Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter G. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their G element will be featured in their post. My project is a "G"oody bag that I made for my Jamberry Nails business.  I used the Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut out some of my leftover Dotty for You paper.  I used a sentiment from an older stamp of the month set.  I love how versatile these sets are over time!  Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Theodora of Celebrate Crafts . Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way: 1. Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy (YOU ARE HERE) 2. Theodora Diamantopoulos-Stacey~ Celebrate Crafts   3. Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece 4. Lucy Kelleher ~ Love 2 Create 5. Linda Norman ~ Scrappy Therapy 6. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 52 (Medallion™) of our Wishes ™ how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Art Philosophy shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 2 1/2" <Banner2> (p. 29) 3 1/2" <Circle3> (p. 41) 1/2" Shift <Bttrfly2> (p. 55) 3 1/4" and 3 1/2" <Tag4> (p. 60) 1" and 1 1/4" Font Layer <Tag4> (p. 60) 3/4" Font <Rctngle3> (p. 64) To color the White Daisy Cricut ® flourishes, sponge ink of choice on the surfaces. To create the multicolor seam binding ribbon, place ribbon on a protected surface then color with various markers to create a multicolor look. To create the fabric ruffle, fold a piece of fabric in half then use a running stitch across the top where the two ends meet. Pull on the ends of the thread and bunch fabric i...

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter F. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their F element will be featured in their post. For my project I combined one of my favorite paper packs from an older catalog Florentine with the upcoming St. Patrick's Day holiday.  These cards are 3x3 and a cinch to make.  Even though Florentine is retired you can easily recreate using any current paper pack. Supplies used are: Florentine paper pack Olive exclusive inks stamp pad December stamp of the month: Year Round Cheer Cutting directions: Cut Colonial White cardstock at 3x6 inches Score at 3 inches Cut Goldrush cardstock at 2 1/2x2 1/2 Cut b&t paper at 2x2 inches Cut colonial white cardstock at 1 1/2x1 1/2 inches Stamp image with Olive ink on colonial white cardstock Assemble by layering as shown in pic above Your next stop on ou...

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Cut the following Cricut ® Art Philosophy shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 1" <Shape3> (p. 46) 1" Shift <Bttrfly2> (cut 5, p. 55) Fit to Page <Square4> (p. 53) To create the open center from the solid B&T bracket frame Cricut ® shape, temporarily attach the shape to the front of the My Creations ® bracket frame with the yellow design facing you; place the frame face-down, with the yellow design facing the work surface; use a pencil to trace along the inside square; cut the inside square out; re-attach the frame with permanent adhesive. To stamp the tic-tac-toe design on a 9" × 9" piece of White Daisy cardstock, stitch the columns and rows, as desired; fill the nine open spaces with stamped accents and accessories, as desired; apply adhesive to the back of each corner of the White Daisy cardstock an...

Floral Happiness Welcome to our March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "Floral Happiness" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from March 1 - 31, 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! I created a pretty card for a friend using this set.  I used the Chantilly paper pack which is one of my favorites as well as pear, olive, twilight, outdoor denim, ruby and cotton candy ink pads, all from Close to my Heart. Your next stop on our "Floral Happiness" hop is Jennifer of 4 Hearts Scrapbooking  Lucy ~ Love 2 Create Darla ~ Caution: Crafting is Contagious    Amber ~ Scrapper's Therapy (YOU ARE HERE)...

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 30 (Pattern 13—Left) of our Make It from Your Heart ® how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Art Philosophy shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2 1/2", and 3" <Banner2> (cut one of each size listed, p. 29) 3 1/2" Shift+Decorative Layer <Bttrfly1> (p. 41) 3/4" Shift <Bttrfly2> (p. 55) 3 1/2" <Tag4> (p. 60) 1/2" Font <Rctngle8> (cut 6, p. 65) 1 3/4" Shift+Font <Petal1> (cut 4, p. 65) To create the multicolor seam binding ribbon, place ribbon on a protected surface then color with various markers to create a multicolor look. To create the fabric ruffle, fold a piece of fabric in half then use a running stitch across the top where the two ends meet. Pull on the ends of the thread a...

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter E . This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their E element will be featured in their post.  My creation for this hop is an Explosion Box .  I used a retired paper pack called Bella for this project.  I had the level 1 and 2 paper pack assortments in my stash from years ago and with Spring almost upon us, it just felt right to pull it out and create a project with it. Supplies used were (all Close to my Heart): Bella Level 1 paper pack Bella level 2 stickease assortment D1491 Hooray Bouquet Sonoma Workshop on the go stamp set Z2137 Olive ink Z2190 Gypsy ink The instructions for this project were from a template on Scor Pal found HERE I hope you enjoyed my project and I encourage you to create an explosion box of your own.  They can be modified in so many ways from a mini diary, to a way to...

March 2013 Floral Happiness Floral Happiness, set of 16 Recommended Blocks: 1" × 1" (Y1000) 1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002) 2" × 2" (Y1003) 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. March 2013: Floral Happiness (S1303A) 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 S1303A My Acrylix ® Floral Happiness X7163B Chantilly Paper Packet Z2501 Adventure Exclusive Inks ® Min...