Welcome to the July 2012 Close to My Heart Spotlight Blog Hop!  This month we are spotlighting the different tools that can be used for distressing.

Distressing is a very popular scrapbooking technique.   Close to My Heart offers many tools to help you to create the effect you are looking for.

This blog hop is a circle so if you are just starting, continue until you make your way back here.  If you are coming from Lori Brown’s Blog, you are on the right track!

Supplies used are all Close to My Heart: Superhero Paper Packet, Happy Clusters stamp set, Moonstruck & Black ink, Edge Distresser, Sanding Kit, unknown black brad, and Black Hemp.

I am surprised to see this stamp set on the retired list already.  I’ve used many different distressing techniques on this card.  I used the edge distresser on the dark blue cardstock.  I embossed with my ScorePal on the light blue cardstock and used the Sanding Block to distress, bringing out the white core in the cardstock.  Then, using the stipple brush and black distressing ink, I added more to this piece, and finished it with the stamped image.  I used the Distressing Tool on the edges of the star too but did it lighter so they were not ‘roughed up’ as much.  I added stamped stars to the red paper by lightly tapping it on my ink pad so it wasn’t completely covered with ink for a more distressed look.

Thanks for stopping by!  Your next stop is Haley D.’s Blog!

Here is a list of participants:

Wendy K.
Haley D.
Lori Brown

Here are some wonderful tools for distressing by Close to My Heart:

Z1294 – Sanding Kit - Use to sand your overall paper or just the edges.  This works great with our cardstock which all has a white core.

Z1296 – Distressing Inks - Includes one Black and one Chocolate.  These are wetter than a regular ink pad.

Z1297 – Edge Distresser - Great tool for roughing up the edges of papers.

Z1298 – Texture Tools - Set includes one foam brush, one sea sponge tool, one black stubble tool, and one stipple tool.  I love the flat bottom design of these brushes so they stand up between uses.

Z1039 – Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint - Can be mixed with reinker for any color.  Also works in the Spray Pens.

Z1380 – Spray Pen - Mix water and reinker for a spritzer.  You can also add Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint for some shine.

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The Victory Workshop Kit includes:
My Reflections Victory Paper Packet
My Acrylix Victory Workshop Stamp Set (stamp set is exclusive to this workshop kit)
Colonial White Cardstock (2 sheets)
Durables Square Studs
Natural Hemp
Instructional Brochure

Bonus Project:

Add these items to your order to create the workshop bonus project:
X5912 – Dark Neutral Cardstock Shade Pack
Z1719 – Color-Ready Evergreen Cork Shapes

Go to the posts on April 3rd & 4th to see the scrapbook pages that coordinate with this workshop.

Would you like to attend my Victory Workshop on May 18 ?  Order by April 13  to save on shipping.

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The Roxie Workshop on the Go Kit includes:

Roxie Level 2 Paper Packet ($9.95)
My Acrylix^® Roxie Workshop ($13.95) (stamp set is exclusive to this workshop kit)
Bling Assortment ($4.95)
Black Hemp ($2.25)
Colonial White Cardstock (2 sheets) ($.98)
Workshop Guide ($1.00)

Here are my pages:

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I used these layouts as one-pagers instead of two-pagers.  When I first got the new idea book I was disappointed that I didn’t like this workshop better, but now that I’ve done it I love the pages and all the bling on them.

Come back tomorrow to see the bonus project (bucket list box) that coordinates with this workshop.

Would you like to attend my Roxie Workshop on February 10?  Order by January 27 to save on shipping.

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The Typeset Workshop on the Go Kit includes:

Typeset Level 2 Paper Packet ($9.95)
My Acrylix^® Typeset Workshop ($13.95) (stamp set is exclusive to this workshop)
Milepost Shapes ($3.95)
Create-a-Shade^® Pearl Paint ($2.95)
Colonial White Cardstock (2 sheets) ($.98)
Workshop Guide ($1.00)

Scroll down to yesterday’s post to see the layouts that I made with this workshop kit.

Here are the Bonus Project cards:

I switched out the wooden buttons and used regular basic colored buttons.  I used a mix of hemp and waxy flax.

Add these items to your order to create the workshop bonus project:

Dark Neutral Cardstock Shade Pack
Wooden Designer Buttons3

You can order this workshop kit on my CTMH Website through February 29, 2012 (while supplies last).

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Layout Challenge: #67 & 68 of 210.

Here are the workshop pages using the Zippidee papers!  Supplies include Zippidee Basic Kit, Black Hemp, Holiday Craft Buttons, Cocktail Alphabet stamp set, and inks.  You can order the supplies directly from my website and create the pages on your own.  Or if you would like to attend the workshop on August 13 you can  by July 30 (order by July 16 and receive discounted shipping).  Watch my blog for an upcoming post showcasing the cards created with this workshop.

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Supplies used are all CTMH unless noted: Twitterpated Level 2 Paper Pack, Dimensional Elements in Color – Organic, Hello There stamp set (exclusively sold with the Twitterpated WOTG), Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, and Sorbet inks, Sorbet Marker, Natural Hemp, and Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #54 of 210

This layout was done awhile back when I did the Twitterpated Workshop.  I just got a picture and title added.  The title didn’t show up very well so I took a marker and colored the letters making them darker.

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Layout Challenge: #53 of 210

The challenge this month at Scrap Our Stash is to stitch on your layout.  Be sure to check it out and enter your own project for the month.  I love the look of stitching and there are so many ways to achieve it.  You can, of course, use your sewing machine.  (This is actually the only sewing I have ever done – on paper!)  Or you can poke holes with your paper piercer and connect them with a marker, use a marker to make “dashes” that resemble stitching, or what I did on my layout – stamping.  The CTMH Simple Stitches stamp set is one of my favorites.  It is faster than actually sewing and because the stamps are acrylic the are very easy to line up.  I created the look of stitching on the title as well as around all the blue photo mats.  It is a great look for any layout and often adds the perfect extra touch.

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Products used are all CTMH: You Rock Workshop on the Go (which includes the You Rock Level 2 Paper Pack, Just Be You stamp set, and Mini-Medley Accents Outdoor Denim Collection, and Workshop Guide), Top Coats Rockin’, Bitty Sparkles, White Hemp, Rustic Alphabet stamp set, Goldrush ink, Outdoor Denim ink, Sunflower ink, and Edge Distresser.

These are sample layouts for next month’s You Rock Workshop.  Even though it wasn’t what I had planned for the pictures, I love how the Taylor Swift layout turned out!

2010 Layout Challenge: 27 & 28 of 210

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Now I know it’s not Christmastime yet but it will be here before we know it!  Here is a fun and quick banner that you can make to hang over your mantle or anywhere else in your house.  We made this at the CTMH Convention and it is super cute.  We used the My Originals Around the Holidays Card Kit.  We used the new Posterboard Alphabet for the letters but you could use any alphabet.  The sparkles add a nice touch.  You can also change it to any six letter word, or a shorter word, or add a decorative piece on the end.  If you wanted to add a little more to it, you could decorate the back in fall colors and embellishments and you’d have a  reversible banner.  One word you could use for this would be ‘Thanks’.  Below are some closeups of the individual card pieces.

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I used pop dots for the photo, button stickers, and arrow.  I also used Friday Sketchers #65.

Products used: Daisy Hill sticker tab, CTMH Stardust paper & Stickease, CTMH cardstock (Dutch Blue & Clover Meadow), and unknown hemp.

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