DJ's Sundries

Sometimes you just want to play and when you do, the results can be so fun.   When was the last time you played?   I have finally taken the dive into using a gelli plate and I have to say that I really like it.  I have a lot to learn and I need some practice but I can already see the possibilities that this little tool will bring.  It's going to be fun to use these to create. Here are the supplies I used: Close To My Heart (CTMH) White Daisy card base CTMH Birthday Sparkles & Sent and Delivered stamp sets CTMH Beautiful You stamp and dye set Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Crackling Campfire, Ripe Persimmon, Fired Brick and Speckled Egg Tim Holtz Distress Paints: Speckled Egg & Crackling Campfire Tim Holtz Heartfelt stamp set Versafine Onyx Black inkpad Clear embossing powder Clear sequins Gina K Connect glue I even made a video of the play session.  I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by today. Remember to take some ...

Welcome to the Craftin' and Stampin' Crew  JEEPERS CREEPERS  Blog Hop! Myself and some other Craftin' and Stampin' Crew members decided we wanted to share  some of our creations on a monthly basis with the  monthly featured paper collections.  This hop will be featuring the September featured paper from Close To My Heart called Jeepers Creepers!  Our team has put together TONS of amazing inspiration to help you  get crafty with this AMAZING paper packet and coordinating pieces!! If you are interested in purchasing any of the items you see on my project today, be sure to stop by my online store, Cheri's Close To My Heart and pick it up before its gone!  Throughout the post, you can click on any of the items mentioned to be taken directly to my personal online store to get your items. For my project today I decided to challenge myself by creating cards from a scrapbook sketch.  WHAT?  Yes, yo...

My daughter recently celebrated her 21st birthday.  I wanted to make a fun card, but not too juvenile.  That's when I remembered the "Forever young" Cricut cartridge.  Add this silhouette figure to the Close To My Heart Artfully Sent cartridge and you have a great little slider card. Here's what you need: You can get your Close To My Heart products here: Cheri's Close To My Heart OBA or you can click on the links to go directly to specific products. Close To My Heart "Artfully Sent" Cricut cartridge Close To My Heart "Confetti" paper pack (retired) Cricut "Forever Young" cartridge Close To My Heart Your Own Kind of Wonderful stamp set Versafine Onyx Black ink Close To My Heart Black cardstock Close To My Heart Lagoon cardstock or in the Adventure cardstock packet Close To My Heart Whimsy cardstock pack 3 Girl JAM Sunflower crinkle ribbon EK Success glitter Xyron sticker maker In the video, I talk about an a...

I finally took the time to pull out the latest cartridge from Close To My Heart.  I have to say, Artistry is pretty cool.  I can't wait to explore this fun cartridge more.  Now to really throw a twist into things, I used the La Vie En Rose paper packet to make a MASCULINE card.  Ready? Surprise!  La Vie En Rose is more than just frilly girly paper.  There are some fabulous black and white prints and I'm loving it.  Of course, I had to finish off the inside too.  Isn't it fun? Here's what I used: Artristy Cricut Cartridge La Vie En Rose paper packet Lagoon paper packet Black Exclusives Ink Stamp set from the Artiste Bundle Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I love to take examples of cards and switch them up to make my own.  This card came from the Close To My Heart Seasonal Expressions 1 2015 book.  You can find the original card on page 27.  I just found different paper, added an extra white border and took away the sequins.  Viola!  A fun card to share.  One of the best things about this card is that you can use up scraps or use both sides of the same sheet of paper.  There are so many possibilities from this one simple sketch. Getting ideas from others is a great way to increase your own creativity.  I find that when I play with someone else's sketch or idea, I come up with my own ideas to add to it.  Of course, we have to be careful not to take credit for someone's work. So I thought about how I could take this basic sketch, use the new Zoe paper, and make something new.  By simply adding some shimmer trim, turning the above card on its side and trading out the stars for sequi...

