True Love 10 Card Workshop with Mini Cards

True Love 10 Card Workshop by Jane Molloy

True Love 10 Card Workshop 

with Mini Cards 

I am so excited that the Seasonal Expression 2 Ideas Book is now available with so many gorgeous new papers, stamps, stickers, thin cuts and bling. It's like Christmas every 4 months when a new Close to my Heart Ideas Book launches. As soon as I saw the True Love Collection revealed at the Australian Convention in March I knew it would make the most gorgeous Wedding and Birthday cards. In April I got stuck into designing cards with the True Love Complements and True Love Picture my Life Cards.

True Love Complements

True Love Picture My Life Cards

I have used the Sugarplum Glitter Paper and the brand new Rose Gold loose sequins to add extra sparkle and elegance to these cards. I love the beautiful Wedding Dress and Floral designs of these Picture my Life Cards. Sugarplum, Ballerina and Sapphire are the latest colour trends. I love how Close to my Heart have paired these 3 colours together, to bring a sense of class to this Wedding Collection. I also featured the pretty new Lace Border Thin Cuts in these cards and it was the first time I used this Thin Cut. It's so sweet and dainty and it will be so popular in this new Ideas Book. It you love it as much as I do, grab it to add to your Thin Cuts collection.  There cards were so fun and easy to make and I've stamped sentiments from the upcoming June Stamp of the Month - It's your day to Sparkle. 

Lace Border Thin Cuts

Here are a few of my favourite card designs from this Workshop. I loved creating all of these card designs. Which one is your favourite? 

From Miss to Mrs - it's your day Card

XOXO Special Day Card

Happy Birthday Cake Card

Love Card

I had lots of cute die-cuts, stickers and Picture my Life cards left over once I created these 10 Cards that I couldn't resist making a set of 5 Mini 3" Cards. These would be perfect for small gift tags for Wedding and Birthday gifts. What do you think?

5 Mini Cards

I have designed this True 10 Card Workshop with Mini Cards along with detailed  assembly Instructions including 12 full colour photos. You can create these cards in the comfort of your own home with just a few supplies from the new Seasonal Expressions 2 Ideas Book. If you live in Australia you can receive the "True Love" 10 Card Workshop Instructions for FREE (via email) with any purchase of $30 or more in my online Close to my Heart store.

This 10 Card Workshop file is available to purchase for $10 (Australian dollars) via PayPal. A great resource for Close to my Heart Consultants to share with their customers and grow their business. Email me for more information at goldilocksgifts@gmail.com

If you enjoyed this Blog post? 
View my previous Blog posts for my three additional Card Workshops from the Seasonal Expressions 1 Ideas Book. 


Until next time, Happy Crafting,

Jane Molloy 


True Love 10 Card Workshop with Mini Cards

Supply List

• True Love Picture My Life Cards (X7244E)
• True Love Complements (X7244C)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254) use only 10 
• Loose Sequins - Rose Gold (Z4065) - small amount
• Lace Border Thin Cut (Z4060) - cut 3 only 
• White Daisy Cardstock (X6027) - 1 sheet or 5 Mini 3” Card Bases
• Sugar Plum Cardstock (X5989) - 1/4 sheet
• Sugarplum Glitter Paper (Z4188) - 1 sheet
• 3-D Foam Dots (Z3342) or Foam Tape
• It’s Your Day to Sparkle Stamp Set (S1906) - available in June

Helpful Tools 

• Exclusive Ink Stamp Pads - Eggplant (Z2847) and Black (Z2805) for sentiments
• 1” x 3 ½” , 2” x 2” Acrylix Block
• VersaMat
• Stamp Scrubber & Spritz Cleaner
• Clear Shimmer Brush - optional
• Micro-tip Scissors
• 12” Trimmer
• Adhesives (of your choice)
• Glue Dots (various sizes)
• Exclusive Ink Stamp pads - for inking edges Ballerina (Z6501), Sage (Z6504), Mint (Z6503)

So Much Happy 10 Card Workshop - It's so cute!

