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may flowers

Are you going dotty for the Dotty for You paper yet?  I just finished up this fun flower box using the My Creations Cube.  I just assembled it without the top party of the cube to keep it open.

The flowers were mostly cut with the Cricut CTMH Art Philosophy at 3 inches and 2 1/2 inches with the Dotty paper with the Just Blooms Paper Shapes - Paradise paper flowers attached to the center.

It was a fun and easy project.  What great centerpieces these would make for a special event.  The Cricut flowers makes quick work of it. The Dotty for You is yours with a $35 purchase for just $5.  You'll have enough paper to do lots of things with 24 colorful sheets of fun. The springtime stamp is from the My Peeps stamp set.  Proeject completed with all Close To My Heart supplies.   Shop at online at www.ctmh.com/cherielynn

Hope this brightens your day!

~Cherie Lynn

national scrapbooking month

Did you know that May is National Scrapbooking month? To celebrate Close to my Heart designed an exclusive paper collection.  Look how cute it is.  This paper is "on trend" and has the most popular designs and colors of the season.

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May by mixing and matching to your heart’s content with our new Dotty for You paper packet! The trendy patterns on the front of the papers coordinate perfectly with the dots on the reverse side, giving you lots of options for crafting colorful layouts, cards, and other projects. Dotty for You includes 24 specially designed, coordinating B&T Duos^® sheets (2 each of 12 patterns) and an artwork idea insert to get your creative juices flowing.

There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95:

• Place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5*.
• Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile^® donations) between April 17 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.
• Join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.

Celebrate National Scrapbooking Month in May with the oh-so-cute Dotty for You paper packet. 

Here is a card I created with this darling paper collection.

See all the papers here.  I also used the My Peeps stamp set and Flutter Paper Shapes.  

Here is a video with more project ideas!

 

Order online at www.ctmh.com/cherielynn or contact me 720.988.7687 

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~ Cherie Lynn

note clip

Here is a easy clip (and makes a inexpensive gift) to make.  

I used the stamp set from the Lucy Workshop on the Go kit for the flower.  The "a note for you" comes from the Just for You stamp set.  The bling in the center of the flower is a button from the Bohemian Assortment with a  Pearl Adhesive Gem  in the button center.  I stamped with Sunny Yellow and Lagoon inks.  This stamp set from the Lucy Workshop kit has a coordinating shape that cuts the flower with the  CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy so I just cut the flowers then stamped with the Sunny Yellow and Lagoon ink.  All supplies except the clothes pin are Close To My Heart products. You could whip these out super fast.  Makes a good teacher gift.

Order online at www.ctmh.com/cherielynn or contact me at 720.988.7687

Thanks for checking it out.

~ Cherie Lynn

tuesday's technique - decoarting a card box

The nifty My Creations® Card Box is sized just right for keeping cards, keepsakes, photos, and other treasures safe and sound. Made of sturdy white chipboard, you'll find it easy to decorate with your favorite themed papers and accessories. The magnetic closure helps prevent spills. Help your child turn it into a treasure box for their coin or sports card collections. Fill it with treats and give it to a special teacher or coach. Keep each year's Christmas cards in it till the next year to help you remember whom to send cards to. This makes a great gift for all ages!

tuesday's technique - making a memory game

The versatile Close To My Heart My Creations® Memory Game includes 24 – 3" x 3" heavy chipboard squares with a sturdy chipboard box to hold them. It's perfect for creating a memory game for your kids using personalized images and photos they can relate to—what a fun gift that would be! Or create holiday countdown cards; your little ones will love drawing a card from the box each day leading up to the big celebration! Because the box and cards are made from heavy white chipboard, you can stamp, cover with paper, and distress until your heart's content! These squares are built to withstand heavy use, especially if you Mod-Podge them.  

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cricut - ctmh art philosophy

This is just one of many fabulous projects you can create using the Close To My Heart Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  See www.ctmh.com/cherielynn for more details.

