Follow Your Heart Mini Album with Cricut "Artbooking"

My good intentions of being back to regular crafting & blogging now that school is in were thwarted this past week by a wee bout with pneumonia.   Yikes!   That is twice for me in 2 years.   I have done pretty much nothing but sleep for the last week or so.   Enjoying some hefty antibiotics now and starting to feel human again.  

So I haven't been in the craft room this week - but I do have some new artwork to share.    Back in June at the CTMH Convention we got to create this fabulous & fun mini-album.   The album and all the pieces were cut with the new CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge.    Also embellished with "Laughing Lola" chipboard accents and "Laughing Lola" Assortment of embellies.   All of the stamped pieces were done using the new "Geometric Backgrounds" stamp set.    And the album is held together using some of our Neutral Bakers Twine.

Absolutely great, right!?!?  This Cricut cartridge has so many possibilities - -700 different cuts to be exact - - with a focus on scrapbook page elements and mini-albums.    LOVE IT!

CTMH's Final Perfect Pair! Available until July 31st!

CTMH's Perfect Pair promotion is coming to an end in just a few days.

Up for grabs between now and July 31st is one of either two great seasonal pairings (note: you don't get to choose - CTMH will send you ONE of these great pairings with your qualifying order based on availability):

Wonderland:

or Believe:

Both Wonderland and Believe are fantastic for all of your holiday projects - layouts, cards and more!

Here are just a few of the items I've created with these collections:

All of these - - plus a whole lot of CHRISTMAS CARDS and even a Christmas themed MINI ALBUM.   I really do love both of these great holiday collections!

Don't miss out - - the Wonderland and Believe Perfect Pairs are only available until July 31st, while supplies last with all orders of $75 or more placed on my WEBSITE by the end of the month.

Happy Shopping :-)

Father's Day Gift Idea

The best gifts are always handmade!! How about putting together a cute little mini album for 'Dad' filled with family photos. 
A fellow consultant, Andrea Bisignani, created a cute project using CTMH's new Superhero line.  I just had to CASE it!  It is so super cute!  So here is my album - just a few changes from Andrea's version - mostly so I could utilize more of the great Superhero rub-ons.

Totally great, right!??  And so easy - I put this together in just a few hours!  And most importantly, I know my hubby is going to love it!

Interested in making one of these mini albums for a special Dad in your life?  Contact me to purchase the supplies I used or shop online by following the links below!  When you purchase the supplies to make the album from me, I will provide the cutting measurements that I used to assist you in making this project!

Materials Used:

CTMH All-sorts Mini Album

CTMH patterned paper - Superhero Workshop kit (also includes Superhero Stamp Set and Comic Badge Buttons)

CTMH Complements - Superhero Rubons

Blue/Green Sparkles

Summer Craft buttons (big bag on clearance right now for $3!!)

Black Waxy Flax

Red Grosgrain & Black Grosgrain

Cardstock colors: Sunny Yellow, Sky, Moonstruck, Black, Cranberry

Ink: Moonstruck

Dimensional Elements Chipboard Alphabet

Alpha cut with CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge

Tools Used: Finishing Files, Craft Knife , Corner Rounder (must haves when working with chipboard albums!!)

Believe Quick Pic Mini Album

CTMH Consultant Pamela Wallace designed a fabulous little mini-album using our Quick Pic album and the Believe Level 2 paper pack.  I loved her design but decided to make it even Faster, Simpler & Easier by using the coordinating Believe Stickease (rather than embellishing with stamping, as Pamela did).

Here is my album:

Super cute & quick mini album for a collection of holiday photos! Great for gift giving as well!

If you'd like to make this album, you'll need to order the following:
Believe Level 2 Paper Pack
Believe Stickease
Olive Quick Pic Album
Desert Sand Ink Pad (optional, for edge distressing of papers)
Sponge (optional, for edge distressing of papers)

Thanks for the inspiration Pam!