Poinsettia Flower tutorial

On October 7, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Paper Crafting8 Comments

Welcome

As promised I said I would write a tutorial on how to make the poinsettia flower that I featured in last night’s post.

This flower was actually easy to make because when you look at the poinsettia flower it has the same shape to the leaves and flowers and the centre of the leaves are bright red which makes it stand out from the leaves.

I have cut the flower shape Accent 3 (shift) on page 61 on the CTMH Artiste cartridge. The red flowers have been cut out from Ruby cardstock in three sizes – 3″, 2.75″ and 2.5″, while the leaves have been cut out at 4 and 3.5″. I used the Cricut Craft Room to use the hide/contour function to get rid of the circle in the middle.

I then shaped the flowers by using the flower shape tools I won last year and created the veins in the leaves and then bent the leaves gently to create some shape. The flowers have a white edge to them and the CTMH white core cardstock worked perfectly to make a perfect finish to the flowers.

I have done the leaves the same but this time I tried to make a heavier score for the veins so that I could sponge Canary ink on it to create yellow veins.

I then combined them together by alternating the leaves to create the flower. I then added the Bling gold gems to centre to finish it off..

As you can see it is very quick and easy to make and I hope that you have fun making them.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Ruby, new England Ivy

Bling gem – gold.

Flower shaping tools – I used the sharp end of the tool to create the veins as I needed to break the surface of the cardstock.

Happy Crafting.

Patricia

CTMH Tea Bag Dispenser Boxes

On August 10, 2014August 10, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Cricut, Paper Crafting6 Comments

Welcome back I am sorry that I haven’t got anything with new products this weekend but I have had a flare up and my hands won’t do want I want them to do so I have gone back to my archives to see what I haven’t showcased here. I have found these tea bag dispenser boxes that I did a while ago using Ariana and Ivy Lane papers. I have got the pattern from Splitcoaststampers here for your information. However, I have changed the dimensions of the matted cardstock and paper as I found the instructions a little difficult to keep track off. You can see the difference in the two images where the bottom one I used my trimmer measurements to mat the paper onto the cardstock. For this box I have used the Ivy Lane papers with Pear and Cashmere cardstock and distressed them with Cashmere ink. I love how all these products coordinate so well. The rosette has been created using the Artiste Cartridge and topped with a lovely gem from the Mini-medley rosewood collection. I have used the Frame Flair stamp set and stamped the images with Outdoor Denim ink. I am sorry but I can’t remember where I got the enjoy stamp from. Perhaps someone can enlighten me. I really need to sort out and catalogue my stamp sets for easy reference. I can see another post coming for this – there is simply not enough time in the day to do everything! This box has been created using the Ariana papers and the same cardstock as the first box. The bow has been cut out and finished with some bakers twine and a charm from the Base and Bling Craft Queen charms set. The roseette has been cut using the Artiste cartridge and topped with a paper flower, crochet flower and button – all no longer available. Here is a close up of the front bow: Materials used: Cardstock – Pear, Cashmere Papers – Ivy Lane, Ariana (both NLA) Inks – Cashmere, Outdoor Denim Stamps – Frame Flair Bakers Twine – Olive Mini-medley Rosewood Collection Blue and Green Epoxy bubbles Topiary chevron ribbon Paper flower, crochet flower, button (NLA) Base and Bling Craft Queen charms I hope that I have remembered all the ingredients and I am hoping that I will be able to do something different next week depending on how I am feeling. Have a good week. Happy Crafting Patricia

CTMH Artiste Baby mobile

On August 3, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Cricut, Die Cuts, Paper Crafting8 Comments

Welcome

I have been trying to win a new Cricut Explore machine and decided to do something completely different with what I have done before. I had just got my new Whimsy cardstock pack and there was the new Glacier colour in it and it is such a beautiful and soft green/blue colour. I had seen another consultant make a three dimensional balloon with an image cut out of the Artiste cartridge and decided to take the concept further and make a baby mobile. I am sorry but I cannot remember the name of the consultant and can’t credit her.

