April blog hop

Welcome to our April Blog hop, have fun hopping from one blog to the next.  Enjoy all our talented ladies. If you get lost just go the the bottom of this post and you can find your way.  

My card this month is a Bendy fold card that I just taught my class. For the directions go down to the other post showing the card using Ariana and thinking of you.  

I cut out the eggs and butterflies using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  I stamped them with D1559 Geometric Background flair stamp set.
The bunny is mounted with a spring so it wiggles. The Happy Easter is from B1446 Hoppy Easter.  

Any questions just send me an email or post it here.  

Now hop on over to my dear friend, Betty to see what she has made.  

Remember to check back every month on the 10th to hop,

In case you get lost, here is the list of bloggers:

Joyce Houck            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Betty Locco             scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Crystal Davis               craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer               nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Elizabeth M               ejoym.blogspot.com

Andrea Sherman         girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

 Cindy Leek                 savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows           CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie B             stephanielovesscrapbooking.blogspot.com

back to Joyce            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Bendy fold card

This is my first attempt at making a bendy fold card. I love the softness of the Ariana paper.  I used the cricut to cut out the shapes to help accent this card.  

Here is a close up of the flowers I made to hide where the tab fits into the card.  The cards below show how dull a card looks when you take a picture without enough light.  They still show you the mechanics of the card.  Below I will give you the measurements, so you can make one for yourself.   

Below is the card when it's open.   

Start with:
2.... 4 1/4 x 5 1/2  pcs of cardstock (whatever you want the base to be)
Take one of those pcs and cut it the long way at 2 1/4" so you will have 2 long pcs,
Score those long pcs at one end at 1/2". On the other end make a tab (see above picture)
Cut background texture paper to cover cardstock in the following sizes.
2 ....4x 5 1/4"
2.... 4 1/2 x 2 1/4
2.... 4 1/2 x 1 1/2
Glue large b&t to one side of cardstock, measure 4" from the left side on the 5 1/2" length. Line up the 2 1/4 strip along the bottom edge, so you know how long to make the slit.  Cut the slit so the tab fits in it and the strip in flush with the bottom edge.  Glue the scored 2 1/4 strip on the left side with the scored pc on the back.  On that strip, measure 2" from the fold, line up the other strip so you know how long to make the slit. Put top b&t on wide strip and re-cut the slit from the back. Glue the narrow strip on the right side.

Put b&t paper on the rest of your project, don't put glue near the slits.  Decorate the card, if you want the card to fit into a regular envelope be careful not to put the back decoration to high.

Choose 3-D flowers (cut with cricut) or flat flowers to put on side to cover up the slit.  Anything can be used to decorate.
Let me know if you have any questions!

Enjoy!

Card in a box

Here are 2 versions of Card in a box.  The first on is a baby card using Babycakes paper and "B" is for baby stamp set.

Here is a birthday card in a box, these are fun to make.

Start with a 9.5 1/2 piece of cardstock, score at 1/2" , fold in half and in half again or Score at 2 1/8, 4 1/4, 6 3/8. 8 1/2.
Turn and score at 2 3/4"
Take a 3" square same color cs, score at 1/2" on both ends and cut 2 ...1" strips.

Cut half way down and when you get to the half inch end cut that 
 away. You can cut that remaining 1/2" at an angle. 

Fold the 2  1" pcs in a z pattern, glue these pcs inside the box. If you glue the pcs in before you glue the box together it's easier. You know that are right when you and fold the box to one side with no resistance. 

Fold down three of the four flaps, leave the back flat straight. 
Layer with cs 2"x5 1/8" and another layer 1 3/4 x 5"

Mat for the shorter flats are 2 1/4 x 1 3/4"   You need 4 for the top flaps, 3 for the bottom and 3 more if you want to decorate the under flaps.  

Once you have the mats glued on you can add balloons or flowers,etc. Take 1/2" strips of clear acetate to the back panels of the 1" strips, these can be angled, keep folding the card and make sure nothing sticks out, this way you can use a reg envelope. 

