Giggling still from typing that title, so give me a second...and I think I just accidentally came up with the greatest name ever for my card workshops!!!
OK! I'm back with another card I made with my favorite little bear, Jack. I wanted to play with some angled paper lines for this one.
The beautiful Sea Glass Glitter paper and sprinkle paper from Sugar Rush that I used are sadly gone now, but easily substituted!
Confession. I made this one so long ago that I have no recollection which sequins I used, lol. They could be from the Prickly Pear pack...or Dreaming Big (retired.) Personally I think it could be both.
I DO know that I love this cloud paper from Little Dreamer. As in I want to gobble it up (right Beth?) ;) It's soooooo perrrrrrrtty!
That vellum balloon is included in the Baby Girl OR Boy Complements...take your pick!
I used the gorgeous Pen Pal Alphabet to stamp the HB2U sentiment. Seriously, this little sign being held by his bear hands is pure genius. SO versatile when you just use the die without the stamp!!! It is UBER easy to draw in his paws to color and also add the outline of the sign! I stamp the lettering first so I know how much room I have to play with. ;)
I hope these tips help you to make the most out of your stamps and dies! Thanks so much for stopping in today!
Well, officially I am a couple of days late with this wish, hahaha...but when you get busy crafting, you are sometimes late. ;)
I got together with some old and new customers at my friend's house to create this easy-peasy layout inspired by the Close to My Heart Seasonal Expressions Idea Book...
I just love that I can use the layouts featured in our catalogs to create a bit faster and easier...
I also ADORE the new Worshops Your Way instructions that include ways to add more photos to your layout with these new page protector sizes!
Using Thin Cuts is just one way to create some easy embellishments on pages...
Zip strips are another way to add some coordinated pattern and color...did you know they come on every 12 x 12 pattern paper in the paper suites? They do!
I used the following Close to My Heart supplies for this page...
You can STILL get this amazing paper wreath project for FREE on my website for two more days! Just fill your cart with $60 of products from your wish list, and then you will be prompted to add it for FREE!!! You can buy as many as you want for just $18.95 too! :)
I was sooooooo happy to ring in the new year with a new Mojo like this, and hope she loves it!
If you are a crafty peep with birthday cards laying around, why not send one off to her today (read the story in my link at the beginning if you have no idea what I am talking about...?) I bet you have a stash ready to go! :)
Welcome to 2017...and welcome National Papercrafting Month!!!
I briefly introduced you to this GEM of a kit that you can actually get for FREE this month! It is called the Welcome Home Wreath Kit from Close to My Heart. Here's mine all finished...
I absolutely love it sooooooooo much more than I ever thought I would! It was super easy to punch out the floral parts and assemble it with my trusty Liquid Glass. No hot glue gun required, so no worries!!! Here are a few close ups...
I added a new Gold Glitter Gem to the center of each rose and on each side of the "Welcome" banner.
Sea. Glass. Glitter. Paper. Boom.
Now for some tips and tricks to use if you want to assemble one of these beauties yourself!
1. It took me a good 4 hours to really personalize mine the way I wanted. I inked the edges of most of the papers. Do it! If you do--ink everything FIRST! I used Topiary Ink on the truest green leaves and petals,New England Ivy on the rose leaves, and Fern Ink on the rest of the greenery. The blue flowers petals I edged with a light hand in Peacock Ink--yep I know, pretty dark! I love the contrast, but you could go lighter with Glacier for a more subtle effect. Your fingers will be very inky, so wash your hands really well before assembly too--do NOT touch those white roses after inking--curl them FIRST and hide them, lol, or make sure your fingers are good and clear of smudging ink on them. Actually, just roll them first!
Look at the difference in the petals of the succulents both inked and non...
2. Add glitter if you like! I ended up adding layers of my gorgeous Sea Glass glitter paper to the blue flowers...and it was super easy! I just used the empty punch outs as a stencil to trace on the back side of the glitter paper...then cut them out! These cuts are also available on the Flower Market Cricut Cartridge, but I only wanted to cut a few, so this was way faster and conserves the glitter paper.
The glitter paper is pretty thick, so I peeled off that back layer to let the petals curl more easily later...
3. Add the twigs and leaves as you go...not at the beginning! Better yet, lay it all out like I did before you start gluing anything to the hoop...flowers first, making sure you know which ones are layered over others, then see where you want to add the other greenery and twigs. Place your banner so you know where you would like it to be as well--before you attach anything! After I knew I liked the arrangement, I took a picture for reference. I glued the large white rose on first and kind of made my way out from there.
If you can't wait to get your hands on one of these kits there are 4 great ways to do that! Three of those ways get it to you FREE!!!! You can purchase the kit on my website for just $18.95. You can get it for FREE along with a $60 order, OR earn it free as a Hostess when your party reaches level 2 in sales, OR you can get one FREE when you join my team this month!!! Now the only question left is, how are you going to snag one? :)
Here is a GREAT little video to show you the kit assembly!
Christmas is a beautiful but busy time indeed. I like to keep my crafting at the holidays pretty, weeeeeell, simple. Even better is when I can find a simple way to make something that looks WAY harder to accomplish. I think this card does both things!
I used the Snowflake Thin Cut (which is unfortunately now sold out) and the Snowflake Embossing Folder to create a lovely little bit of merry! The colors I combined, Sea Glass and Emerald, create a bit of an elegant feel, don't you think?
Time for a quick update on my move-in! This one involves some glitter...just sayin'! ;)
Before we actually KNEW we were definitely moving, a friend of mine gave me a wonderfully thoughtful gift of wall art featuring my FAVORITE saying: Never Let ANYONE Dull Your Sparkle!
Now, I knew it was going to have to wait until we found our new home to actually install it, and I am NOT good at waiting. I just barely held out, so as soon as I figured out where my crafty supplies were going to be located in the new place, I applied it to my Craft Cave door!
Isn't it AMAZING?!?!?! Absolutely the perfect sentiment for my door...but it totally needed a LITTLE something...hmmmmmm...perhaps a little more BLING! ;)
The Rustic Home Fundamentals are quite frankly one of my favorite new products in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book. You can even get it for free this month!!! I used the sweet wood grain paper and the new Sea Glass Glitter Paper on this super-easy thank you card...
I used the brand NEW Thin Cuts--Thanks and Hello to create an entirely new sentiment for my card. Thin Cuts are made to be used in several different embossing machines like the Sizzix Big Shot and the Cricut Cuttlebug. This is what the two dies in this super fun set look like...
So how in the world did I do that???
It was SO easy, let me show you how I did it with the "hello" die and my handy dandy Micro-tip Scissors!
I even show you another idea to replace the "o" with the heart frame!
I TOLD you it was easy! There are so many ways to use these dies!!! How will YOU use them?
Right now, if you take the plunge and buy one of each of the three new Fundamentals Paper Packets, you can choose one of these for FREE!!!
Just click HERE to go to my website where you can add all three packs to your cart, plus chose your FREE paper all in one click. It doesn't get much easier than that! ;)
