In Person Christmas Iris Fold Card & Holiday Tag Workshops

 I am so excited to be able to offer 2different in person workshops this coming Saturday, Dec 11, 2021 at either 10 am or 2 pm.  I hope you can join me. 

If has been forever since I have done any in person events and I am so excited to connect & show you how to create these fun cards & tags.

Christmas Iris 5 Card Workshop

In this workshop you will learn how easy it is to create these fun Iris fold cards.

They are not as hard as they look and I will make it easy for you. Once you try making them you will be hooked on making Iris fold cards.  

(FYI - I have some plans for some different Iris fold cards as well as scrapbook workshops in the new year.)

When: Saturday, December 11, 2021  

(I have 2 times available 10am & 2pm)

Where:  Calvary Community Church

Cost:  $20 

Who:  Anyone 8 years old or older (If under 12 an adult must be present as well)

Supplies you need to bring: scissors, tape runner, liquid glue, foam tape and a black journaling pen if you have one.  (I will have a little extra adhesive on hand for sale.)

No proof of vaccination required.  I will be getting everyone to sign in, masks required, social distancing, and hand sanitizer will be available as well as gloves.  If you are not feeling well or have symptoms stay home and contact me to arrange to either get your kit or to do the workshop on a different day.  I am more than willing to do that.  

Payment required to reserve your spot.  

Contact me at scrappinkimberly@gmail.com or 867-444-4818 

If you are interested in a virtual workshop option or want to book a workshop for you & some friends please contact me as I would love to make that happen for you and am very flexible with dates & times.  

I am also going to be simultaneously holding a Holiday Tag workshop at the same time.  This is perfect for if you want to do an activity with your kids.  I have a few families that have booked a spot in both the tag & card workshop.  

Holiday Tag Workshop

In this workshop you will learn how to create 2 of each of these 10 designs of tags.  So you will make a total of 20 tags.   You will get a chance to learn a few fun techniques & colour (which I find so relaxing.)  I can't wait to show you how to create these tags, they will be perfect for your gifts this year.

When: Saturday, December 11, 2021  

(I have 2 times available 10am & 2pm)

Where:  Calvary Community Church

Cost:  $15 

Who:  Anyone 8 years old or older (If under 12 an adult must be present as well)

Supplies you need to bring: scissors, tape runner, liquid glue, foam tape and a black journaling pen if you have one. Feel free to bring your colouring supplies if you want.  Mine will also be available to use.

 (I will have a little extra adhesive on hand for sale.)

No proof of vaccination required.  I will be getting everyone to sign in, masks required, social distancing, and hand sanitizer will be available as well as gloves.  If you are not feeling well or have symptoms stay home and contact me to arrange to either get your kit or to do the workshop on a different day.  I am more than willing to do that.  

Payment required to reserve your spot.  

Contact me at scrappinkimberly@gmail.com or 867-444-4818 

If you are interested in this workshop but the date/times don't work for you, please contact me as I would love to make that happen for you and am very flexible with dates & times.  Maybe you want to book a workshop for you & some friends.

I hope I will see some of you on Saturday and stay tuned for more workshops in the new year.  

Blessings, Kim

CTMH November SOTM - Created to Shine Artwork & Tutorials

 I have been very busy creating a wide range of different artwork using the November Stamp of the Month - Created to Shine.  

It can be used for so many things.  Check out all these process videos & artwork that I have created using this set.  In each video is a full supply list and measurements in the description box.

A Christmas card using a sketch:

A Shaker card:

A fingerprint doodle card:

A Slimline card:

Creating Flowers using the lightbulbs:

And lastly I have the Stamp of the Month Kit that I created especially for anyone who purchases the November Stamp of the Month from me. 

I would love to hear from you on which of these projects is your favourite?  

I hope they inspire you to get creative.

Have a blessed day,  Kim

Stamptacular Blog Hop

Welcome to our  Stamptacular Blog Hop! I hope you will hop along with us and check out all of the amazing artwork created using the stamps & thin cuts that are in the Stampacular Sale.   This amazing sale goes only until the end of April.  You can save up to 35% on stamp sets and up to 50% on the stamp & thin cut sets.  

 If you arrived here from Miss Carrie's Blog, then you are in the right spot.  The blog hop is a big circle, so you can start here and work your way around.  If you get lost along the way, Melinda's Blog has a complete list of all the participating consultants.  

 There are about 20 Close To My Heart Makers/Consultants sharing their creations using stamps that are a part of the Stamptacular sale and other great CTMH products on their blogs. 

I have created a few different things today using some of my favourite sets.

I love the Fairy Tales Magic stamp & thin cut set as there is so many different things you can do with it.  

Today I created a card loosely using Pattern 17 from the Vol. 4 Make it From Your Heart book.  I will put a list of everything used at the bottom of this post.

Next up I have a Christmas card using the Reason for the Season stamp set.

I used the Patten 11 sketch for this one.

Lastly I used a combination of 3 different sets for the last card. 

Cherry Blossoms

Seas the Day - Cardmaking stamp & thin cut set

Seas the Day - Scrapbooking stamp & thin cut set

I stenciled in the background.

Products Used:

- Fairy Tale Magic stamp & thin cut set

- Seas the Day - Scrapbooking stamp & thin cut set

- Seas the Day - Cardmaking stamp & thin cut set

- Reason for the Season stamp set

- Cherry Blossoms stamp set

- Daisy Meadows paper

- Eat Play Love paper

- Stencil Pack 3

- White Daisy cardstock 

- Glacier Cardstock

- Fern Cardstock

- Pewter Cardstock

- Sapphire ink

- Fern ink

- Archival Black ink

- Mink ink

- Intense Black ink

- Liquid Glass

- Thin 3-D foam tape

- Diamond Stickles

- Floral Lace Embossing Folder

- 0.05 Black Journaling Pen

- Blue Belle Loose Sequins

- Fair Skin marker

- Dark Red marker

- True Black marker

- Ice Grey marker

- Earth Brown marker

- True Blue marker

- Ice Blue marker

- Dull Green marker

- Gold Brown marker

- Citrus marker

- Pale Pink marker

- Hydrangea marker

- scissors

- card bases & envelopes

- Make it from the Heart Vol 4

I have a 4th card however as I went to post this I see that this set has sold out already.  Which just goes to show you that if you want a set make sure you scoop it up now before it is gone.  I thought you would all still enjoy seeing it.

This was the You're not Old stamp & thin cut set but it has sold out.

I hope you enjoyed these cards and I would love to hear what you think of them.

Now "Hop" on over to Maureen's Blog to see what she has created! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the Stamptacular Sale is only on until the end of April!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can purchase these products!  If you are in Canada and don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you.

Blessings,  Kim

December SOTM Blog Hop - Reindeer Crossing

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring December's SOTM, which is Reindeer Crossing, a set of 10 stamps.  If you have come here from Darlys Recker's Blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

 This month we have 16 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

 I had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set.  I have created 3 very different projects for you using this set.

To start, here is a Christmas card.  I have stamped the sleigh in Black Intense ink and then colored it in using my small waterbrush and Black, Candy Apple and Saffron ink pads.  I then added some clear shimmer brush to the red on the sleigh.  I used the Make it from Your Heart Vol 4 book for the pattern for this card.  The paper used was Cedar & Pine, White Daisy and Peach cardstock. The edges of the cardstock were inked with Peach ink.  

I have created this ornament using the Custom Ornament thin cut set, White & Gold Skinny Ribbon, Sapphire shimmer brush, Almond & Black ink and White Daisy cardstock.   I am in love with this ornament thin cut set.

Lastly, I have a bookmark.  I have been wanting to get into Bible journaling, and this stamp set seemed perfect for this verse.  I used the branches stamp to stamp around the edges in Evergreen ink. The deer are stamped in Almond ink and then I painted with the Bluebird ink pad and the Medium Flat waterbrush.  (I forgot to clean it after using it last time so it had some purplish color in it too.)  The S is a little messed up as my kids were fighting right at that moment and I made it backwards.  I fixed it to the best of my ability.

I hope you enjoyed these projects.  I would love to hear what you think of them.

Now "Hop" on over to Miss Carries Creations Blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the December SOTM is only available until the 31st!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

A True Classic Cards

Do you ever have a hard time making masculine cards?  

You are in luck today as I am bringing you a bunch of masculine cards.

Right now Close to my Heart has 2 very masculine stamp sets that are perfect for cards or scrapbooking the men in your life. 

They are A True Classic and the Hawthorn-Cardmaking stamp sets.

I used A True Classic, Strokes of an Artist and Say it in Style stamp sets, New England Ivy, Candy Apple and White Daisy cardstock,  0.5 black journalling pen, ShinHan markers, water brush, Candy Apple, Pebble and Intense Black ink,  Flower Market cartridge and the multi square window die.  

For this Christmas card I cut  the multi square window die with Candy Apple cardstock and then trimmed out the insides.  I cut the trees out at 1.25" using the Flower Market cartridge out of the New England Ivy cardstock.  (I am now a Cricut Affiliate and you can order all your Cricut stuff using my Affiliate link.)  I stamped the saying in Intense Black and Candy Apple, I painted the edges with ink from the Candy Apple ink pad lid using a water brush.  I colored the truck using alcohol markers and then fussy cut.  I stamped the background behind the truck using Strokes of an Artist in Pebble ink, I stamped it multiple times.

I used A True Classic stamp set, Hawthorn paper, watercolor paints, Saffron ink, Intense Black ink and a journalling pen on this card.

A True Classic

Hawthorn - Cardmaking Stamp Set and Thin Cuts

Hawthorn - Cardmaking Stamp Set

Next up an other Christmas card.

I used A True Classic, Say It in Style, and Strokes of an Artist  stamp sets on this card. I used Intense Black ink, Pebble ink and Mink ink.  I also used the CTMH Flower Market cricut cartridge, a journalling pen, gold sequins and watercolor paints.

Close up.

Used A True Classic and Strokes of an Artist stamp sets, Hawthorn paper, Intense Black, Pebble and Sapphire inks and ShinHan markers.   I used my scissor blade to edge distress the pattern paper. 

For this card I used A True Classic, Hawthorn - Cardmaking and Strokes of an Artist stamp sets, Hawthorn paper, white daisy cardstock, Multi square windows thin cut, black marker, watercolor paints, Intense Black, Sangria and Saffron inks.

I cut out parts of the multi square windows die cut and then colored it with black marker.  TIP: If you don't have a color of cardstock you can make your own by coloring cardstock.

Here are images of the other stamp set, thin cut and paper used. 

Strokes of an Artist

Say It in Style

Hawthorn paper 

Multi Square Windows Thin Cut

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.  

I would love to know which card is your favorite.  

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask and I will do my best to answer them.