Check out the latest episode of our My Craft Channel online series “Clearly the Best” for tips and tricks for creating a continuous image over multiple or uneven surfaces.
Isn't this box BEAUTIFUL??? You will see how QUICK & EASY it is to create this box with our FABULOUS clear stamps!
You’ll want to make SURE to check My Craft Channel every TUESDAY for a NEW show with Kristine & Monica on the Close To My Heart show – “Clearly the Best”!!! I just realized, there seems to be a GIVEAWAY during the 1st four days of each new shows appearance!!! SO…watch the video below for some GREAT tips in stamping…
and THEN CLICK HERE each Tuesday to see what new show AND what new giveaway is taking place with Close To My Heart!!!
For those that haven’t heard… Close To My Heart has BEAUTIFUL new color palettes in the NEW 2012 Fall/Winter Idea Book!! Are you curious about what items you can purchase in these 40 colors? You’ll want to take a moment to watch this video to LEARN all about it!!! You will discover how to spruce up your designs with these new color families, cardstocks, and kit-exclusive papers. Adding color to your crafts is simple, easy, and beautiful! ENJOY!!!
Winter is NOT my favorite season…BUT I do LOVE snowmen!!!
So, when I saw Close To My Heart’s NEW snowman stamp set in the 2012 Fall/Winter Idea Book called “Flakey Friends”, I knew this stamp set would become one of my new favorites! Isn’t it CUTE?!?
It is SWAP time again, and that means I have sent off my created pieces, and am “patiently” waiting for my swaps to be returned back to me! LOL!! J Each time a new Idea Book comes out…I participate in a swap with my team leader Karen Morris. She coordinates everything, and swaps all of our items!!! How does it work??? I design 5 different pieces of artwork(12x12 page, and 4 different card designs) using all new paper, ( I chose Avonlea paper) new stamp sets and new embellishments as MUCH as possible! Then I create 8 of EACH of the 5 items!!! I send 7 sets that I created, off to Karen (I keep one for myself) and anxiously await the arrival of the package that will contain 7 different sets of swaps…each set will use a NEW paper pack from our 2012 Fall idea book!!!! Here is a picture of my swaps, all ready to go… I LOVE being a part of a swap!!! It generates so many ideas AND I get beautiful artwork in return using the 8 new paper packs!!!
Today I would like to share the details of ONE of the cards with you that I created for this swap.
I chose to use my Friendly Snowmen stamp set, “Flakey Friends”. I also chose to use our GREAT die-cut cards...these colonial white cards are 3 1/2" x 8" and I love the fancy design on the card! J I chose to use the Avonlea paper pack…a beautiful, elegant paper!!! I wanted to pull in the color Smokey Plum with the colors and design of this paper pack and was excited with how the card turned out!!! Let me share some of the FUN techniques I used in creating this card!!! Did you notice the designed background on the top of the card? Can you guess what it is?? Check it out!!! I was so excited when I discovered that by laying down my Tulle ribbon, I could use my sponge and ink some of my Smokey Plum ink onto the ribbon and get a great design!!! I also tried out our new PIGMENT inks!!! I learned to really like these inks…they are PERFECT to use when I want to color in an image with our NEW alcohol markers!!
When using the pigment inks, after stamping them…make sure to give them 20-30 minutes to dry OR heat set the image, before you try to color them in. The ink needs to bind with the paper, and this takes a little bit of time. Here are my snowmen, all inked and ready to be colored! J
I used the smokey plum, crème brulle, autumn terracotta (carrot nose) & olive alcohol markers to give “my men” a bit of color. I am not a great color inner (is that a word? LOL!) but I really like how smooth these new alcohol markers color!! I think I could get used to and ENJOY coloring in stamped images!!! LOL!!!
One of my FAVORITE new embellishments is the SILVER shimmer trim…do you see it? Yes, it’s not silver in the picture above…I tried to color my silver trim with my alcohol smokey plum marker! It worked!!!….kind of? J Yes, it colored my self adhesive silver shimmer trim ribbon a beautiful plum color – however, my marker didn’t fare too well. Because of the roughness of the silver shimmer trim, the marker tip now has some fuzzy ends. Oh well – I will use this marker for only coloring on items….problem solved! J I added our grey wool baker's twine next to the silver ribbon as a finishing touch. I hope I have inspired you to get out your crafting items!J Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!!! Blessings to you! Krista J
I LOVE the newest How To Book fromClose To My Heart!!!
The Make It From Your Heart how-to-book features 16 two-page layout patterns, two single-page patterns, as well as 12 different card patterns.
