Contest

Well, here I am in St. Louis at a regional convention for Close To My Heart!  What fun!  They had a contest so I decided to enter it.  The rules were it needed to be 3D and use chalkboard marker and/ or chalkboard paper.  This is what I made:

They are nesting Jack O'Lantern treat boxes!  The new Cricut Artiste cartridge is sooo much fun!!!With these boxes the lid slides up revealing a hole.  I decided to do polka dots because I am really into dots :)  And with the chalkboard paper it is much easier to draw with the chalkboard marker because if you use regular paper it soaks up the ink and you have to go over it a few times. 

I used the back of an "o" for the polka dots and used the cricut to cut out the boxes, leaves, and faces.  For the boxes I cut them out at 3.5", 2.75", and 2".  To shape the hemp I used some liquid glass and wound it around a pencil.  For the glitter I used the silver glitter glue and then colored it with the new autumn terracota marker.  The leaves I colored with the new olive marker.  The stems I freehand cut and shaped out of the kraft paper.

Wish me luck!! The prize is $50 in product credit so I really want it!

Idea Books

 

Remember these?  Well, unfortunately these have been discontinued.  But I stumbled upon a little secret:  you can still get them!  Where?  At Hobby Lobby!  And if you use your 40% off coupon the price is just nice.  So if you're an avid scrapbooker or card maker you might want to check them out!

No Hobby Lobby?  You're in luck!  Close To My Heart now has a NEW idea book!  And it's MUCH cheaper!!  Yea!

  

Contact me if you are in the need of a little inspiration!

Stamp of the Month Fun

The stamp of the month is really cute! I had a lot of fun making these cards. 

I have a few of the new alcohol based markers so I thought I'd try them out.  I really like the color and how it doesn't shred the paper when you color it.  I realize thought I need to get the blending pen so I can blend better!  I don't have a lot of colors so I had to use my old markers with the blending pen for those for the blue colors.  I also used my new pigment stamp pads which was fun- I can't wait to try them on some darker paper to see them pop!

 Supplies Used:
September Stamp of the Month
Colonial White cardstock
Cocoa cardstock
Cricut Art Philosophy (for the tag)
Cocoa pigment ink pad
Desert Sand ink pad
Autumn Terracota markers
Olive markers
Ruby markers
Honey markers
Desert Sand marker (old one)
Black marker (old one)
Chocolate marker (old one)
paper leaves (retired)
hemp
liquid glass
blending pen

I stamped the images and colored them with the markers.  Then I embossed the cardstock and sanded it.  I distressed the  tag with Desert Sand ink and wrote in my own "Fall Favorites".  I wrapped the hemp around the card and tied the tag to it.  Then I tied the leaves to the hemp and glued the acorns (stamped and then cut out and glued together) on top.  To spiral the hemp, I put some liquid glass along the fiber and wrapped in around a round wooden stick I had (bigger than a skewer but smaller than a pencil) held it for about a minute then carefully slid it off the stick.  Wa-la!

 Supplies Used:
September Stamp of the Month
Colonial White cardstock
Dakota paper pack
Sunset cardstock
Twilight ink pad
Cocoa pigment ink pad
Desert Sand ink pad
Autumn Terracota markers
Olive markers
Ruby markers
Honey markers Desert Sand marker (old one)
barn red marker (old one)
outdoor deinum marker (old one)
twilight marker (old one)
hemp
liquid glass
pop dots
blending pen
buttons


So I stamped and colored with the markers.  For the overalls I used my blending pen and the twilight ink pad: you squeeze the ink pad before opening then open, use the pen to pick up the ink on the inside lid of the ink pad and draw with it on your paper.  For the burlap, you can use THIS, but I just so happened to have some burlap so I used it (you can get big burlap bags at Theisen's for $1).  I used the liquid glass to glue the buttons and burlap on and then also to glue the paper to the burlap.  I really like how this turned out- I might just give this one to myself :)

Here's the rest of the stamp set:
 

There are a ton of great ideas for stamping fun fall cards!  I pin a bunch of ideas so go check out what I found on Pintrest!

Stamping Tips

Here's a fun way to use your stamps:



Love it!

And speaking of stamps- don't forget the special for this month "It's Your Day" DOUBLE stamp set for only $5!!!  Only a few more weeks to pick up this bad boy!


Contact me if you're interested, or visit my website and start ordering!

"It's Your Day"

Love this stamp set!!!

 

  Here's some fun cards using this stamp set I have on my pintrest board I've found:

 

 

 

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So fun!  What will you create?