tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83176865243746923662024-02-25T13:13:02.958-08:00Mandy By DesignAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-46089481539449299732012-08-24T23:59:00.000-07:002012-08-25T00:12:30.631-07:00August ARTISTE Blog Hop - Artiste 365 Project #4Welcome to our August ARTISTE Blog Hop! Each month we will showcase
a feature of the amazing ARTISTE Cricut cartridge which can be
purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent
Consultant.<br />
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We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup
with some very talented ladies. There will be lots of fun projects!!!<br />
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This month we will be showcasing a different page from the Artiste
cartridge! Did you know there were 700 images on this cartridge??
That's right -- 700!!!<br />
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If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog -<br />
<a href="http://www.love2createitall.com/">http://www.love2createitall.com</a><br />
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For those of you following my Artiste 365 Challenge this is my project #4. </div>
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I created this cute glass pumpkin to place by our front door during Halloween (ok so maybe he isn't so cute, a little scary haha). He was super easy to put together, all you will need for this project is the following supplies:<br />
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<li>Glass Block</li>
<li>Orange Vinyl</li>
<li>String of lights (I chose to put in orange lights that I found at my local craft store)</li>
<li>Black Tulle </li>
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The pumpkin face can be found on page 77 of the Artiste Cricut cartridge. I cut it out on my Gypsy and arranged a square around the face so that it would fit nicely on the block. However, if you do not have a Gypsy you can cut it out as it is, leaving enough space on each side and then with a ruler and craft knife cut the square by hand. It is important for me to mention that if you have never cut vinyl on your cricut before it is a lot different than cutting paper, it's more delicate. The settings you will need to cut the vinyl at are 3-3-3, or medium speed, medium pressure and blade depth 3. This was it will cut the top layer of your vinyl and not the backside and it will not snag your vinyl as easily. <br />
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Once the vinyl was cut, I left it on the Cricut mat and peeled off all the parts I didn't want. Basically I peeled out the insides of the eyes, nose and mouth along with the outside of the square. I then took a piece of vinyl transfer tape and applied it over top of the vinyl. I then rubbed on top of the transfer tape so that the vinyl would stick to the transfer tape. Then I slowly peeled up the transfer tape, making sure that the vinyl is lifting up, if there is a spot that isn't you just lay the transfer tape back down and rub that spot again. Finally I centered my vinyl over top of my glass block, laid is down and rubbed it again and slowly peeled off the transfer tape. While there is no wrong way of doing this, I applied my vinyl in a way so that the opening of my glass block was on the bottom. That way the cord for the lights could easily come out. <br />
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Once the vinyl was done I took my string of lights and a long piece of black tulle and started randomly stuffing it inside the glass block. <br />
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Now you have a beautiful glass block ready to put on display for Halloween :)<br />
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If you would like to do this project and do not already have this awesome Artiste Cricut cartridge, you can purchase it on my Close to My Heart website by clicking <a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6719&CatalogID=1740">here</a>.<br />
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Also if you purchase anything from my website between now and September 15th, you can choose to purchase this great double stamp set called "It's Your Day" for only $5! That's a savings of $30!!! Be sure to grab this great stamp set while you can before they are all gone. <br />
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The next stop on your blog hop fun is Joanne at <a href="http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com/">http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com</a><br />
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Here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this months blog hop:<br />
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~</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com&h=OAQGA1Guy&s=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com</span></a></span></div>
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Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us - we hope you LOVE all the projects we created!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-1551731704040704002012-08-24T22:18:00.003-07:002012-08-24T22:20:48.160-07:00My other passion....photo restoration!For the last few years I have been working on my new hobby of photo restoration. Five years ago my Grandma passed away and she was the one where I get my love of scrapbooking from. When Grandpa died a few years later I took over all of Grandmas photos and decided it was my duty to restore them to their former glory. So over the last few months I have been working on a multi-album project. First I have been working on an album of all Grandma photos, basically a timeline of her life. Then I will do the same thing with Grandpas photos and finally a combined album of photos of them together throughout the years.<br />
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There are approximately 400 photos in Grandma's album and I have photo restored each and every one of them. I am down to the last few photos to restore. Tonight I worked on one I had been putting off for a while because it was going to be a lot of work. The photo had a lot of damage and with all the lines in the photos that makes it more tricky. However I decided to finally sit down and tackle this photo once and for all.<br />
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In order to better see the details that needed the work you will need to click on the photos to enlarge them.<br />
