Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Join the Pajama Party :O)


Close To My Heart is teaming up with Big Picture Classes to bring you a live webcast with step-by-step instructions for making this Happy Thoughts kraft container. 
The FREE webcast will air Thursday, May 30 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (MDT). During the presentation, you’ll learn to make several projects from a variety of sponsors, including Close To My Heart’s Happy Thoughts kraft container, as the presenter walks you through the steps. Watch the Pajama Party as anyone with an Internet connection can watch :O)
The Pajama Party class will be available for FREE at BigPictureClasses.com on May 30. If you would like to interact on the message board, participate in live chat, post to the gallery, download handouts, or enter any contests, you will need to log in to the Pajama Party “classroom” by creating a free account on the Big Picture Classes website.
To make our Happy Thoughts kraft container, you will want to have the following items—or similar products—on hand:
  • My Acrylix® Frame Flair Stamp Set (D1546)
  • My Acrylix® Happy Thoughts Stamp Set (C1536)
  • Chantilly Paper Packet (need 1 sheet of B&T, X7163B)
  • Crème Brulee Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5754)
  • Lagoon Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5762)
  • White Daisy Cardstock (need 1 sheet, 1385)
  • Whisper Cardstock (need 1 sheet, X5929)
  • Whisper Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2172)
  • Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad (Z2195)
  • My Creations® Kraft Container (Z1833)
  • Baker’s Twine Neutral Assortment (need 3 yards, Z1701)
  • Color-Ready Trinkets Wooden Shapes (Z1844)
  • Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment (Z1754)
  • 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
  • Micro-Tip Scissors (Z534)
  • Corner Rounder (Z578)
  • Paper Trimmer (Z1783)
  • My Acrylix® Spritz Cleaner (1778)
  • My Acrylix® Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
  • 2" × 3½" My Acrylix® Block (Y1009)
  • 4" × 5" My Acrylix® Block (Y1012)
  • Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection (Z1686)
  • Join me and have fun at the Pajama Party :O)

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Marker Magic

Click on the title to watch a fun video showing you show to use our great Alcohol Markers in all of the fun Close To My Heart Colors.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

'Dream Pop' Cricut Flower Mini Album

This paper and cardstock  is so much fun  - it screams Summer and Popsicles and Sunshine and I LOVE IT !!!
The fun patterned paper and glossy embossed cardstocks have been specifically designed for National Scrapbooking Month and just for this one collection 
- you can't help but smile when you look at it :O).

There is NO STAMPING on this fun mini album which I designed - just paper, cardstock and embellishments. I saw a fabulous butterfly shaped album designed by the super creative Wendy Coffman over at Stamping Rules and loved it so much that I decided to make one of my own.
I used the CTMH Art Philosophy Cruict cartridge to cut the page shapes out - I cut them at 11 1/2" inches and the overlays were cut at either 11 1/4" or 10 1/2".
 I cut flowers from 2 of the cardstock colors for the front to cover the words on this panel.
The words My Favorite were from the Zip Strip. 
I added the Black and Grey Glitter Paper to accent the pages and to form the base of the middle pages.  I gathered the Slate Polka Dot ribbon to cover the spine of the pages and to tie the album together.
 I added Z1754 Black & Grey sparkles in the center of the flowers
 I also added Z1807 Pink Glitter Gems.
 The words Beautiful were cut from the side of one of the sheets of paper.
On the layout above I cut the right hand page from the left hand side of the sheet of patterned paper and the left hand page from the right hand side of the paper.
 I cut the flowers out of another sheet of paper.
 Another Zip Strip saying was used on the page above.

The collection includes 12 sheets of fun double sided patterned B&T Paper and 12 sheets of embossed cardstock (embossed one side and plain the other) and is valued at $19.95.
You can receive one packet of Dream Pop  for just $10* for every $35 you spend.
Hostesses will receive one paper packet free with a qualifying May Gathering sales total of $400 or more and is available between May 1st-31 2013 only - while supplies last.

(* Shipping/handling and tax apply. Not available for purchase at full retail price).