Moonlight Scrapbook Layout #3

This is my third scrapbook layout created using the "Moonlight" kit from Close to my Heart. What I love about the Moonlight kit is that it can be used for more then just Halloween- which it is also perfect for!

I thought these papers were perfect to showcase my "Messy Eater"!

I created the Messy Eater title with my Art Philosophy Cartridge and cut this shape in half from what it was originally. (Making two pieces that look just like this one!) I used my Archival Black ink, Haunted Assortment embellishments, and the Cocktail Alphabet Stamp Set.

What do you think?

HeatherJane

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! Fall Favorites!

Yay! It's September! (it's my Birthday month!)

Welcome to the September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop with Close to my Heart! On this hop you will see beautiful artwork created by consultants using the featured stamp set. You are sure to be inspired! To see a list of Consultants on the hop, click here.

"Fall Favorites" September Stamp of the Month 2012

"Fall Favorites" is one of my favorite stamp of the month sets! I could not wait to open it and get to work! I created the following 2 page scrap-booking layout based on a sketch from the Let's Scrap Ning Site.

By: HeatherJaneDesign

Sketch Challenge from Let's Scrap

What do you think?

This was my very first time using the NEW Markers from Close to my Heart! They are so much fun to use! I used three colors. Pacifica, Olive, and Autumn Terracotta. Each marker comes with a complementary marker in a shade darker OR lighter then the parent color.

 

I think I did pretty well for my first attempt using these markers. I do not have Stays On ink yet- which is recommended for using with the new markers. (So I improvised and stamped my Chocolate Ink then clear embossed it to seal it in.) I can see where I will get more confident with them each time I use the markers. They can do SO much! Do you see where I was able to create brown? I didn't have a brown marker, but I used a few layers of Autumn Terracotta and Olive, letting it dry in between.

Supplies:

• "Fall Favorites" September Stamp of the Month
• Markers: Pacifica, Olive, Autumn Terracotta
• Card Stock: Bamboo Bases, Sunset Orange, Cocoa, and Colonial White for stamped images
• Chocolate Ink Pad and Clear Embossing Powder sealed with Heat Gun
• Hemp Twine accent tied in bow
• Sunset Ink for sub title
• Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for Title letters
• Mischief Papers

I hope you like my project! Please leave comments so that I know what you think. If you would like to find out more about how to order this stamp set for your collection please contact me or visit my website. www.heatherjane.ctmh.com

Lucy Workshop, Layout #1

The Lucy workshop kit from Close to my Heart is so darling! I modified the main layout just a bit to come up with the first layout we will create at the workshop on May 19th.

Lucy: Layout #1: Pictures = 2 V 4x6, 4 square 2x2, 1 square 4x4

I love the colors and textures in this workshop on the go kit! The shades of Blush (Pink), Sweet Leaf (Green), Creme Brulee (Yellow), and Grey Wool are so pretty together. The textures are girlie and feminine with argyle, lace, flowers, and princess.

 

The Lucy kit comes with a beautiful floral stamp set that has some very useful sentiments in it. The flower stamps are pieces so that you can layer them together with different ink colors. There is an outline stamp, petal stamp, and cent for each shape of flower. There is also a whimsical little butterfly. The sentiments are "a dream come true", "watch me grow", and my favorite... "a person is a person no matter how small- dr. suess"!

I used the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge from CTMH to cut out the flower shapes before I stamped them. That saved a lot of time that I could have been hand trimming.

If you would like to attend my workshop and learn how to create this layout for your own collection, please visit my facebook event and join for more details! http://www.facebook.com/events/393192457368865/

Congratulations Card!

There are so many reasons to send a card that says "Congratulations!". A friend of mine asked me to create a housewarming card for her to give to someone. That is when the stamp set from the Close to my Heart Art Philosophy Cricut bundle came to mind! The Congratulations stamp lists all kinds of reasons to be congratulated and then you simply check the one you intend! "New House" is on the list!

The layout for the card was from this week's sketch on the Mojo Monday blog challenge. (Mojo227) I used my left over Mayberry Kit papers and card stocks. The Congratulations stamp that I used coordinates with the 2" matching shape on the cricut cartridge. I cut it first and then stamp it. I used the tiny stitch for a button from my "Tailor Made" stamp set to check the box for the occasion I wanted. I used pink taffeta ribbon from Stampin Up to create a ribbon border with a bow. The sentiment on the inside, "Best Wishes to You", is from another stamp set that comes with the Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle. I used Chocolate Brown Ink.

Baseball Layout

I LOVE sketch challenges, especially ones geared towards Scrap Book layouts. That is why I love Let's Scrap! Take a look at this week's sketch!

 

I spent some time trying to figure out what to make with the circle element. I wanted to take it literally and make something with it. I thought of making it into a sun, or a plate, or a tire... but I decided on a baseball! Perfect for scrap booking a game outing this past season!

"01-25-12" Sketch from Let's Scrap

 

I used a small "X" letter stamp to create the red thread stitching on the baseball. My bases are "Pacifica" card stock. The daisy white circle shape was cut on my Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge at the 9 1/2" setting. For the scatter accents of the layout I used star stickers. The other papers are fourth of july type papers I picked up at Michaels.

Thanks for looking! Let me know what you think!

Crystal Blue and Amethyst

Crystal blue and hints of Amethyst are a beautiful color combination you can find in Close to my Hearts paper pack titled 'Wonderland'. I paired them together here an this winter thank you card. I added a little glitter and shimmer in the snow sprayed texture.

