Owl Twisted Easel Card

I love the colour purple & I'm growing to like little owls.  I thought this little guy was cute & my craft girls wanted to learn to do a twisted easel card so I decided to make them up as a kit for them.

I cut a 11"x 8.5" as the base card then scored it at 5.5" & again on the diagonal on the left 5.5" square.  I used 4 of the Close To My Heart Cricut cartridges for the Owl, Fancy Square, Branch & the Happy Birthday.  In the Cricut Design Space I laid them all out & cut the whole thing on my Cricut Explore.  I'm learning the software so if I can cut it all out (including the base etc.) then that's more practice for me.  The little Owl was all cut & then paper pieced together & I used 3d foam to build him up a bit & again for the Sentiment so it is then used as a stop for the card when opened.  I had alot of fun doing this card, I wanted to do one with just cut files & no stamping, I inked around the Owl to make him stand out a bit more & inked over the little butterfly & finished him off with some bling, I had to get that in somewhere, I just love to put bling on everything.

The products I used:

Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge Z3170.

Close to My Heart Artistry Cricut Cartridge Z3167.

Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Z3171.

Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Cartridge Z3169.

Kaleidoscope Paper Packet X7202B.

Gypsy Cardstock X5757.

White Daisy Cardstock 1385.

Kraft Cardstock Z1375.

Topiary Cardstock X5635.

Black Cardstock 1386.

Plus I used alot of leftover scraps.

Eggplant Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2647.

Gypsy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2190.

If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Cricut Artfully Sent: Pocket Function

The Pocket function of your Close To My Heart Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge will spice up so much more than just your layouts. See the possibilities in this video.

Learn to use Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge, it is packed with beautiful and inspirational card concepts, including the “pocket” function.  You'll be blown away with what you can create using this cartridge.                                   

 

If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Cricut® Artfully Sent: Sleeve Function

Layering is where it’s at! The Sleeve function of Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge holds dozens of options that will lend beautiful depth and complexity to your cards in a matter of seconds.

Learn to use Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge, it is packed with beautiful and inspirational card concepts, including the “sentiment” function.  You'll be blown away with what you can create using this cartridge. 

                                   

 If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Cricut® Artfully Sent: Sentiment Function

The Sentiment function of Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge goes deeper than words. See for yourself what extra tricks are hidden within this fun function!

Learn to use Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge, it is packed with beautiful and inspirational card concepts, including the “sentiment” function.  You'll be blown away with what you can create using this cartridge.

 If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Cricut Artfully Sent: Scene Function

Learn to use Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent cartridge, it is packed with beautiful and inspirational card concepts, including the “scene” function.  You'll be blown away with what you can create using this cartridge.

If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Cricut Artfully Sent: Pop-up Cards with Icons

Another card from the Artfully Sent cartridge, I was inspired by another card on Patricia Manhire's blog, she is a very talented consultant from New Zealand.   I just had to make it, the cage & insert layer are found on page 13 of the Artfully Sent cartridge, I just love birdcages & flowers so this was fun to do.
The cage is cut from a colour in the Paper Fundamentals Whimsy Assortment pack, the flowers from the It's the Little Things stamp set are stamped tone on tone & colour on white, they are cut out individually & placed on top of each other some with 3-D foam tape so I could layer them.  Inks I used are Canary, Pixie, Gypsy, Topiary (this is my favourite colour to use for leaves) & Glacier.  For some added texture I embossed the Glacier insert with the Woodgrain Embossing folder.  For the finishing touches I use Durables Artisan Studs on the feet of the cage & for some extra bling I used the Bling Gems Gold assortment & Bitty Sparkels on the flowers.

Take a look at some eye-popping cards made with the Pop-up and Icon functions of Close To My Heart’s Cricut® Artfully Sent collection.                           

Cricut® Artfully Sent: The Basics

 Learn to use Close To My Heart’s Cricut Artfully Sent Cartridge.  Pop on over to my online shop & take a look at this & many other handy tools to make your crafting life easier.

