Father's Day Card with Cricut Artiste

My husband kept asking me for a card for his dad for Father's Day so he could mail it in time.  I thought I could find something in my stash that was already created, but everything was too girly. I'll have to spend a day creating some masculine cards.  But there was no time for that now.  I needed to produce a card quickly so it could get in the mail.  I whipped up this Father's Day card in less than 30 minutes which is fast for me.  I have a hard time committing when it come to paper patterns and placement.  

I dug through some scraps (love that) and looked at MojoMonday sketches to get my juices flowing.  The sentiment is from the Artiste Cricut cartridge, a CTMH exclusive.

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

Fall Harvest

Halloween...check. The Fall festivities are in full swing.  I love the cooler nights and crisp mornings this time of year in Arizona.  Today I'm taking down all the gobblins, ghosts and pumpkin decorations and replacing them with cozier items like this Harvest banner I made with Close To My Heart products.  When I saw this on page 86 of the Idea Book I knew I had to make one for my home. I've included a tutorial video showing our new alcohol based markers which I used to make these beautiful blended fall leaves.  Now, how many days till Christmas?  :\

 I used  the Cricut Artiste cartridge (Z1790) to create the banner (4"), border (1.25") and title (2"). 



These leaves are made from paper.  I stamped the images from the Fall Harvest stamp set (item C1504) on colonial white cardstock and then colored them using our new markers.  Finish off with some brads, hemp and new burlap ribbon (item Z1760).  Now I need to get to the craft store and purchase some garland to finish off the mantle.

Have a memorable day,
Sheila

See the New Idea Book for Fall/Winter 2012

You've waited and it's finally here, the much anticipated 2012 Fall/Winter Idea Book from Close To My Heart.  This unveils the newest CTMH Cricut cartridge - Artiste.  Like our wildly popular Art Philosophy cartridge, Artiste is packed with 700 images to boost your creativity.  Click here to browse the pages of our new Idea Book.

If you'd like to host a gathering to earn free products, contact me.

New Cricut Cartridge Announced

I just returned from Dallas, Texas where over 1,200 women and 3 men were kickin' up their heals after Close To My Heart revealed their new Cricut cartridge, Artiste, which will be available August 1.  Every year CTMH holds a convention to celebrate the new product Idea Book.  This is three exciting days of product reveals, business classes and hands-on cropping. Oh my, there are so many great things coming your way beginning August 1st, and I can hardly wait to get my hands on that new Cricut cartridge.  Just like Art Philosophy, this cartridge offers 700 images - yes that is SEVEN HUNDRED, not a typo. But Artiste is a Cricut cartridge on steroids.  These new die cuts focus on themed projects, interactive cards, 3D artwork and more.  Robots, spooks, valentines, babies and more. There's even a step by step assembly book so you don't go crazy trying to figure out what goes where. 

Just like the Art Philosophy Cricut collection, the Artiste cartridge is available only as a bundle exclusively from Close To My Heart consultants.  The collection includes:

• 1 cartridge with 700 images of themed projects, cards, font & 3D items
• 3 My Acrylix D-size stamps sets that coordinate with Artiste die cuts
• 3 coordinating 12" x 9" Dimensional Elements sheets (chipboard) of awards, quotes & mini album pages

The entire collection - with a retail value of $125 - is just $99.  Contact me to order this amazing collection or click here to shop online. (Remember it's not available until August 1st.)

Created by Tamara Pope

Be sure to tell your friends - something this good is worth sharing!

Have a memorable day,
Sheila