Last few days for Home for the Holidays

Don't forget these are the last few days to get the Stamp of the Month- Home for the Holidays for just $5 with your qualifying order of just $50 plus that in turn gets you a surprise ribbon with the Ribbon Revelry! If you want more details head over to my website and look under promotions.

Here is a look at some of the things I have made this month with the stamp set.

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

Not much you can do in the paper crafting world without adhesive! So today's Tool Time Tuesday highlights the line of Bonding Memories glues. These two great adhesives can be used for many paper crafting projects. Here is a short video to help you understand the features and benefits.

You can find these products along with other great adhesives at my website, here.

Enjoy! Chris

Spooky Crafting Adventure

Last week there was a challenge posted on the new Close To My Heart blog, blog.closetomyheart.com. We all know I love a contest and I love a creative challenge.

This is the creative challenge I received in the end...

CREATIVE CHALLENGE 3: In honor of your intuitive password

selection, create a card, layout, or other creation using each of the Close

To My Heart colors that would comprise candycorn: Honey, Goldrush,

and Colonial White

Here is what I came up with to respond to the challenge.

I love Candy Corn so this was a good challenge for me. Yummy!! I created a triangle box with cardstock, a few I made solid candy corn colours, Colonial White, Goldrush and Honey, using the new Score Board. A few I covered with Washi tape, Honey Triangle and Sunset Chevron. They each have three Halloween caramels inside- yummy and it is held together with the new, Black Striped Twill. I am so please with how they turned out. Check out the Close To My Heart blog on the 30th to see if I win.

Come and play with me and take the challenge!!

Enjoy! Chris

Home for the Holidays Ornament

I will start by saying this is one of the hardest projects I have photographed in awhile! LOL ! I did my very best. I tried inside first too dark.. then outside and it was way too windy. But here it is anyways.

This is for sure one of my favorite projects that I have made with the Home for the Holidays stamp of the month from Close to My Heart! It is a spinning ornament that I created using the Yuletide paper and some Neutral Baker's Twine. I cut the ornament shape from page 27 of the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. (I used the Tag key and cut the middle out). I feel it turned out well.

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

A super fun and darn cute tool for todays Tool Time Tuesday! The new mini Stapler from Close to My Heart. You know when you just need a little "something" to complete your project, why not a mini staple or two?? Here is a short video on how to use this great new tool.

It is so easy to add a bit of fun to your project. You can find the Mini Stapler and Staples, here.

Enjoy! Chris

Home For The Holidays Card

Here is another card that I wanted to share using this months Stamp of the Month- Home for the Holidays from Close To My Heart. This time I used the more traditional Christmas products from the Yuletide line.

I paired the Yuletide paper with Olive Ink and the Gold Sequins !! You will be seeing lots of those sequins as I love, love, love them!

Here are the detail pictures.

More details on the Home for the Holidays stamp set can be found, here.

Enjoy! Chris

Cross Canada Blog Hop- Tricks and Treats

Welcome to our October Blog Hop featuring Tricks and Treats. To purchase any of the items seen

in our blog hop today, contact your local consultant to place an order.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback

from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was

used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like,

and what you want to see. Thank you... now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you

want to follow us across Canada then please start at the beginning and join Julie's at

12x12 Travels. If you came from Carol of Carol's Crafty Place.

 then you are in the right place! 

So I have to say this is not at all how the project started out but sometimes that just makes it more fun! I am so happy with the way this project turned out!  It features the Scaredy Cat paper, the haunted house is cut from the new Cricut Cartridge Artfully Sent, and the characters are from Frightfully Fun (B1453) stamp set and coloured with the Twin Touch Shin Han markers.

And here are the close up details.

Your next stop on the Cross Canada Hop is Sandra  of Paper Sage.
If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle' s Blog, at  mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list. 


Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some
of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again next
month when we will be featuring Designer Creations. So mark November 15th on your calendars
and hop along with us.

Tool Time Tuesday

Tool Time Tuesday is about the new Score Board!! I have to tell you it doesn't look like the most exciting tool but it is amazing! I have had other scoring tools and used other techniques but this board works so well. I love, love, love it!!! Here is a short video.

I know so fun! The possibilities are endless. You can find this product on my website, here.

Enjoy! Chris

Brae-er Team Blog Hop- So Happy with Close To My Heart

Welcome to our October Team Braer Blog Hop that focuses on something al ittle different this month. It is called So Happy with CTMH. You will see creations from our team with the new product that reflect how happy we are with CTMH. Some will show team events, gifts from other consultants etc.

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we really love feedback from our blog viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see. Thank you… now on to our hop!

If you have just hopped onto my blog, you can start here as this is a circular hop, but if you want to follow our team's blogs, then please start at the beginning and join Brae at  The Brae-er. If you came from Sheri  of Sheri Says Just Scrap It  then you are in the right place! 

