Welcome to our Autumn Art Philosophy Blog Hop!  Each month we are showcasing our amazing Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge which can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant {like me!}.

It’s the time of year where leaves are changing colors, temperatures are dropping, the days are shorter, and the holidays are quickly approaching. This month we will be featuring projects with an Autumn theme made using the Art  Philosophy Cricut cartridge!

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy’s blog – Love 2 Create. If you came here from Ginger’s Blog, then you’re in the right place!

My project is this fun wine tag! I know many people will take a bottle of wine to the hostess of the party, and what a cute way to ‘pretty it up’!

I used the door hanger that can be found on page 25 of the Art Philosophy Cartridge. I used Chocolate Cardstock for the hanger and the bottom part of the acorns. I did have to cut the hole a little bit bigger with my craft knife, so that it would fit a bit better! I used Kraft cardstock for the tops of my acorns, and Autumn Terracotta for the square on the front and the card on the inside!

All of these items can be found on the Art Philosophy cartridge! So many fun things!

I am the last stop in this hop, but if you joined in the middle, you can continue to the start, with Lucy’s blog – Love 2 Create.

Here’s the entire blog hop lineup in case you “fall” off the path:
Lucy ~ Love 2 Create
Darla ~ Stamping Under Dr’s Orders
Diana ~ Diana’s Free Moments
Stephanie ~ Quilted Scrapper
Amie Kiger ~ Mimi, Myself, and I
Jennifer Kramer ~ 4 Hearts Scrapbooking
Rebecca ~ Stamp & Scrap Studio
Kindred Hearts ~ It Makes Total Cents
Theo Stacey ~ Celebrate Crafts
Arlene Bonsma ~ Arlene’s Creative Space
Amanda Cortez ~ Scraps of Love
Priscilla ~ Priscilla’s Paperie
Ginger ~ Create with Ginger
Michelle ~ My Flights of Fancy <---You are here!---<<< You can also find a great project on Wendy Kessler’s blog

Thanks so much for hopping along with us today! I hope you have found some great ideas to use that fabulous Art Philosophy cartridge! Ready to order? Use the Anniversary party on my site, and get a set of FREE cards!

Today is mine & my husband’s anniversary! We have been married for 19 years! So, to celebrate, I want to offer a free gift to you all! You may have seen our fabulous new Monogram stamps.

They are just $2.95, and you get to pick which letter you would like. So, what’s the gift, you are asking, right? Well, for every $50 order that is placed on the Anniversary party on my website, I will send you a set of 20 cards with envelopes! Your choice of cardstock color and initial! Why 20? Well, 19 + one to grow on! {I know, I know, that’s for birthdays . . . but it works in this case too, right?}

You’ve seen the cards, right? Take a look at some other great consultant’s cards!

{image by Michelle Snyder}

{image by Lisa Stenz}

Gorgeous cards, right? So, place your order, and you can have 20 of them for yourself! I can’t wait to be busy making these cards for you!

Off to a yummy dinner with hubby now, have a great evening!

Michelle

There are some great consultants doing a fabulous blog hop with a new stamp set that you can get starting August 15th for National Stamping Month. You should have arrived here from Misty’s blog This stamp set is another ‘Double D’ set, where you get 2 D sized stamp sets in one envelope. This stamp set is fantastic, and would work WONDERFULLY for a ‘project life’ type project!

{click image for better view}

Unfortunately, I didn’t get my stamp set yet, to be able to make something cute for you. So, instead, what I have done is put together a little kit for you to consider! Some of these items are on the ‘while supplies last’ section of my shopping page, so you will want to hurry to be able to take advantage of these great prices!

12×12 Quick Pic Album Vertical Photo Page Horizontal Photo Page

The Quick Pic Album is on the While supplies last tab, you can get cranberry, chocolate (linked), or outdoor denim. The photo pockets come 10 pages to a package. You will need to purchase a total of 3 packages (you will use just less than that). Add on your favorite paper pack, and you have just the right amount to get your new stamp set for just an additional $5! You will have one page (side) per week for your project life! And with the few extra pages, you will have a few spots to add extra photos for special events, or just extra busy weeks!

Next in the blog hop is Julia! So, hop on over to her blog and see what cuteness she has for you!

Happy Hopping!

Hey everyone!

As you know by now, the new idea book went live on August 1st! There are so many fun new things in this book! I am SUPER excited about the whole thing!! We have a great group of consultants doing this fabulous blog hop! You should have arrived here from Wendy’s Blog! (man, oh man, I have to follow Wendy? Her stuff is fantabulous!) 🙂

So, I thought I would share half of the make and take project that everyone will be completing when they come to my Open House / Customer Appreciation nights! We will be making 4 little cards and a little carry bag to put them in. Aren’t these cards adorable?

They are made with the new Avonlea papers, Chocolate and Slate cardstock, and one of the three stamp sets that come with the brand new Artiste cartridge! Now, the bubble shapes are also on the cartridge, however, I fussy cut them, because it has been so hot and muggy and yucky here, I didn’t want to make the effort to pull my cricut out of my truck (from a previous meeting that I had taken it to). So, I just stamped and cut them the old fashioned way!