Even though Easter is over, you can find tons of uses for this adorable gift bag.  I'm thinking what a beautiful package for Mother's Day.  Project uses all Close to my Heart supplies including the new Lucy paper collection.  Thanks for visiting www.awescrap.com

 

Materials Needed

• My Acrylix^® A Blossom
• Pear Exclusive Inks^® Pad
• Blush Exclusive Inks^® Pad
• Crème Brulee Exclusive Inks^® Pad
• Cricut^® Art Philosophy Cartridge
• 1 – Glitter Button

Paper Dimensions

Cut using Cricut^® Art Philosophy cartridge:

• Floral B&T Heart Box: 5 1/2" Shift+Font Layer <Heart1> (p. 26)
• Colonial White Cardstock Flower: 1 3/4" Shift <Flower3> (p. 57)
• Colonial White Cardstock Circle: 1/2" <Circle1> (p. 21)
• Colonial White Cardstock Flower: 1 1/4" Shift <Flower7> (p. 39)
• Colonial White Cardstock Tag: 1 1/4" <Tag2> (p. 40)

1/2" × 8" Blush B&T Duos^® Paper
1/2" × 1 1/2" Blush B&T Duos^® Paper (cut 2)

Helpful Hints

1. Cut heart box, flowers, circle, and tag using Cricut^® machine.
2. Stamp sentiment with Pear ink on tag.
3. Stamp large flower image with Blush ink on large flower. Sponge edges with Blush ink.
4. Stamp smaller flower image with Crème Brulee ink on smaller flower.
5. Stamp circle image with Pear ink on circle.
6. Assemble heart box, attach paper, cut-out shapes, and button to heart box.

 

tuesday's technique - altered frame

Here is a fun and easy project.  Grab a wooden frame from your local craft supply store (you might even be able to find them in a dollar store).  Trace and cut paper around the frame and cut out photo window.  Apply Mod Podge to the wooden frame and while it's still wet attach the paper.  Apply Mod Podge again to the paper and smooth out any bubbles with your fingers.  Let dry and add any embellishments to decorate.  I also sponged on ink to the outer edges and the frame to add color to the wood. 

I used Sparkles Flourishes, Designer Brads, Paradise Paper Flowers and Lucy paper collection all products from Close To My Heart.  If I had to pick my one favorite product in our Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book (besides the Cricut Art Philosophy) it would definately be the Sparkles Flourishes.  $4.95 for all that sparkle and fun; I just can't get enough of it!!  

These frames make a great gift.  Don't forget to personalize with a special photo!  There is another altered frame on Jeanette Lynton's blog.

I hope you can make this fun project.  Kids home on spring break??  This is the perfect kids project to try with them.   If you get a chance I'd love to see what you come up with so send me your photos.

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birthday decor

We just celebrated our daughter's first birthday.  I struggled with a "theme" for her party.  I wasn't wild on princess, or elmo or hello kitty or anything like that.  It just didn't feel right for her personality.  Since the first birthday is all about the cake and it seemed odd to have a big cake for such a little person I decided on having a cake with the cupcake for her on top as far as the design and when it is time for cake to just pull off the cupcake to give to her.  That's what led to her theme, cupcakes.  I used the cupcake from the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy for the invites and decorations and I think it turned out really well.  Another fun thing I did was to make cupcake flower arrangements as a take home favor.  Which also led to a call to the poison help center when she took a big bite out of one.  Turns out she was fine but it sure gave me a panic.  I have a bunch of photos  but they are mostly on my husband's camera card; we have a point and shoot camera, I point and he shoots!! 

The invitation 

The whole design inspiration was based on this balloon.

I think it turned out pretty cute.  It was a lot of fun and like every mom says on their baby's first birthday, " I just can not believe a year went by that fast"!!   Any by the way, her best gift was a wrist corsage from her little boyfriend, Lucas.  So cute!

 

inspired by pottery barn kids

Here is my little weekend DIY.  I saw a framed ribbon holder at Pottery Barn Kids and thought I Can Do That!!

It was like $38 or so, I don't remember exactly.  I got a frame for $10.99 at Ikea, used some leftover fabric from my daughter's window treatment and got some quilt batting material (is that what it's called???) for like $3.99 plus 20% on sale.  I bought ribbon, too but ended up using ribbon I aleady had :)

I cut the quilt stuff to fit the front of the insert that came with the frame. I hot glued the quilt stuff to the back board that came as part of the frame.  Wrapped my material over the front and hot glued the ribbons.  Easy Peasy!!

This will be perfect to get control of the hair bow situation we have going on.  AND it will perfectly coordinate with her nursery AND it was under $15.  How much fun is that???

The cast of characters:

 Preparing to glue the fabric:

Ta Da!!!!!

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noel wall hanging

Quick noel wall hanging.  All supplies Close To My Heart