Smiles

I just finished spending a vacation with my daughters and their families.  My girls live far away from me so when we get together, I get to spend some quality time with my grandkids.  My oldest granddaughter, Kaitlyn, will be 17 next week.  Her mother posted a funny video today on Facebook of her bouncing a tennis ball into the air with a tennis racket while hula hooping.  She can also shoot baskets while hula hooping.  My sweet, talented Kaitlyn.  This card reminds me of her.

I used the Close to My Heart Blossom Paper Pack.  The stamped image is Smiles Begin with You (A1172).  The decorative border was cut with the Close to My Heart Cricut Artiste. The leaves in the stamped image are colored with Leaf Green ShinHan Marker.  The flowers are colored with my Blending Pen and Sunset Ink.

Did you notice the white shimmer trim?  Above it is green washi tape from the Boardwalk Washi Tape pack.  I adhered a Glacier Extra Thick Twine bow above the washi tape.

This was a very simple card.  It measures 6" x 4.5". The stamp is one complete stamp and is stamped with black ink.  Easy - peasy!

Supplies Used

Smiles Begin with You (A1172)	Blossom Paper Pack	12" X 12" White Daisy Cardstock	Archival Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Blending Pen	Sunset Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	ShinHan Touch Twin Leaf Green Marker	Glacier Extra Thick Twine
Boardwalk Washi Tape Pack	White Shimmer Trim	Bitty Sparkles	Thin 3-D Foam Tape
Bonding Memories Glue Pen

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Don't Miss Cyber Monday at Close to My Heart!

Cyber Monday Only: 20% Off All Cricut® Collections! For the first time ever, Close To My Heart is offering a Cyber Monday Sale on Monday, December 1, 2014. There has never been a better time to buy Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® Collections for 20% off the retail price. Whether you love scrapbooking, cardmaking, or creating 3-D projects, our four exclusive Cricut® collections make the perfect addition to any craft room! Sale starts at midnight (MST) on December 1 and ends at 11:59 pm Monday night (MST). You will be able to take advantage of this special deal on December 1st ONLY.  Just email me your order with your payment information (or ask me to call you for your payment) before 10 pm (CST) on December 1st.  I am taking orders now that I will place on December 1st. Or you can place your order yourself and have it shipped directly to you by going to my website,www.melindaeveritt.ctmh.com.  Orders placed on my website must be submitted between 12:00 am and 11:59 pm (MST) on Monday, December 1 in order to get the discount on your selected Cricut® collections.  Enjoy extra savings on Close To My Heart's exclusive Cricut® collections this Cyber Monday! Plus your purchase on December 1st of one of our Cricut Cartridge collections at 20% off, will already qualify you for theDeal of the Decade!!! (Scroll down to see this awesome promotion!) Questions or want to place your order?  Contact me at mkgmt@aol.com or call/text (901)  218-1847. Here are the links to our Cricut cartridge handbooks.  You will be amazed at the 700 images on each cartridge.  Remember too that each of these cartridges are collections containing 3 full sized coordinating stamp sets as well as chipboard elements or cardstock. Cricut Art Philosophy:  http://content.provocraft.com/b/pdfs/res/handbooks/art%20philosophy_handbook_web.pdf Cricut Artiste:  http://content.provocraft.com/b/pdfs/res/handbooks/Artiste_Handbook_web.pdf Cricut Artbooking:  http://content.cricut.com/b/pdfs/res/handbooks/ArtbookingCTMH.pdf Cricut Artfully Sent:  http://content.provocraft.com/b/pdfs/res/handbooks/closetomyheartartfullysent.pdf

Deal of the Decade This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Close To My Heart's revolutionary My Acrylix  clear polymer stamps-and we can't wait for you to celebrate with us! With a qualifying purchase of $50 during the month of December, you will be eligible to purchase ANY C- or D-size stamps from the Annual Inspirations 2014-2015 idea book for only $10. That's up to $7.95 of savings on a single stamp set!  Plus, once you achieve the qualifying order total, there isno limit to the number of eligible stamp sets you can purchase at this discounted price.  Remember, a purchase of $50 will also qualify you to receive the December Stamp of the Month for only $5, so if you purchase both the discounted Stamp of the Month and additional stamps at this special campaign pricing your savings will compound! It is truly the deal of the decade. Plus your purchase on December 1st of one of our Cricut Cartridge collections at 20% off, will already qualify you for the Deal of the Decade!!!