I would love to have you come visit with me at one of my three Customer Appreciation nights! They are the 10th & 11th in Vancouver, and the 18th in Gladstone! You can find them both on my Facebook page.

Next you will be off to visit Pamela’s blog! She has a super cute waterfall card to show you!

Have a super crafty day! (and stay cool!)

~Michelle

It’s been a busy month, and it’s not over yet! Senior Graduation, all night party, all the grad parties to put on and attend, end of school for the other kiddos for the year, plus all of the general everyday stuff . . . makes for a busy month! Anam over at twisted sketches has been so wonderful! She puts out some wonderful sketches for both cards and layouts! I always enjoy using them! After3 years of doing sketches, she has had to make the difficult decision to close Twisted Sketches. She will be leaving the blog up, and has even offered the sketches as a pdf download for you!

This last twist was ‘thanks’. What a fitting twist, don’t you think?

I used the Stella paper pack for my card, because I just love the lagoon colors! I used the AP cartridge to cut out the background mat. It kind of looks like a cloud behind the letters!

I used our pre embossed letters, and inked them with lagoon ink, so that they matched my card perfectly! Add some punched cardstock and some lace that was in a box, and you get this fabulous card!

Thanks so much Anam, for allowing me to be on your design team! I’ve had so much fun in the process!! I wish you much luck and good health!

~Michelle

{Sample of one of the pages we will make in the workshop}

My Cruisin’ Workshop still has room for a few more people! I would love to have you come (even if you must show up a bit late!) and join us in making this fantastic workshop!

Perfect for adding to your scrapbook, or creating a whole album with these pages, as a gift for someone! (Father’s day is coming up soon!) You will be making 14 pages with room for 60 photos! All pieces will be pre cut and ready for you to assemble! All you need to do is bring glue and photos, and be ready to add journaling! This project is glue intensive, I used over 36 yards of tape/glue!! So, if you don’t have any, let me know, and I can get that ordered for you as well!

To make sure that your order arrives early enough for me to be able to pre-cut it, you will need to order & pre-pay by Sunday! To order, just click here and select which of the two options you would like to get!

As an added bonus, anyone that pre-pays and comes on Friday, will receive the supplies to make 2 Father’s Day cards, at no additional cost! So, come on out and join us on Friday, June 15th at 7pm!

Hope to see you there!
Michelle

Today, 3 years ago, I signed up to be a consultant with Close to my Heart. I couldn’t wait for my box to get here with all the fun stuff! I have had a wonderful time being a consultant. Just recently I was able to develop a fantastic workshop using the Cruisin’ papers! It is 7 two page layouts, with space for 60+ photos!

So, to celebrate my 3 years, I am having a bit of a sale! Get $3 off any $30 order or $5 off the Cruisin workshop* that will be held on June 15th! Let me know if you want to take advantage of this fun sale!

Here is a sample of one of the page sets. This is page set 3. As you can see, it has spots for 9 photos. If you wanted to add a few more, there is a spot that fits the flip flaps perfectly!

Would you like to see all of the pages? Click on over to the Workshop Kit page, and you will be able to click on the photo, and then click it again to make it larger!

I would love to have you at my workshop, or to mail one to you, if you aren’t local!

Have a crafty day!
Michelle

*$5 discount does not apply towards the consultant pricing for the workshop

Welcome to Twisted Sketches Saturday and Art Philosophy Blog Hop Day!

I figured these are both so awesome, that I would combine them together! Twisted Sketches is a fantastic sketch challenge site, with a new card sketch every Saturday and a new layout sketch every Wednesday! LOTS of beautiful things on that blog every week!!

For the blog hop, you should have come from Wendy’s blog.

Today I combined some Lucy and some Footloose papers to make this fun baby shower card!

This is the inside of my little card. You can see the shape that I cut out with my AP cartridge, and the stamp that it fits perfectly!

To make this fun border under the zip strip, I actually used a few of the same shape to make the border! Then tied some of our baker’s twine around it.

And here is a close up shot of the new Keepsake felt alphabet stickers. They were so fun to use!

Here are some other fun things I have made with the Art Philosophy Cartridge! (Such a handy little thing!) Each photo will take you to the blog post with more photos.

Next you should be heading over to Gloria’s blog to enjoy her fun stuff! If you happen to get lost along the way, below is a list of all of the blog hop participants!

Courtney
Brandy
Audrey
Amanda
Darla
Connie
Stephanie
Erin
Lucy
Vanessa
Carol
Eva
Wendy K.
Michelle {you are here}
Gloria
Chrissy
Ann Marie Lessner
Michelle Degnan Powell

I hope that you enjoy all of the beautiful artwork that is created with the Art Philosophy Cartridge! If you would like to place an order, please let me know! (I might be able to work some freebies for you!!)

Have a crafty weekend!