Encouragement Card Using CTMH Blossom Paper and Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

DT Project for Digi Stamps 4 Joy  - Challenge 111 - Sketch

Hello to everyone in blogland.  I hope the weather has improved for all of you.  It is already hot here in Southern CA; but maybe we might still get some cooler weather.  We sure do need the rain.

It is time for another monthly challenge with DS4J Challenge 111 - Sketch.  I love using sketches.  They give you a starting point; but usually allow room to do your own thing. Sometimes my cards just design themselves and this was one of them.  I had new CTMH Blossom paper, a new punch and some new digis from DS4J that I wanted to use.  I couldn't believe how perfect this DS4J Fruit Bowl (Coloured) Digi was with this paper.  It was like it was meant to go together.

I created this card as a Welcome Home/Encouragement card for my mother.  She just got home from the nursing home last week and she is struggling to adjust.  She was told she needed to eat more fruit and vegetables; so I thought this was a perfect card for her.  The "Home Sweet Home" refers to coming home; as well as the fruit being "sweet".  How perfect is that! I really love the green with the orange color.  

DS4J Fruit Bowl (Coloured) Digi

Sketch 

Inside Card

Supplies used to create this card:

Dies: 

Frame on front and inside -Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge; pg 51, #M43790

Circle - Nellie's Multi Frame's Round

Butterflies with Corner inside - Memory Box Fluttering Corner

Lattice on front - EK Success Punch

Paper - CTMH Blossom

Cardstock - CTMH White Daisy, Sunset and Pear

Ink - CTMH Sunset and Pear

Image - DS4J Fruit Bowl (Coloured) Digi

Sentiment front - CTMH Chairs To You D1456 (retired)

Sentiment inside - CTMH Card Chatter Sympathy D1476

Bling - Recollections

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Art Impressions Stamps Challenge - Spring Colors (2 of 2) (Thursday)

As You Like It - Favorite Lines/No lines? Why?  Lines/need lines to color (2 of 3)

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes w/sentiment (2 of 5)

DL.Art Thankful Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes (1 per day)

Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenges - Anything To Eat/Drink (1 of 3) (Friday)
Fairytale - Many Colors (No limit)

Polkadoodles - Use a Die (2 of 2)

QKR Stampede - Add a Sentiment (2 of 3)

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes (No limit)

Allsorts - Creature (2 of 3) (Saturday)

Suzy Bee's Bloomin Challenge - Anything Goes w/Sentiment (No limit)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (2 of 3) (Sunday)
Eclectic Ellapu - April Showers/Spring (No limit)

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes (2 of 3)

 Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Spring Colors (No limit) (Monday)

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes (1 of 3)

Get Creative Challenges - Use a Die Cut (1 of 3)

Love To Scrap - 2 of Something (2 squares) (1 of 3)

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes (No limit)
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog - Anything Goes (1 of 3)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (1 of 2) (Tuesday)
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes w/Die (1 of 3)
Loves Rubber Stamps - Use Favorite Embellishments (Bling) (No limit)

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It's Good For Your Health!!

Sympathy Card Using Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Hello Crafters!  I have not been able to do any crafting since before Christmas; but I have this card I created in November when we lost my sister-in-law.  I wish now I had embossed it first; but hindsight is always better.  LOL!

It is a New Year and a chance to start again or pick up where you left off for another fabulous year!  I am hoping this will be a better year for me with my health issues.  Always something new to look forward to and to be grateful.  I am very grateful that I feel as good as I do; but would love to feel better.  I am grateful for my life, my family, my friends in and out of Blog Land.  It is going to be a great year!

Inside Card

Supplies I used to create this card:

Die Cuts - Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge

Cardstock - CTMH Juniper

Paper - Colorbok Spring Morning

Ink - CTMH Juniper

Sentiment on front - CTMH Card Chatter Sympathy (D1476)

Image - CTMH Live Inspired (C1408)

Sentiment inside - CTMH Words of Comfort (C1524)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Hiding in My Craft Room - Anything But A Holiday
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes (2 of 3)
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
The Squirrel and Fox - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Cheerful Stamp Pad - Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Wings

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe - Animal Friends
Crafty Hands Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Delicious Doodles - Layer It Up
Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
Sweet Pea Stampers - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine Challenges - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes
LEJ Designs - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

January - National Paper-crafting Month 

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Artwork Using January Stamp of the Month

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 Remember - Keep On Creating!!

