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This card was made using two of the CTMH Cricut catridges. The Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges.  These  cards were designed by Adeline Brill. Thank you Adeline. Check her out for some more fantastic projects.
In this project she was showing how to use some of the different buttons available to us on our Cricuts that we may forget about or not know how to use. Also both cards are very similar but not exactly the same. The top one is cut with the Artiste cartridge and the bottom one with the Art Philosophy cartridge. Some of the buttons that we don't often think about using like Flip, Portrait, Fit To Length, Repeat Last, Settings to change from 1/4ths to 1/10ths,  Quantity and Real Dial Size, to name a few.  As an example in these cards the stamped frame  comes from a stamp set called Frame Flair D1548. On the carrier sheet for the stamp set it states which Cricut cartridge is used and what size to cut the images for the stamp to fit exactly. So it said to use the Art Philsophy cart and to cut it at 2 1/4". So in the bottom card the stamped image fits nicely on the white daisy CS cut piece. But on the top card the same stamp was used but the image was chosen from the Artiste cartridge and so it doesn't match exactly but yet it still works. 

It is something to try when you are playing around with your different Cricut buttons. Pick a cartridge and a stamp set that has a Cricut image and see if you can make the same card using another cartridge by finding similar images. It helps us to look outside the box a little and expand our knowledge and our supplies. Try out some of the different buttons to see what they do for you. It will be surprising on how much can be done with a change or addition of a few buttons.

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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.

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Kraft Container

The Big Picture P.J. Class was making this Kraft Container.
It is a very sturdy Kraft tube that could made into so many different ways. You could place a gift inside as a cute way to present a gift or fill it with candies and set on your desk or a variety of other options. Mine has 52 strips of paper inside each with an idea to us in your crafting. You can pick one out each day and incorporate in the project you are working on. It helps to expand what items you might end up using and techniques to try out.
This class was given by Stacy Julian. She gave us the download to printout her sheets of ideas to cut apart and put in the tube.
The next PJ Class is in July. I can't wait to see what it will be. This was a fun experience and can't wait to do it again.
Think of all the ways this tube could be decorated and used. It would be great during the Christmas season too. It is very inexpensive and can be decorated in a short period of time.
This tube used all CTMH products. They are the Chantilly paper pack, Grey twine, Happy Thoughts stamp set, Wooden Trinkets (the butterflies), Cricut cut for the frame and stamped with the coordinating Frame Flair stamp set and Twilight and Whisper inks.

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Chantilly and a Bracket Frame

Like I mentioned in earlier posts I really like the Chantilly paper. There are lot's of Bracket Frame projects on Pinterest etc so why not combine the two. Using the Cricut and the Artiste cartridge I cut a total of 18 flowers in varying sizes of 3", 4", 5.5"and 7" using all the different patterned paper in the Chantilly paper pack.
To further embellish the Cricut cut flowers I also stamped some flowers from the Happy Thoughts stamp set to place in between amongst the 3D flowers and added some wooden elements and sparkles.
The bow was made with a piece of the Chantilly Textiles and burlap ribbon. To make the bow have a bit more stability the fabric was wrapped around a strip of the burlap and stitched a series of rows to keep the burlap ribbon flat.
The banner I made as one that could be removed in case I wanted to have a different message. The black is a chalkboard sheet. So if I use regular chalk I can write a message and erase to write another. But if you want a permanent message on it use the chalk Marker and it will stay.
It was a FUN project to make and have to hang in my home.

I'm not done with the Chantilly paper yet though. I will have some more layouts made with this same line soon.
Check back for those.
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I just Love the Chantilly paper pack!!!

 This first layout was taken from the cover of the CTMH Idea Book. I am trying to learn new things on every project I make and this one did just that. I have never used fabric on a layout and making the "sunshine" look strips on a layout were new to me also. So I went to work on figuring out how to reproduce this layout.
 Not only did I stitch a piece of the Chantilly Textiles on the lower portion of the page but I also cut a bow with the Cricut Artiste cartridge and the pink fabric.  It cut beautifully!! If you haven't cut fabric yet with your Cricut you have to give it a try.  I tried two different methods actually. They both worked very well. I used a fabric stiffener and Heat n Bond. The Heat n Bond is the easier and quicker method but either one works. I will say though that the Stiffener method leaves the cut much stiffer than the Heat n Bond.

My settings were Blade 4, Speed low and Pressure 5.

 I will be using fabric again that's for sure. I am also a seamstress which explains my excitement for using fabric I guess. lol  
CTMH has a number of stamps that match with Cricut cuts from the Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges. In this layout I used Girl's Rock for the flowers and the Art Philosophy cartridge.
I cut my title with Lyrical Letters and the Jumbo feature using white CS and chipboard.

The second layout also uses fabric only this time I ran a strip through my sewing machine and gathered it to make a ruffle. I also did some stitching around the page and on the little squares. It was another fun page to make. Like the layout above I used some fun embellishments too. On the title of this page I also used Lyrical Letters and cut in CS and chipboard but this time also inked the letters with Pear ink.

Supply List ( all CTMH products)
Inks- Blush, Pear, Twilight, Ruby, Hollyhock, Black, Cotton Candy
Blush Re-inker
Spray Pen
Chantilly paper
CS colors-white, Buttercup and Champagne
Chantilly Textiles
Pink Glitter Gems
Chantilly assortment
Green & Blue epoxy bubbles
Mini Medley wooden
Bakers Twine-Neutral
Hollyhock zipper ribbon
C1538 Girl's Rock
D1545 Wheels of Life
C1533 Fabulous You
Artiste Cartridge
Art Philosophy Cartridge

I will be back soon with one more Chantilly project. I made a Bracket Frame. Come back and check it out. See you then.

Have fun crafting!!!

Happy Birthday To You.....

I have been practicing with the new CTMH Alcohol markers. I have more to learn but am having fun seeing how they color and blend so easily. I will be posting the different projects I make using them as part of the project in the following days.

I made a birthday card from a pattern in the Wishes How to Book for cards and the Chantilly paper pack.I used the alcohol markers to color my rose and the small flowers on the sentiment card. I still need more practice but it sure is fun to work with them. I love the shading you can get and the variation in color from just one marker or more than one. In this card I used the following colors: Cotton Candy, Crème Brulee and Juniper.

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Supply List
C1494 Card Word Puzzle
Chantilly paper pack
Cashmere, Kraft, Juniper, White Daisy CS
Cotton Candy, Crème Brulee, Juniper, Autumn Terracotta  markers
Almond Glitter Glitz
Brown and Tan sparkles