Project du jour!

Had a great time with these crosses today!  So easy and fun to do!  Here is what you need:

3 crosses of different sizes for stacking
craft paint
patterned paper
glue
Mod Podge
glitter
buttons
rhinestones
pearls
Tim Holtz Ornate Plates

1. Paint your crosses.
2. Cover middle cross with paper of choice.
3. Decorate small cross with adornments.
4. Coat crosses with Mod Podge, sprinkle with glitter and stack together to dry.  This will hold them together.
5. AMEN!

You can make these as holiday decor or try something funky like zebra stripes or leopard and leave it out year round!

Vintage Photo Cards

Well, I hope everyone survived the big shopping day! I sat this one out. My husband and daughter left the house this morning at 4 am.  I never thought I would live to see that day! They came home with a box that   will drive me crazy until Christmas morning!  I have no idea what they may have bought me, and it's a heavy one?  Hmmmmm.  I had a great time making this card today.  The photo was one that a dear childhood friend posted on facebook some time ago.  The photo is a picture of her mother when she was in high school.  I fell in love with this pic the minute I saw it and I knew I had to do something with it.  I will drop it in the mail to her mom tomorrow.  I hope she is pleasantly surprised.  Have a great weekend everyone!

Merry Merry!

My daughter came home from college a few days early and surprised us this weekend.  I'm so happy to see her!  She is so much fun to be with and I am in much need of girl time!  She was ready to deck the halls the minute she walked through the door!  I was considering not putting up the big tree this year.  With only my husband and myself I was going to decorate a mini tree and be happy with that.  As a matter of fact I had a blast making these bird and birdcage ornaments using the Sizzix Tim Holtz dies.  I chose a silver tree reminiscent of the tree my great grandma Tillie had when I was a tot.  I loved her tree.  She had the old fashioned color wheel that would illuminate the branches in different colors.  She had beautiful glass ornaments and little birds that clipped to the branches.  I decorated my tree with the Shiny Brite ornaments that I found at an estate sale and a few minis from Hobby Lobby.  My favorites are the birds and birdcages I created!  I think grandma Tillie would like them.

Today Em and I are headed to Austin to go antiqueing!  Can't wait to see what kind of vintage goodness we can find!  Have a great day bloggers!  Enjoy your loved ones this week!

Winter Wonder Card...

I was surfing the Pinterest website this morning and came across a card that  someone had pinned from Hero Arts.  It was very similar to this one and it inspired me to try it on my own.  I love the way this turned out! I found the buttons at an estate sale.  The snowflakes, tree background and the gift bag were cut using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge once again!  That cartridge has everything, and comes with coordinating stamps, and chipboard to make beautiful creations, all for $99 plus tax and shipping.  If you are interested in ordering it please contact me using the email link on my profile on the left side of this page.  I accept all Visa, MC, and Discover as well as Pay Pal.  If you would like to view a CTMH catalog go to www.closetomyheart.com.  This will ship to you directly from CTMH once I have placed your order. Unfortunately, there is no international shipping at this time. After you receive it, just plug it into your Cricut machine and prepare to be amazed!  I hope these creations inspire you to make something beautiful!

Keeping it simple...

Good morning everyone!  Today I'm keeping it simple.  I had a lovely day yesterday with my friend Janet.  We did a little shopping and then she treated me to a wonderful lunch of Tuscan tomato basil soup and  a grilled ham and cheese sandwich.  What a nice surprise!  After returning from shopping I began to wrap a few of my purchases when I realized I had no gift tags.   I sprang into crafty action!  These  little tags only take minutes to make and when tied with the festive red and white bakers twine they are as cute as Rudolph's red nose!  I hope you like them and remember to be creative every day!

Holiday Bootcamp Day 6

Just finished one of my cards for today's Holiday Card Bootcamp challenge.  I'm rather tickled with this one!  I used the same 6 petal flower from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge that I used for the Christmas tree in my earlier post.  As a matter of fact nearly everything I used was from the cartridge right down to the circle card and branches ( which I cut to form a wreath ).  I hope you like it!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....

Worked on a fun project last night.  This cute Christmas tree stands about 8.5 in. tall and is made completely with paper, glue, buttons, Stampendous Shaved Ice, and a little snippet of ribbon.  I am so tickled with the way it turned out.  The 6 petal flower from the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge makes the branches.  Simply cut 2 sets of 7 flowers out of patterned scrapbook paper.  High quality paper of a good weight works best.  Starting at the 1 inch setting, cut each of the flowers one inch larger than the one before.  So you have flowers cut at 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7 inches. Now cut 2 more sets out of good quality white cardstock.  This time you start cutting at 2 inches. So you will have flowers cut at 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 inches.  Score each flower with its corresponding peak and valley.  This gives your tree dimension.  Attach patterned flowers to white ones using a quick drying paper glue.  Beacon's 3 in 1 is one of my favorites.  It works great on paper as well as ribbon and embellishments. Starting with your largest flowers and working toward the smallest,  glue each flower rotating so that the branches are staggered.  That completes the tree.  Now comes the fun part.  I know you love bling!  So bling to your hearts content!  Use buttons, glitter, rhinestones, whatever sets your heart a flutter!  If you have any questions just leave a comment and I will reply.  I'd love to see some of your creations! I think this would make a great project to make and take to nursing home residents that don't have Christmas trees in their room.  It would also make a great centerpiece.  I've used it in one of my Snow Village displays.  I may make an entire forest!  Happy crafting!