Happy Birthday Close to My Heart

Did you know that Close to My Heart is celebrating it's 30th Year Anniversary? The company is going strong and expanding internationally and I anticipate the company being around for along time.

As you already know there's a BRAND NEW IDEA BOOK. It's jammed packed with more paper packets and stamps that you can purchase from now until July 2015. Once the new idea book is launched in August of 2015 only brand new products will be made available. That means that paper packets, workshop on the go kits, stamps, embellishments, home decor, and so much more won't be available for purchase. But that's okay because we always fall in love with the new stuff too.

In this New Idea Book there's a NEW Cricut Cartridge Collection called Artfully Sent Z3017 found on page 140! More WASHI Tape on page 173! More jewelry and home decor crafting projects. I love the Picture My Life kits on pages 146-147. If you have ever been pressed for time to scrapbook then this type of scrapbooking is for you. I'll show case some of my projects in the future.

For right now, I wanted to include one project I created that meets both MOJO Monday's and Heart to Heart Blog Challenges.

I used the MOJO358 Sketch.

Following the Heart to Heart Challenge of creating a project relating to a song. My theme is Happy Birthday to You!  I used Confetti Wishes Paper Packet X7189B found in the New Idea Book along with a recently discontinued stamp called Teddy Bear Wishes A1143.

To recreate this card the dimensions are as follows:

• Daisy White Cardstock 4.25" x 5.5" folded for cardbase, 2.25" x 2" for the bear, 3" x .75" for the sentiment.
• Pacifica Cardstock 4" x 5.25"
• Confetti Wishes Paper Packet (Checker Board) 2" x 3.5" includes the top border of the paper packet, (Stripped) 3.75" x 2.75"
• Thistle Cardstock (new color) 2.5" x 3.25"
• Brushed Assortment Flower Z3013

I hope you enjoy the New Idea Book. Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Card using Ariana

Here's a greeting card that I made for my friend's birthday using Ariana
Paper Packet and by following UnscriptedSketches.com sketch#242.

 

To recreate this card you will need the following supplies and measurements:

Ariana Paper Packet (X7179B)- Floral 4.5" x 4.5", Blue 2" x 2.75",

Stripped 2" x 2.5", Green .75" x .5"

White Daisy Cardstock for card base 5" x 5" folded

Paper Doily

Artiste Collection Stamp Birthday (D1529)

Edge Distresser (Z1297)

Outdoor Denim Stamp Pad (Z2140)

3" x 3" My Acrylic Block (Y1006)

Foundry Pin Clips (Z1612)

Rosewood Mini Medley (Z1857)

Recollections Flowers

Color Ready Butterfly (retired)

Natural Baker's Twine (Z1921)

Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge for the Ticket

Tombo Adhesive

Memory Book Glue Dots

3D Foam Tape

 

 

Distress all the cut pieces from Ariana Paper Packet using the edge distresser. Adhere the small green patterned paper to the bottom right hand side of the floral patterned paper folding over about a .25" over towards the back (as pictured). Adhere the floral patterned paper centering in front the card base.

Layer the paper doily to the top left hand side leaving 2 cm border from the top and left hand side. Next place the dark patterned paper, followed by the striped patterned paper. Using 3D foam tape place the large flower at the bottom right corner of the dark blue patterned paper. Place the butterfly inside the foundry pin clip and insert into the 3D foam tape in the back of the flower. Using the baker's twine tie a knot through the button and secure using a  glue dot. Also place a smaller bling on top of the green patterned paper. Now, it's time to cut the sentiment ticket found on page 25 in the Art Philosophy instructional manual. The ticket was cut at 1.5" by selecting the 5th white key on the top row. If you want to manually cut a piece of cardstock for the sentiment, the ticket measures 2.5" x 1.25". I also tied baker's twine to the top right hand side and adhered securely using Tombo Adhesive. I hope you enjoyed this card and hope you will recreate your own.