February's Special: Share the Love

There are only a few days left to take advantage of February's special: Share the Love. Since it is a leap year, there is one extra day however.  :-)  



Share the Love D-size stamp set is an exclusive set available this month only.  Filled with adorable icons and loveable sentiments, you will always find a use for this stamp set.  And bonus, $7 of the proceeds from this stamp set's purchase will be donated to Operation Smile, an amazing organization that provides surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates for children all over the world.  Here are a few cards I made with the set to share:



This card is utilizing a couple of prints from the La Vie En Rose paper pack, keeping the colors neutral with White Daisy, Black, and Kraft cardstock.  All the stamping was done in Black.  I simply adore the little camera icon -- too cute!



With this card, I kept it even simpler only using cardstock -- White Daisy, Black, Kraft and Ruby.  I stamped the typewriter and heart in Ruby and the sentiments in Black.  I love how you can easily add little messages to the "paper" in the typewriter icon.  



Since I was really liking the clean and simple designs created with this stamp set, I kept a winning combination going.   Utilizing a heart border strip from the Charlotte paper pack, I kept the color scheme simple again: Whisper, White Daisy and Ruby.  I stamped the Phone and Heart sentiment in Whisper, then paper pieced a stamped dial and heart in Ruby.  The Share the Love sentiment is also stamped in Ruby.



And, last but not least, I added a striped border on the bottom of the Kraft cardstock with Whisper, Ruby and Black.  Then I simply stamped the Hello sentiment in Whisper, Ruby and Black and cut out each sentiment.  I overlapped and arranged them on the card, trimming off any excess edges.

Is this stamp set adorable or what?  Close To My Heart provided the hashtag #ctmhsharethelove to help provide attention to this worthy cause and make it easy for us to see more artwork created by the set.

Make sure to get your order in before February is over to get your own set and help out Operation Smile too.  Have a great weekend!

Dani

 

February's Stamp of the Month: Balloon Animals

I love three day weekends!  Woo-hoo!  I have been having some crafty time, and I started out with February's stamp of the month set: Balloon Animals.  I honestly wasn't sure how I felt about this stamp set initially, but I ended up having a lot of fun with it.  The cards turned out so cute, and bonus... I have more birthday cards.  I am always running out of birthday cards!  :-)

This first one I used the prints from the Urban paper packet, stamping the border design out and cutting them out for the background.  I like how it gives the card a nice masculine feel.



This one I used almost every sentiment with the set!  The striped paper is a border design from the La Vie En Rose paper packet.  Clean and simple, but still cute!



For this one I tried to make my balloon animal different colors.  I had to stamp it a few times and cut out different pieces of each color.  It actually took a little longer than I thought it would.  Turned out cute, but probably won't try it again.  HA!



Then I used one of the new paper packets from the Close To My Heart Seasonal Expressions, Charlotte.  I love all the colors in this packet.  



And at this point, I was moving on to some of the other fun, new stamp sets from the new Seasonal Expressions.  Then I saw a few cards shared by fellow consultants where they were using the Balloon Animals as actual balloons.  So... of course, I had to try to make my own.  :-)  I cut the balloons out with the new CTMH Artistry Cartridge and the La Vie En Rose paper packet again. 



And, I think I'm going to go back to messing around with some more new products!  Share more soon, hopefully!!!

Dani
 

January's Stamp of the Month: Beloved Bouquet

I'm baaaaack!  My children's schedules are consuming all my time.  Seriously.  I am trying to find the time to do some crafting, but usually by the time the opportunity comes around... I am just ready for bed.  But, here I am finally, quickly sharing a few cards for January's stamp of the month set: Beloved Bouquet.  


The floral images are so lovely and artistic, and the coordinating solid images are a quick way to color your flowers.  And excluding the holiday-oriented Valentine sentiments, most of the sentiments are very versatile for year-round use.


 

 


If you like this stamp set, there are only a few days left in January.  So be sure to get your order in right away!  :-)

Dani
 

November Stamp of the Month: Cheers, 2016!

What a crazy weekend!  Can you believe our first snow?  Yikes!  I definitely wasn't expecting this much.



