Dreamin' Birthday Layout

 

 

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Dreamin' Workshop on the Go (retired)
--Dreamin' Level 2 Paper Packet
--Dreamin' My Stickease Assortment
Chocolate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad & Marker
Bronze Glitz Glitter Gel
Glitter Brads (retired)

Bathroom Subway Art

We are hopefully going to be remodeling our guest bathroom soon.  Very soon.  Like, everything is picked out and we are just waiting on the person to install it soon.  I am ready to get rid of the orange and have picked out a black and white theme for the bathroom.  I am very excited about it!  

One of my favorite Cricut cartridges for home decor is the Word College cartridge.  It doesn't have a bathroom specific cut, but it does have a laundry cut.  I loaded the laundry cut up on my Gypsy, resized it to fit in my frame, and then selected the "hide contours" button.  With this button, it allows you to select individual lines within the Cricut cut and then hide them.  

You can see in this picture that I have selected each letter in the word "laundry" and then pressed the hide button.  This kept the rest of the cut intact and sized correctly.  After completing this step, I selected the Cricut Classic Font cartridge and added a few more words around the image.  "splish splash", "rub a dub dub", and "bathroom".

Now if only getting the bathroom remodeled were this easy....


Close to My Heart Products Used:
For Always Paper Packet
Black Cardstock
Whisper Cardstock

Other Products Used:
Black Frame with 8x10 opening
Word Collage Cricut Cartridge
Classic Font Cricut Cartridge

Studio J: Love Your Layout

Outdoor Convention Layout

These photos were taken outside the beautiful Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, TX last year during Convention.  

 
Close to My Heart Products Used:
Inspired by Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Book page 49
Flirty Paper Packet (retired)
My Acrylix Felicity Alphabet Stamp Set (retired) 
Sunset Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Pink Button Assortment 
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Fabulous Fabric Video

Chantilly Calla Lily Card

 

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Make It From Your Heart Volume 1: Pattern 25
Chantilly Paper Packet
Colonial White Card & Envelope
Colonial White Cardstock
Enjoy Every Moment Stamp Set (retired- but the new Lovely Lily stamp set is similar)
Cocoa Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Set
Whisper Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Set
Creme Brulee Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Set

Daffodil Quilt

When we moved into our house, I couldn't wait to get decorations up.  We were so busy getting things cleaned and painted that it took a little while.  I saw this idea on Pinterest to put a curtain rod up to hang wreaths from to decorate.  I liked the idea, but to hang quilts from.  I finally got a quilt made for Easter with daffodils.  This quilt is made using the scraps from the Star Baby Quilt.  I cut the watering can and daffodils from the Walk in My Garden Cricut Cartridge.  I love how this turned out and am excited to hang it up for the 2nd year in our home.

Create Convention Layout

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Imagine How To Book- Fantastic 5 
Pemberley Paper Packet
My Acrylix Comments Stamp Set (retired)
My Acrylix Ms. Scrapbook Stamp Set (retired)
Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Outdoor Denim Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad & Alcohol Marker Set
Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad & Alcohol Marker Set
Slate Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad & Alcohol Marker Set
Bamboo Exclusive Inks Marker (retired)

Other Products Used:
Home Decor Cricut Cartridge

Unhinged Contest

Country Born Tree Card

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Make It From Your Heart Volume 1: Pattern 25
Pear & Partridge Paper Packet
Cocoa Cardstock
Colonial White Cardstock
Colonial White Card & Envelope
Champagne Cardstock
My Acrylix Country Born Stamp Set
Coca Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

Floral Happiness Heart Card

Close to My Heart Products Used:
White Daisy Card & Envelope
For Always Paper Packet
White Daisy Cardstock
Sorbet Cardstock
My Acrylix Floral Happiness Stamp Set (March 2013 Stamp of the Month)
Sorbet Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Olive Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
New England Ivy Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Chalk Marker
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (heart cut at 3")

Other Products Used:
Basic Grey Card Sketch 2/18/13
Victoria Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

For Always Embroidery Hoop

I have kits available with this project and will be teaching at Extravaganza Take 2 on April 13th.  Please contact me if you are interested in learning more details about Extravaganza or if you would like a long-distance kit.

Close to My Heart Products Used:
For Always Paper Packet
White Cardstock
My Acrylix Frame Flair
My Acrylix Scrapbook Statements- Women
Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Black Striped Grosgrain Ribbon
Clear Sparkles
Liquid Glass
3D Foam Tape
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Other Products Used:
4" Wooden Embroidery Hoop

Orange/ Teal Quilt

 

 

The quilt top is DONE!  I added the borders and think it came together so nicely! 
Next steps: sandwich and then quilt!

