Hexagon cards

Hello! Hello! 

I am so excited for the new CTMH products.  The catalog becomes official in 3 days!!  For my monthly club projects in August, we will be using three of the new stamp sets.  They are the Happy Hexagons, Honeycomb and Your Own Kind of Wonderful sets.  I have decided to use the new Whimsy color palette as well- nice and bright and summery! :). These stamp sets work well with the Cricut Artbooking cartridge.  I didn't cut any of the hexagons out using scissors.  I simply selected the size listed on the stamp set and pressed "Cut."

The first card above will be one that I do for my card clubs.  The second one is an experiment with autumn colors.

I am entering them into the Heart2Heart "Some Like It Hot" challenge, because I love these new HOT products :).

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you got some crafty inspiration! -Dari

Believe in yourself card

Hello! Hello!  I am participating in the Freshly Made Sketches 146 challenge this week.  The minute I saw this sketch I had ideas flowing into my brain.  We love that, don't we?! I opted to turn the sketch to the right.

Here are the supplies I used for this card:

CTMH (Close To My Heart) paper scraps from the Ariana packet, Balloon Ride packet, and Free To Be Me packet.

CTMH Desert Sand Dye Ink

CTMH Lagoon Dye Ink

CTMH Grey Flannel Dye Ink (discontinued- close is Whisper)

CTMH Believe in Yourself Stamp set

CTMH mini flourishes

Cricut cartridge- Cindy Loo

White card base

CTMH 3D foam tape

I am so thrilled with the end results of this card.  It makes me smile :). Thanks for stopping.-Dari

2 Fun Cards

Hello! Hello! Happy Monday.  I really wanted to post these on Saturday, but Saturday was an especially busy day in my world :). On Friday, my sister and dear friend, Alayna, got together for some girl time.  I thought it would be fun to present them the challenge and have us all create something at the same time.  I wish I had taken photos of their creations.  Somehow, that part slipped my mind (lol).  It was really fun.  Pictured above are my two creations based on this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge 144.

For the Wishing you Happiness and Sunshine card I used:
CTMH White Daisy cardstock
CTMH Ariana damas print
CTMH Ariana outdoor denim cardstock
CTMH Outdoor Denim dye ink
CTMH Dreamer stamp set
CTMH You Lift Me Up stamp set
CTMH 3D Foam tape
Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge

Non CTMH products:
2 baby blue brad eyelets
Light Blue cardstock
White Pigment Ink
Embossing Gun
Copper embossing powder

For the Best Wishes card I used:

CTMH White Daisy Cardstock (Cut lengthwise at 4.25 inches.  This creates a standing vertical card that opens from the bottom).
CTMH You Lift Me Up stamp set
CTMH Balloon Ride Scrapbooking Workshop Stamp Set
CTMH Copper Stud
CTMH Pansy Purple dye ink (retired) (Current- Smoky Plum)
CTMH Olive dye ink
CTMH Slate dye ink

Others:
Light purple cardstock scrap
Green cardstock scrap

Wishing you a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by :)- Dari

CTMH Patriotic Layout

This layout is serving double duty.  We will be creating this next week at my monthly Scrapbooking Club, and I am entering it into the Heart2Heart Challenge: Red & White Daisy.  
I am so happy with the way this layout turned out.  I created a background using CTMH's June 2014 Stamp of the Month in Desert Sand, Saddle and Sunflower yellow (retired).  I used CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge for the "4th", two frames, and the stars die cuts.  The rest is pretty self explanatory (I think).  If you have any questions, just ask! :).

CTMH products I used for this are:

White Daisy Cardstock

Kraft Cardstock

Dots embossing folder

June 2014 Stamp of the Month Set (Kaboom)

Cricut Artbooking cartridge

Dye Inks: Outdoor Denim, Saddle, Desert Sand, Cranberry, Sunflower (current match is Honey)

I am completely out of CTMH red and blue cardstocks.  Those paper colors came from cardstock packs I got at Michaels a year or so ago (don't know which brand/company).  

Hope you enjoy!  Thanks for stopping by. -Dari

Hello Blooms cards

I know I have mentioned this before, but I love CTMH's pattern books.  It only took me a minute to find these two layouts and have inspiration come pouring down on me.  These are the cards we are making at my two Card Clubs this month.  They feature CTMH's Hello Bloom stamp set and sanding block. 

Here are the CTMH products I used:

Thank You Card-

Ariana green 4.25x2.5

Dots embossing folder

Hello Blooms Stamp Set

Sunflower dye ink (Current close match is Honey)

Hollyhock dye ink

Blush pigment (will be retiring in August)

Pear dye ink

Bamboo dye ink

Sanding block

3D foam tape

Bonding Glue Stick

Nonstick micro tip scissors

White Daisy card base or paper cut to size

Hello Card-

Hello Blooms Stamp Set

Cranberry dye ink

Outdoor Denim dye ink

Pear dye ink

Smoothie pigment ink 

Blush pigment ink (will be retiring in August)

sanding block

Free To Be paper packet (blue cardstock) 3.75x5 in.

Sweet leaf cardstock (Ariana paper packet)1.5x2.5

Ariana print (Ariana Paper packet) 2.5x3.5

3D foam tape

nonstick microtip scissors

Bonding Glue Stick

Happy Crafting!  If you'd like any of these products, you can purchase them at my shop: dariscreativecorner.ctmh.com. :)   -Dari

Freshly Made Sketches challenge 143

Happy Monday!  I love the fourth of July. There are LOTS of traditions in my little town.  And yet, I must say that I am glad it is over :).  

The Freshly Made Sketch challenge for this week truly was a bit of a challenge for me.  It is not a sketch I would choose/design on my own.  However, I really like the results I came up with.  I will be using this card for two events I have this month- an open house on Saturday and a Card Club later on in the month.

Close To My Heart products I used:

*White Daisy Cardstock cut into a 4.25x5.5 card base

*Dots embossing folder

*Skylark paper packet (print, sweet leaf green, lagoon)

*Desert Sand dye ink

*Saddle dye ink

*For a Friend stamp set D1542

*Hello Blooms stamp set C1540

*Bonding Glue Stick

*Non-stick micro-tip scissors

*3D foam tape

*Scrap of white daisy for stamped image

I also used a scrap of chocolate brown cardstock- origin unknown and George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge.

Happy Crafting! -Dari

CTMH Patriotic Banner

I love the way this turned out.  I wish you could see the whole banner better, but alas, the glare from the window didn't do it justice (lol). I finished it this afternoon.  Not a moment too soon, huh?  To make your own banner like mine you will need:
2  8.5x11 inch Dark blue cardstock papers
3 8.5x11 inch dark red cardstock papers
3  3.5 inch white circles
2 3 inch white circles
5 neutral 5 inch sunbursts-Artbooking cartridge (embossed and distressed)
CTMH June 2014 "Kaboom" Stamp of the Month Set.
CTMH Desert Sand dye ink
CTMH Outdoor denim dye ink
CTMH Cranberry dye ink
CTMH Barn Red dye ink
CTMH Sunflower or another yellow dye ink
CTMH Sky pigment ink
CTMH Dots embossing folder
CTMH foam tape
CTMH Artbooking Cricut Cartridge

I created a stamped background on the cardstocks, distressed the embossed sunbursts, stamped images on the circles, and adhered with 3-D foam tape.  I used a basic hole punch for the holes and ran jute through the entire banner.  Wah Lah!  Hope you enjoy. 

Happy Fourth! -Dari