Family Banner - Base & Bling

Yet another use for the Base and Bling jewelry line.

This time a fun banner which could be hung anywhere. I used the Pendant pieces and added Black cardstock. I cut the letters using the Cricut cartridge and then flooded the front with Liquid Glass as it is lighter in weight than the glass covers.

I cut the flowers using the Cricut and added a tiny purple gem to the centers. I embossed the cream cardstock frame shapes in Gold embossing powder and then hand cut each one.

I thought it looked really pretty and hope you like it as much as I do  Love Sara xxx

Time Passes . . . . Scrapbook layout

This was my competition layout piece which I made for Convention.

The fence and the gate are comprised of 49 pieces of cardstock, inked distressed and ink edged, interwoven and with 3D foam tape between to make it dimensional. The grass is hand it with scissors, the flowers are cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. The Daffodil leave are free hand cut and the clock time is set to 11.11 my dads time. The camera is tucked in the flowers at the bottom.

The gate opens to reveal 2 photos and under the top photo is the journaling.

 The theme was the movie Inside Out and I chose a core memory to scrapbook - 

not necessarily the individual character emotions.

I was absolutely thrilled with the end result (30 hrs to complete) and would not change anything about it.

Hope you like it and that it inspires you to create - Love Sara xxx

Stuck On U Sketch - La Belle Vie

                                               

I found another sketch site and decided that I loved this layout for a card.

As you also know - La Belle Vie paper is my absolute favorite &19 level 2 paper packs can hardly be enough for any sane scrapbooker - I am stockpiling it as it will retire at the end of January and I have a huge scrapbook to make from my trip to Paris :O)

Anyway - I decided that I could spare some scraps for a card & I raided my stash of paper,

 & added some Cruicut images from the CTMH Artiste cartridge (page 56 of the booklet).

I stamped the vintage writing and floral stamp from Jardin stamp set in Smokey Plum Exclusive ink

 on 3 of the Cricut pieces, I used the Dots background stamp from Diverse Backgrounds in

 Blush Exclusive Ink on 2 of the pieces, & on the last piece I used Sweet leaf cardstock 

 stamped in Pear Exclusive Ink using the floral & swirl stamp - again from Diverse backgrounds.

I stamped the frame from Jardin in Desert Sand Exclusive ink - and also distressed all pieces with the Desert Sand ink and the sponge from the Texture Tool set.

I raised the frame up on 3D foam tape after I had matted it on Black cardstock from 

the La Belle Vie Level 2 Paper Pack.

Scraps of the now retired Sweet Leaf ribbon and then the Petals Paper flowers 

sponged in Smokey Plum  and Blush inks added softness to the edges of the frame.

I then added Liquid glass to the frame and to the blush colored paper flowers.

Bitty Sparkles were added to 3 of the Cruicut pieces & to the center of a Black Button Brad from the Black Mini Medley.

Needless to say - I love this card and hope you do too :O)

Love Sara x

Flower wreath with Cricut flowers

I actually had a day off in my hectic schedule and what did I do ????? 

Went and player with ink, cardstock, glitter (no surprise there) and the Cricut with the 

CTMH Artiste cartridge.

My darling husband was dispatched to Michaels for a foam wreath form and some pearl headed pins and this is what I made :O)

 First of all I wrapped the white foam wreath base in Holiday Red ribbon which gave it a lovely shimmer.

 I cut over eighty flowers - some from Colonial White cardstock, some from Ruby cardstock - I then sponged some of  the Colonial white one's with Ruby ink and some with Cranberry ink to give them different tones and shades.I then rolled them into the flower shape and used Liquid glass and glitter on them.
I then secured them in place with the pearl headed pins

Here is the wreath about 80% complete 

And here it is complete - I wondered about filling the wreath with more flowers but then

decided that I actually like being able to see some of the red ribbon shimmering through the spaces.

Hope you like it as much as I do :O)

Love  Sara x

CTMH Cruicut Artiste Cartridge.

So . . . .  many of you have been asking me about the new Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste cartridge so I am giving you a quick look at some of the 700 images it has.

I was so excited when I saw this - OMG it has pretty much everything I could imagine on it.

Even better - it comes with 3 sets of specially designed stamps and 3 sheets of dimensional elements all of which fit these new images :O)

So ???? Are you just blown away - just look at all of these different styles of boxes and bags

- perfect for gifts etc  :O)

Get your cartridge by clicking here - remember if you host your own gathering and have combined sales of just $250 you can choose to receive this fabulous cartridge along with the 3 sets of specifically designed stamps & 3 sheets of dimensional elements for just $49:50. Does it get any better than that?????

Contact me and book your gathering today :O)

Love - Valentine card.

This is a card which we made when CTMH came to Detroit. Well it started off as that card but then I put my own 'Sara' twist to it and added a few more details LOL

I really like these 6x6 Die cut Kraft cards from CTMH. 

This card used the Elemental level 2 paper pack - and this is the Sorbet pattern.

The Swirl from the Love Life stamp set was stamped in Desert Sand ink and the word Love was stamped in Sorbet ink - as were the swirls on the Cricut die cut heart. 

I rubbed my Desert Sand ink pad over the Milepost star shape and added the Bling Button (love these) to the send of the star - then added the clear sparkles to the swirls.

Twill Ribbon finished off the flap of the card - I love the rustic feel to the ribbon - 

it really compliments the kraft cardstock :O)

Hope you like it :O)