It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Greetings all!

Now that I have my markers and Exclusive Ink Stamp pads organized, I could start creating. I decided to make a Christmas card to start out with. Here it is....

The supplies I used are:

Ruby 12" x 12" cardstock (X5927)

White Daisy 12" x 12" cardstock (1385)

3D Foam tape (Z1151)

Art Philosophy Cricut Collection (Z1686)

Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Hollyhock (Z2128), Ruby (Z2170) and New England Ivy (Z2135)

My Acrylix Stamp Sets: Merriest Christmas (B1468) and Trim a Tree (A1149)

Silver Geometric Washi tape (Z1932)

Sparkles Black and Grey Assortment (Z1754)

The ornaments and tag are all cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection. I like how this is pretty clean and simple. I can see mass producing this pretty easily. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you come back this week for another card I made. 

Remember, that I have a special offer this month in honor of my birthday.

On my website (suenj.ctmh.com), I have an Online Party going. If you place an order in any amount this month, you get entered to win this stamp set.


So come on by and join the festivities. I look forwarding to giving away a present in honor of my birthday. Winner will be announced on October 4th. Until next time....

Happy Birthday.....

Here is another card that I made from the Workshops on the Go: Ariana Scrapbooking kit. I used the paper and elements from this kit. Here is the card:

I used the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection and the Banner Wishes stamp set. The only non- Close to My Heart item is my Sakura Metallic gel pens. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you soon. Until next time....

Congratulations.....

Happy Hump Day All!

I have been making good use of my Workshops on the Go: Ariana Scrapbooking Kit. I cannot believe all the projects I have made with this kit. Here is the most recent one:

The recipe for the this card is:

-  Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (arrow cut and stamp)
- Banner Wishes
- Exclusive Inks Stamp Pads: Lagoon
- Black and Grey Epoxy Bubbles
- Stamp Set on the Inside is from the Cricut Artbooking Collection (You're a Star)

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Contact me for more details. Until next time.....

Artbooking Made Easy: Christmas Layouts

Happy Day all!

I just wanted to share with you a great video posted by Close to My Heart. This is for the Cricut Artbooking Collection. There is so much you can do this this and with over 700 images to mix and match you will never tire of it. Here is the video and, after watching it, scroll to below to see a great deal:




When you order the Cricut Artbooking Collection you can get the December Stamp of the Month (Special Care)  for only $5.

This set coordinates with the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection (which I also love). 

Here are some great ideas with the Stamp of the Month:

So come on by and grab this great deal.

http://suenj.ctmh.com/Default.aspx

Until next time.....

Celebrate Good Times, C'mon.....

G'day my crafty peeps. Today brings another triple step stamping card that was a collaborative effort with my local crafty friends. Anytime we spend together is such a blessing that I came up with this second Triple Step Stamping Card for our card swap. This time it is a birthday card. Here is the pic:

This time the supplies used were:

* CTMH Celebration stamp set for the EXCLUSIVE Art Philosophy Cricut Collection
* CTMH Paisley Perfect Flair stamp set
* CTMH Ruby Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad
* CTMH Cranberry Cardstock
* SU Rhinestones (as I ran out of the Sparkles Black and Grey Assortment)  

Remember that if you want any of the supplies above and even more wonderful goodies, you can shop my personal website HERE. Thanks for coming by to visit for a bit. Until next time....

We're talking Tags and I am not talking about Price tags

Good day all!

Today I decided to bring you a fairly simple tag that took me no time at all using the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection and the My Acrylix Christmas Cheer stamp set. I literally made 4 of these bad boys in less than a half hour and I even got to color. Here is the tag:

The paper that I used is from the 2013Holiday from the Heart Gift Guide called Sparkle and Shine. I will be ordering more of this paper as I loved working with it. There are some non-traditional papers that you could make work for some other projects (the green and gray specifically). 

This paper pack comes with:

6 – 12" × 12" Cardstock Sheets (2 Ruby, 2 Slate, 1 Juniper, 1 White Daisy)
6 – 12" × 12" B&T Duos® Papers (2 each of 3 double-sided designs)

I actually had purchased the Sparkle and Shine Workshop on the Go Scrapbooking Kit and have been using the remaining paper. The only non-Close to My Heart Products were the ribbon and the punched border.

I also wanted to share with you all that almost 50 Discounted Items added to "While Supplies Last" category. There are some incredible deals here. You can CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE DEALS, Here is a picture of a small assortment of the list:

I would love to make your holidays Merry & Bright or your birthday a Blast, so if you would like me to send a note to your loved ones with your wish List. Just send me this information HERE:

I would be happy to make your Close to My Heart wishes come true! So for now, I wish you a happy day. I am off to continue to be crafty. Until next time....

I've been bitten by a bug... the Cricut Bug that is.....