Hello everyone.  I was looking for a fun card to bring for my card club members to you when I ran across an old paperbag card I had made.  I knew it would be perfect so I decided to teach them how to make it.  You can see the inspiration for this card here: Cara's Paperbag card: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZTtxfW2zEY While discontinued items were used on 2 of the cards, the other 2 were made using the following current items: Zoe Paper packet "Just to Say" stamp set from the Artfully Sent Cricut bundle Finding the Words stamp set Balloon Wishes stamp set Coral Shimmer Trim Slate Exclusives Ink Black Exclusives Ink Coral Sequins (discontinued) Free to be Me paper pack (discontinued) Skylark paper pack (discontinued) How about a full video tutorial? Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

I recently went on a camping trip and decided to take my Distress Inks and watercolors along.  I found this amazing technique while watching Jennifer McGuire ( here ) and knew that I wanted to try it.  I still haven't done the full technique, but I really like the way this card turned out with the "partial" technique.  Before we get into the card though, here's some news you might want to know>>> August Special There are a few Close To My Heart Specials this month.  To see all of the specials click here .  However, I am also running a personal special.  Anyone who purchases $100 between now and August 3, 2015 from my Close To My Heart site, will receive one of the brand new paper packs absolutely free.  Here's how it will work: Click HERE to enter the site. Click on the "Artistry" Gathering in the bottom right part of the home page. Order your products (but not your "free" paper). On September 1st, I will contact you via ema...

I love white on white projects with just a splash of color.  That is the effect that I was trying to achieve with this textured card. I used the following items: Embossing folders: The Paper Studio - Zebra Sizzix - Four Petal Flower Cuttlebug - Stylized Flowers, Swiss Dots, Script, Perfectly Paisley, D'Vine Swirl Vicoria Close To My Heart Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge Close To My Heart White Daisy cardstock Close To My Heart Blossom paper pack Close To My Heart Coral Reef sequins You can find your Close To My Heart products here. Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Sometimes you just need a little sparkle and a birthday can be one of those times.  That's why I chose to use a little to glitz up this card for a special young man who will be turning 89 this week. Of course, Close To My Heart helped me a bit.  I used the following supplies.  You can click on the names of most of them to get your own. Confetti Wishes Paper Pack Artfully Sent Cricut Cartridge Bright yellow Stickles How about a video? Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things!

I had a few minutes to pull out the brand new Artfully Sent cartridge from Close to my Heart the other day and I made this quick card for a friend's birthday.  I must say that it was fairly simple to make and it turned out to be so pretty.  I used the paper from the Ariana collection which has retired, but other paper would be beautiful as well.  No I must tell you that the printed panel on the left side of the card is not a Cricut cut.  I actually hand cut that to fit the spot.  I think that the next time that I use this, I will cut the card in patterned paper and the accent in the solid just to see how the words pop.  It's definitely going to be fun to experiment with this cartridge. Don't forget that anyone who purchases this cartridge (or any other purchase) on the "Artfully Sent" gathering found on my site here , between now and October 11th will be eligible to enter a drawing to receive all the hostess rewards earned on that gathering.  Woo...

My dad recently celebrated a birthday and I wanted to make  fun card for him.  I also wanted to play with my new Cricut Explore a bit, and this card was perfect for it. I pulled out some paper that came with the Explore for the car and went into the Heritage cartridge for this old thing. I also used: Close to my Heart - Timberline Paper (retired), Just a number stamp set (retired), durables triangle studs, Lagoon Exclusives cardstock Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Foam tape Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Top-o-the- morning to you.  I trust you are having a great day.  I wanted to share this card that I designed using the Confetti Wishes paper pack from Close to my Heart.  This is one of the bonus cards available in my workshop clubs.  This was so fun to make and I think it may have been everyone's favorite. I used 2 different techniques on the background paper - tone-on-tone and heat embossing.  Though I don't have Close to my Heart embossing tools or powders or gold shimmer tape, you can find them at my Close to my Heart store here .  I also used the following: Confetti Wishes paper Lagoon cardstock and Ink pad White Daisy cardstock Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge Lovely Birthday stamp set Have you thought about joining a club?  I think you will be glad you did. Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Birthdays are so special, especially when one has reached a great age.  Today I am sharing a card that I have made for a friend who will soon be turning 80.  It was a simple card to make while remaining elegant.  It is also quite masculine. Supplies: DWCV - La Creme Matstack Grey Cardstock Tim Holtz - Playful Journey stamp set Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages stamp set Versamark White embossing powder Trim You have to look closely to see the vintage truck watermark on the inside of the card but it is there. How about a video? Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Top of the morning everyone.  I trust you are having a great day.  I have a super fun project that was inspired by Jennifer McGuire.  You can see her original video by clicking here .  My daughter really likes teal and brown and she also likes chevrons.  She recently celebrated her 19th birthday so I decided I would use teal along with the brand new LG bundle from 3 Girl JAM to create a sparkly fun birthday card for her.  I used silver to replace the brown. The video will walk you through the glitter techniques as well as the card making process, so I am just going to list the supplies I used here: Cricut Close to my Heart Art Philosophy cartridge and stamp set bundle Teal and Grey cardstock from my stash Paper Trey Ink white cardstock (card base) Perfect medium and Pewter Perfect Pearls Silver Glitter from EK Success Teal glitter from a scrapbooking store (? brand) 9" Xyron Heidi Swapp Chevron stencil ATG and foam tape LG Bundle from 3 Girl...

