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!

Noel Sparkle & Shine Christmas Card

Noel!

Today I made my second Christmas card for this year.

I used the papers from the Sparkle & Shine paper packet

featured in the Close To My Heart

mini catalog, "Holidays from the Heart Gift Guide."
(To see the Holidays catalog, click here.)

It doesn't look anything like my first Christmas card

I made last week with Sparkle & Shine!
(You can see it here.)

That's the fun of these CTMH papers and embellishments --

each creation looks different!

The card's base is a 6 x 6 inch Kraft card from CTMH.

For the dimensional poinsettia, I used the Artiste Cricut cartridge

to cut the flower die cuts and also the Noel title.

I layered four flower die cuts, and attached them with a sparkle brad.

I free-hand cut the leaves and tucked them underneath.

The white poinsettia is from a retired Mistletoe embellishment packet.

The burlap strip is cut from a length of CTMH's burlap ribbon.

I scanned a Christmas carol book page 
and then printed "The First Noel" onto colonial white cardstock

and trimmed the music to fit the card front.

Inside the card, I layered the Merry Christmas stamped sentiment

on a strip of Sparkle & Shine patterned paper,

and added a small pointsettia and sparkle brad

to the corner.

My inspiration in making this card came from 

a card (see below) created by CTMH Consultant, Sandy Trammel,

which she shared on the Scattered Hearts facebook group page.

Thank you for inspiring me, Sandy!

Happy scrapping, everyone!

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!

Sweet Babycakes

 

Babycakes 

is one of the NEW paper packs in the Close To My Heart Fall-Winter Idea Book -- 

customers can order this and more from the new book beginning August 1st! 

The paper pack colors are beautiful

and the variety of paper patterns can be used not just for baby cards and projects, 

but also for birthdays, anniversaries, get well & sympathy cards, and more! 

For this "Sweet Treat" I used:

My Creations Kraft Container

Babycakes Paper Packet (NEW!)

Kraft paper (strip around the middle behind the stripes)

CTMH Cocoa ribbon

Chocolate Opaque Pearls

Artiste cartridge cuts tag shapes

Artbooking stamp set "Sweet and Lovely" (NEW!)

Chocolate ink 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a sweeeeeet day!

Ghirardelli Filled Purses

Happy National Teachers' Week! Happy National Nurses' Week! Happy Name the Baby Elephant Week! Happy Hummingbirds Return Week! Happy Pickles on Peanut Butter Sandwiches Week! Happy everything!

These pretty "For Always" (the gray & black on the one on left) and "Dream Pop" papers (three on the right) make me feel happy all the time. 

Four special teachers are going to get these, and each one holds a few Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares just perfectly. Everybody needs a little dark chocolate with raspberry filling in her life.

The CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge cuts the little 5 inch purse shapes. I used the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the floral shapes. For the closure tabs, I used a variety of CTMH embellishments. It's so much fun to use the pretty shimmer tape and the washi tape! Velcro dots hold the closure tabs securely.

Hope your week, however you label it and celebrate it, is full of fun and celebration!  

 

Spring -- Here to Stay?

It feels like winter. It looks like winter. It even smells like winter. Snow is predicted these next few days. Really? I think it's truly April Fooling us today!

With the help of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge from Close To My Heart to cut the letters, the birdy, and the butterflies, this Spring-y fireplace banner is finally hanging and providing some Spring cheer in our great room.

I backed the light beige burlap with Ivory Cardstock to give it some strength. Spring colored papers are all from Close To My Heart, and I used the dimensional elements flowers from CTMH for some pop along the top ribbon.

Now it's time to get back to making a big batch of chili! I will NOT report on any snowfalls here or elsewhere! 

Blessed Easter Season!

Jane

La Belle Vie Cards

These are some of the La Belle Vie paper packet cards I made recently. Colors I used include Blush, Bamboo, Smokey Plum, Colonial White, and Black inks.

Rebecca Brown, a CTMH consultant who lives near me, designed a card workshop using many strips of paper, and I fashioned some of these adapting her ideas. I enjoyed spending a creative Sunday afternoon with Rebecca, Debbie, and Loretta.

The die cuts are designs from CTMH's Artiste cartridge for Cricut. 

Thanks for stopping by and browsing! I'm always thankful for comments you leave too!

Family Bracket Frame

Close To My Heart has a "My Creations Bracket Frame" that's so easy to use to create a shadow-boxed frame wall art.

You can cover the bracket frame with any paper choice -- I used Colonial White and stamped "family love home happiness" around the center edges in chocolate ink.

You can see the depth of the frame and how the photo section is recessed:

I chose the Avonlea patterned papers and used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge to cut the large paper pleated flower. The two smaller dimensional flowers are from the Cottage Assortment.