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I do this work as a side business. If you have photos that you would like work done to them let me know and we will work something out. This is my passion, giving new life to old photos so that they can be enjoyed by future generations!<br />
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Let me know know what you think of the work by leaving a comment below :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-52250556912145726912012-08-18T09:02:00.000-07:002012-08-18T21:16:11.986-07:00Rebecca's Birthday Blog Hop Bash - Artiste 365 Project #2<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rebecca joined my Close to My Heart team a few months ago and I am very proud of the great things she has done with her business! Even though her Birthday was Monday, we are celebrating by
doing a Birthday Themed Blog hop!!!! We would love for you to hop along
with us and celebrate her birthday!!! One lucky Winner who follows all the way through will win an
awesome Prize Pack... I also know there are prizes along the way!<br />
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You should have come here from Jamie at <a href="http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com/">http://www.jamielindstromdesigns.com/</a>, but if you just popped
on by to see me today then head on over to Rebecca at <a href="http://blog.scrapprincess.com/">blog.scrapprincess.com</a> to start the hop from the beginning. You won't
want to miss any of these amazing projects!!! The ladies in participating in this birthday blog hop bash are all very talented!<br />
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So for my project I wanted to a unique birthday card with the new Artiste Cricut cartridge by Close to My Heart. For those of you who are following my Artiste 365 Project, this is Project #2 :)<br />
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The design of the card is pretty basic. What makes this card pop is the great shape that I cut out using Artiste and the technique I did on the background. The background looks like it is metal. However, it started out as plain white cardstock and only took me a few minutes to do.<br />
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Here are the supplies you will need for the background:<br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=708">Bamboo Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=2889">Twilight Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=803">Olive Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=738">Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=905&CatalogID=167">Sponge Daubers</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=972&CatalogID=167">Versamark® Ink Pad</a> <br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=554">Gold Embossing Powder</a><br />
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I will be posting a more details tutorial of how to do the patina technique but have scanned in photos of what each step of the inking process looks like. Be sure to stop back later today for detailed instructions on how to do this great technique!<br />
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GIVEAWAY!!!<br />
To celebrate Rebecca's Birthday, I wanted to giveaway a special prize! All you have to do to have a chance to win is to become a follower of my blog, make a comment below and let me know what you think of this technique and also in your comment send Rebecca Happy Birthday wishes :) That's it!<br />
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What is the prize you ask? I am working to put together a special prize package today of some goodies, including a Close to My Heart stamp set that is no longer available!<br />
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Again, Happy Birthday Rebecca!!! I am very proud of you and am so glad you joined my team! :)<br />
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And your next stop on the hop is Paula at <a href="http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/">http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-86572398403129993902012-08-18T08:56:00.002-07:002012-08-18T08:57:07.786-07:00Artiste 365 Challenge - Project #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a cool orange decanter that I bought at my local craft store for only $4. I then cut out 2 of the spider webs from page 76 on the Artiste Cricut Cartridge at 3 1/4" and another one at 3 3/4" out of black vinyl. I then peeled off the backing and carefully applies the vinyl to the glass, smoothing out any bubbles.<br />
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I thought this decanter would be a cool way to store Halloween colored M&M's and sit it out for a party!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-27501557257950100182012-08-17T22:45:00.002-07:002012-08-17T22:46:40.686-07:00My New Blog Header GraphicNormally when a blog designs a new header graphic it's not a big deal. But I
want to explain what makes my new one so special. When I was a kid I was very
close to my Grandma. She is where I get my love of scrapbooking and crafting
from. I have so many memories of sitting at her kitchen table, watching her
soap operas on a little TV and doing a cool crafting project. I can remember
being mesmerized at the wallpaper she had on the wall, it almost looked like
wood or a grass pattern, and I loved it so much.<br />
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Well back in 2007 Grandma lost her battle with Alzheimer’s and I miss how
sitting at her kitchen table made me feel so talented and crafty. A few years
ago while cleaning in Grandma and Grandpas house we found a roll of that
wallpaper that I spent so many afternoons looking at to get inspired. So as I
move on with my scrapbooking business I had my very talented mom design my
header graphic after scanning in a piece of the wallpaper. Notice all those
pretty tan flowers? They are made using the pattern of the wallpaper! We may be
making a few changes to the graphic over the next few weeks but this is our
first attempt at something new and special. My hope is that as I log on to my
blog to post new projects to share with all of you that this new header graphic
helps to keep me inspired :) Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-71571169961129136112012-08-15T05:58:00.000-07:002012-08-15T06:00:45.068-07:00National Stamping Month Promotion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am so excited to tell you all about a sale that Close to My Heart just
started today. Today starts our National Stamping Month promotion where
for just a $35 order you can get this fabulous stamp set for only $5!
