Trim the tree Card

I am going to try and show some of the Christmas cards and layouts that I have been working on lately. My life has been crazy busy with all the Christmas Projects and gifts and decorating the house!! The time is flying by too! Hopefully I will complete everything on my list. lol

This card uses one of the new CTMH products. They are rhinestone Holiday shapes that match both a stamp set and Cricut cuts. So it is very quick to put such a beautiful card together. The stamp set has the size of the image and the page # where it is found in the Cricut handbook. So all you need to do is cut your images with the Art Philosophy cartridge then stamp the corresponding shapes with the Tim the tree stamp set. Lastly add the Holiday Shape around the outside of the stamped image. In this card both the trees and the star have the Holiday Shape attached to the stamped image.

Along the left side of this card I also used the stitching ruler and stitched a zigzag line using some grey floss. You could leave this step out though if you aren't a stitcher. You could stamp in that area from a stamp set tat has stitching images as another way of getting a similar look.

Finally using the Artbooking cartridge I cut the "Believe" using RDS and 1". This card is a great one for using all those scraps you have.

Thanks for stopping by. See you next time.

Supply List

4." x 5." Believe Card

 

Make It from Your Heart® Vol. 1: Pattern 24

A1149 My Acrylix® Trim the Tree

 

 

X7176B Sparkle & Shine Paper Packet

X5762 Lagoon Cardstock

 

Z2173 Slate Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2170 Ruby Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2172 Whisper Exclusive Inks® Pad

 

 

 

Z1701 Baker’s Twine Neutral Assortment

Z1861 Mini-Medley Accents Ruby Collection

Z1910 Sparkle Holiday Shapes

 

Z1906 Cricut® Artbooking Collection

Z1686 Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

Cricut® Shapes:

Artbooking

 

1" Shift+Title (p. 74)

  

Art Philosophy

 

2" (cut 2, p. 31)

3/4" (p. 40) 

Clearly the Best- Curtains Sew Easy

Not the expert seamstress? You don’t have to be, thanks to this great do-it-yourself project. Watch the video to learn how to craft your own bistro curtains, with NO sewing involved.
This video shows yet another way of using the CTMH Textiles. Check it Out!!!

Artbooking Made Easy: Cross-Cartridge Collaboration

While each Cricut^® collection from Close To My Heart is a treasure trove all its own, together they offer an unmatchable selection of borders, overlays, photo mats, and much, much more! The thousands of both classic and trendy die-cuts found within this terrific trio will ensure that the projects you make are always uniquely your own. Mix ‘em, match ‘em, and love ‘em!

A Countdown to Love

If you’re looking for a better way to say “I love you,” you’ve found it. With the Designed Décor black frame and My Creations^® muslin drawstring bags, you can make an “I love you” countdown project for your special someone. Don’t miss a single day of expressing how you feel!

A couple more Christmas cards....

 

My first card is made using the Frosted Christmas paper form CTMH. The Artiste cartridge was used for the snowflakes and the image in the center of the card. I have a North Pole Christmas village from Dept 56 and when I saw the stamp set called Christmas Village I couldn't resist. I had to get it!! I used just one of the villages that came on that stamp set. I used Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue and Crème Brulee alcohol markers to add some color and then popped it up. The snowflakes are layered and two are popped up and one is left flat. I finished it with a cream paper flower and some twine that was wrapped around the card and tied into a knot. 

 My next card was put together with the Sparkle and Shine paper pack, Mary & Babe stamp set and the Sparkle and Shine washi tape. I used alcohol markers to color Baby Jesus in the colors of Crystal Blue, and Honey. To give the skin color I tried using the water brush and Blush ink. I am still trying to learn how to color and have it look right. To add a little sparkle I stamped the star and added silver glitter. The silver designed Washi tape was put next to the B&T paper and I put a piece on some White Daisy CS and then trimmed the end for a banner.

