#1 Dad & New Clearance CTMH Items!

Wanted to share with you today a card I designed for a make & take project for the attendees at my last crop.    The card pattern is from the CTMH "Make it From Your Heart Volume 1" book, which contains great sketches and artwork for both layouts and cards.

I created this Father's Day card using two different sets of papers to give the ladies some choice in their project.  Here are both of them, as well as a picture of the inside, which was the same for both cards:

Card using CTMH Tommy and Victory collection papers.

Card using CTMH Superhero and Scholastic collection papers. 

All of the die-cuts for my cards were cut using my Cricut and the CTMH Artiste cartridge.    The Artiste cartridge has many 'themed' keys making cards for specific occasions easy peasy!!

That's it for me today -- off to spend some 'me' time in the craft room!    Have a great weekend!  

P.S.   Some great new items were added to the Clearance section of my website last night and are going fast!!  Everything is while supplies last - - so get there soon if you are interested.   Can also be combined with orders of regular priced items :-)

Life Lessons Learned from my Five Year Old

The left side of this two page layout was inspired/CASE'd from the CTMH Fall/Winter 2012 Idea Book (page 42).  I then just created a matching right page of my own design to make the it into a double page spread which would accommodate all of the photos that I wanted to use.   The stacks of books are fussy-cut from the patterned paper.  

Materials Used:
CTMH Patterned Paper: Scholastic Collection
CTMH "Dimensional Elements Awards" Chipboard (included with purchase of Artiste)
CTMH Canvas Alphabet
CTMH Scholastic Stickease Assortment (tiny alphas)
Banner/Ticket shapes cut with CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge
CTMH Harvest Assortment Bakers Twine
CTMH Foundry Binder Clips (retired)
CTMH "Approved" Stamp Set
CTMH "Tiny Typewriter" Stamp Set (retired)
Inks: Chocolate, Saddle

Hope you are having a great week,

Everyday Embellishing

It’s easy to incorporate chalk, metallics, and bling into your artwork with a few embellishments you can use on your everyday papercrafting projects. In the following fabulous artwork examples courtesy of the CTMH Art Department, I can show you how!


This Merry & Bright page uses dots created with the gold metallic marker to add extra sparkle around the edges of the page. Notice the scalloped accents with outlines in gold marker which adds dimension and draws your eye. Our metallics markers will make your artwork sparkle!  (Circles & title cut with the CTMH Artiste Cricut cartridge)


Add heart to your art with an extra touch of bling—cover your Dimensional Elements with silver Glitz™ glitter gel, a clear Sparkle or two, or a touch of silver from the metallics marker! Your heartfelt messages will bedazzle your loved ones.


The chalk marker and 12" × 12" chalkboard sheet are a perfect pair for creating a unique project. Journal and embellish your memories with the quaint look of a chalkboard—minus the dust—and a lot of freehand fun, perfect to display in your albums or on your walls!

If you haven’t had a chance to scrapbook your Halloween photos yet, here’s a great idea for a spooky page. The Haunted assortment with its cute skull brads, spider badge buttons, and more, is the perfect go-to for scary Halloween memories. It also coordinates nicely with the Moonlight paper packet and Moonlight Complements Dimensional Elements.


Tell your story with papers and accents that complement your unique tale. The Memo assortment’s little note tags are great for embellishing and journaling all in one, and the tiny epoxy numbers mimic old typewriter keys. Pair the Memo assortment with our Scholastic paper packet and My Stickease^® assortment for your school-themed memories and more!


This elegant layout is tied together by antique elements from the Brocade assortment, Avonlea Complements canvas shapes, and the beautiful Avonlea papers. Add a timeless quality to your memories with graceful keys, broaches, and buttons from the Brocade assortment.

Whatever your project, embellishing will bring your artwork to life.

CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop - November

Welcome to the CTMH Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for November.   This month we are featuring the stamp set "Capture the Date".

Hope you'll join us by hopping along with me & a group of very creative CTMH consultants who have created a multitude of projects using this great stamp set.    If you've come here from Pamela's Blog, you are on the right path.   If this is your first stop on the hop, that will work too! Just keep hopping until you get back here again!

To continue along the hop, just follow the link at the end of each post to move on to the next site.  We hope that the creations you find along the way will inspire you & will give you many many ideas of all the things you can create with this month's stamp set, as well as all the other CTMH products you'll see in each post.

My creation for you today is a 2 page scrapbook layout.   This month's stamp set is a great collection of calendar/date images.   I used several of the stamped images to help me complete this "Year in Review" scrapbook page for 2011 (click to view larger).

