Card Kits Available at the CKC Tacoma, WA Close To My Heart Booth

Welcome to my blog spot which obviously by the date of my last post (March 2014) I haven't used for a while. However, I thought this was a good way to show extra photos and extra hints that wouldn't fit on the flyer included in each kit sold at the Tacoma CKC Scrapbook convention Nov. 8 & 9, 2019.

Please feel free to use the contact info included on the information sheets if you have any questions or concerns that aren't covered below.


Set #1  - Simple Messages

     This set is fairly simple just following the photos. The flower jar does have a sentiment on the inside.
     You do need to slice the heart paper in the Thank You card on the diagonal to flip one side. I just lined it up on my paper slicer corner to corner.
       Also remember that the glitter shimmer trim strip has a self-adhesive backing.

Close To My Heart Shimmer trim is one of my favorite products.
https://joannebarnes.closetomyheart.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=7330&ci=5987

Set #2  - Colorful Christmas



This is perhaps my simplest set of cards, so following the photo should be all you need.

1. Set #3  - Spiritual Christmas

I LOVE making Christmas cards. For this set I went into my stash determined to use up left over paper from years past.

The first card is colored with our new  Spectrum Noir™ TriBlend™ Markers. Each marker has 3 different shade tips which makes blending and highlighting a breeze. I've never been very confident with alcohol markers, but these have been a game changer for me.

https://joannebarnes.closetomyheart.com/retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=237

This old HSN video has some good tips on using them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQwyRFDkh2I

Set #4  - Have a Glittery Christmas



Welcome to my bright and glittery set. They each have fairly simple construction. Definitely use foam tape to pop up the embellishments, and don't forget to tie the twine around the birdies before attaching to the card base.

Set #5  - Happy Birthday



I giggle every time I see the "lion, tigers, & bears" card and picture Dorothy & her crew skipping down the yellow brick road. Enjoy constructing these fun and elegant birthday cards.

Set #6  - Seahawk Colors Greetings



Hard to go wrong with Seahawks color. The chevron card is the most involved. . I built both layers of the process on separate pieces of white card stock so I could then trim to the size I wanted on my card. Be as precise as possible lining up each chevron strip. to get the best effect. This is a great video to explain the process.

https://www.facebook.com/CloseToMyHeartOfficial/videos/677189879420756/

For the Thank You card, take the dark blue strip and gently tear down the right side to get the torn paper effect. This effect works well with all CTMH cardstock as it has a white core.

Almost all sentiments on all my card sets are popped up with one of my other favorite CTMH products 3D Foam tape in regular and thin. Each roll comes with 2 widths and is easily tearable by hand.

https://joannebarnes.closetomyheart.com/retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=4303

Set #7  -
         Birthday Gift Card Holders



                       
           

Although I listed them on the info insert in each card set, here are the 4 websites with a bit more detail on the construction/ inside of the gift card holder:

Gift Card Holder Links -

1. https://www.pattystamps.com/2018/10/christmas-gift-card-holder-idea-video.html

2. https://www.queenbcreations.net/2017/11/gift-card-holder-christmas-card.html

3. http://wizardshangout.blogspot.com/2010/11/enjoy-delights-of-december-gift-card.html

4. https://frenchiestamps.com/2017/04/fancy-fold-blog-hop-envelope-punch-board-gift-card.html

My card insides are not exactly like those in the videos, but they should give you a good enough idea on how to make them work.


Set #8  -
          Birthday Gift Card Holders

    

 


These gift cards are the same style as those above thus use the same video links I already posted.

Set #9  - Life Sentiments



Sometimes a simple sentiment is all you have to offer. Choose your favorite color for the flowers and even add a bit of color to the flower pot for a little pop.

Set #10  -
           Christmas Gift Card Holders

                   

 

                   

 


See gift card holder links above for construction details.

Set #11  - Mother's & Father's Day

Christmas 2 page Layout

Exploring Cricut Explore.

Silly Timberline pennant card made while playing around with my new Cricut Explore. I made the shape for the monkey stamp by tracing the stamp, scanning it into my computer and importing it into the Cricut Design Studio. The card base is 2 welded pennants from Artbooking.

