Bloom with Grace

 For today's Workshop, I want to focus on a workshop that is currently available until the end of October. Today I am featuring the Bloom with Grace kit. 

This kit is perfect for your fall photos! It's a little bit country, a little bit southwest, giving you lots of options! This paper suite is also available in a card kit. The great thing about this kit is the large sticker sheets, so no fussy cutting! There is also a Bloom with Grace stamp + thin cut available so you can add your own embellishments, or make additional layouts or cards with the leftover paper scraps! This collection also coordinates With the Bloom with Grace Cricut collection, which can be purchased through my affiliate link

Now, when I cut my kit, I went a little rogue. Instead of using the full sunflower sheet for the last layout, I used a piece of cardstock as the base, then I cut the flower sheet to fit the empty space, giving me most of the flower sheet to use as extra! 

There are a ton of things you can do with the extras. You can make cards, or there is even enough for another layout! What did you make with your scraps? Let me know in the comments! I will show what I made with the scraps in another post. 

If you would like to order your own kit, It comes with all of the paper you need, plus instructions with color pictures. If you would like to build the kit exactly as shown, you will also need Espresso ink and the Bloom with Grace stamp set and thin cut. You can order your kit HERE. 

Bloom with grace workshop your way kit: G1211NP

Bloom with Grace stamp and thin cut: D1963

Espresso ink: Z2829

Take Care. 

Theo

Good afternoon!

I hope everyone is doing well on this fine Thursday afternoon. 

I have been slacking in my blog posting duties. I ended up having surgery in August, then school started, then the kids had swim practice, swim meets... you get the idea. 

I am finally feeling better, and I am starting to get crafty again. I have done some crafting, These 1st 2 layouts come from the Oh What Fun workshop your way kit, which is a fun Holiday/Christmas kit, that has more contemporary colors for your holiday photos. (It kinda reminds me of the colors form the movie The Grinch). If you are more into Traditional Christmas colors, you'll want to click HERE  for our 'Tis the season kit. 

The layout below Oh What Fun is from Hello Pumpkin, which is still available, and makes cute layouts, not just for Halloween! They make great sports pages, fall pages, and the plaid is just great all by itself.  The work shop your way (Or WYW) come with everything you need to create beautiful layouts or cards (we have card kits too!) all you have to do is add photos, and you are done! 

I am hoping to blog more regularly, and I hope to hear from you! Leave me a message letting me know you stopped by!

Take care, 

Theo

The Everything's ABC's blog hop letter "O"

 
Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!


For this hop we will be featuring the letter O.This may be the name
of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has
chosen as their O element will be featured in their post.


If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Traci Williams ~ Paper Crafting 101

If you came from "Shalana's blog Scrappin with Shalana"   then you're on the right track!

For my "O" I chose the Owl. There is an owl on the CTMH cricut cartridge, and I have been wanting
to make something with him for the longest time, and this was the perfect opportunity! I cut the back round out in chocolate card stock, and the feathers and face out with cashmere. the sentiment is from
a CTMH stamp set that is retired, and the sentiment is stamped in olive. The back round paper is also CTMH, from the retired paper pack Florentine.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is  Linda Norman - Scrappy Therapy


Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way :)

1. Traci Williams ~ Paper Crafting 101
2. Shalana Glass ~ Scrappin with Shalana
3. Theodora~ Celebrate Crafts

4. Linda Norman - Scrappy Therapy 
5. Shelly Nemitz - Just One Piece
6. Janna Gray - The Creative Princess
7. Catherine Nowak ~ Cat's Scrapbooking

Sweet Life Blog hop

Welcome to our July Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "Sweet Life" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from July 1 - 31, 2013. You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase.






If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create  If you came from "Darla " of "Caution: Crafting is Contagious" then you are in the right
place!


For my project, I decided to stamp one of the images and color it with color pencils. I used Sweet leaf for the back round green. I outlined the leaves in a dark green, then I colored them in with a lighter green color. I did the same with the yellow for the flowers and the red for the apple. The image is stamped in black ink, and it is popped up with a little bit of foam tape.

