Outta This World Birthday

Outta This World is such a fun stamp set with an adorable robot, spaceship, rocket, and other images which can be cut using the Artiste Cricut cartridge.  

Beep, beep:  this robot was cut from Cashmere cardstock and then stamped using Saddle ink.  A patterned paper from the Huntington kit is used to complete this week's sketch from Mojo Monday (MOJO328).  Inspiration for the card came from The Friday Mashup (FM142) which is to create a project with twine and a birthday theme.  The Baker's Twine that I used is actually Chocolate and White.  Since there was no other white on the card, Desert Sand Pigment Ink was dabbed onto the Baker's Twine before attaching to the card. 

Inside of the card is finished with a the rocket and the fun "Greetings Earthling" sentiment from Outta This World.

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

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

Greetings Earthling!

Spent quite a bit of time last night cleaning up and organizing my Stamp Room, so today I felt like playing.  

The green swirls print is a Washi Tape from the Sparkle & Shine Washi Tape 3-Pack which is available in the Holidays From the Heart Gift Guide.  Using the Artiste Cricut cartridge cuts out this fun robot shape which matches the Outta This World stamp set.   A few Sparkles and Aqua Dots enhance the robot's mechanics. 

Another strip of the Washi Tape and the cute spaceship from Outta This World finishes the inside of the card.

During clean-up last night, found some old dotted paper from CTMH and decided that it would go well with Color Dare #67 on the Color My Heart blog, which specifies to use black & white with green.  Unfortunately, it looks as though I am a day late to be able to upload my project with their linky tool.  

Recently, I found the Freshly Made Sketches blog and this is my first entry for them, it is #111 (FMS111).  Since I enjoy creating 'clean & simple' cards, I hope to participate in more of their upcoming sketches. 

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

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

Greetings Earthling!

For the sixth straight year, I was fortunate enough to attend Creative University.  

The weekend is always very special to me as I rekindle old friendships and create new ones.  All the ladies who attend feel like one big family by the end of the weekend.  It is a weekend full of creativity, and it replenishes my soul.   

Tresa (the Fabulously Artsy Stamp Goddess) does a fantastic job of organizing the event each year and asked me to create a display board of samples featuring different ways to use embossing on projects.  So, I have decided to share them with you over the next few days. 

For this very fun card, I used the robot and planet from the Outta This World stamp set.  The images in the set are really cute, but the best part is that they can all be cut using the Artiste cartridge with the Cricut machine.  Simply cut the images on White Daisy cardstock using the Cricut and then stamp directly onto the pre-cut shape because the stamp is perfectly coordinated and sized with the shape.  The textured background is made by inking the chevron stripe image from In The Background set with Black Pigment ink and embossing with Clear Detail Embossing Powder.  The result is a nice black-on-black texture with a bit of a sheen.  After stamping the planet on the image cut using the Artiste cartridge, the "Greetings Earthling" sentiment was stamped using Twilight Pigment and embossed with the Clear Detail Embossing Powder.  In order to mimic the chevron embossed on the cardstock, the Art Philosophy cartridge was used to cut a piece of the patterned paper from the Later Sk8r kit.

If you have not received your copy of the Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog, please contact me via phone at 913-485-4355 or email at sheilabennett@comcast.net.

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

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