Happily Ever After Blog Hop

Welcome to our May Art
Philosophy/Artiste Blog Hop! As you know, both the Artiste and the
Art Philosophy cartridges are available exclusively through a Close to My Heart
consultant. If you don't already have a Consultant that you are currently
working with, please contact one the Consultants in our hop with any questions you
have!

If you have just hopped onto my
blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create . If you came from Jennifer's blog
4 Hearts Scrapbooking then you are in the right place!

Our challenge this month features
not only one of these amazing cartridges but we also have a Wedding theme.
There are so many weddings this time of year! Do you have any weddings coming up?

So for my project I decided I would make my best friend a picture frame that would match her wedding colors. Her Bridal Shower is today and so this is her gift.  I first took some Pearl Paint and added about 12 drops of Outdoor Denim Re-inker which got it to the color you see here. I painted the edges of the wooden frame with it and let dry a couple of hours. While that dried I took a sheet of For Always Paper and used the direct ink technique to the paper, dyeing the white part of the paper with the Outdoor Denim. I then used the paper trimmer to cut the paper to the size of the frame.

I cut from the Artiste Cartridge the Mr. & Mrs. in Black Cardstock, which I also painted with the tinted Pearl Paint.  I added Liquid glass to the top to give it dimension.   I also cut all the 3D flowers from the Artiste, and rolled them using the Quilling Tool. All paper is adhered using Liquid Glass.  I inked the flowers with Outdoor Denim Ink, and the remaining tinted Pearl Paint to pull all the colors together.

Your next stop on our "Happily
Ever After" hop is Traci of Paper Crafting 101.

Here is the complete lineup in
case you get lost along the way:
Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Theodora ~ Celebrate crafts
Wendy ~ My Scrapbooking Blog
Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents
Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Michelle ~ My Creations with Michelle
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101

Thanks for hopping along with us
- we hope we were able to inspire you in creating your own wedding themed
projects!

So Happy - Sketch #3 Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

So this week's sketch for our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge can be found here, at Sketch #3,  you will be able to link your own creation here, and see all the current entries.

I had so much fun making this card, it is completely not one of my typical cards.  So this is what I can up with.  I used Honey, Goldrush, Autumn Terracotta and Chocolate inks. 

 My card base is Colonial White, and the mats are Chocolate Cardstock.  The stamp set I used is a retired set, Trellis.  I really like this stamp set, and I like how the colors work so well together.

To see more of the design teams creations and to learn more about our Sketch Challenge, visit us at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

May Blog Hop - Canvas Art

If you are looking for my card for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge go HERE, but not before you check out my Canvas Art.

Welcome to our May Blog Hop featuring our Canvas Display project.  We have 2 sizes available to purchase, the larger one comes in a WOTG Kit and measures 12x12.   The kit is $39.95 (G1062), it comes with directions, an exclusive stamp set and Embellishments to decorate your canvas, you can find this on page 23.  The second size available measures 6x6, it can be found on page 126, and is $4.95(Z1818).

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop! 

If you have just hopped onto my blog, then you are at the beginning of our hop and you can now hop across Canada one blog at a time. There are 14 of us on this hop, and you will find the full list at the bottom of this post. If you came from Candra o fPaper Dragon Fleur then you are in the right place!

I decided a while ago that I wanted to make some art pieces for each of my children. I started with my 4 year old son, Nicholaus, who loves SuperHeroes.

For my project I used the 6x6 canvas. I stamped a background Chevron pattern in Outdoor Denim Ink on the canvas. I used the retired Superhero paper as the main focus of the project. Then I stamped his intial in Outdoor Denim and cut it out. I cut a star in Honey and adhered it, and the the Wow! from the Superhero WOTG stamp set in Cranberry and placed it ontop of the Wow!. I took some red embroidery floss and used that for my banner, and cut little mini flags and adhered that to the canvas.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Nicola of Timeless Cottage.

Here you will find the full list:

Michelle~My Creations With Michelle You are Here
Nicola~ Timeless Cottage
Arlene~Arlene's Creative Space
Sheri ~ Sheri Says Just Scrap It
Brae~ The Brae-er
Carol~ Welcome to Crafty Carol's Place
Cheryl ~ Scrapbooking with CTMH
Brandy~Canadian Scrappers
Teresa~ Country Crafting Mama
Ashley~ Scrappin' With Ashley
Janet ~ Jan's Works of Heart
Nancy~ Nancy Klein
Karen~ Karen's Clearly Precious Impression
Candra~ Paper Dragonfleur
Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own Canvas projects using some of the designs, paper and techniques seen along the way. Join us again in June when we will be featuring party themed projects.

