Card Chatter--Sympathy

Time to clean house!  I have a few projects that haven't made it to my blog yet, and it is time to fix that!  Here is a wonderfully simple sympathy card I made using the Card Chatter--Sympathy and Love Blooms My Acrylix from Close to My Heart.

See how old these pics are!  I used my old watermark since I did this photo shoot many months ago.  You can still find both of these versatile My Acrylix sets on my website though.  :)  I embossed the Chocolate CS in the background with a folder that will remain nameless...because I cannot find the name!  Sorry!  I stamped the sentiment in Chocolate Ink to match.

The squares are a retired B&T from the Stella Paper Packet which is one of my old faves.   The edges are distressed with Olive Ink.  I stamped the flower in Creme Brulee and Goldrush.  After I hand-cut the flower, I spritzed it with my Ink Cleaner, crumpled it up,  uncrumpled it and left it to dry.  Isn't it a great effect?  The leaf is just hand-trimmed out of Olive CS and then detailed with more Olive Ink.

Thanks for popping in! 

Hello, Artiste!

What's that?  You say you only have white cardstock and a few pattern papers in your stash to make a card?  No problem at all if you have a simple collection of Close to My Heart Inks and Stamps!  I made this gorgeous little size A2 (4.25 x 5.5 inch) card with just one pattern paper from Chantilly and my White Daisy Cardstock, then added a few embellies.

Let's start at the top and work our way down...

I have been trying to use my embossing folder stash more, and this was the perfect opportunity.  Here, I used The Paper Studio's A2 Quatrefoil folder.  This might be one of my faves!  

These flower layers are cut using my Cricut E2 Cutting Machine and the Exclusive Close to My Heart Artiste Cartridge.  You can pick up your own Artiste Collection from me with FREE shipping this month by ordering HERE!   It is found on page 44 of the handbook.  The cut actually matches one of the flower-shaped stamps from the beautiful C1540 Hello Blooms My Acrylix Stamp Set.  I adore the musical notes on the flowers!  You'll notice one of the cuts is actually the center of one of the doily cuts that I had laying around...save your scraps!  ;)

The bling in the centers of the blooms are from the Pink Glitter Gems, Sparkles Blue and Green Assortment, and Green and Blue Epoxy Bubbles.  A strip of Shimmer Trim lines the pattern paper.  If you don't like to deal with some of the trail that glitter leaves behind, these are fabulous options! 

Speaking of a glitter trail...I love this quote that my fellow consultant, Lalia found for me!

LOVE IT!!!  Thanks, Lalia!  :)

On to the sentiment...which is also found on Artiste on page 65.  I used the same flower-shaped musical note stamp to carefully put the image onto the word Hello.  It looks tricky, I know, but really wasn't that hard.

On the inside, I placed another skinny strip of pattern paper and  a layered flower.  The simplest of embellishments can make the biggest difference, so don't neglect the inside of your cards!  :)

Here is another peek at this month's Stamp of the Month--available ONLY in March from my website!  Click HERE to get it! Better yet, order $50 worth of product to get it for only $5!!!  You only have a few days left!  :)

Meet My Goal Giveaway!!!

Hello again, it has been a crazy week.  I just realized that I am only $50 and some change shy of my sales goal this month!!!  Also, they just released some more awesome items in the While Supplies Last section of my website!  HERE is a link to go see...but WAIT!  I am having a giveaway!   If I reach my goal (remember I am only $50 and change away), then anyone who places an order from my website (even for clearance items!) and joins the Card Workshop Gathering on the home page for the rest of this month, will be entered to win one of the following stamp sets of their choice!  (If the home page says "LEAVE" after the Card Workshop Gathering you are already joined and good to go!)

Perfect Fit Frames $17.95 value

 Casual Expressions $17.95 value

Love Blooms $13.95 value

So, what are you waiting for?   You can place your order HERE until September 30th to be entered to win!  Let's help each other out!  Good luck!   :D

Mojo Monday 256

I was able to get my Mojo back on yesterday and finished my card just before midnight, yay!  My tired eyes could not find my camera in my craft room, so I used my phone to take the pic this time.  The quality is definitely fantastic, but not sure how to get the sizing right now.  Hopefully this works!    Here is the sketch for Mojo Monday 256:

I really wanted to try out the round shape to mix up my usual repertoire, and am glad I did!
I think it turned out fabulous and am in love with the sketch now.  What do you think?

The background of the card is from the Pear and Partridge Paper Packet.  The patterns in this packet are definitely more versatile than just for Christmas!  That being said, I also can't wait to use it for Christmas Cards though!  ;)  I am very happy with the way the Archival Ink worked with the new Alcohol Markers.  I made sure that it was completely dry before I colored it, and the black did not smudge at all.  I do need to work on my coloring skills though--glad I no longer have to stay within the lines!  ;)

Here is a complete list of the supplies I used:

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge
White Daisy and Black Cardstock
Pear and Partridge Paper Packet
Beautiful Friendship My Acrylix
Love Blooms My Acrylix
Archival Black Ink
Black Ink
Smoothie and Olive Alcohol Markers
Shimmer Trim
Slate Satin Polka-Dot Ribbon
Liquid Glass (to seal the cuts on the ribbon)