that he converted to Christianity. 

•  St. Patrick used the shamrock to explain the doctrine of the Blessed Trinity.  The Trinity is the idea that God is really three-in-one: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. St. Patrick demonstrated the meaning of the Three-in-One by picking a shamrock from the grass growing at his feet and showing it to his listeners telling them that just as the shamrock is one leaf with three parts, God is one entity with three Persons.

• Saint Patrick was familiar with the Irish language and culture, because of his time as a slave there. When Patrick went back to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity, he was successful because he didn't try to make the Irish forget their old beliefs. He combined their old beliefs with the new beliefs.  Saint Patrick added the sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that the new symbol of Christianity would be more natural to the Irish.

• Most Catholics attend mass in the morning and then attend the St. Patrick's Day parade.

• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover is 14.

Can you find the Four Leaf Clover?  (Click to make larger)

Here is a fun Word Search:

Now, if that wasn't enough fun, here is a word scramble:

Answers:  Click here to get the solution.  I hope your day was super fun and I pray for many blessings for all!

Tea Dispenser Tutorial

I can't believe it has taken me this long to post the instructions for the Tea Dispenser (previously posted artwork here).  I wanted to wait until after my workshop.  This is the one we made at our workshop:

Here is the lid detail:

 

Papers:  Chantilly WOTG, including Twilight, Buttercup and White Daisy Cardstocks. Stamps:  C1496 Enjoy!
Ink:   Ruby Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  z1807 Pink Glitter Gems; retired ribbon from Card WOTGs; z1780 Wrangler Assortment (pearl badge on lid colored w/ruby alcohol marker); z1786 Antique Gold Mini Medley Collection (white doily)
Other:  Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for Enjoy label and border of folded flower

1.  With a 6”x12” piece of cardstock, start by scoring 1” from the edge of the 12” side.  Then parallel to the 6” side, score at:  3-1/16”    5-3/4”     8-13/16”     11-1/2” (see below click on photo for details).

 

2.  Above the 1” line, score in the second panel 3/4” above the 1” score line (see above).  Cut out the pieces that are X-ed so that your panel looks like the one shown below:

3.  Score on all score lines illustrated by the dotted lines in the first picture.  Your cardstock should look like the one above.  Also make sure you cut out the tiny little piece on the bottom right of this picture (not shown cut out).

4.  To create the lid for this, cut a 4-1/4” x 4-5/8”.  Score at 3/4” on each edge of the lid, trim as shown below:

 

5. To create the decorative panels for this dispenser follow the measurements below:

Contrasting Matt Cardstock:  two (2-3/4 x 4-3/4"), one (2-3/8 x 4-3/4"), and one (2-3/8 x 4")

Floral B&T:   two (2-5/8 x 2-5/16"), one (2-1/4 x 2-5/16"), one (2-1/4 x 1-9/16"), and one (2-1/2 x 2-7/8") for lid

Pattern B&T (green):  two (2-5/8 x 2-5/16") and two (2-1/4 x 2-5/16")
Trim for lid edge:  two (1/2 x 2-1/2") and two (1/2 x 2-7/8")
Cardstock & Chipboard base:  3 x 3-3/8"

6.  It is easiest to place the panels on the scored dispenser before it is put together.  After trimming out the dispenser, adhere the sides together.
7.  Once the cardstock for the base is cut, adhere it to the chip board base and cut the chipboard.  Adhere the dispenser to the base.
8. For the accordion flower on the lid, I used a 3/4” x 12” strip cut from left over cardstock.  Score every 1/4” inch and then accordion fold.  Join ends together to form a circle.
9. I used a 12” ribbon to cover the line between the two B&T papers.  Then I added the rest of embellishments and greeting to the box. 
10. For the lid, I created a fanfold yoyo-flower by using a strip 12” x 3/4“.  I scored the strip at every 1/4” and then fan-folded the flower.  I joined the ends together so that the so that the strip forms a circle.  When I joined the ends, I joined it so that one mountain fold covered the first mountain fold on the other end of the strip.  A great tutorial for fan-fold flowers can be found here:
11. Fill your dispenser with Bigalow Tea or Stash Tea.  There are some brands that will not fit in your dispenser.  

