Noel Card

A card made by Sandy Trammel inspired my "Noel" card -- 

I regret not bookmarking the link, but will add it when I find it eventually!

I used: Kraft paper, burlap ribbon, CTMH Cricut cartridges for the poinsettia 

and the Noel title, Sparkles and Liquid Glass.

I photocopied the Christmas carol from a songbook we've used through the years and printed it on Colonial White cardstock to keep the vintage look.

This is one of my favorite cards so far since I love playing music,

and my favorite color is red!

Blessed!

Blessed Thanksgiving!

O, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!

We thank God for all of our blessings -- too many to list!

 

The "BLESSED" banner dressed up the fireplace

for this Autumn season.

I used Huntington Papers along with the Glitter Paper

from CTMH,

and Sparkles, AND the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge 

for the letters and the leaf and acorn shapes.

Here's a peek at the paper turkeys (Hershey Nugget for the body)

that will flock to our Thanksgiving table

at each person's place setting.

I used a variety of retired fall-colored papers to make them.

The feathers are cut by using a Marvy punch,

and trimming the middle to 3/4

and the front to 1/2 the circle.

 

 Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

 

Sparkle & Shine Christmas Cubes

This trio of cubes was fun to make

using the CTMH Sparkle & Shine papers

and the CTMH Cricut cartridges too!

Turn the cubes and have a different message and scene each turn!

Sparkle & Shine Rejoice Christmas Banner

Here's one of my Sparkle & Shine banners

using that pretty new CTMH paper packet

and also one of the patterned papers from the retired Jingle packet

(behind the J and the I).

The CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge was used to cut the

trees and letters.

I used the Art Philosophy to cut the circles and circle frames.

I cut the pennant bases from poster board.

Additional items I used are the silver glitter paper,

Shimmer trim, Sparkles, and the Metallic flowers.

A closer view:

This banner is going into the mail 

to surprise two very special people,

with hopes that it brightens their living room with Christmas-y colors

and cheer.

A Frosted I Love You

"Frosted" -- one of my all-time favorite paper packets

from Close To My Heart!

I think it made a beautiful "I Love You" card,

don't you?

The doily stamp in these three layers reminds me of a precious quilt pattern--

a mixture of a Scandinavian and Pennsylvania Dutch design.

The tri-fold shutter card pattern is one of my favorites

to make and to give too!

I used:

CTMH Frosted papers

Classy Doily Flair stamp

Pearl stick pin from Bling Assortment

Small sparkle flower from Floral Accents

Sparkles Flourishes

Artiste Cricut Cartridge for "I Love You"

Opaque pearls

Itty Bitty Sparkles

Colored pencils

Sheer ribbon

Thanks for stopping by my blog and looking at my paper art!

Please leave a comment -- each one is so appreciated.

Happy scrapping!

It's Time to Sparkle & Shine!

The new Sparkle & Shine papers

from Close To My Heart's "Holidays from the Heart" gift guide

are so pretty and versatile!

I added strips of shimmer trim between the die cut ornament layers

for extra sparkle ...

Remember to add a surprise INSIDE your cards too!  

More sparkle is layered here on top of a strip of the patterned paper.

I left the inside empty to attach a family photo.

How many of these will I be able to finish before December 10,

the date circled on my calendar to "get cards mailed at the P.O.!" ?

Now--just a reminder--here's the new mini catalog that went live October 15

and you can order from it through December 31st.

When you order $100 or more in retail items from

this new Holidays from the Heart mini catalog,

you'll be able to choose a free "starred item" in the booklet.

Click HERE to see the catalog!

Click HERE to order!

Have fun making beautiful Christmas cards, layouts, 

and dimensional home art projects too!

Hahahahahaha! My Laughing Lola Layout!

What's purple, green, turquoise, and paisley,

and makes you feel happy?

Laughing Lola!

(It's one of the NEW paper packets from Close To My Heart!)

Hahahahahahahahaha!  

You truly have to see these papers in person 

to appreciate the gorgeous colors and patterns.

The laugh is on me!  Until I saw them IRL,

I didn't think they'd be for me.

Hahahahahahahahaha!

Look how great they look with my photos!

Is this little satin bow clip cute, or what?!

Just a little girly touch for the photo corner.

Hahahahahahaha!

Can you tell where my pull-out journaling is on this second page?

Look closely!

