Rainbow Butterfly Thank You Card - CTMH YouAreEnough - DistressOxides - HeroArts ReactiveInkPalette

 Inspired by CTMH Jessica Ballas I created this Rainbow Butterfly Card.

First die cut outline of Butterfly. Then used Layered Butterfly die on top of outline cut.

Used Distress Oxides ink blended on white cardstock for a rainbow look. Trimmed the rainbow blended piece of cardstock. Placed the negative outline piece on top of the rainbow look. Placed the Layered Butterfly on top using foam on center body so wings are popped up.

Stamped sentiment using Hero Arts Reactive Ink Palette which complements the rainbow colors wonderfully.

Inside card I used the thin piece outer edge Butterfly leftover. Inside card I used the trimmed piece of rainbow blending.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

CTMH:  cardstock/paper - Daisy white, You Are Enough

  (including zip strip with Butterflies at top front of card)

  die - Layered Butterflies  stamp - You Are Enough

 

ink: Hero Arts Reactive Ink Palette (for sentiment) 

Tim Holtz:  

   Distress Oxides - Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed,

     Broken China, Seedless Preserves

 

The Close To My Heart CTMH Mar - Apr catalog and Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes  4/5  6/1

Stay Crafty with Hero Ch23 Fun in the Sun  6/10

  Sunny yellow color 

 

Word Art Wed Wks #493-494  4/5/1stwk  6/8

  

 

Tulips Birthday Book Binding Card - Cricut CTMH ArtPhilosophy WalkinMyGarden - CTMH JustSaying

With inspiration from Mary of Cardz TV I made this Tulips Birthday Book Bindinf Card. You can see Mary's video & card by clicking here.

Used Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge for the scallop rectangle on front of card and Walk In My Garden for the Tulips & Flower Pot.

Photographed in front of Day Lilies "Little Business" flowers in my backyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

cardstock/paper:  green, oranges, red,  white

  pattern - green

Cricut: CTMH Art Philosophy Scallop Rectangle 3 1/4",

  Walk In My Garden  Tulips  1 3/4", Flower Pot  1 1/4"

ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

other: Glossy Accents (used on Tulip)

stamp: CTMH Just To Say Cricut Collection

 

The Close To My Heart CTMH Mar - Apr catalog and Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Word Art Wed Wks #493-494  3/5/1stwk  6/8

  

Tulip Birthday Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Card - Sizzix PaperSculptingTulip - CTMH JustToSay

 With inspiration from Mary of Cardz TV I made this Tulip Birthday Mini Slimline Tri-Fold Card. You can see Mary's video & card by clicking here.

Have had Sizzix dies like the Paper Sculpting Tulip that are large red dies 4 3/4" x 5 1/2" for several years. I even have the towers that Michaels sold to store them in but not all are in towers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

cardstock/paper:  green, yellow, lt blue/green, white

  pattern - lt blue/green shapes

die: Sizzix Paper Sculpting Tulip

embossing: The Paper Studio Quatrefoil

ink: VersaFine Onyx Black

other: Glossy Accents (used on Tulip)

stamp: CTMH Just To Say Cricut Collection

 

The Close To My Heart CTMH Mar - Apr catalog and Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Simon Mon Ch Frame It  3/5  5/30 

Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes  2/5  6/1

Stay Crafty with Hero Ch23 Fun in the Sun  6/10

  Sunny yellow color for Tulip

Word Art Wed Wks #493-494  2/5/1stwk  6/8

  

What's Happening Thurs 5/27 - Cricut Fonts - CTMH Artbooking

Welcome to What's Happening Thursday. I'm Melissa, nickname "Sunshine HoneyBee", an independent Close To My Heart CTMH Consultant/Maker, and I want to share what's happening on Thursday.

Please check out my CTMH site and order wonderful items like what I use. Please let me know if you found this helpful. If you know of any corrections that need to be made please let me know.


 What's Happening Thurs 5/27:

 1. Cricut Close To My Heart (CTMH) Artbooking

Cricut had an upgrade. 

On my laptop version prior to upgrade was 6.7.201 and new version is 6.9.163. Reason for upgrade included something called Kerned Fonts (will research this more & explain in a different post in future) & Security Improvement. 

Several people including myself could not get Cricut to work last night when it upgraded. It would not accept my password & would not allow me to change. After 3 hours I was able to get it to function. 

