Sunday, October 30, 2016

Color My World!

Posted on by Joyce Gough

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Color seems to be the "new" buzz word in the paper crafting industry. It's everywhere you look. There are an abundance of examples of cute, outline imaged-stamps colored in with alcohol markers or colored pencils. And look at all the watercoloring done as background motifs. Or ink pads that are used for multiple layers of color. Whether with markers, pencil, watercolor paints, or inks, the colors abound!

I have been enjoying a bit of coloring myself. No, I'm not into the coloring books, although I certainly can see how it can be therapeutic and relaxing to enjoy that particular hobby. Despite having some fun dabbling with various watercolor painting techniques, I do really greatly enjoy markers and pencils. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know that a couple of weeks ago, I was so inspired by the colors and stamps associated with the now retired Florence papers, I pulled out my Ornate Blossoms stamp set and colored the images with my CTMH Shinhan markers and Spectrum Noir markers to coordinate with the paper pack. Here are the fruits of my efforts:


I haven't yet done anything with these images, but am looking forward to doing so. Now I'm chomping at the bit to get started on our new CTMH 2017 Planner! There is a page to color at your heart's content for every month of the year. Choose your favorite medium and sit and relax with your a color combination that you love.

 

Want to have a planner of your own? You can purchase the Everyday Life Planner Pages Bundle with a Sea Glass Album or Stripes Album. Or if you love your album from last year, you can purchase the Everyday Life 2017 Planner Pages without an album. Don't hesitate to get yours now because once they're gone, they're gone!

And speaking of coloring, some of you may have previously purchased some of our exclusive stamp sets in outline designs that are fun to color in.  Close To My Heart has provided some new Thin Cuts to help you with cutting out some of these stamp sets. If you own or would like to own any of the following, please click on the links below to see the coordinating Thin Cuts to help make cutting these images ever so much easier!
  • My Acrylix® School Kids (D1706) - coordinating Thin Cuts School Kids (CC1158)
  • My Acrylix® Sweet Birthday (B1532) - coordinating Thin Cuts Sweet Birthday (CC1156)
  • My Acrylix® Swirly Seashells (C1664) - coordinating Thin Cuts Swirly Seashells (CC1155)
  • My Acrylix® Wreath (A1193) - coordinating Thin Cuts Wreath (CC1157)
New Thin Cuts

Saturday, October 1, 2016

World Card Making Day 2016!

Posted on by Joyce Gough

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Hopefully all card makers out there are aware that today is World Card Making Day!  I killed two birds with one stone this morning by making a card with the October Stamp of the Month, Yuletide Joy:

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5 - that's over 70% off retail!  When you place an order of $50 or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.  Otherwise, you can purchase this set outright for $17.95.

I decided I wanted to use the new color of the year, CTMH Sea Glass, with the star stamp. So I worked from the bottom up. I used the new Sea Glass Glitter Paper as the base on my card. Next I took a slightly smaller piece of white, glossy cardstock and sponged over it in Sea Glass ink. While still a little wet, I brushed some iridescent Perfect Pearls over top, although it is difficult to see from the photo. I then ran this piece of cardstock through my Cuttlebug using the Snowflakes Embossing Folder. Next I worked on my sentiment. I knew I wanted something on the larger side, so cut four identical "Joy" sentiments from the CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge. I cut these in White Daisy cardstock and layered them atop each other to give some thickness to this sentiment. Using Versamark and white embossing powder, I heat embossed the sentiment four or five times, unfortunately dropping it a couple of times during the process leading me to have to repeat again. Finally I cut the star slightly larger than the stamp set recommends using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge. I stamped the star on Sea Glass cardstock using the White Daisy Pigment Ink Pad and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I used foam tape to pop the star on the card and added some Clear Sparkles to embellish.

Here is a photo of the card I posted on my Instagram site:


A photo posted by Joyce Gough (@jgough7ctmh) on

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