Operation Smile & Cornucopia Card - 4th autumn card

Today I will be sharing with you the details for the 4th and FINAL card that was created using our Huntington paper pack!!

This set (shown below) was auctioned off this past summer at the annual CTMH Convention to raise money for Operation Smile! 

I was EXCITED when this set sold for $125 to help the

children with Operation Smile. 

Wahoo!!  This amount paid for 1/2 of a

clef palate, cleft lip or facial deformity operation!! 

 

We would LOVE to have you join us in supporting this organization and the many children that are need of this surgery!! 

With EVERY ORDER that you place through Close To My Heart - you

have the option to give a donation to Operation Smile. 

If you have never done this, I ENCOURAGE you to CONSIDER “rounding up” each order that you place with CTMH.

  Round your total amount to the next nearest $ (or you are welcome to donate more than that too!) 

***Please feel from to Visit the Operation Smile website for more information.

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 Thanks for letting me share with you about Operation

Smile!!  This organization is especially close to my

heart because of the many personal testimonies we have

heard and seen at our CTMH events. Operation Smile

has helped SO MANY people!!   

Well, let’s get started and take a closer look at our 4th Autumn card! 

CTMH has a perfect NEW Autumn stamp set. It is called Count Your Blessings.  Even though I don’t care to color in stamped images…I really enjoyed creating with this stamp set! 

I inked the cornucopia in Cocoa pigment ink, because I wanted to use my watercolor pencils (with blending pen) and alcohol markers to color it in. 

Then I decided to stamp another cornucopia, so that I could cut one image out, and pop some of the vegetables!

Here’s a closer look…

A few more details…

I used my FAVORITE stamp set once again - Universal Backgrounds (sorry if you get tired of seeing this one! LOL!) and stamped the script with Champagne ink.  I love how this stamp set “fills in the background” when I feel it needs just a touch more.

I also used our NEW Scallop Border Punch on the cocoa cardstock, and then sanded it after I punched the border.

       

I used the Artbooking Cartridge to cut out the chain link border (cut at .3”) and laid that border on top of our JUTE RIBBON.  You will find this image on page 44 - Key 7.  

If you missed any of the previous posts explaining the creation of the cards and box, feel free to click below to see the details on EACH of the cards created J 

Card Box- CLICK HERE

1st card - CLICK HERE

2nd card - CLICK HERE

3rd card - CLICK HERE

That completes are SERIES of Autumn cards created with our Huntington paper pack!! 

I hope you enjoyed these posts and I look forward to seeing you come back soon!  I've been having a lot of FUN creating many new items J

Feel free to become a follower of my blog and join me in viewing my newest creation! J

Blessings to you!!

Krista J

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There  are TWO great specials taking place

during the month of September!

Place a $50 CTMH order during September 2013

& you will receive 4 stamp sets…

for ONLY $15!!

(plus shipping & tax J)

 

HERE are the TWO stamp sets…

September SOTM…

Purchase this at the retail price of $17.95

OR

pay ONLY $5

when you place a $50 order!!

You Are My Happy - triple pack of stamp sets!

With your $50 order,

you become eligible to purchase this set of stamp sets

for ONLY $10…that’s a savings of $37.90!!

 

CLICK HERE for all the details regarding these September 2013 specials! J

Artbooking in August~week 1

Are you ready to get creative?? 

Let 40 talented CTMH consultants inspire you with their creativity this month.  

Each Monday in August, these ladies will be posting artwork to their blogs and you can follow their blogs or set your alarm to make sure you do not miss a post! J

Our challenge was to create 4 different projects using the Cricut Artbooking cartridge and incorporate any CTMH paper pack.  ( yes - we all have retired paper packs in our 'stuff' and this cartridge is perfect for using up paper!!)  

Our mission was to design each of the following:
1. 2 page layout
2. Card
3. Mini Book
4. Home decor or giftable item

We are able to choose what to make and when to post it (in whatever order we choose)… AND if we wanted to add stamped images into our designs, that was o.k too!!

**** You will not want to miss any of this AMAZING and FANTASTIC artwork!!  So let’s continue on!!! J ****

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If you have come from Mary Gunn’s Blog…you are on the right track! 

For my 1st week of this hop, I chose to create a CARD using the Artbooking Cartridge! 

Card making is my FAVORITE thing to craft, and I had so much FUN creating this card!!!

There are SO MANY overlays for scrapbook pages on this Artbooking cartridge – BUT they are NOT just for LAYOUTS!!!  Resize these overlays, and they make WONDERFUL card fronts too!!!J

I used Kraft cardstock to create the overlay on my card.  This is shown on page 82 of the Artbooking cartridge– the “All Boy” key. 

I made sure to use my “REAL DIAL SIZE” (RDS) key to resize this to card size and set if to 4 1/4” inches. This did create the correct width of this overlay, but I did cut off some of the length….

  Now – keep in mind – Cricut Craft Room (CCR) will be a FABULOUS asset to this Artbooking cartridge…but I created this card prior to the Aug 1st release and did not use CCR to create this overlay.

(for more info on CCR…click HERE…it’s a FREE resource to use with your Cricut machine!!!)

Do you see how the overlay is “popped” off the card base?

I used our NEW jute ribbon under one strip of the overlay….and then cut a olive and barn red color cardstock strips for some of the other sections.  I used 3D foam tape to “pop” the entire overlay off the front of the card!

 

Next, I wanted to stamp a main focal point using the “Count Your Blessings” stamp set.  If you take a look at the stamp set(by clicking on the highlighted words) …you will notice there is only ONE corn cob on this corn stalk…I added another cob for some more color.J

I cut the word “Autumn” from the N key on page 73 of Artbooking Cartridge. 

I used CTMH’s pigment ink (Cocoa) to stamp the corn stalk image…and them used our alcohol markers to finish coloring it in.

The designer paper behind the cornstalk comes from the Huntington paper pack…and I sanded the edges to give it a more rustic look.

One last look at the card…

Did you notice the burlap background, the fabric flower in the bottom left corner, and the chicken wire frame…

you’ll want to make sure to stop back at my BLOG in the coming weeks for more details on these FABULOUS new items!!!

 

Products Used on Corn Stalk card…

• NEW Artbooking Cartridge
• NEW Count Your Blessings stamp set
• NEW Huntington paper pack
• Olive & Autumn Terracotta cardstock
• Kraft Cardstock
• NEW Jute ribbon
• Wooden Mini-Medley collection
• Sanding Kit
• 3D foam tape

 

Now, hop on over to Kimberly Hill’s Blog to see what she has created using this NEW Artbooking Cartridge!!

If you get lost along the way CLICK HERE to view the entire list of Artbooking creators! 

Happy Hopping and make sure to JOIN US again for the REMAINING MONDAYS during the month of August!!!  There will be NEW artwork using the Artbooking Cartridge posted each Monday!!

 

Blessings to you for a WONDERFUL day!!!

Krista J