some Christmas ideas to share

Snow Globe Gift Tags

this was great fun to make these little gift tags

Festive Friday Blog Hop December 2013

Ladies,  Thank you for joining in our " CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop"

Our path is circular  so just follow the links. This is the starting point, The Happy Scrapbooker, and you are here now. Just click on Carol Loftus Blog at http://www.carolloftus.blogspot.com
to hop on to the next blog.  

This is a center step card and it is easier than it looks. Here is the u-tube tutorial for the card.

I used Flakey friends stamp set, c1506, sparkle and shine paper pack, x7176b, ruby, juniper,sky and archival black ink, stardust glitz gel, clear sparkle assortment and a scrap of red ribbon from my stash. The snowman is colored with colored pencils. 

and to say goodbye till next fall……here are two Christmas favor boxes I made for our Christmas family dinner.The little purse box was made with Cricut artist cartridge(little purse) and the triangle box was made using a Sizzix petal box die. I hope you enjoyed our hop!!!
CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop Line up

1. Diane Tuggle
2. no longer participating

3.Carol Loftus
4.Linda Pekrul
5.Jamie Barney
6.Paige Dolecki
7.Mary Ellen Driggs
8.April Grigson
9.Theresa Miller
10.Brenda Lapp
11.Ashley Denny
12.Mary Schwimwer(Ida's Attic)
                       

Make It Easy with" Studio J" this Christmas

It is so easy to make these pages with Studio J

What great Christmas Gifts these will make, order multiple sets and just make them once

and these will be cut up and sent as Christmas cards! 

Just log onto my shopping website and have fun creating!

Announcing November/December Kit of Month- Sparkle & Shine

On Oct. 15th, Close To My Heart unleashed a Holiday Gift Guide with new Holiday Stamp Sets; Sparkle & Shine papers and embellishments; Holiday Treat bags & tag kit; Washi tape & much more.Our November/December Kit of the Month definitely covers the holiday season with 6 gorgeous pages and an 8″ flip flap for plenty of photo opportunities!  Why not sign up to become a Kit of the Month Member and earn FREE PRODUCT?  Email me for more information,     dianetuggle1@hotmail.com
and you’ll be able to get started now!

In the Sparkle & Shine Layout below, I  incorporated an 8″ flip flap (over the grey card stock on the right page).

Here, you can see piece and what would be on the underside.  Note the top has a circular swirl which comes in our sparkle & shine assortment.  They are stitched together and you pull them apart on the perforated edge so they come apart but stay intact for placement.

 Sparkle & Shine Kit of the Month:

1. Close up of the Artwork
2. You can view the Shopping list to see exactly what I used to create all the artwork here.
3. When you purchase $50 or more, you can enjoy the November Stamp of the Month: Illuminate for only $5.00.  
4. Click HERE to place your Order on my Website 

CTMH FESTIVE FRIDAY BLOG HOP

Nov. 15, 2013

Ladies,  Thank you for joining in our " CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop"
Our path is circular  so just follow the links. This is the starting point, The Happy Scrapbooker, and you are here now. Just click on Rebecca Brown's link at www.show-me-scrapping.com 
to hop on to the next blog. 
Here is my submission for the blog hop...I hope you like it. Thanksgiving Favor Box ...for your dinner table
Products:  Shop Here
                Happy Autumn Stamp set, d1550
                Holiday Tags stamp set, d1560
                 Huntington paper pack x7174B
                 Bronze shimmer tape z1849
                 Brown & tan Sparkles z1753
                  z1805 Velcro dots(holds top closed)
                 Ink: Goldrush, Barn Red , Olive, Slate
Gold grosgrain ribbon (my stash)& copper brad(retired)
Art Philosophy cartridge(circle and scalloped circle,square label) 

add Hershey nuggets and fall leaves inside

CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop Line up

1. Diane Tuggle
2.Rebecca Brown
3.Michelle Bowley  
4.Carol Loftus
5.Linda Pekrul
6.Jamie Barney
7.Paige Dolecki
8.Mary Ellen Driggs
9.April Grigson
10.Theresa Miller
11.Brenda Lapp
12.Ashley Denny
13.Mary Schwimwer(Ida's Attic)
                      