                      

I haven't had the chance to play with the new Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge yet as much as I want to but I did manage to make 2 cards after being inspired by another crafty consultant Patricia Manhire.  There are so many ideas on Pinterest & other crafty blogs & websites to get motivated. This card is found on page 47 of the booklet & cut at the recommended sizing.  I used Glacier cardstock for the base of the card, White Daisy Cardstock for the insert.  I used Santa Claus C1567, Always Grateful C1559 & Merry & Bright (retired) stamp sets.  I'm still trying to master the sponging effect but am getting there, I used Glacier, Indian Corn Blue & Pacifica & Pixie ink pads for the backgrounds, Ponderosa Pine for the trees & Chocolate for Santa & Sleigh. To get the illusion of mountains I got a white piece of cardstock & ripped it into shapes I wanted & used them as a mask for stamping.  I used glitter under the snowflake cutout but CTMH Glitter sheets would look beautiful as well for that bit a bling that's needed.

I have finished off the card with a sentiment on the front & some White Enamel Stars.

My take on the card that was featured in the tutorial for using the All Purpose Mat & mixing inks together.  The Deer & Rabbit can be found on page on page 12 & the background on page 5 of the booklet.  I cut off some of the tree trunks & changed the sentiment.  

Go to the post dated 6th November 2014 to see original card.

Always add your own spin on cards & get inspired by everything & everyone.

  If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my online shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

              

Using Overlays

When you cut out overlays from the Cricut Artbooking Collection Cartridge, you can use both the positive & negative cuts to create a double page spread.   With this cartridge you get oodles of images in each of 15 layout themes, you can create several coordinating pages for each theme using just two keys and one dial size. Images include accents, borders, titles, overlays, photo mats—in standard photo sizes!—and more. The Cricut® keys are optimized for creating 12" × 12" pages in a jiffy.  There are also lots of coordinating stamp sets to  use after you finished your cutting.

Another sample of an overlay

If you would like information about anything you see or would like to place an order or even become a consultant & join my team - please don't hesitate to send me a message at mtlamont52@gmail.com, I will be happy to help you in any way I can or purchase directly from my Online Shop & have it delivered right to your door.    I also offer scrapbooking, card making, base & bling & papercrafting classes......contact me to find out more.

Sparkle & Shine Christmas Gift Tags & Gift Box

 

I had alot of fun making this Gift Card & Box set for a Secret Santa.  The Box, note cards & some trimmings were cut using the Cricut machine.  I used a variety of Christmas stamps I have mixed with other embellishments, did a bit of colouring & this is the outcome.   A gift box filled with 10 cute mini cards.

Gift Bag & Note Book Set

I made these for my workshop ladies who come to me all year as a little thank you for supporting me.   They didn't take to long to make & they look so pretty.    I made the notebooks so they had could write down all the lessons & tips they learned and put them into the bags with some other little gifts. 

I used the retired Chantilly Workshop on the Go Kit
Cotton Candy Cardstock X5760 
Cotton Candy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2193
Ruby Cardstock X5927
Topiary Cardstock X5635
Retired Sparkle & Shine Papers
Cricut Artiste Cartridge Z1790 pages 60, 61and 80.
Cranberry Exclusive Inks Stamp pad Z2116

POP-UP BOX CARD

This style of pop up card is very popular at the moment, I've seen such a variety of ideas using this box card.   I love the idea of the flowers on a trellis & I got motivated by a friend of mine who had made a similar one.    I wanted to create it using the Cricut machine & the Close To My Heart products.

Products Used:
CTMH Cricut Artiste Cartridge Z1790
CTMH Cricut Artbooking Cartridge Z1906
Lollydoodle Workshop on the Go Kit G1078
Lagoon Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2195
Honey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2162
Sunset Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Z2191
Chocolate Cardstock X5643
Lagoon Cardstock X5762
Creme Brulee Cardstock X5754
Aqua Dots Z1853
Flamingo Dots Z1934
Bonding Memories Glue Pen Z553
Euro Personal Paper Trimmer Z338
Versa Mat Z1279 

Artbooking Made Easy: Fun in the Sun

Today marks another “transition”: this will be the final Artbooking Made Easy post.

