Roomie & Team Gifts - Bag Tags

As is tradition, I made little gift bags for my team members, roomie, and special friends at CTMH's recent convention.    Gift bags were filled with various Convention survival goodies and I also made each person one of these little bag tags for their Convention bags.    One side of the tag is their initial (it is helpful to be able to identify which bag is yours when all 1000+ consultants have the same bag!), the other was a printable quote I found online.    Paper is Jubilee, stamp set is Framework Alphabet.    I laminated & then decorated the jump ring with some retired CTMH ribbon from my stash.

You could easily make something similar as a little gift idea (i.e. luggage tag, backpack tag for your kids, etc.).  

I thought they turned out pretty cute & I think the girls liked them too :-)

Be Mine

A little late for Valentines Day - but I wanted to share with you a little project that was recently published in Let's Get Sketchy's Get Inspired digi-magazine.

Love the versatility of CTMH's Cricut cartridges!!   Embellished this little gift box with CTMH Flirty paper (retired), CTMH Black Pearls, CTMH Black Tulle.

Hope you are having a great weekend!

Happy Holidays Washi Gift Card Holder

Hey everyone!!  Last month at my retreat I taught this cute little gift card holder for one of my make & take projects.   Perfect for Christmas gift card giving!

These were so fun & easy to make!   The gift card holder base is cut from the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge (page 59, cut at 5.25").   The ornament on the front is also from the Artiste cartridge (page 79).   To decorate the ornament, I simply laid strips of washi tape and shimmer tape across the ornament, leaving small strips of white cardstock to show between each row.   I then flipped the ornament over & trimmed around the edge so that the washi & shimmer tapes were flush with the ornament edges.   I also popped up the ornament on the front with foam tape for added dimension.    The edges of each patterned paper are inked in slate ink to give it a more finished look.    The gift card holder fits perfectly is a standard 4.25" x 5.5" envelope.  

So fun!  

Materials Used:
CTMH Sparkle & Shine paper collection
CTMH Sparkle & Shine washi tape 3-pack
CTMH red shimmer trim (temporarily on back order - back in stock soon!)
CTMH ink: ruby & slate
CTMH cardstock:  white daisy
CTMH Cricut cartridge:  Artiste
CTMH stamp set:  Perfect Fit - Holidays
3-D Foam Tape
CTMH Neutral Assortment Bakers Twine

Have a great day!

Dreams

Good morning!   Wanted to share with you today the gifts I made for my Orlando roomie, my CTMH bestie, and my downline attending Convention.   

The first gift was this layout.   Sketch is from CTMH's Make it From Your Heart Volume 1 book. 

Materials Used:
CTMH Surf's Up Paper Collection
CTMH For Always Paper Collection
Die Cuts & Title Alpha: CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge
CTMH Flutter Paper Shapes
CTMH Black Pearl Flourishes
Stamp Set: An exclusive set given to 2011 Convention Go-ers in Anaheim
CTMH Cardstock:  Black, Lagoon, Sorbet, White Daisy

PS.   Watch my blog coming soon -- I'm going to be creating page kits for sale here on the blog & this layout will be one of them!  Email me if you'd like to reserve yours now.  

In addition to the layout, I also created this little gift canister for each of 'my girls' and filled them with Convention survival supplies (i.e. snacks, kleenex, chocolate, gum, etc.).  

Materials Used:
CTMH My Creations Kraft Canister/Container
CTMH For Always Paper Collection
CTMH Black Tulle Ribbon
CTMH Cardstock: Lagoon
Circle Die Cuts cut with CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge

Let's Get Sketchy Birthday Blog Hop

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  Let’s Get Sketchy is turning ONE and to celebrate we are having a Birthday Bash Blog hop.  As you make your way along our hop to visit each of our DT blogs you will find lots of birthday inspired projects.   If you have arrived here from Laurie's Blog welcome to the LGS blog hop!! If you have stumbled across this by chance and want to play along then you can head back to the Let's Get Sketchy site to start at the beginning and to start collecting your Birthday challenge words. These words should be bolded on each DT member’s pages.

  Birthday Bash Challenge- To create any birthday inspired project from an example you see on any one of the DT pages and upload at LGS.  If the DT project is a layout then do a lift of that page, if it’s a project of sorts then do that project.  You can pick from ANY DT member’s blog project for the hop. 

  The winner of the hop will be randomly selected and will win a nice bag of scrap goodies from Lets Get Sketchy.  As always there are rules for playing!

  
  

  Here are the rules for playing and winning:

  1. You MUST be a follower of each LGS team members blog and leave a comment on each blog and;

  2. You MUST also be a follower of the LGS blog.

  Please make sure you visit the entire team today as some members are hosting additional blog challenges during the hop and offering their own extra goodies for you so the more you play the more chances you win!

  Also as you hop along the way you will find clue words on each of the Design Team member’s blogs.  Once you have gathered all the words they will form a quote related to our Birthday. Tell us that quote by emailing letsgetsketchygmail.com and get your name in the pot for an extra drawing.

  MY CLUE WORD is "YOU".

  All blog hop entries are due by midnight, March 8th, 2013. CST.   

  My birthday project for you today is a card and matching gift box.

  

  Project features CTMH Chantilly paper, Shimmer Trim, Card Chatter stamp set, Sweet Leaf Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Paradise Bakers Twine, Red/Pink Button Assortment.   Flowers and Gift Box were cut with the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge.

  

  
  

  

  As a bonus -- I will also be randomly drawing from all the commenters here on this post to give away a CTMH Birthday Card kit!   Good luck!!!

  Now hop on over to MICHELLE's BLOG to see what she has in store for you!

