Cherish Stamp, Thin Cuts & Stencil Inspiration

 The Cherish Cardmaking Stamp, Thin cuts & Stencil bundle has been my most used stamp in the last 6 months.  Here's 10 projects I've created using it.

This is one of Close to My Heart's first stamp, thin cut & stencil bundle where the stencil is used to color the stamped image.  

I've used sponges, daubers and blending brushes the create the following cards.

Here I blended several colors across the flowers for a softer look

This is a Faux Step Card.  There's no fancy cutting for make this stair step design unlike the original stair step.  Here's a stair step tutorial from last year.

I'm going to continue sharing the cards I colored with Melon, the CTMH color of the year to show you how you can vary the shading in the stencil to change the look completely. 

Like the Stair Step Card, this one is very uniform, with just a little bit of lighter blending around the center.  

This time, I barely blended any melon in the center of the flowers.  I focused on the edges.

On this card, I blended Scarlet primarily around the edge of the stencil, but on the next card, I filled in the stencil uniformly.

This one I diecut the stamped image from a circle to create a spotlight effect.  We have several card-front background dies like this still available.

This one is layered.  I used 2 diecuts, one in Glacier and other in Honey Butter and Mink.  I cut out the flowers and layered them over the first image.  This was a good way to use up the image as I didn't diecut it perfectly and had cut off a couple leaves.  

The Cherish Cardmaking Stamp bundle is on sale this month because March 2023 is our Stamptacular Sale!

You can get this set discounted for only $20.  

It's beginning to craft a lot like Christmas

Yes, it's beginning to look like Christmas at my house.  

First, I have my last few card 2022 workshops on the calendar.  Click the link to see more details on the Facebook event

1. Fun & Fab Fall Cards on Friday  This Friday 10/21 @ 6:30 PM
2. Cards at Noon - October  Tuesday, 10/25 @ Noon
3. Christmas Card Workshop Friday, November 18 @ 6:30 PM
• This one requires pre-payment.  See here.  
4. Thanksgiving Leftovers Saturday, November 26 @ 4PM 
5. Cards at Noon - November Tuesday, November 29 @ Noon

 

Picture This Christmas

This year CTMH has released a 5x7 photo greeting card kit.  Print your favorite 4x6 photo and make it part of your Christmas card.  There's two versions:  Regular card & shaker card.  See here for more info.

Christmas Card Workshop

Friday, November 18th is my Annual Christmas Card Workshop.  

This card kit will be pre-cut for all attendees.  You can also purchase it here.  

Stamp of the Month

This adorable set is only $5 with a $50 order.  Or FREE when you're a VIP customer.  VIP customers also get 15% credit on their orders too!  

These sentiments are so honest!  

These are the Days

Create 13 pages for an album or calendar with our newest Cut Above kit.  Stamping is optional!

Ongoing Specials Ending in October

Fa-boo-lous

This is our newest Halloween themed paper collection.  P.S.  There's 3 retired collections still on my shopping website

Flower Shoppe

Two workshops:  One for scrapbookers, one for cardmakers!

Card Creativity from National Stamping Month

Amazing stamps & dies!  

Whew that's all! 

Christmas Card Workshop

I'm excited to be back to hosting a Christmas Card workshop at my home in Everett, WA this year!  

I'm using the Christmas Story Card Workshop from Close to My Heart.  It has 4 card designs, and I'll be adding a 5th design to round it out to 5 unique cards.  

This year's cards have no coloring, lots of dimension with die-cuts and a little stamping in Black & Scarlet inks.  All items will be pre-cut and ready to create for you on the day of the workshop.  

One set of 5 cards $15

Two sets of the 5 cards is $25

Three sets of the 5 cards is $35 (15 cards total)

Four sets of the 5 cards is $45 (20 cards total)

Standard foam squares will be included.  If you want the Thin 3D foam tape or dots, please let me know and I can pre-order them for you.  This class requires pre-payment via mail or PayPal/Venmo no later than November 8th.

