Artiste in August Blog Hop–Day 3: Flower Pot Card

Welcome to Day 3 of the

I am having tons of fun with this month-long blog hop featuring 3-D projects from the fabulous *NEW* Cricut Artiste Collection exclusively from Close To My Heart!

If you are coming from Jen Patrick’s blog, you are on the right path. If this is your first stop, then continue on by clicking on the link to the next hopper at the end of this post.

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Today is ‘Any Shape’ day and I am featuring the Flower Pot Box on pg. 54 of the Cricut Artiste Handbook.

I used the *NEW* Clementine Collection for today’s project. I love the soft yummy colors in this collection which include THREE new colors, Cashmere, Champagne & Saddle along with Colonial White, Crème Brulee, New England Ivy, Sorbet & Twilight.

I cut my box with some help from the Cricut Craft Room so that I could get a little bigger box by rotating the image on the mat. My box came out to be about 3” high when all said & done. The maximum height without using the CCR is 2-1/2”.

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Well, that’s it for today. Hop on over to Melinda Everitt’s blog and see what she has created for you today. Don’t forget to come back tomorrow!

If you come upon a broken link or get lost during the hop, here is a complete list of all the blog hoppers.

Gloria Rogers - http://www.scraptabulousstudio.com/
Lalia Harris - http://craftylalia.blogspot.com/
Rebecca Kings – http://heartfeltcreationsbybecca.blogspot.com
Adeline Brill – http://www.adeline-brill.blogspot.com
Jessica Wilson – http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
Kathy Johnson - http://kathyscreativecorner.com/
Amy Edwards – http://paisleysplayhouse.blogsot.com
Jen Patrick - http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Pamela O’Connor - http://reflectionsofmyartandsoul.com (You are here)
Melinda Everitt - http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/
Tina Gale Husong - http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com/
Denise Hobbs -  http://oklahomainker.blogspot.com/

Thank you for joining us today and be sure to come back tomorrow. If you haven’t gotten your hands on the *NEW* Cricut Artiste Collection, click here to visit my CTMH website to shop now!

CTMH Dotty for You Meets Up with Mojo Monday 237

I came across an inspiring card sketch some time last week on Debbie Carriere’s blog and knew it would work wonderfully with the CTMH Dotty for You Paper Packet! It took me some time to get the right combination, but I knew I wanted to use the Lagoon & Sweet Leaf Flourishes B&T Duo from the paper packet. With inspiration from Debbie’s sample, this is what I came up with…

Using the Cricut Craft Room and my handy-dandy Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, I welded together two <Square5> + Font + Shift shapes for the zig zag border. I believe I used 1/2” width of Chocolate cardstock which made the length once welded together almost 6”. I trimmed the length down to 5-1/4” to accommodate my 5-1/2” width card. I also cut the polka dot banner shapes & the title using my AP Cartridge.

I created the yo-yo’s behind the paper flowers with 1/2” White Daisy cardstock strips and scoring at 1/4” increments using my Euro Personal Paper Trimmer and a Bone Folder. To finish the yo-yo’s off, I added some brown Mocha Opaque Adhesive Gems to the center of each.

The ‘You Are Beautiful’ sentiment was stamped in Lagoon using CTMH’s My Acrylix Card Word Puzzle stamp set.

Here is the Mojo Monday #237 Sketch I used…

I hope you enjoyed my inspiration today and may you have an inspiring day yourself!

February 2012 CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!

This month we are featuring the February SOTM from the NEW 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book, which is S1202 Thoughtful Tidings, a set of 11 My Acrylix Stamps! 

If you have come here from Traci’s Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.

This month we have over 60 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. To join in the fun just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one!

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I am so stinkin’ excited to share with you all the wonderful new products from the 2012 Spring/Summer Idea Book! I love absolutely EVERYTHING in it and I’ve been having so much fun playing with my new products.

Here are a few projects I’ve created over the last week using this fabulous February Stamp of the Month…

This is a card box I created using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge along with the Cricut Craft Room. I will be working on a detailed tutorial which will include the Cricut Craft Room file I used to create the closure to the box and will post it in the next few days.

This project was created using the new Stella Level 2 Paper Packet and it will hold five unembellished  4-1/4” x 5-1/2” cards with envelopes.

This next card is created using the new Victory Level 2 Paper Packet. I added some stitching using CTMH’s Neutral Embroidery Floss along with a few wooden buttons. Oh, and I spritzed some diluted Chocolate re-inker onto the card base using CTMH’s Spray Pen.

