Heart2Heart Challenges - Sketch Challenge

Today at Heart2Heart we are having a sketch challenge!  I love sketch challenges because it always amazes me how one pattern can look so different depending on the papers, stamps and embellishments that you use.  Our sketch today is brought to us by Brandi Robinson - a fellow DT member and all around fabulous sketch creator! 

Here is the sketch we were given to inspire us.  This one is so cute I know it will become a go-to pattern for me!

I used a piece of Zoe paper and embossed it with our Hearts Embossing folder.  I then colored the raised hearts in with Shinhan marker to customize the paper. 

The rosette is from our Artiste cartridge.  I added a line of Limeaid washi tape to it before I glued the two pieces together and then highlighted the edges with marker to give it some pop.

Here is a close up of the darling frog from the Spring Critters stamp set.  This stamp set is retiring on April 31st so if you haven't picked this one up yet you should hurry!  I colored him with our Shinhan Markers and used the colorless blending pen to remove some color and create spots.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll "hop" on over to Heart2Heart Challenges and create something fun with this adorable sketch!  Remember you have all month to play along and you just have to use some CTMH product on your finished project!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

My Dad is Rad Birthday Card - Artistry and Artiste with FREE DS link!

My older son designed this card for his Dad's birthday using My Dad is Rad from Artistry as the focal point and building a background with some cogs cut from Artiste. He is a pretty artistic guy so watching him pick out pieces and colors to create the design he wanted to make was a lot of fun!

Here is the DS file link:  https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/36846915

My younger boy isn't very artsy so he just picks a pre-made card from one of my cartridges and maybe gives a color that he wants on the card before he leaves my craft room for me to make it - LOL. He picked this one is from Classically Modern Cards cartridge for his Dad.

I jazzed this one up with some tone on tone background stamping with an older retired set called Gear Up.  You may notice a mechanical/robotic theme to their selections - my husband was involved with my both the middle school and high school Robotics teams that both went to the state competition this year!  It was really awesome having that moment with both my boys as this is my older son's senior year and the last possible time that both boys would be eligible for state competition.  They didn't win but just being invited to the competition was awesome.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Heart2Heart Challenges - Shades of Red

This is my Design Team project for Heart2Heart Challenge's "Shades of Red, Black and White" challenge this week.  I had one last Valentine to make today - one for my 14 year old son.  His primary interest is video games so I altered a meme from the Skyrim franchise.  I thought I'd explain it because if you don't have a gamer in the house the sentiment on this card probably seems really, really weird!

I used our La Vie En Rose paper pack for all the lovely black and white papers on this card and mixed it with Ruby cardstock.  The arrow card base is from our Artfully Sent cartridge and I had my Explore write the font from the Artiste cartridge so I could fill in with Shinhan Touch Twin markers and empahsize certain words. I outlined the arrows with our Journaling Pen and added some fun Silver Foil Tape to pop things up a bit.

The inside of the card has a fun heart border from Artistry layered with black underneath the stripes to give it a fun 3-D effect.

Hopefully my kiddo will like this one (I know he'll like the chocolate I bought him)! Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll hop on over to the Heart2Heart Challenges blog and join the fun in our "Shades of Red, Black and White" challenge!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

3-D Pop Up Image Based Valentine's Day Card - Dementia friendly card series with free Cricut Explore File!

This one is part of a new series of "dementia friendly" projects I'll be posting on my blog - these cards will be based mostly in images with very few words used.  Images are universal and while people may not be able to register written words anymore, images and shapes can still spark something in the mind.  I made this one for my Mom who has advanced dementia and doesn't register written words anymore. I'm hoping the 3-D images will also appeal to her and give her something to play with rather than a flat piece of paper.  She is the inspiration for this new series.

I used a pocket card from Artfully Sent and combined it with the cupid image from Artiste.  Our Heart embossing folder adds a bit of texture and I highlighted the heart cut out with my journaling pen and a bit of Metallic Marker.

I used more of the Gold Metallic Marker on the inside to highlight the 3-D pop up heart (Artfully Sent Cartridge) and more of the Gold Glitter paper for the center heart.  I used my Explore to write the Happy Valentine's Day sentiment (Artbooking Cartridge) and then filled it in with our Warm Gray 4 Shinhan Touch Twin Marker.  I didn't want a whole lot of extra pieces that could be picked off so writing the sentiments directly onto the card inside works great.

