How to Create a Christmas Tree Basket Video

I started playing with CTMH’s newest stamp set–Holiday Wishes–yesterday and created this Christmas Tree Basket.  It was super easy using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge and the Holiday Wishes Stamp Set since they coordinate so beautifully as you’ll see in the video. Here is my video for how you, too, can create a Christmas Tree … Read more How to Create a Christmas Tree Basket Video

Happy Thanksgiving Card

Today I played a little with this month’s Stamp of the Month—Cherish the Day–and created this Happy Thanksgiving Card. In addition to Cherish the Day, I also used our Thanksgiving stamp set with Dreamin’ Papers along with our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  This is one of the projects my Stamp Club will be making this month…just … Read more Happy Thanksgiving Card

Happy Holiday Card Set Video

When you pair your new CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge with some of the delightful My Acrylix Stamp sets featured in our Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you’ll find yourself making an armful of holiday cards in just one sitting! Watch this video to discover even more tips for streamlining your holiday card creation session.

Trick or Treat French Fry Box

Here’s another cute 3-D project you can create using the Art Philosophy Cartridge.  A french fry box! I made this one small enough to be perfect for snack-size candy…just in time for Halloween! Supplies used: Cricut Art Philosophy Collection Thriller Stamp Set (Retired) Mischief Level 2 Paper Packet Sunset Stamp Pad Cocoa Stamp Pad Bronze … Read more Trick or Treat French Fry Box

What Can You Create with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge?

Have you been hearing the buzz about CTMH’s *NEW* Cricut Art Philosophy Collection?  And have you been wondering–“what can you create with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge?” Here are all the wonderful images you can create…from 3D projects, to unique card designs and even a font! Pretty impressive, right?  And if you want to see … Read more What Can You Create with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge?

Thinking Outside the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Box

This past weekend some CTMH Consultants and I were sponsoring a booth at the Pleasanton Harvest Festival’s first ever “Crop and Shop” Scrapbooking Feature.  We were demoing our awesome new Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and came up with a few fun twists by thinking outside the box! This pumpkin is made from the Christmas ornament … Read more Thinking Outside the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Box

Scrapbook Page Pops with Flowers

Want to learn how to make your scrapbook page pop with flowers?  Quickly cut, stamp, and curl pretty 3-D flowers using Close To My Heart’s new Cricut® Art Philosophy cartridge, My Acrylix® Hooray Bouquet stamp set, and your own creativity. Pick up more ideas for embellishing your layouts, cards, and gifts with fun florals in … Read more Scrapbook Page Pops with Flowers

A Wicked Art Philosophy Card

Here’s another fun project I created with both Wicked (our current Stamp of the Month set) and our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. Check out the awesome star.  It’s from our *NEW* Milepost Shapes.  It’s a corrugated chipboard star that I painted with our Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint and then sprinkled with our Prisma Glitter.  It is … Read more A Wicked Art Philosophy Card

Converting a Layout into a Card

This weekend at the Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo I designed a Make-n-Take project that nicely converted from a layout into a handmade card.  It’s really cool how it’s super easy to use your scraps from your scrapbooking to create a darling handmade card! I knew I wanted to use our fabulous *NEW* Roxie papers and … Read more Converting a Layout into a Card

DIY Superhero Party Invitation Details

Here are the details for my DIY Superhero Party Invitations… Like I said in my post yesterday, the most important part was to keep it simple; partly since I wasn’t just making one and partly because I have a lot of other things on my plate currently. Secondly, I  needed it to work for both … Read more DIY Superhero Party Invitation Details

DIY Superhero Party Invitations

Here’s what I came up with for my twins’ Superhero Party Invitations this year. Wanted to keep it very simple.  I was actually impressed that they had a theme that they both agreed on…but it’s definitely a tad bit trickier finding feminine superhero items on the market! Be sure to check back tomorrow as I … Read more DIY Superhero Party Invitations