Damask Divas Chalk It Up Blog Hop

It's August and you know what that means!!!!  The new Annual Inspirations Idea Book is LIVE!!!  SOOO.......Welcome to the Damask Divas Blog Hop featuring the Chalk It Up paper pack!  If you came here from Sarah's blog then you are in the right place.  If you've hopped here by chance, be sure to check out the full list of blog participants on the Damask Divas Blog. 

I've seen a new technique all over YouTube and Facebook.......the "masking tape stamping" technique.  So I took a stab at it and made this 5x5in card....which surprisingly went together very quickly!!  Don't you just love the effect?! You simply press a strip of masking tape (must use the blue painter's tape kind, the regular kind is too sticky) across your ink pad and then press it onto your cardstock. Then stamp your sentiment and other designs over that, using black ink.  SO Easy!!!

I hope you have a blast seeing all the great projects with this new paper pack....and an even MORE blast checking out the new Idea Book.  You'll be in awe for days! :)

Close to My Heart products used:

Kraft die-cut card (I cut a 6x6in card down to 5x5in)
Chalk It Up paper
White Daisy cardstock
Glitter Glam stamp set
Exclusive Inks in Lagoon, Sorbet, Flaxen, Champagne & Black

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Get the August Stamp of the Month "What a Hoot" for only $5 with your $50 qualifying purchase!

Monthly Club options now available!!

I'm so excited!!!!  I now have 2 monthly club options you can join and each one comes with free goodies!  Check them out in the "Monthly Clubs" tab above.  Thanks for all your support!!

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Radiate Beauty - July Stamp of the Month Circus Alphabet

Get this stamp of the month until July 31st for only $5 when you spend $50.  Such a versatile stamp set!  Be sure and see my post of a Hip Pics album that I made using this stamp set.

July Stamp of the Month "Circus Alphabet"

Happy 4th of July everyone!!  I've had a relatively quiet day at home....except for the neighbors testing their fireworks!  Maybe we'll get a free show from our front porch?? Anyway, since I had some free time today, I spent the afternoon in my scrap room.

I used the My Creations Hip Pics Album, the Free To Be Me paper pack, and the July Stamp of the Month "Circus Alphabet."  You can get this stamp set for $5 with any $50 qualifying purchase, but only until July 31st!  This is any easy album to embellish as little or as much as you want...then just add pictures! I used various other stamp sets to embellish the pages. I colored the title piece using Copic markers. The pages have a slot in the top to put the pictures into the pages.  All products used are Close to My Heart except for the metal arrows (those are Tim Holtz).

Bow is from Ariana Assortment; stamp on right is from Enjoy the Little Things stamp set in Lagoon ink

right page uses Feathers stamp set in Cranberry and Flaxen (new color!!) inks

These pages were stamped using the Enjoy the Little Things stamp set in Cotton Candy, Pacifica, Honey, Cranberry & Topiary inks

Lagoon washi tape & Durables Triangle Studs

Bow is from Ariana assortment

Left page uses Feathers stamp set in Cranberry & Flaxen (new color!!!) inks

Get the stamp of the month for only $5 with your qualifying $50 purchase

Place a $50 order in July or August and get a free Annual Inspirations Idea Book Free!! 

(Retail value $6; Idea Book will be mailed to you after placing your order)

Celebrate 30!

Timberline Blog Hop

 
Welcome to the Damask Divas Blog Hop featuring the Timberline paper pack. If you came here from Traci's blog, then you are in the right place.  If you've hopped here by chance, be sure to check out the full list of blog participants on the Damask Divas Blog. This paper is perfect for masculine cards, layouts, and Father's Day!  Camping season is upon is and this paper is also perfect for showcasing those fun pics of your trips!  Plus, there are some adorable stamp sets that also go very well with this paper.

However............I chose to do something a little different from the outdoor theme and so I made a baby card. I got the idea of a baby card after cutting one of the zip strips off of the paper (star pattern). It immediately reminded me of babies.  I used the Artbooking cartridge and cut the overlay (I love this overlay!!) from a piece of lagoon cardstock (set your Cricut to real-dial size. I cut the overlay at 5 1/2 inches for this 6x6 inch Kraft card). Then I just used pieces of the Timberline paper to adhere to the back of the overlay, plus Colonial White, before adhering the whole piece to the card front.  The giraffe is also cut from the Artbooking cartridge.  The tag is cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped using "B is for Baby," in Chocolate ink.  Teal & Bronze shimmer trim along with a couple of Aqua Dots finished it off.

I also wanted to show how you can mix & match paper collections.  This BFF card uses Timberline as well as the Skylark Picture My Life collection. "Sweet" was cut using the Artbooking cartridge, add some Teal shimmer trim and teal resin flowers from the Skylark assortment.  A quick, easy card!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!!

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June is celebration time!  To mark 30 years of Close To My Heart, there are some awesome collections you can get this month! Spend $50 and you can choose a collection for $30.  Each is packed with great products to get you inspired.  

With your qualifying $50 order, add the June Stamp of the Month for only $5!

 

National Scrapbook Month Promotion

Check out these fun cards you can make using the Free To Be Me paper pack and the May Stamp of the Month!! Both are only $5 when you place a qualifying $50 order....but only available May 1-31!   I used Lagoon and Cocoa inks to stamp the images.  Add a few Aqua Dots and Durables Triangle Studs and you're done!!