Here Comes The Bride Wedding Guest Book

I made this book several months ago, intended for this very day. It's pages are blank, but the ends are punched with an EK SUCCESS punch to give it a elegant touch.

I added purple around the name card to bring out the eggplant color of the cover.

Can you hear the wedding bells? Somewhere there is a happy groom kissing his bride!

MrsChadT

Romance Your Card Contest

I’m holding a special card contest and want to see your never-before-published romantic cards. Proceeds from this contest will benefit a 10-year-old Delaney Heller who has been diagnosised with a diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) (a tumor located in the Pons, middle, of the brain stem).

I'll award the wiinner with a $100 gift certificate from Close To My Heart to purchase the latest card making products. Participants will also have the opportunity to win other prizes which include (and not excluded to) card making products, restaurant gift certificates, packaged candies, and more!!

How to Enter:

1.Create an original, never-before-published card with ROMANCE as the theme of your card. Card size may not exceed 5.5” x 8.5” nor be smaller than 2.5” x 2.75”.

2. On a seperate piece of paper include your name, address, daytime phone number, and email address.

3. Mail to:  Romance Your Card Contest, Studio 54, 1307 Park Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701.

4. Entries must be postmarked by January 25th. All entries will be judged during First Friday inside the Pajama Factory at 1307 Park Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701. Attendees will be given a voting card in which to choose their top three favorite cards. Winners will be determined by the number of votes received. Voting will be held from 5pm – 8:30pm on February 3, 2012. Multiple entries are permitted. The contest is open to all individuals in the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec).

5. Entries will not be returned. By submitting your entry to the Romance Your Card Contest you are also donating your artwork (card) to be auctioned off after the voting through eBay and other online sources for the benefit of 10-year-old Delaney Heller.

Entry Fee:

$2.00 per entry

Please make checks payable to: Susan Lower or write "Paypal" along with your contact information to recieve an invoice and pay online for multiple entries.

Official contest details can be found here.

New Year Card

I've been playing around with some of my scrap papers and the Hooray Bouquet Stamp Set.

The paper is DCWV that I had left over from a book project in 2011.

Here is the receipe for this card:

4" x 5.5" white note card (X254)

Hooray Bouquet Stamp Set (D1491)

Cranberry Ink Pad (Z2116)

Black Ink Pad (Z2125)

Black Brad (Z1393)

See you in 2012!



Tutorial Tuesday: Holiday

Today's tutorial comes from CTMH TV and we'll be learning a new stamping technique!

Have fun, I'm about to go try it out myself.

See you later!

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Pink Floral Wedding Guest Book Album

The daughter of our previous pastor at our church is getting married this weekend. As a wedding gift, I made this guest book for them. You may have remembered the guest book a made last year for their son, if not you can see it here:

The bride and groom picked out their cover and inside pages and I added a few extra touches of pink and the binding stitching. I couldn't resist adding rhinestones to the name card as an extra touch.
May God bless their upcoming union.

Holiday Wishes Stamp Set

From November 1-30, when you purchase $25 in stamp sets, you can get this D-sized set for $5.

*Note:  Many of the images from this set coordinate with the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.

To get your stamp set, click here.

CTMH Elemental Christmas Card #2

This card design comes from the October Stamp of the Month in 2011 CTMH Autumn/ Winter Catalog. I really like the results of this card with the 3-D christmas tree and gingham ribbon. I'm thinking of adding this card to the Holiday Card Kit for this month's workshop. What do you think?

To make this card, you'll need:

October Stamp of The Month
Green Ribbon assortment (I used different ribbon, but one of these ribbons will work nicely too!)
Bling assortment
Dimensionals
Daisy Card Stock
Dessert Card Stock
Juniper Card Stock
Juniper Stamp Pad
Cocoa Stamp Pad

See ya later,

Suzy
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November Stamp of The Month

Beautiful Stamps, Amazing Discounts

Each month you can enjoy a new D-size stamp set, available for one month only, for just $5—that’s over 70% off retail! When you place an order of $50 US/$55 CAN or more in Close To My Heart products, you qualify for this special Stamp of the Month pricing.

November 2011: Cherish the Day (S1111)

Spend $50 US/$55 CAN and get this Stamp of the Month set for just $5.00/$5.50.

 Order your stamp set now

In love with the artwork created with this stamp set? Get ready to make it yourself! Purchase the materials listed here along with your deeply discounted Stamp of the Month set to get started!

Just a reminder, there's still time to sign up for this month's Holiday Greeting Card Workshop!

Halloween Birthday Card

Today's Mr Chad's birthday. I made him this birthday card using CTMH August Stamp of the month, "Wicked." and I slid a Sheetz gift card in the front pocket. When he goes to open his lunch box today, he'll find this card instead.

I can't wait for him to come home. In the mean time, the kids and are making him a cake and we'll be handing out treats to the neighborhood kids. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!



Suzy
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Watch It Wednesday - Holiday Card

Hey Everybody,

While I'm busy down in the studio I thought I'd share this video of the holiday cards we'll be making for November's workshop.

Have a great Wednesday!

Grateful Card

I received this cute card from a fellow CTMH consultant named Elizabeth. Thanks Elizabeth it was so sweet!

I just adore pumpkins in the fall. So much, we usually have a few growing in the front yard. I'll see if I can't get a few pics of them for you later this week. :)

While, I'm scrambling around doing my house cleaning today, I thought you all would enjoy this short video on using the Grateful stamp set and making this card.

Enjoy!

See you later!

Suzy



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Nature Wedding Guest Book

God's Will, God's Way, God's Time

This is the theme of this beautiful wedding guest book that is being used today for the wedding of two special people.

This is a custom 8.5" x 11" Wedding Guest book in Ivory, Bronze, and Autumn Orange.

I've added a vellum page printed with the couple's philosphy and tidings.

These signature pages are stamped in bronze and lined for guest signatures and later on as a gift registery in the later pages.

This couple's story truely touched my heart. My your marriage be a blessed one.

MrsChadT

$400 in CTMH Products for only $99!

During the month of October, you can get over $400 worth of CTMH goodies for only $99.

Sign up as a new Consultant between October 1–31 and receive one New Consultant Kit add-on collection of your choice FREE! Add-on collections are priced at $40 each and have a retail value of up to $130, making this an incredible deal!
 

For just a $99 enrollment fee, you'll receive a New Consultant Kit packed with business essentials and new products valued at over $280, plus a FREE add-on collection to enhance your kit! Then you can choose to buy one or both of the other add-on collections for just $40 each. It's an incredible deal!

One of my fellow CTMH Consultants Lisa Stenz, posted this quiz recently. I'd love to hear your results in the comments section below. :)

Your results will show you exactly how you can fit in with Close to my Heart. (Feel free to choose more than one option.)

Which statement fits me best?

A. I love to try my hand at new crafting techniques.

B. When I am excited about something new, I love share it with my friends.

C. I'd like a way to earn money that allows me to be flexible with my time.

If someone gave me $5,000, I would:

A. Buy every item on crafting wish list.

B. Take all of my friends on a three-day retreat.

C. Buy stock in a diverse investment portfolio.

What do I find most rewarding?

A. Giving someone a meaningful gift I have made.

B. Being surrounded by a supportive group of friends.

C. Reaching lofty goals I have set for myself.

Number one on my wish list is:

A. A new craft room so I can create to my heart's content.

B. Girl's Night Out eight nights a week.

C. Financial freedom (or at least some pocket money!).

Your results:

If you answered mostly A's, you would make a great Customer Consultant!
If you answered mostly B's, you would make a wonderful Hobbyist!

If you answered mostly C's, you would be a fabulous Business Builder!

If you chose A, B, and C, you fit into all 3 categories

Tuesday Tutoiral: Roxie Gift Card Holder

Roxie Wallet Gift Card Holder Tutorial:

Supplies:

4 1/4" x 10.5" piece of B & T Duo Paper
3/4" x 6.5" piece of smoothie or desert sand card stock
1 designer brad
Scissors
Tombow adhesive
Corner rounder punch
Piercing Tool kit

Let's get started!

