Rose Blossom Thirty Years of Happy Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Rose Blossom Thirty Years of Happy Blog Hop!  If you came from Tammie's blog, then you're on the right track!

As Close to My Heart celebrates its 30th year of creativity, our team is commemorating the event by creating special projects with the Thirty Years of Happy promotional stamp set.  I used the set to create 3x3 cards and a little bag that I will keep on my desk at school. I'll slip these little cards in the kids' folders as they achieve their goals!  I love this set and know that you will too!

Now hop on over to Barb's blog to see the fabulous project she has to share!

Hello!

I recently participated in a card swap with members from my crafting team. The challenge was to feature the new colors in the CTMH palette. Well, challenge accepted! Those new colors are so pretty, I was really excited about the challenge! I had ordered the Paper Fundamentals set that included the new colors and, as we say in kindergarten, I put my thinking cap on!  I had a vision for what I wanted, and this is what I came up with...

I wanted to use ALL of the colors and patterns, so I thought I'd try something new (to me!). To achieve the effect of the diagonally striped patterned paper, I cut the Paper Fundamentals patterned paper in strips that were a variety of widths. I took 2 pieces of white copy paper and put them side by side (to create a bigger canvas), and glued the strips diagonally to the paper. I used the Bonding Memories glue to attach the pieces securely to the copy paper, knowing that I was going to cut the sentiment from this "new" paper with the Cricut and there would be tiny cuts and angles (didn't want all of the tiny pieces to fall off!). Here's what my patchwork paper looked like after I cut it with the Cricut:

 

 

I was inspired by a card from Aaron Brown where she used the same technique, but used the reverse image on her card-- the background with the negative space image was used for the sentiment. Her card uses glitter paper and is fabulous!  :)

 

Well, I hope today was a great day for you and tomorrow is even better!

 

xoxo,

Kristine

 

 



Happy Birthday!

Hi friends! Hope you are well! Now that school is back in full swing, it has been busy, busy, busy around here! What happened to the summer? It sure did fly by! :) Well, back in June, a friend invited me to her family's cabin in the North Georgia mountains to do some crafting and scrapbooking for a couple of days. It was a beautiful place, and so nice to have a little "girl's getaway." I packed my Cricut, some 6x6 paper pads and my Copic markers to make a few fancy cards to keep on hand. I really love the Pure Innocence line of stamps by MFT.  Here's the first card I made (always need birthday cards on hand!)...

Have a wonderful week!
Kristine

Annual Inspirations Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Annual Inspirations new product blog hop!  Thanks for following along! If you hopped on over from Amy's blog, you are heading in the right direction! :) We have so many wonderful new things to share-- with all of the fantastic new products in the Annual Inspirations book (click on the "Shop With Me" button on the right if you'd like to order one!), it was hard to choose just one thing to focus on!

I chose the "Confetti Wishes" paper pack and complements. This paper is the perfect choice to create birthday cards and treats for kids and grown-ups of all ages. And honestly, I never have enough birthday cards on hand... so I know I am going to need a steady supply of this fun paper.

The cutouts were created using the Art Philosophy and Artiste cartridges. I wanted to create something simple, colorful and fun.  With school starting back tomorrow, I have been so busy setting up my classroom and planning for the 24 kindergarteners who will be showing up at 7:15 tomorrow morning! Simplicity is the key for me right now! I think the White Daisy overlays and the fun cut-outs allow the paper to be the star of the show. I popped the overlays on foam tape to add to the impact. This card design can easily be adapted for cards for all seasons. Hope you'll give it a try!

Thanks again for joining us!  Your comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Now hop on over to Barb's blog to see her fabulous creations!

Love is All You Need

Eeeks!  I just posted this card using last weeks sketch!  Sooooo sorry, Mojo Monday people!  Well, welcome to my world right now! LOL!

Holy Moley!  It's been a long time since the last post. The summer is just flying by!  I have less than 2 weeks before I head back to the classroom. Yikes!  My to-do list was long and I actually got some of it done. :)  I still have so much more to do, though... and so little time!  I guess that will always be the case though, right?

I had the urge tonight to create and this is what I came up with!  I pulled out my very favorite paper and the Mojo Monday sketch.

xoxo,
Kristine

The Shame...

Well, I have been on craft hiatus for several weeks now. So much going on...  "Life happens," as they say!  So, when my niece's birthday rolled around, I had nuthin'. And, I'll be honest, my crafting mojo was on a bit of hiatus as well.  So, I sent my sweet Mister out on a mission to purchase a birthday card (the horror! lol!). Usually, I can count on him for errands of this kind-- he has fetched all kinds of odds and ends over the years with no complaint from me. But this time... this time... he came home with this. The World's Ugliest Card.  I think that is an official title, so I am capitalizing the letters. I honestly am not sure what about this card screamed "teenage girl whom we love dearly" to him, but there it is.  Needless to say, I searched high and low in our cabinets and closets for a suitable substitute. I just couldn't give this to my niece.  Can you guess the sentiment inside? I'll bet you can!  Scroll to the bottom of the picture for the answer! :)

"Rock Star. Party Like One."

Yup. That card is beautiful AND brilliant!  lol.  So...  I am wasting no time!  I am pulling out my crafty things-- must avoid another near disaster. 

Peeps, learn from my mistakes!  Stay crafty my friends!

xoxo,

Kristine 

Happy Easter!

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy this beautiful day!

 

xoxo,

Kristine