The small balloons have been cut out at 4″ and the large balloon at 6″. I have cut out 4 of each layer with White Daisy, Glacier and Crystal Blue cardstocks. I then glued the layers together using 4 different colourways. The completed image was then scored down the centre and then glued together to create a three dimensional object. Unfortunately, I was in a rush and didn’t take any photos of work in progress, but you can see the process in this post that I did with Christmas decorations here. The centre balloon has a basket made out of a square created by cutting a strip of Crystal Blue Cardstock at 3/4″ and another strip of Glacier at 1/4″ and glued the lighter colour over the darker colour. I scored at 3/4″ lengths and created a square. (I will try and take some close up photos and post them here later).

The white clouds have been cut at sizes, 2.25, 2.00 and 1.75 inches. I cut two clouds from the Glacier and Crystal Blue cardstocks at 2.5″. I then layered the white clouds onto the coloured cardstock.

To complete the mobile I got a piece of dowel from Spotlight and cut it in half. I then covered the dowel with the silver washi tape which is no longer available and then used hemp tape to tie the rods together and also created a loop to hang it up.

I have thread a needle with cotton and pierced the different shapes and tied them together. I wasn’t too fussed about having them all at the same length as it made it more interesting. Sewing the basket onto the middle balloon was tricky and took some time to get it looking straight.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Glacier, White Daisy, Crystal Blue

Washi tape – silver (NLA)

Hemp twine (NLA)

Needle and thread

Adhesive – Bonding Memories glue, Liquid Glss

Artiste Cricut cartridge.

I hope these instructions have made sense and please feel free to comment if you would like some clarification.

Happy crafting

Patricia

CTMH Ariana and Ivy Lane purses

On July 13, 2014July 14, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Crafts, Cricut, Paper Crafting10 Comments

Welcome back.

A special warm welcome to my new followers and I hope that you find a lot of inspiration here. I enjoy trying new ideas and techniques and Close to My Heart has been the catalyst for going to the next level for my crafting.

Today I will be showing some purses that I have made out of Ariana and Ivy Lane papers. I love these papers and sorry to see them go but I know that there are some amazing new products coming next month.

The idea for these purses as come from Pinterest here. They were really easy to make up and it took a lot longer to sort out the decorations on them. To hold the purse together I have used the tiny hook and loop dots from CTMH. These are great as they are tiny and unobtrusive and hold really well.

Here is a close up of both purses:

I have used the following materials in making these purses:

Cardstock – Colonial White, Pear

Papers – Ariana, Ivy Lane

Inks – Cocoa, Cashmere

Stamps – Fabulous You, Stitch Wonder

Cricut Cartridge – Art Philosophy

Scallop punch

Mini-medley – Rosewood

Mini-medley – Antiqued Gold

Topiary Ribbon

Sparkles Assortment – round Black/Grey

Rosette Ribbon

Seam Binding Ribbon

Hook and loop dots

I have been invited to enter this post on a new challenge website called Take Heart Inspirations Challenges here. Please visit this site for lots of different ideas using Close to My Heart products.

I am very excited to update you on my shop. It is goodbye to Craft Hutt and hello to Gift Hutt (although I am still waiting for Facebook to change the name) and here is the first ad to go into the local paper. I love working with the local artists and crafters and it is a real pleasure having their items in the shop. Most of the items I have been showing on my blog are also for sale at Gift Hutt. So if you are in Lower Hutt then do pop in and say hello, I would love to meet you.

Have a great week and I will be back next week with something different. My order is finally on it’s way with some products from the new Ideas Book and I can’t wait to start playing and showing you what can be done with them.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Cricut Cartridges

On June 22, 2014June 22, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Crafts, Cricut, Die Cuts, Paper Crafting, Stamping8 Comments

Welcome back

Since I have started with Close to My Heart I have relished the chance to do lots of different papercrafts. I have purchased all three Cricut cartridges and I am constantly looking at the booklets that come with the cartridges to do different things. The Artiste cartridge is great for doing 3 dimensional items such as rolled flowers and lots of different boxes along with an impressive range of embellishments, the Art Philosophy is great for tags and labels while the Artbooking is a very versatile cartridge that does lots of overlays as well as lots of different embellishments for both scrapbooking and cardmaking. I have used metal dies in the past but rarely use them now as while you can get a clean and crisp image with them you are limited to the size of the die. With the Cricut machine I can cut each image at whatever size I want plus each cartridge comes with about 700 images, three stamp sets to coordinate with them and dimensional elements to add that little something special to a card or layout. With all these images on the three cartridges I have not even thought about buying other cartridges.