Good day all....

As promised I am now going to be sharing projects that were made with my Cricut Expression and some Close to My Heart EXCLUSIVE Cricut Collection cartridges. These cartridges are an incredible buy. Here are the links and details:

Cricut® Artbooking Collection$99 (retail value of nearly $125)
1 – Cartridge (700 images: themed projects, cards, font, shapes, 3-D items)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size Stamp Sets*
3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements in coordinating shapes

Cricut® Artiste Collection$99 (retail value of nearly $125)
1 – Cartridge (700 images: themed projects, cards, font, shapes, 3-D items)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size Stamp Sets*
3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements in coordinating shape

Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

$99 (retail value of nearly $125)
1 – Cartridge (700 images: font, shapes, 3-D items)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size Stamp Sets*
3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements in coordinating shapes

Today's project was made with the Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection.  A coworker needs some tags for some home made goodies and I (of course) volunteered my services. This one was so super easy to make.

The supplies I used were:

* CTMH Christmas Cheer stamp set

* Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection

* CTMH Bonding Memories glue pen

* CTMH Black Hemp (get it before it is gone)

Come back tomorrow to see the next project that I make with my Cricut. Until tomorrow....

Better late than never :)

Good evening all....

I am a little behind schedule tonight. It has been a few busy days but I have still found time to be creative. Here is one of the projects that I worked on:

I call this my Charlie Brown tree as I got a little off kilter. I used a load of scrap papers and the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection. The stamp set is one of 3 that you get with this EXCLUSIVE collection. It includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: font, shapes, and 3-D items)
3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
3 – 9" × 12" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes)

Creative Feature Keys: Layer, Decorative Layer, Tag, Card, Font, Font Layer.

Come back tomorrow for another fun Cricut project. Until tomorrow.......

Get Inky! Stamps Challenge Inspiration

Good day all!

Today is my turn to bring it for the Guest Designer Post over at the Get Inky! Stamps Challenge. Thanks is the theme and I went crazy. I made 3 variations of the Twisted Gift Card Holder that Scrapbooking Blessings Club Blog. Here is the trio of cards that I made:

Here are the insides of these cards:

Joyful Jar Drinks stamp set

Sew Sweet Cupcakes stamp set

Sew Sweet Cupcakes stamp set

I plan on teaching this as a workshop as well as it took no time at all to make these. The supplies I used are:

* Get Inky! Stamps Sew Sweet Cupcakes and Joyful Jar Drinks
* Laughing Lola Workshop on the Go
* Frames, Tags & Border stamp set from the EXCLUSIVE Close to My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
* Tombow Adhesive

Thanks to Get Inky! Stamps for having me share these fun new cards. Please stop by their Etsy shop as well. Stay tuned for some holiday cards that are coming up as well. Until next time.....

You too Can do Magic too!

Good morning all and I hope that you are having an amazing week!

I have been busy preparing card workshops to offer to my friends who love Close to My Heart products as much as I do. First, I prepared this basic class for a new client of mine who I am teaching cardmaking and scrapbooking techniques to:

I used the Laughing Lola Scrapbooking workshop on the Go kit, Black & Grey Glitter Pape, Dotted Love stamp set and Sparkles Black & Grey Assortment.

I have also worked up an intermediate card workshop that will allow you to make 20 cards from 2 pieces of 12 x 12 patterned paper, one solid piece of 12 x 12 coordinating cardstock and scraps. It was so easy and I made them all in a short evening. Here is the collection:

If you are interested in these workshops., you can get both workshops when you purchase one of the Workshop on the Go kits from my website. For the workshops above I used the Laughing Lola Scrapbooking workshop on the Go kit. The extra items I used in my cards were:

~ Opaques Licorice adhesive gems
~ Gypsy Exclusive Inks! stamp pad
~ Black Exclusive Inks! stamp pad
~ Celebration My Acrylix stamp set from the the EXCLUSIVE Cricut Art Philosophy Collection
~ Just For You My Acrylix stamp set

I already have the Frosted Cardmaking Workshop on the Go and the Sparkle & Shine Scrapbooking kit (available in the Holiday from the Heart Gift Guide 2013) ready in the wings and can't wait to share with you what I create. And remember my special:

Receive $5 off every $50 you order in product from my website. To qualify for the discount, you just need to email me your list and I will invoice you. I can accept payment through Paypal, credit/debit card or check/money order. Remember that if you host an online gathering you can earn product credit and the chance to earn an item(s) at 50% off. I would love to help you with this. Want to earn some holiday cash? Come and share the joy of Close to My Heart with your friends and family. You can read more about it HERE. There is a wonderful opportunity for new members of the team right now that I know you would love!

Well, off I go to work with all my new items. Stay tuned for more creative inspiration. Until next time....