My card base is Crystal Blue card stock. I sprayed it with my snow mix in my new spray pen. (7 parts water, 1 part daisy white re-inker, 1 part pearl paint). I cut squares from my left over scrap B&T Duo papers and sponged the edges with white ink. I pieced the squares together leaving gaps between and leaving one space blank for the "snow" to show. I added cricut cut snowflakes from the Art Philosophy cartridge. I glued one to the surface of the card and the 2nd one is on a 3D foam piece to make it pop. The thank you sentiment was stamped in Crystal Blue ink and punched out with my circle punch. It is also on a 3D foam piece. Let me know what you think!

This inspiration to pair these colors together was from the current Heart 2 Heart Blog Challenge. You can play along too, just use your CTMH products to create a project.

Visit my website if you need to purchase new supplies. http://heatherjane.myctmh.com/

Winter Thank You Card

The new year is a great time of year to share your gratitude! Thank someone for a very special Christmas Gift, or just let someone know how thankful you are. If you don't tell them, they won't know! This is why I wanted to make some special winter themed Thank You cards with my Close to my Heart Wonderland kit scraps.

I found the idea for this design pattern from the Mojo Monday Blog challenge contest.

For my circular element I used my Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut a snowflake. I used a grey flannel colored ink pad to add dimension to the edges of the pennant shape and sentiment. I just rubbed the edges of the paper onto the surface of the ink pad. To add a little glisten, such as a snowflake would have, I added clear sparkles as accents.

Rock the Block Blog Hop!

Starting December 19th, when you order $25 worth of CTMH products, you are able to purchase this AWESOME Rock the Block special for only $15....you get this stamp set PLUS the My Creations Collage Cubes. This is an item that will be featured in the new Idea Book that will be avialable to shop in February. But, this item is available now, so consider it a "Sneak Peak"! Here's what the E-size stamp set looks like (retail is $29.95 US)

We have over 30 Consultants participating so you should see a lot of different takes on this stamp set as well as the cubes (made of heavy weight white chipboard-like material).

I would like to share my strategy for decorating the blocks. I have a nice area where I can decorate for each season and Holiday. These blocks fit in that space perfectly! So my take on the project was to use the blocks to spell out words. Here are the words I am creating.

-Christmas

-Schmuckal (my last name, exactly 9 letters!)

-Valentine

-EasterEgg

-Birthday (last block is a balloon)

-Halloween

If you've come from Katy's Blog, you're on the right track...

You'll hop on over to Nikka's Blog now and see what she's done with it...

Remember...you can order these starting today (December 19th) through January 31st with a qualifying $25 order!

Wonderland Layout H2H

 

I created this two page scrapbook page layout based upon the sketch Cheryl created for the Heart 2 Heart scrapbooking challenge.  I couldn't wait to cut into my "Wonderland" Kit with this! I was excited to use the zip strips for the two parallel details in the middle. They are just the right scale. There is still room to stamp a title after I find the photos that I want to use on this. I was able to work this layout to be ready to feature 2 horizontal 4x6 photos and 4 vertical 3x5 photos.

I made the edges of my photo mat cardstock pieces look snowed on or frosted with the use of the sanding technique. I used a nail file and sanded down the edges so that the white core would shine through along the sides. I was also excited to use my Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge to cut out snowflakes for embellishments. When I added the round sparkles to the middle of them it really made them pop.



Let me know what you think! Keep an eye on the sketch challenges on the Heart 2 Heart challenge Blog, maybe you will want to play along!

I will be hosting a Scrapbooking workshop in the new year using the Wonderland Kit. Let me know if you would like to attend! Just email me and I can give you more details.

Fancy Christmas Card

An inspirational photo and a sketch challenge is all I need to get right to work! That is why I created this fancy Christmas Card.

 The layout was created based on the Mojo-Monday Card Sketch Challenge. I was excited to work on this sketch because I rarely think to use an oval. I used the scallop oval chipboard piece from my Art Philosophy Cricut Bundle. I used Pear ink to sponge the edges.

The colors and textures I used were based on the Inspiration photo from the Heart 2 Heart Challenge. I used papers and stamps from the "Believe" Kit. The pieces were left over after I created my Scrap Book Layouts. I added some sparkle with the large and small glittery red and pear brads from the "Jolly Twinkle Brads" I found in the While Supplies Last section of my website. The black ribbon with white polka-dots is from Michaels.

Let me know what you think! These challenges are so much fun and they help me to keep my card pile stocked! Maybe you want to play along too!

Blog Hop! October Stamp of the Month: "Holiday Magic"!

Welcome to the Blog Hop! I am excited to show you what I created using the October 2011 stamp of the month which is called "Holiday Magic" (a set of 18 stamps). I have been looking forward to this one for a while because it is one of my favorites stamp sets AND I am going to use it for my own personal Christmas Cards this year!

Here is how the hop works. If you follow the link at the end of this post it will take you to the next blog in the hop and you can hop from blog to blog to see all of the examples and ideas that Close to my Heart Consultants came up with using this same stamp set! You will be inspired! If you are hoping then you came from my friend Casandra's Blog to arrive at mine.

 





































Hope you like what I created. Here is a list of the supplies that I used! (October Stamp of the Month "Holiday magic", White Daisy Card Stock for card base, Cranberry Red Card Stock for layering, Cranberry Red Ink Pad, Pear Ink Pad, CriCut and Art Philosophy Cartridge to cut out stocking shape and postage stamp shape, red and white bakers twine)

If you would like to own the October Stamp of the Month let me know! Click Here to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount! When you place an order for $50 the SOTM set is only $5! This is a great time to stock up on supplies to make your Christmas Cards and recieve a discounted stamp set to use on them too!

Now "Hop" on over to Jean's Blog, Stampin' Maui, to see her work! Be sure to visit all of the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and see other fun examples!