Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. To create a pink bag (or any color of your choice), add drops of re-inker and water to a zipper bag, mix the re-inker and water together, submerge the muslin bag into the mixture, and seal the zipper bag, making sure the zipper bag is tightly sealed. Once the zipper bag is securely sealed, knead the muslin bag in the mixture, making sure all areas of the muslin bag are covered, as desired. With a gloved hand, remove the muslin bag from the zipper bag and set it aside to dry on a protected surface. (Note: To create a softer color, add more water and less re-inker drops. To create a more vibrant color, add more re-inker and less water.) Once the muslin bag is completely dry, stamp the sentiment with pigment ink.

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the  Make It from Your Heart®: Pattern 21  information found on page 43 in our how-to publication for inspiration. To stamp the chevron background paper, ink the chevron image from the In the Background stamp set in Cotton Candy ink and stamp it three times. To create your own faux denim paper, sand distress Outdoor Denim cardstock. Add visual interest by creating a paper-pieced home using papers and embellishments, as desired. Embellish with paper accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

This challenge is featuring Things With Wings .  Those of you that know me, know that I love all things butterfly so I cannot wait to share my project with you All products are CTMH unless otherwise noted.... This card features the Dotty for You paper pack once again!  Can you tell I am in love with it yet? I used the paper pack as well as the Cricut Artiste cartridge and coordinating stamp set that are exclusively available through Close to my Heart!  So simple and easy. I hope you enjoyed my project and please check out my blog for the other challenges that I have created this weekend.  Happy hopping!

The theme of this challenge is Caffeine .  Let's face it caffeine is a drug that most of us need to not only make it through the morning but survive through the day as well.  I am a coffee drinker so I immediately grabbed for my coffee supplies :-) My project is a card.  All supplies are CTMH unless noted. I used this super cute stamp set Cup of Cheer to create it: I created my own background paper by stamping the coffee cup on Cashmere cardstock with Saddle ink.  I stamped the beans in Cocoa ink to create a border.  The tag was cut out using the exclusive Art Philosophy cartridge. I hope you enjoyed my project and happy hopping!  Remember to come back and see what I create for the rest of the challenges!

For this challenge, we are to use a sketch and create 6 cards using ONE 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper.  It is called Disappearing Act with Sketch 63 . Here is my card (x6).   All supplies used are from CTMH unless otherwise noted. This card can be used for several different events so it makes it a perfect option for the troops to use.  The paper is again from last year's Dotty for You paper pack.  Can you tell that I love it? The tag is cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge, exclusively available from CTMH and the stamp used comes withe the cartridge!  In fact, 3 exclusive clear acrylic stamp sets and chipboard come all together in this package. Happy Hopping and don't forget to come back to see what else we create along the way!

Yay!  The next challenge is here!  This challenge is called " All Creatures Great and Small; Cards for Kids "   I am loving this challenge as I get to use my Create A Critter cartridge. Here are my creations... The first card I created was the turtle but after seeing all the other cute critters I couldn't stop a just one!  The papers used were not CTMH but I did use the Pun Fun stamp set for the stamped sentiments. Happy Hopping and please stop by to see what I create for challenge #3!

Hip Hip Horray!  I am so excited that there is a virtual card making party for the long holiday weekend over at Operation Write Home .  If you do not know about this wonderful organization. please go visit them today to find out more! The first challenge was to Zig Zag your card.  I love, love, love this trend and could not wait to dive in! Luckily I am a paper hoarder and had some Dotty for You paper left over from last year's promotion from Close to my Heart . Here is my creation....sorry about the lighting This card was super easy to make.  The supplies used are as follows (all CTMH): Colonial white cardstock (base) Dotty for You paper pack for both background papers A Tree stamp set  Lagoon Ink pad Smoothie Ink pad Slate Ink pad Sorbet marker Thank you for looking and please continue to follow along as we create all weekend long!

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter D. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their D element will be featured in their post.  This is the BEGINNING of the hop so you are in the right place! My project featuring the letter D is for Dave Ramsey! By now many of you have heard of Dave Ramsey and the Total Money Makeover, if you haven't check it out HERE Well, I have not taken the class but I have decided to try the envelope system that he talks about.  Of course I can not have plain ol' fuddy duddy envelopes so I created some fancy schmancy ones of my own using a template found HERE and printing it on Close to my Heart paper.  I chose to use an older paper pack that I have been wanting to use up called Emporium.  The great thing about our paper packs is that they coordinate so well together that it was a cinch to whip these up....

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the  Magic: Now You See It—Right™ (altered) pattern found on page 23 in our how-to publication for inspiration. Stamp the chevron image from the In the Background stamp set twice with Cotton Candy pigment ink; set it aside to try and then use the 1 1/4" circle punch to create four circles. Create two more 1 1/4" circles from papers of choice. To create the chevron circle faux flower in the lower middle portion of the page, cut 8 slits in three of the chevron circles, making sure the scissor blades do not go all the way to the center of the circle; layer the three circles and adhere together in the center. Save the remaining chevron circle for the paper accent in the top left corner of the page. Add visual interest by making a paper banner by cutting three pennants from Blush cardstock. To add an extra touch, sponge the edges w...

Home Sweet Home Welcome to our February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month's stamp set from Close to My Heart is "Home Sweet Home" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from February 1 - 28, 2013.  You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase. If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create    If you came from Darla of Caution: Crafting is Contagious then you are in the right place! For this card I used the brand new paper pack Chantilly.  When I saw the satmp of the month, Home Sweet Home, I just knew that this paper pack was a great match.  It was fairly simple to create and I used the following products: Chantilly paper pack ( X7163B ) Home Sweet Home stamp of the month ( S1302 ) Miscellaneous brads ( Z1366 ) Instructions: Cut Champagne cardstock to standard card size 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Cut patterned...

February 2013 Home Sweet Home Home Sweet Home, set of 4 Recommended Blocks: 3" × 3" (Y1006) Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing. February 2013: Home Sweet Home (S1302A) Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5. Incredibly Cool Crafts In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started! Materials Needed S1302A My Acrylix ® Home Sweet Home X7167B Later Sk8r Paper Packet Z2172 Whisper Exclusive Inks ® Pad Z2501 Adventure Exclusive Inks ® Mini Pigment Pads Set Z1826 Hollyhock Zipper La...

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter C. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their C element will be featured in their post. Today I am bringing you a project featuring the use of Cereal boxes!  I saw a post on Pinterest showing an organizer for the fridge.  We are a very heavy paper clutter household so I jumped on the opportunity to create this fun and easy project pictured ... Here is how I made my project: Remove all flaps from top of cereal box Make a cut at 45 degrees on each side of box from top back to front Cut paper for covering box to size, your dimensions may vary depending ont he size of box you choose.  For my Fiber One box it was 8" (h)  x 11" (w) I then scored the paper at 2" and 9" to make it easier to wrap around the box Using tombow adhesive I lined up the paper and adhered it to the box For the inner ...