To go out with a splash, I want to share with you some ideas on how to use the summertime-themed keys for your summer photos and memories. Get a final look at the masterful pieces you’ve come to expect in this series, along with some helpful hints on how to create similar projects by watching the video.

so whether your favorite summer vacation is camping in the woods or swimming in the ocean, the summertime-themed keys on Close To My Heart's Artbooking cartridge will have the perfect cutouts to use in recording all your unforgettable memories. Contact ME your Independent Consultant for more information.

I love this Family Vacation layout, not only because it features beach scenes and embellishments (because who doesn’t love the beach?) but because it incorporates the journaling so creatively. The hexagon numbers are a fun way to match up each adorable photo with a caption, don’t you think?

There is also some fantastic layering used here. A square of B&T, a journal spot, and some cardstock turn this combo of a photo mat into much more than a photo mat—it’s a scene to behold. With the photo atop that, held in place by washi tape and stitching, and a few embellishments more, the entire piece is a little work of art all on its own.

 When you work with a busy layout like this one but have details you still want to add, make use of your photo space. Crop a photo so that the focal person isn’t precisely in the center, leaving room for a stamped sentiment or extra accessory over the open space.

Move to the next layout and you’ll notice that though a lot of the same shapes were used, yet the layouts look totally different. 

A change in size, paper, placement, and embellishment give every single shape on the Artbooking cartridge multiple looks. With 700 images on the cartridge, that means the possibilities are as high as the sky—a big, blue, open summer sky.

From one artist to another, keep dreaming! You’re as free as you let yourself be in your creativity. It’s my hope that the Cricut^® Artbooking cartridge gives you all the right ingredients you need for expanding your artistic world and capturing the moments that matter most.

Recipes:

12" x 12" Sunshine Layout

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

D1555 My Acrylix™ All the Details

Z1939 Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment

Z1853 Aqua Dots

Z1928 Durables Triangle Studs

Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape

Z1837 Mini-Medley Accents Wooden Collection

Colors Inks & Cardstock: Honey, Pear, White Daisy, Ruby, Sunset

12" x 12" Family Vacation Layout

Reflections: Front & Center–Accent Band (Alternate)™

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

C1575 My Acrylix™ True to Life

D1580 My Acrylix™ Catch You Later

D1543 My Acrylix™ Country-Born

A1159 My Acrylix™ LOL

D1556 My Acrylix™ School Years

X7177B Skylark Paper Packet

X7179B Ariana Paper Packet

X7171B Sarita Paper Packet

Z1939 Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment

Z1886 My Crush™ Besties Assortment

Z1887 My Crush™ Best Day Ever Assortment

Z1889 My Crush™ Favorites Assortment

Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape

Z1853 Aqua Dots

Thread

Colors Inks & Cardstock: Buttercup, White Daisy, Goldrush, Whisper, Honey, Archival Black, Lagoon, Champagne, kraft

Jubilee Workshop on the Go Scrapbooking Kit

I made cards and pages for a my workshop on   Friday.  The first 2 cards are Kits included in the cost of my workshop fee.  The Life is Sweet card & the Starburst pages are samples that can be made on the day.

             The pleated card inspired by CTMH consultant Bernadette Lewin



I had alot of fun getting inky around all the edges of these cards.  The flowers are cut on the Cricut machine and then rolled using the quilling tool.
The colouring and blending with the CTMH pens is very therapeutical I found.


Want to learn these techniques and more then contact me & come along to one of my workshops and I will show you how.    
Marianne Lamont: mtlamont52@gmail.com



I used:
G1076 Jubilee Workshop on the Go Scrapbooking Kit
X7181C Jubilee Complements
B1419 Joyful Birthday Stamp Set
C1581 Inspiration Flourishes Stamp Set
D1525 Casual Expressions Occasions Stamp Set
Z1848 Red Shimmer Trim
Z1928 Durables Triangle Studs
Z1849 Bronze Shimmer Trim
Z1686 Cricut® Art Philosophy Collection
Z2116 Cranberry Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Z2162 Homey Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Z2111 Chocolate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Z1807 Pink Glitter Gems
Z338 Euro Personal Paper Trimmer
Z679 Liquid Glass
Z1795 Quilling Tool
Various Close To My Heart Pens



The starburst pages inspired by CTMH consultant Susan Williams

Artbooking Made Easy: Capturing Snapshots

Wondering what to do with all those snapshots you have lying around? Close To My Heart's Artbooking cartridge's snapshots keys are the perfect way to assemble those photos into one oh-so-memorable mini album. Contact ME your Independent Consultant for all the details!