'So Much Happy' 10 Card Workshop

So Much Happy is the featured Close to my Heart Paper collection for March. It's bright colours and bold patterns will make you smile. Perfect for Scrapbooking your happy memories and travel photos, this collection features inspiring words, fun landscapes and cute shapes. I decided this paper collection is also perfect to make some bright and happy cards. So I created my "So Much Happy" 10 Card Workshop and I'm excited to share my designs with you.

So Much Happy Complements

So Much Happy Picture My Life Cards

I designed these uplifting cards using the So Much Happy Picture My Life Cards and matching Complements. I added some Gold Foil Paper, White & Gold Ribbon and loose gold sequins for a little extra shimmer and shine. On a few of the cards I've used one of my favourite stamps sets, Years of Sweetness from Seasonal Expressions 1 Ideas Book. I love the funky font of these birthday sentiments and have used Candy Apple and Lagoon Exclusive Ink Pads to compliment the bright colours of this paper collection.

Years of Sweetness Stamp Set

I had so much fun creating these cards with the bright colours, bold patterns and cute die-cut shapes. Give it a go, this Paper Suite is bound to make you one happy crafter. Which card is your favourite? Tell me in the comments below. These are a few of my favourite card designs from this Card Workshop:

I have designed this So Much Happy 10 Card Workshop along with detailed  assembly Instructions including 11 full colour photos. You can create these cards in the comfort of your own home with just a few supplies from the new Seasonal Expressions Ideas Book. If you live in Australia you can receive the "So Much Happy" 10 Card Workshop Instructions for FREE (via email) with any purchase of $30 or more in my online Close to my Heart store.

This 10 Card Workshop file is available to purchase for a cost of $10 Australian dollars via PayPal. A great resource for Close to my Heart Consultants to share with their customers and grow their business. Email me for more information at goldilocksgifts@gmail.com

If you enjoyed this Blog post then view my previous Blog posts for my two additional Card Workshops from the Seasonal Expressions 1 Ideas Book. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting,

Jane Molloy 

Supplies List:

• So Much Happy Picture My Life Cards (X7241E)
• So Much Happy Complements (X7241C)
• White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254) - only 10
• Loose Gold Sequins (Z4235) - small amount
• White & Gold Ribbon (Z4194) - about 22"
• White Daisy Cardstock (X6027) - 1 sheet
• Ballerina Cardstock (X5994) - 1 sheet
• Gold Foil Paper (Z3365) - 1/2 sheet
• 3-D Foam Dots (Z3342) or 3-D Foam Tape
• Years of Sweetness Stamp Set (D1827)
• Shaker Window Foam & Accetate (Z4310) - 1 only

February Stamp of the Month: Heartfelt Sentiments

February Stamp of the Month: Heartfelt Sentiments

Introducing the gorgeous February Stamp of the Month, Heartfelt Sentiments. This is the perfect Stamp Set for anyone that loves to colour-in. I've had so much fun using my Shin Han Markers and Watercolour Pencils to colour-in these beautiful florals designs. It features lovely sentiments and sweet banners that you will just love stamping on your Cards and Scrapbook pages. 

I've paired the February Stamp of the Month with the Close to my Heart Paper Pack of the Month, I Heart Us. The fresh designs and bright colours in this Collection are perfect to bring the pretty florals in this Stamp set to life. The first card I stamped the large "You make my Heart Happy" image in Black Memento Ink. Once it was dry I coloured-in  the flowers with my ShinHan Touch Twin Markers in a rainbow of colours. I topped off the card with some White ribbon and clear sparkles. 

