Freshly Made Sparkle!

Hey everyone!  I finally got to use it!  I snatched up this great new stamp set from My Favorite Things, because it's all about MY favorite thing--SPARKLE!  I paired it up with the fab new sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, and ended up with some serious bling going on.  :)

I used several different products on this card.  From Close to My Heart I used Black and White Daisy CS, Lollydoodle Paper, Black Glitter Paper, Black and Cotton Candy Ink, and the Timberline WOTG My Acrylix set.  I used some silver vinyl from Silhouette for the faux sequins that are so easy to make with the MFT Sequin Dies.

Can you see where I used the Wink of Stella Glitter brush?  It sure makes it easy to leave a little sparkle everywhere you like!  ;)

I have lots more to come from this stamp set, so stay tuned!  :)

Shop 24/7 from home at my website, mimimyselfandi.ctmh.com, for some of the products I used for this card, and this month's specials:

Glitter and a FREE Cricut Cartridge Make Everything Better!

Hi everyone!  I have REALLY got some news today to Make YOUR Monday!  :)

FIRST, let me show this fabulous little card I made for Simon Says Glitter It...yes, a glitter challenge!!!  Tell me it didn't have my name all over it!  ;)

I used my Close to My Heart Skylark Paper Packet and the newly released Mamma Elephant set, Just Hatched.   Check out the gorgeous patterns in this packet...

You probably couldn't see the glitter too well, so here is a little shot of it on the egg shell.  I just used my Wink of Stella Glitter brush to add it to the teal stripes...

Alright, on to the FREE CRICUT COLLECTION!

If any of you have EVER thought about joining Close to My Heart as an Independent Consultant OR Hobbyist, then APRIL is the month to do just that!  When you purchase the $99 starter kit in April, you will get to choose one of our Cricut Collections ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!  It will come with the kit right to your door!  This is an incredible opportunity, and they haven't offered a free cartridge since I signed up TWO YEARS ago!   I wanted to let you know early about this opportunity so you have time to decide.  They will not be back-ordering the Cartridges, so you will have the best selection early in the month until they run out of stock.  I would love to help you get your own business off the ground, so think about it!  Hobbyists are also welcome to join at this time. 

Remember, this offer begins on April 1st.  For $99, you will receive over $425 worth of products and supplies!  AND, you can even earn the $99 back by reaching your Straight to the Top goal of selling $1200 in your first 90 days as a consultant.  Here is a look at the rest of the Consultant Kit...it includes that brilliant Skylark Paper I used for my card today, and you can find out more details HERE on my blog.

Color Dare #64 Cramberry Meets Her Match

What day is it?!

Nope, not hump day, lol...it is Friday, so time for another Color Dare!

This week, you get to make a color choice!  Use whichever color you like with Close to My Heart Cranberry, plus neutrals, of course!

In the process of creating my DT card, I stumbled on two different color combinations and could not decide which to use!  Lucky you will get to see BOTH....eventually!  In this first card, I paired Cranberry up with her friend Sky...

Can you guess where my inspiration came from?  The vision I started with in my head was that of the poor little tree in the Charlie Brown Christmas movie.   After that, I was not sure where my card would go.  I DO like where it ended up, though!  :)

Let's start quickly with the background of my card.  I used a sponge dauber and hand trimmed "snowy hill stencil" to lightly pat Sky Exclusive Dye Ink onto the card base to hopefully create a winter wonderland.  This is my first time trying this particular technique, so be kind, lol.

I cut a tree shape using my Close to My Heart exclusive Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge on my Expression 2 cutting machine.  It had too many branches, so I chopped two of them off.

The ornament is found on the retired Christmas Love My Acrylix.  I stamped it in Cranberry Exclusive Dye Ink and added some sparkle with one of my new favorite toys, the Wink of Stella Glitter pen. 

This sentiment was JUST what I wanted to say with my card.  It is found on the retired Card Chatter Christmas My Acrylix.  I inked up part of it in Chocolate Ink, and after cleaning it off really well, used the Cranberry Ink to stamp the word "heart."  I completed the sentiment on the inside with the same method, stamping the word "air" in Sky.  Love it!

Are you up for the challenge?  Ready to match up Cranberry with another color to create a paper project of your own?   Link up with us over at the Color My Heart Color Dare by NOON on Thursday, October 17th to play along!  We can't wait to see what you make!  :)

I will have another card for you using Cranberry next week, so stay tuned!  :)

I am linking up again with the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge since I have used my Close to My Heart clear acrylic stamps!  Thanks, SSS, for the awesome challenges!