Corner bookmark "When Life Gives You Lemons"

Corner Bookmark Tutorial
Card stock 4x4"for base of bookmark
Card stock or printed paper of choice 2&3/4"x2&3/4"
Card stock or stamping paper for embellishment stamping
Printed/designer paper of choice. For embelishment
Ribbon or your choice of embelishment
Pop dots or foam tape (optional)
Adhesive
Border punch or die cut edge of choice (optional)

1. Mark card stock base at 2inches on 3 sides. Score between marks to make a V fold.
2. Cut 2 3/4" cs diagonally to make two triangles. One triangle will be adhered to back of V fold flaps to make pocket for pages to slide into.
3. Embellish as desired.
4. If you are adding ribbon, you may want to add a strip of paper to the back of bookmark to cover ribbon so it doesn't get caught in pages of book.

Tips: for the ease of the books, you want to keep these as thin as possible so you don't damage any books by having thick bookmarks stuck between them adding stress to the spine.

If you have any questions you may message me!
Thanks for looking & check back often for more tutorials & videos to follow.

Fathers Day STAR Card exclusively CTMH!!

I did not realize I have not added a Happy Fathers Day Stamp to my collection yet so I really had to do some fast creative thinking to make my Card Chatter stamps work for a Fathers Day Card, since I decided to procrastinate until Saturday afternoon to start a card for my dear daughter to give to such a wonderful Dad, who is definitely a STAR in her eyes & mine.

 

I Finally used my Baby Boutique cartridge and my imagine and made these name tiles for my daughters room.  I LOVE how they turned out!

STAMPAGANZA!! Starts June 1st

Coming Soon! Starts June 1st  Contact me about first time buyer specials.

Topiary

 

My latest project! Teacher Appreciation gift for Chanceys 1st grade teacher. Rolled Flowers are made exclusively from Close To My Hearts "Dotty For You" paper packet and cut with the cricut machine from the Art Philosophy cartridge. Pick your cartridge up today at www.toniap.ctmh.com sold exclusively from Close To My Heart consultants

Freshly Picked Seed Packets

Mini Seed packets made in honor of Earth Day for the Cricut Circle Crop I went to in late April when they came to Kansas City.  I ended up giving it to Shannon the totally cool host from Cricut that couldn't quit doting over them and how cute they were, and since I didn't make enough for everyone, Shannon was the Lucky one who took them home and showed them off at the Cricut Office in Utah and said they were a BIG hit with everyone.

May Stamp of the month only $5

Ends May 31st

This has got to be the cutest paper packet I have seen in a long time.  24 double sided pages. One side has the cutest lil dots  hence the name "Dotty For You" and on the other some fantastic spring graphic type images that coorinate so well. Dont miss out on this fantastic offer.  Only $5 with a qualifying order through the end of may.

You & Me Forever Layout! Exclusively Close To My Heart products

This 12x12 L/O is CTMH exclusive products. 
1.Base is Colonial White Cardstock ink with smoothie ink
2. Cut Butterflies (opposite side is creme brulee dot) @ 6x9 & ink edged with smoothie ink
3.Cut Sweet Leaf dot @ 1-1/4"x9 & ink edges with pear or sweet leaf (which ever you have) & adhere to page 2-1/2" up from bottom
4. Stamp Border a little over 1/4" from top of inside layers using stamp from S1202 A lil Reminder with smoothie ink
5 Cut Creme Brulee dot @ 2x10 & ink edges with creme brulee ink and adhere to page overlapping sweet leaf layer 3 by about 1/8"
6. Adhere 4x6 picture 1/2" from right edge of page & down 1" from top of butterfly layer
7. Punch 2" scallop circle from smoothie dot & ink edges
8. Punch 1-1/4" circle from sunset dot ink edges and stamp Love in sunset ink from stamp set W332 "Wonderful You" and popped up onto smoothie scalloped circle with foam tape
9. Adhered Smoothie colored ribbon 1/2" from left side of page
10. Embelished with round sparkles in right top corner on stamped border
12. Cut with Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge butterfly @ 2" from smoothie cardstock and stamped with coordinating Butterfly image from stamp set C1484 "Love Clusters" with smoothie ink in 2nd generation stamping and them stamped "You & Me" in middle of butterfly in smoothie ink and topped it off with 2 stick pins from the bling assortment pack.
13. Cut "forever" from Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge @ 1-1/4" from smoothie cardstock & ink edges and adhere to creme brulee layer

Chancey L/O made with the "Stella" Close to My Heart paper pack

To purchase this beautiful paper packet and Close to my Heart's other wonderful products visit www.toniap.ctmh.com. 

Valentines Decor

       I know, I know.... Valentines Day has come and gone, but I just had to post these.  We had so much fun making them.  And yes I totally "craftlifted" the idea from someone on Pinterest.  I dont remember who it was or I would totally give credit.  These are just ordinary 6x6" white bathroom tiles covered in melted crayon drips.  Although I did alter both pieces a bit and added my own touch.  One idea coming from DH to reverse the technique on the 2nd tile and color the inside image in instead of leaving the negative image blank like in the other tiles.  And they used the letter "O" instead of a heart like I did here for the "O".  post a comment if you would like details on exactly how I made these fun little tiles.

      And the Felt Heart Tree.  Is just exactly that....  I used my mini sizzix machine and die to cut out 2 different sized hearts out of red, white & pink hearts and doubled them and glued a looped red string in between the two hearts sandwich to hang from a couple twig branches from my lilac bush that had not bloomed out yet, and placed in a tall cylinder vase wrapped with 2" wide red ribbon.  A few of the hearts were embellished with different colors of glitter. 

Only 2 days left!!

Only 2 days left to get this beautiful stmap set for only $5.  Visit toniap.ctmh.com to orders yours today with a $50 purchase!!

daughter Layout

Daughter L/O using Close to My Heart Pemberly Paper Packet & My Acrylics stamps By CTMH which can be purchased at toniap.ctmh.com

Teacher Appreciation Wreath

My first teacher appreciation gift made last year for my daughters kindergarten teacher.  Cut with my cricut and embossed some of the cuts with the cuttlebug and embelished with some buttons all glued on a flat styrofoam wreath which was wrapped in ribbon.  Didnt have a blog at the time or would have kept a better recipe and picture tutorials, you can email me if you have questions.  Thanks for looking!