I have some more Christmas Cards that I will be posting in the next few days.
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Crafts for Your Curls

Treat your tresses to some handcrafted style made from various crafting products. Watch the video to see the Base & Bling hair clip decorated with Cricut^®-cut fabric flowers and other surprises.

Artbooking Made Easy: Christmas Layouts

Pull out your Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge for some holiday hullabaloo on your Christmas layouts! Its themed borders, overlays, photo mats, and more hold plenty of cheery possibilities to brighten your albums. Trim your trims, ornament your ornaments, and have a holly jolly time making Christmas layouts that last—all with just two keys!
A quick way of putting together some beautiful Christmas layouts.

Sparkle and Shine Christmas Cards

CTMH has a fun Christmas paper called Sparkle and Shine. I made these two cards using that paper and the Santa Claus stamp set. The colors are Whisper, Juniper, and Ruby. Plus of course adding some shimmer and bling with the red shimmer tape and clear sparkles. On the second card the front of the card was random stamped with two different snowflake stamps and whisper ink. Just adding a few strips of paper with that background and you have a beautiful card.

I have been busy as ever working on layouts , cards for Fall and Christmas ad Home Décor items. So stay tuned. I will try to get them all posted as soon as I can. I also have some more CTMH videos to post. They have some good info and beautiful projects.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you back.

Touch Of Fall

This card features the Petite Perks stamp set called Touch of Fall from CTMH. It goes perfectly with the Huntington paper pack. It was simply put together using a scallop border punch, Bronze shimmer trim and a couple of banners. This little stamp set has 4 small images and I put 3 of them on this card as the focal point. The acorn was stamped in Cocoa ink, the pumpkin in Autumn Terracotta and the leaf in Olive.

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Gratitude Card

I just love this card!!! It was pictured on page 87 of the Autumn /Winter CTMH Idea Book 2013. I loved the colors and everything about it so I just had to give it a try in making it. The paper is from the Surf's Up paper pack and the Huntington paper pack along with Cocoa CS. Two stamp sets are used. Fall Harvest for the leaves and Always Grateful for the sentiment. The leaves were stamped first with cocoa pigment ink and then colored with the water brush and a variety of Fall colored inks. (I have a full supply list below.)
To give it some finishing touches I used some Opaque Mocha gems and the Burlap ribbon. But instead of using the Burlap ribbon as it comes I pulled strands out from it and them held them together and tied a bow. I also used a strand to hang the acorn. I still need some practice with my coloring but I was pretty happy how my leaves turned out. What do you think? Any suggestions are always welcome.

Thanks for stopping by!
See you next time.





Gratitude Card
 C1504 My Acrylix® Fall Harvest

C1559 My Acrylix® Always Grateful



X7168B Surf’s Up Paper Packet

X7174B Huntington Paper Packet

1282 New England Ivy Cardstock

1388 Colonial White Cardstock

X5637 Barn Red Cardstock

X5668 Honey Cardstock

1270 Autumn Terracotta Cardstock

X5642 Cocoa Cardstock
 Z2135 New England Ivy Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2123 Goldrush Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2104 Barn Red Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2101 Autumn Terracotta Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2114 Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2153 Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks® Pad

Z2171 Saddle Exclusive Inks® Pad



Z1333 Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems

Z1857 Mini-Medley Accents Rosewood Collection

Z1760 Burlap Ribbon 

Blast From the Past

When Jeanette Lynton began her venture into stamping 30 years ago, she drew by hand all her stamp images. Originally made of rubber and set on wood blocks, a few of these stamp sets are available to you in clear polymer for a limited time only! Enjoy the intricate and cozy line designs in conjunction with our alcohol-based markers for fun accents that will brighten your layouts as they take you back in time.

Connect The Dots

Create decorative lines on your layout using dots! With the right embellishments—Aqua Dots, sparkles, studs, and more—your dotted lines will be sure to draw the eye. Learn to do it yourself in this video.

Trendy Trims

Your layouts, wall hangings, goodie bags, and other projects will come to life with some of our fun new trims! Whether used as pattern pieces, background designs, or accents, these trims are sure to add a lot of zest and dimension to your papercrafting. See their versatility in this video!

