Shabby Chic Time

At Heart 2 Heart

Shabby chic gives the appearance of age and signs of wear. 

To get that look I used some old fashioned lace looking paper, 

some cracked paper and lots of distressing on all other pieces.

Shabby Chic creations give me a chance to use up my recycled items 

that have been piling up through time. When ever I have a card that 

doesn't sell after three tries I just pull off all the embellishments and 

toss the card in the circular file. The embellishments are deposited 

in a container to be used another day. Ah...shabby chic time. Time to

get the container of used embellishments to recycle on a shabby chic card. 

To give an updated look I used a new stamp set along with new paper packs.

Be sure to share your idea of shabby chic with us at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Balloon Ride, Skylark, Frosted

Cardstock: Colonial White, Cocoa

Stamps: Dreamer, Believe in Yourself, Universal Backgrounds

Ink: Cocoa, Sorbet, Desert Sand

Embellishments: Recycled from the past

Pattern: Wishes "Midpoint"

Flourish Challenge

At Heart 2 Heart

My favorite flourish comes in the stamp set "Love Life."

This flourish is garnished with flowers, buttons, and 

bitty sparkles for a simple Easter Card.

Now it's your turn to share your flourish creations at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Sky, White Daisy

Stamps: Love Life, Greatest Love

Ink: Sweet Leaf, blush, Smoothie, Sky, Buttercup

Embellishments: Assorted buttons, Bitty Sparkles

Sketch #65

Sending Warm Wishes

from "A Garden"

This stamp set "A Garden" just happened to have a cute little

vase and some flowers that seemed just right for this week's 

sketch at CAS(E) this sketch.

Use this sketch to make your inspirational creation and share 

at CAS(E) this sketch.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Crystal Blue, Sorbet, White Daisy

Stamps: A Garden

Ink: Sweet Leaf, Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Blush, Whisper

Embellishment: Bitty Sparkles

Color Dare #82

Topiary and Goldrush

Color challenge at Color My Heart

Just recycling the topiary bags from Christmas and some old 

canning jars with the topiary textiles from Jubilee for some 

fun gift containers. Since I don't can the jars are painted white 

and filled with goodies for someone special. So grab your topiary and 

goldrush and share some fun with us at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:
Cardstock: White Daisy, Goldrush
Stamps: Made From Scratch
Ink: Topiary, Goldrush
Jubilee Textile, Christmas gift bag, canning jar

Dressing Up the Hearts

With Texture

Use the new embossing folders from CTMH to give texture to shapes.

Hearts Galore is the challenge at Heart 2 Heart. If you're like me

you probably have some extra cricut cut hearts laying around the craft room. 

So gather them up, emboss them and add them to a card for some textured fun.

Join the Heart fun at Heart 2 Heart as soon as you can. Only 3 days left to play.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana

Cardstock: White Daisy, Ariana Coral, Crystal Blue

Stamps: Big Hug

Ink: Ruby(2nd generation)

Embossing folders: Quatrefoil, Dot, Stripe

Color Dare 81

Take the Dare With 

Juniper, Blush, and Sorbet 

A fun combination of spring colors.

If you're not taking the color dare each week

come play and have fun at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ivy Lane, :Lollydoodle

Cardstock: Sorbet, Blush, Kraft

Stamps: Skylark WOTG, Girls Rock, Big Hug

Ink: Juniper, Sorbet, Blush

Embellishments: Garden Shapes, Trinkets, Sparkles

More With Balloon Ride

A Tag Closure Card

Inspiration for this card comes from Vicki Wizniuk. 

She used a tag topper punch to make her closure but I don't 

have a tag topper punch, Oh, what to do? I can cut the 

card as instructed and hand cut my own tag topper closure. 

Voila..... a tag topper closure card. 

Fun, fun, fun. Give it a try.

CTMH Supplies:
B&T Duos: Balloon Ride
Cardstock: Saddle, Creme Brulee
Stamps: Dreamer
Ink: Creme Brulee, Sorbet, Saddle
Embellishments: Paradise Flowers, Chocolate buttons, Opaques, Hemp Bakers twine

Fun with Balloon Ride

Paper Piecing

If you're not fond of coloring in open stamps you can have fun with 

paper piecing. Just stamp the image on some cardstock and stamp it 

again on different pieces of paper. Cut out the pieces and adhere to image.

Add some dimension by using the embossing folders.

Trinkets are always fun to add to any project.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Balloon Ride

Cardstock: Saddle, Sorbet

Stamps: Give a Lift

Ink: Saddle

Embellishments: Trinkets, Artisan Studs. Opaques

Embossing Folder: Quatrefoil

More Embossing Fun

With Close to my Heart's Embossing Folders

This 5 X 7 Quatrefoil embossing folder gives a fun texture to the solid 

colonial white cardstock. The pattern is repeatable for longer pieces 

of cardstock for unique textures on your scrapbook pages.