How great is that?! Normally our stamp sets only come with one sheet of
stamps in them but this fabulous set comes with 2 and is worth $35 in
retail.....for only $5!!!! Check out the link below for an up close photo of this great stamp set!<br />
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If there are items on your Close to My Heart wish list (especially with all of our new products that were released this month) this is the time to stock up on it and get this fabulous stamp set for only $5.<br />
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Close to My Heart has also added some new clearance items that are While Supplies Last. There are some fabulous deals in there and definitely worth taking a look at. It would be a great time to start that early Christmas shopping for that special scrapbooker in your life, or you :)<br />
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To check out the great deals in the While Supplies Last section check out the link below:<br />
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If you plan on doing any shopping I have started an online book gathering for all of you :) You can join it by going to the main page of my Close to My Heart website and down below the main large photo is a section that says "Join one of Mandy's Gatherings". Just click the red "Join" icon and you are all ready to go! <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-34851940464457526392012-08-13T17:38:00.001-07:002012-08-13T17:38:54.909-07:00My Marker Storage SolutionI go to a lot of scrapbook crops and when I do I like to take all my ink pads and markers so that not only I can use them, but also so my friends can use them. So it was important when I started building up my marker collection that I find a storage solution that held all my markers in one container and made them more easily accessible.<br />
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I came up with this storage solution, originally meant to hold photos. I bought the main outer box and then all the individual inside boxes. The inside boxes hold 5x7 photos, while also holding most marker sizes. So what I did was sort all of my markers into categories and then put each category in it's own box.<br />
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Let me know what you think :) If you are interested in getting a similar marker box set up I have saved the stickers that went on the main outer box and one from the inner boxes, including the UPC's.<br />
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Close to My Heart just came out with their own line of alcohol ink markers, which fit in these boxes. I cannot wait to start playing with mine :)<br />
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If you are interested in the new alcohol markers check out my Close to My Heart website and it will show you all the fabulous colors the markers come in.<br />
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<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=39">http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=39</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-565742405178528672012-08-09T13:31:00.000-07:002012-08-09T13:32:30.178-07:00Pearl Pens TechniqueA while back I discovered how to do this cool technique while experimenting with my supplies. I discovered how to color pearl pens whatever color I would like them to be. In the video I show the distress ink colored ones I made. However since making this video I have learned that the pearl pens can also be colored with the re-inkers that Close to My Heart sells.<br />
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If you would like to make your own pearl pens you can find a bunch of cute colors of re-inkers on my Close to My Heart website:<br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=321">http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=321</a><br />
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This is a birthday Card I made for my stepdad tonight. Today was his 51st birthday and I wanted to make him a cool birthday card with artiste. I chose this paper solely because some of the postage stamps has sailboats on them and my stepdad is big into sailing. </div>
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One of my main goals of this 365 challenge is to show you techniques and projects you would never think of being able to do with this great cartridge! My favorite part of this card is a great technique I learned with my good friend Tracey from <a href="http://www.gracescraps.blogspot.com/">Garden of Grace</a>. See the cool gears on this card, the one of the front and the one at the top of the tag inside the card? Looks just like metal doesn't it? Cool thing is....it's not metal...it's paper! This look is accomplished by covering the object you are trying to get this look on with embossing ink. Then is a small container put some black embossing powder with a little bit of a metallic embossing powder. The ratio for this should be about 85% black embossing powder and 15% metallic embossing powder. I keep a series of storage containers with these mixtures in them. This particular one is my black mixed with copper embossing powder. </div>
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If you are interested in doing this card the links below will take you to the pages of my website where the products I used can be found :)</div>
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<li><a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6719&CatalogID=1740" rel="nofollow">Cricut® Artiste Collection</a></li>
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Let me know what you think of this project :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-70750663856617269762012-08-08T10:46:00.001-07:002012-08-08T10:50:08.232-07:00It's finally here.....my new Ink Inventory sheet!Feel free to download my new ink inventory sheet. The first page is the current 42 ink colors for the new idea book. The second page has all the retired colors, including older retired colors.
