mycraftyspaces: Close To My Heart August ARTISTE Blog Hop!

Welcome to our August ARTISTE Blog Hop! Each month we will showcase a feature of the amazing ARTISTE Cricut cartridge which can be purchased exclusively through a Close to My Heart Independent Consultant.

We're so excited to be doing this hop and we have a fabulous lineup with some very talented ladies. There will be lots of fun projects!!!

This month we will be showcasing a different page from the Artiste cartridge! Did you know there were 700 images on this cartridge?? That's right -- 700!!!

If you just happened to come to this blog, you should start at the beginning at Lucy's blog - http://www.love2createitall.com.

My project is ... a tabletop decoration, a giftbox/placecard holder and table scatter. For my projects, I worked with page 78 out of the booklet. The first thing I made, I think will look great in cluster of different colors and sizes as a decoration on a sideboard, counter top, etc. I first cut Accent 1 and Accent 1 in approximately 4.5”. I cut a total of 4. I embossed them with my houndstooth folder and Big Kick. I assembled two of the pieces together as shown in the booklet, then doubled and adhered the flat edges. I thought that by doubling the number of sections, it would appear more full and substantial. I cut the leaf which is 3-D Object, and adhered with a glue dot. There is a small hole in the leaf that I wanted to cover, so I ran hemp twine thru a button that coordinated with the leaf and used a glue dot to adhere. The paper used in this project was Co’redinations Tangerine and Close To My Heart New England Ivy.

For my second project, I wanted to attempt the pumpkin treat box. I chose Co’redinations in Terracotta for the body of the box and Close to My Heart New England Ivy for the leaves. I sized to fit the 3D Object on a 12” x 12” mat and cut. I cut 3 of the leaf assemblies in 2 different sizes and curled leaves and tendrils. I adhered the 3 together, lining up the holes. I used a coordinating ribbon to attach to the first leaf of the box, assembled the box, then attached the leaf assembly and finished with a bow. I added one of my grunge leaf scatter pieces as a name tag. I think this would be lovely to set a Thanksgiving table, or cutsied up as treat boxes for a classroom.

To finish off my projects, I used Accent 2 and Accent 2 to cut the two designs of leaves in two different sizes from Tim Holtz Grungeboard. I used Alcohol Ink in Lettuce, Watermelon, Terracotta, and Sunshine Yellow to tint the grunge board leaves. I then brushed with perfect pearls and used my heat gun to curl the grungeboard. I think the leaves would look awesome as scatter, attached to napkin rings or as a garland on a light fixture. I really hope you have enjoyed this look at Page 78 of what this cartridge has to offer.

The next stop on your blog hop fun is Laura Charko -

http://koladesigns.wordpress.com/

Here is the list of all the talented consultants who are participating in this months blog hop:

Lucy ~ http://www.love2createitall.com

Darla ~ http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com

Julia~ http://youcancreatectmh.blogspot.com/

Theo ~ www.celebratecrafts.com

Tina Gale http://tiggersscrapplace.blogspot.com

Stephanie http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com

Mandy http://www.mandydesigns.blogspot.com

Joanne http://josiesjoy.blogspot.com

Laura W http://scrappinsweetiesescape.blogspot.com/