Welcome to the Artfully Sent Blog Hop!

If you have come here from Haley's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants HERE.

This month, we have 43 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this exclusive CTMH Cricut cartridge. Just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! 

Here's my card...

The cut-out cards from the cartridge are a perfect match for 2-sided patterned papers!

This is how I made this card:
1. Cut the card using white daisy cardstock
2. Mask the frame around the roses, and heat emboss them in red
3. Add glue and red glitter on a few of the "petals"
4. Cover the frame with washi tape
5. Cut a 2-sided patterned paper to size and adhere on the back of the front panel (I also adhere patterned paper on the adjacent side, but you could just leave it alone...)
6. Stamp sentiment and adhered with foam tape
7. Stamp a flower, color it with Copic and ShinHan Touch Twin Markers, and adhere using foam tape
8. Add gemstones on corner of the card and center of stamped flower
9. Add sentiment on inside of card

Here's the inside (I also colored the leaves with ShinHan Touch Twin marker):

Supplies (CTMH):
Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge
Lovely Birthday stamp set 
White Daisy cardstock
Ivy Lane B&T paper (retired)
Foam Tape
Others:
VersaMark
Red embossing powder
Heat Gun
Red Glitter
Glue Pen
ShinHan TouchTwin Sap Green and Tender Pink markers
Copic marker
Yellow Gemstones
Washi Tape

Your next stop is Michele's Blog!

And you can see more Artfully Sent cards HERE, and HERE.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
1. WAW #157: Anything Goes
2. Runway Inspired Challenge #71: In Memory of Oscar de la Renta
3. Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #235: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Lilian

Cricut Artfully Sent Collection is HERE!

It's finally here!

The Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge Collection is here! You can order yours on my CTMH website (just click HERE)! 

I've never been so excited about a Cricut cartridge before...

Here's a video to see what this is all about!

Plus, some CTMH artwork:

More info:

Cardmaking has never been easier or more fun! With our newest Cricut® collection, you can make handmade masterpieces in no time at all. Choose from cards with sentiments cut directly into them, or combine several cutouts to create your own pop-up scenes. Featuring more than 25 different card themes and 5 different card formats including dynamic interactive designs, this cartridge has a card for any and all occasions—even if the occasion is "just because"! Card styles include pop-ups, scenes, sentiments, sleeves, and pocket cards.

Collection includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Cards and Font)

3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets

1 – 12" × 12" White Daisy Cardstock Pack

What are you waiting for?

Go to http://lilian.ctmh.com to order yours today!!!

Altered Photo Frame and Cake!

Hello dear friends,

My third project(s) for Heart 2 Heart CTMH Challenge Blog are here!
This week the challenge is Flourishes...hope you're playing along with this month's challenges! =)

I don't know about you...but I love the new Skylark Collection from the newest CTMH Idea Book & Catalog!!! And I love the projects that feature the Ivy Lane Collection on page 24.
Here's what inspired me:

So, since I love cake, too...I decided to "bake" and decorate my own cake (actually, just a slice) using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.
You can cut flourishes (from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge) to embellish the cake slice...

...or you can use stamps (C1503 The Best Things)!

The flowers are from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge, and the layered butterfly is from the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge.

And I also altered a photo frame with Skylark!
Made a mess on my craft sheet, because I spilled the glue...but it was totally worth it!

CTMH Supplies:
C1503 The Best Things
B1416 Keyboard Uppercase
Love Blooms (retired)
Art Philosophy Cricut Collection
Artiste Cricut Collection
Colonial White Cardstock
Blush Cardstock
Hollyhock Cardstock
Skylark Paper Packet

Others:
Colorbok paper
Memento and VersaMagic ink pads
Mod Podge

Have a good week!
Lilian