March SOTM, Choose Happy

Choose Happy!  What's not to like about that?    This month's SOTM contains a total of 15 stamps, including 4 frames and 6 sentiments.  It is perfect for a card maker, but I have plans to use this great stamps set on some of my scrapbook pages!  Here is the card that I made with it:

Here is a peek inside my card.  I will let you in on a little secret - I colored the front of my card with my Shin Han markers and when I opened the card, I was surprised to see the colors had bled through the card front.  No worries though, I just added a small piece of Topiary Card Stock.  Problem solved.

And finally a close up of the card front...

Here is a list of the products that I used to complete this project:

• White Daisy Card Stock for the card base
• Pacifica Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
• Card Stock:  Topiary and Pacifica
• Shin Han Markers:  Marine Blue, Marigold, Cherry Pink and Leaf Green
• Topiary Striped Washi Tape
• Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon
• Liquid Glass (used to attach the ribbon)

Thanks for stopping by!

Artfully Sent Sentiment Card, Be Still Version

Today I will show you the first of two cards that I made using the Sentiment Card on page 31 of the Artfully Sent handbook.  I wanted a simple card, so I opted to use White Daisy for my card base.  Here is the front of the card.

 

Here is the inside...

 

And finally a couple of close ups so you can see the details...

There is a list of what I used to make this card:

• Card Stock
• White Daisy
• Pacifica
• Artfully Sent Cricut Cardtridge
• pg 31, <Sentiment> Shift; cut at 4.25" from White Daisy Card Stock
• pg 4, <Icon>; cut at 2" from White Daisy Card Stock
• D1631, Curlicue Frames Stamp Set
• A1141, Be Still Stamp Set
• B1428, Look to the Light Stamp Set
• Pacifica Exclusive Ink
• Bitty Sparkles
• ShinHan Marker, Marine Blue

Artfully Sent Sentiment Card, Go Confidently Version

Today,  I will show you the second card that I made using the Sentiment Card on page 31 of the Artfully Sent handbook.  Like the previous card, I opted to use White Daisy card stock for the card base.  Here is the front of the card.

Here is the inside...

And finally a close up so you can get a better view of the detail...

There is a list of what I used to make this card:

• Card Stock
• White Daisy
• Gypsy
• Artfully Sent Cricut Cardtridge
• pg 31, <Sentiment> Shift; cut at 4.25" from White Daisy Card Stock
• pg 4, <Icon>; cut at 2" from White Daisy Card Stock
• D1631, Curlicue Frames Stamp Set
• C1606, A Thing Well Done Stamp Set
• Gypsy Exclusive Ink
• Bitty Sparkles
• ShinHan Marker, Lavender

February SOTM, A Happy Hello

Spring is right around the corner and this stamp set, A Happy Hello, is giving a shout out to it.  It is a set of 15 stamps and is packed with fun flower options.  To create this card, I was inspired by the card on page 97 of Wishes Card Confidence Program.  I wanted a larger card, so I had to adjust the sizes of the pieces, but it was a quick adjustment....Here is the card I created with it:

The inside of my card was calling for some fun to be added, so I added a bit of stamping...

Here is a picture to give you a detailed close up view...

This is a list of the products I used to create this card:

• Wishes Card Confidence Program
• Blushed Paper Pack, Retired
• Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Canary, Pear and Hollyhock
• 3D Foam Tape
• Twist Ties, colored with Shin Han Leaf Green Marker)
• Bling Gems Gold Assortment
• Shin Han Markers, Leaf Green

Since I adapted the recipe in Wishes, I wanted to include the sizes of the cuts that I used on the various B&T Duos paper:
A.  1 x 5
B.  2.5 x 2
C.  3.5 x 3
D.  3 x 2.25
E.  2.5 x 2.5 (White Daisy Card Stock)

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January STOM - This Moment

With the end of January right around the corner, I am glad to finally get around to posting the card that I made using this fun set, This Moment, which is a set of 12 stamps with a theme of love which is perfect for up upcoming day of Love that we celebrate every February.  However, it has some wonderfully versatile stamps, like Remember this Moment, which will work great on a scrapbook page,  and Hello, that will be great on card.

