CTMH Sugar Rush Layout #2

Ready for the next installment of my Sugar Rush Layouts?  Well, here goes!  I created this second layout with inspiration, once again, from Tina Lovell. 

Notice the little gold hearts and embellishments here and there?  Those are all part of the Sugar Rush Complements.

The easiest way to recreate these layouts is using the Sugar Rush Workshop Your Way kit. 

 It includes just about everything that you need!  Well, almost everything.  I also used the amazing Artistry Cricut Cartridge, a Close To My Heart exclusive, for the ice cream cone once again.  Oh, and I should mention that the bases of the layouts are Blossom cardstock, isn't that a pretty color? 
Be sure to stop back soon for my last layout installment as well as some Sugar Rush cards that I will be sharing!



CTMH Sugar Rush Layout #1

With every new Seasonal Expressions catalog, I like to make artwork samples to show to my customers how beautiful the new Close To My Heart paper lines are.  I had seen a set of beautiful layouts made last time around by a fellow consultant, Tina Lovell.  She had made the layouts out of Swan Lake, and I fell in love with them on Pinterest.  I decided to try to re-make her layouts with our brand new Sugar Rush paper suite.  Here is the first of three layouts that I made with CTMH Sugar Rush.  One element that you will see throughout all three of my layouts is a cute little ice cream cone that I have cut from the CTMH Artistry cartridge.  I hope you like the layout, and I hope that Tina likes my take on her pretty artwork too!

 

CTMH Calypso Cards

The summery, cheerful Calypso paper suite will only be here for a few more days.  And since I will be leaving tomorrow for CKC in Lancaster, PA, I wanted to share quite a few Calypso cards with you.  I won't run through every single product with you, but I do want to mention the Art Philosophy, Artfully Sent, and even the Artiste Cricut cartridges.  They will be leaving us in just four days, and I used AP and AS in my cards below. 

 

 

 

 

 

CTMH Calypso Flower Lei

I decided to create something totally out of the box for my display at the Creativity Gallery at CTMH's annual convention. Cards and layouts are expected, right?  A flower lei, now, that is different.  The CTMH Calypso paper pack is front and center in this project.  The three layers of the flowers, as well as the leaves, were cut from one of my favorite cartridges ever...CTMH Artiste.  Can you believe it will be gone forever at the end of July, along with the Calypso paper?  You do not want to miss out, trust me!  And that's if the supply makes it to the end of July :(

 

Here is a close up of one of the flowers.  I strung them together from behind.  I have a few flowers left over, and I am planning on making my dear downline, Cindy, a corsage to wear at my Flamingle crop here in NJ on July 23rd.  I hope she likes it, and I hope she doesn't view this post before then lol!

Believe Christmas is a Time for Sharing Layout

Today I am sharing a layout made with a retired CTMH paper pack called Pear & Partridge.  I have PAIRED (pun intended!) it with some beautiful poinsettia flowers created with our CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge and the word Believe, cut out of CTMH Red Glitter paper.  I used my Explore on the Glitter Cardstock custom setting and it cuts through the glitter paper flawlessly!  Here is the entire layout...

 

Didn't it turn out beautifully?  I still have a few of my $15 precut kits left.  Leave a comment here if you would like to find out more about purchasing one.  And, as always, thanks for stopping by!

CTMH Zoe Blog Hop - Magical Layout

Welcome to our CTMH Zoe Blog Hop!  We are all excited to share our amazing projects made with this brand new paper line from CTMH.  Zoe appears in our brand new Annual Inspirations catalog that will make its premiere on September 1st, but all of the Zoe products are available now!

 

 

If you have arrived here from the very talented Jennifer Wolford's blog, you are on the right track!

 

So, onto my Zoe project...

 

 

The moment that I first set eyes upon Zoe, it spoke to me.  The cheerful colors and adorable patterns told me I needed to create a Disney themed layout with it right away.  So, that is exactly what I did.  I was very inspired by a layout that I had seen that was created by Liz Mullins Johnson.  She had created a wonderful birthday layout using a pattern out of CTMH's Make It From Your Heart instruction books.  She also included an adorable star overlay from the CTMH Cricut collection, Artbooking, that I duplicated.  Using cardstock from my Zoe paper pack, I followed the cutting guide provided in the instruction book and built my layout from there.  I decided that adding a little sparkle would be the right thing to do on the layout, so I used some Silver Glitter paper for my title and to back my little "Oh So Happy" Picture My Life card. 

 

That little card was cut out of black cardstock using the CTMH Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge.  Speaking of cartridges, did you see that fancy font that I used for the word "Magical"? 

 

 

It was cut from the brand spanking new cartridge from CTMH called Artistry.  I love that font, and all of the 700+ images that join it on the cartridge.  I also used the font from our Artbooking cartridge to cut the other words.  I enjoy being able to create my own custom titles in Cricut Design Space with my new Explore.  I am having a blast, I tell ya! 

 

 

For the finishing touch, I created some little Mickey heads out of CTMH sequins, and sprinkled some Glacier colored sequins here and there on the pages.  I will soon be sad to see some of the colors that are now available gone, as they are retiring at the end of this month :(

 

I hope that you have enjoyed my Zoe layout with a Disney spin.  Please be sure to become a follower of my blog if you would like to see more of my artwork in the future!

 

Next up in the Zoe Blog Hop is my friend, the very, very talented Cindy Mercurio with Cinful Crafts.

 

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of all of the talented artists that have created a Zoe project to share with you!

 

Andrea Sherman

Cindy Mercurio

Wendy Bergeron Coffman

Kara Davies

Emily Evertz

Ellen "CardMonkey" Jarvis

Julia Clendenen Hammond

Michelle Stewart

Chris Zook

Tonya VanWinkle
Randi Lewis

Tammy Brown

Denise Tarlinton

Teresita Arvelo
Jennifer Wolford

CTMH This Moment and Brushed Paper Pack

I can't get enough of the January Stamp of the Month from CTMH, This Moment.  "LOVE notes" was stamped from that set.  I decided to use the CTMH Brushed paper pack too.  I ran that beautiful Pixie Pink and Candy patterned cardstock through my Cuttlebug with my CTMH Heart Embossing Folder.  The little paper flowers were cut using my CTMH Artiste Cricut Cartridge, layered and embellished with a Gold Glitter Gem.  I love the way the card turned out, it is so soft and sweet looking.  It isn't too late to get your own This Moment stamp set.  It can be yours for only $5 until the end of the month with a qualifying purchase.  Click here to begin shopping with me.