Roxybonds Creates

Welcome to Week #3 of the Artbooking in August Blog Hop . Last week's artwork was so amazing and this week over 35 creative consultants are at it again! Their challenge was to create  4 different projects using the Cricut Artbooking cartridge and any CTMH paper pack.  Their mission was to design each of the following: 1. 2 page layout  2. Card 3. Mini Book  4. Home decor or 'giftable' item They were able to choose what to make and when to post it. AND if they wanted to add stamps to their designs, that was OK.  This week they will add another great design to the challenge and I am anxious to see what everyone has created! Remember this is a circular blog hop and if you get lost or confused along the way, the list is posted on Adeline's blog here. ************************************************ Today I have a tag and card that I've created with Cricut Artbooking along with Cricut Artiste. I started with this:   ...

Have you had a chance to look at the Autumn/Winter Idea Book yet??  What's your favorite product??  One of the 6 new My Reflections paper packs, Laughing Lola, is the featured one in my card today!  It also features Shadows & Shades- the technique for the Heart2Heart challenge this week! How FUN is this paper!  I love the jewel tones :) I used the new mini stamp set: Heartfelt Birthday Wish , stamped in Black.  Then I took my Gypsy markers and colored the top and bottom of the words in the light shade and middle section with the darker shade.  I did not do this with "perfection", but I let the shades blend together :)  I also sponged Lagoon Ink onto our Color Ready Seam Ribbon.  I did a fun technique with the yellow'ish paper- I made my own washi tape!  (I'll post a tutorial soon!!)  So the Shadows & Shades technique is also called Ombre!  Check out this video from CTMH, where they show you how to create the...