O-fish-ally Awesome Card for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars April Blog Hop.  Thank you for joining us today.  We hope we can inspire you to get out your crafy products and be creative!  If you have come from Nancy's Blog, then you are on the right track.  I hope you are doing well and spending some quality time with your immediate family.

 I have a card using the April Stamp of the Month - O-fish-ally Awesome.  Let me tell you, I think this set is really awesome!  The images are adorable!  Get this D-size Stamp of the Month set for only $5 with a $50.00 minimum qualifying purchase!

 The "fish bowl" card was made using an oval shape on Cricut Design Space using Glacier Cardstock.  I used the journaling pen to write the sentiment "safe at home".  There are plenty of great sentiments in the set as well.  The seaweed was also cut on the Cricut.

Here is a peek at the inside.

  I used the journaling pen again to make the "quarantined" banner.
Please stay safe and well by continuing to social distance.  It is really the only thing we can do to help all those nurses and doctors that are on the front line.
Have a blessed Easter!

Now it is time to hop on over to Joyce's Blog.

March All Day Crop is Cancelled!

Due to concerns about spreading the Corona Virus, the March crop is cancelled.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

The next crop is scheduled for April 18.  Hopefully things will be better by then!

March Joyful Stars Blog Hop

 Welcome to the Joyful Stars March Blog Hop.  If you arrived from Joyce's Blog, then you are on the right track.  It is a circular hop so you can start anywhere.  You will know you are finished when you back to the first blog.

 We have a brand new catalog as of March 1st!  Today, I have a card made using the Yesterday and Today Cardmaking Stamp Set and Thin Cuts.

For the background, I did random stamping on French Vanilla cardstock.  The flower was stamped second generation using Sapphire Ink.  The Fleur de Lis was stamped using second generation Fern Ink.  To fill in the background, I also used two stamps from Strokes of an Artist using both second generation Espresso and Fern.    The sentiment was stamped on French Vanilla that was cut with a shape from the Close to my Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

You can see in this close up that  I also added some Gold Shimmer Brush on the background, flower and leaves.

Here is the inside - it is stamped with the new sentiment stap D1919 With Heartfelt Sympathy.

Now it is time to hop on over to Krista's Blog to see her fabulous creation!

Celebrate Today Cards for February Joyful Stars Blog Hop

 Hello and welcome to the Joyful Stars February Blog Hop.  Thanks for joining us today!  If you have come from Joyce's Blog, then you are on the right track. Before I show you my cards, I want to make sure you check out the Stamptacular Sale.  There are some fabulous stamps sets even ones with thin cuts on sale, including ones I am using today.  But hurry, these deals are only available until February 29 or "while supplies last."
Today, I will show you a few cards made using the Celebrate Today Paper Pack X7252B and various stamp sets.  These products are from the January February Idea Book and are only available until February 29th!

The first card uses the February Stamp of the month S2002 Cherishing Her.

The floral bouquet is gorgeous!  I used the triblend markers to add color and Julep Gems for the flower centers.

The next card uses the Celebrate Today Cardmaking Stamps (C1819) and the new Celebrate Embossing Folder (Z3624).

The last card I have for you today, uses the Angel Hugs (C1820) stamp set.  The images are so delicate and the sentiments are perfect for sympathy and praying for you cards.

 Thank you so much for stopping by today.  Now it is time to hop on over to Andrea's Blog to see her fabulous creation!

Joyful Stars January Blog Hop

 Happy New Year and welcome to the Joyful Stars Blog hop.  Thank you for joining us today.  If you have come from Joyce's Blog, then you are on the right path.  It is a circular hop so you can start out anywhere and you will know you have seen all the artwork when you get back to the first blog. Close to my Heart has a brand new Idea Book for January and February.  Today, I have some cards made using the Spruced Up Cardmaking Kit.  The flowers are beautiful and the I really love the sentiments.  If you have not tried any of our kits, I highly recommend them.  The kits contain excellent cutting and assembly instructions. 

The floral bouquet is so delicate looking!  You could use it for many occasions - anniversary, birthday, thinking of you as well as comfort or sympathy. 

Here is another card from the kit.

The third card uses some paper from the kit, Silver Foil Paper and the the retired stamp set C1812 Heart Patterns.  It would make a great anniversary or Valentine card.

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Now it is time to hop on over to Andrea's Blog to see her wonderful creation.

January All Day Crop

January All Day Crop
January 18, 2020

Mark your calendar and RSVP to secure a spot.  Come take time to scrapbook your photos or work on any project.  Imagine 7 hours of uninterrupted crafting!  You can bring along any type of project - cards to make, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, beading or whatever you are working on right now.  I will bring my Cricut machine and all of the CTMH cartridges.  Please bring your own mats (if you have them)  if you would like to cut anything.  There will be plenty of samples for inspiration including the CTMH Idea Books.
Space is limited, so be sure to contact me at scrapbookgirl2@gmail.com to reserve your spot.

Bethel Hill United Methodist Church

2000 Bethel Road

Lansdale, PA 19446

10AM to 5PM

Drinks and snacks will be provided

Bring a bag lunch and a snack if you like

Looking forward to seeing you!

Cost is only $15

Complete Creativity Christmas Card for Joyful Stars December Blog Hop

 Welcome to the Joyful Stars December Blog Hop.  Thank you for joining us today.  If you have come from Krista's Blog, then you are on the right track. Today, I have a Christmas card and scrapbook page to share with you.  It uses X7251B, the new Cedar and Pine Paper Packet and Complete Creativity - the new exclusive Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridge. It is available though my Cricut affiliate link.  In fact, now ALL of the Close to my Heart Cricut cartridges are available as digital cartridges! 

This page was pre-designed and ready to cut in the Complete Creativity Cartridge.  All I did was click "Make It."  

Here is a close up of the layers.

To make the card, I started with the scrapbook page in design space and deleted all the images except the pionsettia.  Then I changed the size. Easy Peasy!   There are so many fabulous images and elements on this cartridge.  Here is a link to the Design Space File for the poinsettia.  You must purchase the cartridge to use this file.

The card also uses French Vanilla Cardstock, Kraft Paper, Goldenrod Stickles and S1912 Reindeer Crossing, the December Stamp of the Month.

I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year.  Be sure to stop back on January 10 to see some brand new products!

Now it is off to Marie's Blog to see her creation this month.