Valentine's Day Countdown Day #3 Blog Hop

Welcome to day #3 in our Valentine's Day Countdown Linky Party!  If you are receiving this posting via e-mail be sure to go to my blog to see the rest of the artwork posted by fellow CTMH sisters as we countdown the days to Valentine's Day!

I'm loving the new Kraft self-adhesive borders in our brand new Spring/Summer Idea Book.  You get 50 12" self adhesive borders for $5.95 (2 each of 25 different patterns/widths) to add to cards, layouts, etc.  These are absolutely brilliant and so fun to play with!  You can ink them up, cut them, fold them, use them as masks - I'm still playing with them to discover more uses!

Check out the button on this one - did you know you can use Rub-Ons on top of buttons?  I also like to use my Rub-ons for fancy pedicures.  You can put Rub-Ons and our bitty sparkles on your toes and then seal them in with a clear top coat.  Makes for a beautiful and very inexpensive pedi!

Materials Used:

Paper:  Boom-Di-Ada Creative Basics (retired), White Daisy Cardstock

Stamps:  Rosy Regards, Universal Backgrounds,  Jan. SOTM (word Love)

Inks:  Hollyhock (1st and 2nd Generation), Desert Sand, Bamboo, Hollyhock Marker

Other:  Kraft Ready Borders, Topiary Button, Hollyhock Stitched Ribbon, White Daisy Rub-On (on button)

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1. Lela Norris - Day 3 2. Jan M. Vintage Card 3. Lori Miller - Day Three 4. Paige Dolecki - Day 3 5. Red Velvet Cake 6. Love Bird 7. Susann Taylor 8. Mandy Leahy 9. Lollipops and Love Bugs 10. Trisha Morton-True Love 11. Pure Joy 12. Jen Rubio (day3) 13. Valentine 3 14. Valentine #3 15. Valentine Card #3 16. Love by Tracey day 3 17. Valentine/Anniversarycard 18. Donna McGlasson 19. LOVE card 20. Andrea Ruiz

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CTMH Deal of the Day Mon. June 15th Designer Ribbon Rounds Ricrac Collection FREE

Close to my Heart's Deal of the Day for Monday, 15th June is a FREE Designer Ribbon Round Ricrac Collection ($9.95 value!) for free with any A,B,C,D or E size Acrylix stamp set purchase!

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Ricrac is such a fun element to add to any card, project or layout. You can use it for stems on a flower, edging on a card, tie off a knot at the top of a bookmark, etc. What I like about ricrac is that you only have to make one knot in it - the zigzag of the ricrac keeps knots from coming undone so embellishing with it is a snap!

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Above is an altered paint can I made with Boom-Di-Ada Creative Basics kit and the adorable "Cottage Floral" B size $13.95 stamp set! This is a very versatile stamp and one of my favorite florals. Pair it up with our Deal of the Day and you've got a terrific deal! There is Hollyhock ricrac around the belly of the can as well as in the groove at the top of the paint can. Love the ruffley look!

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As mentioned in a previous post, I like to use Tombow on the back of my ricrac rubbing off the excess adhesive but you can also use glue dots to adhere and also liquid glass. One tip I received from another consultant is to put a little liquid glass on the area you want to adhere the ricrac to then put a little on the back of your ricrac. If you go lightly the "glue to glue" bond of the liquid glass will keep the ricrac on without soaking through your ricrac. Give it a try on a piece of scrap and let me know what you think!