Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Friday, September 23, 2016
Halloween or Harvest? Jeepers Creepers Does Both!
Watch this video from Close To My Heart to see the versatility that the Jeepers Creepers paper collection has. There are also several projects included in this video using the beautiful Blessed Beyond Measure Stamp of the Month.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Halloween Past
Looking through my Blog I have found all sorts of projects that I designed specifically for Halloween. Most of these items still decorate my house today! I invite you to take a look back at some of my posts for inspiration. Have a fun...not so spooky...
Happy Halloween
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Hello September!
So many crafter's have been waiting for this day! September marks the beginning of the brand new 2015-16 Annual Inspirations Idea Book. Close To My Heart has also released the Holiday Expessions mini book where you can find all sorts of inspiration for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas! You will have plenty of time to prepare for the upcoming Holidays, but pace yourself with all the amazing new products featured in the annual catalog!
I have books available or you can view it online by clicking the image on the right side bar.
As if all the new books & products weren't enough....It's also National Stamping Month!
I have books available or you can view it online by clicking the image on the right side bar.
As if all the new books & products weren't enough....It's also National Stamping Month!
September is National Stamping Month, and this year
Close To My Heart has something to help every kind of papercrafter say a
big “hello” to life!
Available only during the month of September,
these exclusive C-size My Acrylix® Hello, Life! stamp sets
can be purchased for $13.95 USD / $16.50 CAD each!
Or, for an even
better deal, you can purchase all three for only $34.95 USD / 41.50
CAD—a savings of $6.90 USD / $8 CAD!
Each stamp set is designed to fit
with a specific type of papercrafting, whether that’s scrapbooking,
cardmaking, or pocket scrapbooking. However, all the stamp sets
coordinate with each other and can be used together to create dynamic
artwork.
These stamp sets also coordinate with shapes from the new
Cricut® Artistry collection to help expand your artwork
options even further. Remember, these stamp sets are available for one
month only, so get your orders in for one stamp set—or all three—before
these gorgeous stamps disappear!
Make certain to follow Close To My
Heart’s blog, Instagram, and Facebook page for artwork inspiration
featuring these lively stamp sets all month long. You can post your own
artwork to your social media channels using the hashtag #ctmhHelloLife.
Dates: Offer valid
September 1, 2015 (9:00 am MDT)–September 30, 2015 (11:59 pm MDT).
Finally, what's a new month without a gorgeous stamp set at a discounted price. You can find all the Stamp of the Month stamp sets in the back of the Holiday Expressions Idea Book. (no longer contained in the Annual Inspirations book) Paper Garden will make your creativity bloom! Find more details on the Current Specials tab at the top or shop online here.
My Crate Card Club meets up again in just a few weeks and I also have a fun Halloween Layout class to share. September will be sensational, stay tuned for more artwork and inspiration!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
The Haunted Cabin
Halloween is almost here! I've shared so much spooky fun all month long! Yummy treat bags, Artfully Sent cards, adorable mini albums, witch hats and Scaredy Cat scrapbooking layouts!
Today I give you the grand finale!! My biggest Halloween project ever!!
This cabin was all cut on my Cricut Explore machine using a file from SVG Cuts. I used the older Moonlight papers from Close To My Heart which I absolutely love! The paper I chose for the roof even has a scalloped design that perfectly resembles roof tiles! There is so much detail and the finished product was well worth the 8 hours of work! Check out the smoking chimney!
Everything is spookier at night...the entire roof of this house opens up so you can insert a battery operated candle. The glow shines right through the vellum windows, how eerie!
I hope you enjoyed all the Halloween projects this month. Have some spooky, sweet fun this Halloween and come back soon.
Today I give you the grand finale!! My biggest Halloween project ever!!
This cabin was all cut on my Cricut Explore machine using a file from SVG Cuts. I used the older Moonlight papers from Close To My Heart which I absolutely love! The paper I chose for the roof even has a scalloped design that perfectly resembles roof tiles! There is so much detail and the finished product was well worth the 8 hours of work! Check out the smoking chimney!
Everything is spookier at night...the entire roof of this house opens up so you can insert a battery operated candle. The glow shines right through the vellum windows, how eerie!
I hope you enjoyed all the Halloween projects this month. Have some spooky, sweet fun this Halloween and come back soon.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
An Artfully Sent Halloween
I am having so much fun playing with the Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge. Oddly enough, I've only explored a few pages and the possibilities are endless!! Here are just a few cards I've created using the Halloween themed keys.
On this first card I created a simple front using the ghosts that were cut out from the inside of the card and the sentiment "BOO" was actually cut from the Artbooking cartridge. It's a pretty plain front, but the star is the scene on the inside of the card.
I told you the inside was the star! How cool is this haunted scene inside? The house is popped up as you open the card along with the fence.