No matter how old you are, you should have fun on your birthday.  I needed a birthday card for an adult, but I wanted it to be fun so this is what I made: I needed the following items to make it all come together: Close To My Heart - Art Philosophy cartridge and coordinating stamp set (for cupcake cut at 2.5") Zig pens - Pure Yellow and Candy Pink DCWV Nana's Kids Matstack Georgia Pacific white cardstock Scrap of green paper Happy Messages stamp set from Stampendous Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad Sakura Gelly Roll pen - Stardust Clear foam tape For full details, check out the video below. Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Sometimes you just get surprised by the ideas that pop into your head.  This card is one of those surprises and I'm so happy to share it with you today.  It's one of my new favorites.  I am afraid that the picture doesn't show the full effect of its beauty. I needed a few things to make it all happen: Close To My Heart - Art Philosophy cartridge with coordinating stamp set and Olive ink Memento Tuxedo Black ink Really Reasonable Ribbon white organza ribbon "today" from Trees to Treasures DCWV Lemon Flower Matstack Creative Inspirations paint - citrus Be sure to check out the video where I show you how I used each of those products. Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.

Today I have something to share with you that I've never tried before.  I took a scrapbook sketch and turned into a standard A2 card sketch.  I love the way it turned out and hope you will too. I started by choosing a sketch that was originally posted on Srapbook Challenges.  If you click on the sketch, you will be taken to the original sketch.  They have lots of fun sketches for all you scrapbookers. I then created my own sketch to make it fit on a standard 4.25" X 5.5" card.  Each of the banner ribbons were cut  at 3/8" wide. Now it was time to create the card.  I needed the following supplies to pull it off: DCWV - The Tradewinds Matstack Core'dinations "Timeless" Textured Cardstock (grey) Georgia Pacific white cardstock Stampendous "Happy Messages" stamps Close To My Heart - Outdoor Denim ink Fiskars "Upper Crest" border punch EK Success 1 3/8" circle punch Martha Stewart Butterfly punc...

I finally made it to my crafty space for a little while the other night.  I didn't have a lot of time, but I wanted to get a few cards done.  Once again, I pulled out the OWH sketches and chose B-21.  You can find these fabulous sketches by clicking here . I know I've said it in the past, but I want to say again, how easy it is to make cards using sketches.  If you look at the original sketch, you will see that I changed things up a bit on some of the cards to make the sketch work for me.  I think that I made all 4 cards in about an hour and that is with filming the video.  You could really push out a lot of cards if you chose coordinating 12X12 papers went to work. I used paper and embellishments from Basic Grey's "Life of the Party" for the two cards shown above.  Basic Grey's "Shine On" paper with "Shine On and Serendipity" embellishments were used on the two below. The sentiments were stamped using Hero Arts "All Occ...

Looking for the perfect card for the men in your life?  I hope that the card that I share with you today will be just what you are looking for.  I used the Halloween Harvest ribbon from the new and improved Season's Bundle.  It is a gorgeous multi-colored ribbon.  It comes in a 3 pack that has 2 other beautiful multi-colored ribbons.  You can find yours here . I have been on vacation for a while and just got home late on Tuesday night.  I had so much to do today that I didn't have the creative juices flowing in my mind.  Does that ever happen to you?  When it happens to me, I will often grab a sketch.  This is sketch B-25 from Operation Write Home which you can find by clicking here. I also used the following products: Kraft card stock from my stash (Joann's maybe?) Brown card stock (unknown manufacturer) Flesh colored card stock - Provo Craft Echo Park - This and That Charming  6X6 collection 7 Gypsies Stam Tim Holt...

A while back I posted a gift bag that I altered for a friend.  At the time, I also made a card that I want to share with you Supplies: Paper Trey Ink - Latte Love stamp set and Plum cardstock My Mind's Eye - So Sophie American Crafts - red glitter tape Stampendous - Happy Messages stamp set Memento - Tuxedo black ink Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Bard Door and Dusty Concord Tim Holtz Distress Markers - Barn Door and Black Soot Sakura - Gelly Roll Stardust pen Thanks for stopping by today.  Remember to take some time to enjoy the little things.