Brushstrokes

A quick, fun card created for the NO-Embellishments in NOvember challenge on the Heart 2 Heart blog along with Color My Heart Color Dare 120.  This simple card is just a piece of White Daisy cardstock with a sentiment from Casual Expressions stamped using Black ink.  Then an image from the new Brushstrokes set was stamped using Glacier, Goldrush, Olive, Lagoon, and Barn Red inks.  

Brushstrokes (set of 8 stamps)

On December 1, Close To My Heart will release their Seasonal Expressions booklet which is a supplement to our Annual Inspirations catalog.  Seasonal Expressions contains several new stamp sets, and this Brushstrokes set is definitely my favorite.  I can see the images of this set being used in lots of future projects.      

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Free To Be Me ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

This month, the "Stampers With An Attitude" blog hop participants are sharing projects using papers from Free To Be Me, which is a special collection being offered by Close To My Heart in celebration of National Scrapbooking Month.          

If you have come here from 'CatScrapbooking', you are on the right path!  Blog Hopping is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one, or visit each blog from the list at the end of this post.  

  

Feathers, feathers, feathers - using the Feathers stamp set, the colorful feathers printed paper from Free To Be Me, and the beautiful feathers vellum in the collection, this card is based on Pattern #24 in Make It From Your Heart Volume 1.  The feather images were stamped using pigment ink and then embossed with a Clear Detail embossing powder.  Markers, including Metallics gold and silver, were used to add color to the detailed feather along with a few Bitty Sparkles.  The congratulations sentiment from the Casual Expressions stamp set is actually easier to read on the card than in the photo.   A bit of Cashmere Metallic Baker's Twine and some Aqua Dots complete the card.  

Now "Hop" on over to 'If You Bling It ... they will come' for Melinda's project using the Free To Be Me collection.   

Free To Be Me Blog Hop participants:

• CatScrapbooking 
• Sheila's Stamping Stuff - (here)
• If You Bling It ... they will come
• Crafty Mrs T
• Scrap With Di
• Judy Faye's Place
• Roxybonds
• Becky's Studio
• Scrappin' in Harmony

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Emboss It! (Blog Hop)

Welcome to our Emboss It! Blog Hop, brought to you by the same ladies who participate in the monthly Stamp-of-the-Month Blog Hop.  With the new Spring/Summer Idea Book, CTMH introduced five Embossing Folders.  I love the different designs - Dots, Chevron, Quatrefoil, Damask, Stripe - and have enjoyed experimenting with them. 

If you arrived here from Vicki's 'The Price of Paper,' please continue hopping through our circle of Close To My Heart consultants sharing their projects using the Embossing Folders. 

For the background, four different papers from the Babycakes kit were adhered to a piece of cardstock and then embossed using the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder.  This creates a subtle, yet cohesive piece for the background.   In order to add just a bit of texture to the sentiment flag, a 'scribble' image from Oodles of Doodles was stamped using Buttercup ink before adding the sentiment from Casual Expressions.   A few different embellishments complete the card, including Babycakes Assortment, Slate Striped Twist Ties, Hexagon Irresistibles, and Grey Sparkles.  

CTMH Embossing Folders

Please visit 'My Creations with Michelle' to continue along our Blog Hop featuring the Embossing Folders from Close To My Heart.  

Adeline Brill	Welcome to My Creative Space
Melinda Everitt	If You Bling It ... they will come
Brae Montgomery	The Brae-er
Toni Hinchcliffe	Wholly Crafts
Keeley Kirwan	Keeley's Kreations
Dana Kessler	Scraptabulous Designs - Because CUTE Matters
Susan Brooks	Out of the Closet - Stamping in the Open
Judy Faye Garner	Judy Faye's Place
Jean McNulty	Stamping Maui
Vicki Price	The Price of Paper
Sheila Bennett	Sheila's Stamping Stuff {HERE}
Michelle Stewart	My Creations with Michelle
Pam Jarrett	Pam's Heart Art
Krista Hershberger	Krista's Crafty Corner
Pamela Ellison	Pam's Clearly Crafty Corner
Michelle Jones	Scrappy Hour
Lalia Harris	Crafty Lalia
Katy Taylor	An Inside to my Heart ... one scrap at a time
Gina Brandstetter	Gina's Little Corner of StampinHeaven
Terry Ann Diack	It's My Garage -- I Can Craft In It
Karen Fullam	Enriching Memories
Joy McHargue	... Wow ... did you make that?
Maria Myers	StampMomma
Michelle Loncar	Show and Tell, with Michelle

All papers and stamps are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

	Sheila Bennett Close To My Heart Independent Consultant (913) 485-4355

Fun Fall Workshop

There are so many fun shapes to cut using the new Artiste cartridge for the Cricut that sometimes it is difficult to decide where to start!  Join us for this Fun Fall Workshop featuring a variety of fun shapes.    

This fun, feminine card is so easy to create.  Simply cut the dress form and the dress using the Artiste cartridge and add it to the front of the card where some elegant paper from La Belle Vie kit is used along with the gorgeous new Slate Satin Polka-Dot Ribbon.   Add a few small Opaques Gems for a belt along with a Happy Birthday sentiment from the Casual Expressions stamp set.

    

The second card for the workshop is the one that I featured for this month's SOTM Blog Hop.  A 'puzzled' scarecrow from the Fall Favorites stamp set is featured on this 6"x6" card.  The fun puzzle pieces were cut using the Artiste cartridge for the Cricut machine and then mounted slightly apart from each other for a 'disjointed' look.   Just select portions of the image was colored using some of the new alcohol-based markers to coordinate with papers from the Clementine kit.  A small piece of Burlap Ribbon adds a rustic touch.       

Finish off the fun by creating these two adorable treat bags.  The bags and faces are both cut using the Artiste cartridge and paper from the Moonlight paper pack.  No stamping required!.     

The Fun Fall workshop will be offered next weekend - September 21 & 22.  On Friday at 7 pm, and on Saturday afternoon at 1 pm.  You will create two of each card plus the two treat bags for a workshop fee of $10.  Allow approximately two hours to complete your project.  Please be sure to bring your favorite adhesive.  All other supplies are provided with the workshop fee.  All stamps and papers used are from Close To My Heart (CTMH).

Everyone who attends will also receive a FREE copy of the Close To My Heart Autumn/Winter Idea Book & Catalog which features some fabulous new stamp sets, papers, and other great items.  As an added bonus, if you place a $30+ order, your workshop fee is waived. 

Please let me know if you would like to attend.  Contact me by sending an email to sheilabennett@comcast.net, or calling 913-485-4355.