Holiday Tags from CTMH

All Dressed Up With

Ponderosa Pine and Cranberry

Inspiration for these tags come from this week's challenge at Color My Heart.

A window tin full of Christmas tags.

Directions to make tags: Download the free tags from Close to my Heart. 

Cut each tag out. Using the tag from Artiste Cricut cartridge pg.35 

cut 4 tags with Cranberry cardstockand 4 tags with Ponderose Pine 

cardstock at 5 inches. Cut 8 tags from your choice of background B&T

 paper at 4.5 inches. Print two copies of the free tags from CTMH.

Cut each tag out and adhere to the background tags. Cut the greetings from the 

second page of printed tags and pop up on tags.  Embellish as desired.

Another Christmas challenge comes from the Rose Blossom Garden. 

This will be the final challenge before the Rose Blossom Garden closes. 

So share your Christmas creation before the garden is closed. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Frosted

Cardstock: Ponderosa Pine, Cranberry

Ink: Ponderosa Pine, Cranberry

Stamps: Tag the Occasion

Embellishments: Seam Binding Ribbon, Bakers Twine, Opaques, Cranberry buttons, Floral Accents, Sparkles

Thanksgiving Blessings

To You and Yours

Card inspired by Color My Heart Challenge #70

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Huntington

Cardstock: Autumn Terracotta, Colonial White, Champagne

Ink: Barn Red, Autumn Terracotta

Stamps: Holiday Tags

Embellishments: Embroidery Thread, Wooden Buttons, Bakers Twine

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart #27

Game On

At Heart 2 Heart

It's a Game On challenge this week at Heart 2 Heart. 

So.....Merry Christmas with Bingo

Awhile back, Caroline asked for the "deets" on the poinsettias so here are the deets:

Using Artiste Cricut cartridge cut the two flowers on page 80 at 2.25 inches 

and one flower at 1.75 inch.Score each petal down the center with your

 paper trimmer and stylus. Fold the petals on the score line.

Adhere together in layers and attach a center embellishment.

Now it's your turn to get your game on and share with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies: 

B&T Duos: Sparkle & Shine

Cardstock: Ruby, Topiary, Colonial White

Ink: Ruby, Topiary

Stamps: Bingo Alphabet

Embellishments: Wrangler Assortment, Sparkle & Shine Assortment

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart #29

Challenge #15 & #16 in the Rose Blossom Garden

A Fall Gratitude Journal

This is the time of the year that I make my annual gratitude journal. 

I wanted to use my favorite paper pack, Frosted, for this project.

 I used the leaves and the title from the "B" key of the Cricut Artbooking booklet.

To customize a spiral notebook just remove the spiral from the notebook and 

cover with your favorite paper pack. Embellish according to your theme.

Inside the journal is a pocket to save any notes to go with your thoughts.

Be sure to check out the great projects at Rose Blossom Garden 

for more Fall and Thanksgiving inspiration.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Frosted

Cardstock: Champagne, Cashmere

Ink: Cashmere, Crystal Blue

Stamps: Card Chatter-Sympathy, Look to the Light

Embellishments: Hemp Twine, Word Accents, Floral Accents

Other: Spiral Notebook

Color Dare #67

Fun with Tag Cards

The challenge this week at Color My Heart is to use black and white 

with a green of your choice. My favorite green to go 

with black and white is Sweet Leaf. 

Using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge cut the tag card 

using Sweet Leaf 5.5 inches. 

For the black and white part I used the 

B&T Duos "For Always"

Add some flowers, a sentiment and embellishments

Quick and easy to put together a set of Thinking of You cards

Tomorrow starts a new challenge at Color My Heart so if you missed

this "green" challenge come play with the new challenge.

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: For Always
Cardstock: Sweet Leaf, Black, White Daisy
Ink: Black, Sweet Leaf
Stamps: A Blossom, Hello Blooms, Casual Expressions, Frame Flair, Washi Wonder
Embellishments: Seam Binding Ribbon, Bakers Twine, Twist Ties, Base & Bling Floral Accents,Assorted Buttons

Birthday Greetings with Sparkle Chevrons

Make It From Your Heart Vol.II

Use chevrons as a part of the card pattern from Make It From Your Heart Vol.II

Using pattern 25 add chevrons to one of the strips

Use chevrons as parts "D" & "E" with pattern 19

Add chevrons to band "D" on pattern 22

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Sarita

Cardstock: Lagoon, Outdoor Denim, White Daisy

Ink: Outdoor Denim, Lagoon, Creme Brulee

Stamps: Charming Chevrons, Card Chatter- Birthday, Just a Number, Heartfelt Birthday Wish

Embellishments: Sparkle Chevron Shapes, Bakers Twine

Patterns: Make It From Your Heart 19, 22, 25 

It's Halloween Time in the Garden

Challenge #13 in the Rose Blossom Garden

During the month of October at the Rose Blossom Garden will be bringing you ideas for Halloween

Challenge #13

Halloween Theme with Bonus Option

Artbooking "I" Key (page 55)

Halloween Treat Container #1

Using a large tuna can I covered with some lagoon B&T paper from Later Skater

paper pack. Using the "I" key from the Artbooking cartridge I cut a border of

candy treats, the pumpkin and the Trick or Treat title for the tag. Then I filled the

container with fruit flavored tootsie roll treats to match my colors.

