Saturday, August 27, 2016

New CTMH Adventure Colors

You may recall on July 24 I shared the retiring Adventure colors with you. Today I am sharing the seven new Adventure colors that Close To My Heart introduced at convention and appear in the new Annual Inspirations 2016-2017.

Adventure Cardstock Combo Pack
(X5790)

The Adventure Cardstock Combo Pack comes with 20 – 12" x 12" sheet of cardstock; 2 each of 10 colors. In addition to the Combo Pack, the cardstock may be purchased in packs of 24 sheets (links below).

The new Adventure colors are:

12" × 12" Pansy Cardstock
(X5782)
Pansy Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2804)
Pansy Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2704)
12" × 12" Emerald Cardstock
(X5783)
Emerald Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2806)
Emerald Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2706)
12" × 12" Willow Cardstock
(X5784)
Willow Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2807)
Willow Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2707)
12" × 12" Lemon Cardstock
(X5785)
Lemon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2808)
Lemon Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2708)
12" × 12" Tangerine Cardstock
(X5786)
Tangerine Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2809)
Tangerine Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2709)
12" × 12" Blossom Cardstock
(X5787)
Blossom Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2810)
Blossom Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2710)
12" × 12" Raspberry Cardstock
(X5788)
Raspberry Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2812)
Raspberry Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2712)

The returning favorite Adventure colors are:

12" × 12" Pacifica Cardstock
(X5759)
Pacifica Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2190)
Pacifica Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2290)
12" × 12" Lagoon Cardstock
(X5762)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2155)
Lagoon Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2255)
12" × 12" Cranberry Cardstock
(1272)
Cranberry Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2116)
Cranberry Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2216)

Please note – until supplies are exhausted and the new style of ink pads are in stock, when you order a returning color, you may receive the old style of stamp pad. If you have your heart set on the new style of ink pad, please contact me before you place your order so I may check on the availability of the new style of ink pads.

The Adventure colors are also available in Exclusive Inks™ Adventure Mini Pigment Pads Set.

Exclusive Inks™ Adventure Mini Pigment Pads Set
(Z2506)
The mini pigment pads are perfect for when you want to use clear embossing powder with the Adventure colors.

And we cannot forget the Close To My Heart Color of the Year Sea Glass!

12" × 12" Sea Glass Cardstock
(X5789)
Sea Glass Glitter Paper
(Z3240)
Sea Glass Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad
(Z2813)
Sea Glass Exclusive Inks™ Re-inker
(Z2713)
Exclusive Inks™ Sea Glass Mini Pigment Pad
(Z2507)
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If you would like to add some new colors to your craft room, you can click on any item above to place an order or choose the Shop Now button to browse my online shopping site.


If you have any product questions or would like to discuss hosting a Gathering, do not hesitate to email me. You will also find me on Facebook at Brenda's Paper Crafts. Thank you for visiting today.

Friday, August 26, 2016

Retiring CTMH Cut Above™ Card Kits

While I love to create one-of-a-kind unique cards, sometimes I do not have the time to design a card with a specific person in mind. It is at these times I turn to the Cut Above™ Card Kits to rescue me. You can still add your own touch to these cards to make each one unique.

On August 31 Close To My Heart is retiring two Cut Above™ Card Kits, the Cut Above™ Fiesta Card Kit (Z3222) and the Cut Above™ Jubilee Card Kit (Z3223).

Cut Above™ Fiesta Card Kit
(Z3222)
Cut Above™ Jubilee Card Kit
(Z3223)

Close To My Heart suggested four M-sized stamp sets for coordinating with the Card Kits (all of the stamps shown today are also retiring on August 31).

Party Balloon (M1140)
PiƱata Hooray (M1141)
Happy, Happy Birthday (M1142)
Festive Congrats (M1143)

My style is different that the suggested stamp sets, so I decided to go a different way. As long as you are happy with how the stamp looks on the provided circle, if you choose to use it, any stamp set will work. I used the more classic Congrats stamp.

Congrats (M1138)

And here are how some of my cards turned out.


As you can see, on the card in the upper left I did as suggested and used a black ink, specifically Black Memento™ (Z899), and it is a lovely card. On the card in the upper right, I stamped with the black ink in the Basics Exclusive Inks™ Mini Pigment Pads Set (Z2503) and used the VersaMark™ Ink Pad (Z891) on the edges of the black cardstock circle then covered both with the Ranger™ Clear Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2088) and used the Craft Heater (Z555) to heat the powder. Here is a closeup; it is easier to see the embossing on the backing circle than on the stamping.


On the bottom two cards above, after stamping with VersaMark™, I used the Ranger™ Princess Gold Embossing Powder (Z2066) or Ranger™ Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder (Z2067) then heat set. I coordinated the embossing power to the foiling on the card.

The white circle was added to the black circle using 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022) and then that was added to the card using 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151).

There are many way to embellish the cards. You could cut a decorative strip of paper, add ribbon or Shimmer Trim. You could rotate the card. You could cut different shapes for stamping and layering. You could also stamp in different color inks. I hope I was able to show you how versatile the Cut Above™ Card Kits are and provide you with even more ways to make them unique.

If you would like to purchase any of the Cut Above™ Card Kits, just click on the link to be taken to my OBA to purchase. Thank you for stopping by my blog today.