Advent Calendar with Art Philosophy Cartridge

25 tiny boxes just waiting to be opened one day at a time, candies, coins and lots of goodies inside

Sparkle and shine card workshop finished

Look how easy that was...just add the red glitter tape and sparkle flourish and some bling gems and you are done!! Pop up the label and the square HO HO HO  for added dimension.

Sparkle and shine cards...now lets stamp

using Whisper, Juniper and Ruby inks stamp images shown here using the stamp set
C1567

sparkle and shine card #2

Cut slate cardstock at 2 1/2 square, cut two printed paper(dots) at 3 x 1 3/4, cut one white card stock at 3 x 1  3/4, cut four small squares at 1 1/8 inch, cut juniper card stock at 3/4 x 5 1/2

Ready to make cards? Here we go!

materials needed    

Red Shimmer Trim (or the Shimmer trim provided by your Consultant)

Z1812

Sparkles Clear Flourishes—Small (or the Flourishes provided by your Consultant)

Z1752

Sparkles Clear Assortment (or the round Sparkles provided by your Consultant)

Z1473

White Daisy Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes

Z697

Sponge

Y1000

1" x 1" My Acrylix block

Y1003

2" x 2" My Acrylix block

Y1010

2" x 6½" My Acrylix block

Z1906

Cricut Artbooking collection

C1567

Santa Claus Stamp Set

X7176B

Sparkle & Shine Paper Packet

Z2165

Juniper Exclusive Inks

Z2170

Ruby Exclusive Inks

Z2172

Whisper Exclusive Inks

Z1848                        

 card #1

  cut juniper card stock at 5 1/4 x 3/4, dovetail one end

  printed paper cut at 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 , dove tail one end

  slate card stock, artbooking cartridge pg 74, icon, shift, "M", cut at 8 1/2(this makes a 1/12 inch label

  white cardstock, artbooking cartridge pg 74, icon, shift, "M", cut at 8 "(this makes the 1 inch label you stamp on to)

  red glitter tape and small crystal bling
NOTE:
card #2 on next post

Sparkel and Shine workshop LIVE on my blog November 2nd

hi ladies! I am so excited to be doing this workshop on my blog. I will be posting  every few hours on Saturday Nov. 2nd with steps to make the cards below.

If you do not have the supplies I am using, improvise with your own or scroll down to previous post and you can see the list of supplies you need. Hope you will join me! You can also message me live that day with any questions you have!!! Happy Stamping!!!

Sparkle and Shine card workshop

Ladies, purchase the supplies needed for this workshop now and I will post step by step directions for you to make at home.Shop here for the supplies and make a comment below when you make your purchases. Be sure to leave your email and I will email you the day the directions are on line so if you have problems you can contact me live. Happy Shopping!

list of shopping  supplies;
z1473 white daisy die cut cards and envelopes
c1567 santa clause stamp set
z1848 red shimmer trim
z1812 sparkle flourishes
z1363 bitty sparkles
x7176b sparkle and shine paper pack
z2172 whisper ink
z2170 ruby ink
z2165 juniper ink

You will need acrylic blocks for the stamp set, adhesive and paper trimmer. There are also some Cricut cuts for the Merry Christmas label. I can mail you a template for hand cutting if you do not have the Artise Cricut or Artbooking  cartridge or for a small fee I can do the cutting and mail you the images to stamp directly on. Just let me know what you need.

I want to meet you!

I know this is very specific.....so if you know anyone who lives in the Buckhannon/Clarksburg/Elkins
West Virginia area spread the word! I am offering  a FREE class to make two FREE scrapbook pages
for new customers in my area. And if you refer someone to me from this area and they attend the class, you will get a free embellishment from me by mail or in person(depends on where you live).

