Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!  Here is a fun card I made; it came together quickly with the use of the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, cut the card pieces at 7", use a marker to color in the bats on the moon, back with a piece of honey paper, stamp with a sentiment and you are all set!

Stamp set:  Holiday Tags

Paper: Black, Honey, Whisper

Ink: Gypsy
Black marker 

Scooter birthday card

For today's post, I was inspired by Michelle's blog, a fellow Close to My Heart consultant who made a really nice birthday card using a combination of stamp sets to showcase in the Holiday Expressions blog hop.

I used the same stamp set for the main image and Kaleidoscope papers.  I wanted to have the scooter rims stand out so used some liquid glass to make them nice and shiny, here is a close up view.

If you'd like to try out a similar card, here are the supplies I used:

Stamp sets: Make It Merry and Holiday Tags
Paper: Kaleidoscope paper packet

Ink: Archival black (or regular black), Gypsy, Canary
Embellishments: Clear Sparkles, Liquid Glass, Cherry Pink marker, and some clear glitter glue I happened to have on hand

I also used my Artiste Cricut cartridge to cut out the background image for the birthday sentiment. I love using these cartridges on my projects; it makes the process go so quickly if you are making multiple cards of a similar layout!

Fall leaves card

I entered this card into the "odd time of year" challenge on Splitcoaststampers which requires an odd number of elements to be used on your project.

Fall is a fun time of year to use the rich colors we see with our trees around here.  This is a quick card to assemble:

• Use the woodgrain embossing folder on a 4" x 5.25" piece of colonial white cardstock
• Add some random sparkle colors with Almond Glitz glitter gel
• Cut out leaves from Autumn Terracotta and Fern cardstock with the Artiste Cricut cartridge
• Stamp your sentiment with Cocoa ink

Many thanks card

Today's challenge on Splitcoaststampers is to make a card using only words and I just had to enter this card.  I made it from a Pinterest inspiration and used it at a Close to My Heart gathering event.  Everyone liked how this turned out and it's so simple to make:

• Load up a large block with a bunch of different words (I've also done this with Happy Birthday)
• Stamp with ink color of your choice, here we used Pacifica on Colonial White paper
• Mount on slightly larger piece of paper
• Add a bit of gold shimmer trim to make it pop and mount the whole thing on a card color of your choice, desert sand in this case.

Here's a picture of the block with all the stamps on it:

This is the first challenge I entered with Splitcoaststampers and it was a fun one!  If you happen to need any stamps or supplies for  your next project and don't already have a Close to My Heart Consultant, you can shop on my website anytime.

Pop-up birthday card

Our daughter turned 20 this past week so I wanted to make her a special card to help celebrate this milestone.  I've always wanted to try a pop-up card box after seeing a few of these on Pinterest and ran across this pop-up card box tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.  The confetti wishes paper pack from Close To My Heart had just the right mix of accents and paper to use for this project.  The first image is the card closed up nicely and it fits in an A9 size envelope.

I cut out some images, stamped and embossed a variety of birthday items to put in the box.  The fun part about this is playing with the elements to fill in the box; almost like flower arrangements, just keep tucking in the empty spots! Here's what the final product looks like, our daughter really liked it and set it out on her desk for display at her college apartment. 

Spotlight on Holiday Expressions

Welcome to our Spotlight on the Holiday Expressions Blog Hop. If you have come here from Brenda's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations featuring projects made with paper and stamps in the Holiday Expressions catalog and other great CTMH products on their blogs.  

I wanted to make a project that featured the White Pines paper for fall and thought that this thank you card would be fun.  I cut the card from the Artiste cartridge, inked the title with a sponge dauber and made a belly band so I could insert a gift card inside without it slipping out the side.

Supplies Used:

• X7200B - White Pines paper pack (colonial white, fern, B&T duo)
• Z3170 - Artiste Cricut Cartridge
• S1510 – Twinkle SOTM
• Z2116 – Cranberry Ink
• Z2650 – Fern Ink

 Cut the following:

• 5” thanks card from Artiste Cricut cartridge
• 1.5" belly band from Fern paper

Assembly instructions:

• Fold card base in half
• Use Cranberry ink and sponge dauber on the Thanks title
• Use Fern ink for and string stamp on front of belly band
• Cut piece of B&T duo paper to mount on front of card; I cut out a half circle to make it easier to open and add a bit of interest to the front
• Ink sentiment of your choice inside card

Now "Hop" on over to Lauren's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Products from the Holiday Expressions catalog are available through December 30. Contact your CTMH Consultant or visit my website to see more great products offered to help you create fun projects for the upcoming holiday season.

October Stamp of the Month Twinkle

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We are featuring S1510 - Twinkle SOTM, a set of 15 stamps.  If you have come here from Lori's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

This month we have 47 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs.  This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

This is my first blog hop that I've participated in; it's always fun to try new things.  Speaking of new items, I made this card for a consultant swap event that required us to use a new paper that came out in the most recent catalog along with an assigned stamp set.  I had used the Kaleidoscope paper for a two page birthday layout and was thinking how versatile this paper pack will be for many different themes and projects so thought I'd try it on a Christmas card and am really happy with the results, I hope you agree! 

Supplies Used:

• 1385 - White Daisy Cardstock
• X7202B - Kaleidoscope paper
• Z8997 – White Daisy Envelopes
• Z3170 - Artiste Cricut Cartridge
• S1510 – Twinkle SOTM
• Z3130 – Silver Foil Tape
• Z2116 – Cranberry Ink
• Z2197 – Pear Ink

 Cut the following:

·         8.5” x 4.25 white card stock for card base

·         4.25” x 4.25” Kaleidoscope

Artiste Cricut Cartridge and white cardstock:

·         pg 53 accent 1 – cut 1.75”

·         pg 53 accent 2 – cut 2.75”

·         pg 53 accent 3 – cut 2”

Assembly instructions:

• Fold card base in half
• Stamp the ornaments with Cranberry ink
• Place silver foil tape on the Kaleidoscope paper, let it hang over the edge a little as you cut it then fold it over the top of the paper.
• Mount the Kaleidoscope paper on the front of your card
• Mount ornaments at ends of silver foil tape
• Ink sentiment of your choice inside card
• Ink envelope flap in Pear

Now "Hop" on over to Judy's Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! The Twinkle SOTM is available until October 31. Contact your CTMH Consultant or visit my website to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

Twinkle SOTM