Artbooking Made Easy- Festive Mini Albums

If your photos from holidays past are haunting you by sitting untouched on your hard drive, now is the time to put them on display! With the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge, your photos will find a cozy home on the pages of a dazzling holiday mini album. In conjunction with the new Sparkle & Shine papers and embellishments, die-cuts from the Artbooking holiday-themed keys are just what you need to create merry and bright holiday projects.

Wacki Washi Tape

Add variation to your cards with washi tape—be it warm or a little wacky. Watch the video for tips on how to make yours look top-notch.

If you haven't tried Washi tape yet check out this video. It is a fun easy to use product and can add just that little bit you ned to make your project have that special touch.

For Always Card Kit

Today I have a couple of cards to show you.
I needed to make a couple of cards and decided to use my (Retired) For Always Card kit. The colors I used were smokey plum, slate and juniper as accents on the back and white B&T papers.

Happy Autumn

Don't you just love the Huntington paper pack from CTMH?! It is such a beautiful line of paper. I made another layout using this paper adding the D1550 Happy Autumn stamp set too. All the stamped flower,leaves,sentiment and title were all from the Happy Autumn stamp set. Adding some bronze trim gave it a bit of sparkle to add even more texture. There were also a couple of Cricut cuts using the Artiste cartridge to make the title /sentiment are on the left page and the  journal area on the right page. To get the variation in colors on the stamped images I used the Rock -n-Roll technique adding a number of colors into each of the images. I can't wait to get some photos on this layout.
Hope you enjoyed this layout.
Thanks for stopping by.

My Creations- Craftable Containers

Thanks to the My Creations^® line of products, you can make great projects from the outside in! These stampable, markable, craftable albums, bags, and ring boxes make the perfect packaging for the special projects and gifts you place inside them. Watch the video to get ideas for your own crafty containers.

Clearly the Best- Preserve with Pizzazz

Family history is fun, especially when you add colorful papers and embellishments! There are so many ways to protect your pedigree and make it fun at the same time. Watch the video to learn how to turn a kraft pocket album into an attractive family history book.

Artbooking Made Easy--Everyday Layouts

Compared to holidays and special events, everyday life is where most memories are made. For capturing those seemingly average yet so important days, the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge has just what you need! Watch the video for ideas on how to rally shapes from a variety of themes to create original artwork celebrating your day-to-day activities.

Project Inspiration- Background Stamps

Don't let the title fool you; background stamps are for far more than just background designs. Transform pieces of cardstock into attractive embellishments for your layouts with just a few easy techniques. On page 97 in the Autumn/Winter CTMH idea book you will find D1559 Geometric Background stamp that is shown in this video.

Another Halloween Treat box

Here is another Halloween treat box using a clear pillow box as the container for the goodies. Add a little B&T paper and Bronze Glitter trim to decorate the box. The Bronze Glitter Trim is adhesive backed and I pleated it to add to the edge of the B&T paper. It pleated so easily because of the adhesive back. The pleats stayed in place with each pleat made. Then I stamped  the Skeleton from the stamp set Creepy Creatures C1522 and the pumpkin and sentiment banner strips from B1413 Perfect Fit-Halloween. The first one was stamped using Cocoa ink and the second box I used Chocolate ink. Fill the box with the candy of your choice and you are set.

Huntington Layout #2

 This is another Huntington Layout I made. There is a wood grain stamp that comes in the WOTG for this paper . I stamped with that stamp and the tone on tone technique on the top banner strip of each page.  Then the stamped leaves that are scattered on the lower left portion of the left page  were stamped with the Rock n Roll technique. I love using that technique especially when stamping leaves, it makes them more natural looking. Don't be afraid of trying the Rock-n-Roll technique. You really can't mess it up. To do Rock-n-Roll first you  stamp in one color and them roll the edges in a second darker color then stamp.