These are the free pages for those who attend my class. Email me at dianetuggle1@hotmail.com, or feel free to call me at 304 460 2767 to sign up!! Looking forward to meeting some new people from my area!!!Have a SCRAPPY DAY!

Huntington Tri-shutter mini album

front cover

as it opens

inside front cover

it keeps going

completely open

I used the Huntington  paper pack(x7174b)and stickers(x7174c) chocolate  striped ribbon(z1617), bronze adhesive back glitter tape(z1849) , rosewood min melody accents(z1857) and mocha pearls(z1333)

The pattern is basically two tri-shutter cards connected together on a 4 x 6 base, and a front accent title attached over ribbon closure.

CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop for October 2013

Polar Bear Holiday Cards

Ladies,  Thank you for joining in our " CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop"
Our path is circular  so just follow the links. This is the starting point, The Happy Scrapbooker, and you are here now. Just click on Rebecca Brown's link at www.show-me-scrapping.com 
to hop on to the next blog. 
Here is my submission for the blog hop...I hope you like it. It is a bit non traditional in coloration, but I like to be different!

Products used: C1557 Polar Bear Holiday stamp set
                        M1030 Tree Delights stamp set
                         X254 White cards value pack
                        Z2105 Black ink pad
                        Z2117 crystal blue inkpad
                        Markers in sky, crystal blue, gypsy and pear
                        Z2117 green glitter glitz gel(on tree)
                        bling in purple
                        Z1799 Silver adhesive back tape
                        Z1850 Washi tape -lagoon houndstooth
                        glitter buttons
                        Z1847 Green glitter paper
 scrap of printed paper from X7175B frosted paper
                        card stock colors are white, sweet leaf, gypsy, crystal blue
card layout patterns are from "make from your heart, vol. 2 (item #9042)









CTMH Festive Friday Blog Hop Line up

1. Diane Tuggle
2.Rebecca Brown
3.Michelle Bowley  
4.Carol Loftus
5.Linda Pekrul
6.Jamie Barney
7.Paige Dolecki
8.Mary Ellen Driggs
9.April Grigson
10.Theresa Miller
11.Brenda Lapp
12.Ashley Denny
13.Mary Schwimwer(Ida's Attic)
                      

Holiday Card Making Workshop

 Thanks so much to the 22 wonderful ladies who attended my Holiday Card Making Workshop in Virginia.

Thank you for helping me clean up too and for understanding I had to leave early because my dear hubby got sick and was in the hospital. HE is coming with me next time!
We had a great time and it was so good to see every one again!

Leave me a comment and win freebies!

Hi Stampers and Scrappers! For everyone who leaves me a comment from 9/29/2013 to 10/17/2013 and leaves me a contact email, I will be putting you in the drawing for free Close To My Heart Goodies. Every  week I will pick 3 ladies to get either a stamp set, embellishments or hand made item from me. So go ahead and start....I get alerts for every comment made. Good luck to all my PEEPS!

DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE YOU EMAIL ADDRESS TOO, EVEN IF I KNOW YOU.

Frosted Workshop on the Go...with a few changes

Here are the pages from the layout in the brochure for workshop on the go

of course I made some changes, notice the extra large bling(left over from another project)

also changed out the  "wreath"  at top of banners by stamping them on colonial white paper

then i added bling on the wreaths in a circular pattern

 Then i also used a different paper in the center area than what was called for and 

added bitsy bling to snowflakes

"My Creations kraft 3 ring binder" by CTMH

Here is the new 3 ring binder(z1871 @ $5.95) made into a Christmas Mini Album using "Artise" cricut cartridge. So fast and easy. The cover is originally designed by Rosilyn Kelly, another talented CTMH consultant and I loved it so much I just copied it!!!!! The pages I made using the Artise Cartridge and the Frosted paper pack, felt embellishments and sparkle flourishes. It was fast and easy and an inexpensive hand made from the heart gift.