Wednesday's Let's Scrap Sketch!

Another Wednesday Sketch challenge here!

I had some pictures of a crazy April morning...instead of April Showers...it was April Flurries! Very strange weather here this year...I had to take a photo of this freak event because I knew I wouldn't remember what it was like month's down the road...I remember being especially mad that it was snowing because all of my Plum trees had their beautiful pink blooms all over them for the beginning of Spring...I was very concerned that my trees would be affected by the sudden cold snap and snow!

Here's this weeks sketch from Let's Scrap:

Here's my April Flurries...I've used the right side of this sketch here:

I love that these snowflakes were cut with my Art Philosophy cartridge and the new CTMH stamp set coordinates with it! 

Just cut and stamp, easy peasy!

Products Used:

CS: Smokey Plum CTMH

PP: Wonderland

inks: Twilight, Petal, Chocolate

Sparkles, Rhinestone Designer Brads

Cricut: Art Philosophy (snowflakes)

stamp set: Snowflakes (D1480)

title & journaling spot: Wonderland Stickease

Twinery twine

Thanks!

I created this card for a special lady that was hosting a home gathering a couple weeks ago and thought I'd share it with all of you! I really enjoy meeting new ladies and showing them the great products Close To My Heart has to offer in scrapbooking and cardmaking...and we get to make a card or two, eat delicious treats and socialize! my favourite part of home gatherings;)

I've used the new stamp set called 'Remarkable Wreath' (C1473) as well as some Sorbet and Colonial White card stock AND our clear cards! the cardstock pieces were cut from my Cricut cartridge 'Art Philosophy' exclusive to CTMH and available through me...

Every time their is a new catalogue release with Close To My Heart, I seem to instantly gravitate to one stamp set, Remarkable Wreath was it for me :) I like that there are different sentiments included and that you can add berries, leaves or flowers to your wreath to work it through the different seasons, very versatile:)

Contact me if you would like one of your own:)

Wednesday's Let's Scrap Card Sketch!

Good morning! 

It's the third Wednesday of September, so that means I've got a card sketch from Debby over at Let's Scrap for you to play along with! 

This card was inspired from Jeanette Lynton's blog post featuring our September National Stamping Month's promotion, the double stamp set Pair-A-Phrase...she stamped the butterflies just as I have but I used different colours and the card design of course is from Let's Scrap...as soon as I saw her card, I wanted to try my hand at colouring these stamped images with my blending pen and some CTMH inks!

products used:

CC1014 Pair-A-Phrase

Dreamin' paper pack

Colonial White card base

Pacifica ink

Crystal Blue ink

Goldrush ink

Creme Brulee ink
Cocoa ink

blending pen

Here's what images are included in our September' National Stamping Month's special 'double' stamp set, Pair-A-Phrase:

Click on this month's Bonus in the left side column for more information on how you can get this set

I apologize for my absence...I feel like I've been cutting classes at school! Busy times with the return of kids to school and my monthly Workshops...first group was last night and it was busy!


We were playing with new product from CTMH and using the new Cricut cartridge 'Art Philosophy',  which if you don't already know...it's AWESOME!!!


Stay tuned for my Typeset layouts and cards and tfsb!

September's Sharing From the Heart BlogHop!

Good Morning!

I hope you've got your coffee or Tea and are sitting comfortably so you can enjoy our Close To My Heart BlogHop! and Remember to click on any of the images you see here for a more 'close up' view~

If you've arrived from Amy McVey's blog then you are on the right track!

This month I want to show you several different projects that I hope you'll enjoy as much as I enjoyed making them!

Let's start with Fall!

products used:

Originals Card program pg. 29

Mischief paper pack

C1463 Harvest Happiness

Sunset ink

Red Barn ink

Cocoa ink

Desert Sand ink

I love to add more stamping to the inside of my cards and the envelopes...

products used:

Original Card program pg.29

Mischief paper pack

C1462 All Hallows Eve

D1437 Party Animal

Black ink

Grey Wool ink

bitty sparkles

I have been using the Stamp of the Month, Limited Edition (S1109), since I first got it...It will have many purposes I can tell but this is how I used some of the stamps in this set this time:

I've stamped the journalling spot and added the little floral wisps from the Dreamin WOTG kit's exclusive stamp set...I've also used the new Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut out the paper on the chipboard title! Yeah!!! no more fussy cutting and sanding and time consuming work! 


Now this is the sketch I used for this layout and it happens to be the new Let's Scrap sketch for this week!

I have to say that I love this sketch...if you have some favourite paper collections that you only have a tiny bit of...this sketch is perfect for it! I've used a little paper and it's created a big effect with this sketch...give it a try yourself!

I used our new Trinity Alphabet set to stamp the 'let the' words and then I used the 'goodtimes' from the Stamp of the Month set...

products used:
(all CTMH unless otherwised noted)

Dreamin paper pack
Dreamin WOTG stamp set
S1109 Limited Edition stamp set
Brown Bag ink
Pacifica ink
Goldrush ink
Cocoa ink
Cocoa re-inker with CTMH Spray Pen (love this!)
E1021 Trinity Alphabet stamp set
C1446 Retro Tech stamp set
Notable Alphabet (chipboard)

Thanks so much for visiting! If you are interested in becoming a regular follower, just click on the Networked Followers or Google Followers in the upper right column...I love making new friends!


