Birthday Card In A Box

Have you tried the Card in a Box craze yet? I have been going crazy with making these. They really are a lot of fun. Here is one I made for the birthday of my mom's cousin who loves polka dots. It features popular paper from past Close to My Heart National Scrapbooking Month Specials - Dotty for You & Dream Pop. Stamped images are cut with our Cricut Artiste cartridge and stamped with the stamps that come in that collection. The embellishments are a combination of things from my stash and new items. The different colored blue epoxy dots are current - Aqua Dots - I love them!

I thought I had taken pictures of my mom's Mother's Day card, but I can't find them. I'll have to have her pull it out next time I visit so I take pictures to show you. There was really little stamping involved with that card. I mostly used some chipboard dimensional elements I had left from one of our scrapbooking kits. Just shows how versatile this design concept is.

Enjoy - Melissa

Close to My Heart Cards

Greetings Krafters! Sorry there has been such a delay in me posting the remaining cards in my set of 10. I was off in the land of migraine intermittently for the last several weeks and although I have had the cards done, I just haven't felt like getting on the computer to post. I won't bore you all with many details, but if you've seen the commercial with the woman curled up on the couch while life passes her by due to chronic migraine, well -- that is often me. I try to work through it as much as I can, but don't always succeed. Anyway, if I go missing for a bit that is probably what is up with me . . . so I'll be back as soon as I can.

Enough of that . . . on to the creations! These cards feature last month's Dotty for You paper, the stamp set Under the Sea or the June Stamp of the Month Life is Tweet. The final picture shows all 10 cards together.

   

 The Under the Sea set would be one of my recommendations for purchasing or earning free during the June Stampaganza Special (12 days left shoppers!). You can purchase Life is Tweet for $5 with an order of $50 or more or for the full retail price of $17.95 for the month of June only. Happy Krafting! Melissa

Close to My Heart Dotty for You Card with Scraps

I created this card with some scraps I had left after my Just Because cards for a quick birthday card I needed. I think it came out pretty good for last minute inspiration.

Close to My Heart Dotty for You & Under the Sea Cards

Using Close to My Heart's Wishes card design book "Just Because Workshop" I used Dotty for You paper and the Under the Sea stamp set to create these cards. Using the pattern you make two each of ten designs. Here are the first six of the ten designs. Come back tomorrow for the final four designs and a bonus project. You have until midnight central time on May 31st to order your own Dotty for You paper pack.

See you soon for the remaining cards!
Melissa

Close to My Heart Dotty for You Card

This card was for a Heart to Heart Challenge in April that I managed to never get entered. I used the Dotty for You paper pack. I used our Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge to cut the card base - super easy. You can still get your Dotty for You paper pack until the end of the month. There are lots of gorgeous and fun patterns. The paper is two-sided. Sometimes it's difficult to chose a side. In this card I used the same piece of patterned paper, but both sides (I'm indecisive like that Ü).