A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 15

I made a little Valentine's Day themed pillow box for today's project. I used a pretty double sided paper that I had in my stash of supplies. It's striped creme & brown on one side and hot pink on the other side. I can't for the life of me remember what company this paper is from though? I used some love themed stamps by Close to My Heart and stamped it using the "Desert Sand" color ink.

Today's Art Philosophy cut-outs are :

1. The Pillow box on pg. 28 of the AP handbook
2. The Heart Card on pg. 26
3. The Heart cut-out on pg. 26
   

A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 14

I took a class at my local Scrapbook Store last year and made this book but never completed it in class. I wasn't fully satisfied the way the front cover turned out so I tweaked it a bit and added more flowers and embellishments. I think I finally got it to a point where I am now satisfied. The inside however is a progress in the making and will share more of the pages with you later once I have them completed.

Today's Art Philosophy cut-outs are :

1. The Roses found on page 69 of the AP handbook
2. The Ticket Stub on pg. 64
3. The Swirl Butterfly on pg. 55

Other Close To My Heart products used were the Pewter Mini-Medley Frame, the Pearl Hat Pin and the stamped ticket that says, "Good for one Sentimental Journey".

"Rock The Block" Set

Hello Everyone! This is the awesome "Rock the Block" Set that I used in the making of my project yesterday. The set comes with the wooden block which is basic white to start off with for you to decorate as you wish. It includes an E size stamp set... the largest of all the Close To My Heart Exclusive stamp sets which is the size of a sheet of paper. You can have this cute duo set for only $15 when you place on order of $25 dollars or more on my website. This is a promotion that Corporate will be running up until January 31st ~ once the new Idea Book is released to the public on Feb. 1st just the Block alone will be $14.95 so now is the time to order!!!

So who is ready to "Rock the Block" with me?
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A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 13

Who is ready to "Rock the Block" with me? I finally was able to complete my project today! I got my "Rock the Block" wooden set along with the coordinating stamp set about a month ago and was finally able to finish my creation! If you haven't already seen the Block set I will go ahead and upload a picture in the next post to show you what exactly it is and what it comes with. I have ideas on how I want to make my next Block set...but I am pretty satisfied with the way this little cutie turned out. I just need to find a stamp that says "As Cute As a Button" to add to this project and I will be a happy camper!

I made 5 of the cubes with a hidden window that has a picture of my little girl each one depicting a different personality hence the title of my block, "The Many Faces of Kai". I added a magnetic closure to each and some ribbon so you can pull up on it to open the hidden window. I hope you like it and please check back later to see my other "Rock the Block" creation.

Today's Art Philosophy Cut-outs are:

1. The circle on pg. 21 of the AP handbook
2. The Top Note on pg. 53
3. The Decorative Layer Frame on pg. 55
4. The Card on pg. 53
5. The Rose on pg. 69
   

A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 12

Today I made a magnetic book marker to go along with the Friendship card that I made a few days ago. It has a magnet that clamps onto the pages to hold your place in the book and keeps track of an important page you want to refer to later on. The pretty paper featured in this project is by Pink Paislee called "Love Blooms" from the "Sweetness" paperline collection.


The Art Philosophy Cut-Outs used were:

1. The Scalloped border edge on pg. 65 of the AP handbook
2. The File Tab on pg. 58
   

"What do you use to Roll Your Roses?"

I have been asked numerous times what I use to make my roses so tight. I have found this amazing little tool that does the trick! ~ And I have my new friend Carol to thank for introducing me to this...it's called a "Quilling" tool. I got mine at Beverly's and would you believe the only ones they had could be found in the kids craft section. I asked the manager and she said that the only ones she saw in the store was part of a kids kit that came with a quilling book. I think it's perfect since the tip slit is wider than most. But I have seen them at Hobby Lobby but the slit is a lot tighter than mine. Hope that helps!

A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 11

I finally made myself my own calendar... something that I've been wanting to do for a while now! I even bought a kit from my local Scrapbook Super Store but have that still sitting in the bag waiting to be put to good use. I think I should hurry up and work on that one and perhaps give it to my Mother-in-Law for Mother's day but by that time...half the year will already be over? I guess I could just start off the calendar from May and end in April next year which would be the perfect time to give her the next calendar {wink wink} ? Just thinking ahead! Anyway, I absolutely LOVE Pink & Blue together as you can tell from my project posts lately. But keep in mind that this is just the page I did for the month of January and I still need to create 11 more pages to add in for the rest of the year! Please check back later to see what I come-up with for next month's calendar page.

I hope you like it!

The Art Philosophy Cut-outs from today's projects were :

1. The Number fonts found on pg. 21 -30 in the AP handbook
2. The arrow pointing to the month - pg. 64
3. The Dragonfly found on pg. 24

A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 10

Today I made a lovely Friendship card that I wanted to share with all of you! I can't make one for each of you so I decided to send it to you via blog post! I just wanted to thank every one of you for your friendship! I have met a lot of lovely ladies through the world of internet and I really do hope that I can meet some if not all of you in person one day! Thank-you so much for stopping by and leaving me comments. I don't get very much snail mail anymore aside from the Holiday cards & letters so reading your messages here on my blog and on Facebook really tickles me pink! I hope to continue chatting with you all and please stop by here on my blog or on my Facebook page for a visit anytime!

The Art Philosophy Cut-Outs for today's project are:

1. The Card cut-out on pg. 55
2. The Decorative tag cut-out on pg. 55
3. The Swirl Butterfly cut-out also on pg. 55
   

A Project-A-Day for 31 Days ~ Day 9

I am very excited cause today I figured out how to make a gift bag with a cute little decorative window using the Art Philosophy Cartridge! I have been searching to see which cartridges feature gift bags with various decorative cut-out windows. Well...Art Philosophy has several cute boxes & bags that I love but wanted to figure out if I could cut out one of those images and then also add a window to it... this is what I came up with! ~ A Heart Shaker Valentine's Day Bag.

The Art Philosophy image cut-outs used today were:

1. The bag on pg. 23 of the AP handbook
2. The heart cut-out on pg. 26
3. The Doily cut-out on pg. 68
   

A Warm Welcome to YOU!!!

Greetings Everyone! Let me just start off by saying that I am feeling very chipper today! This morning I got some exciting news...you wanna know what it is? Well, I got my very first "Downline" which means a new Consultant with Close To My Heart chose to sign-up and have me be their "mentor". This is very exciting news cause I can now cross off one goal from my 2012 "To-Do" list! ~ I want to build up my own team of fabulous gals that I can work alongside with to create, share & inspire! So please help me welcome Miss Michele to my team! Let me just say, we are going to have so much fun and I am very excited to see where 2012 will lead us! ~ And if any of you are considering joining the Close To My Heart sisterhood please feel free to contact me...I would LOVE to help you get started with this wonderful Company!