My Interpretation of the Atlantic Hearts Card Challenge 440

 This is my interpretation of the AHCS 440 sketch. I love the monarch butterfly and have used it many times. I never grow tired of it. The wood background adds to the outside feel and the Sundance cardstock goes with the sunflowers. The shimmer trim just adds some glitz for happiness! I made a video showing how I put the card together. The challenge blogs are great for finding sketches to make cards or scrapbook pages. The Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge give you a palette. You are set to go!!!

Here is my card and envelope:

Here is the process video showing how I created the card:

Supply list:

Wildflower Friendship October Stamp of the Month

Wood Grain Paper

Sundance Cardstock

Intense Black Ink Pad

Value Pack Cards and Envelopes
The Butterfly stamp set I used is discontinued but the are other butterfly stamps available under:

Seasons & Nature

Thank you for coming by. You can shop with me at: dorothy.closetomyheart.com

XOXO
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It's Fall Y'all!!! The Pumpkin Spice Collection for Scrapbooking and Cards

 Autumn colors pair with delightful designs and sentiments in the irresistible Pumpkin Spice paper collection. You can scrap along with me and my YouTube videos for Projects 1, 2, and 3 where I show you how to put together the Pumpkin Spice Scrapbook Workshop kit. You can create all sorts of seasonal scrapbook layouts, cards, and more using this set of coordinating items of Pumpkin Spice.

Here's a look at the Pumpkin Spice kits ad coordinating products:

                 Pumpkin Spice Collection 

Pumpkin Spice Collection

Pumpkin Spice Papers

Pumpkin Spice Papers and Stickers

                   Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking

Pumpkin Spice Scrapbook Workshop Kit

Pumpkin Spice Digital Collection

Pumpkin Spice Picture My Life Cards

Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers

Pumpkin Spice Coordinating Cardstock

Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Stamp and Thin Cuts Set

                  Pumpkin Spice Cardmaking

Pumpkin Spice Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts Set

Pumpkin Spice Cardmaking Workshop Kit

  

HOW-TO VIDEOS

Here are my videos along with pictures scrapbook projects:

Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Shop with me for your own Pumpkin Spice Products:

Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Stamp and Thin Cut Set

Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

Pumpkin Spice Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cut Set

Pumpkin Spice Cardmaking Workshop Kit

Pumpkin Spice Cardstock

Pumpkin Spice Picture My Life Cards

Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers

Pumpkin Spice Digital Collection

Additional Products to coordinate with Pumpkin Spice Collection and kits:

Card Kit

Harbour Ink Pad

Paprika Ink Pad

Papaya Ink Pad

Shortbread Ink Pad

Scrapbook Kit

Coral TriBlend Marker

Gold Yellow TriBlend Marker

True Blue TriBlend Marker

Pewter Journaling Pen

General Supplies

Adhesives

Stamping and Mat

Other Tools

Thanks for coming by!

XOXO
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An Autumn Card for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 438

 Autumn is close and I am ready for pumpkin pie! I use the new Pumpkin Spice papers from Close To My Heart to create it for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge 438. To add interest I used a wood slate embossing folder, distressed the edges with Toffee ink, then sanded over the raised areas. I used stickers for the sentiment (so easy) and a sticker pumpkin pie. The challenges are fun to do and give you ideas for other cards and other papers. You can see the process video below.

Here's my card:

Here are the Pumpkin Spice papers:

Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

Pumpkin Spice Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet

Pumpkin Spice Coordinating Cardstock

Pumpkin Spice Digital Art Collection

Pumpkin Spice Picture My Life™ Cards

Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers

Here's the process video:

Shop for These Supplies to create this card:

1. Pumpkin Spice paper pack and stickers
2. Toffee Ink Pad
3. Wood Panel Embossing Folder
4. Round Sponge
5. Toffee Cardstock
6. White card & Envelope value pack

Links to the other coordinated products:

1. Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers
2. Pumpkin Spice Picture My Life Cards
3. Pumpkin Spice Digital Art Collection
4. Pumpkin Spice Coordinated Cardstock
5. Pumpkin Spice Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

Shop for These Supplies

Thanks for stopping by!!!

XOXO
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Using Your Old Stash and New Stuff for a Color Dare 461 Challenge

 I used a lot of discontinued products to make the card. The sunburst die cut has been sitting on my work area waiting for the perfect place. When I went to find my watercolor paper I found a pack of Picture My Life cards cut from watercolor cardstock with resistance patterns on them. Going through them I found hearts to go with the hearts on the sunburst paper. This is too perfect! I picked 4 Distress Oxide colors to go with the Color My Heart Color Dare 461 color wheel challenge. This is #2 of the Double Complementary Rectangle combinations that you can form. You must use the four corner colors of the rectangle. The stamp is from one of the Craft With heart Card Subscriptions. It was also perfect! Sometimes the planets align!!! Hope you enjoy my video. The Oxide goes on watercolor paper like "Butta".

Here is the card:

Here is the Video:

Supplies Used to Create the card:

Distress Oxides all colors

White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Mini Ink Blending Tool

All Purpose Mat

Intense Black Ink Pad

Thanks for stopping by!

XOXO
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A Beautiful Santa Card Stamp & Thin Cut Set is Available NOW!!!

 I am soooo excited!!! the Holly & Ivy Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cut set is now available!!! WooHoo!!!

Here it is:

2 Cards made with this stamp and thin cut set.

This set will make beautiful Christmas cards with the help of our Watercolor Pencils or Tri Blend Markers! 

FYI-When you view the catalogs online there are 3 pdfs below the catalog, the middle on is recipes. If you want the items used for a page, card, etc, click on the recipes and look for the page number of the picture. You will find a list of all the products used to create the artwork.

You can shop for the Stamp and Thin Cut set (#1)  here along with all the other items used to make these cards:

1. Holly & Ivy Cardmaking Stamp & Thin Cut set
2. Holly & Ivy Paper Pack
3. Holly & Ivy Coordinating Cardstock
4. White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack
5. Intense Black Ink Pad
6. Candy Apple Ink Pad
7. Harbour Ink Pad
8. Evergreen Ink Pad
9. Candy Apple Shimmer Trim
10. Watercolor Pencils
11. Tri Blend Markers Markers can be purchased as a set or individually, you choose the colors.
12. Bitty Sparkles

Be looking for my own cards as soon as I get my set. I can't wait!!!

Thanks!

XOXO
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Holly & Ivy Workshop Our New Christmas Paper Layouts

I'm getting ready for the Christmas Holidays with our new workshop Holly & Ivy. (I've also started on cards with the most recent Craft With Heart card subscription. I'll probably still be doing last minute stuff!) I love the foliage that is used on the layouts. The deer are beautiful and I love the die cut compliments (see below) of red glitter paper bows and pointsettias, deep green textured holly leaves, and the thick textured kraft-like paper deer and pointsettias. I had not yet received the white gel pen so I'm substituting a gold marker. 

Here is the process video for the first layout:

Here is the process video for the second layout:

Here is the process video for the third layout:

 

Holly & Ivy papers, Picture My Life Cards, Card Stamp set

Holly & Ivy Scrapbook Workshop Kit

Layout 1

Layout 2

Layout 3

Holly & Ivy Compliments

Stamps Sets for Holly & Ivy Cardmaking and Scrapbooking 

Holly & Ivy Cardmaking set

Holly & Ivy Scrapbooking set

Gloss Gilt Spray

Note-The stamp sets are available now but the thin cuts won't be available until later September.

White Gel Pens

I'll be making a video of  the second and third layouts and adding them here. So keep coming back to see the entire Holly & Ivy Collection. As soon as the cardmaking stamp and thin cut set is available, I'll be getting that! The Santa is beautiful, and I will be making cards with him. I do like Santas!!! I can't wait!

Shop with me!

Gilt Gloss Spray

White Gel Pens

Holly & Ivy Scrapbooking Workshop

Holly & Ivy Cardmaking Workshop (Avail later Sept)

Holly & Ivy Scrapbooking Stamp set

Holly & Ivy Cardmaking Stamp (only) set Thin cuts Stamp and  set later Sept

I will update this blog with the 2 additional layouts very soon!

Thanks!

XOXO
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Subscription Cards from Craft With Heart

Craft with Heart™—Subscriptions with Heart!

Keep your creativity flowing with Close to My Heart’s Craft with Heart™ subscriptions, where you receive regular deliveries of Cut Above® card or layout kits that will keep you connected with your passion. Cut Above kits give you a shortcut to beautiful artwork since they include pre-printed bases that you complete with die-cut shapes and stickers. Cardmaking kits also include exclusive stamp sets and mini ink pads you can use for a truly personal look.

Here is my video:

Free stamp with a 12 month subscription

Here are the cards I put together from the box I received this week. These are the first 4 months of my subscription. There are 2 ea of 11 designs. It took me 1 hour and 50 minutes. You can probably do this quicker if you watch where I stumbled. You can learn from my oopsies and so a better job! This is a combination of birthday, Christmas, thank you cards. You can use other stamps and make several of them what fits an occasion for you. Since I got the year subscription, I received a FREE stamp set perfect for cards.

You can ALWAYS have cards on hand for your convenience. You save gas and trips to the stores to pick up a card. It's great (from personal experience) to thumb through your cards and not spend $5-10 for a card! 

Here's the info: Craft With Heart

Here's info on adhesives, the only extra you will need:  Adhesives

Shop with me 

Thanks for coming by!

XOXO
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