Sheila's Stamping Stuff: Frightfully Fun

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Monday, October 27, 2014

A Spooky Crafting Adventure

There is a Spooky Crafting Adventure Contest on the Make It From Your Heart blog, and this is the card I created for Creative Challenge 4. You read through the narrative of this fun adventure with different options at certain points in the story, and your assigned challenge depends on which path you take through the story.

My 'assignment' was to create original artwork using the Scaredy Cat paper pack and the Scaredy Cat Assortment. The adorable cat is a pewter metal shape from the Scaredy Cat Assortment, and the witch and broomstick are stamps in the Halloween Greetings set. A sentiment from Frightfully Fun was used to complete the card along with some Epoxy Bubbles and Sparkles. Card sketch is Pattern #25 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 book.

Since Thistle and Sunset are the colors for Color My Heart Color Dare 116, this card fits that challenge also.

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

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

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

A Frightfully Fun Halloween Card

A fun Halloween card created using some stamps from the Frightfully Fun set and a sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch (CTS 93). The base of the card is Sunset cardstock, and a square of Topiary cardstock with green Glitter Paper was used for a fun contrast.

As part of their "favorites month," this week's challenge on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog is to show a favorite tool. One of my most used and favorite tools is the Piercing Tool. This handy 'pointy thing' is very useful to picking up small embellishments and then placing them on a project. You do not need to try to handle those small items with your fingers! As you can see in the photo, I have used mine so much that the Close To My Heart name on the handle is almost completely worn off. Actually, CTMH has a new combination Piercing & Embossing Tool that I need to remember to start using.

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

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

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Scaredy Cat ~ Stampers With An Attitude (Blog Hop)

Welcome to the "Stampers With An Attitude" blog hop. This month we are getting ready for Halloween and featuring papers and stamps from the Scaredy Cat collection.

If you have come here from 'Roxybonds', 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.

The Trick or Treat Sweets stamp set includes some really adorable images of traditional Halloween costumes. For this card, the Frankenstein was stamped using Black ink, colored green using a Touch Twin Marker, and added behind a cute frame from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge. The 'crazy for candy' sentiment is included in the equally adorable Frightfully Fun stamp set, and a patterned paper from the Scaredy Cat kit is used for the background of the card. On every CTMH patterned paper, there is a ½" strip which includes the paper packet name and colors used. On the reverse side of the product info is always a fun coordinating strip, and one of these from the Scaredy Cat paper packet included the cute 'eek' strip. Some black and green Glitter Paper adds a bit of sparkle to the card.

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Even though the Scaredy Cat paper packet is themed for Halloween, only two of the six patterns available are actually "theme specific," the other four patterns are simply nice designs which can be used for many different projects.

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Now "Hop" on over to 'Misty Girl Inspirations' for more Scaredy Cat fun.

"Stampers With An Attitude" Blog Hop participants:

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

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

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Annual Inspirations Sneak Peek (Technique Blog Hop)

Effective August 1, Close To My Heart is publishing an Annual Inspirations book featuring all of their new products. Even though the name has changed from an Idea Book, this Annual Inspirations contains almost 200 pages of inspirational artwork along with many crafting tips and techniques scattered throughout the book. For the Technique Blog Hop this month, each consultant will be sharing artwork inspired by one of the featured technique tips.

If you arrived from Shirley's "Mom 'n Me Scrap" blog, then follow along with the link at the bottom of this post to continue the Technique Blog Hop.

Inspiration for this card was the 'Music To The Eyes' tip found on page 34 of the Annual Inspirations. Jazz up your pages with a journaling pen and your creative hand. Outline individual letters and other accents with the pen to better contrast them with the background, making them bolder and easier to read.

The adorable new Frightfully Fun stamp set was used along with a patterned paper from the Scaredy Cat kit. A journaling pen was used to create a quick pattern around the stamped images. Adding the dot-dot-dash lines adds texture and interest to the edges of cardstock. The design is Pattern #28 from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 1 book. A bit of Baker's Twine and some Black Shimmer Trim complete the card.

Please visit "Show and Tell, with Michelle" blog for her creation inspired by the 'All Lit Up' technique tip.

Technique Blog Hop participants: