Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Cut the following Cricut ® Artiste shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 2" Accent 1 <p> (cut 2, p. 50) 2 3/4" Accent 1 <p> (p. 50) 2 1/4" Shift+Card <G> (p. 55) To create the Lagoon yo-yo, cut two 4 1/4" × 11" pieces of cardstock; score and fold each piece every 1/2"; attach the two together to create the pinwheel; reinforce the back of the yo-yo with a scrap piece of paper to keep the pinwheel in place. Embellish with paper accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Cut the following Cricut ® Artiste shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 1 3/4" Accent 3 <3> (p. 33) 2" Accent 1 <p> (p. 50) Cut the following Cricut ® Art Philosophy shape using papers of choice, if desired: 1" and 1 1/4" Shift <Star5> (cut 2 of each, p. 40) To stamp the border image horizontally along the container, ink the image and then roll it across the container. Embellish with paper accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop! This month we will be featuring artwork from the Claire and/or Buzz & Bumble paper pack.    I chose to feature Claire because I love the versatility of it.  I used a One Sheet Wonder template to create 16 cards using only ONE piece of  B&T paper!  I added 4 sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock and 1 sheet of 12x12 White Daisy cardstock to finish them up. These cards have simple sentiments and will be used as Any Hero cards for Operation Write Home.  As a veteran myself (and the spouse of a veteran) this organization is near and dear to our hearts.  For more info about OWH can be found at www.operationwritehome.org I hope you enjoy my projects and pay it forward by making a card for our nation's true heroes. If you came here from Emma of  Lilypad Crafts you are on the right track. Next stop is Jen Patrick of Roxybonds Scrappin'. Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along...

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop! For this hop we will be featuring the letter J. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their J element will be featured in their post. My card features Joy!  I think that everyone can use a little more joy in their day to day lives.  I used the retired Dotty for you paper to create this easy card.  I stamped the sentiment in Smoothie ink from a Christmas set!  Joy is not just seasonal! Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Lucy with Love 2 Create . Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:) 1.  Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy YOU ARE HERE 2.  Lucy Kelleher ~ Love 2 Create   3. Shalana Glass ~ Scrappin with Shalana  4.  Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece 5. Linda Norman- Scrappy Therapy 6. Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts

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 18® information found on page 40 in our how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Artiste shapes using papers of choice, if desired: 2" Accent 1 <p> (cut 2, p. 50) 2 3/4" Accent 1 <p> (p. 50) To create the two-tone look on the Lagoon and Pear pinwheel in the lower left of the page, stamp the image once in Pear ink and again in Lagoon ink; trim the striped portion from the Lagoon image and attach them over the striped portions on the Pear image Embellish with stamped accents, paper accents, and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Welcome to our May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "Pinwheel" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from May 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 2Create .  If you came from Lucy of Love 2 Create then you are in the right place! My project features the Claire paper pack and the May stamp of the month. I am partial to this paper pack as my oldest daughter is names Claire and I just love the colors in it.  I cut out the pinwheel shapes with the Cricut Artiste cartridge at the sizes listed on the stamp of the month carrier.  I love how easy they make it to coordinate the images and sizes!  I used five different colors just to give it some spunk. Supplies Used: Claire paper pack (X7166B) Pinwheel, May SOTM (S1305 or S1305A ...

Helpful Hints To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the Wishes: Gallery ™ pattern found on page 119 in our how-to publication for inspiration. Cut the following Cricut ® Art Philosophy shapes using paper of choice, if desired: 1" and 1 1/2" Shift <Star4> (p. 49) Add visual interest by randomly stamping the small star in Lagoon ink on Lagoon cardstock. Embellish with your choice of stamped accents and accessories, adding dimension with 3-D foam tape as desired.

Welcome to the Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop!   If you came from Melissa Robinson's blog then you are on the right track.  The Stampers with an Attitude are all excited to show you a little Art with an Attitude, so here we go. This project is for teacher appreciation week.  My daughter's teachers are absolute rock stars so it is absolutely appropriate that they get pop rocks for the first day. This was so easy and simple to make as well. I used the Dream Pop paper pack and the Whoo's Your Valentine stamp set (retired) from Close to my Heart to design this little wrapper. I hope you enjoyed this little project and were inspired.  Your next stop on this hop is Melinda Everitt . Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost..... Angela Garcia   Melissa Robinson   Amber La Mons~  YOU ARE HERE Melinda Everitt   Cat Nowak   Denise Elliott   LaJeania Hicks   Karen Morri s  Sandra V...

May 2013 Pinwheel Pinwheel, set of 10 Recommended Blocks 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. May 2013: Pinwheel (S1305A) 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 S1305A My Acrylix ® Pinwheel X7166B Claire Paper Packet X5668 Honey Cardstock Z2195 Lagoon Exclusive Inks ® Pad Z2197 Pear Exclusive Inks ® Pad Z1812 Sparkles Clear Flourishes—Small Z1807 Pink Glitter...