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Color My Heart Dare #83

This week we are showcasing one of our new paper packs: Skylark. The colors are:

Juniper
Lagoon
Sweet Leaf
Skylark Yellow

I made this card for a swap I participated in at the Portland Close To My Heart ReDiscover event.

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Thank you to Bobby Jean Donaghy for the inspiration and for sharing this tutorial -

 Easy Starburst (Sunburst) Card Technique by dostamping on Youtube

I also did another Skylark card for the swap, however it goes beyond the Color Dare challenge parameters.

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Color My Heart Dare #81

Welcome...This is my first post in just over a year. Life took away my crafting mojo, & I'm determined to get it back. Hopefully you'll see me every week now.

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The dare for this week is a pretty combination,

Juniper, Blush, and Sorbet! 

Materials:

   Juniper, Blush, & Sorbet cardstock

   Juniper, Blush, & Sorbet ink

   stamp sets - A Melody A1116, Sweet Music D1523, 

                       Hello Blooms C1540, Patterned

                       Pennents D1534

   Brads, green assortment (retired)

   Sparkles Assortment Z1752

Color Dare # 28 - Twilight, Juniper, Goldrush, Cotton Candy, Ruby & Gypsy

This week's challenge is a not-so random selection of odd colors. 

Twilight
Juniper
Goldrush
Cotton Candy
Ruby
Gypsy

I chose a 5x7 White Daisy card base layered with 6 2x2 squares, each inked in the featured colors. I took a 10 inch length of Black Tulle sliced into 1 and 1/2 inch widths to back the squares. The heart stamp is from Love Life (D1482), and the sentiment is from the January Stamp of the Month. I finished with gray epoxy bubbles left over from the Avonlea Card Workshop on the Go.

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"C" the possibilities!

 

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

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

If you came from Kathy's Creative Corner then you're on the right track!

On my site, C stands for Congratulations.  

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My clean & simple card uses the oh so colorful Flirty paper pack, White Daisy card stock, Goldrush Ink, and the stamp set Keepsake Alphabet (E1024).

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Kelly Lane at Paper Petal Memories.

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. Linda Norman - Scrappy Therapy

4. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner

5. Joanne Barnes - Josie's Joy -------------------------------------> YOU ARE HERE

6. Kelly Lane ~ Paper Petal Memories

7. Shalana Glass ~ Scrappin with Shalana

8. Theodora~ Celebrate Crafts

9. Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece

10. Alicia Petitt - Serene Scrapping with Alicia
11. Alicia Hill Olson ~ Love Stamping

Heart to Heart - All that Glitters!

   January's final challenge on the Heart to Heart site is to make your project sparkle with glitter.  I tried a couple of new things for this one. First of all, instead of using glitter paper I took a piece of the black B&T from the new For always paper pack and covered the dark leafy part with Glitz Stardust Glitter Gel.
                                  BEFORE                             AFTER

   Next I cut the piece diagonally and added it to opposite corners of a 4 and 1/4 by 5" Whisper card base. I ran a piece of the B&T zip strip down the center of the diagonal & topped that with a piece of scrap ribbon from my stash.
   My 2nd new piece is the Black Tulle flower. Here's the tutorial I used to make it: Tulle Flower Tutorial. I secured the flower with a flower brad & tipped the edges with more glitter gel.

   The sentiment is from 4 My Friend (D1510) stamped in Black on a 2" scalloped White Daisy circle.

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Color Dare # 27 - Sweet Leaf, Topiary, & New England Ivy

We have another monochromatic color dare for you this week - all in green:

 

Sweet Leaf

Topiary

New England Ivy

Lesson: Monochromatic colors are colors on the color wheel of the same hue, but a different shade. In this case, Topiary would be the true green, Sweet Leaf would be the tint, or pastel, (with white added), and New England Ivy would be the shade (with black added).

I chose to do a CAS (clean & simple) card this week.  This is a Valentine's Day card for my son, Alex, who's favorite color is green.  The hearts were cut from White Daisy CS using CTMH's Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge at 3". 2", and 1".  Next I sponged on the 3 different shades of green before inking the edges in Black.  The A2 card base is Sweetleaf edged in Topiary.  A simple length of Burlap Ribbon sets off the layered heart.  The sentiment is from Adore stamp set (A1123).

