Meet Swan Lake

Oh my goodness, are you ready for fall?

Meet Swan Lake.  It's GORGEOUS, elegant with a bit of whimsy.

Swan Lake paper with Thankful For You stamps & Thin Cuts

and

Swan Lake paper with Autumn Wishes stamps

Notice something wonderful about these two card workshops?  The cards are the same.  It's just the difference in the stamp sets.

Sometimes having a whole pack of paper is overwhelming.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to have just what you need?  This kit also includes cardstock that is now sold separately.  

What's not to love?

• A full color instruction guide.
• A full color cutting guide to make 18 cards (or 72 if you use the whole pack of paper)
• My kits include embellishments and all extra cardstock needed to make the 18 cards, 6 designs, 3 each. 
• Very few scraps left over!

Pumpkins (Autumn Wishes B1530) 

Swans (Thankful for You with Thin Cuts Z4007)

Or both!  Each kit make 3 of each card design. You can make both designs!

Have you noticed the new Black Shimmer Ribbon?  It's soft and so easy to work with.  It lays flat for cards too.  You'll get a full roll of this ribbon with each card kit.  

This quarter pack card kit includes

• 5 sheets (6 x  12.5") of the Swan Lake paper pack. The extra 0.5" is for the zip strip at the top
• 3 sheets of cardstock (6x12"), one each of Poppy, Peacock & Goldrush
• 2+  sheets of White Daisy cardstock (6x12").  
• Additional White Daisy Paper 24 pre-cut pumpkins for Autumn Wishes or 2 (6x12") sheets of White Daisy for stamping the swans and floral elements of Thankful For You (You will not receive pre-cut swans)
• 1 roll of Black Shimmer Ribbon Z4012 (3 yards per roll)
• 20 card bases & envelopes from X254 bulk card bases & envelopes.  I'm giving you a couple extra just in case.  
• Electronic copy of the Cutting Guide for the 18 cards.  (This is NOT a pre-cut workshop)
• Electronic copy of the Full Color Assembly Guide.

And your choice of one of these options:

• Autumn Wishes B1530 (Pumpkin stamp set)
• Thankful For You (Stamp set only C1655)
• Thankful For You with Thin Cuts Z4007-This is what I used.  
• Or both stamp sets (Swans & Pumpkins).  (This qualifies you for the GORGEOUS September Stamp of the Month for $5)

Here's a look at the stamps.  Aren't they all wonderful?  I love the September Stamp of the Month and I'm so happy to be able to offer it to you in this kit.  

Place your order now for kits to ship by 9/21.  

Orders after 9/15 will ship approximately 10 business days later.  

Select from the following options as noted above to order your kit.  Or shop my website to receive the electronic files for free.  Sister consultants, please keep reading!  There's a bit for you too!

Workshop kit pricing based on stamp set selection.  Kits will be shipped for $7

Pumpkin Edition
Autumn Wishes	$29.75
Swan Edition
Thankful For You (stamps only)	$34.50
Thankful For You with thin cut dies	$48.85
Both Swans & Pumpkins	$61.50
Add on Stamp of the Month	$66.50

*Ahh the joys of blogger.  This table cannot make up its mind if it's going to have lines or not.

Swan Lake Card Kits
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All orders placed by September 15th will ship around September 21.


Are you a Crafty DIYer or Consultant?

You can recreate this workshop with your friends and customers too!
Place a $25 order on my website and I'll email you the cutting diagram, assembly guide and consultant release (saying you can copy this workshop) for free!
Not up to ordering from my website?  You can order the guide for $20 USD through this PayPal button.

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Happy Spring Banner

So ADORABLE!!!
Have you seen the Banner in a Jar post on the CTMH Make It From Your Heart blog post from Monday?  If not, keep reading or hop on over to the blog then come back!

This is a banner in a jar to either give to a friend or make for yourself.   You can give it as an easy to assemble gift or make it yourself.

It's so adorable, I'm having a workshop for it.  No jar required!

from http://blog.closetomyheart.com/

Workshop & Kits!