The card base is retire Ivy Lane with some very old Jingle accents (cupid and arrow). Using up a bit of stash as I have some serious over flow in that department.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoy my new "dementia friendly" series.  If you have any suggestions for what you've found sparks interest for friends or family that are affected by dementia I'd love to hear from you!  

You can purchase any of the items highlighted in this post by clicking on the links or by visiting my shopping site at:

www.Paige.CTMH.com 

As always, I truly appreciate your support of my business! Comments keep me blogging and purchases keep me a consultant!

If you have a Cricut Explore and would like to re-create this card, here is the file:

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/36507106

Life is GOOD - Heart 2 Heart Challenges

Heart2Heart Challenges has a Life is Good theme challenge going on this week that I hope you'll join in!  Anyone can enter by adding their picture as a thumbnail to the challenge blog - the only requirement is to have some CTMH product in your project!  

Today I wanted to showcase the retiring colors from our Enchanted color palette in using our theme.  I pulled up Design Space and found an everday life PML card in our Artfully Sent cartridge.  I deleted the word everyday and added text in our Art Philosophy font.  I think the happy couple is from our Artbooking cartridge and the Smokey Plum circle may be from Artiste. This may be a record for the most number of cartridges used on a single card for me! 

The retiring colors used on this card are Indian Corn Blue, Outdoor Denim, Olive, Barn Red and Smokey Plum.  The darker green is New England Ivy which IS staying (I meant to pull a sheet of Ponderosa Pine which is on the retiring list!).

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Check your CTMH paper pack stash and be sure to stock up on retiring cardstock that you need to finish layouts or re-inkers to keep your ink pads juicy for years to come!  Those sell out very quickly and almost always before the retirement date (August 31).  

Shop at:

www.Paige.CTMH.com

Enchantment Palette Changes:

Retiring - Smokey Plum, Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, Ponderosa Pine, Olive, Autumn Terracotta, Barn Red

Staying - New England Ivy, Goldrush, Ruby

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you'll join us at Heart2Heart Challenges this week!

Paige

July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Life is Wonderful

Welcome to our July SOTM Blog Hop featuring our exclusive Life is Wonderful stamp set!  If you have come here from Terrie's blog you are on the right track.  This hop is one big circle so if you keep going you'll eventually head back here but if you get lost along the way, you can find the complete listing of participating CTMH Consultants by clicking HERE.

I wanted to create a birthday surprise card with this set so I used a bit of masking technique to make my sentiment read "something wonderful is about to happen".  

The smaller words on the right side are actually snipped from the Zip Strip and mounted on some coordinating CS.

On the inside I created a pop up surprise by mounting some Artiste cut balloons on strips of transparency.  

Our Confetti Wishes Paper Pack perfect for bright fun birthday cards!  The balloons and the Happy Birthday were cut with our Artiste cartridge and use a bit of retired Dream Pop CS.

If you'd like to order any of the products used to make this card and get your July SOTM for just $5 with a $50 order, visit my shopping site at:

www.Paige.CTMH.com

Now hop on over to Nikka's blog and see what she has created for us!

Hot Air Balloon Card - February 19th Card Buffet 12-2PM and 6:30-8:30PM

This sweet card was scraplifted from a friend and former CTMH consultant Karen Day.  There are several optional sentiments you can use on this card to customize for what you need during the February 19th Card Buffet!  

To RSVP you can send a message to Paige@Stampologist.com or call/text (425) 260-6965.  Hope to see you on Thursday!

Paige

Oversized Rose Valentine's Day Box - Project #8 January Card Buffet

This sweet box with its oversized rose is project #8 for our January Card Buffet.  Perfect to fill with a few sweets for your special sweetie, you can make this project and many more by signing up today!

RSVP your spot at the crafting table by sending me a message to Paige@Stampologist.com.  The Card Buffet is a $15 flat fee for 2 hours of unlimited pre-cut, prepped and ready to stamp and assemble projects.  

For full details see this post here:

http://www.stampologist.com/2015/01/january-card-buffet-includes-valentines.html

Thanks for stopping by today!

Paige

3-D Ornament Christmas Card for Heart2Heart Sparkle and Shine Challenge

Hello my crafty friends!

