Fanfare Card Class- Quicker With a Sticker

Sat. June 4, 2011
10:30- noon
Attend this class and make 7 vibrant and fun cards plus a coordinating card box. Most all done with Fanfare Stickease. So cute and fun! This would be a great class for a child and adult to work on together or send your teen. This would make a great gift!

Only $20 Includes:

1 chipboard recipe/photo box

2 Full sheets of Fanfare My Stickease

2 9″x12″ chipboard sheets of lowercase alphabet, all with 4 different resist patterns.

Patterned paper

Use of inks and stamps

Space to complete project

Snack

Supplies to bring: adhesive and scissors

Kits can be ordered with instructions even if you can’t make the class.
Register and pay now

Quicker with a sticker card class $20.00 Quicker with a sticker class $25.00

See you there!

Sarita

Dance Recital Scrapbook Layout

I really love mixing up paper packs and color combos. I knew I wanted a vintage feel to this layout for dance pictures.  So, I used Bliss but paired it with black and sky blue.  I wanted the photos to be the focus.  Here is the result.

Materials Used:
x7132B    Bliss Paper Pack
X5761     Sky Blue Cardstock
1386        Black Cardstock
D1477     Universal Backgrounds Stamp- stamped the flower and the paper for the pinwheel
D1401     Authentic Stamp Set – Journaling shape
Z1300     White Daisy Variety Pack Paper Flowers
Z1327     Blue and Green Sparkles

Want to make this Layout?

Join us Monday May 23 6:30-8:00 pm to make this adorable vintage layout with our Bliss paper. You will learn how to pleat cardstock, make a paper pinwheel and layer embellishments.

Learn and Earn Members- FREE w/ $30 order

Class Fee: $10 or $5 with a $30 order.

Every Photo Tells a Story

When the girls were almost 2 and 6 yrs my friend, Nichole invited us to her church for a $10 photo session. It was so fun and cute as they got dressed up vintage style. The “free 8×10” turned into a whirlwind shopping spree. At the time I  begrudingly spent a lot money and felt a bit guilty.
Later that year in 2004 my husband was deployed to Iraq.  This photo became invaluable to him and was in his pocket at all times.   He kept his girls close and they were always in the back of his mind.
We were so grateful when he came home on leave. It was New Years Eve and he had traveled days to get to us.  When I picked him up at the airport and the tears dried I noticed a black garbage bag in his hand.  He told me it was my late Christmas present. It must have been pretty special to make the trip from Baghdad to Kuwait to Germany to Atlanta to Milwaukee.
Dec. 31, 2004
Well, it certainly was.  I couldn’t believe it when he unveiled a gorgeous 11×14 hand painted portrait of the girls.  In his job he came in contact with at least a thousand Iraqi Nationals every day. Apparently he came across a guy who painted pictures.  So, he handed that treasured wallet size photo over to him and got this in return for only $100!
Can you believe that?  The details are amazing and he captured the girls expressions perfectly.  To this day I am so glad we threw caution to the wind and invested in this photo session.  Who would have known it would all end up like this?
Aside from this hanging on my wall, the pictures had been stored away and forgotten.  When I saw the You & Me Kit Special from Close to my Heart all these memories came flooding back.
I am just in love with this paper! I love that I was able to make 2 complete layouts that were fully embellished and stunning.
I love the details. I didn’t have to go farther than this kit and a little ink to get these results
I also made this layout and can’t wait to put last year’s father’s day pictures in it. Ummm..right now I can’t find them-ugh!

 

Love this too. With the irresistables chipboard all you do is ink and the resist shows through. Isn’t it the best?

 

The pennant is chipboard and the little “spacers” are mocha opaques. How cute is that?

This kit was so fun to put together and all I did was follow the directions. Everything except the inks I used is in the kit!  Even the delicious striped ribbon- YUMMY!

Until Next Time-

Sarita

Autism Fundraiser Was a Success!

Thank you so much to everyone who made our Fundraiser Crop a success. Kathy Kohl of KK Photography helped us keep the memories with this awesome video Autism Fundraiser . Together we CAN move mountains. I look forward to future events with all of you and hope to make the Autism Crop an annual thing!

Blessings-
Sarita

13 Years Old and Full of Personality-Teen Scrapbook Layout

This is so fitting since today is my daughter, Savana’s 13th birthday. I know, your thinking, wow! she looks way too young to have a teenager (laughing hysterically at my joke).  I have a birthday tradition with my girls.  I do a little impromptu photo shoot in the yard.  I do this for a couple reasons; one, she is never crabby in the morning on her birthday and she always looks extra cute. 

