Close To My Heart Blog Hop Technique Challenge

Hi all, this is my first blog hop so excuse me if something is not correct! If you are coming from Michelle's  bloghttp://inksandinspirations.blogspot.com/2012/02/even-easier.html then you are on the right track.  Thanks for checking out this month's technique blog using Close To My Heart products is using the Even Easier technique from the current Spring catalog on page 91. This blog hop is a giant circle so you can start with any of the participants and continue on seeing the fabulous artwork they created.

We would love to see what you created using this months technique, please visit our challenge blog site at http://technicallyterrific.blogspot.com/ where you can display your artwork and win fabulous Close To My Heart prizes. You will also find here a list of our participants and their blogs in case you get lost along your path. Let's get started!!

I created a box to keep all those cards you either receive or get to send and then never find again. I used the My Creations Card Box on page 131, the Elemental paper pack on pg. 63, wooden buttons on pg. 65, My Arcrylics stamps in the Hooray Boquet set on pg. 69, Love Life set on pg. 100 and the Old World Alphabet set on pg. 115.


I cut some of the elemental paper in  5 1/2" x 5 3/4", 4 1/2" x 4 1.2". Cardstock I cut Sorbet 5 1/2" x 2 1/2" and Pacifica 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" and 4-3"x 10",  3"x4" cardstock and b&t for the sides. 

I adhered these papers to the card box. I then used Colonial White cardstock with the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge sold exclusively through a Close To My Heart consultant (and has been voted the best Cricut cartridge on the market). I personally use it all the time. On the stamp that coordinates with the Cricut cartridge they have the cutting sizes displayed. I cut out the large and medium sized flowers on the cartridge and used the stamp to stamp the images onto the cut out shapes.  I then adhered the flowers to the upper right side of the box. I curled the edges of the flowers around a piercing tool to give them dimension. I then adhered the wooden buttons to the center of the flowers. I also cut the tag from the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge at size 5". I then adhered it to the center of the left side of the box. I used the Old World Alphabet stamp and stamped the word Cards on the tag. I then adhered the wood buttons to the tag . I then stamped the swirl from the Love Life stamp set in Pacifica to the lower left corner of the box. 


That's all there is to it. It may sound complicated but it is relatively easy because of the fabulous Art Philosophy circuit cartridge. It cuts out everything for you. 


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