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Designed Decor Frame Kit

Decorating your home is as easy as adding your photos to the Designed Décor frame kit. This wonderful collection of kraft shapes, a B-sized stamp set, mini clothespins, hemp, and the Designed Décor Colonial White frame will allow you to make cozy décor for your walls in no time at all! Also note the tip on stamping with the different inks.

A Burst of Creativity

Learn to make a burst of sunshine on your cards with fun Background & Texture papers.

Check it out in this video.

Huntington layouts

 I just love the Huntington paper pack from CTMH. The colors are Barn Red, Olive, Slate and Autumn Terracotta. They are beautiful papers for a Fall layout or any Family layout too. This layout also uses the Huntington Assortment Canvas shapes and spool wooden buttons. Now I just have to decide which pictures are going on these pages.

Artbooking Made Easy- Designed Decor Flip Stand Album

Making home décor is easy with the Cricut^® Artbooking collection! Watch as various icons, shapes, and titles from the cartridge are used to make adorable pieces of artwork perfect for all the nooks in your home. Check out this video.

Artbooking Made Easy- Fall into Artbooking

You’ll fall for the Cricut^® Artbooking collection when you see what it can do for your autumn-themed projects. Its festive overlays, borders, shapes, and other autumn-themed pieces will give your layouts and cards just the warmth they need for this chilly season. Watch this video to see how.

Birthday cards for the little ones

My first card is for our little Granddaughter who turned 1. I used the Chantilly paper pack and a retired stamp for the giraffe and stamping on the front of the card. The bow was made from the Chantilly fabric and cut from the CTMH Artiste Cartridge on pg 55.

 My second card is for our little Grandson who turned 3!! He loves all trucks and cars so I just had to make him a card that shows his love of wheels!! lol  I used two stamps from the D1544 Distressed  background stamp set on the cardstocks. I love the texture it added. The stamp set D1541 Fast and Furious was used for the truck, sentiment, road and stop sign.

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Halloween Treat Tube Projects

 

This is a 5 treat tube holder. It is a fun to make and looks good on your table for Halloween and/or as a gift. I used all CTMH products. The stamp sets are B1429 Eek & Shriek and C1509 Magic Potions. To jazz it up a little I glittered the cat with black glitter. DO you see the hexagon shapes in the front? They are a new product called Irresistibles. It is chipboard hexagon shapes with a resist pattern on them. When you ink them any color you want the resist pattern shows up. They come in multiple sizes and resist patterns. One other technique used was stamping with Colonial white pigment ink on black cardstock for the spooky look.

 I also made up single treat tube holders. That was a different style of box and decorated simply with a strip of B&T paper around the middle. Add a tag and some candy and you have a cute gift or display item.

 The next 2 pictures show a couple of areas in my home with some Fall and Halloween decorations. You can see the treat tube projects and some others I made last year. The Boo banner was from the Spellbound kit and cut with the Artiste Cricut cartridge. It uses almost all of the images with the Halloween key on pg 77 .If you use the letter and number method for finding the right keys it is E7+ Accent 1 for some of the banner shapes and E7 +shift+ Accent 1 for the other banner shapes, E7 and Shift for the "BOO" title. E7 and Accent 2 for the rosettes and E7 plus Shift plus 3D Object for scallop shapes on each banner front and for the spider webs E7 plus shift plus Accent 2.   The Harvest banner was also cut from the Artiste Cricut cartridge. The banner shape was the same E7 plus Accent 1and the zigzag strips were on pg 75 E5 plus Shift plus Accent2. The Font from this cartridge was used for the title. The cut out leafs were stamped using the stamp set C1504 Fall Harvest.
I made a small  leaf quilt hanging shown  in the center of the table too.

 

I hope you enjoyed these projects. Thanks for stopping by. I have some layouts and cards that will be coming in the following days.

Simply Stitch It

I love stitching on my cards, layouts 3D projects any place I can think to stitch.  CTMH has a new ruler that has multiple patterns for your stitching. Check out this video to see some examples of what can be done with this ruler and mat.