I designed my own banner inspired by the one above in Cricut Design Space for my Cricut Explore.  If you have the Artiste & Artistry Cricut Cartridges, you can receive my files for free with any $10 purchase from my website.  

My banner with paper embellishments $12 for a single & $20 for two banners.

Single Kit $12  super cute and easy to assemble.  All accents are paper.

- pre-cut banner & shapes from the Penelope Paper Pack

-Playful Puffies (1 full pack)

-Thistle Extra Thick Twine (2 yards)

-4mm Clear Sparkles (36)

2 Banner Kit $20

-2 pre-cut banner & words with Cricut Cut Embellishments

-Playful Puffies (1 full pack *shared for 2 projects)

-Thistle Extra Thick Twine (4 yards)

-4mm Clear Sparkles (72)

If you'd like to make the CTMH banner, I can add a package of Penelope Complements for $8.

To order your kit, contact me or leave me a comment and I'll send you a PayPal invoice.  To ship a kit, I'll add $3 to cover shipping.  

Kit orders received by March 23 will be available to pick up or create at my banner workshop April 1st at 7pm.  If ordering after March 23rd, kits will be ordered and shipped in approximately 10 days after I receive your payment.  

Local Workshop on April 1 (no foolin'!)

Come & create your banner on Friday, April 1 at 7pm.  This is a great mother-daughter project.  When you RSVP let me know how many people are coming so I can plan seating.
RSVP with payment needed by 3/23 to ensure supplies for your it are available.

DIY workshop
Make a purchase from my website of $10+ and I'll email the Cricut Design Space files & photos for this banners to you as a thank you! *You will need the Artbooking & Artiste Cricut Cartridges to use this file.

While there's no stamping on this banner, don't forget about Stamaganza!  Buy 2 stamp sets and get one free, only in the month of March!  We are RETIRING a record number of stamps this year.  This event is a great way to get them before they're gone!

Christmas tag workshop

Lets create some adorable tags for Christmas!  

I'd love to host this workshop in your home in the month of November or early December with your friends.  Each set of 12 tags (2 of each) is just $5.  Everything is pre-cutb .  Just add adhesive!  

My 1st workshop featuring this kit will be Saturday, November 14th at 1pm.  

Please RSVP no later than noon on Friday if you want to attend.  

I plan to have at least one more workshop in the next 4 weeks as well.  I just haven't picked a date.

Let me know in the comments if you're interested in attending an upcoming workshop.  

Want a kit in the mail?  (US addresses only.) I can ship pre-stamped ready to assemble kits.  A handout will be emailed to you to help you assemble them.

This tag workshop was for 2015.  Click here to see and order the 2016 kit.  

Don't wait!  Nearly all the paper I have for these kits are retired.   When I run out, I'll change the design (the tea cup & latte cup wrapper will be the first ones to be changed).

Want to create your own tag workshop?

You'll need CTMH Cricut Cartridges Artiste, Artbooking, Artfully Sent and Artistry.

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I also want to thank my upline Michele Rowley for her inspiration on this tag workshop.  She helped me get started on this kit yesterday and she designed the JOY and nativity tags.  Thank you Michele!

Seaside Sampler

I love the beach, don't you?  I love beach themed scrapbook supplies.  They remind me of the good times I have with friends and family.  I couldn't be more thrilled how this seasonal sampler turned out!  Even though Pacific Northwest beaches don't have palm trees, I see plenty of shells, star fish and a few sand dollars when I visit.

This seasonal sampler uses the "whole" Seaside collection of paper, complements (cardstock stickers) and the gorgeous metal assortment, all from Close to My Heart.  It's retiring August 31, 2015 if it doesn't sell out in the mean time.  The complements are currently on backorder and will return next week.

The Cricut shapes are from the CTMH Artbooking cartridge and the Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge.  If you don't own the beach one, you can now buy the individual shapes through Cricut Design Space which is a fabulous way to get a couple shapes without breaking the bank.  

I made 4 cards with about half of the remaining complements.  There was still a lot leftover! 

If you attend one of my workshops or order the kit, you'll receive pre-cut supplies to make the sampler & all four cards.

