I was playing with the new Hopscotch papers and love how this card turned out.  I used a clear acrylic glaze on the Super Star stamp to give it some pop.

Hurry before they are gone! Close to My Heart stamp sets retiring on January 31

On February 1st, Close to My Heart is retiring these stamp sets will be retired and you will no longer be able to purchase them.  Do you see a stamp set that you intended to purchase but haven't gotten around to it yet?  Now is the time to do a quick inventory check and place your order by January 31. 

Here are a few of my favorites from the retiring list. Select the stamp set you want and you will be sent to my website where you will be able to add it to your cart.  You can also check out the full list of retiring items here.

A Tree

Congrats Graduate

Friendly Thoughts

Love Doily

Hoppy Easter

Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge in Action

Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge in Action

Artfully Sent is Close To My Heart’s newest Cricut collection, I made this quick thank you card in a few minutes.  I like the clean and simple results.

Check out the short video to virtually endless creative possibilities for you to explore.

Cricut Artfully Sent Collection (Z3017) -- $99.00

Cardmaking has never been easier or more fun! With our newest Cricut® collection, you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different card themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is "just because"! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves, and pocket cards.

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets

1 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

Recommended blocks for included stamp sets: 

1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" × 3½" (Y1009).

I am getting ready for a crop this weekend and put together a make and take project.  The inspiration comes from this Mojo Monday sketch and the Close To My Heart January Stamp of the Month set.

       

For this card, I used the following supplies:

S1501 This Moment, January Stamp of the Month

Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the bullseye

Papers: Heartstrings, Lagoon, White Daisy and Ruby

I used the Heart Embossing Folder and sanded the hearts to get the nice white contrast.  The heart Washi tape works nicely with this card when layered on white paper.

The January Stamp of the Month, This Moment, has lots of options for Valentine's and traditional cards or scrapbook pages. This stamp set pairs with the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge set for even more possibilities with your creations and be yours for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! . Place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products to qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. I'm going to have lots of fun with this stamp set and will post pictures as I get creations made. 

I just finished lining up my supplies for Monday night's group; the Scrappers of Deforest get together once a month to make 3x3 cards to go out with Meals on Wheels deliveries in the area.  We have a theme each month and a rule that we can only use supplies we already have on hand. The theme this month is snow or winter and I just had to use the polar bear for these, he fits perfectly.

Paper: 

3x3" square of pacifica blue paper from the assortment pack

2 3/4" postage stamp cut from white daisy (Art Philosophy cartridge)

3/4"snowflake (Art Philosophy cartridge)

Ink:

Pacifica ink (Polar bear)

Whisper pigment ink (daub on snowflake and heat set with embossing powder)

Stamp set:

S1410 - Home for the Holidays 

C1593 - Hats off Hostess (for sentiment)

Supplies:

Bow tie from Z3037 - Stuck on You Puffies