Let me know what you think :)
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my Heart Ink colors. This is a chart for what will be the current 42
ink colors once the Fall/Winter 2012 Idea book debuts August 1, 2012.
This color chart starts out blank and what you do is take your favorite
small stamp and stamp it in each color block in that color. So for
example, in the Lagoon block you stamp your design in Lagoon ink. This
way you can clearly see what the color looks like when stamped. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">To celebrate the new Idea
Book debuting August 1st I decided to have an online gathering where you
all can shop. The gathering can be found on my page by clicking on the
link above, scroll down my website and to the right of the stamp of the
month photo you will see a link to "Mandy's New Idea Book Debut
Gathering". Just click "Join" and shop away. You can shop from the
gathering now and get all the goodies from the current idea book.
However, starting August 1st there is a bunch of new items in the new
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new idea book that I highly recommend you check out if you have a cricut
or have been wanting to get a cricut is the new Artiste Cricut
Cartridge. If you would like to get a sneak peak of this great cartridge
before it debuts August 1st check out the link to the digital handbook
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">I hope you will join me in this online gathering and check out all the new great products Close to my Heart has to offer. To all of you out there that have photo boxes full of photos that haven't seen the light of day in years or photos on your memory card that you get meaning to get preserved into books Close to my Heart has many products that will help you preserve your memories is a great, lasting and beautiful way! </span><br />
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Here is a cool card I made tonight. I got the idea for it from my friend Jayma. I literally threw this card together in 5 minutes! This year my goal was to build up a stash of card for various occasions so that in 2013 I don't have to buy a single card. This is my first one for my card box.<br />
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If you are interested in creating this card, for the rest of June all stamps from Close to my Heart are buy 2 get 1 free.<br />
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Here are the links to the supplies I used on this card:<br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6168&CatalogID=1740">Cricut Art Philosophy Collection</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=803">Olive Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=5445">Lagoon Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=5441">Sunset Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=738">Cocoa Exclusive Inks® Stamp Pad</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6505&CatalogID=1739">"Just For You" Stamp Set</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=44&CatalogID=95">3" X 3" My Acrylix® Block</a><br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6594&CatalogID=1639">Few Pieces of paper and stamps from Workshops On The Go™ Stella Kit</a><br />
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As always, if you have any questions please feel free to email me at: mandybydesign@yahoo.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-57704504370736116012012-06-20T21:52:00.001-07:002012-06-20T21:52:07.174-07:00My New Close to my Heart Exclusive Ink Inventory ChartI designed this chart a week or so ago with the intention to use it to keep track of my Close to my Heart Ink Pads. I have a confession to make. My name is Mandy and I order doubles! I have accidentally ordered 2 colored as doubles and didn't know it until they came in the mail. So I decided it was time for an inventory chart where I could keep track of my collection.<br />
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I would like to thank my friend Ian Dreger at <a href="http://anewbiecrafter.blogspot.com/">A Newbie Crafter</a> for making a video on my inventory chart. He is a great new scrapbook friend of mine.<br />
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If anyone would like a copy of this chart send me an email and I will send you the details on it.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-82794854801957106702012-05-23T01:02:00.001-07:002012-05-23T01:02:12.773-07:00I'm finally back everyone!You all may have been wondering why I haven't made a post lately. Things have been super crazy for me in the last few weeks and I am just now getting back into the swing of things. I am working on several new posts/projects for you all in the next few days.<br />
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Tonight I discovered a great use for my Liquid Glass from Close to My Heart. Most people use it to make glossy accent embellishments for projects. I found out it is the perfect adhesive for attaching loose rhinestones. I was working on a project tonight where I had to attach really tiny rhinestones and that is normally a nightmare for me. However, I decided to try the Liquid Glass out and it worked perfectly! It grabbed it quick and dried quick. I am very glad I got my Liquid Glass!<br />
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I had a lot of fun making this project. I bought the glass weight at my area
craft store. I chose the image off of the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. I
cut the design out of vinyl, placed it on my glass and then etched the design. <br />
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Once I etched the design I played around with my silver Rub n' Buff and
alcohol inks and figured out I could color the etching. This project was
so quick and easy and would be a really cute gift for teachers
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If you are interested in purchasing the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge
please visit my Close to My Heart website at:<br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6168&CatalogID=1740">Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge by Close to My Heart</a><br />
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This is a great container I made up for a friend of mine, Tracey at <a href="http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/">Garden of Grace</a>. I cut the canvas to size in a special way so that they wouldn't slip around when put together. I then assembled all the pieces and put them inside her box. We were really happy with how snug they fit in the box. It will hold up to 96 standard size Stickles bottles.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-59218323960839633802012-04-02T18:30:00.003-07:002012-04-02T19:05:14.504-07:00365 Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Project ChallengeI have mentioned many times since getting my Art Philosophy cartridge how much I love it and how useful I think it is. I have decided to start a challenge for myself and I am calling it the "365 Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Project Challenge". I will show 365 projects that all use the Art Philosophy cartridge in some way. For every project I make I will save the Gypsy and Design Studio files. I will provide these files to any of the followers here on my blog. Be sure to click "Join this Site" or "Follow by Email" if you would like to receive my project files. I will also be doing contests from time to time where you all can win prizes. So be sure to keep coming back and see what is going on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-37617872795588423872012-04-01T21:23:00.001-07:002012-04-05T22:06:58.892-07:00365 Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Project #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I made this cute paper lantern by working with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge from Close to My Heart and two shapes from George and Basic Shapes. I welded the shapes together with my Gypsy to create each side of the lantern. Before I attached the sides together I attached the vellum in the back side of each side. After that I was finally able to attach the sides together.<br />
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For those of you who are interested in making this cute lantern, have the Art Philosophy cartridge and have a gypsy or cricut design studio software, send me an email at Mandybydesign@yahoo.com and I will send you the files. I would love to see photos of the lanterns you make.<br />
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If you are interested in purchasing the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge please visit my Close to My Heart website at:<br />
<a href="http://mandybydesign.ctmh.com/Retail/Product.aspx?ItemID=6168&CatalogID=1740">Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge by Close to My Heart</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05965926573291691080noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317686524374692366.post-86911371727311322302012-04-01T14:19:00.000-07:002012-04-01T14:35:53.172-07:00Welcome everyone to my new blog!I am very excited that you stopped by to check out my blog. While my blog is fresh and new I will be actively blogging about my projects and new techniques I am learning. My goal is to help teach others like me how to grow into their own scrapbooking style. If I have said it once I will say it again, "You cannot look at other's work and think negatively about your own. You aren't scrapbooking for them, you are scrapbooking for you! It is important to do what you feel is your own style and continue to grow from there."<br />
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In the next few days I will be posting details about my first blog challenge so be sure to stop back for details!<br />
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