Today I'm sharing my last post for the Heart2Heart Challenges Design Team this season.  We were challenged to make a project using the colors from our Sparkle and Shine paper pack - Ruby, Juniper, Slate  and White Daisy - such fun Christmas colors I knew I'd have to finish up my term by filling up my Christmas card stash!

This fun 3-D card was created by cutting out 4 of the ornament image, folding down the middle and gluing them back to back.  It will fold down for mailing and pop back up when its pulled from the envelope.  What a fun surprise for the person who gets this for Christmas!

Top view to show the dimension on this one.

This card is also a "Sneak Peek" at an upcoming special workshop kit in January - the kit will be called Cloud 9 and comes with washi tape, glitter tape, some fun embellishments, a super trendy stamp set and 5 awesome card patterns.  I took the card patterns and put them all into CCR and cut the workshop featuring different papers and accessories.  I just LOVE how beautiful and classy our patterns are - if you change up the papers and embellishments you get a whole new feel!  

I'll be sharing the rest of the cards over the next week or so and then show you a picture of the Cloud 9 kit - you're going to LOVE it!  It will be available for $15 with a $35 purchase as of January 1 - so worth it as you get a full D size stamp and THREE full accessory packs!

*If you order the kit through me, I'll send you the CCR file so you can cut the entire Cloud 9 kit without having to hassle with a paper trimmer!  My exclusive file uses our Artiste cartridge and I have a bonus layer for the 5 Christmas cards I'll be sharing over the next week as well.  If you love using CCR, consider joining my Hostess Club as I add new files to my exclusive Hostess Club CCR file drive every month! 

So are you ready to get your Sparkle and Shine on and join us in this color challenge?  Simply make a project using the color combination of Ruby, Juniper, Slate and White Daisy and link it to Heart2Heart Challenges and you'll sparkle and shine right up through the New Year!

Holiday hugs,

Paige

Hello Card with Artbooking and Artiste

I made a trio of cards today for the Heart2Heart Challenges "Framed Up" challenge using one of the cute photo frames in Artbooking.  I customized some text to read hello and added the balloon and cloud images from Artiste.

Isn't if fun how making a few minor changes to the card - the color of the background, adding some faux stitching and putting on some glitz, changes the feel of the card?  

I hope you'll get into the right "frame" of mind and join us in our Framed Up challenge this week at Heart2Heart!

Did you have a nice holiday?  We had a lovely dinner followed by some online shopping and on Friday I hit the sales with all three of my kids - I know, super crazy but we all had a lot of fun.  Yesterday I took the kids to see Frozen along with a couple of my daughter's friends.  The teen girls really loved the movie and my boys thought it was okay.  If you've seen the movie then you'll get this comment from my youngest son "the movie is just like Diehard 1".  Comment if you've figured out why - I don't want to leave spoilers in my post! 

Thanks for stopping by my crafty peeps!

Paige

Word Bubble Doodle Card - Final Card in Kit!

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To order your kit, send a note toPaige@Stampologist.com and let me know which kit option you'd like.  I'll PayPal invoice you for your kit and ship around the 15th!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Word Bubble Doodle Cards - Card #5 of 6 Hello Birdie!

Isn't this "tweet"?  Find out how you can order a kit to make all 6 cards or double it down to make 12 by scrolling below!

To order your kit, send a note toPaige@Stampologist.com and let me know which kit option you'd like.  I'll PayPal invoice you for your kit and ship around the 15th!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Word Bubble Doodle Card #4 - Love You!

I'm really loving the Aqua Dots - those tiny self-adhesive gems that look like brads.  They really add so much and you get 108 in a package for just $3.95!

To order your kit, send a note toPaige@Stampologist.com and let me know which kit option you'd like.  I'll PayPal invoice you for your kit and ship around the 15th!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Word Bubble Doodle Card #3 - You Make Me Smile

I can't help it, I think talking mustaches are cute!  If you do too, order your kit today so you can make someone smile!

To order your kit, send a note toPaige@Stampologist.com and let me know which kit option you'd like.  I'll PayPal invoice you for your kit and ship around the 15th!

Stay crafty my friends!

Paige

Huntington 8 Layout Class - Local and Long-Distance Class Available!

Yesterday I finished up my Huntington 8 Layout Class and I'm so excited to share it because I LOVE the way it turned out!  These layouts are perfect for heritage photos, fall foliage shots, pumpkin patch pics and Thanksgiving family photos.

