Friday, September 21, 2012

Another door prize: Christmas Gift Tags and box

This is the 2nd post today so be sure and scroll down to see both posts.
Here is another cute item that I have donated as a door prize for tomorrow's crop.
I first saw this on Vicki Wiznuik's blog called Wizard's Hangout back in 2009 and saved it to my computer but didn't make it until this past week. LOL! How's that for being on the ball?

The stamp set she used, Just For The Holidays is retired now but I went ahead and used it since it had not seen ink at all yet. You could very easily use the New stamp set Perfect Fit - Holidays or Countdown instead.



I again used the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to cut out 48 circles at 1 1/2", I stamped the images on 32 circles in both cranberry and olive ink so I could cut out specific parts to make them colorful. I also stamped "to" and "from" on the remaining 16 cirles and glued to the back of the tags.


You can find the tutorial for making the box and cover here. Here's a close-up of the different tags I made.


Supplies used (All CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Just For The Holidays stamp set (retired)
Other: Transparency for clear cover, ribbon from my stash

Door Prize: Card box and cards

Boy have I been in a crafting mood lately. I know,,, I know. You thought all I did anymore was just post the latest videos from Close To My Heart and Blog Hops. And that was all for the last little while. My scrapbook room was in such a mess and I could barely walk into it much less create. So slowly but surely, I have been cleaning it and have found stamps I had forgotten about. (I will post pictures of my newfound clean stamp room later). This is just the first post of several that will actually showcase my stamping artwork.

Anyway, back to this post. My church sponsors a crop every year as a fundraiser called Crop Queens. I normally give some extra stamp sets or paper packets as door prizes but this year I decided to make some special projects.

Isn't this the cutest thing?

This was totally CASED from a fellow consultant, Aaron Brown. I have had her artwork saved on my computer for a while but just hadn't gotten around to making it. She is so talented and is one of my "go-to" bloggers for inspiration. You can see her original post here.


The bracket card was cut out using CTMH's Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge at 4". I also cut out the box using the same cartridge at 9.1/2" and matching envelopes at 4 1/2". I fil 4 cards with envelopes in the box although I probably could have fit a couple more in there.



Just like Aaron's example, I decorated the outside of the box with some stamped leaves from the exclusive stamp set that came with the Art Philosopy cartridge, Celebrations.



Supplies used ( All CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Dreamin' Paper Packet (retired from Autumn/ Winter 2011 Idea Book)


Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Clearly the Best: Spanning the Space (S01E03)



Spanning the Space features tips and tricks for stamping across multiple surfaces.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Adding Color to Your Crafts

Learn about the new color families, cardstocks, and papers from Close To My Heart that can spruce up any design. Adding color to your crafts is simple, easy, and beautiful

Friday, September 14, 2012

Clearly the Best: The Swipe Hype (S01E02)



Clearly the Best, Stamping with Close To My Heart: "The Swipe Hype" features the swiping stamping technique. With stamp swiping, you can add texture, distressing, movement, and motion to your products. For more information, contact your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Project Inspiration 2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book: Holiday Ornaments



Create festive ornaments to adorn your abode this holiday season. It's a snap with Close To My Heart's Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge, Dimensional Elements ornaments, and new Ornamental Cheer stamp set!

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Clearly the Best: Bend It, Curve It, Stamp It (S01E01)



Clearly the Best, Stamping with Close To My Heart: "Bend It, Curve It, Stamp It" features a stamping technique to manipulate the stamp images for personalized designs. For more information, contact me.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Project Inspiration 2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book: Spellbound Halloween P...



Close To My Heart's Workshops on the Go® Spellbound Cricut® Kit gives you most everything you need to create a ghoulish Halloween party for 8 guests, with kit-exclusive papers and a coordinating C-size stamp set, too!

Saturday, September 1, 2012

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop


FALL FAVORITES S1209


I am in LOVE with this stamp set. Fall is my favorite time of the year and this stamp set will show some of the reasons why. Plus this will be ideal to try out our new Alcohol Markers to see how smoothly you can color with them. I can't wait to get mine and start coloring.





There are over 60 Consultants giving you some awesome ideas for this stamp set. You can get yours by ordering from my website for $17.95 or with any $50.00 purchase you can get it for only $5.00!

Sit back, relax and enjoy the hop! 


Kathleen Androlewicz http://BowlOfStamps.blogspot.com
Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com
Wendy Coffman http://www.stampingrules.blogspot.com/
Lisa Sargent http://www.lisasargent.net
Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com
Tamra Pope http://tamrascraftypapercreations.blogspot.com/
Dawn Ross http://iamahappystamper.blogspot.com
Elizabeth Mindemann http://www.ejoym.blogspot.com
Adeline Brill http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com
Kami Welter http://www.scrappin4memories.blogspot.com/
Traci Godbee http://www.createwithtraci.com/
Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.com/blog
Laurie R. Newton http://www.scrapsfromthebeach.com
Krista Hershberger http://kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com
Nancy Brown http://creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com/
Georgia Hauglid http://inkygeorgia.blogspot.com/
Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com
Melinda Everitt http://www.ifyoublingit.blogspot.com
Haley Dyer http://inkyscrapper.blogspot.com
Krista Ritskes http://simplycreatingtogether.blogspot.com/
Amy McVey http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com
Annette Green http://AnnettesCreativeJourney.blogspot.com
Doreen Guilfoyle http://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com
Teresa Scrivens http://www.creatingwithinkypaw.com
Lalia Harris http://www.craftylalia.blogspot.com
Traci Pasqualone http://ScrapiTraci.blogspot.com
Judy Burger http://www.makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com
Michelle Loncar http://michelleloncar.blogspot.com
Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.com
Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com
Allisa Chilton http://rockymtnpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Wanda Riley http://Creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com
Carla Ironside http://carlacreates.ca
Angel Sawyer http://RunningwithScissorsDesignCo.blogspot.com
Jen Rubio http://JenRubio.blogspot.com
Mary Eisen http://mestamp2.blogspot.com
Pamela O'Connor http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com
Maria Meyers http://www.stampmomma.com/
Angela Tutton http://www.tuttonstreasures.blogspot.com
Dawn Heuft http://stamptildawn.blogspot.com
Susan Brooks http://stampingintheopen.blogspot.com
Jen Patrick http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com
LeAnne Dudley http://www.dudleychickdesigns.blogspot.com
Gina Brandstetter http://gmbscrapper.blogspot.com/
Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com
Katy Taylor http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com
Carol Horton http://carol-scrappininparadise.blogspot.com/
Judy Faye Garner http://judyfaye.blogspot.com/
Michelle Jones http://michellejonesva.blogspot.com
Jean McNulty http://www.Stampinmaui.blogspot.com
Pam Ellison http://pamsclearlycraftycorner.blogspot.com/
Erin Schulte http://www.imcreaterin.blogspot.ca/
Amy Edwards http://paisleysplayhouse.blogspot.com/
Kim Schnoor http://www.creativehands-hearts.blogspot.com
DiAnn Denson http://disstampingroom.blogspot.com/
Terry Ann Diack http://terryanndiack.blogspot.ca/
Karen Fullam http://www.enrichingmemories.com/
Angela Garcia http://angelascraftcloset.blogspot.com/