I decided to stay with the theme of Love...here is my card...

You may be wondering where I used the stamps...well, you will need to peek inside....

And one final picture that gives you a close up look....

Here is a summary of the products that I used:

• Artfully Sent Cricuit Cartridge, pg 35, Sentiment-Shift, cut at 4" from Slate Card Stock
• Artiste Cricuit Cartridge, pg 71, <I Love You>, cut at 2" from Cotton Candy Card Stock
• Slate Exclusive Ink
• Sparkles Clear Flourishes, Small, colored with Cherry Pink Shin Han Marker
• Color Ready Seam Binding, colored with Cherry Pink Shin Han Marker
• Blink Gems Gold Assortment, colored with Cherry Pink Shin Han Marker
• Black Arrow Washi Tape
• 3D Foam Tape

Artfully Sent "Merry Christmas" Card

Merry Christmas, everyone!  Before we say goodbye to Christmas 2014, I want to share a card that I made for a few friends.  I was happy to get to pull out my Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge once again.  The instructions for this card indicate that it should be cut at 7", but I wanted something a bit smaller and I cut the card components at 5 inches.  I have the Cricut Expression machine and felt that even at this smaller size, the card cut beautifully!

What is wonderful about this cartridge, is that with many of these cards, the inside of the cards a loaded with interesting, creative and fun details...

And finally I will show you a close up of some of details...

Now for the list of supplies used to make the card...

• Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, pg 47, Pop-Up Card, 5" (additional card components also cut at 5 inches)
• CTMH Exclusive Cardstock:  Cranberry, Juniper, White Daisy
• Baker's Twine, Cranberry, retired
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 60, Gift, 2"
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 60, Bow, 2"
• 3D Foam Tape
• Prisma Glitter, retired.

Joy-ful Christmas Card - Artfully Sent Style

We are in full Christmas mode and I am finally getting around to sharing a Christmas card that I made using Artfully Sent!  That cartridge is just loaded with wonderful possibilities, so the hardest part was deciding what to make.  I was making this card for a sweet lady and just had to use pins and green rather than the traditional red and green, which amped up the fun level of this card...

How fun is that?   While the outside of the card is great, with Artfully Sent, the inside is equally amazing!

I also wanted to include a closeup of some of the details on this card...

This is the list of what went into this card...

• Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, p49, Joy Pop-Up Card, 3"
• Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, p57, Deer Icon, 2.25"
• Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge, p75, Merry, 0.75"
• Artfully Cricut Cartridge, p75, Christmas, 0.75"
• Sparkles Clear Assortment
• ShinHan Twin Touch Marker, Cherry Pink
• Topiary Striped Washi Tape
• CTMH Exclusive Cardstock:  Hollyhock, Whisper, Topiary

Just a quick note,  I colored the Sparkles with the ShinHan marker.  

Skylark Birthday Card

My oldest daughter recently celebrated a birthday and, of course, I wanted to make a special birthday card for her.  My goal was a quick, but beautiful, card so I turned to the Skylark Picture My Life Kit.  Here is the results...

Here is a peek inside...

And finally, a close up of some of the details....

Here are the details of how this card was made:

• Skylark Paper Pack, B&T Duos paper scrap, 2 x 4" segment and 4 x 4" segment for card front plus additional paper scraps used to make paper strips shown in the close up shot above.
• Skylark Picture My Life Kit
• Desert Sand Exclusive Ink Pad
• Sweet Leaf Card Stock, 4 x 6" segment for inside of card
• Colonial White Card Stock, cut 4 x 12" folded to a 4 x 6 card base with a 2" left side and a 4" right side
• Card Chatter - Birthday, D1475 (Retired)

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Anniversary Card

I recently celebrated a 26 year anniversary with my husband.  It held personal significance to me because my parents had been married 26 years when my husband and I married.  It is hard to wrap my mind around the idea that all those years have passed and how incredibly quickly they flew by...but I digress...