Purchase materials at my online shopping site here:

www.Paige.CTMH.com

Huntington 8 Layout Class Materials List 

Item Number	Name	Price
X7174B	Huntington Layout Pack	$9.95
X7174C	Huntington Stickease	$4.95
Z1881	Huntington Assortment	$5.95
Z1333	Pearl Opaques Mocha	$2.95
Z1849	Bronze Shimmer Trim	$4.95
Z1760*	Burlap Ribbon (12” needed)	$7.95

Additional Items Needed:

8 Sheets of cardstock (Olive, Desert Sand, Autumn Terracotta, Slate, Colonial White) = $5.35

12” Burlap Ribbon = $.70 (Local classes and pre-cut kits only)

Additional Tools Needed (Non-Consumables provided at the local class)

Artbooking, Artiste and Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridges

Paper Piercing Kit (Z1114, $5.95)

Sanding Kit (Z1294, $3.50)

3-D Foam Tape (Z1151, $5.95)

Dye Inks for sponging:  Autumn Terracotta, Olive, Slate, Cashmere, Barn Red, Cocoa

Quilling Tool (Z1795, $7.95)

Sponge Daubers (Z726, $3.95)

Embossing Stylus

Pre-Cut Kit Option:

Individually bagged and ready for assembly :  $45 + shipping - order must be placed by October 15th

Includes:

- all papers pre-cut and bagged by individual layout

- Huntington Stickease

- Huntington Assortment

- Mocha Pearls

- Bronze Shimmer Tape

- 12” of burlap ribbon 

Shipping is via USPS Priority mail - I will weigh for accurate shipping costs. All assembly instructions including detailed placement photographs will be e-mailed. 

CTMH Consultants:  Please see Consultant Kit Tab HERE for class license.

Laughing Lola 8 Layout Class - Sunday, 29th September

Our sweet and sassy Laughing Lola kit is my latest multi-layout class kit.  Join me on Sunday, 29th September anytime during our day long crop from 9AM-4PM and put together these fun and fabulous layouts! If you aren't local to me, long distance class kits and consultant license class kits are available!

Purchase the following items to make this kit:

Item Number	Name	Price
X7170B	Laughing Lola Paper Pack	$9.95
X7170C	Laughing Lola Compliments	$4.95
Z1854	Laughing Lola Assortment	$5.95
Z1799	Silver Shimmer Trim	$4.95

Extra cardstock needed to complete - can be purchased from me during local classes for $3.77 or you can purchase packs of the following colors:

2 Lagoon 

2 Black

2 White Daisy

Additional Items you may want for this class:

Z1726  6x6" Flip Flaps (10)     $4.95

Z4144  4x6" Flip Flaps (15)     $3.95

September FREE CCR File with any purchase! You are my Happy Card Set and Gift Bag

I recently began a new program to thank my customers and hostess club members.  Each month anyone who orders through me at www.Paige.CTMH.com will receive an exclusive CCR file (Cricut Craft Room's free program) to cut a project that uses one or more of our Cricut Cartridges.  My exclusive files are a way to thank my customers for their loyalty and give you ways to use the product you purchase through me.

My Hostess Club members get the added benefit of access to my Hostess Club CCR drive which houses all the monthly files plus extra files I've uploaded for sharing.  As time goes on, this Hostess Club area will be a content rich repository of instant access projects.  Its all part of my devious plan to make being a club member so worth while that people never want to stop!  If you are interested in joining a club, send me a note to Paige@Stampologist.com and I'll send you more information.

This month CTMH has an incredible special for September's National Stamp Month - you can get 3 sets of D size stamps for just $10 with a $50 purchase, I'll show you these cuties in a minute. What better way to celebrate this special and make sure you can make a project the INSTANT you get these stamps in your hot little hands than to create a free file using these sets?

All of the cuts you see on the projects below are made on the Cricut using Art Philosophy and Artiste.  I even give you color suggestions for each of the layers and you just feed paper into the machine and stamp!

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And here are the 3 sets you can get for just $10 with a $50 order - PLUS you can get the September Stamp of the Month for just $5 - getting an extra 4 D size stamps with your order of $50!

When you place any order at 

 ==>>  www.Paige.CTMH.com  <<==

I'll send you the electronic CCR file within 24 hours so you can be ready for your September special as soon as it arrives at your door!

Stay crafty my friends,

Paige