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CTMH You Got This

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Today, I wanted to share with you the Workshops Your Way You Got This Cardmaking Kit from CTMH.  The kit has enough supplies to make 12 cards, 6 each of 2 designs.  It comes with a beautiful stamp set with some great sentiments and embellishments, cardstock, pattern paper, ribbon, card bases and envelopes.

The instructions make it very easy to create.  I was able to create all 12 cards, including all the cutting, stamping, and assembling in about 2 hours. What is awesome about this kit is the ability to use the Stamp set over and over on different projects.  Below is what is included in the kit:

Well, that should do it for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

CTMH Grateful Heart

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Today, I wanted to share with you a set of cards I created using the Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Kit along with the Grateful Heart Cardmaking Stamp set.

The Grateful Heart Scrapbooking kit has enough supplies to make 3 two-page layouts, and with the addition of the stamp set, 2 each of 4 card designs. Today, I wanted to showcase the cards because they are so beautiful.

While I enjoy making all types of cards, these designs are more like me.  I love the paper piecing along with incorporating all the images in the stamp set.  Each card has added texture of either cork shapes, ribbon or tiny staples.

The instructions that come with the kit called for a stamping technique of rocking and rolling on the butterfly image.  Instead, I inked up the butterfly with Saffron ink, then used a sponge dauber with pomegranate ink on the edges.  I did the leaves the same way using saffron ink with fern ink.

The kit was very easy to assemble.  The only thing to watch out for it to make sure to follow the cutting guide.  When I was finished, I only had 2 12×12 full papers left along with 1/2 of a 12×12 so there isn’t a lot of room for any mis-cuts.  Here is the cutting guide.

I really enjoyed the Grateful Heart Scrapbooking kit.  For $33.95, the kit is complete with papers, embellishments and ribbon.  I have extra embellishments, cork shapes and ribbon to add to my stash for another project.  Adding the Grateful Heart Cardmaking Stamp set for $14.95 and I can reuse the stamps for other projects in the future.

Well, on to the next project – You Got This.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

CTMH October Special – Holiday Sparkle

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Today, I wanted to share the new Close To My Heart October Special: Holiday Sparkle. Spread some card making cheer with October’s Holiday Sparkle special and the exclusive Holiday Sparkle Cut Above card kit.

The kit contains enough materials to make 12 5″x7″ shaker cards, 6 each of two designs, including pre-printed card bases, envelopes, die-cuts, stickers, sequins, shaker window foam and acetate and instructions.  

The kit is complete by itself, however, there is a really beautiful sentiment stamp set called “Love with All the Trimmings”, that I used to stamp the inside of the cards.

Here is a look into what is included with the kit:

The cards went together very easily. It makes a great project for those who want to make quick Christmas cards, or for children wanting to make cards for the holidays.  Below, I show how I created one of each design:

There are even stickers to jazz up the envelopes.  It took about an hour to make all 12 cards.  Additional supplies I used in addition to the card kit are:

“Love with All the Trimmings” (CC10188) Stamp Set, Ruby Red Ink (. ), Fern Ink (. ), glue, and bone folder.

It was a nice, quick and easy project and the cards turned out pretty, cheerful and full of sparkle.


October 2018 Projects

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Today, I wanted to share the projects that I will be creating for the month of October.  Its Fall, but here in Arizona, it is still 103 degrees outside!  I miss Fall with the crisp air and beautiful Fall colors.  So for this month, I thought I would create some Fall projects using some CTMH products to help fill the void of Fall here in AZ.

This month, I want to incorporate both scrapbooking and card making.  Scrapbooking has been a first love of mine and was the one thing that got me started crafting some 15 years ago.  I stepped away from it for a while, however since I started Bible Journaling, I have been drawn back into scrapbooking all the photos I have accumulated over time.  I am going to use Grateful Heart Scrapbooking Workshops Your Way kit.   The kit includes papers and cardstock, coordinating die-cuts and embellishments along with a project guide.  Below is the video walk through of the kit:

The coordinating inks are: CTMH Fern, CTMH Pomegranate, CTMH Saffron, and CTMH Sapphire. If you have Distress Oxide Inks and want to use them instead, here are what matches the kit: Instead of Saffron you can use Fossilized Amber, for Pomegranate you can use Fired Brick, for Fern you can use Peeled Paint and for Sapphire you can use Faded Jean (It is lighter color though but the closest to match).