Since I love making cards, I could not let something as wonderful as an anniversary slip by without making a card.  While I wanted it to convey my love for my husband but I also wanted it to be a bit masculine.  Here is the result of my creative effort...

This is a peek inside....

And finally, a close look at some of the details included on this card...

Here are the details of what was used to complete this card:

• Circle Spin Card
• Cocoa Cardstock
• Paper Fundamentals, Basic
• White Daisy Pigment Ink
• Cocoa Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
• Bitty Sparkles
• You Mean the World to Me Stamp Set, B1467
• Your Own Kind of Wonderful Stamp Set, D1627
• Card Word Puzzle Stamp Set, C1494 (Retired)
• Ranger Clear Super Fine Ebossing Powder 
• Craft Heater
• Misc Ribbon

Picture My Life Skylark Program - Card Project

I love the Skylark Picture My Life Scrapbooking Program.  I must be honest...I am a traditional scrapbooker to the core!  I have yet to use this program to make a pocket based scrapbook layout.  I do see the fun and the appeal of a quick layout that you get with the program, but I just love the creative aspect that comes with traditional scrapbooking.

With that being said, I do love this program and the idea of using the cards on other projects.  Today, I will share a 4 x 5.25 inch card that features a card from the Skylark Picture My Life Scrapbooking Program.

 

Here is a close up picture that gives a great peek at the beauty of the dry embossing and the dragon fly from the Skylark WOTG stamp set that I stamped using lagoon ink and then fussy cut.  While I wouldn't enjoy doing tedious fuzzy cutting very often, even a Cricut loving girl like me can find it occasionally a bit relaxing and rewarding!  

With a few simple additions, this card quickly and easily came together.

Here are the supplies that I used to make this card:

Skylark Picture My Life Scrapbooking Program

Skylark WOTG, retired (Stamp set and a few scraps that were left over from previous projects)
Lagoon Cardstock
Kraft Cardstock
Lagoon Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
Quatrefoil Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by!

Artfully Sent Blog Hop

Oh, how I love this cartridge...just like the other 3 CTMH Cricut Cartridges, this one is packed with possibilities.  I am excited to be a part of this blog hop, which I am sure will give you an abundance of inspiration. 
If you have arrived here from Justine Hovey's Blog, then you are on the right path!  Since the blog hop is a great big circle, you can start here and work all the way around.  If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda's Blog.  This month we have 46 Close to my Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the new Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge and other great CTMH products.


For my project I wanted to show what can be accomplished with the basics - cardstock, stamps, ink and the Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge.  It was an incredibly fast card and so much fun to make.

Here is what I did with the inside of this card...

And my post wouldn't be complete without a couple of close up shots of the details on this card...

What I love about this cartridge is that you can create really great cards with just basic supplies...which means you get to the finished product a bit faster and, for me, it means I can bypass the time spent agonizing over the perfect embellishment.   Is it too much, does it convey the kind of feel that I am going for, is it enough?  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE embellishments, but sometimes, less really is more and this was one of those times.

Here is a list of the supplies used to make this card:
Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge
Lagoon Cardstock
White Daisy Cardstock
Sunset Cardstock
Lagoon Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
Sunset Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
Who's Your Valentine Stamp Set, retired

Thanks for stopping by! You can continue along the Blog Hop by visiting Jean Johnson's blog, to see what she has created using Artfully Sent.  Be sure to visit all the Consultant's blogs to get many wonderful ideas and inspirations for your crafting time.  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click HERE)  to purchase this wonderful new cartridge.  

November SOTM Blog Hop

It's that time again...a new month means a new Stamp of the Month - and that makes me smile.  The November SOTM is called It's the Little Things and is a set of 15 stamps, three of which are sentiments!

If you have arrived here from Melissa Robinson's Blog, then you are on the right path!  Since the blog hop is a great big circle, you can start here and work all the way around.  If you get lost along the way, you'll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda's Blog.  This month we have 64 talented Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using the November SOTM and other great CTMH products. This is what I made using this great stamp set...

