ART & SOUL CTMH TV

Visit CTMH TV "Art & Soul."

Watch and learn tips and techniques from any of the project videos on CTMH TV. Choose a project to view from the right side column and select the appropriate bandwidth for your computer. Press the play arrow and enjoy. You may change volume, pause or stop the video, or alter screen size with the buttons across the bottom of the screen. Join us

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OPERATION SMILE® MISSION

Throughout the world, Operation Smile volunteers repair childhood facial deformities while building public and private partnerships that advocate for sustainable healthcare systems for children and families. Together we create smiles, change lives, and heal humanity.

Close To My Heart invites you to join with us in supporting Operation Smile®, a non-profit organization whose medical volunteers travel the globe correcting facial deformities in thousands of children. There are several ways you can help in this worthy, life-changing endeavor:

• Round up your order total to the nearest dollar and donate the difference.
• Purchase My Acrylix® stamp sets. Close To My Heart donates a portion of the proceeds from every stamp set sold.
• Donate your loose change, or make a contribution of any size.

Close To My Heart is committed to making a meaningful difference in people’s lives—and not only through the joys of scrapbooking and stamping. We want every child to have happy, life-long memories; ones fi lled with joy, acceptance, and love, unmarred by a cleft palate or cleft lip. We have raised our annual contribution commitment this year to $150,000 for Operation Smile—that’s nearly 600 surgeries, an entire schoolyard of miracles! Please open your heart and help us make a difference.

OPERATION SMILE® PROGRAMS

International Medical Missions
• Has more than 30 medical mission sites in 26 countries.
US Care Network
• Provides a network of resources to assist families in the US who have children born with facial deformities.
Education
• Provides a framework for its partner countries to share knowledge, technology, and skills.
Chapters & Foundations
• Has Global Resource Chapters that raise funds and awareness to support its programs.
Student Programs
• Has more than 500 Operation Smile Student Associations around the world that build awareness, raise funds, and educate students.
To learn more about Operation Smile visit the following website http://www.operationsmile.org/

You Can Help a Child Smile— for a Lifetime!

AUTUMN MANY THANKS CARD

6" X 6"

This is a great way to give thanks during Fall!

I used for this card:

- 12" x 12" CTMH Cardstock Chocolate, Vanilla Crea and New England Ivy

- Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Chocolate Z2111

- Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Hollyhock Z2128

- Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad Autumn Terracotta Z2101

- Many Thanks, My Acrylix Stamp Set, D1371

- Embellishments

- Cord

SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT EXAMPLE

For this project I used the following:

- Bella Level 2 Paper Packet 12" x 12" B&T Duos.
- Endless Friendship My Acrylix Stamp Set, D1354
- Card Comment My Acrylix Stamp Set, C1281
- Ribon
- Buttoms
- Embellishments
- Glue

CTMH INTRODUCING STUDIO J ONLINE DESIGN

Close To My Heart will introduce a revolutionary software in 2010 called Studio J. This software will help you to create custom layouts for your pictures using Close To My Heart "scrapbook patterns, exclusive colors and theme designs" in 12 x12 customed prints delivered to your home!  Studio J is a free software. You will not need to download any software to use Studio J. You will not need any printer to print your layouts. CTMH will do it for you. The price per two printed prices will be $12.95 USD. You also can get great rewards and even free shipping and handling for qualified larger orders like the following:

• For 5 to 9 layouts purchase, you will get a free pack of 5 Memory Protectors, and
• For 10 to 20 layouts purchase, you will get free shipping and handling plus a free pack of 5 Memory Protectors for every 5 layout in your order.

Ask me for updates and stay tunned to this blog and my CTMH website for updates in this wonderful and revolutionary software called STUDIO J. You also can sign you up for updates at http://studioj.com/

EXPLOSION BOX ALBUM DIRECTIONS

Some friends and I met last August 15th to create an Explosion Box Album. We had a blasting workshop! The Explosion Box Album is a cute photo album that makes gift for your love ones. The end project is a 4x4 square shaped box that explodes (opens) into a little album. The following are the directions to make an Explosion Box Album. Let me know if you have any question. 

MATERIALS:

• 4 sheets of cardstock 12x12. Different and matching colors preferible.
• Embellishments as you desire
• A ruler and scissors
• Bone Folder (it will help you to fold the paper)
• Glue or other adhesive

MAKING THE BOX.- This box has three layers: bottom layer (this one will be the box), second layer and third layer.

STEP 1.

• First layer, stays the same.
• Second layer- cut or trim this layer to 11"x11"
• Third layer- cut or trim this layer to 10"x10"
• Fourth layer- cut or trim this layer to 8"x8"

STEP 2.

• Make sure you score the bottom the 12x12 layer to 4 inches from the sides.
• Second layer, 3 3/4 inches
• Third layer, 3 1/2 inches
• Fourth layer,  2 inches from each side.

Step 3. Work now with the three first layers. You will work with the fourth one later.

• Make sure you get the first layer and make four cuts (4 inches long) as shown in the picture below (black lines). Then fold each square.

• Then, take the second and third layer and cut out the corners and the fold each square.
• The three layers should look like the following picture when they are layered on top of each other.

STEP 4.- Decorate with embellisments and pretties each of the three layers. This design is perfect to create pockets for tags, photos, quotes, etc. 

• Once you are done decorating, you can glue each of the bases together.

STEP 5.- The Lid

You should have a last piece left, 8"x8". Score folds similar to the first sheet above at 2" from each side. Make 4 cuts, 2 inches long as we have down in step 3 for the first layer. Fold and glue them. Then you will be ready to decorate and embellish your lid as desired.

At this point, you should have your Explosion Box Album almost done, just to give few touches. Enjoy your project! Stay tunned for upcoming workshops...