Paper Fundamentals Card Kit

I am offering this card workshop this weekend either April 5th at 10 am or April 6th at 1 pm.  If you are not local but would like to attend, I can add $5 for postage and you can make these cards in your home.

If you order  this card workshop as a kit, it will come fully stamped and ready for  you to assemble.  Instructions will be emailed to you when I send the kit out.  

Kit payment

Out of Town (includes postage) $17.00 USD Local (will pick up) $12.00 USD

Stampers with an Attitude Focus on Paper Fundamentals Blog Hop

Welcome to the March Stampers with an Attitude Focus on Paper Fundamentals Blog Hop .  This month I am following  {Catherine Nowak.}  Our blog hop is a circular hop.  You just click on the link to the next blog on the bottom of this post and go visit the next blog.  If you get lost, I have all of the participating blogs near the bottom of my post.  Hope you enjoy seeing what our team has made for you.

This month our Stampers With an Attitude is featuring artwork with a Focus on our new Paper Fundamentals from the Spring/Summer 2014 Catalog. Paper Fundamentals is our fun to use new paper pack that has 10 different designs.  One side is cardstock and the other side has a glossy, embossed resist pattern.  There are 20 double-sided 12" x 12" sheets (2 each of 10 designs).

Right now, Balloon Ride is my favorite paper pack in this new catalog.  The colors are so spring-like and muted - very vintage and shabby chic.

For this card, I pulled out my Close to My Heart Wishes How to Book, page 27, called Lucky Layers.  I turned it on its side for this card.  I used our new Stamp Set called Give a Lift (D1581), which I colored with our Blending Pen and inks.  I added some embellishments from our Rosewood medley (my favorite as well), and then used the embossed side of the Paper Fundamentals that reminded me of an Art Deco pattern.  I think it went well with the feel of the era pictured in the stamp set.

Here's my card:

The Eiffel Tower is cut out of our Bronze Glitter Paper with the Cricut Artiste, pg 42, Accent 1, 1.25".

The Colonial White oval is cut with the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, pg 42,  , 2.75" and the Saddle oval is cut at 3.0.  The entire card is 5" x 7".  The rose is cut with the Art Philosophy, pg 70, 2.5". I put a brown sparkle in the middle of the rose.  The edges if all the paper and the rose are sponged with Saddle Ink using a sponge dauber.

See the bronze scallop?  It is our Bronze Glitter Trim cut with our scallop punch.

Supplies Used

Give A Lift	Balloon Ride Paper Packet	Mini-Medley Accents Rosewood Collection	Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment
Brown and Tan Glitter Paper	Scallop Border Punch	Bronze Shimmer Trim	Cricut Artiste Collection
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection	Basics Exclusive Inks Mini Pigment Pads Set	Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Champagne Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Saddle Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Sky Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Sparkles Brown and Tan Assortment
Blending Pen	Bitty Sparkles	Liquid Glass	3-D Foam Tape
Sponge Daubers Value Pack (12)	Non-Stick Micro-Tip Scissors

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See something you like?  Well I would love it if you would head on over to  my website and see what Close to My Heart has to offer!  I am sure that you will love our products as much as I do. 

Now, hop on over to our next Blog hopper, the very talented, {Denise Elliott} and see what she has made for you to see!

If you get lost, here are the links to our participating blog hoppers.

1. Kimberly Moss ~ http://kimspapercrafts.com
2. Sheila Bennett ~ http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com
3. Catherine Nowak~ http://catscrapbooking.com
4. Melinda Everitt ~ http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com
5. Denise Elliott~ www.inspiredbyd.blogspot.com
6. Keeley Kirwan ~ http://keeleyskreations.blogspot.com

Check Out My Ivy Lane Scrapbooking Workshop

Pink and Brown.  Add a little green and you have Ivy Lane.  I must admit that I was not sure about this paper pack.  I used so much pink one year that I became a little tired of it.  But in putting together these layouts, I found that Ivy Lane is very elegant and makes up such pretty layouts.  You really need to see them in person to appreciate how beautiful they are.

I am offering this Workshop as my March Scrapbooking Workshop.

Live in the Memphis area?  I have scheduled 3 different days and times for this workshop and I hope that one of them will work with your schedule.  I am  taking sign-ups now.  Click on the PayPal button below to sign up and to pay for your workshop or email me to arrange other payment options.


Dates:  Saturday, March 15th at 10 am (RSVP by March 6)   OR
           Friday, March 28th at 10 am  (RSVP by March 15)   OR
           Saturday, March 29th at 1 pm  (RSVP by March 15)


Can you believe it?  FOUR 2 page layouts for only $40!  Plus you take home the full sized stamp set that comes with the Ivy Lane Workshop on the Go.