And I absolutely LOVE how this card turned out using the new Florentine Workshops on the Go Kit & My Stickease Assortment. I added some bling using Sparkles.

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That’s it for now…thanks for stopping by!

Now "Hop" on over to Dawn’s Blog to see her fabulous works of art! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas using this month’s stamp of the month!

To purchase your February Stamp of the Month (only available Feb 1-29, 2012) and other CTMH products like the Cricut Art Philosophy Collection…

Visit My Website to shop now!

or click here to contact me to place your order.

Don’t forget to check out February’s Studio J promotion below. Thank you for stopping by and have a blessed day,

Click here to purchase your Studio J 5-packs today!

Click here to visit Studio J to make the above layout!

Tic Tac Valentine Purse Tutorial

Here is the tutorial I promised yesterday for my version of the Tic Tac Valentine Purse. I made some alterations from the one I posted on Saturday and now the purse opens using the purse flap with a velcro closure and the Tic Tacs are hiding securely inside.

I created a template in the Cricut Craft Room and saved the file HERE to share with you. I am hoping you will be able to download the file and import it into your own Cricut Craft Room. If you have any problems with the file, I have provided details instructions below to re-create the file. I used an Expressions 2 along with the exclusive CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge to cut my images.

{I’ve had several ask for a Gypsy file. You can find it HERE.}

{Important: You must use the Cricut Craft Room with this project to be able to stretch the <Square4> image into a rectangle}

In the below image, you will see the first image I used is <Square4><Card> featured on page 53 of the AP booklet. Using the toolbar above the mat, I sized it at 6.25” x 3.75”.

Next is the <Circle3> featured on page 41 of the AP booklet. It is sized at 3.75” x 3.75”.

Below is the <Heart1> featured on page 26 at 1.25” x 1.25”.

Now, to get the inside layer of the <Square4><Card>, I copied and pasted the image above as a new image and resized it 90% of the original using the scale toolbar to the left of the mat. Using the toolbar above the mat…the width came to 5.625” and the height came to 3.375”.

The last image is the <Circle1> featured on page 21 of the AP booklet and sized at 3.25” x 3.25”.

Once you have added all the necessary images, your mat will look like this before cutting…

For the paper I placed on my mat, I cut a 4.5” x 12” strip of Tulip cardstock for the large card, scalloped circle & heart and a 3.5” x 12” strip of Roxie B&T Duos paper for the small card & circle. Make sure your top row images are aligned above the 4.5” mark and the bottom row images just above the 8” mark.

To use the Cricut Craft Room, you will need to connect your computer to your Cricut using a USB cord AND you will need to own the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge. You can purchase it HERE for your convenience.

Once you have your Cricut pieces cut, follow the below instructions to assemble your Tic Tac Valentine Purse.

{Please note the correction I made on the cut Tulip cardstock if you are having problems from my 1st posting of this.}

Cut a 4.75” x 4.5” piece of Tulip cardstock. With your cardstock in your trimmer score at 2” & 2.75” on the 4.75” length. Turn your cardstock one-quarter turn and score at .75” & 3.75”. Trim as indicated in the photo. Fold all score lines and form into an open top box using sticky tape.

Cut both cards down the score line and then adhere the layers together as shown below. Once done, trim .5” off the flat side of both pieces as shown below.

Take your completed box and put sticky tape on both long sides of box.

Assemble as shown to the card pieces.

Adhere the circle to the scallop circle and then score the flower as shown…the scored lines should be .75” apart. Hint: make sure your patterned paper will align nicely once the scallop circle is folded over the top of the purse…especially if you are using lined or plaid paper.

Put a piece of sticky tape on one side of the score line and a velcro tab on the opposite side and adhere to purse base. Embellish as desired using the heart Cricut image.

For the handle, cut a .25” x 4” strip of cardstock and adhere to purse with brads.

Viola…

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial! If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them…just shoot me an email HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have fun re-creating this cute project!

I’d love to see what you create, so be sure to link to your project in my comments. Thanks!

Tic Tac Valentine Purse Tutorial in the Works…

I am working on a detailed tutorial on this adorable Tic Tac Valentine Purse using the Cricut Craft Room & the CTMH Art Philosophy Cartridge. I am hoping to be able to share the Cricut Craft Room file I created and saved to make this purse. I will post as soon as I have it complete.

Have a blessed day!