Love this little S'more goodie box made using a My Creations Card Box from CTMH. Even though it is difficult to see in the photo, there are score lines and dots on the Desert Sand cardstock to make it resemble a graham cracker. The letters are from the Color-Ready Alphabets Cork and have been colored using a Smoothie marker. The adhesive-backed letters are so simple to use - just peel and stick. Plaid paper from the Roxie paper packet cover the sides of the box.
Inside the box are all of the ingredients necessary to make a S'more, along with a microwave recipe. This is going to make a great gift to send to my daughter at college.
Everyone needs greeting cards! Using the special Pair-a-Phrase double stamp set (that can be yours for FREE with a $75 order) along with other new stamps and papers from the Close To My Heart Autumn/Winter Idea Book, you can create an assortment of greeting cards. These are perfect to send to someone special and are sure to brighten their day.
inside of card
Winter weather will be here soon, and this cute little snowman from the Pair-a-Phrase stamp set is sure to bring a smile to someone's face. The card is cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge and a piece of double-sided paper from the Wonderland kit. The snowman "peeks" out of the window in the front of the card.
This card may look familiar. It is the same card design that I posted in August to introduce the Pair-a-Phrase special for "National Stamping Month" in September. Just used different papers and colors. This card uses my favorite plaid paper from the Roxie kit along with the bicycle. The sentiment is completed on the inside of the card with "and may trouble be a stranger to you."
Seems as though it is almost impossible to create a card without using the new Art Philosophy cartridge and my Cricut machine. For this card, the shaped pieces that the sentiment is stamped on were cut using the Cricut. And for the cameo card shown below, the scalloped oval for the stamped image and the large scalloped border pieces at the bottom of the card were both cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge.
Another 'repeat' card - this is almost identical to a card posted for the Heart 2 Heart Challenge a couple of weeks ago. The only difference is a neutral colored card base. Used the Sweet Moments stamp set to create a cameo, added a
piece of wide Chocolate striped ribbon, a scallop border, and the card was finished.
Colors used are Sorbet, Pear, and Cocoa.
The "Pair-a-Phrase" Card Workshop
will be offered on Friday evening, September 16 (starting at 7
pm), and also on Saturday afternoon, September 17 (starting at 1 pm).
You will create three of each of the three projects (total 9 cards and envelopes)
for a workshop fee of $10. Allow approximately two hours to
complete your projects. 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).
The Pair-a-Phrase stamp set is only available until the end of
September. The retail value is $35.90, and it is yours for FREE with a
$75 minimum order of CTMH products.
Please
let me know if you would like to attend the Card Workshop this
month. Feel free to leave me a comment on this blog, send an email
to sheilabennett@comcast.net, or call 913-485-4355.
Since this week is "Die Cuts R Us" on the Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog, all three of the cards qualify. For even more ideas, visit the links at the end of their blog post.
Finally - if you have been waiting for another workshop, this is a great one to attend. You will create an adorable Mini Card Set and learn how to use the versatile Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection.
This charming Mini Card Set was cut entirely using the new CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge for the Cricut machine. Even the 3"x3" envelopes were cut using the Cricut, as was the divided box that the cards and envelopes are stored in. After completing the cards, envelopes, and divided box, the entire thing slides into a perfectly sized clear plastic box. Tie a ribbon around the box to complete the Mini Card Set.
Included in the card set are four "Thanks" cards on Tulip cardstock, and four "Congratulations" cards on Desert Sand cardstock. Patterned paper from the new Roxie pack is used along with two of the the stamp sets that are included in the Art Philosophy bundle. For the "Congratulations" card, you can select the special occasion using a small pearl, Sparkle, or even checkmark using a marker.
Reserve
your space early as there are a limited number of spaces available for
this workshop the last weekend in August. With a workshop fee of only $10, you will have fun creating your own mini card set for your use or to give as a nice gift.
The Mini Card Set Workshop
will be offered on Friday evening, August 26 (starting at 7 pm),
and also on Saturday afternoon, August 27 (starting at 1 pm). Allow
approximately two hours to complete your project. Please be sure to
bring your favorite adhesive. All stamps and papers used are from
Close To My Heart (CTMH). Thanks to Lisa Stenz, a very creative independent CTMH Consultant, who shared the idea for this mini card set using the Art Philosophy stamps and Cricut cartridge.
Please
let me know if you would like to attend the Mini Card Set Workshop this
month. Feel free to leave me a comment on this blog, send an email
to sheilabennett@comcast.net, or call 913-485-4355. Or if you and some friends would like to meet at a different day or time, we can schedule another class.
One of my favorite shapes on the newArt Philosophy Cricut® Collection cartridge is the cupcake. There is even a coordinating cupcake stamp with the Celebration stamp set that is included with the collection. One of my display boards for Extravaganza featured artwork using the <cupcake> button for cutting, and these are some of the cards. Of course, every cupcake is topped with a "cherry on top" shiny Sparkle.
