Have you seen CTMH’s *NEW* Advent Calendar Kit? I just finished mine up and thought I could provide you some helpful tips for completing yours! First, here are some pictures of mine… Some great tools to have on hand for this project are… Liquid Glass (ensures strong bond) Finishing Files (great for smoothing the chipboard … Read more Holiday Advent Calendar
Thanksgiving is almost here (can you believe it!?!) So one of the projects I designed for my Stamp Club this month was a thankful candle…perfect for personalizing as a place card for Thanksgiving dinner with each guest’s name on it! Supplies: flameless tealight (great use of your 40% off coupon at Michael’s/Joann’s/Hobby Lobby!) 1-3/4″ scallop circle … Read more Thankful Candle
Now that Halloween has come and gone, we’ve truly transitioned into the “hustle and bustle” season. Thoughts of holiday cards, gifts, baking and so much more is filling our minds. One product that I love using and definitely becomes a favorite at the holidays is CTMH’s Glitz Glitter Gels. It adds sparkle, texture, depth … Read more My Favorite Holiday Product
Create festive ornaments to adorn your abode this holiday season. It’s a snap with Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge, Dimensional Elements ornaments, and *NEW* Ornamental Cheer stamp set!
Supplies used: G1040 Workshops on the Go Spellbound Cricut Kit Z2105 Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z891 Versamark Ink Pad Z670 Black Embossing Powder Z1151 3-D Foam Tape Z1313 Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel Z1335 Licorice Opaque Adhesive Gems Z1798 Black Tulle Ribbon Wishing you a “spooktacular” Halloween!
Earlier this month I showed you how you could make a darling Pumpkin with our *NEW* Cricut Artiste cartridge along with our *NEW* My Creations Block. Here is another idea (also perfect for Halloween!)…Frankenstein! The face is a quick cut on the Artiste cartridge and for his hair…I used the Spring grass on the cartridge! … Read more Frankenstein with Cricut Artiste
Here’s a sparkly Christmas card made using this month’s Stamp of the Month—Very Merry Christmas! This is one of the projects my Stamp Club is making this month. It uses 2 of our *NEW* ribbons–the Slate Satin Polka-Dot and the Silver Shimmer Trim (LOVE this stuff with it’s adhesive backing!!)
As promised, here’s another fun idea where you can use Studio J in a different way! Create Subway Art! That’s right, just select the empty layout theme and then design and create to your heart’s content. After I had it printed and shipped, I added some of the Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements to create a … Read more Studio J: Halloween Subway Art
Thinking of making handmade Halloween cards this year? How about something quick & easy as well as stinkin’ cute!? It’s as easy as cutting out a jack-o-lantern face from CTMH‘s *NEW* Cricut Artiste cartridge! I just took a piece of textured Autumn Terracotta CS (now retired), sanded it a bit to expose that texture and … Read more Simple Pumpkins with CTMH’s Cricut Artiste
We created these phenomenal Halloween layouts during our Moonlight Halloween Scrapbooking Class. They turned out great! We also made these Halloween Countdown projects!
Here is a Triangle Treat Container I made to put “Magical Reindeer Food” in for my children to spread out on the lawn tonight. A big thanks to my friend Candace for this wonderful tradition! At preschool, their teacher used oatmeal with red and green glitter. But for mine, I followed Candace’s advice and used … Read more Reindeer Food – Our Christmas Tradition
Happy Halloween! This card has been sponged for an antiqued look to give it the feeling of something old – a great technique for Halloween crafts. I used the “Keyhole” design from Wishes with the Beware Stamp Set. If you’d like to join in on the fun, here are the colors I used. Have … Read more Happy Halloween – with an “Antiqued” Card
These 3D paper pumpkins are really fun and quite easy to make. And you just gotta love that there are not a lot of supplies that are needed to complete them. Plus, these cuties can be used to decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving! So with that, let’s meet our Cast of Characters: Scallop Punch … Read more Scallop Pumpkins – A Quick and Easy Halloween project
Here is a fabulously quick and easy decoration and/or gift. First, let’s meet our cast of characters: Beware Stamp Set D1381 Enchanted Level 2 Paper Packet X7087B Black Stamp Pad Z2105 Liquid Glass Z679 Pivot Point Stapler Z1009 Colored Staples Z1010 (if you don’t have any) Black Ribbon Rounds Z1034 (note: black ricrac is … Read more Festive Halloween Cone