For the inside of this card, I couldn't let the cut out section of the Seaside Striped B&T go to waste, so I added it to the inside, along with a couple of Cricut Cuts.  The inside turned out quite nicely....

And my post wouldn't be complete without a couple of close up shots of the details on this card...

This is the list of CTMH products that were used on this project:

• It's the Little Things, S1411
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 65, <Card> Cut at 5.5" from Sorbet cardstock
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 65, <Card> Cut at 5.5" from Seaside Striped B&T
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 54, <Vase> Cut at 3.25" from Desert Sand & Pear cardstock
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 43, <Branch1> Cut at 1.5" from Desert Sand cardstock
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, pg 40, <Branch1> Layer, Cut at 1.5" from Pear cardstock
• Colonial White Cardstock, cut 8x5 inches, then use corner rounder to round each corner
• Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
• Hollyhock Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
• Desert Sand Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
• 3D Foam Tape

I hope you enjoyed seeing this card as much as I enjoyed making it and thanks so much for stopping by! You can continue along the Blog Hop by visiting Tina Lovell's blog to see what she has created using It's the Little Things.  Be sure to visit all the Consultant's blogs to get many wonderful ideas and inspirations for your crafting time and I'd be thrilled if you would decide to follow my blog.  

Remember, this SOTM is only available until the end of the month!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click HERE)  to see how you can get this stamp set for only $5.  

Masculine Thank You Card

I am excited about the project I am sharing today...it is a masculine thank you card and that makes me happy because making masculine things doesn't come easy for me :-)  I am girly from head to toe and my crafting tends to take on a feminine flair with no effort at all on my part.  So when my daughter asked me to make a thank you card that she and her classmates could give to a male professor, my instinct was to panic a bit.  However, since it was my daughter making the request, I had to accept her challenge.  Here is the result of stepping outside my comfort zone...

Until I manage to improve my photography skills, you must trust me that my photograph doesn't do this card justice.  While I am disappointed with my photography skills, I am very pleased with how this card turned out.

The card measure 5x7 inches and the card front is cut from the Basics Assortment of the Paper Fundamentals.  I adhered a loosely knotted strip of Outdoor Denim Chevron Ribbon  to a 2 x 5 inch piece of Outdoor Denim cardstock before adhering about one and a half inches from the bottom edge of the card front.  I cut a 2 inch Hexagon, shown on page 66 of the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge from Slate Cardstock and 2 3/16 inch Hexagon from Outdoor Denim Cardstock.  I stamped the "Thanks so Much" sentiment from the You Mean the World to Me Stamp Set using Outdoor Denim Exclusive Ink onto the Slate Hexagon shape and then adhered it to the Outdoor Denim Hexagon shape using 3-D Foam Tape and then adhered it to the card front as shown.

To add a bit of color to the inside of the card, I added a thin sliver of slate and a thin sliver of outdoor denim cardstock....

I will end today's post with a couple of close ups of the details...

P.S.  Remember that you can receive a roll of either Outdoor Denim or Ruby Chevron Ribbon during the month of October with a $50 purchase.  To see details about this special offer, click HERE.

Oh, Baby!

I haven't needed many baby cards in recent months.  So today, when my daughter said she needed a card for her baby shower gift, I quickly volunteered to help her out.  It meant I finally would get to play with a "new to me" stamp set, Wild Wonders.  Since the baby is a boy, I decided to keep it really traditional and go with a blue theme.  Also, I am in love with both Pacifica and Lagoon, so I am always looking for ways to use them.

I know I have posted this before, but I have a small collection of envelopes that will fit 4x8 inch cards and it goes against my nature to not make use of them...I am a bit practical that way.  Hence, I have been creating quite a few 4x8 inch cards.  Here it today's creation:

I was a bit rushed so I only had time to stamp a quick sentiment inside.  I could have easily added a bit more embellishment inside, but given my time constraints, it was not meant to be.