Once again, please excuse the orange carpet.  And no, I did not make this quilt to match it. 


This quilt pattern can be found in and on the cover of the Simple Quilts & Sewing Magazine- fall 2012 edition.  http://www.quiltmag.com/magazine/simple-quilts-sewing-%E2%80%93-fall-2012/

Studio J Love Your Layout Video

Last Call for Digital Delights!

This is your last week to take advantage of the special $5 per layout Studio J pricing! This pricing is good through March 15th.

February 1st through March 15th are sure to be filled with digital delights because you can purchase any Studio J^® layout for only $5—that’s a savings of $1.95 per layout! This is a great opportunity to try Studio J for the first time. Create adorable baby layouts with the Wishes and Fishes kit (shown), or use the new Express Collections with collections of 10 ready-made layouts plus a front and back cover that are easy to use and professionally designed. Preserve your memories at a low price for a truly digital delight!

Visit my Studio J Website here: http://scrapbookwithkira.ctmh.com/CTMH/Content.aspx?id=%2fen%2fsitecore%2fcontent%2fOBA%2fProducts%2fStudio_J.aspx

Basic Stamping Techniques Video

Life Is Good Apple Basket Card

Close to My Heart Products Used:
Recipe- Make It From Your Heart Volume 1- Pattern 24
Colonial White Cards & Envelopes
Chantilly Paper Packet
Ruby Cardstock
My Acrylix Country Born Stamp Set
Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Cashmere Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Ruby Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Set
Olive Exclusive Inks Alcohol Marker Set
Desert Sand Exclusive Inks Marker
Bamboo Exclusive Inks Marker
Burlap Ribbon

Other Products Used:
Zig Black Pen- .05

Floral Happiness Card

Close to My Heart Products Used:
White Cards & Envelopes
Chantilly Paper Packet
My Acrylix Floral Happiness Stamp Set (March 2013 Stamp of the Month)
My Acrylix Frame Flair Stamp Set
Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Hollyhock Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Blush Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Creme Brûlée Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Other Products Used:
Recipe: Mojo Monday 283
Thread
Sewing Machine

Fabric & Frame

One way to add texture, color, and pattern to a piece of home décor is with fabric. The new Chantilly textiles make it easy to embellish with fabrics that include the beautiful colors and patterns that are typical of Close To My Heart. In the frame décor featured on page 16 of the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book, pieces of Pear damask and Buttercup polka-dot fabric from the Chantilly textiles, as well as burlap ribbon, add a little something extra to a standard white frame. Follow these simple steps to incorporate fabric into an embellished frame that you can hang anywhere.

1. Determine how long you’d like the finished ribbon and bow. This is based on the size of your frame and if you’ll be hanging it. If you are hanging it on a wall or door, you’ll need enough ribbon to wrap around the top of the frame a couple of times and still have a long strip coming out the back of the frame.
2. Cut enough strips of fabric to equal your desired length, making sure the strips are about 3½" wide to wrap around the burlap ribbon.
3. Sew the short ends of the strips together to create one long strip that equals the finished size you need for the project.
4. Fold the long fabric strip around a piece of burlap ribbon of the same size and secure temporarily with a straight pin.
5. With a sewing machine, carefully sew four straight lines down the length of the fabric-wrapped burlap ribbon. This will keep the burlap from moving around or bunching up inside the fabric.

6. Loop and hot glue the fabric-wrapped burlap ribbon around the top of the frame a couple of times so that it is nice and sturdy for handling and hanging.

7. Tie the remaining fabric-wrapped burlap ribbon into a large bow. Fold the tails of the bow into a wave and hot glue to the frame to secure the shape.


8. Embellish frame with accessories, as desired.

Easy, isn’t it? Now you have a beautiful piece of fabric-embellished home décor that you can show off to friends and family! Check out the Chantilly and For Always textiles in the Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book to get your creative juices flowing for more project ideas with fabric.

Orange/Teal Quilt

The blocks are sewn together!  Next steps are cutting out borders and sewing them around the quilt. 

This quilt pattern can be found in and on the cover of the Simple Quilts & Sewing Magazine- fall 2012 edition.  http://www.quiltmag.com/magazine/simple-quilts-sewing-%E2%80%93-fall-2012/

Chantilly

Jump for Joy!

Hostesses earn more rewards in March because when a Gathering reaches $250 or more in sales, the hostess jumps up to the next Hostess Rewards and Hostess Rewards Plus! levels. Now that’s a reason to jump for joy!

Contact me about booking a Gathering with your friends in March!

March Stamp of the Month

March Stamp of the Month: Floral Happiness

Available March 1-31, 2013
Retail Price $17.95
Spend $50+ and get the Stamp of the Month for $5.00