Happy Halloween

Well it's October 31st, and not only is it Halloween but today is my Grandmother, and her twin sister's birthday.  

Happy Birthday nan!

Now on for the fun stuff.
This year I decided instead of just sending in treats for my daughters class, that I would put my cricut to use.  I used both the Art Philosophy and the Artiste to create these cute bags and coffins to hold the kids treats.

My daughter, Jaymee, is dressed up as Ghoulia Yelps from Monster High.  I'll add a post later to show you what my younger kids dressed as for Halloween this year.

Happy Halloween!

New Stamping Technique to show you with Clearly the Best

The Stamp Behind the Mask: Clearly the Best, Stamping with Close To My Heart Episode

“The Stamp behind the Mask” features masking portions of your stamps so that you only ink and stamp what you want to see.

 

 Also My Craft Channel and Close to my Heart feature a give away each week.

THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY DETAILS

Three lucky winners will receive the My Acrylix® Words of Comfort Stamp Set.



 

HOW TO ENTER 
Watch this week's “The Stamp behind the Mask” episode and leave a comment on My Craft Channel's page telling us which phrase you would use the most. 

BONUS ENTRIES (3 possible): 

1. Leave a comment on the CTMH Facebook page thanking them for their support of My Craft Channel and letting them know YOU love their show on MCC! 
2. Facebook or Tweet about this week's CTMH episode and come back and leave a comment on My Craft Channel's page saying you did. 
3. If you haven't already, visit the CTMH website and locate the nearest CTMH Consultant using their consultant locator. Let us know the suggested consultant's name in the comment section on our page.(or feel free to write my name in as your independent consultant. :) )

Contest will close at 11:59pm MST on 10/29/12. Winners will be announced on 10/30/12. 

Christmas cards from Card Class/Card Kit

In our card class this past Friday we started making our Christmas cards.  We made 5 cards all using different stamps, but keeping with the same color scheme.  Our colors were Twilight, Crystal Blue, White Daisy, Slate & Whisper. On 3 of the cards I used the Wonderland which is now retired, but fit my colors perfectly.  Also, we used the Cuttlebug to emboss some White Daisy Cardstock.

This first card has a Crystal Blue base, then an embossed snowflake layer that we sponged with Crystal Blue Ink.  Then we added a layer of Wonderland pattern layered with Crystal Blue.  The Snowman is stamped in Twilight on Twilight Cardstock.  The sentiment is stamped on Crystal Blue,using the same color ink.  The strip of Whisper Cardstock is stamped in Slate Ink.  All Stamps used are from the Winter Joy Stamp Set(retired).

With this lovely Peace card, we started with a Crystal Blue base, and layered the Wonderland pattern ontop.  Using the Whisper Cardstock layered with the Crystal Blue Cardstock we then stamped our Dove image and sentiment using the White Daisy Pigment Ink.(Please note when stamping with pigment inks, they take longer to dry)  The stamp set used here is the Blessings of Peace Stamp Set.

This super cute snowman card uses the Flakey Friends Stamp Set.  Here we choose 2 of the 3 snowmen from the set, and lined them up on the stamp so the bases were touching.  We then colored in the scarfs and hats using our new alcohol markers(Sweet Leaf and Sorbet).  To get the nose to look more orange, (as I didn't have an orange marker) I layered the darker of the 2 Sorbet markers to get the orange color.  The first layer is the Crystal Blue, then using the White Daisy embossed in snowflakes, we cut 3 strips to make panels.  Then layered the snowmen and sentiment on top of Whisper Cardstock.

 I think is card is my favorite, it is just so simple, but so polished.  The base is the Crystal Blue Cardstock, and then using my new snowflake swirl folder we embossed the image on White Daisy Cardstock, then using a sponge dauber highlighted the embossed image with Crystal Blue Ink.  Using the Snowflakes Stamp Set stamped the sentiment in Twilight Ink.  Cutting 2 snowflakes from the Art Philosophy Cartridge stamping the bottom image in Slate, and the top in Twilight.  To make the snowflake pop off the card, we adhered 3D foam tape between the card and each snowflake.

This last card started with a slate base, then layered with Wonderland.  The stamps used here are from the I Believe Stamp Set.  The santa and the snowflakes are stamped in Crystal Blue ink on White Daisy Cardstock and layered on Crystal Blue.  The sentiment is stamped in Twilight ink and layered on Twilight Cardstock.  Then it is popped off the card with some 3D foam tape.  I also added some bling to the card with some sparkles.

To purchase this card kit, prestamped for $15 local (+$5 shipping non-local) contact me to make arrangements.  If you want to create your own version of these cards you can find the products I used, (minus the retired products) here.

Are you mad about CTMH's New Alcohol Markers?

Alcohol Marker Madness

I just simply love the new alcohol markers by Close to my Heart.  If you haven't tried them yet, you'll want to watch this video with Kristine and Monica.  Not only will you learn about the markers, but you're learn some new techniques that will make you want to try them too.  I know I can't wait to make some projects using the Versamark Ink and embossing powder's along with my new alcohol markers.

What will you create?

If you want to create these projects or some of your own using our new alcohol markers, or the embossing products used during this segment, please contact me, all my information can be found on my website.

Cross Canada Blog Hop -10/15/12- My Creations Canvas Journal

Welcome to our October Cross Canada Blog Hop! This month our project is the My Creations Canvas Journal. This product can be found on page 132 of the Current Idea Book, purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant for only $8.95.

In this hop, you will see how our Crafty Canadian Consultants have decorated their Canvas Journals! We hope you enjoy our blog hop today!

Today our blog hop starts in Nova Scotia with me, Michelle S. So if you are just starting our Hop then you are in the right place. This is a circular hop, so where ever you start, we are happy to have you follow along. We hop to inspire you with our creations.

I really like the La Belle Vie paper packet, so I used it as my inspiration for this design. First I distressed the whole canvas journal with Blush Ink. Then using stamps from 3 different stamp sets, January's SOTM "Happy Valentine's",Jardin, and a retired stamp set "Butterfly Wings" and using multiple color inks, Slate, Ruby, Blush and Black, as well as Sweetleaf Markers, and a retired Tulip Marker to create the random stamping. After I had all my images on the canvas, I then distressed it further with the Slate ink.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Joanne's Jags Scrapin Corner blog.

Here is a complete list of the blog hop in case you get lost along the way:

Michelle S ~My Creations with Michelle

Joanne ~ Jags Scrappin' Corner

Krista ~ Simply Creating

Carrie ~Scrappin with Carrie

Michelle M ~Twirl N Time

Tara ~ Creating with Tara

Jackie ~ Creative Cookie

Kathy ~ It's a Girl Thing

Nancy ~ Nancy Klein

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to create your own version of My Creations Canvas Journal. Join us again on November 5th when we showcase a series of 3 Christmas Cards made from one of exclusive lines of My Reflections Paper Packs.