Artbooking Made Easy: Halloween Mini Albums

Today is this weeks Artbooking video. This time just in time for Halloween it shows what can be done with the keys that reference Halloween. There are some interesting tricks and tips that you can use in no matter what layouts or projects you are making.

Artbooking Made Easy: Spooky Halloween Layouts

It’s easy to make your spider webs stand out, full moons float, and black cats bounce off the page with the Cricut^® Artbooking collection. Learn a few sweet techniques for using the Halloween-themed keys in this video.

Base and Bling Necklace

Express yourself with your very own wearable crafting projects! With the Base & Bling line and Sarita textiles, you have just the right ingredients for showing off your creativity. Watch and learn for yourself how to craft and adhere flowers from the Base & Bling fabric necklace kit to complete your own beautifully embellished necklace.

This is such a fun new line of products and easy to make up the different jewelry items. But if you aren't interested in jewelry the base and bling assortments work easily on cards and layouts too. SO many possibilities.

Harmonious Hues

Make a little music with color-coordinated pages created with CTMH exclusive palette. With four fabulous families to choose from, finding just the right color of paper, ink, markers, and more is simple! See a sampling of products in this video then get them in a rainbow of exclusive colors to paint your own crafting world.

Enjoy the video.

Artbooking Made Easy : Summer Mini Album

Here is the second Artbooking cartridge video in the series. It is featuring a Summer Mini Album.

Mini albums can be made for so many different theme and events and is a quick fun way of showcasing such events. It is a little different than our 12 x 12 pages.

You can see more detail and pictures of the individual pages by going to Jeanette Lynton's site.
http://www.jeanettelynton.com/2013/09/artbooking-made-easy-summer-mini-albums.html

Enjoy the video!!!

Project Inspiration: Mixed Papers

Here is another Project Inspiration video by CTMH.  You can find the stamp set on page 101 of the Autumn/Winter Idea Book 2013.

This is to get you thinking outside the kit. Even though the paper packs are created with a theme in mind, various papers from various kits work well when mixed together. Choose your favorites form different packs and create anew design. Watch this video to see how it is done.

Video on CTMH three cricut cartridges

Each one of the CTMH cartridges comes with 700 different images!! There is a Font and images. That alone makes them amazing. When deciding which one to get first that depends on what type of papercrafting you are doing at the moment. Each cartridge comes as a bundle with 3 stamp sets and 3 sheets of chipboard elements. So they are all of equal value.

  Because as a suite of cartridges they pretty much cover all your papercrafting needs as the three contain 2,100 images all together that can be combined and resized to make just about anything your imagination can create!
Here is a brief description of each cartridge.

Art Philosophy - your one stop shop for all you foundational basic and iconic shapes, tags and card bases.  From acorns to snowflakes this one is chock full of 700 images that cover a range of papercrafting needs.

Artiste - if you are planning a party or like to give gifts in specialty wrapping this is the one for you.  I love the party hats, the gift boxes, cupcake wrappers and themed parties on this one and use it extensively now to decorate for any occasion.

Artbooking - The focus is on scrapbooking - both traditional 12x12 pages as well as themed mini-books.  The 700 images include photo mats, overlays, borders, icons, font and more.  Everything is size linked together to make scrapping a breeze but all can be used individually and sized for any type of project.

Now take a peek at the video for some more info.

"Artbooking Made Easy" CTMH video

Because our new Artbooking Cartridge is so different from most cartridges on the market, Close to my Heart is putting together a weekly video series from now through April 2014 to give us all some guidance and inspiration on how to best utilize this amazing new tool.  This is the first quick episode in the series and definitely worth watching for the adorable mini book they show!

Project Inspiration Pocket Album

You will find a beautiful Christmas stamp set on page 81 of the current Autumn/Winter 2103 CTMH Idea Book. In this Project Inspiration CTMH video they are not only featuring this stamp set but also the My Creations Kraft Pocket Album found on page 126. Although you can make this pocket album into many different types of albums in this video you will see how to make it an album to hold all the beautiful Christmas Cards you will get. Check out this video to see how.

