Friends Make Life Colorful! Everything ABC's Blog Hop

Welcome to the Everything ABC's Blog Hop!

For this hop we will be featuring the letter F. This may be the name
of a paper, a stamp set or an embellishment. Whatever the Crafter has
chosen as their "F" element will be featured in their post. For me, I am going with Flowers and Friends.

If you have just hopped onto my blog, please start at the beginning at Linda's blog ~ Scrappy Therapy.

If you came from Darlys Recker's Crafty Happy blog, then you're on the right track!

I used the Cricut Craft Room to create the pieces for this basket using the Artiste Cartridge. I used the 12" x 24" mat because I wanted to make the basket as big as possible and to fit the entire piece of 12" x 12" piece of cardstock. 

To see a video of exactly how I made this project click on the image below.

Your next stop on our Everything ABC'S blog Hop is Judy Faye's Place, head over and see what she has prepared for you!

In case you get lost along the way…go to Scrappy Therapy for a complete list of participants!

Mini Pocket Albums Made From One 12x12 Piece of Paper

Aren't these adorable! I love making these simple yet adorable Mini Pocket Albums for quick gifts for friends and family as well as Workshop projects! I am joining in on the Color My Heart: Color Dare #82 and FCCB Challenge #199 All About You this week with my Mini So Blessed Pocket Album above. Focus colors are Goldrush and Topiary and I used both the Arbooking and the Artiste Cricut Cartridges on these projects to cut out the elements for the covers as well as the tags that are inserted in the pockets.

This Mini Pocket Album is held closed by a simple piece of Baker's Twine that is secured under a 1-1/2" strip of paper attached as the binding with Scor Tape.
There are 8 pocket pages with tags for journaling or mounting photos. It is so simple to create these albums using a single piece of 12x12 cardstock or B&T paper. For this one I used a 12x12 piece of B&T paper from the Jubilee and Pro Player paper packets. I score the paper one one side at 3", 6" & 9". I rotate the paper 90 degrees and score at 2", 6" & 10". Now I cut on the 6" score line up to the 9" score line, leaving 3 inches un-cut. 

 

Diagram with cuts and score lines.

Now for the folding....along the cut I fold, then on the 2" score lines on each side, I fold those up to create a pocket. Next I use Scor Tape again to secure these pockets and also on the inside part of the folded section. Now fold each section towards the center and you have your Mini Album. Attache a 1-1/2" strip of complementary B&T paper, to the end to create a binding, attaching an 18" piece of Baker's Twine under it to create a closure. Now decorate as desired with additional papers, bling and decorative elements.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to score, cut and assemble the Mini Pocket Album.

Well thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment, I truly appreciate ready your comments.
In the meantime, Happy Paper Crafting!
~Angelina

Slate Stamp Pad	Topiary Stamp Pad	Goldrush Stamp Pad	Jubilee Paper Packet
Pro Player Paper Packet	Slate Cardstock	Goldrush Cardstock	White Daisy Cardstock
Dimensional Elements Framework	Sponge Daubers	Liquid Glass	Embroidery Floss - Retiring
Baker's Twine Harvest	Artiste Cricut Cartridge Set	Artbooking Cricut Cartridge Set	Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer
3-D Foam Tape	Bone Folder	SCOR-TAPE 1/8" wide double sided adhesive

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Easy Party Planning with Cricut®

Learn how to plan the perfect party using one key from the Cricut^® Artiste cartridge—it’s that easy! Invitations, envelopes, banners, cupcake liners, and party favor boxes will make this party a hit!

With just the touch of one Cricut® Artiste key you can take your creativity over the top with wonderful 3-D projects, party favors, interactive cards, awards, and more! From robots and spooks to weddings and Valentines, your cupcake wrappers, invitations, and party essentials will coordinate and come together for any celebration! Includes a step-by-step assembly booklet for the 3-D projects.
Collection includes:

• 1 – Cartridge (700 images: themed projects, cards, fonts, shapes, and 3-D items)
• 3 – My Acrylix® D-size stamp sets
• 3 – 12" × 9" Dimensional Elements (3 sheets of different shapes)

Creative Feature Keys: Accent 1, Accent 2, Accent 3, Accent 4, Card, 3D Object.
Recommended blocks for included stamp sets: 3" × 3" (Y1006), 2" × 3½" (Y1009), 2" x 6½" (Y1010).
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I have a new FAVORITE Cricut Cartridge

Welcome back everyone and Happy August! 

Last year Close To My Heart (CTMH) came out with their first Cricut cartridge called Art Philosophy and I fell in LOVE. It has been my GO-TO cartridge for everything because it seemed to have everything on it – card shapes, 3D projects, simple shapes and loads more.  Well, now I have a new favorite cartridge because CTMH did it again!  They have a new cartridge out and it is absolutely AMAZING!  It is the Cricut Close To My Heart Artiste cartridge and it has 700 images on it just like the Art Philosophy cartridge! That’s right 700!  (If you click the link above you will be able to see the entire cartridge booklet- page by page, be patient as it will take some time to load.)

Here are some sample screen shots of what’s on it!

Aren't they just fantastic!  Throughout the month of August I will be sharing with you some of the projects that I have created for my customers and clubs.

You can only order this cartridge thru a CTMH consultant, yep that’s ME! - so if you need one…you can email me at PaperCraftingWithAngelina@gmail.com and let know what you need!  OR just go directly to my Website and order it there. 

If you have any questions about this or any of the other wonderful products that Close To My Heart offers, please shoot me an email and I will be happy to answer them.

Have a great August! 
~Angelina~