Not only does this cartridge cut cards, but it can also cut out the PML cards for scrapbooking. Here I cut out one of the 4x6 sentiment cards. Being frugal I saved all the cut out letters and then started rearranging them to make up other words. Finally, I decided on the word "candy" and a card was created! Isn't that what Halloween is all about?
Then I created another card with the PML sentiment card. For this I simply added some background papers and few other embellishments to the front of a 5x7 base.
Candy corn kisses is a sentiment card that is super easy to make. I mounted the entire card on white daisy card stock but only after I pieced some colors for the candy behind. I wanted the word "kisses" to stand out more, so for this I simply filled it in with a yellow marker.
Here is another border card as you saw earlier with the "candy" sentiment. This was my demo card at a recent workshop. I wanted to show how fast and easy creating one of these cards can be. It just requires some cutting on your machine, a paper piece behind, some stamping and a couple embellishments.
Once you get a hang of the simpler cuts, you can then get a little more adventurous! Here I combined two different cards to create one. I love the bold colorful sentiment on the spider web. Just a few spiders to dress it up. Even though it looks fancier, it really was not that difficult as the Cricut does all the work for you still!!
I hope you enjoyed all these Artfully Sent Halloween cards. I can't wait to create Christmas cards next!
On this first card I created a simple front using the ghosts that were cut out from the inside of the card and the sentiment "BOO" was actually cut from the Artbooking cartridge. It's a pretty plain front, but the star is the scene on the inside of the card.
I told you the inside was the star! How cool is this haunted scene inside? The house is popped up as you open the card along with the fence.
Not only does this cartridge cut cards, but it can also cut out the PML cards for scrapbooking. Here I cut out one of the 4x6 sentiment cards. Being frugal I saved all the cut out letters and then started rearranging them to make up other words. Finally, I decided on the word "candy" and a card was created! Isn't that what Halloween is all about?
Then I created another card with the PML sentiment card. For this I simply added some background papers and few other embellishments to the front of a 5x7 base.
Candy corn kisses is a sentiment card that is super easy to make. I mounted the entire card on white daisy card stock but only after I pieced some colors for the candy behind. I wanted the word "kisses" to stand out more, so for this I simply filled it in with a yellow marker.
Here is another border card as you saw earlier with the "candy" sentiment. This was my demo card at a recent workshop. I wanted to show how fast and easy creating one of these cards can be. It just requires some cutting on your machine, a paper piece behind, some stamping and a couple embellishments.
Once you get a hang of the simpler cuts, you can then get a little more adventurous! Here I combined two different cards to create one. I love the bold colorful sentiment on the spider web. Just a few spiders to dress it up. Even though it looks fancier, it really was not that difficult as the Cricut does all the work for you still!!
I hope you enjoyed all these Artfully Sent Halloween cards. I can't wait to create Christmas cards next!
Sunday, October 12, 2014
A Fall and Halloween Card Exchange
I held my annual Fall card exchange yesterday. The participants had the option of creating a Fall themed card or a Halloween themed card. Last year when I held this event I was the only one that created a Halloween card. This year had a different outcome, which made it very interesting! As always I saw unique ideas and was inspired by all the talent of my wonderful friends & customers!
This is a picture of all the cards, except one. I'll post more about the table decor later!! ;)
First up is the card I made. As you may have seen in previous posts, I teased you a bit with cards that did not make the final cut. I hinted about images that carried forward to my final card. Do you see them now? I used the apothecary jar from the first card I showed with the candy in them. From my Halloween Characters card I stamped the skeleton dudes so they look like their floating in the jar. It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest {Consultant Mischelle Smith} and I loved the unique and unpredictable blend of images!
I tried to show the shine of the fundamentals paper in this photo. I love Halloween so the purple hearts were just perfect. The added glitter in the shimmer trim and inside the jar just screams Halloween too!
Janet's card~
Inside Janet's card~
Nikki's card~
Tommie's card~
Julie's card~
Nanette's card~
Pat's card~
So as you can see there was a great mix of Fall and Halloween themes! Please leave a comment and let these ladies know how beautiful their artwork is!
We are not even half way through the month though!! I still have several Halloween projects to share with you, so visit again soon!
This is a picture of all the cards, except one. I'll post more about the table decor later!! ;)
First up is the card I made. As you may have seen in previous posts, I teased you a bit with cards that did not make the final cut. I hinted about images that carried forward to my final card. Do you see them now? I used the apothecary jar from the first card I showed with the candy in them. From my Halloween Characters card I stamped the skeleton dudes so they look like their floating in the jar. It was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest {Consultant Mischelle Smith} and I loved the unique and unpredictable blend of images!
I tried to show the shine of the fundamentals paper in this photo. I love Halloween so the purple hearts were just perfect. The added glitter in the shimmer trim and inside the jar just screams Halloween too!
Janet's card~
Nikki's card~
Tommie's card~
Julie's card~
Nanette's card~
Pat's card~
{take a close look at this card, the entire front is a shaker card with pieces of straw inside!}
So as you can see there was a great mix of Fall and Halloween themes! Please leave a comment and let these ladies know how beautiful their artwork is!