I will have all your pieces cut out for you and all supplies are included except for your adhesive.  Bring your scissors and your adhesive and you are set!

Reserve Your Workshop Spot Now!

March 15 at 10 am $40.00 USD March 28 at 10 am $40.00 USD March 29 at 1 pm $40.00 USD

Don't live in Memphis?  You can take advantage of this as well.  Either go to my website and order the Ivy Lane Workshop on the Go and the Ivy Lane Complements and I will send you the Cricut Craft Room file to cut this workshop out on your own Cricut.  You will need the Close to My Heart Artiste Cartridge and you will need to add 8 sheets of cardstock (2 each - Bamboo, Hollyhock, White Daisy, and Kraft) from your stash.

OR let me cut it out and send it to you.  There will be a charge of $5 extra for postage.  The workshop will be mailed to you approximately 2 weeks after you order it.  Please click on the  drop down menu and order the out of town option.

Order Your Workshop Now!

Out of Town $45.00 USD

Supplies Used

Workshops On The Go Ivy Lane Scrapbooking Kit

Ivy Lane Complements

Cricut Artiste Collection

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Happy Halloween!

First of all, Happy Halloween!  Wishing you many Trick or Treaters, many spooky costumers, and awesome candy.

I missed my deadline with the Heart 2 Heart Challenges last week.  I hate missing deadlines!  But sometimes you just have to let it go and I did.

I was also in a Halloween Tag swap and I missed that deadline too.  On a roll here......

The challenge at Heart 2 Heart was to use lace as an inspiration.  Cobwebs are a spooky kind of lace.  Here is my scary tag.

Can you see that my tag is tombstone shaped?  Now how cool is that?  The tombstone is cut with the Cricut Artiste, pg 76, (EEK) Accent 1  at 6".  I used Slate cardstock and then sanded the entire piece to give the look of granite.

Then I stamped the cobwebs using Creepy Cobwebs (D1319). I stamped them with Black Pigment Ink and then immediately stamped them a second time, a little offset.  I think that gives them a spookier look!

The spiders are cut from our Tan and Glitter paper using the Cricut Artist, pg 77 (Halloween) Accent 4 (shift) at 3/4".

The pumpkin is cut with our new Cricut Artbooking cartridge.  I changed the proportion using Cricut Craft Room and made him a bit skinnier so that he would fit on my tag.  He is on pg 55 (i) Icon (Shift).  The Trick or Treat is on the same page. (i) Title.

Everything is inked with black except the tombstone.

I finished up the tag with black tulle ribbon and our Red Shimmer Trim.

Bon Voyage with H2H

Welcome to this week's challenge at Heart 2 Heart Challenges.  Our challenge this week is Bon Voyage. Bon Voyage means good journey in French. I took French in high school so for some reason FRance was on my brain. The Cricut Artbooking cartridge is also on my brain and I just had to use one of the super cute overlays from our new cartridge.


Here is my card:

The overlay was cut in Whisper Cardstock.  The Eiffel tower (I've been there!) was cut in Black cardstock with the Cricut Artiste cartridge.  The cloud and the fancy frame were also cut with the Artiste cartridge.  The plane is from the Artbooking cartridge and was cut with our Black glitter paper.  There is black Glitter Trim around the edge.  The card base is made from Indian Blue Cardstock.

So now it is your turn!  Let me see what you can do with our Bon Voyage theme.  After you finish your artwork please go to  www.heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com and post a link to your project.  I cannot wait to see what you make!

Here are a few rules:  

*Our challenges are open to everyone!
*To enter, follow the challenge of the week and post your results to your personal blog or other online gallery.
*Be sure to go here and direct link to your challenge post so we can see your artwork!

*In order to enter a challenge, you must use Close To My Heart products but your project does not have to be 100% CTMH.
*If you use something from another company, please consider including details in your project's description.
* You MUST mention H2H challenges in your blog post (and a link back to us would be appreciated).
*Spread the word about our challenge blog by including our badge on your blog.

* I love to leave comments on our participants' blog posts, but word verification slows me down, so please turn yours off so that I can leave you some love on your blog!
*Most importantly, have fun creating - the Close To My Heart way!
Note: Any entries not following the above rules are subject to having their link removed.

Like what you see?  Head on over to my website and you can shop to your heart's content!  We have a bunch of specials this month as well!