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Quick Card for Club Project

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Cards, Close to My Heart, Cricut, CTMH, Pattern, Stamping, Video | Leave a comment

Back before our family moved to California, and then before the Coronavirus was an everyday concern, I hosted a free monthly crop. Ladies would come and work on their own projects during the day and in the evenings everyone would be given the materials for a project. Often the project was a card workshop, but sometimes we did home decor items or learned new techniques. We have all missed this, and I have started hosting zoom chat & crafts for everyone in my VIP group. (Got to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/CraftingwithAmanda and request to join)

This month I decided we needed to try and do more together and I designed this card for our third Thursday chat & craft.

Aug 2020 Club Project

I originally designed this card for a color challenge and a scraplift challenge.

Color & Scraplift Challenge Cards

I used the August 2020 Stamp of the Month for all the background stamping. It was fun doing some random stamping again!

I did a video of how this card came together and you can check it out on my youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEkXBGuVJcxeCQTBaP6FGkQ?view_as=subscriber

Do you recognized any of the shapes? They all came from the first Close to My Heart Cricut Cartridge, Art Philosophy. I think this card would be great for any occasion. What would you use it for?

Happy Crafting!

New Cricut Image Set

by CraftyAmanda in Close to My Heart, Cricut, CTMH, Scrapbook | Leave a comment
Everyday Moments

Look at all the details CTMH has included in these layouts. Choose your papers, photos and grab some adhesive. The cricut will do the rest.

Everyday Moments

It’s easy to resize the 6×8 layouts to 12 x 12.

Everyday Moments

I’ve done the “today” layout (see youtube video for details) and am looking forward to creating some more soon. I would love to see what you create.

Happy Crafting!

Timber Cards Process Video

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Cards, Close to My Heart, CTMH, Stamping, Technique, Video | Leave a comment
Cards made with Timber Collection

With so many things going on in our world right now, it was fun to just pull out a brand new paper collection and just play for a bit.

I finally got to use the Operation Smile Stamp. (only available through the end of this month)

D1920 You Make me Happy

I really enjoyed not just playing with the papers, but also the markers & using up some embellishments too!

Here are some other cards using the Timber Collect made by the CTMH home office staff. (For inspiration)

I’d love to see what you create!

Happy Crafting!

August Crafting Challenges

by CraftyAmanda in Cards, Close to My Heart, Contest, CTMH, Monthly Challenge, Monthly Challenges, Pattern, Scrapbook, Stamping | 2 Comments

Each month I am putting together challenges in hopes to inspire more crafting. There will be a winner drawn from all the entries and that winner will receive a RAK from me.

For each of these challenges, they must have been done during the month of August 2020. Only Facebook VIP members that complete a challenge and post a photo in the August Challenges album are eligible for prizes. To join our facebook group, go to this page and submit a request to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/CraftingwithAmanda

For the card challenge create TWO cards using this sketch as an inspiration. Post a photo of your cards in the August Challenges photo album.

For the Layout challenge you can create two cards, or one layout, planner page, or paper crafting item that is inspired from this sketch. Post photo in the August Challenges Album.

For the Color challenge, create two cards, a layout, planner page, or other paper craft item using only these colors. You may add White, Black or Kraft cardstock. Post a photo of your creation in the August Challenges Album.

For our last challenge, you can double dip as they say. I want you to use 10 of your embellishments that have been in your stash for a bit. The 10 embellishments do not have to be on one project but can be spread over multiple projects that you have created THIS month. So you can embellish your card challenge and your color challenge with 10 embellishments, post the photos of your creations in the album and wah-lah you have earned multiple tickets for the prize drawing.

Happy Crafting!

Craft with Heart Cards 3&4

by CraftyAmanda in Artwork, Cards, Close to My Heart, CTMH, Stamping, Technique, Video | 2 Comments

In the midst of a world of chaos, and I’m not just referring to COVID-19, I decided to take on the project of re-developing my CTMH business from California. In Michigan, we have a great group of crafty ladies and before all the safer at home orders, the group met at least once a month. This monthly gather was a day that could bring crafting, good stories, food, always fellowship, and also included a new technique, card fold, or some other project. We have all missed this. And I want to find that again here in Southern California

Along the lines of finding that again here, I had not chosen to make it a priority. When we first moved, there were other duties that needed attending. Now that we are all here, in a house that is under construction, (and because we hired a contractor, nothing we can do to help move it along) I found myself with time to craft. Thankfully I had kept SOME of my crafty tools and supplies out when we packed the rental house. So, what do I do with all this “free time?” I watch videos of other ladies crafting, videos of how to edit videos, make lists of things I feel I could teach others, and try to find fun new techniques for cards & scrapbooking.

Cards 3 & 4 from Craft with Heart Cards May-Aug 2020

One of the items that got “kept out” was the Craft with Heart subscriptions boxes that arrived as we were packing the house. Since I needed some material for making video content, and I had time to craft, wah-la videos of me making the crafting with heart cards in “My” style.

I’m learning lots and looking forward to learning more. If you have any suggestions for changes, video content, or other comments, please share.

Hope you find some time for fun crafting!

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