Here is the layout that I did at Studio J Bootcamp. We got the finished projects today and I was so pleased with the colors and the clarity.

The technique we learned was making your own pattern paper with my stickease. We used the same prinicples as if we had random stamped it, with flourishes and flowers hanging over the edge.
Can you believe that I created this layout with these paper choices?

Are you a bit confused? In this awesome Studio J program you can change paper colors.  The only color I kept was the chocolate.  If you look closely you can see the flourishes and flowers I used. I call this “automagical”  I really can’t wait to start teachning you all this EASY and FUN program.

10 Scrapbook Layouts Done in a Day!

I know it’s hard to believe right?  Well, that’s what Studio J Boot Camp will do to ya!  We had a blast!  We all were instructed on making the same layout and everyone’s turned out SO differently. I can’t wait to get back and teach all of you the tricks that I learned.

So, grab your photos and get them loaded to Studio J. You are going to be busy!!

Here is one of my favorites:

Today we are on to the fun stuff, how we are going to bring this all back to you. See you soon!

Sarita

CTMH May Stamp of the Month- Chairs to You!

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring May’s SOTM, which is Chairs to You, a set of 14 stamps. If you have come here from
Michelle’s Blog you are on the right path! This month we have over 50 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month’s SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!This stamp set is fun and SO creative. So, there is a lot of play on words. I found one more.  This is silly and corny but fun.

 

Get it? Instead of cheer up, it’s chair up! Silly?

 

I plan on making more cards with this set for the Waterford Welcome Baskets. I am so excited to be participating in that.

Okay, so on to Tamytha’s Blog where I am sure you’ll find some fabulous ideas for this stamp. Keep hopping!

Birthday Hat Mini Album

Have you ever made something so fun that you were just giddy over it?  I have jumped on the mini album band wagon and can’t wait to share it with you!  When I saw the My Creations Banner I instantly started to think of all the triangular shaped books I could make. The one that most excited me was making a birthday hat book.  So, I grabbed my Sophia papers and just started covering the pages and I had such a blast.

As my customers saw it and fell in love with it I knew I had to make a kit. So, first of all, here it is.  If you want to make your own, keep reading for class dates and options for my long distance friends.

Cost: $25.00
Includes: My Creations Banner, precut papers, embellishments- buttons, ribbon, sparkles and hemp.
Use of my stamps
Full color picture guide to follow along.

You will need to bring:
Adhesive- tape runner, glue pen and glue dots.
Scissors for trimming
Class fees must be paid for by April 30th so I can ensure kits are ready to go.

A boy version will also be available and will use Fanfare Level One Kit. Includes alphabet stickers and others. What does that mean for you? Less stamping!





I hope you will join us to make a fun, unique gift made from the heart.
Register/Order here. You will be taken to an online form to fill out. It’s that easy!  Let me know if you run into trouble or need help in any way.  Email me

Paper Easter Basket Design

So proud of my team member, Chris who is a winner in the Make it From the Heart Contest that all consultants get to participate in.  First of all it is adorable.  To have the courage to submit it was awesome!  She had only been a consultant for a few months and figured she had nothing to lose. Well, she was right, she gained a $50 product credit and it is showcased on the Close to my Heart Website.  To get the details on the products used and to see a bunch more art work click here.

Blessed Coaster Tiles and Cards

We will be featuring April’s SOTM, which is Blessed, a set of  12 stamps. If you have come here from Annette’s Blog, you are on the right path!  This is simple to do – just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

I created 3 different projects using this stamp set.  Starting with this card.

Blessed Card with Kraft Cardstock_My Creative Cottage
I decided to go very simple, plus I was curious to see what stamping White Daisy pigment ink on kraft card stock would look like. I was pleasantly surprised and went with it.  I colored in the images with our ink markers and they really stood out. I added some mocha opaque embellishments to give it some dimension.

Another simple card with added Kraft Borders inked with cocoa ink.  I stamped directly on to the patterned paper.

Flower Card with Kraft Cardstock_My Creative Cottage
2 step stamps are great for projects like these coasters.

The images are stamped in black Staz On ink so it will not smudge.  Then I was able to stamp with colored Staz-On inside the outline.  It was really fun being able to stamp the solid image and then the outlined one. These were fast and easy to make. To seal the design I applied a spray sealant.

Blessed Floral Coasters_My Creative Cottage

Thanks for stopping!  Now “Hop” on over to Nicole’s Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas!