Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Penelope

I am excited to share with you Workshops Your Way™ Penelope Scrapbooking Kit. 

Workshops Your Way™ Penelope Scrapbooking Kit

Reawaken the creative part of your personality with this fun, simple and enjoyable workshop. You can make several visually pleasing and heart warming traditional scrapbooking layouts with no stamping. 
You also have the option to create a fourth layout featuring Picture My Life™ cards, and the option to create an additional cardmaking project featuring stamping and other techniques—all with one workshop kit! (You'll also need a few basic tools you may already have.) 

 Please also see below videos and tutorials below to help you along the way!

Workshop Layouts















Paper Reference:

Cutting Guide:

Scrapbooking Layout Guide:

Picture My Life:


Card Making Guide:



Additional supplies needed:














Follow along on our virtual workshop event page, post photos as you complete project
https://www.facebook.com/events/195297914176062/

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Virtual Workshop - Workshops Your Way: Charlotte


Charlotte Layouts and Cards



This week I would like to tell you about Workshops Your Way™ Charlotte Scrapbooking Kit. You can make three wonderful scrapbooking layouts with no stamping. You also have the option to create a fourth layout featuring Picture My Life™ cards, and the option to create an additional cardmaking project featuring stamping and other techniques—all with one workshop kit! (You'll also need a few basic tools you may already have.) This is a great way to discover your creativity in a new way. With Workshops Your Way™ scrapbooking kit there is  a main scrapbooking project that includes three traditional layouts (without stamping), and one pocket scrapbooking Picture My Life™ layout. Then with the leftover materials from the scrapbooking kit and a few more supplies, you can complete an additional project of your own (with stamping). 

Please also see below videos and tutorials to help you along the way!


Workshop Layouts:

Cutting Guide:

Paper Reference: 

Assembly video - Scrapbook Layout:


Assembly Video - Picture My Life:



Assembly Video - Cardmaking:


You can cut the flowers and leaves yourself. However, CTMH created THIN CUTS to match the Springtime Wishes stamp set that you can use in your die cutting machines.  Watch this video by CTMH showing how to use the Thin Cuts:



~Brittany





Monday, January 18, 2016

Virtual Open House

Virtual Open House Facebook Page


Have you wished you could attend a Close to my Heart open house and see all those products from the TWO brand new catalogs that just came out?  Well, I have just the place for you, our Virtual Open House page on facebook.  We have tons and tons of videos showing off not only new products but how to use them and fabulous techniques in both scrapbooking and stamping.  

or conact me at brittany.rask@gmail.com and I'll get you added

 

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Close To My Heart Watercolors











A few weeks ago a group of ladies and I created this adorable card.

To create this fun and wonderful card you would use the Zoe Paper Packet, the Pomegranate Cardstock and the Grey Enamel Gems.  It's such a clever and easy project to take on even during the busy holiday season.

Some of the tools that you'd need to create this project are as follows.

My Acrylix XOXO
My Acrylix Doodled Designs
Black Exclusive Inks Pad
Whisper Exclusive Inks Pad
Watercolor Paints
Paintbrush Set
Thin 3-D Foam Tape
1" x 1" My Acrylix Block
2" x 2" My Acrylix Block
3" x 3" My Acrylix Block

It is always easiest when you do some prep work ahead of putting your final project together.  By simply precutting all of the paper.  Here are some dimensions that can help.

Card Base - 6" x 3" White Daisy Cardstock
A - 3" x 3" Pomegranate Cardstock
B - 2¾" x 2¾" Grid B&T Paper
C - 2½" x 2½" White Daisy Cardstock

Once all the paper is cut simply follow these easy steps.

Fold the White Daisy Cardstock in half
Attach the Pomegranate Cardstock to the card base
Attach the Grid B&T Paper to the center of card
Using Whisper ink, stamp doodled circle on C, trim around edges to create a circle, and color with blue watercolor paint
as desired
Stamp black ink, “hugs and kisses” within
stamped circle and accent with heart and dots images
Attach the White Daisy Cardstock to center of card, using 3-D foam tape
Add the grey enamel gems where you desire

Hooray, now you are all done!

Watercolors and their versatility


There are 36 beautifully strong pigmented watercolor paints. Watercolors always remain so very bright and vibrant when painting. Each swipe of your brush takes you into a complete and totally different world of colors and emotion, each being spread across your canvas. 



One of the biggest trends today in paper crafting with crazy vibrant watercolor paint. They are just about perfect for any and everything. Whether it's being brushed onto a canvas or dripped onto a card. Homemade items or even a family scrapbook. Watercolors set's just the right amount of brightness and emotion to everything. 


Whether you're going for strong and loud or soft and mellow, there is always a way to get that perfect look with watercolors.


Watercolor paints are simple to use no matter what the task is, unlike other paints watercolor doesn't need to be layered onto your canvas. One swipe with your brush is all it takes with the highly pigmented colors. 

Now we're going to jump right into the best watercolor brands on the market. The brand 'Close To My Heart' watercolor paints and paint brushes are so affordable that anybody whose ready to get their paint on can get to it right away.  


'Close to My Heart' watercolor paints and paint brushes are amazing quality allowing you to use them over and over again without breaking, drying out, or shedding.


Watercolor Paints


Watercolor paints have an endless array of colors so there are many choices. If you look at the palette below you can get an idea of what colors are available.


http://brittanyrask.ctmh.com/

The pigments are so vibrant and they'll add a dimension to your artwork beyond your expectations.  It takes working with it directly to see how much it can add to any project that you desire.  This is reasonably priced at $11.95 and that is a great deal to add the pigments to a project to bring it to the next level.

Visit: brittanyrask.ctmh.com for products listed.