Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas spent with family & friends!

Carla
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Monday, December 21, 2009

CTMH Jingle & Mojo Monday #118

A few last Christmas cards to make . . . this one is for my daughter's Grade 1 teacher!  I made this to accompany a 'group gift' that several families will be giving her this week. 
Love this week's sketch at Mojo Monday!



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Thanks for stopping by!!
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Quick & Easy Card with CTMH Jingle

If you have just a few more cards to whip up for the people on your list - here is a quick & easy one for you!


This card was inspired by Melissa Inman.  The 'hustle & bustle' of the season is starting to descend upon me!! I seem to have so much I need to do before Christmas Day the days are just rushing by!  So I looked for a simple card design to put together those last few cards I need.  My finished card measures 6x6 inches and the four squares of patterned paper are 2.75" x 2.75" each.   I inked the edges of my papers in black ink.  Add a sentiment & a festive embellishment & you are done!  (You can't really tell in the photo - but the letters "i" are both dotted with bitty sparkles!)

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Hope everyone is enjoying the season, despite all the 'hustle & bustle'!  My posts here will be a little sporadic over the next few weeks as we spend the holidays with our family & friends . . . but I promise to be back to regular posts once January comes around!
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

CTMH's Felicity Collection - Celebrate National Papercrafting Month


January is National Papercrafting Month but Close to My Heart is starting the celebration early!
Starting today - you can get this beautiful kit which features decorative die-cut paper, three gorgeous colour schemes, and an exclusive D-sized stamp set which includes flowers, flourishes, argyle patterns, birds and an entire alphabet!


There are so many ways to get your Felicity Collection:
 - Purchase it at the full retail price of $40.95 Cdn.
 - Place an order of $70 or more in full-retail priced stamp sets and receive Felicity for FREE!
 - Place an order of $145 or more in full-retail priced CTMH products and receive Felicity for FREE!
 - Hostesses who host a home gathering with sales totals of $470 or more will receive Felicity for FREE!
 - Join my 'Creative Canadians' Close to My Heart team between January 1 - 31 and receive Felicity for FREE in your New Consultant Kit!

Shop online 24 hours/day on my Website to take advantage of this special offer or email me at csironside@shaw.ca to place your order or book your gathering!  Interested in more information about the Close to My Heart opportunity and how you can get a discount on ALL of your CTMH purchases - contact me or click here for more information!

Check back here in the coming weeks for new artwork featuring Felicity!
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Friday, December 11, 2009

CTMH Evensong and Paper Piecing

I received the inspiration for this card from a Paper Piecing article on the Scrapbooks Etc. website.
I used this week's sketch from Card Patterns.  Love this sketch - all those straight lines are exactly my style!!
(Sorry about the poor lighting in the photo - we are getting a major snowstorm (again) today - so the sky is completely clouded over - leaving me with very little natural light)


I made the tree by cutting several different green patterned papers into strips (of different lengths and widths) and then layering them to form the tree!  Love the effect!
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

CTMH Jingle & Mojo Monday #116

Circle elements are always a challenge for me (for some reason I'm a 'straight-line' kind of girl!) - - but I decided to push myself to give this one a try anyway . . .

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Monday, December 7, 2009

CTMH Wishes Cards for Christmas

Here are a few cards I created using designs from the CTMH book Wishes. These cards meet a few challenges for this week. First - the color challenge over at KJ's Stamp Pad which is red, white & green. They also meet the "anything Christmas" challenge over at Practical Scrappers.

This first card uses the "Sentiment Secured" design from Wishes.
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This card is the "All Stacked Up" design from Wishes.
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And finally, this card is the "Long Layers" design.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

CTMH Aspen Card for Amy's Challenge

I finally had a chance to put something together for Amy's challenge. Amy is the daughter of my blogging friend Sarah. Amy put out a challenge last week to use this fabulous sketch she designed.

Here is my entry:

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Thanks for the sketch Amy! Great job!
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

CTMH Jingle Peek-a-boo Treat Box

I saw this template a few weeks ago on Project Tuesday. You can find the link to the instructions there! A cute little box for gift giving! I filled mine with white scotch mints . . . one of my favourites! My box is pretty plain (because I don't have much time to play today) - but you could embellish these up as much as you wish!

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Monday, November 30, 2009

CTMH December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for December! We have dozens of talented consultants participating this month - - which means tons of fabulous artwork ideas to inspire you! This month we are showcasing the daytimer inspired "Notice the Details" stamp set - a set of 41 images! Enjoy!

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!

My project this month is a fun little gift item (think hostess gift, teacher gift, coworker gift or stocking stuffer). You can click on the photo to view a larger image.

This fun desk accessory is a decorated acrylic picture frame. My project uses a 5x7 frame, but they come in various sizes. I'm sure you have a few of these hanging around the house that can be re-purposed, or else take a look at your local dollar store. Simply decorate a sheet of paper to fit your frame & insert it where the picture would go. Then peel the back protective sheet from a pad of sticky notes and stick them to the top of the acrylic frame. You can further decorate the top of the frame with additional embellishments, if you wish. In my case I added ribbon around the top and used glue dots to secure the ribbon to the frame. Sit the frame upside down on your desk and your post-it notes sit at a handy angle and within easy reach on top of your desk.

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Now hop on over to Cindy's Blog & check out what she has to share with you!

And if you get lost somewhere along the hop or come across a broken link, feel free to refer to the complete list of December's Blog Hop Participants Here.

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CTMH December Stamp of the Month Blog Hop Participants

It is time again for the Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop. Our hop will go live at 7pm tonight (mountain time). If you are hopping & find a broken link or get lost along the way, feel free to refer back here to this complete list of the December Blog Hop participants.

Happy Hopping!

Jena DeVries http://www.livelovelaughscrapbook.blogspot.com
Helen Onulak http://www.hookedonstamping.com
Nona Davenport http://www.nonapearl.blogspot.com
Beth Naumann http://www.bethscreativeblock.blogspot.com
Michelle Nist http://Michellenist.blogspot.com
Cibele Glazer http://www.flowerfoot.blogspot.com
Dawn Heuft http://www.stamptildawn.blogspot.com
Karen Norman http://www.gettinscrappywithit.blogspot.com
Brae Montgomery http://thebrae-er.blogspot.com
Adeline E. Brill http://adeline-brill.blogspot.com
Jen Patrick http://www.roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com
Tammy Lea Pinchard http://mycreativeclubhouse.blogspot.com
Melissa Laverty http://www.fancymelissa.blogspot.com
Chris Shouse http://www.houseostamps.wordpress.com
Misty Jackson http://www.misstscraps.blogspot.com
Amy McVey http://www.clearlystamping.blogspot.com
Linda Shewchuk http://www.awesomememories.blogspot.com
Jessica Booth http://jessicabooth.blogspot.com/
Sylvia Jacquot http://stampinsylvia.blogspot.com/
Amy Edwards http://PaisleysPlayhouse.blogspot.com
Deb Young http://www.scrapbookczar.blogspot.com
Judy Burger http://makingtimeformemories.blogspot.com/
Jamia Bankhead http://www.papermadnessinc.blogspot.com
Paige Dolecki http://www.paigespaperparadise.blogspot.com
Shannon Pelletier http://www.mycolorfulworldinvt.blogspot.com
Pamela O'Connor http://www.cherishyourmemories.blogspot.com
Kathleen Androlewicz http://bowlofstamps.blogspot.com/
Debra Van Patten http://memoriesoftheheartbydeb.blogspot.com/
Wendy Kessler http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com
Dawn Ross http://www.iamahappystamper.blogspot.com
Caren Goldsein http://www.scrappycaren.blogspot.com
Lori Brown http://www.savingmine.blogspot.com
Lori Miller http://www.clearlyfromtheheart.blogspot.com
Sarita Schraeder http://www.blessedscrapper.blogspot.com
Tanya David http://www.scramperscorner.blogspot.com
Barbra Otten http://barbraotten.blogspot.com/
Laurie Newton http://scrapsfromthebeach.blogspot.com/
Kristie Herdener http://www.goofyscrapper.blogspot.com
Maricar Harris http://www.maricarharris.blogspot.com
Laurie Levnik http://www.creationsbylaurie.blogspot.com
Carla Ironside http://www.carlacreates.blogspot.com
Cindy Leek http://www.paperspadsandpictures.blogspot.com
Mary Eisen www.mestamp2.blogspot.com
Sheila Bennett http://sheila-bennett.blogspot.com
Lori Leng http://www.pinkcloudscrappers.blogspot.com
Susan Brooks http://www.stampingintheopen.blogspot.com
Jen Rubio http://www.jenrubio.blogspot.com
Traci Godbee http://createwithtraci.blogspot.com
Krista Ritskes http://kristaritskes-simplycreating.blogspot.com/
Haley Dyer http://www.inkyscrapper.blogspot.com
Terrie Dodd http://www.my-life-in-real-time.blogspot.com
Wanda Riley http://www.creatingwithwanda.blogspot.com
Antoinette Herrin http://www.GodblessyourART.blogspot.com
Laura Dame http://www.thecroppersconnection.blogspot.com
Jill Lucas http://scrapwench.blogspot.com
Katy Donaldson http://www.scrappinkaty.blogspot.com
Jody Gustafson http://www.cre8nmemories.blogspot.com
Kimberly Smith http://verykimberry.blogspot.com/
Melissa Burch http://melissaburch.blogspot.com
Tracy Oleksak www.mamaolie.blogspot.com
Shirley Ross http://www.momnmescrap.blogspot.com
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

CTMH Sweet Home Christmas Card

I am busy prepping for my upcoming Christmas Card workshops . . . which is why you are not seeing any new original artwork from me this week. But I thought I would share another one of the cards that my workshop attendees will be creating. I came across this card somewhere in blog land - - but didn't make note of where - so I am not sure who to give credit to! (If it is you, or someone you know, please let me know so that I can add the appropriate credits to my blog post!) Anyway - I love the simplicity of this card . . . and the glitter!!

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