I decided that I needed to do something a bit different for my stop as I have not been to a team event yet. I choose to create something that reflect what CTMH has "renewed" in me. It have allowed me to showcase my creativity and the ability to try and share that with others, through this blog, my workshops and classes. I have been so happy with my decision to join Team Brae-er and can only image the great places that it will continue to take me. This simple treat container says it all, You Mean the World to Me! Thank you for your continued support and sharing!

Your next stop on the Team Braer Hop is Nicky Scott of Timeless Cottage.

If you get lost along the way, you can head to  Brae's blog at www.brae-er.com, as she has the complete blog list. 

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. 

Home for the Holidays Treat Cone

A cone you say? What do you mean? When I was playing around with this month's Stamp of the Month- Home For the Holidays I kept thinking it would be fun to create something to hang from the tree that you could put treats in, or just use as a decoration. Off I went to look through the Cricut cartridge from Close to My Heart and this is what I came up with.

I cut it from page 42 of the Artiste Cricut cartridge, stamped it with Rudy ink for the candy cane and the new Glacier ink for the candies, added Rudy cardstock that I cut really thin and crumbled up and tied a hanger with the Grey Baker's Twine. See the stamp set isn't just for scrapbooking or card making! Here are the detail pictures.

Don't forget to add this great stamp set to your cart for $5 with a qualifying order of $50, then you will also qualify for the Ribbon Revlry. You could also use the ribbon to hang this cute cone.

You can find out more details on my website, under promotions.

Enjoy! Chris

Tool Time Tuesday

Todays Tool Time Tuesday is the about four great product that Close To My Heart has to offer, the Stitching Guide, Foam Pad, Ruler and Piercing tool. There are all great to use on their own but also work well together. Here is a short video to explain their uses.

All these tools are available on my shopping website, here. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Enjoy! Chris

Creative Blog Hop- About me and Introducing!

Thank you to Sheri from Sheri Says Just Scrap It for nominating me for this slightly different Blog Hop.

This Creative Blog Hop is a way to have an ongoing, never-ending hop that introduces you to other creative crafters and broaden our list of blog artists.What a fun way to expand your eye candy!So the way this works is a answer a few questions about myself and pass you along to the next talented creative person at the end. On with the questions.... 

What am I working on now?

Well this one is easy- I am working on a bit of everything! I am in the process of designing the page layouts for next months Scrapper's Club, projects to showcase on my blog, designing a few cards for my card buffet and having fun playing with the new Cricut cartridge! (Artfully Sent) Then believe it or not I am in the very beginning stages of some Christmas craftiness! It is always like that a bit of this and a bit of that!

How does my work differ from others in my genre?

Hmmm! I honestly don't have a great answer for this question. I don't know that my work is really the same or different. Honestly I just like to create what I like and I am pretty sure that is what most people do! Hahaha! Best answer I have to that question.

Why do I create?

This on the other hand is an easy question! I have just always created so I don't know what I would do without it. As long as I can remember I have loved crafts and creating. I just grew up in an environment where we are encouraged to create, from sewing for my doll to playing with the homemade play dough! 

How does my creative process work?

This is a funny one! I honestly don't have a process that stays the same, other then I can create a big mess. I will take inspiration from all over the place. I feed off of other peoples creativity. I can be inspired from almost anything, a colour, a design and I have even been known to create from a dream I have had. The only things that stay the same is when I start my next project I need to clean my surface in order to make a mess again!

I hope that you have enjoyed reading a little bit more about me. Now I am going to pass you along to a super talented person. She wears many hats and I hope that you will take a few moments to get to know, Jessica at Create By The Lake.

World Cardmaking Day!

World Cardmaking Day that sound like something to celebrate doesn't it? I have spent a bit of time playing around with the Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart- Home for the Holidays. So to celebrate World Cardmaking Day I thought I would share a card I made.

I have to say that I love the new Snowhaven paper from Close To My Heart. The colour combination works so well together. You can find them, here.

Here are a few close-ups.

All the details for the SOTM can be found, here.

Enjoy! Chris

Welcome to October!

Fall has hit us here in the last few days so it is most definitely time to come inside have a cup of coffee and start to create! Close to my Heart has a couple of great promotions for the month of October to get you started in that process.

The first one up is this super cute Stamp of the Month- Home for the Holidays. What a great way to decorate your Holiday treats. Spend $50 and get this stamp set for just $5. More details here.

The second promotion is...

A Surprise Just for You!

During the month of October, with each qualifying purchase of $50 USD / $55 CAD, you are eligible to receive—as a special bonus—one of two chevron ribbons FREE! Each chevron ribbon—Ruby or Outdoor Denim—has an original retail value of $6.95 USD / $7.75 CAD. So which ribbon will you get? It’s a surprise! Quantities are limited, so make sure to place your orders as early in the month as possible. Be sure to take advantage of this fantastic offer so you can enjoy embellishing your creations with your own surprise roll of bonus ribbon!

You can find more details here.

Enjoy! Chris