I'm Back!

Wow that was a long 4 year hiatus from Close To My Heart. What matters is that I am back as a consultant for Close To My Heart and I am a Happy Stamper!
Of course, I've been purchasing CTMH as a customer, but it was time to return.

It's been exactly 4 years and CTMH products are AMAZING! Here is the latest Stamp of the Month available only this month. You can get it for $5 with your $50 purchase or you can purchase here for $18.95.

Of course I have already purchase my favorites and this workshop kit is one of my favorite faves! Workshops Your Way Bestie Therapy Cardmaking Kit! I can't wait for my order to be delivered!

And for us junk journaling, planner loving stampers, these 2 stamp sets are also on their way! The first stamp set is Living My Best Life! Indeed! Perfect for your traveler's notebooks too!

Whether you are a junk journal or bullet journal, You're My Top Pick is a must have!

So much too share! Please visit my CTMH site and check out the NEW products. Remember to include your favorite Halloween treats into your shopping bag and start prepping for Halloween!

National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Today is National Coffee Day! Pink and Main is sponsoring the Coffee Loving Card Makers hop. Please join the hop and make sure to leave a comment on Pink and Main's post to be entered to win a $25 gift certificate to their shop.

I created my card using the newest coffee stamp set from Pink and Main, Pumpkin Spice with the paper pad of the same name. I did a bit of paper piecing using the Sunny Cover Die.

I colored the latte and cupcake with coloring pencils and added a bit of twine and Glossy Dots.

Enjoy the hop and don't forget to comment on Pink and Main's blog post.

DIY Mermaid Banner

It's officially Fall, but it's always Mermaid Season. I had a special request for a Mermaid banner for a bridal shower. I immediately reached for Rita Barakat's mermaids and Rinea Foiled paper.
I used Princess Mermaid and Floral Mermaid.
I die cut the bunting with Pink and Main dies and then stamped the Mermaids with Rinea's Ghost Ink.

I added the Mermaids onto card stock used flowers and gems to embellish. Difficult to see the tulle, but I tied to the the ends of the banner.

The detail of Rita's images are amazing. Her rubber stamps are deep etched and you get the perfect stamped image every time.
I hope you enjoyed the banner, thank you for visiting and happy crafting!

DIY Gift Box

Sing is hands down my favorite fave stamp by Rita Barakat. I created this quick, fun and festive gift box with Sing and Rinea Foiled Paper.

I took a Kraft box and painted it black with Folk Art black paint. I then used Pink & Main dies to cut the side and top panels of the box.

I used Rinea's Ghost Ink to stamp Sing on the Rinea Foiled Paper. Ghost Ink works on the foiled paper, but instructions varies according to your climate.
I adhered the panels onto the cut green scallop die cut squares and securely added them to the box.

I love making flowers with Rinea's Foiled Paper! You can die cut multiples with ease.

There you have it! A quick, easy and festive gift box. Doesn't Sing look fabulous!

Thank you for stopping by!

Fairy Mixed Media Tags

So excited to be sharing Rita Barakat's new product line of Magical Mysteries embossing powders by Emerald Creek. The colors, texture and sparkle are amazing! We are celebrating with a blog hop, if you want to start from the beginning, please visit Rita's blog.

I created the following two tags using Dragon's Egg and Mermaid Fin embossing powders.

My first tag features the Peacock Ballerina from Rita's Mystical Creatures die cut collection and the sentiment die cut from the Be True collection. There is so much sparkle in the Mermaid Fin embossing powder!

The texture of the Dragon's Egg embossing powder was so much fun to play with! I used it on the fairy card combined with Mermaid's Fin. The fairy die cut is from the Veil of the Fairy collection and the sentiment die cut from the Be True collection.