The cost for the whole kit is $25 plus applicable shipping.  Contact me if want a kit.  Due to the potential of sell-out, I'm not adding a PayPal button.  I'll check inventory before taking a payment.

You can also order the supplies from my website and I'll send you the kit instructions.  

Workshop dates:

July 18th

August 22nd (bring any kit to finish this evening)

Saturday's at 7pm

I need a bit of time to order and prepare your workshop kit, please RSVP with payment as soon as you can.  

Freedom Sampler

I hope everyone had a good Independence Day weekend!  

Here's the latest installment of my seasonal sampler.  

This one features Cranberry, Colonial White, Outdoor Denim and Kraft papers and lots of Desert Sand Ink to distress the edges of nearly every piece of paper.  

My year of seasonal samplers are coming to end very soon!  Why?  

The supplies are being discontinued this summer to make way for a whole new batch of fresh papers and complements.  If you'd like this sampler or any of my previous samplers, contact me now before it's too late!  The new catalog starts September 1st, but many of the supplies used in earlier samplers are already starting to run out.  (The Yuletide Santa themed Sampler is no longer available and I only have 1 kit remaining of the Snowhaven Sampler.)

Click here to see all of my samplers.

Birthday Sampler

How about a birthday sampler to celebrate each of your family members?

You may have seen it on my Facebook Page a couple months ago.  It may be "old" but I still have kits available!

I used the Confetti Wishes paper & Complements for this sampler.  The "Make A Wish" Scrapbook title was too big for the sampler so I created it as a banner.  This banner was inspired by my CTMH upline Michele Rowley's scrapbook layout.  

The center square can say "Birthday Boy" or "Birthday Girl."  I used our Hook & Loop Dots so they could be interchanged on the frame without causing any damage.  

They were created using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.  

I had plenty of stickers left over and created 4 cards with most of the remaining complements.  If you look at these cards, you'll notice that they're created primarily with strips of paper.  They really do use up the leftover scraps.  

You can order a pre-cut kit for $25.  It will include a full color guide sent by email.

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My kits are easy to ship. $6 covers shipping on any number of kits you purchase.  

Kits can only be shipped within the United States   Order any time between now and July 2015.
Orders for kits will ship within 2 weeks of your order.

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Click here to see my other kits

Blossom Seasonal Sampler

Check out the latest installment of my Seasonal Sampler series!

Last night I donated one of these samplers to an Operation Smile auction and it raised $110 towards the cost of an operation to correct cleft pallet or cleft lip.  Each surgery only costs $240 through this amazing organization.  I've never been to a CTMH event that has hosted an Operation Smile auction before.  It was a bit intimidating saying "I'll donate," not knowing if this is the type of item that would sell.  I was wondering if I'd have to bid on it myself just to get back the cost of the frame.   No bidding for me.  I was too busy hanging on to my seat as the bidding hit $80+ in just a few seconds.  Thank you Kelley for your generosity and your final bid!  

It was jaw dropping, inspiring and I was a bit teary eyed.  I'll be writing more about Operation Smile in future posts.  

I want to thank Michele Rowley, my upline, mentor and brainchild of these seasonal samplers.  We've been tag teaming on creating these samplers.  This one was her "baby."  I was going to sit this month out.  I think she knew exactly what she was doing when she send me a sneak peek of her  Blossom Sampler.  It was gorgeous.  I ran with the idea, added that beautiful banner and butterfly and here it is!  Thank you Michele for your inspiration for this year and giving me the nudge to design this one.

You don't have to spend that much to create your own piece of artwork.  This month, for just $20 you can create the 12x12 sampler and 5 cards with the leftover stickers and scraps.  The frame is $28.95 plus shipping & tax (about $34)

Here's the FIVE cards.  I've never had so many stickers leftover.  

We'll be stamping 3 of the cards using the new stamp set Finding the Words D1646.  Even the cute little butterflies on the last card are part of that set.  

We'll be using the following products

Blossom Paper Pack

Blossom Complements

Oceanside Sequins

Teal Shimmer Trim

Bitty Sparkles

Whisper Cardstock

Damask Embossing Folder

Lagoon & Sunset Inks

If you'd like to order a pre-cut kit, they are $20.  

