In Any Case ... with Melinda and Melissa

Join us twice a month as we CASE, “Copy And Selectively Edit”, artwork created by the Art Department of Close To My Heart as showcased in the current Idea Books and our Make It From Your Heart How-To Books.
On the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, at 7 pm CT, we will direct you towards a piece of art and recreate it using the exact products or others that compliment its initial design. Tips, techniques and assembly directions will be shared in detail to help you recreate them on your own.
As you reproduce the items we have shared, post them on social media using the hashtag #ctmhinanycase. We will randomly search that hashtag and reward those who CASE our items. Winners will be announced on our blogs so be sure to follow us!

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In Any Case with .......... Melinda

and Melissa

Unfortunately I need to replenish the Sympathy cards in my stash, so I chose to CASE the simple and elegant card on page 64 of the Annual Expressions catalog. What do I mean by CASE? Copy and Share EVERYTHING!

Want to see this pretty card in the catalog but you don't have a copy of our new catalog? You will receive one free with your first order placed on my website or you can see it here online, or let me know you want one and I will be happy to drop one in the mail to you.

Here is my CASE'd card..

The first thing I needed to do was to cut a 5" x 7" card base out of White Daisy cardstock (1385). To do that, I cut a piece of 7" x 10" of White Daisy cardstock and then score the long end at 5".

Then I cut a 5" x 7" piece of the patterned paper with the Thistle crosses from the Whimsy Fundamentals Paper Pack (Z3350) and adhered it to the front of my card base.

Here is a diagram of the card that you can use to make your card.

Products used are Gold Shimmer Trim (Z1985), Enchantment Fundamentals Paper Pack (Z3352), Pebble Cardstock (X5955), Eggplant Cardstock (X5956), Eggplant Ink Stamp Pad (Z2847), Fern Ink Stamp Pad (Z2850), VersaMark Ink Pad (Z891), Gold Pearls (Z3371), Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Z2066), and the Heartfelt Thoughts Stamp Set (C1661) pictured below.

I heat embossed one of the sentiments on the card below the stamped panel. I love, love, love the Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. It embosses so smoothly and even if you aren't good at embossing, you can emboss with this powder and get a beautiful result.

So, here are a few tips for stamping the panel for this card.

Tip 1:

Cut the "Thinking of You" sentiment into two pieces. Sure, you can mask the stamp, but why not make it easy on yourself and just cut it. You can still use it as if it wasn't cut, so you aren't hurting anything by cutting it.

Tip 2: Arrange the stamps on your Versamat (Z1279) (the most wonderful stamping pad invented) as shown above. Then, remove the wreath and pick up the rest of the stamps on one block. The ribbon and the sentiment are all stamped in Eggplant Ink so why not stamp it all at once?

Tip 3: Place the wreath on a different block and you will stamp it with Fern Ink after the ribbon and sentiment are stamped as pictured below.

Be sure and use Thin 3 D Foam Tape (Z2060) to pop up the stamped panel and add some dimension to the card.

Now please head on over to my Partner in CASEing, Melissa Robinson, and check out how to make her cute little cards. I know I am going to head over there!

Tune in again, on May 10th, for the next episode and be sure to CASE one/all of the artwork we highlight and tag it  #ctmhinanycase on social media. We'll come looking for you and you may be a prize winner! 

Spread the Love (True Love) Operation Smile Blog Hop

Welcome to the Spread the Love (True Love) Operation Smile Blog Hop! 

For this hop I am following {Tracey Pierce's Blog.}   We have 15 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in the Spread the Love Operation Smile Blog Hop. If you lose your place while traveling through our blog hop, the complete list of participants can be found here.      

So, what are we featuring in this blog hop?  We are featuring the Operation Smile stamp set, True Love stamp set (D1711), from our Annual Inspirations Idea Book, .  The sales from this stamp set benefits Operation Smile, a charity that Close to My Heart supports.  Close to My Heart donates $7 each time you purchase the stamp set (D1711).  Operation Smile's volunteer medical professionals travel around the world to treat children suffering from facial deformities. Their efforts mean new smiles for thousands of children. Operation Smile has a proven track record with over 25 years of experience and more than 100,000 successful, free surgeries. 

I really have enjoyed creating artwork with this stamp set.

Here is my card.