Your next stop on our "Sweet Life" hop is " Jennifer " of "4 Hearts Scrapbooking"




Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Crafting is Contagious
Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts
Jennifer~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Mary Ellen ~ Cr8ive ME
Cat ~ Catscrapbooking
Rebecca - Show Me Scrapping
Heather - Paper Crafter Anonymous

The Everything's ABC's blog hop letter "M"

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter "M". This may be the name of a paper,  a stamp set or an embellishment  Whatever the crafter has  chosen as their "M  element will be featured in their post.


I am the 1st of the three blogs you will visit today!

For my "M" I chose to give you all a sneak peek at 2 new products that will be available starting August 1st!
  My "M" item is the new Mini's stamp set! Close To My Heart has 8 of these new sets, and the are perfect for our new circle spin cards! The back round paper is from our new paper pack Frosted, and the snowflake is stamped in Whisper ink. The circle is covered with slate card stock. The snowflake has also been stamped in whisper ink on the brown paper, in "second generation" (meaning the stamp was inked, stamped onto a scrap paper then onto the back round paper). All edges were inked in Whisper. The flower in the center is from the new Base & Bling.

I hope you enjoyed this card, my friend Katt helped with it.

Supplies:

Snowflake Stamp: M1031
Circle Spin cards:  Z1866
Base & Bling : Z1883
Whisper Ink : Z2172

Join My August online gathering (August 1st-August 31st) for a chance to win something free from me!


Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way :)

1. Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts
2. Linda Norman-Scrappy Therapy
3. Shelly Nemitz - Just One Piece

My Sunshine

Welcome to our April Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "My Sunshine" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from April 1 - 30, 2013. You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase.

















If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create  If you came from  Jennifer of  4 Hearts Scrapbooking then you are in the right place!




For my project, I got my inspiration from the site splitcoast stampers. The technique
I used is called "bargello" and you can find a link for it HERE. For
my card, I decided to use the Chantilly paper pack. I thought that the
theme of the stamp set went well with the paper.


 Select your patterned paper, and cut it a 3/4" x 6. Once you have done that, line them up on your 5x6 cut it a 3/4" x 6. Once you have done that, line them up on your 5x6 piece of card
stock in a pattern that you like, and adhere them down. Then cut pieces at 1/2"
and 5/8".


 Adhere these to a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 piece of card stock, in a staggered manner,
 creating a pattern. Adhere the strips. Trim the edges that may be over hanging,
 then trim the whole thing down to 4 x 5 1/2.


For the bird, I stamp it in Twilight, and fussy (hand) cut him out. I could have used
my Artiste cartridge (pg 51, cut @ 1 1/2) to cut him out, but I wanted his wing left in.
For the sun, I cut it on the Artiste cart @ 3 1/2 inches. I stamped the sun in Sunny Yellow (retired)
and glued ot to the base. The white rectangle is cut at 2 1/2 x 3 3/4, and is popped up. The sun center
is also stamped in Sunny yellow. You're tweet is stamped in Twilight.









Your next stop on our "My Sunshine" hop is Stephanie ~ -The Quilted Scrapper





Here is the complete line up in case you get lost along the way:

Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Crafting is Contagious
Amber ~ Scrapper's Therapy
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts
Stephanie ~ -The Quilted Scrapper

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.




















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Bingo

If you are looking for The Everything's ABC's blog hop, click HERE.

Welcome to our March Art Philosophy/Artiste Blog Hop! As you know, both the Artiste and the Art Philosophy cartridges are available exclusively through a Close to My Heart consultant. If you don't already have a Consultant that you are currently working with, please contact one the Consultants in our hop with any questions you have!



If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create  If you came from Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create then you are in the right place!



Our challenge this month features not only one of these amazing cartridges but also a "BINGO" card!



Here is the BINGO card that our Consultants were given:

The Consultants were told they could make anything they wanted using the Artiste OR Art Philosophy cartridge AND you work off the BINGO card posted above. Basically, you make a "BINGO" by going across, down, or diagonally and you have to use everything in that bingo line.


