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Flower Bouquet using the Cricut

Wendy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:55:36 +0000

I was planning on showing you some more artwork using Stella today but I was busy making this instead. It is a gift for my husband’s grandma who is recovering from surgery. Shhh! I haven’t delivered it yet! I found the vase and pebbles at the Dollar Tree. I used pearl-tipped pins from Michael’s and attached the flowers to a foam ball that sets on top of the vase. I did go through more than one roll of glue dots (used to hold the flowers together). I’d say if you don’t count the time it involves it’s equal to a vase of real flowers except this will last forever. And it was more fun too.

The flowers are cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. I love the variety and am so glad I tried them all out. This is a sample of 5 out of the 6 flowers you can cut from this cartridge. I have one of those new (non-sticky) Cricut mats and the 6th flower just wasn’t cutting well. I’m guessing the ball is about 4″, the vase is about 6″ tall, and I cut all the flowers at 3 inches. There’s 60-70 flowers total. I’ve got some left over and I’m thinking of making a card to go with it. Maybe that can be tomorrow’s project.

CTMH Technique Blog Hop – Glitter Glitz

Wendy — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:00:13 +0000

Welcome to our Technique Blog Hop! This month there are 13 of us highlighting the Glitter Glitz Technique as shown on page 35 in the 2011 Autumn/Winter Idea Book! Glitter Glitz is such a great product with so many possibilities! This blog hop will be sure to jump start your thinking on the many different ways it can be used!

This blog hop is a circle so you can start wherever you want and continue through to see all the fabulous artwork incorporating this technique. If you are coming from Tonya’s Blog, you are on the right track!

Supplies are all Close to My Heart: Sophia Level 2 Paper Packet, Sophia Workshop Stamp Set, Stardust Glitter Glitz, Goldrush, Hollyhock, and Pear inks, and Mini-Medley Pear (Buttons).

Closeup:

First I just have to say that Glitter Glitz is one of my favorite products. Close to My Heart currently has four different colors available – Stardust, Bronze, Silver, and Red. It is so versatile and can be used to sparkle-up anything including stamped images, ribbon, flowers, buttons, and more. You can also use it for doodling or accents.

Now to my layout…it is made from the Sophia Workshop on the Go Kit and I made it my own by adding some Stardust Glitter Glitz. I love the fine-tipped applicator! It makes it so easy to control for making thin or thick lines. I added glitter to my stamped images, to the pattern paper, and along my scalloped border. I also put some around the edges of my flower. The middle of my flower is a pear-colored button. I added the Glitter Glitz to the middle and around the edge. Once that dried, I poked a tulip-colored brad through the button holes for extra detail.

Thanks for stopping by! Please continue on to Melissa’s Blog where you will find some additional artwork highlighting this technique! Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my variation and happy hopping!

For a list of all the blog hop participants, go to the previous post.

Sister Act Layout

Wendy — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 06:00:03 +0000

Supplies used: Unknown paper from my stash, Prima flowers, Close to My Heart cardstock, Cricut Art Philosophy Collection by CTMH, Alphabitties stickers, American Crafts Trademark Rubon Letters, Die Cuts With A View Vellum Quote, Kaiser Fozz Felt, and Basic Grey Opaline Designer Half Pearls.

I used a sketch from Sketch Inspiration.

You Light Up My Life Layout

Wendy — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:00:13 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV paper, DCWV Vellum Quote, Prima Iced Got Flowers, American Crafts Mini Jewel Brads, and CTMH Stardust Glitter Glitz.

I just love the bright colors of this layout. The photos some we took at a flower garden in place of school pictures.

Friends Layout

Wendy — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:00:25 +0000

Here is a layout of my daughter and a good friend. This is another swap layout. All supplies are Close to My Heart.

Layouts from Basic Grey Kit

Wendy — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:23:01 +0000

Spring has Sprung:

Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit, 3D foam tape, Prima Inspiring Creativity flowers, and KaiserCraft Pearls.
Fussy & Fancy Challenge #43 – Use a Lot (pearls!)

Heaven Sent:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and KaiserCraft Pearls.

Bloom & Grow:
Supplies used: Basic Grey Kioshi Page Kit and Kaisercraft Rhinestones.

These pages are all from the same kit and that’s all you get but I do have lots of diecuts, rubons, and chipboard left over to make more pages or cards. For me it was a worthwhile splurge because it made some quick, easy, and cute pages.

Together Family layout

Wendy — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:00:15 +0000

Here’s an old layout from a gathering that just needed a picture.

Supplies are all Close to My Heart: More to Adore Paper Pack, Chocolate Ribbon, Chocolate Ink, Chocolate cardstock, Distressing Inks, Simple Stitches stamp set, and Friendship Word Puzzle stamp set.