Please select the number of sets of cards and Add On Items.  This order form is only for the workshop attendees.  If you would like this kit, you can also order directly from my website.  I won't be mailing out pre-stamped kits this year.  

Use this link to register

Thin 3D foam Tape 75" per roll

 

Double-sided foam dots,
1 mm tall; 6 mm (128 dots)
and 12 mm (50 dots) wide.

 

Black Journaling Pen

Sweet Pickings of Strawberries 🍓 & Watermelon 🍉makes for a sweet 30 card workshop with 15 designs!  

I've created this colorful workshop with 15 card designs for a total of 30 cards using 1 pack of the May-June Mix-In paper and Sweet Pickings.   There's 3 designs that have shaker elements with an option to make 3 more designs into shakers as well.

The Tutti Frutti shapes not only make fun shaker bits, but amazing, yet soft and flat card front embellishments.

  

These fun cards are easy to cut and assemble.  There's no fussy cutting required if you have the Thin Cut dies that accompany the stamp set.  Only 4 ink colors required.  If you mail them, no extra postage required!   These cards have tons of customizability with your choice of sentiments.  

Item #   Description

X9040    Mix-in Paper Packet (May–Jun)

Z4441    Sweet Pickings Stamp + Thin Cuts

X7281E  Tutti Frutti Mini Shapes

Z4309    Circle Shaker Window Thin Cuts

Z4310    Circle Shaker Window Foam + Acetate

X254      White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Z679      Liquid Glass

Z6528    Capri Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z6520    Flamingo Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z6513    Green Apple Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z2805    Black Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad

Z3341    Thin 3-D Foam Dots

Z3547    Piercing Tool

S2206    I Heart Summer—June Stamp of the Month

Also:  3 Sheets of White Daisy & 1 sheet of Black Cardstock and a black journaling pen.  They are currently sold out on my website.  

I'm including the Stamp of the Month in this kit because it's perfect and you can customize your card workshop with some of these images and stamps.  It's just so adorable.  

To get the workshop guide, just place an order on my website of $25 or more or purchase the cutting guide for $10.

 

You can order the workshop guide for personal or workshop use here.  It will be emailed within 24 hours of purchase, but most likely sooner.

Just a quick note & lots of photos to let you know about all the great things that CTMH has to offer in the month of May.  

It's not too late to celebrate National Scrapbooking Month with some amazing & exclusive kits.  These are all kits and only available through the end of May, while supplies last.

But first... You're invited! In 3 days I'm having a card workshop that's in my home.  These 4 cards & the Taco card shown below are the ones we'll be making.   Friday, 5/20 at 6:30 pm in Everett, WA.  Email me if you would like to come. The costs $15 for the evening of fun, learning and laughter.  

Can't come in May, add June 24th to your calendar for the next one.  

Kits kits & more kits in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day.

My favorites are the card kits because I love making cards!

Many Wishes Card kit use stencils and ink blending to create beautiful flowers.  

Here's what I created with the kit

A Toast To You is our second card kit.  Aren't these stamps adorable?  

  

Here's one card I created.  I swapped around the Toast & Taco.  

Good Vibes is an Exclusive Scrapbook Kit.  No Stamping Required.  It's simply adorable.  

More photos are on the website.  

Circles and Patterns Scrapbooking Workshop Kit is using the In Full Bloom papers which were so loved along with an amazing set of circle dies to create some fun layouts.  

Little Penguins Album Workshop Kit is the best 6x6 album!  It's fun colors make a vibrant album that's good for so many occasions.  And the penguins, they're so plentiful and adorable!  

The May Stamp of the Month kit!

This ready-to create kit will be yours (cards will be even more amazing than pictured) when you purchase the Stamp of the Month for $5  with at $50 order.  VIP customers get this stamp for free with their $50 order.  

Remember when I said that you get the Stamp of the Month for FREE when you're a VIP?  

This month is the last month to get this fun collection of acrylic shapes for free when you sign up as a VIP for the first time.  It retails for $19.95 and is only available to new & existing VIP members.  

Look at all of these shapes!  

More info here >>

There's a whole new catalog!

You can view it online here >>