Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015

You’re My Type

Today I would like to share my project that made for Stuck On U Sketches Die Cut Challenge this week. The theme is Industrial. You are challenge to create any projects that has die cuts such as: typewriter, gear, telephone, lamp, light, etc.

I created a card using my Silhouette Cameo. I cut the typewriter die cut from Jamie Koay, You’re My Type Typewriter out of a piece of White Daisy cardstock and added on the card using Martha Stewart ballpoint tip glue pen.

And I stamped the sentiment from Happy Everything stamp set on a piece of velum, heat-embossed it with Ranger White Embossing powder and Craft Heat Tool. I used Tombow Velum glue runner to glue the velum on the card. And I finished it with 2 CTMH chevron wood veneer (retired).

I hope you can play with us this week and I’d love to see your projects, too. You can link up using the Mister Linky HERE.

Thanks for visitng today!

Posted on Friday, April 17, 2015

Spring Handmade Birthday Cards

Spring always always goes together with flowers, blooms and bloosoms.

One of the new products from Close To My Heart Spring/Summer Seasonal Expressions 2 is WOTG Blossom Cardmaking Kit. This beautiful kit makes 15 beautiful cards:

In this kit includes:

1 My Acrylix Blossom WOTG Stamp set (D-size)
2 Blossom BT Duo papers
4 Coordinating Cardstocks (1 Pear, 1 White Daisy, 2 Kraft)
Embellishments: Glacier Thick Twine, Coral Sequins
15 cards & envelopes
1 instructional brochure

And the other tools required to finish this project:

Black Archival Ink Pad
Pear Exclusive Ink Pad
Smoothie Exclusive Ink Pad
Honey Exclusive Ink Pad
Liquid Glass
Adhesive runner
My Acrylix block: 1×1, 1×3 1/2, 2×2, 2×2 1/2

Here are the 15 cards I made today, they are gorgeous Birthday cards!

You can get the cardmaking kit and supplies to makw these beautiful cards at my CTMH Online Store.

Thank You for visiting and shopping with me!

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2015

More Gifts For Teacher

Handmade gifts can be the best gifts you can give to others. They will know how much you care for them from your gifts. It always has been a great blessing in my life when I receive handmade gifts and cards. That is why I know the joy that we could share with them.

End of school year is almost here. You can make handmade gifts together with your children for their teachers. This is one of the ways we can teach our children to show gratitude to their own teacher.

Today I would like to share with you a project you can make from your heart.

First project is DIY Pen Holder made out of food can, wrapped with scrapbook paper and embellished with paper doily and fabric rosette. I fill it with fun gel pens for the teacher can use for her class. I cut the tag with my Silhouette Cameo and stamped it using Teacher Appreciation stamp set (D1612).

Second project is the paper bag I made for the card set I made yesterday (you read about it here). CTMH Designer Creations collection is amazing! They are ready to be embellished with stamped images, embellishments, complement stickers and assortments.

I used Designer Creations Slate Paper Bags and embellished it with stamped images from Teacher Appreciation stamp set. I added them on the paper bag using Liquid Glass and 3D foam tape.

And Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pads I used for both projects are Black, Ruby, Honey and Olive.

So are you making gift for teacher or buying it? Feel free to share your idea both making or buying, that might can help my readers 🙂 THANK YOU so much for visiting today!

Posted on Thursday, April 9, 2015

Many Smiles Begin With You

Welcome to Joyful Stars April Blog Hop. This is a monthly blog hop from a group of Close to My Heart Independent Consultants.

If you arrive from Lori’s blog , then you are on the right track. If you happen to be here first, please keep on hopping to visit my fellow consultants’ projects. The hop starts at Joyce’s blog where you can find the full list of participants for this month.

This time I made a note card featuring Smiles Begin With You Stamp Set, Blossom Paper Packet, Sequins Gold Assortment and Stitching Guide.

Creating the chalkboard looking card is very easy. On a piece of Black cardstock, stamp the sentiment with VersaMark ink pad and heat embossed it with White Embossing Powder. Then, using a piece of paper towel or tissue, with circular motion add the White Daisy Pigment Ink all over the cardstock. And I usually dry the pigment ink using Craft Heater for quick drying, but you can let it sit on the side for air-drying if you are not in hurry.

Then I add the banners I cut form Blossom Paper Packet and add at the corner of the card using adhesive runner. Using the Stitching Guide and Stitching mat + needle set (retired, but I recommend to get this Stitching Mat). I stitched them by hand. These Stitching Guide and Mat is very easy to use for card-making and scrapbook layouts.

I finished my card with some Sequins Gold Assortment. I love all CTMH Sequins Assortment because they have adhesive already, just ready to use on projects.

I hope you’ll like my project this month 🙂 Your next hop is Nickie’s blog to see what she has created for you this month. Thank you so much for hopping by at my blog!

Here’s the list of supplies I used for the card where you can get from my CTMH Online Store:

Smiles Begin With You stamp set
Blossom Paper Packer
White Daisy cardstock
Sequins Gold Assortment
Stitching Guide.
Foam Pad

Don’t forget we have very DEAL OF THE DAY grab bag every day that you can SAVE lots of money on crafting supplies, it starts at 3 PM (Mountain time) for 24 hours, every day for the whole month of April.

And this Stamp of the Month – Typed Note (S1504, set of 19) is a must to grab, too, for only $5 with $50 or more order!

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH ME!

Other supplies:

Black cardstock (scrap stash)
Fine pointed scissors
Glue runner

Posted on Saturday, April 4, 2015

Because God So Loved The World

Tomorrow is Easter Day. Yesterday was the Good Friday, when Jesus was accused with something He did not do, died as a criminal on the cross. He did that only for one reason: LOVE. Love for you and me.

He laid his life and shed his blood for us, to redeem us from the death of our own sins.

God showed His great love for us by sending Jesus to die for us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:8). That says it all.

It is because God so loved the world, he so loved us!

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Today we live in betweet yesterday and tomorrow. Today we live in waiting. We are waiting for God in faith to see the glorious victory over death.

We are given two choices today: do we believe in Jesus as Son of God or do we reject him?

My prayer today for you that God will reveal His great love for you, open your eyes to see the work of His love on the cross and lead you to the salvation he has provided for you through believe in Christ Jesus as his only begotten Son, the Son of God, the Lord of lords.

May you have a blessed holy Saturday!

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