Project Inspiration Cricut Tags

Today I have another Project Inspiration video from CTMH . You can find the stamp set they are featuring on page 105 in the current Autumn/Winter Idea Book 2013. It is a very versatile stamp set for making tags for all occasions. Take a look at this quick video giving you a bit of inspiration for all those tags we all need to make at one time or aother.

Find It. Crush It. Love It.

You've most likely have seen Smash books in the craft stores. Well CTMH has come out with there version which are called Crush Books. They re a quick fun way of documents memories on the go. A place to put those ticket stubs, maps, postcards etc.

Here is a quick video describing the Crush Book by CTMH.

Designed Decor Delights

CTMH  has many new items in the current Idea Book. Amongst them are some Home Décor items. Check out this short video which shows some of the cute items.

Base and Bling

In the Autumn/Winter CTMH Idea BooK one of the new items is in the Base & Bling line. It is a line of products that can make jewelry and/or use the items in your layouts and cards. The jewel packs come in a variety of colors. Check out this video giving you an idea of what these new items are all about.

Along with September being National Stamping month there is also a new SOTM. Check out thi quick video showing some ways of using this unique style stamp.

You are My Happy

 CTMH  is celebrating National Stamping month. They have quite the special this year. Watch this video to see a quick peek.



Isn't it adorable??

You will want to see this.....

This is a video made by another CTMH Consultant. She did a fantastic job and I thought you might enjoy seeing her beautiful projects. I plan on getting some of my own projects up soon ,I hope anyway but for now sit back and enjoy this video. It is a bit long but well worth it.

Project Inspiration- Musin Drawstring Gift Bags

This video is on page 99 in the CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book.

Give a gift that is personalized down to the very bag itself. Using the CTMH Muslin Drawstring bag can make this possible. You can stamp and embellish directly on the bags for a unique look that is perfect to say thanks, congratulations, happy birthday, or just because. The "For a Friend" stamp set is a good stamp set to decorate a bag and make someone's day. Watch this video to learn more about personalizing these little bags.

Project Inspiration- Mini Album

Today's video comes from page 86 in the CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book.

 A Mini Album is the perfect way to use your remaining B&T papers or to mix and match your favorites from multiple paper packets for a completely unique design. This featured Mini Album uses stamped images from the My Acrylix Sightseer stamp set as well as a collection of different papers to add color and a variety to the book. Watch this video to learn how to create one of your own.

Project Inspiration- A Different Spin

Add a different spin to your layouts and cards by incorporating a spinner into your artwork. The chipboard spinner can be stamped, covered with paper, and makes a cute embellishment or extra journaling. The Wheel of Life stamp set coordinates nicely with the spinner for easier stamping and decorating. Learn tips and tricks for using the spinner by watching this video.

This is shown on page 77 in the CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book

Project Inspiration- Faboulous Fabric

One way to dress up a layout is with fabric! This layout is bordered with fabric, and the bottom of the photo is laced with layered gathered strips of fabric, all using the For Always Textiles. If you want to punch up the pizzazz on your layouts watch this video about using fabric.

This is on  Page 71 in the CTMH Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book.

Projecct Inspiration-A Day for Dad

I am a little bit behind but I will also be posting the videos that correspond to 5 of the projects and stamps in our last CTMH Idea Book  Spring/Summer 2013. This is the first one.

I will label these under "Project Inspiration" So they can be seen all in one place under my labels on the right hand side.

Father's day is a great time to celebrate the dads, grandpas, and father figures that make your life meaningful. Make your special guy a personalized card, gift, or party decoration for Father's day using the images on the Perfect-Fit-Dad stamp set. You can learn how to make a card or gift For Father's Day in this video.

This can be found on Page 67 in the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book

Hostess Rewrards Better Than Ever

Here is a video from CTMH corp giving you a look at the special stamps that are available for Hostesses.

