Tuesday, August 21, 2012
en Pointe
Tori just finished her 1st year of Pointe. She loved it. When she first got her shoes she took a series of pictures... this page is to showcase her shoes...
Now I have to do a page to show what those shoes look like a year later!
You Are Amazing!
Butterfly cut using the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge.
Flutter paper shapes, inked to match layout!
Products used Dotty for You paper, You Are stamp set, flutter paper shapes and the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge. All products used are from Close to My Heart.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
National Stamping Month
Celebrate National Stamping Month with this beautiful new double D-size stamp set from Close To My Heart for only $5 (with qualifying purchase). It's Your Day stamp set has 48 images and will be available August 15th thru September 30th. Below are all the images in the set which you can click to see more detail:
Monday, August 6, 2012
Catalogues Are Here
The new Close to My Heart Catalogues have arrived. If you are interested in purchasing one, please just send me an e-mail. There are so many great new products available, including a new exclusive cricut cartridge bundle! I can't wait to get my hands on this cartridge..Watch for future posts featuring some of the new products and projects.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Project Inspiration 2012 Autumn/Winter Idea Book: Stepping Up Your Stamping
Learn how versatile Close To My Heart's My Acrylix® stamp sets are that are included in our Workshops on the Go® La Belle Vie, Dakota, and Moonlight scrapbooking kits. You'll love using them for all kinds of projects!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Chocolate Brownie Pie
Kali decided that we need a dessert for supper. So we looked through the kitchen. We found chocolate pudding, cool whip, chocolate sauce, graham cracker crust and brownies. She combined all the items to make Chocolate Brownie Pie. Shown below is the proud creator and her masterpiece.
Altered Picture Frame
I had a wooden picture frame (I think I bought it at Micheals over a year ago) laying around for quite a while. Always meaning to "to do" something with it.
Well I finally decided to get to it. I took a piece of 12 x 12 purple Hydrangea scrapbook paper (sorry I don't recall the company). Tore it into pieces and then used Modge Podge to apply it to the picture frame. When it was dry I applied purple shimmer paint (found at the $ Tree). While the paint was drying I cut out three "roses" and 4 stems and leaves from the Art Philosophy Cartridge. I sprayed the flowers with glimmer mist and goosebumps. Next I glued the leaves and flowers to the frame, added some ribbon and voila this is the finished product!
Close up of the flowers.
The purple shimmer paint adds a nice sheen.
Best of all I get to show off my wonderful family in my office!
Sun Fun Album
This is my take on the bonus project from the Footloose WOTG. I love the colours and papers contained in this kit. I was able to pull this album together in an afternoon..The kit provides the paper, the album, the stamps, the dimensional elements, the layouts and the paper cuts. I used my Art Philosophy Cartridge for some of the embellishments, title, and tags. Remember Keep it Simple! Remember the moments!
I used this album to display pictures from our trip to the Waterpark.
A Perfect Pair - Ask Me How
Create cute banners for any occasion or for any loved one quickly and easily using Close To My Heart's new My Creations® mini banner and our Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge. It's a perfect pair of coordinating products!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Playin' Around
I just got my order... and decided to play around with the Stella paper pack and the stamp set Just for you. I think this stamp set is becoming one of my new favourites. I think I will use this design at my next workshop.
Perfect Pairs- New Promotion in JULY
Hello, friends;
I want to share with you details from
the new promotion that CTMH will have starting on the 1st of July.
July 2012 Constant Campaign
Place an online shopping order of $75 or more
during the month of July and receive a paper packet and coordinating
embellishment FREE—it’s a Perfect Pair!
There are specific paper packets and embellishments
available on specific dates of the month.
This campaign applies to online shopping
orders, so just go and click on the link here to start placing your order.
This offer is good while supplies last.
Discounted products do not count toward the $75.00
qualifying purchase.
Dates: Offer valid July 1 (9:00 am MDT) – July 31 (11:59 pm MDT)
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Onsie Baby Card
I had so much fun creating this card. I a co-worker just had a baby girs. It is her first baby. I am so excited for her.
I designed this card on my Gypsy using the New Arrival Cartridge. If you would like a copy of the cut file just send me an e-mail. I embossed the top layer using a cuttlebug embossing folder to add some texture. All products, paper, ink, buttons etc are CTMH.
The sentiment on the inside is cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge and stamped using CTMH stamp set New Arrival. If you are interested in any of the CTMH products shown, just contact me or visit my website.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Sweet Card!
My youngest daughter made this card for her cousin’s 30th Birthday! This card was made from the CTMH My Originals Sweet Surprises Card Kit. It was very easy for her to assemble. I think she made the whole card, envelope and embellished it in less than 15 minues. As you can see from the envelope, Kali loves to embellish her creations… (I forgot to take a picture of the inside where she added lots of her own flair) she even added polka dots to the ribbon. Her cousin loved the card!
A Budding Artist
My oldest daughter had to do an art project based on an artist. She picked Walt Disney. Then they had to recreate one of their paintings/drawings. This is what she came up with.
I think she did a fabulous job! Way to go Tori we are so proud of your talents!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Keep It Simple...
I don't know about you but I have been hearing a lot about "Project Life". If you haven't heard about it check out here or search "Project Life" on Youtube.
