4 Things We Love About You–CTMH Superhero Layout

They don’t call it an ‘Idea Book’ for no reason! I love ‘scraplifting’ ideas from the Close To My Heart Idea Books…even right down to the last brad!

This scrapbook layout is featured on page 48 of the Close To My Heart Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book. Click here to see the original layout.

The pictures I got of my darling nephew at his birthday party this past Saturday were absolutely perfect for this layout…probably because his momma is now a Close To My Heart consultant and she ran with the ‘Superhero’ theme so she could coordinate all the goodies. =)

I used CTMH’s Reflections Scrapbook Program {FYI - retiring item and available only while supplies last} for the layout design…which gave me the dimensions of the paper to cut. I had to guess on the sizes of stars to cut, so I cut a 5” star, two 3” stars & two 2” stars using the Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge.

The photos are cut at 3” x 3” & 3-1/2” x 5”.

I also used the Superhero Complements Rub-Ons, which are so stinkin’ cool! I rubbed them onto white cardstock and cut them out to make them more sturdy.

To duplicate this layout, here is a list of products that I used…

X7152 Superhero Paper Packet, X7152C Superhero Complements Rub-Ons, E1022 My Acrylix Hero Alphabet Stamp Set, Z2134 Moonstruck Stamp Pad, Z2105 Black Stamp Pad, StazOn Stamp Pad, Z1393 Black Mini-Medley Accents, Z1327 Blue & Green Sparkles Assortment, Z1326 Pink & Red Sparkles Assortment, Z1294 Sanding Kit, 4275 My Legacy Writers & Z1686 Cricut Art Philosophy Collection

If you would like to duplicate this layout, you can purchase the above products listed on my website HERE or just click on the items above and add them to your shopping cart.

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Don’t forget, during the month of March 2012, you can get a FREE Cricut Art Philosophy Collection when you decide to sign up to be a Close To My Heart Consultant! You to can design your next party around one of our fabulous kits! =) For more information, you can contact me or to sign up today, click here.

Well, that’s it for now. Make it a great day…with CTMH!

April 2011 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 April SOTM from the 2011 Spring/Summer Idea Book, which is D1455 Blessed, a set of 12 My Acrylix Stamps. If you have come here from Vickie'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 50 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! Here we go!

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I created this layout a month or so ago and sat it aside because I didn’t know what sentiments/title I wanted to put on it. That is until I pulled out my April Stamp of the Month! This stamp set has the perfect sentiments to reflect my feelings for my sweet husband of almost 20 years.

For the title I used the stamp, We are so Blessed, and the stamp above my journaling says,

If I had a flower

for every time I thought of you,

I could walk in my garden

forever.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

I thought I had come up with a cool new technique for the paper flowers until I saw someone else had done them about a week later on a popular scrapbook site. I guess great minds think alike! =)

To make my flowers, I took 12” strips of B&T Duo from the new Paper Packet, Bliss, that I used. I tore one edge down the 12” length and then crumbled up my paper into a ball to give it a lot of wrinkles. I very carefully opened it back up as not to tear it. I sanded over the top of the paper a little to add to the distressed look. Then I took a 1-1/4” circle, loaded it with glue dots and gathered my distressed paper strip around it to form the paper flowers that you see. For the cents I used some circles of cardstock and designer brads.

For the ruffled bottom border above, I did the same technique described above but gathered it along the border and it the gathered edge under the Cocoa ribbon. I also did something similar for the journaling box below.

The Grey Flannel Floral B&T Duos that I used for the base on both pages have also been wrinkled & sand distressed. All the paper has been edge distressed and the Chocolate Cardstock for the mats have been distressed with a Chocolate ink pad to give it a leathered look.

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Now "Hop" on over to Teresa'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!

Remember, the April SOTM is only available April 1 - 30, 2011 so get yours beginning April 1st!

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God bless & make it a great day!