National Thrift Day Card: Shop Till You Drop

Today, August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day and in its honor I made this "Shop Till You Drop" Card.  The card is made with Close to My Heart Cardstock including the Daisy white and pattern and pink paper from the new Brushed Collection..  Using my Explore I cut the shopping bag from the Create a Critter Cartridge and the words "Shop Till you Drop" are from Paisley cartridge.  I also used two pink flowers from my stash to embellish the card.  What girl or women doesn't like to shop and thrift shops are a great way to find that perfect item.

Who Card and Free Stamps

Today I would like to share this "Who?" card that I made using Close to My Heart paper from the Pathfinding packet and the August Stamp of the Month "What a Hoot" stamp.   For this card I made a mat from the brown pattern paper and  a leaf cut with my Explore.  I then stamped one of the owls from the stamp set and colored it in my the wonderful new Close to My Heart  ShinHan markers.  I also cut the word "Who" with the explore and adhered it to the owls tummy.  I love the fall look of the Pathfinding papers and even though it is 100 degrees here in Texas I can feel a hint of fall in the air.

The Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month for August 2014 is the “What a Hoot” Stamp set.  This stamp  set includes  17 adorable stamps featuring owls, fall and party symbols.  The stamps set has a retail value of $17.95 but it can be yours for as little $5.00 with a qualifying purchase.

 

 Also as a special offer through August  31, 2014 I am also including a FREE Stamp Set AND  FREE Cuttlebug Owl Flourish Embossing Folder  for a qualifying purchase made through my website www.margaritasmadness.ctmh.com.  

This offer includes  the stamp set  “ Owls”  which includes 7 stamps  (Retail value $9.95). Also included a part of the special offer from me is the Cuttlebug Owl Flourish Embossing Folder (Retail Value $4.95).  Both of these items can be yours FREE so order now.   

 

 

In order to qualify for these FREE items you must have a CTMH minimum order of $50.00 purchased through my website and you must also purchase the August  Stamp of the Month “What a Hoot” stamp  which you can purchase for $5.00.  Once you have made your purchase, email me margaritasmadness@gmail.com and I will send you your  FREE OWL FLOURISH  Cuttlebug embossing folder and your FREE  “Owls” Stamp set.  Please note this FREE STAMP and FREE  Embossing Folder  is a personal gift from me and is NOT part of a CTMH promotion and is available to US residents only. DO NOT ENTER THEM as part of your order just email me and I will mail them directly to you.  Hurry as this offer ends on August 31, 2014 at which time the “What a Hoot” stamp set will no longer be available. 

Please contact me margaritasmadness@gmail.com with any questions prior to purchase.

 

 

Two Butterfly Cards

 

 

The cards I will be showing you today are made from Cricut “Damask Décor” cartridge.  The card itself is featured on the cartridge and is super easy to make as it consists of only two parts.  The card and the butterfly overlay.

For the black/blue butterfly I used CTMH crystal blue paper and black glitter paper.  I colored in the top of the butterfly with copper colored paint and the bottom with blue glitter paint.  Upon completion of the coloring I adhered the black glitter overlay to the card.  So simple!

For the pink/lavender card I used the same card template from the Cricut Damask Décor cartridge.  I water colored a piece of vellum cardstock with pink and lavender inks from the CTMH collection.  I then adhered the butterfly overlay to the velum and decorated the butterfly with pearl embellishments.  Upon completion I adhered the entire butterfly overlay (using dimensionals) to the base butterfly card.

Two cards and two fun projects!

Without Music Card and ONLY 5 DAYS Left for FREE STAMPS AND FREE PAPER

 

 

Today’s  “Without Music” Card is one of my favorites to make.  Of course, being a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant I primarily used their wonderful products.  The “Without Music” card is made with Daisy white cardstock, Black Cardstock, Black ink, “Hello Blooms” Stamp Set, Black Glitter Tape and Black sparkle Embellishments.  The sentiment quote is from my personal stash (pre Close to My Heart Consultant days) and states "Without Music Life would be a mistake"  Friedrich Nietzsche but I feel it is especially well suited for the hello Blooms Stamp Set.

