Butterfly Birthday Card with Cricut Expression

Today's project is a set of birthday cards that I am going to add to the card box at work. I found my inspiration on Pinterest HERE.

All the cuts are from the Close To My Heart Art Philosophy cartridge. I used a Stampin Up stamp for the background on the card base and the colored butterflies. For the butterflies I used Versa Mark ink and Iridescent Embossing powder. I used a twine that has a silver thread (from Paper Wishes) for the body and antennae. The birthday sentiment is from Paper Trey Ink.

I absolutely love how great this card is in all the different colors.

Don't forget the August special from Close To My Heart...

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $75.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Bag in a Box for Baby Tutorial

Good Morning!

It seems like there is a baby explosion going on all around me. New grandkids, nieces, nephews and friends... there are going to be babies busting out all over in the next few months. So I decided I had better get ahead of the game and start making a few little somethings. I am starting with this very versatile gift Bag in a Box that I found a few years ago on Splitcoaststampers. If you have a hard time following my directions just click on over there and see the original.

Okay, here goes...

The bottom is a 4.5" x 4.5" piece of cardstock that is scored at 1" on all sides.

Clip up to the score line on each corner as shown.

Put sticky strip on each tab and fold in to form the box.

Remove the tape from the bottom, lay the box along the edge, I started in the middle of the box 

so the seam would be centered in the back.

continue to line up the bottom of the paper with the bottom edge

of the box.

When you get to the end, remove the tape from the side of the designer paper and attach to the opposite side.

Here is what a completed one looks like looking in from the top.

For the scalloped edge border, I  used the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge cut at 1"

I sponged the edges first...

then added two rows of sticky strip to the back.

I attached to the bottom edge the same way as the designer paper.

For the tabs on the top, I used Artiste and put two small circles in the middle.

Important... DO NOT weld  them together, just group them together.

Score each tab down the middle. Use very strong adhesive

 to attach the tabs to the front and back of the bag.

And here is the finished project...

The sentiments are from the new Artbooking Cartridge from Close To My Heart.

I'm afraid you will get tired of me saying this, but this Artbooking cartridge is fast becoming a favorite!

It is so versatile, great for all kinds of paper crafting ideas.

Don't forget the specials for the month of August from

Close To My Heart

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $75.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Imagine Nursery Tails Baby Card

Happy Friday!

I actually dusted off my Imagine...and it WAS dusty! to make this not so quick baby card.

It was pretty easy to get the cute giraffe and trees printed and cut, but it had to calibrate the cut and ink and that took some time. It still isn't right so I used my scissors to get the unwanted white border cut off. Then I inked the edges to cover up any of the places that weren't quite right. I used lots of pop dots to attach the layers and give it lots of dimension. The stamp is from Stampin Up as are the punches I used.

I really wanted to do this card using the Cricut Craft Room. I even got my cartridge linked and put all the images on the mat. I hooked up the Imagine to my computer and hit cut. It prepared to print, sent them to the Imagine and said to follow the instructions on the Imagines screen. That's when I got a little peeved... the Imagine lost the connection to my computer. I tried three times before I gave up and did it the old fashioned way, and wasted a third of a sheet of paper. So I guess tomorrow I will be searching message boards for a solution, if one exists.

I got the idea for this card from the cartridge handbook.

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $75.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

I hope this card shows you that if you have an Imagine, it might be fun to dust it off and make a card :)

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Summer Mini Album From Artbooking

Good Morning!

I have to say , I have never been a scrapbooker... I am a cardmaker/papercrafter. But this new cartridge - Close To My Heart Artbooking - Z1906 may change that! It makes the whole process so easy I can do it!

Here is my very first Mini Album, found on pages 52 - 53 of the handbook. All of the various embellishments are from this cartridge and the stamp sets that come with the bundle. I cut everything out at the size shown in the book and it went together great!

I put a pen along the spine before I tied the twine. It gives the right amount of space for the book to open easily.

Here is the finished book. I probably will be adding more bling and 'stuff' as I look at.

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $50.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

So if you are like me and think these Mini Albums are too much work and thought, I would say to give this cartridge a try!

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Cricut Artiste Birthtday Card

Good Monday morning!

After a very busy week of moving my craft room, going to the local fair with my daughters and grand kids and a family get together, I have a quick and easy card for you.

This Birthday Card uses the Close To My Heart stamp sets

 D1529 and D1475

With the Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridge Artiste.

I have a fun Mini Album using the new  Artbooking cartridge from Close To My Hear to show you tomorrow, so I hope you will come by.

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Tutorial for Tissue Box Cover with Cricut Craft Room

Good Morning!

Today's project is a rerun... I have made many of theses before, but this time I created a cut file for the Cricut Craft Room. I will share it with anyone who asks :)

First I am showing you the screen shots for the files, then there will be some photos of the assembly.

The 2 pieces that make the box

The box top

Decorative paper for the sides

Decorative paper for the top

Now for the assembly...

Sides for the box

Add adhesive to the end that is scored at 1/2 inch

Attach to the second side piece on the unscored end

Add adhesive to the remaining 1/2 inch end and complete the box

Score the box top at one inch on all sides

Fold tabs in and glue to the inside, I found that this comes out

better if I use a strong adhesive like the red tape.

Glue the top to the bottom 

And decorate ... 

That's all there is to it!

I used Close To My Heart Chantilly Papers - X7163B

The flowers and ribbons are from my 'collection'

The navy blue pieces on the bottom corner were cut with a punch.

The CCR file uses Cricut Craft Room Basic - comes free with Craft Room

and Close To My Heart Artiste cartridge.

I cut it out using the Cricut Expression 2

Today is the last day for this months Special Offer!

when you place a $50.00 order (before tax and shipping)

I will send you the ink pad of your choice 

for

FREE!!

 You can place your order 

HERE

While you are there, check out the Close To My Heart specials...

The July Stamp of the Month for $5.00 with your $50.00 order

S1307A

And this beautiful Workshop on the Go  Canvas Art Kit - G1062

for

 $19.95

that's 50% off the regular price of $39.95

If you would like the Cricut Craft Room cut file, please leave a comment and a way for me to contact you and I will email it right to you.

Don't forget... 

Tomorrow the new new Close To My Heart 

Autumn/Winter Idea Book comes out!

There are so many wonderful new products I can''t wait to start showing you!

I hope you will look for them in the weeks ahead,

As always, thanks for stopping by :)