The basic concept of Project Life is keep it simple and document the everyday moments in your life. Well, a light went off over my head when I saw the video. I decidedthen that I was going to start to scrap some everyday moment and keep them simple. I (like most paper crafters) don't need to buy any more paper, page protectors, stamps, or albums... I decided to just use what I had but Keep it Simple and Keep it Real.
You will see in the coming weeks more scrapbook pages being posted by me. Once I gave myself permission to keep it simple (it is okay if the scrapbook page isn't perfect) my creative flood gates opened wide. I used to think that if my pages weren't over embellished, painstakingly planned and the paper perfectly matched to the picture then the page wasn't worthy. (No wonder I didn't produce many scrapbook pages - when most pages would take me 5-6 hours to complete) Now I know it is more about capturing the moments...
How can you apply Project Life to your scrapbooking? Leave a post and let me know how you are using Project Life...
The page shown here was completed in less than 30 minutes. It shows a day at a waterpark with my daughters. We had so much fun that day. I used just a few embellishments from CTMH Footloose Dimensional Elements and stamps from the Footloose WOTG. I cut the title, stars and tag using the Art Philosophy Cartridge. The title was cut using the leftover "water" that was cropped off the picture.
Bikini Birthday!
This is my take on Tracey Sanders Bra Card.
I used my Art Philosophy cartridge and my gypsy to create a Bikini Top Birthday Card. I used the CARD option and the shape located on the top row 3rd from the right.
I cut the base at out at 4" using black cardstock . The top layer is cut at 3 3/4" from Sorbet cardstock. Then I put the top layer though my Cuttlebug to add some texture.
To make the straps I used the FONT layer and bottom row, 2nd from the right to make the border piece, cut it at 3/4 inch and then folded it in half. Layer the bra pieces together, but leave some part of the bra layers unattached so you can slip in a tag/sentiment.
Attach the straps and add some pretty buttons or bling.
I made a telescoping sentiment cut from a scallop circle at 3"(brown cardstock), 2 3/4" (sorbet cardstack)and 2 1/2” (colonial white cardstock).
Attach a flower decoration to the center of your bikini.
If you would like a gypsy cut file of this project, just send me an e-mail.
Be sure to check out Tracey’s blog for other great ideas using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Dotty for You
Welcome to the Dotty for You Blog Hop featuring the fun Dotty for You paper pack that you can get for just $5 when you place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31. The Dotty for You paper packet is valued at $19.95.
Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos®sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing. But that’s not all! There are two ways you can get this darling paper packet FREE!
Hostesses will receive a free Dotty for You paper packet when their Gathering sales total $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile donations).
New Consultants who sign up between April 1 and May 31 (two full months!) will receive a free Dotty for You paper packet with their kit.
Check out some great ideas by following along on the Dotty for You Blog Hop - start by Hopping over to Helen Onulak blog. Have Fun!
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Flip Flap Album
I made my first Flip Flap album and I have to tell it was so simple. (Actually I made two of them, one for each of my daughter's dance recitals).
This was made using CTMH Sophia's paper pack. If you would like the instructions just send me a quick e-mail and I will send them to you.
This is the inside view.
Friday, April 13, 2012
More Easter Cards
I have a couple more Easter Cards to showcase. These cards were made using various CTMH products and stamps and a few Stamps of Life Stamps. Let me know what you think!
Easter Cards
Friday, April 6, 2012
Sympathy Card
Well, I had to make a sympathy card for a couple of friends. Making a sympathy card is never something I really like to do but unfortunately they are the ones I have make most often. That being said I do like the way they turned out.
Easter Gift
I decided to make some bunny bread (see earlier post for picture and recipe) as part of an Easter gift for the 3 ladies who assist me at work. Along with the bunny bread, I made these cute little bunny baskets - filled with treats. The baskets were cut using the Cricut and the Art Philosophy cartridge. The idea was cased from a fellow CTMH consultant. If you would like the instuctions, click here to check out Tracey's blog. While you are there check out her other great ideas! If you would like to order a Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge click here or e-mail me at valleegrl@teksavvy.com
Dotty for You - CTMH April - May 2010 Campaign
Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet! The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.
There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95:
- Place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5*.
- Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile® donations) between April 17 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.
- Join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE. Let’s get started.
Bunny Bread
I am late posting this but on March 31st our Church held its annual Easter Bake Sale. For the past couple of years I have been making Bunny Bread. This year I made 6 of them. It is such a great hit!
You can hollow out the tummy of the bunny and put dip in it. Thn put veggies etc around the bunny on the platter. Click here for the recipe.Late Birthday!
I love to make cards... that is how I got started in paper crafting. They are quick to create. I can create a few cards in an evening... but it takes me a lot longer to create a scrapbook page. My downfall with making cards is that I often forget to mail them... I make them up ahead of time and then the date completely passes and I forget to send them out.
Well in this case (I think because we were experiencing such nice weather), I completely forgot the date and I missed my good friend's birthday. So this is the card I created for her with a huge apology attached!
This card was created using Stephanie Barnard's Stamps of Life Late4Bday Stamp Set. I love her stamp sets. If you are not familiar with her products check them out here. I stamped the turtle image twice on two different colours of cardstock and cut them out. I coloured the shell of the one turtle and pop dotted on top of the other turtle. I stamped the grass and flowers on green cardstock and then used a die cut to cut the oval. I layered all the pieces on a pre-embossed card (purchased from the local $ store) which I inked slightly with honey CTMH ink.
I hope you never have to send a late B-day card to your friend!
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