Shipping for as many kits as you like is $6.  I'll cover any additional shipping.  

My in-home workshop is Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 7pm or you can order a kit to-go.  I have full color instructions on how to create this kit.  

If you're a DIYer, you can create this kit on your own.  Just order the $20 from my website and I'll send you the cutting instructions including a Cricut Explore Cricut Design Space link.  You'll have tons of paper left over after you've created this project.  You will need a scrap of Whisper and a 4x12 strip of Pear.  They aren't included in the paper pack.

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You can order a pre-cut kit for $20.  It will include a full color guide sent by email.

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Last chance for an Advent Calendar!

Here's your last chance to create the Advent Calendar workshop!

The My Creations Cubby is on the While Supplies Last list so I don't know how much longer it will be available.  With that, I'm holding one more workshop on Friday, July 31st at 6:30 pm at my home in Everett, WA.  

Contact me to RSVP by email or by Facebook to attend.  

RSVP with payment no later than 7/1.  I cannot guarantee the availability of these cubbies so please RSVP with a $15 deposit as soon as you can.  I'll go ahead and purchase it now.

Cost is $40 for the workshop, including adhesives and basic embellishments. If you have a cubby already, your fee can be reduced.

I can also ship your kit for $5. 

Are you a CTMH Consultant?

I have great news!  I have a full color workshop guide and cutting files for you.  

They've just been updated to include a Cricut Design Space for the Cricut Explore as well as Cricut Craft Room Files for earlier Cricut machines.  You'll be able to create this workshop for yourself and your customers with ease.  A workshop release is included.  All files are electronic and can be purchased by consultants and customers world-wide.  The cost is $8.00 USD.
CTMH Artiste & Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridges are required for this project.

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To see more info about the Advent Calendar see my earlier posts.

Full Advent Calendar

Freebie Advent Calendar Cutting files (boxes only)

January Seasonal Sampler

The January Seasonal Sampler with feature the Snowhaven paper pack!  I used the frosty portion of the paper pack to keep it fresh and fun for January.  Our workshop night is January 3rd which is part of the reason why you're seeing this piece at the beginning of December.  (Sorry to throw you into 2015 shock)

We're using a half package of Ruby Mini Medley Accents and a whole bunch of clear sparkles to accent the Snowhaven paper and chipboard complements.  

This month's sampler does not include any extra cards or tags.  You'll have a few pieces of chipboard left over but they are very Holiday themed.  It's not my intent for you to create something that you won't use for another 11 months.  

I'll need your RSVP & payment of $16 for the January Sampler no later than December 19th if you're attending the Saturday evening workshop on January 3rd.  

You can mail me your payment or we can do it via PayPal.  Click here to contact me.

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 Shipping is $6 within the US, no matter how many kits I send  (I'll pay the difference if needed).  Feel free to order two months of kits or a second kit to complete with a friend.  

Click here to see all Seasonal Samplers

Stay tuned, I'll be publishing the February Valentine's Seasonal Sampler this month as well.

In the meantime, Merry Christmas!

Cyber Monday Sale! 20% off of Cricut Cartridges!

Hello Cyber Monday!!!

In addition to getting a box or envelope full of goodies from me....

For 24 hours on Monday, Dec 1st, our 4 Cricut Collections will be 20% off! 

Click here to shop or keep reading for more amazing deals...

And then it gets better because we have another promotion to go along with it.  

With any $50 purchase (you'll qualify with a Cricut Cartridge in your cart)

you'll get any or ALL C or D sized stamp sets in the Annual Inspirations Idea Book for just $10 each!!!  

As many as you want.  

All for $10 each.  

That's a $3.95 or $7.95 savings!

Why?  It's our Deal of the Decade to celebrate 10 years of our clear Acrylix stamps!  

And there's some new goodies being debuted on Dec 1st.  

SEE THE NEW SEASONAL EXPRESSIONS CATALOG HERE

(the stamps in this mini-catalog are not part of the $10 deal)

You'll find them at the bottom of the each category under New Products 

AND....

when you place an order on MY website, you'll receive a MYSTERY bag or box full of goodies from me!  