Now one final picture of a close up on the embossed Pacifica cardstock and the Lagoon Artbooking cut.  I love the distressed look that results when embossing is done against the grain of the cardstock.  I must admit, I am often in too big of a hurry to determine the grain of my cardstock, so unless my project needs to be a specific way, I usually just let myself be surprised by the outcome :-) 

Here are the details of this card:

• 8x8 inch cut of Daisy White Cardstock, folded to make a 4x8 inch card base
• Cricut Artbooking, pg 50, <Title> cut at 1 inch from Lagoon Cardstock
• 4x8 inch cut from Pacifica Cardstock and Embossed with Stripe Embossing Folder
• 3.75 inch Square cut from Lagoon Cardstock
• 3.5 inch Square cut from White Daisy Cardstock and edges inked with Sponge Dauber and Pacifica Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
• Wild Wonders Stamp Set, C1558
• Teal Shimmer Trim

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

#30yearsofhappy - A Second Look

I was so pleased to be a part of the CTMH blog hop that introduced this stamp set a few weeks ago.  It is really such a cute set and since it is available free with the purchase of $30 in CTMH stamps until the end of this month, I wanted to share with everyone a second card that I made using it.  It is very similar to the first card, but it is a birthday card...hope you like it!

To make this card, I used....

• #30yearsofhappy Stamp Set
• Damask Embossing Folder
• Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads (Cotton Candy, Juniper, Sunset, Honey and Lagoon)
• Cardstock (White Daisy, Cotton Candy, Juniper, Sunset, Honey and Lagoon)
• Baker's Twine, retired

Here is a close up so you can get a slightly better view of the details...

I also included a bit of fun on the inside of this card...

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

September SOTM - A Second Look

The September SOTM, Family is Forever, contains 7 great stamps and I want to show you two versions of a quick card I made using it.  Hope you like it and find inspiration for your craft time :-)

Version A - Monochromatic Color Scheme

A couple of closeup pictures...

 Version B - Contrasting Color Scheme

 A couple of close up pictures.

Products used to make these two cards...

• Family is Forever, September SOTM
• Exclusive Ink Stamp Pads (Pear, Topiary, Pacificia)
• Cardstock (White Daisy, Pear, Topiary)
• Sponge Dauber
• Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon
• 3D Foam Tape
• Chevron Border Punch

Happy Crafting :-)

Pathfinding 3x4 inch Card

Today I am sharing a small card that we made at my recent Open House using a few basic supplies and scraps from the Pathfinding Workshop on the Go.

This card can be made by following these simple directions:

Start with a 6x4 inch piece of Champagne card stock.  This means that you can get four card bases from each sheet of cardstock.

Score two inches from the left side and one inch from the right side to get two front flaps measuring 2 inches and 1 inch. Folding the card base like this is an easy way to add a bit of fun to a very simple card. Now, using Goldrush Exclusive Ink and a Sponge Dauber, ink all of the edges of the two front panels of the card.

Next, cut a 1 3/4 inch square from Champagne card stock and stamp using Goldrush Exclusive Ink and the Spring Banner Stamp Set, M1044.  Then, using Autumn Terracotta Exclusive Ink, stamp the sentiment of your choice from Timely Tidings Stamp Set, M1047  in the empty banner of the stamped image.  Now attach this stamped square to a 2 inch square cut from Goldrush card stock.

Next, cut a  1 3/4 x 3 3/4  inch piece from Goldrush card stock and emboss with the Honeycomb embossing folder. Attach this piece to the left front panel.

Cut a piece measuring 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches from the Pathfinding Feather B&T Duos and attach to the right front panel.

Using some 3-D Foam Tape, attach the sentiment square to the left front pane so that it extends a bit over the right front panel.  Then attach a pair of Hook & Loop Dots to the back of the sentiment square and the left front panel - this will help the card stay closed :-)

Here is a close up look of the stamped image...

 

Thanks for stopping by!