More Terrific Tools - Quiling Tool

Learn about the awesome tools that Close to My Heart offers in this series of posts and short videos.

This week, I'm sharing a video about the Quilling Tool.  It's great for rolling flowers.  I was a little leery on getting it at first (thinking my reverse tweezers were just dandy), but then I tried it.  Needless to say, I don't use those tweezers anymore for flowers.

Quilling Tool:  Item# Z1795  $7.95 each

Lucky 5 During November

November marks the five-year anniversary of

and that means it’s your lucky month, with

amazing ways to win through Studio J and Close To My Heart social media!  See below for how you could win during November!!

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First, throughout the month of November, all layouts purchased in Studio J are $5!  That is a savings of over 25% off of retail!

Your second chance to win big must come by sheer luck: every fifth order placed in Studio J during November receives a FREE surprise Close To My Heart accessory in its shipping box! The accessory has a retail value of $5 or more.

If luck doesn't smile on you in that way, you might stumble upon it by finding a little extra something in your Studio J box. Five “golden tickets” will be sent out during the month of November with randomly selected Studio J print orders. This “golden ticket” is redeemable for one of Close To My Heart’s new D-ring albums* loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors™.

For a fourth way to win, simply create new, gorgeous layouts in Studio J, select your favorites, and then post pictures of them on Close To My Heart’s Facebook page using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. 

After November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries based on their artistry and creativity and each of these winners will receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load

Memory Protectors!

 

And there is one last way to win: take your new Studio J artwork and post a picture of it on Instagram using the hashtag #ctmhlucky5. Just as it is with Facebook, after November 30, five lucky winners will be selected from the entries to receive their own D-ring album loaded with 10 Top Load Memory Protectors!

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To make things even more exciting, starting November 1, five brand new kits from the Annual Inspirations idea book will be made available in Studio J, so you can create new artwork using the latest papers and embellishments from Close To My Heart.

With so many ways to win, five may be new your new lucky number!

Log in to Studio J and start creating today!!  It's FREE to use and doesn't require you to download any software/programs to your computer.  Read more here on my blog.

*Offer valid November 1–30, 2014. Pattern and color of new D-ring album to be given to winners will be at Close To My Heart’s discretion based upon availability. New kits available in Studio J® on November 1 include Confetti Wishes, Snowhaven, Seaside, Pathfinding, and Scaredy Cat. No tax or shipping will be charged on the free item(s). Studio J layouts ship in a protected box that can hold from 4 to 50 two-page layouts. For additional information about shipping/handling, please visit StudioJ.com > Products and Pricing > Shipping Options.

A Gift

I had the honor of creating something very special for my good friend to display at her wedding.  The poem (sorry, had to hide it) meant a lot to her, her fiance (now hubby), and family, as it signified the memory of someone dear to their hearts they had recently lost.

I know I have been teasing you for a while, so here it is!  

It turned out so much better than I imagined.  The only non-CTMH products I used were the canvas and the green tulle.  

I mixed Champagne reinker and pearl paint (retired) and then painted the canvas - it gave it a light hue and gorgeous shimmer. 

All the flowers were cut from the Artiste Cricut cartridge.  I rolled them using the Quilling Tool and adhered them with a glue gun.  After scoring the pedals of the leaves to give them dimension, I layered them throughout the flowers, even cutting some apart for a different look.

The title & poem I printed onto Champagne cardstock and cut out. The title of the poem is mounted with the Thin 3D Foam Tape on a Artiste Cricut cut frame.  Everything is adhered to the canvas with either Liquid Glass or via a hot glue gun.

I used leftover hearts from the inside of the leaves from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge (which I used in a project you'll see Sunday!).  I cut pieces of the green tulle and fanned them between and under the flowers (adhered with a hot glue gun).  It just came together beautifully!