From the Artiste cartridge I have made these note boxes from page 65 of the booklet. They have been cut from Cotton Candy and Buttercup cardstock at 4 1/4″. (If you love the Buttercup cardstock it is on the retiring list so be in quick to order it). It is a beautiful colour. The flowers are cut from the Artiste cartridge as well and the leaves from the Art Philosophy cartridge.

Here is a close up of using the piercing tool to create a pattern on the edge.

Here is some small cards made out of the Art Philosophy cartridge. I have cut them all out at 3″ to fit the 3″ envelopes available from CTMH as a bulk order. You can see with these cards how it it so easy to cut different sizes for the tags to layer on top of the cards. I have used 4 different shapes for the cards.

I love how the stamp sets coordinate with cartridges. I have used the stamp sets that come with the cartridges.

Finally here are a couple of examples from the Artbooking cartridge. I have cut the overlay at 2 1/2″ and it made a nice background to layer the tags from the Art Philosophy cartridge.

This is a sneak peak of my next post for the Paper Trail Blog Hop featuring the Balloon Ride papers. I have cut an overlay as well as the titles from the ArtBooking cartridge. This is such an amazing cartridge and I use it all the time. I have placed small strips of different coloured cardstock behind the overlay to make this colourful addition to the overlay.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Colonial White, Pear, Sherbet, Sky Blue, Creme Brulee, Saddle, Cashmere, Cotton Candy, Buttercup, Hollyhock

Papers – Lollydoodle, Balloon Ride

Inks – Cotton Candy, Pear, Desert Sand, Topiary

Stamps – Distressed Backgrounds,

Cricut Cartridges – Artiste, Art Philosophy, Artbooking

Flamingo dots

Topiary ribbon

Brad from the Embellishment

Bakers Twine

Liquid Glass

Pink polka dot washi tape

Brads from the Extraordinary Embellishments pack for $30 when you spend $75

If you would like to order any of these products please visit my shop here.

Have a great week and I will be back next week with another creation.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH

On June 8, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Close to My Heart, Cricut, Paper Crafting6 Comments

Welcome back.

Welcome to my new followers and I hope that you enjoy reading my weekly blog showcasing the wonderful CTMH products.

I have realised that I have missed a couple of milestones. One is that my post on the pennant frames made the top 10 for the Heart 2 Heart Challenges in May. I was thrilled to see my name and image on the honour board and when my life settles a little I will try and enter more challenges.

The other milestone I missed was that I have now written over 200 blog posts. I have now been blogging nearly two years and while sometimes it can be a chore it is also challenging me to do different and interesting every week to help inspire others to be more creative.

Today I will show cards that I have made for a craft fair I went to last weekend. I wanted to show the range of papers available and I heard some lovely comments about how beautiful my cards were.

(I do apologise for the quality of the photos but it was getting dark when I took these photos).

This card has been made using the Jubilee paper and the SOTM set which was featured in last weeks blog hop – ‘Karboom’. As I said last week these papers and stamps were meant to be together and this card would be great for a masculine card. I have finished off with a dimensional star which has been distressed with Cashmere ink and then I have topped off with a blue epoxy bubble. Finally the blue epoxy bubbles help to anchor the ‘celebrate’ sentiment onto the card.

This card is another masculine card using the Timberline papers and these papers work so well together with the Bamboo cardstock that has been embossed with the stripe embossing folder from CTMH. I love using the Perfect Fit – Frames 2 and the Holiday Tags stamp sets and here I have used foam tape to raise the Happy Father’s Day image on the frame.

I love the simplicity of this card and I have used the paper and colours from the Balloon Ride papers. This card is a sneak peak of what I have been up to with the Balloon Ride papers for another blog hop at the beginning of next month. Again I have used the stripe embossing folder to emboss the centre panel and have done a variation of my favourite card pattern from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 for a change. I have used Frame Flair stamps and the Happy Birthday is from the Cursive Birthday stamp set.

This Skylark card was easy to do as I used the beautiful papers to their full effect. I have used the corner of one of the B&Ts which already had a lovely pattern with ribbons and stamping. I have added a couple of extra pennant ribbons with one one made from the other side of this paper and a piece of teal shimmer trim. The aqua dots work so well with Skylark as well. I have stamped the corner with the corner stamp from the Believe in Yourself stamp set with Lagoon ink. I then stamped the Believe in Yourself sentiment from the same stamp set onto White Daisy cardstock which has been matted with Lagoon cardstock. I have then finished off with a teal resin flower from the Skylark assortments.

