Saturday, February 16, 2013

Everything ABC's 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 Shelly at Just One Piece (person above on the list) then you're on the right track!
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So I've been out of town away from all my crafting supplies and racking my brain for something to do for the letter D...I got home late Wednesday night (the day before Valentine's Day) and realized I hadn't even made my hubby a card yet, yikes! So Thursday morning I'm looking through all my paper and stamp sets trying to get some inspiration and I got it :) I'm still in love with the Dotty for You paper (no longer available, was a special from last year) and I just got a new stamp that isn't too girly. Here is the quickie card I came up with!



The stamp on the front is one of our Quick Cards - Dragonfly (A1134). I love this series of stamps because it's an image and a sentiment all in one! If you can't read it, it says "You make my heart flutter" To create the effect I covered the stamp in Sweet Leaf ink and then inked just around the edges of the stamp in Lagoon.
The inside sentiment is from the January SOTM (Stamp of the Month).
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Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Kathy at 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 ~ Love 2 Create
3. Theodora~ Celebrate Crafts
4. Linda- Scrappy Therapy
5. Shalana Glass - Scrappin with Shalana
6. Shelly Nemitz - Just One Piece
7. Alicia Petitt - Serene Scrapping with Alicia
8. Kathy Johnson ~ Kathy's Creative Corner

Friday, February 8, 2013

Chantilly Card WOTG

So what exactly is a WOTG? It's a Workshop On The Go! It's got everything (almost!) pre-packaged along with instructions on how to make whatever it is that the workshop includes. We have WOTG's for cards, layouts, and even decor items. Pretty neat right? Right! My workshop for the month of February is based on our Chantilly Card WOTG. It includes the cards and envelopes, paper, an exclusive stamp set that you can ONLY get in the WOTG, and some exclusive embellishments as well.
Here is the "official" picture of what the directions help you make:
They are really cute. Pretty gender neutral birthday cards.
One thing I love about our papers, if you don't already know, is that they are double sided. So that leaves quite a few options, even with the limited amounts of paper you get in a WOTG, to make some variations and put your own spin on the cards. The following are some of the cards I came up with. Keep in mind that the 3 "thank you" cards I made were using a different stamp set than the one in this WOTG.
















As with all of our WOTG's, you will need some basic tools to complete them. Ink, acrylic blocks, adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors, etc. If you are local to Hawaii, join me for this workshop later this month (exact date/time coming soon!). If not, order the kit and just follow the directions. It's super easy. And be creative! Just like I did, don't be afraid to change things up and make these cards your own.

You will get all of this for only $29.95!
G1061Workshops on the Go® Chantilly Cardmaking Kit (includes):
My Acrylix® Chantilly Cardmaking workshop (C-size)
Chantilly B&T Duos® Papers (2 sheets)
Cardstock (4 sheets, various)
White Daisy Cards & Envelopes (15 each)
Wooden Badge Buttons (32 pieces)
1/4" Lagoon Satin Ribbon (5 yards)
Instructional Guide 

These are the inks and blocks you will need to complete the project if you do not already have them. They do not come in the WOTG.
Z2118Desert Sand Exclusive Inks® Pad
$5.25
Z2195Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Pad
$5.25
Z2191Sunset Exclusive Inks® Pad
$5.25
Z2153Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks® Pad
$5.25
Z697Sponge
$1.25
Y10001" × 1" My Acrylix® Block
$3.95
Y10021" × 3 1/2" My Acrylix® Block
$5.95
Y10092" × 3 1/2" My Acrylix® Block
$7.50
Y10102" × 6 1/2" My Acrylix® Block
$9.95

Saturday, February 2, 2013

The Everything ABC's Blog Hop - Letter C


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 Shelly at Just One Piece then you're on the right track!

So between visiting family out of town and being sick, I sadly missed the A and B of this...but I am so ready to jump on this blog hop and have an extra motivation to craft (and blog about it of course!) I hope you enjoy my creations!

I had a custom order for invitations and thank you cards for a sweet girl's 5th birthday party. They were having a sophisticated tea and dress up party. Of course I squealed in delight and my creative juices started flowing. I used our Cricut Artiste Cartridge and a stamp set from our Cricut Art Philosophy set to create the invitations.


Isn't that adorable?! 
Materials for the front:
Card is colonial white
La Bella Vie paper pack (now retired)
Tan ribbon from Pear and Partridge card workshop
Dress cut from pg 41 of the Artiste cartridge - Z1790
Stamp set from the Art Philosophy Cartridge bundle - Z1686
7mm Pearl bling non-CTMH
Pink ribbon is non-CTMH


Here is the inside of the card. Personal information blurred out of course.
The pink background page is also from the La Bella Vie paper
Teapot cut from La Bella Vie mauve using a non-CTMH cricut cartridge
Information is printed on white vellum
Ribbon is non-CTMH


And here is the thank you card.
Background is from La Bella Vie
The pink is from La Bella Vie
Stamped with "Thanks" in black - A1125
Embellished with Bitty Sparkles - Z1263
Black tulle ribbon is non-CTMH (although we have some! it was thicker than I was looking for)


Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is with Alicia at Love Stamping.

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
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