The pattern for this card comes from this week's sketch at 

CAS(E) this Sketch.Cut some circles in the cardstock and 

B&T paper to make a window for the balloon.

Use this sketch to create a project to share with us

at the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Balloon Ride

Cardstock: Colonial White, Blush

Stamps: Dreamer

Ink: Saddle

Embellishments: Trinkets

Embossing Folder: Quatrefoil

Welcome to the 2014 Spring Summer

New Product Blog Hop

Sooooo many great new products have arrived with the new Spring/Summer Idea Book. 

Toooo many goodies to choose from to feature in this hop. 

You are on the right path if you have just come from Lalia Harris' crafty blog.

 I'm sure you have been totally inspired her crafty creation.

As soon as I saw the new Skylark Paper Pack 

I knew it was time to update my desk set. 

Note pad holder, Pen/pencil holder, and post-it mini clip board.

Note pad holder is made using a wooden gift box. Also 

includes a coordinating RSVP pen.

 Pen/Pencil holder is a tin can covered with B&T paper and embellished with 

Skylark Assortment, Bakers Twine, and Heart shaped dimensional element

Mini post-it clip board made using a 4 X 4 coaster covered and embellished

Skylark Assortment, Enamel shapes and a golf pencil covered with B&T paper. 

And the most important part of the desk set is the stand up calendar.

Now for some more inspiration from the new Idea Book 

it's time to hop over to Karen Fullam's enriching memories blog.

Happy hopping and happy creating with your new products 

from the 2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Skylark

Cardstock: White Daisy, Kraft, Sweet Leaf

Ink: Pigment Lagoon(use pigment ink when your creation will be out in the room)

Embellishments: Bakers Twine, Enamel Shapes, Skylark Assortment

Other: Binder Clip, RSVP pen, assorted ribbons, golf pencil, wooden gift box

Embossing with Color Dare #79

Embossing Top & Bottom

Taking the color challenge at Color My Heart

Colors: Creme Brulee, Goldrush, Olive, Twilight

Emboss straight lines using your cutting track on your paper trimmer

and a stylus in the center of your cardstock. Using an embossing

folder, emboss the top and bottom of the cardstock. Use as

the base for a fun and simple card.

For color inspiration visit Color My Heart each week.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Creme Brulee, Olive, White Daisy

Stamps: Wings, Frame Flair

Ink: Twilight, Olive, Creme Brulee, Goldrush

Embellishments: Bakers Twine, Dreamer Charms

Embossing folder: Dot

Enhance Your Free Valentines

With Embossed Dots and Free Valentine Download

Get your free valentine download here and get your free embossing folder 

when your order two packs of Close To My  Heart cardstock.

Yesterday I showed the quick version of the valentine cards. Today is the

enhanced version using Make It From Your Heart Vol.II

Make It From Your Heart Vol II #29

Make It From Your Heart Vol. II #25

Make It From Your Heart Vol. II #26

Make It From Your Heart Vol. II #19

Make It From Your Heart Vol. II #30

Make It From Your Heart Vol II # 30

You can use any pattern for your embossed card by embossing one 

or more sections of the pattern.

Trick: the trick to getting your dots solid without the white core showing

is to emboss two layers of cardstock together. On this card I embossed 

the black CS layered on top of the White Daisy piece.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Black, White Daisy, Hollyhock, Cotton Candy

Embossing folder: Dot

Embellishments: Pink Glitter Paper, Black Glitter Paper, Black Shimmer Trim, Silver Shimmer Trim, Black Sparkle Flourishes, Trinkets

Free Download from CTMH

Quick Valentine cards

Get this free download from Close to my Heart 

To make these quick valentines cut each card out and inserted into the

My Creations Paper Pouches. The pouches are available at a discount on my website.

Attach a Valentine message on the front and fill the pouch with a Valentine candy treat.

CTMH Supplies:

Cards: Free Download

Pouches: Discounted on my website

Stamps: Holiday Tags

Ink: Black, Cotton Candy

2014 Spring/Summer Idea Book is Here

Featuring Lots of New Products

New Product Highlights on this stand-up card:

Ariana Paper Pack( we have 7 new amazing paper packs) 

Ariana Assortment( The only place to get already made bows!)

Greatest Love stamp set(a set of six stamps with "Love")

5 X 7 Embossing Folder with Dots(patterns are repeatable for larger projects)

Now for the fun part. In the month of February for every two packs of 

cardstock you purchase you will receive an embossing folder for free. 

5 patterns to choose from: Dot, Chevron, Quatrefoil, Damask, and stripe. 

So if you are getting low on cardstock this is a great opportunity to refill your

 supply and get a fun, free, embossing folder. I will be featuring these folders

all through the month. So, come back each week for embossing tricks and ideas.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Ariana

Cardstock: Crystal Blue, White Daisy

Ink: Crystal Blue Pigment Ink(use on items that set out in the room)

Stamps: Greatest Love

Embossing Folder: Dot

Embellishments: Ariana Assortment

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart Vol.II #30