This card has been made using the Ivy Lane papers and this time I have done the pattern from the Make It From Your Heart Volume 2 book and used the zip strip for the band. I love the Frame Flair stamp set as the stamps are so versatile for different uses. Here I have layered the image with a circle cut out from Pear cardstock and then layered it with a circle from the Perfect-Fit Birthday stamp set and then I have cut the flower from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. The flower has made by cutting three different sizes and then I have sponged the edges with Hollyhock ink and finished off with a flower from the Ivy Lane assortments.

I think this is my favourite paper pack out of all the new seasons papers. The Ariana papers have a very vintage feel and look great distressed with Cashmere ink. This is what I have done here with the papers, sentiment and the butterfly. The butterfly has been cut using the Artbooking cartridge and I have layered the patterned lower image with the Ariana Coral cardstock (which is only available with this paper pack) and finished off with the sparkles from the Sparkle – Flourishes set.

Finally here is the Lollydoodle papers. I love pink and it is so easy to make cards with this paper packet. Here I have used the Charming Chevrons stamp set and stamped the images using Cotton Candy ink and then trimmed the chevrons out with scissors and then I have finished them with the coordinating sparkle shapes. I have used the Frame Flair stamp and then layered the smaller image from the Cricut Art Philosophy Tags stamp set. This stamp is great as you can chose who you give this card too. I have used a Flamingo dot to the top of the tag. I love combining different patterns and shapes and stretching the rules with patterns and shapes.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Colonial White, White Daisy, Pear, Cashmere, Saddle, Twilight, Indian Corn Blue, Bamboo, Lagoon

Papers – Ivy Lane, Jubilee, Timberline, Lollydoodle, Ariana, Ballon Ride, Skylark

Inks – Saddle, Twilight, Chocolate, Ponderosa Pine, Cotton Candy, Hollyhock, Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim, Lagoon

Stamp sets – Holiday Tags, Cursive Birthday, Perfect-Fit Birthdays, Perfect Fit – Frames 2, Cricut Art Philosophy Tags, Karboom, Charming Chevrons, Believe In Yourself

Cricut Cartridges – Art Philosophy, Artbooking

Embossing Folders – stripe

Accessories – Flaming Dots, Blue and Green Epoxy bubbles, Sparkles – Flourishes Small, Ivy Lane assortments, Black and Grey sparkles, Sparkle Chevron Shapes, Triangle Studs,

I can’t believe how quickly time is flying and in less than 2 months CTMH will be releasing their new Idea Book. Most of these papers and patterns will no longer be available so if you would like to purchase some you will need to be in quick. Click on any of the highlighted links to go straight to my website where you can browse through all the products that are available. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

I have just realised that I have balanced the cards with a good mix of masculine and feminine cards which is really pleasing. I hope that you have enjoyed these and I will now have to put my creative cap on for next week’s blog.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Paper Trail Blog Hop – Jubilee

On June 1, 2014June 2, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Die Cuts, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, Stamping12 Comments

Welcome to another Paper Trail Blog Hop and this month the focus is on the Jubilee papers.

If you have come from Connie’s blog, you are in the right place and if you have just popped in to visit then feel free to have a good browse. The blog hop is circular so once you have visited everyone you will end up where you have started.

I have found this paper range very challenging because it really encapsulates America to me and not so much New Zealand. The papers are beautiful and as usual with Close to My Heart papers there is a wide range of colours and patterns for all occasions. For this layout I have picked out the beautiful green toned papers as these colours and patterns did remind me a little of New Zealand and the photos I have chosen went well with the blues and reds of the cardstock.

For this layout I have used the Bottom Border – Triple Combination from the Reflections Scrapbooking Programme book. I love this pattern and use it a lot as it is great for both landscape and portrait photos which I have shown here. One side is completed with using landscape photos and the other side with portrait photos and I have used different elements for the triple combination.

I have used my Artbooking Cricut cartridges to cut out the photo frames from Indian Corn Blue for the photos. This was quite important as both the photos and the background paper are really busy and I needed a solid colour to make the photos stand out more. This cartridge is great and easy to use and I don’t know what I would do without it now. I adhered the frames to the photos and then onto the background paper. I also placed some blue patterned papers to cover the bottom of the portrait photos and also tie in with the patterned paper on the other side.

