Summer's End Blog hop

Hello friends!

Summer is winding down but I thought I'd leave you with a sweet taste of summer with these cards I created using the One in a Melon stamp set that's available for just a few more days.

If you're joining us from the Summer's End Blog Hop and came from Katy's blog, welcome!  Thank you for stopping by.

I love the cute little pineapples.  This is a Cricut shape on the Artistry Cricut Cartridge.  

Orange You Great! 

I used our now - retired Sunset Ink to make this simple yet wonderful card.  Our Rose Gold Foil Tape goes forever and ever and it's still available, for the next year at least!  I think you could make about 90 of these cards from 1 roll!  

Recognize the smaller melon?  It's really the orange slice!  

All of the watercolor backgrounds were made using our fabulous new medium round water brush and one shade of our watercolor paints.  It couldn't be easier and cleanup is super simple!  

Be sure to get your One In A Melon Stamp C1650 Set before the end of the month!

Thank you for stopping by, if you're hopping, your next stop is Amie's blog Mimi, Myself and I.

White Pines Sampler

Thanks to a couple of my customers, I've been encouraged to keep creating art for the Shadow Box frame.  

This year's Christmas sampler was created with the White Pines My Reflections paper and Complements and the Artistry Cricut cartridge.  It was inspired by a couple pieces of artwork I've seen this fall created by Leesa Bartu.  

The White Pines paper is full of elegance and whimsy as you can see with the beautiful flowers and the cute forest critters.  

In making this sampler, I had TONS of complements (stickers, chipboard diecuts and clear accent pieces) left over so I'll make up a few gift tags too.  When I created the "Joy, Peace, Noel, Merry and Bright" background with the Artistry Cricut Cartridge I filled in the rest of the 12x12 piece of cardstock with simple tags shapes in my Cricut Design Space File.

Want this sampler?  You can order the White Pines Paper and Complements from my website and I'll send you the instructions and Cricut Design Space File. You'll also need clear sparkles and the Artistry Cartridge.  You can order a kit from me for $15 + shipping.

My kit will also include cut from Cranberry and Colonial White Cardstock and a few clear sparkles.

You will also need 3D foam tape, Liquid Glass and Bonding Memories adhesives to complete the project.

Contact me to order your sampler today.  Kits are only available while supplies last.  

Kaleidoscope Pyramid Card

These pyramid cards that I've been seeing on Pinterest are a ton of fun!  This is a great way to introduce the new Kaleidoscope papers to you.  These cards are also called teepee cards.

I used Kaleidoscope paper and ink colors along with Shower Flowers C1612 to embellish this card.

The banner is 1.25" tall and from our new Artistry Cricut Cartridge.

This is a 3D card and it can be mailed flat in an envelope.  It will take a 5x7 envelope.

Then you just fold it and tie the cord in a pretty bow.

It's so easy to create this card, it will be one of my 5 cards for my fun & fab card workshop this month.  

The workshop is at 6:30 on November 20th since the regular 4th Friday is Thanksgiving weekend. 

Email me to RSVP or here on my Facebook events page.

Can't come to my workshop?
You can request a pre-stamped card kit shipped directly to you.

Please request your kit no later than the RSVP Workshop RSVP date of November 17th.  

5 Card Kit with shipping is just $18 (US only).

Come back on Tuesday morning for the Tutorial.

Simply Fundamentals Workshop

Have you played with our new Fundamentals papers?  If not, this is your chance!  

In the month of November, you can purchase the Simply FUNdamentals scrapbooking kit, any album and get a Value Pack of Memory Protectors (25 of them!) for free!  

And there's a ready-to cut workshop that goes with it!  

See it here.

What's included?  

1 Paper Fundamentals Enchantment pack (including our 7 new Exclusive colors!)

1 Fundamental stickers Enchantment pack

1 Peacock Fundamental Assortment

3 sheets of White Daisy cardstock

Album of your choice 

FREE Memory Protectors (25 pack!)

To get the free page protectors, add the bundle to your cart through this link.  

(You can also order just the scrapbooking paper & assortments by clicking on the individual items)

You'll also qualify for this month's Stamp of the Month for $5!

Getting this stamp set just for the journaling lines would be a steal

If you're local, I'll be having a workshop to create these layouts on 

Saturday, January 9th, 2016 at 1pm. Here's the Facebook Event.  

(Psst... this workshop is after the holidays...  This bundle would make a wonderful Christmas gift!)

Now the question is:  what memories would you preserve in these 10 pages?  

Sangria card workshop

Ever need some quick and beautiful cards fast?  

This workshop is for you!  

This workshop has a cutting diagram to make 5 of each card, 10 cards total.  

1 paper pack has enough Background & Texture paper to create 2 sets when Eggplant is substituted for the Kraft paper.  

