September Scare Crow

Hi! and thank you in advance for checking out my creation!

Today I have for you another Mojo Monday Challenge. If you haven't been to Mojo Monday by now well, you Should! they are my favorite! They post up a sketch every Monday for you to try, how ever you like and submit to their page.

I was also dying to use my CTMH September Stamp of the month so I combined the two. Here is my card:

Since this Monday was the last Monday of the month they do a sketch where it can either be Round or square. The last time I picked Round so this time I chose square... Here is the Sketched that I followed:

I tried my best to follow the Sketch. I always try to put my own twist on it. I didn't use a scalloped square but I did use a similar cut that I got from the Artiste Cartridge. instead of a flower I did punkins  to stick with the theme :)









Hope you enjoyed my Mojo Monday!

Here is the September Stamp of the Month. Available until Sept 30th for $5 with your order of $50.

For this Card I used the following:

• Flirty paper pack                       
• Gold rush Cardstock
• New England Ivy cardstock
• Sparkles Brown & Tan assortment
• Water color pencils to color in the stamp 
• Cricut Artiste Cartridge

I will also be entering this card into the following challenges:

1.  Mojo Monday 260

Cricut Artiste Cartridge!

Yes... I finally made a video to show you guys everything that comes in this Must have Collection!!!

View for your self:

 

Remember this Fabulous collection can be yours for only $99!!! check it out HERE on my site.

Also dont forget that this month we have offered the National Stamping month Promotion, spend $35 and get this Wonderful DOUBLE stamp set for $5!! This is the "Its your Day" Constant campaign set.

That is the Double stamp set that you get... wanted to show you the one I had all that for $5!!!

Also dont forget that the September Stamp of the month is yours for $5 with your order of $50 or more!! its Super cute check it out:

**Both of these stamp sets are available until September 30th.**

So if you order the Artiste Cartridge and add both of these sets you will be getting ALL of the items mention in this post for only $109 + tax and S/H!!! You cant beat that.

Flip Flaps!

I apologize for the delay with this post.... but I am FINALLY DONE! wooo hooo! (lol)

So when I came to these set of photos in the album as the "next" to be scrapbooked I knew I did not want to just settle on a few... So I figured I had to use Flip Flaps, I have never used them before. First time for everything. What are Flip Flaps you may ask? well they are like small page protectors for individual pictures. In this LO I used the 4x6 size, but there are many different sizes so you can created even smaller LO "flaps" to go over your bigger 12x12 LO.

The waiting was having to order them, and then wait for my fedex man to arrive.... By then it was time for me to get ready to go on vacation (Darn) lol! ok enough rambling so here's the LO.

I used one of my favorite paper packs "Dotty for you" and I used the "life is Tweet" stamp set (this is the stamp of the month [SOTM] for June 2012). I used Lagoon ink and color pencils to color in the stamp.

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I Just Love these Colors!!!! they are so Spring like. I didn't know what I was going to use for "Title" purposes except for "Sunbathing" (Which I used the "Urban Alphabet" stamp set). Towards the end of piecing things together I realized I had just gotten my shipment and had the SOTM on hand! I felt it went with the theme... Plus I just wanted to use the darn Bird! (Isn't he cute!!) So many possibilities.

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 For the Right side LO I used the cloud and cut out an extra from a scratch piece of paper and just used adhesive to one end (the far left side of the cloud) and attached it to the LO strategically so it would cover up his XXX rated photo... LOL! I know, I know too much.  But thought it was a cute addition, plus the cloud is glued on so its more of a "Flap" so if you really wanted to see his cute little bum entirely just lift... ;)

Here is a close up of the cloud "flap"

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See its just another "Flap" made from the cloud cut out.

Ok on to the Left side of the LO. Isn't my Little man adorable! this was 6 years ago... how I miss those days! So on this side is where I used the "Flip Flaps".  Both of these 4x6 Pictures have 2-3 more pictures underneath them. I thought that they might be tricky to use but not at all. Once I figured out how I wanted to place my pictures I just put them inside each of the "Flip flaps" and then peel off the paper to reveal the sticky side and stick them onto the LO.

 

 

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Here is the same page only with the "Flaps" open. There are a few more flaps under the pictures on the left side, just didn't take a picture.

 

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I am super excited to be using flip flaps now, this way I will not have to pick and choose several pictures. If I wanted to I can have 20+ pictures all in one LO!! 

Here is one last close up of my baby and the birdie....

Stay tuned for more LO featuring "Flip Flaps" I am Pretty sure I will be using more of these... as you can see I cant just take 1-2 photos of a single moment! :)

Week 1 Layout 1 and 2

Ok so as you all know I set out a goal for my self to do two 2 page layouts (LO) each week for my sons baby album. Yes I just posted that  a few days ago, but as I was going through the album I found 2 LO's one with pictures attached (no tittle or embellishments) and one with no pictures (some embellishments). So I figured since I had set the goal in the middle of the week, I could either stat next week fresh. Or I could semi "cheat" and use these two I had already started WAY back in the day, and get a head start. So I did the later one... lol

So the one with the pictures already attached I hated!! I wasn't even sure I would use. I didn't want to just start completely over, so I decided that I would just go with it, and try and make it "better".  I am not a huge fan of using black on LO's, but I figure it was what the LO was missing to pull it together. Not sure why I thought it would be black but I did... what do you think???

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I chose to go with "Ronald's many faces" for the title. I know not too Original, but what the heck I think it works. Given the amount of pics and different "faces" he was making.










I also chose to use the April SOTM "You Are..." (S1204). Not too sure if that was the right choice of stamp to go along with the title, but what's done is done. Plus I think I went the lazy way out with this LO. I guess it may have something to do with the fact that I didn't love it from the get go. Either way I "think" it turned out ok.

