Fast and Furious Baby Shower

I've been absent from blogging again, so I'll be catching up on my projects today! 

I've been busy crafting but not blogging and I've missed y'all!

In September, before our friend's baby shower I was fast and furiously making cupcake decorations and invitations. The final invitation is here. 

I used Fast and Furious stamps and cut the gear using the Artiste cartridge.  It really is my favorite Cricut cartridge.

 

I was inspired by the gears to make cupcake decor. I cut some additional gears and used a non-CTMH stamp [TPC Studio,  Beautiful Baby Boy]. 

The stamp was on Outdoor Denim on Pear cardstock, but it looked so plain I punched some stars out of White Daisy and added them on top which really made them pop. 

I punched out the circles from Outdoor Denim in 2 sizes and then found the perfect use for my heretofore unused 2.5" Xyron. Running all the little pieces through to add adhesive helped streamline assembly so much! 

The finished cupcake display was so adorable! And the shower welcomed a new baby to our friend's family.

DEAL OF THE DECADE!!!

Deal of the Decade

 $10 Size D Stamps 

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Close To My Heart’s revolutionary My Acrylix^® clear polymer stamps—and it's time to celebrate! 

With a qualifying purchase of $50 during the month of December, you will be eligible to purchase ANY C- or D-size stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014–2015 idea book for only $10. 

That’s up to $7.95 USD of savings on a single stamp set! 

Plus, once you achieve the qualifying order total, there is no limit to the number of eligible stamp sets you can purchase at this discounted price. 

Remember, a purchase of $50 will also qualify you to receive the December Stamp of the Month for only $5, so if you purchase both the discounted Stamp of the Month and additional stamps at this special campaign pricing your savings will compound! It is truly the deal of the decade.

COMBINE THIS WITH YOUR CYBER MONDAY CRICUT DEAL and REALLY SAVE!

Seasonal Supplement is released!

Seasonal Expressions Catalog 

IT'S HERE!

The new supplement to the Annual Inspirations Catalog, Seasonal Expressions,  is here! 

Please note on the bottom of page 1,  the seasonal product icon identifies items that will only be available for the live dates of Seasonal Expressions  — December 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.

The items flagged with this icon include the new My Reflections™ paper packets and their coordinating accessories, as well as the new Cut Above™ kits.

Contact me for your very own copy!

ATTENTION: CTMH CYBER MONDAY SALE!

NEW!  Artfully Sent Collection

AMAZING NEWS!!!

Cyber Monday Only: 20% Off All Cricut® Collections!

Artbooking Collection

For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale ONLY on Monday, December 1, 2014.

It's the best time to buy Close To My Heart’s exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price.

These exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room because they are so versatile and work for scrapbooks and cardmaking alike! 

Each Collection contains the Cricut Cartridge and Cutting layouts, 3 stamp sets and accessories such as chipboard shapes!

The sale starts at MIDNIGHT (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night. 

Share the news about this sale with all your crafty friends and family, too!

Enjoy extra savings on Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® collections this Cyber Monday!


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Art Philosophy Collection

I have all 4 sets, and just started playing with Artfully Sent last week, and recipient hasn't received the card yet...so it will be posted soon...but a lot of my cards in this blog use shapes cut from CTMH cartridges.  

Artiste Collection

I absolutely love them all! 


Look through the blog to see perfect examples like below.






















This cute owl card is using the shapes cut from Lollydoodle paper.










 The gears are cut from the Artiste cartridge and the  LaterSk8tr paper.










These shapes were both cut for a matching stamp.

With over 700 shapes on each cartridge there are also plenty of extra projects, including 3-D cards and scrapbooking overlays to keep you busy crafting for a looonnnnng time!

So take advantage of this terrific Cyber Sale!

MOJO363...Miles Traveled

I put together this very masculine card for my first Mojo Monday in several months!!! 

Mojo363.  I needed a card for my Father's Birthday. It's already in the mail for tomorrow!

I saw the sketch and instantly thought of a round map...so I headed out to make the card. I have a few round map stamps but the design muse took me in a completely different direction.

This isn't all CTMH, but I did use an image from the 30 yrs of Happy on the directional arrow, which is also CTMH, so it qualifies, right? 

The arrow is from one of the Stamp Sets in the Cricut Artbooking bundle, My Life.

I think it's a great illustration how CTMH products can be used with other products and take your art to a new level!

CTMH Artbooking bundle - My Life stamp set on the left.

The papers are DCWV from The Guy Stack. Several of the papers are raised embossed with enamel-like accents. The dial stamp is Tim Holtz Road Trip and the car is Tim Holtz Here and There.

 The gear is from my stash. I think I picked it up at a stamping convention...but I can't remember...LOL. (I've been to a few)

The Mojo363 sketch used flowers, but in using it for inspiration, I selected a gear embellishment instead.  I think it worked out well. Some additional details:

If you haven't checked out the MojoMonday blog, do so!  The wonderful artists on the blog hop make some gorgeous cards!!!

Princess Wishes

Princess Cards

   I posted this on my non-CTMH page, Dawn's Cards and Crafts Garden, but it does use a retired CTMH stamp set, Princess Wishes, the Artiste cartridge and Gypsy Exclusive Ink, so I will double-up and share here.  I see a lot of people selling older stamps, but I don't know  if I could do that -- I just repurpose them. I think that over the past 7 or so years, I have gathered enough coordinating supplies that allow me to do just that!

 

I made these butterfly beauties just for our "adopted" nieces!

   The (non-CTMH) paper is Butterfly Kisses by Paper Studio. The stack includes matching cardstock which is handy. I used my Cricut and the CTMH Artiste cartridge to cut the butterflies.  

On the first one, I heat-embossed the princess crown, tag, and wings with (non-CTMH) Amethyst embossing powder. I over-stamped the word Princess in black after it dried sufficiently. 

On the other card I stamped the oval tag with CTMH Gypsy ink and heat-embossed the word Princess in black. That is 2 different looks with one stamp.

 

 A little ribbon and bows are the finishing touches,  along with a dab of iridescent glitter on the little butterflies - also cut on my Cricut.

WOYWW276 - Cloud Nine Birthdays

Hi! At last I'm joining What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday again! It's been a long time, but I was sitting here making cards and realized it was Wednesday, so I wanted to post. I started these lovely cards the other day hoping to get them out for birthdays tomorrow but ran out of time (darn job). So here I am and they're going to be belated birthday cards. :)

These cards are based on the Cloud Nine Card Making Workshop from Close to My Heart. They are really going together well and I must say that following the cardmaking workshop instructions is a lot of fun!

I hope you enjoy looking and thanks for stopping by! Check out everyone else's Workdesks, too!  Happy Wednesday!