April Stamp of the Month: Ballon Talk

Its a new month that means a new Stamp for this month only you can purchase this Cute Balloon Talk stamp for only $5.00 with your purchase of $50.00 or more in Close To My Heart Products.

S1404 Balloon Talk, set of 24

Recommended Blocks:
1" × 1" (Y1000)
1" × 3 1/2" (Y1002)
2" × 2" (Y1003)

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

April 2014: Balloon Talk (S1404)

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.

Incredibly Cool Crafts

In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

1. S1404 My Acrylix™ Balloon Talk
2. X7183B Lollydoodle Paper Packet
3. Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape
4. Z1919 Purple Shimmer Trim
5. Z1936 Purple Glitter Gems
6. Z1934 Flamingo Dots
7. Z1958 Base & Bling Craft Queen Charms
8. Z1790 Cricut^® Artiste Collection

Required Tools

1. X5668 Honey Cardstock
2. X5761 Sky Cardstock
3. 1243 Goldrush Cardstock
4. Z2123 Goldrush Exclusive Inks™ Pad
5. Z2162 Honey Exclusive Inks™ Pad
6. Z2128 Hollyhock Exclusive Inks™ Pad
7. Z2194 Sky Exclusive Inks™ Pad
8. Z2197 Pear Exclusive Inks™ Pad
9. Z2165 Juniper Exclusive Inks™ Pad
10. Z1921 Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment
11. Z1851 Scallop Border Punch

12" × 12" Crazy Silly Fun Page

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 38 of our Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 1 how-to publication for inspiration.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shapes using paper of choice:
  • 1 1/2" Accent 2 <B> (p. 65)
  • 10 1/2" Card <C> (p. 63)
  • 1" <font> “Crazy Silly Fun”
• Stamp coordinating speech bubble image on die-cut in Goldrush ink; stamp additional speech bubbles in inks of your choice and trim.
• Sponge sections of edges of shaped White Daisy die-cut background with various inks of your choice.
• Create page border by trimming purple Shimmer trim in half and placing it around page edges.
• Adhere letters for title across bottom of page, using 3-D foam tape as desired.

4 1/4" × 5 1/2" Hello Card

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shapes using paper of choice:
  • 1 1/2" Accent 2 <B> (p. 65)
• Stamp corresponding speech bubble sentiment on die-cut in Pear ink; stamp additional speech bubble sentiments in inks of your choice and trim.
• Stamp blank speech bubble images in Hollyhock, Honey, and Goldrush inks on a White Daisy cardstock panel.
• Cut pennants of various lengths and styles using your choice of papers; layer them on right side of card.
• Adhere stamped speech bubbles over pennants, using 3-D foam tape as desired.

4 1/2" × 3" Tags

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shapes using paper of choice:
  • 1 1/2" Accent 2 <B> (p. 65)
  • 1 1/2" Shift+Accent 2 <B> (p. 65)
• Cut 3 strips of paper of your choice; punch scalloped border diagonally along bottom of each.
• Trim tops into tag shapes; fold the strips in half and adhere edges to form pockets.
• Embellish with stamped images, baker’s twine, washi tape, shimmer trim, glitter gems, and charms as desired.

Artbooking Made Easy : All-Star Scrapbooking

Watch this video for amazing ideas for sports themed layouts and home decor.

Floating Your Fancy

Watch this video for some fun and easy home decor ideas.  Cant wait to try this!

Pure Joy of Washi Tape

Check out the fun ways you can use Washi Tape on your layouts. 

Kraft Pocket Album

When I recently went to the CTMH Rediscover Event in Ontario, we did a few projects there, one of them was this cute Kraft Pocket Album.

We used 3 of the different paper packs to make this, they coordinated so well.  They were Lollydoodle, Skylark, and Timberline.
We also used the the stamp sets D1578 Flight of the Arrows and B1432 Love This.

I was so proud of myself for already adding photos, I usually have the stuff for a while before I finally add them.  We also used some of the new Base and Bling style sheets.  I never thought of adding then to layouts and cards but they really do work well.

We used the Cotton Candy, Blush and Gypsy ink pads, love these colors.

We used some of the Durables Triangle Studs Z1928 which come in both gold and silver.

The Flamingo Dots(Z1934)  are a cute embellishment to add to the pages.

The black outline around the pictures are done with the Journaling pen,  I have never done this before but I am liking it.  It makes your photos stand out.

This album has 16 pages to decorate and add photos.  Here are the last couple of photos of mine.

I had to add Bleau in the album also!!

