Women of Foundations Card Workshop - Confident Encouragement Card

I have a workshop coming up at my church in February and as a part of the workshop I am creating this blog post to assist in putting the kits together.  I am calling this card Confident Encouragement.  I think it would be a great card for a graduate or someone who has embarked on a new career.  I've created a video to show you how to put together the kits I created for this workshop.  If you were not at the workshop or want to create the card again using your own paper here is the cutting information and other supplies I used in putting the kit together.

Urban Blueprint Paper - 4" x 5.25"

Urban Diamond Plate Paper - 2" x 5.25"

Colonial White for the Sentiment - 3.25" square

Stamp Set:  Close To My Heart A Thing Well Done (D1606) retired hostess set

Ink:  Close To My Heart Chocolate

Card Base:  Close To My Heart Colonial White Card Base & Envelope

Here's the video that will walk you through putting this card together:

Christmas 2015 Projects Catch Up - Base & Bling!

I'm trying to catch up some Christmas projects on the blog.  This year I made some necklaces for some special girls in my life using some Close To My Heart Base & Bling items.  I love the Base & Bling jewelry!  You can create some very cute handmade gifts in a very short time.  I did have an issue using the oval pendants with the stickers I wanted since they were square stickers - note to self to make sure you ordered the same size pendants as the stickers you have your heart set on.  But they turned out really cute anyway - I LOVE this penguin!  I created some necklace holders using some white cardstock with a couple slits on the corners.  I stamped the sentiment using another retired CTMH set called Say It All (C1632).  I then created simple boxes from some retired CTMH paper called Skylark.  The tags were cut from my Cameo and stamped using the Christmas Post (D1610) stamp set from CTMH and heat embossed with some fun glitter embossing powder from Sparkle & Sprinkle that I got at my Scrapbook Expo last year.  Unfortunately the pictures did not do the sparkle justice.

MFT's Quilt Die Birthday Card

For Christmas my hubby bought me the My Favorite Things
Quilt Dies!  I've made a whole bunch of inlaid die cuts with the Quilt Square Cover Up.  These are my first MFT dies and they are awesome!  I will definitely be buying more of these!!  It was so easy to get the cuts out and they came out perfectly.  I backed the frame with scor-tape and it was really simple to place the inlaid pieces in.

Other Supplies:
Sentiment - Balloon Wishes (D1667) from Close to My Heart
Paper - Hip Hip Hooray 6X6 from American Crafts and black from CTMH
Inks - Momento Tuxedo Black and CTMH Lagoon Ink
Card Base - A2 base from CTMH

Regatta Line

There are three new paper lines in our new seasonal Idea book but I think Regatta is my favorite so far.  Here's a collage of several of my favorite items from that line and some examples of things you can create!

Products shown:
You're My Anchor Stamp Set
You're My Anchor Thin Cuts die
Regatta Compliment Stickers
Regatta Paper Pack

Check out the new Seasonal Idea Book here:  http://reneprice.ctmh.com/ctmh/products/online-idea-book.aspx

2015 Christmas Cards

I had so much fun making these cards!  That's a good thing because I made over 50 of them!!  I used Schell's Joy Fold instructions from her 2015 Mickey and Minnie Card Series.  Go check it out here:  https://youtu.be/l6U3VJezUvI  Her videos are awesome and so easy to follow!

Supplies:
Black Cardstock - Recollections
Patterned Paper - There's No Place Like Home For The Holidays from The Paper Studio
Glitter Paper - Die Cuts With a View
Cream Cardstock (sentiments and inside panel) - Colonial White by Close To My Heart
Inks - Ponderosa Pine by Close To My Heart (retired color - sorry) and Versafine Onyx Black (embossed with clear embossing powder by Ranger)
Spellbinders Lacey Ovals Die
Spellbinders Large Ovals Die
Sentiment - Holiday Tags D1560 from Close To My Heart and Glory D1483 (retired set)

Gift Card Holders

For something as simple as a gift card holder I cannot believe I used so many different supplies!!  I started with an idea I found on Pinterest that did not lead to an actual web page (grrr!) so I can't give credit.  If you know who designed this, please let me know so I can give them credit.  Don't you just hate it when Pinterest takes you to just an image with no details?


