Trick or Treat!

Halloween's around the corner, and even though I've made so much Halloween cards already, this Scaredy Cat paper pack just can't keep me away. Seriously, I'm so in love with this! I can't wait for Oct 31st when I can take pictures of my kid and make layouts using this paper pack.

The card base I used was Bazzill, I can't remember the name, Purple Royalty I think. The witch and fence were cut using Cricut Autumn Celebrations cartridge, the bunny was my leftover 2nd piece from the previous card I made. It was from a Lawn Fawn Halloween stamp set. I added in the RIP from the Scaredy Cat complements, and embellished the stars from the Scaredy Cat assortment.

Enjoy!

Teacup Flowers

I've had a coloring spree yesterday and thought I'd make a batch of cards that's any-occasion. I used the Taylored Expressions Teacup Bouquet and colored it in different colors. These flowers are so versatile, I guess any flowers are, so I used the different sentiments from a Sizzix stamp set. Unfortunately I can't remember where I got it from or the name of the stamp set.

The images are colored using my Spectrum Noir markers. They're a mix from the pink, purple, yellow, red and coral families. The background papers are from kI Memories and I embossed it using my Cricut Cuttlebug.

April Promotion

Close to My Heart is having one big awesome promotion this April! From what I've heard this will be the biggest promotion for this year! How I wish I knew beforehand and could have waited for April! That's why I want to share this exciting news with everyone!

Sign up to be a consultant starting April 1st and you get to pick your very own Cricut Bundle!! Yes! You read it right! You get your full Consultant Kit for $99 AND you get to pick a Cricut Bundle of your choice for FREE!! That Cricut Bundle includes 3 sets of D size stamps and 3 chipboard dimensional elements! This has got to be the most bang for your buck you'll ever get! Add to that as a consultant you get to earn your commissions AND get your discount with every purchase you make!

Below is the Consultant Kit you'll be getting, and as you can see it is PACKED with so much goodies!!! I remember how excited I felt waiting for my box to arrive, and it did not disappoint!!

New Consultant Kit Box of Goodies

And for this month of April only, sign up and you get to pick a Cricut Cartridge Bundle to go with it! Here are the 3 choices you have. You simply cannot go wrong! All 3 cartridges are a MUST HAVE! Ever since I got mine I've used nothing else but these! They are truly the BEST Cricut cartridges and probably the only ones you'll ever need! So, what are you waiting for? Become a consultant now and join my team! All I can promise is LOADS of FUN!!!

Z1686 Art Philosphy 

Z1906 Artbooking

Z1790 Artiste

Critters Galore!

Valentine's day is just a couple of days away and I'm scrambling to make cards for my daughter's class. I chose to do critters so the kids will appreciate it and at the same time hopefully becomes a 'tool' to learn animals. She's turning 2 soon and the toddlers in her class are in that stage of learning animals and sounds they make. It took so much time to put these together, but it was well worth it! My daughters reaction was of pure glee when she saw these critters, and we had fun identifying them too.
Cricut's Create a Critter 2 cartridge is so much fun to use! The animals are so cute! The themes are also perfect for Valentine's Day! I should make a mental note to use them more often, even for other occasions. I underestimated the time it takes to create these. Now I know better and hopefully can plan ahead the next time!
Enjoy!

Make A Wish!

It feels good to be able to pick up my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers again and do some good old coloring fun. For this birthday card I used a regular 5x7 American Crafts gray card stock as a mat. DCWV's 6x6 Eat Cake stack has this colorful polka dot fun looking design which I used as a base. Since the background is too loud I layered it with white scrap paper which I punched borders around using We R Memory Keepers Doily themed punched. I then used Cricut's Something to Celebrate cartridge to cut out the "make a wish" sentiment and gift. And my highlight is the Penny Black  Birthday Girl Big Wish stamp set I colored. I love Penny Black's girl stamp sets since they look so jolly, cheerful and they are so much fun to color.

For the hair I blended the Browns  (GB8/10 and EB5). I used the Reds (CR8/10/11) for the hair ribbons except for the middle button which I decided to use a lighter shade as contrast (PP3). For the dress I used the darker shade of Red for the polka dots (DR5/7) and Pinks (PL1/BP2) for the main dress itself. For the Skin tone I must have gone back and forth with the Pale Hues (FS2/FS3) and Yellow CT1, and to top it off I added a light touch of Essentials EB1. The Icing on the cake was colored using Yellow (CT2/1), with the cake itself using Browns (EB5/GB8). Since this birthday cake is for a guy, I decided to color the cake brown for chocolate (his favorite flavor), and the serving platter a touch of blue (TB1). The candle flame was colored using GB5 for an orange glow, and just TB9 for the candles. I haven't colored in a while so forgive me if it seems a bit off. I am obviously lacking in practice, as I seem to have spent so much time lately revisiting my Cricut cartridges and obsessing with K&Company's Smash books.