It's Good For Your Health!! 

July Art Philosophy Blog Hop - Encouragement Card Using Florentine Paper Packet

 

Hello to all my wonderful followers and talented crafting friends.  Welcome to our July Art Philosophy Blog Hop!!  Each month we will showcase a feature of the amazing Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge; which can be purchased exclusively through a Close To My Heart Independent Consultant.  We are so excited to be doing this hop.  We have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies.  There will be lots of fun projects.

Lucy Kelleher, our hostess and fellow CTMH Consultant, will be giving away a prior Stamp of the Month set titled "You Are....".  (Retail - $17.95)  Check her blog for the picture.  To enter to win, you need to leave a comment on Lucy's blog and for each of the stops on the blog hop.  If you also become a follower of Lucy's blog, she will give you another entry for the contest.  Good luck.

This month we are showcasing the card feature.  Did you know there are 100 different card shapes you can make with this cartridge?   We won't be able to show you all of them; but we are showing you as many as we can.   If you came from Darla's blog; you are in the right place.  If not, please start at the beginning; which is Lucy's blog.  The next stop on your blog hop fun is Laura's blog.  See the complete blog hop list below.
  

I created a card using a new stamp set I purchased last month.  I love these little Quick card stamp sets from CTMH.  It is the "Quick card - Shell" and has an awesome sentiment on it.  It says - "May you find life in simple beauty in unexpected places."  So simple, yet profound!!  I used Glitz - Stardust on the shell. 

I used the beautiful CTMH Florentine Paper Packet.  It is one of my favorites.  I love the colors and all the different patterns in one packet.  It also includes plain cardstock to match as well. Here is the close up view of the inside of this card.  I used CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" stamp set; which includes several nice sentiments to encourage others.

Close up of left side of card - "Just a note to brighten your day.....

(Inside right) and chase the clouds away"  The flowers and hearts were also created using papers in the Florentine Paper Packet and cut with the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

The next stop on your Blog Hop Fun is Laura's blog.

Supplies used for this card:

Card Base - cut at 5 1/2 - page 33 (card feature) of AP cartridge handbook - no shift

All cuts from Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Both inside and outside)

Paper - CTMH Forentine Paper Packet - G1038

Sentiment Outside - "Quick Cards - Shell" - A1128

Sentiment Inside - "Card Chatter - Sympathy" - D1476

Scalloped square - cut 5 inch for outside and 4 1/2 for inside (page 33) (no shift)

Squares on outside - cut at 3 1/2 and 3 for sentiment square (page 23)(no shift)

Flowers inside - cut 1 inch - (page 29 - shift key); inside circle of flower - (page 21) 1/4 inch

Hearts inside - cut at 1/2 inch - (page 26) (shift key)

Buttons - CTMH Blue Assortment - Z1371

Ink for both sentiments - CTMH Olive - Z2137

Glitter on shell - CTMH Glitz Stardust - Z1313

Adhesive - Tombow Adhesive - Also found at CTMH - 1514

Foam Tape - CTMH 3-D foam tape - Z1151

Click on CTMH shopping if you want to see these products or to begin shopping.  You can also view the latest Idea Book on the right side of my blog.  Just click on the picture.  The new Autumn/Winter Idea book will be available August 1, 2012.