The second card I wanted to use the pretty banner image and the sweet sentiment "Home is Where the Heart is".  I started with a few pieces of my favourite pattern papers from the I Heart Us Paper Pack, added Black Shimmer Trim and Thin Cut a Fancy Tag in White Daisy Cardstock. I made this tag the feature of my card and decorated it with sweet flower stickers from the I Heart Us Complements. I then stamped the banner in Pixie Exclusive Ink Stamp Pad and the sentiment in Black Ink. A few sparkles and White ribbon stapled to the top of the card, and it was complete.

The last card I wanted to create uses the sentiment "I'm so blessed to know you". I've use the Something Fierce Paper Pack and my favourite Fancy Tag Thin Cut for this one. I inked the edges of the Tag and dots patterned paper in Pixie Exclusive Ink Pad so that it stands out on the card. I stamped the flower stamps in Black Memento Ink so I could use my small Water brush to colour-in the flowers with my Ink pads. This is a soft way of adding colour in co-ordinating colours - Pixie, Canary and Sweet Leaf. I completed the card with the banner in Pixie Exclusive Ink and the sweet sentiment in Black. I love how uplifting these sentiments are on this February Stamp of the Month.

Each month you can purchase a new D-size stamp set (valued at $29.50) for just $8.25. Qualify for this special pricing by placing an order of $82.50 or more in Close To My Heart products. This month’s set Heartfelt Sentiments is only available 1–28 February. 

I hope you enjoying creating with this beautiful Stamp Set as much as I did. 

Until next time, Happy Crafting,

Jane Molloy xx

"I Heart Us" Rainbow 12 Card Workshop! It's here

"I Heart Us" Rainbow 12 Card Workshop 

I am so excited to share with you these bright, fun and happy cards made with the Close to my Heart Collection - I Heart Us! I have designed 12 Rainbow cards for this fun workshop using the 'I heart us' Picture my Life Cards and 'I heart us' Complements. All the sentiments of love and happiness come from a cute new stamp set - Wordfetti. 

I love the happy rainbows, cute butterflies and bright flowers in this card Workshop. I've used some fun tools like Fancy Tag thin cuts, new Playful Scallops Embossing Folder and Mini Stapler to make them extra fancy. I've topped them off with some pretty 'I Heart Us' sequins for extra sparkle. Here are a few of my favourite cards from the Workshop. 

 

I have designed this 12 Card Workshop along with detailed Instructions including 12 full colour photos. You will be able to create these cards in the comfort of your own home with just a few supplies from the new Seasonal Expressions Ideas Book. If you live in Australia you can receive the "I heart us" Rainbow 12 Card Workshop Instructions for FREE (via email) with any purchase of $30 or more in my online Close to my Heart store.

This 12 Card Workshop file will also be available to purchase for a cost of $10 Australian dollars (via PayPal) for Close to my Heart Consultants, who would like to use them to grow their business. Email me for more information at goldilocksgifts@gmail.com

Looking forward to sharing more happy artwork with "I heart us" Collection with you all in February   

Happy crafting,

Jane Molloy xoxo

Supplies List:

I Heart Us - Picture My Life Cards (X7242E)

I Heart Us Complements (X7242C)

White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254) - only 12 

I Heart Us Sequins (Z4270) - 1/3 pack assorted colours 

White & Gold Ribbon (Z4194) - (about 16”)

White Daisy Cardstock (X6027) - 1/2 sheet for stamping 

Raspberry Cardstock (X6018) - 1 sheet

Black Shimmer Trim (Z1809) 

3-D Foam Dots (Z3342) 

Wordfetti Stamp Set (B1652)

Helpful Tools:

Pixie (Z2844), Lilac (Z6505), Canary (Z2843), Bluebird (Z6508)  Exclusive Ink Stamp Pads 

1” x 3 1/2” Acrylix Block

VersaMat

Fancy Tags Thin Cut (Z4305) & Cuttlebug/Bigshot

Stamp Scrubber & Spritz Cleaner

Playful Scallops Embossing Folder (Z4231)