No Cricut bundle purchase required for this. You'll receive my free gift with any $40+ purchase.    This offer is good through Dec 15th.  

Now are you ready to shop?  

Cricut Collections

New Products (only visible after 12/1)

All Stamps

Orders must be placed between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm (MST) to be eligible for the 20% off discount.  

Evergreen Memories Team CTMH New Catalog Swap Blog Hop!

Welcome to our mini blog hop!  The Evergreen Memories Team worked together to create artwork for the new Annual Inspirations this last month.  I’m blessed to be part of an amazingly dedicated and TALENTED group of ladies!  This hop will feature a few of the new products from our brand new catalog.  If you came from Tracie’s blog you’re on the right track! 

My “mission” was to create 3 cards and a 1 page layout from Brushed and then recreate it for my swap sisters.  I instantly fell in love with the bright colors and REDS in this paper pack.  I’m surrounded by blue and boys at home so I almost always gravitate to the other side of the color wheel when new papers arrive! 

Here’s my layout.  I used the pattern from the second layout that’s part of the Workshop on the Go.   The pattern can be found in the Magic How-To book.  I used plenty of shimmer trim and the mini stamp set My Happy. M1045  It’s just $2.95!  The yellow heart flowers were cut from Artbooking at 2.5” in our new Canary Cardstock. 

My first card was created using the Have A Happy Day D1616 stamp set.  I love how it has tons of sentiments!  On this card, I used our new Sequin Assortment in Silver and Shimmer Trim. 

My second card is my very favorite.  I used the Your Own Kind of Wonderful Stamp set D1627 with the Sequin Assortment in Gold and Gold shimmer trim.  (notice a pattern with shimmer trim yet?)  I also used the new Bling Gems Gold Assortment.  I colored it with our new Peony Purple Shin Han marker to make it a pinky purple.  The butterfly was also cut from our Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. 

This last card also used the Your Own Kind of Wonderful stamp set for the butterfly and sentiment but I added the Pretty Petals C1599 stamp set.  It’s completely compatible with the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  (((So Excited)))!  I embellished this with the Pink Shimmer Trim and Pink Glitter Gems. 

This is a great paper packet!  It works with gold and silver and looks great with shimmer trim.  Try some today! 

It’s time to hop on over to Amy’s Blog to see her artwork with Wanderful. 

 

Here’s the full list for the blog hop

1. Tracie http://cre8ingfromtheheart.blogspot.com

2. Lalia (Me) http://www.craftylalia.com/

3. Amy http://thestampingtree.blogspot.com

4. Gail http://www.simplypapercrafting.com/

5. Michele http://evergreenmemoriesandart.blogspot.com

6. Cindy http://creativecornerwithcindy.blogspot.com/

7. Carla http://thestampingscrapper.blogspot.com

New Product Blog Hop

Today we’re hopping again!  This blog hop is featuring the all new 2014 Annual Inspirations catalog from Close to My Heart.  There’s 250 new products and 192 pages of inspiration.  Let me know if you need a copy! 
As this is a blog hop, it’s a big chain of blogs that will take you in a full circle.  After you’ve hopped through everyone’s posts you’ll arrive back to where you started. If you’re already hopping, welcome!  You should have come from {Pam’s blog}.   If you get lost along the way, you can see the full list of bloggers {here.}  It will open in a new window so you can keep it for later. 
I’ve been knee deep in preparing for a swap with team sisters!  I’ve been working with the Brushed paper pack and so you’ll notice most of my talk on Facebook and my blog have been featuring this paper.  Today I’m going to step away from Brushed and show you the Cut Above Card Kits that I’ve fallen in love with! 
They really do turn out like the kit shows.  Here’s the first one I created. 

This is a stock photo that shows everything in the kit.  Just add your stamp, ink and adhesive!  It’s as simple as that! 

It’s hard NOT to fall in love with them! 

• Everything is pre-cut. 
• There’s high quality accents!  Can you say GLITTER PAPER????
• 5X7 card with matching envelope. 
• No more cutting down a family 4x6 family snapshot to make it fit in a standard A2 card envelope!  Yes, I’m guilty of that, especially since the place that used to print 6 cent mini prints closed their local shop. 
• Your choice of sentiments
• Choose from 2 holiday ones & 2 modern everyday designs
• The reindeer card will mail very easily.  It doesn’t have any chunky embellishments! 