March Cricut class

Here are the projects that we made in Cricut class this month.
We used the flip key and learned how to use MM instead of inches.  When we went to cut the owl, the upper layer was alittle to large so by going to the mm, you can scale it down by a small amount instead of using 1/4".  

The picture doesn't show up very good, if you look close we threaded a ribbon through a basket and added grass.  All you need is the Easter candy.    

Pure Joy of Washi Tape

March Blog hop

Welcome to the March Joyful Stars blog hop.  Every month we share our latest projects and creations using Close to My Heart products. 
We hope we inspire you to stamp and create. 

This month I would like to share with you a 2 page layout I created for my scrapbooking class.  The paper was Babycakes with slate gray, buttercup and sunset.  The colors don't show up like they should.  The words were all cut with the Cricut.

I took these pictures before they were embellished, the stars were popped and the tag had a yellow ribbon added to it.  We also added rind stones to each star, if they wanted. 
  

Now hop on over to my friend, a very talented lady, Nancy  and see what she is creating



Remember to check back every month on the 10th to hop,

In case you get lost, here is the list of bloggers:

Joyce Houck            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Cindy Leek                 savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Crystal Davis               craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer               nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows           CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

Andrea Sherman       girlpluspaper.blogspot.com

Betty Locco             scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Elizabeth M               ejoym.blogspot.com

back to Joyce            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

snow days

Tomorrow looks like we will have to cancel class, again.  I don't want anyone traveling when it's snowing.

I couldn't just send out a blog without pictures.  Here are some  cards that I found that I really like.  The first one is using Artiste Cricut cartridge.

This card is using new paper and new stamp sets.

This card is using new Timberline paper and the stamp set always grateful.

Remember the special buy 2 paper packs and get an embossing folder free.  Go to my Website and shop while it snows

Also check out Studio J and see how easy it is to scrapbook your memories.

Feb Blog hop

Welcome to the Feb Blog Hop.  We will be sharing examples of new products and some Valentines for that all important event.  Some of our hoppers are not with us this month because of power outages, we look forward to their amazing artwork next month.

So hop along until you get back to me and enjoy the talent and artwork found in this group. I wanted to share with you 2 of the cards we made at class last week. These cards were made with the Jan. Stamp of the month.

Base and Bling 

I wanted to show you a new product line that you can easily share with others.
Base and Bling necklaces and charms. Lets you insert words and pictures into the charms.
The one I used says "When in doubt add glitter"   

Above is an example of the one of the sheets to pick from, this one is called Craft Queen.  

I made the owl necklace using the Lollydoodle assortment, these are ready to just pop in the bases. 

Check out the charms!  They come in silver and gold. You will find all of this in our new Spring catalog.


Now hop over to Nickie's blog and see what she designed

Joyce Houck            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer               nickiehoffer.blogspot.comnickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Helen Gullett               byheleng.wordpress.com

Cindy Leek                 savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Nancy Brown            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows           CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

back to Joyce            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

snow

We made this cute card at class last week.

snow out my backyard......

I hope the roads are good enough to travel for tomorrow's class.
I just posted the Feb. schedule, so go to the tab labeled calendar.

The  new catalog is view-able on my website. Check out the new embossing folders Pg 130, buy 2 packs of cardstock and get one free. No limit. 

Cricut club

Here are the projects we made at Cricut club, all cuts were made with the Artiste Cricut cartridge.

The stamp set we used for this tag is called Holiday tags, It's one of my favorite sets because it covers most of the holidays. 

The cupids could of been cut using the flip button on your machine. If you are using 2 sided paper this button comes in handy.  

This was a very simple card made with bows from Cricut.

This card needs some sparkle. The lesson on this card is to cut the width of the rosettes  down to 

1 1/2" to make the circle smaller, while still retaining the size of the scallops.

Above and beyond club

 We had the "Above and Beyond club" this week....we always have fun being creative.  We decorated these mini coffee cups using Laughing Lola paper.  I made one using washi tape, great for a favor or a slit can be put in the top and it will hold a gift card.

New Catalog

This month is a great time to get the papers that are going to be retired and the stamp set that you will be sorry that you didn't grab it.  Go to my website for the list of retired items and while supplies last.