Supply List:
Red Cardstock - Recollections - cut at 3.75" x 11" and scored at 3" and 7.5"
Glitter Paper - Die Cuts With a View
Gift Paper - The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby) - cut at 2.75" x 3.5"
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
Snowflake Die - Spellbinders
Scalloped Circle Punch - Fiskars
Circle Punch (for the inside notch) - The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
Snowflake Embossing Folder - Darice (Hobby Lobby)
Fancy edge on front - Spellbinders Labels Ten Nestabilities (partially die cut)
Adhesives - Scotch ATG, large glue dots, and 3D Foam Squares from Scrapbook Adhesives

I told you it was a lot of supplies!!  I also used my awesome CutterPillar and my Big Shot (with both my extended plates and my magnetic plate) so I pretty much used all my tools except for my Cameo or Cricut.  Although the original plan for these gift card holders did use a cut from the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge and a CTMH stamp set but the tags I created just didn't fit these holders so they will get used on Christmas presents under the tree instead.  I'll try to get some pics of those and post the info.

Cyberweek Sale at Close to My Heart!

CTMH is having a great sale starting on Monday, November 30th, 2015, starting at 9am MST and going through Friday, December 4th, 2015, at 4pm MST.  They have marked 39 items at 25% off!!  Here's a list of the items including their original price and the sale price:

Original Price	Sale Price	Savings!!		Item
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3111 Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Gold
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3112 Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Gold
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3135 Base & Bling Snowflake Charm—Faux Silver
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3136 Base & Bling Jingle Bell—Faux Silver
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3138 Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Gold
$2.95	$2.21	$0.74	*	Z3139 Base & Bling Red Bead Charm—Faux Silver
$8.95	$6.71	$2.24	*	Z3180 Picture My Life™ Going Places Scrapbooking Program - this set includes 56 cards with an awesome travel theme!  That comes out to less than .12 cents each!!
$10.95	$8.21	$2.74	*	Z3147 Cut Above™ Dapper Giraffe Card Kit - this is an awesome deal!  You can make 10 cards (including the envelopes) for about .82 cents each!!
$9.95	$7.46	$2.49	*	Z2028 Designer Creations Short Stack Album
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z2036 Designer Creations Slate Paper Bags
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z2037 Designer Creations Lagoon Paper Bags
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z2038 Designer Creations Ruby Paper Bags
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z2039 Designer Creations Honey Paper Bags
$5.95	$4.46	$1.49	*	Z2049 Designer Creations Cupcake Box
$5.95	$4.46	$1.49	*	Z2050 Designer Creations Takeout Box
$4.95	$3.71	$1.24	*	Z2053 Designer Creations Buttoned Bag
$18.95	$14.21	$4.74	*	Z1838 5" x 7" Hinged Display Tray
$19.95	$14.96	$4.99	*	Z1750 Designed Décor Display Tray
$28.95	$21.71	$7.24	*	Z2006 Designed Décor Red Magnetic Chalkboard
$28.95	$21.71	$7.24	*	Z2015 Designed Décor Black Shadow Box
$28.95	$21.71	$7.24	*	Z2016 Designed Décor Colonial White Shadow Box
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1833 My Creations™ Kraft Container
$5.95	$4.46	$1.49	*	Z1871 My Creations™ Kraft 3-Ring Album
$5.95	$4.46	$1.49	*	Z1953 My Creations™ Journaling Cards Box
$8.95	$6.71	$2.24	*	Z1956 My Creations™ Hip Pics Album
$9.95	$7.46	$2.49	*	Z3043 My Creations™ Black Mini Book
$9.95	$7.46	$2.49	*	Z3044 My Creations™ Kraft Mini Book
$6.95	$5.21	$1.74	*	Z3069 My Creations™ Mini Mix Album
$5.95	$4.46	$1.49	*	Z3137 My Creations™ Pint-Sized Container
$99.00	$74.25	$24.75	*	Z3168 Cricut® Artfully Sent Collection - this is seriously an amazing price!  This set comes with the cartridge, three stamp sets valued at $53.85, and a cardstock combo pack that has a regular price of $14.50.  That means you are only paying $5.90 for the cartridge!!  This cartridge has over 700 images that you can use for a wide variety of craft projects.
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1476 4 ¼" x 5 ½" White Daisy Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1477 5" x 7" White Daisy Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1478 6" x 6" White Daisy Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1756 3" x 3" Colonial White Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1757 4 ¼" x 5 ½" Colonial White Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1758 5" x 7" Colonial White Envelopes
$3.95	$2.96	$0.99	*	Z1759 6" x 6" Colonial White Envelopes
$17.95	$13.46	$4.49	*	Z1851 Scallop Border Punch
$17.95	$13.46	$4.49	*	Z1997 Triangle Border Punch

Keep in mind that if you spend $50 you can purchase the Stamp of the Month for only $5!  I really love the SOTM for December.  I'm a sucker for anything with mason jars!

All items can be purchased on my website (www.reneprice.ctmh.com) 

and will be shipped directly to you.  

Please let me know if you have any questions or run into problems on my website.