Currently, CTMH™ products have only been available to former Makers, VIP customers, and customers who had an online account with Close To My Heart. Now that our Close To My Heart friends have joined the Stampin’ Up! community, these limitations will be lifted so more crafters have the opportunity to enjoy Close To My Heart products.
Starting August 20, all demonstrators and customers who are based in the United States, Canada (excluding Quebec), and the South Pacific will be able to purchase products from Close To My Heart! Once available, these can be found in the CTMH™ Products category in our online store.
CTMH products are limited to markets in which Close To My Heart was already doing business (the United States, Canada, and the South Pacific). Stay tuned, there will be some scrapbook product releases coming soon with items available to ALL customers. Yay! All CTMH items are available while supplies last.
Welcome to our August Blog Waddle! We call ourselves ducklings, so we waddle instead of hop!! We are featuring ephemera. What is ephemera, you ask? One definition is: Collectibles, keepsakes, relics, remembrances, reminders, souvenirs, and tokens. I use a lot of these in scrapbooking. Stampin’ Up! is offering us preprinted pieces to put together on our cards and scrapbook pages. You can also cut several different die cuts from all of the amazing choices and create your own ephemera look! Here is a sneak peek of my card.
I began with a Garden Green base, scored at 4-1/4. I wanted a background that wasn’t too distracting, so I picked a Garden Green pattern from the Regals 6″ x 6″ DSP (#163774), cut it into 1-1/4″ and 1″ strips. I selected several pieces of ephemera from the Fully Flowering Mix & Match Epemera Pack (#163762) and the Labels & Layers Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#163764). Then I literally played around with them. After arranging the pieces, I added a sentiment from the Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (#163761). When you are in a hurry, this is a great option to have on your crafting table!!
Here is another card using more ephemera pieces. My guideline for designing with ephemera, stop when you like the look and feel of the card. It is ok to put pieces on one way, remove all of them and start again.
Please join us on the 10th of September for another great Stamping Stray Ducklings’ Blog Waddle!
I hope you found some inspiration for your Stampin’ card and scrapbooking projects ephemera! All the supplies used on this card can be ordered through my online store. Please use the Host Code found to the right of this post when ordering from me, if your order is under $150. If it is over $150, don’t use the code so you can redeem all the host rewards.
You are always welcome to join me on Monday nights at 7:30 p.m. Central Time for Mystery Stamping! Let me know you are interested and I will send the Clues and Zoom invite to you!
If you do not already have a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, I would love to be yours and help you to unleash your creativity. Please join me in person for Stampin Buffets, filled with seasonal cards from the Annual and Mini catalogs! There is a limit of 4 people and I will happily wear a mask.
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Vertical/Portrait card (can also be a Horizontal/Landscape card) Clue #1… gather your supplies, All measurements in inches. Below is for a portrait/vertical card. It can be made horizontal/landscape.
Cardstock Base: (colored or white) – 1 @ 4-1/4 x 11, score in half at 5-1/2 on the long side – 1 @ 1 x 5 DSP: optional – 1 @ 4 wide x 5-1/4 tall – this is a layer on the front of the card
I hope you like this Pop-Up card! Please join us if you like to make a card without knowing what it is until you are done!!
Last month was our oldest grandson’s birthday! He loves games and these are dice he uses. The left one is a D10, the right one a D4. Add them together and you get his age! We now have one going to High School next month!!!!
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