Sparkle & Shine Santa

Need to make a few, very special Christmas cards for those special people in your life?  

This one is just the ticket!

This card was created by fellow consultant, Jodi Frank, for our group swap.  

Products used include:

Sparkle & Shine Paper Packet and Sparkle & Shine Assortment

Stamp Sets: Santa Claus and Perfect Fit - Frames 2

 Embellishments: Silver Shimmer Trim, Pearl Opaques

 and Liquid Applique to add the puffy appearance to Santa's hair and pom-pom on his hat.

Great job on your card, Jodi!

A Winter Luminaria using ProPlayer

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Now...are you ready for more Artbooking artwork?

When I first got my hands on the CTMH Autumn/Winter 2013 Idea Book, the first artwork that REALLY caught my eye were the luminaries on page 17.  I knew I would have to make one for myself...and sooner than later!

I made these for my 3-D item for our Board Swap. 

I used the overlay on page 50 of the Artbooking booklet, cut at 5".  I was able to get 6 of the overlays on one sheet of 12x12 paper (each luminary takes 4 overlays, one for each side).  Each corner is made up of a strip of cardstock 1" wide and 5" tall, scored down the center at 1/2", and the overlays are attached using Bonding Memories glue.  Then decorate to your personal taste.  I wanted to show the versatility of the ProPlayer papers, so I embellished my luminary using snowflakes with some bling to reflect the light of the candle inside (it goes without saying...use extreme caution when using a flame next to paper!).  A flameless candle (battery) would be ideal to use, however, I do have a small candle in a jar inside.  

I used snowflakes from the Artbooking cartridge, cut from Slate and White Daisy cardstock in different sizes.  Experiment with different shapes.  The sentiments are from one of the stamp sets from the Art Philosophy Cricut Collection.

Chantilly Sweet Memories

I'm loving the new papers in the Spring/Summer Idea Book!  

For our group swap, I was assigned a single 12x12 page using the 

Chantilly papers for our Display Board Swap.  

This layout is from our Make It From Your Heart guide 

(contains both layouts and cards, all for a great value of $7.95).  

I found it easier to create a two-page layout and select one page for the swap.  

Here's the companion page:

All products are Close To My Heart:

X7163B Chantilly Paper Pack

C1466 Instant Memories stamp set

D1546 Frame Flair stamp set

9035 Make It From Your Heart Guide (Layout 06)

Z1710 Paradise Paper Flowers

Assorted CTMH Buttons in Blush, Buttercup and Goldrush

I love what our groups created for our swaps all using Chantilly papers:

(click on images for more detail)