At least these aren't as late as last month's cards, right?  :-)  I wanted to share a few cards from the November Stamp of the Month: Cheers, 2016!  On this first card, I used some prints from the La Vie En Rose paper pack.  And I added the sentiment "This is your special day" from the Your Own Kind of Wonderful set.



This card is using some prints from the Sangria paper pack.  I added the cute little martini glass from the Mini Messages hostess set.



This last card is using prints from the holiday paper pack White Pines.  I cut out the balloon and cloud images with the newest Cricut cartridge Artistry.



Enjoy!  Make sure to order your November stamp of the month set before November ends.  :-)

Dani
 

October Stamp of the Month: Twinkle

I seriously can't believe that October is almost over.  How in the world did that happen?  There is simply not enough time or energy to get to everything you need to do, right?  I know these are super late, but I wanted to at least give you a last-minute reminder if you wanted the October Stamp of the Month: Twinkle. Plus, you'll hopefully have plenty of time to make your holiday cards and crafts this way too!  I used the holiday-themed White Pines paper packet on all the cards too.


 

 


Enjoy!  Make sure to order your set before October ends if you want it!  :-)

Dani
 

Open House Winner!!!

I found some time today to get everyone's entries in for the Open House Grand Prize.  The winner is:



Congratulations to Anne S.!  [Sorry it didn't quite focus on the name correctly, but you can still read it, blurriness and all.]  You won the grand prize package at the Open House (valued over $70).  A beautiful 12"x12" Ruby Floral album with two coordinating stamp sets.  


Enjoy your prize!
Dani
 

Open House tomorrow - Saturday, September 19th from 10am to 2pm!

 



Come join us in celebrating the brand new Annual Inspirations 2015 Idea Book along with the supplement Holiday Guide!  It went live on September 1, 2015.  You can view it online right now and pick up your very own copy at the Open House.  It is filled with fabulous products, breathtaking art, and entire new lines! 

There will be two make-n-take cards available for you to make for free, one of which will be using the new La Vie En Rose papers:




- A brand new Cricut collection: Artistry
- New paper kits: Zoe, Sangria, La Vie En Rose, Kaleidoscope, Georgie, and Urban
- New colors: Eggplant, Sapphire, Peacock, Fern, Saffron, Poppy, and Pomegranate
- A Holiday Expressions supplement filled with seasonal products
- New glitter paper pack colors: Gold and Red
- Brand new card kits beautifully designed with coordinating single stamp sentiments

I hope to see you soon at the Open House!  Make sure to stop by and get your free Idea Book.  :)

Dani
 

September Stamp of the Month: Paper Garden

Our new Idea Book is out along with the seasonal Holiday Expressions! 



Make sure to check them out online or at my Open House on September 12th!  In the meantime, I have a few cards to share made with September's stamp of the month set, Paper Garden.  This is such a gorgeous set. I love all the floral images, with the distressed text and patterns.  

I had fun with some of our new colors and papers!  In this first card, I used the new paper packet Sangria with the color scheme of Sunset, Thistle and two new colors Fern and Eggplant.  The sentiment is from the set Happy to Be Friends.
 


This next card was only stamping, no patterned paper, and I used the colors Flaxen, Glacier, Sweet Leaf, Juniper and the new Saffron.  The sentiment is from the set Happy to Be Friends again.




And this last card is stamping too with the colors Slate, Thistle and the new Eggplant again while the sentiment is from the Always Grateful stamp set.  I really like how the colors turned out together, so pretty!




I've been having a blast making samples with my fun, new products for the Open House!  Can't wait to share everything else!

Dani

August Stamp of the Month: Framed

Wow, freaking out a bit that it is August already!  The kids and I are most definitely NOT ready to think about school and homework and rigid schedules. (* shudder *)

There's a lot of fun things going on in August tied in with our new Idea Book coming next month.  I have lots to share.  First, August's stamp of the month set, Framed, is so sweet!  There are three decorative frames, each with their own unique look, with 9 different sentiments designed to fit in each.  I have included a flyer here, since it isn't shown in the current Idea Book.  Here are a few cards that I made with it.