For my project, I chose Ribbon, 3D and Stitching. I will have to say the stitching was pretty hard for

me. I am not a seamstress, nor do I hand stitch very well, but I decided that I needed to step out side of my comfort zone. I have been practicing sewing a little using paper, so I thought I would use my sewing machine to stitch on my project. I chose the purse 3D object from the Artiste cartridge (pg41). I used Sky card stock, and I cut the purse at 5 inches. I used  brown thread that was already in my machine, I am not sure of the maker. I used some retired  chocolate brown ribbon from my stash to create the bow, and I used a rhinestone brad for the bling on the strap. My sewing on this little purse is not great, but I decided to post it anyway in hopes that some one might give it a try. I actually sewed this all the way around the edges, then folded it and adhered the flaps together.

Your next stop on our "BINGO" hop is "Penny " of " It Makes Total Cents "


Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts
Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents

Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy
Melissa L- MyWatermelonMoon
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Michelle ~ My Creations with Michelle
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101
Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper


Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

Floral Happiness

Welcome to our March Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month's stamp from Close to My Heart is "Floral Happiness" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from March 1 - 31, 2013. You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create If you came from "Priscilla   " of " Priscilla's Paperie then you are in the right place!

For my base I used a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 white card base. To that I cut a 4 x 5 1/4 piece of buttercup card stock, a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of twilight, and a 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 patterned paper from the Chantilly paper pack. I   then stamped 4 of the small roses in cotton candy ink, and out lined the center of the flowers with a cotton candy marker from Close To My heart. The markers come as a duo, and I used the darker pen of the 2. I stamped the smaller leaves in Pear, and then the stems in Topiary. I added a wee bit of silver glitter glitz to the center of the roses. The bow is seam binding ribbon. The sentiment is heat embossed using midnight black opaque embossing powder (from my stash), and the sentiment is from Scrapbook statements-Poets.

Supplies:

March SOTM
Card base (Stash)
Chantilly paper pack
Pear ink
Topiary ink
Scrapbook Statements-Poets (C1539)
Seam binding ribbon
Cotton Candy Markers
Midnight Black opaque embossing powder (stash)
Silver glitter glitz

All supplies Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.




Your next stop on our "Floral Happiness" hop is " Traci"  of  Paper Crafting 101 


Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Crafting is Contagious
Amber ~ Scrapper's Therapy
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Priscilla ~ Priscilla's Paperie Link <-----------You came from here
Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts  <-----------You are here now
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101  -------------Go here next
Jane ~ Jane's Scrap Shack
Michelle ~ My Creations with Michelle
Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

The Everything's ABC's blog hop letter "E"

 
Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter E. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their E element will be featured in their post.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Amber's blog ~ Scrapper's Therapy

If you came from " Lucy ~ Love 2 Create"  then you're on the right track!

 For my "E" I chose Embossing. I cut my card base out of slate card stock, 41/4 x 5 1/2. I think inked the edges with the pigment ink Indian corn blue using a sponge dauber. I cut the hexagon from white daisy card stock at 1.2 inches,  using the cricut cartridge Accent Essentials. I stamped the hexagons using the Honeycomb stamp set, using the mini pigment inks. While the ink was still wet, I sprinkled the hexagons with startdust transparent embossing powder, which when heated  left my hexagons sparkley. The sentiment was stamped using the Indian corn blue, and the sentiment is from the Fabulous you stamp set. I then placed bitty sparkles all over to give the card more sparkle.

Supply list:
Honeycomb stamp set C1537
Sponge daubers           Z726
Slate card stock           X5930
Fabulous you              C1533
Bitty sparkles             Z1263
Enchantment pigment inks Z2502
Stardust transparent embossing powder  (from my stash)



Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is "Shelly " of "Just One Piece"

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

1. Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy
2. Lucy ~ Love 2 Create 
3. Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts <-------- You are here
 4.  Shelly ~ Just One Piece       <----------- Go here next      
5. Jen ~ Roxybonds Scrappin
6. Alicia - Serene Scrapping
7. Linda- Scrappy Therapy
8. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner

For Always

Welcome to our February Art Philosophy/Artiste Blog Hop! As you know, these cartridges are available exclusively through a Close to My Heart consultant. If you don't already have a Consultant that you are currently working with, please contact one the Consultants in our hop with any questions you have!