Had to clear out my Cricut Work Folder Cache (had 2 files in it, if you do not know how to do this contact me & I can step you thru it, Cricut Design Space no longer uses your browser so clearing laptop cache & history does not help), load the new version of Design Space from Cricut.com, force reload (this is done by clicking on View at top of Design Space screen and then clicking on force reload), log out of Design Space, restart my laptop & then start up Design Space. 

Cricut indicated that problem was due to a 3rd party server being down and they were working on it. 

Design Space came up this morning for me.

Accessing Fonts is a bit different with this new version.

Follow the screenshots to access Fonts on Cricut CTMH Artbooking

 

Enter Design Space, click on Text on left

 

 Click on Font at top of screen

You will see All (in green color), followed by System, Cricut

You will see check mark by Kerned Fonts

 

Turn off Kerned Fonts by clicking on checkmark (you will see checkmark disappear), Select Cricut (you will see it in green color), Type in Artbooking & press enter

 

Type in your text in Text box

 

 

 

 

Text will appear in Design Space area

 

 

 

2. Close To my Heart CTMH May-Jun catalog available  

   

3. Bitten By The Bug 2

  May Flowers Challenge ends 6/6, enter here.

  

 

The Close To My Heart CTMH May-Jun catalog and new Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set/die set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

 

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Tea Pot & Cup Card - You're Tea-riffic - CTMH MyCupTea Cricut CTMH EatPlayLove Tea Pot - Hero Arts Cups&Handles

Had made the Cricut CTMH Eat Play Love Tea Pot in a previous post but for this I wanted to use CTMH My Cup of Tea stamp Cup. For this I flipped the Tea Pot Horizontally so it would be in the appropriate direction to pour into the Tea Cup.

Inside the Tea Pot I calligraphy wrote:

You're tea-rrific

Inside card I used Hero Arts Cups with Handles die and stamped CTMH My Cup of Tea sentiment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies

calligraphy: wrote inside Tea Pot  You're tea-riffic

cardstock/paper:  CTMH - Candy Apple, Daisy white

  pattern  CTMH Oh My Heart

Cricut:  CTMH  Eat Play Love  Tea Pot

   machine - Cricut Explore Air

Hero Arts: die - Cups & Handles

ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, CTMH Candy Apple

recycle: Twinings tea bag string/tag from tea I drink

stamp/die: CTMH My Cup Of Tea  Tea Cup, sentiment inside

Tim Holtz: tool - stapler  to attach tea bag string/tag

The Close To My Heart CTMH Mar - Apr catalog and Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Simon Wed Ch Anything Goes  1/5  6/1

Word Art Wed Wks #493-494  1/5/1stwk  6/8

  

Hibiscus Card - BBTB2 May Flowers Theme - CTMH Cricut FlowerMarket SummerVibes

This is my Hibiscus Card for this week's challenge of Bitten By the Bug 2. Theme is May Flowers. You can click here to enter.

Used Close To My Heart (CTMH) Cricut Flower Market for first time for Hibiscus cut at 3" out of white cardstock. Used Tim Holtz Distress Inks to color the white cardstock cut Hibiscus. Used CTMH Summer Vibes Scrapbooking stamp for sentiment & flip flops. After assembled added Glossy Accents.

Supplies

cardstock/paper:  Kraft, CTMH - Daisy white, Fern, Nectarine 

  pattern  CTMH Summer Vibes

Cricut:  CTMH Flower Market Hibiscus 3"

   machine - Cricut Explore Air

ink: CTMH Toffee

other: Glossy Accents, yellow brad

stamp: CTMH Summer Vibes Scrapbooking  sentiment

stamp/die: CTMH Summer Vibes Scrapbooking  flip flops

Tim Holtz: Distress Inks - Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade,

  Squeezed Lemonade

The Close To My Heart CTMH Mar - Apr catalog and Core Sept 2020 - Aug 2021 catalog are available. My CTMH website link is below or you can click on my right sidebar where it indicates CTMH. I will send a free stamp set I have from my extras (unused) if you place an order of $30 or more. Please email me if you do order so I can give you a choice as to free stamp even though I do get notified if you place an order. Also, I'm a Cricut affiliate and you can order from Cricut.com by clicking the Cricut icon on my right side bar.

My CTMH website:SunshineHoneyBee.closetomyheart.com

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Simon Mon Ch Frame It  1/5  5/30

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Stay Crafty with Hero Ch23 Fun in the Sun  6/10

  Sunny yellow color 

 

 

 

The Male Room Ch150 Water/Beach  5/31