Washi Tape is one of the exciting new products and in this video you see another way of having the Washi Tape look without the actual Washi Tape.

Project Inspiration- Ombre Technique

I have another video for you today. This time it is featuring the Ombre technique using Liquid Glass and Re-Inker. Do I have your curiosity peaked? Watch this video by CTMH to learn how this is done.
The video coordinates with the project shown on page  88 in the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book.

This is the first of 5 videos that I will be posting under the "Project Inspiration" label for the Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book.

Count your blessings by creating a journal of year round gratitude using the trendy Ombre technique. This look transforms an image into a colorful rainbow of intermixing hues. Now that is something to be thankful for! Learn more about this Ombre technique and CTMH new  Cricut Artbooking cartridge where these  mini books can be cut in this video.

Video Tutorial: How to make a layout using the new CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

Here is a fabulous video created by Close to my Heart for the Big Picture Class pajama party that was held on July 31st. Watch it for a great tutorial on how to use the new cartridge and create this terrific layout!



To make the screen larger once you have started playing it click on the bottom right  for a larger screen.

Isn't that a fantastic example of what can be done with this cartridge?? It is jam packed loaded with many images for scrapbookers , card makers and 3d Projects. There is something for everyone in this new cartridge. CTMH has done it again. All 3 of there cartridges are something you will reach for almost every time you are crafting. Have fun!!!

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Canvas Art

This is my first time working with a canvas product. The canvas came as a kit.  The cool zigzag pattern was already on it. The kit came with chipboard elements in different colors so you could choose the right color combination for your home. It also had the bling and twine included along with a great stamp set. My husband even thought it looked nice!! Now that is a plus !
If you get the chance to work with a canvas in your scrapbooking give it a try. It is a fun and unique product to work with.

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A series of techniques in CTMH Videos

Here is a link that with take you to a series of 18 CTMH videos.

My Craft Channel

Just click on the link above and it will open a  new window with the location of the series of videos. Or if you prefer you can click on an individual link below to go directly to that specific video.

This is a list of what you can find there.

1. Episode 1- Bend it Curve it
2. Episode 2- The Swipe Hype
3. Episode 3-  Spanning the Space
4. Episode 4-  Terrific Two-Tone
5. Episode 5-  Dauber Dynamite
6. Episode 6-  Coordinate with Cricut Cuts
7. Episode 7-  Alcohol Marker Madness
8. Episode 8-  The Stamp Behind the Mask
9. Episode 9-  The Magic of Monograms
10. Episode 10- Pigment or Dye?
11. Episode 11- How to Kiss- with Stamps
12. Episode 12- Re-Vamping with Overstamping
13. Episode 13- Rock N Roll
14. Episode 14- Cluster Luster
15. Episode 15- Behind the Scenes
16. Episode 16- Passion For Patterns
17. Episode 17- Random Stamping
18. Episode 18- Embossed Resist Stamping

They each offer a few minutes of valuable learning info that can be used in your crafting. As  this post goes down the page you can always find it by going to the "Labels" and choose CTMH Video.

These are from last year but we can always use a refresher can't we? I know I can. Enjoy learning new things or getting a review.
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Chantilly Workshop

As you know I love the Chantilly paper. So I made 4 more layouts. To make these 4 layouts it uses 1 complete pack of the Chantilly paper and a few cuts from some other CS papers. It is a good way to see how much can be done with just 1 pack of paper. The Cricut cuts for one of the layouts are using the Cricut Craft Room and the CTMH Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges.  This was a project that Paige Dolecki put together and she offers a kit for sale . You can go to see her layouts HERE. Thank you Paige for all your directions and CCR file. I added just a few changes to each of the layouts. Three of the layouts I placed pictures from a number of years ago. lol  It was a trip to Brainerd Minnesota showing my daughter an attraction there called "Paul Bunyan Land". It felt good to get some of my older pictures on layouts and out of the box. I am going to try doing that a bit more in between the current photos. The fourth layout goes with the other Chantilly Layouts I made previously with more current pictures.