You need to score you paper at: 3", 4 1/4", 5 1/2", and 8 1/2"

 Now here is the trick to this card holder. You want to fold your score lines in the center three folds first.

 Your going to press the middle fold in like this. Then apply adhesive on the three out edges. I use tombow adhesive. If you don't have some, you can get it here.

 As you can see, you now have a little flap in the center of your card. This is where we'll put our gift card. Optional: you can take your corner rounder punch and round off the edges of your card.

 Remember that little flap from above? You'll need to cut slit across it for your gift card. I used a pair of the kiddo's scissors and made mine scalloped.

As you can see my Studio J gift card fit in quite nicely. :)

The last thing you want to do is create your card band. You'll need your 3/4" x 6.5" strip of card stock. I used smoothie for this and a designer brad. Just wrap your card stock around the middle of your card, but make sure you leave a smidge of room on each side so the band can slide on and off easily. Then attach to the two ends of your band together using a designer brad. (HINT: You can punch a small hole using a piercing tool.)

I have to thank GinaK for this super idea. Isn't it just fabulous?

I can't wait to show you how to make the next one!

See ya later,

Suzy
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A little Holiday Magic

While I'm busy in the studio, I thought I would remind you all that October's stamp of this month is still available until the 31st!

Did you know that you can either purchase the Stamp of the Month for $17.95 or get it for only $5 with a $50 order? What a great deal!

Don't forget to order it here!

Turquiose Damask Wedding Guest Book Album

Look familaur? Perhaps the cover does from this receipe book a few days ago.  However, this lovely guest book album was created for a couple in London. Yep, you read it right the good ole UK.

It's a lovely day for a wedding isn't it?

The inside pages of this soft cover album are blank and stamped in gold with a floral swag stamp. (Sorry the photo came out blurry so I didn't included it of the inside pages).

I binded it with gold thread to give it a more sophisticated feel.

Love the color, don't you?

Grateful Cards

Today I wanted to share with you these coordinating cards I sent along with yesterday's guest book I featured. I used left over paper from the couple's guest book to create these 5" x 4.25" blank cards.

I stamped them using CTMH Cocoa ink pad (Z2114) and the Treasure Life My Acrylix Stamp set (D1306)

They were so simple to make, and yet they're so sophisticated.

MrsChadT

Life is a book...

Beige Damask Wedding Photo Guest Book Album

This is a custom order I finished a few weeks ago and shipped out for a special wedding taking place today. This 8.5" x 8.5" hardbound guest book has blank white card stock pages. The bride and groom intended to place little 3" x 5" Polaroids (two per page) and let the guests sign by their photos.

This is a beige damask patterned paper on the cover I had from my DCWV stack. I believe the stack is called Luxury. I binded with ivory ribbon and inside is a special vellum page at the couple's request.

Hawaiian Daisy Wedding Guest Book

In just a few days, this cheerful daisy guest book will become filled with a couple's Hawaiian guests best wishes and advice.

I couldn't resist adding this little card to put beside their book. I used the ATypeset Stamp Set (A1117) to stamp the wording.

Since there was so much green in this Hawaiian daisy guest book album, I added a touch of purple ribbon to the book and don't you just love that pop of orange from the flowers on the card?

MrsChadT

Scalloped Rose Birthday Card

The very first project I did with my Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge (I promise I'll stop saying those words soon) is this birthday card. This card is actually a sample receipe in the instruction book. Everything on this card was cut out by my Cricut using the Art Philosophy Cartridge (oops I said it again.)

The girls and I had a lot of fun twisting up the roses on this card. We even went so far as to cut out several different colors of the scallop cards that we can save for a rainy or snowy day to work on when the kids are home from school.

I'm thinking we'll save this card and give it to my sister in law whose birthday is just right around the corner. So many birthdays... so many cards to make... thank goodness for my Art Philosophy Cartridge!

I'm taking tomorrow off from blogging in order to prepare for Bell's birthday celebration. If you miss me, you can find me over at Sell Craft for my usual Friday post.

MRsCHADT