If you want a catalog, just email me at StampN4Joy@aol.com. Order in the month of January and get a free catalog.  

snow

I"m sure this is going to change by the hour as it has even since I took these pictures. 

I'm sad, no class today, there ought to be a law, no snow on Tuesdays.  

January blog hop

Welcome to the Joyful Stars January 2014 Blog Hop!  I'm so excited to share with everyone and have my team members and friends share with you. This is a continuous blog, so hop from one to next and see all the wonderful ideas they came up with.

   With weather so cold now would be a great time to scrapbook, I just got back some layouts from Studio J that I will share in the next couple of posts.  Some of them were done with the "Express" layout options and others were done with the more creative option.  Whichever one you pick, they all come out wonderful.

Some other projects to consider is the gift I received from one of my dear customers, Sybilla. She took our cubby box (which is retiring so hurry and order some this month before they are gone) painted it and covered it with background paper and removed some of the shelves.  I love it and will cherish it.

 Another gift I got from our unit Christmas party was a wreath made by Stacey, all the rosettes were cut from the CTMH Criciut cartridge, even the Merry Christmas.  The wood piece was actually stamped with our woodgrain stamp.  Thank you Stacey, nice gift.  Now I need one for Valentine's or even before that, how about one with snowflakes.

Now hop over to Crystal's.  blog, she has been busy creating over Christmas break. 

Joyce Houck            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Crystal Davis         craftingwithcrystal.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer            nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Helen Gullett               byheleng.wordpress.com

Cindy Leek                 savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Nancy Brown            creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows           CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

Betty Locco                scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

back to Joyce

National Papercrafting Month Cloud Nine Cardmaking Kit

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to everyone!  I am wishing everyone a Blessed year, may you enjoy your family and friends as you celebrate.  I am looking forward to sharing my love of crafting with you.  I am also happy to be sharing the New Catalog with you. Check out the calendar tab for up coming classes and events.

Dec Blog hop

Welcome to our Joyful Stars December Blog Hop!  

As we prepare for the Holiday season,

 there are so many ways we can use the gifts God has given us. We can decorate the 

tree,( see my cat loving the outdoors coming inside) make greetings for your family and

 friends. We can prepare food, make favors, write a thank you note letting the ones that 

help us throughout the year know that we appreciate them. Have fun hopping from blog to

 blog to see what we have created. 

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!

 I had some pcs left over from a workshop, so I tried to use as many as I could to make some cards with our Sparkle and Shine paper packet.

Close To My Heart is offering FREE tags to print for you gift giving.  Just go to CTMH.com, under promotions and find ReDiscover and you can print these beautiful tags. These will only be available this month.

Here is a quick favor idea, just cut out snowflakes with the Cricut, I used Art Philosophy and the snowflake stamp set D1480.  Glue dot a Hershey kiss and set it at everyone's plate.  You can add a tag with the person's name if you like.

Hop from my blog to Nicki's if you get lost just come back and follow the list below.

Joyce Houck            Joyce-joyfulcreations.blogspot.com

Nickie Hoffer                nickiehoffer.blogspot.com

Krista Hershberger     Kristascraftycorner.blogspot.com

Stephanie Huber         lavendersagedesigns.blogspot.com

Helen Gullett               byheleng.wordpress.com

Cindy Leek                 savingmemorieswithcindy.com

Elizabeth Mindemann   ejoym.blogspot.com

Nancy Brown              creativelyartsygallery.blogspot.com

Lori Meadows             CraftyMeadows.blogspot.com

Betty Locco                scrapbookgirl2.blogspot.com

Jean Murphy              StampandscrapJeanie.Blogspot.com

More great cards

There are so many great cards to recreate so let's make the most of our last 3 remaining classes,  wait till you see what I have waiting in the wings for the new year.   

Go to my CTMH store and check out the RETIRED items, there are many items like pearls and embossing powders.  Heat tool, Workshops on the go, prisma glitter, liquid applique.  Please stock up before this stuff is gone.  

Image this card embossed with silver embossing powder or accented with prisma glitter.