Here is the cutting guide.  The one included in the kit is high quality printing.  Once I have completed the projects, I remove the staple, punch holes and insert them into a binder for future use.

The next kit I will be using in the month of October is the “You Got This” card making kit. The kit includes materials to make 6 each of 2 card designs.  Below is the video of the contents of the kit.


I subscribed to the Craft With Heart monthly subscription service.  I signed up for the yearly service to save on shipping and to get a discount on the cost of the kit.  It comes 3 times per year and has 4 kits, one for each month. Each kit includes materials for 2 two page layouts or 4 one page layouts.  I am a little behind so I will be working on Septembers and Octobers.

Finally, I will be using the October 2018 Stamp of the Month Thanks and Giving Stamp set, which is $5.00 with any $50.00 purchase.  It is a D size stamp set with some beautiful images and sentiments.  

I will be filming and uploading each project as I work through them so please check back.  I would love to have you stop by!

Thanks so much

Michelle

MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar:Coloring Virtuoso

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Today, I am entering the MFT 2018 Card Design Superstar in the Coloring Virtuoso category. I used Distress Oxide inks and Copics for the coloring with an added touch of colored cardstock to bring out the color of the pumpkins.

I used three different stamp sets and stamped several images on Neenah 110lb cardstock with Tuxedo black ink.  I used images from BB Fall Friends, Dog-gone Awesome, and Pure Innocence Sending Blessings.  I cut the images with the coordinating dies.

I used Copics to color the images:

Girl: Skin – E11, E00, E000, RV10, Hair – E55, E57, E59, Dress, Boots & Leaves – V99, V95, V93, V91, Sweater – BG72, BG75, BG78

Squirrels – E00, E11, E15, E17, E19, R20

Pumpkins & Leaves – YR14, YR16, YR18, YG61, YG63, YG67

Dog – E57, E55, E53, E53, E50

Red Leaves – R89, R29, R42, YR15

Next, I used Distress oxide ink in Squeezed Lemonade and sponged lightly at the top of a 4.25×5.50 card panel. I used Mowed Lawn Distress oxide ink and the grassy edges stencil along the bottom of the panel.  In the middle, I lightly sponged Tumbled Glass Distress oxide ink for the sky.

I used the largest stitched rectangle frame and cut it twice, once on the card panel and the other on fun foam.  I glued the fun foam to the rectangle and then added another layer of foam adhesive to make the frame stand out.  I used the inside portion of the panel and added my images.

I added foam tape to the girl and the puppy to give them dimension.  I place leaves around the puppy to look like he jumped in a pile of leaves. I added a sentiment to the bottom edge of the frame and placed pumpkins and the squirrels in the corners.

I used a black fine tip pen on the eyes of the squirrels and the puppy and added glossy accents to the noses. I mounted the entire piece on MFT Persimmon cardstock.

I really love this card.  I am super pleased with the way it turned out. That should do it for today.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Materials used:

Stamps: MFT Fall Friends, MFT Dog-gone Awesome, MFT Sending Blessings

Dies: MFT Fall Friends, MFT Dog-gone Awesome, MFT Sending Blessings, MFT Stitched Rectangles

Stencils: MFT Grassy Edges

Cardstock: MFT Persimmon, Neenah 110LB

My Favorite Things Superstar 2018 Clean and Simple

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Today I wanted to share a card that I am entering in the MFT Stamps Superstar 2018 Clean and Simple Challenge.

I love My Favorite Things.  I love their stamps, dies, papers, inks.  They are a fantastic company.  So I thought I would give it a whirl and enter in their Superstar 2018 Card Challenge.  My entry is in the Clean and Simple.

I used the BG Radiating Halftone Background stamp with a variety of distress oxide inks to create a rainbow background. The oxide inks made blending on the stamp a breeze. 

I used the Hello Die and cut out the die from the background and some white fun foam so that the Hello stood out but also blended in.  I added some sequence hearts to the card in the corners that matched the colors of the background.

I am looking to see about entering the other two categories so we will see. 🙂

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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