Challenges:
Simon Says – Anything Goes
A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge 160 – Pink & Brown

Mistletoe Workshop Layouts

Wendy — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:00:25 +0000

I’m playing catchup. Here are the layouts I made using the Mistletoe Workshop Kit (no longer available).

SOS June Challenge

Wendy — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:00:51 +0000

Supplies used: Magnolia papers & overlays by My Mind’s Eye, Close to My Heart flowers, Making Memories Shimmer Alpha stickers, American Crafts Glitter Brads, and unknown journaling paper. Sketch from My Sketch World.

The June Challenge over at Scrap Our Stash is “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. You can interpret this however you want, in part or full. I knew exactly what I wanted to do for this challenge, or at least the pictures I planned to use. The BLUE dress is OLD and BORROWED for my beautiful NEW baby. Let me tell you, I just love it when things work out like I envision them! I wanted a soft, elegant feel to my layout with these photos. I found the perfect paper to match her dress and everything else just fell into place after that. I used some NEW paper (an unopened pack anyway!) and combined that with some OLD embellishments in my stash.

Decorated Flip Flops

Wendy — Sun, 29 May 2011 22:54:29 +0000

The May Challenge at Scrap Our Stash is FLOWERS! Honestly, I have more flowers in my stash than I know what to do with. Lucky for me I have 3 girls! I use flowers on so many of my pages that this challenge should have been a breeze. So why was I so stumped? Because I didn’t want to do just anything, I wanted it to be something different. We bought $1 flip flops the other day at Michael’s (yeah, we’ll see how long they last!) and Christine wanted to decorate hers. So what did we add but flowers of course! So here they are:

Friend Layouts

Wendy — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:00:46 +0000

These pages are from the Magnifique Workshop Kit. It is designed to be a 2-page layout but I divided them to create two 1-page layouts.

Valentine – Love – Anniversary Cards

Wendy — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:00:54 +0000

Supplies used: unknown striped paper and ricrac.

See my Love Layout I posted the other day? Well, I used the scraps to make three cards like this one. They were very quick and easy to make since I already had all the coordinating supplies together. This is a great way to use up your scraps!!

Sweet Baby Layout

Wendy — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 06:00:43 +0000

All supplies are by Close to My Heart except the rubon letters which are by Making Memories. This is one of the layouts from the Magnifique Workshop Kit. (no longer available).

Sisterly Love Layout

Wendy — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:00:38 +0000

This is my DT layout for Crop Chocolate. I’ve used a kit by Fancy Pants as well as some flowers by Making Memories. The layer of flowers is a transparency sheet. The pictures and all the embellishments are on top of this. I attached it to the patterned paper by poking brads through the flowers, transparency, and paper and I also added a few dots of adhesive under the flowers and my photos (places where it won’t show through).

Veranda Workshop Pages

Wendy — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:00:33 +0000

Layout Challenge: #135-137 of 210

These layouts are from the Veranda Workshop on the Go Kit. They were perfect for the pictures from our wedding reception (13 years ago!). These have to be some of the oldest pictures I have that were not yet scrapped.

Flower barrettes and pins

Wendy — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:00:40 +0000

The girls wanted some flower barrettes at a craft show we were at recently and I told them we have most of the supplies to make our own so we did just that. This is Christine’s set. We made the holder and the flowers. Some are barrettes and some are pins.

Best Friends Layout

Wendy — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:00:30 +0000

Supplies used: CTMH papers, Cricut cartridge, and unknown embellishments.

Layout Challenge: #117 of 210.

Window Art

Wendy — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 06:00:22 +0000

Supplies used: CTMH papers, stamp set, ink, and ribbon, unknown brad, and Petaloo Color My Crazy flower.

Layout Challenge: #107 of 210.

I bought these window markers for a rainy day but the kids love them and the weather doesn’t really matter. It is easy to wash off and they are always so proud of their artwork.

Grandpa’s Swing!

Wendy — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:00:47 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers, unknown ribbon, and stash flowers.

Layout Challenge: #94 of 210.

My dad built this swing and it is fun for kids of all ages. You are sure to hear squeals of glee from those enjoying a ride followed by “again! again!”

Sweet Layout

Wendy — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:00:18 +0000

Supplies used: Close to My Heart papers and ribbon, Cricut cartridge, Color Me Crazy Flowers by Petaloo, and unknown dew drops/skittles.

Layout Challenge: #93 of 210.

I created faux stitching with markers around the square and the letters of the title. I also used a marker to add a hint of color to the larger flower – I really like how this turned out!