Layout #1

Layout #2

Layout #3                                                                                                                                      

 

 Layout #4

I hope you enjoy these layouts. Thanks for stopping by.

See you next time.

HUGE GIVEAWAY

There is a Fabulous Giveaway being offered on Mandy Leahy's blog. You can get to it by clicking  HERE

Be sure and check it out before July 31st for a chance to win not 1 but all 3 of the CTMH Cricut Cartridges!!! Isn't that just the best Giveaway ever??!!!  There aren't to many days left so be sure and go there now for your chance. Good Luck!!.

While there look at all her beautiful projects. She is a very talented crafter.

Hook and Loop Dots

Did you ever think you would be using Hook and Loop in your paper crafting projects?  It can be a fun and useful item when trying to have the ability to reopen over an over again such as on a purse. watch this video for some other tips on using these little dots in a variety of ways.

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Better Blending

Since CTMH started selling our new Alcohol markers you may wonder on just how to use them. This video gives you some tips on using and storing these new markers. Along with using the Alcohol lending pen. This video will help you get started or if you have already used them you may get a tip to add to your knowledge in working with these markers.

Personally I like using the Pigment Ink pads to stamp my images the best. Using the Pigment Ink pads also gives you a variety of colors so you don't always have to have black ink for your images. The Pigment Ink pads are 1" cubes in stacks of 10 colors in 4 different color groups. Give them a try and see what you think along with the Alcohol Markers.

Have fun playing with the Alcohol Markers and Alcohol Blending Pen.

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Irrestibles....

Today the video is going to show you how the Irrestibles can be used in your projects. They are a fun item that have a resist design on a variety of shapes. When you ink over them the design shows up. They add a great deal of interest to whatever you are making.
Even though they are talking about the Spring /Summer book our new Autumn/Winter book will have a new item in this category.

Have Fun!!!

Ribbons and Trim

CTMH has a few ribbons that can be altered by coloring them with daubers and/or re-inker etc. The video below shows some fun techniques using a variety of the ribbons available from CTMH.
check it out and give it a try. It's always fun to learn new ways of using something you may already have in your stash.

Happy Crafting!!

Make it a Banner Day

Want some ideas on how to make some of the cutest banners? Watch this video for some fantastic ideas.

Make it a Banner day

Just a Note....

As you have probably noticed I have been posting a variety of CTMH videos. I have made a label titled "CTMH Videos" in my Blog List. That way if you ever want to see one of them again but it is now a few pages back you can quickly find them under that label.

I hope you enjoy them. There will be more to come.


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Background Stamps

Ever wondered how to use Background stamps? CTMH has some really cute and fun Background Stamps. They are fun to use in all your crafting projects to add texture and design. Here is a video showing you some ways to use these versatile stamps.




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Are you a Cricut Craft Room Beginner?

Here is a video by CTMH on using the Cricut Craft Room. CTMH has two currently  great Cricut cartridges. One is Art Philosophy and the other is Artiste. On August 1st they will offer a third cartridge called Artbooking.  All 3 of these cartridges are jammed packed with images!!! They each have 700 different images. They are fantastic. To have even more fun use the Free Cricut Craft Room program to manipulate the images and add images together.

The video below is from CTMH and will give you an example of using the images in the Craft Room. Give it a try. It is fun to experiment and see what you can put together to cut out.

Have Fun.

CTMH new Artbooking Cartridge arriving soon.....

On August 1st CTMH 's new Idea Book will become live. In this new book amongst loads of other wonderful products is a new Cricut Cartridge called Artbooking!!! Cricut and CTMH has done it again. Just when you thought the  Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges were awesome now they have added Artbooking to their fantastic line up.  It is jam packed with images. You won't believe what you see. I have a copy of the handbook for you to take a look at what all is in this wonderful addition to the CTMH cartridges.

Take a look: