Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Follow Your Heart

Sorbet and Champagne-

The new Color Dare for this week from Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge uses just two colors, Sorbet and Champagne.



Here is the card I created using these colors with some addition of discontinued pearls:



And here is what I used to create it:

I am very happy with the colored shimmer trim. Using the White Shimmer tape you can coordinate your creations with all of Close To My Heart's wonderful inks. How FUN is that!!

Here is another card with the same color requirements but I've used the Mojo Monday Card Sketch Challenge:



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XOXO
Dots

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Look On The Bright Side of Life



The Color Dare challenge for this week is sunny and fun. 
Look at these colors:
How can you not get happy with these colors?!
The colors for the Color My Heart Color Dare #138 are:

  • Smoothie
  • Sunset
  • Canary
  • Pear
  • Juniper
  • White Daisy



I got inspired by an easy card from CTMH's Make It From Your Heart Vol. 1  how-to book. I use both vol. 1 and Make It From Your Heart vol. 2 all the time!! Such great ideas.

Here it is:



Using the Whimsy Paper Fundamentals Assortment, I cut 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" squares from the 5 colors and made diagonal cuts, rounding the non-cut corners, and flipping one side over. The stripped square was made by covering a white square with our new Carnival and Boardwalk Washi tape pack that are 3/8" wide. Look On The Bright Side is a segment of the new Carnival Washi Tape pack cut out and put on white cardstock to make is "pop". The horizontal stripes are the Carnival Washi Tape pack put on a separate piece of cardstock and adhered to the card.

A little bling and there you have it!

Thanks for Looking!!





XOXODots

Monday, April 20, 2015

Mother's Day is Just Around the Corner

Close To My Heart has a Lovely Mother's Day stamp set just in time to make cards and even use if you are taking your Mother for a special outing and you will be taking pictures to go on a scrapbook layout. It will be perfect for all of your creations!
Flowers for Mom B1473


I LOVE it! and you may notice there is a red line around the main stamp which means it is a special Cricut cut from the Artfully Sent Cartridge.

One of my club ladies is from England and I can't wait to tell her about this stamp!!  PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Flowers for Mum B1474


What I really love are the solid and open stamps to choose from allowing either a solid color or with the open images you get to use the wonderful Shin Han markers coloring the flowers in multiple colors and hues.
  • It is important to remember when you are coloring with the markers it is best to stamp any open stamp with the Archival Black stamp pad for a permanent image that won't run into your marker colors. 

                                                     

Here are a couple of ideas to get your creative juices aflowin':

                                                     


XOXO-Hugs and Kisses to Mothers everywhere!!
Dots

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Easy Cards and My Hubby was Framed!!

More from the Jackson Papers

After creating two 2-page layouts from the Jackson Workshop On The Go, I had paper left that I wanted to use. My goal is to use all the paper from each WOTG so I have less to store [due to limited space and organizational skills ;-)].

The Jackson paper lends itself to guys so here are two cards that I created that are great for any guys in your life:




  • The top card was made from a background and texture (B&T) cut to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 then scored at 4 1/4 and folded in half. The 3 banner pieces were cut at 1 1/2 X 4 1/4 with the triangles cut out. The "Hello" greeting is a Picture My Life Jackson Z3068 card cut down and matted with B&T leftover matching the card then matted again with bronze glitter paper. You can make the mats bigger or smaller for your liking. I corner rounded all the edges.


  • The bottom card was made from a colonial white cardstock cut to 5 1/2 X 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4 then folded in half. The B&T strips are 2 X 4 1/4. The border covering the seam between the B&Ts is a border strip from the Jackson Complements and the glacier blue 1/4" strips are from the new Waschi tapes in the Seasonal Expressions 2 Idea Book. The greeting is the new Operation Smile stamp set called Happy Everything D1653. It was stamped in Desert Sand on Jackson B&T 1 3/4 X 2 and given a 1/8" mat all around with Juniper cardstock. The three embellishments on top are from the Brave Enamel Shapes self-stick and so easy to use.  

Jim Was Framed!!

So I still had cardstock and B&T left so I went into the recesses of the brain and pulled out an old 5 minute layout I used to have my first club do. Cut 2 each pieces of two different but coordinating B&Ts from the WOTG into 6 X 6 and adhere them to cardstock diagonally from each other. My B&T leftovers were a little too small but 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 worked so I did the cuts and put them on contrasting Chocolate cardstock

This is how it turned out after I added stickers from the Jackson Complements:


The Juniper cardstock in the middle is 6 X 8 which is perfect for the 5 X 7 picture I took of my Hubby at the Dallas Arboretum. I couldn't have planned a better match of colors for this picture. Just so you know, I didn't plan this it just worked! I find that so often with the Close To My Heart papers. 

Hope you enjoyed your visit!

Please consider shopping with me and if you are really interested in scrapbooking consider joining my team and teaching others how to have this much fun!!


XOXO Dots

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Great Papers for the Great Outdoors



Jackson is the name of the new papers in the Seasonal Expressions 2 Idea Book.

This is a paper so good for the males in your life or the outdoor adventures in your life. The colors that are in this Jackson Workshop On The Go G1094 are:

The cute embellishments on the left are self-stick and metal;
the ones on the right
36 adhesive-backed enamel shapes in a variety of designs and colors. 
The inks used are:

The result is this fun, outdoorsy layout that can add a cohesiveness to your pictures:

 

In case you are thinking this is only for boys, it's not, here is a layout that works great for your girls:



Don't forget that not all pages have to be 2 page layouts. I love creating a one page layout that can be framed and displayed proudly in your home. I love this layout. The embellishments on this layout are mostly from the Jackson Complements X7195C or stickease. The cardstock "stickers" are crazy easy to use and you get the equivalent of a 12x12 cardstock sheet of titles, borders, journaling stickers. 


Jackson Complements X7195C
Love Them!



So, I'm showing you this because I really like the idea of using the tags to enhance the page. The are easy to make-just cut a rectangle then snip off the corners and punch a small hole for the twine to go through. So cute!!


Here are the Jackson Embellishments:
5-piece set of metal-rimmed, enamel-filled pieces; adhesive-backed; 1"–2"
Jackson Assortment Z3071


36 adhesive-backed enamel shapes in a variety of designs and colors.Colors: Glacier, Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Pacifica.
Brave Enamel Shapes Z3073


Thanks for stopping by! Hope you got some great ideas and if you did, please consider shopping with me.



XOXODots

Monday, April 13, 2015

A New Color Dare Challenge

Color Dare 137

Here are the colors for this weeks Color Dare Challenge. This is a lot of colors, but lucky for us Close To My Heart has the Brushed paper pack X7190B




The top left paper has all the colors in it, WooHoo and I LOVE this paper and made many pages and cards and a mini album using it.


So here is the card I came up with:
I found an older discontinued stamp set that I colored with our Shin Han markers. The black shimmer tape  are for accent along with sparkles which are kind of hard to see.



The stamp set is the Operation Smile is called Happy Everything D1653.

Set of 13
Recommended My Acrylix® Blocks:
1" × 1" (Y1000), 1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 3½" (Y1009), 2" × 6½" (Y1010)

The set is $17.95 and $3.00 from each sale goes to Operation Smile, the Close To My Heart Charity.

Close To My Heart is partnered with Operation Smile®, an organization that provides free, life-changing surgery that repairs smiles and reshapes lives, one child at a time. Since 2008, Close To My Heart has provided support to change the lives of over 1,500 children and their families. Buy with pride. Your business with Close To My Heart makes a big difference in the life of a child.




XOXO
Dots

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Blossoms Just Keep Blossoming

The Blossom Workshop On The Go kit is a card kit. This does not mean that you can't make layouts for scrapbook pages with wonderful paper. Both of these layouts were created by using the Blossom Complements rather than stamping for the titles. Remember the Complements from Close To My Heart are 2 pages 6" x 12" (a 12" x 12") collection of images, phrases, titles, borders, etc. that coordinate with the paper packet. 

So here are 2 layouts ready for pictures: 






These are considered level 2 artwork meaning no stamping. With the stickers from the sheets of complements, it is so easy and fast to make cute pages to help tell your story.

Here are the complements you can to choose from:

Blossom Complements X7196C

Close To My Heart helps you create, 

without you having to 

cogitate, meditate, ruminate, deliberate or aspirate. 

Now go ye therefore and illustrate!!






XOXO
Dots

It's Time to Blossom!!

A New Workshop On The Go - Blossom 

Perfect for this time of  year

Get Ready to Blossom!!


The New Blossom kit from the Seasonal Expressions 2 idea book has such fresh and pretty colors. 
The parts of the Blossom Cardmaking Kit

I love that the cards work for girls and boys and the new sequins will not be a problem in the mail because of they are flexible and somewhat flat. 










These are the cards I put together from the kit. You get 3 designs as you see and 5 each of the designs. This is great for keeping a "stash" on hand and saving you time and money buying cards. 

Because the paper is so fresh and upbeat I got the paper pack and stickease complements along with the Blossom assortment:
Blossom Assortment Z3072

Blossom paper pack X7196B
Blossom Complements X7196C

The Complements are a 12x12 sheet of cardstock thick stickers, very sturdy and a bargain!

Need some other ideas for the use of this paper? 



Or maybe another idea?



The colorful little bags come in slate, honey, lagoon and ruby. These are perfect for little hostess gifts. 




XOXO
Dots

Saturday, April 11, 2015

April Deals and Specials

April Showers bring more than May flowers

April Brings You the SOTM Deal

The April Stamp of the Month:  Typed Note S1504

The deal for the Stamp Of The Month is with a minimum qualifying purchase of $50, get your D-size Stamp of the Month set for $5! 
Add the stamp set to your cart at full retail price ($17.95) or, with your qualifying ($50) order, add it at checkout for the promotional price of $5.
Set of 19
Recommended My Acrylix® Blocks:1" × 3½" (Y1002), 2" × 2" (Y1003), 4" × 5" (Y1012)
  And here are some examples and ideas of how this cute stamp can be used:

This box card is perfect for a gift card for any occasion. This stamp set covers birthdays, Mother or Father's Day,
Congrats events, Thank You. It can be used for most anything!

Such a cute little retro card, Love It!!

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The Scrapbooker’s New Consultant Kit includes a huge supply of Close To My Heart products, perfect for creating beautiful scrapbook layouts and pages, all for only $99 USD / $109 CAD! With a retail value over $355 USD / $395 CAD, this kit is a fantastic deal! Join us and discover all the wonderful rewards of being a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant.

CONTENTS OF THE SCRAPBOOKER’S NEW CONSULTANT KIT INCLUDE:

  • Annual Inspirations (qty. 5)
  • Seasonal Expressions 2 (qty. 15)
  • Close To My Heart Cardstock Color Sampler (W471)
  • Close To My Heart Paper Fundamentals Sampler (W1133)
  • Annual Inspirations B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1130)
  • Seasonal Expressions 2 B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1135)
  • Petite Perks Incentive Stamp Set (W2031, qty. 5)
  • Workshops on the Go® Jackson Scrapbooking Kit (G1094)
  • Blossom B&T Duos™ Bulk Pack (BULK368)
  • Coral Reef Sequins (Z3042)
  • Blossom Assortment (Z3072)
  • Glacier Extra Thick Twine (Z3039)
  • Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918)
  • Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape (Z1920)
  • Durables Triangle Studs (Z1928)
  • Barn Red Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2104)
  • Juniper Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2165)
  • Cocoa Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2114)
  • Glacier Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2641)
  • Picture My Life™ Jackson Scrapbooking Program (Z3068)
  • My Acrylix™ Documenting Moments (D1647)
  • My Acrylix™ The Authentic Life (D1644)
  • My Acrylix™ Instalife (C1615)
  • 2" × 3½" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1009)
  • 2" × 6½" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1010)
  • 3" × 3" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1006)
  • Marvy® Uchida® LePen™ Journaling Pen (Z1979)
  • My Legacy™ Black Post-Bound Album (Z2094)
  • Memory Protectors™ Sample Pack (W134, qty. 2)
  • My Creations™ Hip Pics Album (Z1956)
  • Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors (Z1836)
  • My Acrylix™ Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
  • My Acrylix™ Spritz Cleaner (1778)
  • Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
  • Sponge (Z697)
  • Liquid Glass (Z679)
  • Cello Bags (W1152, qty. 25)
(Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice.)


Or, if you prefer, here is the Consultant Kit for cardmaking enthusiasts:

Cardmaker’s New Consultant Kit

The Cardmaker’s New Consultant Kit contains a wide selection of Close To My Heart products, ideal for creating stunning cards, all for only $99 USD / $109 CAD! With a retail value over $360 USD / $400 CAD, this kit is a fantastic deal! Join us and discover all the wonderful rewards of being a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant.

CONTENTS OF THE CARDMAKER’S NEW CONSULTANT KIT INCLUDE:

  • Annual Inspirations (qty. 5)
  • Seasonal Expressions 2 (qty. 15)
  • Close To My Heart Cardstock Color Sampler (W471)
  • Close To My Heart Paper Fundamentals Sampler (W1133)
  • Annual Inspirations B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1130)
  • Seasonal Expressions 2 B&T Duos™ Sampler (W1135)
  • Petite Perks Incentive Stamp Set (W2031, qty. 5)
  • Workshops on the Go® Blossom Cardmaking Kit (G1095)
  • Jackson B&T Duos™ Bulk Pack (BULK367)
  • Oceanside Sequins (Z3041)
  • Durables Triangle Studs (Z1928)
  • Teal Shimmer Trim (Z1918)
  • Gold Polka-Dot Washi Tape (Z1920)
  • Honey Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2162)
  • Smoothie Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2196)
  • Pear Exclusive Inks™ Pad (Z2197)
  • Archival Black Exclusive Inks™ Pad (44751)
  • My Acrylix™ Dizzy Circles (C1610)
  • My Acrylix™ Wavy Blooms (D1651)
  • My Acrylix™ Finding the Words (D1646)
  • 1" × 3½" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1002)
  • 3" × 3" My Acrylix™ Block (Y1006)
  • ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Golden Yellow Marker (Z2452)
  • ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Cherry Pink Marker (Z2450)
  • ShinHan™ Touch Twin™ Sap Green Marker (Z2463)
  • White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254)
  • My Creations™ Hip Pics Album (Z1956)
  • 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
  • Non-stick Micro-tip Scissors (Z1836)
  • My Acrylix™ Stamp Scrubber (Z1782)
  • My Acrylix™ Spritz Cleaner (1778)
  • Bonding Memories™ Glue (1512)
  • Sponge (Z697), Liquid Glass (Z679)
  • Ranger™ White Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2068)
  • VersaMark™ Ink Pad Tsukineko™ (Z891)
  • Watercolor Pencils (3505)
  • Cello Bags (W1152, qty. 25)
(Some items may not be shown. Contents are subject to change without notice.)



  

Thanks for stopping by!
XOXO
Dots