Other CTMH items I used include the Irresistable Alphabet (inked with Juniper), Bakers Twine, Canvas Button, Sparkles, and the Avonlea paper border strip "snapshots ... timeless ... blessings" along the bottom of the photo. (My photo wasn't tall enough, so the strip helps to fill the photo space and also give an added effect.)

The bracket frame would make a fantastic gift for someone--for a family--for a graduation--for a birth--for a wedding or an anniversary -- or for any special photo/memory you want to showcase!

You can find the My Creations Bracket Frame on page 132 of the CTMH Autumn Winter Idea Book. 

So glad you stopped by ...

Artiste and Hooligans -- Halloween Treat Bags

My two favorite little Halloweeners will receive these lunch bags full of treats this week ... I included some sugary treats, but balanced the collection with lip gloss, coloring books, markers, and gift certificates to keep their mommy happy too and avoid the sugar-highs.

I used the Hooligan papers, Stickease, and felt monsters from last year's Close To My Heart stash. 

I used the Cricut Artiste cartridge to cut some of the embellishments to make the 3-D bag fronts. The back side of the spider bag has a big black "Eeek!" and the back side of the cat bag has a big black "Boo!"

When my cutting blade gave out, I had to cut the black cat out by hand ... now I'm remembering to be prepared in the future! Thankful for the awesome micro-tipped scissors!

Happy Hallowed Eve ... safe trick or treating with your kiddos ... and Happy All Saints Day on November 1 too!

Gift Card Holder -- Artiste & Avonlea

I saw this cute gift card holder idea shared by Dawn H. on the CTMH Bulletin Board -- her blog is stamptildawn.blogspot.com  Thanks, Dawn!

It was so easy to make using the Artiste cartridge from CTMH. Just select "card" and the letter "J" and set the measurement to 3 inches. You can cut 3 cards from a 12 x 12 inch cardstock. I used the Avonlea papers for this birthday gift card holder and added the new Baker's Twine. A glue dot holds the gift card in place.

The ladies at this coming Saturday's workshop will get to make and take these using the new Pear and Partridge papers!

Hmmmm...I wonder who will get this one?

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!

Mojo Monday #252 Round and Square Cards

It's a Mojo Monday challenge!

After doing my evening yoga, I was inspired to try this, and came up with both a circle and a square card, using two of the newest Close To My Heart paper packets.

I just LOVE circle cards, and some papercrafting friends have dubbed me the Queen of Circles. What a nice compliment! However, I am in awe of so many queens, kings, princesses, and princes of paper crafting!

This awesome circle sketch was designed by Julee Tilman:

My Circle Card in Avonlea:

CTMH products I used: New burlap ribbon; embellishments cut from Artiste Cricut Cartridge; Black hemp; happy day stamp; chocolate ink; opaque pearls; wooden button.

This card is for a young woman who is building her new business, one step at a time, and making her own happiness!


My Square Card in Flirty:

CTMH products I used: Square Kraft Card base; Artiste cartridge-cut butterflies; opaque pearls; sheer ribbon.  Verve stamp: "Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10"

I'll use this card as a sympathy card and write my own note inside.

Have a creative and inspired week, everyone!

Flirty Papers with Artiste

The NEW Flirty papers from Close To My Heart are combinations of greens, roses, oranges, beiges, and golds, and have endless possibilities.

I used both the NEW Artiste Cricut Cartridge (for the pleated flower and the sentiment medallion shapes) and the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (for the heart flower).

Other CTMH items I used include the fun Baker's Twine, Sparkles, Pearl Stick Pins, and one of the borders in the Artiste paper packet.

"Happy Everything" is from a retired stamp set. This card is 8" high and 4" wide and I will hand deliver it to friends for their anniversary with a basket of fresh fruit.

Happy paper crafting!

Avonlea Birthday Card with Artiste

A very special man is turning the big 6-0 at the end of this month, and I wanted to make a manly greeting card for him.

I love the Kraft paper color with the new Avonlea papers -- and am happy with the way this masculine card turned out. What do you think?  (Next time I'm using the new burlap for sure!)

I used all Close To My Heart products and had fun with some of the items in the new Fall/Winter Idea Book!

Avonlea paper packet (NEW!)
Artiste Cricut Cartridge shapes to compliment the Dimensional Elements (NEW!)
Artiste Birthday Stamp Collection (NEW)
Avonlea Green and Teal inks (NEW) as well as Chocolate

6 x 6 inch Kraft card base (with scalloped edge cut off)
"For You" ribbon (trimmed)
Wooden buttons
Additional stamp sets: Look Who's ... and Card Sentiments

If you haven't checked out the new Artiste Cricut Cartridge package for $99, see it and read all about it HERE.

I can pre-order it for you and save you tax and shipping. Or you can choose to order from my site:  http://janeellinghaas.ctmh.com beginning August 1. It's a winner of a product with 700 new images to use!

Chirp, chirp! Back to the studio now!