 

One of the things I love about the circle overlay is all of the fun stamping you can do with it! Jill showed us how the overlay was used as a stencil all over in this album for this fun, shaded stamp pattern. Try this out with the other overlays to pattern your paper! The best part is that you can still use the cutout, even after you’ve used it as a stencil!

The My Acrylix™ Reel Life stamp set used here comes with three arrows, so you can achieve this fun pattern by just stamping it once in four different colors, cutting out all the pieces, and arranging them however you’d like.

Recipes

Be Yourself Mini Album:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection (cutouts and stamps)

B1431 My Acrylix™ Reel Life

X7179B Ariana Paper Packet

X7171B Sarita Paper Packet

Z1751 Baker’s Twine Harvest Assortment

Z1702 Baker’s Twine Paradise Assortment

Z1799 Silver Shimmer Trim

Z1918 Teal Shimmer Trim

Z1817 Slate Polka-Dot Washi Tape

Z1932 Silver Geometric Washi Tape

Z1935 Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles

Z1853 Aqua Dots

Z1938 Sponge Dauber Value Pack

Colors used: Colonial White, Crème Brulee, Juniper, Outdoor Denim, Slate, Twilight,

 Of course, you can use the cutouts from these keys for other projects besides mini albums, too. On this adorable canvas, all of the shapes were cut using Real Dial Size to make them fit perfectly on the 6" x 6" canvas. The title and the circle half overlay were both cut at 2" RDS, and the photo mat cut at 4 1/2". The camera and the heart were both cut at 1 1/2" RDS. I like how the artist customized the title by leaving off the “photos” from the “My Favorite Photos” pennants on page 40 of the Artbooking booklet. 

My Favorite Canvas:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

X7177B Skylark Paper Packet

Z1939 Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment

Z1818 My Creations™ 6" x 6" Canvas Display

Z1830 Brown & Tan Glitter Paper

Z1753 Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment

Colors used: Flaxen, Sorbet, Thistle

Floating Your Fancy

Get the most out of Close To My Heart's Cricut® Artbooking cartridge with these fun home décor ideas. Create decorative floating frames and functional message boards quickly and easily. Contact ME your Independent Consultant for more information.

  

 Products Used

Z1906 Cricut Artbooking Collection

Z1279 Versa Mat

X5635 Topiary Cardstock

X5639 Sweet Leaf Cardstock

X5666 Twilight Cardstock

X7183B Lollydoodle Paper Packet

Z2117 Crystal Blue Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad

Z2160 Twilight Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad

Z2193 Cotton Candy Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad

Z2190 Gypsy Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad

Artbooking Made Easy: All-Star Scrapbooking

No matter if you’re a baseball, football, basketball, or soccer fan, or just know someone who is, you’re going to want to cheer for today’s episode of Artbooking Made Easy! We’re going to be looking at the teamwork layout keys found on pages 82 and 83 of the Artbooking booklet.  The pennant banner, chevron overlays, star border, and teamwork sentiment cutouts will leave you wanting to do a victory dance! Contact ME your Close To My Heart Independent Consultant for more details.

  

Let’s take a closer look at the title here. The artist cut it out twice, once in Honey and once in Outdoor Denim, and then layered it to give it the shadow effect. She went one step further and added in that extra detail with a journaling pen, and the result is a home run in my book!

Also, look at how the artist has used the banner border—upside down! It blended in so well with the other elements on the page that I almost missed it, but it’s definitely a winning element on this page, especially since it’s used in a way that you wouldn’t expect.

One thing I want to point out with the baseball, as well as the other balls on the teamwork layout keys, is that there are two ways to cut out these shapes. For example, with the baseball, you can either cut out the shape in white and lay it on top of a red circle to have the stitches show through from underneath (the baseball shown here on the right), or you can cut out the shape in red and lay the cutouts of the red stitches on top of a white circle (the baseball on the left). Whichever look you prefer!