For my pages, I created a collage of photos - one photo for each month of the year.  I trimmed the photos to 3x3 and then created a collage of 3 photos high by 4 photos wide.    I used the stamp set to stamp numbers 1 through 12 on some cardstock circles which I adhered to each photo (i.e. 1 for January, 2 for February, etc.)  I then stamped larger numbers on another set of cardstock circles which I adhered to the left edge of the page, followed by a stamped image of the name of that month.   Then my journalling for each month listed some of the big highlights for my family that month, including of course, the one pictured in that month's photo in the collage.

To embellish my layout, I added some strips of paper from the Scholastic paper pack.   The numbers in "2011" came from my stash of CTMH chipboard - the 2 is from a retired pack of chipboard numbers.  The 0 is actually an "O" from our "O" monograms chipboard set, and the 1's are actually the letter "L" from our "L" monograms chipboard set.   I sponged all of the chipboard numbers with creme brulee and ruby ink.   The rest of the title "the year in review" was cut with the CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge, as were all of my cardstock circles used on the layout.

The November stamp of the month is available from your CTMH consultant (or from me!) from November 1st to 30th.  It can be purchased for $17.95, or get it for just $5 when you place a qualifying order of $50 or more during the month of November.    

If you would like to continue on the hop for more inspiration using the "Capture the Date" stamp set, continue on to Mary's Blog to see what she has created.

A Thousand Years

We have a brand new challenge for you today at Scrap it with a Song.   Our theme this month is 'spooky songs' and this week we have "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri up on the playlist.

Sketch inspiration came from the October Sketchy Challenge at Canadian Scrapbooker.  Here is my layout:

Materials Used:
CTMH paper: Stella, Scholastic
CTMH Cork Alphabet
CTMH Stamp Set from the Scroll Album Workshop Kit
CTMH Olive Mini Medley Accessories - ribbon, frame, brads
CTMH Felt embellishments (Button, leaf, heart) (retired)
My Minds Eye Rub-Ons (used in title)
Green metal circle - unknown - from my stash!
CTMH Colonial White Waxy Flax
Cardstock: CTMH Cocoa & Colonial White
Ink: CTMH Cocoa

This is such a great song.  I'm not even a Twilight fan - haven't read the books or seen the movies - but this song is so powerful & haunting - - I love it!     Would love to see how our song selection inspires you!  You have until October 31st to play & link up with us at Scrap it with a Song!

What I Love Right Now, Today!

A fun layout to share with you today.  This is another creation from the make & take sessions at the recent CTMH Regional event in Edmonton.   I absolutely love this layout & trust me it is even better in real life!  Love the colours, the dimension, everything!  (You can click the photo to view it larger).

The layout

Embellishment cluster

Great dimension achieved by popping up the photo squares with foam tape.

Faux masking tape.

My current favourites that I included on my layout - my family, tea lattes (seriously - I'm addicted!  Doesn't even have to be Starbucks - - any kind will do!), my camera, and time in my craft room!

Materials Used:

CTMH Scholastic paper pack
CTMH Harvest Bakers Twine
CTMH Perfect Fit Frames stamp set
CTMH Trinity Alphabet stamp set (my new favourite stamp set!!  So versatile!)
Frames & Heart cut with CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge
CTMH Foam Tape
CTMH Inks: Champagne (for distressing), Saddle, Ruby, Outdoor Denim

Thanks for stopping by today!  Hope you all have a great weekend :-)

Leadership Day Update Part 2

Woohoo !! 

I have new product in my hands.
On the way out of Leadership session we all received a Workshop on the Go Kit from the new Idea Book.    LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!  
It is a new paper pack called Scholastic - - great neutral tones, trendy background prints like ledger, graph paper, burlap/canvas,etc.!     It includes 4 new colours called Ruby, Saddle, Cashmere, Champagne.   (new neutral shades and a new red!)

A peek here at the Champagne & the Ruby (also shown are Cocoa & Outdoor Denim)

Scholastic paper pack

Scholastic workshop kit feature layout

Scholastic workshop kit additional layout

Scholastic Workshop on the Go guide

New packaging on all of our products.

New packaging

New accessory - alterable canvas shapes:

Can't wait to play with these - stampable/colourable canvas!

Stamp set from the Scholastic Workshop kit:

Awesome, right?!?!  I can't wait to start creating with this kit!

A few other pictures from the day:

Executive Managers & above were treated to a Q&A session with the CTMH Executive Team

Great business classes on a variety of topics!

Now that we've had a taste of what is in the new Idea Book - I can't wait to see more :-)    The big reveals will be in General Session tomorrow am!   Will update here when I can!