What you'll need:  

C1625 My Acrylix® A Thousand Thanks

X7199B Sangria Paper Pack

Z1375 Kraft Cardstock (Or use the Eggplant from the paper pack)

1385 White Daisy Cardstock (1 sheet needed)

Z3091 Pink Enamel Gems

Z3129 Foil Tape Gold or Z1985 Gold Shimmer Trim

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

NEW:  Z2647 Eggplant Exclusive Inks™ Pad

NEW:  Z2653 Pomegranate Exclusive Inks™ Pad

Z2164 Sorbet Exclusive Inks™ Pad

Y1000 1" x 1" My Acrylix® Block

Y1002 1" x 3½" My Acrylix® Block

X254 White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Place a $20 order on my website (anytime between now and August 2016) that includes the Sangria paper pack & I'll send you the cutting guide for free!

Come back to see next month's fun & fabulous workshop.

Happy World Card Making Day

Hello friends!  It's a beautiful fall day here and I'll be having some friends over tonight to make cards & the last Seasonal Sampler.

Here's one of the cards I made this morning for tonight's workshop using the Sangria papers and Sangria Assortment.

I created this with the leftover scraps from the Sangria samplers.  Even the Cricut shapes took up "leftover" paper from my sampler.  This pumpkin was used on the sampler.  I just resized it for the card.  

This card sketch is one of my favorites from the Make It From Your Heart Vol 2 Card & layout how-to book from Close to My Heart.  It's one of 12 great card sketches that includes the dimensions of each part of the card.  That's my favorite part!  

Sangria Seasonal Sampler

I think I saved the best for last, don't you?

No, I haven't been keeping this paper tucked away for a year, it's new!  This sampler features our brand new Sangria papers & assortment from the new 2015 Annual Inspirations catalog.

This features 3 SUPER EASY 3D flowers from our very 1st Cricut Bundle, Art Philosophy along with shapes from Artbooking and the brand new Artistry Cricut cartridge.  

My last workshop will be on Saturday 10/3 @ 7pm  

Click here to order a pre-cut ready to assemble kit to create on your own or at the workshop

The kit will also include 2 coordinating cards.

Want to make one on your own and have the Cricut Cartridges?  

Place an order on my website for $20 and I'll send you the Cricut Design Space Link and a project guide.  This project can also be easily created on the Cricut Expression.  

Items used:

Sangria Paper X7199B

Sangria Assortment Z3084

Quatrefoil Embossing Folder

Pomegranate Exclusive Inks

Adventure Cardstock

Neutrals Cardstock

Cricut Bundles:  

Art Philosophy

Artbooking

Artistry - New!

This completes a full year of seasonal samplers.  We started in October 2014 with Halloween and we're ending in ((late)) September with Autumn.

Check out all of my previous seasonal samplers here.

I have a limited amount of supplies on hand for some of last year's kits. 

Best Friends

Do you ever scraplift?  

I created this card over the weekend using the early release products.  

I love the dogs and cats on the cartridge.  I also appreciate that there's 3 of each.  Not all dogs look the same!  

The "Best Friends" stamp is from the Artistry Cricut Collection so when you purchase the collection, you'll have everything you need to start creating a card like this.

Zoe papers, Coral Shimmer Trim & Artistry Cricut Collection.  

Back to scrap-lifting.  I used this beautiful card from the current catalog as my inspiration.  

This card design is actually Design #26 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2.  This is a how-to booklet that gives you the cutting guide for card and scrapbook layouts.  It gives me the structure.  After that's it the fun part of embellishing!

What have you scraplifted lately?

Enjoy Artistry!

Here's my first card from the new CTMH Cricut Bundle 'Artistry'

This cartridge isn't fancy.  Instead it's amazing.  

No 3D flowers.  But gorgeous layered flowers

No 3D boxes.  But it has a mason jar on pg 2 that is lovely.

No 3D cards but hundreds of items to make a card

No scrapbook layouts but tons of titles, icons, borders and backgrounds.

And of course a coffee cup, latte cup on page 5 and items for tea on later pages.  

There's 700 shapes, many of which are layered making 442 grouped images in Cricut Design Space.

And a font that can be shadowed with a bold setting, normal or handwritten with a pen.  

CTMH has released the shape index so you can see everything that's part of the cartridge.  

And it's available as a Digital Cartridge for Explore users in Cricut Design Space for a $20 savings.  

A code will be shipped with the cardstock & 3 exclusive stamp sets.  

Are you excited about this cartridge? 

I have more artwork to show you!

Here's where to find sneak peeks!

Here's some EXCITING news!

New goodies are coming the next 2 months.  

Find sneak peeks on Facebook & Instagram because I can't say what they are on my blog until they're released.  

the Crafty Lalia Facebook Page 

or

Crafty Lalia on Instagram (no account needed to view Instagram)

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