I jut love the little kids on this stamp set.  I wanted to make a bright, happy card and I am really pleased with this card.  I colored the little boy with my Shin Han marker.  The patterned paper is from our new Adventure Paper Fundamentals paper pack.  The banner is cut using our Artistry Cricut Cartridge.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to show me a little love by leaving me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Melissa Robinson's Blog} and see what she has made with this adorable stamp set.

You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website. 

Supplies Used

True Love	Adventure Fundamentals	12" X 12" Pacifica Cardstock	12" X 12" Cranberry Cardstock
12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock	Sparkles Clear Assortment	Enchantment Ribbon Pack	White and Gold Twine
Cricut Artistry Collection	Black Memento Ink Pad	Pacifica Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Cranberry Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
ShinHan Touch Twin Carmine Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Cerulean Blue Light Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Turquoise Blue Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Colorless Blender Marker
ShinHan Touch Twin Pastel Green Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Mahogany Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Warm Grey 4 Marker	ShinHan Touch Twin Clay Marker
ShinHan Touch Twin Pastel Peach Marker

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October Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Yuletide Joy

Welcome to the October Stamp of the Month 
Blog Hop! 

This month I am following {Melissa Robinson's Blog.}   We have 33 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in this month’s Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you lose your place while traveling through our blog hop, the complete list of participants can be found here.      

The October Stamp of the Month is entitled Yuletide Joy (S1610) (Set of 7).   Here is a picture of this stamp set:

The weather has finally cooled down and Fall is in the air.  That means it is time to start making Christmas cards.  I have lots of ideas for the Yuletide Joy.  With this card I used the elegant Oh Deer paper pack and embossed the pretty bells with gold embossing powder.

Here is my card.

I also used our new snowflakes embossing folder on the white circle behind the bells and added just a little shimmer with our Shimmer Brush.

The Yuletide Joy Stamp of the Month Stamp Set can be purchased for $17.95 or if you purchase $50 in CTMH products, you can add this stamp set to your order for an additional $5.  This stamp set is only available between October 1 – October 31, 2016. 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to show me a little love by leaving me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Michelle Stewart's Blog} and see what she has made with this adorable stamp set.

You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website. 

Supplies Used

September Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - Blessed Beyond Measure

Welcome to the September Stamp of the Month 
Blog Hop! 

This month I am following {Melissa Robinson's Blog.}   We have 30 Close to My Heart Consultants participating in this month’s Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. If you lose your place while traveling through our blog hop, the complete list of participants can be found here.      

The September Stamp of the Month is entitled Blessed Beyond Measure (S1609) (Set of 19).   Here is a picture of this stamp set:

I am loving the sayings on this stamp set.  There is so much you can do with it.  And the pumpkin is absolutely gorgeous when it is stamped with the rock and roll technique to add dimension.

Here is my card.  I love and use gratitude cards and decided to use one of the sentiments in the September Stamp of the Month on my card.

I used our new Close to My Heart Flower Market Cricut Collection to cut the sailboat and the sun.  And can you believe that the paper I used is one of our new Christmas papers, Oh Deer!?  Once I saw this adorable ship, I saw a Peter Pan type theme.  My husband laughed at me and asked how I ever thought of using the patterned paper with the stars as a background.  I think it just went together.

I could not resist and had to cut the bottom portion of the sun in gold glitter paper.  The sentiment is also embossed in gold embossing powder.  I am going to really enjoy using all of the Christmas paper this year!  And how do you like our color of the year, Sea Glass?  So elegant.

The Blessed Beyond Measure Stamp of the Month Stamp Set can be purchased for $17.95 or if you purchase $50 in CTMH products, you can add this stamp set to your order for an additional $5.  This stamp set is only available between September 1 – September 30, 2016. 

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I would love for you to show me a little love by leaving me a comment and then please go to our next artist, {Darlys Recker's Blog} and see what she has made with this adorable stamp set.

You can purchase this stamp set as well as any of the supplies listed below on my website. 

Supplies Used

Blessed Beyond Measure September Stamp of the Month	Oh Deer! Paper Packet	Cricut Flower Market Collection	Cashmere Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
12" X 12" Sea Glass Cardstock	12" X 12" Glacier Cardstock	Gold Glitter Paper	12" X 12" Desert Sand Cardstock
Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder	Craft Heater	Versamark Ink Pad	Sponge Daubers
Thin 3-D Foam Tape	Bonding Memories Glue Pen	Liquid Glass

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