Our theme this month features not only one of these amazing cartridges but also a brand NEW paper pack from Close to My Heart - "For Always". In this hop, you will see projects featuring one (or both!) of our versatile Cricut cartridges with this paper pack from many talented crafty ladies! Enjoy our blog hop!



If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create

 If you came from " Darla " of " Caution: Stamping is Contagious " (the person before you in the lineup) then you are in the right place!

What I have made is this card box. I got the idea from Pinterest. This is a rough draft of my project, but I wanted to show it to you all anyway. The base if the box is made using one sheet of 12x12 gray card stock. The inside pockets are made using the patterned paper from the For Always paper packet. On the front of the box, I cut the flourishes at 2 1/4 inches  in Ruby card stock using the Artiste cartridge. This image is found under the number 2 and the accent 4 button. The word cards was also
cut using Artiste in black card stock, cut at 1". The flowers on the bottom left corner were cut using Art Philosophy, using one of the floral sheets. 2 of the flowers were cut at 1 3/4 using font <tag5>, and the larger flower was cut using the paper with the writing in it, cut at 2 3/4 using font <tag5>. I embellished the lid with the strip that I cut from the edge of the b&t, and I placed a bit of bling every few spaces or so. I also placed a bit of bling inside of the flowers too.

The inside of the box has a pen holder, a place to hold stamps, post it notes, and spaces for cards. I have not yet designed the cards for the inside of this box. Stay tuned for that!  I also embossed the black piece of card stock using the cuttlebug. I do not know the name of the embossing folder. I have had it forever.


Supplies:

For Always paper pack :  X7165b
Artiste Cricut cartridge: Z1790
Art Philosophy "  "      : Z1686
Sparkles                      : Z1752
Black card stock          : 1386

Your next stop on our "For Always" hop is " Michelle " of " My Creations With Michelle"



Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Stamping is Contagious
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts
Michelle ~ My Creations With Michelle
Priscilla~ Priscilla's Paperie
Wendy ~ My Scrapbooking Blog
Stephanie-The Quilted Scrapper
Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy
Ellen ~ CardMonkey's Paper Jungle
Melissa Lind~ MyWatermelonMoon
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

Everything's ABC blog hop letter D

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter D. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their D element will be featured in their post.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Amber's blog ~ Scrapper's Therapy

If you came from "Lucy" of Love 2 Create, then you are on the right track!






For letter "D", I had such a had time figuring out what to do. I finally went to my Artiste cricut cartridge, found the letter D, and decided to make a project using that letter. This card is under letter D ( card "D") and was cut at 3 1/2 using desert sand card stock. I distressed the edged with black ink using a ctmh sponge dauber. The floral paper is from the new paper pack "For Always", and this sheet just happens to have desert sand mixed in with the black and white. This piece of paper was cut at 2 3/4 x 3 3/4. I stamped Happy Birthday using CTMH detail clear embossing powder. I then took my sponge dauber, inked it with black, and swirled it over the embossed image so the image would be visible.


Supplies:

Artiste cricut cartridge (z1790)

Desert sand card stock (1273)

For Always paper pack (x7165b)

Detail clear embossing powder (z821)

Black ink (z2105)

sponge dauber (z726)






Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is " Linda  " of " Scrappy Therapy"

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

 Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy
 Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
 Theodora~ Celebrate Crafts
 Linda- Scrappy Therapy
 Shalana Glass - Scrappin with Shalana
 Shelly Nemitz - Just One Piece
 Alicia Petitt - Serene Scrapping with Alicia
 Kathy Johnson ~Kathy's Creative Corner

February SOTM "Home sweet home"

Welcome to our February Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! This month's stamp set from Close to My Heart is "Home Sweet Home" and is available exclusively through your Close to My Heart consultant from February 1 - 28, 2013. You can purchase this stamp set for only $5 with a qualifying purchase.




If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create

If you came from Priscilla of  Priscilla's Paperie  then you are in the right place!