I have used a combination of zip strips and patterned paper to edge the panels of Cranberry cardstock. These have been distressed with Cashmere ink and then placed on the background paper.

I have discovered dimensional elements and how they can add something a little extra to my work. You can stamp them, distress them, paint them, cover them with paper and much more. Here I have used the dimensional elements that match with the Artbooking cartridge set and stamped them using both Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue inks. The arrows have been finished off using blue epoxy bubbles. The rosette dimensional element has been stamped using the stamp set from the Artiste Cricut cartridge bundle using Outdoor Denim ink.

To add some interest to the page I have embossed some Indian Corn Blue cardstock with the Quatrafoil embossing folder and distressed it with Cashmere ink. I then cut the pinwheels out of the Artiste Cricut cartridge and stamped them with Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue inks and then topped it off with a blue epoxy bubble.

This page features my son doing demonstration of Taiha – this is a wooden spear type weapon that Maori men train very hard to use in warfare. A Maori Kaumatua (respected elder) came to the school and taught the children how to wield this weapon. The children also had moko printed on their faces to make them look more fierce. The sentiment ‘Sweet As’ has come from the New Zealand Greetings stamp set and is a very popular one in New Zealand. Also to keep with the theme of New Zealand I have added a stamped kiwi and some leaves that have been stamped using Topiary ink and fussy cut out and then distressed with Cashmere ink and then placed on the page.

This other page features my son dancing around the maypole. They were having a cultural day and doing different dances and traditions from different cultures. I have used the Pinwheel SOTM from last year to keep with the motif of movement and stamped with both Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue which incidentally picked up the colours of the clothes the children are wearing. The pinwheels have been adhered to Indian Corn Blue cardstock that has been embossed using the Quatrefoil embossing folder and distressed with Cashmere ink.

I have cut the journalling tag out of Colonial White cardstock using the Artbooking Cricut cartridge and stamped with the coordinating stamp set in Cocoa. I then distressed with Cashmere ink and completed the journalling. I love this little tag as the ruled lines make it so easy to write the journalling neatly.

To complete the layout I have stamped onto the dimensional elements using the coordinating stamp sets from the Artbooking cartridge and distressed them with Cashmere ink and placed them on the layout.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Colonial White, Cranberry, Indian Corn Blue,

Paper pack – Jubilee

Inks – Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry, Cocoa, Cashmere

Stamps – New Zealand Greetings, Pinwheel SOTM (NLA), Artbookimg

Cricut Cartridges – Artbooking, Artiste

Embossing folder – Quatrefoil

Blue and Green Epoxy bubbles

Dimensional Elements

I hope you have enjoyed your visit here and seen how much fun the Jubilee papers are. Now hop on over to Karen’s blog here to check out her fabulous creations.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Australasian CTMH SOTM Blog Hop – ‘Kaboom’

On June 1, 2014June 1, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Cricut, Paper Crafting, Scrapbooking, Stamping6 Comments

Hello and welcome aboard our Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Monika’s Blog A Glitter of Sprinke then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you a layout which features June Stamp of the Month ‘Kaboom’ available exclusively throughout June for $29 or for just $5 when you spend $75

The Jubilee range of papers go so well with the ‘Kaboom’ stamp set especially as the ticket image actually says ‘Admit One to a Real Jubilee’ I have got my inspiration from the WOTG for Jubilee but then added my own twist. I loved how the patterned paper edged the layout and I have copied it here but I have used the kraft cardstock as base instead of the blue cardstock base.

I have then used the big star burst and one of the smaller star burst stamps and stamped the background with Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry and Honey randomly. (I have got this idea from another CTMH consultant on Facebook).

I have basically followed the Front & Centre – Accent Band pattern in the Reflections Scrapbook Programme with a band along the centre. I love these books as they give all the instructions on cutting the pieces as well as showing alternatives to suit your photos.

For the centre band I have used Indian Corn Blue and Cranberry cardstock. I then matted the photos with Indian Corn Blue cardstock and placed them on the above and below the centre band. I have been wanting to do the cute owl in the Artbooking Cricut cartridge for ages and thought it would go great with the school theme.

The owl has been cut out using Slate as the base of the cut, Cashmere for the top layer and then I have laid it all on Cocoa cardstock and trimmed the cardstock around the owl. The tree branch has been cut using Olive cardstock and the leaves from Topiary. The apples have been cut out of Cranberry cardstock and distressed with Cranberry ink. All cut pieces have been distressed with Cashmere ink.

I have also used the Artbooking Cricut cartridge to cut the title on the left ‘think, grow, learn’ out of Topiary cardstock as well. The letters on the right layout is from Art Philosophy and I have cut them out Topiary. Again they have been distressed with Cashmere ink.

To embellish the layouts I have stamped the movie ticket image several times to make the two tickets. The first ticket I stamped the image with Cocoa ink on Colonial White cardstock and trimmed it with scissors. I then stamped the same image with Indian Corn Blue on Colonial White cardstock and I then trimmed the middle part out and adhered it to the first image. The second ticket was created by stamping the image with Cocoa onto Indian Corn Blue and then fussy cut out. I then stamped the image with Cranberry onto Colonial White cardstock and trimmed out the middle and adhered it onto the the blue ticket. I then placed them over the ticket image already on the paper to create some dimension. The ‘fun’ image has also come from the ‘Kaboom‘ stamp set and I have stamped this with Indian Corn Blue ink onto a round dimensional element and then distressed with Cashmere ink. This was then placed over the tickets.

The ‘Lets Celebrate’ image has been stamped with Cocoa ink on Colonial White cardstock. I then stamped the same image with Cranberry ink on Colonial White cardstock and just trimmed the ribbon and then adhered it onto the original image. I then placed it over the corner of the top photo.

The gingham button has been created by gluing the paper onto a dimensional element using the Bonding Memories glue. I trimmed around the edge and then used a sanding tool to sand the inside to reveal the star shape. I then glued some Cranberry cardstock underneath and then trimmed closely. To finish off I have distressed again with Cashmere ink.

The mini starbursts have been cut using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge using varying sizes. The small size was ideal for the mini starburst image and I have stamped several using Honey, Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue ink. I have distressed them all and then added them randomly throughout the layout.

The ‘What a Blast’ image has been stamped using both Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue Ink onto the medium sized cuts and edged with the same colour ink before placing over another slightly larger cut which had already been distressed with Cashmere ink. This created an illusion of a dimensional element and went well with the layout.

I have actually finished the journalling as well by using a hidden tag under the last photo. Normally, I find the journalling the most difficult part but for this layout it was quite easy as the photos were really fun and I can remember it like it was yesterday (in reality it was too many years ago to count!). I have cut the tag from the same page that I have cut the ticket shape from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge so there is some continuity within the layout. I have distressed again with Cashmere ink and wrote the journalling with a marker. I have cut strips of gingham paper to make some tags and then placed the tag behind the photo. This is a great way to put journalling on a page without disrupting the layout.

Finally I have placed some strips of patterned paper and dove tailed them for some added colour.

This was a fun layout to do as the photos were interesting and the ‘Kaboom‘ stamp set and Jubilee papers went so well with the colours and theme of the photos.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Indian Corn Blue, Cranberry, Kraft, Colonial White, Olive, Topiary, Slate, Cashmere

Paper – Jubilee

Inks – Cranberry, Indian Corn Blue, Cashmere, Honey

Cricut Cartridges – Artbooking, Art Philosophy

Dimensional Elements

Reflections Scrapbook Programme

‘Kaboom‘ is only available until 30 June from your CTMH consultant and if you would like to purchase it please visit my website here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Shaunna’s Blog Passionate About Pages

Happy Crafting

Patricia

Outside the box with CTMH

On April 20, 2014April 25, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Close to My Heart, Crafts, Cricut, Paper Crafting16 Comments

Welcome

This week I have decided to do something quite different. I have seen a lot of other consultants doing these pennant frames and thought I would give it a go myself. Close to My Heart do not just cater for card making and scrapbooking but they also provide a range of great products to decorate and add to your home decor. I have also entered this project in the Heart2Heart Cricut Challenge.

This is the pennant frame and I have cut out the paper from the Ariana paper pack using my Artbooking Cricut cartridge. I have made the daisy flower from the Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges following Cathy Derouche’s instructions on YouTube. For my version of the daisy I have started with White Daisy cardstock and sponged the edges with Buttercup ink and the centre has been completely sponged with Buttercup ink to give a softer effect than using Buttercup cardstock. The butterfly is from the Artbooking cartridge and the scalloped edging is from the Art Philosophy cartridge. As it is Mother’s Day coming up next month I thought that it would be nice to turn this into a silhouette picture and use the fabulous Mother’s Day stamp set and make a lovely gift for a child to give to their mother.

