Category: Holiday

Welcome to the Creativity in Motion Blog Hop

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It’s National Stamping Month and we are celebrating with Creativity in Motion. 118698173_10157792632757686_706124891864027141_nThis animated stamp collection has been paired with some bright six-inch papers, tab dies, and fun animation sheets – all of which our team will be featuring today.  If you have come here from Darlys Recker’s Blog you are on the right path!  When you are finished taking a look at my Simple Butterfly Box tutorial, you can click on the link at the end to move to the next blog.  This hop is simple, fun, and full of artwork created by some very talented consultants.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog.

For the past three months, I have been creating quite a few animated projects using the Creativity in Motion collection, so, today, I decided to go a little rogue and feature the Bright Paper stack instead. I chose to create a simple little box using those bright six-inch papers, the Border Tab dies, and the Butterfly Kisses stamp set. 

I even had time to create a little video tutorial for you, but before you scroll down to the video link, I want to tell you about this adorable little box. 

As you can see, it was created primarily from the papers in the Bright Paper stack which is a collection of six-inch papers made from some of our favorite patterns scaled down to fit the smaller size.  In the video, I show you how to make this box using a single sheet of this paper. 

All of the tags, tabs, and embellishments were also created using those adorable little papers.  The back of the box has a pull-out insert that was created using some polka-dot paper, white cardstock, and cut with one of the Border Tab thin cut dies. 

Those fun little Border Tabs are designed to help “move or pull” the animated images on your Creativity in Motion Projects, but I have found that they also make great tag toppers, hidden journaling tabs, and box tops.  There is even a little stamp set designed to go with the tabs that you can get at a discount when you buy the Border Tab Bundle♥. 

The butterfly image is one of the lenticular stamp images in the collection that is designed to “move” with the animation sheets. This one was leftover from the butterfly layout I created earlier in the month and it fit perfectly with this design. 

Alright…..enough yammering. Time to show you how you can make one of these boxes using some Creativity in Motion products.  This process video will walk you through step-by-step so that you can create a simple little box using some six-inch pattern papers. 

Once you have finished making your little boxes, you can fill them with post-it notes, a fancy pen, pampering goodies, and, of course, coffee & chocolate. I hope that today’s project inspired you to use a few of your Creativity in Motion products. If you haven’t ordered any yet, make sure to stop by my website or talk to your consultant to learn how you can save 20% on the bundle during the month of September. 

Now ‘Hop” on over to the talented Katy Taylor’s blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their blogs to get some great crafting tips and other fun ideas using products from the Creativity in Motion collection.  

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Here is a List of the Items I Used Today

Save 20% on the Got Candy? Special

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Skip the tricks and save big on an absolute treat of a paper collection! This fun, Halloween-themed special introduces a brand-new paper packet and sticker sheet, an exclusive stamp set, coordinating cardstock, and new sequins with cute, spooky shapes. How cute are these?!  For those of you who just love Halloween, you can save 20% on the Got Candy? Bundle, which will includes all the items in this month’s special.

The Got Candy? suite brings together a brand-new Halloween-themed paper packet and sticker sheet, an exclusive stamp set, coordinating cardstock, and new loose sequins with cute, spooky shapes. 

To keep the fun coming, we’re offering a special Got Candy? bundle which includes the Paper Packet + Sticker Sheet, Coordinating Cardstock , Stamp Set, and the Loose Sequins. You can save 20%♥ when you purchase the bundle between August 1 to October 31, but only while supplies last.

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If you are not wanting the entire bundle, this Got Candy? special includes a fun-filled collection of coordinating products that can be purchased separately.  You can grab the paper, stickers, stamp set, coordinating cardstock, and sequins in the quantities that you need for your projects. 

The Got Candy? special is only available through October 31 while supplies last, so be sure to get this adorable collection today so that you can join the Virtual Crafting Event on October 21.  I will be posting more details about this event in my VIP Facebook group.  

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Creating A Masculine Anniversary Card

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This week, my husband and I will be celebrating twenty-seven years together and I found it difficult to find a card that wasn’t floral-ly, mushy, and girly. What does a cardmaker do? She searches the internet for a card sketch, then digs through her stash to create a masculine card for her sweetheart that is more fitting to his personality.  This week’s card design comes to you courtesy of the Atlantic Heart Sketch challenge. 

I wanted to keep it super simple and use up a few of my leftover stickers and papers from my Timber collection. With the new catalog on the horizon and products arriving to my door soon, I wanted to start using up some of these items before they were sold out on my website. 

The background was created using the sketch as a guide.  I cut down some leftover Timber paper scraps and zip-strips to create the background and added some zig-zag stitching on the sides. These were hand-stitched. Unfortunately, my sewing machine decided to go on strike along with my deep freeze this past week. 

I wanted to keep the rest of the card masculine and simple.  I didn’t have an anniversary stamp that would work for the sentiment shown in the sketch, so I chose to use a sticker instead.  I think that the “keeping it handsome” phrase is perfect for my hubby.  

I cut a chevron into the sticker so that it matched the sketch and looked more like a sentiment on the card. The sticker was a little shorter than I needed it to be, so I added a piece of the Ax Border on the right side to make it appear a little longer. 

The mountain scene behind the deer and the little red heart are also stickers from the Timber collection.  The mountain sticker was trimmed down to fit behind the sentiment. If you look at the sticker sheet above, you can see where I trimmed the image. I will probably use that boat on a fishing layout later. 

The deer and the two kraft colored hearts come from the package of Timber Die-cuts. I wanted to keep this card masculine and stick to the anniversary theme.  I don’t think the hearts deter from the masculinity of the card and they were just too cute not to add to the design. 

The final addition was a wooden arrow which I debated using, but, now that I look at the overall piece, I am glad I added it.  This Timber collection has been one of my favorite this season.  I am currently working on a plans for few layouts using the scrapbook kit and working on using up some more of my stash on some other projects.  I will be so sad to see this one go. 

I hope that today’s project inspired you to try something new and join the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge.  Those sketches are always inspiring to me and I enjoy a challenge.  They offer a new sketch each week. I encourage you to stop by their site and give a few a try. 

Some of the links in this blog post are affiliate links. By clicking on those links, and making a purchase, your are helping to support my small business. This is at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support.