(NOTE:  You can click on the little Print PDF button at the bottom of this article to print yourself a .pdf document of this tutorial).

 

March SOTM Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1303 Floral Happiness, a set of 16 beautiful floral two-step stamping images with some beautiful sayings!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru March 31st.

If you have come here from Nancy Womersley's blog you are on the right path! 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  This month we have nearly 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this set. 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 card made with the new Claire Workshop on the Go (WOTG).

The photo below shows a closer look at the dimensional items of it:

 And, this photo shows the inside of the card:

Papers:  Claire WOTG, including Outdoor Denim, Colonial White Cardstocks.
Stamps:  S1303 Floral Happiness; C1467 Sweet Moments
Ink:   Outdoor Denim, Blush, Hollyhock and Cashmere Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  Clear Sparkles
Other:  Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge 

Time to hop on over to Helen Onulak's Blog to see her beautiful eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available thru March 31st! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

Happy hopping!

New Product 2013 Blog Hop

The new 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book has the most gorgeous, amazing new product and I am only going to give you a small sampling of it today.  Today, I am showing off the one of the new CTMH Stamp Sets called D1547 Paper Doll.  These are the images:

If you have come here from Helen Onulak's Blog you are on the right path. This month we have almost 40 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations from the new Idea Book. 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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I created a card for my granddaughter's birthday this week.  I wish I had thought to use embossing powder.  I didn't think the ink would run with the copic's but it did.  I put the doll image stamped on white daisy on some light weight chipboard so she could be removed from the card and played with as a paper doll.

Papers:  Amethyst B&T, Amethyst, Key Lime (retired) and White Daisy Cardstocks
Stamps:  D1547 Paper Doll
Ink:   Black, Key Lime, Amethyst Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  z1807 Clear Adhesive Gems (colored with markers); sparkle ribbon (colored with alcohol markers)
Other:  Color ready dimensional elements

Now it is time to hop on over to Lucy Kelleher's blog and see what eye candy she is flashing your way!

February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop and the go-live day of the new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book!  This month the featured stamp of the month is S1302 Home Sweet Home, a set of 4 large label stamps!  Below are the images in this stamp set that is available only thru February 28th.

If you have come here from Nancy Brown's blog you are on the right path! 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  This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this set. 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 3-D Tea Bag Dispenser made with the new Chantilly Workshop on the Go (WOTG).  What a perfect gift as a little house warming present to welcome someone to the neighborhood and introduce yourself!

The photo below shows a closer look at the dimensional items of it:

 And, this photo shows the side of the dispenser:

This next photo is a look at the details of the top of the dispenser:

Papers:  Chantilly WOTG, including Pear, Buttercup and White Daisy Cardstocks.
Stamps:  S1302 Home Sweet Home
Ink:   Ruby Exclusive Inks
Embellishments:  z1807 Pink Glitter Gems; retired ribbon from Card WOTGs; z1814 Chantilly Assortment adhesive button badge
Other:  Artiste Cricut Cartridge for border of folded flower

Time to hop on over to Helen Onulak's Blog to see her beautiful eye candy! Be sure to visit all the Consultants' Blogs to get some great crafting and other fun ideas! Remember, the SOTM is only available thru February 28th! Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set for $5!

Happy hopping!

Sneak Peak

Our new Idea Book will go live on February.  In the meantime, I thought I would give you a sneak peak of one of the new kits called Buzz & Bumble.  The occasion is a birthday of one of my very wonderful friends, Karen!  I thought she would enjoy something made with one of the new papers!  I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  Here is my rendition of the sketch:

Below is the Mojo Monday sketch that was used (you can click on picture to see details of the sketch):

Here is one more look from a different angle:

Papers:  Buzz and Bumble WOTG papers; Goldrush, Colonial White cardstocks

Stamps:   D1510 For My Friend

Ink: Goldrush, Cocoa Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z1333 Mocha Opaques Adhesive Gems; z1483Bronze Glitz Glitter Gel

Other: z1790 CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge; Martha Stewart Border punch; Quick Kutz Nesting Lace Circles

There are 7 new paper kits featured in the new Spring Summer 2013 Idea Book.  Be sure to check out the new book on Feburary 1st by clicking on my Shop Online Site.

Happy Birthday Karen!  Hope your spa day was a great day!!