Praise God

Praise God from whom all our blessings flow. Chalkboard stamping is very popular at the present time. This quad easel card is being considered for Our Daily Bread Shining Light Challenge  for black and white colors and the Word Art Wednesday challenge for anything goes this week. First picture shows the card closed and then a series of pictures shows each side of the quad easel card. What do you think of the card?

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Chalkboard Hymns

Paper: Close to my Heart White Daisy and As Always Paper Packet

Ink: Close to my Heart Exclusive Ink Black

Accessories: None

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day. I appreciate your feedback about my projects.

Later Sk8r

For the Color my Heart challenge this week, the colors are those featured in the Close to my Heart Later Sk8r paper packet. It is advertised in the idea book and catalog as paper and colors that work great with photos of your favorite boys. I do not have any boys in my circle of friends or dogs. So…. for the open house I had for my customers in late January for the new catalog I had several different items and ideas for this paper packet that I would like to share with you to show how versatile this paper and colors can be.  Here are several  ideas for this paper. What do you think?

The items include a card box, treat tubes, pocket size tissue box made from the match box pattern in the Cricut Artiste cartridge and two gift cards. What do you think of these ideas? Below are pictures of details of the individual items.

Stamps:  Close to my Heart G1058

Paper: Close to my Heart Latersk8r Paper Packet

Ink: Close to my Heart Exclusive Ink Outdoor Denim, Lagoon, Pear

Accessories: Cricut Art Philosophy p. 31, Circle 2 at 1/14 inches and 1 1/2 inches Cricut Artiste p. 49 3 D Object and 3D Object and Shift 5 1/4 inches, Green and Blue Epoxy Bubbles, Mini Medley Accent collection Pewter, Mini Medley Accent collection Lagoon (retired)

Thanks for stopping by! What do you think of these ideas? Please join the Color my Heart challenge this week and have some fun with the paper packet.

Very Vintage

This week at Crafts 4 Eternity the challenge is very vintage. The challenge is to share a vintage themed or vintage style project. This project is being dedicated to a friend of Nicole Noce who has been helping me with several questions, ideas and requests for feedback on a number of paper crafting related topics. I thought of her often as I was creating the tags for the very vintage challenge. I created three tags using the Stampin Up Feeling Sentimental stamp set. The first picture show the three tags together. Then you find three additional pictures with a close up of each card. These three tags are being entered in Dutch Dare # 205 Tag It.

Stamps:Stampin Up Feeling Sentimental

Paper: Close to my Heart Champagne, Saddle, Twilight and Sorbet Cardstock

Ink: Close to my Heart Exclusive Ink in Saddle, Twilight and Sorbet

Accessories: Close to my Heart Burlap dyed Saddle, Close to my Heart Rosette Ribbon dyed Twilight, Mini Medley Wooden Accents, Opaque Pearls and Assorted Mixed Decorative Brads

Thanks for stopping by! What do you think of the vintage tags?

Polka Dots And Strips

Polka Dots and/or Stripes!

There is a new challenge called Cards in Envy that started up this month. The challenge is to create a card with polka dots and/or strips that  must fit in an envelope for regular first class postage (no extra stamps allowed for mailing of these cards–if extra postage would be required or hand cancelling then it’s not a Card in Envy card).  The challenge design team has requested to please save the lumpy, bumpy embellishments on cards for a different challenge.  The card should use nothing thicker than a shirt button for the card you link to the challenge. I did it!

Thanks for stopping by! What do you think of this simple card?

Stamps: None

Paper: Close to my Heart Claire Paper Packet and Outdoor Denim Cardstock

Ink: None

Accessories: Close to my Heart Pink Glitter Gel

Be Still

When I first got the new Close to my Heart Spring / Summer 2013 Idea Book and Catalog I instantly was very pleased to see the stamp “Be still and Know that I am God” This verse can be found in Psalm 46:10. It is one of my favorite verses on hectic and stressful days to know that God is everywhere and for me to slow down and take a minute to breathe before tackling the next project of the day. This week at Heart 2 Heart the challenge is to make a clean and simple card. The flowers are made with the Close to my Heart Hello Blooms set with a button in the middle. What do you think of this card with Close to my Heart stamp Be Still?

Stamps:  Close to my Heart A1141 Be Still and C1540 Hello Blooms

Paper: Close to my Heart White Daisy and Outdoor Denim

Ink: Close to my Heart Exclusive Ink Outdoor Denim

Accessories: Close to my Heart Silver Glitter Gel and two Outdoor Denim buttons (retired) from a past Mini Medley Accent Set

Thanks very much for stopping by! Take a few minutes today and look around to see God’s love and creation everywhere. What do you think of this clean and simple card?

How to Create Your Own Patterned Paper

Learn how to create your own patterned paper with a tone-on-tone stamping design that will give your new paper a professionally designed look!

What do you think of this easy idea? You can order  directly from me at pamkorte.ctmh.com. I offer free consultation classes to teach you how to create your own patterned paper which have endless possibilities for all your paper crafting projects. Contact me at pkortern@frontiernet.net or 585 698 7649 to learn how to get the necessary supplies possibility at a discount or even free! What do you think of the video? Thanks for stopping by.

Free Stamp set for ordering directly on my web site pamkorte.ctmh.com from February 22, 2013 – March 3, 2013. Please feel free to contact me if you need assistance placing an order.  I am giving away a brand new adorable Close To My Heart Petite Perks stamp set with ANY SIZE ORDER on my website at pamkorte.ctmh.com When you spend $50  or more, however, I will reward you with any B-size stamp set of your choice out of the new Spring/Summer 2013 Idea Book and a D-size stamp set of your choice when you spend $100 or more (in addition to the adorable Petite Perks set) as a special thank you. I really want to encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful offer. Just place the order and send me what stamp set you would like to receive after you place the order on my web site!