The Quilted Scrapper

The Close to My Heart Taste of Summer paper pack is only available until May 31, 2015. Today I decided to play with it, the coordinating stamp set  to create this frame for my dining room. I also used the Cricut Artise cartridge to cut the bow and flowers. Here is a close up of the flowers:

Over the next month I will be showing you all the different creations you can make with the 4 Close to My Heart Cricut Cartridges. Today I am showing casing the Artise  along with the Brushed paper pack and Paper Fundamentals Adventure Assortment . The basket and grass can be found on page 79 of the Artise cartridge. The basket is cut at 2" and only took me about 2 minutes to fold and assemble. It will be perfect to fill with candy for a small Easter gift. The grass on the card was cut at 1" and I cut it twice and layered it so it would fit all the way across the card. The sun is a 1 1/2" circle that I embossed with the CTMH Honeycomb  embossing folder and inked with Canary ink. The clouds are from page 66 of the Artise cartridge and I inked them with Crystal Blue ink. The rabbits are from the Artfully Sent cartridge and cut at 2", 1 3/4" and 1 1/2" and the smallest bunny is raised off the paper with an Adhesive Spring  from Close to My Heart....

If you are as ready for summer as I am you can get in the groove on Monday March 17th from 6-9 pm as we create 4 great layouts for those summer adventure pictures. We will be using the Timberline Workshop on the Go which includes: Timberline Paper Packet My Acrylix™ Timberline Workshop Stamp Set (D-size) Cardstock Sheets (2 Colonial White, 2 Goldrush) Timberline Assortment Irresistibles™ Frames Instructional Brochure At the workshop I will add the additional cardstock needed to complete the layouts. I also pre-cut all your Cricut cuts and provide ink. Here are the layouts we will be creating:  The cost of this workshop is $38 and you must RSVP and pre-pay by March 7th.

      Welcome to our April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "My Sunshine" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from April 1 - 30, 2013.  You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase.       If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create .   If you came from Theo of Celebrate Crafts  then you are in the right place! I created both a card and a layout using the Bo Bunny Barefoot Word paper. What I learned though is that our ink and cardstock colors go Perfectly with Bo Bunny paper! I used our light blue card stock, white daisy cardstock and honey, lagoon, crystal blue and pear ink and finally our assorted flip flaps to add more pictures of water play. All Close to My Heart products can be purchased here .   To create the title, I cut out t...

Welcome to another Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop. Today we will be showcasing the "For Always" paper. I used the Workshop on the Go  to create these 3 layouts: I had never used the bow tie feature on the Cricut Artise Cartridge but I love it! It was so simple and easy too. I added a 3rd layout with an extra piece of Ruby paper to create the 2nd layout. I also added the Close to My Heart Ready Color Seam Binding and colored it Lagoon. The next stop on your blog hop is Cat's Scrapbooking where she created a great project to show you. All the supplies used can be purchased directly here .

The new Chantilly paper pack from Close to My Heart is so versatile that I have had so much fun playing with it. Chantilly is not just a paper pack it is also a fabric line. Here is the flower bouquet I made using the Cricut Artise Cartridge. I used the 5 different flowers at sizes between 3" and 5". You can purchase the supplies for this home decor project and more directly from my website .

While preparing for my upcoming card workshop I decided to branch out and try some new card techniques this year. One of my favorite is the Easel Card. Used a tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers at Beate Jones. I used the following Close to My Heart Supplies Stella paper pack (retired) Flirty Workshop on the Go Stamp Set Color Ready Seam Binding Ribbon Lagoon Ink Cocoa Ink Olive Ink for the Ribbon Artise Cricut Cartridge Tomorrow I will show you the great new window shutter card I found on Splitcoast stampers.

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop!  Today we will be highlighting the retiring La Belle Vie  paper pack.  If you are coming from Jen's page you are in the right spot. Today I made a card featuring La Belle Vie,   Cricut Artise Cartridge , Birthday Card Chatter and the Love Blooms Acrylic Stamp sets For the flowers I used Cherub Pink and Primrose and for the leaf I did Green and Green Leaf. The last stop on the blog hop is Cat's  blog. Enjoy all the inspiration!