I like to hide journaling to keep the layout very simple,

and then cut a slit into the memory page protector

to be able to pull out a piece of cardstock

on which I've written something special.

On this page, I've written how much I love these grand-girls,

and also how much Jesus loves them--

so much that He died on the cross to take away all our sins--

so much that He came alive on the first Easter,

so that someday we who believe in Him can live with Him in heaven!

This journaling is part of my "faithbooking" habit--

to share my faith, Scripture verses, inspirations,

encouraging words from The Word,

and to tell generations after me what I believe and why.

Telling HIS-story is vitally important to me!

How do you tell your story?

I used:

Close To My Heart's NEW My Reflections Laughing Lola paper packet

Laughing Lola Assortment of Embellishments (satin bow clip; multicolor gems)

Sparkles

Shimmer Trim
Washi tape

Dazzling Die Cuts in Spring Harmony & White

The "Backstage" pattern from the book Magic by Jeanette Lynton (CTMH CEO)

Have some GREAT laughs and get yourself creating with Laughing Lola!

A Mix of Huntington, Glitter, Kraft, and Sparkles

Here's my first creation using CTMH's new Huntington papers.

The colors and patterns are so rich and yummy 

and I combined the patterned piece

with a Kraft card and some strips of the new Glitter paper too.

"CHOCOLATE tastes as good as skinny feels"

is just one of the stamp variations

in the August SOTM (stamp of the month) set.
With a $50 order, you'll receive this stamp set FREE! 

A few brown and beige Sparkles and a little bow later

(I cut the CTMH brown/white stripe ribbon in half)

and VOILA! 

A little card that has made me crave a bit of chocolate...

now if I could just find some!

(Did you know that my DH and I hide chocolate from each other? The last time I found a big bag of peanut M&M's I had to get a ladder to reach between the joists in the basement. No joke!)

A little peek at more Huntington papers from the Workshop on the Go...

Have a Chantilly Mother's Day!

Ta-da!

It's a tri-fold shutter design card for Mother's Day!

CTMH products I used include:

Chantilly Paper Packet
Sparkles
Life Is Tweet stamp set
Simple Beauty stamp set 

Other: Satin Ribbon

Happy Mother's Day to every mom -- God's blessings to YOU!

Criss Cross Card in Chantilly

Chantilly is one of the new paper packets in the Spring/Summer Close To My Heart Idea Book. 

The paper colors and patterns are so pretty! Patterned papers are different on each side, and each has a beautiful border pattern too. 

I used the scalloped border on the insert for this card, and I cut one of the flower shapes from the large patterned paper to make the pull-out tab on the insert.

A strip of silver shimmer tape, some Sparkles, and handmade crocheted flowers finish this easy, "girly" card!
 

Christmas in the Heart--Christmas in the Air

I used Pear and Partridge papers from Close To My Heart to make "banner strips" cards--a variety of three cards here, each a bit different.

I was inspired by the banner strip card designed by Karen Day, shown here:

Thanks for stopping by to look!

Clear Acrylic Christmas Card

I used:
CTMH Clear Acrylic Square Card Base
(How I LOVE making clear cards! Oh, that our windows would be so clear and bright!
I'm hoping CTMH will bring back more clear card bases...not many are left right now on the Clearance List)

Evensong papers
Sparkles
Mistletoe pewter brad
Christmas "Prince of Peace" stamps
Cranberry ink

Don't you just love these colors?

I hope you enjoyed a Thanksgiving week full of thanks-living, and that you do the same EVERY day.

"In everything, give thanks."

More Pear and Partridge Christmas Cards

Here are a few of the Christmas card designs I've used with the Pear and Partridge papers.

Additional Close To My Heart products I used:
Mistletoe poinsettias
Evensong ribbon
Cranberry Ribbon
Itty Bitty Sparkles
Burlap ribbon

Click here to see more Pear and Partridge cards I've made.  It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Featuring Artiste & Art Philosophy Designs

Flowers cut from Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Cut at 3 inches and rolled; adhered with Liquid Glass

Artiste paper purse 1 with Flirty papers 

Cut at 5 inches

Artiste paper purse 2 with Flirty papers 

Artiste paper purse with gift card pocket front 

Flirty pop up card front -- paper pieced popped up flowers

Flirty pop up card inside by Artiste

Cut at 4 inches

Have tons of fun with these CTMH products

from Cricut/Provo: Artiste and Art Philosophy!

You can find them in the new Idea Book!