Spring/Summer New CTMH Idea Book/Catolog 2014 New Product Blog Hop

Welcome to the New Product blog hop! The New Close to my Heart Spring/Summer Idea Book/Catalog is available to order from now! You can take a look at all of the fabulous artwork in the new idea book here and click on the thumbnail pictures below to visit all the blogs participating in the new product hop.

This card is a from a class I recently taught at a local crop. I used 2 new stamp sets: C1581 Inspiration Flourishes and C1574 Believe in Yourself. The paper is CTMH's wonderful Kraft Paper and the beautiful Skylark Paper Pack. I always try to teach some kind of technique. I used 3 different colors of brown ink to stamp the background. I tested several colors of ink on CTMH's Kraft Card Stock before choosing Bamboo, Desert Sand, and Cocoa. By stamping in 3 different hues of brown, you get the appearance of depth. The lightest color looks farthest away and the darkest color looks nearest. I decided to use this same technique on the next card.

This cute shirt card can be cut using the CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

I cut the shirt card from page 75 using gorgeous new paper from Timberline Paper Pack at 3.5 inches. As you can, it cuts the shirt shape to form a card but I wanted to use the shirt shape on the front of my card, so I cut it in half and was able to make 2 cards. 

I really did not like the patterned paper on the back when I folded the collar down, so, I cut the collar off and glued it down so that the collar matches the rest of the shirt.

I cut the tie (3.5")and pocket (4")out of Goldrush cardstock still using page 75 of the Artiste Cartridge.

I stamped the background using 2 ink colors Desert Sand and Chocolate. The stamp set is one of my favorites C1571 Your the Best.

The saw diagram image really looks like it is in front of the hand screw image.

I use CTMH foam tape to pop up the shirt, tie, pocket, and banner sentiment. To make the banner look more wavy, I used 2 layers of foam on the ends and one layer in the middle. This also lifts the sentiment up over the shirt to make it the same height as the tie and pocket for balance.

I finished the card off with a Triangle Stud and Woodgrain Washi Tape.

 

Enjoy the rest of the Blog Hop posters by clicking on the picture thumbnails below or go straight to my website to see the new catalog to purchase the new products.

 

 

 

 

Artbooking display board

Artbooking is the 3rd Cricut Cartridge that Close to my Heart has developed. It is a wonderful cartridge for those who love to scrap book and love mini albums! I have created a display board to demonstrate a few features of this cartridges capabilities. 

This center section shows all the images that can be cut from just one page in the accompanying book. These are just 2 of the wonderfully themed scrapbook pages.

One of the function keys is labeled Icons. These are just a few of the images that can be cut using this function key.

There is a Title function key that can cut all of these wonderful welded titles and more.

Here are a few borders from the Border function key.

As with the first 2 cartridges, the Artbooking bundle comes with 3 wonderful stamp sets that coordinate with shapes cut on this cartridge. Use them to stamp directly on your project, tone on tone or back with a mat.

Even my title banner shows off one of the mini album pages and the alphabet that comes with this cartridge.
I also have been cutting all of the overlays at full size and will have a scrapbook full of them to show them off.

Holidays From the Heart Blog Hop

 

The Holidays From the Heart Gift Guide is fun of wonderful new products and beautiful artwork. I used the Sparkle and Shine paper pack and the ever so cute Santa Claus (C1567) stamp set to create this card.

I embossed the Merry Christmas word stamp with VersaMark ink and Clear Embossing powder onto a perfectly cut shape from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge out of the candy cane striped Sparkle and Shine paper.

 

After heat setting, I used a rubber brayer to cover the piece with Ruby ink.

 

Wipe away the the ink that beads up the on top of the embossed area leaving the words and a small border to absorb the ink.  I added Red Glitz Glitter Gel to Santa's hat and let that dry. I then added Liquid Applique to the hat border and ball.  Heat the Liquid Applique and watch it puff up.

 

Here is another example of the Emboss Resist technique, again stamped on B&T paper, using the beautful stamp from In the Moment stamp set.

 

 

Hop on over to my web site to see all of the beautiful new items.

You can find more beautiful artwork from my fellow CTMH consultants by clicking on the picutured links below.

 

This blog hop is open for members of the CTMH Blog Boosters. Please do not enter if you are not a member of the group."

 

 

I have been having fun with Flip Flaps, so I wanted to make sure that I introduced them to you if you have never heard of them before. This is another kit available at ScrapFest or I Can mail out the kit for an additional shipping fee. Contact me at LVarner@charter.net.  Again, I have full color pictures to follow for easy assemble or come by my booth and I can help you assemble the pages. I used Laughing Lola paper.

Enjoying ScrapFest in Covington, LA. If you are in the area, you may want to stop by to shop or take a class. These kits have full color instructions but I am available today and tomorrow at 2pm and 4pm to sit and put these together with you.
I have several kits available to make. If you are not local, I can ship the kit to you for an additional $7.95.
Here is my Halloween block kit:

Artbooking Cricut Halloween Mini-Album

Love this mini-album that you can cut out with the new Artbooking Cricut cartridge from Close to my Heart. I used Kraft cardstock, Autumn Terracotta cardstock and an entire pack of Black and Grey Glitter Paper to create this fabulous 6 inch round album for Halloween. I also added aditional bling with pins, buttons, sequin and more from the Black Mini-Medley Accents.

 

 I used textiles from For Always and Sarita to add some fun accents on the rings.

Baby Mini-Album using Artbooking

Love, love the new Artbooking Cricut cartridge from Close to my Heart!
Here is a baby mini-album I created using a Babycakes paper pack and the canvas compliments that coordinate with the paper pack.

 This is a close up of the ABC canvas compliments to show that I used baby powder on the back of the stickers to cover the adhesive and then used foam tape to give them dimesion and the page alittle pop.