Love the new Dream Pop paper for National Scrapbooking Month!!

I absolutely LOVE the Dream Pop Paper Pack that Close To My Heart is doing for National Scrapbooking Month (which is happening NOW).

The bright colors - tangerine, banana, mint, grey, raspberry, strawberry (are you getting hungry??) are all really beautiful!

I was inspired by my downline Michele, who showed me this fun diagonal-foldy card style.  I decided to create a card with the Dream Pop and Pinwheel Stamp of the Month stamp set.

Take a 4"x11" piece of paper and score it diagonally (upper left to lower right corners).  (If you fold the opposite way, from right to left, the card doesn't work right.  Do a test run first on crummy paper before using your nice paper.)  

Then fold the card in half to form a 4" x 5 1/2" card (approximate).

I wanted to use Dream Pop paper for the solid sheet, but with the varnish on the page (makes it shiny), it was very difficult to score and fold.

I love how easy it is -- AND you could use up all your extra paper up this way!

I decorated it with the May Stamp of the Month's Pinwheels.  Love that stamp set.

The folds you create in the card make great pockets, too.  You could tuck some money or gift card in the inside pocket.  (I put a Glue Dot in the front side pocket, just to keep it together...so it doesn't open.)

The green circle on the front is made with the Irresistibles (Frames).  I sponged with Pear.

All in all, a great, easy card to make (that uses up a lot of paper).  LOVE IT!

If you want to get your own pack of Dream Pop Paper, click here, start shopping and place at least a $35 order.  Did you know if you ordered $40 in (other) stuff, you could get the Dream Pop for just $10 AND you could get the Pinwheel Stamp of the Month for just $5

Supplies Used:
Cricut Art Philosophy & Artiste Cartridges (pinwheel and tags and stamp sets)
Dream Pop Paper Pack (only available until May 31) - Place a $35 order and get the Dream Pop pack (24 sheets of paper) for just $10!

Card Stock:  Lagoon, Pear, White Daisy, Creme Brulee
Inks:  Lagoon, Pear, Sunset, Slate
Irresistibles, Frames (Z1843, $3.95)
Brads:  Silver, Pear (retired)
Other:  Glitz Glietter Gel, Ric Rac, Toothpick, Sponge Dauber

May Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

It's that time again!  The Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  If you've just arrived here from {Maria's Blog}, welcome! 

If this is your first time on the Blog Hop, you hop from blog to blog, checking out what 50 talented Close To My Heart Consultants have done with the same stamp set.  It's very inspiring!  At the end of this post will be a link to the next blog.  Happy Hopping!

This month's Stamp of the Month is called Pinwheel, and is very cute!  If you haven't seen the stamp set yet, here it is:

It reminds me of summer and pinwheels we made from paper and a straw

Here's my one of my creations with this stamp set.  It's a 6x6 card.  The big green pinwheels are Cricut Artiste shapes.  The smaller pinwheels I cut out by hand.

I cut out two of the 'fins' on the blue pinwheel.  It makes it look different.  I like it with more of the green showing through.

The "thanks" are cut with the Cricute Artiste, using Clementine paper.  I love that paper pack. 

I also used a lot of Foam Mounting Tape - under pretty much everything.

If you want to get your own Pinwheel stamp set - you can buy it for $17.95, or get it for $5 with your $50 order.  Did you know May is National Scrapbooking Month?  There's a great special, check out my website for details on how to get your hands on some gorgeous paper during May with your qualifying order.

Supplies Used:
Pinwheel Stamp set
Card Stock:  Kraft, White Daisy
Paper Pack:  Clementine
Ink Colors:  Pear, Lagoon, Smoothie
Accessories: Mini Brads (copper), Glitz Glitter Gel - Pink
Foam Mounting Tape

Now hop on over to {Judy's Blog} to see her beautiful creations with this stamp set!

Later Sk8tr Birthday Card

I love the LATER SK8R paper pack.  It's the "boy" one in the Spring/Summer Catalog.

I was inspired by Christine Adams's card.  I love the little touches she includes - the Epoxy Bubbles on top of the poles...

Recently I stopped making so many bumpy cards.  As much as I love bumpy embellishments (like the Green-Blue Epoxy Bubbles (Z1806, $3.95 for 108 bubbles that Christine used),  the post office is so fussy now about what they will send through the mail, the cards don't always arrive intact.  I've been using less of them, but haven't eliminated bumpy all together.  This is my variation.  I used a lot of Foam Mounting Tape.  

We're making this "Oh Happy Day" card this month (Thursday and Friday, April 25 & 26) at card class.  Let me know if you want to join us!

Here's the layout that CTMH designed.  

Stamp Pads:  Lagoon and Pear.
Card Stock:  White Daisy and Outdoor Denim
Stamp Set:  Included with Cricut Artiste Cartridge.

Hope you make something fun with this paper pack!

The Happy Couple Wedding Card

It's spring, and love is in the air.  I recently made a card with The Happy Couple stamp set:

I liked the card that they put in the catalog...

But I hate to copy 100%...so this is what I came up with:

I used Slate, Black and White Card Stock.

