The
brand-new Close To My Heart Annual Inspirations Idea Book is in full swing –
and it is my favorite so far to date. Two of the brand-new products that I am
going to focus on today are the Cricut “Artistry” Cartridge and the seven
incredible new colors in the color palette!
One of my fellow CTMH
Consultants, Susan Williams, is an incredible artist. She creates such
inspirational artwork, that it is her designs that I re-created for the
following four cards. They are only slightly different from her originals, due
to my not having the exact same supplies, but the end result is the same –
gorgeous! These were done with the specific goal of showcasing the seven new
colors in the 2015-2016 Annual Inspirations Idea Book, so they are VERY colorful! For your reference each
card is 4 ¼ ” x 5 ½ ”, if, like me, you’d like to re-create them! Let’s
begin…
“The Good Life” banner is one of the cuts
from the new “Artistry” Cricut Cartridge (pg. 16). I cut it at 4 ¾” from black
cardstock (CS). The words “the” and “Life” were then backed with white CS,
while the word “Good” was backed with silver glitter paper. The card base is
Whisper CS, the top and bottom strips on the front are White Shimmer Trim, and
each strip of colored CS is ½” wide. The brand-new colors are as follows (from top to
bottom): Eggplant, Sapphire, Peacock, Fern, Saffron, Poppy, and Pomegranate. Gorgeous,
right?! The banner is adhered with 3-D foam tape, and then embellished with
Sparkles.
The “Eat Cake!!!” card uses an “Artistry” cut
from pg. 18, cut from Whisper CS at 2 ¼”. The cut was then backed with white CS
and embellished with Sparkles. Each colored CS strip is 1” wide and cut at a
length of between 3 ½” and 3 ¾”. I notched the ends and inked the edges of each
with its coordinating color of ink. A strip of 1” black CS and Black Shimmer
Trim across the front, and a few more Sparkles for bling…and voila - you’re
done!
The “Lucky” card uses two “Artistry cuts – “Lucky” from
page 36, cut from Whisper CS at 1 ¾” and backed with black CS, and the cloud
from page 38, cut at 2” from white CS and dry embossed with the Chevron
Embossing Folder. The CS on top of the black base is Slate, and each of the
colored strips is ¼” wide. Add some Extra Thick Pixie Twine and – of course! –
more Sparkles, and we’re down to one last card!
I saved the
best (in my opinion) for last! This was also the most time-consuming, due to
having to trim all of the colored CS to back the openings in the “Artistry” cut
from page 42. This was cut from black CS at 3”. The banner was also cut from
the “Artistry” cartridge (pg. 15) – the outline from Whisper CS at 1 ¼” and its
backing from white CS, also at 1 ¼”. The card base is Slate CS, then black, then
white embossed with the Quatrefoil Embossing Folder. A sentiment from the “Artfully
Sent” Cricut Collection (Hello), a little bit of White Shimmer Trim, and a
spattering of Sparkles, and our set of very colorful cards is complete!
I
think, by far, that these are the coolest cards I’ve made to date – thanks again,
Sue! All of the incredible supplies used to make each of these cards can be
found in the new “Annual Inspirations” Idea Book for 2015-2016. You can page
through the entire thing on my website at funforyou.ctmh.com. Be sure to contact
me for any help you need – that’s what I’m here for! Happy creating!