Challenge #14 in the Rose Blossom Garden

More Halloween ideas from the Rose Blossom Garden

 Challenge #14

Halloween Theme with Bonus Option

Artbooking "C" Key (page 70)

Halloween Treat Container #2

Using a large tuna can I covered with some pear B&T from the Later Skater paper pack. 

Using the "C" key from Artbooking cricut cartridge I cut some black birds to sit on

the fence from border on page 71 in Artbooking cricut booklet. I used the 4 X 6 Photo Mat

for the tag cutting it at 2.5" real dial size. I added some fall leaves and a little

black bird. Then I filled the container with fruit flavored tootsie roll treats to match my colors.

Now let's see your Halloween creations in the Rose Blossom Garden. You have until

Halloween to share.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Later Skater

Cardstock: Sunset, Pear, Lagoon, Black, Autumn Terracotta, Honey, Topiary

Ink: Topiary, Sunset

Stamps: Tag the Occasion

Embellishments: Black Tulle, Bakers Twine, Twist Ties

Holiday Guide Blog Hop

A Special Christmas Gift

with the new 

Hip Pic Album

Welcome to our very first Holiday Gift Guide Blog Hop. 

If you have come from Georgia's Inkygeorgia Blog you are on the right path.

This very first Holiday Gift Guide comes loaded with special items just for the holidays. 

Be sure to take note that some of the items are "while supplies last" 

because you really don't want to miss your chance to order for the holidays.

The front cover of my Hip Pic album. 

This is a gift for my daughter with all the fun photos of her kids when 

they were little. Kind of a Mom"s brag book. I kept with the color scheme

 that comes in the kit: Creme Brulee, Lagoon, Outdoor Denim, Smoothie, and Kraft.

I was amazed at how the colors went with the photos no mater 

the colors in the photo. Very generic.

First page with inside cover.

I added some photo frames from the Cricut Artbooking cartridge

to coordinate with the photos.

The square photos frames are cut at 4.25 real dial size.

The longer photo frames that hold a 4 X 4 photo is cut at 5.5 real dial size

If you have more than 16 photos for your album you can add 

flip flaps from the small assortment package.

You can add colors behind the cut out sections of you  photo frame.

Flip flap opens to show more photos.

Use the kraft, creme brulee, and outdoor denim for a more masculine look.

Add a little smoothie for a girly look

Be sure to use your bonding memory glue pen to

 adhere those small chevrons and hearts.

If you use a photo frame that has a cut out in the corner you can 

cover the cut out section with a die cut. These photo frames are the same one 

but I covered the heart on the creme brulee frame with an outdoor denim die cut.

Last page with back cover.

For more amazing fun with our new Holiday Gift Guide hop over to 

Vicki's priceof paper blog. Thanks for hopping with us!

If you get off the trail you can find the hopping trail Here.

CTMH Supplies:

Kit: Hip Pic Album Kit

Cardstock: Creme Brulee, Lagoon, Outdoor Denim, Smoothie, and Kraft

Ink: Creme Brulee, Lagoon, Outdoor Denim, Smoothie, Black

Embellishments: Die Cuts from the Kit

Other: Photo frames from Artbooking, Small Assorted Flip Flaps

Cranberry Plus One

Topiary

The Color My Heart challenge this week is to use Cranberry with one other color. 

This gave me the perfect opportunity to work on Christmas cards. I really like the 

cheerful colors of Christmas red(cranberry) and Christmas green(topiary).

To help my project go a little faster I used the Greetings Card Workshop from

Wishes. This workshop uses just three 12 X 12 papers. So I random stamped

a 12 X 12 White Daisy with holly and berries, added a sheet of cranberry and

a sheet topiary. Using the cutting diagrams in Wishes I was able to make 16

(2 of each design) Christmas cards in less and 30 minutes.

Now it's your turn to share your cranberry project with us of Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Cranberry, Topiary, White Daisy

Ink: Cranberry, Topiary

Stamps: A Holiday, Holiday Tags

Embellishments: Glitter Gems

A Sneak Peak

From the CTMH Holiday Gift Guide

Color My Heart color challenge this week gave me a chance to use the new Trim the Tree stamp set with the coordinating Sparkle Holiday Shapes. After making my  Christmas card kit I had two stars left over so I put them to use on this card for Color Dare #63: Outdoor Denim, Pacifica, and Ruby.

Now it's your turn to share your creation with us at Color My Heart

using Outdoor Denim, Pacifica and Ruby.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Outdoor Denim, Pacifica, White Daisy

Ink: Outdoor Denim, Pacifica, Ruby

Stamps: Trim The Tree, Merry & Bright

Embellishments: Sparkle Holiday Shapes, Ruby Mini Medley

Other: Snowflake embossing folder