And that is the end of my Album, Hope you enjoyed looking at my creation.  If you are interested in making an album like this one or would just like to purchase some supplies to do one yourself.  You can contact me at stampandscrapstudio@hotmail.com or order on my website at www.stampandscrap.ctmh.com


Happy Scrappin'

Studio J

Get your Studio J™ layouts for only $5 each during the month of March!

Fast and easy layouts for a fraction of the price!

During the month of March, order your Studio J™ layouts—including ones using our new Photo Express Collection—for only $5 each! Quickly create gorgeous, personalized studio layouts using our wide selection of papers, collections, patterns, and embellishments. And don’t forget to check out the templates in our new Photo Express Collection, which allow you to design layouts entirely comprised of photos in minutes. You’ve taken the photos. Now keep the memories.™

March Stamp of the Month : Happy Place

March 2014: Happy Place

S1403 Happy Place, set of 7

Recommended Blocks:
2" × 2" (Y1003)
2" × 3 1/2" (Y1009)
4" × 5" (Y1012)

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 — that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

March 2014: Happy Place (S1403)

Spend $50 and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.

Incredibly Cool Crafts

In love with the artwork we created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Materials Needed

1. S1403 My Acrylix™ Happy Place
2. X7181B Jubilee Paper Packet
3. Z3000 Skylark Assortment
4. Z1916 Sparkles Black Flourishes–Small
5. Z1953 My Creations™ Journaling Cards Box
6. Z1971 Jubilee Textiles
7. Z1852 Stitch Guide
8. Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

Required Tools

1. 1386 Black Cardstock
2. 1385 White Daisy Cardstock
3. 1246 Hollyhock Cardstock
4. 1272 Cranberry Cardstock
5. X5752 Juniper Cardstock
6. X5761 Sky Cardstock
7. X5668 Honey Cardstock
8. Z2105 Black Exclusive Inks™ Pad
9. Z2415 Honey Exclusive Inks™ Marker Set
10. Z2419 Cranberry Exclusive Inks™ Marker Set
11. Z2402 Sky Exclusive Inks™ Marker Set
12. Z2403 Juniper Exclusive Inks™ Marker Set
13. Z2408 Blush Exclusive Inks™ Marker Set
14. Z1751 Baker’s Twine Harvest Assortment
15. Z1848 Red Shimmer Trim
16. Z1859 Foam Mat
17. Z1912 Corner Rounder
18. Z1114 Piercing Tool Kit
19. Z1790 Cricut^® Artiste Collection
20. Thread

12" × 12" My Little Doll Page

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 30 of our Make It from Your Heart™ Volume 1 how-to publication for inspiration.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artbooking shapes using paper of choice:
  • 11" Photo Mat 1 <A> (p. 58)
  • 1 3/4" RDS Title <A> (p. 58)
  • 10" <LitlToes> (p. 85)
  • 2 1/4" RDS Photo Mat 2 (p. 85)
• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shapes using paper of your choice:
  • 1 1/2" Shift+Accent 4 <!> (cut 2, p. 31)
  • 3/4" “Sawyer”
• Cut the following Cricut® Artbooking title using Cricut Craft Room^® and paper of choice:
  • 1 1/2" <font> “doll”
  • Back title pennant with White Daisy cardstock for contrast.
• Draw flower embellishments to match stamp artwork using black pen on die-cut “doll” word
• Remove white thread from Cranberry baker’s twine and use it to stitch scallop border down right side.
• Stamp heart image in a row to create border using black ink, reversing direction of every other stamped image; color images with Hollyhock and Honey markers and trim.
• Stamp Russian doll images in black ink on White Daisy cardstock; color in images with your choice of markers.

3 1/2" × 3 1/2" Like Mother, Like Daughter Card

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below. Then use the pattern found on page 19 (Wishes: Middle Ground™) of our Wishes Card Confidence Program™ how-to publication for inspiration.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
  • 1 1/4" Accent 4 <K> (cut 3, p. 58)
• Stamp large Russian doll image in black ink on White Daisy cardstock; color using your choice of markers and trim.
• Lightly sand flowers to reveal white core.
• Stitch vertical chevron column in black thread near center of card.
• Embellish with die-cuts and stamped accents as shown using 3-D foam tape for dimension as desired.

4" × 6" Home Is Our Happy Place Box

Helpful Hints

To create the techniques featured in this artwork, follow the helpful hints outlined below.

• Cut the following Cricut^® Artiste shape using paper of choice:
  • 4 1/2" Shift+Accent 3 <V> (p. 64)
• Cover My Creations™ journaling cards box with assorted papers and cardstock.
• Run edges of die-cut tag on Cranberry ink stamp pad.
• Stamp sentiment in black ink on tag and place tag on center of box using 3-D foam tape as desired.