Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
Here are CTMH Feb Promotions!
These exclusive new scrapbooking and cardmaking workshops truly demonstrate the rich creative possibilities of the Love Story paper collection. Each cardmaking and scrapbooking workshop can be created using any of the three Love Story color options—Black, Mink or Toffee—and discounted workshop kits are available in each color.
The scrapbooking workshop kits include the Love Story paper packet + sticker sheet in the color of your choice, plus exclusive glitter die-cuts, coordinating cardstock sheets, photo placeholders, Memory Protectors™, and the coordinating Love Story Stamp + Thin Cuts set. These kits come at a 20% discount, but you can also purchase a kit without the Stamp + Thin Cuts at full retail price.
The cardmaking workshop kits also include the Love Story paper packet + sticker sheet in your choice of Black, Mink, or Toffee, plus an exclusive set of acrylic heart shapes, coordinating cardstock sheets, card bases, envelopes, and the coordinating Love Story—Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts. Once again, you can get these kits at a 20% discount, or you can opt for the kit without the Stamp + Thin Cuts at full retail price.
Whichever kits you choose, click HERE to get the FREE instructions to complete your projects and to celebrate a Love Story of your own making! Feel free to use the instructions using your own stash, also!
Feb Stamp of the Month - Here's the Story
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
Spread papercrafted love with scrapbook pages and cards made using the exclusive Smitten Paper Collection! This stunning collection features a new paper packet with coordinating sticker sheet, cardstock pack, stamp set, and Thin Cuts! Save 20% on the entire collection with the Smitten Product Bundle or the Smitten Workshop Kit, which also includes a few additional supplies for making a striking collection of scrapbook pages, cards, and treat holders!
You can also join us January 27 and 31 for virtual crafting events featuring the Smitten workshop artwork! Learn more on the Close To My Heart Facebook page!
The Chantilly paper collection features the same classic paper designs that made it popular the first time it was available, with a refreshed color palette and several coordinating products, including a new sticker sheet, a coordinating cardstock packet, and three My Acrylix® stamp sets that were released with the original paper collection!
Save 20% on this great collection of products with the Chantilly Product bundle, which contains the paper packet, sticker sheet, cardstock pack, and all three stamp sets! Click HERE to see all products!
Perfect for National Papercrafting Month, the True Story album kit includes pre-printed base pages, die-cuts, stickers, acrylic shapes, Flip Flaps™ and Memory Protectors™, for creating a delightful mini album with surprises on every page! This album has room for an amazing number of photos and stories thanks to the innovative Flip Flaps, making this album a keepsake you will love paging through time and time again!
This kit is available in two discounted bundle options—one with just the album kit, and one that also includes a Black 6" × 8" Everyday Life™ Album for holding your completed pages!
Thank you for all your support!!!
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
I had these gel printed papers laying around and used them to make some cards for a few challenges...
If you have a gel press and some dye ink refills, try dropping some colors of your choice on the gel plate and spray some water. You can spread the ink with paintbrush or your fingers...then, press cardstock or watercolor paper on.
I would spray more water after each print to get more pastel colors...
Then, I stamped some images and trimmed them out to make the cards...I chose a stamp set with cups (retired SOTM) for some challenges (they remind me of the cups in "Beauty and the Beast").
Challenges:
Card #1
1. CAS Mix Up Jan: Loose Watercoloring
2. Use Your Stuff #439: Inspired by Disney
3. Cupcake Inspirations #535: Tea Time
Card #2
1. STAMPlorations Jan Theme & Photo Prompt: Stamps & Cups
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
Here's a card using a retired SOTM (Stamp of the Month) stamp set...
...but it has some stamping techniques I wanted to show you! I stamped tea bags on card base without re-inking a few times (generational stamping) and sentiment was stamped in black. The stack of cups were stamped in black on my own printed paper (using my gel plate + dye inks). Details were colored with alcohol-based markers.
If you don't have a gel plate, just tap some ink on a craft mat/plastic sheet (or drop some ink from refill bottles), spray some water and squish paper on. After it dries, stamp designs on.
Challenges:
2. STAMPloration Jan CAS: Anything CAS Goes + optional color twist Rainbow
3. Mix It Up #57: AGoes + optional foiling
4. Gem of a Challenge #2: Card Making & Craft Challenge - AGoes
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
This year, I want to try different types of Fancy-Fold Cards...so, here are 2 types to get me started...I usually make them to fit an A2 envelope (4.25" x 5.5"), but I'll have different sizes, also.
First up is a Pinwheel Tower Card:
Then 2 Birthday Bridge Fold Cards...it's my first time making these:
Challenges:
Card #1
2. SOS #461: Something Beginning with Letter S (Snow/Scarf)
3. ABC Christmas: A & B are for? (A is for Anything Christmas)
4. The Sisterhood of Crafter: The Color Blue
5. Crafty Girls Corner #227: Snow Much Fun
Card #2
1. Double D Party Balloons Challenge
2. Simon Says Mon: Transport It
3. Seize the Birthday #229: AGoes or Blue & Gray
Hello, Kraftie Friends!
This Collection is still available at CTMH...while supplies last!
Here's a CASE-d 2-page layout I made using Eat Play Love Scrapbooking Workshop Kit (with Page Protectors) from CTMH...the original design is the bottom layout...
Here's my version:
You can see the FREE Cutting Guide HERE (under description)!
And here are some of my projects using the kit...click HERE, HERE and HERE to see Scrapbook Pages.