 Let’s take a time-out from layouts and move over to home décor. I love simple pieces of home décor, and it’s always a bonus when it’s something you get to decorate yourself!

For soccer balls, basketballs, and baseballs, the circle shape on page 83 is perfect for backing the cutout in a solid shape of a different color. To get that exact football shape, though, you can either just cut the solid shape out by hand, or use the “hide contour” button with Cricut Craft Room^® to hide the middle cutouts for a solid base shape.

One little tip as you’re using your Cricut^® machine for smaller, intricate cutouts: try using the “flip” function key to cut out your shapes in the mirror image. This will often give you cleaner cuts, especially on the front side of your shapes. Just make sure that if you’re using the double-sided B&T papers, you load the side you want to show face down on the cutting mat.

 

Recipes

Baseball Layout:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

B1452 My Acrylix^™ Funky Blossoms

X7181B Jubilee Paper Packet

X7182B Timberline Paper Packet

Z1751 Baker’s Twine Harvest Assortment

Z1825 Keyboard Kraft Alphabet

Z1961 White Marquee Enamel Shapes

Colors used: Slate, Outdoor Denim, White Daisy, Honey, Barn Red, kraft

Hinged Display Tray:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

B1431 My Acrylix^™ Reel Life

C1575 My Acrylix^™ True to Life

C1573 My Acrylix^™ Do Your Best

Z1939 Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment

Z1751 Baker’s Twine Harvest Assortment

Z1961 White Marquee Enamel Shapes

Colors used: black, White Daisy, Sunset, Honey, Pacifica, Slate

Artbooking Made Easy: Trailblazing Travel Albums

You can document that unforgettable vacation, getaway, or outing with the travel keys on Close To My Heart's Artbooking cartridge. From artsy airplanes to ticket-like tabs, there are cutouts to accompany any of your travel-themed crafts. Today's Artbooking Made Easy is all about the travel mini-album keys. These keys are found on pages 38 and 39 of the Artbooking booklet, so let’s take a look! Contact ME your Independent Consultant for all the details!

Products Used:

Cricut Artbooking Collection   Z1906

Timberline Assortment  Z3005

Topiary Mini Chevron Ribbon  Z1929

Base & Bling Craft Queen Charms  Z1958

Black & Grey Epoxy Bubbles  Z1935

I love how versatile the Artbooking cartridge is—from just two pages of keys, we saw three totally different looks. Use your favorite colors, embellishments, and shapes to make your projects your own! Let me show you some of the details to inspire you.

I really love the simplicity of this page. Using kraft cardstock, the artist cut out the little geolocation icon and the airplane, and then, using the scallop border punch, created a simple border with the White Daisy and Goldrush cardstock. I love how the look of the scalloped borders matches the shape of the clouds on the next page. Sometimes using simple shapes ties things together nicely. If you have a favorite shape or cutout you’re using, experiment to see what other shapes or borders might coordinate with it.

This overlay from page 39 of the booklet looks great sized down for this card, but I especially love how the artist has decorated it with a unique twist on baker’s twine! These little wheels are easy to create, and I love the way they match the circles on the overlay, the border, and the center of the flowers. And of course, baker’s twine is typically used for tying bows or wrapping around paper, so I love seeing embellishments used in a way you don’t see very often! All you need to create these wheels is some Liquid Glass (or Glue Dots). Apply a circle of Liquid Glass to your paper, and then take your baker’s twine, adhering the end to the center of the circle, and just wrap your way around. Because the baker’s twine already has a twisted design, wrapping it into wheels creates a great multi-dimensional look.

From the "Our Vacation" album, these washi tape ruffles are just too adorable! They add such a fun element to these pages, and they’re so simple to make. Just put two pieces of washi tape together (so that the adhesive sides stick together), fold to create the pleat, and staple one side down along the edge. You can hide the stapled side behind another piece of paper, or just leave it exposed—however you’d like.

