Playing with inks, texture paste and new product!

Layered Leaves thin cuts

Opaque texture paste

Share the Seasons thin cut

Anniversary Card

Tomorrow is my 22nd wedding anniversary.   I totally cased this card off Pinterest for my husband!

Colors: bamboo, desert sand, ruby
Stamps: (all retired) Card Word Puzzle, Pathfinding Card Kit Set, Whooo's Your Valentine
Accessories: Silver Stickles, button, waxy flax, ribbon

Another Paper Garden card

 September stamp of the month, Paper Garden.

I made a wedding card using this set as the Brushstrokes set from the current catalog.

Colors: pomegranate,  fern, gold rush and black
Stamps: Paper Garden, Brushstrokes, Soul Mates (retired)

National Stamping Month

It's National Stamping Month and Close To My Heart has three special stamp sets to celebrate!  The Hello, life! sets include a card making set, a scrapbook in set and a pocket scrapbook in set. Each set is just $13.95 or you can puchase all three for just $34.95! Don't wait, this offer ends September 30th! Get yours today!

Card was made using card making and pocket scrapbook in sets.  Inspired by fellow consultant, Lisa Plummer.
Colors: champagne, whisper, slate, sapphire and black.
Paper: NEW! Urban paper pack

Pinwheel Fun Fold Card

 Hello! This card was made using the September stamp of the month, Paper Garden.

Colors: pomegranate, eggplant, fern, and gold rush
Paper: Sangria paper pack

2/15/15 Bokeh technique

This beautiful technique is called Bokeh.

Colors: Pacifica,  Sunflower

Stamps: Airmail (retired), A Thing Well Done 

Colors: Thistle, Canary, Glacier

Stamps: A Thing Well Done,  Just to Say 

Artbooking Made Easy: Festive Mini Albums (S01E09)

http://www.youtube.com/v/j71AqK4pVxA?autohide=1&version=3&attribution_tag=dYsx26DljrnNMgQFPmpAgQ&autohide=1&feature=share&showinfo=1&autoplay=1

This video shows how to use the Artbooking cartridge to create fun mini albums!

Clearly the Best: A Burst of Creativity (S02E01)

http://www.youtube.com/v/3yTc1GyOoNA?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=1&autoplay=1&feature=share&autohide=1&attribution_tag=nnRmZY1JxDaPlz6e6HiXeg

Use the link above to watch a video that shows how to make a starburst card.

Watercolor Birthday Card

I made this card for my good friend Marla's 50th birthday.  I love how it turned out!

 

I started out by misting watercolor paper with water.  Then, using an acrylic block, I dropped several drops of each color reinker on the block and misted the ink with water until it started to run together.  I quickly turned the block over and pressed onto the moist watercolor paper.  Dry the paper with a heat gun before stamping the main image.

 

Colors: Cotton Candy, Gypsy, Pear, Sky

Stamps: Happy Birthday, Quick Card - Butterfly, Love Life

Sparkles: Blue/Green and Pink/Purple assortments

Tri-fold Birthday Card

This is a simple and fun card to make for a birthday or any occasion.

 

Colors: Gypsy, Lagoon, Pear

Stamps: Girl Power

Wisped Frames Technique Tag

This technique is called Wisped Frames.

 

Stamp and color your focal image.  Using post-it notes, create a frame outside the image and stipple ink in the corners, creating a frame.  Very simple to do!

 

Colors: Cranberry, Black

Stamps: A Perfect Day

Brayered Brilliance Technique Tag

This technique is called Brayered Brilliance.

You stamp the image on glossy cardstock in metallic brilliance ink and heat set.

Then, brayer a light colored ink in the background and heat set.

Next, stamp the same image in a medium tone ink (same color family) and heat set.

Repeat with a dark color ink and heat set.

Finally, stamp the image in versamark ink and emboss with white embossing powder.

 

Colors: Honey, Goldrush, Autumn Terracotta

Paper: Glossy cardstock, Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush

Stamps: Quick Cards - Bumble Bee

A Perpetual Family Birthday Calendar

This is a project, inspired by Pinterest, that I made for my mother-in-law's birthday.

Every year she transfers birthdays from one calendar to another, so I thought this would be a great way for her keep track of them without all the extra work.

 

The word family came from Hobby Lobby (scrapbooking section).  It is layered chipboard and has two hangers on the back.  I painted it teal and then attached the flowers and gems with glue dots.

 

My husband drilled 11 holes across the bottom to tie the months of the year to.  I cut 12 rectangles from chipboard and colored cardstock to cover them.  Stamped each month and then punched holes with my cropadile punch.  I then cut circles from chipboard and colored cardstock (42 and that's just immediate family!), punched holes top and bottom and wrote each family member's name and day of birth.  Then everything was tied together with twine.

 

Here are close-ups of two of the tags.  I stamped my mother-in-law and father-in-law's tags with a heart to make them stand out and show the head of the family.  I stamped my nephew's tag with a heart with wings to signify that he is no longer with us, but still holds a place in our hearts.

 

This project was time consuming, but I love how it turned out!

