Meet the Close to My Heart August 2015 Stamp of the Month: Framed

August is just BURSTING with news from Close to My Heart!

A new month always brings a new limited edition My Acrylix stamp set, and this month's happens to coordinate with the new Cricut Artistry Collection!  SO awesome!

This card is a super blend of old and new products.  I stamped in Pear and Slate Exclusive Inks and used the retiring Blossom Paper Packet and Coral Reef Sequins along with the brand new Zoe Paper Packet, Cricut Artistry Cartridge, coordinating August 2015 Stamp of the Month, and Coral Shimmer Trim!  It all goes together so nicely, don't you think?

A little banner of shimmer trim adds just the right amount of sparkle!

FREE new products, YES!

Or maybe THIS one!

Makeover Monday!

I hope my peeps from the USA had a fabulous 4th over the weekend!

I have been a bit occupied the past few days with a family trip, a luxury which I quickly learned to cherish after my oldest left for her first year of college.  These days are going by fast while she is home, and I want to enjoy each little chance our family has to hang out together.  Here is a peek at us all rocking out to old Disney movie soundtracks in the van on the way home from TN...

It was GREAT!!!

Alright, back to a layout that I showed you a sneak bit of in May...because I finished it!  :)

That little heart splatter stamp is found on the Documenting Memories My Acrylix.

I used a layout in the last Close to My Heart Idea Book as the inspiration for my makeover...

You might have noticed this picture on the CTMH website in the Specialty Papers category, too!

I will hit some of the product highlights for you...

I used the Paper Fundamentals Basic Assortment for the bold background of the layout.  Enamel Dots, Sequins, and some stitching using the Stitch Guide and Piercing Tool round out this cluster.

I cut the letters from the Cricut Artiste Cartridge on my Explore from Lagoon, Topiary, White Daisy, Smoothie, and Honey CS.

The next two pics show all the different washi tapes I was able to coordinate into the layout...

I hope you use your copy of the Close to My Heart Idea Book to transform the amazing ideas into YOUR creations too!  :)

Some of these products I used are retiring in August and running out of stock quickly if you are interested in a makeover of your own!  You can check them out using the links up above.

If you also happen to fill your cart with just $25 in stamps, remember to add a FREE Stamp of the Month OR a $5 Hostess Only My Acrylix stamp set this month!  :)

Scrappin' on Saturday (I Hope)

Another Saturday has suddenly appeared, and I fully intend to get some scrapbooking finished.  You might have noticed JUST a bit that I haven't posted a single PML or PL layout in a few months.  Ugh, I can't believe I fell off the wagon so quickly!  I am hoping to get all caught up to week...um...let's see...27???  Oh my...

I am glad I have some cards all set to go that I made with my June 2015 Stamp of the Month from Close to My Heart.  I love them for highlighting pictures from a party or just hanging out eating ice cream!

I LOVE the "sweet taste of summer" stamp found on the Ice Cold Summer My Acrylix.

I love the chalkboard look for this fantastic font!  I also tried my hand at a couple of other stamping techniques for these easy pocket cards for the Picture My Life system of pocket scrapbooking also called Project Life.  I used my stamps to create some coordinating pocket cards and rounded the corners with my corner rounder.

This puddle pad technique involves dropping ink on a baby wipe to create a colorful image.  Sometimes you need to add a bit darker colors to your images this way, which you can see in my example below...

A Joyful Birthday Workshop

Happy Hump Day!  It was simply GORGEOUS here yesterday after not seeing the sun in I don't know how long!  What a treat!

Today I have a special private workshop that I am hosting for a friend.  Here is one of the cards we will be making...

We will be using the Blossom Paper Packet(retiring!), the Joyful Birthday My Acrylix Stamp Set (retiring!), White Shimmer Trim, Kraft CS, and Coral Reef Sequins.  I also used the Cricut Artfully Sent Collection to cut the flower and leaves.  The shapes all cut out on the same paper, and I just had to reverse the pattern to the green leaves.  Easy peasy!  :)

Stamp of the Month for JUNE!

Want to get a FREE My Acrylix worth $9.95?

Pass the Ice Cream!

Alright, so it wasn't quite Father's Day yesterday.  BUT, in my defense, I wasn't the only one who planned for it like it was!  ;)  I did feel a bit silly, though.  Can someone pass the ice cream, becaues there isn't anything ice cream can't fix! 

Shimmer Trim with a cherry on top!  :)

I used the following Close to My Heart supplies to make this simply fun birthday card:

Stamps:  2015 June Stamp of the Month, Ice Cream Dream and Seaside Greetings
Inks:  Lagoon Exclusive Ink, Lagoon, Smoothie, Gypsy, and Pear Ink Refills
Papers:  Blossom Paper Packet (zip strip), Lagoon CS, White Daisy CS (both included in the Blossom paper packet)
Other:  Dots Embossing Folder, Coral Reef Sequins Asst., White Shimmer Trim, Thin Foam Tape, black fine line marker

Makeover Monday with the Blossom WOTG Cardmaking Kit

It was a cozy workshop this weekend with a lot of laughing while we created--my favorite way to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day!

This is the last card I had available for my customers to create.  I tweaked one of the patterns from the Blossom Workshop on the Go (WOTG) Cardmaking Kit...

I added the Smoothie Striped Washi, tweaked the sentiment, and knotted the Extra Thick Glacier Twine instead of tying a bow.  (You are quite welcome, Beth!)

Here is a peek at the original patterns and supplies included in the kit...

YES!!!  It really does come with a full package of the Coral Reef sequins!  :)

But don't forget, you also get this super-adorable stamp set!

It is an amazing value at just $24.95, so you might want to push this one to the TOP of your wish list!

Have a fantastic week!

Get your hands on the Taste of Summer collection this month only!

Just Sayin' you will LOVE this versatile Stamp of the Month!

Let's Talk About MOTHERS!

It's almost May, so that means you need to start thinking about that special lady you might have in your life--your MOM!  My upcoming card workshop features a beautiful combo of papers from the Brushed Paper Packet in a card just for her!

Brushed

This sentiment surrounded by fabulous green glitter is from the Happy to Be Friends My Acrylix that was introduced in the Seasonal Expressions 1 Idea Book last fall.  Don't worry if you didn't notice it then--I finally realized its full potential!  ;)  Plus, you can use whatever sentiment you like for this one at the workshop if you don't need a Mother's Day card! 

Happy to be Friends

Green Glitter Paper

Wait a minute, though...we don't HAVE any green sequins yet...how?  OH, yep, I sure did color this one with my Leaf Green ShinHan Alcohol Ink Marker!

Leaf Green ShinHan Touch Twin Alcohol Ink Marker

I started off with a white one from the Coral Reef Sequins Assortment...

 RSVP soon for my workshop if you need to!  :)

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