Close To My Heart: Typeset Layouts

For this month (August) we used the Typeset paper packet to create the three sets of 2 - 12 x 12 layouts.

Items used in this kit:
X7139B Typeset Level 2 Paper Packet
X7139C Typeset Complement Canvas Shapes
Z1410    Antiqued Copper Designer Brads
Z1464    Milepost Shapes
Z1088   Chocolate Waxy Flax
Z1450   Color-Ready Alphabets Cork
Z1333   Mocha-Opaques Adhesive Gems
C1464   Blue Ribbon Stamp Set
Z1686   Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Close To My Heart: Typeset Layouts & H2H Back To School

I was very happy to see that this month's challenge on H2H was "Back To School".  Mary also posted a new layout design, so this month I decided to do both, the layouts with Back To School themed pictures.

For these layouts, the distressing on the edges was made using desert sand ink pad.  Hold the ink pad at an angle and swipe along the edges of the card stock.

For the stars, I used the Vineyard Berry marker's brush tip.  Simply run the brush tip along all the edges of the stars.

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog: August Birthdays

Okay...

I'm finishing up with my prepping for tomorrows workshop with my girlfriends and as I am turning off my laptop, I see that I have an email from Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog and the title is August Birthdays.  Well.... then I see Melinda's prize pack and I had to pick my jaw from the ground, "I WANT IT!!!"

So close your eyes for this post or simply skip it if you have seen the pictures before, but I simply can't resist using my "Party Theme" Artwork from Extravaganza at this years Close To My Heart's convention.  So here it goes... sorry if you have seen these before, but I really hope I win.  hee-hee!  :)

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog: Mother's Day

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Hello Everyone!

This post is bitter-sweet for me... This is my last entry to the H2H Challenges Blog as part of the Design Team, for my term has ended as of this April.  But at the same time, I have some great news to celebrate.  I have been chosen by Close To My Heart to be part of this years 2011 Convention "Extravaganza"  team of instructors.  So May and June will be very busy for me, trying to finish my artwork for this years convention.  Taking Lisa Stenz spot and mine are the very talented Jody Gustafon and Haley Dyer, please visit their blogs and wish them a warm welcome!

 

May 1st brings new sponsors to H2H and they are the brilliant and generous Sharon Holmes and Angel Shifflett, thank you ladies for sponsoring great prizes for the month of May.

For this Mother's Day challenge I thought of the perfect thing that goes with this special day... 

and that is of course ROSES!!!

For these tiny roses I used 1 1/2" squares to cut my flower out and then form the roses.  Don't forget that there is a picture tutorial on how to make these roses on the right side of my blog under "Tutorials".  This was a very simple card to make, very little detail as to NOT to take away from the roses.  Inside of course there is a beautiful stamp image with the phrase, "Happy Mother's Day".

So now visit the rest of the Design Team's beautiful creation and get inspired to make your own creation.  Don't forget to snap a picture of it and link it up to Heart 2 Heart Blog.

• Melinda Everitt
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere
• Corina Mitchell (Me)
• Haley Dyer
• Jody Gustafson

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog: Bunny Hop!!

Hello Everyone!!!
This week at H2H we are working on a "From Our Heart to Yours Bunny Hop". If you are visiting from Heart 2 Heart... You are well on your way to seeing some pretty terrific artwork.  Here are all the details for joining our BUNNY HOP:
The theme will be Easter or Spring artwork and MUST include CLOSE TO MY HEART products. In order to participate in the hop, create your artwork and post it on your blog or group and then go to Heart 2 Heart challenges blog and post your link on to th "Mister Linky" ready to go live on today, APRIL 18th between the hours of 5:00AM Pacific/8:00AM EST and 5:00PM Pacific/8:00 pm EST. The link box will CLOSE at 5:00PM Pacific/8:00PM EST!! So to participate in this hop, you must link up on TODAY ONLY!!! No other links will be accepted after the deadline for the Bunny Hop.

 

For this month, I am using one of my 12 x 12 set of layouts from my April Workshop using the Mayberry Paper Packet Level 2.  It's all about Easter with my three kids, so this is one of my favorite Holiday to make layouts for...

Now head on over to Debbie Carrier's Blog, she is the next stop on our very first BUNNY HOP!!!

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog: Recycle & Reuse

 

This week at Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog, it's all about recycling and reusing.  I had a some major creative block with this challenge... So much so that I ended up dreaming about it one night.  I dreamed that it was taking a very long time to find something to use, I searched all over my house, my neighbors house, my sisters house and NOTHING.  Then I came home and saw a beautiful card with white/clear/sparkly flowers on my work table!  I apparently had already made the card and didn't know it.

 

So... when I woke up that morning, as I picked up my home a little, I searched for something that would help me make those flowers. It was when I picked up my trash box from my workroom... that I saw this clear bag that I was about to throw out, that I realized.... this clear plastic bag was the perfect thing to make my flowers.