For the holidays, you have 2 kits to choose from. 

You’ll need to purchase the stamp set separately.  And that’s WONDERFUL!  Unlike our fabulous Workshop on the Go kits, this allows you to buy multiple sets of these cards for less than $15!  You’re not buying the same stamp set over and over! 
Here’s the stamp set.  It’s super cute and it only requires a 2x2 block. 

I’m so excited about these cards I’m having a workshop on 8/29.  More info here because this is a blog hop.  I really do want you to see the other new products too! 
To get started with the Cut Above kits you need:

• A Cut Above kit!  Or two or three…  We also have treat bags.
• A stamp set.  There’s a holiday one and an everyday one.  And there’s 2 kits that go with each stamp set!
• A 2x2 Block if you don’t already have one
• An ink pad.  Ruby Exclusive Inks is recommended for the 2 holiday card kits. 
• Adhesive.  We now carry stronger adhesives!  You’ll want a strong tape runner to adhere the card together.  If you’re adhering the reindeer to the glitter paper I’d suggest the mini glue dots because you’ll need a product that’s thick enough to stick to the glitter paper. 

That’s all for now!  Thanks for stopping by. 

The next stop on the hop is {Maria’s Blog.}

Lovely Artbooking Card

There’s an incredible feeling to finishing a project.  Especially one that has been on your desk for 3+ months!  I created this card, with the Artbooking wood grain overlay months ago.  I even added the strip of Ivy Lane B&T papers across the bottom. 

In April, I was met with a challenge to create a piece of artwork using a cartridge and one of the stamps that came in the bundle.  That was my call to action. 

The Artbooking cartridge was designed for scrapbooking but its elements can be used in so many more ways than that!

You can get your own Artbooking Cricut bundle from my website today.  Or click here to see more about the CTMH Cricut Collections. 

The perfect time is now!

Have you been eyeing one of the wonderful Cricut Bundles from Close to My Heart?  This month you can get one for free when you sign up as a consultant!  It’s an amazing deal!  For the price of the cartridge plus a little extra shipping, you’ll get the whole consultant kit too! 

The kit has over $300 in goodies to get you started!  Blocks, inks, the Skylark Workshop on the Go, 2 how-two books, one for scrapbooking another for cardmaking, embellishments, stamps and samples of all of our papers! 

But what if I don’t want to sell?  That’s perfectly okay!  There’s no obligation to sell.  The CTMH police will not come take away your goodies or invoice you if you don’t make another purchase.  This kit and Cricut cartridge is 100% yours from day 1.

However, if you do want to sell or buy some more goodies for yourself, you’ll have a 22%  discount on everything you order now through at least 9/30/14.  If you sell (or buy) a whole bunch in your first 90 days, you’ll earn at least $99 in free product from CTMH as a bonus! 

Can you help me out?  My upline has a contest and I’d REALLY like to win!  I need to give away 7 more free Cricut cartridges!  Can you tell your friends about this promo?  When they sign up we’ll both win!  I’ll send YOU get a free paper pack or B-sized stamp set ($9.95 value) of your choice! 

Click here to sign up and get your free Cricut Cartridge!

Floating Your Fancy

Get the most out of your Cricut® Artbooking cartridge with these fun home décor ideas. You and your customers will love these unique ideas to use Artbooking cutouts to create decorative floating frames and functional message boards for your home. These quick and easy projects are pretty and practical—the best kind of craft!

Click here to watch it on YouTube

This is an amazing cartridge!  It’s not just for scrapbookers!  Click here to see more and to order the Artbooking bundle from my website. 

3D Box Card with Balloon Ride

Have you seen these 3D box cards?  They’ve been very popular since Splitcoast Stampers released their tutorial on the first of January this year.  I finally had a chance to make one a week ago.  They’re quite fun and simple to make!   If you’re worried that this is as complex as the 3D cascading card I made last year, it’s not!  There’s no fancy angles or a million pieces to stamp and adhere to the card. 

