When I was enjoying my first peak at the new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book, one of the stamp sets that caught my eye was a sentiment set called “Scrapbook Statements – Women”. I know. Sentiment stamps are probably not the most exciting of stamp sets, but you would probably agree that they are necessary tool…
Tag: Miscellaneous CTMH Cards
Secret Message Thank You Card
I found a secret message technique on the internet the other day and I thought I would try it out with a 3 1/2 x 8″ Thank You card. I’m waiting on my new goodies from the upcoming Idea Book to arrive mid-week, so until then, I decided to revisit my Dakota paper pack. I…
Special "Pair-a-Phrase" Blog Hop
Welcome to a special edition Blog Hop for the promotional stamp set called… ****Pair-a-phrase**** Starting tomorrow…August 15th…when you purchase $75 or more in current Close To My Heart product, you will receive a special stamp set called Pair-a-phrase for free. It’s the first time ever that CTMH has offered two stamp sets in one package…
August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop
Welcome to the CTMH August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! August’s Stamp of the Month is called….. ****Wicked**** The blog hop makes a circle so if you are starting here just continue until you make your way back and you will have made it through them all. If you have already started and are…
Yeah! It's spring break!
Aaahhhh….Spring Break….how I love spring break. The timing always seems to be perfect. It comes just when I feel like I’m going to “break”. 🙂 Anyway, I’ve been rather busy and haven’t had a lot of extra time to blog. But with a little break here, you’ll probably see a few more posts from me…
Saturday's Card Artistry Projects
Here are the projects we did today in our card artistry class. I wish I could take credit for all of these wonderful projects, but I can’t. The first project is a Treat Holder using papers from the Cherry-O Level 2 Paper Pack and the “You’re Sweet” and “Tasty Treats” stamp sets. I got the…
New You Tube Videos
Here is the series of videos I made to show the making of the “Cracked Glass” card that I taught for the CTMH Virtual Convention. The second and third videos demonstrate the actual embossing and cracking. The first video is basically the introduction and beginnning card construction. I’m not able to get the fourth video done until later…
VC Class Follow-up
Today, I taught a the Cracked Glass technique class for the CTMH Virtual Convention. I think it went really well, especially considering I’ve never done a “chat” style class before…no pics. Everyone who responded seemed to love the technique. During the class, I promised that I would post some pics of a past card that I…
My Project for the CTMH Virtual Convention
I received an “all-call” email requesting people who would be willing to teach for the Virtual Convention. I volunteered, but explained to Mary that I was new to CTMH, but that I was an experienced stamper/scrapbooker. I was a little worried that some would find it odd, maybe even a little offensive that someone who…
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