March Stamp Camp Projects

This month, we will be making a new technique tag featuring the Faux Encaustic Wax technique:

 

Colors: Lagoon, White

Accessories: Various regular and metallic crayons, embossed metal sheet

 

We will also be creating a card using the stamp of the month, Floral Happiness:

 

Colors: Champaigne, Indian Corn Blue, Crystal Blue

Accessories: Ribbon

Stamps: Floral Happiness, Romantic Backgrounds

 

Stamp Camp is Friday, March 15th at 7 pm.

 



Tractor Card

I was inspired by a card that Michelle Zindorf made and knew that it was perfect for my dad's birthday.

 

Colors: Black, Topiary, Sunflower, Goldrush, Vineyard Berry

Stamps: My Farm, Howdy

Sweet 16 Birthday Box

So, my oldest daughter turned 16 a couple of weeks ago.  We wanted to give her money to start her car fund, but wanted a cute and clever way to package it.  Here's what I did:

 

 

This was totally inspired by a fellow consultant who came up with this great idea!

 

I changed it up a bit by adding tags to each side, creating a pocket to slip money into.

 

Colors: Watermelon, Black, Baby Pink

Paper: For Always Paper Pack, Watermelon (retired)

Accessories: Liquid Applique, Black Glitter Buttons, Artiste Cricut Cartridge

 

 

 

 



February Stamp Camp Projects

Hello Everyone!

 

I know I've been MIA for quite a while.  Sorry for that.  Now that my children are getting older they have more activities than ever and I hate to miss them so creativity has taken a back burner for a bit.  My goal this year is to make more time for me and what I love to do, so hopefully there won't be any long absences in the future.

 

Now that I've rambled on a bit, let's get to the projects!  The first one is a fancy fold technique:

 

The picture doesn't do this technique justice.  It really is a pretty card!

 

Colors: Black, Slate

Paper Pack: For Always

Stamps: Pirouette Flair, Happy Birthday, Limited Edition

Accessories: White embossing powder

 

I decided to try something new this year.  I usually do a technique tag class every summer, but the preparation time for the class and time it takes for everyone to make all 10 tags is overwhelming.  This year, we will make one technique tag each month at stamp camp!  Here is the first one - Block Fill Technique:

 

Each tag comes with complete directions to attach to the back for future reference.

 

Colors: Creme Brulee, Black, Pear, Cotton Candy

Stamps: You're a Hoot

 

Until next time....

 



August Stamp Camp

I'm so excited!  The new fall/winter catalog went live on August 1st and it has so many great items, I dont' know where to start!  There is a new Cricut cartridge call Artiste.  It contains 700 images (3-D projects, an alphabet, shapes, cards) - what a great cutting tool!  Close To My Heart has bundled the cartridge with 3 D-size stamp sets and 3 9x12 dimensional elements chipboard shapes.  All yours for just $99 or host a $350 gathering and get it as a half-off item!

There are 8 new paper packs (all gorgeous!) and 13 new Workshop on the Go kits (scrapbooking, cardmaking and home decor projects).  There is surely something for everyone!

In addition to all this, there are tons of new stamp sets and embellishments, pigment inks, alcohol markers and the color pallette has been re-vamped a little.  I think I'm going to break the bank with this catalog!

There is a great special starting August 15 and running through September for National Stamping Month.  Spend just $35 in the new catalog and get a double D-size stamp set for just $5!  The value on this set is $35.90 - what a great deal!

This month, we will make two cards at Stamp Camp on Friday, August 10th at 7 pm.

One showcases the National Stamping Month stamp set (the bicycle card), and the other showcases the August Stamp of the Month, Baroque Borders.

The card I did using this stamp set was inspired by my Vera Bradley purse, also pictured.

Well, I hope everyone is staying cool and being creative!  Until next time...

Zipper Die card

I found a new die that allows the card recipient to pull a strip on the card to reveal a hidden gift (cash, giftcard).  It's called Movers & Shakers Zipper Die from Papertrey Ink.  You can find it here.

Isn't that a fun idea?  Worth every penny!

Colors: Tulip, Black

Papers: Michief, Roxie

Stamps: Confidential (retired), Notice the Details (retired), Card Chatter- Birthday

Accessories: Bling Buttons, Sparkles

I cut the numbers using the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.

June Stamp Camp Projects

This month we will make a fun card using the June Stamp of the Month, Life Is Tweet.

Colors: Holiday Red, Sunset, Sunny Yellow, Pear, Pacifica

Stamps: Life is Tweet, Birthday Bash (confetti-retired)

Here is the full set:

Isn't this a cute set?  If you like it, make sure you order it before the month is gone and so is this set!

The second project showcases a new set in the catalog called Card Word Puzzle.

Unfortunately, I have been in need of quite a few sympathy cards lately, so I thought this would be a good project for camp.

Colors: Spring Iris, Sweet Leaf, Black

Stamps: Card Word Puzzle, TLC

Accessories: Garden Green Organdy Ribbon

Whoo Hooo – it’s BACK!!!! The absoutely amazing Stampaganza! This is not a sale that CTMH does every year…it only comes around once in a LONG while. It’s buy two stamp sets, get one FREE! 

A few important things to know:

• No tax on the FREE stamp set!
• There is no limit to the number of stamp sets you can order!
• Because of high demand…expect orders to take a bit longer than normal.
• Remember, the lowest priced stamp sets are the ones that are free.