I created this card from the Balloon Ride paper pack and the matching Give A Lift stamp set and Lifting Spirits stamp set. 

I used my watercolor pencils to color in the hot air balloons.  They pencils have the soft color that I was looking for.  I used our original blending pen to soften and erase my pencil strokes .  The clouds are from the Give a Lift stamp set. I stamped them on the blue paper and cut them out.  The crystal blue paper is on the opposite side of the paper that covers the flaps.  I love how CTMH gives us a variety of solid and bold patterns in our papers.   The sun is cut from Artbooking.  All of the embellishments are from the Rosewood Accents Mini-Medley collection. 

Did you realize that this card can be mailed with a little extra postage?  It folds flat. 

Mine didn’t want to cooperate for the camera but it will flatten enough to fit in an envelope.  The flattened size is 5.5” wide and 6.5” tall as created by the tutorial on the Splitcoast Stampers website.  I plan to modify this to be under 6” tall so it can fit in a 6x6 envelope.  (I’ll just make the base a little shorter).  You’re most likely going to pay extra for postage for the bulkiness and the embellishments, there’s no need to shy away from a square envelope at this point!

I’m going to be making a few more of these cards this spring.  We’ll be making a different one in my Fun & Fab 4th Friday card workshop on April 25th!  You can pre-order a workshop kit-to-go up until the day of my workshop.  Email me for details.  The workshops consist of 5 unique cards and are $18 shipped, with everything pre-stamped and pre-cut.  You’ll receive a $5 discount if you are a member of my Fabulous Friends CTMH team or place an order over $25 prior to the workshop! 

Let me know if you make this card. I’ll post a pic of your work! 

You Can Never Have Too Much Happy!

 

This is one of the three fabulous cards from the Laughing Lola Card Workshop on the Go.  These kits are wonderful.  Everything but ink and cutting tools are provided.  It’s designed to make 15 cards but you’ll have plenty of paper and embellishments left over after you’ve used card bases and envelopes that are included. 

 

Now I have a question for you…  How many special tools does it take to make the green splatter on the word HAPPY?  One?  Two?  Three? 

How about ZERO!  It’s a stamp!  It’s a mess free, no special tools required way of adding a little fun to any project.  Kids from 3 to 83 will love it! 

Be sure to order your kit soon!  The Workshop on the Go portion is  on the Retired List and there’s a good chance they’ll sell out before the end of the month.  The paper pack will be available until July.

Be sure to order your kit soon! Click her to order.

 

Don’t forget about this month’s Cloud 9 card kit promotion! Only 50% of the inventory is left! 

Fry Box treat holders—a versatile design

This fall I created the most adorable Halloween treat boxes for a group of friends.  Did I share them with you?  Nope!  So 6 days after the big Orange & Black holiday, I’m sharing them with you now.  Why?  Because I feel pity on my neglected blog and we can always convert a great idea from one occasion to another!

This treat bag is the Fry Box from the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  I cut it at just under 8” so that two would fit nicely on a page with a little extra paper at the bottom for another project.

The Fry box is the simplest of the boxes.  Two pieces of adhesive required, one for each side.  Minimal folding too!  They can also stack after they’re assembled, just like at the fast food places. 

 

Now let’s change up the design for Christmas:

Use the new Sparkle & Shine Papers

And the Santa Claus stamp set that’s compatible with the Artbooking cartridge.  You could use the Merry Christmas, Ho HO HO.  If you cut a box from cardstock, you could stamp it with the santas to make your own design. 

Or a baby shower with our fun Babycakes paper B is for Baby stamp set

How about for a birthday?  This single stamp “Heartfelt Birthday”  is only $2.95

Boys would love the ProPlayer papers

Don’t forget the baker’s twine!  We have 3 assortments to choose from as well as Ruby & Hemp  in their respective mini-medley’s. 

 

Don’t forget, right now through the end of the year, you can get a free item from the Holiday’s from the Heart gift guide when you order $100 in regularly priced product.  The Santa Clause stamp set and the Sparkle & Shine Paper are two of the eligible free items!  Start shopping now!