Here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this months blog hop:

Lucy ~ http://www.love2createitall.com
Darla ~ http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com/
Gloria ~ http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com -----  You are here!!!
Laura Wolff~ http://scrappinsweetiesescape.blogspot.com/ -- Click here for the next blog
Eva ~ http://loveofcreating.blogspot.com
Danielle ~ http://littlebitofscrap.blogspot.com
Connie ~ http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com
Wendy ~ http://myscrapbookingblog.com
Joanne ~ http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com/
Laura Charko ~ www.koladesigns.wordpress.com
Carolyn Heniges ~ http://www.nuts4scrappin.blogspot.com/
Kindred Hearts (Penny) ~ http://itmakestotalcents.blogspot.com
Stephanie Feist ~http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
Julia Hammond ~ http://youcancreatectmh.blogspot.com/

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday - MIM # 99 - Anything Goes

ATC's & Cards With Attitude - # 19 - Anything Goes

Card Making Mamas - Challenge # 50 - 1 - 2 - 3

Fat Pages & Cards With Attitude - Challenge # 19 - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - # 69 - Anything Goes

The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Anything Goes or Sketch

Crafts & Me - Challenge # 94 - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Challenge # 180 - Buttons

Inky Impressions - Use Dies Or Punches

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stampin' Royalty - # 134 - Buttons

A & T Emerald Fairies Challenge - Challenge # 28 - Flourishes/Swirls

Bearly Mine - Challenge # 45 - Shaped Cards

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Challenge # 15 - Anything Goes

LEJ Designs - Challenge # 13 - Bling Bling - Anything That Sparkles Or Shines

Shopping Our Stash - Challenge # 61 - Must Use Something New - New Shell Stamp

Use It Tuesday - Challenge # 36 - Uncut Paper (Heart main paper - Didn't want to cut)

Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes

Paper Pretties - PWC 216 - Clean And Simple

Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Weekly Challenge # 20 - Bingo (Die Cuts, Free Space, Stickles (Glitter)

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us.  We hope you love all the projects we created.  Please take time to leave a comment on each of these blogs.  Love and encouraging words are  greatly appreciated!!!  All the crafters work hard to bring you these wonderful inspiring ideas for creating your next card!!!  We love you and hope we have inspired you to - Keep On Creating!!

Sympathy Card Using New CTMH Flirty Paper Packet

Hello from Southern CA!! I hope everyone is staying cool in this hot summer heat.  I actually had time to create a couple cards yesterday.  I created one sympathy card with our new CTMH Flirty paper packet available August 1st in our new Autumn/Winter Idea Book!!  I love these colors!! They are bright and bold; which is my style.  I used Mojo Monday 251 Sketch for this card. 

I also used two of my favorite stamp sets. I used CTMH "4 My Friend" for the outside sentiment and CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" for the inside sentiment. 

Inside of card 

Mojo Monday 251 Sketch

Supplies I used for this card:

Base of card - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Circle and Scalloped Circle - Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

Paper/Card stock - CTMH Flirty Paper Packet (X7160B) Available August 1, 2012

Ink - CTMH Goldrush - (Z2123)

Sentiment Outside - CTMH "4 My Friend" (D1510) (Still available through Jan. 2013)

Sentiment Inside - CTMH "Card Chatter - Sympathy" (D1476) (Available through Jan. 2013)

Bling - want2scrap.com - Pearls LeCreme

Adhesive - Tombow Mono Adhesive (1514)

Foam Tape - CTMH 3-D foam tape (Z1151)

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday 251- Sketch
Make It Monday - #99 - Always Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Challenge # 94 - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Use Dies or Punches
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge - Challenge # 72 - Let's Not Be Square
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Anything Goes # 15
LEJ Designs - Challenge 13 - Bling Bling
Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge # 81 - It's All About Circles
Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - Monday Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Wednesday Challenge PWC 216
Come and Get It Challenges - Bingo  (Gems, Die Cuts and Flowers)
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Challenge # 173 - "To Die For"
Shopping Our Stash - Challenge # 61 - Something New ( New paper)
The Pink Elephant - TPE #158 - Summer
Use It Tuesday - Challenge # 36 - Uncut Paper - New paper too pretty to cut - HA!!
The Shabby Tea Room - Week # 124 - Oh So Pretty In Pink with a flower
Word Art Wednesday - Challenge # 38 - Never Give Up (Never give up is implied)

Thanks for visiting my blog.  I hope you received inspiration from my new creation.  I am looking forward to ordering my new Cricut Artiste Cartridge in August.  I am offering free shipping to anyone who pre-orders this new Cricut cartridge!!  Click here for details.  Have a fantastic day!!

Remember - Keep On Creating!!