Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter I. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their I element will be featured in their post. I had a hard time trying to come up with a project for the letter I until it dawned on me...... IMAGINATION !!  We use our I magination to create these projects each and every time we have a hop.  So I am going to share with you some of the custom creations that I have made this past week for some ladies in direct sales. First up is Grace Adele.  I had a customer ask me for some cards for her expanding team.  With a glance at the website for colors and the firing up of my Cricut machine, here is what I whipped up.   Supplies Used: White Cards & Envelopes ( X254 ) Avonlea paper pack ( X7155B ) Whisper cardstock ( X5929 ) Slate cardstock ( X5930 ) Whisper ink ( Z2172 ) Casual Expr...

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the Reflections: Quartet—Condensed™ pattern found on page 111 of our how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Artiste shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 1 1/2" Accent 4 <3> (p. 33) 1/2" Shift+Accent 1 <N> (cut 3, p. 66) 2 3/4" Accent1 <HppyBday> (cut 2, p. 70) 1", 1/2", and 3/4" Accent 2 <HppyBday> (p. 70) To cut clouds and have the reverse effect inside the frame on the page, place 7 3/4" × 7 3/4" White Daisy cardstock on mat; load into machine and program machine to cut cloud in this size order, making sure to not remove the paper between each cut: 1", 1/2", and 3/4"; remove shapes from square; keep shapes and square with reverse images for page. 3 1/2" Shift+Accent 2 <YearsOld> (p. 70) 1" <font> “CL...

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. To create the two-tone look on the sun image, ink image in light color first then add darker ink by sponging randomly on top of lighter ink; stamp on bag. Embellish with paper accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired. Fill bag with goodies then fold top over and stitch to close.

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter H. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their H element will be featured in their post. Here is the card I created featuring Hexagons! I am in love with this shape and the new Dream Pop paper pack!  This card was so easy because no cutting was involved.  I started with a White Daisy cardstock base cut at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I then used a hexagon punch to make the shapes using different papers in the Dream Pop pack.  You can see the texture in the solid hexagons but I promise they are SO much better in person!.  I then punched a 2 x 2 square from one of the tangerine papers.  I stamped the sentiment in Lagoon ink from a retired set called It's Your Day and then punched it out using a 1 1/2" circle punch. It was so easy and took all of 10 minutes to make.  The Dream Pop paper pack will be a...

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop!    We will be featuring artwork from the Chantilly paper pack. If you have come here from Karen's blog, then you are on the right path. Your next stop will be Keeley's Blog. For this hop I created a card using the Chantilly papers.  This is by far my favorite paper pack in the Spring/Summer Idea book from Close to my Heart.  I love the bright colors and the versatility with the darker hues of blue in the Twilight and Outdoor Denim, that can make this paper fit any occassion. I started with a White Daisy cardstock base cut at the standard 4 1/4"x 5 1/2 " size.   I then cut a sheet of the patterned paper from the pack at the same size.  I used the Twilight cardstock and Artiste cartridge to cut out the coordinating image from the April stamp of the month set, My Sunshine . I then stamped the bird in Twilight ink .  I placed a small piece of coordinating patterned cardstock under the bird...

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 19 (altered) information found on page 42 of our how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Artiste shape using paper of choice, if desired: 1 3/4" Shift+Accent 4 <A> (cut two—one each in different colors, p. 51) Add visual interest by making a paper banner by cutting five mini-pennants from Honey cardstock. Attach the banner to card and add a Bitty Sparkle between each pennant. Embellish with your choice of stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

~My Sunshine~ Welcome to our April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "My Sunshine" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from April 1 - 30, 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! When I saw the name of this stamp set, it immediately took me back to being a little girl.  My dad would wake me up by singing "You are My Sunshine" and I remember it fondly.  My project is a simple card using only one small piece of cardstock .  The supplies used are: Honey ink pad Sunset ink pad White Daisy cardstock My Sunshine stamp set Artiste cartridge This card was very easy.  I started with a standard sized card base (4 1/4 x 5 1/...

April 2013 My Sunshine My Sunshine, set of 8 Recommended Blocks 1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002) 2" × 2" (Y1003) 3" × 3" (Y1006) 4" × 5" (Y1012) 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. April 2013: My Sunshine (S1304A) 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 S1304A My Acrylix ® My Sunshine X7169B Tommy Paper Packet Z2502 Enchantment Exclusive Inks ® Mini Pigment Pads Set Z1837 M...