Clear Shimmer Brush

Micro-tip Scissors

12” Trimmer

Adhesives

Glue Dots (various sizes)

Mini Stapler

Deluxe Sugarplum 10 Card Workshop

'Feels Like Home' - 10 Card Workshop 

We are kicking off the New Year with brand new products from the Close to my Heart Seasonal Expressions Ideas Book. When I first got this New Catalogue back in late November, I fell in love with the "Feels like Home" Collection and knew I had to make some gorgeous cards. I love to create cards by pairing the beautiful Picture My Life Cards with the  coordinating Compliment stickers and die-cuts. They were so easy and simple to make and I just love how they turned out so I couldn't wait to share them with. These soft pastel purple tones and striking black and white floral patterns, make for a gorgeous collection. 

In this 10 Card Workshop I have used the fabulous January Stamp of the Month, Card Captions for all the sentiments on the cards. This is a must have stamp set for any Card Marker, as it features 19 sentiments in a variety of fun fonts. It's the perfect Stamp set to grab when you are card making.

I love using the Close to my Heart Card Making pattern book for inspiration when designing cards. It's called Make It from Your Heart Volume 4 and features 24 unique card patterns, with all the cutting measurements that you need to make cards fast, simple and easy. I've chosen to pair the Feels Like Home Picture My Life Cards and Co-ordinating Compliments with some Sugarplum Cardstock, Silver Foil Paper and Sugarplum Glitter Gems for extra sparkle. These are my 3 favourite cards from this Workshop. 

I am sharing my Full Colour Instructions with you so you can create these 10 cards, in the comfort of your own home with just a few new products from the Seasonal Expressions Ideas Book. If you live in Australia you can receive the "Feels Like Home" 10 Card Workshop Instructions for FREE with any purchase of $30 or more in my online Close to my Heart store.

This Card Workshop File is available to purchase for a cost of $10 Australian dollars (via PayPal) for Close to my Heart Consultants, who would like to use them to grow their business. Email me for more information at goldilocksgifts@gmail.com.

Looking forward to sharing more of my new Artwork with you very soon. 

Happy crafting,

Jane Molloy xo


Note: To create these 10 cards you will need the following Supplies (along with My Instructions) which are available to purchase from my Close to my Heart store.

Supplies List:

Feels Like Home - Picture My Life Cards (X7243E)

Feels Like Home Compliments (X7243C)

January Stamp of the Month - Card Captions (S1901)

White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack (X254) - only use 10 

Sugarplum Glitter Gems (Z4192) - 1/2 pack 

Silver Embellishing Tread (Z4213) 

Sugarplum Cardstock (X5989) - 1 Sheet

Silver Foil Paper (Z3366) - 1 Sheet

3-D Foam Dots (Z3342) 

Charcoal Ink Pad (Z2831)

Basic Tool Kit is also required like 12" Trimmer, Scissors, Bone Folder, Glue dots, Adhesives, Stamp Blocks and Scalloped thin cut to create these cards. 

It's here, National Scrapbook Month!

It's here, National Scrapbook Month

May is finally here and I couldn't be happier as it's National Scrapbooking Month. We are celebrating the art of memory keeping, which I am so passionate about. I love being creative with pretty papers, stamps and stickers to tell my stories with my favourite photos. It's so important to print your photos and document your life. You are the only one qualified to tell "your" story. I love reliving all my favourite memories and moments when I pick up my photos from the Print shop and then when I adhere those photos to the pages in my Scrapbook each year. It brings me so much joy. 

This year to celebrate National Scrapbook Month, Close To My Heart has released an exclusive product collection, Postcard Perfect. It's so tropical and fun with rich warm hues of orange and yellow that compliment soft, fresh mint and deep rays of blue. Make your favourite memories look “Postcard Perfect” with this collection of coordinating Postcard Perfect products, including a paper packet, stamp set, coordinating cardstock pack, and Cut Above layout kit! Save 20% when you buy the Postcard Perfect Product Bundle, which includes one of every item in the full collection! You can also earn a FREE Postcard Perfect Cut Above Layout Kit by signing up as a Consultant or hosting a qualifying party this month.