 

 


Lovely!  Did you notice the new paper pack?  It is called Zoe.  And did you notice the cute little jar and flowers on the last card?  They are from the brand new Cricut Artistry Collection!

Close To My Heart is having the new Artistry collection and Zoe paper packet as well as a few other brand new products available for a special preview this month to celebrate the new Idea Book coming in September.  I'm going to share a listing of all the items that are available for you to get right now!

Simply click on each link to see a picture of each product on my website:

• -X7197B Zoe Paper Packet $9.95
• -X7197C Zoe Complements $5.95
• -Z3082 Zoe Assortment $5.95
• -Z3123 Enamel & Glitter Duos Green Triangles $4.95
• -Z3088 Coral Shimmer Trim $4.95
• -G1096 Workshops on the Go Zoe Scrapbooking Kit $29.95
• -Z3167 Cricut Artistry Collection $99

What do you want?  Anyone who orders over $20 (subtotal) of the new preview products during the month of August will receive a special coupon to get one of the new ink color stamp pads FREE with the new Idea Book.  Oops!  You'll find out more about those with the new Idea Book!!!



I'll be holding an Open House on Saturday, September 12th from 10am to 2pm.  Save the date!

Dani

 

July Stamp of the Month: Life is Wonderful

I'm loving' July! Well, maybe not all the rain -- but definitely the warm weather.  I could never deal with another winter the rest of my life and be perfectly content. July's stamp set is named Life is Wonderful.   I finally found some time to make some cards to share with this set.  

For the first card I started with basic, neutral colors -- Black, White with a bit of Flaxen (Whimsy Paper Fundamentals).  Then I added a pop of color with the flowers in the Wavy Blooms set.  I love how the colored flowers pull the card together.  I added the "awesome" sentiment from the Hello Summer set. 



With this next card I knew I wanted to use the Cranberry heart-patterned paper from the Adventure Paper Fundamentals.  Then I kept everything else neutral -- Black, White and Slate.  I added the "you are loved" sentiment from the Your Own Kind of Wonderful set.  For the final touch, I added a few Red Enamel hearts.



This last card, I used the Jackson papers from the Seasonal Expressions 2.  I paper pieced a few flowers from the Love This set and used a sentiment from a stamp set with the Cricut Artfully Sent collection.  I did all the stamping with Cocoa ink; I love how all the papers and colors coordinate so well.



And with a $25 purchase in current, retail priced stamps -- you can qualify to receive this stamp set FREE -- as part of Jump on it July's special.  Check it out!  :-)

Dani

 

June Stamp of the Month: Ice Cream Dream

Nothing screams warm weather and summertime more than ice cream, right?  June's stamp of the month set, Ice Cream Dream, is perfect to celebrate all those summertime activities!  I had so much fun playing with this set.  I did some paper piecing with the new Blossom paper packet, the ice cream truck turned out so cute!  The sentiment is from the Hostess Rewards set, Paper Bird.



I love the happiness sentiment with this set -- so I simply colored the images stamped in black.  Clean and simple, but oh so yummy!



This little guy is adorable; he's just celebrating with ice cream -- a great way to celebrate, right?  The sentiment is from Banner Wishes.



Using a print from the Brushed paper packet, I stamped in Cranberry and colored the images again.  Ice cream is always happy, right?



Make sure that you get your set ordered before June is over!  Enjoy!

Dani

 

Taste of Summer Special and May Stamp of the Month art!

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month this May with this exclusive mouthwatering Taste of Summer paper packet with delicious designs.  This paper packet is only available while supplies last, so make sure to get your order in early for your taste of summer!  This special even has a coordinating stamp set available for purchase, perfect to create some delectable artwork.



 Here are a few cards to share that I made:


 

 

 


I am also a little more on the ball this time, and I have some May Stamp of the Month art to share: Just Sayin'.


 

 

 

 


Loving the new papers in the Seasonal Expressions 2: Blossom and Jackson too!

I'd like to say that I'll keep on top and share artwork in a timely manner, but... realistically, we'll see!  Enjoy!

Dani