 

All I did was cut the bag into long strips (1 1/2" wide) and used my favorite new toy (Glubers) to twist and position the plastic strips around the Gluber to make the flower.  After they were done, I applied Liquid Glass and sprinkled Prisma Glitter over them... and Viola!!!  

Flowers wouldn't be complete unless they have leaves, so I also cut out some leaves and also added the details with the liquid glass and Prisma glitter.

Now take a look around YOUR space and see what you can recycle and reuse.  Convert your trash into beautiful artwork that you will be proud to showcase.  Remember to snap a picture of it and link it to Heart 2 Heart Challenges blog and be eligible to win a prize and be part of our "Top 10" for the month of April.
Remember to use Close To My Heart products to be eligible to win.


Take a peek at what the rest of the Design Team created for this challenge and become inspired to create your own:

• Melinda Everitt
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere
• Corina Mitchell (Me)

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog : April Showers / Spring Blossoms

 

This weeks at Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog our challenge is to create something with the theme of Spring Flowers / April Showers.  I was thinking that you have seen a lot of flowers from me and not enough rain.  I have to tell you that I LOVE rainy days!!!  I thinks it's because I live in San Diego, California and the fact that we don't get many rainy days in the year, that makes me enjoy them even more.  Rainy days make me think of cozy days, staying in with my kids and husband, fireplace going and comfort food. 

The top picture was taken to with a dark background and I used a flash so the liquid glass can be more visible.  The bottom picture was taken with a light background with NO flash, so the liquid glass with prisma glitter could be more visible for you.

 

If it seems that I have been using a lot of clear cards for my projects lately... well you are correct. I've been trying to get out of making conventional/traditional cards, but keeping in line with CTMH products only.  So... for now I will use up all my clear cards by altering them a little at a time.

 As you can see that I did use a positive sentiment for rain on the card and when you open the card, there is a little cute surprise.   I also like leaving room for a personal message which makes this card more personal.

 Need some more inspiration to create your own card for this weeks challenge?...Then take a peek at what the rest of the DT created:

• Melinda Everitt
• Mary Vogel (Owner)
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere
• Corina Mitchell (Me)

We have two new amazingly generous and talented sponsors this month. LeAnne Dudley and Michelle Zimmerman

Card Recipe: Click on the items to purchase your own!

C1422 Unity Stamp Set 

D1303 Classmate Alphabet

D1378 Notice the Details

D1415 Springtime

X7127B: Magnifique Level 2 Paper Packet

Z1323 Clear Cards

Z679 Liquid Glass

Z134 Prisma Glitter

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog : Sketch

Hello Everyone!
This week our challenge on the Heart 2 Heart Blog is  to create a card using this sketch.

I was in the middle of a crop of 7 Close To My Heart consultants when I remembered that I had NOT started my card for the week.  So I put all the birthday cards that I was making for the Divas and got to my sketch.  I kept the them of birthday and I love, love, love the Sweetheart paper and I just think that cupcakes go great with this paper packet.  I used a combination of cardstock and our clear cards to make the circle as a window.

So guess what everybody?....

For this week only, Heart 2 Heart is doing a prize for one lucky person who enters this weeks challenge.

So hurry, create something amazing and uploaded to us at H2H within this week and you may be the lucky winner this week.  Can't wait to see what you all create!!!

April Sponsors will be announced soon, so check back to see who April sponsor will be.

Heart 2 Heart Design Team

• Melinda Everitt
• Mary Vogel (Owner)
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere
• Corina Mitchell (Me)

Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog : Baby

 

Hi Everyone!

This week at Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog it's all about the BABY!

So this week, was a little challenging for me, time wise.  But I was able to make this simple but adorable baby shower goodie for you all to see.  I first saw these little baby bottles in Tijuana inside a store window display.  So of course I wanted to create them using Close To My Heart paper and as luck would have it, the challenge this week was about babies.  This is a simple project and it really just took me about 5 minutes to make.

 

You can make these in every color you can think of and they are just adorable for your guest to have as a little reminder from a baby shower or you can print your baby's information on the white cardstock and use them as little birth announcements.

Project Recipe:

Hollyhock cardstock : 6 1/4" X 1 1/4" strip, dry emboss with lines and sand paper to show white lines

Desert Sand Cardstock or Kraft paper: 3" Circle fold in half, and a little rectangle for the nipple.

Plastic storage bags 3" X 4": Walmart in a package of 100 units, they are very inexpensive, I use them for extra embellishments, jewelry, etc... 

White card stock for the inside

Candy, 

Ribbon

and paper flowers.

• Melinda Everitt
• Mary Vogel (Owner)
• Lorrinda Holman
• Lisa Stenz
• Karen Day
• Jessica Moore (Sr. DT Mbr.)
• Debbie Carriere
• Corina Mitchell (Me) 

Don't forget!... you have the entire month to play along with these challenges.  Deadline to enter all March challenges is March 26th, 2011 at 10 pm EST. The more you play, the more chances you have to win the prizes from our lovely sponsors Angela Parchey and Lori Brown.

I hope that you are now inspired to create your very own "Baby" creation and share it with us at H2H!