The subtle beachy patterns in this range represent my Hometown of the Gold Coast, perfectly. Beachy titles, cute flamingos and tropical palm trees remind me of my family holidays from my childhood. Do you have photos that would match these papers? Perhaps you have been on a South Pacific Cruise or a relaxing holiday to sunny Florida or Hawaii. Maybe you love to spend your weekends at your favourite beach with your friends and family. This exclusive collection is perfect to scrapbook your treasured Holiday memories.

A neat new feature of this exclusive Postcard Perfect paper pack is a 12" x 12" sheet of die-cut shapes. You can fussy cut out the titles, frangipanis, flamingos and palm trees to add as embellishments to your scrapbook pages. I just love this idea. 

Close To My Heart has produced an exclusive matching stamp set, Postcard Perfect. I love the large vacation titles on this set of 9 stamps along with the pretty frangipanis. I had so much fun stamping these shapes to add to some beautiful cards I made this month. These cards were designed by my friend and talented Consultant, Jacquie Paech. The instructions to create this 20 Card Workshop are available for free with the purchase of any Postcard Perfect products this month.

Well I hope you have lots of fun scrapbooking in May to celebrate National Scrapbook Month. It really is the best way to be creative and preserve your stories and photos in a meaningful way. I am currently Scrapbooking family photos from last year to add to my  2016 Album. Please share in the comments below what project you will be working on this month so we can all be inspired.

Happy crafting my friends.


With Love, 

Jane xo

April Monthly Specials

APRIL Monthly Specials 

Well the Commonwealth Games kicked off tonight in spectacular fashion at Carrara Stadium. Excitement is building for an awesome two weeks of festivities and competition on the Gold Coast. If you find yourself chilling at home this month then it’s the perfect time to have some “me time” crafting. I know I will be creating some awesome projects using our exclusive National Scrapbooking Month Collection - Postcard Perfect. I can’t wait to show you these new Scrapbooking papers, Special Stamp set and Cut Above Kits later in the month at our April 27th Friday Night Workshop. These fresh, bright colours and fun, tropical patterns are perfect for documenting Gold Coast beach days, Family days, Cruising and Tropical Holidays. This Postcard Perfect Collection launches on May 1st and I know you will just fall in love with it. 

Postcard Perfect Collection

April has a gorgeous new Stamp of the Month, Colour my Life. This stamp is perfect for anyone who loves the relaxing art of colouring in. Lovely large words that work well as Scrapbook titles and on cards. Also April is the last month of our beautiful Seasonal Expressions 1 Ideas Book (with Chelsea Gardens on the front) and most of these products are now While Stocks Last. Some have even sold out. Don't miss these crafting goodies on my online craft store.

This is the most exciting time to join my “Sparkle Sisters’’ Team of Consultants with an exclusive joining special this month. Come and join our Close to my Heart Family of crafters. Not only will you receive a gorgeous pink Consultant kit full of new goodies valued at over $300, but a $75 product credit to spend on more products and an exclusive set of a 4 Stamp of the Months (May, June, July and August) valued at $108. That’s $475 value for just $129 plus postage. 

Fab Four Sign-Up Special

What an awesome deal!! If you want to join all the crafting fun I am happy to chat to you and give you more information on the benefits of becoming a Consultant. I am so passionate about this generous Company and it has brought so much joy to my life over the last 5 years!
It's not just about quality supplies and scrapbooking my memories and creating handmade cards. It's the friendships I have formed and the fun times I have had laughing and creating beautiful artwork with inspiring women who share my passion for Papercraft.

I hope you enjoy the beginning of Autumn and remember to Celebrate Life. Always have Courage and be kind. Happy crafting my friends.



With Love, 

Jane xo