Welcome to the Roxybonds Scrappers Team Blog Hop! We will be featuring artwork from the Pear's & Partridge Paper Pack. If you have come here from   Simmie Bois   then you are on the right path. Your next stop will be Cat's Blog . Today I have created a banner from Pears & Partridge. It has the perfect colors for a Christmas banner.  I used my Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the letters, patterned paper and embellishments. Here's a list of all our team members participating: Jen Patrick Sharondalyn Tweeta Newton Keeley Becker Kirwan Denise 'Carper' Heiden : http:// deniseheiden.blogspot.com/ Amber LaMons Simmie Bois Stephanie Feist: You are here! Catherine Nowak

My sister's baby shower is tomorrow for her baby girl due the beginning of January 2013. I thought the Cricut Artise Cartridge  would create the perfect shower card. I used the "card" cut on page 64 (or the letter v) on the Artise Cartridge. I cut the diaper at 5" and the sentiment at 2". The following products were used: CTMH Tulip cardstock CTMH Light Pink cardstock CTMH Green cardstock (extra from Advent Workshop ) Sparkles Clear Assortment Blush Close to My Heart Ink

I am having so much fun with the new Close to My Heart 3-D products and paper. This week I altered a card box using Clementine and created 10 cards to go in it. It will make a great gift for Christmas. I used the following Close to My Heart products that can be purchased directly from my website: My Creations Card Box Clementine Paper Pack Bulk Cards Dimensional Elements Mixed Shapes Twilight Ink Cocoa Ink Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge Cricut Artise Cartridge

    Welcome to another great Roxybonds blog hop. Tonight we will be showcasing the Dakota paperpack. It is a very versatile pack whether you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or crafter. I hope you enjoyed what Jen from Roxybonds  created. I have used the paper to decorate a CTMH star , a scrapbook layout and now some cards. I used the following CTMH Products : Die Cut Circle Cards Burlap Ribbon Dakota Paper Pack Holiday-Abundance Stamp Set Autumn Terracotta Ink Sunflower Ink Cricut Artise Cartridge Next, visit Cat at Cat's Scrapbooking to see her wonderful project. I look forward to next month showcasing Pears & Partridge!

Welcome to our The Artiste in 3D Blog Hop! There are so many fun features in our Artiste Cricut cartridge that we decided to showcase many of the 3D Objects.   In this hop, you will see a variety of projects featuring the 3D Object key of the Artiste but don’t worry, you won’t need special glasses to see them! (But we do hope our projects will “stand out” to you.) If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create . if you came from Darla of Stamping Under Doctors Orders  then you are in the right place! I created a large centerpiece to be used as a giveaway for a Vendor Show I have tomorrow. I used the pumpkin on page 71 (accent 1) and fit to page. I cut out a third pumpkin to give it more dimension. I then used the 3D shift feature on the same page to cut 3 leaves. They are 5", 4 1/2" and 4". I then sanded the edges of them with a CTMH sanding block. Finally, I used a rose from the Art Ph...

Welcome to our October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month Close to My Heart is offering a stamp set called "Very Merry Christmas". This set can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant for only $5 with a qualifying purchase of $50. (That’s a $17.95 value!) In this hop, you will see projects featuring this fun stamp set from many talented crafty ladies! Enjoy our blog hop - we hope we inspire you to create your “very” own Merry Christmas projects! We are having a giveaway – that’s right blog candy for you hoppers! Carolyn of Nuts 4 Scrappin  is giving away a stamp set to one of our hoppers! She is giving away a stamp set called "Bonjour". You can see a picture of the stamp set on her blog. All you have to do to be eligible to win is to leave a comment on each blog and become a follower of Carolyn's blog. If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy'...

As soon as the new Close to My Heart Idea Book came out over the summer I knew I had to have the new canvas journal. However, I became stumped with how to decorate it. Thanks to pintrest though I soon discovered a great way to decorate canvas at this fabulous blog More Than Photography  and found a great technique that I just had to try. Her directions are excellent and the only thing I would add is to use lots of modge podge. Part of my tree did not adhere, but with some added embellishments it turned out. I love journals and the idea of journaling and gave this to our high school babysitter.