For my project, I decided to make this "Home Sweet Home" wall decoration. I found a 4x6 wood frame from the goodwill that was unpainted for .99 cents. What a deal! I found some craft paint that I had purchased ages ago, that can be used to paint wood, terracotta, and other outside items. This color is barn red. I stamped the sentiment with Stazon ink onto cashmere card stock. You can't see it, but I added a few small pieces of bling on the swirlies.  I made a flower out of burlap ribbon. This was not my design, I found a video on you tube by a sister consultant. You can watch the video HERE. I then added a button threaded with some of the burlap strings that I had pulled out of the ribbon when I made the flower. To adhere the flower, I hot glued it to the frame. I then hot glued the burlap at the top to create the hanging piece.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies:
February stamp of the month 
Frame
Burlap ribbon ( Z1760)
Button: stash
Stazon ink black (Z888)

Your next stop on our "Home Sweet Home" hop is "Traci  " of "Paper Crafting 101"

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Lucy ~ Love 2 Create

Darla ~ Caution: Crafting is Contagious 
Amber ~ Scrapper's Therapy
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Priscilla ~ Priscilla's Paperie
Theo ~ Celebrate Crafts <--------You are here
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101 <---------- Go here next
Ryan ~ Piece and Paper
Michelle ~ My Creations with Michelle
Donna ~ Diary of a Scrapbook Addict
Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper
Jane ~ Jane's Scrap Shack 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

It's your birthday

If you are looking for The Everything's ABC's blog hop, go HERE.

Welcome to our January Art Philosophy Blog Hop! We are starting a new year of blog hops for you all featuring Close to My Heart's exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. The Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge is available exclusively through a Close to My Heart consultant.

This month we are featuring a "birthday" theme for you. In this hop, you will see projects featuring this versatile cartridge from many talented crafty ladies! Enjoy our blog hop! 



If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Lucy's blog – Love 2 Create 

 If you came from Kindred Hearts ~ It Makes Total Cents  then you are in the right place!

For my card, I used Saddle card stock. I cut the card using Art Philosophy cricut cartridge, page 26. To cut the card, make sure to choose the card button, then the button for this card is in the top row of the over lay with the heart on it.  I cut the card at 5 1/2, and stamped the sentiment in White Daisy pigment ink. I then added bitty sparkles around the edge of the cut out, as well as on the i in birthday, and the exclamation point. The Happy Birthday was stamped using the Part stamp set that comes with the Art Philosophy collection. I also used a sponge dauber to ink the edges of the card in White Daisy ink.

Supply list:

Saddle card stock:   X5928

White Daisy ink:     Z2163

Bitty Sparkles         Z1263

Art Philosophy       Z1686Z

Sponge daubers     Z726

Your next stop on our birthday hop is Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper



Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Caution: Stamping is Contagious
Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Priscilla ~ Priscilla's Paperie
Kindred Hearts ~ It Makes Total Cents
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts
Stephanie ~ The Quilted Scrapper
Traci ~ Paper Crafting 101


Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

The Everything ABC's blog hop letter "B"

 

If you are looking for the Art Philosophy "It's your birthday" blog hop, go HERE.

For this hop we will be featuring the letter B. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their B element will be featured in their post.


If you came from Lucy Kelleher ~ Love 2 Create then you're on the right track!

                                                 

I made a card using buttons! I stamped the stems using stamp set C1441 Affection, in Topiary ink. 

I used buttons on various colors for the flowers, using bakers twine for the centers. For the sentiment, I used stamp set D1283 Say It In Style, and stamped it using hollyhock ink. I used liquid glass to glue down my buttons, just to make sure they stayed down.

Supply List:

Z1370 Pink assortment buttons

Z1372 Green assortment buttons

clear button and yellow button from my stash

Z1702 Bakers twine, Paradise assortment

D1283 Say It In Style

C1441 Affection

Z2128 Hollyhock

Z2155 Topiary

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Linda at Scrappy Therapy.