Happy Mother's Day Arts & Crafts at School

On Friday morning I headed to my daughter's school for the first of 2 arts & crafts classes I would be teaching.  My first class was full of very excited grade 1 students.  They were thrilled that they would get to make their mother's a surprise Mother's Day gift. 

Here you see all the materials that I prepped prior to heading off to the school.  Below you will see the sample that I created to show the class the project we'd be putting together.  

Before I left, the class was already asking if I could come back again, so I think it was a huge hit.  I went home for lunch and returned back in the afternoon to then teach my daughter's split class, Jaymee is in grade 3, but her class is a split class of 2 & 3's.  Boy, were they excited to see me come in.  Most of Jaymee's class had just done crafts with me at Jaymee's birthday party, and yes I know I haven't done the post for that yet, but I'm waiting on the pictures from my brother in-law, he is taking the time to edit them all for me.

These little purses might not seem like much, but each purse was a different color, and they got to color in the flowers any color they wanted, so each child had a creation of their very own.  They all turned out fabulous, and I know, I should of taken photos, but can you believe both times I went, I forgot my camera.  However, I do at least have my daughters creation that I can show you.  I think she did a fabulous job.

Jaymee knows my favorite color is blue, so she colored the flowers blue, and don't they just pop off the pink purse.  I especially love her message that she wrote.....that was another bonus, each kid also got to write their own little message to their mother's.

Happy Mother's Day!

Sketch #2 - Happy Birthday Card

So, we are now into our second week of our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.  Darla and I are so excited to have so many entries in our first week.

Our Top 3 picks are announced this morning, and can be found HERE.


So withour further ado, here is my creation using Sketch #2.  

I used a super cute Embossing Folder on the Hollyhock Cardstock which is attached to a white cardbase distressed in Olive and Hollyhock ink.  Then using Cranberry and Olive Ink I sponged using the Sponge Daubers over the flowers and vines.  Then using Cranberry Alcohol Markers I colored the flowers to give them a deeper color.   The band is Black Cardstock as well as the mat under the sentiment.   The Sentiment is from the Joyful Birthday Stamp Set and is stamped in Black ink.  The Frame is stamped in Hollyhock and is from Frame Flair.  Then I used 2 small black Brads to the sentiment.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #2

Good morning,

It's another sunny day on the Atlantic Coast, a little chilly yet, but it is suppose to warm up.  I'm working on some upcoming sketches for the Sketch Challenge Blog that I've co-created with my good friend Darla Haverstock.

If you haven't checked out our Sketch Challenge yet, why not pop over now and check us out, we've just posted our second sketch, and we would love to have you play along.

Visit Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and get creative with us.

May Promotion - Dream Pop available until May 31st

It is the first of May, which means it time for a new promotion from Close To My Heart!

Get the exclusive paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35!

In honor of National Scrapbooking Month, you can get the yummy Dream Pop paper packet for only $10 when you spend $35 in May (valued at $19.95 retail)! This exclusive paper packet includes 12 cardstock sheets as well as 12 B&T Duos^® papers that were specifically designed for this promotion only—you can’t get these sweet colors and patterns anywhere else! Start National Scrapbooking Month off right with a unique paper packet at a bargain price and get your creative juices flowing! Also, consider hosting this month: Hostesses receive one paper packet free with qualifying May Gathering sales totals of $400 or more.

Also, the May stamp of the month is REALLY fun and coordinates with the Artiste cartridge. Pinwheels are so popular at the moment and with these cuties you can add that little bit extra to your cards, scrapbook pages, and more! 

This stamp set, regularly priced at $17.95, is available for only $5 with a qualifying $50 order this month only. If papercrafting makes your world go ’round, hurry and get the Pinwheel stamp set during the month of May to make your artwork sparkle and spin!

So you can combine the 2 offers:


Purchase $40 worth of regular priced CTMH products, and add on your Dream Pop paper Packet for $10, you are now at your $50 minimum to purchase the SOTM.  So you now get $77.95 worth of product for $55.  That is a savings of $22.95.

*Shipping/handling and tax apply. Not available for purchase at full retail. Offer valid May 1–31, 2013, while supplies last. Qualifying purchases must be current, retail-priced product.

Dates: Offer valid May 1–31, 2013.