The Amazingly Versatile Pretty Petals My Acrylix Stamp from Close to My Heart

Hi everyone!  Ready to see some of the AH-MAZE-ING new products now available from Close to My Heart?  I have no idea where to begin, but HERE WE GO!

This is actually one of the first cards I made with my new products when they were delivered after convention.  It is SUPER simple to put together, but very lovely.

FIRST, I want to point out that I used the Pretty Petals My Acrylix stamps for this card...and it coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge!  Yes!  I popped up the flower with some of our new thin foam tape and colored a clear bling gem with my Golden Yellow ShinHan Touch Twin Alcohol Marker...yes, they can!  The edge is scalloped with our wonderful Scallop Edge Punch.

Now, pay attention here...recognize this paper that happens to match the pattern on the leaf I stamped?  It is the green pattern in the Skylark Paper Packet that just retired!  I TOLD you that I would pick one up if I were you!  ;)

Now, take a look at this stamp set...do you see the leaf I used?  NO?

If you follow my blog, you know I do a bit of a job on my acrylic stamps with my micro-tip scissors now and again.  THIS large flower in the middle of the set was practically begging me to separate the petals, so I carefully freed them from each other.  That way, not only can I create an entire flower of one pattern petal, I can also use them as the leaves!  :)

Don't be afraid to manipulate your stamps like this!  Use them so that they work for you!  :)

Don't be afraid to try the EASIEST Scrapbooking EVAH!!!  Try any Picture My Life Kit in August and you can get TWICE as many pages for just $3!

Picture My Life Meets Washi Wednesday!

Hey everyone!  Things are a bit crazy for a few days here, so today I am getting right down to business.  It is Washi Wednesday, and I wanted to show you how I used my Close to My Heart Chocolate Woodgrain Washi Tape on my Picture My Life title page!

Picture My Life is essentially our version of Project Life.  I will explain a lot more later, but it is a style of scrapbooking using pocket pages that has caught on quickly.  I am excited to show you this trendy, faster way to scrap your pics.  Here is the title page using the brand new Skylark Picture My Life Kit.

Some of the washi tape is part of the actual pattern paper for the title page that comes with the kit.  The Woodrain washi around my picture is not included in the kit--I added it to make the elements of my picture meld with the pattern in the kit.  That is all I had to do for page one!  SO easy and fast!  You can see the different kits we have available HERE, and I will show you more later!  Each kit includes everything you need to create a quick album including...

44 – 4" × 6" Cards (2 each of 22 designs)
78 – 3" × 4" Cards (3 each of 26 designs)
1 – 12" × 12" Designed Cover Sheet
10 – 12" × 12" Memory Protectors™ (various designs)

All you need is an album and your pics!  I will show you more, I promise!

Thanks for popping in today, and I will get back to you soon.  Have a sparkly day!