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy
Lucy Kelleher ~ Love 2 Create
Theodora~ www.celebratecrafts.com <------------You are here
Linda ~ Scrappy Therapy <--------Go here next
Shalana Glass ~Scrappin' with Shalana
Joanne Barnes ~Josie's JOY
Kathy Johnson ~Kathy's Creative Corner
Alicia Olson ~ Love Stamping
Kelly Lane ~Paper Petal Memories
Jen Patrick ~ Roxybonds Scrappin
Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece

The Everything ABC's Blog Hop Letter A

 

Welcome to our very first Everything ABC's Blog Hop! This will be the first of many throughout the year so make sure to check out what we have new for you about every two weeks. Happy New Year and Happy Hopping!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter A. This may be the name of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the crafter has chosen as their A element will be featured in their post.

If you came from Amber La Mons ~  Scrapper's Therapy then you're on the right track!

I made this cute little book using one sheet of Avonlea paper! I was cruising youtube for some inspiration, and I came across a video
on how to make a little booklet. The video and the booklet were made by CreationsbyChristie. You can watch the video here.

This is so easy to make, you could make a ton of them.

I would give you step by step instructions on how to make this cute album, but the video does such a great job.

These would be great as party favors, gift cards, a project to make with kids, teacher gifts... they would be great for little notes too.

I used Avonlea Paper X7155B
Chocolate Ribbbon Z1617
Sparkles Z1263
Just Blooms Z1709 (this item is retiring. If you would like to purchase it, you wil need to do this by 01/31/2013)
Liquid glass Z679 (to glue down the ribbon)

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Lucy of Love 2 Create

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:

Amber La Mons ~  Scrapper's Therapy
Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts
Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Linda Norman - Scrappy Therapy
Shalana Glass - Scrappin with Shalana
Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner
Joanne Barnes - Josie's Joy
Kelly Lane ~ Paper Petal Memories
Jen Patrick- Roxybonds
Alicia Olson~ lovestamping.com
Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you.

Anything goes with the Artiste

Welcome to our "Anything Goes with the Artiste" Blog Hop where we are showcasing  the exclusive Artiste Cricut cartridge which can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant. This will be our last Artiste blog hop for 2012.

Our "theme" for this hop was to create anything we wanted with the Artiste Cricut cartridge. And honestly, you can pretty much create anything and everything with the Artiste so this was not a difficult thing to do.

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog - Love 2 Create

   If you came here from "Penny's" blog, It Makes Total cents, then you're in the right place!

 My project is ...

A set of coasters! I was trying to think of a project to make that could be used as a last minute Christmas gift, when it dawned on me.. My friend Katt makes trivets using her cricut and 12x12 floor tiles.... I don't have vinyl, but I have paper and 4x4 tiles that I had purchased for some long ago project. Here is a picture of the supplies that I used for my project. The only thing missing in the pic is the foam brush and the paper I used. I chose a Mod Podge that is for tile, wood and other objects that could be used for furniture. Oh, I almost forgot the felt dots! I used these on the bottom for the feet so the tiles don't sit directly on the table and scratch it. For the image on my tile, I decided on the suits from a deck of cards. These were cut out at 3 1/2, and they can be found on page 49 in the cutting booklet.

After cutting out the images, I inked them using a sponge dauber and White Daisy ink. To glue them to to tiles, I used my foam sponge to put some Mod Podge on the back of the paper, and then placed the paper on the tile. MAKE SURE that when you do this, you get the paper where you want it. It won't move once it's placed. These have to dry for a couple of hours before I can add a top coat to the tiles to make them waterproof.

My supplies:

Mod Podge (can be found at your local craft store. I got mine at Walmart)
4x4 tiles (can be found at your local Lowe's, Home Depot in the flooring dept. Mine are unglazed tiles)
Felt circles (Also found at Lowe's and Home Depot. At Lowe's they are in the Hardware Dept.)
Red card stock
Black Card stock
Sponge daubers
White Daisy ink
Artiste Cricut Cartridge

  I am the last stop on this hop.

 Here's the entire blog hop lineup in case you get lost along the way:

1. Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
2. Darla ~ Caution:  Crafting is Contagious 
3. Diana ~ Diana's Free Moments
4. Jennifer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapboooking
5. Laura ~ Scrappinsweetie's Escape
6. Penny ~ It Makes Total Cents (you came from here)
7. Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts (you are here)  THE END of the hop

Thanks for joining us - have a wonderful and safe holiday with your friends and family.