Inspired by Jeanette Lynton’s Let Me Show You How philosophy, the patterns are the same as those found in the Workshops on the Go cardmaking and scrapbooking programs for the coming year.
This publication highlights all-new artwork, technique ideas, and color palettes, conveniently bound in ONE volume for easy reference!
The BEST part…this AMAZING book is ONLY $7.95!!!
I have used this book MULTIPLY times…and thought I would share one of my recent creations. J
I used Pattern 24, in the Make It From Your Heart publication. As you see this is a VERY simple card…and it was even EASIER to create by following the simple sketch in this WONDERFUL book!
Of course, as I look at this card now…I see MANY places that a ribbon could be added, a button placed…the list goes on and on! LOL!!
Did you notice the stamping on this card? I used the NATIONAL STAMPING MONTH stamp set – “It’s Your Day”!!! The polka dotted background, bicycle and circle wording all came from that HUGE stamp set!!!
Look at this AMAZING DOUBLE stamp set…(this set RETAILS at $35.90)
THIS DOUBLE stamp set can be yours for
ONLY $5.00 with any $35 order placed!!!
The “It’s Your Day” stamp set will be available until September 30th! This is a wonderful time to receive this BARGAIN stamp set MULTIPLE times! They will make perfect gifts! (after you make sure you have ordered one for yourself – LOL!)
If you would like to see some more creations created with Patterns from the Make It From Your Heart, volume 1 ~ take a moment to watch the video below as Amy shares with us some more BEAUTIFUL artwork created from these simple patterns!!
Would you like to receive your OWN copy of the Make It From Your Heart publication? Or receive the amazing discounted “It’s Your Day” stamp set for ONLY $5.00 with a $35 order? Head on over to my website and click the join button next to "September Orders with Krista" to get your BARGAINS today!!J Happy Crafting, Krista J
This month we will be featuring Close To My Heart’s September’s SOTM, which is called “ Fall Favorites”a set of 11 stamps, that will get you into the FALL spirit!
If you have come here from my friend & Spa Getaway pal,Laurie Newton’s Blog,you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around. If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultantsHERE.
This month we have OVER 60Close To My HeartConsultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM!!
This Blog Hop is simple to do…just CLICK on the link at the end of the post on each blog and move along to the next one!!! Have FUN and happy hopping!!!
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This stamp set was so much FUN to play with and definitely had me starting to think about fall!!!J
I thought I’d try to use the new paper pack called Flirty and began to really enjoy the yellow/orange color of Goldrush! LOL!!! Here are the bold and beautiful designs and colors of the NEW paper pack “Flirty”…
When I was creating this 5x7 card, I wanted to create an item that could show you that you don’t NEED to color in this open stamp set!
I used my VersaMark ink pad to ink up the stamp, stamped it on my decorative shape cut by the Artiste cartridge (Accent 4>Shift>Key N>3 1/2" & 3 3/4") and completed my embossing!
For embellishments,
I used TWO sets of our Paper Flowers…(Floret & Paradise)
and I used our new Burlap Ribbon to give it the “harvesty” feel (is that a word? LOL!)
Did you notice, by cutting the burlap, you can get different widths of ribbon AND you can get burlap ribbon that has loose ends to give it a different look!
When I created the burlap ribbons for the center of my flowers, I used the part of the ribbon that I cut off. I was going to throw them away (horrors! ) but instead, tied them in a knot and added them to the inside of my flower!!! I then used the zip strip, from the top of the Flirty paper pack, to add more color to my burlap ribbon.
Did you notice the background stamping on the top of this card? YES…I was so excited when I discovered I could create my own background stamp by placing multiple words from this stamp set on my acrylic block!!!
Get creative in your own craft room and check out what stamp sets you could use to create this same type of background design!!!
Well, that’s all for today, but this hop is not over!!!
Next stop is Beth Naumann’s blog !!! Hop on over to check out what she has created with this Fun, Fall, Festive stamp set!!J
Be sure to visit ALL the Consultants at their Blogs…and feel free to leave comments as you go through the Hop! It’s so much fun reading about each piece of artwork!
This stamp set “Fall Favorites”,
is ONLY available from September 1-3oth …so contact your CTMH Consultant (or feel free to shop with me atmy websiteJ) to see how YOU can get this stamp set for an AMAZING discount!!
Do you enjoy having your handcrafted items on display around your home? Or, do you enjoy creating BEAUTIFUL works of art as gifts for family and friends?
SO…watch the video below for some GREAT tips in stamping…
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