Celebrate Life art journal page

Hello blogger friends!  Wanted to share this Art Journal page that we will be working on at our next Paper Blessings papercrafting class (see schedule top left).  We'll incorporate tissue paper, shimmery spray mists, stenciling, watercolor markers, CTMH stamps...it's a quick one but when finished we'll see so much dimension.  I will post when completed.  Thanks for dropping in!  Stay blessed.

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Boy Cards and Dry Wall Tape

Hello Papercrafters!  Here are a few "simple style" cards for you.  I used the Close to My Heart "Windy Day" stamp set....I love this set - includes a boy and a girl flying kites and has some great sentiments with it. Later on  I will post an art journal page I made with this same stamp set.   

Here's how I made the card:

- I stamped the images on cardfront (excluding the clouds).

- colored in images with copic markers

- after coloring in, I took some dry wall tape and used it as a background stencil - used Cashmere inkpad and lightly sponged the color randonly on the cardfront.

 - I stamped the clouds on another piece of cartstock.  Cut it out.  Then used Crystal Blue inkpad to sponge color over dry wall tape on clouds.

Dry wall tape looks like this, I know, some of us didn't know that. lol.  It has adhesive on one side so it's great for stencilling:

- the sentiment was stamped on another piece of cardstock, cut out to form a banner and pop-dotted  to bottom  left side.

Here's another "boy" card. I used Crafty Secrets "Little Boy" stamp set - what a cutie, right?  I colored in with copic markers.  After coloring in, I used a blending tool and sponged Broken Glass distress ink around the image.  I pop-dotted the "curious cat"  die from Poppystamps, Inc. on left-bottom of frame.

Well, time for you to go out and use some of that dry wall tape you may have sitting around your garage!  Thanks for dropping by.  Have a glorious weekend!

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Snowman, Poinsettia and Frostyville Border Equals What?

A card-in-a-box, of course!  Hello Papercrafters!  Today I played with "left overs" from last Holiday season.  I know, is it too soon to be making cute snowmen?  I think not. And since I had pieces/parts of  snowflakes, poinsettias, stars, a Frostyville Border, scrap patterned paper, red and green cardstock,etc.,  I decided to made this card-in-a-box using the following items:

-snowman: Joys of the Season cricut cartridge, cut at 4", colored in with Copics
-poinsettia: last years K & Co left over embellishment
-frostyville border die: Memory Box at StarlitStudio, #98146
-glitter glue: Glitter Glitz from CTMH, Z1313
-card in a box: digital file from Cutting Cafe or you can make your own which is fun to do

Here's a closeup of the focal point of the box:

Here's what the total card in a box looks like:

 And here is a close up of the border die so you can see the fine details of this steel die, love it!:

Any questions, please ask.  Would love to hear from you.  Please take the time to enjoy your day!

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Art Journal Pages

Happy Friday to you!  As I mentioned before, I wanted to try art journaling for awhile now but never took the time to experience it with my own little hands! hehe.   While on vacation at Hilton Head last year, I decided to research the subject, get my mixed media supplies together and try my hand at it. I didn't take any classes but  I  did find a most wonderful & informative blog  (Vicky's) that really inspired me...I love her style....clean, artistic, not too messy nor dark.  So I played with the supplies I took with me (of course, I also went to a local Michael's to get a few items) and I loved it!  Here is a very simple page I did:

All I used was one of our new stamp sets from Close to My Heart, entitled "A Budding Friendship", a T. Holtz stencil ("Rays"), some distress inks and added some CTMH Liquid Glass to the flowers for lots of 3-d  glossy dimension.  You can find the CTMH items here at my online store.

 I love the wording included in this stamp set, "You Are My Favorite Memory!"  I think a special photo of someone could be added to this journal page and included in a scrapbook layout.

Here's a closeup of the Liquid Glass on the flowers.

Thanks again for visiting!  Check out Vicky's Blog.  Thank you Vicky for your wonderful inspiration!!  You'll really get blessed!  Any questions, please let me know.

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Happy New Year! Er, I mean Happy Spring!

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Ok, I know  I'm way behind!  So sorry for that.  Wanted to say hello to my blogger friends and believing with you for a great SPRING time in another week.  With snow on the ground, it's hard to visualize  that but hey we just keep believing, right?  Here are a few items from my "Paper Blessings" papercrafting classes to inspire you:

Have a tremendously blessed day!


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July Specials for You at CTMH

PERFECT PAIRS - Free Paper Packets with Online Orders

Place an online order of $75 or more in July and we’ll send you a popular paper packet and coordinating accessory—a Perfect Pair—for free! That’s a retail value of up to $17.90! 

Different Perfect Pairs are available on different dates throughout 

the month so you’ll want to place more than one qualifying order to snatch several Perfect Pairs. Place your order early in the availability  period, as the promotion is while supplies last.

Offer valid July 1–31, 2012. While supplies last. Additional  

shipping/handling and tax may apply. Discounted products  

do not count toward a qualifying purchase.  Click here to see dates and paper packets info.

LIVE OUTLOUD! July Stamp of the Month 

Spend $50.00 and  get the July Stamp of the Month S1207A, for $5.00! Regular price is $17.95....what a deal for us!  Click here to see Live Outloud stamp set.

Visit me here to see my online, 24/7 CTMH store.  Any questions, please email.  Thanks for looking!

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