Roxybonds Creates

Welcome to the Close To My Heart Stamp of the Month Blog Hop for April featuring Blessed! All artwork on the hop will feature April's Blessed, a set of 12 stamps! If you have come here from Tammy's Blog you are on the right path. This month we have  about 55 CTMH Consultants sharing their SOTM creations, and other great CTMH artwork. Hopping along is fun and simple to do - just click the link at the end of each blogger's post to move to the next one!  Be sure to leave some love (comments) along the way :) Today I would like to share a piece of wall art that I created using this stamp set.  I found the most adorable button egg art at Auntie Loo Crafts that I used as my inspiration for this piece.   I took the largest swirly flower image, the smaller flower image and the little butterfly and created a random stamped tone-on-tone background.  I used Sweet Leaf ink, stamped on te...

The Sophia kit from Close To My Heart has jumped in to my All-Time favorite list!!!!  I just adore the pinks and greens, the big florals and the polka dots.  It pairs really well with my daughters room, as it is also pink and green.  I love it sooooo much that I found a beautiful dress for my daughter for Easter, that is a perfect match! The cards featured in the Workshop Kit of the Month make me smile!  I have not created the workshop cards in a few months, but had to do these!  Look how cute: I am saving the layout to put Easter pictures on (you know, of my darling daughter in her perfectly matched dress).  Here is my version of the featured layout:   April Workshop Kit of the Month **Sophia** April 10th, 12:00-3:30 (Local fans) RSVP & Pay by April 1st!! G1019 Sophia Workshop Kit (includes): My Acrylix® Sophia Workshop ($13.95) Buttons Pink Assortment ($5.95) Colonial White Waxy Flax ($3.95) Workshop Guide ($1.00)   ...

One of the message boards that I frequent ( Paper Secrets ) is having a Birthday Bash April 1-3!!!!  This is an online crop where there will be fun challenges, games and of course prizes :)  Hope you'll stop by and join in the scrappy FUN!!!! Meanwhile, stop in to see TWO fabulous blog hops that I'm participating in this weekend :)

Recently, I was browsing through my Pottery Barn Kids catalog and I came across a super cute Easter sign .  I tore that page out and started to gather my supplies!  This sign sells for $49 at Pottery Barn kids, but I made mine for less than $10!!!!! I had a 16x20 canvas on hand, so I painted it with a shimmery blue paint.  I liked the streaky, distressed look that I got with one coat, so I stuck with it.  I pulled out some Close to my Heart papers in the colors I needed and started browsing my Cricut cartridges for images.  I love that CTMH paper is double sided with patterns, so I can use the subtle "back" side to patterns and get just the right color! I cut the chick from "Once Upon a Princess" using paper from Zippidee, Splendor and Olivia paper packs.  The egg was cut from Doodlecharms with Sophia paper, then cut in a zig zag pattern to resemble the broken egg.  I cut "Happy" from Celebrate with Flourish from the Sophia paper pack and Easter f...

via Jeanettelynton.com: We've all been reeling with the images of tragedy and devastation in Japan. If you're looking for an easy, real, practical way to help relief efforts, then I invite you to visit my website:  roxybonds.myctmh.com Typically, our A-sized sets retail for $7.95/$8.95 CAN, but the "Hope for Japan" set will be available through April 30 for just $5 --and Close To My Heart will be donating 100% of the profits to the American Red Cross to benefit relief efforts in Japan. If we all do a little, together we can do a lot. Let's show our support and together, provide real HOPE for Japan! Contact me today to order your very own and help a great cause! roxybonds@gmail.com

Haven't you seen these "Keep Calm and Carry On" type signs all over blog land???  I came across THIS site where you can make your own :)  At Keepcalm-o-matic you can create your own "keep calm" sign and save, print etc.  Here are a couple that I made.  I think I'll print one of them and frame it for my craft space :) I didn't deviate from the original much here.... The color was a little off for me, and I found I could upload my own image....  I think this is the one I will print out, what do you think?? Then I thought the CTMH motto would fit well here too: Visit that site and create your own :)

Who can pass up a great sale???  There are some awesome embellishments, ribbons, rub ons and MORE at HUGE savings!!!!   What's even nicer, is you can stock up on these AND add in regular priced items as well :)   SHOP HERE!!! DIMENSIONAL ELEMENTS IN COLOR—ORGANIC $0.29    92 % off Z1230   JUST BLOOMS™ SUMMER POSIES PAPER FLOWERS   $1.79    80 % off Z822   ...

It could not be more perfect that the CTMH paper kit that I'm featuring for the month of March is called LUCKY!  I just love this kit too.  It's the perfect amount of boy, perfectly masculine and works SO well with our new Kraft products (cardstock and color ready borders).  I have had these pictures ready to scrapbook for a while and never found the right paper for them.  Something about the Bingo print in the LUCKY kit made it perfect for the Movie & Popcorn pics :)  I added some of the Kraft color ready borders, in their natural, full length to border my photos.  Check out this post with a video from CTMH on these borders.  They are a HUGE score--- 50 borders for $5.95!!!  Supplies: All CTMH unless noted Lucky Workshop Kit Kraft Color ready borders.  Rustic Alphabet Desert Sand ink