Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Passing the saving on to you!

I do some search on the cost of 12x12 frames for my wall art work and there are 2 problems.
  1. The cost of each frame 5.00 and up
  2. The frames will not fit my 3-D art work.  The price for a box frame is outrageous!

So I went to Home Depot and got 23 linear feet of 1/2inch x 3/4 pine @ 60 cent linear feet  and they cut it for me to make the 12x12 frames. I used finishing nails at all the corners to hold the wood together. And that was it. DONE.
 

 1/2 inch double stick tape to hold the art work

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Inspired!

Well I'm inspired yet again with the new Artiste cricut cartridge from CTMH.  I made a prize wheel and this should be so fun at my gatherings!!  I wish I would have had something like this when I was home schooling my kiddo's.  Or even when it was chore time around the house this thing would have came in handy.  So easy and fast to make.

CTMH makes me feel accomplished!!  Please take a minute to look at my video's on the video tab and take a look at the fun and easy project.

The next thing that I will be working on is some wall art for my studio using the La Belle Vie Scrapbook kit.  Another good reason I love CTMH - versatility.  Happy creating everyone!!



Too funny, I just realized that my last post was about wood and I made the stand for the prize wheel out of wood. LOL!  Enjoy!

Monday, August 13, 2012

I'm thinking about Christmas already!?!

You know besides stamping I love to do wood projects!!  The bad thing about wood project for me is the fact that you have to cut it.  And I am scared to death of the saw!!  So I don't use the saw...and hack way at the wood with whittling tools, my dremel tool and then try to achieve what I'm looking for with sand paper. LOL

Now, I have been known to get a premade piece of wood, like the ones CTMH has and paint, stamp, sand, file or whatever to get the look that I am look'n for.  The thing is I always seem to want to make something that needs a face or an expression.  And of course, I don't have the drawing gene.

I would like to see CTMH come out with a facial expressions that you can stamp on wood.  With the new pigment cube size stamps I could daub a snowman's nose orange while still keeping his eyes black.  I love that idea so much that the idea is driving me nuts.  Anyway that is what I was thinking about today. 

I am currently re-doing my craft room because it needs to be more efficient.  I tend to find myself getting up a whole lot to grab ink pads, paper, stamps and back and forth to the cricut and that is making me nuts.  And I have a good habit of putting things away as soon as I use them just to turn around and think OH!  I should do this??  with the stamp that I just put away.  I'm just so up and down all the time.

My husband must think that I am a GIANT nut bag who likes to stamp. The way that I move things around in there all the time.   LOL!  I love the fact that I can just throw my hair brained ideas at him and he will turn my idea into awesomeness!!

Have a great day everyone!!  And I will catch you when the sun rises again.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

TWO D size stamps FOR $5...WHAT!!

National Stamping Month
September 2012 Constant Campaign

To celebrate National Stamping Month in September, we are bringing back our popular double stamp set promotion! You can get the exclusive, new My Acrylix® It’s Your Day double stamp set for just $5 when you place a minimum order of $35 in full retail products from August 15 through September 30, 2012. You’ll love this double set—two D-size sets in one envelope—which includes nearly 50 trendy images that makes it easy to capture the everyday moments in your life. The double set has a retail value of $35.90, which drastically increases the value of your qualifying purchase! Have twice the fun stamping during National Stamping Month with our new, exclusive It’s Your Day double stamp set!
Dates: Offer valid August 15 (9:00 am MDT) – September 30, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Join CTMH Now and receive...


Free Exclusive Tote Bag!
August 2012 Constant Campaign
When a new Consultant joins Close To My Heart in August they will receive an exclusive Damask Tote Bag for FREE (retail value $50)! This offer has limited availability, so encourage those thinking about joining to act quickly to ensure they snatch this darling tote bag. This offer is good for both the $49 and $99 New Consultant Kits (while supplies last). Yes, this is the same cute bag we gave to Consultants who attended Convention 2012 in Dallas. Build your Team now using this awesome, coated-canvas tote that can be slung over the shoulder, across the chest, or worn as a backpack.
Dates: Offer valid August 1, 2012 (9:00 am MDT) – August 31, 2012 (11:59 pm MDT)