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!!!

More Cards

I had run extremely low on my supply of cards. I have made so many but have sent all of them now also. So I was in need of some quick cards.  I had been on the internet and saw some really pretty cards made by Wizards hangout. I loved them so I just had to give them a try myself. Both of these are almost identical I just did the Butterfly different and the sentiment. One Butterfly is stamped and embossed and the other one is a paper butterfly that has a design on it.  Three ink colors were used in stamping the two largest flowers.  I stamped first in Buttercup, then added Sunset to the outer petals with a dauber and lagoon for the center. The pearls I used for the flower centers started out white but I used one of my Alcohol markers to color them.  They have a bright fresh look for the summer.

All products were CTMH except I used an old wooden stamp for the background on these cards.

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Sympathy card #2

This is another Sympathy card for you.
I used 3 small strips of paper from 3 different paper packs. Don't they look good together? It shows you that many of the CTMH paper packs can be used with each other. I added some Baker's Twine and a stamped flower and leaves from Girl's Rock C 1538 stamp set for the decoration. Lastly I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set Card Chatter -Sympathy D 1476

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