This cupcake card was cut from Smoothie cardstock using the Cricut-Art Philosophy cartridge. A slightly smaller cupcake was cut using Cocoa cardstock and layered inside the front of the card to create a 'frame' for the cupcake window. Inside of the card has the cupcake stamped image. The card is then completed with a Sparkle on top, some ribbon, and an embossed 'Happy Birthday' sentiment.
No stamping on this card, everything is cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge using the new Elemental paper packet.
With Elemental papers, used the 'Tag' feature of the cartridge along with the 'Font' (for the flowers) and 'Font Layer' (for the border) to create these two birthday tags. Again, the coordinating cupcake stamp that is included in the Art Philosophy Collection was also used.
For this cupcake card, papers from the Roxie paper packet were used on the inside of the card to cover the 'window' and decorate the cupcake.
Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop which features the Wicked stamp set from Close To My Heart. This stamp set has a fabulous witch, broomstick, scary cat, and witch's hat, along with some great sentiments with shapes that coordinate extremely well with cut images on the new Cricut-Art Philosophy cartridge.
If you have come here from JIll's 'Scrap Wench' blog, you are on the right path! With over 60 Close To My Heart
Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM
and other CTMH products on their blogs, you should be able
to find lots of great creative ideas to use for your own
projects. With the release of CTMH's new Autumn/Winter Idea Book on August 1, there will be a lot of fabulous brand-new products being used. 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!
A sassy witch on this card reminds you to "put your best foot forward." On this 6"x6" Kraft scallop edge card, the right side is actually a flap that is being held closed with the witch image. To decorate the card, the scallop background, scallop edge patterned paper, as well as the different frames for the witch and the sentiment were all cut using the Cricut-Art Philosophy cartridge. The cartridge is perfect for creating just about any shape you need for card making or scrapbooking. The inside of the card is completed with the black cat from the set stamped in the lower right corner. You can get 10 of the card bases with matching envelopes for only $6.95.
Now "Hop" on over to Mary's 'mestamp2' blog to see her work! Be
sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some
great crafting inspiration and other fun ideas! Remember, the Wicked stamp set is only available during the month of August. The regular price is reduced to $17.95, or you can purchase it for only $5 with a minimum order of $50 in other CTMH products.
In addition, Close To My Heart is celebrating their newly updated Stamp-of-the-Month program by offering an "Extra! Extra!" bonus stamp set with the purchase of the August SOTM at the discounted $5 price. A Typeface is a great little alphabet set that is only available this month and is FREE! It has a retail value of $6.95.
If
you get lost on the Blog Hop or find links that aren't working,
there is a complete list of all participating blogs on Helen's 'Hooked on Stamping' blog.
Last week, Close To My Heart held their annual Convention at the Disneyland Hotel. And I was fortunate enough to be selected to teach an Extravaganza class featuring the BIG announcement for the year - it is the Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection. It is a bit difficult to see in the photo, but there is an exclusive Cricut cartridge along with his spiral companion book, three stamp sets with images that can be cut using the Cricut cartridge, and three Dimensional Elements shaped chipboard sheets which also coordinate with the Art Philosophy cartridge. This entire bundle is only $99, and is available beginning August 1.
As an Extravaganza teacher, I received the new Art Philosophy cartridge along with new papers and other products being introduced about two months in advance so that I could create display boards and prepare for the seven classes that I would teach.
The Art Philosophy cartridge is incredible - it includes 700 shapes. There are 50 basic shapes (shown on this button overlay). But the most amazing part is that all six Feature buttons of the Cricut are utilized.
The Feature buttons are fabulous. For each of the basic shapes, you have the following Features:
Layer: frames, outline shapes
Decorative Layer: tags and frames with cut-outs
Tag: shaped tags with cut-outs, and ribbon slides
Card: shaped cards, and cards with cut-out image windows
Decorative Font: 26 letters with decorative stems, 3D boxes, envelopes, flourishes, doilies, more borders
You simply have to see the booklet to appreciate the potential of this Cricut cartridge. Considering that all of the Feature buttons are utilized, and in such unique ways, this cartridge seems to be the equivalent of at least three 'regular' Cricut cartridges.
For a sneak peek at some of the possibilities, here are the three display boards that I created for Extravaganza.
Board #1: Features images that be cut using the last button on the overlay, which includes a tag and a cupcake. The cupcake stamp is in one of the stamp sets that is bundled with the Art Philosophy cartridge. New papers featured are from the Elemental and the Roxie kits.
Board #2: Features the new Sonoma paper pack along with some shaped cards, letters, and other images cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge. The stamps on the three cards are also included in the bundle with the Cricut cartridge.
Board #3: Includes papers from Wonderland and Believe paper kits. Notice the variety of different card shapes that can be cut using the Art Philosophy cartridge as well as the large flowers that are from the Hooray Bouquet stamp set, and the holly leaves that are from the new A Holiday stamp set. Both of these stamp sets, along with many others in the Idea Book include coordinating images that can be cut using the Cricut cartridge. These coordinating stamp set shapes are in addition to the stamp shapes in the three stamp sets that are included with the purchase of the Art Philosophy cartridge.
And for even more information, CTMH has prepared a short video introducing the Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection.