If you love the colors of your plain cardstock but want to give it more visual interest, you can always use the same color of ink to stamp backgrounds onto your solid-colored cardstock. The good thing about creating your own patterned paper using stamps is that you control how it looks—you can stamp several times to create a lot of contrast, or you can stamp it lightly to just give a hint of a pattern.

Another thing I love about this page is how the artist used the "Just Be" title in her own way to create a new title! Use your imagination to see what new titles you can come up with. 

What inspiring artwork! Feel free to adapt and adjust some of these techniques to work for your own projects.  

To see the full list of products used to make these 3 projects visit Jeanette Lynton's site

New Heights Abound

Find out how to make your scrapbook pages shine with a sparkly bouquet of balloons, by combining embellishments, Close To My Heart's Cricut® cartridge cutouts, and specialty paper. Contact ME your Independent Consultant for more details or attend one of my workshops, I'd love to see you.

Products Used:

Flamingo Dots  Z1934

Purple Glitter Gems  Z1936

Pink Glitter Paper  Z1922

Liquid Glass  Z679

Cricut Artiste Collection  Z1790

Versamat  Z1279

Piercing Tool Kit  Z1114

Ideas Book  WC1141AZ

21st Card

This 21st card was made for a neighbour.  It was cut at 11.5"x 5.75" & folded in half to make a 5.5"x 5.5" square card.

Products I used:
Hollyhock cardstock  1246
Pink Glitter Paper  Z1922
Brown & Tan Glitter Paper  Z1830
Black & Grey Glitter Paper  Z1829
Sanding Kit  Z1294
Cricut Art Philosophy Collection  Z1686
For Always Paper Pack
Love Life My Acrylix Stamp Set  D1482
Sparkles Black Flourishes  Z1745

The border I sanded with the CTMH sanding kit.  The border I did using the Cuttlebug Border Organic Flourish set.
The shoe is an internal design in the Cricut Expression 2 machine.
The sentiment is a computer generated one printed on Hollyhock cardstock.

The frame is from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge as is the gold key.

This is my version of a card that was made by another CTMH Consultant Lauren Austin. 

Artbooking Made Easy: Top Secret

I have always loved any way of preserving memories, and keeping a journal is certainly one of the best ways to make precious memories last. But for many of us, journaling began back in the days of diaries that had a lock and a key in order to protect the secrets hidden within. Keeping secrets seemed so important as a child! But the secret is out on this episode of Artbooking Made Easy, which features the top secret mini album keys on pages 42 and 43 of the Artbooking booklet. 

The secret is out! We love the Cricut® Artbooking cartridge from Close To My Heart. The shapes on the top-secret--themed mini album keys are perfect for scrapbooking your big ideas and big adventures! Contact ME, your Independent Consultant to learn more.

Products Used

My Life Mini Album:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection (cutouts and stamps)

C1575 My Acrylix^™  True to Life

D1580 My Acrylix^™ Catch You Later 

M1026 My Acrylix^™ Dotted Love

E1027 My Acrylix^™ Framework Alphabet

C1581 My Acrylix^™ Inspiration Flourishes

C1574 My Acrylix^™ Believe in Yourself

X7177B Skylark Paper Packet

Z1849 Bronze Shimmer Trim

Z1853 Aqua Dots

Z1918 Teal Shimmer Trim

Z1921 Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment

Z1925 Chevron Embossing Folder

Z1928 Durables Triangle Studs

Z1933 Ruby Chevron Washi Tape

Z1934 Flamingo Dots

3174 Blending Pen

Colors used: Lagoon, Colonial White, Sweet Leaf, Juniper, Smoothie, Outdoor Denim, Blush, Chocolate, Desert Sand, kraft

I Adore You Page:

Z1906 Cricut^® Artbooking Collection

B1431 My Acrylix^™ Reel Life

C1575 My Acrylix^™ True To Life

X7181B Jubilee Paper Packet

Z1921 Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment

Z1931 Honey Triangles Washi Tape

Z1806 Green & Blue Epoxy Bubbles

Z1753 Sparkles Brown & Tan Assortment

Z1852 Stitch Guide

Z1204 Bone Folder

Colors used: Topiary, White Daisy, Cocoa, Honey, Cranberry, Indian Corn Blue