We are not even half way through the month though!! I still have several Halloween projects to share with you, so visit again soon!
Friday, October 3, 2014
Spooky Scrapbook Layout
Let's kick off this Spooky Spooktacular with a haunted house scrapbooking layout! For this simple layout I used some of the Scaredy Cat papers and embellishment assortment. The haunted house and "beware" title were cut on the Cricut with the Artbooking cartridge. Some inking and twill ribbon and this page is complete!
At a closer look you will see that I added some purple and orange cardstock behind the window openings. The final touch is just a bit of liquid glass to reflect and shine just like a window pane. Yes, the house looks grainy, that's because I used some older textured black cardstock for interest!
The metal embellishments can be backed with textured paper or left alone. Don't you just love those enamel stars....I could just stick them on everything for Halloween!!
You can order the Scaredy Cat paper collection and assortment from me or online!
Come back for more spooky fun soon!
At a closer look you will see that I added some purple and orange cardstock behind the window openings. The final touch is just a bit of liquid glass to reflect and shine just like a window pane. Yes, the house looks grainy, that's because I used some older textured black cardstock for interest!
The metal embellishments can be backed with textured paper or left alone. Don't you just love those enamel stars....I could just stick them on everything for Halloween!!
You can order the Scaredy Cat paper collection and assortment from me or online!
Come back for more spooky fun soon!
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Hello October!
There are a couple surprises for you this month! Be sure to check out the Current Specials tab at the top of the page for all the details on this month's special and Stamp of the Month.
I also have lots of spooky art to share with you this month including a Halloween/Fall card exchange!
I also have lots of spooky art to share with you this month including a Halloween/Fall card exchange!
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Halloween Treat Bags
My upcoming class will be featuring the Cut Above Halloween Treat Bags. An entire kit with everything you need {except the candy!} to create 10 super cute Halloween bags. They are ultra easy to assemble. You can find these bags and a Christmas/Holiday version in the new Annual Inspirations book page 159. {Z2058 $14.95}
The bags in the kit are adorable just as they come, however for this class I will show you how to dress them up a bit using some stamping, Cricut cut rosettes and glitter paper!
The bags in the kit are adorable just as they come, however for this class I will show you how to dress them up a bit using some stamping, Cricut cut rosettes and glitter paper!
Monday, August 25, 2014
What a Hoot, Halloween Layout
It's almost the end of the month, which means that the Stamp of the Month will only be available for a few more days! I've used the What a Hoot stamp for Halloween cards and also some cards that can be used for any occasion. The owls are a nice large image so I wanted to use them on a layout.
I used the new Scaredy Cat papers and some cuts from my Artbooking Cricut cartridge. It is a nice clean layout that allows for just a few photo's to be the focus and of course those darling owls!
This has been a really fun stamp to play with all month. Be sure to check out my Pinterest page for more ideas and be sure to order before the deadline of August 3st!
I used the new Scaredy Cat papers and some cuts from my Artbooking Cricut cartridge. It is a nice clean layout that allows for just a few photo's to be the focus and of course those darling owls!
This has been a really fun stamp to play with all month. Be sure to check out my Pinterest page for more ideas and be sure to order before the deadline of August 3st!
Friday, August 1, 2014
What a Hoot!
There is plenty to "hoot" about today!! It's August 1st, which means that the brand new Annual Inspirations book is available and you are now able to order new products. This book is full of amazing products and inspiring artwork. It will be available for a full year, so I am pacing myself and suggest you do the same. Throughout the coming weeks I will introduce you to just a few of the new items offered in this catalog. Be sure to check out the tabs at the top of the Blog for several new items and specials!
First up...the Stamp of the Month for August! It's never too early to prepare for your Halloween and Fall projects. This adorable stamp set will lead you in the right direction! Here are just a few cards I made with this stamp set for my Open House.
Be sure to get all the details and see more artwork using this stamp set by clicking the "current specials" tab at the top of this Blog. You can also scroll down the right side column of my Blog to see what other talented consultant's have created with this stamp set. Follow along on their SOTM Blog hop and be inspired to create with your own happy owl!
Ready to order the new stuff!! You can place an order with me personally or go here and click on the Join button for the Inspirations 2014 gathering. Happy shopping!
First up...the Stamp of the Month for August! It's never too early to prepare for your Halloween and Fall projects. This adorable stamp set will lead you in the right direction! Here are just a few cards I made with this stamp set for my Open House.
Be sure to get all the details and see more artwork using this stamp set by clicking the "current specials" tab at the top of this Blog. You can also scroll down the right side column of my Blog to see what other talented consultant's have created with this stamp set. Follow along on their SOTM Blog hop and be inspired to create with your own happy owl!
Ready to order the new stuff!! You can place an order with me personally or go here and click on the Join button for the Inspirations 2014 gathering. Happy shopping!
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