I love the little details on this card...the swirly Sparkles Clear Flourishes - Small (Z1812, $4.95)
and tiny paper flowers from the White Daisy Variety Pack (retired).
I embellished the flowers with the Bitty Opaques Pearl Adhesive Gems (Z1707, $2.95).
I think they make a nice addition.

The boxes I stamped with Versamark (Z891, $9.95) and embossed them with CTMH's Silver Embossing Powder (love it!) and cut them out.  (Z669, $3.95)

I also used puffy tape for the bells.

Now it's your turn to copy!  :)

April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

I can't believe it's already April...and I know I say that every month (not the April part, the new month part). I guess that's how all of a sudden you have an 18 year old son, when it seems like he was just born.  I just don't know how that happened!

Well, it's time for the April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  Have you seen the stamp set?  It's called MY SUNSHINE and is only available this month.

If you've arrived here from Kami's Blog, Welcome!

My son's birthday was this weekend.  I made some banners with the Circut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I really love that font that they have in there.

It was really fun making the letters and flags.  I even got a chance to use the "Real Dial" setting on the numbers (because the number "1" is annoyingly small).  The papers on the flags are not CTMH, but everything else is.

I used the 'sun' outline to call attention to my son's face.  Then I put a bunch of Sparkle Gems around it.  I also used the Baker's Twine on the banners.  

I also made some of the hot air balloons for the page.  They're pretty fun. I can't wait to see what everyone else has done with this stamp set!

Supplies Used:
Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge  (Z1686, $99)
April Stamp of the Month - My Sunshine.  (S1304, $17.95 or $5 with your $50 order)
Card Stock:  Buttercup and Citrus Stack card stock from the local craft store
Baker's Twine - Paradise Assortment (Z1702, $4.95)
Foam mounting tape (for under the letters)
Inks:  Pear (for hot air balloon)
Marker:  Holiday Red (retired)
Pigment Ink:  Honey (in Adventure Mini-Pigment Ink Pad Set)(Z2501, $19.95 for a set of 10 colors)
Sparkles - Brown Assortment (Z1753, $2.95)

Now it's time to hop along to Erin's Blog to see what beautiful work she has to show you!

Floral Happiness without the floral...

Here's a card we made this month with the March Stamp of the Month.  I wasn't so crazy about the flowers in the stamp set, so I used the words.

I love the Just Blooms Paper Shapes - Floret (Z1764, $5.95).  You get 68 different pieces...flowers of different sizes, shapes and patterns in Autumn Terracotta, Cranberry and Sorbet, and leaves in Olive (also different patterns).

Here's the Stamp of the Month, in case you missed it.  You can only get it through the end of this month, so don't wait!  If you want to check out the March Stamp of the Month Bloghop (my 2/28 blog post), CLICK HERE to see what other consultants have done with the set.  It's pretty fun!  btw, we do the Bloghop at the beginning of every month, so check back to see what's up with April's Stamp of the Month.

For the little patterned rectangles I used the very cute In The Background stamp set.  I can't wait to create something with the other stamps in the set.

Also, my latest favorite thing to do with the Baker's Twine is that "X" on the front of the card.  I just think it adds a lot.  :)

Supplies Used:
March Stamp of the Month - Floral Happiness (S1303, $17.95 or just $5 with your $50 purchase, available during March 2013 only)
In the Background (D1540, $17.95)
Card Stock:  Smoothie, Champagne, White Daisy
Ink Colors:  Honey, Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, Champagne (for edge sponging)
Just Blooms - Paper Shapes - Floret (Z1764, $5.95)
Baker's Twine - Paradise Assortment (Z1702, $4.95)
Glue Dots
Foam Mounting Tape
Bigger Brads (Colonial White - Retired)

I also did a variation with a Color-Ready Accent - Garden Wooden Shapes, instead of the flowers.  It looked really cute, too.  (Be careful when mailing the wooden shapes, though.)

Just Ducky Cricut Easter Card

I love Spring ... flowers ... sunshine ... more flowers...
The only thing I hate about it is the pollen.  Achoo!

This fun Spring duck was made with Close To My Heart's Cricut Cartridges - Art Philosophy and Artiste, and was inspired by Christine David.

I love how silly the duck looks...or do you think it looks more like a (chicken) chick?  Anyway - we're making this card at class this month.   (next classes, March 21 at 10am and March 22 at 6:30pm)

You could also make the duck and stick it on a little basket or Cricut bag.

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  Buttercup, White Daisy, Pear, Desert Sand, Sunset
Cricut Cartridges:  Artiste, Art Philosophy
Other:  Foam Mounting Tape, Black Button Brads (retired)
Piercing Tool

Dimensions:

Cut	Shape	Size	Cartridge
1	Body (Heart)	3"	Artiste
1	Crown (Corner Element)	1"	Art Philosophy
2	Wings (Tulip)	1.5"	Artiste
2	Feet (Corner Element)	1.25"	Art Philosophy
2	Eyes (Ovals)	0.75"	Art Philosophy
1	Head (Circle)	1.75"	Art Philosophy

There's lots of Foam Mounting Tape on that duck, but that's what makes him so much fun!

Hope you have a wonderful first day of Spring and Easter!