Joyful Stars October Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars October Blog Hop! Many of you are hopping form Stephanie's blog, and some of you may have started with this blog post. Either way this hop is a circle so just continue hopping along until you get back to my blog. That way you see all of the fabulous projects for this month. 


I love paper crafting, which makes sense since I'm a Close To My Heart Consultant! But I do this as a hobby. I have a full time teaching job and that always has me busy with other things at this time of the year. So I understand when someone tells me they'd like to do this hobby, but just don't have the time. In Close To My Heart's 2014 Annual Inspirations book a new line of items debuted called Cut Above™.  I love that these items are already precut and ready to assemble with some optional stamping. 



The Halloween Treat bag kit (retail $14.95) makes 10 bags. If you purchase circular candy you can adorn them with the stickers in the kit. The artwork from Annual Inspirations also uses the stamp set Sweet Salutations. 

I switched it up for my project. The circle stickers were used to close the bags instead of the stamped "Sweet Treats" sentiment. That way I used just what was included in the kit, a stapler, and of course the candy! Faster. Simpler. Easier. Anyone can put together these treat bags in minutes, and I'm sure you'll receive lots of compliments about them!

Your next stop is Nickie's blog. 

Just in case you get lost or experience a technical difficulty, you might want to keep Joyce's blog open in a separate tab as she has a full list of participants!

FSS Scribble Rose in Purple

Another card with the digital stamp, Scribbled Rose, by Fred She Said Designs. There is a pre-colored purple one, my favorite color! The paper is a retired collection from Close To My Heart and I kicked it up with purple shimmer trim that is also from Close To My Heart. 

This card was so quick and easy to put together. If you're looking to add some digi stamps that you can color or are pre-colored check out the store at Fred She Said Designs now, because there is a sale that ends today!

FRED SHE SAID DESIGNS is having an END OF SUMMER SALE!  And there are new floral releases just in time :)  You can find more info at the FRED SHE SAID BLOG.

Halloween Pop-Up Card

The newest Cricut cartridge from Close To My Heart is Artfully Sent. I just received my cartridge and had time this weekend to play! I made this card with the cool pop up scene in the center. I also used Scaredy Cat the new paper pack and compliments.

FSS Scribbled Rose Step Card

There are new releases from Fred She Said! This digital stamp is the beautiful floral, Scribbled Rose. There is a a digi version for coloring fans and a pre-colored version for those who want to put together a quick card. I used the pre-colored version for this card. I matched it with paper and a sentiment sticker from My Mind's Eye Kate & Co. Cambridge Court collection. I also used a step card SVG file from Lettering Delights. I love traditional stamping but I appreciate how easy cardmaking is with Fred She Said Designs. Check out their designs and quickly, because there is a sale!


FRED SHE SAID DESIGNS is having an END OF SUMMER SALE!  And there are new floral releases just in time :)  You can find more info at the FRED SHE SAID BLOG.

Christmas Card Making Day 2014

Today was Christmas card making day! The card above is a card that I taught at the event. This is more an intermediate level project as the beginners found it a little tricky. The pieces are cut with this file in Cricut Design Space. The file is shareable and you can cut it as long as you have Close To My Heart's Artiste and Art Philosophy cartridges linked to your account.

Here is a look at the other cards that my consultant friends Joyce, Stacey, and Stacy designed and taught.

The polar bear card is a shutter card. Below is a video of how the sentiment is revealed!