On Saturday we held our semi-annual Crazy for Cards Event. Guests came and made an assortment of 12 cards, complete with envelopes. We had a variety of different styles–traditional cards, unique folds, money holders (like pictured above and below) and we sprinkled in a few useful techniques as well. It’s always a fun event!
This money holder was one that was a favorite by many.
Creating a darling basket full of strawberries seemed only natural when CTMH released it’s special Taste of Summer Paper Packet and Taste of Summer Stamp Set in honor of National Scrapbooking Month. Plus, I found these cute berry baskets at Michaels that would work perfectly for holding the fun 3-dimensional paper strawberries. Cutting the strawberries … Read more You’re Berry Special
Today’s Tool Time is about the Pocket Function on CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent Cartridge. While these versatile cards are designed for quick pocket-style scrapbooking, they are absolutely perfect for crafting quick cards like I made here. And don’t forget you can utilize those cut out pieces to tie it all together, as I’ve done with … Read more Tool Time: CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent Pocket Function
This Criss Cross Card is one that attendees made at our recent Spring Fling Event. It was created with our Hopscotch Paper which retired on March 31 (love the cheerful patterns and colors of this collection!) Criss Cross Cards are not only visually appealing, but they also make great cards to include a gift card … Read more A Criss Cross Card
Today’s Tool Time will focus on the Sleeve Function of CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent Collection. This function holds dozens of options that will lend beautiful depth and complexity to your cards in a matter of seconds. It’s all about layering! Watch this short video and learn about the two styles of cards you can … Read more Tool Time: CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent Sleeve Function
This week’s Tool Time is going to explore the Scene Function of CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent cartridge. The style of cards included are the Swing Card, the Gate Fold Card, and a variety of Layered Scene Cards. You’ll be amazed at how quickly you can create stunning cards and how little you need to add … Read more Tool Time: CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent Scene Function
Today’s Tool Time is going to focus on the Pop-up Cards with Icons function of the Cricut Artfully Sent Collection. In this 6-minute video, you’ll see some beautiful examples of the styles of pop-up cards you can create with this cartridge–but you’ll also get some great paper craft tips, too!
Using CTMH’s Stamp of the Month—Choose Happy–I set out to create a St. Patrick’s Day type project to do with my Stamp Club this month and here is the result! There was some initial intimidation with being able to do the paper weaving, but once everyone figured it out and passed the test of having … Read more St. Patrick’s Woven Heart
This week’s Tool Time is going to help guide you through some of the basics of CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent cartridge. It will show you each different function contained on this cartridge: Alphabet and numbers Envelopes and envelope liners Pop-up cards Scene cards Sleeve cards Overlay cards Pocket cards Be sure to check … Read more Tool Time: CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent – The Basics
Today I’m sharing a card I received from Jennifer P. I love how the Brushed Patterned Paper pops so much with the use of the black cardstock matting. The card is just so striking with this combination along with the embossing and flower cut out from CTMH’s Cricut Art Philosophy–both add nice dimension to the … Read more Cricut Art Philosophy Thank You Card
I absolutely love the name of this month’s CTMH Stamp of the Month—Choose Happy. It’s just so positive and perfect! And so is this amazing mini album created with CTMH’s Cricut Artbooking Collection! The Choose Happy Stamp Set comes with 14 images–adorable frames, borders and sentiments.
This past weekend at the Pleasanton Scrapbook Expo our sample cards created with CTMH’s exclusive Cricut Artfully Sent Collection were so popular! The intricate cuts, the amazing popups and the beautiful folds are just some of the wonderful aspects of this particular cartridge. With nearly 700 more images from Close To My Heart, you will … Read more Tool Time: CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent
Occasionally, when time permits, I participate in a team swap using the current Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. This is one of the swaps I received for this month’s A Happy Hello Stamp Set. I love the cheery colors used and how perfect it is with CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent card … Read more A Cheery Artfully Sent Happy Hello Card
When I sat down to create a card for my monthly Stamp Club using this month’s Stamp of the Month—A Happy Hello, this card from CTMH’s Cricut Artfully Sent seemed perfect. Step 1 was to stamp the sentiment “A happy hello” in second generation Desert Sand ink to cover the entire front of the card. … Read more Cricut Artfully Sent: A Happy Hello Card
It’s February which means it’s time for another *NEW* Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart. This month’s set–A Happy Hello is so cheerful as the name implies. This happy stamp set full of 15 images can be yours for only $5 with a qualifying $50 purchase this month. To get your own … Read more A Happy Hello February Stamp of the Month