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Heart to Heart - Fancy Fold Techniques

   My fold is called the Backward Diamond Fold. I used this great tutorial from Splitcoaststampers.

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"B" Mine

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

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 Scrappin' With Shalana then you're on the right track!
The big B on Scholastic popped in my mind, especially for this perfect phrase for upcoming Valentine's Day. I came up with this anti-frilly card for that special man in your life.

I used the following CTMH products to complete this card:

Scholastic Paper Pack

Cocoa Card Stock

Black Exclusive Ink

Champagne Exclusive Ink

A Typeface Stamp Set

Artiste Word Balloon Stamp Set

Dimensional Elements Banners & Quotes

Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Cocoa Ribbon Round (retired)

Misc. Brads

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Kathy's Creative Corner.

Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:
1. Amber La Mons ~ Scrapper's Therapy 
2. Lucy Kelleher ~ Love 2 Create
3. Theodora~ Celebrate Crafts
4. Linda ~ Scrappy Therapy 
5. Shalana Glass ~ Scrappin' With Shalana
6. Joanne Barnes ~ Josie's Joy -------------------------------> You are here!
7. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner
8. Alicia Olson ~ Love Stamping ‎
9. Kelly Lane ~ Paper Petal Memories
10. Jen Patrick ~ Roxybonds Scrappin 
11. Shelly Nemitz ~ Just One Piece

Baby It's Cold Outside!

     This week's challenge over at Heart to Heart is "Hot Cocoa". Now that always makes me think of cold which is very easy right now because it is COLD!
     I designed & cut the cup using the Art Philosophy cartridge in Cricut Craft Room out of Clementine B&T paper.  I used the zip strip to cut the tendrils of steam. The sentiment "CocoaCold" was also designed in CCR.  My card base is Saddle card stock. I trimmed the edge with a sliver of CTMH Burlap Ribbon, and finished it with some misc. white glittery gems I had in my stash to simulate snow or frost.

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"A" Beginning

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 Kathy's blog, then you're on the right track!

My goal is to choose a word to feature for each letter. We'll see how that works out as we move through the alphabet.

I knew immediately that for the letter"A" I would use one of my favorite retiring stamps sets, Aspire (C1455). When looking for it, I came across another fun retired set, Be Yourself (D1349), featuring fashion silhouettes and saw a woman with hands raised. "Bingo," said my brain, and I had my idea.

I chose the colorful Flirty papers as my background and used Rosette Ribbon and Bitty Sparkles for the finishing touches.

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Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Kelly.
Here is the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way.

1. 1. Amber La Mons ~  Scrapper's Therapy 
   2. Theodora ~ Celebrate Crafts 
   3. Lucy ~ Love 2 Create 
   4. Linda Norman -Scrappy Therapy
   5. Shalana Glass - Scrappin' With Shalana
   6. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner
   7. Joanne Barnes - Josie's Joy --------------------------------------You are here!
   8. Kelly Lane - Paper Petal Memories
   9. Jen Patrick- Roxybonds
   10. Alicia Olson - Loves Stamping
   11. Shelly Nemitz - Just One Piece 

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

Heart to Heart - Snow Much Fun!

   This card was originally entered in last week's Color My Heart Challenge & got top honors.
   The colors are Gypsy & Sky. The snowflake layers were cut from Art Philosophy from .5" to 4" at .5" intervals.

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An Owl Christmas - Mojo Monday 272

     I thought I was done with my Christmas crafting for the year & had even put away all my Christmas papers. Then I checked out the Mojo Monday sketch for this week.  It doesn't specify it has to be a Christmas theme.  However, an immediate idea came to mind.

     I fell in love with the adorable owls from the Whooo's Your Valentine stamp set which is part of Close To My Heart's Constant Campaign through Jan. 31.  A $35 purchase qualifies you to get the Whooo's Your Valentine kit for just $10...all the supplies & stamp set to make 12 treat tubes.

     I combined those owls with Pear & Partridge for this charming little take on Santa's laugh.

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