Stash Busting 101

Are you always on the hunt for card and/or scrapbook patterns?  Would you like FREE patterns?!  How about FREE patterns WITH cutting guides?!?!

You can go to my website anytime and download the Workshop patterns and directions.  Current products have the downloads located with the product kit. You can even directions for retired kits here. If you need directions for a product not shown, just LMK.

You don't need to purchase a workshop kit in order to download the directions. If you DO purchase a kit, you can find the instructions linked in your order history.

1. Login to my website.
2. Click on your name and go to ACCOUNT.
3. Click on ORDER HISTORY.
4. Click on the page icon to the right of the order.
5. Click on the red DOWNLOAD... line.
6. From there you can view, save, or print the directions.

Tip:  If I'm going to use different papers, I often make a note of which is which before cutting. I may even use colored pencils to make a visual reminder. (Sometimes I color them just to keep the front and back sides more obvious.)

Here is the layout I made using the design for one of the double page spreads from It's the Little Things scrapbooking workshop kit.  I substituted almost all of the products originally used (see below for list).

You can use the designs offered by CTMH for inspiration and to bust your stash of craft supplies.  It's much easier for me to find an item that's a close substitute than to start from scratch.  You'll see in this layout that I even used word stickers, hearts, and flowers like in the original.

I used some REALLY old products on this layout!  What is the oldest CTMH item you have in your stash??

Here's a video about this layout.

CC12313 It’s the Little Things Scrapbooking Workshop Kit

        It's the Little Things Paper Packet --->  CC10203 Holiday Stack

                                           X9009 Mix In (retired)

        It's the Little Things Scrapbooking Stickers  --->  stickers from Silver & Gold Complements (retired)

        It's the Little Things Scrapbooking stamp set  --->  

                            C1800 Holly Jolly - Cardmaking (retired)

                                       CC9226 Hello Fabulous S+TC 

                            Z4240 Oh What Fun - Cardmaking S+TC (retired)

                            Z3698 Stiched Florals S+TC (retired)

        It's the Little Things Die-Cuts  --->  silver glitter die cuts from Silver & Gold Complements (retired)

        White (& Black) cardstock

        Photo Placeholders

Additional Items:

Z4189 Intense Black Stamp Pad  --->  Evergreen Stamp Pad

Z6510 Nectarine Stamp Pad  ---->  Candy Apple Stamp Pad

Z6517 Lemonade Stamp Pad  ---->  Peach Stamp Pad

Z4580 Quicksilver Metallic Paint Markers  --->  Spectrum Noir Metallic - Precious Metals (retired)

Z4634 Black & White Dots  --->  Ponderosa Pine Big Brads (retired)

Z4572 Blending Brushes

Z4606 1” Masking Tape

Z697 Round Sponge  --->  Sponge Daubers  

Z2089 Glue Dots - Micro Dots  ---> Dual-tip Permanet Glue 

Y1003 2” x 2” My Acrylix Block

Z4643 T-Square Ruler

Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Adhesive

Paper-Layering

Welcome once again to our monthly Technique Blog Hop. You may have arrived from Cat Scrapbooking. Be sure to check out all the posts by hopping to the next blogger until you get back to where you started. I'm sure you'll be inspired by the creativity, amazed by the artwork and/or learn something new.

If you get lost, a list of participants can be found here.


This month we are focusing on Paper Layering. This made me think of Cricut project with our fabulous collections. Did you know...ALL of the CTMH Collections are available for purchase?! This includes the two Christmas Collections:  City Sidewalks and Season of Joy.

I selection our newest collection, Complete Creativity, for my sample. I picked an 8.5x11 single page layout and adapted it to make a standard size card. Even though I know the math, it is easy to forget that the two sizes are in the same proportions. That means when you shrink an 8.5x11 down to 4.25x5.5, it's the same, just smaller!

There were a few elements of the layout I didn't need for a card, so I hid the photo mats and journaling boxes. I also switched the red to green and then swapped the bottom layer that appears as borders with the top mat layer.



Is is hard for you to image artwork in different colors?? It is for me! I selected the color palette from one of our new Paper Suites, Cedar and Pine. Did you know that the color swatches are in the catalog? I always find them helpful.




Here are the layers of the card when I assembled them. The very bottom is a blank card base. The trees are also layered! They cut as half circles and then are folded accordion style. These look great with our Two-Tone Cardstock!

After WAAAYYYY too many attempts to cut the sentiment in various sizes, I decided the best idea was to stamp the front of the card. (The part that says "tis the" is very fine.)  Ink can be a layer too!!

I actually found a stamp with a similar style! It's from the Holly Jolly - Cardmaking set.











I finished the card by accenting the stars with the Gold Shimmer Brush.  I wonder if I could make a layout from a card?? Do you re-size things in Design Space? Give it a try! Here is my DS file in case you're in a hurry.








One more word about the Close To My Heart Cricut products:  When shopping, always use your consultant's LINK to go to the Cricut web page. This is the ONLY way to find Complete Creativity. To find their link scroll all the way to the bottom of their web page where you'll find icons for various social media platforms. Click on the little green "C" square. If you don't have a consultant, I'd be happy to help you!

Please leave a comment below before checking out what Michelle Loncar has to share.