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Great Deals this month

You’ve probably already heard about the deal this month.  If you order one or both of the new roll up organizers,  markers or accessories,  you receive some free product.  In the case of the roll up accessories,  or embellishment organizer you receive two new base and bling style sheets.  With the maker organizer, you receive the Balloon Wishes stamp set.  I had heard some mixed reviews from consultants who had purchased them early (without taking advantage of the free deals),  but I didn’t want to bias myself,  so I stopped reading the reviews and waited until my arrived in the mail.   (Of course they arrived the afternoon after I left for a week with the kids to go to my Mom’s house.)

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Now that I am back home,  car is unloaded and club night is done,  I can tell you what I think about these organizers.   First,  they both have a hanging loop from one of the short ends.  I especially like this on the marker roll up.   The markers fit in well, not too tight,  not too loose,  you can see the colors easily.  I think all roll out on my craft table it would take up too much room,  but hanging from a hook off the front of my table,  or on the wall beside my table,  I will have easy access to them and be able to pack them quickly for any crops!  I really like it.

The accessories roll up also has some great features.  You can move the zippers to only open one compartment at a time,  or have all of them opened at once.  It holds lots,  easy to see what you have and again,  would be quick to pack.   All that wonderfulness being said,  for   everyday crafting it’s not my thing.  I can see me using it for workshops as I could write on the plastic part of each pocket how many they are suppose to take of each thing,  but for personal use,  I will stay with the method I have using the Large Organizers & photo holders bins.

Would love to hear what you think of the new roll up organizers.  (Wouldn’t be the first time someone has found a great use and I’ve kicked myself for not having enough of that item!)

Happy Crafting!

Introducing Zoe and some Artistry Images

Hi,

The haying isn’t completely finished,  but I’ve found some crafting time to wind down at the end of the day.   Some of these cards  combine paper packs and I will try to include the names for you!

Zoe&Artistry_vaseThis card uses some of the new Zoe paper and cuts from Artistry.   I have been using up scraps lately and so it was refreshing to cut into a whole sheet of NEW paper!  Before I forget to include them,  here are the stamps that I used on these cards.   C1605 Happy to Be Friends  & S1508 Framed

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Here are some other cards that combine Zoe, Artistry and some Blossom Paper too!

There are some artistry cuts on each of these cards. Chalk It Up makes a cameo appearance and Pathfinding too.  The sunflower was cut using the Art Philsophy cartridge.

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And for good measure I will throw  some other cards that I made this past week.

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Happy Crafting!

Quick Creation Time

 

This uses the new Zoe paper & some of the current Blossom Paper.  I’m still trying to use up scraps and sneak some crafting time in around Mom, farm, bookwork and other duties!

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I ran the centers of the flowers through using the dotty embossing folder.  (Not sure the photo shows it.   Also used the bone folder to curve the edges of the petals a little.

The sentiment is from the August SOTM Framed.  The shape is cut with the new Cricut Artistry Cartridge!

Happy Crafting!

Where to Start?!?

There is so much to be excited about this month.

Close to my Heart is releasing sneak peaks to the next Annual Inspirations!

New paper packs, colors, stamps & ARTISTRY!   yippee.

I can’t just pick one area to start,  so I’ll cheat and show the new colors & the new Cricut Cartridge.  (tee hee)

CTMH Cricut Cartridge - Artistry

CTMH Cricut Cartridge – Artistry

See the new colors in the background,  the coordinating stamp sets & A few of the images you can create.
Here’s some more details images of all the many shapes!Artistry-Background Artistry- Artistry-shapes Artistry-layers Artistry-icon Artistry-fonts Artistry-bannersYou can order this Cartridge a month before the new Annual Inspirations book is released.
There are a few more items you can order as a sneak peak,  I will list them here,  and hope to put up photos soon.  Now the tractor is calling.  (Have to make hay when the sun shines.)

Studio J - Zoe Layouts

Happy Crafting!

Techniques Pop Dots & Window Panes

It’s been a comfortable summer so far.  We could use a stretch of sunny dry days so the hay can be finished.   All in all,  a lot better than snow.  🙂

If you would like a copy of my technique instructions file,  leave a comment with your email and I will send it to you.

Love using Pop Dots on cards especially.  Gives some dimension to the card, but still ships without extra postage.  I’ve also been know to use pop dots to keep the wings of my butterfly away from the page and look more like they are ready to take off and fly.

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Using the window pane technique is a great way to fill a little more space if your image is just a tad smaller than you would like it to be.  I’ve also found that it can make a quick stunning card too.  (I’ve taken a flower and cut it into a window pane and voila a card.)

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You don’t have to back it with another color,  but it does make it easier to dry fit in the window pane part is already glued down to another paper.

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Here is the club night sample.

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Here are the stamp sets I’ve used in this example, and many of the other tags that we will be looking at in the upcoming posts:

C1605 Happy to Be Friends

D1632 Amour

I also used Seaside papers (X7192B)

Our awesome markers were also put to use throughout this process of creating the technique tags.

Contest Information:

Now you might want to know how you can earn chances to win this great prize.   There are several ways.  Write a comment on this post.  (1 entry)   Share this post link on your Facebook post and let me know on my FB page Crafting with Amanda that’s you’ve done it.  (1 entry per share).  Like my FB page.  (3 entries)  If your a pinterest person, for every technique tag you pin, you receive an entry.  (up to 35!)    At the end of the contest I will assign each entry a number and using a random number generator will pick a winner.  I will announce the winner on this blog, and then contact them to get the address where the tag book should be sent.

Happy Crafting and Good Luck!