  Here is the full hop lineup in case you get lost:

  Let's Get Sketchy

  Brenshevia

  Debbie

  Stacia

  Laurie

  Carla - - YOU ARE HERE

  Michelle

  Lynn

  Alison

  Melinda

  Tracy

  Sherri

  Marit

  Lanette

  Bev

  Stephanie

  Stacey

  LGS

  
  

  Thanks for hopping with us today!

  

  
  

Happy New Year & My Display Tray Project Kit

Hi everyone!
Happy 2013 to you.   Glad to be back!   I'm in the craft room today and hope to have some new creations to share with you soon!   The new Spring/Summer 2013 CTMH Idea Book has also landed on my desk & it is fantastic!    It goes live to the public on February 1st - - and I'll start sneaking you some peeks of the new products as soon as my order of the new goodies arrives!  

Thought I'd start out the new year by sharing a project I worked on before Christmas, but couldn't share here previously as it was a gift for my Mom & Dad and I didn't want them to see it before they actually opened it!

This is a home decor piece - the CTMH Display Tray:

Materials Used:
CTMH Display Tray
CTMH Paper Packs: Florentine, Cruisin', Dakota, Avonlea
Heart & Flourish cut with the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
Black & Colonial White Waxy Flax
CTMH Buttons
Family Love stamp set
Love stamp set
Bitty Pearl Opaques
Ink: Archival Black & Black
DE Monograms Chipboard
Rosette Ribbon
Flutter Paper Shapes

Anyone who orders the Display Tray from me can also purchase a pre-cut, pre-stamped 'embellishment kit' to decorate their tray as shown.   (You choose your own monogram letter and add your own photos).   The embellishment kit is just $5 (mailed to you) with the purchase of the display tray.   Email me if you are interested.

Christmas Gift Card Holder

Last minute gift-giving?   A few weeks ago I shared an easy Cricut cut gift card holder for the holidays.

Here is another gift card holder found on the same "Artiste" Cricut cartridge:

Materials Used:

CTMH Wonderland paper (retired)

CTMH Shimmer Trim Tape

CTMH Clear Sparkles

all die cuts cut with CTMH Artiste and Art Philosophy Cricut cartridges

Stamp Sets: Christmas Joy, Perfect Fit Holidays, Snowflakes

Ink: Chocolate, Twilight

Cardstock: Twilight, Crystal Blue, Colonial White

Christmas Gift Card Holder

New artwork to share!!
I don't know about you but it seems like I give more & more gift cards every year.   I guess as my neices and nephews get older and as we have more & more teachers & coaches in our lives - gift cards are the go-to gift!    I find that 'dressing up' the gift cards a little makes me feel a little better about giving what seems like such an impersonal gift.    The CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge makes creating gift card holders super easy!   Check out this Christmas version I created:

The gift card holder base is cut with the Cricut - you simply fold it, adhere it & decorate it!  

EDIT - I've had a few questions about the specific Cricut cut -- it is the "L" key (found on page 59 of the booklet), "Card" function, size - 'fit to page'.   If you use your fit to page function - it doesn't matter what size your dial is set at.  The finished card is just over 5.25" x 3.5" - fits in a standard envelope for a 4.25 x 5.5" card.  You can cut two gift card holders on each 12x12" sheet of cardstock.  

Materials Used:

Patterned paper: CTMH Stella, CTMH Pear & Partridge

Gift card holder, ornaments and sentiment panel cut with CTMH Cricut Artiste

Holiday Cheer stamp set

Harvest Bakers Twine

Ink: CTMH Cocoa

Have a great weekend!

Birthday Gift Card Holder with CTMH Dakota

Sharing a gift card holder I created a few weeks ago as one of the make & take projects for my recent Open House.   It was such a hit at the Open House that I used it again at my All-Day Crop at the end of September for my make & take project that day!

This project is super easy to make - - the gift card holder base is cut with the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge!   Simply fold together, and adhere in the middle & voila - your card is ready to decorate!   

-  I added stars (also cut in various sizes using the Artiste cartridge) which were ink distressed with black ink to help them stand out a little more.   

-  The paper collection is CTMH Dakota - great for masculine projects such as this one!   

-  I stamped the sentiment and the star on the inside of the card using the "Casual Expressions" stamp set.   The oval where I stamped the birthday sentiment is cut using the Artiste cartridge as well and also fits a great thank you sentiment from the same "Casual Expressions" stamp set, if you are in need of a thank you card (instead of a birthday card).    I also popped up the sentiment with some foam tape but stayed away from adding any dimensional embellishments as i wanted to keep this card easy to mail.  

Thanks for stopping in today!  To all my Canadian friends -- hope you had a very Happy Thanksgiving weekend!  I enjoyed some time with family and a whole lot of delicious food!   

La Belle Vie Purse & Matching Cards

A fun little Cricut project to share with you today.  

Don't you love this purse?  And it is so easy to make.  The purse shape is found in the new Cricut Artiste cartridge from CTMH & I cut it at 4.5".    The bow is also found on Artiste and it was cut at 1.5".  Neither shape requires any adhesive to assemble!  The purse is held together using slits and folds and the bow folds easily and is held together using the center brad.  

I also added to a little simple set of 3x3 notecards inside the purse - - I think this would make a nice little gift idea.  

Thanks to Roxybonds Scrappin' for the project inspiration.

Materials Used:

CTMH Patterned Paper: La Belle Vie

CTMH Brads:  Metal Assortment

Bow is made with Blush Cardstock

Card front & inside panels are made with Cashmere Cardstock

Just Blooms Flutter paper shapes

Bitty Sparkles

Card Sentiments : 4 My Friend Stamp Set

Black Ink for distressing & stamping

Have a great start to your week :-)