Now head on over to Nicole Schuette's site to see all of her wonderful creations :)

August's Sharing From The Heart BlogHop!

Welcome to August's Sharing From The Heart BlogHop!  

The best part about this BlogHop is that some of us are featuring August's stamp of the month 'Wicked', some of us will be featuring new product and some of us will be featuring School themed projects!  A select few have also mentioned that they'd be featuring all three! 

This month's featured stamp of the month is called 'Wicked' which is a fantastic *new* stamp from Close To My Heart that is very wicked indeed!

Hopefully you'll find some inspiration as you Hop along!

If you've arrived from Lela's Blog then you are on the right track!

 Here are the images included in this month's 'Wicked' stamp set : 

Now here's some super awesome Artwork from CTMH:

This is what I've created with August's Stamp of the Month set 'Wicked':

I've used ALL cardstock for this card; Sunset, Colonial White and Black. My images were stamped in black and the broom stick was stamped in Desert Sand and Cocoa!

This card was super fun to create! I have stamped the witch on Desert Sand cardstock, matted it in Sunset and inked those edges with Cocoa...the spider web was embossed on our black cardstock, which kinda split the paper a bit...this worked perfectly with the web/creepy look I was going for anyways, so I inked the white core of our cardstock that was exposed with the Desert Sand ink pad! 


*Now, you'll notice that with both of these cards the sentiment is on a specialty shaped pieces of cardstock which I cut from the NEW Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge! I know that I'll be heading to this frequently as I LOVE using it after half a week!

These two cards were cut using the NEW Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge too...In the above card, the stamped cupcake and stars are from one of the stamp sets included when you purchase our new Cricut cartridge. 

I've used Fanfare patterned paper and added some bling on the cupcakes to resemble sprinkles with our NEW Glitz Glitter Gel in red! 

This card below is cut from the NEW Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge as well because I was having so much fun...I've used the 'A Little Thanks' stamp set, which isn't new, but is very versatile, so I love to use it! I had some scraps of our now retired Sweetheart paper so I added it to this Black & White Daisy cardstock.

I hope you've enjoyed your visit here, if you'd like to become a follower or leave me a comment, I'd love it!

Now it's time to head on over to Kristin's Blog for some more great ideas and inspiration using CTMH products!

If you've gotten lost along the way...here's a list of all the participants this month and remember that this is one big happy loop, so you can just click to the next person and you'll end up right back where you started!

Wendy K                      http://paperheartist.com 

Tamytha Jenkins           http://MyScrapbookingBlog.com 

Tammy Smith               http://c2mh.blogspot.com 

Susann Taylor               http://1026designs.blogspot.com 

Romaine                        http://bumblesnbees.blogspot.com

Patti Rowe                     http://pattierowe.blogspot.com 

Nicole Schuette              http://scrappernic.blogspot.com 

Michelle Powell             http://scrappinprincess-michelle.blogspot.com 

Lori Stroup                     http://loriannie670.blogspot.com

Lori Miller                      http://clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com 

Lela                                http://lilola4life.blogspot.com 

Kristine Ponte                 http://kponte.blogspot.com 

Kristin Kottwitz              http://kristinkottwitz.blogspot.com 

Jody Gustafson               http://cre8memories.blogspot.com 

Heather Hunt                  http://creativecoconut08.blogspot.com 

Elizabeth                        http://ejoym.blogspot.com 

Doreen Guilfoyle           http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com 

Diane Tuggle                 http://stampininthevilliage.blogspot.com 

Diana Soling                 http://mystampingspot.blogspot.com 

Deanne Jacobs              http://deannestamps.blogspot.com 

Ann Bacon                    http://annsnovemberrose.blogspot.com 

Amy McVey                 http://clearlystamping.blogspot.com

the FALL/WINTER 2011 catalog is LIVE!

Hello Ladies! the moment you have all been waiting for is finally here! Our newest catalog is accessible for your viewing pleasure online HERE!


If you haven't already received this catalog from me yet, contact me  to get yours today! 


All Hostess Workshop Groups get a copy for free...click HERE for more information about my current Groups to see if there is one that will work for you!


Remember, whether you are local or not, all new Workshop kits can be purchased and delivered to your door if you are interested in these fabulous Workshops but are not wanting to commit a Club. 

More Cricut

Here's a little sneak peek at our new Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

CTMH is introducing this Cricut cartridge beginning August 1 (tomorrow) that you can now use with our exclusive Acrylix stamps! Cut any of the 700 shapes with the touch of a button. Numerous stamp images in the new Idea Book pair wonderfully with images on the Art Philosophy cartridge. Along with the cartridge you will receive 3 D-size stamp sets and 3 sheets of Dimensional Elements.

 I just got mine yesterday and I am sooooooo excited to open it all up and start playing!

 A very lovely fellow CTMH Consultant has put together this little YouTube showing us all a little bit more to do with our newest product, Art Philosophy, check it out: