December's $5 SOTM!!! + a Sneak Peek!!!

Check out what I just ordered! December 2012 Stamp Of The Month is my favorite of the SOTMs so far! "Year-Round Cheer" is going to bring cheer to me year round (haha) because it has a phrase and picture for every month of the year! I can not wait to get this stamp set! I love how many holidays and themes it covers! I also love that I can use this stamp set for scrapbooking along with cards!

"My Favorite {CTMH} Things" Blog Hop!

Welcome to the "My Favorite {CTMH} Things" Blog Hop! Today our theme is Christmas projects!

Our Playing With Paper team is sharing artwork featuring some of our favorite products from CTMH. If you have come here from Rachel Rusticus's blog then you are on the right path. If you are jumping in our blog hop here then don't worry because at the end it will start over again and you will be able to see the rest of the blogs!

Today I have created two bags for less than $1!!! I got a big pack of the cheapest bags I could find from my local dollar store for just $1. I had lots of scraps left over from making Christmas cards. So I have used scraps to decorate the fronts of these bags. This costs barely anything and looks much better than any bag you can get for a this cost. Also these take very little time! You can't get any better than cheap, great looking, and quick to do!

BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY!!!

BLACK FRIDAY through CYBER MONDAY special!!!!

Make any order of $50 or more through me any time starting Friday till the end of Monday and get FREE SHIPPING!!!

Shop here for this four day only special for FREE SHIPPING!!!

I am having a scrapbooking workshop in December. The RSVPs and money are due by December 3ed. One of my package options is a tiny bit over $50.
So if you RSVP for this workshop and get the Ultimate package, then I will giv you free shipping to bring it to me AND free shipping to ship it to you where ever you are in the USA!!!!
Don't miss this deal!! Look here for more details on my workshop!

December’s Scrapbook Workshop is open to all!

My next workshop will be on December 15, 2012! This workshop is for any and all levels and also I can ship yours to you!

R.S.V.P. and Pre-pay by December 3^ed to
Brittany Fitch (Close To My Heart Consultant) atbfitch08@yahoo.com.

Here are the four different options for this workshop!

My All You Can Make Christmas Card Workshop!

 I wanted to share the easy and yet cute cards that made up my half of the 15 cards that everyone made at my friend's and my "All You Can Make Christmas Card Workshop"! Look out for my next workshop because I will have them available to ship to anyone who isn't local or who can't make the meeting!

 

These two you saw earlier on my team's blog hop. :-) Wasn't that nice!?! All those awesome projects from all those different creative people! I love our Monthly Blog Hops!

 

 

 

My apologies for the blue card being partially covered. It does show the amazingly easy adhesive sparkle ribbon used to make an adorable little bow on this card!

 

   


The stamping of the background on this  card does take less time if you space them out a little more but I like the look when they are tightly stamped, and wanted to show it that way.

 

 

 

 I like the sparkles on one side of the sentiment instead of the usual four corners. It is still more simple than I'm use. With there being allot of first time crafters coming to that workshop it worked well though.

 

The picture doesn't show it but I did add ink to the edges of the sentiment to this one to finish it off. If it was for me I think I would have added some twine to this one.

This was the first time I had done the three layered stamping technique! I loved it! I'm not sure if I'll be doing it for another workshop but I love the way it turns out!

I also can not get over how this very simple card, looks so complete with only a tie in a tiny bit of ribbon added to it!!! I will never underestimate the power of ribbon again! lol



 

I had some extras of each card after the workshop...so what to do with plenty of copies of cards? So these 5 of the 8 I made are being sold in my etsy shop as a set! :-) You can check out my Etsy shop and see if there is anything that interests you (there are very few listings currently compared to what all things and occasions I can do) or you can just message me and ask about a custom order (I hope that you will ask about anything you are interested in having made that you do not see)!

 

All these cards except for the blue one was made with the Pear and Partridge paper pack, the October stamp of the month, and the stamp set that came with the Pear and Partridge card workshop on the go. Shop with me here for your supplies to make either simple or unique creations! I hope you liked these simpler easier cards that take less time during this busy season and less still look adorable!



My son's Rubber Ducky 2nd Birthday!!!

 My son turned 2-Years-Old in October! My biggest wish was for him to have fun and enjoy his party. ...And he did! He loved seeing everyone, running after his cousins trying to hug them, eating pizza and cupcakes, and of course he was very interested in the new toys that he found under some paper. He of course loved getting what ever he wanted and being the center of attention for a few hours! lol

The theme of his party was Rubber Ducky! Some may think it was too young of a theme... but he does like his rubber duckies during and after bath time! ...Plus I knew that this was the last year he wouldn't care about the theme and I wanted to choose a theme he wouldn't want next year.

 

 

I made his rubber ducky birthday banner using the large chipboard banner from Close To My Heart. This paper is just something I happened to have. The blue pattern paper reminded me of bathroom tiled walls or floor, so I just had to use it! The banner is 5 pieces in all (ducky, I'm, ducky, 2!, ducky). I made scalloped squares to add that bubble look to the banner to match the rest of the decor.

Instead of the traditional scalloped circle cupcake toppers I made these rubber ducky cupcake toppers with scalloped square shape. I made half of the cupcakes them selves blue (turned out more like green since it was yellow cake) and half yellow. I made half of the icing blue and left half white. As you can see in the pictures i did each cupcake with some white and some blue icing. I used an icing bag to do this. (got a little messy since I'm not very skilled at icing)

Jacob seemed to enjoy his cupcake! In the first picture he is taking a bite, in the second picture he is licking the icing off of his lip, and in the third he is licking it off of his chin. HAHAHA I loved these pictures the most and had to share! There is my little man though. I think this is the first picture I've shared with you all on here. He is very independent, very stubborn, and he knows too well that he is handsome.

 

These are the matching little favors. Honestly this was an error fixed. I planned on putting the paper cupcake topper on each side of the york peppermint with the tooth pick to use the favors as cupcake toppers. After making the first one I realised that it was to heavy for the stick to even hold, let alone the soft cupcakes. So I put one side of the paper toppers on the tooth picks to be toppers on the cupcakes and the other half I adhered to the  little york peppermint patties as favors. I did stack them in this pyramid like shape at the party also.

I hope you all like what I created for my son's 2nd Birthday Party! I am going to put the banner on my Etsy shop soon to sell so if you are interested in this banner then feel free to contact me! I would be so thankful if you started following my blog! I have many other cut outs I can make for your next party if you would like also!

Don't forget I have a giveaway going on still right now with a premade card and more than enough supplies to make two of the premade card or whatever your creativity wants to make!
P.S.- I will have the pictures from my very first Christmas Card Workshop up soon!

My Favorite {CTMH} Things- Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the "My Favorite {CTMH} Things" Blog Hop! Today our theme is Christmas projects!

Our Playing With Paper team is sharing artwork featuring some of our favorite products from CTMH. If you have come here from Renee Musgrave's Blog , then you are on the right path. If you are joining the blog hop here then do not worry it will go back around to every ones blogs so you will not miss any of the great projects!

Today I have two cards to show you that I created. These cards are only 2 out of 15 cards for an "All-You-Can-Make Christmas Card Workshop" on November 3ed in Cloverdale, Indiana. So if you are interested in attending make sure to contact me for more information! (I will post all of the cards we made at my Workshop after we have our fun on the 3ed! So don't miss all the beautiful and yet easy cards!)

 

I have used the Workshops On The Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit and an extra Pear & Partridge Paper Pack to make these cards. I still have lots of extra supplies to use for other things even with making half of the cards for the Christmas Card Workshop me and a friend are hosting! That means I am making 8 different cards and preparing the supplies for multiple people to make those same cards and I still have plenty of paper, ribbon, sparkles, and of course the stamps, to make even more cards, scrapbook pages, and etc!

This is the Workshops On The Go® Pear & Partridge Cardmaking Kit. It just by it's self has all the high quality supplies and the instructions in this kit to create 15 beautiful cards (5 each of 3 designs). What a great deal! Shop with me to get the supplies you need to make you cards and much much more.

GIVEAWAY ALERT:
My last post before this one is for a giveaway that is still going on! It includes a premade card AND enough products to make the same card twice or to just use as you wish! ***Spoiler: I'm including other free CTMH samples also!***

Feel free to look around my blog and don't miss out on my giveaway before you hop along! I wish you the happiest of holidays!

Now hop on over to Jennifer Payami's Blog for your next stop.

Breast Cancer Awareness Card Giveaway!!!!

Today is my son's 2nd Birthday so I was very busy for awhile making things for his party. I can't wait to show you everything after the party! For now I have a GIVEAWAY for you!!!

If you already like my Facebook page you know I have promised to do a giveaway. Well it's here finally! I made a card to giveaway to one lucky winner! Since October I wanted to make a Breast Cancer Awareness card in my loving memory of my Grandma who died from what started as breast cancer.

I used the beautiful adhesive glitter ribbon from Close To My Heart. I love  how shiny this ribbon is! It is so easy to use since it already has adhesive on it! The adorable "every day in an adventure" stamp is also from CTMH. Get your inspiring CTMH supplies with me here.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I hope you all like the card! Please share this giveaway with everyone you know! I hope you will all check back soon to see what I made for my son's Birthday!

Close To My Heart's Greatest Deals for October 2012!!!

First, I am sorry I havn't posted anything in awhile. I am planning and making the things for my son's second birthday party among other things. I will be having a giveaway, as i promised on my facebook page, soon and I hope that and the pictures from my son's party decor make up for the pause in my projects! For now I want to share the two great deals for the month of October.

 

Second, the first great deal CTMH is offering is October's Stamp Of The Month! As you might remember each month there is a stampset that you can guy for ONLY $5!!! This month's SOTM is, in my opinion, absolutely perect timeing! It is all about Christmas this month and just in time for you to have it for all your Christmas needs! This set has stamps that are perfect for tags, cards, and scrapbook pages! So this set is the one to have for Christmas! You can get this stamp set here.

Here is an example of ways you could use October's SOTM.

Third, the second of the greatest deals CTMH is offering while October lasts is a free Studio J Layout! What a perfect time to check out electronic scrapbooking! No gathering supplies, no repositioning to get it back to the exact way you wanted, no worring about messing something up and having to use more supplies to fix it, and very little time needed! You get a perfectly elegant scrapbook in a fraction of the time! If you want this deal check it out here.

 

 

Thank you for reading today's post! I hope you enjoyed it! I promise I will have the Giveaway very soon! Follow and you won't miss it! I hope you have fun making crafty paper creations!!! -Brittany

 

My favorite CTMH things BLOG HOP! Plus my Mojo Monday card!

Welcome to the "My favorite CTMH things" BLOG HOP!!! Today our theme is Halloween or fall projects!
Our Playing With Paper team is sharing artwork featuring some of our favorite products from CTMH. If you have come from Norhalma Verzosa's blog (http://fromsnapstoscraps.blogspot.com), then you are in the right place.

I have used CTMH black and grey sparkles in different ways throughout this month. I would like to show you ways you can add these cute sparkles to any project through my Halloween projects!

My first card is also from this week's Mojo Monday card sketch! I used the CTMH sparkles for the little witch's eyes and to accent the scalloped edges and the edge of the grey piece. I also used CTMH Moonlight paper pack for this card.

I used CTMH sparkles to accent the stamp and cut out on this Halloween treat bag! I also used the moonlight paper pack.

 

I used CTMH sparkles to make this creepy spider's web string!! I again used CTMH's cute Moonlight paper pack.

Here is the Moonlight paper pack I have used for all these projects!

Here are the variety of colors that CTMH's sparkles come in!

It's the perfect time to get your supplies for these projects here! Comment or contact me for the CTMH Idea Book/Catalog!
Now hop on over to Ian Dreger's blog (http://anewbiecrafter.blogspot.com), for your next stop! Feel free to look around and Follow me before leaving! :-) I hope you have a great fall and a Happy Halloween!

First Bag using Close To My Heart supplies

 

This bag is made using the Close To My Heart Moonlight paper pack. The cut outs were made using my cricut. The "best Day ever" stamp and the dots stamp used on the background are apart of this National Stamping Moth stamp set . This double set of stamps are still only $5 now until the end of September!

 

 

Notice that five of the windows along the bottom are small CTMH sparkles! Three of the dots up at the top have a sparkle placed on them also!

I am not positive what I plan to use it for just yet but it will more than likely be filled with special treats for my special someone to eat while we bring our will be 2-year-old trick-or-treating! This would be a very cute bag for treats for each of your children or grandchildren. It could be duplicated multiple times and then given to your class or to all the children who come trick-or-treating at your door!

My blog is new so I would be very thankful to have you as a follower! I hope you enjoyed this little project! Would love to hear your feedback!

Moonlight Mojo Monday 258

Im running a late on making this card for the Mojo Monday Challenge. This is my first creation using the Close To My Heart Moonlight paper pack and I must say I love how one of the purple pattern papers looks like scales.

I am a new consultant so I would truely appriciate it if you would follow my blog!!!

If you would like to get your own CTMH supplies then check out my page here. If you would like to follow my facebook page please go here. Thank you for your time and i hope you like the card!

Mojo Monday Challenge 257 Card!

 

This is the card i made for this week's challenge over at the Mojo Monday blog. I used the Avonlea supplies from Close To My Heart. I also used my cricut to cut out the two flowers. I am a new consultant and I could really use and would really appriciate it if you would follow my blog!

If you would like to get your own CTMH supplies then check out my page here. If you would like to follow my facebook page please go here. Thank you for your time and i hope you like the card!

 

 

September's Stamp Of The Month for only $5!!!

Fall is here! Halloween and Thanksgiving are just around the corner! Now is the perfect time to get Close To My Heart's September 2012 Stamp Of The Month for only $5! 

I've got my amazing stamp set for $5 on it's way to me now! Don't miss this great deal!
Find out more on my consultant page here http://brittanyfitch.ctmh.com/. Like my Facebook page for card and scrapbook page ideas here http://www.facebook.com/CraftyPaperCreations.

"Remember" Avonlea two page set!

These pages are made with the Avonlea paper pack from Close To My Heart. The other CTMH products I used were: Parlor Velvet Rub-Ons, Opaques Mocha Adhesive Gems, My Acrylix Avonlea Workshop Stamp Set, and Avonlea Complements Canvas Shapes.
If you want your own CTMH supplies then check out my consultant page here.

 

This is the first time I made these pinwheels and wanted to give you a better look. :-)

This page set can be found in my Etsy Shop here.