Here are some close ups of the frame:

Of course I had to add some bling to this very feminine frame. I have used the Sparkles Flourish and the clear Sparkles to add some shine.

For something completely different I have created a masculine looking pennant frame for someone to put their own photo in it. The feedback that I have been getting from the public is that there is not enough out there for the men and boys in our life. So I have done a simple blue pennant with a nautical theme. My son is mad on boats and I probably had him in mind when I made this, and the Ariana blue stripe does have a masculine, nautical feel to it.

I have used the dimensional elements that came with the Tommy WOTG (now retired) and Cricut cartridget sets and distressed them with Desert Sand ink before inking the sentiments and shapes with Outdoor Denim. I have used the now retired Tommy WOTG stamp set as well as the Sail Away stamp set which is still available. I have used the zip strip from the Tommy paper packet (also retired) which blended in well with the distressed embellishments.

As you can see I have used papers from the Ariana paper packet and created two very different pennants which shows how versatile this pack is. I think it is my favourite out of all the new papers.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Outdoor Denim, White Daisy, Sky, Ariana Coral, Pear

Papers – Ariana paper packet, Tommy (now retired)

Ariana Assortments

Ink – Outdoor Denim, Desert Sand

Pennant shape

Dimensional elements

Cricut cartridges – Artbooking, Art Philosophy, Artiste

Stamp sets – Sail Away, Tommy WOTG (retired), Mothers Day

Sparkles Flourish

Sparkles – clear

I am really impressed at how far one paper packet has gone. Apart from using a couple of extra base sheets for an extra double layout I have done 3 double layouts, two pennant frames and at least 10 cards with the one pack. This is really great value at NZ$17.

For more information about the 3D and decor products from CTMH click here. There is lots of different products for all your creative needs.

I hope everyone has a great Easter.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

CTMH Easter Goodies

On April 6, 2014 By patriciamanhireIn Easter, Paper Crafting4 Comments

Welcome baack

Easter is not far away now and I went to the supermarket yesterday and the Easter Egg gift boxes were very much the same as what they have been for years and are just advertising for Cadbury. So I decided I would make some boxes using the Artiste cartridge and today I have been very busy and here are some of my results. Sorry about the first photo but there are better photos coming up, but daylight savings has finished and I was running out of light to take photos.

I have used three different cuts from the Artiste cartridge. The first one is on page 73 of the booklet. I have also cut the grass from the Artbooking cartridge and placed it around the base of the box. The cute rabbit in the front is from the Hoppy Easter stamp set and I have coloured it in using the CTMH alcohol markers.

Here is a close up of the rabbit. I have also cut the butterfly out from the Artiste cartridge and added some bling with some CTMH sparkles.

The second box has been cut out using the pattern on page 69. I have mixed and matched the cardstock colours to match the soft toys I purchased to go with the boxes. Inside there is also an Easter Egg. I am still using up my Chantilly papers (which are no longer available unfortunately) and these went perfectly with the boxes and colour scheme. The ribbon has been cut using the pattern on page 56 and the flower is also cut out from page 33 and finished off with pink sparkle gems and green epoxy bubbles. The sentiment is from the Hoppy Easter stamp set and the tag is from Holiday Tags.

Finally I love these cute little boxes from page 73 of the booklet. There is also a flower box for something different. I have also cut the grass from the Artbooking cartridge and put it around the base of the box and I then put the sentiment on the box. These are so cute and they are big enough to fit an Easter egg inside.

Materials used:

Cardstock – Sky, Pear, Buttercup, White Daisy, Cotton Candy, Hollyhock

Papers – Chantilly (NLA)

Inks – Pear, Outdoor Denim

Markers – Cotton Candy, Pear

Stamps – Hoppy Easter, Holiday Tags

Cricut Cartridges – Artiste, Artbooking

Sparkles – clear assortment

Pink Glitter gems

Blue and Green Epoxy bubbles

Liquid Glass

All these will be for sale at Craft Hutt and I will also take some to a craft fair I will be going to on Good Friday.

Have a good week.

Happy Crafting

Patricia

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