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Here is a close up of the LO. I love my baby's faces... lol I think EVERY mom has said that at one point or another, right?

This Next LO I completed at a friends Workshop, I want to say maybe 2008 sometime? not too sure. She was who introduce to me to Close to My Heart!! Love her for THAT and many other reasons too... lol! This was the LO with out pics. I don't remember what paper pack this was, or what stamp set was used... Wait! I think I may have an old Idea Book (IB) with this info.... give me a sec. Ok so the paper pack that was used is called "Good times". Cant seem to find what stamp set was used. (Sorry)

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I wasn't sure where I was going with it. These were the next set of photos in the album. I didn't want to stray from the order of the photos, and I wasn't about to search through the album to see which photos would "go" with the LO. So I just stuck with these and made the LO work.

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The Left page, I cut the pics to size (really only the bottom left one). I made a small pocket out of what should have been a "title" block. I stamped "moments to share" on it and made a small card with the AP cartridge (cart), Wrote a note for my son. Just above that I stamped "Just for you". Simple enough and it works. I made a slit in the page protector for easy access of the card. With out having to slip the whole page out to get it (more on that later).

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The Right page, I had set it for a 5x7 photo, but instead I stamped the mat and used a 4x6 photo. Since I hand wrote in the card I continued it on this pg. on the top left it says "Pull if you dare" with the arrow pointing to the photo. I also cut a slit in this one, so if you wanted to you could pull the picture out. Again I converted the "Title" block into a pocket for the pic I stamped "Peek A Boo". The  bottom right arrow reads "I love baths". I felt that I needed to balance out the arrows and hand writing. Overall I am happy with the way this came out. Since I was using a previously made LO.




Alright so now time for the close up of the slits. I cant remember exactly where I saw this, I know it was in one of our books, Maybe it was Magic? Any how all I did was place the pages in their page protectors and then I cut a slit.

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 I apologize for the quality of the photo... BUT you should be able to some what see the slit. On this one you should be able to see it a lot BETTER. So what I did was I took an Exacto knife and used a ruler to guide my cuts. I didn't do a single line cut. I actually did like a small thin rectangular cut, this way you can actually see where the slit is and just reach in and pull out the card or the picture. Hope this helps "visualize" the slits.

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Well there you have it, my first sets of LO's. I know I semi cheated with the ones already being made and everything, but I did start mid week ;)

Stay tuned for next weeks LO's!

May Stamp of the Month

May 2012 Friendship Bouquet

Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

May 2012: Friendship Bouquet (S1205)

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.

A Bouquet of Projects

In love with the artwork created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

1. S1205 My Acrylix^® Friendship Bouquet
2. X7148B Pemberley Paper Packet
3. Z1734 Irresistibles™ Persnickety Journaling Spots
4. Z1695 Urban Felt Alphabet
5. 3174 Blending Pen
6. Z1142 Brown StazOn^® Ink Pad
7. Z2140 Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks^® Pad
8. Z2310 Buttercup Exclusive Inks^® Marker
9. Z2311 Chocolate Exclusive Inks^® Marker
10. Z2362 Honey Exclusive Inks^® Marker
11. Z2337 Olive Exclusive Inks^® Marker

Required Tools

1. 1385 White Daisy Cardstock
2. Z697 Sponge
3. Z341 Memory Book Mini Glue Dots^®
4. Z1151 3-D Foam Tape
5. Y1002 1" × 3 1/2" My Acrylix^® Block
6. Y1003 2" × 2" My Acrylix^® Block
7. Y1012 4" × 5" My Acrylix^® Block
8. Adhesive
9. Sewing Machine and White Thread

Here's How!

12" × 12" Treasured Friend Page

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 52 of our how-to book Reflections^®.

• Use cutting diagrams on page 52 of Reflections to cut papers, including one 11 1/4" × 11 1/4" Outdoor Denim cardstock.
• Sponge edges of A, B, C, and photo with brown ink.
• Lightly sponge Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Using masking technique, stamp sentiments on inner solid area of Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp one large flower, three small flowers, and six leaves on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink.
• Color each stamped flower with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circles with Chocolate marker; color leaves with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble page according to pattern on page 52 of Reflections, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Sew border around outer portions of A and B.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired. 

 

5" × 7" Thanks Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 52 of our how-to book Wishes™.

• Use paper dimensions on page 52 and templates on CD-ROM of Wishes to cut papers.
• Sponge edges of all papers with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Cut away striped edging from rectangle Journaling Spot, leaving an outline of resist around the plaque. Sponge Journaling Spot with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp sentiment on C and inner portion of Journaling Spot with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp two small flowers and four leaves on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink. Color stamped flowers with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circles with Chocolate marker; color leaves with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble card according to pattern on page 52 of Wishes, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired.

5 1/2" × 4 1/4" Friendship Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helpful Hints

To create this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below and the assembly instructions found on page 53 of our how-to book Wishes™.

• Use paper dimensions on page 53 and templates on CD-ROM of Wishes to cut papers.
• Sponge edges of B and D with brown ink.
• Sponge edges of card base, A, and C with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Sponge Journaling Spots with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp sentiment on D with Outdoor Denim ink.
• Stamp one flower with stem and one leaf on scrap White Daisy cardstock with StazOn ink. Color stamped flower petals with Buttercup marker; color inner portions of flower petals with Honey ink; color circle with Chocolate marker; color leaf with Olive marker; use blending pen to soften the colors.
• Assemble card according to pattern on page 53 of Wishes, using 3-D foam tape as desired.
• Embellish, using 3-D foam tape as desired.

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scroll to the bottom and click on "New Beginings" and order from there.


Dont forget Order $50 and you can get the Stamp of the month for $5


Here's what it looks like:

And you can Create something like THIS!

Happy Crafting!!