To make the “Without Music” card I first stamped white daisy card stock with the music flower stamp from the “Hello Blooms” stamp set.  I then cut out 3 different size flowers (3 times) from the Flower Shoppe Circuit cartridge and 2 different size flowers  (3 times)from black cardstock and layered them to make the flowers.  I used black sparkles embellishments for each center of the flower.  I also cut out 3 stems from black glitter tape and lined the bottom edge of the card with black glitter tape to complete the card. 

 

There are only 5 days left to take advantage of my personal FREE STAMP AND FREE PAPER offer.

Make a qualifying purchase through July 31, 2014 and I will personally send you a  FREE Stamp Set AND FREE Paper.  This offer includes 12 sheets of 6 by 6 inch plain color CTMH cardstock (12 different 6 by 6 inch sheets) and 12 sheets of 6 by 6 inch CTMH designer  paper (12 different sheets) for a total of 24 sheets of 6 by 6 inch paper perfect for making a wide variety of cards or for use as scrapbooking accents. (Paper included in packet will vary but will include 12: 6 by 6 plain and 12: 6 by 6 designer sheets) Also included FREE (with qualifying purchase) is the “Love This” Stamp set which includes 6 stamps. (Retail value $9.95). This offer is through me and NOT through a CTMH company promotion.

Love This Stamp
Retail Value $9.95

In order to qualify for these FREE items you must have a CTMH minimum order of $50.00 purchased through my website and you must also purchase the July Stamp of the Month Circus Alphabet stamp which you can purchase for $5.00. Once you have made your purchase email me margaritasmadness@gmail.com and I will send you your FREE 24 sheets of 6 by 6 paper and your FREE “Love This” Stamp. Please note this FREE STAMP and FREE Paper is a personal gift from me and is NOT part of a CTMH promotion and should NOT be added to your order.  Just email me and I will send them to you directly from me. Once you try our stamps and paper I am sure you will thoroughly pleased with the products.

Hurry as this offer ends on July 31, 2014 at which time the Circus Alphabet Stamp will no longer be available. Please note this offer is only available to residents of the United States,

Please contact me margaritasmadness@gmail.com with any questions prior to purchase.

Create a Critter-- Zebra Card

Create a Critter cartridge offers so many opportunities for cards for every occasion.   One of the many critters found on the cartridge is this adorable zebra. Although the sentiment says “Hello Love” this card makes me smile just because it is so cute.

Instructions:

1).  Cut score and fold 11 by 8.5 black and white zig zag card stock to form a 5.5 by 4.25 card (Paper Fundamentals Basics Assortment-CTMH)

2). Using craft knife cut out zig zag border along folded edge of card ( template below). Fold over chevron points to outside of card and flatten with bone folder.

3). Cut zebra (sized at 3in by 3in ) from cricut ‘Create a Critter” cartridge on black and white zig zag cardstock.  I turned the paper 90 degrees to have the pattern change direction.   

4.  Cut the shadow zebra  layer from black cardstock.

5. Cut out face layer from black  cardstock.  Do not cut any other layers as they are not needed.

6. Cut out speech bubble with words miss you from red  card stock  (sized at 1.25in by 2.5in)

7.  Using black ink stamp “Hello Love” sentiment ( Hello Blooms Stamp Collection-CTMH) to red speck bubble.

7. Using a very small piece of red card stock adhere to back face piece in order to highlight the mouth portion of the face.

8. Adhere face section to striped zebra.

9. Adhere speech bubble to front of card.

10. Using 3D Foam Tape adhere striped zebra to shadow zebra.

11. Adhere sparkles for zebra eyes, and flower embellishment to top of zebra’s head

12. Cut  4 pieces of black/white zig zag card stock and adhere to 3 by 4 inch rectangle of daisy white cardstock and adhere to inside of card for handwritten sentiment.

 

 

Supplies:

 

Paper Fundamentals Paper	Hello Blooms Stamp	Grey and Black Sparkles	Black stamp Pad
Paper Trimmer	3D Foam Tape	Tombow Adhesive

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